The story of the fish intestine sword mentioned by Su Qin to Zhao Hou was well known to everyone at that time, and Zhao Hou and Zhao Yu didn't know about this tortuous past:

Back then, Wu Wang Shoumeng liked his youngest son Ji Zha, and on his deathbed instructed his eldest son Zhu Fan: The throne is passed down from brother to brother, and it must end in Ji Zha.

But when it reached the third brother Yu Yu, it couldn't be passed on. After Yu Mo's death, his son Wu Wangyi ascended the throne.

This move aroused the dissatisfaction of Zhu Fan's son, Lu Lu, who eventually attracted the assassin Zhu, who hid his blade in the belly of the fish and killed Wu Wang in one fell swoop, causing a tragedy.

This is where the name of the fish intestine sword comes from.

Zhao Hou is a person who understands, and he knows that Su Qin used the story of the fish intestine sword as an example, and he wanted to explain the current situation in Zhao State, this story can be discussed by women and children, but today Su Qin said it in his mouth, and the shocking scene was even more terrifying.

Zhao Hou seemed to ask Su Qin for advice, and as if he was talking to himself, he said: "What Mr. Su means: If the widow is passed on to the younger brother, it is very likely to cause a tragedy again, and the result will be unfavorable to anyone?" ”

Su Qin replied with great certainty: "It's not possible, but it will happen!" ”

"Because since Xuanyangjun can succeed to the throne, there are too many candidates to succeed to the throne, which of the sons of the prince and the other brothers is not gearing up, will Xuanyangjun still have a stable life at that time?"

"This is the so-called 'what is profitable will harm it', and I hope that the prince will think twice."

Where did Zhao Hou dare to think twice at this time, he had already made up his mind that the throne would never be passed on from brother to brother. After all, no king wants to die for his brothers and his descendants.

Zhao Hou went on to pour out other concerns, he said: "The widow has five sons, but there is no prince so far, and it is difficult to decide which one of them to choose. ”

He said embarrassedly: "If you follow the order of seniority, of course, it is better for the eldest son to succeed to the throne, but in today's troubled times, Zhao must have a very capable monarch, otherwise, it will inevitably be stormy." ”

Su Qin knew the next task, persuaded Zhao Hou to make Zhao Yong the prince, and put it in front of him again.

He came step by step, slowly infiltrated, and persuaded Zhao Hou to pass on the throne to Zhao Yong. Su Qin suggested: "Since the prince has not established a prince, it is a disadvantageous factor and a favorable factor. ”

When Zhao Hou heard about the favorable factors and turned the harm into benefit, wouldn't it be a great thing, and he couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen.

Su Qin continued: "The disadvantage is that it is difficult to avoid intrigues, and the advantage is that you still have the opportunity to choose a more suitable candidate. ”

He said eloquently: "Of course, age is an important factor in choosing the prince, but the special circumstances mentioned by the prince just now cannot be ignored, so I think it is better to consider it from another angle, if the prince takes their personal ability as the standard, what should it be?" ”

Zhao Hou thought that this was not the case, and when he heard Su Qin say that he chose the prince according to his personal ability, his eyes lit up.

But Zhao Hou also had concerns, he said: "What Mr. Su said is indeed reasonable, and it is also in line with the actual needs of Zhao State, however, if the elder and the young are abolished, won't they mess up the rules again and cause a big disaster?" ”

Seeing the most difficult problem in front of him, Su Qin couldn't help but take a long breath, and said slowly, but in a firm tone:

"Abolishing the elder and establishing the young is indeed a taboo for succession, but since the princes have not established princes, how can they abolish the princes, what the princes do is just to establish a prince."

He infiltrated bit by bit and said: "I know that even in Zhao State, there is a precedent for selecting a prince based on ability. ”

"The ancestor Zhao Jianzi was forced by the Zhi clan of the Jin family, and the territory was difficult to protect, thanks to the fact that he chose the most virtuous and lowest-status Zhao Xiangzi to succeed him, he turned defeat into victory."

"Zhao Xiangzi defeated Zhibo in one fell swoop, carved up the territory of the Zhi family, and expanded the territory to the north, so that today's Zhao State was born. How similar is the current situation of Zhao State today to that of the beginning, should the prince hesitate too much? ”

Zhao Hou listened to Su Qin's words without saying a word, and felt suddenly enlightened.

He slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "The widow is taught!" The widow is now fully understood, and he no longer hesitates to establish a reserve. ”

"Among the five sons of the widow, the third son Zhao Yong is the most virtuous and courageous, the prince is none other than him, what else does the widow have to hesitate about, so decided!"

When Su Qin heard Zhao Hou's words, he said "don't hesitate" twice, knowing that his mind had been decided, and Zhao Yong's succession was almost a sure thing, and at this time, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Su Qin helped Zhao Hou determine the candidate for the prince, and of course Zhao Hou was very grateful, and he immediately decided to reward Su Qin.

He said: "Mr. Su's words made the widow suddenly open his mouth, and the widow benefited a lot. The widow will reward you with 100 gold for the time being, and the other rewards will be made up later.

After Zhao Hou finished speaking, he shouted outside the house: "Someone." ”

The royal guards and eunuchs heard the shouting and hurried into the house to obey the order. The Meng sisters didn't know how things were going, so they followed into the house to inspect the situation.

When they heard that they were going to reward Su Qin with 500 gold, knowing that things were going well, the sisters looked at Su Qin and asked Su Qin with their eyes whether he was successful or not.

Su Qin also looked at them with firm eyes, and nodded vigorously, and the Meng sisters were overjoyed in their hearts.

Where did they have a good chance of winning against this? It's just that under the guidance and coercion of Su Qin, he came step by step with doubts.

Today, when we see the dawn of success, how can we not be excited and happy.

Su Qin saw that Meng's matter had a result, and hurriedly talked about his plan.

He persuaded Zhao Hou: "The prince is a rare promising king in the world, and he intends to do something great in a strong country. ”

"In my opinion, if Zhao wants to achieve stable development, it must unite with the princes in the east to jointly deal with the ambitious Qin State, which is the fundamental plan for the long-term stability of Zhao State, please seriously consider the strategy of merging and longitudinal."

Although Zhao Hou continued to listen to Su Qin's words seriously, at this time, his mind was all about when to make the prince and how to inform the subjects of Zhao State and other urgent matters, where could he still be distracted to care about Su Qin's co-indulgence strategy.

Zhao Hou said in a coping manner: "What Mr. Su said is indeed reasonable, and let me think about it carefully in the future." Think it through, and I'll consult with you. ”

Su Qin found that Zhao Hou was a little absent-minded, he thought: "Today has achieved initial success, and now Zhao Hou has trusted himself, and he has taken a big step towards success. ”

"I believe that with Zhao Hou's good impression of himself, persuading Zhao Guo to adopt the strategy of cooperation should be a matter of course."

Thinking of this, Su Qin stopped talking and talked to Zhao Hou about some other things such as historical anecdotes.