V2.Chapter 497

Huan sent envoys to ask Anguo for a county he deserved. Anguo not only didn't give it, but its Minister Jiang Yi also scolded Huan. The envoy of Huan couldn't bear it and said angrily, "isn't the alliance between Huan and Anguo more important than this county?"

His words changed the face of the angoo minister present, and Yueze's body also subconsciously leaned forward.

Jiang Yi sneered and said, "if you tear up the alliance between the two countries just because of the land of one county, you are too stingy. Now you use the alliance between the two countries to talk about things, but you are threatening my king. If you don't separate one county, the alliance between the two countries will end here? Don't you think it's too much?"

Yueze's face sank when he heard this. Naturally, it is best for the two countries to form an alliance, but if Huan thought he could bully Anguo at will, it would be a big mistake. Anguo can't be bullied by anyone.

He said solemnly, "I'm a little tired. If envoy Huan has nothing else to discuss, go back to the guild hall and have a rest first!"

"Your Highness king an..." hearing Yueze's order, the envoy of Huan was in a hurry and wanted to speak. Yueze turned his head away and stopped looking at him.

Seeing this, the envoy of the state of Huan looked ugly and stared at Yueze for a long time. Finally, he threw his robes and sleeves, turned around and left angrily.

After Huan's envoys left, people whispered in the hall.

The opinions of angoo ministers were not unified. Most people supported Jiang Yi and did not agree to assign a county to Huan, but some ministers believed that a county should be divided, and the representative was Sima Gu, the right minister.

Just now there was an envoy of the state of Huan. Sima Gu could not express his opinion against Jiang Yi. Now that Huan envoy has left, he has no worries.

Sima Gu stood up and arched his hand to Yueze and said, "king, compared with the alliance between anhuan and Huanan, the land of one county is really insignificant. If the treaty between the two countries is damaged because of this matter, the gain is not worth the loss. I hope the king will think twice!"

This point he said was exactly what Yueze was worried about, otherwise he would have rejected Huan's envoy on the spot.

Simagu's voice has just dropped, Jiang Yi immediately answered: "The land of one county is insignificant compared with the covenant between the two countries. What about the two counties, three counties, four counties or even more? Today, if Huan is allowed to threaten with the covenant, * our country will divide one county to it, then Huan will threaten it tomorrow, * our country will divide more counties, and people's hearts are not enough for snakes to swallow elephants. Once Huan thinks that our country is weak and deceptive, it will be in the future Bitter fruits will come one after another! "

After hearing this, Yueze's eyes suddenly stared round and his body trembled. Yes, this matter is no longer a problem of inseparable counties, but a problem of who is the Lord and who is the second in the two countries of an and Huan. If it weren't for Jiang Yi's reminder, he might be really confused.

Sima Gu disagreed. He waved his hand and said, "Lord Jiang, don't be alarmist. His highness King Huan is not an insatiable person. Moreover, this land division is really unfair to Huan. It's not humiliating for Huan to ask for a county from our country. That's what Huan deserves..."

Before Sima Gu finished speaking, Jiang Yi's face turned red with anger, pointed to his feet and roared loudly: "prime minister Sima, please see clearly that this is Anguo chaotang, not Huanguo chaotang. You are the right Minister of Anguo, not Huanguo. Who are you talking for now?"

Ritual and sacrifice are in charge of ritual. Nominally, it is divided into the ranks of civil servants and controlled by the right phase. In fact, the right phase is really not able to control the head of ritual. Ritual is generally directly responsible to the monarch. In addition, Jiang Yi is the oldest senior minister in the court. In a word, Sima Gu, the right phase, is also his younger generation. Therefore, Jiang Yi has a certain posture of relying on the old and selling the old in the court of Anguo, and no one pays attention to it. Even if he is against the right phase, he dares to contradict or even disrespect him.

Sima Gu's face turned red and white when he was scolded by Jiang Yi, but Yueze agreed with Jiang Yi's words. Sima Gu sighed helplessly and said to Yueze, "please make sure you distinguish the light and the heavy. Don't lose the big for the small!"

"Hum! If you cede the land of a county to please Huan, it's short-sighted and lose big money for small things!" Jiang Yi sneered.

Yueze nodded slowly as he pondered, feeling that what Jiang Yi said was reasonable.

He pondered for another moment. Fang looked up and said to Sima Gu, "prime minister, I think what Jiang Aiqing said is not unreasonable. As for the cession of a county to Huan, I will discuss it later. I have to think it over again."

"Your Majesty..."

"No need to say, let's do it first!" Yueze waved his hand, then stood up and said, "retreat!"

At this time, Jiang Yi arched his hands and said, "king, there's another announcement for Weichen."

"Jiang Aiqing, please speak." Yue Ze was also very polite to the oldest minister in the court. When he inherited the throne of an Guo, the ceremony was presided over by Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the jade found in Chizhou county not long ago has been made into jade horses and has been transported to the capital. Is your majesty going to have a look?"

Yueze's eyes lit up and asked with a smile, "how fast... Has Jiang Aiqing seen it?"

"Yes, your majesty. The jade horse is as tall as a man. It is the same size as the real horse. It is crystal clear and spectacular. It is now placed in the sacrificial temple."

"Go, go, go. I have to see it with my own eyes." Yue Ze laughed and said to the left and right: "Chizhou county is really a treasure land. You can make jade the size of a real horse. Have you ever seen it? Ha ha -"

Between words, Yueze is full of pride.

Seeing this, Sima Gu slowly lowered his head. Now Jiang Yi said this, which is undoubtedly worse. I'm afraid the king is more reluctant to give up Chizhou or Gu Rao.

Accompanied Yueze to the sacrificial temple. After enjoying the jade horse, Jiang Yicai returned to his residence. In his study, a man had been waiting for a long time. Zhou ye, the Minister of the wind state and the imperial historian, was the prime minister.

Seeing Jiang Yi coming in from the outside, Zhou Ye immediately stood up, bowed his hands and asked, "old Jiang is still going well in the court hall."

Jiang Yi laughed on his back and didn't speak immediately. Instead, he slowly cleaned his hands and wiped his face. When the people went out, he said, "the king has rejected the envoy of the state of Huan."

oh dear! Zhou Ye mentioned that the heart in his throat finally fell back to his stomach. He said happily, "it must be the great help of old Jiang that made his highness king an refuse Huan envoy!"

"I don't deserve it." Jiang Yi waved his hand and said, "but I have been an official for decades. Even if the king has grown up, he will still listen to me."

"Yes, yes, yes! Old Jiang has high expectations in anguode, and no one can compare with old Jiang." Zhou Ye smiled and nodded again and again. At the same time, he took out a long brocade box from his cuffs and respectfully handed it to Jiang Yi. With a smile, he said, "old Jiang, this is the intention of my king."

"Oh?" Jiang Yi quietly took the brocade box and opened it. There was a brilliant light shining out, which made people feel dazzling. After he slowed down for a while, he looked at it again. It turned out that there were four night pearls side by side in the brocade box.

The night pearl itself is very precious, and what is more valuable is that the four night pearls are the same size, crystal clear and free of impurities. Obviously, the four beads are a set, which undoubtedly doubles their value.

Jiang Yi is a man who knows the goods. At a glance, he knows that this is a priceless treasure, which is much more precious than the gold and silver that Zhou Ye gave him earlier. Jiang Yi's old eyes stared at the four night pearls. It took him a long time to recover from the shock. His hands holding the brocade box trembled suddenly and stammered, "this... It's too precious, I really dare not..." he wanted to say he didn't dare to take it away, but his hands still held the brocade box for fear of being taken away.

Zhou Ye laughed in his heart. The king was right. He was not afraid of the other party's greed for money. He was afraid that the other party was not greedy for money, so that his side could not catch the weakness.

He patted the brocade box gently and said in a low voice, "Lao Jiang has helped our country this time. It's also right for our country to express our gratitude. Please take it with ease, Lao Jiang!"

After all, Jiang Yi is a man who has seen the world. He soon recovered from his shock. He casually put the brocade box on one side of the table, and then said in a straight face: "Mr. Zhou is wrong. This time, I'm not helping your country, but sincerely thinking of our country's security, and I don't want to give up the land that belongs to it to other countries."

"Yes, yes, yes! What old Jiang said is very true. I admire old Jiang's loyalty to the monarch and protection of the country." After a pause, Zhou Ye arched his hand and said, "old Jiang, don't bother me when I'm late. I'll leave first. I may have something to ask for in the future. At that time, I hope old Jiang can help me a lot, so that the two countries can form an alliance forever and prosper forever."

"Yes!" Jiang Yi nodded and said, "I will certainly help you with what is good for the alliance between the two countries. Mr. Zhou walked slowly, so I can't go out and see you off."

"Oh, Mr. Jiang is polite and polite! I'll leave later!" Zhou Ye saluted again, and then turned and left.

After he left, Jiang Yi picked up the brocade box again and enjoyed it carefully. At the same time, he also showed a smile on his face. In today's matter, he not only flattered Fengguo, but also protected Anguo, and got a treasure. It's really killing three birds with one stone!

I don't know whether Jiang Yi is confused or pretending to be confused. His three killing three birds with one stone can break the alliance between an and Huan, and also lay an endless curse for the two countries.

Li Xin is not a gentleman, but he will not bully his allies. But this time, Li Xin is angry and discouraged because of his lack of money to secure the country. The most critical point is that he can't explain to the inside and outside of the court.

In order to destroy Mo, Huan sent hundreds of thousands of troops and spent a lot of money and food. As a result, they got nothing. How can the people and ministers be reconciled? In order to calm domestic discontent, Li Xin can only maintain a tough attitude towards the outside world.