Chapter 66: King Qin Zhaoxiang and King Zhao Xiaocheng
Wang Yu repaired a letter and ordered someone to send it back to Xianyang as soon as possible. Qin Wangji has been paying attention to the battle of Shangdang, and when he learned that Wang Ji broke through Shangdang City and expelled Zhao Jun, he was overjoyed and said: "Qin Xiang, you recommended a general for the widow. ”
When Fan Ju saw King Dayue of Qin, it must have been the battle of the Shangdang and won the victory, and asked humbly: "Your Majesty, how is the battle of the Shangdang." ”
Qin Wangji raised the letter in his hand and said with a smile: "In this battle, we have won a great victory. We not only breached Shangdang City, beheaded Feng Ting, but also expelled Zhao's army from Shangdang. Wang Ji did not disappoint the widow. ”
When Fan Ju heard this, he congratulated: "God bless our country, God bless the king." ”
The ministers also said in unison: "God bless our country, God bless the king." ”
Seeing that he had achieved such a great achievement and had opened up a territory of 100 miles, Qin Wangji listened to the chanting of the ministers, and said with joy: "It's all right, your work." ”
Fan Ju saw that King Qin was in a happy mood, and said: "Minister, congratulations to the king, I am happy to be in the party." The king opened up a hundred miles of territory and added meritorious deeds, and future generations will surely praise the king's cultural and martial virtues. ”
When Qin Wangji heard this, he laughed and said: "If it weren't for you, with your discerning eyes and meritorious recommendations, how could a widow be happy." The deeds of the widow have your merits. ”
When Fan Ju heard this, he said with humility: "It is not the work of the minister, but it is the king's wisdom and knowledge." Our country has been able to expand its territory because of the king's great martial arts and profound blessings. ”
Qin Wangji laughed and said, "Widows like to listen to Qin Xiang. ”
Fan Ju saw a trace of worry in Qin Wangji's eyes, and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong." ”
"Although my country has obtained the party, it has also started a war with Zhao State." Qin Wangji looked at the ministers in the court and asked, "Zhao sent 200,000 troops to Changping to prepare to recover Shangdang. We and Zhao Guo, do we want to continue fighting? ”
Fan Ju said loudly: "Sooner or later, my country and Zhao will have a war. This battle must be fought. ”
Qin Wangji slowly calmed himself down and asked, "Do we really want to expand the war with Zhao State?" Can we fight Zhao Guo? ”
Seeing the intention of the King of Qin, Fan Ju did not want to continue the war, and persuaded: "We conquer the Shangdang and expel the Zhao army, which is enough to prove that the Zhao army has no combat power." At this time, Zhao Guo lost his party and his morale was low. It is the best time for us to cut down Zhao and get results again. If you don't fight now, wait when. ”
Qin Wangji was not moved by Fan Ju's words, and asked in a calm tone: "We will break through the Shangdang and expel the Zhao army." Wei, Han, Chu and other princes, what are the movements? Will Han, Zhao, and Wei come together. ”
When Fan Ju saw King Qin asking these words, he must have been considering the situation of the princes of the Central Plains. Fan Ju didn't want to force the King of Qin to attack Zhao too much, and replied: "We attacked Shangdang, and Han and Wei did not have any movements, which is enough to show that the three Jin Dynasty centrifuges and cannot go together." ”
Qin Wangji attacked Shangdang, but did not see any movement of Han and Wei. Qin Wangji thought to himself, "Could it be that Han and Wei were both afraid of Qin." ”
Seeing that King Qin did not speak, Fan Ju said again: "The old Chu king, the new Chu king succeeds to the throne." The new king of Chu named Huang Xie as the king of Chunshen, served as the commander of the state of Chu, and gave Huang Xie the land of Huaibei as a fief. In order to clear the hidden dangers of the fiefdom, Huang Xie sent troops to attack the Lu country. The state of Chu and the state of Lu are at war in Xuzhou. ”
Qin Wangji thought for a moment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "The Chu State is fighting against the Lu State, in this way, the Chu State will not be an enemy of our country." ”
Fan Ju said: "How dare the State of Chu be the enemy of the State of Qin. ”
Qin Wangji was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked again: "Qi Kingdom, what is the trend?" ”
"After the reign of King Xiang of Qi, the state politics of Qi were controlled by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother unswervingly implements the national policy of King Qi Xiang and is in a safe corner. Fan Ju breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Today, the Chu State is valu." The attention of Qi is also in Xuzhou, Lu State. ”
"The state of Chu has attracted the attention of the state of Qi. Wei and Han were afraid of me and didn't dare to make friends with Zhao. Qin Wangji saw that the situation was very good, "In this way, if we start a war with Zhao State, it will be one-on-one." ”
Fan Ju said: "At this time, it is the best time for us to cut Zhao. We can't miss it, Your Majesty. ”
Qin Wangji didn't say anything, and asked: "As stated in Wang Di's letter, King Zhao Yilian was quite a general, led 200,000 troops, and arrived in Changping. What do you think about this. ”
"Your Majesty, King Zhao commanded an army of 200,000 with Lian Po, and he must be rushing to the party." Fan Ju saw Qin Wangji motioning for him to continue, and said: "King Han will cede Shangdang to our country, and Feng Ting will dedicate Shangdang to King Zhao. King Zhao accepted the party, but was repelled by us. King Zhao saw that the party had gained and lost, and he must have been unwilling in his heart. King Zhao is quite a general, just to try to get on the party. ”
One person said: "Your Majesty, King Zhao sent a famous general Lian Po, which is enough to prove that Zhao is bound to win the party, and he is ready to go to war with us." Our war with Zhao will escalate in an all-round way. ”
Another person said: "Fight and fight, just Zhao Guo, how can you stop my Great Qin Division." ”
"King Zhao is quite honest, we must guard against it. The king, in order to avoid going to the party, gains and losses. Minister, advocate letting Wu Anjun go to war. ”
"Wu Anjun has made great achievements, and he is in charge of the party. How dare Zhao Guo attack it. ”
"The ministers agreed."
Qin Wang Ji saw that most of the courtiers advocated starting with Wu Anjun and fighting against Zhao Guolian. But seeing Fan Ju and others, they did not second. Qin Wangji asked, "Fan Ju, what is your opinion?" ”
Fan Ju saw that King Qin did not agree to the request of the ministers, but asked for his opinion, and figured out in his heart that Qin Wangji did not want to reuse Wu Anjun. Fan Ju figured out this verse, and said in a low tone: "Your Majesty, General Wang Yu has made outstanding achievements in attacking the Shangdang. We replaced King Zhao because he was quite honest. Will this chill the hearts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers? ”
One person said: "Lian Po is a famous military general of Zhao State, and Wang Yi has little chance of winning against him." Minister, I feel that with Wu Anjun to fight against Lian Po, the party will be worry-free. ”
A few more people echoed it.
Fan Ju asked: "Shangdang, did Wang Ji fight badly?" ”
"Wang Yi can fight, but when he meets Lian Po, I'm afraid there will be more luck and less luck."
"Wu Anjun fights against Lian Po, and the party will not lose."
"That's right! That's right! Wu Anjun is here, how dare Zhao Guo cut down the party. ”
"Minister, I am in favor of taking Wu Anjun as a general."
"The ministers seconded the proposal."
In the face of the fact that most of the courtiers advocated replacing Wang Yi with Wu Anjun, he fought against Lian Po. Qin Wangji, who was in his sixties, did not immediately speak out in support. On the contrary, Qin Wangji felt that Wu Anjun had a lot of influence in the court.
At the beginning, he took Wang Yi as his general and attacked the Shangdang. It is to support Wang Yi and balance Wu Anjun. Wang Di attacked Shangdang and did not disappoint him. However, the courtiers still have their hearts set on Wu Anjun. However, Zhao Guo, with the famous general Lian Po, led an army of 200,000 and arrived in Changping. This made Qin Wangji feel uneasy in his heart.
In particular, Lian Po's deeds of chasing the Central Plains made Qin Wangji even more cautious. If he made a wrong decision, he would have been able to return to the embrace of Zhao Guo if he had won the party with great difficulty.
Qin Wangji is also weighing in his heart, facing the veteran of Zhao State, Lian Po, Wang Ji is fighting? Will there be a chance of winning.
Qin Wangji thought again, if Wu Anjun replaced Wang Di, he would fight against Lian Po. If you go to the party, you will not lose. However, his previous hard work was not in vain.
Fan Ju saw that Qin Wangji didn't speak, but he saw that Qin Wangji was choosing between Wang Ji and Wu Anjun. However, Fan Ju knew King Qin, and he would not replace Wang Di with Wu Anjun. Fan Ju knew even more about what King Qin was thinking.
Fan Ju saw Qin Wangji cast a look, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Wang Ji attacked the Shangdang, and his military talent is obvious to all. The minister did not approve of replacing General Wang Di with Wu Anjun and facing Lian Po. ”
Qin Wangji asked, "Do you know that our opponent is Lian Po. ”
"Lian Po's name, how can a minister not know." Fan Ju said: "Lian Po is good at fighting and brave in battle. However, the current Lian Po has entered the ranks of veterans. Just a veteran, what is there to be afraid of. ”
"That's why the widow should be cautious." Qin Wangji said: "Although Lian Po is old, he is famous among the princes. Our opponent is him, and we must not be careless. ”
"Minister, I don't advocate taking Wu Anjun as a general, because there are deep-seated considerations."
"What to consider."
"We will fight Lian Po with Wu Anjun, and there will be no loss in the party." Fan Ju changed his words and said: "Wu Anjun is good at fighting, and Lian Po is also good at fighting. Wu Anjun is quite honest with Shang, and he does not distinguish between victory and defeat, and vows not to give up. Our country and Zhao will also become a national war because of them. ”
"A nationwide war."
"Not bad." Fan Ju said: "Your Majesty, you can know how the princes of the Central Plains describe Wu Anjun. ”
"You say."
"White rises, ten thousand bones wither." Fan Ju said again: "We will fight with Wu Anjun, and the monarchs and ministers of Zhao will definitely fight for the whole country." At that time, our country can only fight against Zhao. If there is any change in the princes of the Central Plains, we will be caught in the war of the Zhao State, and we will not be able to get out. ”
"Fa Zhao, the widow can bear it. The whole country is fighting, and the widows are not ready. ”
"The minister is also not in favor of fighting with Zhao and fighting the whole country." When Fan Ju heard King Qin's words, he already had an idea in his heart, "Can Wu Anjun fight?" However, Wu Anjun is old. The battlefield is dangerous and unpredictable. If something happens to Wu Anjun, what should he do? ”
Qin Wangji said: "What you said, the widow has never thought of it. ”
"Back then, King Wei Hui took Pang Juan as his general to conquer the princes, and he was prominent for a while. After Pang Juan's death, Wei was defeated by the princes. Kuangzhang of Qi State went west to the Three Jin Dynasty, died in the north of Yan State, went south to break Chu, and also led the army to break through our country's Hangu. After Kuang Zhang's death, there was no one in the Qi State who could fight, which led to the defeat of the Five Kingdoms. Seeing that King Qin didn't interrupt him, Fan Ju said, "If something happens to Wu Anjun, there will be no new generals in our country. Qin State, isn't there no general available. ”
"You're right." When Qin Wangji remembered King Qin Hui, there were Lizi, Zhang Yi, and Sima Cuo; King Wu of Qin has Gan Mao and Ren Contempt. And what about your own side? There is not a single military general who can be relied on.
King Wu of Qin raised Zhou Dingyong, and the Qin State fell into the three-year-long Jijun Rebellion. There were no generals in the Qin state, so they were bullied by the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei. It is the duty of the king to make meritorious deeds and defend his territory. However, it is also the responsibility of the king to train virtuous ministers and famous generals for future generations.
"Wu Anjun is able to fight. Wang Yi also played well. However, we also have to consider a problem, Wu Anjun is old, if there is an accident. Isn't the widow useless? Qin Wangji asked: "What the widow thinks in his heart, you can understand." ”
The ministers said, "What the king said is very true. ”
Although Fan Ju had already figured out the candidate in Qin Wangji's heart, he pretended not to know and asked, "Your Majesty, we have already started a war with Zhao State. The king intends to use whoever he will be the general to fight against Lian Po. ”
"With Wang Yi as the general, fight against Lian Po." Qin Wangji saw that the ministers did not say anything against it, but he was dissatisfied in his heart, and in order to block the mouths of the ministers, he said: "The widow means to let Wang Ji experience it." Wang Di can't win Lian Po, we are letting Wu Anjun fight. ”
Fan Ju said: "The king is Shengming." ”
Seeing that the King of Qin had already expressed his position, the ministers also echoed: "The king is Shengming." ”
Seeing that no one objected, Qin Wangji said, "King Zhao is fighting with Lian Po, it seems that he wants to fight with us." King Zhao wanted to fight, so the widow accompanied him to fight. The widow cannot face the princes of the world. One-on-one, the widow has never been afraid of anyone. ”
Qin Wangji raised his voice and said, "Give Wang Ji an order to start a war with the Zhao State." We must beat Zhao Guo down. The widow asked King Zhao Xiao'er to come to Xianyang to ask for guilt. ”
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With the help of Lian Po, Pingyuan Jun escaped death and properly settled the people of Shangdang in Changping. Pingyuan Jun repaired a letter, and asked the fast horse to send it back to Handan, facing the king of Zhao.
Although Zhao Wangdan asked Lian Po to lead an army of 200,000 to rush to the aid of the party. However, Zhao Wangdan was concerned about the situation in the party and had trouble sleeping.
Attacking Qin and guarding the party, this is the first thing he did when he held a coming-of-age ceremony, embarked on the pro-government, and dictated the dynasty. Zhao Wangdan, who is in his twenties, is in the prime of life, and it is the time to make contributions and leave a name in history. However, Zhao Wangdan's sweet dream, along with the letter sent back by the scout, was finally shattered.
Zhao Wangdan looked at Pingyuanjun's letter, and suddenly said angrily: "Damn, hateful. The Qin State deceived people too much. ”
Pingyang Jun saw that Zhao Wangdan was angry, presumably because the situation in the party was not good, and asked, "Wang, what did the letter say?" ”
Zhao Wangdan held the letter tightly, gritted his teeth and said: "The Qin State broke through Shangdang City, and Huayangjun died in battle. ”
Pingyang Jun said: "The king sent Lian Po to rush to the aid and join the party, how could he be lost." ”
"When Lian Po arrived in Changping, the Shangdang had already lost." Zhao Wangdan's eyes were full of anger and said: "The gold in the widow's dream has just become a reality, and it has become empty in a blink of an eye. Widowed, not unwilling! ”
Pingyang Jun said: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this. Anger doesn't solve the problem. ”
Zhao Wangdan calmed down his anger and asked, "The Qin State has captured our country's Shangdang, everyone, what should we do." ”
The generals of the DPRK and China said in unison: "Start a war with the Qin State and take back the territory." ”
Pingyang Jun said: "Your Majesty, the party has been lost, we might as well make peace with Qin Guoyan." ”
"Peace?" Zhao Wangdan said angrily: "It is difficult for the Qin State to capture our country's Shangdang, and the widow can't swallow his anger like this." ”
"The state of Qin is strong, and Wu Anjun is in charge. We are at war with the Qin State, and we can't get a bargain. ”
"Qin has Wu Anjun, the widow has no horse service, and there is Lian Po." Zhao Wangdan was a young man, how could he give up, raised the letter in his hand and said, "Pingyuanjun lost the party and returned to Handan without face." Pingyuan Jun said that he would definitely attack Qin Xue's shame and recover the party. The military and people of Shangdang are willing to work with us to defeat Qin Xue and recover the territory. Widows, how can they just forget it? ”
When Pingyang Jun heard this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, we can't go to war with the Qin State. ”
"Why not."
"If we go to war with Qin, it will definitely be a national war. Our national strength is not as good as that of Qin, so we can't go to war! ”
Zhao Wangdan just got the Shangdang and lost the Shangdang. I saw a dream come true, but it fell short. This kind of taste is not pleasant. Zhao Wangdan was young, arrogant, and was bullied by the Qin State, how could he choose to swallow his anger.
When Zhao Wangdan was angry, how could he listen to the opinions of the courtiers, and shouted angrily: "King Qin deceived me, how can the widow be counted." Even if they fought with the Qin State and the whole country, the widows would not flinch. The order was sent to Lian Po, to attack Qin and restore Xinjiang, and start a war with Qin. ”