The latter immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have already arranged for someone to keep an eye on the Qin delegation. No matter what they do, we will be informed immediately."
Mao Sui said with a fist clasped.
Ji Chong'er nodded and said, "I trust you to handle the matter. In your opinion, how should we deal with the Qin envoys?"
Mao Sui said, "Your Majesty, what I mean is that we should first delay the Qin envoys and wait until they become impatient and insist on clamoring to see Your Majesty, then we can go and meet them."
Ji Chong'er said, "I just heard that the State of Chu has sent another delegation. They are probably worried that I will agree to Qin's request for peace and choose to withdraw my troops."
Mao Sui said sternly, "I dare to ask, what exactly is your Majesty planning?"
Ji Chong'er said, "I don't know what bargaining chips Qin has offered yet, so let's not talk about it for now. Let's talk about Chu first. Since they are afraid that Jin will withdraw its troops, we can take this opportunity to blackmail them.
As for the Qin State... let's talk about it later. If Chu State's sincerity is sufficient, I don't mind killing the Qin envoy to prove the resolve of the Great Jin State."
Hearing this, Mao Sui shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, killing the envoy is absolutely unacceptable. Our army's sudden attack on Qin is already somewhat unacceptable among the other nations.
"It took so much effort for Qin to kill the prisoners, which allowed Jin to salvage some of its reputation and put Qin in a position of injustice. If we kill the envoy now, how will the other nations view us?"
Ji Chong'er nodded. "You are right. When the envoys from Chu arrive in Shangjing, you should go to greet them in person. It is said that this time, it was the great scholar Qu Yuan from Chu who came in person."
I have heard of this man more than once from others, and I want to see what kind of talent Qu Yuan has and whether he can compare with Han Fei."
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