The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 47 Alliance of Divine Birds
Zhang Yi sat in the envoy's chariot, holding a sword in hand, and slowly left Xianyang City, crossed the Wei River, and headed for the land of Chu.

The king wants to attack Qi in the east, but Chu and Qi have an alliance, and Chu is afraid that Chu will send troops to help Qi. Therefore, Zhang Yi went to persuade King Huai of Chu to break the alliance and form an alliance with Qin.

Zhang Yi was sitting in the carriage at this time, thinking about what he would do after arriving in Chu State.Having said that, King Qin's goal is to unite!
The purpose of my mission to Chu State this time is to break the alliance between Qi and Chu!

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Not long after, the Qin envoy finally arrived at Yingdu, the capital of Chu.There were also Chu ministers to greet him and treat him courteously.

On the same day, Zhang Yi went to see the King of Chu, but the King of Chu summoned him.This made Zhang Yi confused. He was on a mission to the Chu State. The Chu State should know that the Qin State was seeking help from the Chu State. However, the Chu State did not blame him, but instead summoned him so eagerly first. It was very strange.

Zhang Yi held the talisman, and then led by Chu Chen, entered the majestic Chu Palace.

"The envoy of Qin comes to see you!"

As the visitors sang loudly, Zhang Yi slowly stepped into the Chu Palace.In the palace, Chu Chen was standing on the left and right, all looking at Zhang Yi who came in slowly.

Zhang Yi had a calm expression on his face, held his head high, and stepped into the palace. Looking at King Huai of Chu who was sitting at the top, Zhang Yi said respectfully:
"Foreign Minister Zhang Yi has met the King of Chu!"

King Huai of Chu wore a crown and looked at Zhang Yi below, but he asked something that surprised Zhang Yi, "I heard that the divine bird from 16 years ago appeared in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, recently. Zhang Yi, as the prime minister of Qin, do you know This news?"

Divine bird!

Unexpectedly, King Huai of Chu already knew the news that his husband appeared in Qin again.After all, the divine bird appeared again, and the King of Qin could conceal it as he wished, and no one except the close officials in the palace knew about it.

But at this moment, Chu State actually knew that Zhang Yi knew that there should be people from Chu in Xianyang.

Knowing that he could not hide or deny it, Zhang Yi immediately nodded and said: "The divine bird appears again and is still in the Qin Kingdom. It is naturally true!"

Hearing Zhang Yi's admission, one of the Chu ministers came out and pointed at Zhang Yi and said: "I never thought that Qin was the country that stole the sacred bird. It is indeed a barbarian from the west and does not understand etiquette!"

Zhang Yi looked slightly angry when he heard this. He looked at the speaker and said, "Who is your Excellency? You dare to insult our Qin country like this?"

"I am Qu Yuan, the official of Sanlu of Chu State!"

Seeing that Qu Yuan was very young, Zhang Yi did not face him to answer, but looked at the King of Chu above and said: "The divine bird is a strange beast in the world, how can it be stopped by human power? And 16 years ago, the divine bird entered the Wei Dynasty Chu has no people from Qin, how can it be stolen by Qin? I hope the king of Chu will not believe the rumors!"

"Then why did the divine bird appear in Qin today?"

"The divine bird is originally the divine bird of Qin. It is normal for it to appear in Qin!"

"In this case, the sacred bird is already the sacred bird of Chu. I hope Qin will return it."

When the King of Chu said this, all the Chu officials in the palace also showed hope.

The divine bird mysteriously disappeared when it entered Chu, which was originally a pity for the Chu country. There were even rumors that Chu was a country that was not favored by the divine bird, which caused a headache for the nobles of Chu capital.

Hearing what the King of Chu said, Zhang Yi laughed and said: "The foreign minister came here this time just for the sake of the sacred bird!"

Upon hearing this, King Chu's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered his surroundings, "Give the envoy a seat!"

After Zhang Yi sat down, the King of Chu quickly asked, "Is the envoy going to Chu for the sake of the sacred bird?"

"Exactly!"

Zhang Yi nodded immediately and said: "But the divine bird is the auspiciousness of our Qin country after all. The failure to enter Chu last time was God's will. Although the foreign ministers came this time, they also had the intention of entering Chu, but if our king rashly let the divine bird Entering Chu will probably frighten the people of the country and make other countries even more hostile to Qin..."

"... Nowadays, Chu is at the peak of its national power and has the image of a hegemon. Our Qin country is located in a corner. We only hope to survive the country and have no other intentions, let alone going east."

"Therefore, I hope that Qin and Chu will form an alliance and cultivate good brotherhood. Chu will protect Qin's ancestral temple and Qin's sacred bird will enter Chu. In exchange, we will not cause other countries to have doubts!"

"This……"

Hearing this, King Chu hesitated.The State of Chu has already formed an alliance with the State of Qi, forming a joint alliance and agreeing to jointly resist Qin.However, it would be inappropriate to break the alliance and form an alliance with Qin at this time.

I saw Qu Yuan, the Sanlu doctor who had just spoken, come out and say: "Your Majesty, the intention of the Qin State is nothing more than to destroy the alliance between Qi and Chu. I hope your Majesty does not believe it!" I don’t know, if your Excellency now says that the Qin State has no intention of going east, is it too much to insult the ignorance of the Chu State?"

However, someone said at this time: "The divine bird of Qin must be plotted!"

"The divine bird should enter Chu as soon as possible!"

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However, before Qu Yuan's words could be finished, Chu Chen on the side was refuted by Qu Yuan's words and believed that Zhang Yi's words should be considered.

The King of Chu was obviously very moved by Zhang Yi's words. He pondered for a moment, looked at Zhang Yi, and said: "Qin's words are unfounded, and Chu and Qi have already entered into an alliance, which cannot be violated. To show sincerity, Qin should first Send the divine bird to Chu!"

"What the King of Chu said is ridiculous!"

Zhang Yi shook his head and said: "The divine bird is a living creature and can be sent at any time. Moreover, the divine bird is a thing of the Qin State. Now that the divine bird has appeared in the Qin State, after my king heard about it, he immediately expressed his intention to send the divine bird to the Chu State. However, the state of Chu has formed an alliance with the state of Qi, which makes my king hesitate!"

"Therefore, the King of Chu should first show his sincerity and form an alliance with Qin to fight against Qi together!"

"If I betray my alliance with Qi, will Qin send the sacred bird to Chu?"

The King of Chu was doubtful, but the temptation of the divine bird to the Chu State was too great, which made him very interested.

"Although our country of Qin is located in the west and has been with the Rong and Di, it also yearns for the six countries in the east to be countries of etiquette. Honesty and trustworthiness are the foundation for the exchanges between great powers!"

After hearing this, the last doubts in King Chu's heart were finally dispelled, and he nodded in agreement.

"The words of the envoy of Qin are very good."

"I will go to Qi State and withdraw from the alliance. At the same time, I will tell the world that I will form an alliance with Qin!"

"Your Majesty! No!"

Qu Yuan below quickly tried to dissuade him, but the King of Chu had already made up his mind and how could he change his mind? The King of Chu showed disgust with Qu Yuan's dissuasion.

"If we can get the divine bird, so what if we form an alliance with Qin? You don't need to say anything anymore!"

Hearing this, Qu Yuan was helpless, but he hated that iron could not become steel.

"Please also ask the envoy of Qin to rest for a while, Chu State will definitely entertain him well!"

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Zhang Yi, who returned to the inn, knew in his heart that his goal had been achieved. He only needed the King of Chu to renege on the covenant and declare an alliance with Qin. Then he could quickly return home with the alliance token.

As for the divine bird?

In fact, there was nothing about the divine bird during this mission to the Chu State. However, it was never thought that the Chu State knew that the divine bird was in Qin, so he had no choice but to make this move.

As for bringing the divine bird to Chu by then, it is absolutely impossible!

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yi had a plan in mind.

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Princess Xia has been in Xianyang for nearly [-] years. During this period, in addition to teaching Gongzi Dang and Gongzi Ji's "Thousand Character Classic", she also went to the military camp outside the city to train soldiers.

Just today, she heard the news: Chu State betrayed the Qi-Chu Alliance and formed an alliance with Qin State. There were rumors that the reason why Chu State made such a decision was because of the divine bird!

The divine bird is in Qin, Qin will bring the divine bird to Chu, and Chu will make it easier for Qin to form an alliance!

(End of this chapter)