Chapter 174: The envoy of the Qin State came
At noon, Zhao Fan, Zhao Sheng and others personally sent Su Qin, Princess Huiwei and others outside Handan City, they have been in Handan for nearly a month, it is indeed time to return to Qi State, so as not to think too much about King Qi.
This time, Zhao Fan and King Huiwen and others were able to get rid of Li Dui so smoothly, and Su Qin and others also came out with a lot of strength, and the former even asked King Yan to send troops, so that Zhao Hao led a small division of troops to Handan.
No matter what his political purpose is, but this love can't be changed, so Zhao Fan also secretly remembered the former's kindness this time, and one day, there will be a good reward.
Su Qin waved his hand at everyone, led hundreds of followers, and gradually approached, heading towards the land of Qi in the east, and after watching their figures disappear, Zhao Fan withdrew his gaze.
"Brother Fan, this Su Qin man is not bad, but I always feel that he seems to be too good to our Zhao State, and he can even ask King Yan to send troops, which is also a little puzzling." At this time, Zhao Sheng said suddenly.
Zhao Sheng is not young, he will be eighteen years old soon, even in Zhao Fan's previous life, he is an adult, and he is already quite smart, so he also noticed that something was wrong.
No matter what, Su Qin was trying to find a way to help him, so Zhao Sheng endured it without asking, and seeing that Su Qin had returned to Qi State, he couldn't help but say immediately.
Hearing this, Zhao Fan was a little stunned, he didn't expect Zhao Sheng to be able to see this, but although the former was his own brother, Su Qin's identity was too sensitive, and he was not easy to reveal, so he immediately said unintentionally: "Is there one?" I didn't find this, Su Qin is a person with outstanding ability, and it is not impossible to invite King Yan to send troops, okay, let's not talk about this, let's go back to the house first. ”
Zhao Fan changed the topic, and when he heard this, Zhao Sheng didn't dig deeper, for him, in fact, he didn't have to worry about this matter at all, he still had two brothers, King Huiwen and Zhao Fan, and they were going to top it if there was anything, Zhao Sheng didn't need to worry about it.
Immediately, a few people also turned back and walked into the city, Handan City, the traffic was busy, the sound of selling was endless, although a few days ago there was an earth-shattering event in the Zhao Palace, but for these ordinary civilians, there is no slightest impact, what to do, still what to do.
Since Li Dui was arrested, Zhao Fan and Lian Po have completely controlled the three armies in their hands, as for the tiger talisman, King Huiwen also ordered someone to remake it, Zhao Fan, as the right general, controls half of the tiger talisman of the right army.
The change of the sky did not bring much loss to Zhao State, under the strict arrangement of Zhao Fan and others, there was no loss of Zhao State's native soldiers at all, and all this is exactly what they all want to see.
If there is a lot of loss due to civil strife, even if Li Dui can be removed, those vassal states will definitely take advantage of this when they learn of this news, but fortunately, all these worries are not worried.
In the second day of Li Dui's ambush, King Huiwen sent heavy troops to mobilize heavy troops at the junction with Qin and Korea, and waited for the battle. Because only Qin and Wei are the only two countries, it is possible to launch an attack on Zhao.
Zhao Fan's prediction was not wrong, the news of the Qin State was very well-informed, and they soon got the news that Li Dui was removed by King Huiwen, and they thought that the two sides must have gone through a fierce fight, so even if King Huiwen returned to power, the strength of the Zhao State would be weakened a lot.
However, the truth was not what they thought, when the Qin soldiers found that Jinyang and other cities close to them were heavily guarded, they also dispelled this idea, and then the Wei State originally had a little idea of taking advantage, but the Qin State had already withdrawn its troops, how dare they come to find trouble.
After solving all the internal and external troubles, King Huiwen also began to collect the sins created by Li Dui, and found that his Xiangguo Mansion had a large number of jewels, knives and coins, which were obviously the proceeds of Li Dui's corruption, and finally, all these properties were confiscated, and Li Dui and some of the main plotters such as Wei Biao were all tortured and returned to the West.
The Li Dui group, which had been in power for many years, was wiped out, not only King Huiwen, but even some other ordinary ministers were also very happy, and the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere lingered in the court, which made people feel relaxed.
Although it is beautiful to become a general and a son, one thing is not good that on such a cold day, you have to get up early in the morning to attend the court meeting.
However, there is no way to do this as a rule, fortunately, there is Zhao Sheng with him, and he is not so depressed when he has a companion.
"Brother Fan, you are so old, it is not convenient to live with Brother Sheng, and the younger brothers and sisters are also troublesome, so after this year, the widow will build a new mansion for you." In one of the corridors of the palace, the three brothers walked while enjoying the surrounding scenery, and King Huiwen also said.
Hearing this, Zhao Fan did not refuse, although Pingyuan Jun is wide and has a lot of courtyards, but after all, it is Pingyuan Jun's mansion, Zhao Fan will be crowned next year, and he really needs to have his own mansion.
Moreover, a few days ago, he also had sex with Li Bingbing and Mu Niang, Zhao Fan thought that he had taken advantage of their bodies, and he had to marry them as soon as possible, so it was quite important to build a mansion for him.
"In this case, then thank you Brother Wang." Zhao Fan said with a smile, I didn't expect King Huiwen to be delicate, he was busy every day during this time, Zhao Fan didn't think about it, and now that King Huiwen said this, it attracted Zhao Fan's attention, after all, even if he didn't care, Li Bingbing's daughters didn't necessarily care.
Immediately, several people also confirmed the matter, the three brothers walked, while playing in the corridor of the palace, at this moment, a figure suddenly hurried, he walked to King Huiwen's side, and reported: "King Qiqi, the envoy of the Qin State is here to see." ”
This person is Miao Xian, he is King Huiwen's most favored eunuch, and he is quite valued by the former, so he can come to King Huiwen's side so unimpeded, if he changes to someone else, it will definitely not be so simple.
Because since Li Dui was executed, all the guards and maids in the palace have been replaced by Zhao Fan, and all of them have been replaced with elite soldiers such as bearded sword knights, after all, the safety of King Huiwen is the most important.
Zhao Fan also has a good impression of Miao Xian, because in historical records, Lin Xiangru was able to emerge because of Miao Xian's recommendation, if it weren't for his arrival, Lin Xiangru would definitely not come out so soon.
Hearing this, the three of them were also shocked, when did the ovulation messenger of the Qin State come over?
Immediately, King Huiwen also said: "The envoy of the Qin State? Where is he now? ”
During the Warring States Period, diplomatic relations were complex and changeable, sometimes the two countries were still hostile, and they became allies in a blink of an eye, such as some time ago, Qin and Qi were still opponents, and not long ago Qin and Qi wanted to attack Zhao, in a word, there is no permanent enemy, only immediate interests.
Obviously, King Huiwen had seen a lot of this kind of thing, and he only reacted after a short period of surprise.
"I'm resting in the hotel now, and Lin Xiangru is there to entertain him." Miao Xian replied.
Lin Xiangru's talent was very good, and both Zhao Fan and King Huiwen knew this, so when King Huiwen officially took power, he left the position of false appearance to the former.
As for the pavilion, it is a pavilion specially used by Zhao to receive foreign envoys, almost all the vassal states have built such a pavilion, and the decoration and conditions inside are naturally excellent, because this is a small sign to show their national strength to other countries.
King Huiwen pondered for a moment and said, "If this is the case, then let him rest there first, it's getting late today, if you want to prepare for the banquet, I'm afraid it's too late, let's talk about it tomorrow night." ”
Now it is almost evening, King Huiwen knows the strength of the Qin State, so although not long ago, there was a big war between the two countries, and now the Qin State has sent an envoy, it is still necessary to be hospitable, and the two countries are at war, and they will not kill the envoys.
Hearing this, Miao Xian also promised and retreated.
"Why is it okay for King Qin to send a messenger over, and he didn't notify him in advance." Zhao Sheng complained a little.
Hearing what he said, Zhao Fan smiled slightly, silent, he knew in his heart that with the ambition of King Qin Zhaoxiang, there would definitely be no good thing to send an envoy to Zhao this time, maybe it was not necessary to come to inquire about the situation of Zhao State.
After all, some time ago, King Qin intended to take advantage of the chaos in Zhao to attack Zhao, but later he didn't expect King Huiwen to get rid of Li Dui so quickly, and he hadn't caused any losses, otherwise the army of Qin would have come over a long time ago.
"The soldiers are coming to block it, and the water is coming to cover it, why should Brother Wang pay attention to him so much." Zhao Fan smiled slightly.
For King Qin Zhaoxiang, Zhao Fan also has some understanding, this person's achievements in the history of Qin, comparable to the subsequent Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, who ruled the world, although he did not unify the six countries during his reign, but has laid a good foundation and weakened the seven kingdoms.
Zhao Fan remembered that King Qin Zhaoxiang was established by King Zhao Wuling, and here, there is also a story.
At that time, the Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin wanted to set up her second son, Gongzi City, as the new King of Qin, but King Wuling of Zhao stepped in and immediately sent a messenger to inform Zhao Guo of the undercover Lou Yan in the Qin State, and let Lou Slow tell the Empress Dowager Xuan that King Zhao Wuling was ready to welcome the eldest son of the Empress Dowager Xuan, and the son Ji who was hostage in the Yan State was the new King of Qin. At the same time, King Wuling of Zhao ordered Zhao Gu to enter Yan to welcome Gongzi Ji......
Yan Guo very much wanted Gongzi Ji to be the new King of Qin, and was very supportive of King Zhao Wuling's suggestion. The state of Qin was exhausted by this time due to the civil war that lasted for three years. In the north, Zhao seized Yuzhong and formed a crushing momentum against Qin. In the south, King Huai of Chu had long coveted Hanzhong and Bashu. If Empress Dowager Xuan disagrees with King Zhao Wuling's opinion, a fierce war will begin again, and King Zhao Wuling's interference in Yan's internal affairs is vividly visible. Empress Dowager Xuan had no choice but to agree with King Wuling of Zhao and make Gongzi Ji the new King of Qin.
However, although Gongziji is the eldest son of the Empress Dowager Xuan, because Gongziji was established by King Zhao Wuling, the Empress Dowager Xuan still seized the real power of Gongziji, governed the government, and personally dealt with King Zhao Wuling. Gongzi Ji is the king of Qin Zhaoxiang.
Although Gongziji was established as the new King of Qin by King Zhao Wuling, in order to prevent Qin Wangji from being at the mercy of King Zhao Wuling, Empress Dowager Xuan put Qin Wangji in the air and ruled in person, and her requirements for King Zhao Wuling were also perfunctory, which made King Zhao Wuling very angry. At this time, Zhao had already occupied the Yuzhong and Yunzhong regions in the north of Qin, and the northern border was the weakness of Qin's defense, and King Wuling of Zhao planned to attack Qin from now on.
In the first year of King Huiwen of Zhao, King Wuling of Zhao exerted pressure on the Qin state, forcing the Empress Dowager Xuan to appoint Lou Chuan as the prime minister of Qin, in order to seek more benefits for the Zhao state. When Lou Xuan entered Qin, King Zhao Wuling pretended to be an entourage and followed Lou Zhuan around. After entering the land of Qin, King Wuling of Zhao carefully investigated the customs and customs along the way, thinking that he would use it when attacking Qin.
After Lou slowly entered Xianyang, the capital of Qin, he met with many ministers of Qin, and King Wuling of Zhao was observing from the side, and had a deep understanding of the strength and weakness of the ministers of Qin. Lou slowly persuaded King Zhao Wuling not to stay in the Qin State for a long time, so as not to be recognized. King Wuling of Zhao proposed that before leaving, he should see King Qin Zhao and Empress Dowager Xuan with his own eyes.
Due to the previous incident of King Zhaoxiang of Qin detaining King Chu Huai, the monarchs of all countries did not trust Qin and were unwilling to enter Qin, so as not to repeat the mistakes of King Chu Huai. Lou Chu was worried that the Qin State would be unfavorable to King Zhao Wuling, so he didn't agree to anything at first, but under King Zhao Wuling's repeated insistence, he was forced to agree.
King Zhao Wuling rarely showed up in China, but people in the army were more familiar with him, except for meeting the kings of Han and Wei when he was a teenager, King Zhao Wuling rarely met with foreign heads of state. Even King Yan Zhao and King Qin Zhao, who were set up by King Zhao Wuling himself, did not specifically meet him because he was in the army.
This time, it was not a whim for King Zhao Zhao and Empress Dowager Xuan to meet King Qin Zhao and Empress Dowager Xuan, he wanted to personally understand the behavior of the mother and son, so as to facilitate future decisions on Qin. Lou Xuan was more familiar with Empress Dowager Xuan and King Qin Zhao, and King Zhao Wuling hoped that through this private meeting, he could learn more about the mother and son. When the extremely sensitive King Qin Zhao and Empress Dowager Xuan met Lou Zhuan, they found that Lou Huan, who had always been proud of his demeanor, was inadvertently submissive to the tall entourage behind him, and was quite curious.
In the Q&A with this middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing, I found that this person's mind and insight are even more remarkable. In addition to admiration, the mother and son also had great doubts. After Lou Zhuan said goodbye, King Zhao Wuling had already sensed that Empress Dowager Xuan and King Qin Zhao were aware of him, so he hurriedly bid farewell to Lou Chu and returned to Zhao.
Before parting, King Zhao Wuling warned Lou Yan that the mother and son were both dragons and phoenixes among people, and they must be careful to deal with them. Empress Dowager Xuan and King Qin Zhao felt that Lou Zhuan's entourage was by no means an idle person, and it must be an extremely noble person from Zhao State who came to peek at Qin's feelings.
Therefore, the messenger was sent to invite Lou Yan and this extraordinary entourage to the palace in the evening. The messenger returned, and Lou slowly agreed. In the evening, Lou slowly went to the appointment without seeing the extraordinary entourage. Lou Xuan said that this entourage was rude and had been sent back to Zhao State. This strengthened the judgment of the Empress Dowager Xuan, who determined that this person was King Zhao Wuling, and quickly sent elite horsemen to chase after her. The elite rode all the way, and chased to the side and did not see King Zhao Wuling. The defenders told them that the envoy of Zhao had just left. Empress Dowager Xuan and King Qin Zhao were jealous of King Zhao Wuling's deep peeking on Qin Zheng.
After King Wuling of Zhao returned to Zhao, he regretted setting up King Qin Zhaoxiang as the monarch of Qin, because he had already felt the extraordinaryness of King Qin Zhaoxiang, and publicly said that my son was not as good as King Qin, and what I said here was that King Huiwen was not as good as King Qin Zhaoxiang.
Unexpectedly, before King Wuling of Zhao launched a war against Qin, the Dune Rebellion occurred, causing him to starve to death with the Dunes in his prime.
For this period of history, Zhao Fan understood very clearly, and the original approach of King Wuling was also a bit reckless, after all, he didn't understand the ability of King Qin Zhaoxiang at all, so he made him the king, which led to the breeding of tigers.
King Qin Zhaoxiang is a master who eats soft and does not eat hard, and Zhao Fan knows this well, so he also reminded King Huiwen that when facing the former, he must be strong.
Isn't the historical record of the meeting of Michi and the return to Zhao reflect this?
"At the beginning, the king sent a letter to the king of Zhao, saying that he was willing to exchange fifteen cities for Zhao's 'Heshibi'. The ministers of Zhao State all said, don't believe Qin Guo's deceptive words, I don't think so, I said that the common people still talk about faith and righteousness, not to mention the great king of Qin! King Zhao listened to my advice, so he sent me to send 'He's Bi'. Unexpectedly, King Fang Cai took Baoyu over and handed it over to the people below to see, but he didn't mention the matter of changing fifteen cities. In this way, the king really did not have the sincerity to exchange the city for the city. This piece of jade is in my hands, and if the king insists on persecuting me, I am willing to smash my head and this piece of jade on this pillar! ”
"King Zhao heard that King Qin is good at hitting the reins, I have a reel here, please knock on the reels to make everyone happy." When the King of Qin heard this, he was furious and refused to agree. Lin Xiangru walked over with a reel and offered it to King Qin, but King Qin still refused to knock. Lin Xiangru said: "I am only five steps away from the king, if the king does not agree, I will fight to the death, and I will splash your blood." "It means to fight hard with King Qin.
Seeing that King Qin was being coerced, King Qin's guards hurriedly drew their swords and wanted to kill Lin Xiangru. Lin Xiangru stared at his eyes and shouted, so frightened that the guards retreated again and again, and King Qin was very unhappy, so he had to reluctantly knock on the reins a few times. Lin Xiangru turned around and called the imperial history of Zhao State, and also wrote down this matter: In a certain year and a certain month, King Zhao and King Qin had a banquet in Michi, and King Zhao ordered King Qin to knock on the rope to cheer up.
These two plots turned around in Zhao Fan's mind, and their protagonists were naturally similar to Lin Xiang, from which it can also be seen that King Qin Zhaoxiang bullied the soft and feared the hard.
Although King Huiwen nodded, Zhao Fan still saw that King Huiwen did not listen to him, after all, the former's surname is like this, although he is smart, but he lacks some courage, not to mention facing a king with great ambition like King Qin Zhaoxiang.
As King Zhao Wuling said, King Huiwen is still a little worse than King Qin Zhaoxiang.
"Brother Wang, the State of Qin just sent a messenger, don't pay attention to him so much, even if you face the King of Qin, it's a big deal to fight to the death, with Da Zhao's current strength, if you really want to fight, it's not certain who will die." Zhao Fan still couldn't help but remind.
King Huiwen smiled bitterly and said, "I know, with Brother Fan and Brother Sheng by the side, why should the widow be afraid of the Qin State." ”
Although King Huiwen's tone was a little funny, his tone was a lot more sufficient, especially when he remembered that Li Dui was so easily removed some time ago, he felt a lot more stable in his heart.
Zhao Guo is now a martial artist and a similar scholar, but in fact, he does have the strength to confront Qin. (To be continued.) )