Chapter Eighty-Eight: The News Brought by Lü Buwei
On the way back to the palace, Zhao Dan's mood was not very good.
Now the situation of Zhao State is critical, but at this time, he has lost such an important minister as Lin Xiangru, I have to say that this is indeed a big blow to Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo.
However, Zhao Dan thought about it carefully, Lin Xiangru in history seems to have died when the Qin army was besieging Handan City, so it was actually about this time.
After all, the Zhao army was not defeated in Changping now, so of course it was impossible for the Qin army to besiege Handan City as it did in history.
To put it bluntly, with Zhao Dan's crossing, there are indeed many things that have changed, but there are also many things that have not changed.
Zhao Dan sat in the carriage and thought about it, and his eyes gradually revealed a trace of understanding, as if he was beginning to understand something gradually.
If you choose to intervene in these historical events, the result is that it can be changed, and whether it can be changed depends only on the intensity of the intervention.
For example, the current Battle of Changping, when Zhao Dan who crossed over made one move after another, the Battle of Changping is now completely different from history.
But people and things are different, because a person's character is slowly formed from childhood to adulthood for so many years, and unless a person's character has undergone drastic changes, it is impossible to have a major change all at once.
In other words, when a person is faced with a situation that is different from the historical but quite similar, it is actually very likely that he will make the same actions and choices as in history.
Thinking about it, Zhao Dan's eyes began to slowly become brighter.
He found that he seemed to have really grasped some details, some very important details.
After returning to Longtai, Zhao Dan returned to the table as soon as possible, found a piece of silk paper and wrote it, and quickly wrote a letter.
Then Zhao Dan recruited Miao Xian, and was about to tell Mixian to send someone to deliver the letter, but was first told a message by Mixian.
I saw Mixian say to Zhao Dan: "King, Lu Buwei has something important to see. ”
"Lü Buwei?" Zhao Danleng paused, but still nodded and said, "Call him in." ”
A moment later, the dusty Lü Buwei appeared in Zhao Dan's sight and saluted respectfully towards Zhao Dan: "Minister, Lü Buwei has seen the king. ”
Zhao Dan, who had already cleaned up his mood, glanced at Lu Buwei, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Lu Qing, sit down." I heard that you have recently moved your family to Handan, but is this the case? ”
Lu Buwei also showed a smile and said: "Back to the king, my father has lived in Yangzhai for a long time, and I feel that my legs and feet are sore, and I think that Yangzhai is too damp, so I specially invite my father to live in Handan with his minister's family, which may solve my father's stubborn illness." ”
Zhao Dan smiled, but he knew very well what Lu Buwei was doing this for.
All along, Zhao Dan and Lü Buwei's plan to disintegrate the Qin State was carried out in secret.
In order to conceal the eyes and ears of the Qin people, Lü Buwei's identity as a guest secretary of Zhao State except for Zhao Dan, Zhao Sheng, Zhao Bao, Mixian and other four core figures of Zhao State, including Lin Xiangru and Yu Xin, was not known at all, and Lü Buwei had to secretly meet through the line of Mixian every time he entered the palace.
After all, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State are not stupid, if they know that Lü Buwei has a relationship with the Zhao royal family, then how can they rest assured that Lü Buwei will assist Zhao Yiren, who has now been established as the grandson of the Qin king?
So what Lü Buwei said about daddy's sore legs and feet is of course a pretext, and the real intention is actually to bring Lü Buwei's daughter and son from Yangzhai to Handan without attracting the attention of others.
The reason why he specially brought his daughter and son was, of course, to let Zhao Dan fulfill his previous promise.
Isn't trading transactions just about handing over money with one hand and delivering with the other?
Zhao Dan smiled slightly and said, "In this case, the widow will let Mi Xian arrange it later, and let Lu Qing's children enter the palace." After entering the palace, Lu Qing's son was always accompanied by Gongzi, and Lu Qing's daughter entered Fengtai first and learned etiquette by the queen's side, I don't know what Lu Qing thought? ”
Lu Buwei hurriedly stood up, looked excited, and bowed to the ground: "Thank you for the king's grace." ”
A pair of monarchs and ministers glanced at each other, and then invariably showed a heartfelt smile.
It was only at this time that the mutual trust between the two could be regarded as a foundation, and they were political allies in the true sense of the word.
So Zhao Dan didn't talk nonsense, and said: "The widow listened to Mi Xianyan and Lu Qing have something important to see, I don't know what the matter is?" ”
Lü Buwei replied: "Back to the king, An Guojun secretly sent a messenger a few days ago to inform Zhao Yiren of his succession as the son of Mrs. Huayang, and ordered the minister to be his fu to teach Zhao Yiren all kinds of etiquette. ”
Zhao Dan was not surprised to hear these news, after all, this is all something that happened in history, but if it is just these news, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.
So Zhao Dan nodded and didn't speak, but continued to wait for Lu Buwei to continue.
Sure enough, Lü Buwei continued: "The envoy also brought a secret letter from Mrs. Huayang, which said that Handan may be in danger in the near future, so Mrs. Huayang ordered her ministers to prepare first, and if the situation changes, she will leave Handan with a stranger and return to Qin as soon as possible." ”
After Lu Buwei finished saying this, he took out a secret letter from his arms and respectfully presented it to Zhao Dan.
Zhao Dan took the secret letter and looked at it, and found that what the letter said was the same as what Lu Buwei said, and the handwriting of the letter was very beautiful.
Zhao Dan's brows immediately furrowed.
"Handan may be in danger recently?" The sentence on the letter, which seemed somewhat affirmative, immediately attracted Zhao Dan's attention.
You must know that now the army of Qin is being dragged in Changping by the main force of Zhao, and the army of Yan is located in the northeast of Zhao, and there are still hundreds of miles away from Handan in the southeast of Zhao and a bunch of cities, and it is impossible for the troops of these two countries to threaten Handan.
In the current situation, if there is anyone else who can pose a threat to Handan, then this country is obviously only - Wei State.
Don't forget, the general of Wei, Jin Contempt, is still stationed in Yecheng on the other side of Handan with an army of 100,000.
Although he heard the report of the spies of Zhao State that the general did nothing and fished every day, Zhao Dan had no doubt that as long as Wei Wangyu gave an order, the 100,000 troops of Wei would definitely rush out and go straight to Handan in minutes.
It is precisely because the 100,000 troops of the Wei State are so important to the entire war situation that Zhao Dan did not hesitate to let his own Xiangbang Zhao Sheng go to Daliang City in person at this time, in order to win over the Wei State, at least to keep the Wei State neutral.
In view of the identity of Huayang's wife, the crown princess of Qin State, Zhao Dan felt that there was an eighty percent chance that what was said in the letter was true.
If what this letter says is indeed true, then I think that the envoy of Qin has made great progress in persuading Wei, and it is even likely that it is close to success!
Thinking of the secret letter sent back by Zhao Sheng two days ago, which said that it was difficult to make progress, Zhao Dan's face gradually became gloomy.
This is definitely not good news.
As an immortal talent who has left a name in history, Lu Buwei sat on the side and looked at Zhao Dan's expression, of course, he was clear about the worries in Zhao Dan's heart.
Lu Buwei touched his goatee and hesitated for a while, but finally coughed and said, "The king, the minister has a plan, which can solve the situation of the Wei State." ”
"Oh?" Zhao Dan's eyes lit up and said, "Lu Qing is not coming quickly!" ”
After all, Lu Buwei's talent is indeed not bragged, it is clearly recorded in the history books, since such a person can contribute ideas, he should be able to start a role.
Seeing Zhao Dan's gaze, Lu Buwei subconsciously straightened his body, and then said: "King, in the opinion of the minister, if you want to solve the situation of the Wei State, the key is nothing more than one person!" ”
Zhao Dan asked, "Who?" ”
Lu Buwei smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "This person is naturally - Xinling Jun Wei Wuji!" ”