In mid-June, the capital of Qin, Xianyang, the royal palace.

King Yingzhu of Qin, who succeeded King Zhaoxiang of Qin, looked a little pale after reading the message sent back from Zhao State.

After a long time, he whispered to Cai Ze, the summoned Gangchengjun: "Is the military strength of the Yan Kingdom already so strong? ”

Zhao State is not a small country, and being destroyed by Yan State at such a fast speed is really a bit unexpected by Win Zhu.

Since the accession to the throne of the first king Yingji, the Qin state has always taken the Zhao state as the priority target, and for decades, the war between Qin and Zhao has continued, but the Qin state has never completely surrendered the Zhao state.

This time, the Yan State attacked Zhao, and the Qin State looked at the battle between Yan and Zhao with the attitude of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. In the eyes of many people in the Qin State, it was not easy for the Yan State to annex the Zhao State, and the Qin State only had to reap the benefits of the fishermen in the end.

The Qin State has this attitude, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Chu are not this kind of attitude!

But the result was a "slap" to all countries, and Zhao was destroyed by Yan in this way.

Ying Zhu put down the silk silk in his hand and asked Cai Ze in the palace: "Gang Chengjun, Zhao is the power of the world, the first king is alive, and he has been plotting against Zhao for decades, why can he be destroyed by Yan at the moment?" ”

Cai Ze lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said to Ying Zhu: "Your Majesty, if you want to destroy a country, the time, the place, and the people are indispensable. The minister secretly thought about it, compared with the Zhao State and the Yan State, the three were inferior to the Yan State, so they were destroyed by the Yan State. ”

King Qin Yingzhu's brows furrowed slightly, but he just let out a slight "oh".

Cai Ze clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and continued:

"Your Majesty, since King Wu became the king, the Yan Kingdom has gone through three generations of kings, and has not launched large-scale wars against the outside world, and has been recuperating for decades, the country is rich and the army is strong; Looking at the Zhao country, for decades, there have been constant wars, the country is poor and the people are weak, this is the time of day. ”

Qin Wang Yingzhu coughed lightly, his face a little dull.

Cai Ze raised his head and quietly looked at Yingzhu's face? Of course you know what Yingzhu is thinking at the moment? In the past few decades, the wars of the Zhao State have been continuous, but most of the wars were initiated by the Qin State? This was used to weaken the national power of Zhao.

That's right? After the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan, Zhao's national strength was weakened to the "extreme" by Qin. But who would have thought? As a result of this, in the end, he made a "good meal" for Yan Guo.

Gang Chengjun Cai Ze paused? He continued: "Your Majesty? Yan is located in the north of Zhao State, with convenient geographical location and more than enough advance and retreat; And my Qin State is located in the west of Zhao State, blocked by mountains and rivers. Compared to Yanguo? My Qin State has been fighting Zhao for decades? The location is also advantageous. ”

King Qin Yingzhu touched the beard under his chin and nodded.

Seeing this, Cai Ze knew that King Qin Yingzhu agreed with his words:

"Your Majesty, Yan Wang Kang is cunning and good at manipulating people's hearts. When in Liaodi? Just continue to help the people of Zhao and win the hearts of the Zhao people? The Zhao people do not reject the rule of the Yan State, this is a people. ”

Speaking of which? Cai Ze didn't say anything more.

King Yingzhu of Qin understood the meaning of Cai Ze's words: Qin used troops against Zhao State, don't talk about the Battle of Changping? Killed hundreds of thousands of Zhao soldiers of Zhao State alive? Is it the use of foreign troops in peacetime? That time it wasn't a head-killing kill.

If you think about it, you know this truth, your Qin State is so brutal, it can be said that you have a deep blood feud with the people of Zhao State. The people of Zhao did not swear to resist the Qin soldiers to the death, so there were "ghosts".

Whether a country's policies are good or not is a comparison between different countries, this truth has been true since ancient times.

Yan used troops abroad, whether it was against the people of Qi State or the people of Zhao State, except for the killing of a few wealthy nobles who did not cooperate with Yan State's policies, and the ordinary people were mainly given Huairou.

Ji Kang once said to the subjects of Yan State: "My Chinese people actually don't have high requirements, having land and houses, and having a hot kang for their family and children is the basic requirement of the people." As long as our Yan country can meet these basic requirements of the people, our Yan country will definitely be able to win the support of the people. ”

Although Ji Kang's words are vulgar, they are not bad.

For this reason, Yan Guo's Xunbao also published an editorial, titled "Family and children are hot pits." ”

The people's eyes are bright, and Yan Guo's approach is many times better than that of Qin; Even compared with the rulers of the original Qi and Zhao lands, the national policy of Yan State is not known to be many times better than in the past.

After listening to Cai Ze's above words, Ying Zhu's face became even more ugly.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Cai Ze and said slowly: "Gang Chengjun, after Yan Wang Kang annexed Qi State at the moment, he then destroyed Zhao, which country do you think Yan Kingdom will target next?" Is it the State of Wei? ”

Regarding Qin Wang Yingzhu's question, Cai Ze had already been prepared.

Facing the winning pillar, Cai Ze bowed down and said: "What the king said is extremely true, and the ministers look at it, and the king of Yan, Kang Qizhi, is the same as my Qin State, all of them are trying to unify the world. Now that Wei and Yan are at odds, they will be plotted by Yan. ”

"Gang Chengjun, how should my Qin State respond?" Qin Wang Yingzhu continued to ask.

Cai Ze replied: "Your Majesty, the Yan State is the biggest enemy of my Qin State, far better than the enemies of my Qin State in the past dynasties. The minister thinks that my Qin State should recuperate internally and strengthen its armament at the moment; Externally, we should stop the policy of the previous king's conquest, and form an alliance with Chu, Han, and Wei to resist the Yan state. ”

King Qin Yingzhu couldn't help nodding his head again, and said loudly: "Okay, Gang Chengjun's words coincide with the widow. Passing on the edict of the widow, from now on, my Qin State will amnesty sinners, treat the heroes of the ancestors well, give generous gifts to relatives of the clan, and open the garden for the people to enjoy. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Ying Zhu continued: "Send envoys to Chu, Wei, and Han again, ally with them, and fight against Yan together, and you will be responsible for this matter!" ”

"Obey the edict." Cai Ze owes himself an edict.

In any era, a businessman's sensitivity to the situation and security are the highest.

Last year, when the Yan State launched a large-scale campaign against the four counties of Zhao in the west of Taihang, there were fewer and fewer merchants coming and going to Handan, and even many merchants in Handan City also cleaned up their goods, closed their shops, and moved their families.

But when Handan was broken by the Yan army, many shops in the entire Handan City reopened again without people's knowledge, and the variety of goods far exceeded the past.

With the counties of Zhao State being taken over by Yan State, the lively scene in Handan City is better than before.

The time has entered July, in a garden pavilion in the Handan Palace, Ji Kang sat on a stone bench, holding Ji Wu in his arms, and his two sons Ji Hua and Ji Xia snuggled up to Ji Kang.

And Wangcai, who has lost a few teeth, is still lying at Ji Kang's feet as in the past.

On the lake not far from the garden pavilion, Queen Su Ya and Ji Kang's two wives, Qingzhu and Qingmei, accompanied the Queen Mother Ji Zhao for a walk, looking at Ji Kang and the three children in the pavilion, they smiled from time to time.

Now don't talk about the palace, even the subjects of the Yan Kingdom court know that their own king likes the princess Ji Wan, far better than the sons Ji Hua and Ji Xia.

The attendants in the palace and even the palace maids are used to such scenes.

However, whether it is the Queen Mother Ji Zhao, or the Queen Su Ya or even the two wives Qingzhu and Qingmei and others, they are all happy to see Ji Kang communicate with the children closely.

"Queen Mother, how many of us will also go to the pavilion to see what the king has to say to the children?" Queen Su Ya was very considerate and supported the Queen Mother Ji Zhao and spoke softly.

"Okay, let's go over and listen to it." Empress Dowager Ji Zhao said with a smile on her face.

When Ji Zhao and the others came to the pavilion, they heard Ji Xia's voice coming from the pavilion: "Father, this Zhu Bajie is too unsmart, the white bone spirit has been killed by Sun Wukong, why do you have to say bad things about Sun Wukong in front of Master Tang Seng?" Want to drive Sun Wukong away? ”

Everyone heard Ji Kang ask Ji Xia: "Xia'er, if you are Zhu Bajie, how should you deal with this relationship?" Father, listen. ”

"Father, the child thinks Zhu Bajie is really too stupid. Senior brother Sun Wukong's ability is so great, if I were Zhu Bajie, I would try to improve the relationship between my master Tang Seng and Sun Wukong, so that Sun Wukong can make a good contribution and protect everyone to go to the west to learn scriptures together, isn't it good! ”

"In this way, there is a senior brother in front of everything, and he eats and drinks well in the back, so you don't have to worry about it, how good!" Ji Xia replied very seriously.

"The second brother is a big lazy pig." Ji said in a milky voice.

"Little sister, don't be rude to your second brother." Ji Hua, who was snuggled on the other side of Ji Kang, said to his sister seriously.

The Empress Dowager Ji Zhao and Queen Su Ya, Qingmei and others, including Ji Kang, who walked into the pavilion, all laughed.

Ji Xia's mother, Qingmei, turned pale and didn't know what to do.

Ji Kang disagreed, touched Ji Xia's little head and said, "Smart." ”