Wang Dao's words made Luoyang Wang Situ Hao feel a little surprised, and then nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "What Zuo Cheng said is reasonable, now the Zhao army will indeed not go south easily, but to watch the Shu army and the Han army fight for the land of Hanzhong. ”

Lin Zixun said suspiciously: "What does Lord Zuo Cheng mean?" We will take over the defense of Jingzhou, will there be no danger? ”

Wang Dao shook his head and said: "This is not certain, but the Zhao army has just fought in Xiyongzhou, and Dongyongzhou has also suffered great damage to the local people's livelihood because of the siege of the Han army." Therefore, Zhao Jun should now restore the people's livelihood and stabilize the land of Yongzhou, rather than immediately seek revenge from the Han army. ”

"You must know that in Jingzhou, not only our Luo army and Han army are stationed, but also the Qi army and the Shu army, and they also don't want the land of Jingzhou to fall into the hands of the Zhao army. If the Zhao army went south, perhaps, the king of Shu and the king of Hanzhong temporarily stopped the dispute over the land of Hanzhong and turned to resist the southward movement of the Zhao army. ”

Jun Sima Fangzhan shook his head and said: "The king of Hanzhong is only afraid that he will not give up the land of Hanzhong, and the minister estimates that even if the Zhao army goes south, he will not let Hanzhong be occupied by the Shu army." ”

Wang Du said: "It really won't, but neither the Qi army nor we will let the Han army and the Shu army quarrel when the Zhao army is coming." Saying that, Wang Du sighed bitterly, "Actually, for the sake of the whole big picture, we should stop the conflict between the Han army and the Shu army now, after all, as for the united southern princes to resist the invasion of the Zhao army." The more we fight, the weaker we become, and the recuperating Zhao army can not only make the newly captured land of Yongzhou a solid foundation for them, and become the rear of their Japanese and southern invasions, but also strengthen themselves while we are suffering from internal friction. ”

"One after another, one weak and one strong, how, the difficulty of the Zhao army in our region will become more and more difficult, and the strength of our southern princes is getting weaker and weaker than the Zhao army. However, we are now powerless to stop the Han army and the Shu army, and they will not listen to our persuasion, and the Qi army will not pay attention to the conflict between the Han army and the Shu army when the Zhao army is not advancing south. Even, the Qi army also hopes for the conflict between the Shu army and the Han army, after all, the Shu army is weak, which is also good for him. ”

Although Wang Du did not say it explicitly, his words also contained another meaning, why didn't our Luo army develop and grow like the Qi army, taking advantage of the conflict between the Han army and the Shu army?

Lin Zixun said in a deep voice: "But, what if Zhao Jun really went south to Jingzhou under the banner of revenge? In that case, are we not going to be on the front line? ”

Wang Du said coldly: "We are resisting on the front line, but the Han army, the Shu army and the Qi army, do they dare not resist on the first line together?" In addition, we can still strengthen ourselves while resisting the Zhao army. In Jingzhou, our reputation is much stronger than that of other princes. Now that we have the opportunity, we can't give up. ”

"In addition, judging from the situation of the King of Hanzhong's transfer of Danyang Mansion and Bei'an Mansion, we should also pay attention to the fact that there is no need for us to resist ourselves on the front line, and the Qi army and the Shu army care more about the gains and losses of Jingzhou."

Jun Sima Fangzhan nodded and said: "What Lord Zuo Cheng said is very true, in the past, we lowered our status too much, and cared too much about the opinions of the Qi army and the Shu army. In Jingbei to resist the Zhao army, almost all of us contributed people, and the Qi army and the Shu army were just supporting fewer men, horses, grain and grass materials. ”

However, the king of Hanzhong transferred the garrison in the east of Jingzhou, and although the king of Qi was extremely dissatisfied, he did not have to let the Qi army in Qi move one after another in order to contain the Zhao army in Yuzhou and protect the flank of Jingzhou. In other words, Jingzhou is important to us, but it is equally important to the Qi and Shu armies. ”

"Therefore, we are in a unified position with the Qi army and the Shu army, and if they don't want the Zhao army to besiege them and be attacked on all sides, they must assist us in keeping the land of Jingzhou. Therefore, the ministers also unified the meaning of Lord Zuocheng, took the suggestion of the king of Hanzhong, and dominated the power of Jingzhou. ”

"However, in addition to the conditions given by the King of Hanzhong, we also need the Han army to leave a part of the troops to assist us in garrisoning the land of Jingbei. Even if it is only a young man who was forcibly recruited by the king of Hanzhong, it is beneficial for us to stay. ”

After some discussion, the king of Luoyang agreed to the proposal of the king of Hanzhong, added a part of the requirements of the Luo army, and began to mobilize manpower to prepare for the garrison of Nanyang Mansion, Danyang Mansion, Bei'an Mansion and other places.

The king of Hanzhong, who successfully returned to Nanyang Mansion, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, although in the past, for the sake of Xiyongzhou, he fought back with all his strength in Dongyongzhou, but when Xiyongzhou was occupied by the Zhao army, the Zhao army's reinforcements turned back, and raided and annihilated his all the way to the division, the king of Hanzhong also came to his senses, and was also worried about the pursuit of the Zhao army.

Knowing that the agreement between Wang Hewen and Luo Jun was completed, Wang Situ Fei of Hanzhong was also silent for a long time. He and the king of Luoyang rose and fell, one advancing and one retreating, and now, both of them are princes who have lost their jurisdictions.

Before the king of Hanzhong, who had withdrawn to Nanyang Mansion, came and arranged other matters, the people of the Qi army had already come to the door. However, now that he has seen the Qi army's needs for Jingzhou and himself, he no longer takes the Qi army too seriously as before. In addition, its target is now the land of Hanzhong, so naturally it has no time to pay attention to the entanglement with the Qi army.

After replying to the people of the Qi army, the defense of Jingzhou was handed over to the Luo army, and Jingzhou was now the king of Luoyang, and the people of the Qi army were driven out.

Subsequently, Wang An of Hanzhong arranged for his subordinates to hand over the defense with the Luo army, and at the same time ordered the army to move westward and began to move to Hanzhong. He went straight to Xiangyang and met with the king of Luoyang.

"Big brother, third brother, I'm a big defeat this time! In the past, Xiyongzhou was lost, and the third brother should go to China and the West to learn a lesson, and the two of us have completely become the city wall of the Qi army and the Shu army to resist the Zhao army. After meeting, the king of Hanzhong said bitterly to Situ Hao, the king of Luoyang.

Situ Hao, the king of Luoyang, also fell into contemplation because of Situ Fei's words. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, didn't my eldest brother just lose Dongyongzhou?" East Yongzhou, West Yongzhou, together, is the entire Yongzhou. My father used to be the king of Yong, but Yongzhou was lost in the hands of the two of us. ”

Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, said coldly: "If the Qi army and the Shu army can work together to resist the Zhao army, how can this land of Yongzhou be lost?" They all only cared about themselves, regardless of the overall situation of resisting Zhao, and watched the land of Yongzhou be taken away by the Zhao army from you and me one after another. Big brother, you have seen the situation of our mobilization of the garrison in the east of Jingzhou in the three places. You say, if the land of Jingzhou is attacked by the Zhao army, what will happen to the Qi army? What will happen to the Shu army? Can they still be so unconcerned? ”

Situ Hao, the king of Luoyang, couldn't help but be silent, and said lightly: "For them, we can't give any hope at all. By the way, are you determined to fight Hanzhong with the Shu army this time? ”

The king of Hanzhong said hatefully: "Fight Hanzhong with the Shu army? Big brother, you won't forget whose territory is in Hanzhong, right? You won't forget what the king of Hanzhong means, right? This was my territory, but now it's being raided and occupied by allies? I can't bear to deal with these betrayers. ”

"Now the eldest brother and I are the same, losing the land and becoming the weakest prince. The third brother, I will also say bluntly, if the Shu army does not withdraw from the land of Hanzhong, then our Han army will fight the Shu army in Hanzhong. When I can't do anything, I'd rather him fall into the hands of Zhao Jun. ”

Luoyang Wang Situ Hao frowned, and said in a muffled voice: "Let Zhao Jun do it?" So ......"

"I'd rather give up the hands of the Zhao army than be occupied by the surprise attack of my own allies, which is unbearable! Traitors are more difficult to accept than enemies. Situ Fei said with red eyes.

"Alas......" Situ Hao couldn't help but sigh, now, he already felt that the southern princes were afraid that they would not be able to do anything, and it would be difficult to resist the southward movement of the Zhao army.

"My advice to you, eldest brother, is to negotiate with the Shu army first and let them give up the land they occupy, and I, the Luo army and the Qi army, will be on your side with the third brother." Situ Hao could only say so.

"It's so good, only if the two of us join forces, can we be compared with the Qi army and the Shu army, and we won't be used as pawns by them at will. Big brother, Jingzhou will be handed over to you, as long as Jingzhou is in your hands, neither the Shu army nor the Qi army will dare to persecute us too much. ”

The king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang talked for a day, talking about the past and the present. The king of Luoyang had already heard from the words of the king of Hanzhong that a large part of his responsibility for the loss of Xiyongzhou was set on the Shu army occupying the land of Hanzhong. If the Shu army can truly ally with the Han army, even if the Shu army is unwilling to go north to support, the Han army will lower the southern defense line and continue to send reinforcements north. Therefore, the king of Hanzhong's actions against the land of Hanzhong this time have already made up his mind to use force.

Regarding the actions of the king of Hanzhong, the king of Luoyang could not be persuaded and could not be persuaded to move. He also understands the behavior of the king of Hanzhong. After all, no matter who is in the position of the king of Hanzhong, he will not give up easily.

"That is it, I will send you the grain and grass hoarded in the Fangling Prefectures, which are the eastern counties of Hanzhong, so it can be regarded as the support of the eldest brother for you." The king of Luoyang can only arrange it like this.

After handing over all the affairs of Jingzhou with the king of Luoyang, the army was repaired in Jingzhou for a few days, and the king of Hanzhong waved his army westward and began to march towards Hanzhong.

The actions of the Han army have long been introduced to Zhao Xun by the secret guard system. Seeing this information, Zhao Xun and the others couldn't help but be secretly happy. It is also because of this that Zhao Xun began a number of engineering projects in Yongzhou and Xuzhou, two new places.

Needless to say, Yongzhou is a new place for storage. In Xuzhou, although it was taken by Zhao Jun for a period of time, it was already after taking Xuzhou, and the local people's livelihood construction had already begun. However, after the Zhao army fought against Xiyongzhou, the progress of the siege was suspended.

Because it is not clear about the actions of the southern princes, and it is not clear whether the next action of the Han army will continue to unite with other princes to fight back against the north or westward into Hanzhong, Zhao Xun has not officially approved the actions of the two places. When the news was confirmed, Zhao Xun officially issued instructions to the governments of the two places for the construction of various projects.

"The Han army has marched west into Hanzhong?" After Zhao Xun instructed the construction of various projects in the two places, Lin Shucheng had already seen the problem from it. King Zhao gave such instructions, in addition to the fact that the south is not a threat to himself, why not to give the southern princes an appearance that the Zhao army will not use force against the south?

Zhao Xun looked at Lin Shucheng, who had a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "The Han army is moving west!" If this were not the case, the king would not have easily allowed the two places to launch a large-scale construction operation. You know, this requires a lot of manpower and money. Once in action, our army cannot easily start a big war. ”

Lin Shucheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Situ Lei is the three major princes who stand side by side with the king, but I didn't expect that their son was so useless, and the external enemy was not clear, but he fought inwardly first." The three Situ brothers can be regarded as ruining the Yong army, and the southern princes have no ability to intersect with the king. ”

Zhao Xun smiled: "In your opinion, the king of Hanzhong shouldn't go west?" After all, the land of Hanzhong is the place of his title, and if he doesn't take action, it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold as the king of Hanzhong. There is nothing to be defeated by my Great Zhao, after all, there are not a few princes who have been defeated in the hands of our Zhao army. However, if he does not take action and the land of Hanzhong occupied by the Shu army continues, the impact on the king of Hanzhong will be too great, and the soldiers under his command will be disappointed in the king of Hanzhong. ”

Lin Shucheng said astringently: "Yes, the king of Hanzhong can't stay still, and it is because of this that he will ignore the land of Jingzhou and turn his army to the west, and even put aside the hatred of the king who seized his land of Xiyongzhou." His enemies don't affect him as much as his allies and brothers. ”

"I thought that Situ Che was the best candidate to inherit the Yongwang Group, but now it seems that he is not as good as Situ Fei. At the very least, Situ Fei also knew that when Xiyongzhou was attacked by the Zhao army, he would fight back desperately. But he can only attack his own allies, completely ignoring the overall situation. ”

"What surprised me the most was that Lin Shiwen was under Situ Che, could it be that he was like Situ Che, and he had no vision at all? Can only see immediate benefits? ”

Zhao Xun shook his head and smiled: "It's not that Lin Shiwen is useless, it's that Lin Shiwen can't influence Situ Che's decision at all." The three ministers of King Yong, Lin Shiwen is under Situ Che, Ling Xiao is under Situ Hao, and Lin Shucheng is under Situ Fei. The result? Ling Xiao quietly fled when Situ Hao was separating himself from the country, and now he is serving in our Zhao State. Lin Shucheng, you can't be reused by the king of Hanzhong, and you also serve in my Zhao State. ”

Why? Situ Hao used to reuse the old ministers of Dayan, and Ling Xiao knew that it was difficult to gain a foothold in it. So, it was the first to leave. What about you? Even if you didn't put forward those suggestions for Situ Fei that were beneficial to the Yongwang Group and the Xiaoli Han Army, would you be able to get the reuse of Situ Fei? ”

Lin Shucheng was stunned by Zhao Xun's rhetorical question, and Zhao Xun's words also made him start to think carefully about the problems. Yes, the three of them were famous and talented in the Yongjun army in the past, but why can't they be valued by the tripartite forces now?

Lin Shucheng's face changed constantly, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "The minister is stupid, please teach me the king." ”

Zhao Xun said lightly: "You are assisting King Yong, and your reputation among the Yongjun is too great, especially Situ Hao and Situ Fei, the two of them are not rightly named, your existence, although it is helpful to them, is not a threat?" For other officials, your presence is also a great threat to them. ”

"The three of you belong to three parties, and you are the descendants of King Yong, not theirs. Your words and deeds, involuntarily, are all considered by Yongjun, not the current them. What they need is their own status promotion, not Situ Lei's name. ”

"Besides, perhaps, when you look at them, treat them as if you were treating them as if you were treating Situ Lei. Perhaps, you have not yet set your identities right, they are no longer the sons of King Yong in the past, but the princes of a land. ”

"In other words, except for Situ Che, who rightfully inherited Situ Lei's position, who can really reuse you, Situ Hao and Situ Fei will be jealous of you. And the three of you are divided into princes, and Situ Che also has scruples about Lin Shiwen. Especially after the Shu army failed several times in its operations, far from being as smooth as Situ Lei in the past, there are naturally some people in the Shu army who have their own opinions, and Situ Che is the most concerned about these. ”

Therefore, for the current Situ Che, the biggest idea is to expand the territory, win the victory, and make the soldiers under his command, especially those old ministers, obey him. And the existence of Situ Fei and Situ Hao is also the object of his greatest fear. Therefore, if he has the opportunity to attack Hanzhong, he will naturally not give up. ”

Listening to Zhao Xun's words, Lin Shucheng's face changed for a while. Perhaps, some of Zhao Xun's words also made him see the reason why he was jealous of the king of Hanzhong.

After a while, Lin Shucheng smiled bitterly: "I knew that this was the case, and I shouldn't have persuaded King Yong to deal with Situ Hao and Situ Fei in the first place. Situ Fei and Situ Hao finally became an obstacle to Situ Che's unification of the Yongjun. Of course, there is also the credit of the king and your secret guards. ”

"It's just that all the past is just a passing cloud. The minister is now an official of the Zhao State, and he should serve the Zhao State. King Yong left, and there is no place for the three of us in the Yongjun group. ”

Zhao Xun nodded secretly, and it was naturally what he wanted to see the most if Lin Shucheng could give up his thoughts about the three Situ brothers. After all, no one wants their courtiers to be working for themselves while worrying about another prince.

"Lin Aiqing, now many important ministers have suggested that in order to move the capital in the future, Luoyang City or Chang'an City needs to be expanded, what is your opinion?" Zhao Xun turned to ask about the recent letters of many ministers.

Lin Shucheng said in a deep voice: "The king has decided to move the capital? However, moving the capital to Luoyang or Chang'an is also a matter of great benefit to Zhao now or in the future. The east and west spans of Zhao State, and in the future, the span of north and south is also very large, and Luoyang, which is in the middle of the Central Plains, and the land of Chang'an are the most suitable places as the center of Zhao State. ”

"Since then, the focus of my Zhao State has been to the south, in addition to the construction of various places. The establishment of the capital and the central part of the country are also conducive to the southern conquest of the army. After all, Youzhou is too far from the south. ”