Zhao Huiwen Wang Yong died, and Zhao Wei took charge of Zhao State, took the initiative to release his past suspicions with Qi State, and united Qi State to retreat from Qin and Yan. Although Zhao Wei died, it also left a stable situation for Zhao Guo. After the death of Zhao Wei, Zhao held a state funeral to commemorate a generation of virtuous queens.

During the national funeral of Zhao State, the territory was also peaceful and tranquil, and businessmen and people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Zhao Wangdan took advantage of this situation, learning the art of the royal road on the one hand, and implementing the new policy on the other. In the blink of an eye, months passed. With a sudden heavy rain falling on Handan, the climate in Handan was a little colder.

Handan is raining lightly, and the next one does not stop. Zhao Wangdan had nothing to do, and summoned Pingyang Jun, Taifu Touchlong and others to discuss the new policy. At this moment, the eunuch Ling came quickly and saluted: "Your Majesty, the king of the plains and the king of the capital are here. ”

Zhao Wangdan was also about to send someone to invite Pingyuan Jun and Du Changjun into the palace, but he never thought that the two would come uninvited. When Zhao Wangdan saw them coming, he saved a lot of trouble, and said loudly: "Please." ”

After a short time, Pingyuan Jun and Du Changjun came to the main hall and saluted: "My king Wan'an." ”

Pingyuan Jun Gongzi Sheng is the son of King Wuling of Zhao, the younger brother of King Huiwen of Zhao, and a clan, with a prominent status. Du Changjun Tian was only the minister of Yan Fuqi, Kuang Fu Sheji, and helped Zhao to attack Qin Poyan, and became famous among the princes. Zhao Wangdan didn't dare to snub the two in front of him, raised his hand and said, "Don't be polite." Come, give a seat. ”

"Thank you, the king." The prince of the plains wins, and the prince of the plains wins, and the rulers of Tiandan worship in unison.

After a while, several eunuchs brought in a table and expensive carpets. Pingyuan Jun and Du Changjun sat down with the trend.

Zhao Wangdan saw that the two of them suddenly entered the palace, and asked with an uneasy expression: "Zhao Xiang and his uncle entered the palace at the same time, could it be that the war on my country's frontier has started again." ”

Du Changjun replied: "Your Majesty, there is no war in our country. ”

Zhao Wangdan heard that there was no war, and the heart that hung in his throat was finally calm.

Pingyuan Jun took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and said in a steady tone: "Your Majesty, the minister has received a letter of state from Korea asking for help. ”

"What?" When Zhao Wangdan heard this, his expression couldn't help but become nervous, "Uncle received a letter of state from South Korea asking for help. What's going on. ”

It turned out that Pingyuanjun and Du Changjun, Yu Qing and others drank and had fun. Suddenly, an envoy from South Korea came. Pingyuan Jun saw that Han Envoy was Han Yang, the Jun of Anyang, South Korea, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly ordered someone to invite him in.

Han Yang saw Pingyuan-kun, shush-h ”

Before Pingyuanjun could understand what was going on, he saw Han Yang take out a letter of state and hand it to Pingyuanjun. Pingyuanjun read the letter of state, frowned, and handed the letter to Du Changjun. Du Changjun read the letter of state, and also showed a worried look.

Han Yang said in a loud voice: "Please Pingyuan-kun, Duchang-jun, save me Korea." ”

Pingyuan Jun saw that Qin sent troops to attack Korea, and South Korea sent an envoy to Zhao for help, which was a major national event. Pingyuanjun didn't dare to make up his mind without permission, and glanced at Du Changjun. Although Pingyuanjun didn't say anything, Du Changjun knew what the other party wanted to express.

The conquest is not a trivial matter. Du Changjun couldn't make a decision immediately, and said a few words of comfort to the Han envoy to stabilize the Han envoy.

Pingyuan Jun sent the Han envoy away, and seeing that the trouble was big, he pulled Du Changjun into the palace and met Zhao Wangdan.

The eunuch Ling took the letter of request for help from South Korea from Pingyuan Jun, and bowed down to hand it to Zhao Wangdan. Zhao Wangdan opened the national letter, and his expression kept changing with the content of the national letter.

Zhao Wangdan finished reading the national letter, put it aside, and asked: "In the first battle of Huayang, Qin helped Han attack me. The Qin State sank tens of thousands of captured men in our country into the Yellow River. When the widow thought of this, they all hated Qin and Han. After this war, Korea alienated our country and defected to Qin. Now, why did the Qin State invade Korea? ”

Touching the dragon said: "Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, how can you be friends with it." South Korea is in the mouth of the tiger, which is also expected. ”

Pingyang Jun also said: "What Taifu said is good. The princes made friends with the Qin State, and they were destined to suffer. At that time, King Huai of Chu and Qin held the Yellow Thorn Alliance, with Chu as the brother and Qin as the younger brother. The result? When Qin saw that Qi, Han, and Wei had defeated Chu at Chuisha, they fell into the trap of Chu. King Huai of Chu was also imprisoned in the Qin state, and finally ended up depressed. ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "The Qin State has no faith, and the princes know it." South Korea reaps the consequences of its own self-inflicted suffering. ”

Zhao Wangdan glanced at the national letter placed aside and asked, "The Qin State invaded Han, and the King of Han asked my country for help. We save, or we don't. ”

Pingyangjun expressed his attitude at the moment and said loudly: "South Korea is asking for its own hardship, what can I do to save him." ”

Touching Dragon, Pingyuanjun, Du Changjun and others also felt that South Korea should not be saved. Qin's invasion of Han and the consumption of the national strength of the two countries did not have much loss for Zhao. The current state of Zhao needs a peaceful and stable environment, and should not be involved in the dispute between Qin and Han.

Zhao Wangdan also felt that the words of everyone were very reasonable. Qin and Han competed with each other, and Zhao was not involved in it, so that national strength could be developed. Although the Qin state is strong, Korea is not weak. The two countries will inevitably consume the national strength of the two countries. However, Zhao Wangdan was worried that if he didn't save Han, President Qin would drive straight into and destroy Korea.

Pingyuan Jun saw through Zhao Wangdan's intentions and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The power of the Qin State cannot destroy Korea. South Korea sits on hundreds of miles and hundreds of thousands of armor. Qin Guo wants to eat South Korea, which is also a fool's dream. ”

Du Changjun said: "South Korea's topography is located in the center of the world, and it involves a wide range of things. The Qin State wants to destroy Korea, and the princes will not agree when they see it. ”

Zhao Wangdan asked: "The Qin State wants to eat Korea in one go, and the widow doesn't believe it." The widow wanted to know if the war between Qin and Korea would expand and escalate. ”

Pingyang Jun said: "The Empress Dowager Qin has just died. The state of Qin is still holding a state funeral. The minister believed that Qin and Han would not expand the war. ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows. The king of Qin sent troops to attack Han regardless of the national mourning, because the prince of Chu fled from Qin. ”

Zhao Wangdan asked: "What does the Qin State have to do with the Prince of Chu?" ”

Du Changjun answered: "The king doesn't know anything. The prince of Chu fled from the state of Qin without permission and has returned to the state of Chu. The actions of the prince of Chu angered the king of Qin. King Qin had no place to vent his anger, so he could only attack Han to vent his hatred. ”

Pingyang Jun continued: "Back then, when King Heng of Chu was still the crown prince of Chu State, he also stayed in Qin State as a proton. The Prince of Chu fled from Qin, causing Qin and Chu to fight each other. King Chu Huai also died in the state of Qin. Today, the Prince of Chu fled from the Qin State, presumably making Qin Wangji think of Chu Wangheng. New hatred and old hatred, how can King Qin not be angry. ”

When Zhao Wangdan heard this, he asked a little incomprehensibly: "The prince of Chu has angered the king of Qin, and the king of Qin should settle accounts with the state of Chu." How could the King of Qin send troops to attack Han? ”

Pingyuan Jun said softly: "The Qin State bullies the Chu State, then it must also have strength." ”

Zhao Wangdan disagreed with this point of view and retorted: "The Qin State was able to attack Chu and capture Qianzhong County and Wu County back then. Even the capital of Chu was occupied by the Qin people. Doesn't the current Qin State have the strength to cut down Chu? ”

Pingyuan Jun saw that Zhao Wangdan knew one thing, but he didn't know the other, and replied: "Back then, the Qin State attacked Chu, and it was because the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei attacked Chu, which weakened the strength of the Chu State. The combined armies of Qi, Han, and Wei defeated the state of Chu in Chuisha, causing the territory of the state of Chu to be torn apart. Chu is suffering from injustice outside the country and is incomprehensible about internal troubles. At the beginning of King Heng's succession to the throne, he appointed traitors and alienated virtuous ministers, so that Qin took advantage of the situation. The king of Chu learned from the pain, knew how to change if he made a mistake, and made amends. ”

Zhao Wangdan looked at Touch Long and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Touching the dragon is erudite and knowledgeable, don't you know what Pingyuan Jun said about the meaning of these four words, and patiently replied: "Your Majesty, these four words are Yangling Jun Zhuang Xin, advising the King of Chu to make great efforts, appoint virtuous ministers, and alienate ministers. The king of Chu changed his past mistakes and appointed Zhuang Xin and other capable people to govern the country, so that the state of Chu did not decline forever. On the contrary, the state of Chu also recovered the territory occupied by the state of Qin. ”

Zhao Wangdan exclaimed: "The deeds of Yanglingjun have been heard of. It turns out that these words are what Yang Lingjun advises! ”

Pingyuan Jun said again: "The king of Chu succeeded to the throne and lost a lot of territory. Even the national capital and the royal tombs were lost. However, he knew that he had changed his past wrongs, made amends, appointed virtuous ministers, counterattacked the Qin State, and recovered a lot of territory. The current state of Chu is not weak in national strength. It is not so easy for the Qin State to bully the Chu State. However, it was more than enough for Qin to bully South Korea. ”

Zhao Wangdan remembered that it was the prince of Chu who angered the king of Qin, and the king of Qin did not trouble the state of Chu, but attacked South Korea, and said with emotion: "The widow finally understands what the queen mother said before she died... The country is not strong enough to be beaten. ”

When everyone saw Zhao Wangdan say this, they said in unison: "The king knows the reason for being beaten backward, and the minister is very pleased. ”

Zhao Wangdan listened to the words of the ministers, and remembered the dying words of his father and mother, and finally understood their good intentions. If you want not to be bullied by the princes, you can only develop national strength, enrich the country and strengthen the army. However, can he really be like his grandfather, King Zhao Wuling, who died in Zhongshan, attacked Sanhu, built the Great Wall, expanded Hu Jiang, and established a thousand years of meritorious deeds? Can he really be like his father, chasing the Central Plains and conquering the princes? Can he be like the queen mother, and join forces to attack Qin Poyanhu? Can he really become a generation of Ming Jun and inherit the legacy of his ancestors?

Zhao Wangdan had a lot of doubts in his heart, and he was not in a hurry to figure it out. He knew that these problems would gradually solve as he got older.

Zhao Wangdan looked at these ministers who assisted him and asked, "I heard that it is easy to enter the Qin State, but it is difficult to leave the Qin State?" How did the prince of Chu leave the state of Qin. ”

Pingyang Jun said: "The Qin State is not an iron wall, it can enter Qin and leave Qin." ”

Zhao Wang Danke heard about many famous people, and the ending of not being able to return after entering Qin, retorted: "King Chu Huai, who was the mighty princes back then, entered Qin and could not return; Meng Weijun can only rely on the rooster and the dog thief when he leaves Qin? Gongsun Martingale and Zhang Yi entered Qin, and they were not allowed to return. Doesn't these things prove that it is easy to enter Qin, but it is difficult to leave Qin? ”

Du Changjun saw Zhao Wangdan talking about these past events, and interjected: "The king must have forgotten. Your grandfather, King Wuling, is alone in Qin? Back then, King Wuling not only entered Qin, but also entered the Qin Palace and met King Qin and Mi Bazi. King Wuling discussed the pride of the world in Xianyang Palace, and the princes of the world are incomparable. If Qin can go, can't he return. ”

Zhao Wangdan remembered that his grandfather entered Qin alone, his eyes were longing, and he sighed: "Every time the widow thinks of his grandfather's lonely entry into Qin, Xianyang Palace discusses the world. The widow yearns for it. ”

Pingyuan Jun also remembered his father's feat of entering Qin, and he all remembered it.

Touching the dragon also said: "The ability of the prince of Chu is far inferior to his ancestor King Chu Huai, and it is not as good as Meng Weijun. How did he leave the Qin State? ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "Prince Chu was able to return to the country, relying on one person... Huang Xie. ”

"Huang Xie?" Zhao Wangdan asked, "Who is this?" ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "Huang Xie once studied under Qu Yuan, and was sent by the king of Chu to envoy Qin because of his erudition and eloquence. Huang Xie relied on his own strength to fight Qin Chen, so that Qin and Chu stopped fighting. Later, he took the initiative to ask for his life and accompanied the prince of Chu to Qin as a hostage. This person is not only talented, but also courageous, and has a sincere patriotic heart. The Chu people also often refer to him as the second Qu Yuan. ”

Zhao Wangdan figured out why the Qin State would attack Han, and figured out why the Prince of Chu was able to escape from the Qin State. Zhao Wangdan picked up the national letter and asked everyone: "King Han sent people to ask for help from our country, how should we reply to South Korea?" ”

Du Changjun said: "We don't reply, and King Han also knows the answer." ”

Pingyuanjun, Touchlong, Pingyangjun and others also understood the meaning of Du Changjun's words and agreed with this point of view.

Zhao Wangdan also knows that although the relationship between Han and Zhao is not evil, there are gaps. Zhao Wangdan remembered the words that Han Wangran said when he resisted Qin, and sighed: "King Han really has the courage to face the 100,000 army of Qin. ”

"Korean men rarely have such enthusiasm. Regardless of the weakness of the country, the king of Han went to war with the Qin state, but his ancestors were a little arrogant. If King Han can be like the King of Chu, he will make amends. South Korea may be able to regain the glory of its ancestors. What a pity! South Korea has no chance. Pingyuan Jun sighed a little, cheered up and said: "Your Majesty, we must not only pay attention to the war situation in Korea, but also beware of the Qin State attacking us. We must not take it lightly, and we must pay attention to whether the war between Qin and South Korea will affect our country. ”

"Uncle has a point." Zhao Wangdan pleased: "This matter, what about Uncle Du and Du Changjun?" ”