Chapter 75: Tongue War
"Xuan Zhao Guo came to make an envoy." The voice echoed in the palace of King Han. Zhao Jie followed behind Zhang Ping, walked in small steps, and climbed the stairs.
"Zhao Jie, the envoy of Zhao State, pays a visit to His Majesty King Han." In the Korean court, Zhao Jiedun saluted first.
"Sit down." King Han, who had just ascended the throne, ordered, his tone full of majesty.
The waiter brought Zhao Jie a seat, and Zhao Jie sat down cross-legged and secretly looked at King Han. King Han's age is not very old, about 20 years old, wearing a dark silk robe, stepping on silk shoes, and his face is handsome, just like the benevolent monarch of later generations.
"What is the matter with Zhao Envoy here?" King Han asked quietly.
Zhao Jie arched his hand and said in an astonishing voice: "Zhao Chen is here for the life and death of South Korea. ”
"Don't pretend to be amazing, boy." Sima Sushe drank Zhao Jie and said: "My South Korea has fertile land, warehouses are solid, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. ”
"It's people like you who are waiting for you, how can I show my erudition if I don't refute you dumbfounded?" Zhao Jie thought to himself.
"The kid is not talented, I don't know the name of the gentleman, please let me know." Zhao Jie asked.
"Su She, the head of the Korean Domain, is in charge of the requisition of labor and the cultivation of the fields." Su She's name was reported, and his words were full of arrogance.
"I have two words to ask Mr. Su, please answer." Zhao Jie paused and said, "With the elite soldiers of South Korea, can you defeat Qin Guohu? Can you fight for three years with the grain of South Korea? ”
Su She was choked for a while, and Zhao Jie took advantage of the victory to pursue: "Since the soldiers can't defend the land, how can they say that the soldiers are good enough to eat; Since the country has cut off a city day by day, how can it be said that the people live and work in peace and contentment? ”
"Qin, the country of tigers and wolves, the strongest in the world, invincible. I South Korea Sima Shen ring, I have heard for a long time that Zhao Guo is invincible, why does the son laugh at fifty steps and a hundred steps. Han Sima Shenjie asked rhetorically.
"Mr.'s words are also false, Qin and Zhao fought five battles, Qin won three victories and Zhao two wins, Qin just had the upper hand slightly. Now the new lord of Zhao State will stand, first sweep away the internal troubles, and then make great efforts, and finally defeat Qin to determine the peace of Kyushu, this brilliant cause can be predicted. Zhao Jie said with a quacky voice.
"Zhao envoy's words are the words of scholars." Si Kou Feng Ting interjected: "You can't say anything about the court. ”
"Didn't Sir hear the words of the soldiers: 'Despise the enemy in thought, and value the enemy in action.'" If you don't even dare to think about it, how can you put it into practice? Zhao Jie asked rhetorically, and Si Kou Feng Ting fell into deep thought.
"Since the Zhao envoy thinks that the Zhao State is an enemy of the Qin State, why did he come to Korea to seek support?" Doctor Zhang Shufen asked.
"Sir, do you think you're here to get support?" Zhao Jie laughed: "It's ridiculous, isn't there a wise man in the Korean Manchu Dynasty who can see the sincerity of coming here?" ”
Zhao Jie's unbridled laughter aroused the anger of everyone in the Korean court, and Prime Minister Zhang Ping saw this situation and started a round: "Zhao Envoy hasn't said what happened here?" Please speak up! ”
Sitting on the throne, King Han, who had not spoken for a long time, also said: "Can you have a national certificate? Express up. ”
The deputy envoy Li Min handed the letter of state to the eunuch, and Zhao Jie continued: "I have come here for the future of Korea."
Han Ran, the king of Han, asked eagerly, "How can you say that?" Hurry up for the lonely way" (Han Ran's nickname after his death is Han Huan Hui Wang, Huan respects the people, and the Hui loves the people, and the good thing is that Han Ran is a king who is good at admonishing and loving the people, and at the worst, the nickname shows that Han Ran is a monarch who has no assertiveness and no courage to reform. Extrapolating from the situation in South Korea during Han Ran's reign, it is clear that the latter is closer to reality. )
Zhao Jie bowed, and then replied:
"In the past, the three Jin Dynasty dominated the world (Jin Wen Gong hegemony, Jin mourning Gong re-hegemony, Zhao Yang three hegemony), the princes are all in the Jin, the land of the three Jin Dynasty can gather the world's talents, gather the world's wealth, and lead the people of the world, so far Zhao Wei Han still enjoys its legacy."
"There are three reasons why Jin San dominates the world: one is the mountains and rivers on the surface: Xi Chu attacked Qin, and the uncle of Duke Wen once said: 'War is also. If you win in battle, you will win the princes. If it is not fast, the mountains and rivers on the surface will be harmless. ’。; The two Chu talents are used to adopt the good governance of the world: Dr. Cai Guo said: 'Although Chu is virtuous, Jin is practical.' 'The gathering of talents from all over the world brought good governance to the Jin State, Zhao Dun reformed the whole country, Fan Wuzi reformed to practice benevolence and righteousness, Zhao Wu and Shu Xiang reformed to practice the rule of law, and Zhao Ying reformed to remove slaves and practice rent; In the past, Fan Wenzi Shixie believed: The officials and the people of the Jin State are not harmonious, the monarchs and ministers are not harmonious, and the secretaries are not harmonious, but when facing the foreign enemy Chu State, they can always seek common ground while reserving differences and unite together. ”
"Now Qiang Qin has crossed the river and entered the land of the Three Jins, condescending, showing a state of high buildings, and the mountains and rivers in the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei have been lost. Now the location has been lost, and the time is unpredictable, the three Jin are strong, only people can rely on the ear. Now for the king's plan, there are three strategies that can be offered to His Majesty. ”
"First, select the virtuous and use the ability, treat the world's talents in the position of the secretary, implement reforms, train elite soldiers, store grain and grass, and practice the way of kingship."
"Second, the external alliance with Zhao Wei and non-aggression against each other, if the three Jin Dynasty are in the same voice in the world and fight together against the public enemy, then the princes will not dare to invade."
"Third, close to Qi Chu and far away from Qin, gather the strength of the six countries to resist Qin, and must not waver in diplomacy, otherwise there will be endless troubles."
"The king, this person is a Zhao person, not my race, his heart will be different, and the king must not be trusted. If we go far away from Qin, we will be invaded by them, and if the five countries are not saved, our Korean society will be in danger. Song Wu, the leader of the surrender faction and the secretary of South Korea, shouted.
"Song Qing stepped aside first! Wait for Zhao Envoy to finish speaking and then play. King Han waved his hand and said bluntly. Just a few years after ascending the throne, he was repeatedly violated by the Qin State, which made King Han question the idea of the surrender faction, and everyone has a beautiful dream in their hearts, and King Han is no exception, he also wants to make a difference and revive Korea, but the domestic surrender faction is in charge, and no virtuous minister gives him a good advice, so King Han has no way to start. Now Zhao Jie can give him advice, so he can't wait to listen to Zhao Jie's speech, so that he can do a big job.
Song Wu was banned, and the surrender faction felt the coming of winter, and they all lost the confidence to refute, and the main hall took Zhao Jie's stage alone.
"Before coming to Han, my father instructed me: 'The Han family has a great grace to my Zhao family, which is a great favor that cannot be repaid, and all the descendants of the Zhao family need to remember it from generation to generation.' The ancients said: The grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring. Although I am the Zhao family, how dare I repay with resentment and repay kindness with misfortune. ”
The intermittent grace of survival in Zhao Jie's mouth is the matter of the Zhao orphans: in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao Dun, the head of the Zhao family, Bingguo for more than ten years, held the military power of the Jin State, killed the monarch and destroyed the Qing, making the Zhao family dominate the north of the Jin State. The ancients said: Prosperity must decline, and disaster quietly befell the Zhao family. At the time of Jin Jinggong, Zhao's achievements were high, and he was jealous of the emperors, and it can be said that the whole country was the enemy. So the Jin State Sikou Tu Anjia took advantage of the murder of Jin Linggong to blame the ancestor Zhao Dun and cut off the Zhao family, and only Zhao Wu was spared in the whole Zhao family, which was an orphan of the Zhao family. Because Tu Anjia had the support of the important ministers of the Jin State, Luan and Sanhe, no one in the country dared to complain about him. In this major incident, only Han Xianzi, who was upright and righteous, and had a good reputation in the opposition in the court, presided over justice, first advocated that Zhao Dun was not guilty, and then protected the ancestor Zhao Wu, and then tried to protect the ancestor Zhao Wu to regain the title.
"Now that the Han clan is in trouble, I, the Zhao clan, am willing to form an alliance with the Han clan again to resist the strong Qin, and use the whole society to fight against the Qin, just like the alliance of Han and Zhao in the past. What do you think? ”
At first, the Han clan was just an ordinary clan with a little real power and few fiefs and low titles, which was not the same as the powerful fiefs of the Zhao clan (Zhao Dun, Zhao Shuo) and the important ministers Wei (Wei Mourning Zi, Wei Jiang) at that time. Han Qi, the son of the clever Han Ju, formed a solid political alliance with the Zhao clan in time during the honeymoon period of Han Zhao created by Han Ju. With the help of Zhao's strong political foundation and legacy in the Jin Kingdom, the Han clan laid its own political foundation in the Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop, and obtained the position of fighting for power and profit in the upper class, and then became one of the six major tribes of the Jin Kingdom, and the foundation of the Han clan was formed. This was the first alliance between Zhao and Han, and it was also the beginning of Han's friendship with Zhao.
"I think it is feasible, and Zhang Xiang will be solely responsible for this matter, and after the secret agreement is made, he will take a look." Without waiting for the courtiers to object, King Han set the tone of the covenant.
"No." Zhang Pingdun was the first to receive the order.
"The foreign minister is hereby ordered." Zhao Jie replied.
"What else do you have to do?" King Han continued to ask.
"The minister has something to do." Zhang Ping came out and said: "Qin attacked Wei's punishment hill, take it, the people of the punishment hill do not want to be Qin people, run around, more than 10,000 people have arrived in the Han border, please ask the king how to deal with it." ”
"Distribute seeds, farm tools and displaced people, and resettle them in Daoshangdang County, so that they can reclaim land for self-consumption." King Han commanded.
"No." Zhao Jie came out to stop and said: "The exiles have surrendered to the Qin State, so it can be seen that this generation is a person who hates Qin, and the king can accept his strength, train an army of elite soldiers, and promise to help him take revenge, then when this army fights Qin, it will be angry, and it will be one after another, and it will not be afraid of death." ”
"Makes sense." Han Wang praised: "Zhang Xiang, do what Zhao said." ”
"No!" Zhang Ping should be reached again.
"Retreat!" The eunuch shouted.
"Send it to you!" All the ministers bid farewell to King Han one after another.
When King Han left everyone's sight, the princes in the hall stood up one after another, and then a group of three and five parties left the court, and Zhao Jie and Li Dui also followed Zhang Ping and walked out of the hall.
"Zhao envoy, please stay." Suddenly, there was a call behind him, and Zhao Jie turned his head to look.