Since believing in Su Qin's proposition, from the Battle of Anyi to the Battle of Michi, Zhao has sent hundreds of thousands of troops to participate, and no less than 10,000 soldiers were killed and wounded on the battlefield, however, what did Zhao gain from?

Zhao Xi said indignantly: "Could it be that it is a water-consuming conference that costs money and energy." Before the Huanshui Conference was held, the prince was almost killed in Huo Taishan. If the crown prince is killed, how can the king be at peace in the days to come? ”

Zhao Xi was originally good at words, and when he admonished, he knew it with emotion and reason, and he couldn't help but move Zhao Hou. Zhao Hou glanced at the crown prince Zhao Yong who was sitting beside him, thinking about the terrible result of his almost death in Huo Taishan, his heart was simply shuddering and regretting.

Zhao Hou asked, "Who are the people who attacked the prince's troops this time?" How can you be so bold? ”

Zhao Xi replied: "According to Weichen's observation, they are all dressed up as Linhu people, but in fact, there are mixed troops from Qin and Wei in the middle, and they want to take advantage of the feud between the Linhu tribe and Zhao to kill people with knives, but the reason for this is that the Hezong Conference is causing trouble." The minister can vouch for his life, and everything he says is true, and there is not a word of falsehood. ”

When Zhao Hou heard this, he couldn't help but frown tightly. The crown prince Zhao Yong suggested: "It is not too late for my father to stop the joint vertical conference now, at present, the envoys of various countries, only the prime minister of Wei State, Chen Xu, has arrived in Handan, and the envoys of the other princes have not yet arrived, at this time, a few messengers were sent to inform the vassal states participating in the joint vertical alliance conference that the conference was canceled for some reason, presumably they will not blame Zhao State." ”

He further suggested: "Erchen has the courage to say one more thing, Su Qin was originally a native of Luoyang, and he worked in vain, and his rhetoric moved his father, and my country's Zhao State has invested enough for the cooperation he advocates, but he may not really think about the interests of Zhao State. ”

"If Su Qin is replaced now and replaced by someone from our Zhao State as the prime minister, it must be much more beneficial to the government affairs of Zhao State."

The prince's suggestion to replace the prime minister of Zhao was particularly strange to Zhao Hou, you must know that Su Qin was once the hero who supported him as the prince, how could the prince hate Su Qin instead?

Zhao Hou asked: "Then do you think if we remove the prime minister now, who is the right person?" ”

Zhao Yong's affection for Zhao Xi is increasing day by day, and he glanced at Zhao Xi with a heart. Zhao Xi heard that Su Qin's prime minister was going to be removed at this time, he was ecstatic in his heart, when Zhao Xi found that the prince's eyes were looking at him, he guessed that the candidate he wanted to suggest for the prime minister of Zhao State might be himself, Zhao Xi's heart was even more fluttering, feeling that he was getting closer and closer to the position of the high-ranking prime minister of Zhao State, how could he not be overjoyed?

Zhao Yong really suggested to Zhao Hou that Zhao Xi replace Su Qin, and he said: "Doctor Zhao Xi is loyal to the country, and his heart can be learned from God. He also won the popularity of the people, and it was really a good thing for him to serve as the prime minister of Zhao State, and to obey the sky and respond to the people. ”

When Zhao Hou originally heard that Zhao Yong proposed to remove Su Qin's prime minister, he was also moved, because he was also moved by the advice of the two, and felt that Su Qin had brought a lot of trouble to Zhao State, and he could consider postponing the holding of the joint conference.

However, when he heard that the new prime minister suggested by the prince turned out to be Zhao Xi, Zhao Hou calmed down in an instant. How could he let the crown prince Zhao Yong and Zhao Xi, who had already become his cronies, take control of the state politics.

This is also the prince and Zhao Xi, after all, they lack careful thinking and deep thinking about the mind of the supreme ruler, imagine, what is the most fearful thing of being a supreme ruler?

That is, of course, the fall of the power in his own hands, as long as it is not the dim-witted supreme ruler who really has no interest in power, and no one will be exempt. Therefore, when the crown prince launched Zhao Xi, it was precisely when Zhao Hou became suspicious.

He couldn't help but be suspicious: "What do these two people want, they are really thinking about the safety of Zhao Guo, so they came to the palace to admonish?" Or had they already planned a set of rhetoric, taking advantage of the prince's distress to squeeze out Su Qin by slander, and then they controlled the internal affairs of Zhao State together? ”

When Zhao Hou heard this, he was silent, and he was noncommittal about the words of the prince and Zhao Xi. He was silent for more than half an hour, waiting for the prince and Zhao Xi around him to be nervous and uneasy, and then Zhao Hou made a decision.

He instructed the eunuch on duty in the main hall to send an order out of the palace and immediately announce Su Qin to enter the palace. The eunuch was about to turn around and leave after receiving the order, but Zhao Hou stopped him again, and specially instructed: "Tell the Imperial Forest Army who went to preach that you must see Su Qin and bring him to the palace in person." ”

Zhao Hou's intention was to ensure that Su Qin would enter the palace tonight and make his words clear with the crown prince and Zhao Xi in front of him, and he wanted Zhao Xi's side to oppose the alliance and the side of Su Qin's representative to have a face-to-face debate, so as to distinguish right from wrong.

The situation has reached the point where it is imminent, and whether this joint meeting will be held or not must have a clear result tonight, and once it is determined, it cannot be shaken again.

Therefore, Zhao Hou ordered that Su Qin must be present. However, the walls have ears, and bad news always spreads, and the palace is no exception, and there are always some people who secretly pass on the news.

The Imperial Forest Army who went to preach to Su Qin had already heard from the well-informed eunuchs that Su Qin would soon be removed from the position of prime minister, and would be replaced by Zhao Xi, one of the members of the clan. Therefore, the attitude of those royal forest soldiers who appeared in the peach garden was arrogant and unreasonable, and it turned out that they had their own reasons.

Su Qin saw Zhao Hou, and before he sat down, Zhao Xi first made a difficulty, and said: "Prime Minister Su, you seem to be at ease, I don't know what happened to Prince Lu Dao and me, do you know Lu Dao." I heard that you set up a banquet in the peach garden to wash the dust for the soldiers of the Hezhong Army, why didn't I see you say hello to the prince? ”

As soon as Su Qin heard Zhao Xi's words, he immediately understood that this was a tough battle today, it turned out that Zhao Hou announced that he had entered the palace at night, not because there was an urgent matter in the palace, but because Zhao Xi and the prince were slandering behind their backs.

Su Qin was particularly angry in his heart, thinking that the prince and Zhao Xi did not think that they had sent 30,000 troops to rescue them, not far away, and they would be greatly favored by them, but they wanted to find fault and make trouble behind their backs.

Su Qin really didn't understand, what was this Zhao Xi and the prince for? Could it be that they are really secretly committing a black hand at a critical moment because of political discord?