Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 807 Continue to Salt Fish
  Not long after the fall of the Wei State, in the Qi State, people in the world only knew the king of Qi who was in a state of drunkenness and dreams. King Jian of Qi was also meeting with his close confidant, Tian Dan, the uncle of Chun Guanzong, in the palace.

To be precise, Tian Dan came to see Wang Jian of Qi and said that he had something important to report.

Qi Wangjian looked at his anxious-looking brother and asked calmly, "What happened to make you so panicked?"

Although Tian Dan was in a hurry, he was still polite. He clasped his hands respectfully and said, "Back to the king, I have just received news that Daliang City has been destroyed, and the king of Wei pretended to surrender the whole country!"

"..."

Qi Wangjian, who originally had a calm face, could not help but reveal a look of confusion, and his hand that was about to pick up the celadon teacup stopped in place.

After a while, he regained his composure, completed his actions again, took a sip of fragrant tea, and slowly exhaled the turbid air in his chest.

"Wei State...Daliang City didn't even last a month?"

King Jian of Qi was convinced that the Wei State would be destroyed, but he really didn't expect that Daliang City would be captured by the Qin army after only holding on for more than half a month.

King Wei's fake... is so worthy of his name that he is simply a fake!

With a pig sitting on the throne, Daliang City could probably last three to five months.

Outrageous!
  Fortunately, Tian Dan came up with a few excuses for King Wei in time:

"Your Majesty, as far as we know so far, the Daliang army guarding the city did not make any foolish moves. The Qin army was able to successfully break through the city, and it seems that there is another hidden reason."

"I have arranged for people to conduct further investigation, but it will take some time."

"Is that so?" After Qi Wangjian heard this, the handsome face of a man silently crying and a woman crying couldn't help but appear in his mind.

Could it be related to him?

The thoughts only stayed in Qi Wangjian's mind for a moment and then were thrown away.

Regarding the demise of Wei State, his biggest feeling was just shock and dismay at the speed of its fall. At most, he added a little emotion. As for emotions such as death of lips and teeth, sadness of rabbits and foxes...

Sorry, not at all.

If he had this kind of emotion, he would have tried to unite several surrounding countries to counter Qin as early as after the fall of Korea, instead of sitting back and watching Zhao fall and Yan flee eastward.

All actions and all consequences were clear to him early on.

King Qi Jian waved his sleeves in low spirits and said nonchalantly, "You can just handle this matter yourself."

Seeing that Qi Wangjian didn't care at all about Wei's demise, Tian Dan showed a hesitant look and hesitated to speak.

When Qi Wangjian saw this, he couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Zong, do you have other things to report to me?"

Tian Dan immediately shook his head and denied, "No, there are no other important matters except Wei Guo's affairs."

"But... Your Majesty, now that the third of the six kingdoms in Shandong has been eliminated, the Yan Kingdom is just lingering on, which is no different from the subjugation of the country. Should our Qi Kingdom..."

Tian Dan asked cautiously and tentatively.

He didn't say all the words, but his meaning was expressed clearly.

Wang Jian of Qi pretended not to understand this, and asked with a smile, "What should I do as a country of Qi?"

Seeing Qi Wangjian's attitude, Tian Dan gritted his teeth and said directly in his heart, "Should we, Qi State, make preparations early to prevent Qin State from falling out?"

At present, Qin and Qi have good relations in name, and the two countries are "friends for generations."

Of course, there are doubts about how many generations it can survive.

Qi Wangjian did not show any anger towards Tian Dan's boldness.

When the news of Wei's demise spreads completely, any sensible person in the court will advise him to consider the matter.

It doesn’t matter if Tada Dan is missing or missing him, it’s not missing. Qi Wangjian asked again with a leisurely look, "Uncle Zong said this, what do you think?"

Tian Dan quickly saluted and apologized with a fearful expression, "I don't dare to overstep my bounds."

"I just remembered that there has been a secret force from Chu State trying to contact us before, but your Majesty did not agree to contact them out of the moral reasons of protecting the good relationship between Qin and Qi."

"Now that the situation is becoming more and more dangerous, I think we might as well try to contact them. There may be some unexpected surprises."

"Oh?" Qi Wangjian showed a thoughtful attitude and thought for a while.

Finally, under Tian Dan's expectation, he gave an answer that disappointed him.

"Now the King of Chu has too much time to worry about himself, let alone the unknown forces behind the scenes."

"I have no interest in spending this useless effort."

"But..." Tian Dan wanted to persuade him again. After all, his family and country were in danger, and he couldn't continue to be a salty fish!
  Unfortunately, Qi Wangjian had no intention of listening to these words and waved his sleeves:
  "My mind has been made up, no need to say anything more!"

"Qin and Qi have always had good relations. If this continues, I believe that Qi's sincerity will impress Qin. Even if the throne does not survive, at least the ancestral temple will be preserved."

"If we switch to the Chu State at this time, I am afraid that the final result will be even more disastrous."

The translation of this is - originally the Six Kingdoms of Shandong were all here, and when they were the strongest, we wholeheartedly followed the Qin State and did not rebel. Now we see that the Six Kingdoms of Shandong are completely destroyed, and the overall situation has been decided. Isn't it a way to commit suicide if we act like a traitor again? ?
  It's better to go all the way to the dark side honestly. When the time comes, the State of Qin may look at the past friendship and allow the State of Qi to retain the state system - it's great to abolish the king's title and become a prince, prince or something.

The probability of this happening was as clear as a mirror to the monarch and ministers present.

However, King Jian of Qi pretended to be stupid, so Tian Dan, a minister, was naturally helpless.

"I...understand." Tian Dan finally resigned and left in disappointment.

He really doesn't understand what Qi Wangjian is thinking now. Is he really planning to sit back and wait for death? Or pray that Qin will be more open to the issue?
  Isn't the King of Qi in his mind such a naive and mentally retarded king that he could be called an idiot?

Tian Dan didn't understand, and all that was left in his heart was shock.

But he also made up his mind.

Qi Wangjian had no hope at all. He had to make preparations and find a way out.

In the quiet palace, only Qi Wangjian was left sitting alone, his thin figure the same as a few years ago.

Facing the empty palace, Qi Wangjian couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He didn't know that Tian Dan, his own clan brother, was already planning to abandon Qi and find his own way out.

But he wouldn't care if he knew it, or he was simply happy to see it happen.

This is his choice.

He did not choose to resist Qin because he had no choice but to fight back.

The kings of the Shandong kingdoms are all lords who will not shed tears even if they see the coffin.

Not to mention South Korea, Han Wangan sent it without any reaction.

After Li Mu's death, Zhao State asked for help from other countries when the front line was retreating steadily.

Unfortunately, I cried for a long time begging my grandpa to sue my grandma, but no one responded.

Then came the State of Yan, then the State of Wei, and the cycle continued over and over again.

One after another, all of them are masters who don’t know how to worry until the fire burns to their butts. What can Wang Jian of Qi do?
  It's better to lie down and watch these former enemy countries perish one by one in comfort.

Anyway, he felt pretty good.

(End of this chapter)