Not to mention how the monarchs and ministers of Zhao State talked about beating the people of Qin with great interest, but said that this meeting alliance itself.

This alliance actually had two meanings, one was to demonstrate Zhao's hegemony over the Central Plains, and the other was to mediate the Wei war against Chu (Korea and Chu had completely ceased war).

Of these two objectives, the first one has undoubtedly been achieved very successfully.

Zhao Dan was in the position of the leader of the alliance and summoned the princes of the Central Plains to come, which undoubtedly once again confirmed the hegemony of Zhao in the eyes of the people of the world.

The second goal was not so smooth, Wei Wangyu firmly rejected Zhao Dan's request, and left immediately after refusing, showing a resolute attitude that would not be compromised.

Overall, it was a successful alliance, but it was not a complete one.

This result made the returning Chu monarchs and ministers sad and happy in their hearts.

After leaving Qufu, Chu Wangyuan's car went south, and soon left the border of Zhao and entered the territory of Wei.

It is said that it is within the territory of Wei, but in fact, a few years ago, the endless Huaibei Plain in front of Chu Wang Yuan was still the territory under his throne, but at this moment it has been occupied by Wei.

Looking back at the Wei army that was called an escort and actually a surveillance force a few miles behind him, Chu Wangyuan was in a very complicated mood, and he was mostly hateful.

"King Wei, I will take revenge for this revenge!"

Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, who was riding a horse and accompanying Chu Wang Yuan's chariot, heard these words, and hurriedly said to Chu Wang Yuan: "Don't worry, the king, now that the King of Wei has openly lost the face of King Zhao, as long as the day when the Zhao army invades Taoyi, it will be the time when the King of Wei returns to Huaibei!" ”

Chu Wangyuan's face improved slightly after hearing Huang Xie's words, but after a while, he sighed: "It is indeed inevitable for King Zhao to attack Wei, but after the success of this attack on Wei, whether Huaibei Land can be classified as a widow, who knows?" ”

Chu Wangyuan's pessimism is inevitable, you must know that the current Huaibei land is basically occupied by Zhao and Wei, once Wei is defeated by Zhao, then Zhao will not take the opportunity to swallow the western part of Huaibei occupied by Wei?

If that's the case, it's just that the wolf is beaten away and the tiger comes, and it's really hard to say whether this thing is a loss or a profit.

The prince of Chu, who was in the same car as Chu Wang Yuan, finally couldn't help but speak: "Father, then King Zhao has already promised his ministers to mediate, presumably he won't risk being scolded by the world to steal the territory of Great Chu, right?" ”

Chu Wangyuan frowned, and turned his head to look at the crown prince.

For this prince, Chu Wangyuan was both relieved and dissatisfied.

It is gratifying that the crown prince is young and has not yet reached the crown, and he was able to stand up when the country is in danger. And the reason for the dissatisfaction is that the prince has done this really badly.

Although the thing was done, people couldn't stay any longer, so the prince followed Huang Xie all the way from Handan to Qufu, and now he followed his father back to China from Qufu.

Now that he said such innocent words, it really made King Chu a little speechless.

But now in front of Huang Xie, a courtier, the king of Chu didn't want to openly reprimand the prince, but just glared at this unsuccessful son, which made the prince frightened.

On the way home, although you are the monarch and the crown prince, the father and son are all the same in fear, and the future is unknown.

On the other hand, the atmosphere of the South Korean mission is obviously much better.

South Korea's Xiangbang Feng Ting and the general Jin Huang both traveled with Han Wangran.

When camping that night, Han Wangran called the two ministers in front of him.

Han Wangran smiled at the two ministers in front of him: "The two Qing families, King Zhao has already sent an invitation to the widow, hoping that the widow can join Zhao to crusade against the Wei State, I don't know what the two Qing families think about this matter?" ”

After hearing Han Wangran's words, neither Feng Ting nor Jin Di seemed to be too surprised.

After all, everyone knows that since Wei Wangyu does not give face to King Zhao, the outbreak of war is inevitable, and South Korea, as another country in the Three Jin Alliance, will definitely not stay out of this matter.

Therefore, Jin Huang coughed and said: "King, the troops have already been assembled, as long as the king gives an order, then he will be able to set off to attack Wei immediately." ”

Feng Ting also replied: "Now that the spring ploughing has ended, all the people Ding Zhuang can be transferred at any time, as long as the king gives an order, then you can start to ship all kinds of materials." ”

Han Wangran's reply made Han Wangran very satisfied, nodded at the two ministers in front of him with a smile, and said: "Very good, the two Qing family are really worthy of being the humerus ministers of the widow, and they can handle these things so well. ”

Han Wangran said it to this point, Feng Ting and Jin Huang naturally didn't dare to say it, and by the way, they thanked the king for his grace, and there was a wave of sycophants, and Han Wangran praised the whole person with a smile.

There is a saying that thousands of people don't wear sycophants, and the more scheming people like Han Wangran like him, the more they like others to pat his ass - of course, the kind that should be shot well.

Han Wangran smiled very comfortably for a while, suddenly restrained all his smiles, and spoke very seriously: "Today, the widow summoned the two Qing families, in fact, there is a very secret thing to tell the two Qing families. ”

Feng Ting and Jin Di glanced at each other in some surprise, and Feng Ting said, "I don't know what the king said, what is the matter?" ”

Han Wangran let out a sigh of relief, and then said in a deep voice to the two henchmen in front of him: "The widow is ready to unite the Qin State and the Wei State and attack the Zhao State together. ”

As soon as Han Wangran said this, the faces of the two ministers present suddenly changed greatly, and they were obviously shocked.

Even with Feng Tinghe's clear speculation about Han Wen's thoughts, he never expected that his own monarch would tell them such a thing at this time.

After a long while, Feng Ting came back to his senses, and immediately spoke: "King, now that Zhao is really in full swing, and King Zhao is also an ally of the king, if the king is attacked by the alliance, wouldn't it make the world look down on him?" ”

Feng Ting obviously did not approve of the use of force against Zhao State.

Jin Di, who was on the other side, also fell into contemplation, and after a long while, he said: "If the king is attacking the Wei State, then the minister naturally has no other opinions, but now he is going to attack the Zhao State...... Zhao Guo had a strong army, and there were famous generals such as Lian Po Pang Xuan and Li Mu, so the minister felt that this decision was a bit too risky. ”

Han Wangran obviously didn't expect that his two henchmen would also maintain an opposing attitude on this matter, which obviously annoyed him, and his tone involuntarily became much heavier when he spoke.

"Why, as the monarch of Korea, the widow can't even decide such a thing?"

When Han Wangran said this, he was very angry.

Feng Ting, Jin Di immediately sweated when he heard this, and hurriedly said to Han Wangran: "Great King, the ministers don't mean that, the ministers just feel that they can do it with Zhao Guo now, but the time has not come." ”

"The time has not yet come?" Han Wangran waved his sleeves very impatiently, and said to Feng Ting in front of him: "Then Huayang Junru is telling the widow, when will the time come?" ”

Feng Ting looked obviously prepared, and said: "Great King, in the last war, Great Han has obtained hundreds of thousands of fertile fields from the State of Chu, as long as you manage this land well, then it will be less than three years or more than five years, and the king's Korea will definitely become extremely strong." At that time, South Korea will be able to have the qualifications to compete with Zhao Guo. ”

"Three years, five years?" As soon as Han Wangran heard Feng Ting's words, the dissatisfaction on his face was simply impossible to hide, and he directly opened his mouth and shouted at Feng Ting: "Huayangjun, you can't help but think about things too simply!" That's right, it is true that with these three or five years, the widowed South Korea may indeed be able to become strong, and it is indeed possible to be strong enough to threaten the Zhao State. But did Huayang Junru ever think that South Korea would grow, and Zhao Guo would also grow! ”

As soon as these words came out, Feng Ting's body shook slightly, and he was immediately speechless.

Han Wangran glared at Wang Ting and continued: "Since the Battle of Changping, the Zhao State has won one after another, and it has won victories in all directions, whether it is in the southeast, northwest, or north, and has expanded its territory in all directions. Looking at the size of the world, no country can stop the expansion of Zhao. ”

"That's right, the widow is indeed an ally of the Zhao State, and the King of Zhao is still the widow's brother-in-law, but so what? Everyone knows that the expansion of the Zhao State is endless, and one day, the Zhao State will definitely hit the widow's head! ”

Speaking of this, Han Wangran slapped the table with a hideous face, and said in a deep voice: "Instead of letting the army of Zhao come to the door, it is better for the widow to join forces with Qin and Wei first, and give Zhao Guo a ruthless blow!" ”

Han Wangran's words came out, and the two ministers present finally understood the worries of their own monarch.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Guo's growth is too fast and too terrifying.

Throughout the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period for hundreds of years, no country has ever been able to expand rapidly at a balloon-like speed like Zhao State in just five years, doubling its territory and population, and becoming a giant that the whole world looks up to.

If such a country is given another three or five years, then it really does not know how far it will develop.

As Zhao Guo's neighbor, although South Korea has always followed Zhao Guo's footsteps because of its own interests, how can Han Wangran not be jealous of Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo in his heart?

As the saying goes, it is not permissible for others to sleep soundly next to the couch.

Regarding this alliance and the so-called mediation, Han Wangran, as an outsider, watched coldly, and naturally saw it clearly.

He knew that this so-called mediation was not because Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo were really moved by that stupid prince of Chu, but because Zhao Guo was unwilling to continue to see Wei develop and become a Wei State that could pose a threat to Zhao.

If Korea is also strong enough in the future that it may pose a threat to Zhao, then Korea at that time will definitely become the target of Zhao's attack like Wei.

Rather than dealing with the powerful Zhao State and its allies independently, it is better to take advantage of the fact that South Korea has many allies at this moment, which can be regarded as a good opportunity.

Han Wangran knew very well in his heart that the current Zhao Guo must know nothing about himself and South Korea's backlash.

In this way, it is in line with the key to surprise in the art of war, and it is very likely to give Zhao Guo a very heavy blow because of this.

No matter how cautious Han Wangran is, this time he is in his heart.

Fight hard, as long as you can beat Zhao Guo down, then South Korea really has a chance to come out!

How many people can refuse such a temptation in front of them?

Han Wangran took a deep breath, looked at the two ministers in front of him, and said in a very firm tone. "Of course, the two Qing families, the widow also knows that it is not a good idea to start a war with Zhao State at this moment. But you should also know that if you miss this opportunity, then you want to have such an opportunity next time, but you don't know what year and month it will be. Therefore, the Guan Widow has already made up his mind this time, no matter what, it is time for the expansion momentum of the Zhao Kingdom to stop! ”

"When you get back, you and the others will begin to prepare for battle. Remember, before the real war, don't let anyone know that the target of the widow is actually Zhao Guo, otherwise the widow will ask you two! ”

Feng Ting and Jin Di glanced at each other, knowing that they couldn't stop their king's decision, so they had to bow their heads at the same time, bow down and say, "No!" ”