October 14, 260 B.C., night, one hour and one hour.

With the sound of horses' hooves and wheels rolling, Wei Wuji's carriage returned to the Xinling Monarch's Mansion.

To Wei Wuji's surprise, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhao Sheng hurrying in with a few entourage.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing surprising about Zhao Sheng's appearance.

Almost as soon as he saw Wei Wuji, Zhao Sheng spoke impatiently.

"Wuji's visit to the palace this time can persuade King Wei to change his mind?"

It's not that Zhao Sheng is unwilling to persuade Wei Wangyu, but Zhao Sheng has long known that it is useless to say it.

In general, such an alliance between the two countries will be stronger if it is supported by a relationship of interests.

For example, Zhao and Chu have common interests in weakening Qin, which is why Chu will send troops so decisively.

If there is no such common interest, no matter how you Yu Xin and Mao Sui talk about the lotus, Chu Wangyuan will just laugh it off and ignore it.

And an alliance like the one between Zhao and Qi is because of the lack of common interests, so even if Zhao Dan adopts Tian Dan's strategy and bribes Hou Sheng and Qi Wangjian with He's bi, it can only make Qi agree to borrow grain, which is not enough to make Qi send troops.

From this point of view, the so-called Zhao-Chu Qi alliance is actually nothing more than a joint attack by Zhao and Chu, and the Qi State is more out of a limited and neutral position.

That's why Wei is so important.

Wei is even Qin, then it is Qin Wei Yan to Zhao Chu.

Wei Guohe Zhao, that is Zhao Chu Wei to Qin Yan.

This coming and going is likely to change the entire pattern of the war, so Wei actually played an extremely important role in this war.

But what is interesting is that the leaders of Wei today, including Wei Wangyu and Wei Wuji, have not actually noticed this.

There are only two people who have discovered this, one in Xianyang and one in Handan.

It is Fan Sui in Xianyang, and Zhao Dan in Handan.

Therefore, Fan Sui took great pains to persuade Qin Wangji to agree to cede Taojun, a place of great strategic importance to Qin, to Wei.

That's why Zhao Dan sent Zhao Sheng, the prime minister of Zhao State, who was supposed to stay in Handan to assist in presiding over military affairs, to Daliang City at such an urgent moment to do the lobbyist work of dog skin plaster.

Wei is likely to become the most critical bargaining chip in this war!

As the prime minister of Zhao State, Zhao Sheng is very clear about this.

Otherwise, with Zhao Sheng's dignity as the second most powerful country in the world, how could he be so faceless and skinless, sticking to Wei Wuji's body like a dog skin plaster?

Perhaps Zhao Sheng's personal ability is indeed insufficient, but as the royal family of Zhao State, Zhao Sheng's personal interests are closely linked to Zhao State, and both glory and loss are lost.

So for Zhao Sheng now, what is face, can you eat it? As long as he can help Zhao Guo, Zhao Sheng can do anything!

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Sheng didn't sleep at all after knowing that Wei Wuji had entered the palace to meet him, and he didn't even change his clothes, and he sent someone to keep an eye on the gate of Xinling Jun's Mansion, and reported it immediately once there was news.

This is the reason why Wei Wuji had just returned to the mansion, and Zhao Sheng had already appeared in front of Wei Wuji.

Wei Wuji glanced at Zhao Sheng, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Pingyuanjun... Let's go inside. ”

A moment later, in Wei Wuji's study.

"What?" Zhao Shenghuo suddenly stood up, his face full of shock, disappointment and disbelief: "The King of Wei has made up his mind to send troops to attack Zhao?" ”

Wei Wuji nodded helplessly, with an apologetic look on his face: "Pingyuan-kun, although I have tried my best to persuade you, the king is not willing to accept it, and-"

Wei Wuji sighed and said, "And I will also leave tomorrow to return to the fiefdom." ”

Zhao Sheng was stunned.

Zhao Sheng is also a feudal monarch, so of course Zhao Sheng understands what it means to return to the fiefdom.

If you are seventy or eighty, you may die at any time, then it is normal to return to the fiefdom to live in old age.

But Wei Wuji in front of him is in his prime, at least it has nothing to do with the word old, why did he suddenly want to return to the fiefdom?

Then there is only one other possibility.

Wei Wangyu was already determined to completely kick Wei Wuji out of Wei politics.

Not only that, but the consequences of returning to the fiefdom may even endanger Wei Wuji's own life.

Tian Wen, the former minister of Qi and Wei, was forced to return to his fief after failing to fight for power with Wei Wuji, and died of depression, and then Tian Wen's fief was razed by the Qi and Wei coalition forces.

Marquis Wei Ran, who had been in charge of the Qin State for decades, died inexplicably not long after being expelled from his fiefdom by Qin Wangji.

In general, being ordered back to the fiefdom by the monarch is a very, very dangerous signal.

Zhao Sheng could even imagine that once the news of Xinlingjun's expulsion spread tomorrow, then the Wei State would definitely set off an uproar.

A brutal purge is bound to kick off with Wei Wuji's downfall, and it will be a catastrophe for Wei Wuji himself and the ministers who are on Wei Wuji's side!

What's more, Wei Wuji's faction is a veritable pro-Zhao faction.

Once the pro-Zhao faction is purged, it will inevitably be followed by the pro-Qin faction gaining power, not to mention this Changping battle, and even within the next five or even ten years of the foreseeable future, I am afraid that Wei will become the enemy of Zhao.

Zhao Sheng was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Wuji, it is Sheng and Zhao Guo who are involved in you." ”

Zhao Sheng understood very well what Wei Wuji's loss of power was, and it was precisely because Wei Wuji stood on the side of Zhao State that Wei Wangyu made up his mind to abandon it.

Wei Wuji smiled and shook his head slightly: "Pingyuan Jun is too much, the king doesn't like me, I have already foreseen today's events." ”

Yes, Wei Wuji is not a fool, he has long known that Wei Wangyu, the royal brother, does not like him, and he has long known that if he continues to be stubborn, he will anger Wei Wangyu sooner or later.

But there are some things, even if he knows that it will anger Wei Wangyu, Wei Wuji must do it.

Because this is Wei Wuji's principle.

On matters of principle, we will never back down, even in the face of Wei Wangyu.

Zhao Sheng glanced at Wei Wuji, and couldn't help but speak: "Wuji, Wei Wangyu treats you like this, is it..."

Zhao Sheng wanted to speak and stopped, but Wei Wuji understood what Zhao Sheng meant in the words that he didn't say.

That's right, Wei Wangyu is certainly the king of Wei, but in the hands of Wei Wuji, it is not that he has no power to fight back.

Not to mention anything else, just the three thousand guests in Wei Wuji's mansion, as long as they are slightly organized, they are an army of three thousand people.

Of course, these disciples could not be compared with the real regular army of Wei.

But don't forget, at this moment, the real elite army of Wei is far away in Yecheng, not in Daliang City.

Therefore, as long as these 3,000 guests are properly organized, they will not be of great use.

Not to mention, the secret intelligence network that Wei Wuji has managed over the years with the help of his henchmen covers almost the entire Central Plains, and even things like King Zhao's safari can be known for the first time.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Wei Wuji wants to launch a coup d'état, then with the power in Wei Wuji's hands, it is really-

There's a lot to be done!

So now there is only one question left, that is, whether Wei Wuji will do this, whether he wants to do it, and whether he dares to do it?

Zhao Sheng stared at Wei Wuji with blazing eyes, waiting for Wei Wuji's answer.