Handan, in the study of the inner hall of the palace.

Zhao Wei looked at the Chinese book in his hand, his face turned blue with anger, and said angrily: "Lü Buwei actually dares to send people to spread the plague in my Zhao country, which is simply inhumane!" ”

It's no wonder that Zhao Yan is so angry.

In this era, almost everyone was discolored by the name of the plague, and in many cases the plague depleted the population of the country even more than the war.

If you are not careful, the plague will lead to a hundred miles of no people, and thousands of miles without rooster crowing.

The most important thing is that although war will also bring trauma and threat to the country, it will not threaten the life of the monarch at all unless there is a disaster of national destruction.

Plagues are very different.

As long as the plague reaches Handan, whether it is the monarch and ministers living in the temple, or the ordinary people living on the streets, they may be infected with the plague.

In this era when the level of medical care and hygiene is not developed, the mortality rate of plague is very high.

Even if Zhao Yan lived in the palace and heard that Lü Buwei was spreading the plague in the territory of Zhao Kingdom, he felt a chill down his spine, and a deep fear surged in his heart.

Fan Zeng said: "The king doesn't need to be angry, in order to weaken my Zhao State, the Qin State even did not hesitate to risk the world's condemnation to spread the plague, which can also reflect the strength of the Zhao State." ”

"When the first king was alive, although he tried his best, there was still the defeat of Changping, so that for more than ten years, Zhao Guo had to be cautious and trembling, lest it lead to the disaster of destroying the country."

"However, since the king succeeded to the throne, he has repeatedly broken the Qin Dynasty to expand the Zhao land, making the Qin people fear him like a tiger, isn't this the work of the king?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yan gently stroked his beard with his left hand, raised his chin slightly, and couldn't help but smile on his face, obviously extremely satisfied with Fan Zeng's sycophancy.

In fact, Zhao Yan also knew that the turning point of Zhao was the battle of the Yan Dynasty, and it was Zhao Jia who really led Zhao to become strong and rich.

If there was no Zhao Jia, what would be the current Zhao State, Zhao Yan didn't dare to imagine at all.

It is precisely because of this, coupled with the fact that Zhao Jia is now his only son, that Zhao Yan will release his past suspicions with him, and even allow Zhao Jia to support the army.

Just because Zhao Yan knows, Zhao Jiaqiang is Zhao Guoqiang.

With Zhao Jia's emphasis on reputation, he will definitely not risk the world's disapproval and do the thing of usurping the throne and killing the king.

Zhao Yan is now the king of Zhao, no matter how much credit Zhao Jia has made and how much territory he has built, he Zhao Yan will be mentioned in the history books.

"Jia'er wrote a letter and wanted to unite the other five countries to destroy Qin, what does Mr. think?"

Fan Zeng didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Did the king ever remember the shame of Changping?" ”

When Zhao Yan heard this, the smile on his face retracted, and his eyes immediately showed hatred, and he gritted his teeth and said: "In the Battle of Changping, six or seven out of ten people were slaughtered by Zhao Guonan, and all the Zhao people remember such a deep hatred in the sea of blood, let alone a widow!" ”

Fan Zeng asked again: "So did the king ever think that when he was in power, he would sweep away the Qin State, and the shame of blood and peace would be remembered for eternity?" ”

Zhao Yan clenched his fists: "The widow doesn't want to destroy the Qin State all the time!" ”

Fan Zeng took two steps back, looked at Zhao Yan deeply, and said, "In this case, please tell the whole country and raise troops to attack Qin!" ”

When Zhao Yan heard this, he hesitated a little and said: "With the enmity of Zhao and Qin, coupled with the Qin State's move to spread the plague, the people will naturally join the army enthusiastically. ”

"However, after years of endless wars, the treasury has long been exhausted, and the drought and locust plague this year have greatly reduced the grain production in various places, and even the grain harvest in serious cases has not been harvested, if it were not for the grain exchanged from the Qi State, I am afraid that countless Zhao people would starve to death."

"Rao is like this, and now it can only make the people survive until next spring, where will there be surplus food to supply the army?"

Fan Zeng said with a smile: "As long as the king unites the other five kingdoms and makes a promise, this time he will destroy Qin and not take a city or a pool from Qin, with the greed of all countries, how can he not do his best to help Zhao State?" ”

"The six countries work together, why worry about attacking Qin without food and grass?"

Zhao Yan's face was slightly gloomy when he heard this, and he said: "Zhao attacked Qin with the strength of the whole country, if he didn't take a city and a pool, what would be the benefit to the Zhao country, and how would the widow explain to the people?" ”

Fan Zeng Zhengse said: "In the past, the five countries invaded Qi, and it was precisely because of Qin's promise not to take any of Qi's country, that the rest of the countries did their best to attack Qi, and even took down the seventy-two cities of Qi, almost destroying Qi. ”

"Although the Qi State later regained the lost territory, it also collapsed, and so far the Qin State is dominant, and the countries dare not compete with it."

"Zhao's strong enemy is Qin Ye, if the Qin State is destroyed, then the Zhao State will be the strongest of the six countries, isn't this beneficial to the Zhao State?"

Zhao Yan suddenly realized and sighed: "It's the widow who is short-sighted." ”

Fan Zeng smiled, and then lowered his voice and said, "What's more, we only promise not to take one city or one pool from the Qin State, but we can seize the money, grain, and population to strengthen the Zhao State." ”

"And after the fall of the Qin State, the rest of the countries will inevitably have internal strife because of the partition of the Qin State, Zhao Dake can sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman, and then find an opportunity to attack the city and plunder the land!"

Zhao Yan was overjoyed and said, "Mr.'s words made the widow suddenly. ”

But soon, Zhao Yan frowned, and said with a little hesitation: "Then in Mr.'s opinion, who can be the commander of the attack on Qin?" ”

Regarding this matter, Zhao Yan also has his own little Jiujiu in his heart.

Lian Po went to the land of Shenqi to defect to Zhao Jia, Zhao Yan already knew, but he deliberately downplayed the matter.

Nowadays, among the Zhao State and even the six countries of the Kwantung region, there is enough prestige to be the coach, except for Zhao Jia, who is Lian Po.

It's just that no matter which of the two of them, Zhao Yan doesn't want him to be the coach, the things involved are too complicated, and Zhao Yan is inconvenient to discuss with Fan Zeng clearly.

After all, even if Fan Zeng is now giving advice to Zhao Yan, he is still Zhao Jia's protégé after all.

Zhao Yan didn't say anything, but Fan Zeng had insight into his mind.

Zhao Jia's prestige is too much, if he leads the armies of the six countries to destroy the Qin State, then he is really a master of high merit, and Zhao Yan, the king of Zhao, can only be used as a foil for green leaves.

Therefore, Zhao Jia cannot be the coach.

As for Lian Po, let's not talk about the grievances between him and Zhao Yan, just because the other party is a subordinate of Zhao Jia, Zhao Yan does not allow Lian Po to serve as the coach.

In Zhao Yan's opinion, the person who led the troops to attack Qin this time was best his own descendant, so that no matter how much Zhao Jia contributed, the credit for destroying Qin would still be counted on his head, and he would not be afraid of Zhao Jiagong's high shock.

After figuring out the complicated relationship, Fan Zeng said: "Now those who have the prestige to command the armies of the six countries are only Pingqi Jun and Lian Po Old General Er. ”

When Zhao Yan heard this, his face couldn't help but be slightly gloomy.

However, soon, Fan Zeng changed his words and said: "However, in my opinion, whether it is Pingqi Jun or Lian Po Old General, they are not suitable to lead troops to attack Qin. ”

Zhao Yan turned his anger into joy and asked, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

Fan Zeng said: "Although Pingqi Jun has won many battles, he is too young after all, and he still has no experience in commanding a large army in battle, so it may be inappropriate to rashly take him as his commander." ”

"As for General Lian Po, although his prestige is quite high, he has been fighting all his life, and he has a lot of experience in leading troops, but after all, he is old and unbearable, and he confronted Qin in the past, General Lian Po has not made much achievements, so it is not suitable to be a commander."

Zhao Yan hurriedly asked, "So Mr. thinks that General Pang Nuan can be handsome?" ”