The Qin State took Qi as the prime minister, which touched the nerves of the monarchs and ministers of the Zhao State. If Qi and Qin take this as an opportunity to conclude a military alliance. Strategically, Zhao was in an unfavorable situation of being caught between Qi and Qin.

When Zhao Su was marquis, he was at war with Wei and Qi because of the east. It was at war with the state of Qin in the west. The state of Zhao fell into the eastern and western fronts and fought at the same time. Zhao not only lost his troops, but also lost his city and land.

When Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, it was because Zhao was deeply trapped in the land of four wars. Wei invited Qi, Chu, Yan, and Qin, and the five kingdoms tried to destroy Zhao with a plan to bury them.

After Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, the first thing he had to do was to dismantle the plan for the funeral of the five kingdoms and preserve the wisdom of his father when he was alive. If Zhao wants to be strong and survive, it must break the unfavorable situation of the land of the four wars.

Zhao Yong stabilized the national politics and began to make friends with Han and Wei. The three Jin Dynasty were harmonious, returning to the situation at the beginning of the division of the Han, Zhao and Wei families.

Zhao Gong met, Zhao Junyong, Han Xuan Wang Kang, and Wei Hui Wang Poppy, put aside the old enmity and re-concluded peace. After nearly a hundred years of fighting, the Sanjin Dynasty finally moved towards peace again.

Longtai met, Zhao Junyong, Prince Wei and Prince Han made an oath that the three Jin Dynasty would be harmonious, support each other, and never fight.

Zhao Yong has succeeded to the throne for 25 years. The three Jin joined hands to deal with the princes, and there was no more trouble with soldiers.

After Zhao Yong stabilized the situation in the south, he set out to solve the problem of Northern Yan.

The Yan State marched south and invaded the Daijun of the northern Xinjiang of the Zhao State. Zhao Yong, despite the opposition of his ministers, personally raised troops to expedition to Yan State. Yan and Zhao fought, and Zhao won a complete victory. Zhao did not take advantage of the great victory to force Yan to cede land, pay compensation, and sign unequal treaties. Subsequently, the five kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, and Zhongshan were kings, further improving the relationship between Yan and Zhao. When the king of Yan gave up the power of the ministers, the state of Qi broke through the Yan capital Jicheng.

Zhao Yong took the opportunity to meddle in Yan's internal affairs and supported Yan's proton job in South Korea to return to China. Gongzi repelled the Qi people, recovered the territory, and succeeded him as the king of Yan. The relations between Yan and Zhao have become stable, and for more than ten years, there has been no more trouble with war.

After Zhao Yong stabilized Northern Yan, he began to plan to improve relations with Qin. Because of the Yan incident, relations between Zhao and Qin began to ease. During the reign of King Wu of Qin, Qin and Zhao did not fight each other. After the death of King Wu of Qin, the state of Qin fell into civil strife. Zhao Yong took advantage of the situation to meddle in Qin's internal affairs, supported Qin Proton Ji's return to China to succeed to the throne, and interfered in Qin's internal affairs.

After Qin Wangji succeeded to the throne, he maintained friendship with Zhao.

Although Zhao and Qi fought in Yandi, there was no large-scale war between the two countries.

Zhao was friendly with Han Wei in the south; The north is friendly with Yan; friendship with Qin in the west; The east side is friendly with Qi. Because of his friendship with the princes of the Central Plains, Zhao was able to concentrate on planning to destroy Zhongshan, attack Sanhu in the north, and open up thousands of miles of Hu territory.

However, Qi and Qin concluded a military alliance and attacked Zhao from east to west. This is naturally what Zhao Yong does not want to see.

How to separate the alliance of Qi and Qin?

How to avoid Zhao from being caught between Qi and Qin?

How can Zhao continue to maintain a good international environment?

How did Zhao conquer Zhongshan and open up Hujiang?

These questions were placed in front of Zhao Yong.

It has been 25 years since Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne. For national politics and diplomacy, it is handy.

Zhao Yong has top advisers such as Feiyi, Tian Buli, Li Dui and Que Guanzi around him; There are also generals such as Zhao Xie, Zhao Gu, and Zhao Yunshu; as well as Lou Zhuan, Sima Wangzu, Zhao Xi, Zhao Jue, Xu Jun, Pang Wu, Niu Jian and other people who can fight well; There are also diplomatic ministers such as Fu Ding, Qiu Li, Li Wei, and Wang Ben; There are even rising stars such as Le Yi, Lian Po, Zhao Hao, Lin Xiangru, Ju Xin, and Pang Zhan.

Today's Zhao State is politically clear and full of talents.

For the alliance of Qi and Qin, Zhao Yong decided to join forces again.

However, after all, Qin and Qi are also capable people. Especially Qi Guowen Youtian He, Duan Ganpeng and others; Wu has Kuang Zhang, Tian Yang and others; Diplomatic ministers include Tian Ying and Zhou Zhi. Qi and Qin have good friends, although they can restrain the Three Jin Dynasty and suppress Southern Chu. But the alliance of Qi and Qin challenged the princes of the world. It was also an unwise decision.

Whether it is Gongsun Yan's king of the five kingdoms, or the combination of the five kingdoms. It took a lot of effort for Qin and Qi to break Gongsun Yan's strategy. If Qi and Qin form an alliance, they will plot the world. The three Jin men will also be reunited. This is also what Qi and Qin do not want to see, and even fear the most.

In order to avoid misunderstanding among the princes of the world, Qi and Qin also released many signals, intentionally indicating to the princes that Qi and Qin had no intention of forming an alliance and plotting against the world.

A few days later, Qiu Li returned to Handan, Zhao State.

In order to further understand the situation of the Qin State, Zhao Yong summoned Qiu Liquid in Congtai Palace.

Qiu Liquid pleaded guilty: "The minister failed to complete the king's mission, and asked the king to surrender." ”

Zhao Yong didn't blame the other party for doing things badly, raised his hand and said, "Qiu Li, what are you guilty of." ”

Qiu Liquid pleaded guilty again: "The king asked me to send an envoy to the Qin State, with Wei Ran as the prime minister, and interfere in the internal affairs of Qin. The state of Qin was dominated by Qi people Jing Guo Jun. It is a great sin for the minister to fail to complete the things assigned by the king. ”

"The Qin State took Qi people as the appearance, which also exceeded the expectations of the widows. Qiu Liquid, it's not that you can't do things well. Zhao Yong asked, "Qiu Li, will Qi and Qin conclude an alliance?" ”

Qiu Li thought for a while and replied, "The relationship between Qi and Qin will improve. However, it was impossible for Qi and Qin to conclude an alliance. ”

Fei Yi asked, "How did you conclude that Qi and Qin would not conclude an alliance?" ”

Qiu Ye weighed his words, slowed down his speech and replied: "The King of Qin took Qi Ren Jing Guo Jun as his prime minister and achieved his wish. But Mi Bazi will not indulge the King of Qin and the Qi people to act arbitrarily. ”

Zhao Yong saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and motioned: "Go on." ”

"Mi Bazi was forced to accept Qi as the prime minister because he was worried about Gongzi Fu's safety in Qi country." Qiu Liquid said again: "Now Gongzi Fu has returned to Qin. ”

Zhao Yong exclaimed: "What did you say." Gongzi Fu returned to Qin. ”

Qiu Ye saw the suspicious gaze of the king, and said: "The minister saw Gongzi Fu in the Qin State. ”

Zhao Yong asked puzzledly: "Gongzi Fu is not a hostage in Qi State. How could it appear in the Qin State. ”

"The specific situation, the minister is not very clear." Qiu Ye said again: "Your Majesty, the minister also learned a piece of news. The king of Qi sent Jing Guo Jun to Qin as the prime minister because he was afraid of Jing Guo Jun's wisdom and prestige. ”

Fei Yi pondered this sentence and replied: "In this way, the King of Qi sent him to the Qin State in order to suppress Jing Guojun. ”

"Exactly." Qiu Ye said again: "Although the eighth son of Mi agreed to take Qi as the prime minister, he also named Wei Ran as the left minister, and concurrently served as the general to defend Xianyang. Feng Qirong is Huayang Jun. Gongzi Kui is Gao Lingjun. Gongzi Fu is Jingyang Jun. ”

Prince Zhang asked: "The Qin State has sealed the Qi people as the prime minister, why do you still want to seal Wei Ran as the left minister." ”

Fei Yi replied: "The prince doesn't know. When King Wu of Qin succeeded to the throne, he broke the routine and did not learn from the princes. In order to avoid the appearance of Zhang Yi and the like, disperse the phase weight. The Qin phase is divided into left and right phases. ”

Prince Zhang said: "Left and right? ”

"The left minister is in charge of the conquest, and the right minister is in charge of the clan and diplomacy." Fei Yi said: "King Wu of Qin takes Gan Mao as the left phase and Ying Ji as the right phase. King Wu of Qin attacked Korea, pulled out Yiyang, and passed through Sanchuan to get a glimpse of Jiuding. This is also the reason why King Wu of Qin chose to raise troops with Gan Mao for an expedition. ”

The crown prince said: "In this way, Wei Ran is a check-and-balance Qi person? ”

Fei Yi said: "Wei Ran is not only used by Mi Bazi to balance the Qi people, but also used to balance the important weight of the King of Qin. Mi Bazi was able to stand out in the three years of turmoil in the Qin State, and Wei Ran also made great contributions. ”

"King Qin originally wanted to use Qi as a person to suppress and weaken the power of the mother clan. Who would have known that Mi Bazi would be able to fight back. Zhao Yong smiled: "The widow said that this woman is not simple!" ”

Fei Yi said: "Mi Bazi uses four nobles to balance the King of Qin and the Qi people. Sure enough, it's still a good move. Your Majesty, we have to be careful when dealing with the Qin State. ”

Zhao Yong said with a solemn expression: "The widow has never underestimated this woman. ”

Di Tian Buru, who was silent on the side, interjected: "Mi Bazi and Sigui have a prominent position in the Qin State and have a monopoly on power. If the King of Qin and the Qi people want to let go of their hands and feet and make great progress, they will have constraints. In this way, it is impossible for Qi and Qin to form an alliance. ”

Sima Wangzu answered: "The original intention of King Qi to send Jing Guojun to Qin as prime minister was to weaken and suppress the other party's power. In this way, it is impossible for Qi and Qin to form an alliance. Our country will not be attacked by Qi and Qin. ”

Fei Yi replied: "The situation between Qi and Qin is complicated, and if they want to come together, they have to overcome many difficulties. Qi and Qin came together, this is not the result that Mi Bazi and King Qi want to see. ”

Prince Zhang asked: "I don't understand what Zhao Xiang said. ”

Seeing that the prince was studious, Fei Yi said in detail: "Qi and Qin came together. The prestige of the King of Qin and the Qi people will be further enhanced. For Mi Bazi and King Qi, what does this mean? ”

Prince Zhang tasted this sentence and said busily: "This is what Mi Bazi and King Qi don't want to see." ”

When Zhao Yong got this news, he had already learned that it was impossible for Qi and Qin to conclude an alliance.

Sima Wangzu asked, "Your Majesty, do we still want to join forces again?" ”

"Qiu Liquid, this news brought back for the widow is too useful. The widows can deduce that Qi and Qin will not conclude an alliance and attack our country. Zhao Yong's cheeks showed a long-lost smile, "Why should the widow bother to let Qi and Qin hold together for warmth." The widow's current task is to die in Zhongshan and expand Hujiang. The affairs of the Central Plains are not yet available to the widows. ”

Flipping and closing the vertical again was originally to deal with Qi and Qin's helpless moves. Now, the alliance between Qi and Qin is full of difficulties. Why should Zhao Guo wade into troubled waters, so that the princes of the world can see the strength of Zhao State. Zhao Guo should still keep his light and keep his eyes open, hide his strength, die in Zhongshan, and expand Hu Jiang.

Fei Yi also felt that what the king said was extremely true, and echoed: "Your Excellency, what you say is reasonable. ”

Tian Buli is also a smart person, and he also echoed: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

"Qiu Liquid, the envoy has worked hard." Zhao Yong said: "You go down and rest!" ”

"Minister, retire." Qiu Liquid saluted, turned around and walked out of the hall.

As night fell, Handan fell into tranquility again.

On this night, Zhao Guo divination ordered Yin Gao to divinate the stars on the high platform.

Yin Gao looked at the starry sky, looked uneasy, and muttered to himself: "Strange phenomenon, strange phenomenon!" ”

One person asked, "Lord Yin, what's wrong with the celestial phenomena?" ”

"The sky kills, and the stars move. The celestial phenomena are overturned, the glow is confused, and the Beidou is urging hiding. This is, the image of great chaos. Faced with the disorder and abnormality of the heavenly phenomena, Yin Gao's face was serious, and he hurriedly wrote a letter of state and sent someone to send it to the palace overnight. Yin Gao saw that there was no trace of the person who sent the letter, sat down on the ground, and muttered to himself: "Yingfu guards the stars, fratricide, and the country will be in chaos." Wang Tu's hegemony will eventually return to dust. ”