"Gongsun Yan." When Zhao Hua heard Gongsun Yan's visit, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Visiting late at night, I must be in a hurry." ”

"Please, please come in."

After Zhao Slip finished speaking, he thought about it and continued: "No, I'll go and greet it myself. ”

Gongsun Yan saw Zhao Yan greet him in person, his eyes and Zhao Hua glanced at each other, and he suddenly realized in his heart, and said with a smile: "Gongsun Yan took the liberty to visit late at night, which is really disturbing. ”

"Where, the rhino head is a national warrior in the world, and it is my honor to visit late at night and shine in the lower cold house." Zhao Slip bowed and said, "Mr. came late at night, I don't know how to teach me." ”

"I don't dare to give advice, but I heard that the Chu State listened to the persuasion of the clever Zhang Yi to break off relations with the Qi State and make friends with the treacherous and immoral Qin State.

Gongsun Yan faced Zhao Slip and did not hide his hatred for the Qin State.

"The rhino head is here, please, Zhao is slippery and dull, please tell me a little bit more." Zhao Slip smiled and led the way for Gongsun Yan while asking in detail.

"If you are a strong country today, the state of Chu is the leader, followed by Qi Qin. However, the land of Western Qin, Hangu Wuguan in the east, and Hanzhong in the south, are all easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, it was difficult for the countries to attack the Qin state, and it was extremely easy for the Qin state to attack the countries. If the Qin State closed itself off, then only 20,000 elite soldiers were needed, and other countries would not be able to enter it, so the Qin State was called Western Qin. ”

"There is Mount Tai in the south, Lang Evil Mountain in the east, Qinghe in the west, Bohai Sea in the north, and it is also the country of Jincheng Tangchi with fortresses on all sides. The State of Qi only needs 200,000 elite soldiers to defend Mount Tai of the Qinghe, and it is difficult for other countries to enter it, so the land of Qi is called Eastern Qin. ”

"The state of Chu is different, it is adjacent to Bashu in the west and the sea in the east, with a wide area and the head of all countries. It is connected to Qiang Qin in the west, Qi in the east, Wei and Han in the north, and Yue in the south. ”

"Now that Han is weak and Wei is declining, the Qi State is too busy to take care of itself, and after the countries besiege the Qi State, the Qi State will inevitably be weakened. Only the Qin State supported Bashu according to Guanzhong, and it had become a victory against the Chu State. Therefore, the troubles of the Chu State are not in other places, but in the Qin State. ”

"So the next one who can dominate the world is either the Qin State or the Chu State."

"Now that the Qin State has formed an alliance with the four countries of Zhao, Wei, Han and Yan, after the State of Chu and the State of Qi broke off diplomatic relations, they have been isolated by the countries. Although the state of Chu is strong, can it confront the state of Qin, which has the help of the other four countries? ”

Zhao Hua deeply believes in Gongsun Yan's words, the biggest problem of Chu now is that there is no ally, which is very dangerous, once something happens, Chu will inevitably have no help from other countries, and will only fall into the point of fighting alone.

"For this matter, I, the Chu State, am also deeply worried, and dare to ask the rhino head, and the plan will be released."

Gongsun Yan heard Zhao Hua's inquiry, and knew that the two had already negotiated, and said: "When the soldiers of the Qin State sent a letter to Guguan, they would inevitably have to face Wei and Han. If Qin wants to attack Chu, it must also cross Wei and Han, as long as Chu is allied with one of the two countries of Wei and Han, then Chu can rest easy before Chu's allies do not fall to Qin. ”

Zhao Slip nodded: "That's right, but Wei and Han are now allies of the Qin State, how can they form an alliance with the Chu State at the critical moment when the countries are united to resist Qin?" ”

Gongsun Yan said: "Otherwise, the Wei State now intends to make friends with the Chu State, and I am going to send an envoy to the Chu State on the order of the King of Wei to once again form the friendship between the former King Hui and the Chu State." It's a pity that I don't know much about the Chu State, and I need someone to introduce me. ”

Seeing that Gongsun Yan had already made a request, Zhao Hua was no longer pretending to be confused, and immediately agreed: "At this time, it is simple, I can immediately leave a letter to Ling Yin Zhaoyang of the Chu State and introduce the rhino head to Ling Yin." ”

"Thank you very much."

"Today I have a very good conversation with the prime minister, why not talk by candle and night, let me introduce the customs of Chu State, and when the gate of Daliang is opened tomorrow, I will go out of the city together, I don't know what the rhino head thinks."

Gongsun Yan saluted when he heard the words: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your orders, please." ”

"Rhino head, please."

Zhao Guo Handan.

King Wuling of Zhao received the news of the severance of relations between Chu and Qi, and immediately summoned his ministers to discuss (at this time, King Wuling of Zhao had already retired from the throne and called himself king, and for convenience, he would be called king in the future).

"Gentlemen, news has just come from the State of Chu that the State of Chu and the State of Qi have finally broken off their friendship." King Zhao Wuling said with a smile.

The severance of diplomatic relations between the state of Chu and the state of Qi was a major diplomatic victory for the countries of Hezhong, and it was one step closer to the goal of the Zhao state to support the king of Yan. Once Gongzi is sent back to Yan by Zhao Guo, what will Gongzi use to repay Zhao Guo?

King Zhao Wuling still had some expectations in his heart.

"Great King, now the most important ally of Qi State, Chu State, has broken off diplomatic relations with Qi State, and Qi State only has a weak ally left, Song State, there is really no need to worry, our Zhao State can take the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with Qi State, send Gongzi back to Yan State, and help him ascend to the throne of King Yan." Childe Cheng suggested.

Gongzicheng is the uncle of King Wuling of Zhao, and he is very influential in the Zhao Kingdom, whether it is above the court or in the army.

Xiangguo Feiyi was afraid that King Zhao would be young and vigorous, and he would be influenced by Gongzicheng, so he immediately spoke: "Great King, although the State of Chu and the State of Qi have broken off diplomatic relations, the strength of the State of Qi itself has not been damaged in the slightest, and the State of Qi still has heavy troops in the State of Yan, and with the strength of my State of Zhao, even if I can defeat the Qi army of the State of Yan, I am afraid that it will suffer heavy losses." ”

"For the sake of the Yan State, fighting the powerful Qi State alone, this is not in the interests of our Zhao State, I hope the king will investigate it carefully."

Feiyi was a trusted minister left by the Marquis of Zhao Su to King Wuling of Zhao, and when the Marquis of Zhao Su, he had already begun to be in charge of the internal and foreign affairs of the Zhao State.

When Zhao Suhou died, King Wuling of Zhao was only fifteen years old, with the Five Kingdoms Tu Zhao outside, and the powerful uncle Gongzi Cheng inside.

Otherwise, with the characteristics of the many clan wars in the Zhao Kingdom, King Zhao Wuling would most likely be replaced by other clans.

This kind of thing has happened several times in Zhao State, and in the past, Zhao Jinghou was replaced by his uncle Zhao Wugong because of his young age after the death of his father Zhao Liehou.

And this civil strife in Zhao directly led to the bankruptcy of the Sanjin Alliance, and the situation of Zhao, Wei, Han and Sanjin hanging the world collapsed, and it was also the beginning of the weakening of Wei's hegemony.

In fact, the internal disputes within the Zhao clan are far from being Zhao Wugong's accession to the throne, and internal strife has always been a stubborn disease of the Zhao State.

In the early Warring States period, the Zhao clan divided the Zhi clan among the three families, because the Zhao state was the main force that destroyed the Zhi clan, and obtained the most spoils. Subsequently, the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han were divided into Jin, and the Zhao family once again received the most benefits because the head of the family, Zhao Xiangzi, was the Zhengqing of the Jin State.

It can be said that when the three families were divided, the strength of Zhao State far exceeded that of Wei State and South Korea, but the final result was that Wei State, which learned from Zhao's reform of the law, became the first overlord of the Warring States Period, while Zhao State could only be reduced to a foil, and the reason for this was also internal strife.