"PS: The end of the previous chapter should be 'An Guojun Yingzhu', and the head is drawn and written as 'Yingyiren', which should not have been born yet, has been modified.』

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An Guojun Yingzhu arrived in Zhao State as a proton, and such a big thing naturally could not block the news, but a day or so, the Handan government and the opposition spread it loudly, although the Zhao court did not announce the alliance between Qin and Zhao, but a clear-eyed person can still see it at a glance.

In this regard, Meng Zhong had no choice but to acquiesce to the current situation and secretly think about how to solve it.

During this time, Fei You invited Meng Zhong to his fiefdom as a guest.

When he was alone with Meng Zhong, he asked Meng Zhong: "I think you have also heard that now, the Qin State sent An Guojun Yingzhu to Zhao as a hostage, do you have anything to say about this?" ”

Meng Zhong shook his head slightly: "No." ”

Seeing this, Fei You hesitated for a moment, and then said: "You have to understand, in the hearts of most Zhao people, Qin is far away from Zhao, and Yecheng is close to Handan, although Wei and Zhao are one of the three Jins, but they have always had grudges in the past, not to mention that there was a military disaster when Pang Juan's troops surrounded Handan, if it weren't for the Qi State sending troops to relieve the siege, the Zhao State would have long ceased to exist." …… Therefore, you must understand that the vigilance and jealousy of the Zhao people towards the Wei State is no less than that of the Qin State, and even, because the two countries are bordered, the threat of the Wei State to our Zhao State is still above the Qin State. ”

Meng Zhong glanced at Fei You and asked, "Fei You, did King Zhao ask you to explain these words to me?" ”

Hearing this, Fei You pursed his lips and said unceremoniously: "Hmph! I, the king of Zhao Kingdom, what do I need to explain to you? It's just my personal ......" Speaking of this, he looked at Meng Zhong intently, and said: "Meng Zhong, although you and I have known each other for many years, I also know that in fact, the friendship between you and me is not very deep, but for the sake of my father's face, please reveal your decision a little......"

"My decision?"

"Ahh Fei You nodded, and Zhengse said: "You are now the Great Sima of Wei and Song, and your decision may be related to the safety of Zhao State, although it ...... Tsk, anyway, please tell the truth. ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong glanced at the fat young a few times, and asked with a smile: "Are you worried that after I return to the Wei State, I will instigate the Wei King Xingbing to crusade against the Zhao State?" …… That's how you see me? ”

"......" Fei You didn't say a word, although he looked a little embarrassed, he still expressed his concern in a silent way.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong said with a somewhat stunned tone: "Don't worry, even if I don't look at the past situation, I won't make such an unwise act and raise troops to fight against Zhao State?" Isn't this pushing Zhao to the side of Qin? …… Even if it is based on the interests of Wei, I will persuade the king of Wei to continue to maintain good relations with Zhao when I return to China. ”

"W-really?" Fatty You was a little surprised: "Even if my Zhao State has formed an alliance with the Qin State?" …… Will this affect King Wei's trust in you? ”

"Hehehehe."

Meng Zhong shook his head and teased Fat You: "Fat You, your eyesight is really far inferior to Fat Xiang, if Fat Xiang is here, he will never ask such a ...... Unwise question. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the fat boy with a puzzled face, and explained in a low voice: "The alliance between the Zhao State and the Qin State is just for the joint defense of the Wei State in my opinion, how can it be a sincere alliance? If Zhao knew about Qin's ambitions and still formed an alliance with Qin without vigilance, wouldn't it be equivalent to submitting to Qin? Since Zhao was willing to submit to Qin, what about Wei? …… It can be seen from this that the alliance between Qin and Zhao is just to take what they need, and with such a seemingly inseparable alliance, why should Wei care? ”

"......" Fei You opened his mouth, and then nodded in realization.

At this time, Meng Zhong said to Fei You: "Let me put you at ease." …… After returning to Wei this time, I will persuade the King of Wei to distinguish between Qin and Zhao, as I said...... Qin is the primary threat to Wei, and Zhao, as long as Zhao does not assist Qin in sending troops to attack Wei, Song and Han, Wei will not regard Zhao as the most direct threat. …… Therefore, you don't need to worry that I will lead an army to attack Zhao. ”

"That's good, that's good."

Fat young nodded repeatedly.

Two days later, when Meng Zhong rushed to Zhao Ben's invitation, Fei You returned to Handan and told Zhao Wang He about the results of his conversation with Meng Zhong.

He said to Zhao Wanghe: "The minister is the king to test Meng Zhong, he said that after returning to China, he will persuade the king of Wei to continue to maintain good relations with my Zhao State, and will not easily sit back and watch Wei Guoxing invade Zhao, although he said it very sincerely, but the ministers really don't know if they can believe it......"

"Believe it." Hearing this, King Zhao He said indifferently: "Because this is a strategy for Meng Zhong to divide my Zhao and Qin......

"Discord?"

"Ahh Zhao Wanghe nodded and explained: "Since my Zhao State and Qin State have formed an alliance, they should advance and retreat together, but Meng Zhong wants to deliberately treat Zhao State and target Qin State, in the long run, if my Zhao State does not express anything, or even complacently because of this, then Zhao and Qin will inevitably have a gap, and the so-called alliance will naturally be broken without attack......

"I knew it." Fat You frowned, turned around and was about to leave.

Seeing this, King Zhao immediately shouted to him: "Fat young, what are you going to do?" ”

Fatty You said directly: "I'll go find Meng Zhong's kid......"

Hearing this, Zhao Wanghe shook his head and said, "What are you going to say to him?" Accuse him of not 'protecting' me Zhao Guo? Or do you want him to target me Zhao like he did against Qin? ”

"Huh?" Fei You was immediately stunned.

Seeing this, Zhao Wanghe shook his head and said: "Meng Qing is right, you, you are still too impatient, didn't the widow tell you to study more freely?" Meng Zhong's trick is a conspiracy, he is not afraid of being exposed at all, just like at this moment, you already know his intentions, can you still stop him? ”

Fatty opened his mouth, and he was a little dazed for a while.

Also, between the Qin State and the Zhao State, he must hope that Meng Zhong will treat the Zhao State leniently against the Qin State, how can he stop Meng Zhong?

But if you ignore it, won't you fall for Meng Zhong's calculations?

"That'...... How's that to be? Fat Young asked blankly.

Zhao Wang He thought for a while and said, "You pass Zhao Hao to come for the widow." ”

"No." Fat and young responded and left.

About an hour later, Zhao Hao came to the palace under the leadership of Fei You.

Speaking of Zhao Hao, since Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, recommended Zhao Hao in front of Zhao Wanghe, Zhao Wanghe then met Zhao Hao alone several times and asked the latter for advice on how to strengthen the country.

What was quite surprising to King Zhao He was that Zhao Hao was obviously the general of Yan State and once served as the Shanggu Shou of Yan State, but Zhao Hao's explanation of the 'policy of strengthening the country' was not to create a strong army, but to regard taxation as the top priority.

In this regard, Zhao Hao also gave an example of his deeds in Yan Kingdom: "...... When the minister was in the Yan State, it was when the Yan State was in ruins, so even though the Hu people in the north often invaded the border, the Yan State was always passive, and the reason for it was nothing more than that after the Yan State overthrew the country, the national strength was weakened, and there was no money and food to support the army. …… Your Majesty and the countries of the world, although a rich country may not have a strong army, but a poor and weak country will never have a strong army, even if it is temporary, it will not last long. …… When a country is rich and its taxes are stable, its treasury is full, and it has the ability to create an army and even motivate soldiers with rewards and punishments. ”

I have to say that Zhao Wanghe's concept of 'strong country' in the past was only limited to 'elite soldiers', and Zhao Hao's view really benefited him a lot.

On this basis, Zhao Hao put forward his concept of 'fair taxation'.

The 'fair taxation' mentioned here is actually mainly aimed at the aristocratic class of Zhao - in view of the imperfection of Zhao's father's 'Hufu cavalry' reform, Zhao only implemented reforms in military and political affairs, but the old aristocratic forces in the country still enjoy privileges, and the nobles have become accustomed to this.

For example, Zhao Wanghe's younger brother, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, his family believed that they enjoyed this privilege and could not obey the decrees issued by the state and did not need to pay taxes.

This was an unfair tax, and the privileges enjoyed by the nobles harmed both the interests of the Zhao State and the prestige of the decree.

Of course, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, is not an unreasonable person, after Zhao Hao's analysis, as the younger brother of Zhao Wang He, Zhao Sheng immediately realized that he had made a mistake, but the nobles of the Zhao country who enjoy this privilege are only Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains?

Of course not!

The first thing Zhao Hao wanted to do when he returned to Zhao was to implement fair taxation and force those nobles who did not abide by the law in the past to obey the laws and regulations, so that the treasury could be more abundant, and the country could have more money and grain to feed the army, which was Zhao Hao's policy to Zhao Wanghe to strengthen the country.

Of course, he knew that his father, Lord Zhao's 'Hufu Cavalry and Archery' reform was not perfect, but considering that this could not be done overnight, although he accepted Zhao Hao's proposal, he did not implement the reform drastically, so as not to cause a backlash from the old aristocratic forces in China.

After all, Zhao He is not his father Zhao Yong, compared to the courage of Zhao's father, Zhao Wang He is more cautious.

In short, it is precisely because of Zhao Hao's proposition that Zhao Wang He has become more and more important to Zhao Hao, so he asked Fei You to invite Zhao Hao today and wanted to hear the latter's opinion.

It is worth mentioning that when summoning Zhao Hao, Zhao Wanghe's first question startled Zhao Hao: "Can Qing be sure to resist Meng Qing?" ”

"Meng Qing? Meng Zhong? Zhao Hao didn't understand for a while.

Seeing this, Zhao Wang He told Zhao Hao about the conversation between Meng Zhong and Fei You, and Zhao Hao suddenly realized after listening to it.

I saw him suddenly say, "...... If you want to crack the strategy of the Marquis of Yun, the only way to maintain common advance and retreat with the Qin State is to make the two countries of Zhao and Qin not have a gap; However, if you assist the Qin State and are afraid of being retaliated against by the Wei State, it is the late monarch who asks the lower, and you can be sure to resist the Marquis of Yun......"

While secretly praising Zhao Wang He for his keen vision, Zhao Hao said with a wry smile: "Zhao Hao is only a Chinese person, and he still has some confidence in others, but if the opponent is a marquis who makes the Qin State feel jealous, I am afraid that it will be ......."

Speaking of this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, and Zhengse said: "Although the minister is not sure, the minister recommends one person, and this person is enough to resist Meng Zhong." ”

"Who?"

"It's my Zhao State's former Tan Guard Sima, Pang Xuan!" Zhao Hao Zhengse said: "Meng Zhong and Pang Xuan were the most important generals around Master Zhao's father back then. And Pang Xuan is both rigid and soft, and he is impeccable. …… I think you should have heard that Anping Jun and Fengyang Jun back then, although the number of troops exceeded Zhao Zhang, they were never able to defeat them, and the reason was because Zhao Zhu's father ordered Meng Zhong and Pang Xuan to assist Zhao Zhang at that time......"

Zhao Wanghe nodded slightly, and then asked, "Where is Pang Xuan?" ”

"According to legend, he lived in seclusion in the state of Chu." Zhao Hao arched his hand and said: "The minister also knows that the country of Chu is vast, and it is not easy to find Pang Xuan in the country of Chu, but the minister can promise the king that as long as the king can invite Pang Xuan back, it is enough to resist Meng Zhong's ......."

"Hmm."

King Zhao nodded thoughtfully, but his slightly frowning brow never stretched.

After all, although Zhao Hao guaranteed that Pang Xuan had the ability to resist Meng Zhong, the problem was that no one knew where Pang Xuan was living in seclusion in the Chu State now, and even if he immediately sent people, he might not be able to find Pang Xuan in a short time, let alone persuade Pang Xuan to continue to serve the Zhao State - Pang Xuan was willing to be loyal to Master Zhao's father, but he may not be willing to be loyal to him Zhao He.

Fortunately, Meng Zhong decided to 'treat Zhao Guo leniently', and before the gap between Zhao and Qin was born, he Zhao Guo still had some time.

At the beginning of September, Meng Zhong, who had stayed in Handan of Zhao for nearly two months, finally bid farewell to Zhao Wanghe, Fei You, Zhao Ben and other monarchs and ministers of Zhao and returned to Wei.

At this time, the three kings of Wei, Han Wangjiao, and Song Wangwu had met in Taoyi of the Song State and reached an agreement on the matter of 'joint army building'.

After consultation with each other, Wei, Song, and Han would jointly form a combined army of 200,000 men within a few years, with Wei sending 100,000 soldiers and Song and Han each sending 50,000 soldiers.

Among them, Wei sent troops and horses, Korea was responsible for bows and crossbows, and Song was responsible for building chariots, and the three countries would work together to build the most powerful combined army, which would be handed over to Meng Zhong, who was also the great Sima of the three kingdoms.

In the future, this army will be based on the interests of Wei, Song, and Han, and will be responsible for crusading against any hostile forces that dare to infringe on the interests of the three countries.

On this basis, Wei, Song, and Han signed the 'Centennial Alliance Agreement', promising that within a hundred years, Wei, Song, and Han would support and assist each other, and advance and retreat together.

I have to say that although the size of the Song State is not as large as that of the Zhao State, the hundred-year alliance of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Han still set off a momentum in the Central Plains that is no less than the original 'Three Jin Alliance', bluffing the Qin State to meet frequently with the Zhao State and the Chu State, hoping to reach a strategic alliance as soon as possible to counter the Wei, Song and Han Triple Alliance.

Excluding the Yan State, which has no time to take care of others, as well as small countries with a weak sense of existence such as Lu, Fei, and Wei, the entire Central Plains has shown a bipolar pattern.

In terms of strength, the Qin, Zhao, and Chu poles naturally want to win the Wei, Song, and Han poles, but in terms of unity, the former is far inferior to the latter.

Of course, who wins and who loses in the end of this confrontation will have to be fought to know the outcome.

In the second half of the ninth year of the reign of King Wei of Wei, during the period when Meng Zhong was envoy to Korea and Zhao, Wei Ran, the prime minister of Qin, returned to Qin via Korea.

After returning to Qin, Wei Ran stepped up his efforts to annex Yiqu.

Meng Zhong knew that after the Qin State completely annexed the Yiqu State and completely eliminated the internal troubles that threatened the Qin State, the Qin State would inevitably start a war again, and bring Zhao and Chu to launch a siege on the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Han.

And this war may be able to decide the overlord of the Central Plains today.

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