The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 679 Merchants Gathering [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

Soldiers who, deception also!
The Qin State deceived the whole world. Could they still say that the Qin State and Bingzhou had jointly deceived them?
Who would believe it if they told others? They had no evidence to prove that Bingzhou had colluded with Qin.

As for attacking the State of Yan, that was at the invitation of the State of Qi. Is there anything wrong with that?
No!

Therefore, they simply could not stand on any moral high ground to judge Bingzhou.

"Yan Chunjun should know the difference between being ordered to return and being defeated by the Qin army and being driven back!" Gongsun Linglong looked at Yan Chunjun and Fan Yuqi with a smile.

Yan Chunjun and Fan Yuqi naturally understood.

They returned to the country to serve the king in response to the imperial edict, which was a great achievement. In addition, with their consecutive victories in Qi, they would not bear any responsibility and their position would only become more stable.

The latter was different. They returned in defeat, and the nobles of Yan State had been wanting to deal with them for a long time.

"We can actually wait!" Yan Chunjun really didn't want to admit that he was fooled by Bingzhou, so he said stubbornly.

"Of course you can, but by then, it's hard to say whether Qin will allow Yan Chunjun and the Yan army to return!" Gongsun Linglong smiled.

Yan Chunjun was silent. Would the Qin Kingdom let them go back?
Anyone with a hair on the head knew that once the Qin army's vanguard was stopped, it would be almost impossible for them to withdraw from the battlefield.

"Thank you!" Yan Chunjun said gritting his teeth.

I was tricked like this, it's so embarrassing to tell others about it.

But what can he do? This is the result of a weak country having no diplomacy.

If Yan State could be as strong as Bingzhou, why would they withdraw their troops?
Gongsun Linglong looked at Yan Chunjun with a smile as he ordered the Yan army to return, then said goodbye to Yan Chunjun again and returned to Linzi, Qi.

As foreign minister, it is natural for him to strive for all possible benefits for Bingzhou.

The Qi court officials did not try to stop Gongsun Linglong from having an audience with the emperor. Or perhaps the palace gatekeeper had already received orders from King Jian of Qi, so he did not try to stop her and directly brought Gongsun Linglong into the palace for an audience.

"Yan State has withdrawn its troops, and Bingzhou has completed the mission promised to Qi State!" Gongsun Linglong explained the result directly without any greetings.

"Thank you!" King Jian of Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

No one can tell when the conflict between Qi and Yan began, or who was at fault first.

In short, although Qi State did not build up its military preparations and its people were accustomed to peace, as long as there was a war with Yan State, the people of Qi would still be brave.

This is called political correctness, and it is what the people want.

"Mr. Gongsun, are you here to say goodbye?" King Jian of Qi asked with a frown.

If Gongsun Linglong came to say goodbye, there was no need for that. She could just get the Yan army's agreement to return to Bingzhou. There was no need to go back to Linzi again.

"If Yan withdraws from the war against Qi, will Qi be able to resist Chu and Wei?" Gongsun Linglong asked with a smile.

"You know, Qi no longer has Taoyi and Lu as a buffer between Wei and Chu!"

King Jian of Qi's eyes lit up. Originally, when he first ascended the throne, there was the Qin enclave of Tao between Qi and Wei. Qi was subservient to Qin, and Qin would not allow Wei to attack Qi; there was also Lu as a buffer between Qi and Chu.

However, after Xinling Jun formed the coalition alliance, Taoyi was occupied by Wei State, and the coalition states also acquiesced to Chu State's annexation of Lu.

From then on, there was no more barrier between Qi and the princes.

When Han and Zhao were still in power, the princes checked each other, and Qi was rich, so Wei, Chu and Yan did not dare to attack Qi.

Now the situation has changed. "So, Bingzhou can still send troops to stop Wei and Chu?" Although Qi Wangjian thought it was unlikely, since Gongsun Linglong had come, it was obviously not without purpose.

"The King of Qi knows that Bingzhou is poor, very poor, extremely poor!" Gongsun Linglong said in a lamenting tone.

"So?" King Qi Jian remained calm and cooperated in giving the way out.

"Qi State provides money and food and hires the Bingzhou army to come to Qi's aid. What do you think, King Qi?" Gongsun Linglong asked with a smile.

"Hire an army?" King Jian of Qi was stunned. Could the army be hired like merchants?
"Why not?" Gongsun Linglong asked with a smile.

"Although Bingzhou promised not to attack the south, if Qi pays to hire Bingzhou's army to help defend the city, it won't be considered a breach of contract!"

King Jian of Qi thought about it and decided that Bingzhou came here at the invitation of Qi State, so it really couldn't be considered as a war to the south.

But are problems that can be solved with money a problem for Qi?
Is training the army yourself better than directly hiring those veteran soldiers from Bingzhou who have made a name for themselves in battles?

"How do you hire me, and how much is the commission?" After weighing the pros and cons, King Qi Jian finally wavered.

The bloodiness of the Qi people has long been lost. Even if they reorganize their military now, will the princes give them the time and opportunity?
If we just hire Bingzhou directly, can the other princes stop us?

Even if the princes try to stop us, we have to be able to defeat Bingzhou first!
Besides, he doesn’t have to pay for this money, and even the royal family doesn’t have to pay a penny!

The Chu and Wei states attacked the royal family members and local nobles of Qi, and finally Linzi, which was the private property of King Jian of Qi.

So if they could hire Bingzhou to go south, would these royal relatives and local nobles be unwilling to pay the money?
"Mr. Gongsun, please stay in Linzi for a few days. All expenses will be charged to the royal account. I will give you a satisfactory answer in three days!" King Jian of Qi gently ordered him to leave.

"Okay!" Gongsun Linglong nodded.

She also knew about the internal strife in Qi State, and King Jian of Qi was not as foolish as people imagined.

This time, it is impossible for the nobles and clan members of Qi State not to bleed heavily.

As for King Jian of Qi, he will probably make a fortune this time.

"Pass on my decree to convene a grand court meeting tomorrow!" King Jian of Qi gave the order after seeing Gongsun Linglong off.

The eunuch was stunned for a moment. Ever since the queen passed away, Qi State had not held a grand court meeting chaired by the King of Qi for a long time.

Not to mention convening an emergency court meeting suddenly on a day that is not the date for the grand court meeting.

However, convening a grand court meeting temporarily was a right that the King of Qi had, but he had never used it since he took power, and everyone almost forgot that there was such a King of Qi in Qi.

"Yes!" The eunuch nodded and left the hall, ordering someone to notify all court officials.

As for how many people will attend the meeting, that is not something they can guarantee.

This was indeed the case. The court officials of Qi who received the king's order were surprised for a long time. However, this was the first time that King Jian of Qi used this power. All the court officials still gave him face and were curious about what King Jian of Qi wanted to do.

Therefore, the grand court meeting of Qi the next day can be regarded as the first grand gathering of the Qi court after the death of the queen.

Seeing that all the doctors in the court were potbellied and dressed in fancy clothes, King Jian of Qi did not feel angry at all. It was within his expectations.

It would be more accurate to say that it was a grand gathering of merchants rather than a grand court meeting of Qi's court officials.

Even what King Qi Jian thought about what he was going to do today, wasn't it the behavior of a super businessman?

(End of this chapter)