Hu Ximei, who stood next to Daji, had also heard a lot of rumors circulating among the people in recent times.
She whispered, "Your Majesty, don't pay attention to those voices. Sooner or later, they will realize that the court has its own reasons for doing this."
Sometimes, if one or two policies are not recognized or favored by the people, they will question the court.
Even if I don't say it now, it will be hidden in my heart, like a seedling, taking root and sprouting.
"I'm not worried about these voices, but public opinion is currently unfavorable to our Great Qin. If this matter fails, I'm afraid the court will lose some credibility among the people."
Now the arrow is on the string and has to be shot.
Daji had no choice.
I can only pray that this plan will finally come to fruition.
A few days later.
The news that Qin wanted to seek peace with Jin also spread abroad.
Fortunately, Wu'an Jun Bai Qi and Yan Wang Zhu Di had been deliberately closing the city, resulting in little news from the outside world reaching Youyun.
Therefore, the soldiers defending the city are still unaware of the incident.
Seeing that public opinion had almost brewed, Daji decided to let Guo Kai lead the envoy team to the State of Jin.
Before leaving, she did not go to see him off, but asked Cai Jing to be his representative.
The latter said to Guo Kai earnestly, "Sir Guo, the survival of the Qin State depends on you."
Just yesterday, they discussed how to negotiate peace with the State of Jin.
The final conclusion was that Qin would give Jin whatever it needed, except land and people.
In this case, there is only money.
Of course, if the State of Jin wanted land, it would give them the northern border of Youyun.
When Guo Kai heard this, he was immediately shocked.
Wow, they are starting to cede land.
Could it be that the Qin State really couldn't continue fighting this war?
Is the country really going to be destroyed?
If peace talks don't work, I'll stay in Jin and become a rich man, and never come back.
Immigrant sounds better than a traitor!
With this thought in mind, Guo Kai bowed solemnly to Cai Jing and said, "Please rest assured, Prime Minister. I will do my best."
Hearing this, Cai Jing nodded contentedly and said with a smile, "The journey is long and arduous. To prevent any accidents, the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang will protect you in secret."
The subtext is that if you dare to run away to another country halfway, then don't come back and just die outside.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot will collect your body.
Guo Kai had his own cleverness, so how could he not hear that these words were full of threats?
"Prime Minister, I will take my leave now. I have to hurry on my way."
He bowed and said.
Cai Jing nodded, looked at the team of envoys standing behind him, which consisted of more than a hundred people, and said seriously, "Have a safe journey."
"promise."
With this, Guo Kai left Xianyang.
In mid-December of the sixth year of Chengping, as the New Year was approaching, Guo Kai arrived in Jin State, which was only a few days' journey away from Shangjing City.
The Qin State caused such a big commotion that it was naturally known to all forces.
As a result, the Chu State began to feel restless.
Tai'an City.
Emperor Mi Xiong of Chu summoned all officials to discuss matters.
He looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Qin wants to seek peace with Jin. What do you think about this?
If the State of Jin really agrees to Qin's request for peace and chooses to withdraw its troops, then wouldn't all the preparations of our State of Chu for a whole year be in vain?
By the next time, I'm afraid Qin's national strength will surpass our Great Chu."
Everyone knows that the war against Qin was a battle for the country's destiny.
The losing party will probably lose its rightful position.
The winning side will inevitably attract more attention and gain many benefits.
Neither Chu nor Qin could afford to lose.
That is why the former was very concerned about Qin's move to seek peace.
Huang Xie, the Lord of Chunshen, stepped forward from the ranks of his courtiers, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, there is only one reason why Qin is seeking peace: it can no longer hold on.
As long as we explain the pros and cons to Jin, they will not miss this opportunity to destroy Qin in one fell swoop."
Mi Xiong nodded and said, "That's right. Since Qin has sent an envoy, we in Chu cannot sit idle either. We must quickly send people to Jin to tell the Emperor of Jin that Qin is about to collapse.
"At this time, we must not allow any rifts to develop between Chu and Jin. However, I am still worried that Jin will eventually withdraw its troops because the battle line is too long and disadvantageous to the country."
Qu Yuan stood up and said slowly, "Your Majesty, I want to go to Jin in person. Otherwise, if Jin has other ideas, I am afraid that it will put Chu in a passive position."
They were also afraid that Jin would really agree to seek peace with Qin.
Huang Xie said, "We can have Li Yuan go with Qu Yuan. He's more familiar with the situation in Jin. However, I'm confused. Why would Qin, having just won a battle and with morale so high, choose to sue for peace?"
Qu Yuan said: "Perhaps it was because of the killing of prisoners that the other nations changed their views on Qin. Qin was facing the danger of being isolated and helpless, so it naturally had no choice but to seek peace."
Huang Xie frowned and continued, "If that's the case, why didn't the Qin Emperor punish the Qin general who killed the prisoners? Wouldn't punishing that Qin general be enough to give an explanation to the world?"
Mi Xiong said, "No matter what their plans are, the Great Chu can only respond accordingly. After all, we have the upper hand now. Pass on my order and order Qu Yuan and Li Yuan to go to Jin immediately. There must be no delay."
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