"Zhao Shu * The Biography of Pingyuan Jun" contains: In the autumn of the 34th year of King Zhao Huiwen, Pingyuan Jun entered Qin.

The monarchs and ministers of Zhao State worked together to completely bankrupt Qin's invasion plan, and even made Qin secretly bleed. The resistance of the troops of Qi and Zhao against Qin showed the close alliance between Zhao and Qi, which made Fan Ju's layout of distant and close attacks a bleak start.

Everything naturally made King Qin Zhao quite unhappy, so the political contest officially began. Fan Ju felt the anger of the King of Qin, so he offered a plan for Zhao and Qi respectively.

Xianyang Palace, Xuan Room, King Qin and Fan Ju sat opposite each other. King Qin was patiently listening to Fan Ju's plan.

"King, please don't be angry, Zhao is a country with strong foreign and middle cadres, and it is the trend of the times for Qin to dominate the world, and it is not a weak Zhao to be an enemy." Fan Ju persuaded King Qin.

"Why? Mr. Wang's advice. "King Qin Ji Shou asked for advice.

Fan Ju said eloquently: "Zhao is a businessman, and businessmen are profit-seeking, and they can lure Zhao people to profit, but they can win their hearts, and this is one of them." Merchants hurt peasants, peasants, the foundation of the country, although the Zhao State is strong but the food is insufficient, it is not possible to hold the war, and this is the second also. The country of the four wars is full of enemies everywhere, and with the soldiers of the Zhao country, it is impossible to take care of the four sides, and the third is also. The ministers form a party, the party is the same and different, and they cannot be concentric, and Zhao's internal turmoil can be expected, and this is also the fourth. ”

"The party is the same and different, what is the explanation?" King Qin asked again.

Fan Ju continued to explain: "In the past, Li Dui excluded the remnants of King Wuling of Zhao, and the court of Zhao was controlled by Li Dui and his party. After King Zhao Huiwen used things, the power of the Zhao royal family gradually rose. When King Zhao Huiwen was alive, the two could still live in peace under the mediation of King Zhao, but now the new king has just been established, and his power is insufficient, which is not enough to reconcile the party dispute. So Wechen suggested......"

Fan Ju paused unconsciously, and the King of Qin, who had already fully understood, took the opportunity to interject: "So we can summon Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, to the Qin State, and then put him under house arrest, sit and watch the internal turmoil in Zhao, and enjoy the benefits of the fisherman." ”

"King Shengming." Fan Ju complimented. King Qin smiled with satisfaction when he heard this.

King Qin smiled and continued to ask: "The Zhao State is already worrying, there is still a rich Qi State, how to treat it." ”

Fan Ju replied cautiously: "The strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack cannot be changed, the Qi country is the country that my Qin State needs to be wooed, and it should not be overly offended." The meaning of Weichen is to fold it with words and treat it for the benefit of it. ”

Hearing this, King Qin asked in confusion: "Why do you want to resign?" ”

Fan Ju thought for a while and said, "The Qi Kingdom is proud of many wise people, so you can start here. I heard that there is a jade chain in the Qin Palace, and no one has been able to solve it for many years. You can send envoys to ask the whole country to rob them of their minds and weaken their confidence, and so on. ”

When King Qin heard this, he praised: "Good! Mr. is really my Jiang Shangye. ”

"The king praised it!" Fan Ju said modestly.

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Let's not mention the jade serial incident of Qi State for the time being, let's talk about the reaction of Zhao Guo after Zhao Sheng received a letter from King Qin.

King Qin Zhao's letter wrote: "Inheriting the remnants of his ancestors, Bugu has succeeded to the throne of King Qin for more than 20 years. During his reign, he slept at night and did not dare to slack off. Make great efforts, with the assistance of talents from all directions, there is today's strong Qin. Zhao Qin and the same ancestor, not in contact for a long time, the love is sparse, is the world's big fallacy, now I hear the high righteousness of the king for a long time, looking forward to a drink with you, reminiscing about the past, showing the future. Lone has set up a banquet in the Qin State and is waiting for the arrival of the king. ”

An invitation letter with extremely ordinary words, like a threatening letter, splashed a large splash on the court of Zhao State.

Handan, Zhao State, Pingyuan Junfu, Zhao Dan came in person.

"King Qin sent a letter to invite, come and go or not, uncle, have you thought about it?" Zhao Dan asked with concern.

"The Qin State is the strongest in the world, and it cannot be disobeyed. Since the King of Qin was invited, the minister could only reluctantly meet with him. Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng replied.

"The state of Qin is a state of tigers and wolves, and there must be a plan for this move, and the king cannot easily agree." Yu Qing reminded: "It is advisable to refuse it and act at the opportunity, so as to protect yourself and protect the country for a long time." ”

"Although Qing's words are very reasonable, but my Zhao State is at a disadvantage, with the aggressive situation of the Qin State, what can I do in Zhao State except to temporarily tolerate it." Zhao Dan replied helplessly: "This may be the last chance for my Zhao State to reconcile with Qin State." Fixing it for the time being, in exchange for enough time to revive the Zhao Kingdom, is also a good option. ”

"Does it really have to be like this?" Zhao Dan asked. Pingyuanjun nodded solemnly.

"The whole country of Zhao will definitely remember the humiliation of the king today." Zhao Dan said meaningfully.

At the same time, Zhao Ying, the youngest son of Pingyuan Jun, broke into the palace of the prince of Handan in Zhao State.

"Zhao Jie, you come out for me quickly, something is wrong." Zhao Ying shouted in the prince's mansion.

The voice soon reached the ears of Zhao Jie, who was exercising, Zhao Jie put down the weapon in his hand and instructed the maid beside him: "You go and take care of my Uncle Ying, I'll go change my clothes, and I'll be there soon." ”

Zhao Ying is Zhao Jie's uncle according to his generation, in front of close people, Zhao Jie doesn't care much about the title, but in front of the unfamiliar maidservant, Zhao Jie still deliberately retains a respectful and humble etiquette.

After a while, Zhao Jie, who had finished changing his clothes, saw the eager Zhao Ying in the living room. Without waiting for Zhao Jie to sit down, Zhao Ying grabbed Zhao Jie and said, "King Qin has a bad heart and wrote a letter to invite my father to Qin. This time to go to the Qin State, my father's life is in danger. I know you're a weirdo, and you might think of something you can do to keep my dad safe. ”

Zhao Jie broke free from Zhao Ying's pull, then thought for a while and said, "Your father is the prime minister of my Zhao country, and his status is quite respectful. Even if he is a revered king of Qin, he must not endanger your father's life with a trumped-up crime. Your father's life will be safe, you can rest assured of this, unless King Qin wants to risk the world's great disregard and want to provoke a decisive battle between the countries of the world. ”

"King Qin can't kill my father, but he can still put my father under house arrest. King Chu Huai's Yin Jian is still in front of him, and he has to guard against it! Zhao Ying continued to remind Zhao Jiedao.

"That's a problem, putting your dad to death is no different from killing your dad." Zhao Jie thought for a while and continued to answer: "There is still morality in the world, and if the Qin State wants to put your father under house arrest, it must find some reasons, and we can make it impossible for the King of Qin to find a reason." Is there any significant conflict between your father and King Qin? ”

"My father has no entanglement with the King of Qin, and the only confrontation that has occurred recently is that my father has taken in Wei Qi, the former Wei minister." Zhao Ying thought about it carefully, and then said.

Zhao Jie suddenly realized when he heard this: "After your father leaves the Zhao Kingdom, he will secretly use some means to drive Wei Qi away, so that the King of Qin can not find a reason to put your father under house arrest, I think your father should be able to return to the Zhao Kingdom safely." ”

"I see." Zhao Ying, who had a plan, said gratefully.

At this time, Zhao Jie didn't know that because of his suggestion, Pingyuan Jun returned to Zhao smoothly, but he had to face the first crisis in his life because of this.

A few days later, Zhao Sheng marched towards the Qin State with everyone's expectations as promised, although the road ahead was unpredictable, but Zhao Sheng walked extremely resolutely and firmly.

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Qi country, Linzi.

The sky is still the same sky, the earth is still the same earth, the city is still the same city, the difference is only the people on the road.

The dispute between the central and local governments caused by Zhao Jie in Qi finally ended with the victory of the central government and the concession of the local government. Since ancient times, political struggles have always been quite cruel, and in places that ordinary people cannot see, they have long been full of casualties and miserable.

At this time, this political struggle has begun to affect the whole country of Qi. The local defeat led to the large-scale withdrawal of local forces from Linzi, so many positions in the central government became vacant, and many capable people and talented people were appointed by the central government. Coupled with the recent outbreak of war, many generals in the army have been duly rewarded, and a large number of upstarts have appeared on the streets of Linzi.

With the injection of fresh blood, the court of Qi once again burst out with vigorous vitality, and Linzi City became more vibrant, and even the Yanxia School Palace prospered again because of a large number of upstarts sending their children to study. The streets were filled with a large number of samurai and arguing scribes, who were from place to place to pay their respects or show off their talents, all hoping to be appreciated by the nobles and make their mark.

Among the many upstarts, the most prominent of them is the queen's mother, the Taishi family. Because of his important role in the dispute between the central and local governments, coupled with the shadow of the queen, Taishi, the head of the Taishi family, was rewarded by King Qixiang. The official is promoted to the secretary, who is in charge of criminal cases across the country, and is not far from the position of the prime minister.

On the other hand, the Tiandan family, whose power is becoming more and more dimmed, has been greatly reduced due to the struggle between the central and local governments, which has led to a great reduction in strength, and then because Tiandan is already the prime minister, he has no seal and has not received the reward he deserves. In addition, because King Qi Xiang fainted many times recently, he was boycotted by the Hou Party. In order to inherit the throne and prevent Tian Dan from seizing power in chaos, King Qi Xiang also secretly acquiesced in the suppression of the Hou Party. Although Tian Dan understood the way of the family, for the sake of the continuation of the family, in order not to be suspected by the king and cause the extinction of the clan, he had to accept it calmly.

In this context, the envoys of King Qin Zhao arrived in the Qi State, bringing the almost unsolvable jade chain problem to the Qi State.