In the second year after Han Wangran ascended the throne, that is, in 271 BC, the entire Central Plains was like a big river, which was calm on the surface, but in fact it was an undercurrent.

In the first month, the Qin State sent the guest secretary Cai Ze as an envoy and successfully lobbied the King of Qi. The king of Qi agreed to secretly form an alliance with the state of Qin to weaken and encroach on the state of Chu together. In the same month, the king of Qi sent Tai Shisheng, a doctor in the middle, as a secret envoy to win over the Wei state. The king of Wei agreed to join the state of Qi and go south to attack the state of Chu.

In February, Donghu invaded the border and entered the territory of Liaodong County of Yan State. South Korea sent 10,000 troops to help, and at the same time sent Lü Buwei to lead a caravan into Yan, exchanging paper, tea, and cement for grain, grass, and horses. In the same month, the state of Zhao hoarded a large army in Pingcheng (present-day Datong) in Yanmen County, and the Zhao army in the direction of Yunzhong County also moved frequently, putting pressure on Shanwucheng in the east. The Qin army unexpectedly took the initiative to abandon Shanwu City and gathered 30,000 troops in Mayi to resist the Zhao army. Fearing that the casualties would be too large and the gains outweighed the losses, Zhao gave up the assault, and the two countries took San'in as the boundary and divided their territories.

In March, the Qin State took Wu'an Jun Bai Qi as the general, led 50,000 troops, went north to the source of Luoshui, strengthened the Great Wall, and returned to Beidi County. In the same month, the state of Chu took Huang Xie as an envoy to inspect Jiangdong County, and stayed in Huiji for more than ten days before returning.

In April, spring ploughing. The two counties of Yingchuan and Shangdang in South Korea completed the important task of reclaiming Qianmo and building villages, and began to implement the new law, and each household was granted 30 acres of land and five taxes and one tax. In the same month, Wei Zhe, the lieutenant of Yingchuan County, and Zhu Hai, the lieutenant of Yingchuan County, returned from Donghu, and Han Wangran was overjoyed and crowned him as a viscount with a reward of 500 gold.

In May, the first village school was set up in Yangzhai for children between the ages of seven and fifteen. In the same month, Han Wangran ordered that if the talent recruited by the Zhaoxian Hall wanted to be an order for a county, it was not without reasonable reasons. He went to the countryside as a teacher for half a year and taught his studies. Han Wangran said in his name that he was aware of the people's feelings.

In June, the dean of Yingchuan Academy, Mr. Kong, debated with the Hanyi Decree and Modi, the son of the Mojia family, in Xinzheng, and Mr. Kong impeached him for disobedience. And because Hufu became more and more popular with laborers, Confucius did not like it, but wrote that the etiquette could not be abolished. Please Han Wangran completely ban Hufu outside the army. The king did not listen, and talked with him all night, but the old master Confucius closed the door and did not return the salute after three days.

In July, there was a severe drought in the Central Plains, and the rain south of the Huai River was also halved. Han Wangran sent Zheng Gongwei to be the general of the Shaofu and the young eunuch, supervise the repair of the gap, and take the lead in saving water and fighting drought, and reducing taxes. The state of Qi used the excuse of the state of Chu to strike the upper reaches of the Huaishui. The Qi State was short of water and sent 20,000 troops to attack Pengcheng, which was blocked by Jingyang, the general of the Chu State. Wei took the initiative to adjust, and Qi and Chu withdrew their troops.

In August, the state of Chu sent Huang Xie as an envoy to Handan to pay homage to the king of Zhao and ask for an alliance to defeat Qin.

Zhao Guo, Handan.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows it. Zuotu Huang Xie's status in the state of Chu rose. With the implementation and accumulation of his series of contributions, the feudal monarch is just around the corner. Chu originally thought. Even if the State of Qi is under the banner of avenging the previous king, it will not always be difficult to get along with the State of Chu. Now, the State of Qi has taken the Surabaya Valley, and it should be gone. Unexpectedly, the State of Qi took advantage of the drought and wanted to take advantage of the State of Chu. If it weren't for the "foresight" of the king of Chu, he sent the general Jingyang to guard Pengcheng. The consequences are unimaginable.

Because of the great drought and Huang Xie's insistence, the king of Chu finally agreed not to raise taxes again. This mediation with Qi allowed Chu to see the influence of Wei, or rather, the influence of the alliance of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan. Qi Guo sent a seal and bit himself from time to time. Chu Guo really couldn't stand it anymore. For the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to join it, so that Qi Guo will not fight his own ideas endlessly under the jealousy.

It was based on this consideration that the king of Chu arranged for the new favorite minister Huang Xie to be an envoy to pay homage to the king of Zhao. As long as King Zhao agreed, Han, Wei, and Yan would agree. The king of Chu was very confident in this, after all, the great trouble of the six states of Shandong was the state of Qin, and it would be beneficial for all countries to crusade against the state of Qin together. Taking the opportunity of the crusade against the Qin State, the Chu State can rightfully join it, leaving aside the Qi State. Everyone knows that Qi Guo is playing a neutral card at the moment.

At least for now, it seems that Zhao Guo's attitude is enthusiastic, as can be seen from the fact that it is Shangqing Lin Xiangru who is in charge of reception. However, what made Huang Xie wonder was that Lin Xiangru didn't seem to pay much attention to political affairs. In the case of not being sure whether the other party was deliberately testing himself, Huang Xie did not plan to take the initiative to say his purpose, at this time, whoever spoke first about this topic would be left behind.

On this day, in Lin Xiangru's mansion, Huang Xie was warmly entertained as always.

"Huang Zuotu, how does this sea bass taste, but how hot is it in your country?" Lin Xiangru smiled and pointed to the braised sea bass in front of him. Now Xinzheng's delicious food has opened all over the world, and where the counties and counties are governed, there must be delicious food! In order to entertain Huang Xie, he specially invited the master of the restaurant over.

"It's exactly the same!" Huang Xie replied simply.

Lin Xiangru's smile became even stronger, and he said: "I heard that the fat of the perch should be in the lower reaches of the Huai River, can you say this?" ”

Huang Xie frowned, now that the lower reaches of Huaishui are being captured by the Qi State, it is impossible for Lin Xiangru not to know! He must have meant something when he said that. What does it mean, it should not be sarcasm, it should be some kind of implication. Huang Xie quickly flashed a few thoughts in his mind, but they were ruled out one by one.

"Lin Shangqing said with a smile, although he is from Chu, he has never tasted the perch in the lower reaches of the Huaishui, and he doesn't know whether it is true or false!" Huang Xie replied lightly, without leakage.

didn't get the positive reply he wanted, Lin Xiangru was not annoyed, and replied: "It's okay! It's not too late to wait for Huang Zuo to taste it and then tell sù Xiangru! ”

Huang Xie nodded, which was regarded as a promise.

"Now that there is a drought everywhere, is the loss of Chu still big this year?" Lin Xiangru asked with pretended concern.

Huang Xie's heart was tight, and he didn't know the meaning of Lin Xiangru's words, so he immediately guarded his tone and replied: "If you talk about losses, my Chu country has many rivers, and it is better than the Central Plains countries!" "The current meaning is that the loss of my Chu State is not important, and the losses of your northern countries are great.

"Yes! The loss of Qi is very large! Lin Xiangru said it even more profoundly.

Only then did Huang Xie know what Lin Xiangru wanted to say, and he turned around, Lin Xiangru wanted to say that the loss of the Qi State was much greater than that of the Chu State. It's just that there is still a lot to ponder about the meaning behind this sentence.

"Huh." Huang Xie smiled and didn't say anything more.

Lin Xiangru said tentatively: "Wei State has done a good job in mediation this time, but, according to Xiangru, it is better for Qi State and your country not to use their swords lightly." After all, your country is not in harmony with the Qin State in the west, and the Qi State is not in harmony with the Yan State in the north. If you continue to fight like this, you will only lose both. ”

"What do you mean? Could it be that Zhao Guo wants to persuade peace? Huang Xie had this thought in his heart.

However, Huang Xie still quickly stated the position of Chu State, and said: "I don't want to fight!" It's just that the Qi State is bullying people too much, and my Chu State has to fight back! "The righteousness that Huang Xie said is awe-inspiring.

"Oh? Then your country's attitude is to try to keep peace with the Qi State, and then go all out to fight against the Qin State? Lin Xiangru is testing the strategy in front of Chu again.

Huang Xie could not be so easily fooled, and immediately said vaguely: "Qin State, the country of tigers and wolves." Although our Chu State has been defeated repeatedly, it has also been defeated again and again. However, at the moment, the Qi State is missing like a clown jumping off the beam, attacking the rear of my Chu State. We, the Chu State, can only defend the east and west to observe the general trend of the world. ”

Lin Xiangru nodded, and seemed to agree with Chu Guo's approach. "What if there is no Qi State? Your will go all out to resist Qin? ”

Huang Xie's heart suddenly turned over the river and the sea, Lin Xiangru's sentence was too profound. What does it mean that there is no Qi State, could it be that Zhao State wants to replace Qi State, this ambition is too big! Although several countries have perished in the past 100 years, none of them have been as strong as Qi. The Song State was barely counted, but the Qi State was soon besieged by the Six Kingdoms after the destruction of the Song Dynasty. The price of fighting overnight until the liberation is not insignificant.

"Lin Shangqing said it's funny!" Huang Xie swallowed his saliva and said reluctantly.

"It's just if, if! Huang Zuotu, what do you say! Lin Xiangru stared at Huang Xie's face, wanting to see Huang Xie's truest reaction.

Huang Xie laughed, pretending to be calm and said: "If there is really no Qi State, then there will be one less confidant in my Chu State." That's a good thing! As for anti-Qin, I think. Shandong countries will not stay out of the matter! ”

"That's right!" Lin Xiangru smiled very happily, "Huang Zuo came all the way to my Handan, I don't know what happened?" ”

Huang Xie secretly said that he finally got to the point, his expression was also dark, and he said: "It's just a matter of punishing Qin!" ”

Lin Xiangru nodded unexpectedly, and now the situation of the Chu State is worrying. To the west there was the aggressive state of Qin. There is a Qi country in the east that keeps making small moves. The territory of Chu is too large, and the number of troops is too small, so the first place cannot be taken into account, and the soldiers are taboo! The state of Chu will either unite with itself or the state of Yan to suppress the state of Qi, or it will do a concerted plan. Western Expedition to Qin!

"Didn't King Mo of Chu want to unite the six countries of Shandong and attack the Qin State in the west together?"

Huang Xie nodded calmly, threw out the first bait, and said: "The King of Chu is willing to take King Zhao as the commander of the covenant, send 50,000 troops, and work together to attack Qin!" ”

Lin Xiangru secretly calculated in his heart, this number is not small, if all countries send 50,000 troops, there will be 300,000 troops, which is enough for the Qin State to be exhausted! It's just that now only King Zhao has the most prestige in the world, except for King Zhao, how can anyone have such prestige! The state of Chu elected King Zhao as the chief of the covenant, which seemed to show respect for the state of Zhao, but in fact it was just a helpless measure! It's just a favor!

"Attack Qin?" Lin Xiangru quipped, "Two years ago, our Han, Zhao, and Wei began to attack Qin!" ”

Huang Xie knew that the other party was satirizing the Chu State at the beginning of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and later he even pretended to form an alliance with the Qin State to seek benefits! This secret loss Chu State really has to eat. At the moment, he can only try to make up for it, Huang Xie said in a helpless tone: "Lin Shangqing also knows the hardships of our Chu State at the beginning, but fortunately, God bless my Shandong States, your country defeated the Qin State, and its prestige shocked the world!" ”

Lin Xiangru just reminded Chu that they were people with criminal records, and Lin Xiangru would not really pursue it when the current goal was achieved, so he said: "The Qin State has fully retreated to the Guannei, how should we attack Qin!" The implication is that he agrees with Chu State's plan.

Huang Xie was overjoyed, and said with some excitement: "According to Xie, from Wuguan to smash Huanglong and attack Xianyang, you can destroy the Qin State." As soon as the Qin State is removed, the world will be bright! ”

Lin Xiangru shook his head and replied, "No, no! After all, Lord Zuotu is not proficient in military affairs, Wuguan is conducive to defense, the same reason, Lantian has Yaoguan as a support, and it is the last line of defense, it is not easy to attack! ”

Lin Xiangru knew that as long as the coalition army dared to sacrifice, he could build a road to Xianyang with his life, but who would destroy Qin would need to be discussed. The difficulty is not the destruction of Qin, but the division of interests after the destruction of Qin, and the sacrifice that all countries need to pay to destroy Qin.

It was originally Huang Xie's casual strategy to go straight to Xianyang, and he was not discouraged when Lin Xiangru vetoed it, but said: "Xie is not a general after all!" But Xie also knew that the Qin State was now weak. It's time to beat the water dogs. If this opportunity is missed, it will be worth the loss if Qin Guo recovers his vitality. ”

Lin Xiang didn't know this truth, but he sacrificed himself to complete the great cause of destroying Qin, and Zhao Guo did not have the courage to do so. Instead of gnawing on this hard bone, it is better to pick the fat. It's like Qi country.

In the second year after Han Wangran ascended the throne, that is, in 271 BC, the entire Central Plains was like a big river, which was calm on the surface, but in fact it was an undercurrent.

In the first month, the Qin State sent the guest secretary Cai Ze as an envoy and successfully lobbied the King of Qi. The king of Qi agreed to secretly form an alliance with the state of Qin to weaken and encroach on the state of Chu together. In the same month, the king of Qi sent Tai Shisheng, a doctor in the middle, as a secret envoy. Woo the Wei State. The king of Wei agreed to join the state of Qi and go south to attack the state of Chu.

In February, Donghu invaded the border and entered the territory of Liaodong County of Yan State. South Korea sent 10,000 troops to help, and at the same time sent Lü Buwei to lead a caravan into Yan, exchanging paper, tea, and cement for grain, grass, and horses. In the same month, the state of Zhao hoarded a large army in Pingcheng (now Datong) in Yanmen County, and the Zhao army in the direction of Yunzhong County was also active. Put pressure on the city of Zenna to the east. The Qin army unexpectedly took the initiative to abandon Shanwu City and gathered 30,000 troops in Mayi to resist the Zhao army. Zhao was worried about the casualties. The gains outweighed the losses, and the two countries gave up the strong attack, and the two countries took San'in as the boundary and divided their land together.

In March, the state of Qin took Wu Anjun Bai Qi as his general, leading 50,000 troops. Go north to the source of Luoshui, strengthen the Great Wall, and return to Beidi County. In the same month, the state of Chu took Huang Xie, a leftist, as an envoy to inspect Jiangdong County. After staying in Huiji for more than ten days, he returned.

In April, spring ploughing. The two counties of Yingchuan and Shangdang in South Korea completed the important task of reclaiming Qianmo and building villages, and began to implement the new law, and each household was granted 30 acres of land and five taxes and one tax. In the same month, Wei Zhe, the lieutenant of Yingchuan County, and Zhu Hai, the lieutenant of Yingchuan County, returned from Donghu, and Han Wangran was overjoyed and crowned him as a viscount with a reward of 500 gold.

In May, the first village school was set up in Yangzhai for children between the ages of seven and fifteen. In the same month, Han Wangran ordered that if the talent recruited by the Zhaoxian Hall wanted to be an order for a county, it was not without reasonable reasons to go to the countryside as a teacher for half a year to teach studies. Han Wangran said in his name that he was aware of the people's feelings.

In June, the dean of Yingchuan Academy, Mr. Kong, debated with the Hanyi Decree and Modi, the son of the Mojia family, in Xinzheng, and Mr. Kong impeached him for disobedience. And because Hufu became more and more popular with workers, Confucius did not like it, so he wrote a letter saying that etiquette should not be abolished, and asked Han Wangran to completely ban Hufu outside the army. The king did not listen, and talked with him all night, but the old master Confucius closed the door and did not return the salute after three days.

In July, there was a severe drought in the Central Plains, and the rain south of the Huai River was also halved. Han Wangran sent Zheng Gongwei to be the general of the Shaofu and the young eunuch, supervise the repair of the gap, and take the lead in saving water and fighting drought, and reducing taxes. Under the pretext of Chu's strike on the upper reaches of Huaishui, Qi sent 20,000 troops to attack Pengcheng, which was blocked by Jingyang, the general of Chu. Wei took the initiative to adjust, and Qi and Chu withdrew their troops.

In August, the state of Chu sent Huang Xie as an envoy to Handan to pay homage to the king of Zhao and ask for an alliance to defeat Qin.

Zhao Guo, Handan.

Clear-eyed people know that Zuotu Huang Xie's status in the Chu State is rising. With the implementation and accumulation of his series of contributions, the feudal monarch is just around the corner. The people of Chu originally thought that even if the Qi State was under the banner of avenging the previous king, it would not always be difficult to get along with the Chu State. Now, the State of Qi has taken the Surabaya Valley, and it should be gone. Unexpectedly, the State of Qi took advantage of the drought and wanted to take advantage of the State of Chu. If it weren't for the "foresight" of the king of Chu, he sent the general Jingyang to guard Pengcheng, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Because of the great drought and Huang Xie's insistence, the king of Chu finally agreed not to raise taxes again. This mediation with Qi allowed Chu to see the influence of Wei, or rather, the influence of the alliance of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan. Qi Guo sent a seal and bit himself from time to time, and Chu Guo really couldn't stand it anymore. For the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to join it, so that Qi Guo will not fight his own ideas endlessly under the jealousy.

It was based on this consideration that the king of Chu arranged for the new favorite minister Huang Xie to be an envoy to pay homage to the king of Zhao. As long as King Zhao agreed, Han, Wei, and Yan would agree. The king of Chu was very confident in this, after all, the great trouble of the six states of Shandong was the state of Qin, and it would be beneficial for all countries to crusade against the state of Qin together. Taking the opportunity of the crusade against the Qin State, the Chu State can rightfully join it, leaving aside the Qi State. Everyone knows that Qi Guo is playing a neutral card at the moment.

At least for now, it seems that Zhao Guo's attitude is enthusiastic, as can be seen from the fact that it is Shangqing Lin Xiangru who is in charge of reception. However, what made Huang Xie wonder was that Lin Xiangru didn't seem to pay much attention to political affairs. In the case of not being sure whether the other party was deliberately testing himself, Huang Xie did not plan to take the initiative to say his purpose, at this time, whoever spoke first about this topic would be left behind.

On this day, in Lin Xiangru's mansion, Huang Xie was warmly entertained as always.

"Huang Zuotu, how does this sea bass taste, but how hot is it in your country?" Lin Xiangru smiled and pointed to the braised sea bass in front of him. Now Xinzheng's delicious food has opened all over the world, and where the counties and counties are governed, there must be delicious food! In order to entertain Huang Xie, he specially invited the master of the restaurant over.

"It's exactly the same!" Huang Xie replied simply.

Lin Xiangru's smile became even stronger, and he said: "I heard that the fat of the perch should be in the lower reaches of the Huai River, can you say this?" ”

Huang Xie frowned, now that the lower reaches of Huaishui are being captured by the Qi State, it is impossible for Lin Xiangru not to know! He must have meant something when he said that. What does it mean, it should not be sarcasm, it should be some kind of implication. Huang Xie quickly flashed a few thoughts in his mind, but they were ruled out one by one.

"Lin Shangqing said with a smile, although he is from Chu, he has never tasted the perch in the lower reaches of the Huaishui, and he doesn't know whether it is true or false!" Huang Xie replied lightly, without leakage.

didn't get the positive reply he wanted, Lin Xiangru was not annoyed, and replied: "It's okay! It's not too late to wait for Huang Zuo to taste it and then tell sù Xiangru! (To be continued......)