As soon as he was weak and Yao Jia returned to Qin, the news that Zhao sent troops to destroy Yan Qi followed closely after him reached Xianyang. Zhao's move not only shocked the Qin government and the opposition, but even the Chu state, which was in the south, began to fidget. In order to prevent the Zhao army from taking advantage of the situation, the king of Chu issued ten urgent royal orders in a row, and urgently summoned the ministers of the clan scattered in various fiefs to come to the national capital Yingshou to discuss countermeasures.

The territory of Chu is vast, and half a month has passed since the edict was issued, but only half of the ministers of the clan rushed to Yingdu, and the rest are either still halfway or don't want to come at all. Time was pressing, and the king of Chu had no choice but to temporarily change the original big court meeting to a small court meeting, and immediately gathered those ministers who had rushed to Yingshou to enter the palace to discuss.

"General Xiang Yan and Chao!" As soon as the ministers sat down, they heard a long report from outside the hall, and everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to the door of the hall, only to see a middle-aged general stepping into the main hall in the dust, and the mud actually made the originally bright armor a mess.

Xiang Yan ignored the ministers on both sides of the road who stood up and looked at each other, he went straight to the front of the king and saluted: "Xiang Yan, the general of soldiers and horses, see the king of Chu!" ”

"Good! Good! Now that the general is here, the important ministers are also so strong that they can meet in the court! The King of Chu raised his hand and motioned for Xiang Yan to sit down on the side. When Xiang Yan was able to sit down, the king of Chu couldn't wait to ask, "The general is stationed at the border, do you know what happened to the Zhao army?" ”

Xiang Yan wiped a handful of mud on his forehead and replied loudly: "Don't worry, the king doesn't have to worry, after the Zhao army is destroyed, that is, the class teacher Linzi, and there is no intention of committing Chu!" ”

"Don't dare to forgive Zhao Kuo!" The old minister of the first seat of the military minister interjected with a gloomy face.

The king of Chu turned his head and looked, it turned out to be the great Sima Jingqi: "Why is Jing Qing so determined?" ”

Jing Tan let out a strange laugh and stood up slowly: "The vast territory of my Great Chu is far beyond the ability of Qi Yan and Han Wei, and the Huaishui River Basin is even more crisscrossed by a network of rivers, and Zhao has no naval warships, but how can he attack?" ”

"What Da Sima said is extremely true! The Zhao army has destroyed the two countries of Qi and Yan in a row, and it has become the end of a strong crossbow, and it will never rashly invade the Chu realm! The first seat of Ling Yin Zhaoxian said.

"Zhao and Jing are the same, this king is carefree!" The King of Chu let out a long sigh of relief.

"King!" Xiang Yan pondered for a moment, and then spoke, "There are only three families left in the Warring States Seven Heroes, Qin, Zhao and Chu, among which Qin is the strongest, Zhao is second, and Chu is the weakest!" I have Huaishui natural danger with Zhao, and I don't have to worry about it! However, in the area of the Jingjiang River in the west of Chu, the mountains and rivers are all controlled by the upstream Qin army! Therefore, only by uniting the Zhao State and forming horns with each other can the Great Chu be invincible! ”

"Hmmm! Reasonable! The King of Chu nodded and said.

After hearing this, Yin Zhaoxian couldn't help but smile slightly: "In today's world, Qin Zhao is a tiger wolf!" The king only needs to reach a paper alliance with Zhao, and then stand by and watch, until both sides are defeated, and the army will go north again, and he will be able to settle the Central Plains and reap the benefits of the fisherman! ”

"Drive the tiger and devour the wolf! Myoya! Da Sima Jing clapped his palms and agreed.

"Old Ling Yin's words seem to be inappropriate." Xiang Yan's brows furrowed suddenly.

"Dare to ask the general, what's wrong?" Zhao Xian stroked his snow-white beard and asked arrogantly. The Xiang clan originated in Wuyue, and it was not until the time of King Chu Wei that they returned to the state of Chu and led the task of pacifying Baiyue, thus becoming the fourth largest clan of the state of Chu in one fell swoop. In terms of qualifications, the Xiang clan cannot be compared with the three old clans of Jing, Zhao, and Qu at all, so Zhao Xian has always looked down on this upstart who originated in the land of Baiyue barbarians.

"If you make a contract, you will offend the Qin State, and if you look on the wall, you will inevitably anger the Zhao State, and at the same time offend the two strong neighbors, which will be very disadvantageous to Chu!" Xiang Yan analyzed worriedly.

"The general is broad! Qin and Zhao are incompatible, once the fight starts, it will definitely be you and me, how can there be him? Before Yin Zhaoxian could speak, Da Sima Jingqi had already taken the lead in retorting.

"This ...... But as Da Sima said! "The grain and grass of Xiang Yan's army are all supplied by the fiefdoms of the Zhao and Jing families, and if they offend the two families, they will not be able to eat and leave. Thinking of this, Xiang Yan stubbornly swallowed back the words that had come to his mouth, bowed his head and said nothing.

"Since the general has agreed, this king will immediately send an envoy to Handan to discuss an alliance with Zhao." The king of Chu decided to take the case......

A few months later, Zhao Kuo, who was sitting in Linzi, suddenly received an urgent letter from Li Si from Handan: King Zhao would go to Qufu to meet with Chu, and asked Zhao Kuo to immediately select 3,000 armor soldiers to escort him.

Zhao Kuo read the letter, and hurriedly found Li You and other generals, after some consultations, Zhao Kuo finally made a deployment, and he personally led 3,000 elite flying cavalry to escort King Zhao, and at the same time, Li You led 50,000 heavy infantry troops to ambush on the border of Chu and Zhao, in case of accidents.

After Zhao Kuokankan arranged the general's horses properly, King Zhao's chariot and honor guard drove to the outside of Linzi City.

Zhao Wangjia did not enter the city, but directly joined Zhao Kuo's three thousand flying horses outside the city, and then rushed to Qufu without stopping. Qufu was once the former capital of the Lu State, and since the Lu State was destroyed by Chunshenjun Huang Xie more than ten years ago, Qufu has naturally become the territory of the Chu State.

By the time King Zhao arrived, there were already military camps outside Qufu City, and it was very lively. As the host, the king of Chu arrived a day before the king of Zhao, and when he heard that the king of Zhao was coming, the king of Chu personally greeted him. Seeing this, Zhao Wangjia hurriedly got out of the king's car and walked to greet the king of Chu: "Brother Chu Wang, don't come to harm?" ”

In recent years, Zhao has undergone two changes, the national strength is great, and the recent successive annexation of Qi and Yan countries, the king of Chu thought that the king of Zhao must be an arrogant appearance, but he did not expect that the king of Zhao not only did not have the slightest arrogant posture, but got off the car from a distance to greet him, such a move beyond the etiquette of diplomatic relations, I can't help but make the king of Chu greatly moved: "Brother Zhao, the reception banquet has already been arranged, please!" As he spoke, the king of Chu grabbed Zhao Wangjia and enthusiastically led him to the big tent not far away.

During the banquet between the two kings, Zhao Kuo also met with Xiang Yan, the general of Chu, and the two discussed the relevant rules of the covenant the next day, and then chose an auspicious day to hold the alliance ceremony.

After everything was done, Zhao Kuo dragged his tired body and returned to the camp where the Zhao army was stationed alone.

"Childe! Someone who claims to be an old friend of the son comes to visit! As soon as she walked into the camp gate, Ji Xue hurriedly walked over.

"Old friends?" Zhao Kuo felt quite strange, in his memory, he didn't seem to have any old friends in the Chu State, "What is the person who comes?" ”

"More than 20 years old, with a moderate figure, a yellow shirt and a long beard, and a ruffian face." Ji Xue said as she walked with her hands folded.

"Have you ever reported your name?" The more Zhao Kuo listened, the more confused he became.

"The person who came refused to reveal his name, only said that when the son saw him, he would naturally recognize him." Ji Xue pursed her lips and replied helplessly.

"How can such a miracle occur?" While talking, the two of them had already come to the back tent. Zhao Kuo motioned for Ji Xue to wait outside, then opened the curtain and walked in, only to see a person in the tent lying leisurely on Zhao Kuo's military couch and falling asleep.

Outrageous! Zhao Kuo coughed heavily, and the people in the tent hurriedly got up when they heard the voice, straightened their clothes, and then greeted Zhao Kuo with a hippie smile: "It turns out that the adult has arrived, and it is rude to be rude!" ”

"Daring fanatics, can you be convicted?" Seeing this person's hippie smiling face, Zhao Kuo was really a little angry, this is obviously a ruffian who ran to the barracks to cheat and cheat!

"I don't know what sin there is." The ruffian arched his hands and said deeply towards Zhao Kuo.

"Someone! Drag this madman out and kill him! Zhao Kuo shouted angrily, and in a moment, two armor soldiers rushed in from outside the tent, and dragged the ruffian out.

"Your Excellency hasn't asked me yet!" When death came, the ruffian didn't show the slightest panicked look, and still had a smile on his face.

"Slow! Stand down for now! Zhao Kuo waved his hand to signal the sergeant to withdraw from the military tent, and then bowed his hand slightly, "Dare to ask Mr. Daming." ”

"Hehe, there is a question from Lord Lao, whose surname is Liu Mingbang, the third in line, also known as Liu Ji." Liu Bang shook the placket of his clothes that had been torn by the armor, and replied casually.

"Liu Bang?" Zhao Kuo recited it silently in his heart, and then asked lightly, "What is the origin of Mr.?" ”

"Come to the adults in Xiate and serve the dogs and horses!" Liu Bang restrained his smile and said respectfully.

"Oh? What is the strength of the sir? Zhao Kuo looked Liu Bang up and down again, but except for the thick ruffian, he still couldn't see anything.

"Don't hide it from your lord, although Liu Bang is not good at farming, he is often ridiculed by his father. However, he has ambitions and is better at managing political affairs, but he has nowhere to show it! Liu Bang sighed and complained.

Zhao Kuo smiled angrily: "What Mrs. Liu said is not true, since Mr. Liu claims to be good at governance, let's go and become a shogunate official." "Anyway, there are vacancies in the shogunate now, so it's better to let Liu Bang stay, if it's really a cadre, it's not too late to be promoted.

"Thank you, sir!" Liu Bang hurriedly thanked him, and his joy was instantly expressed.