Chapter Ninety-Nine: Foresight

"This son-in-law is not a simple person, and the widow regrets it a little and let him return to Yan Kingdom."

On the top of the main hall, the prince has already left, leaving only the people of the White Tiger Hall and Le Yi, Wei Yi, and Pang Cong on the side.

Zhao Yong is the first time they have met. Although Wu Guang and Le Yi had been in contact with him before, they both said that this person was quick in speech, generous and decent, and had a heroic image, which was definitely not a thing in the pool.

"Although Yan Wang is as stupid as a pig, his two sons are definitely heroes among people, and no one is a good match."

Needless to say, as soon as everyone heard this mean words, they knew that it was undoubted. This person speaks harshly and harshly, and he is definitely one of the best ministers of Zhao State. Whether it is the White Tiger Hall or the nobles of the clan, they have all been counted by him, even Zhao Yong is no exception. As for his good friend Le Yi, he has become commonplace. Fortunately, Le Yi has a good temper and doesn't care. And everyone knows that although his words are ugly, he does have real talent and learning, as long as he stays away from this person, it will be counted.

It's not that no one in Zhao can cure him, it is said that this son once visited the crane crown, after talking, whenever he talks about the crane crown, he is respectful and does not dare to offend, it seems that some people are not born lawless, but do not know the height of the sky.

"It's really frustrating. The crown prince Ji is benevolent, righteous and virtuous on weekdays, and is deeply loved. Who would have thought that after this chaos, the personality would become perverse and suspicious, what a pity; And this son, who has been a hostage for many years, seems to have a calm temperament, but the city government is very deep, and his personality is introverted and tenacious. Le Yi said with some regret. In fact, he admired Ji Ping very much, but since he met Ji Zhi, he changed his mind.

"Ji Zhi seems to be generous, and promises that after the matter is completed, he will hand over the land between the rivers or the three cities of Quyi to the Zhao State. Hehe, not to mention whether the three cities of Qu Rebellion can be directly accepted by my Zhao State, and even if they are accepted, how can they occupy them across Zhongshan. But let's just say that the land between the rivers is south of the Great Wall in the south of Yan and north of the defense line of the Great River of Qi. This area has always been regarded as a forbidden area by the Qi State, and even if the Yan State once occupied this place, it has not been effectively managed. Now this prince has generously handed over his promise to our country, which is nothing more than hoping to provoke the relationship between Zhao and Qi, and he will reap the benefits. Zhao Bao said with a sneer.

"And that's not all." Pang Cong interjected, "This person broke this place, nothing more than hoping that Zhao Guo would be able to help Yan Guo recover this enclave while sending troops." Speaking of which, the terrain here is open and flat, which is very suitable for cavalry combat, and if our cavalry gallops here, it will be safe to recover. He hid it, unwilling to say it directly, the city government is indeed very deep. ”

Although the land between the rivers has always been nominally under the jurisdiction of the Yan State, but due to the strength of the Qi State, the Yan State rarely implements effective control, as long as the Qi State attacks the Yan State, the Yan army retreats to the Southern Great Wall, and ignores the land between the rivers, but once the Qi State leaves, the Yan army will send troops to recover it.

"In addition, what a certain said is very clear, our country sent troops not to get the reward of Yan State. The purpose is naturally to hope that other princes will not be jealous of Zhao because of this matter. But this son-in-law can't wait for Zhao Guo to get benefits, and he doesn't even want it, and insists on giving it to us. After Le Yi finished speaking, everyone laughed, Gongzizhi's behavior just now was indeed as Le Yi said. Doesn't he just want to pull us into the water, even if he is questioned by other princes in the future, he can say aggrievedly that Zhao Guo has a purpose to help Yan Guo send troops. ”

"How could they have thought that we agreed to send troops, and it seems that we didn't ask for any compensation, but the military deployment and terrain fortresses in the land of Governor, and even the information on the cities and roads in the Yan Kingdom, this great gift is more important than giving away any land." Wei Yu sneered.

Yes, this is the purpose of Zhao's willingness to send troops. The military deployment in the Dukang area, the city branches in the Yan State, the road traffic situation, and the deployment of troops, although Zhao Guo himself collected these information, can always be obtained, but this time, taking advantage of the dispatch of troops to help Ji Zhi, he can blatantly help Zhao Guo quickly collect these information, and prepare for the future attack on Yan State. Especially in the Dukang area, as the most important farming area of the Yan Kingdom, the river network is staggered, reaching all directions, and the military camps and cities are also dotted. And with this incident, Zhao Guo can blatantly draw a map of this area, why not?

The most chilling thing is that even in the face of many temptations, this person still does not say that he has the intention of inheriting the throne of King Yan, but he still says his ambition. If this implicit approach is hypocritical, what this person says is not unreasonable, and if it is sincere, why should he say anything more? Zhao Yong said leisurely.

"What does the king mean is that Ji Zhi just said that he is unwilling to inherit the throne of King Yan because there is still King Yan and the matter of Prince Ji Ping?"

Zhao Yong nodded.

"This sentence doesn't sound like much at first, but if you savor it, it's definitely something in the words." Wei Yi snorted coldly, Ji Zhi is indeed not simple.

Everyone thought for a while, and Zhao Cheng said word by word: "Borrow a knife to kill!" ”

"Not bad." Zhao Yong said, "He first threw out a bunch of benefits to increase his chips, and then said that he had no intention of becoming the king of Yan." Hehe, a person who dares to lead troops to restore the country and quell the rebellion, if he says that he has no ambition to inherit the throne, he will never believe it. What's more, when that time comes, his prestige will definitely surpass that of his father and brother, even if he is unwilling to inherit the throne of King Yan, others will definitely not agree, otherwise, how can he appease the soldiers who helped him restore the country? And which Yan King dares to underestimate this son who has a heavy army and a strong reputation? ”

It was his intention to hope that Zhao Guo would promise that once he succeeded in recovering the country, he would fully support him to become the king of Yan. Whether it is in front of him, whether it is his father Wang Yan Wang Xu, or his brother Prince Ping, they must help him get rid of him. And he himself, sitting back and enjoying it. Zhao Yong said, "Good strategy." ”

In this kind of political matter, what we pay attention to is knowing it by heart and tacitly, and many things cannot be put on the table. If you understand this rule and act according to the rules, everyone will naturally accept you and play with you, and if you break the rules, everyone will oppose you and deal with you together. And among them, how to use this rule to play others to death and stand out will become the final winner. Of course, if you take advantage of the loopholes in the rules and play everyone else to death, you will also be respected as a big man. But as a result, if others use this trick against you, you will also have to bear the consequences.

Ji Zhi was definitely not one of the players of this game before this, but he is now about to go from a spectator to a new player. Visitors have been watching for a long time, and they are familiar with the rules inside, so they naturally know how to play this game, and the next thing is to see who can be the final winner.

"Forget it, the matter of Yan Kingdom is decided. Next, the White Tiger Hall discussed with Shangqing, Guowei, and General Pang about the soldiers, horses, money, and food, as well as the selection of candidates. Zhao Yong arranged, "Remember, it is best to choose from the younger generation to arrange the people who follow Ji Zhi, and it is always good to have more experience." Other princes and kingdoms have produced many famous generals, and my Zhao country has withered too quickly in recent years. Since the death of General Zhao, although General Pang and General Niu are handsome, the young generals still lack experience. ”

Zhao Xi died last year, the body of the old general returned to Handan from Daijun, all the way with the courtesy of the princes, Zhao Yong personally went to the door of Handan to greet him, and helped the spirit to Handan Pan Palace. Zhao Xi made great achievements during his lifetime, repeatedly eliminated the Xiongnu and Hu people who came to invade, defeated the Yan State and Zhongshan coalition army, was the training officer of the new cavalry of Zhao State, and was the main supporter and promoter of Zhao Yong's military reform. Zhao Yong's groundbreaking decision, Zhao Xiling's position is no longer into the ancestral hall of the Zhao family, but into the Pan Palace, accompanying Zhao Suhou around, enjoying the incense of Zhao forever, and being worshiped by the monarch of Zhao State in later generations.

Zhao Yong's decision was no less than a thunderclap, shattering this already bad world. The ministers objected, but the generals were surprisingly unanimous. In their opinion, this is definitely the highest honor of a military general, who has made great achievements in war during his lifetime, and can be visited by future generations of kings after his death, this kind of glory is absolutely unprecedented, and his career finally has hope again. In order to calm the opposition of the ministers, Zhao Yong had to announce that Tai Chengwu, the minister of Zhao Suhou, would also enter the Pan Palace at the same time to enjoy the offerings, which calmed down the turmoil.

"It will be as the king says." Zhao Bao led everyone to receive the order.

"In that case, let's go to the White Tiger Palace. Presumably Li Yan's kid has been waiting for a long time. Zhao Yong said with a smile.

In the White Tiger Palace, Li Yan was indeed restless, he had been wandering here for a long time, and even his favorite tea on weekdays was tasted beautiful by him. To be honest, since Zhao Yong introduced this drink from Bashu, many ministers have followed the trend to drink tea. And in the past two years, as the Qin State occupied Bashu, the supply of tea has become more and more difficult, and the price has become higher and higher, and ordinary ministers can no longer afford to drink it. Even the people of the White Tiger Hall were reluctant to drink at home, and only let go of the shelves to drink when they arrived in the royal city. As a result, the consumption of tea in the royal city is increasing day by day, and Fu, as a eunuch, has cried to Zhao Yong many times about this matter, and Zhao Yong can't punish everyone for this matter, so he can only have no follow-up. Ordinary officers like Li Yan didn't dare to drink it at home, but when they got here, they didn't have the taste to drink tea because of what happened in their hearts.

"The widow knows that you can't sit still."

Just as Li Yan was deep in thought, I don't know when, Zhao Yong had already appeared at the door.

(End of chapter)