Handan, the news of King Yan's death reached Zhao as quickly as possible.

As northern vassal states, Yan and Zhao have too much in common--- they are also harassed by the northern nomads, the same land is sparsely populated, rich in war horses, and the same is famous for cavalry. Therefore, from the very beginning, Zhao Guo attached great importance to Yan State. There is no way, two countries that are extremely similar will either become enemies or allies, and the possibility of becoming the former is undoubtedly the greatest.

Fortunately, Yan Guo has always been not very interested in the Central Plains, or more precisely, Yan Guo prefers infighting. Therefore, Zhao and Yan have always lived in peace and have nothing to do with each other.

But since the Battle of the Wild Kings, things have taken a turn for the better, and the Yan State has become pro-Qin under the persuasion of the Qin State. In any case, this is something that Zhao Guo cannot tolerate. Because this means that when Zhao State was advancing west to compete with Qin State for hegemony, the Yan State behind him would make some small moves from time to time, and even the 400,000 troops of Yan State might go crazy and go straight to Handan.

Lin Xiangru's envoy to Zhao was just a delaying tactic. In Zhao's original plan, it was to paralyze Yan Guo, take advantage of Yan Guo's laxity to defeat the Yan army in one fell swoop, and at least defeat Yan Guo within ten years.

But the plan can't catch up with the changes, and King Yan died suddenly, will Yan's pro-Qin plan change? Zhao Guo was waiting.

But the result was not what Zhao Guo wanted, and Xin, the son of Zhao, did not inherit the throne, but the concubine of King Yan Hui - Gongzi inherited the unification of Yan State.

Zhao Guo was very dissatisfied, because according to intelligence, it was Prime Minister Gongsun Cao who was now in charge of the Yan Dynasty, and this person's position was very questionable. Therefore, when the Korean envoy came to Handan to express the intention of cutting Yan, Zhao Guo agreed as quickly as possible.

The same decision was made by the state of Wei. However, for Fa Yan, King Wei was not very interested at first. After all, it takes time to digest so many cities at once. However, under the lure of Korea, the king of Wei finally agreed to send an army of 50,000 to the north to attack Yan.

Now, for South Korea, all that remains is the attitude of the Zhou royal family.

Although Zhou Tianzi has the name of the Son of Heaven, he has actually long lost control of the world. Not to mention the seven kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin, Qi, Yan, and Chu, even the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou countries under their rule, the current Zhou royal family cannot restrain half of it.

When it comes to the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties, we have to talk about their history. In 440 B.C., King Kao of Zhou sealed his younger brother Ji Jieyu Wangji (note: refers to the direct jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven), which was the Duke of Huan of the Western Zhou Dynasty, forming a small state of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In 367 BC, after the death of Duke Wei of the Western Zhou Dynasty, his youngest son, Ji Gen, was established in the east, and Zhao and Korea supported it by force, and the original Western Zhou State was divided into two small states of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties.

In 315 B.C., King Zhou succeeded to the throne. The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty deceived his young age and moved him to Luoyi and lived in Henan (note: the royal city at that time), and the Eastern Zhou State also acted on its own in Gongdi and no longer obeyed the orders of Zhou Tianzi. From then on, the influence of the Zhou royal family was limited to the city of Yuyi. The two principalities of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties also began to attack each other, and there were conquests from time to time.

However, the history books do not detail the war between the two countries. After all, at this time, the people of the Western Zhou Dynasty were only 30,000, and the army was no more than 5 or 6,000; The Eastern Zhou Kingdom was even worse, with an army of just over 4,000 people. Compared with the wars between the seven kingdoms in this era, which often cost more than 100,000 or 200,000, the war between the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou was more like a "game"!

This is much stronger than a certain island country, and a group fight with only a few hundred people is also called a war, and this era of group fights is also unashamedly called the Warring States Period!

Today's Zhou Tianzi is Ji Yan, who was called "Zhen" after his death, and has been in power for forty-one years. Perhaps it was clearly understood that the decline of the Zhou family was a foregone conclusion, and Zhou Tianzi simply sang and drank every day in order to enjoy the joy of the day and night.

But even if the requirements are so simple, they are difficult to achieve. Because the two "behemoths" next to him make a fuss from time to time, Ji Yan, as the Son of Heaven, often wants to make peace and try to appease the two countries.

The royal palace.

Zhou Tianzi looked at the Korean envoy almost flatteringly, and said, "Your envoy came from afar, I don't know what happened?" ”

Now South Korea's prestige is greatly shaken, and the United Zhao State and Wei State defeated the Qin army, drove it back to Guannei, and restored the land for three or four hundred miles. At present, the royal lands of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the Imperial Dynasty are all surrounded by Korea, so Zhou Tianzi cannot afford not to pay attention to South Korea.

"Your Majesty, the minister is here to ask for an order." Han envoy Huang Bo said respectfully.

Before Huang Bo left Xinzheng, the prince specially told him to behave respectfully and not snub Zhou Tianzi. Although Huang Bo didn't know what he meant, as the crown prince Zhan Shi, he still did it. The effect of this is that Zhou Tianzi's vigilance has been greatly reduced, and he has a good impression of South Korea.

"What orders do you want from your envoy?" Zhou Tianzi asked strangely.

Zhou Tianzi has already set the bottom line in his heart, as long as he doesn't want to attack himself and destroy the Zhou royal family, whatever orders he has, give them! The arm can't twist the thigh, and people in South Korea can destroy themselves in minutes with 10,000 people, and they really can't afford to provoke it!

"Returning to the king, the prime minister of Yan State, Gongsun Cao killed the king and made a rebellion, and set up the concubine of King Yanhui as the king, which is a great rebellion. As a prince of the Zhou royal family, I have the responsibility to help the world for the king and eliminate such ministers. Therefore, on behalf of the king of Han, the minister pleaded with the king for an edict so that he could send troops to attack the Yan state. Huang Boyi said rhetorically.

"You South Korea want to crusade against Yan Kingdom?" Zhou Tianzi was a little surprised.

Zhou Tianzi knew about the death of King Yan Hui, but he didn't expect that Korea, which had gathered thousands of miles with Yan Kingdom, would be so enthusiastic and wanted to maintain the tradition of the primogeniture inheritance system of the Zhou royal family.

Even if you want to send troops to fight Yan, there is no need to ask yourself! What is popular now is that countries attack each other, as long as they don't involve themselves, Zhou Tianzi doesn't care who wins and who loses! Could it be that South Korea has changed its sex and begun to respect itself?

"Returning to the king, not only our Korea, but also Zhao and Wei will each send a large army to attack Yan. Such a rebellious act of the Yan Kingdom cannot show the majesty of our Zhou royal family if it is not cut down! ”

Zhou Tianzi was so moved that he was about to cry, the dignity of the Zhou royal family had long been gone, and he had been running naked for many years. Now there are a few loyal princes, it's really rare!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Yan Kingdom should be defeated." Doctor Shi said out of class.

The Zhou family is declining, seeing that everyone in the world is about to forget the Zhou royal family, and now there is such an opportunity to highlight the Zhou royal family, it would be really stupid not to agree. Moreover, South Korea is now surrounded by the Zhou royal family, and with the support of Zhao and Wei, it is really impossible to offend.

"Exactly! The widow is right! Zhou Tianzi said loudly.

"Thank you, your lord! On behalf of Korea, the minister hereby presented a thousand stones of grain, a hundred pieces of cloth, and ten pairs of jade to the king. Huang Bo said.

O loyal servants! Loyal Ministers! For many years, there have been no vassal states to pay tribute, but I didn't expect Korea to be the first to pay tribute. Zhou Tianzi's life is not easy, the city is too small, with a population of 1,000 households. If there are fewer people, there will be fewer taxes to collect. In order to reduce expenses, Zhou Tianzi didn't even dare to ask for more servants in the palace, there was no way, he couldn't afford to raise them! Well, with these tributes, you can live a good life for a while!

Therefore, after the death of King Yan Hui, the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei attacked Yan on the grounds that Yan did not comply with the etiquette system, and were ordered by Zhou Tianzi to crusade against Yan State. South Korea sent 30,000 troops, Wei sent 50,000 troops, and Zhao sent 100,000 troops, a total of 180,000 troops, and went straight to Yan.

(Thank you for the reward of 53 and Asuyasu, I'm a little uncomfortable today, I'll be the first to change, and I'll be two tomorrow!) By the way, there are some species of parrots that are native to China, but now everyone knows that they are in the Americas! There is also a brush, which was available in the Warring States period, which is absolutely true. ）