It's time to take a look at the situation on Zhao Xie's side, who was found out by Zhang Er and Chen Yu from the people to be the king, and his power has always been greatly limited, and he has always been used to being manipulated, for Xiang Kang's decision to take the initiative to let Zhao Xie return to Handan, at the beginning, Zhao Xie actually did not find anything abnormal, on the contrary, he was grateful for Xiang Kang's 'kind' decision, and felt that this was a good signal, and he didn't have to worry about ending up with the same fate as Yingbu.

It is precisely because of this that during the period when the Han court rebuilt the palace of King Zhao for Zhao Xie, Zhao Xie not only visited Handan three times to inspect the project, but also became friends with Shao Ping, the general of the Han Dynasty who was in charge of the project, and got along very happily with each other.

For well-known reasons, Xiang Kang of course approved Zhao Xie's request without hesitation, and also said that he would send an envoy to congratulate Zhao Xie on the reward, and Zhao Xie was also overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly convened the hundred officials of Zhao State headed by Zhao Xiangxia to discuss and arrange the specific relocation of the capital, and then naturally, the important issue of the candidate for the county guard who stayed in Julu also surfaced.

In fact, this issue should not be discussed, the previous Julu county guard Zhao Hui is Zhao Xie's same clan, and it is also the only county guard among the four counties of Zhao State who was personally appointed by Zhao Xie, Zhao Xie of course wants Zhao Hui to continue to serve as the county guard and stay in Julu Town. However, Zhao Xiangxia, who was sealed by Uncle Zhou for Zhao Xie, had long coveted this important position, and wanted his confidant Ning Ci to replace him, so he resorted to the means of Ming Sheng and secretly surrendered, and tried his best to persuade Zhao Xie to promote Zhao Hui to a false appearance (deputy prime minister) and bring him to Handan to take up a post, so that Ning Zi could serve as the county guard of Julu.

After all, after the Zhao royal family, the family has a family history, even if the personality is relatively kind, Zhao Xie is not without political acumen, and immediately saw that Xia said that he wanted to fight for power with himself, of course, he found every excuse to refuse Xia Shuo's invitation. However, what Zhao Xie didn't expect was that just when he and Xia were fighting secretly, Zhongda Doctor Jiao Wen jumped out again, and suggested that the Julu County Guard and the Handan County Guard should exchange positions and exchange places.

Zhao Xie finally smelled an unusual smell, because Handan County was recovered by the Han army for Zhao State, and Li Yuan, the county guard of Handan, was of course also sealed by the Han army, and it was almost obvious that he was Xiang Kang's person, if he was made the county guard of Julu, it would be equivalent to handing over Julu County, Zhao Xie's local nest over the years, to the Han court for control, plus Li Yuan had been operating in Handan County for several years, and the county was his people up and down, if he approved Jiao Wen's advice and let Li Yuan control Julu again, wouldn't it be handed over to the Han court the control of the entire Zhao State at the middle and grassroots level?

With such vigilance in his heart, Zhao Xie of course categorically rejected Jiao Wen's advice, and at the same time argued with Xia Shuo, on the grounds that Zhao Hui was more familiar with the situation of Julu, insisted on letting Zhao Hui continue to serve as the county guard of Julu, but fortunately, Xia Shuo did not have the courage to force Zhao Xie to agree to his request, and finally reluctantly agreed to Zhao Xie's decision, allowing Zhao Xie to keep the old nest of Julu that he had operated for many years.

Afterwards, Zhao Xie not only secretly told Zhao Hui to guard Julu County for himself, but also made up his mind early, and decided to use the method of rising and descending to take back the important position of Handan County as soon as possible after restoring the capital of Handan, and weaken the control of the Han court over Zhao - this is also the common feeling of people who protect themselves, not that Zhao Xie had a different heart for Xiang Kang and Han Ting.

After some intensive preparations, in early August, Zhao Xie officially led the Zhao State to restore the capital of Handan, and then don't say it, because the idea of the feudal system in this era is still relatively stubborn, and the influence of the Zhao family in Zhao is still quite small, when Zhao Xie's car arrived in Handan, there were still tens of thousands of Zhao people to welcome Zhao Xie's arrival, so that Zhao Xie was very beautiful, and he lived in the palace of King Zhao rebuilt by the Han Dynasty for him.

During this period, Xiang Kang also fulfilled his promise, sent envoys to congratulate Zhao Xie on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and gave Zhao Xie a large reward, Wu Rui and Zang Di, two princes with different surnames, and several sons of Xiang Kang, who were crowned kings, also sent envoys to congratulate Zhao Xie on his restoration of the capital, and Zhao Xie thanked him with a smile on his face, and set up a banquet to celebrate the restoration of the capital for several days.

Hypocrisy and politeness for more than ten days, after going through all kinds of passing motions, the envoys of various countries have taken the initiative to say goodbye, and Zhao Xie, who was exhausted by cumbersome etiquette, of course did not keep it, but just pretended to keep a few words, and quickly presented a thank you gift to send the envoys of various countries away, during which he treated the envoy sent by Yan Wang Zang Di Yan Guo Doctor Zhang Sheng did the same, without saying a few words, Zhao Xie immediately agreed to Zhang Sheng's request for resignation, and promised to send someone to send the gift to the post house after a while, so that Zhang Sheng could take it back to thank Zang Di.

Zhao Xie was surprised, and after thanking Zhao Xie for Zang Di, Zhang Sheng was not in a hurry to leave the palace of King Zhao, and said to Zhao Xie with a smile: "King Zhao, the foreign minister has a reluctant request, I heard that the palace of King Zhao was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to imitate the tyrannical Qin Emperor Yingzheng to build the Zhao Palace in Xianyang Beihan, which is no different from the old palace of Zhao destroyed in the war. ”

Of course, Zhao Xie would not refuse such a trivial matter, and because he had been bored enough in the palace, he offered to personally lead Zhang Sheng to visit his imperial garden, Zhang Sheng was overjoyed when he heard it, and hurriedly thanked Zhao Xie for his kindness, and then hurriedly followed Zhao Xie out of the palace, and walked and visited the garden of Zhao Palace with a smile.

Zhao Xie also quickly regretted that he should not be alone with Zang Di's envoy Zhang Sheng, and while walking and chatting in the garden, Zhang Sheng suddenly mentioned the matter of the selection of the Julu County Guard, and said to Zhao Xie very casually: "King Zhao, the foreign minister heard that when the king decided to restore the capital of Handan, someone once made a suggestion to the king, persuading the king to let the Handan county guard and the Julu county guard exchange positions, I don't know if this is really the case?" ”

is still the same sentence, after all, after the Zhao royal family, the sensitivity of the political sense of smell is far above ordinary people, Zhang Sheng just mentioned this sensitive issue, Zhao Xie immediately found out that something was wrong, put away his smile and said: "The doctor's news is so well-informed, he can even know about the affairs of the king's court." ”

"Such an important matter, of course, it is difficult for the foreign minister to think about it." Zhang Shengyu made a pun, and said with a smile: "The king did not deny it, it seems that there is really such a thing." The foreign minister dared to ask the king, but the king refused this invitation and insisted that your fellow clansman Zhao Hui continue to serve as the county guard of Julu, aren't you afraid that someone will be unhappy? ”

Zhao Xie stopped, looked at Zhang Sheng and said coldly: "Doctor, is there something in the words?" If the widow lets Zhao Hui continue to serve as the county guard of Julu, who will be unhappy? ”

"Why does the king knowingly ask?" Zhang Sheng smiled and asked, and said: "With your wisdom and wisdom, let Zhao Junzun and Li Junzun exchange positions, who is the main messenger behind the scenes, can the king still guess?" ”

Zhao Xie's face suddenly became even more ugly, and he said in a more cold tone: "Doctor, you are tired, you have to go back to rest, you can also go." ”

"King, please don't worry, please listen to the ministers and say a few more heartfelt words." Zhang Sheng said quietly: "I wonder if the king has considered this problem?" Why would someone ask you to leave Julu and return to Handan for no reason? Why did the person he installed in the court of the Great King attach so much importance to the selection of the Julu County Guard? What is the meaning of what he does in doing this? ”

was reminded by Zhang Sheng, Zhao Xie, who was already suspicious in this matter, changed his face, and immediately heard Zhang Sheng's voice, Zhang Sheng observed his words, and saw that Zhao Xie had woken up, so he said again: "Fortunately, the king Shengming, insisted on letting Zhao Junzun continue to stay in the town of Julu, but the king, the ministers are also worried about you, although you are doing this correctly and carefully, but some people will definitely not be happy, and the next step is only afraid that it will not be so tactful and gentle." ”

Zhao Xie was silent, and only said after a while: "What do you want to say?" ”

"Divide is a lose, and a combination is a win." Zhang Sheng pierced the window paper and said, "If the king is willing, he can send reliable people to the north at any time, and we can also guarantee that as long as the king needs it, we will do our best to help." ”

"Aren't you afraid that the widow will take you down?" Zhao Xie asked with a sneer.

"If the foreign minister was afraid, he would not say such a thing to the king." Zhang Sheng's smile became even colder, and he said: "On the contrary, the king, you are not afraid that after the foreign ministers are captured, you will be completely isolated and helpless, and you will completely become a fish on the anvil and let others slaughter?" ”

Zhao Xie stared at Zhang Sheng, seeing Zhang Sheng's calm expression and calm eyes, it was obvious that he had made up his mind to die, and weighed the pros and cons for a long time, Zhao Xie chose to turn around, and casually ordered the guards to send Zhang Sheng out of the palace, Zhang Sheng did not force Zhao Xie to make a decision immediately, but said to Zhao Xie's back: "King, there is not much time left for you, if you don't make a decision early, when others close the net, you just want to struggle and it's too late." ”

Zhao Xie ignored Zhang Sheng, but he inevitably kept Zhang Sheng's words in his mind, and couldn't help but say in his heart: "The emperor deliberately let the widow return to Handan, and wanted his people to serve as the county guard of Julu, completely separating the widow from Zang Di, does he really want to do something to the widow?" ”

In fact, Zhao Xie has long had similar worries, first of all, his throne was not canonized by Xiang Kang, during the Chu and Han Wars, Zhao was capricious, and more than once betrayed the Han army and stabbed Xiang Kang in the back, although Zhang Er was in charge at that time, Zhao Xie, who had no real power, was not the main responsible person, but if Xiang Kang was really investigated, Zhao Xie still could not escape the responsibility.

The second is that Zhao Xie almost did not make any contributions to the Han army during the Chu-Han War, the Zhao army was led by Zhao Xiangxia to help the Han army fight, Zhao Xie's only contribution was only to support Xia Shuo under the banner of King Zhao, the reason why Xiang Kang pinched his nose and continued to recognize Zhao Xie as the king of Zhao was only to use Zhao Xie's influence in Zhao Di to digest the victory of Zhao Di as soon as possible.

The third is Xiang Kang's actions in sealing the king, after putting so many six royal families, he did not seal it, and gave all the thrones that could be sealed to his sons who were born in a hurry, and the sinister intention of turning Huaxia Kyushu into a family is simply obvious, in this case, Zhao Xie, who has no relatives with Xiang Kang, of course, has to worry about Xiang Kang thinking about his throne, and must also be afraid that Xiang Kang will get rid of himself and let his other sons take his place.

Although Zhang Sheng's side knock did not make Zhao Xie make up his mind, but under the fear, Zhao Xie was inevitably worried, and subconsciously stepped up his attention to the various actions of Han Ting, and quietly sent people to sneak to Guanzhong to listen to Xiang Kang and Han Ting's various movements.

During this period, Zang Di found an excuse to send cronies to contact Zhao Xie, but Zhao Xie was betrayed by Zang Di because he did not have the courage to rebel, and second, he was afraid of repeating Yingbu's mistakes, and he deliberately did not even see Zang Di's messenger, and he was extremely cautious. However, people do not hurt the tiger, the tiger is harmful to people's hearts, and in the late autumn of October, a news that made Zhao Xie's heart tremble suddenly reached Handan City......

This seems to be a piece of news that has nothing to do with Zhao, Xiang Kang issued an edict, saying that in order to prevent the Xiongnu, who like to fight in winter, from entering the Central Plains in winter, it was decided to send Gongsun Tong, a general of the Han army, to lead an army north to strengthen the defense of Daijun. Although Xiang Kang's decision seemed ordinary and reasonable, what made Zhao Xie's soul fly away was that Xiang Kang actually asked Gongsun Tong to lead his army from Jingcheng to the east, and to go north to Dai County through Zhao Hengshan County, which was actually controlled by the Han Dynasty!

"Is the emperor really going to attack the widow? After his army entered Hengshan County, as long as he suddenly entered Wuyuan in the east, he could immediately cut off the road connection between the widow and the Yan country! ”

After giving birth to this suspicion, Zhao Xie stayed up all night for several days, and then after a painful ideological struggle, Zhao Xie made up his mind and suddenly made an important personnel adjustment at the routine court meeting - on the grounds of rewarding the courtier Li Yuanzhi County's ability, Li Yuan, the commander of Handan County appointed when the Han army recovered Handan, was promoted to the false appearance of Zhao State, and let his fellow clansman Zhao Han replace Li Yuan as the commander of Handan County, and take over the civil affairs of Handan County and the control of the county soldiers!

made Zhao Xie tremble, after he announced this decision, the officials of Zhao State who attended the meeting were silent, so quiet that they could even hear a needle falling on the ground, and Uncle Zhou said for Xiang Kangfeng's Zhao Xiangxia with a complicated expression, watching Zhao Xie stop talking several times. On the contrary, after a long time, Li Yuan, who was deprived of power by Zhao Xiemingsheng's secret descendation, took the initiative to speak, and saluted Zhao Xie and thanked him: "Weichen thanked the king for his promotion." ”

"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, this is what you deserve, excuse me."

Zhao Xie replied with a smile, but he didn't know that his smile was actually more ugly than crying, and he lowered his head slightly, and said in his heart: "Don't blame me, the widow is also forced to do this, if the widow doesn't hurry up to get the county soldiers of Handan County back, once the emperor really attacks the widow, the widow can really only be a lamb to be slaughtered." ”