In the decades since Zhao Wuji, the king of Zhao, ascended the throne, in addition to guarding against Qin, another main line that has run through these decades is the suspicion, suspicion, and calculation between Zhao Wuji and Zilan.

The two began to fight when they were still princes, and Zao Wou-Ki finally won, in order to bind Zilan, he left Zilan in Jicheng and granted him the position of Xiangguo, but he did not give him the power he deserved, and fetted Zilan in Jicheng, just to prevent him from returning to the rich and vast Daijun to gather strength.

A few years ago, the Xiongnu invaded, Zhao Wou-Ki seized this golden opportunity, brazenly to prevent the Qin people, under the pretext of guarding against the Qin people, removed the standing army stationed there from Daijun, and completely evacuated the defense force, and finally as King Zhao wished, Daijun suffered an unprecedented catastrophe, so that the Huns have been beaten to the county city of Xiling, Daijun suffered heavy losses, and no longer the prosperity of the past.

At this time, King Zhao no longer had much vigilance against Zilan, and letting him continue to serve as an auxiliary minister would only hinder his eyes, so he let Zilan return.

As it turned out, this decision was wrong.

Zilan returned to Daijun, and it only took a few years for Daijun to recover from the trauma, and now Daijun, although not as powerful as before, but at this speed, in a few years, he will become King Zhao's nightmare again.

If that's all it takes, but a few years ago, Zilan's military operation gave King Zhao a blow to the head, Zilan united with Yan State's Zhengdong general Gao Yuan, brazenly sent troops, and attacked Shannan County of Qin State, defeated the Qin soldiers there in one fell swoop, and beheaded the Qin army general He Yangon, Shannan County, which had been operated by the Qin people for two years, was taken away by Zilan, as long as the county held Shannan County, the danger of the Qin people could be kept out and rest assured.

This is from the overall situation of the entire Zhao State to resist Qin, which is a joy or a worry. From then on, Zhao did not worry about the surprise attack of the Qin army from the north, but for the king of Zhao, he did not just look at the problem from this perspective.

He hoped that Daijun could block the Qin army, but this was not the case, in his mind, he thought that Zilan would do his best to entangle with the Qin army, and at the same time consume the last strength of Daijun, but also consume the Qin army at the same time, and it was his best plan to lose both.

But it is clear that this plan went bankrupt.

Zilan took Shannan County. Mastering the Huolan Pass is equivalent to choking the neck of the Qin people's northward advance. He only needed a small number of troops to defend against the Qin army.

Daijun had an unprecedented opportunity for development, because the Qin army was unable to come north, and the Xiongnu, the greatest enemies of Daijun in the past, had long ceased to exist and had become one scattered small tribe after another.

"Zilan still wants to expand the army, what does he want to do? Now that he has 30,000 soldiers, and he has to expand by 20,000, what does he want to do. Rebellion? Fiercely slammed Zilan's recital to the ground, and Zao Wouji's face turned pale.

"Zilan said in the song that she would guard against the invasion of the Qin army!" Zizhang said: "Your Majesty, no matter what, it is a happy event that we have taken Shannan County. Taiwei can also concentrate all his energy in the direction of Wei, and no longer have to worry about the Qin people's voices attacking the west. ”

"Guarding against the Qin people?" Zhao Wouji sneered and turned his head to look at the silent Zhao Mu. "My Captain, you have been in the Northland for many years, as far as you can see. How many soldiers do you need to hold Shannan County? ”

Zhao Mu was silent for a moment, "If it is well-equipped and well-trained, 10,000 soldiers are enough, of course, this means that under normal circumstances, how the Qin people attack in a big way, or if they are commanded by one general, 20,000 people are enough to ensure that Shannan County is safe and sound." ”

"Do you hear that? Do you hear that? Zhao Wuji stared at Zizhang fiercely, "20,000 people are enough, and now there are 30,000 soldiers in Daijun, but he still has to expand by 20,000, what is the reason?" Could it be that you have received any benefits from Zilan to speak for him like this? ”

Zizhang was reprimanded by Zao Wou-ki, and his heart was also on fire, he was also a great nobleman in Zhao State, but he was reprimanded by Zao Wou-Ki like this, raised his head, looked directly at King Zhao, and said: "What Taiwei said is good, but the Daijun area is vast, and all counties must be garrisoned, although the Huns do not exist anymore, but small groups of tribal raids often occur, which require soldiers to be stationed, Lord Zilan is a careful person, it is conceivable to station heavy troops in Shannan County, so it is not counted, 50,000 soldiers are not much." ”

Zhao Wuji was extremely angry, staring at Zizhang's eyes as if he was about to erupt into fire, and was about to have a seizure, Zhao Qi, who was kneeling on the side, suddenly coughed heavily, which also made Zhao Wuji calm down from his anger, looking at Zizhang's angry face, and suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was not those officials who had nothing, but also a big nobleman with a large fief and military strength, he was already in the same water and fire as Zilan, if he offended Zizhang again, it would be impossible to clean up.

"Zizhang, it's me who lost my word." Zao Wou-Ki took a deep breath, "I know your loyalty to Zhao Guo and to me, I shouldn't have said that about you, but ......" Zao Wou-Ki paused and looked at the few people present, "Zilan is different, in the past few decades, he has never been willing to fail back then, Zizhang, back then, you tried your best to support me, Zilan will not forget this." ”

Zizhang took a breath and lowered his head, Zao Wou-Ki was right, when Zao Wou-Ki and Zilan competed for the throne, he was unreservedly on King Zhao's side.

"The expansion of Zilan's strength may be beneficial to Zhao State, but it may not be beneficial to us." Zao Wou-Ki is not stupid, of course he knows the difference. "Zizhang, Zhao Qi needless to say, Taiwei, when you were ordered to withdraw your troops from Daijun, regardless of Zilan's retention, you didn't leave him a single soldier, he will definitely hold a grudge."

Zhao Mu raised his head slowly, in just a few years, there were many wrinkles on his face, and the battle of Hanguguan became an unbreakable knot in his heart, especially after the fact, more and more information confirmed that the reinforcements of the Qin army were completely imaginary, if he had been more decisive at the beginning, regardless of the wave of the army, he might be able to kill King Qin Wulie on the spot, as soon as King Qin Wulie died, there would be chaos in the Qin State, just like Zhao Wouji and Zilan of Zhao State fought for the throne back then, chaotic for many years, and the strength was greatly reduced.

The opportunity must not be lost, and it will never come again, and this incident gnaws at his heart like a poisonous snake all the time.

"I have always been loyal to Zhao Guo." His voice was hoarse.

Zhao Mu said that he was loyal to Zhao Guo, and did not say that he was loyal to Zhao Wou-ki, but he was able to wait for such an answer from Zhao Mu, and Zhao Wou-Ki was already very satisfied. When he and Zilan competed for the throne, Zhao Mu was already in charge of heavy troops, and he had a deep personal relationship with Zilan, but at the most critical time, he did not stand on Zilan's side, but did not move, and after he grasped the general trend, he took the lead to express his support to himself, he is a pure soldier, and he cannot be regarded as a qualified politician.

His question and answer actually showed that as long as he stayed in the palace of Jicheng and was still the king of Zhao, Zhao Mu would support all his decisions without hesitation.

"Zilan's expansion of the army, the plot is certain, now, how do we deal with it?" He asked.

"No matter what Zilan thinks, it's still better to be quiet and not to move." Zizhang pondered for a moment, "Xinzheng can't be saved, if the Qin people take Xinzheng, the spearhead will be directed at the Wei State, and we can't let the Wei State lose it anymore." No matter what, we will send troops to support the Wei State. ”

"I'll go myself!" Zhao Mu said: "Where is Li Xin, if you can defeat him, you can exchange it for several years of stability." ”

"I'll go to Chu again, I hope that King Chu Huai's eyes will be brighter this time, even if he doesn't directly send troops to Qin State, but dragging the troops to the border between Chu and Han can also put great pressure on Li Xin." Sub-chapter interface channel.

"On the other side of the Qi country, can Neishi run again, Yan Ren can't count on it now." Zhao Mudao.

"Qi Guo doesn't have to go!" Zhao Qi on the side shook his head again and again, "Tian Dan's mind is now full of thoughts about gnawing a piece of fat from Yan State, where is he willing to send a soldier to help Wei State." ”

"It doesn't matter whether there is Qi or not, he comes, it's just the icing on the cake, if he doesn't come, it doesn't matter the overall situation." Zhao Mu pondered for a moment, "The key is that Zizhang can convince the King of Chu, as long as the King of Chu is willing to put on a posture, I have the confidence to let Li Xin return in vain in the Wei State." ”

"I'll leave tomorrow!" Zizhang nodded.

"The matter of resisting the Qin people is so decided, what should Zilan do? Is there a solution? "Zao Wou-Ki is most concerned about Zilan, who is watching him grow up step by step in Daijun.

Zhao Mu and Zizhang glanced at each other and were silent. Zao Wou-Ki could only turn his gaze to Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi thought for a while, and said to Zhao Wuji: "Neishi's words also make sense, at the moment, the most important thing is to deal with the Qin people, aid the Wei State, and wait until the Wei State defeats the Qin people, and then go back to consider Zilan's affairs, but before that, we can also test Lan for a while to see what he is thinking?" ”

"How to tempt?" Zao Wou-Ki leaned forward and asked with interest.

"Ask Zilan to send his eldest son into the capital to serve the king." Zhao Qi said. "If Zilan is willing, it means that in a short period of time, Zilan has no intention of making trouble, but if he is unwilling, we must take precautions."

Zhao Wouji changed color slightly, "The army went to Wei with the captain, and the Hedong battalion can't relax, so if Zilan dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, what should I do?" ”

"The Hedong battalion can draw a part of its troops out, and it doesn't need to attack, it only needs to make a gesture, with Zilan's intelligence, it is not difficult to see the king's determination." Zhao Mu said suddenly. "This matter can be handed over to Zhao Jin to do, he is also a veteran, and there will be no leaks."

"The Qin people won't take advantage of the situation?"

"It's just a gesture, Hangu Guan Wang Jian is also a veteran, he won't rush to send troops until he doesn't know our intentions, not to mention, he also has to worry about whether this is our trick. If Zilan has no objection, and Wang Jian dares to send troops to pick up the bargain, we can contact He Zilan and give him a ruthless blow. Zhao Mudao.

"What if Zilan has objections?"

"The Hedong battalion retreated back to defend."

"Where's Daijun?"

"As long as Zilan doesn't attack, ignore it and wait for me to come back from Wei!" Zhao Mu said categorically. "This is just a temptation, the purpose is to test Zilan's true intentions, not to exterminate him." (To be continued......)