My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 875: What's wrong with worrying about the future? Have you forgotten the great wish of the previous kings of Qi to unify the world?

Two days later.

Mao Sui pinched his thigh hard to wake up his tired and lazy brain, then he bowed and shouted loudly: "Mao Sui, the Prime Minister of the Great Dynasty, requests to see the King of Qi!"

From the Wu Palace came the voice of Qi Wang Jian, which was much louder and more cheerful than before: "Spread it!"

Led by the guards, Mao Sui stepped into the palace gate with a look of slight surprise in his eyes.

Mao Sui had met King Jian of Qi, and the impression King Jian left on Mao Sui was that he was elegant, conservative, gentle and cowardly.

But when I saw him again today, although the man sitting on the high platform was still undoubtedly King Jian of Qi, there was a distinct sharpness in his eyes, and there was even a bit of youthful arrogance and heroic spirit around him!

What a hell!
And when his gaze turned to the audience, Mao Sui's eyes showed a hint of relief.

I saw Qi Prime Minister Hou Sheng still standing at the lower right side of the platform with his hands hanging down, while Internal Secretary Sun Ping, External Secretary Chunyu Hu, Grand Tutor Hou Xun and others stood in the position below Hou Sheng in turn.

At the lower left of the platform, the left prime minister Tian He sat in the first position, with Jimo Grand Doctor Tian Yu and Ju Grand Doctor Kuang Yong standing beside him.

Tian He's return to the court and the appearance of Tian Yu, Kuang Yong and others are enough to show that King Jian of Qi's desperate counterattack was not a cry without an echo, but actually changed the court structure of Qi!

With a subtle and quick glance at the important officials of Qi State who had visited him in the past few days, Mao Sui bowed and said, "I, the great minister of state, pay my respects to the King of Qi!"

Qi Wang Jian smiled gently and raised his right hand: "Prime Minister Mao, there is no need to be so polite."

"Come here, give me a seat!"

Mao Sui bowed again and said, "Thank you, King Qi!"

After Mao Sui sat down in the first row at the foot of the high platform, King Jian of Qi continued to ask: "Prime Minister Mao is the Prime Minister of Dai State, but you have come to Linzi in person this time."

"I wonder what's the matter?"

Mao Sui immediately stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I came to Qi this time because I have a question in my mind. I hope your Majesty can help me solve this doubt."

Qi Wang Jian laughed: "Pingyuan Jun once praised Prime Minister Mao's wisdom as being better than a million soldiers. Is there still a mystery in this world that is difficult for Prime Minister Mao to solve?"

"Prime Minister Mao, please speak frankly. I will think deeply about it."

Mao Sui asked in a solemn voice, emphasizing each word: "Now Qin is surrounded by enemies, so we have formed an alliance with Qi."

"If Qin were to destroy Dai and Yan, how would Qin treat Qi?"

With just one sentence, the smile on King Qi Jian's face disappeared, and all the ministers in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment.

How can you tell horror stories in broad daylight?

Hou Sheng stepped out of the line, smiled and shook his head, saying: "Qin is indeed strong, but Dai and Yan are also strong in both military and cavalry."

"Although Qin did in fact destroy many other countries, none of the wars in recent years were initiated by Qin."

"Qin is putting more energy into increasing grain yields per mu, developing products that benefit the people, and ensuring that all the people in the world are well fed. On the contrary, other countries in the world are not allowing Qin to rest and recuperate!"

"It can be seen that the rulers and ministers of the Qin Dynasty are righteous men who love peace and practice benevolent governance!"

"As long as Dai and Yan do not take the initiative to provoke Qin, how can Qin raise troops to destroy Dai and Yan?"

"What Prime Minister Mao said is really groundless!"

Upon hearing this, Kuang Yong nodded in agreement.

Chang'an Jun is indeed not a person who likes to destroy countries.

After Chang'an Jun accidentally destroyed the State of Chu, I saw with my own eyes that Chang'an Jun visited the former Chu people from house to house, asking them to elect a new King of Chu to help restore the State of Chu!
Tian Yu, Tian He and other court officials' mouths twitched wildly as they listened.

Prime Minister, do you call a country that has conquered four countries in just a few years peace-loving?

Even Mao Sui, who could defeat a million soldiers with a three-inch house, was speechless for a few breaths, and then he retorted: "What's wrong with worrying about the sky falling?"

"In the seventh year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (687 BC), meteorites rained down on Qi!

"Overnight, the Qi Kingdom was shattered, houses collapsed, palaces toppled, and lives were lost!"

"The reason why people in Qi worry about the sky falling is that the sky will collapse on Qi!"

"The question asked by the foreign ministers is indeed a worrying question, but it is also because Qin is definitely not a peace-loving and benevolent country as the prime minister said."

Mao Sui turned his gaze to Qi Wangjian and said in a very serious voice: "Qin already has the power to unify the world, and even earlier has the will to unify the world!"

"If we sit back and do nothing, we will be destroyed by the collapse of the sky like Qi did in the past, without any chance to fight back!"

The Lyra meteor shower in 687 BC dealt a heavy blow to the State of Qi, following the invasion of the State of Qi by Huaiyi and the State of Song, the great earthquake in the State of Qi and other natural disasters!
Even more than two thousand years later, people can still find dozens of giant meteorites weighing hundreds of tons and a large number of small meteorites in the former site of Qi State, and can vaguely see how devastating the impact of the meteorites on Qi State was in the past.

Taking advantage of Hou Sheng's question, Mao Sui compared the meteorite shower that Qi State faced in the past with the Qin army that Qi State faced today, trying to make King Jian of Qi understand how critical the current situation is.

But before Qi Wangjian could speak, Hou Sheng nodded slightly and said, "I am naturally aware of the collapse of the Qi State's sky. There is no need for Prime Minister Mao to explain it."

Hou Sheng looked at Mao Sui and said with a hint of sarcasm: "What has the worry of the sky in the past had to do with it?"

"Even if Qi people worry day and night, can they stop the meteorites at all?"

"Today, Prime Minister Mao is worried about Qin. What does this have to do with Qin?"

"Even if Prime Minister Mao worries day and night, can he stop the Qin army at all?"

As the Prime Minister of Qi State, Hou Sheng could not have never read Zuo Zhuan, and naturally he could not have been unaware of the truth about worrying about nothing.

It is true that worrying about nothing will happen is a tragic story with reasons, but is it useful to worry about nothing?
Mao Sui today is just like the man from Qi in the past. No matter how much he worries, it is meaningless!

Mao Sui said in a deep voice: "What the Prime Minister said is too much to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige, and it can even be said to be flattering Qin!"

"The Qin army is certainly strong, and the Qin state certainly has the power to unify."

"However, there are still three kingdoms in the world today: Dai, Qi, and Yan." "As long as the three kingdoms join forces, they will surely destroy Qin's ambition to unify the country, and give Dai, Qi, and Yan a chance to revive!"

Mao Sui looked at King Jian of Qi and shouted, "It is really useless to worry about the future."

"But how can the Qin State call itself the Heaven!!!"

There was a gleam of light in Qi Wangjian's eyes.

Tian He clapped his hands and praised: "Great!"

"Prime Minister Mao, what you said is very good!"

"Qin is strong, but how can it be worthy of being the heaven?"

Hou Sheng glanced at Tian Yu coldly and asked in a deep voice: "Can Dai resist the Qin army?"

Mao Sui said firmly: "Foreign officials dare not speak nonsense."

"Dai alone is incapable of resisting Qin!"

"But if we combine the strength of Dai, Qi, and Yan, we three kingdoms will be able to resist Qin, and even defeat it!"

Hou Sheng nodded slightly and said: "Since Dai is so confident, it can form an alliance with Yan to fight against Qin together."

"Why do we need to persuade Qi to form an alliance with Dai and Yan?"

"We, the Great Qi, are an ally of the Qin State. How can we betray the alliance for the sake of our ally's enemy?"

Mao Sui felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Just pull Yan State together to attack Qin?
It would be better for Dai State to attack Qin on its own!

Mao Sui looked at King Jian of Qi and said, "My foreign ministers believe that although Dai and Yan have experienced many wars, they are far inferior to Qi in terms of weapons and military strength!"

"Foreign ministers ask Qi to join forces with Dai and Yan for the sake of Qi's country."

"Attack Qin together!"

Hou Sheng shouted coldly: "Ridiculous!"

"I have an answer to what Prime Minister Mao asked earlier."

Hou Sheng also bowed to King Jian of Qi and said: "If Qin were to destroy Dai and Yan in the future, it is indeed possible that Qin would not allow Great Qi to continue to be a kingdom with Qin."

"Of course!"

"Our Great Qi has been on good terms with Qin for many years, and many of our princes have served in Qin."

"I advise you!"

"If Qin really destroys Dai and Yan, I ask the king to give Qi as a gift and ask Qin to allow us to become a vassal of Qin!"

Hou Sheng looked at Mao Sui again and said coldly: "But if our Great Qi really joins forces with Dai and Yan to attack Qin together."

"Then the alliance between Great Qi and Qin will be lost overnight!"

"We, the Great Qi, will have to face the same desperate situation as Dai and Yan, where we will perish if we don't fight!"

"Therefore, I advise Your Majesty to think twice!"

Hou Xun immediately stepped out of the group and bowed, saying, "I think what the Prime Minister said is very true!"

"If Qin really destroyed Dai and Yan, then Qin would have the power of the former Zhou Dynasty."

"We, the Great Qi, can be a vassal of Zhou, and we can also be a vassal of Qin."

"In order to protect the country, I advise the king to hold back at this critical moment!"

Sun Ping then bowed and said, "Qin was once a vassal of Shang, and later a vassal of Zhou. Now, it is about to regain what Zhou had lost!"

"I believe that the transformation of our Great Qi from a vassal of Zhou to a vassal of Qin is not a compromise, but a way to plan for the future!"

It doesn't matter who you are a vassal to.
If the Qin State could really completely replace the Zhou Dynasty, then what would be the difference between being a vassal state of the Qin Dynasty and being a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty?
While trying its best to preserve its national strength, Qi State was incorporated into the rule of Qin State and became a new vassal state of Qin State. Perhaps eight hundred years later, Qi State would be able to overthrow the rule of Qin Dynasty like Qin State did and establish their own Great Qi Dynasty!
Most of the court officials of Qi State came out one after another, bowing and advising on this idea, and for a while they created a great momentum!
But Hou Sheng did not relax at all, but looked towards the left side of the platform with more vigilance.

There, except for Tian He who could not help but cheer, none of the other important officials spoke a word to agree or refute!

From this we can see that Mao Sui’s offensive is not over yet!
On the high platform, King Jian of Qi was already quite dissatisfied with capitulationism, and he was even more disgusted with Hou Sheng who had undermined the court.

Therefore, when faced with such a large number of ministers admonishing him, King Jian of Qi's first reaction was not to follow the tide, but to ask in a cold voice: "My dear ministers, do you want to force the emperor to abdicate?"

These words put a pause to the entire Wu Palace!

Hou Xun, Sun Ping and other Qi officials hurriedly bowed and said, "We have absolutely no such intention!"

Qi Wangjian's voice turned deep: "What should my Great Qi do? I will decide it myself!"

"My dear ministers, there is no need to persuade me!"

Hou Sheng's heart sank, while Hou Xun, Sun Ping and others' brains started working rapidly.

Mao Sui's mouth corners slightly raised.

Thanks to Hou Sheng, who cooperated with him to guide Qi Wangjian's disgust for capitulationism to its peak!
Without waiting any longer, Mao Sui bowed and asked directly: "May I ask the King of Qi, I have another question. I wonder if the King of Qi can help me solve it?"

Years of self-cultivation allowed Qi Wangjian to force out a smile even when he was angry, and said, "Prime Minister Mao, you can speak frankly!"

Mao Sui stood up straight, looked straight at Qi Wangjian, and shouted loudly: "King of Qi!"

"Have you forgotten the great wish of the previous kings of Qi to unify the world!!!"

(End of this chapter)