If the two Meng sisters can be used for themselves, it will be greatly conducive to the great cause of cooperation, if they are not used for themselves, because of their special identity and talent, they will become the biggest enemy in Zhao State.

Just doing this, a person needs to put in a lot of thought and worry, and it is also a kind of loss of life essence that is only healthy and thriving in meditation. However, in order to realize his wishes, he can't care so much now.

The future can only be left to the future.

Su Qin then said: "Looking at the common performance of the people of the Meng family, I think if we don't hurry up, they will definitely put forward their own candidates, and they will not be willing to let me be the prime minister of Zhao because they are grateful to me." ”

Ning Jun nodded and said, "You are very correct about this, you can see it very clearly, the Meng family's family style will not change because of a moment of gratitude." ”

Su Qin also agreed, "Therefore, I am in a hurry to see Zhao Hou and show my heart to Zhao Hou before the Meng Clan, even if Zhao Hou does not agree for a while, it is always better than the Meng Clan's first step, and we belatedly expressed our position." ”

Su Qin and Ning Jun took a carriage to the front gate of Handan Palace, this time they took the normal steps of an audience, Su Qin presented the documents and vouchers of the envoys of Yan State, and waited outside the palace gate for Zhao Hou's summons.

After noon, news came from the palace that a eunuch went out outside the palace gate and read out Zhao Hou's will to summon Su Qin, so Su Qin took Ning Jun into Handan Palace again.

Under the leadership of that eunuch, they came to the outside of the Yangqing Palace, where Zhao Hou liked to stay often. Zhao Hou heard Su Qin's request to see Su Qin during lunch, and hurriedly finished his meal, and immediately asked people to announce his meeting with Su Qin.

And Su Qin and Ning Jun were in a hurry, they hadn't eaten lunch at this time, and the two of them were hungry, but they couldn't care about filling their stomachs, and they felt that it was important to hurry up and do business.

The eunuch took Su Qin into the Yangqing Palace, and Ning Jun was still waiting outside the palace gate. After Su Qin entered alone, he passed the audience ceremony in a proper manner, and Zhao Hou let him sit on the guest seat half a zhang away.

Zhao Hou asked: "Prime Minister Su just saw the widow in the morning, and asked to see him again at noon, there must be a very urgent matter." ”

Su Qin replied loudly: "It's really rude for Weichen to ask to see the king so often, but after thinking about it, Weichen feels that some words are like bones in his throat, and he can't do it if he doesn't vomit, and he is really worried about the future of Zhao State." ”

Zhao Hou sighed and asked, "It's those things that make Prime Minister Su so worried, please feel free to tell the widow." ”

In order to continue to arouse Zhao Hou's appetite, Su Qin said: "Weichen really thinks that with the time, geography, and people of Zhao State, he should not be in the north, but should have the ambition to compete for the world. ”

He first affirmed the efforts made by Zhao Hou: "The promising monarchs of Zhao have laid a good foundation, and when they arrived at the monarchy, they made great efforts to govern the country, and the national strength was rising day by day. However, Zhao is still regarded as a weak country, in fact, because one key issue has not been solved well. ”

Zhao Houda also felt that his country was not weak, but for various reasons, he was repeatedly treated coldly by the princes, and he was often depressed for this.

Today, I heard Su Qin say that it was only because of a key weakness in Zhao Guo, he asked with interest: "I don't know what Prime Minister Su is referring to, but I don't know what kind of problem Prime Minister Su is referring to. ”

Su Qin said word by word: "I think the problem lies in the overall national policy of Zhao Guo's external affairs, Zhao Guo has long been inclined to clean himself, and seems to strive for peace, but in fact he does not want to make progress. As everyone knows, domestic peace needs to be guaranteed by foreign policy, otherwise, it will become more and more passive and overwhelmed. ”

As soon as Su Qin's words came out, he immediately touched Zhao Hou's heart, he stroked the beard on his chin, thinking, and nodded his head unconsciously. He unconsciously approached Su Qin two feet and asked a little eagerly, "Then what does Prime Minister Su think the widow should do to change this passive situation." ”

Su Qin stayed where he was, looked at Zhao Hou who was approaching firmly, and said, "Wei Chen believes that Zhao Guo should completely change from passive to active, to be the leader and leader, and let the princes follow our steps to act and serve the long-term plan of Zhao State." ”

Zhao Hou was aroused by Su Qin's words, and under the encouragement of Su Qin's words, he felt for a moment that he should be the leader of the princes, and in order to achieve this grand goal, even if he was asked to make a major sacrifice, it was worth it.

Zhao Hou involuntarily moved forward two feet closer and asked, "In the opinion of the gentleman, what kind of strategies and steps can the widow use to become the leader of the princes and make the princes subordinate to the Zhao State?" ”

Su Qin saw that Zhao Hou had already been moved by his own words, so he had to strengthen his determination even more, and he clearly explained the strategy that had already matured in his chest, and said:

"If you want to make the princes obey, you have to have a fundamental strategic goal, from the position of the eastern princes, the combination of the Qin is undoubtedly the most appealing strategy, just imagine what could be more attractive than this? There won't be at all. The eastern princes were more or less threatened by the Qin state, so everyone could unify strategically. ”

Zhao Hou was fascinated by what he heard, and unconsciously moved a foot closer, almost facing Su Qin.

Su Qin continued: "The key now is who will be the first to issue the call for cooperation, and whoever proposes it earlier will take the initiative. The long-term peace and stability of Zhao State is in the courage to dare to be the first in the world, not to avoid disaster. ”

Su Qin patted his chest and swore: "Weichen dares to guarantee that if the prince appoints Weichen as the prime minister of Zhao, Weichen will lobby for Zhao, and then the prince can stay in Zhao and enjoy the local products sent by the princes of Yan, Qi, Chu, Wei, Han and other princes, and Zhao can fully guarantee the development of the country with diplomatic success." ”

When Zhao Hou heard that he could sit and receive the dividends sent by the eastern princes, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, raised his eyebrows, and smiled, he unconsciously grabbed Su Qin's hand and said:

Prime Minister Su's words woke me up in my dream. What I diligently seek is a talent like you, the prime minister of Zhao State happens to be vacant, and the widow will make you a veritable prime minister, and give you enough property, what else do you want, just say it to the widow, as long as you are loyal to my Zhao country, I will naturally not treat you badly. ”

Su Qin bowed down on the table at this time and said: "I am willing to serve the Zhao State, serve the prince loyally, and do whatever I can." ”

Zhao Hou picked up Su Qin and said, "You and I are really heroes, what we see and think is exactly the same. It's really late to see each other! ”

Su Qin also nodded deeply in recognition, but he couldn't help but have a thought in his heart: "It's not that I haven't seen you before, and it's not that I haven't said similar things to you, it's that you yourself have turned a deaf ear." ”

The reason why Zhao Hou was different before and after, he hesitated in the first few months, but today he made up his mind and unswervingly supported Su Qin, in fact, it was rooted in the different situations before and after Zhao Guo, and the main tasks at that time were different from those at this time.

Moreover, Fengyangjun died unexpectedly, and Xuanyangjun took punishment for his own crimes, which can be said to be the right time and people. This is also the reason why Su Qin saw Zhao Hou twice a day.

The Marquis of Zhao is looking for a talented person to be the prime minister, and the monarch and ministers will work together to revitalize the Zhao state. At this time, Su Qin came by self-recommendation, and they talked happily when they first met.

Zhao Hou was in a happy mood, so he and Su Qin talked about everything and talked endlessly for two hours, but poor Su Qin didn't even eat lunch, he was so hungry that his front belly was attached to his back belly, and he tried his best to talk to Zhao Hou.

Later, Zhao Hou himself was a little tired of talking, and he found that Su Qin also seemed very tired, so he took the initiative to stop talking.

When Su Qin got up to say goodbye, Zhao Hou said to him that it was late today, and it was inconvenient to announce the appointment again, and the edict appointing Su Qin as prime minister would be sent to him early tomorrow morning, and the auspicious day would be held to pay homage to the prime minister.

Su Qin thanked Zhao Hou again, and then said goodbye to the palace. After coming out, he saw Ning Jun already sleepy outside the palace gate, staring anxiously at the palace door. Su Qin walked over quickly, Ning Jun asked Su Qin how he was doing, Su Qin nodded vigorously at him, and then the two walked out of Handan Palace together.

Su Qin and Ning Jun were so hungry that they couldn't wait to return to the peach garden for lunch, so they asked for two simple side dishes and four bait cakes at the nearest tavern outside Handan Palace, and let the proprietress warm two catties of "Handan mash" and devoured it on the spot.

When Ning Jun heard that Zhao Hou not only wanted to appoint him as prime minister, but also reward him with a large amount of money to lobby the princes, he was very happy for Su Qin, and frequently raised his glass to congratulate Su Qin, and the two raised their glasses to drink happily.

The two drank a pound of wine each in the tavern, and happened to be slightly drunk, and returned to the peach garden in a carriage. Everything was in order, but just waiting for the arrival of the edict of appointment, Su Qin's heart was steady, and he felt even more sleepy, so he went straight to his room and fell asleep.

He slept until nightfall, when he was woken up by a particularly noisy sound coming from outside the door, Su Qin went out to see what was going on, and as soon as he arrived outside the courtyard gate, he found that the entire peach garden was guarded by a team of soldiers with torches.

When Su Qin saw this scene, he was inexplicably surprised.

He hurriedly walked along the path, and when he reached a clearing in the center of the garden, he saw a middle-aged general in full armor confronting Ning Jun, and the general scolded loudly: "I don't care who you are, all the people in the peach garden must be gathered here." All guests will disperse immediately and will not stay. ”

The soldiers around the general also shouted and drove the people in the peach garden to the square to gather, and when they met the guests who came to enjoy the singing and dancing, they checked them, and if the identity of their guests was true, they drove them away from the peach garden.