Meng Le's eyes were full of excitement, and he said, "The situation is completely true!" ”

Forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, chestnut belly still began to inquire in detail.

"Can you confirm that the crown prince of Zhao Guo was indeed detained by Lian Po?"

Meng Le said: "Lian Po led the troops to besiege Shanyi, and a certain saw with his own eyes that the prince of Zhao was embarrassed, was taken in front of the battle, and scolded Lian Po. ”

"What's more, how can Lian Po tolerate the revenge of killing his son?"

Chestnut frowned slightly, and said, "Even if King Zhao is dissatisfied with Lian Po's sluggishness, I'm afraid he won't kill his young son." ”

"King Zhao did this, except that it might force the anti-Lian Po, but it would not be beneficial to the overall situation."

This matter is the most incomprehensible to chestnut belly.

When Meng Le heard this, he smiled and said: "Xiangguo doesn't know, the prince of Zhao has always been not on good terms with Lian Po, and this time Lian Po's young son was killed, also because of the prince of Zhao Guo." ”

Li said again: "Although the secret agent came to report that he saw Lian Po's young son killed, he still didn't believe it. ”

As a politician, chestnut belly looks at things differently from military generals, and many times weighs the pros and cons.

In the eyes of the chestnut, killing Lian Po's young son is completely more harmful than good.

"Smack!"

Meng Le saw that chestnut belly was still hesitant, and immediately clapped his hands, and immediately someone came in with a wooden box.

"The last general, Zhao Yan, meet Li Xiang!"

Zhao Wei held the wooden box in both hands and knelt on the ground, his attitude was very respectful.

Seeing that the generals of Zhao State had arrived here, his eyes immediately narrowed slightly, but he was soon attracted by the wooden box held by his opponent.

"What's in the box?"

Zhao Yan opened the wooden box, only to see a round human head appear in the wooden box, and he was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

He had seen dead people, but it was extremely rare to see a severed human head so closely.

But soon, Chestnut Belly calmed down and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Meng Le hurriedly replied: "Xiangguo is not worried, is there a fraud in the killing of Lian Po's young son, this human head can solve Xiangguo's doubts." ”

When the chestnut belly heard this, his heart was awe-inspiring.

He stepped forward and examined the wooden box of the human head, which had been pickled and had been greatly dehydrated.

However, the chestnut belly can still vaguely see Lian Po's appearance when he was young from its outline.

He seems to have heard that the reason why Lian Po dotes on his young son is not only because he is old and has a son, but also because this young son looks like Lian Po, which is why he is favored.

"If Xiangguo doesn't believe it, you can send someone who knows Lian Po's young son to identify it and see if there is anything wrong."

Meng Le continued, obviously sure that this human head was innocent.

The chestnut belly is slightly bowed.

Although he had already believed seven or eight points, out of caution, he still wanted to send a professional to verify it in the future.

Then, he set his eyes on Zhao Bian.

Chestnut belly said in a deep voice: "You are General Zhao, now that the two sides are fighting, why did you enter my camp?" ”

Zhao Yan lowered his head and said: "Zhao Yan is a neighboring country, although there have been many frictions in recent years, there have been friendships in previous years. ”

"A certain person was entrusted by Gongzi Jia Xiang and specially came to ask for peace with your country."

Chestnut looked at Meng Le with an inquiring look in his eyes.

Meng Le stepped forward and whispered a few words in his ear, making Chestnut's face change.

"My Great Yan attacked Zhao with the strength of the country, and even won successive battles, and was even able to destroy the Yan Kingdom in one battle, and since then it has become a powerful country in the world."

"What is the reason for the prime minister to negotiate peace with you Zhao Guo at this time?"

Chestnut narrowed his eyes and said with disdain on his face.

Zhao Wei stood up, the respectful look on his face disappeared, and instead sneered: "Don't say that the Yan Kingdom may not be able to annex my Zhao State, even if it really has this ability, does Li Xiang think that the rest of the countries will sit back and watch the Yan Kingdom dominate?" ”

"Li Xiang is a smart person, and he must also know that Zhao can be defeated, but not dead."

"At least, the Yan Kingdom does not have the ability to destroy the Zhao State, otherwise it will be self-inflicted."

When Chestnut heard this, his face immediately became gloomy.

Although what Zhao Wei said is not very good, it is indeed the truth, with the current strength of Yan State, he has no ability or guts to annex Zhao State.

Otherwise, it will only cause the rest of the countries to be red, and even follow in the footsteps of the Qi country.

As a politician, Li Bei saw these very clearly, so after the Yan army won successive battles, he wanted to truce and consolidate the fruits of victory, instead of taking the opportunity to destroy Zhao State.

This is also the essential difference between the chestnut belly and the generals of the Yan Kingdom.

Chestnut has a long-term view, knowing that the military is the continuation of politics, and instead of being ambitious and unrealistically trying to destroy the entire Zhao State, it is better to fight steadily and digest the fruits of victory that have been obtained.

On the other hand, the generals of the Yan State did not consider these at all, and only thought about driving straight into the Zhao State to destroy the Zhao State, obtain great merits, and then go down in history.

"So, how is Zhao going to sue for peace?"

Chestnut Belly restrained his mind and asked directly, wanting to see what conditions Zhao Guo could propose.

Zhao Wei took a deep breath, handed the wooden box in his hand to his entourage, and then took out a map from his arms.

"If Yan Guo is willing to withdraw his troops, Zhao Guo is willing to cede Dai County to Yan State, and let Yan State occupy Dai County justifiably."

The map in Zhao Fan's hand is the detailed map of the cities of Daijun.

When two countries are at war, it does not mean that if one country occupies the other's territory, it can actually rule those cities.

In order to become the rightful owner, it is necessary to force the other party to cede the land, so that the people who occupy it can rule reasonably and legally.

These things may seem false, but they are also essential questions.

If Zhao agreed to cede Daijun, then from now on, Daijun would be indisputably Yan territory.

Even if Zhao became strong in the future and sent troops to recapture Daijun, he would be labeled as an invader.

When Li Belly heard this, he sneered: "My Yan Kingdom is trying its best to attack Zhao, and I have consumed countless amounts of money and food, does Zhao Guo want to fool me and wait for the retreat like this?" ”

"What's more, Daijun has long been occupied by the army of my Yan Kingdom, even if it is not returned to Zhao State, what can it do!"

Obviously, Li was very dissatisfied with the terms of peace talks proposed by Zhao Guo.

Although the area of Daijun is not small, it is not rich.

If it was before the war, the Zhao State was willing to cede the Dai County, and the Yan State might still be silent.

But the two sides have fought until now, and the Yan State has occupied an absolute advantage, and even captured Daijun and Zhongshan's hometown.

In this case, Mo said that the chestnut belly would not agree.

Even if he agreed to withdraw his troops, King Yan and the people of Yan would never return the Zhongshan they had in their hands to Zhao State.

"If this is the sincerity of Zhao State, then please return your envoy and see you on the battlefield."

When Zhao Yan heard this, his face was blue and red.

But soon, he gritted his teeth and said: "So Li Xiang thinks, how can it be considered sincere?" ”

Chestnut pondered for a long time, and said: "The cities occupied by my Yan Kingdom will be owned by Yan Kingdom from now on, and Zhao State must not continue to ask for it." ”

Zhao Bian clenched his fists and said, "The entire Zhongshan and Daijun are now occupied by the Yan Kingdom, and my king will never agree to such harsh conditions." ”

Chestnut sneered: "If you don't agree, then fight again, it just so happens that I also want to take advantage of the situation to capture Handan and make immortal feats!" ”

Facing the aggressive chestnut belly, Zhao Zhi's face was like earth, and he felt weak.

Seeing this, Meng Le hurriedly came up and said: "Zhao Duwei, with the current national strength and situation of the two sides, Zhao Guo wants Yan Guo to give up Zhongshan, I'm afraid it will never be possible. ”

"Rather than bringing the disaster of the destruction of the country to the Zhao State, it is better to cede Zhongshan and Daijun."

"The most important thing in today's Zhao State is to stabilize the interior."

"Otherwise, even the rest of the countries may show their fangs and take the opportunity to send troops to carve up the Zhao State."

What Meng Le said was not a bluff.

If Zhao is really completely chaotic, the rest of the kingdoms are very likely to take the opportunity to destroy Zhao and divide up their territories.

This matter, chestnut belly can also think of it.

It's just that the chestnut belly and the Yan Kingdom don't want to see this kind of thing happen.

In their opinion.

After this defeat, even if Yan State is not capable of annexing at this time, sooner or later it will be in the bag of Yan State.

If the rest of the countries carve up the Zhao State at this time, it is obvious that the Yan State has made great efforts, and the rest of the countries will reap the benefits of the fisherman.

If that time really comes, the Yan State will inevitably border Qiang Qin.

With the current strength of the Yan State, it is still impossible to compete with the Qin State, and leaving the buffer land of the Zhao State is the most beneficial to the Yan State.

Zhao Yan's face showed pain and helplessness.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the Yan Kingdom can withdraw its troops, my king is willing to cede Zhongshan and Daijun." ”

"However, one day, my king will send troops to regain his homeland!"

Chestnut was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't care about Zhao Yan's words at all, but laughed and said: "In this case, as long as King Zhao cedes the land, the Yan army will naturally retreat." ”

Zhao Bian shook his head and said: "Now that our country is in turmoil, the king implores Li Xiang to send troops to help, as long as the civil strife is pacified and the rebel general Lian Po is taken, my king will cede the land and fulfill his promise." ”

Chestnut frowned slightly, and then asked, "How many people are under Lian Po's command?" ”

Zhao Wei replied: "Originally, there were tens of thousands, of which only 150,000 were strong and capable fighters, but now Lian Po is in rebellion, and many soldiers are unwilling to follow, and countless people have fled. ”

"Now, there are only 50,000 soldiers and horses under Lian Po's command."

"However, these 50,000 soldiers and horses are all elite in a hundred battles, and they are also the army that my Zhao State must not lose, and my king hopes that Li Xiang will lead the troops to help and command the army to besiege Lian Po."

"These 50,000 soldiers and horses were originally rebelled because of Lian Po, and some people were panicked, as long as Li Xiang led a large army to help Gongzi Jia, he would definitely be able to persuade him to surrender."

Chestnut pondered for a long time, and then replied: "You will go down and rest first, and after seeking the advice of my king, you will definitely send troops to help as soon as possible." ”

Xiyang City.

The chestnut belly hurried over and went straight to meet King Yan.

When King Yan heard that Libei had returned, he hurriedly led the civil and military summons, but he was also a little dissatisfied in his heart.

"Xiangguo, at this time, Zhao is in turmoil, why don't you take the opportunity to capture Yanyi, but instead leave the army to come to see me!"

The successive victories have already made King Yan a little inflated.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Seven Heroes of Kyushu have stood side by side, and no country has been able to destroy one of them for so many years.

But now, the Yan army has won successive battles, and it coincides with the internal chaos in Zhao State.

King Yan was confident that he would be able to destroy the Zhao State through this battle and create an immortal cause, so he was a little anxious.

Chestnut hurriedly replied: "The minister came to see the king at this time, because he had something important to report to him in person. ”

King Yan asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Chestnut belly Zhengse said: "The king thinks that with my Dayan's national strength today, can I really annex the Zhao State alone?" ”

When King Yan heard this, he fell silent.

Although he was a little overjoyed, he also knew that Yan Guo's national strength was not strong, and it was impossible to accomplish such a feat.

Even if the Zhao State fell into civil strife at this time and was unable to resist the Yan State army, the rest of the countries would not sit idly by.

If the rest of the states intervene, they will either raise troops to carve up the Zhao State, or support the Zhao State to send troops to defeat the Yan State.

Either way, it wasn't the result that King Yan wanted to see.

Looking at King Yan's face, Li Belly had already guessed what he was thinking.

He said earnestly: "Great King, leaving the weakened Zhao State to attract the attention of all countries is far more beneficial to the Yan Kingdom than to destroy it. ”

"If Yan destroys Zhao, he will definitely become the target of the public, and at that time, we may not be able to digest the gains of destroying Zhao, and we will already encounter great disasters and endless wars."

"If we take the land of Zhao State, leave weak Zhao as bait, and induce the countries to wrestle here, we will be able to take the opportunity to digest the gains from attacking Zhao, and after the strength grows, we can make great progress."

Doctor Yan Guo heard this, and his senses of chestnut belly were also much better.

He also admonished: "What Xiangguo said is true, if Zhao is destroyed at this time, it will definitely make the rest of the countries panic." ”

"And the tiger and wolf Qin borders the Zhao State, without the buffer of the Zhao State, my country is bound to confront the Qin State head-on."

"In addition, it will also become neighbors with many countries, and it is inevitable to take care of one or the other when defending, so please think twice about the king."

Yan is located in the northeast of China, although it is in the bitter cold, but it only borders Zhao and Qi.

Compared with the Zhao State, which was attacked on all sides, the defensive pressure of the Yan State was very small.

Therefore, leaving the weakened Zhao State behind would instead make it a barrier to the southwest of the Yan State.

King Yan showed a look of struggle on his face, and finally he was unwilling: "Having said that, seeing that the Zhao State has been able to be destroyed, the widow is still unwilling to withdraw his troops at this time." ”

Jiang Qu persuaded again: "Giving up small profits to get the big trend is what the master does." ”

King Yan took a deep breath and said: "Although the internal chaos of the Zhao State is now, the soldiers and horses are still there, if the widows withdraw their troops, after the King of Zhao quells the civil strife, will they not counterattack and subdue the lost territory?" ”

Hearing this, a smile appeared on his face.

"Does the king know why the minister came this time?"

Looking at the look of doubt in everyone's eyes, he smiled and said, "King Zhao wants to cut Zhongshan and ask for peace on behalf of the county, and asks us to send troops to help him quell the rebellion." ”

"As long as Zhao ceded its territory, even if Zhao Guo's national strength recovered in the future, he would be unknown."

"What's more, the Zhao Kingdom, which lost Zhongshan and Daijun, even if he wants to regret it in the future, what can he do?"

King Yan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is this true?" ”

Chestnut belly said: "There is no lie! ”

"It's just that King Zhao asked me to help them put down the rebellion first, and then officially cede the land."

King Yan looked puzzled and said, "What if the widow helps him quell the rebellion, and King Zhao backtracks afterwards and does not cede Zhongshan and Daijun?" ”

Chestnut belly laughed and said, "The king is worry-free! ”

He leaned into King Yan's ear and said something like this, finally dispelling the doubts in King Yan's heart.

"Then, Xiangguo will send troops to Yanyi!"