Zhao Sheng, Mao Sui and others, who were the kings of the plains, never stayed again after meeting the king of Wei and the king of Xinling in the Wei State.

February 2, according to the customs of the Central Plains, is originally a festival of farming.

However, in the entire surrounding area of Handan City, there is no lively scene in previous years. The fields are deserted, and the traces of people are rare.

Around Handan City, all I saw were Qin soldiers wearing black robes and armor.

Zhao Sheng, Mao Sui and others, who were about to return to the city, did not dare to be careless in the slightest and hid in a dense forest in the south outside Handan City. Send two disciples with strong martial arts to the path where everyone is out of the city to see if the Qin army is blocked.

In the middle of the night, the two people who were dispatched rushed back to the hiding place of Zhao Sheng and the others.

Excitedly said to Zhao Sheng: "Childe, we didn't find the Qin army on the path out of the city. ”

Zhao Sheng waved his hand and said to Mao Sui and the others: "Set off immediately and return to the city as soon as possible." ”

At dawn, Zhao Sheng and others came to the city of Handan.

Zhao Wangdan was anxious day and night since Pingyuanjun and others sent an envoy to the state of Chu. After calculating the approximate date for Zhao Sheng and the others to return to the city, they sent people every day to wait for the return of Pingyuanjun and others at the city gate.

This time, Zhao Jun, who was defending the city, was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Sheng and others coming back.

On the one hand, Zhao Sheng and others were allowed to return to the city, and on the other hand, they sent people to report to King Zhao.

After Zhao Sheng, Mao Sui and others entered Handan City, they saw that there was no trace of a few people on the streets of the city, and the entire city seemed empty, which was even worse than when Zhao Sheng and others went to Chu State.

Zhao Sheng asked the guards of the city: "Why don't you see many people going out?" ”

The soldier who was asked sighed and replied to Zhao Sheng: "Young Master Qi, after you leave, there will be a shortage of food in the city. The king ordered that the food distributed to the people was also reduced by more than half. ”

"Now the people in the city can drink gruel every day, which is good! In order to reduce physical exertion, the people are lying at home. It's okay now, and people basically don't go out. ”

After Zhao Sheng, Mao Sui and the others heard the words of this soldier, they were like a stone blocked in their chests, and their hearts were heavy.

It seems that the situation in Handan City is indeed getting more and more severe!

Zhao Sheng, Mao Sui and others did not go back to the Plains Mansion directly, but came to the palace with the attendants sent by King Zhao to meet King Zhao.

After Zhao Wangdan heard what happened to Zhao Sheng's trip, he was overjoyed.

He said to Pingyuan Jun: "Uncle Wang, as long as the armies of Chu and Wei can follow the covenant, send troops to Handan, and join forces with my Zhao State to attack Qin, my Zhao State will definitely survive this crisis." ”

Zhao Sheng nodded and said to King Zhao:

"The king, this time the envoy of the Weichen to the Chu State can make the king of Chu agree to the covenant, and my subordinates have contributed a lot."

So he explained his experience of envoys to Chu and Wei in detail to King Zhao.

In the end, Zhao Sheng said to Zhao Wangdan: "King, the minister doesn't dare to talk about scholars anymore. I thought that there were not thousands of people, but at least hundreds. ”

"The minister himself thought that he would not leave out the world's virtuous people, but now he actually left out Mr. Mao Sui. If it weren't for Mr. Mao Sui, when the minister went to the state of Chu, he recommended himself to go with the minister. Whether the king of Chu can agree to send troops or not! ”

"Mr. Mao Sui only went to Chu once, and the status of Zhao was more noble than the heirloom of Jiuding Dalu; Mr. Mao Sui, with what he said to the King of Chu, was even more powerful than the power of a million army. ”

"The king, the minister, in the future, I don't dare to tell people outside that I have the knowledge of people!"

After Zhao Wangdan listened to Pingyuanjun's words, he was also very curious about Mao Sui, and said to Zhao Sheng:

"Uncle Wang, according to what you said, this Mao Sui is a great talent! Where is this person now? Can you let the widow see it? ”

Zhao Sheng smiled and said to Zhao Dan: "King Qiyu, now this person is outside the palace." ”

Zhao Dan turned his head and said to the attendant beside him: "Come here, order someone to pass on Mr. Mao Sui to meet him." ”

After Mao Sui entered the palace, King Zhao saw that Mao Sui was angry, and his heart was even more happy, and he immediately named Mao Sui as the eldest husband.

And asked Mao Sui: "Mr. Mao Sui, now that the Qin State is besieging my Handan, the food in the city is about to run out." Although Chu and Wei agreed to send troops, they were still between the two countries. Sir, do you have any other advice to inform the widow? ”

Mao Sui pondered for a moment and said to King Zhao: "When the minister was in the Wei Kingdom, I heard that the king's sister had been named the queen by the king of Yan, and the king's nephew, Liaocheng Jun, destroyed the national county in Liaodi, and was famous all over the world, and his reputation was also extremely high in the Yan country. ”

The minister also heard that there were hundreds of generals under the command of the king of Liaocheng, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the soldiers were brave. Before, he helped me King Zhao with a lot of food and military funds, which was my king's biggest foreign aid. ”

"Now my king is only thinking about using the external forces of Chu and Wei, but why don't his relatives care? Your Majesty, the most important thing for my Zhao State now is to defeat the Qin State and relieve the siege of Handan. ”

"If the king can send someone to Jidu and Liaodi at this time, I implore Empress Yan and Liaocheng Jun. Isn't it better to let the two of them persuade King Yan to send troops to help my Zhao State than to implore Chu and Wei? ”

After listening to Mao Sui's words, Zhao Wangdan and Ping Yuanjun looked at each other, and a smile appeared on their faces.

King Zhao slapped the table in front of him, laughed, and said to Mao Sui: "Mr. Mao Sui, you are really talented!" The widow wrote a letter and sent someone to Jidu and Liaodi to meet with Empress Yan and Liaocheng Jun, and asked the two of them to persuade the king of Yan to send troops to help my Zhao country. ”

Ji Kang didn't know his uncle Zhao Wangdan, and after listening to Mao Sui's words, he thought about himself.

After the Chinese New Year, the entire Liaodi, in accordance with Ji Kang's orders, quickly began to select non-commissioned officers in the reserve army and construction corps of various counties and counties, and began to expand the regular army.

By the beginning of March, the entire conscription work in Liaodi was over, and the recruits began active training.

March 3, Xiangping City, Junhou Mansion, Military Pavilion.

At this time, the general Rong Yi was reporting to Ji Kangyu: "Junhou, now I have completed the expansion of the army in Liaodi. At present, there are 12 counties and more than 200 counties in Liaodi, with a total of seven armies and two navies, with a total strength of more than 300,000. ”

Hearing this, Ji Kang turned his head to Jun Xiangju Xin and said: "Drama, the expansion of my Liaodi army this year will not have an impact on the people's livelihood and economy, as well as the development of other aspects of my Liaodi, right?" ”

Ju Xin laughed and said to Ji Kang: "Qiyu Junhou, after nearly ten years of development, now I have more than 8 million people in Liaodi, and it is more than enough to supply these 300,000 troops. Don't worry about this, Prince. ”

Your Excellency's Zou Yan and the others all laughed after listening to the words of the drama Xin.

So far, in the tenth year after Ji Kang came to Liaodi, the Liaodi where Ji Kang is located, in all aspects, has initially met the preliminary requirements of Ji Kang to dominate the world.

In the face of constant wars and troubles, the people are struggling to make a living!

Ji Kang has already led the people of Liaodi, ideologically and militarily, ready to lead the army south and chase all the preparations for the Central Plains!