Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 181 I will make sure his stupidity has no influence

Wei Xiaokuan was a generous man. Without hesitation, he ordered the soldiers who followed him to retreat and stopped Yin Gongzheng from following him. Then he rode his horses to a mountainside with Xiao Jinyu and Lanling Wang. Looking down, they could see that Yubi City was surrounded by deep ditches on three sides, with cliffs several feet high and abrupt terrain. There were extremely high lookout towers and city walls that served as a defensive warning.

"If there were no Tongguan and Yubi City, the people of Qi would have destroyed Zhou long ago!"

Xiao Jinyu suddenly sighed, and Wei Xiaokuan was displeased. The chief clerk beside him even shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"

Wei Xiaokuan raised his hand to interrupt his next words and signaled Xiao Jinyu to continue!

Xiao Jinyu said bluntly: "So, General Wei has made outstanding contributions and is the pillar of the Zhou people! But the economy of Zhou is not as good as that of Qi. Qi has agriculture, salt industry and porcelain industry, which have brought great benefits to Qi. Now Qi's economy is still thriving.

However, the Zhou Kingdom had experienced the impact of the wars between the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty and the bloody succession of imperial power, and its economy had seriously declined. If it wanted to recover to compete with the Qi Kingdom, it would probably take more than a few years.

Moreover, our Qi State is not without good generals. General Jie Lu and General Duan are both experienced generals, and there are also some rising stars!

If Zhou and Qi really go to war, it is still unclear who will win or lose, General Wei, what do you think?"

Wei Xiaokuan pondered for a moment and thought to himself: This kid is very good at analyzing the situation. Is he trying to persuade him to surrender?

He smiled and replied, "That's true! However, although Qi has a unique economic and military strength, I have heard that the rulers of your country are becoming more bloodthirsty and stupid with each generation. With such a monarch, even if Qi has countless good generals, I am afraid that there will be a day when the country's strength will be exhausted, right?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled and said, "General Wei is right. Our Lord Qi is indeed stupid, but I can promise that I will do my best to prevent his stupidity from having a detrimental effect on the country as long as I am here!"

ha?

Xin Daoxian, who was watching with Lanling King, couldn't help but sneer.

"Your Highness Prince Lanling, has your Envoy Xie always been so arrogant?"

He couldn't help but tease Gao Changgong, but Gao Changgong just looked thoughtful and stared at Xiao Jinyu in a daze, and didn't answer him at all.

At this time, Xiao Jinyu was heard saying, "The monarch is stupid, mostly because he favors villains. I will eliminate these villains one by one, or at least... Anyway, this is something I need to consider, and there is no need for Grand Commander Wei to worry about it!"

Although she did not continue to say the following words, Wei Xiaokuan actually felt a kind of intimidating power from the eyes of this young man.

After being stunned for a long time, Wei Xiaokuan finally laughed and said:

"Hahahaha... Envoy Xie has such courage and confidence, and I admire him deeply. Let's wait and see whether Envoy Xie really has the ability to change the emperor!"

Xiao Jinyu just smiled and said nothing.

"Envoy Xie asked me to negotiate alone here. Is it because you want to persuade me to surrender?" Wei Xiaokuan asked again.

"Of course not. Admiral Wei has great ambitions. I can't persuade him to surrender with just a few words. But I do have a word for him!"

"Please speak, Wei is all ears!"

"Yuwen Hu likes to advocate war, but he is not good at planning wars, and he never listens to the words of General Wei. If General Wei happens to predict his failure, he will definitely be unhappy.

Therefore, Xie gave a suggestion to General Wei, that is, just let Yuwen Hu do whatever he wants and ignore him, and he probably won’t live long.”

Upon hearing this, the chief secretary Xin Daoxian was horrified and shouted, "How dare Envoy Xie say such things? How dare you predict the life and death of the Grand Chancellor of the Zhou Kingdom?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled again.

"Because there is a dragon hiding in the sea, waiting to leap into a real dragon, while your Zhou country's great prime minister may still be immersed in his own arrogant power."

After hearing what Xiao Jinyu said, Wei Kuanxiao's expression finally changed drastically. He had already guessed who the dragon Xiao Jinyu was talking about was.

"The ruler of your country has a strong endurance, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Yuwen Hu poisoned three emperors in a row, but he was particularly tolerant of this frail young emperor. This was not because he suddenly became so kind or loyal, but because he was sure that the ruler of your Zhou country would die before him, right?"

A trace of sadness appeared between Wei Xiaokuan's brows, and he sighed, "It's true!"

"However, the way of heaven is to reduce the excess and make up for the deficiency. Everything that is prosperous will inevitably decline. Everything that reaches its extreme will inevitably reverse. No matter how high the mountain is, it will collapse one day..."

Having said this, Xiao Jinyu said no more. Many things do not need to be said out loud, and giving the other party space to think often has better results.

And Wei Xiaokuan indeed began to think deeply about her words.

Just as he was lost in thought, Xiao Jinyu suddenly asked again, "Does Grand Commander Wei often feel pain in his calf bones, especially at night when the pain makes it difficult to fall asleep?"

Wei Xiaokuan suddenly woke up and asked, "How did you know?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled and said, "I know a little bit about medicine, and I can cure this pain for General Wei!" He then took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Xiaokuan, saying, "General Wei was injured in the battle in his early years. Although he was treated, he still has the root cause of chronic pain.

I happen to have a bottle of medicine that can cure this kind of pain. I can give it to Governor Wei!"

"Will the medicine you gave work? Who knows if you are trying to harm our Grand Commander!" Chief Clerk Xin Daoxian ran up and shouted.

Wei Xiaokuan immediately stopped him and said, "Don't judge a gentleman by your own standards. I believe in the character of Mr. Xie!"

After receiving the medicine bottle, Wei Xiaokuan also politely replied, "Thank you very much, envoy! Then, regarding the peace talks, what are the conditions set by your king?"

Xiao Jinyu said, "General Wei, today we are here on behalf of Qi State, and we only want to sign a ceasefire and peace agreement with you. Yuwen Hu is a fickle person and cannot be trusted, but as long as you agree not to send troops to our Qi State, then it will be fine!

In addition, please ask the Grand Commander Wei to ask the Grand Chancellor of your Zhou Kingdom to send an envoy to Yecheng of our Qi Kingdom to personally welcome his mother back to the country and discuss the matter of mutual trade!"

"Is it that simple?"

Wei Xiaokuan was a little unconvinced and looked suspicious.

"Yes! It's that simple!"

Xiao Jinyu replied firmly.

Wei Xiaokuan was still somewhat doubtful, and then he heard Xiao Jinyu say, "There is one more thing!"

I knew it wasn’t that simple!

Wei Xiaokuan was wondering what other conditions there were, but he heard her say, "There are spies in the military camp of Grand Commander Wei who want to take my life and disrupt the peace talks between Qi and Zhou. I hope the Grand Commander can handle it properly!"

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By the time Wei Xiaokuan, Xie Zhen, Lanling King, and Xin Daoxian came down from the mountain together, it was already an hour later. Yin Gongzheng carefully observed the expressions of the several people and was quite puzzled and curious.

After returning to the tent, he couldn't wait to ask: "General Wei, what did this kid from Qi tell you? Did he discuss the conditions for peace talks?"

Wei Xiaokuan looked at Yin Gongzheng and thought to himself: If I say that Xie Zhen only proposed an alliance agreement that I would not send troops, and Yuwen Hu hears it, he will definitely be suspicious and will be more afraid of me. If I say that Xie Zhen did not say anything, Yin Gongzheng will definitely not believe it and will definitely suspect that I have a secret with the Qi envoy. It is better to say...

"Envoy Xie did convey to me the intention of the King of Qi, asking our Zhou to exchange two counties for Old Lady Yan's return. However, Wei negotiated with him and analyzed the current situation. In the end, he agreed to convey to the King of Qi that he would exchange one county and conduct trade with our Zhou!"

Yin Gongzheng breathed a sigh of relief, and then he heard Wei Xiaokuan change the subject, "But Envoy Xie has another request, which is to have the Grand Chancellor send someone to Yecheng, Qi State to complete the transaction and bring back Old Madam Yan!"

"That's no problem. I'll tell the Grand Chancellor! But in exchange for one county..."

Yin Gongzheng had a worried look on his face, thinking to himself: If the Grand Chancellor was really willing to give up land in exchange for his mother, he would have agreed to it as early as when Emperor Wenxuan was in power!

"If the Grand Chancellor is really reluctant to exchange the county, then we can only use more food and silk to exchange for Madam Yan's return to the country!" Wei Xiaokuan seemed to see his worry and added.

"Okay, okay! Grand Commander Wei has made an invaluable contribution to the peace talks with Qi. I will report all of this to the Grand Chancellor!"

Yin Gongzheng looked so grateful that he burst into tears. Wei Xiaokuan asked again, "By the way, who else is in the delegation that came with you from Chang'an this time, besides Yuwen Ya, the daughter of the Grand Chancellor?"

Yin Gongzheng replied: "The Grand Chancellor picked some soldiers for me, nothing else!"

"Who is the deputy envoy beside you?"

"Yang Su!" Yin Gongzheng replied, "He is a Chinese and foreign secretary, who was promoted by the Grand Chancellor not long ago!"

Seeing that he looked suspicious, Yin Gongzheng asked again, "Grand Commander, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, go and entertain Envoy Qi. Make sure they are safe. Nothing can go wrong before they leave tomorrow!"

Wei Xiaokuan gave some instructions, Yin Gongzheng nodded in agreement, and then left the tent.

As soon as he left, Wei Xiaokuan called Xin Daoxian forward again, whispered something in his ear, and then took out the porcelain bottle that "Xie Zhen" gave him, poured some ointment out, and wanted to apply it on his legs. Xin Daoxian wanted to stop him, but Wei Xiaokuan said, "It's okay. If it's really poisonous, if something happens to me, Wei, how can they leave here alive? Although these Qi envoys are young, they are not stupid people. They will not do such a stupid thing to disrupt the peace talks!"

After saying that, he applied the ointment on his legs as "Xie Zhen" said. As the weather got colder in the past few days, the leg pain became more and more serious, and it really affected his sleep.

After applying the ointment, Xin Daoxian saw that Wei Xiaokuan didn't speak for a long time, and became even more suspicious and worried.

"Grand Commander, how do you feel? Could it be..."

Wei Xiaokuan stopped him from saying anything else, with a strange look on his face:

"It felt very strange, like a stream of clear water flowing into my limbs and bones. The pain gradually disappeared, and I felt relaxed and happy!"

"Does that mean this medicine really has miraculous effects?" Xin Daoxian said in surprise.

Wei Xiaokuan laughed, then his eyes showed worry: "If all our soldiers can use this kind of medicine, they will not suffer from the pain left by old injuries!

I didn't expect that Xie Zhen not only has extraordinary intelligence, but also has such medical skills. He is really a rare talent. Alas, it's a pity that he can't be used by my Zhou country!"

"Grand Commander, why not just leave him in my land..."

"No, how can we force others to stay? However, I agree with what he said at the banquet. If a monarch does not love his people, he should take the people of the world as his own responsibility. Maybe in the near future, he will give up Qi because of the stupidity of the ruler of Qi.

This person can only be treated with sincerity and emotion, any conspiracy will backfire! "

Xin Daoxian nodded and said yes!

……

Upon learning that the peace talks had ended and the Qi envoy was about to return, Yuwen Ya became anxious and angrily said to Yin Gongzheng: "Doctor Yin, are you planning to go back now? But what should I do about what my father asked you to do?"

"Girl, this matter cannot be forced. Since you are not destined to be with Lanling King, you should just give up this idea. When you return to Zhou State, the Grand Chancellor will definitely find a good marriage for you!"

"How can those dudes in Chang'an compare to a handsome man like Lanling Wang? And even if there are a few good ones, they have all been picked by the sisters. When will it be my turn?"

Yin Gongzheng didn't quite understand what these little girls were thinking, so he found an excuse and quietly left.

As soon as he left, Yuwen Ya said again: "No, I can't come here for nothing. Even if it's just for a night of pleasure, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

Seeing her face blushing, the maid hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Fifth Lady, I have a plan. Can I help you achieve your wish?"

"You have a plan, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Yu Wenya raised her eyebrows and asked in a low voice, "What plan? Tell me!"

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At this time, Gao Changgong, who had returned to the tent, was also very curious and asked Xiao Jinyu: "Are you telling the truth? Yuwen Hu...he won't live long?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled and shook her head, "I'm not sure, but isn't it a good thing to make Wei Xiaokuan completely lose trust in Yuwen Hu and have hope for their Zhou State Lord?"

"It's a good thing indeed. So, are you just making it up?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled, neither admitting nor denying.

"Do you think Wei Xiaokuan will agree to our peace terms?"

"Yes, if there is a war between Qi and Zhou, Yuwen Hu will lose and his reputation will be greatly reduced. Only then will it be the day for Wei Xiaokuan to rise again. Moreover, Wei Xiaokuan knows very well that the Qi army is not as weak as Yuwen Hu imagined. If they send troops rashly, they will not gain any benefits!"

"Another point is that Wei Xiaokuan must leave a good impression on the envoy sent by Yuwen Hu, so he will inevitably increase the bargaining chips I mentioned, and thus look for a compromise.

Maybe they will exchange it for a county, or even more food and silk!"

At this point, Xiao Jinyu quickly stopped talking, and heard Gao Yanzong shouting in a loud voice outside the tent: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"This is the daughter of our Grand Chancellor. She has come to greet His Royal Highness Prince Lanling and Mr. Xie!" the maid replied.

Yuwen Ya glanced at Gao Yanzong and angrily said, "Who are you? Why are you stopping me? I'm here on behalf of my father to discuss peace talks with Prince Lanling and Envoy Xie!"

Gao Yanzong started laughing.

"Is Yuwen Hu crazy to send you, a little girl, to discuss peace talks? Or do you see that my fourth brother is so handsome and want to offer yourself to him?"

"you--"

Yuwen Ya's face flushed red, and she stamped her feet in shame and was about to leave. At this moment, she heard a voice in the tent saying, "Let them in!"

The maid lowered her head, and suddenly a look of joy appeared on her face. She almost rushed into the tent first.

"Fifth Lady--" she called out to Yu Wen Ya who was hesitating.