Qin Shi: Beginning as the first emperor's younger brother

Chapter 143 Visiting the Champion Hou

Guo Kai left Zhangtai Palace in a daze.

Li Si sent each other off all the way, and the former turned back to the house until he got back to the station.

When the Zhao envoys saw Guo Kai's gloomy face, they felt bad.

Someone asked aloud, "Dare to ask Xiangbang, have you seen King Qin?"

Someone snorted coldly, "Nonsense, if Xiangbang saw King Qin, would he still have this expression?"

Guo Kai was irritable and waved his hands, "Okay, stop arguing, prepare some gold, silver and jewelry, and go to visit Champion Hou later."

"Champion Hou?"

"Ying Yuan?"

"This person not only killed General Li Mu, but also caused our army to be defeated. Why do you see him? You also want to give him gold, silver and jewelry?"

People are puzzled.

Guo Kai explained patiently, "In the entire state of Qin, the truth is that he only has some friendship with the champion, and this person is the younger brother of King Qin, who holds power. The only way to get in touch with King Qin as soon as possible is to seek his help."

Some people were frowning and worried, "Can Champion Hou really help us?"

"Right now, can you have a better way?"

Guo Kai snorted coldly.

Qin Guo and his party, he had already made a prediction in his heart, and it would definitely not go well.

It's just unimaginable that he came to Xianyang City thousands of miles away, but he couldn't even see the face of King Qin.

Although Guo Kai was a treacherous minister and even committed treason, his ability is absolutely undeniable.

He prepared a lot of presents, several big boxes, and ordered people to move to Champion Hou's mansion together.

However, as soon as he arrived at the Hou Mansion, he was shocked.

When will a country be in charge of a country, and go to pay a special visit to a person, and have to wait in line?

From the front of the Hou Mansion to the end of the street, there were dignitaries from all over the world who came to visit Ying Yuan.

Guo Kailai was one step late, and stood at the end of the line. Looking at the line in front of him, according to the current progress, it would take at least one or two hours before he could see the gate of the Hou Mansion.

"I really didn't expect to see such a spectacular scene in this life. I heard that when Lu Buwei first became the prime minister of Qin, it was the same in front of the gate.

A confidant next to Guo Kai couldn't help sighing a bit when he saw all the things in front of him.

The so-called people who have both fame and fortune are nothing less than this.

The former stroked his beard and said: "When Lu Buwei ordered someone to finish writing the "Lu Shi Chun Qiu", I visited him, but how can there be such a grand occasion in front of the Hou's mansion now? Ying Yuan's influence may have been far away. Super Lu Buwei.

At the beginning, the snare organization under Lu Buwei's command made everyone terrified when they heard about it, but now, the means of beating people is even more frightening. As for the snare, it is no longer as grand as it used to be. "

As the prime minister of Zhao, he must have done a lot of homework for Qin.

I also learned that when Lu Buwei was at the peak of his power, he was unable to command Qin's army, unless it was during wartime when everyone was unanimous.

But Ying Yuan is different. He has the ability to mobilize Qin's army without a royal edict.

This is why he said that the current Ying Yuan is far more powerful than the previous Lu Buwei.

After a while, he saw many people preparing to evacuate one after another.

Guo Kai was at a loss.

The confidant next to him asked a businessman, "I've been waiting so long, why didn't I wait?"

For some reason, many of the merchants who were waiting in front of the Hou Mansion suddenly left.

Then, after a while, more people left.

Counting from this moment, most of the people have left in less than a cup of tea.

The businessman was also about to leave, "Some people come here every day just to try their luck and see if they can meet the Champion Hou. I don't want to wait anymore.

I think you are also here to find the champion, right?It's better to go back home and continue to wait here, but we can't wait for any results. "

Hearing these words, Guo Kai frowned.

So many people, the gifts they bring are all coveted gold, silver and jewelry.

Why didn't Champion Hou want to see him?

The confidant asked him again in a low voice, "Xiangbang, shall we continue to wait here?"

Guo Kai felt a little melancholy, he couldn't come to Xianyang, he couldn't see the face of King Qin, and he couldn't even see the face of the champion, right?

"Let's go, since you're here, no matter what, you have to submit a greeting card."

He saw people leaving one after another, but after a while, the entire front of the Hou Mansion seemed empty.

Therefore, he took advantage of the situation and ordered several people in the mission to move the gifts to the door, personally presented the greeting card to the guards standing on both sides of the door, and said: "I am Xiangbang of Zhao Guo, and I came to Xianyang today for official business. I want to meet the champion, and I hope to introduce you."

"You are Guo Kai?"

Those who received the invitation were members of the watchmen.

In the early years, when he was a spy in the Zhao country, he had come into contact with many dignitaries in the Zhao country, and even frightened them for a time.

But in Hou's Mansion, it's just a gatekeeper.

"Exactly." Guo Kai lowered his posture.

The guard nodded, "Wait a minute."

After finishing speaking, he opened the door of the Hou Mansion and presented the invitation to Ying Yuan.

At the moment, the latter is chatting with Tian Zhen.

When seeing him approaching, Ying Yuan took the initiative to ask, "What's the matter?"

The guard offered the greeting card with both hands, bowed and bowed and said: "Report to Lord Hou, Zhao Guoxiang Bang Guo Kai asks to see you."

"Oh?"

Ying Yuan chuckled, "You just came to Xianyang, and you came to see Benhou before your butt was hot?"

He took the greeting card and put it aside casually, not seeming to care too much.

"Excuse me, Lord Hou, are you seeing me or not?" the guard asked.

Ying Yuan said: "See, of course I want to see you, let him come alone."

Seeing this, Tian Zhen resigned.

The doorman also went to ask Guo to open it.

Ying Yuan did not expect his sudden visit.

When Guo Kai came, just as he was about to speak, he saw the former trotting towards him, bowed deeply and said, "I pay my respects to Lord Hou, Lord Hou, when we parted in Xianyang, I didn't expect that it had been nearly a year." I have more than enough."

Ying Yuan lay on the rocking chair, slowly closed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "You just came to Xianyang, why don't you go and rest, why did you come to my place?"

Ying Yuan already knew about his bumping into a wall in the palace today.

The reason why he deliberately asked this way is mainly to find out what Guo Kai is thinking now.

Ever since he met Ying Yuan, Guo Kai's back has never been straight. When he faced Ying Yuan, it was like when he faced Zhao Wangyan, "Master Hou, you don't know something. When I came to Xianyang today, I am I went directly to meet the King of Qin, but the King of Qin didn't see him for some reason. Your country's chief minister said that if you want to see the King of Qin, you have to wait until seven days later at the earliest."

Having said that, he looked embarrassed.

But Ying Yuan never looked at him directly from the beginning to the end, "Seven days are seven days. It took you half a month to go from Handan to Xianyang. Are you afraid of delaying these seven days? You from Zhao State Those soldiers are living very well in Qin, and they won't die for a while."

Guo Kai took half a step forward, and said in a low voice with a sad face: "Master Hou also knows that the current situation of our Zhao country is very worrying. If the peace talks are delayed, I am afraid that something unexpected will happen!"

To put it bluntly, he was afraid that staying in the Qin Congress for a long time would add many variables.

For myself and Zhao Guo, the peace talks should not be delayed.

How could Ying Yuan not know what he was thinking?

He smiled, stood up abruptly, sat on a stone pier not far from him, and asked bluntly, "You mean to help you introduce the king through me?"

Guo Kai nodded, and said dejectedly: "Master Hou, I really have no other choice now, I can only come to beg you, you said that if there is a big fight between our two countries because of this matter, wouldn't it be self-inflicted foundation?"

Hearing the sound, Ying Yuan's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Are you threatening Qin? Threatening me?"

Guo Kai suddenly turned pale with shock, "Don't dare! Don't dare!"

He hastily said: "Master Hou, our country of Zhao really needs these [-] soldiers, otherwise the conflicts in the country will increase day by day, and I'm afraid even my king will find it hard to suppress him!"

(End of this chapter)