Chapter Seventy-Seven: Peace with Zhao (Part II)
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"The ministers have seen the Queen Mother!" With Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, and Zhao Hao on the side, Pingyuanjun Zhao Sheng, and Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao all saluted the Empress Dowager Zhao respectfully.
"Fan Sui went to the post station?" Empress Dowager Zhao asked.
Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao both nodded silently and admitted the matter.
"What is Fan Sui's intention, have you ever tried it?" Empress Dowager Zhao said again.
Pingyuan Jun replied: "Looking at his words and deeds, South Korea seems to be interested in letting our Zhao Kingdom exchange Puyang City for Chang'an Jun!" β
No one saw it, as soon as Pingyuan Jun's words fell, Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes flashed, her body trembled involuntarily, and she returned to a calm state of neither sadness nor joy.
Shangqing Lin Xiangru said: "It seems that South Korea already knows that Chang'an Jun can't use it to blackmail our Zhao State!" South Korea simply made a favor and sent Chang'anjun back to Handan, on the condition that we exchange Puyang City! Congratulations to the Queen Mother! β
Empress Dowager Zhao was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Lin Shangqing, where does the joy come from?" β
"If the general trend is clear today, the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu are no longer to worry, and the strongest country in the world is the first to recommend Korea, followed by Zhao, and then Yan. With the prestige of a great victory, South Korea can completely claim land from our Zhao State, or use Chang'an Jun as a threat to force Zhao Guo to submit! But South Korea wants to claim Puyang and return Chang'anjun! It can be seen that South Korea has no intention of being an enemy of Zhao State! At least, South Korea is not ready to be an enemy of our Zhao State at the moment! Lin Xiangru said.
Zhao Hao also nodded in approval, and echoed: "Although South Korea has won a great victory and expanded its territory for nearly thousands of miles, it has no follow-up. At the end of the strong crossbow, you can't wear Lu Xuan! Our Zhao Guo can be relieved and relieved! But. In a few years, South Korea will still commit a big crime, you must not ignore it! β
Pingyuan Jun nodded, and said with concern: "The land of today's Zhao Kingdom is divided into two by the river. To the east of the river, there are thirteen large and small eups. It's already an enclave. The abundance of its land and the large population make Puyang the first to be recommended. The minister is worried that South Korea will use Puyang as a base and encroach on our land east of the river! β
"Even if we don't send Puyang to South Korea, South Korea will raise troops from Nanyang of Qi and Dong County of Wei to encroach on the land of Hedong, and it is still worth it to exchange a Puyang for Chang'anjun!" Lian Po said.
Empress Dowager Zhao took advantage of the situation and said: "South Korea no longer believes in our Zhao State, and it is useless for Chang'an Jun to stay in Luoyang." It is better to listen to South Korea's JianyΓ¬ and exchange Puyang for Chang'anjun to return to Handan. So. It can also satisfy Korea. We, Zhao State, should also prepare the military to prevent South Korea from attacking! What do you think? β
"What the Queen Mother said is very true, and the minister has no objection!" Lian Po was the first to speak.
"The ministers seconded it!" Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Shangqing Lin Xiangru, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, and Guowei Zhao Hao said in unison.
South Korea is powerful, Zhao Guoqing can't offend South Korea, this is one of them! Second, Empress Dowager Zhao doted on Chang'anjun, and the Puyang City claimed by South Korea was just a city, and it was still the kind of city that would be lost sooner or later. The ministers of Zhao were also willing to facilitate this. So, after a moment of deliberation. Zhao Guojun decided that once Fan Sui proposed in the court tomorrow to exchange Chang'an Jun for Puyang City, Zhao Guo would agree.
If Fan Sui's intention was so simple, Zhao Guo was naturally very relaxed. But Empress Dowager Zhao's next sentence made the atmosphere in the hall tense, "Did Fan Sui mention Xinlingjun?" β
Everyone in the main hall knew that Xinling Jun was now hiding in the Plains Monarch's Mansion. He is also a wanted person in South Korea. On the one hand, Pingyuanjun is the son and prime minister of Zhao State, and on the other hand, he is also the brother-in-law of Xinlingjun. As far as the country is concerned, he should offer Xinlingjun to express Zhao's sincerity to South Korea. In terms of personal feelings, he should protect Xinlingjun. Don't let him go to Luoyang to be humiliated. Empress Dowager Zhao suddenly mentioned this matter, could it be that she wanted to force Pingyuan Jun to make a choice at this moment? If so, no matter what choice Pingyuan-kun makes, it will undoubtedly be painful.
No one knows that the reason why Empress Dowager Zhao asked this question was because at the beginning, King Han asked the pawn Chen Xiao to tell him that he was willing to return Chang'an Jun, provided that Zhao Guo sacrificed Puyang and Xinling Jun. Now, Zhao Guo kept his promise and did not rescue Qin and Qi, and the king of Han also sent Fan Sui, the imperial historian, as an envoy to release the rumors and be willing to return Xinlingjun. It's just why didn't Pingyuan-kun mention Xinling-kun?! Did Pingyuanjun deliberately conceal it, or did Fan Sui not mention Xinlingjun in his conversation with Pingyuanjun, or did King Han change his mind and no longer hold Xinlingjun responsible? Empress Dowager Zhao wanted to figure it out.
"Empress Dowager Qiyu, Fan Sui didn't mention Xinlingjun!" Pingyuan-kun said respectfully.
Empress Dowager Zhao looked at Pingyang Jun, believing that Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao would not lie to Zhao Sheng, who expected, Pingyang Jun swore and promised: "Fan Sui only mentioned Chang'an Jun and Puyang, and nothing else was mentioned!" β
Empress Dowager Zhao nodded silently, and did not ask any further, but withdrew everyone, allowing everyone to rest earlier. However, she began to mumble in her heart, what kind of purpose did King Han have for deliberately ignoring Xinlingjun?! Empress Dowager Zhao always felt a little uneasy in her heart.
The next morning, Fan Sui entered the court as an envoy of the king of Han and offered to return Chang'anjun, but in view of the fact that Zhao attacked Han for no reason, South Korea lost a lot in Hanoi, and proposed to exchange dozens of miles of Puyang for Chang'anjun's safe return to Handan.
At the suggestion of the Empress Dowager Zhao, the ministers all agreed to the Korean request on the grounds that Chang'anjun's status was noble. The descendant of the Empress Dowager of Zhao, King Zhao, agreed to strike with Korea and cede the land of Puyang to Korea.
I thought that apart from this matter, South Korea would have no more requests. Who would have expected that after Empress Dowager Zhao agreed, Fan Sui said again: "Xinling Jun bewitched Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu Fahan, causing the lives of the world to be miserable, and the five countries are not in harmony, and they are really sinners!" King Han hopes that Zhao Guo can focus on the overall situation, take Zhao Guosheji as the priority, and hand over Xinling Jun! β
As soon as the words fell, the entire hall suddenly fell silent. Empress Dowager Zhao sighed in her heart, sure enough, South Korea still has to hand over Xinlingjun by herself. I still hope that South Korea will no longer hold Xinlingjun responsible, after all, the Wei State has perished, and the King of Wei has been reduced to a concubine, and he has no day to come out in his life. In this case in South Korea, there is no big difference between killing Xinlingjun and not! But King Han still wants to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!
Could it be that King Han killed King Xinlingjun, so he was not afraid that the people of the world would say that King Han was cruel? Xinlingjun is famous all over the world. How many people admire him and are willing to die for him, doesn't South Korea know?
Hand over Shin Ling-kun? Will the people of the world accuse Zhao Guo of cowardice because of this? Will Plains-kun be jealous of himself because of this? Empress Dowager Zhao was very hesitant in her heart.
But if it doesn't pay, will South Korea be annoyed and angry, use Chang'anjun as a threat, and even send hundreds of thousands of troops to attack itself? South Korea doesn't even need much of an army. Just send troops from Nanyang and Dongjun to attack the land east of the river of Zhao State, and under pressure, Zhao State may have a chance to succumb!
After all, compared to Zhao, South Korea has too many troops, and the number of troops is more than three times that of Zhao, and Zhao is unmatched!
The ministers looked at Pingyuanjun with complicated expressions, sympathetic. There are hopeful, thoughtful, and uncertain.
After a long time, it was Shangqing Lin Xiangru who was the first to speak: "Xinling Jun bewitched our Zhao State to send troops, and his crime can be punished!" However, a few days ago, Xinlingjun had disappeared in Handan, and Zhao really didn't know where Xinlingjun went. If you want to ask for someone. Your country might as well send people to Qin, Qi, and Chu and ask them to investigate. Of course, we, Zhao Guo, will also search for his people across the country! It's just that it will take some time, and for a while, I can't confirm the traces of Xinlingjun to the imperial historian. β
The ministers suddenly realized, and they all sighed that they hadn't seen Xinlingjun for several days. Many ministers even took the trouble to frame Xinling Jun, saying that he owed him a lot of money. It's really hateful, etc. For this qiΔ, Empress Dowager Zhao looked at it coldly.
With such a simple excuse, South Korea will naturally see through it, and it is impossible for Shangqing Lin Xiangru not to know this, and South Korea has made up its mind. will not give up so well, the only explanation is that Lin Xiangru is testing Fan Sui's bottom line, South Korea's bottom line, and also buying time for his own reaction.
"It's true that I haven't seen Wei Wuji for a long time, Wei Wuji bewitched Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu to fight Han, why didn't King Han ask for Qin, Qi, and Chu, but he was embarrassed by Zhao Guohu!" Pingyuan-kun spoke.
Fan Sui smiled coldly and said: "Everyone in the world knows that Pingyuan Jun is the brother-in-law of Xinling Jun, and no one in the world has ever kissed Pingyuan Jun. What's more, Xinlingjun finally appeared in Handan and appeared on the Pingyuan Jun's mansion. If we in South Korea don't ask for it from Zhao Guo, who should we ask for it? The Qin State ceded half of Guanzhong, the Chu State ceded the land of Huaisi, and the Qi State ceded the land of hundreds of miles south of the Great Wall, and they have already surrendered to our Korea, and they dare not disobey our Korea! It's Zhao Guo, hehe. When Chang'an Jun was hostage in Chang'an, he could ignore Chang'an Jun's life and death, and attack my South Korea, but now, I'm afraid it's even more fearless! β
Lian Po Bo said angrily: "Han and Zhao are one, and they are out of the Jin Kingdom together, although South Korea is the largest country in the world, but our Zhao State is not afraid of it." Xinlingjun is not in our Zhao country, but he is not there! You are guilty of adding to it, and there is no excuse for it! If you want to fight, you can fight! Lian Po is not afraid! β
Zhao Guojun's ministers suddenly changed color, Lian Po was so unscrupulous, he really caused trouble for Zhao Guo! After hearing Lian Po's remarks, Fan Sui really laughed angrily and said: "Fan Sui really doesn't know that Zhao Guobing has many generals, and General Lian is so brave, why was he defeated in Hanoi first and then in Dongjun?" Could it be that no one cares about Zhao Kingdom? Make the general handsome! β
Lian Po was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to reply.
Empress Dowager Zhao stood up at this time, made a round, and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient!" Wei Wuji did last appear in Handan, and Pingyuan Jun did make friends with Wei Wuji, but no one knew about Wei Wuji's whereabouts after that. Presumably Wei Wuji knew that he had offended your country, and knew that although the world was big, there was no place for him, so he fled to the outside world! For example, if it is finally peaceful today, the people are war-weary and hope that the country will recuperate. South Korea and Zhao are both big countries in the world, and they should conform to the will of the people! β
Fan Sui nodded, approving Empress Dowager Zhao's remarks, but still insisted: "Since King Han succeeded to the throne, he has cultivated benevolent government internally, and has honest dealings with the princes outside, and the princes have no disobedience!" This time the four countries invaded South Korea, South Korea lost more than 200,000 soldiers, and the vitality can be described as a reward, and the sinner is investigated, Wei Wuji! β
Empress Dowager Zhao admitted in her heart that Fan Sui was right, but Fan Sui did not say that at the beginning, South Korea had 8.9 million troops and lost more than 200,000 yuan, in exchange for occupying thousands of miles of land, and the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi, and Chu have been in a slump since then. If Zhao Guo could get so many benefits, he would be willing to pay like this. South Korea is obviously cheap and good!
"What the Imperial Doctor said is very true! However, the Wei State has perished, and the people of Wei are all honest and obedient to Korea, and Wei Wuji is now just a rootless Ping, what kind of storm can it set off! Although South Korea is strong, but with the size of the world, if Wei Wuji is incognito, ploughing the mountains and forests, or fleeing to Shepherd sheep outside the Saiwai to make a living, South Korea is afraid that he will not be able to find Xinlingjun in his life! On the contrary, it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources! Isn't it a pity! Empress Dowager Zhao knocked on the side, hinting to Fan Sui that Xinlingjun was not worth such effort from South Korea.
Fan Sui showed an embarrassed look and said, "Alas! South Korea is doing this to make up for some losses! Zhao Guo should understand, right? (My novel "Warring States Storm: The Resurgence of Korea" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)
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