Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

All the ministers gathered in the magnificent hall.

They should have rushed to come up with ideas to deal with the defeat on the front line.

But after hearing Zhang Yi's words, the enthusiasm of the military generals was extinguished, and the civil officials became even more worried.

If you send out troops, you will be surrounded and attacked for reinforcement.

If he didn't send out troops, he could only watch Li Xing's 50,000 troops being destroyed.

At this moment, the Qin Dynasty was in a dilemma.

On the dragon throne, Ying Zheng, who had already stood up, had a gloomy face with a hint of coldness.

The current situation is very unfavorable for Daqin.

He had to send troops, but he couldn't sit idly by and watch Li Xing and his 50,000 soldiers being surrounded and killed.

His eyes turned cold, he looked up at Zhang Yi, and asked in a deep voice: "Since Prime Minister Zhang knows Chu Ning's intention, do you have a way to crack it?"

Zhang Yi, who was named, did not seem surprised by this. He nodded and said seriously, "Your Majesty, if you want to solve this matter, you must admit defeat in this battle!"

"Our army can negotiate with the Queen of Great Zhou while General Li Xing looks for a suitable opportunity to break out of the encirclement."

"Most of our troops are cavalry. As long as we don't fight too long and break out in one direction, we will definitely be able to break out of the Zhou army's encirclement."

If he didn't send out troops and didn't force the Zhou army to attack, he could only use the guise of peace talks to confuse the Empress of Zhou.

As long as the Queen of the Great Zhou agrees to negotiate with them, the war on the front lines of both sides will naturally stop.

This will give Li Xing and others enough breathing space, and will also give Li Xing a chance to find a breakthrough.

What kind of person is Ying Zheng? How could he not understand the meaning of Zhang Yi's words?

But when he thought about admitting Qin's defeat and taking the initiative to seek peace with Qin, Ying Zheng felt humiliated.

When did the Qin State ever take the initiative to seek peace?

Could it be that Ying Zheng was about to become the first emperor of the Qin State to actively seek peace?

The more he thought about it, the uglier his expression became. When Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Yi, he also saw something wrong with his expression.

Zhang Yi, feeling a little frightened by being stared at, smiled bitterly in his heart.

He knew the Emperor too well. Asking such a man to ask for peace was more painful than killing him.

Now Ying Zheng even still doubts the purpose of his plan.

With a long sigh, Zhang Yi bowed and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed!"

"Since this is what I want, why don't I go to the Zhou Dynasty in person and negotiate with the Empress of the Zhou Dynasty?"

In order to show his loyalty, Zhang Yi had no choice but to choose to go to the Zhou Dynasty.

Firstly, it was to prevent Ying Zheng from getting suspicious, and secondly, it was because the matter was of great importance and absolutely no mistakes could be made. He was uneasy about handing it over to others, so he had to go in person to be sure of persuading the empress to negotiate.

Ying Zheng finally relaxed his brows upon hearing this.

He originally doubted Zhang Yi's purpose of this plan, but now that he heard that Zhang Yi was willing to take the initiative to go on a diplomatic mission to the Zhou Dynasty, his doubts were completely dispelled.

Given the current relationship between the Qin State and the Zhou Dynasty, there is a high probability that he will be killed if he goes to the Zhou Dynasty as an envoy at this moment.

But as the prime minister, Zhang Yi was actually willing to take the initiative to go, which was enough to show that Zhang Yi had no ulterior motives.

Since he has no ulterior motives, then what Zhang Yi said can naturally be believed.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng took a deep breath, a solemn look appeared on his face, he slowly walked down the steps and came in front of Zhang Yi.

He reached out and patted Zhang Yi on the shoulder, saying seriously: "I am very pleased that Prime Minister Zhang has such a heart!"

"However, you are the Prime Minister of my dynasty after all, and you cannot afford to make mistakes. I am worried if you go there in person!"

Although he said he was worried, there was no hint of rejection in his words.

Zhang Yi reacted immediately and bowed: "For the sake of the eternal foundation of the Great Qin, I will not hesitate even if I die!"

Such a firm statement finally satisfied Ying Zheng.

Nodding slightly, with a worried look on his face, Ying Zheng frowned and said, "Since Prime Minister Zhang insists, I can't waste your kindness."

"How about this, this time you lead a thousand imperial guards and carry my dragon banner to the Zhou Dynasty!"

"Humph, if Wu Zhao dares to attack you, it would be disrespectful to me and an all-out war against my dynasty."

Zhang Yi is a talented person and Ying Zheng doesn't want him to die.

In order to protect Zhang Yi, Ying Zheng was even willing to let him take his dragon banner.

Zhang Yi was deeply moved when he heard this. He immediately knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

With the dragon banner, if the Queen of Zhou still dares to kill, it would mean she is falling out with the State of Qin.

He believed that the Queen of the Great Zhou would never do such a thing.

With the dragon banner, his confidence in this mission to the Zhou Dynasty increased a little more.

Ying Zheng reached out his hand to help Zhang Yi up, and said solemnly: "Alright, you are working for our dynasty this time, I certainly don't want you to get into any accidents, go down and prepare, we will set off in two hours!"

"I obey your order!" Zhang Yi responded and immediately turned around and left.

Yingzheng looked at Zhang Yi's departing back, pondered for a moment, then made a prompt decision and said loudly:

"Prime Minister Baili, send a letter to Wu Zhao immediately and ask her to negotiate peace with our dynasty."

"I obey your order!" Baili Xi did not dare to delay and immediately went down to draft the letter.

An hour later, a fast horse carrying a messenger and a letter from the country headed towards the Zhou Dynasty.

Two hours later, Zhang Yi quickly left Kyoto City with a thousand imperial guards and the dragon banner and headed straight for the Zhou Dynasty!

They all knew that Li Xing's troops had no food and would not be able to hold out for a few days. If they did not rush to the Zhou Dynasty as soon as possible, the Qin army would be in danger!

But a few days later, the Qin messenger finally arrived at the Zhou Dynasty.

In the Lizheng Hall of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.

The Qin envoy stood in the hall, and Wu Zhao sat in the main seat, holding the letter from Ying Zheng in her hand.

"Peace talks?"

After reading the letter, Wu Zetian showed a hint of sarcasm on her face: "You Qin State are really overbearing!"

"You say war, then war. You say peace, then peace. Do you really think I will listen to you?"

The messenger's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, our Majesty is sincerely negotiating with you this time.

For this peace talk, Your Majesty specially asked Prime Minister Zhang Yi to come here, just to show Your Majesty's intention for peace talks."

As soon as these words were spoken, a strange look appeared on Wu Zhao's face.

Not only had she heard of Zhang Yi's name herself, she had also learned about his character from Chu Ning.

This is a very difficult character.

The Zhou Dynasty would have no chance of gaining any advantage by negotiating with such people.

Ying Zheng actually sent this person here to negotiate this time. He must have had ulterior motives.

Maybe he was waiting to use this trick to attract their attention, giving Li Xing and others a chance to escape.

However, since Zhang Yi had already set out here, there was naturally no reason for her to refuse.

Moreover, for such a big event, he had to inform Chu Ning so that Chu Ning could prepare in advance.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhao pretended to be enlightened: "It turned out that it was Prime Minister Zhang Yi of Qin who came here to negotiate with me!

In this case, considering Prime Minister Zhang Yi's world-renowned reputation, I agree to peace talks.

However, if the conditions you offer cannot satisfy me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

After saying this, he raised his sleeves and signaled the maid to see the guest off.

The messenger bowed and left the hall under the guidance of the maid.

After the messenger and the maid left, Wu Zhao immediately picked up the brush on the table beside her and began to write a letter to Chu Ning.