The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 360 Changping Jun Wants to Go Home

Just as King Zhao left, Changping Jun came back happily.

Although he came as an envoy of the State of Chu.

Changping Jun's idea was simple, to promote friendship between Qin and Chu again, even if it would cause some losses to Chu.

As long as the two countries are friendly, if I apply for it myself, and as long as my relationship with the State of Qin and the King of Qin is good, I can come back immediately.

I don't ask to join the cabinet, I just want to be the former vice-prime minister.

Anyway, I am still young and there will be plenty of opportunities for me to join the cabinet in the future.

Ying Zheng also seemed very happy and treated Changping Jun as warmly as before.

This deeply moved Changping Jun, who had always missed Qin.

Qin State is still better, Xianyang is still better, coming back here is like going home, no, Xianyang is my home.

His mansion was always kept for him and had someone to look after and clean it.

Finally home!

Although he came to Qin as an envoy from Chu, he still lived in his own residence.

Entering the palace to ask for an audience with Ying Zheng was also a courtesy for a subject.

Ying Zheng always met him in Zhangde Hall, with Ying Hua in his arms.

Changping Jun bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health and may you live long and healthy!"

When Ying Zheng heard what Changping Jun said, he knew that he wanted to come back. It would be a lie to say that he didn’t want to come back.

He smiled and said, "Stand up and take a seat."

When Changping Jun saw that Ying Zheng's attitude was kind and approachable, and that he asked him to come to Zhangde Hall to meet him with Hua'er in his arms, he felt relieved, thinking that the king had calmed down and would not vent his anger on him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Changping Jun sat down, Ying Zheng smiled and sighed, "Xiong Qing, it's been more than half a year since we last met. This is the first time we haven't seen each other for such a long time in all these years."

"Alas, I was indeed a little impulsive at that time. I have missed you very much during this period of time."

Changping Jun quickly stood up and said excitedly: "This is not the king's fault. I understand your difficulties. The king has always cared for me, and I know it in my heart."

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Qin and Chu have been relatives for generations. Since I ascended the throne, I have never been disrespectful to the King of Chu. The King of Chu disregards the honor of his own children, the friendly relations between our two countries, and the trust and loyalty of the world. How can I not be angry?"

"I have always known you very well. I have never doubted your loyalty to me and to the Qin Empire."

"Well, it's true. The King of Chu doesn't have one of our people around him, so he will inevitably listen to the slander of villains. It is a blessing for both countries to have you return to the country to maintain diplomatic relations."

"Sit down."

Changping Jun replied: "It is not easy for Your Majesty, and I know it in my heart."

"I am here on my father's orders to come to Qin for the sake of friendship between our two countries."

Ying Zheng sneered: "Nothing is that easy in this world. If you want to fight, then fight. If you want to make peace, then make peace."

"You have violated my trust and brought great shame upon me. If that is why you came here, then there is no need to say anything more."

"I have already assembled a large army and will attack Chu."

Changping Jun hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, please listen to my words."

Ying Zheng snorted coldly, but did not stop him.

Changping Jun quickly continued, "It was indeed my father's fault for the alliance, but it was instigated by a villain, Chunshen Jun. Now Chunshen Jun has been alienated by my father and has been driven back to his fiefdom."

"My father has also deeply realized his mistakes and has specially sent me here to help you resolve the previous misunderstanding."

"Your Majesty is a wise and virtuous ruler throughout history, a saint favored by heaven, and your reputation for benevolence spreads throughout the world. Qin and Chu are both great powers in the world. Once a war breaks out, there will inevitably be heavy casualties and countless lives will be lost. I beg Your Majesty to think twice!"

"Hehe, from what you mean, you want me to endure this humiliation."

"What a gentleman who can be deceived."

"You are also a well-read person, so you should know how to repay kindness with kindness. Repay grievances with justice, and repay kindness with kindness!"

"You should know better. The king cannot be insulted!"

Changping Jun quickly stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This was not my intention."

"As your Majesty's minister, I have always understood your deep love for your subjects and the people. I cannot bear to see you do something heartbreaking."

"In addition, I am also worried. Qin and Chu are great powers in the world. If Qin and Chu go to war, Wei and Zhao will definitely have a chance to catch their breath."

"The land of Chu is all wild land in the southeast. It is useless for the Qin State to obtain it. If the two sides fight, the fisherman will benefit. It will also be disadvantageous to the Qin State!"

"Qin's greatest enemy is Wei and Zhao, not Chu, with whom we have been closely related for generations."

"Wei and Zhao were definitely not innocent in the alliance last year!"

"It was all Wei's instigation. Wei deceived the king by offering to negotiate peace, and even killed the envoy Lü Liao who was negotiating peace with Qin. This shows how determined Wei was to attack Qin."

"It seems that the alliance was initiated by Chu and Zhao, but in fact it was instigated by Wei, and it was Wei who was the most active."

Ying Zheng snorted coldly: "Zhao has been defeated this year. The King of Zhao joined the Qin Alliance and ceded twelve cities in Hejian. Zhao is no longer an enemy of Qin."

"As for the State of Wei, humph, it is now nothing more than a toothless tiger. I can do whatever I want with the State of Wei now."

After saying this, he suddenly became furious and scolded: "You keep saying that you are doing this for the Qin State and for me, but it seems to me that you only have the Chu State in your heart now."

"You are also good at talking about the generations of marriage between Qin and Chu?" "How did the King of Chu repay the marriage between Qin and Chu?"

"When the King of Chu did this, which made his relatives sad and his enemies happy, did he ever think about it?"

"At that time, I didn't even think about your life and death, honor and disgrace. Have you forgotten it?"

Changping Jun was frightened by Ying Zheng's sudden anger and lay on the ground, not daring to move.

At this time, Ying Hua put his little hand on Ying Zheng's frown and said in a baby voice, "Father, don't be angry. Can I kiss you?" Then he kissed Ying Zheng on the cheek.

Ying Zheng was delighted, thinking that his daughter was really good and had given him a good opportunity.

Ying Zheng turned his anger into joy and said with a doting smile: "Okay, okay, father will listen to Hua'er, my little sweetheart."

As he said this, he rubbed Ying Hua's little face, making the child giggle.

"Okay, get up. Don't kneel in front of Hua'er. After all, he is Hua'er's uncle."

"Yes, thank you, my king."

Changping Jun quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down tremblingly.

I was secretly delighted and grateful for having escaped the disaster. The king still dotes on my sister and children. He really saved my life at the critical moment.

"If you have anything else to say, just say it now, and don't mention those clichés anymore."

Changping Jun organized his words and said slowly: "Your Majesty, my father does regret it. It was all a moment of confusion. He asked me to be his envoy because he really wanted to renew the friendship with the Qin Dynasty. What I said just now was from the bottom of my heart. There is absolutely no falsehood. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this!"

"I beg the king to think twice for the sake of the Qin Empire and the people."

"Your Majesty is angry. I know that and I understand it very well."

"Before my father sent me here, he specifically told me to calm the king's anger. Whatever the king wants, the State of Chu will try its best to satisfy him."

"It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. The friendship between our two countries that has lasted for generations should not end because of a momentary misunderstanding. Your Majesty, I beg you to think twice for the sake of friendship between our two countries, for the sake of the people of the world, for the sake of Madam Yunmeng and her children!"

Ying Zheng closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.

He opened his eyes and looked at Ying Hua. The little cutie stared at Ying Zheng with his big eyes and smiled, looking so well-behaved.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but kiss the baby twice.

He said slowly: "Okay, I will give Chu another chance. For the sake of generations of close friendship, I hope Chu will not let me down again."

Changping Jun was overjoyed, and immediately stood up, bowed, and shouted: "The king is wise! Long live the king!"

Ying Zheng then said seriously: "But I also have a condition."

"My army has already assembled, we must attack."

"Since we are not attacking Chu, and I have just signed a peace treaty with the King of Zhao, I can only attack Wei."

"What you just said makes sense. If it weren't for Wei's instigation, the two countries would never have ended up like this."

"Chu must send troops to help Qin attack Wei."

"I have no control over how Chu sends out its troops or where they attack."

"But the five cities along the line of Wuyang, Shangcai, and Zhaoling must be taken by the State of Chu and handed over to the State of Qin."

"how?"

Changping Jun was hesitant. These were all big cities and strategic locations. It was not easy to take them down.

Moreover, if Qin could capture these cities, it would be much easier for it to send troops to attack Han, Wei and Chu, which would mean that Qin would have an additional bridgehead.

Seeing that Changping Jun did not reply, Ying Zheng chuckled and said, "Forget it, you can go back now."

Changping Jun said quickly: "Don't blame me, Your Majesty. This matter is of great importance and I really have no right to decide. Can you allow me to write back and report?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "The army has been assembled. You should know how much food and grass will be consumed for every day of delay."

Changping Jun replied decisively: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will not delay for too long. I also promise you that I will give you a satisfactory reply."

Ying Zheng sighed and said, "Okay, I trust you, go ahead."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will take my leave now!"

When Changping Jun retreated to the palace gate, Ying Zheng said leisurely: "I hope the State of Chu will not disappoint me again."

Changping Jun paused, bowed and replied: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Changping Jun hurried back to his mansion, immediately wrote a letter, and sent it to Shouchun over a thousand miles.

The letter repeatedly emphasized that peace was not easy, that the Qin army had already assembled, and even more so that the kings of Han and Zhao had both entered Qin.

The letter even sounded a bit alarmist.

In order to get the King of Chu to agree, Changping Jun really tried hard.

He was 80% sure that the King of Chu would agree, because the State of Chu had just moved its capital and could not really fight now. The key point was that it could not win.

Qin has grasped the opportunity very well now. Chu has just moved its capital, Zhao has been quiet enough, and Wei can only wait to be beaten. In this situation, although it is most appropriate to attack Wei, it is also possible to attack Chu. No one can interfere.

Rather than facing the enemy Qin, it is better to fight Wei together with Qin. As long as we can conquer more, it will be a profit even if we give some to Qin.

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