Mencius said: Gongsun Yan Zhang Yi, isn't it a sincere husband! When you are angry, the princes are afraid, and you live in peace and the world is extinguished. What Master Meng said is still very level, at least in this era, a war provoked by two people has rekindled the flames of war.

In the ninth year of Zhao Wangyong, the Wei State, which had just experienced the nightmare of Hangu Pass, was persuaded by Zhang Yi to enter Chu, saying that he would withdraw from Chu as the commander of the longitudinal alliance, and take the lead in withdrawing troops from Yiyang. South Korea was greatly frightened, coupled with this merger, South Korea has lost more than 80,000 people, and if it continues to fight, it is afraid that it will occupy more land by Qin, and it has also begun to turn to Qin to seek a truce, and even succeeded the main battle faction Zhang Kai appointed as the prime minister of the state of Gong Zhongxuan and even bluntly said that Korea is willing to help Qin attack Chu, and the status of the crown prince of the main battle is also in jeopardy, and there is a great risk of being reestablished.

And the battle between Chu and Qin in Dengcheng is still ongoing, and Qin is freeing up his hands and feet at Hangu Pass at this moment, unlike the tacit double reed with Chu at the beginning, this time Qin put the main force in the direction of Chu. began to teach the Chu State a lesson with all his might. When Chu heard that Korea was preparing to form an alliance with Qin to attack Chu, he was greatly frightened, and the king of Chu adopted Chen Zhen's strategy, while expressing his alliance to the king of Han to resist Qin, he organized troops and put on a look of preparing to rescue Korea. When King Han saw that Chu Guoguo had the intention of alliance, he postponed the intention of bowing to Qin.

Zhao Yong silently put the collected information on a few cases, got up and walked outside the hall. A battle of Hangu Pass reversed the whole situation, and he knew that Han Wei's defection was a matter of last resort, and in that situation, no matter who would choose to protect himself. It's just that this kind of defection is not only powerless for the matter of connivance, but also not good for Zhao State.

Zhao Gu sent a briefing today, counting Zhao Yong's list of various development matters in northern Xinjiang, the amount of money and grain used, including repairing the city, recruiting Hu cavalry and building a city to resist the Xiongnu, which is probably the income of Zhao for one to two years, and this is not counting the three years, there may be no income here, if it is also joined, I am afraid it will be the total income of Zhao for three years.

This development plan, the people of the White Tiger Hall did not dare to specialize, and directly handed it over to Zhao Yong. After Zhao Yong asked a few people, they also had their own reasons, but they all had opposing opinions on the whole, especially after the new defeat of Hangu, Qin State may use troops against Zhao State at any time, and it is unwise to invest such a large amount of money to develop northern Xinjiang, and it is advisable to plan it slowly. For example, the recruitment of Hu Qi may be postponed. Zhao Yong didn't reply, put it on the shelf, and was ready to wait for Le Yi to come back and then try to discuss, but the repair of the city still had to be promoted first. Because the state of Qin has begun to be aggressive, should the state of Zhao withdraw its troops from Yiyang? If you don't withdraw, will you continue to fight against Qin? These are all issues that Zhao Yong needs to consider.

At such a time, three messengers came to Handan.

Zhang Ping looked at the prosperity of Handan City with envy, which was much richer than Xinzheng. What's more, Handan has been repaired several times in recent years, the city has expanded several times, even the roads have been replaced with stone paving, drainage facilities have been added on both sides, the population has increased a lot, and the traffic is busy, and the end is much more prosperous than Xinzheng.

Thinking of Xinzheng, Zhang Ping looked gloomy again. His father Zhang Kaidi has been removed from the post of Xiangbang, the position of the crown prince is in jeopardy, Gong Zhong extravagant has always been at odds with Zhang Kaidi, the battle of Hangu Pass Korea suffered heavy losses, and Gong Zhong Xuan bluntly said that it was Zhang Kaidi's responsibility. Zhang Kaidi discussed with Prince Huan for many days, and as Prince Huan's personal representative, he came to find Zhao Wangyong's support.

Just when Zhang Ping's mind was gone, a carriage galloped past him. He couldn't dodge, and was about to catch up and reprimand him, but he saw that the carriage turned three times and two times, and no one could be found. He had no choice but to swallow his anger and find a place to live.

The carriage turned around and stopped at the mouth of an alley, and down came a young man, who looked around, and went into the alley, and stopped at a small door, and he knocked on the door. After a while, the wooden door opened, and a person walked out, and when he saw the person coming, he was stunned at first, and then laughed and said, "Haha, it's the second brother." ”

"Meet my brother." Su Dai smiled and was about to salute Su Qin.

"You and my brother, why be polite?" With that, he let Su Dai into the house. After some conversation, Su Qin learned that this clan brother was now in Yan Kingdom.

"Then you have something important to do when you come this time?" Su Qin asked.

"It's not a secret, now in Handan, it is indeed for an important matter, I came to meet His Royal Highness King Zhao."

"Oh? Can you tell my brother? ”

Su Dai thought for a while and said, "It's okay. It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"It is His Royal Highness the King of Yan today, who wants to give up the throne of King Yan to the son of Xiangguo. A certain general accompanied the sub-period to meet King Zhao, hoping that King Zhao could support this matter. ”

"Goodbye king, good health, it's really gratifying."

"Handan, the general is also on the rise, and it is also gratifying to be the general of Yan Guo."

Early this morning, Zhao Bao and Fu Ding came together, saying that the envoys of the Yan State and Su Dai asked to see Zhao Yong. Only then did Zhao Yong remember the incident of the previous captive period, so he got up to greet him. Unexpectedly, in today's sub-period, he is already the general of Yan State. In addition, his brother's eldest son is the prime minister of Yan State, and the two of them can be regarded as the power of Yan Kingdom, I really don't know if King Yan can sleep at night.

"Now that Zhao has swept the northern frontier, it has expanded its land for more than 100 miles. Every time the elder brother mentioned it, he said that King Zhao had outstanding martial arts and admired him very much, but everything was complicated, and he couldn't ask for one side. I can only entrust a certain person to come and meet the king, and ask the king to forgive his sins. ”

"Lord Xiangbang is polite. I don't know what happened when the general came all the way to Handan? ”

Ziqi pondered for a while, and said slowly: "It's also a good thing. It is because my king feels that he is shallow and unbearable, so that the state affairs of Yan Kingdom are declining and he is ashamed of his ancestors. Therefore, he wants to give the throne of Yan to his brother. ”

After the sub-period finished speaking, several people present were taken aback. It is said that since Xia Wang Qi, there has been no hearing of the fact that there is a Zen concession on this throne, either a father and son successively, or a brother and a brother, and the one who took the initiative to give the throne to the minister is indeed a once-in-a-millennium encounter.

"My brother feels that his talent is invincible, and he has resigned many times, but the king of my family has made up his mind and cannot retreat. My brother was afraid that this matter would be too unbelievable, and there were small people spreading rumors outside. Therefore, he ordered to meet the king of Zhao below, firstly to express his admiration, and secondly, to inform the countries and state the facts. I hope the king will understand. ”

I'm afraid it's not just understanding, Zhao Yong thought in his heart, and more hoped that Zhao Yong could support it.

It is said that he returned to Yan during the release period, indicating that he was provoking domestic strife in Yan. I didn't expect Zizhi's ability to be so great, and he said that King Yan had done that Zen move. The process of this is indeed incredible.

"I don't know the meaning of King Yan, does it represent the meaning of the people of Yan Kingdom?" Zhao Bao asked.

"Well... The meaning of King Yan is the meaning of the people of Yan Kingdom, and its essence is the same. The child said in a hurry.

The people looked at each other, and their doubts were even greater.

"I have heard for a long time that the prince of your country is benevolent and humble, and he has always been respected, but I don't know why King Yan wants to give up the throne to Lord Xiangbang? Of course, Lord Xiangbang is also a person who is obvious to all, and his talent is naturally very outstanding. ”

"What Xiangbang said is biased." Ziqi said, "The prince is kind and humble on the surface, but he is ambitious. For a long time, he secretly colluded with the general city to threaten the safety of the king. The king has never liked him, but he is confined to being the prince, and he is easily abolished, suspicious inside and outside, afraid of chaos, and has been hesitant. That's why he gave up the throne to his brother. ”

The reason seems reasonable, but everyone knows that it is not right to be reasonable. Could it be that the abolition of the prince is afraid of chaos, so it is not easy for Zen to let Yu Zizhi become chaotic? It's just that the child period is in the front, and some questions are asked now, which is indeed inappropriate.

"Your Majesty, there are many strange things that Zi Qi said, I am afraid that there is no hidden reason for King Yan's abdication." Fei Yi said that this is the first time that the old gentleman has returned to the court after leaving.

Zhao Yong nodded, "Lone also thinks that this matter is very ridiculous. How can anyone not pass on the throne to his children and grandchildren, but choose another minister? Could it be that King Yan really imitated the realm of Corporal Lixian in the ancient Yaoshun? "It's laughable.

"The point is, listening to the meaning of the sub-period, this matter has almost become a foregone conclusion, and even if we oppose it, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the overall situation." Wu Guang analyzed.

Zhao Yong didn't think so in his heart. In his opinion, any change in the four countries of Yan, Zhao, Zhongshan and Qi is enough to have a far-reaching impact. Especially now that Zhao and Qin are at odds in the west, if there is another problem in the east, then Zhao will fall into a very passive situation.

"Not really, but there's just one problem. What should Qi Guo do? Zhao Cheng said, "If King Yan is transposed, what kind of reaction will the Qi Kingdom make." This is what we Zhao Guo should pay attention to. ”

After analyzing and analyzing, they found that the original problem seemed simple, but the relationship between the relevant parties was complicated, and if it was not handled well, it might lead to a fire, and this kind of thing could not be done. What's more, compared to Yan State, Zhao State is still separated by a Zhongshan, and Zhao State wants to interfere, I'm afraid it can't be done. In the end, everyone looked at Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong thought about it for a long time, and said to everyone: "Ling Shangqing Le Yi will leave immediately and return to Handan to resume his life." ”

From the wall of the Tiger Prison, watching the sunset fall on the river, the majestic beauty is something that anyone who has seen him can never forget. At this time, the tiger prison, the river is still beating under the city wall, and there is no silted up after it, and the scenery is even more magnificent.

"Life is like water, either like this big river, the vast soup, galloping out of a magnificent and majestic, or like the water, quiet, a leisurely forest, plain." Gongsun Yan turned his head to Le Yi behind him and said, "Lezi, would you rather be that big river or this water?" ”

Le Yi looked at Gongsun Yan's forced laughter, and there was some sympathy in his heart. With Gongsun Yan's ability, in any vassal state, he is the choice of the guest, just like Zhao Yong, who is still sacrificing his life to chase him. But such a person does not want to live as a puppet, but only wants to become the protagonist of the world. Whether he is with Qin Guo or Zhang Yi, the sky is dark, and they are all fighting against a kind of fate.

"Perseverance is not as good as the rhino head, I'm afraid it's just this plain water."

Gongsun Yan shook his head, "The water is mixed into the big river, is the water becoming a big river, or is the big river accommodating the water?" It's just the same. How did you know that you couldn't make a big river? ”

Le Yi smiled bitterly, in the debate, he couldn't say Gongsun Yan. "What do you want to go, sir?"

"Let's go back to the girder. Let's see if there's a chance of recovery. ”

Sure enough, Le Yi thought that he knew that Gongsun Yan was not dead, and he still wanted to make a last stand.

"My gentleman has been longing for Mr. for a long time, if he can go to Handan and his party, even if Mr. lives in Handan, the gentleman will agree."

"I'm afraid that when the time comes, I won't be able to help myself." The rhino head said, "Tell King Zhao that in his lifetime, Gongsun Yan is willing to go back to Handan." ”

The thing that Le Yi is not good at is that it is difficult for strong people, so he did not force Gongsun Yan to stay.

"I heard that the lieutenant has agreed to go back to Handan with you?"

"It was said earlier that if Mr. goes to Handan, he will follow." Le Yi smiled bitterly, "But if Mr. doesn't go, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to make it." ”

Gongsun Yan shook his head, "No matter what, you have to bring him to Zhao Kingdom." Gongsun Yan still can't compare with him. So saying, he turned and walked towards the city. The lonely back seems to be the end of an era.

Two problems: first, in history, Prince Huan had been killed in the Battle of Hangu Pass, so there was the later Prince Cang; Second, there is a mistake here, that is, the Korean Xiangbang is opened, and the previous text is mistakenly written as Zhangkai, which is corrected here; Third, there is no conclusive conclusion in the academic community about the ranking of Su Qin's brothers, so here is a neutralization and sets Su Dai as Su Qin's brother, rather than his own brother.

(End of chapter)