Chapter Thirty-Nine

Early the next morning, the little pedestrians of the pedestrian division came to the post house early in the morning, waiting for Gongsun Yan. Gongsun Yan saw that the other party really used the pedestrian division, so he didn't dare to be too arrogant, followed him, got into a carriage, and set off from the post house to Wangcheng.

The carriage reached the gate of the royal city, and Gongsun Yan was just about to get off the carriage, when he was stopped by the eunuch who came to give the order, and informed him that Zhao Yong agreed to let him enter the city by car. As soon as this order was announced, it immediately ushered in the envy of the soldiers defending the city, you must know that in the entire Zhao Kingdom, only three masters have this honor. It can be seen that Zhao Yong attaches great importance to Gongsun Yan.

Gongsun Yan thanked the eunuch, took the carriage to the bottom of the dragon platform, came out of the carriage, looked up, on both sides of the steps, the black-clothed guard battalion of Zhao Guo stood neatly and well-trained, and on the steps, there was a faint person standing in front. Looking from afar, he was wearing armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, and a black cloak behind him, dancing fiercely. The sword eyebrows are in the sideburns, and the stars are beautiful and bright-eyed; Heroic and cool, the little general of the instrument Xuanang. It was Zhao Guang, the head of the black-clothed guard.

"I don't know if Your Excellency is General Gongsun." Zhao Guang was ordered to stand here, specially waiting for Gongsun Yan.

"Gongsun Yan, the general of Wei, was invited by the fortunate monarch and did not dare to slack off. It was to drive to Zhao from the beams to go to the appointment of the king. Please also ask the general to pass through. Gongsun Yan didn't know Zhao Guang's identity, and thought that he was just a general in front of the palace, and he wanted Zhao Guang to pass it on.

"Zhao Guang, the head of the black-clothed guard of a certain king, was ordered by the king to wait for the general here for a long time. Please also ask the general to come with me, and the king is looking forward to the general's arrival. ”

Hearing that it was the head of the guards, Gongsun Yan sighed in his heart, the courtesy along the way was already extremely expensive, and this time Zhao Yong let his head of the guard come to greet him, which was already a very heavy arrangement. The curiosity about Zhao Yong in my heart is a little more, is it really my brainless fan?

Following Zhao Guang directly to the hall, Gongsun Yan glanced at it and saw four people sitting on top of the main hall.

One of them, a young man, dressed in a dark red robe, was smiling, and his eyes were bright. He sat in the middle of the hall, watched Gongsun Yan walk in, and before he could salute, he said, "The rhino head can come here, and Gu is very pleased. The boat and car are tired, the people are sleepy and the horses are tired, so the general should not be polite, please sit down. ”

"The king's love, the five feelings of the heart." Anyway, the courtesy along the way is already very high, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with one more such thing.

Gongsun Yan sat down, and after Zhao Yong introduced him to Feiyi, Zhao Bao and Wu Guang, he began to look at this famous person. He did not wear a dark robe like the others, but wore a ben suit, with a black shirt on his feet, a dark silk robe, a silk bottom, and a white knee cover, and the whole person looked very respectful.

However, everyone knows that this Wei person first helped Qin to obtain the Yin and Jin of Wei, swept away the last chess piece of Qin's eastward advance, and then helped Qin defeat Long Jia, the defender of Wei, and completely obtained the land west of the river, extending Qin's power tentacles to the Central Plains. It can be said that Gongsun Yan's great good position is not easy to obtain, but it is really won with military exploits.

Now, he has returned to Wei because of the contradiction with Zhang Yi, intending to stir up the contradictions between the Six Kingdoms of Kwantung and the Qin State.

"Lone has admired the general for a long time, especially the general served Qin with Wei people, and Qin first took Ning Qin, and then settled Hexi, and achieved immortal achievements. All of this depends on the general's precautions to have this grand scene. It was without presumptuousness to repair a book, invite the general to go north to Handan, and ask the general about the general trend of the world. Zhao Yong said.

"The gentleman is too humble. I am a reckless man, with a body of skin, a little bit of intelligence, although I helped the Qin State to set the west of the river, but it was just a coincidence. There is no Gongsun Yan in the Qin State, and if you change Zhang Yan and Xiahou Yan, you can also take the land west of the river, which is like charcoal in the snow and ink on the silk, which is just clear. Gongsun Yan really lived up to his reputation, and as soon as his mind changed, he guided the topic to the Qin State, which was completely natural, and there was no trace of an axe and chisel.

"Lonely and dull, may the general teach me." Zhao Yong was obviously attracted by his topic and couldn't help but ask.

Gongsun Yan was waiting for his words, so he sorted out his thoughts and said: "Although the Qin State is strong and prosperous, although it is famous for its filial piety, it is born in Xianggong. At that time, Zhou Tianzi allowed the land of Xirong to be the land of Qin, and then there were Xianggong and Wengong, with only 20 years, swept the twelve countries of Xirong, opened up thousands of miles, and when Qin Degong moved the capital to Yongdi, he had become the overlord of the West according to the relevant China. ”

"Later, the Jin State was powerful, and the Duke of Jin Wen successfully ascended the throne with the power of the Qin State, and became the primary enemy of the Qin State, so that the Qin State went to the Jing Gong after the Mu Gong, and finally could not go further east, and even the Great Qin, not as good as the Jin Yi Wei clan!"

"When the Three Jin Dynasty were separated, Wei Wenhou took Li Kui as the prime minister, reused Wu Qi, and reformed the new one, so that in the first battle of Yin and Jin, 50,000 Wei warriors, and 500,000 soldiers of the Qin State, the Qin State collapsed. At that time, Wei Wenhou intended to sweep away the Qin State in one fell swoop, but because of his resentment with the princes, the westward expansion was hindered by all parties, and the Qin State was able to breathe. ”

At this point, Shang Jun entered Qin, taught filial piety with the royal road, and filial piety did not take, so he taught him with domineering, and filial piety was very happy. So much so that the law of the Shang monarch prevailed, and the Qin State gained a foothold in the west. To Hui Wenjun, he also follows the method of Shang Jun to strengthen himself. Now it includes the land west of the river and looks at the Central Plains. It is based on the momentum of the Qin State, and with the momentum of the Qin State, it is easy to take the world. ”

While listening to Gongsun Yan tell the history of the Qin State, Zhao Yong thought about what he was thinking, and when he saw him stop, he said: "The strength of the Qin State is not the work of one lifetime, but the efforts of several monarchs. It is because of its great power, and it is not a fluke. ”

Who knew that Gongsun Yan changed his tone, and then said: "Even so, the skill of the Qin State lies in the strength of the army, not the strength of the Qin State. He is concerned about the benefits of the middle, the solidity of Cuihan, the tenacity of the Qin army, and the dominance of the princes. Such countries should not be desirable to one country, but should be done by the joint efforts of several countries. ”

As soon as he said this, Zhao Yong raised the alarm in his heart, thinking that this guy turned around and turned to his own political ideas. Then he cautiously responded: "How to combine the strength of several countries? ”

"The king is even, the three Jin are in the Qin State, and they are absolute enemies. It was precisely because the Three Kingdoms blocked Shandong that the Qin State was not allowed to send a letter to the Valley to set foot in the Central Plains. Now, the solidity of Cuihan is unreliable, and the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei face the strong Qin, if they still use the strength of one country to fight against the Qin of the tiger and wolf, they can't either. It is to raise the power of the three Jin and contract to resist Qin. Saying this, he paused slightly, and continued: "Back then, Linghu Wenzi took the Jin army as his teacher and defeated the Qin general Du Hui Yu Fu's family, and now the three Jin are still there, and it may not be impossible to defeat the Qin army in Hangu!" The monarch is virtuous, Handan thinks that the three Jin Dynasty are weak today, and the king wants to become a big thing, so he should regard himself as the commander of the three Jin Dynasty and snipe the Qin State. I am willing to join forces with other countries for the sake of the king, so as to avoid the old things of Wei Wen. ”

The last few sentences were boiling, and Zhao Yong applauded in his heart. After his instigation, he couldn't wait to immediately agree to Gongsun Yan's request and snipe Qin State with him.

However, after the tea, he calmed down. I thought to myself what kind of coaxing, since the national policy has been decided, it cannot be easily changed. Now that Zhongshan is still too busy to take care of himself, how can he still participate in the war in the Central Plains? What's more, isn't the invitation of Gongsun Yan to come this time to drive a wedge between the Qi Kingdom, the Yan Kingdom and the Zhongshan Kingdom?

So, he took a sip of tea, calmed down for a moment, and said lightly: "What Jun Zhi said, Lone already knows. However, although Zhao is located in the north, but when the ancestors were there, there were many conflicts with the surrounding countries, and the relationship was irretrievable. ”

"What the king said is very true." Gongsun Yan said, "What I just said. Although I am a Wei general, my heart is earnest, and I will not fall into the hands of Qin in the world, and save the six countries of Kanto from fire and water. Therefore, I am willing to use shallow funds to lobby other countries, unite the strength of everyone, go west to strengthen Qin, and raise the royal road together. In order to repay the king, today is a grand courtesy. After saying that, he slammed his head on the ground, unwilling to raise his head for a long time.

Zhao Yong's heart blossomed, the preliminary work was really done, and he gave Gongsun Yan an excuse to repay the kindness of his acquaintance, and promised to be willing to lobby other countries. In this way, there is still one step left, and you will achieve your goal. Yes, although he was happy, he still pondered for a moment, pretending to be very embarrassed and said: "In this case, Lone is also willing to fulfill the general's grand wish and plot against the Qin State." ”

"Your Majesty."

"In this case, please also ask the general to lobby Korea, Yan, Qi, Chu and Zhongshan, plus Wei, and several countries to ally and discuss the proposal to defeat Qin." Zhao Yong said with a smile.

"Zhongshan Country?" Gongsun Yan was slightly stunned, the land is only thousands of miles, and the chariot is less than 10,000 times, why do you still lobby them?

"yes. Although Zhongshan has an immortal enmity with our Zhao State, on the occasion of jointly attacking Qin, he is willing to put down his troops with him, and they are all allies and call each other kings, in order to seek to strengthen Qin. It is with this burden of a thousand pounds, hoping to borrow Mr. Tongue and Lotus Flower to turn the two countries into a jade silk. Finally, Zhao Yong showed his fox tail.

Gongsun Yan thought left and right for a while, thinking to himself, maybe this was the way out that Zhao Guo came up with in order not to be hindered by others. I didn't think much about it, so I agreed.

Gongsun Yan and Fei Yi and the others talked for a while, and finally got up to leave. Zhao Yong still arranged for Zhao Guang to see him off, and sent him to the post house by carriage and horse. Gongsun Yan walked out of Longtai, didn't want to speak for a long time, glanced back at Longtai, and followed Zhao Guang away.

And above the main hall, Zhao Yong looked at the three masters and said: "If Gongsun Yan succeeds in moving Zhongshan Kingdom to become king, our plan to separate Zhongshan, Qi and Yan Kingdom will be completed for the most part, and then, we will see the reflection of Qi Kingdom." ”

"What should we do if the Qi Kingdom does not attack the Zhongshan Kingdom because it hates the Zhongshan Kingdom as the king, as we expected?" Wu Guang said.

"That's okay, I've already gone to Qi Country with someone to bribe Tian Ying, an important minister of Qi State, presumably this gentleman won't let us down." Zhao Yong said confidently.

"Junshang's move to kill three soldiers with one peach can be described as very smart. Throwing out the title of a nominal 'king' attracted the backlash of Zhongshan, Yan, and Qi, and this kind of business will not lose no matter how you look at it. Fei Yi smiled.

"However, if Gongsun Yan can really make several kings 'Xiangwang' succeed, will our Zhao Kingdom go or not?" Zhao Bao said worriedly.

"Even if I am given the honorific title of king, I will find a reason to resign." Zhao Yong said categorically: "Remember, building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming the king is the national policy of my Zhao country." ”

The three of them looked at each other and saluted, "Yes!" ”