And Su Qin deliberately delayed the complete dismissal of the Hezhong army and stayed in Mianchi for half a year, just to give Zhao Hou enough time to prepare for the affairs of the princes of the alliance. On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, after all countries have finished spring ploughing, summer cultivation, and autumn harvest, it is a good time to meet the world.

Zhao Hou Zhao Yu has always had great ambitions, he unconditionally supported Su Qin, originally to let Zhao establish a strong position among the princes and get rid of the situation of being passively beaten, he found that Su Qin finally helped him realize his long-held dream, and his heart was full of joy and pride early.

Su Qin also specifically explained in the letter that Zhao had the great advantage of being the leader of the alliance, that is, he gained the power to dominate the princes for a period of time, and Zhao did not have to use this power to punish and embarrass other princes, but he could obtain a rare and relatively safe environment.

Because of Zhao's special alliance leader status, if any other princes invade Zhao State, they will definitely wonder if Zhao State will use their alliance leader status to gather helpers. Unless several princes were determined to unite against Zhao State, they dared to take military action against Zhao State.

Su Qin stressed to Zhao Hou and Zhao Yu: Under such a chaotic and chaotic situation, whoever can obtain a relatively safe environment and be less disturbed by external factors can focus on the expansion and development of national strength, so as to rise to become a new hegemon after a period of development in a rare peaceful environment.

Zhao Hou Zhao Yu thought so, because since his grandparents and fathers, Zhao has been repeatedly violated by Wei, Qin, and Qi, especially Wei, which has to be invaded almost once a year to take advantage of Zhao.

In the era of Wei Wenhou, he actually crossed the border of Zhao and eliminated Zhongshan in the heart of Zhao, and Zhao could only turn a deaf ear because of his weak strength, and let the Wei army come and go freely in the border, which is simply a great shame!

Fortunately, after the death of Marquis Wen of Wei, Zhongshan stubbornly resisted and got rid of the control of Wei. In the view of Zhao Hou Zhao Yu, if this Zhongshan State is annexed, it must be Zhao State, not any prince who has no common border with Zhongshan State.

A tacit understanding was formed between Zhao Hou and Su Qin, wanting to jointly create a period of glory that had never been seen in the history of Zhao State, even if Zhao Hou Zhao Yu himself could not see the results during his reign, but presumably his descendants would also benefit from this.

Because there was still more than a month before Chongyang Day, Su Qin was not in a hurry to march with his troops, and he was also waiting for a response from the princes. The team passed through the Shangdang area of South Korea, stopping and stopping, and only arrived at Cishan City in Zhao State after more than ten days.

Cishan City is a small city with a radius of five miles, but it is located in the main road from Shangdang to Handan, the mountain city is located on a plateau, the terrain is very dangerous, and it guards the west gate of Handan, the capital of Zhao State.

It was inconvenient for the joint column army led by Su Qin to drive directly into Handan City, and Zhao Hou could not afford so many non-Zhao troops to enter his own doorstep, so Cishan City was a good place for temporary garrisons.

Su Qin handed over the troops to Ning Jun to act as an agent, and he took Zhou Shao and other entourages who were originally generals of Zhao State, and rushed to Handan City to meet Zhao Hou. Zhao Hou personally greeted him at the door of Handan Palace and warmly welcomed Su Qin into the palace.

After a few words of greeting, Zhao Hou asked Su Qin's next plan, and asked him if he wanted to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to take over Feiyi's business and manage Zhao Guo's government affairs.

Su Qin thought for a moment and replied: "Fei Yi is good at handling complex government affairs, and when I lobbied the princes and commanded the battle, he took care of the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion clearly, and won the praise of the whole Zhao State, so I don't care if I take over." ”

"However, there are still many uncertain factors in the matter of the alliance of princes at the moment, and Weichen does not dare to ignore it. I still do my best to do a good job in the affairs of the alliance, and it is better not to meddle in government affairs for the time being. ”

Zhao Hou pondered for a moment and said: "Feiyi is not in the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time, he followed the crown prince Zhao Yong to Huo Taishan to worship the ancestors of the Zhao family. Prime Minister Su Cheng wants to meet the world, and Zhao is the leader of the alliance, and the widow feels that this is a great thing for the glory of the ancestors, so he sent the prince to replace the widow and go to the location of the ancestral temple of the Zhao family to worship the ancestors. ”

When Su Qin first heard this, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but a trace of uneasiness surged in his heart, but he couldn't understand what was the factor that worried him.

Su Qin let out an "oh" and replied simply: "So that's what happened." ”

Zhao Hou saw that Su Qin was very embarrassed, because if he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately and presided over government affairs, it would inevitably require him to take care of the affairs of the Hezong Alliance and the Zhao State, and it could be seen that he had great difficulties.

Out of concern for Su Qin, Zhao Hou said: "Prime Minister Su Cheng doesn't have to be embarrassed, just hand over the government affairs of Zhao State to other ministers as agents for the time being, and you still concentrate on the affairs of the alliance." I wonder how the alliance is going? ”

Su Qin replied: "This alliance is a definite thing, and the date cannot be changed. Of course, among the princes of the six kingdoms, it is impossible for each of them to have a positive attitude towards the alliance, and there are still some differences in mentality among them. Wechen thought about it for a long time, and probably divided their mentality into three categories. ”

When Zhao Hou heard this, he was very interested, so he asked, "What are the three categories?" I would like to listen to Prime Minister Su Cheng's detailed analysis. ”

Su Qin replied: "First of all, the countries that tend to support the alliance, mainly our Zhao State and the Eastern Power - Qi State, not to mention Zhao State, we have our own interests in it, of course, we fully support Hezong. And out of the need for Qi to dominate the East, Qi Wang Tian hoped to weaken the influence of Qin by relying on the alliance of mergers and columns, thus invisibly raising his own status. Zhao and Qi, Wei Chen will call this kind of country the initiating country. ”

"The second type of countries are the countries that take the initiative to participate, mainly Yan and South Korea, they are motivated by the psychology of self-preservation, of course, there is also the need to get along with the big countries in the East, they are inclined to participate in the alliance and seek peace for a while, and Weichen will call this type of country a participating country."

"The third type of country is the country that passively and reluctantly joined, mainly the Chu State and the Wei State, these two countries are not weak in their own strength, and they are unwilling to obey the leadership of other countries, and they also have a secret collusion relationship with the Qin State, oscillating between the vertical and the horizontal, wanting to make friends at both ends, and neither end suffers, Weichen calls it a swing country."

After listening to Su Qin's analysis, Zhao Hou felt that it was very reasonable, so he asked: "Then swing countries like Chu and Wei can participate in this joint conference, can Prime Minister Su Cheng be sure?" ”