January 23, 259 B.C., Handan.

This is the third day that Zhao Dan has returned to Handan.

Since the treaty with Qin Wangji, the truce on the Changping front has officially come into effect.

Of course, Zhao Dan didn't know that behind the entry into force of this armistice agreement, there were some small episodes in the Qin army's camp in Guangwolf City.

If he knew, Zhao Dan would definitely laugh even happier.

But even so, Zhao Dan was already smiling happily enough at this moment.

In front of Zhao Dan, the five important ministers of Zhao State sat down separately, and each of them had irrepressible joy on their faces.

The surprise brought by the Battle of Changping was extremely pleasant for everyone present.

These people are the top leaders of Zhao State, and their interests are closely related to Zhao State, and the stronger Zhao State, the stronger their power becomes.

The king of a small country is not as good as the appearance of a large country, which is a common phenomenon in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

It's like Fan Sui, the current prime minister of Qin, who only needs a casual sentence to force Wei Qi, who was originally the prime minister of Wei and a member of the Wei royal family, to death in embarrassment.

This is the benefit that Qin brings as the first power in the world.

Once Zhao can surpass Qin and become the number one power in the world, then the five people here will also have such influence.

Except for Lin Xiangru, who has passed away, the other five giants of Zhao have all attended, and even Lian Po, the great general who has been leading troops to fight abroad, is no exception.

At this moment, it happened that Lian Po was speaking: "According to the report from the front, our army has completely occupied the whole county of Shangdang a few days ago, and according to the order of the king, Shancheng, Yewang and other places have been handed over to the Han people, and the Han general Jin Huang sent troops to receive them. ”

Lian Po's words were loud and angry, and they kept echoing in the hall.

As soon as Lian Po's voice fell, the monarchs and ministers of Zhao in the hall invariably breathed a sigh of relief, even Zhao Dan was no exception.

After all, Qin State and Qin Wangji are famous for not being trustworthy, and even if there is an agreement, it is not enough to reassure the monarchs and ministers of Zhao State.

Only after truly confirming that the people of Qin had taken actual actions did the monarchs and ministers of Zhao really put their hearts back in their stomachs.

However, although they were relieved about the Qin State, there were still some people who were a little relieved about the other country that Lian Po had just mentioned.

That country is South Korea.

For example, Zhao Bao was the first to speak: "King, the Koreans have been the forerunner of the Qin State for many years and are the vassals of the Qin State, why did the King return these three cities to Korea?" ”

Obviously, Zhao Bao is very uninterested in South Korea.

In fact, it is not just Zhao Bao, among the high-level leaders of Zhao State, it can be said that there are many people who are not interested in South Korea, and this kind of lack of interest is not divided into factions, and belongs to the mainstream voice in Zhao State's political arena.

In Zhao Guoren's opinion, since everyone is a Sanjin, then you should honestly give me Zhao Guo as a horse boy.

But South Korea not only did not give Zhao Guo a horse boy, but ran to Zhao Guo's enemy Qin Guo as a junior brother, how can this be unbearable.

You must know that over the years, the Qin State has put too much pressure on the Zhao State!

It is precisely because of such great pressure that Zhao Bao's high-level officials hate the doglegs of the Qin State so much.

If South Korea were on Zhao's side, the pressure on Zhao would not have been so great.

Zhao Dan smiled and said to Zhao Bao: "Pingyang Jun is too worried. Thinking that South Korea is the forerunner of the Qin State, it is nothing more than the strength of the Qin State. Now that the Qin State has been defeated in Changping, and the Chu State is the border, it is difficult to take care of Korea in a short period of time. Therefore, the widow's grace to South Korea is nothing more than an attempt to make Korea the forerunner of the widowed Zhao State. ”

That's right, there is no such thing as a gratuitous favor in this world.

Although Zhao Dan returned a small part of Shangdang County to South Korea, South Korea wanted to get back these lands, and it was not without a price.

This price is to be the little brother of Zhao Guo.

If there is a hegemon, there will naturally be a younger brother who follows the overlord, which is a matter of course.

For a weak country like South Korea, there are advantages and disadvantages to being the little brother of the hegemon.

The good thing, of course, is that when South Korea is attacked by other countries, Cho will come to the rescue.

After all, the younger brother was beaten up, and the eldest brother of course had to come forward, otherwise who would mess with you Zhao Guo in the future?

But there are also disadvantages to being a younger brother, first of all, it is inevitable to be called by the eldest brother to run errands everywhere, and then once the eldest brother is in a bad mood, the younger brother will be beaten.

South Korea has been the little brother of Qin for decades, and he has also been beaten by Qin for decades, and even the first target of Qin's long-distance and close attack was South Korea, which shows that the risk of the little brother is very great.

Of course, there are also those who are the younger brother and finally counterattack, for example, in the entire Spring and Autumn Period and most of the Warring States Period, he was the younger brother of the Chu State, and the little brother of the Qin State who had been in the country for hundreds of years counterattacked the eldest brother Chu State...

However, the samples of the counterattack are too small to be completely ignored.

As for whether South Korea will refuse...

What are you kidding, does this matter have a Korean part to say?

In all times, small countries have no human rights.

After all, the big fist of a big country is the last word, and this has been proven countless times by history.

It's like Zhao Dan wants to accept South Korea as his younger brother now, but if Han Wangran dares to say a word, then the Koreans will wait for Zhao Guo's army to come to the door next spring.

The high-level officials of Zhao Guo present are not fools, and of course they all know the benefits of having a younger brother.

After all, I'll come and send my little brother to death.

So of course, no one could object to Zhao Dan's decision to accept South Korea as his younger brother, but he got a lot of approval.

Xiangbang Zhao Sheng thought for a while and said, "In this case, the king might as well make an alliance with the king of Han next spring so that the world will know about it." ”

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, major events usually required the monarchs of both sides to meet in person, which was the so-called alliance.

Generally speaking, the more powerful the country, the more times the monarch will meet allies.

For example, Qin Wangji, since he succeeded to the throne for almost fifty years, the number of times the Guanghui Alliance has exceeded 100 times, including the famous "Michi Society".

Zhao Dan nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, this alliance is going to be held, I don't know where you think the location of the alliance is better?" ”

After some gossip and discussion, the important ministers of Zhao decided to choose the location of the alliance in Zhongmu City of Zhao.

The reason why the alliance was not held in Shangdang County, which is closer to South Korea, was mainly due to Han Wangran's self-esteem.

After all, Shangdang County was also the territory of South Korea before, and if it was chosen in the territory of Shangdang, it might make Han Wangran feel humiliated.

After choosing Zhongmu City, Zhao Dan smiled and said, "By the way, send another envoy to Daliang and invite Wei Wangyu to come to the alliance." ”

"Wei Wangyu?" Zhao Dan's request was obviously a bit unexpected by the ministers of Zhao State present.