Chapter 184: Cutting Land and Seeking Peace
"Zhao Guo is the relative of the third king. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info In the rebellion of the son of the year, Wang Hao and Prince Ping died, and the Yan Kingdom was ownerless. At that time, King Yan Zhao was still a hostage in Korea and could not be returned, but thanks to the mediation of King Wuling, he was able to return to the country and succeed to the throne quickly. At that time, Qi and Zhongshan invaded the territory of Yan and destroyed the temple of Yan State, but thanks to the support of Zhao State, Yan State was able to recover. As for the king, when the rebel minister Gongsun Cao killed King Hui, when the internal and external foxes were suspicious, it was also my country that married the eldest princess into Yan as the queen, which made the king's position justified. ”
"And the country of Qi is the third king of the enemy. When King Xuan of Qi entered Yan, Kuangzhang invaded Shangdu, moved away the ritual utensils handed down from the time of the Zhao Gong of Yan, and still ruined the lives of the people in the Yan Kingdom, and was tyrannical. Although King Yan Zhao broke Qi for revenge, within a few years, the Qi State was revived again, and half of the soldiers of the Yan State were killed and injured in Qi. The foreign minister once went to the country of Qi, which township in the country of Qi did not have the bones of the Yan people scattered? They were all dug up by the Qi people and exposed to the wild, and Qi Yan's hatred was really uncommon. ”
"Now the king may have forgotten the enmity of the Qi State, so he listened to the words of the traitor, and allowed the border generals to invade Zhao, cutting off the friendship between the two countries for three generations...... King Yan's move, the foreign minister thought it was really unwise, the friendship between the two countries lies in a letter, it is because of mutual suspicion that Yan Zhao will fall into the strategy of the Qi people and fight. ”
Mingyue knew that his provocative strategy was very clumsy, so clumsy that a discerning person could see it, but he also knew that for Yan and Qi, the hatred accumulated over several generations was constant, not to mention, Yan Wang and his ministers wanted to stop the war, and they were also trying their best to dissociate themselves from the assassination.
Sure enough, as soon as they heard Mingyue say that the assassination was done by the Qi people, King Yan and Su Yu glanced at each other and echoed in unison.
"Sure enough, it was done by Qi people!"
King Yan was overjoyed: "Chang'an Jun is right, how can a widow forget the enmity of the third generation and never the relatives of the third generation?" Yan and Zhao should immediately suspend their troops, and they can't let the Qi people benefit! ”
Mingyue smiled slightly: "Zhao Guo is also very happy about the truce, but the king, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to Yan Guo, and it has reached the point where it cannot be delayed." I heard that the Qi State seized Zhongyang and Wudi, and the troops came to Pingshu City, and the northern land of Qi occupied by the Yan State had been returned, and Qi was unwilling to negotiate peace with Yan, and the army pressed the border, and the governor of Yan was eyeing it! ”
He pointed out: "Du Kang is the main transportation artery between the upper capital and the lower capital of Yan Kingdom, and it is the richest place in Yan Kingdom. If the king is still holding on to the border with Zhao for a few cities, and the Qi side is in order to take revenge, the troops of the north will go north, and the Bohai Sea will not be owned by the king, once the Qi army enters the governor, the king will cut off contact, and the Yan country is in danger, and the matter of the Qi general Kuangzhang entering Yan in the fourth year is probably going to be repeated again, and the foreign ministers are afraid that the Ding Gui ritual of the Yan country will not be guaranteed......"
The main force of the Yan army was dragged by the Zhao army in the Zhongshan area, and the offensive of the Qi army in the Bohai Sea was very smooth, and it had already connected the two counties, and it was only ten days away from the Yan Kingdom, and their threat was also real.
King Yan said solemnly: "This is natural, since everything is clear, Yan Zhao should clear up the misunderstanding as soon as possible, restore friendliness, and discuss how to deal with Qi Guo together!" ”
Mingyue bowed to King Yan: "In this case, I hope that the king will first make a peace treaty and return the land of the former Zhao State to show his sincerity, so that the two countries can hope to re-align." ”
When it comes to practical problems, King Yan's face sank, after all, no matter what monarch, he was not willing to cut the land and sue for peace, but the situation forced it, Yan State was very afraid of starting a war with Qi Zhao at the same time, the domestic lack of strength and food was insufficient, and Qin State did not send troops to rescue, so it could not hold on.
After half a ring, he reluctantly said, "I don't know if your country wants Yan Kingdom to return those cities?" ”
Mingyue spread out the map that had been discussed with King Zhao, Lin Xiangru, Yu Xin and others when she was in the country, and said: "Yan, Gaoyang, Qu Rebellion, Spoon Liang, Tang County, these five cities were originally the land of Zhongshan, and they were handed over to Yan when the first king divided the territory in the fifth year, and now these cities have been conquered by Ma Fujun, and the king might as well simply return the four cities to Zhao." In addition, there is a Maha Mountain in the north of the Daibei, which is the place where Mrs. Ji Ying, the sister of Zhao Xiangzhu, died by grinding the flute, although two hundred years have passed now, but every time there is a big sacrifice, the Zhao family still has to sacrifice far away. That mountain is in Shanggu County of Yan Kingdom, and now it has been conquered by our country's Northern Division, such a useless place in Saibei, the king might as well return it together, and from then on, there will be no border disputes between Zhao and Yan......"
He bowed and said, "This is the condition of Zhao State!" I also hope that King Yan will think twice! ”
The so-called return is actually to cut the land for peace, although what Zhao asked for was not a critical pass, but a small border town and a wasteland outside the Saiwai, but King Yan was still entangled for a long time. He asked Su Bao and other Yan courtiers to argue with Mingyue, and the two sides bargained, fighting for the gains and losses of one city and one pool, and they fought from this morning until the next afternoon, and the quarrel was so dry that they finally reached a preliminary consensus.
In the end, the Yan State basically accepted the conditions of the Zhao State, and Mingyue also made concessions, giving up Tang County, which was still under the control of the Yan army, and obtaining the other four border cities, as well as a hundred miles of land within a radius of Daibei Molu Mountain.
This result, although there is a gap compared to Zhao Wangdan and Zhao Hao's expectation that "all the south of Yishui will be assigned to Zhao State", but in Mingyue's opinion, it is extremely good, it will not seriously stimulate Yan State, make them have an unforgettable hatred for Zhao State, and can block the mouths of domestic generals, saving them from scolding themselves for "betraying the country".
In this way, the cost of the war was compensated, the soldiers could also have land as a reward, and the king of Zhao could also get the reputation of "opening up the territory and expanding the territory", and the government and the opposition were very happy.
After all the dust settles, all that is needed is for Mingyue to send a copy of the article to Zhao Kuo to send someone back to China, so that the authorities in Handan can agree to it, and the peace treaty can be reached.
Geography will decide many things, the Qi State that occupies Zhongyang and Wudi is unwilling to retreat, and the Yan State will also be unwilling, and will launch a scramble for it under the hint of Mingyue, once Qi Yan tears it apart again, Zhao State can become the country that benefits from the fisherman.
Even if the rulers of the two countries are calmer and do not go to war again, their mutual hostility will cause the two countries to be afraid and at the same time win the support of Zhao, or at least not against Zhao.
This is the result of Mingyue's single-minded planning since she went to Linzi as a hostage, pulling the Qi State into this war, and then inciting Yan Qi's old sorrows and new hatreds. In this way, Zhao was able to rely on this subtle three-legged stand to obtain peace in the east for a few years.
This precious peace will be the key to successfully surviving the Battle of Changping.
The business is over, and Mingyue also shows King Yan another mission.
"The ministers want to see the queen, and they hope that King Yan will agree."
Now, King Yan couldn't shirk it anymore, so he had to let people go down to arrange for Chang'anjun and Queen Yan to meet, but he still said to Mingyue hesitantly: "Childe doesn't know, last month, the queen just had a miscarriage, so she saved her life, her body is weak, and I hope that Gongzi will not mention this matter......"
"Miscarriage!?"
Mingyue frowned, and his originally relaxed heart suddenly sank, he felt that things might not be so simple......
PS: Chapter 3 at half past twelve