Chapter 61: Lobbying Zhao Guo (II)

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"I want to hear it in detail" King Zhao seemed to feel that he was too eager and would appear very gaffe, so he pretended to be calm. [Top] [point] [small] said, but the excitement between the eyebrows could not be concealed no matter what.

"Dare to ask the king, why did Zhao lose Handan?" Sudai began to lose his appetite.

King Zhao's brows suddenly twisted, as if he didn't think of the connection between the loss of Handan and the recovery of Handan, and more importantly, Su Dai mentioned King Zhao's sore spots.

"South Korea's national strength is too strong, and with the Qin State as its aid, Zhao State cannot be defeated!" King Zhao found a reliable reason. You can't blame yourself for being afraid of casualties and not knowing people, right?! King Zhao thought secretly.

Su Dai actually nodded and seconded: "What the king said is very true! The defeat of the Zhao State was not due to the refusal of the soldiers to serve the king, the defeat of the officials who fled from the battle, and the defeat of the unknown use of people by the king, but the strength of a country. If Zhao has half of South Korea's national strength, with the wisdom of the king, with the geographical advantages, people and people, it is enough to make South Korea return in vain! ”

King Zhao almost burst into tears, confidant, confidant! It's not that he is inferior to King Han, but when he first took power, he was caught off guard by the cunning King Han! South Korea did not care about casualties at all, and crushed Zhao with huge strength, if he did not agree, South Korea would certainly be greatly damaged, but Zhao would no longer exist! The cession of Handan by himself is to advance by retreating, preserving strength, and paralyzing South Korea. With such a simple truth, there are still people in the court who don't understand, clamoring that Zhao Guo should be tougher.

"What the gentleman said is very pertinent! Since Mr. Fang Cai said that he could help the widow recover Handan, I don't know how to recover it? King Zhao still didn't forget Su Dai's promise and asked again.

Su Dai smiled meaningfully: "How Handan was lost, how to regain it naturally!" Since South Korea forced the king to sacrifice Handan with the strength of the state, then the Zhao State can also govern others in his own way. Forced South Korea to sacrifice Handan and return it to the king! ”

King Zhao was dumbfounded, what Su Dai said was indeed not wrong, South Korea crushed Zhao with its strength and forced Zhao to sacrifice Handan, as long as Zhao was strong enough. It is also possible to act in the same way and force South Korea to return Handan! But the question is, South Korea has 2 million households, and Zhao has 200,000 households, when will this huge number gap be bridged? ! King Zhao even doubted that he would be able to set foot in Handan City again in his lifetime!

Su Dai seemed to understand the complicated look on King Zhao's face, and explained: "Your Majesty! Zhao's army was no more than 200,000. South Korea has nearly two million soldiers, and when it comes to population and military strength, Zhao is far inferior to South Korea! But the minister heard that the brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are gold, and it is very easy to break a pair of chopsticks, but it is not possible to break a bundle of chopsticks. There is not only one country left in the world, but also the four kingdoms of Qin, Yan, Qi and Chu. If the king can use these four countries as foreign aid, although Korea is strong. What's there to be afraid of?! ”

King Zhao was silent, and understood what Su Dai meant, since Zhao was not an opponent of South Korea, then Zhao would have to find a few more allies, if one ally was not enough, he would find two allies, and if two was not enough, he would find three. If three is not enough, four will be enough until we can defeat South Korea!

However, even if he was clear about this, King Zhao still thought for a long time before he spoke: "Why don't the widows want to join forces with the countries, but the widowed Zhao State and the Qin State and the Yan State had a war not long ago. There is something dirty. The countries of Qi and Chu are thousands of miles away, and it is not easy to get in touch. The king does not lose his country, and the minister does not lose his body, Mr. must understand the plight of the widow, right? ”

Su Dai smiled disapprovingly and waved his hand, and said with relief: "Korea has occupied two-thirds of the people and land in the world, and the five kingdoms of Qin, Yan, Zhao, Qi, and Chu can be described as cold-hearted. For every country that South Korea destroys, its strength grows, and the rest of the countries have less to help. The king knew this truth, and the four kingdoms of Qin, Yan, Qi, and Chu also knew it. King Han is proclaiming the emperor this time, which is to test the countries. It's a pity that the countries are unwilling to take the risk of embarrassment with Korea, and only Chu is left to condemn Korea, but it is difficult to support it alone, so that the king of Han will bring Jiuding to the world. After this incident, the princes of the world will have a lower morale in the future when they interact with Korea. This is a defeat before a fight. ”

King Zhao didn't dare to answer, and he didn't want King Han to be the emperor at the beginning, but he was even more reluctant to take the initiative to jump out and find trouble with South Korea, so that South Korea was worried. King Zhao recognized Han Tianzi's status earlier than King Qi, and this is the astonishing fact of this.

As the king said, although the Qin and Yan states had ill thoughts towards the Zhao state, they fell into the well when the Han army was in Handan and sent troops to attack the Zhao state. However, in Chen's view, the two countries must think that South Korea will send no more than 200,000 troops, and that with Zhao's national strength, it is enough to fight with South Korea and lose both. But South Korea actually mobilized more than 300,000 troops, and the king was sympathetic to the people, and took the initiative to negotiate peace with South Korea, so that South Korea could take a big advantage. As long as the king is willing to send a lobbyist to lobby Qin and Yan, the two countries will be overjoyed and rebuild the old friendship with Zhao. The king has more than 200,000 elites, and he must not want to retreat in Daijun, Yanmen, and clouds, right?! ”

King Zhao nodded, still a little worried, and said, "What Mr. said is very true! It's just that if you join forces to resist South Korea at this time, who can be the longest-in-chief? From the point of view of the outnumbered people, South Korea will inevitably take the lead in attacking Zongyuechang, and Yan and Qi are too weak. ”

Su Dai immediately heard King Zhao's worries. The vitality of the Yan State and the Qi State was greatly damaged, and there were only more than 100,000 soldiers. If King Yan and King Qi are allowed to act as the chief of the longitudinal covenant, it will undoubtedly make King Zhao lose face. What's more, when Han Xingshi mobilized the people to attack Yan and Qi, as an ally, Zhao still needed to send troops to rescue. From Zhao Guo's point of view, he naturally hopes that the longitudinal chief has both prestige and strength, and of course, it is more important not to choose himself!

"Among the kings, the king of Chu is the eldest. And when Korea exterminated Zhou Xi, snatched Jiuding and then became emperor, only Chu was opposed. Everyone in the world knows that Chu and South Korea are already on the same footing, why doesn't the king recommend the king of Chu as the chief of the longitudinal covenant? ! According to the pride and arrogance of the king of Chu, after becoming the chief of the longitudinal covenant, he will inevitably be more fearless and make enemies of Korea. With the state of Chu pinning down Korea in the south, Wang Shang can also make profits in the north. This Yan State and Qi State are adjacent to Zhao State, and it is easy for the king to influence the decisions of the two countries. ”

The last sentence obviously moved King Zhao, who was young after all, and he didn't want to survive like this for the rest of his life. King Zhao also knows that the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be to South Korea! Since the king of Chu is a tendon, it is better to use it for Zhao State and act as a stepping stone for the recovery of Zhao State? ! So just thinking about it, King Zhao said, "Good! Who can be outnumbered? ”

Su Dai said respectfully: "Although the minister is not talented, he is willing to go up for the king." ”

King Zhao was immediately overjoyed, appointed Su Dai as the guest secretary of Zhao State, and rewarded Su Dai with 3,000 gold and ten elites to lobby various countries for himself. Su Dai was not polite, and of course he had to accept King Zhao's generous gift.

When Pingyuan Jun learned that Su Dai had entered the palace to meet King Zhao, Su Dai had already traveled all the way east to Jicheng, the capital of Yan. To be honest, Ping Yuanjun was quite unimpressed with the matter of conniving against Han. The idea of combining vertical and horizontal is nothing but an expedient measure. If countries are separated from Germany and wary of mutual calculations, it is better to strictly maintain neutrality and wait for the situation to change. The far one is like the Shandong countries joining forces to resist Qin, and the nearest one is the Five Kingdoms Conquering Korea. Which one ends in failure, but what? Not compatible!

However, when Pingyuan Jun knocked on the side and told King Zhao not to believe the lobbyist's persuasion, King Zhao's face became very embarrassed. From the backup, Pingyuanjun is King Zhao's own uncle, and so is Pingyangjun Zhao Bao. But Pingyuan Jun is the prime minister of the two Zhao kings, and his protΓ©gΓ©s are all over the Zhao court, and if he compares his prestige alone, Zhao Wang is even inferior to Pingyuan Jun, and Zhao Wang has always been very jealous. Su Dai entered the palace to ask for a secret, how confidential his affairs were, and Pingyuanjun could actually get the news. In the palace, which is regarded as the only ** place by King Zhao, there is no secret to Pingyuan Jun, and King Zhao has already made up his mind to install his henchmen in the court. In the position of national affairs, he can no longer completely listen to the words of Pingyuan-kun.

How did Pingyuan Jun know that the news he inadvertently got from the Xiaohuang Gate in the palace had become conclusive evidence of his ill-intentioned intentions in the eyes of King Zhao. If it weren't for his intentions, why did Pingyuanjun install "cronies" in the palace, and whether it was that King Zhao's every move was under the control of Pingyuanjun's cronies, it felt terrible to think about it. The Wang family has always been ruthless, although King Zhao can't move Pingyuan Jun now, but this doesn't mean that he can't do it in the future. After all, Pingyuanjun will get older and older, and King Zhao will only become stronger and stronger, and when King Zhao establishes his own team, he can drive Pingyuanjun to the fiefdom and take power.

As for the joint connivance against South Korea, Lian Po has no way of knowing. Because at this time, Lian Po was inspecting the frontier in Yanmen and Yunzhong, and it was already November, and the Huns began to move on the border again. After the defeat in Guanzhong, the Xiongnu were honest for a while. But after five years of recovery, the people on horseback have regained their vigor. After all, Guanzhong was too far away, and the Huns had suffered a loss from a long journey, and they didn't want to fall in the same place twice. Yanmen and Yunzhong have become the best choice for the Xiongnu. Anyway, they are all places of Central Plains people, and there is no big difference between attacking Guanzhong or Yanmen and Yunzhong.

Of course, if Lian Po was in Handan, he would not be able to change King Zhao's decision. Lian Po speaks upright, what to say, such a character is only suitable for fighting in the army, and in the court of swords and swords, he will only provoke enemies for himself. In the past, there was Lin Xiangru to help, but there was nothing. Now that Lin Xiangru is dead, most of the people in the court are from wealthy families, and Lian Po, who was born in a commoner, is not in the same camp at all. Lian Po took the initiative to ask for his life to leave the court, and he never had such an idea! (To be continued......)