It is a matter of life and death, and after Qi Guo made a plan, he immediately began to take action. The candidate responsible for lobbying Wei and Chu was quickly decided, that is, Su Qin's brother Su Li. And the envoys who lobbied Zhao and Yan also had a plan, that is, Lu Zhonglian, a hermit of Qi State.

After some momentum, Su Li and his entourage drove into Daliang City in a leisurely manner. Regarding the current predicament of Qi State, King Wei completely had a desire to watch the excitement. Hearing that Su Li came from Linzi and had another benefit that was very beneficial to the Wei State, the King of Wei simply summoned Su Li.

"Mr. is thousands of miles away, and he has come to the widow's beam, I don't know what to see?" King Wei asked as soon as he came up.

Su Li shook his head and said modestly: "Don't dare!" The minister didn't dare to say that he had any lofty opinions, but he did have some humble opinions for the king's consideration! ”

King Wei returned the salute and said, "I would like to hear Mr. Wen's opinion!" ”

"The Wei country is thousands of miles away, with 400,000 soldiers in armor, four flat lands, four princes, and no famous mountains and rivers. The south and Chu realm, the west and the Han realm, the north and the Zhao realm, the east and the Qi realm, the four directions, the pavilion guards are listed. This land of four wars also! If Wei Nan and Chu are not in Qi, they will attack its east; If the east is with Qi but not with Zhao, Zhao will attack its north; If it does not fit with Han, Han will attack its west; If you are not close to Chu, Chu will attack its south. This so-called way of fragmentation is also! And Hedong is lonely, Hangu is controlled by others, Daliang is only a hundred miles away from Xinzheng, if South Korea has a different heart, the king's Wei State is in danger! ”

King Wei was terrified when he heard this, and said in fear: "Will the plan be released?" ”

A few days ago, when Wei Ran, the prime minister of Qin, came to Daliang, he also said something similar, exaggerating the threat of South Korea to Wei, and King Wei agreed very much in his heart. The monarch and ministers discussed it and came to the conclusion that the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Han would compete for the Central Plains, and the Wei State would take the opportunity to develop. King Wei is curious now. If it is feasible, King Wei will naturally adopt any good advice.

Su Li smiled slightly, and explained: "Now that Han and Zhao are not allowed to fight each other, the king can wait for the price to sell." Left and right! In this way, there is nothing left to worry about more than Qi and Chu. Qi country, two thousand miles of place, 400,000 armored soldiers, if the king takes it, the country of the world, can not stop it! The people of Chu have a place of 4,000 miles, and they have mountains and rivers. If the king takes the abundance of the four seasons, it is enough to become a hegemon. ”

"But whether it's the Qi State or the Chu State, it's not my Wei State that can be destroyed!" King Wei sighed.

Su Li nodded and said, "Yes! Therefore, the minister thinks that it is better to unite one country to weaken another country and divide its land together! ”

"I don't know what Mr. thinks. Should the joint Qi Vachu or the joint Chu Vaqi? King Wei asked.

"The minister thinks that it is better to cut Qi than to cut Chu. One. Although the state of Chu has the name of being rich and great, it is actually empty. Although there were many of his soldiers, they did not dare to fight to the death, and they were defeated in a battle. The reason is that the emperor of Chu State is drunk and dreaming of death, oppressing the people, and the people are not disappointed. The people's hearts have been lost. Who will fight to the death for the country?! The two, Qi is good at fighting, and although Tian Dan is gone, his prestige is still there. With the strength of the Yan country, it is almost dead. Ran Tianshan single-handedly turned the tide and collapsed. No matter how strong the Wei State is, it is not as strong as the Yan State when King Yan Zhao was king. If Wei poured all the country's troops and attacked Qi, Tian Dan would inevitably lead his troops to counterattack, and Wei would suffer great casualties. Of the three, Qi was close to Yan and Zhao, and Chu was only bordered by Wei and Qi, but not Yan and Zhao. Wei and Qi Fa Chu, the inch is their own inch, and the ruler is their own inch. Wei, Chu and Qi, Yan and Zhao will inevitably seek opportunities to be slightly Qi, and Wei will inevitably not get much Qi land at that time. ”

Seeing that King Wei's heart was moved, Su Li continued to bewitch and said: "Now, Yan and Chu are fighting together, and Qi can't stop it for a long time. When the minister came from Linzi, he heard rumors that the Qi State intended to cede the land of Tao County in order to join forces with the Wei State to attack Chu. The minister privately thought that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Wei State, and if the king missed it, he would definitely regret it! ”

King Wei was overjoyed and said, "Does Qi really mean this? ”

At the beginning, the Qin State and the Shandong States were at odds, and the Qi and Wei countries took advantage of the situation to divide the Tao County of the Qin State equally. The wealth of Tao County is the best in the world, and if the Qi State is willing to hand over the remaining half of Tao County's land, it is tantamount to getting three or even five times the land. This big profit too! How could King Wei miss it!

Su Li nodded slightly, and replied: "The minister thought that this matter should be safe!" If the king promised to help the Qi State repel the Chu State and attack the Huaisi Land together, the Qi State would definitely be grateful. This small half of the land of Tao County is nothing compared to the safety of the Qi Kingdom! Compared with the vast land of Huaisi, which has a lot of grain, it is nothing! ”

King Wei laughed and said, "Good! How about the widow send an envoy to lobby the Qi country? ”

Su Li shook his head with a smile and replied: "The minister thinks that the Qi State will send an envoy to Daliang in a few days, and the king will just wait and see what happens!" However, the king can gather a large army now and garrison the border of Wei and Chu. In this way, once the Qi State sacrifices Tao County, the Wei State can immediately send troops! The state of Qi was bound to be in awe of the swiftness of Wei's troops, while the state of Chu was panicked when the monarchs and ministers of Wei were united and their decrees were unimpeded. In this way, the world dare not underestimate it. This Huaisi land, Wei State takes it, it's as easy as a snap! ”

"In the opinion of the gentleman!" King Wei felt that this strategy was good, as long as he got the verbal promise of Qi State, he could justifiably send troops. Garrison troops now, and when the time comes, you will be caught off guard by the Chu State! The land of Huaisi has been coveted for a long time, and he has taken the benefits of Qi State, so he naturally wants to eliminate disasters with Qi State.

"Someone! Go and fetch two hundred gold for the widow! The widow will give it to the gentleman. After King Wei finished speaking, he instructed the chamberlain beside him.

"Whoa!" The chamberlain took the order, and in a short time a plate full of gold was handed over. Su Li did not refuse, accepted it directly, and then took the initiative to resign on the grounds that King Wei was inquiring about the news of Qi State. However, after making sure that no one was following him, Su Li went straight in the direction of Yingdu.

At the same time, Zhao Guo, Handan. Lu Zhonglian quietly looked at Pingyuanjun, waiting for Pingyuanjun's decision. He was 100% confident that Pingyuan Jun would definitely agree to rescue the Qi Kingdom, although there was only one reason.

Ping Yuanjun hesitated again and again in his heart, but he still had to admit that the other party had hit his weakness. If it is really like what Lu Zhonglian said, the State of Qi was begged for mercy under the siege of Yan and Chu, and became close to the State of Yan. Then the power of the Yan State will enter the Central Plains, and the Zhao State will have a strong competitor!

"How about introducing the king to my husband now?" Plains Jun Zhao Sheng said.

Lu Zhonglian smiled and said, "I want to do it." Don't dare to quit! ”

After entering the palace, Pingyuanjun retreated to the side after the introduction. King Zhao had heard of the famous Lu Zhonglian, and he also roughly knew the other party's intentions. However, King Zhao didn't want to rescue the Qi State. King Zhao's character is expected to be revenged, if Qi didn't occupy Anyang, why would Zhao send troops. If Zhao does not send troops, how can Handan's troops be empty, and if Handan's troops are not empty, how can they lose to South Korea and have the shame of ceding land! In the eyes of King Zhao, the culprit of this qiē is the state of Qi! Zhao Guo did not take advantage of the fire to rob and attack Qi State, which was already very merciful.

"In a hurry? Qi Guo wants to send Mr. here? King Zhao deliberately teased.

Lu Zhonglian's expression remained unchanged, and he replied calmly: "Don't worry! ”

King Zhao smiled even more and said, "Yan, Chu Vaqi, the envoys of the Qi country are endless. So it's still not in a hurry, the widow admires your country very much! ”

Lu Zhonglian didn't laugh angrily, and replied respectfully: "The king also knows that Yan and Chu are Qi, and the Qi country cannot be supported for a long time. The so-called poor will think about change, and change will make sense. Some ministers wrote to the king of Qi, requesting that the land be ceded to the Yan State and ask him to withdraw his troops, but the king of Qi hesitated. The reason why King Qi did not agree. It is because the soldiers died in service, and the battle situation is not urgent. Qi Guo was really anxious. King Qi naturally agrees with this! ”

King Zhao's face changed, and he said embarrassedly: "I don't know where the land is?" ”

"A hundred miles west of the river! No more, no more! Lu Zhonglian said disappreciatively.

King Zhao panicked in his heart, if Yan Guo was allowed to get this hundred miles of land, Yan Guo would be closer to Handan! More importantly, two hundred miles further south is the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the Yan Kingdom can fully participate in the war in the Central Plains. Compete with the nations. If Zhao wants to attack Qi, he can no longer pass through the land west of the river, but will go to the plain or Liaocheng. Even, Yan Guo is in danger of splitting Zhao State into two!

"The land west of the river is fertile, wouldn't it be a pity to cut it?" King Zhao said tentatively.

Lu Zhonglian's heart is coming. Immediately became heartbroken, and said: "Although it hurts, this is also something that can't be helped!" After all, the Qi State is weak, and the Yan State has been fierce in these years, and it is really powerful. In the south, there is a rebellion in the Chu State, and the north and south of the Qi State cannot be taken into account, so they have to surrender to the Yan State and go all out to deal with the Chu State! ”

At this time, King Zhao finally couldn't help but speak: "Why didn't the Qi State ask the widowed Zhao State for help?" ”

Qi State Submits to Yan State? Such a scene King Zhao felt terrible when he thought about it. At that time, the five kingdoms attacked Qi and defeated the Lower Qi State, and the four kingdoms of Qin, Han, Wei, and Zhao went home separately. Where did you think that the Yan State had the courage to break the cauldron and sink the boat, defeat the strong with the weak, and almost destroy the Qi State. Fortunately, King Yan Zhao died early, and another Tiandan appeared in the Qi State and defeated the Yan army. Otherwise, there will be a behemoth in Shandong (east of Taihang Mountain) that will dominate the Central Plains. Thinking about it now, Zhao Guo still feels afraid. Now that the Yan State has revived, sending a large army south to attack the Qi State should be a temptation. If Zhao and Wei did not react much, Yan could gradually strengthen their forces and encroach on Qi. If Zhao and Wei reacted violently, Yan could only give up expanding southward for the time being.

In King Zhao's view, Qi Guo's current crisis is just taking advantage of it, warning Qi Guo, and making Qi Guo realize who is more important to Qi Guo. But at present, there is no envoy from Qi State to come, but a reclusive celebrity has come. In case the Qi State was disgusted with the Zhao State because the Zhao State had annihilated more than 30,000 Qi troops not long ago, and thought that it would not be possible to ask the Zhao State for help, wouldn't the Zhao State have died unjustly?!

These careful thoughts of King Zhao were naturally unknown to Ping Yuanjun and Lu Zhonglian. Lu Zhonglian only noticed that King Zhao's tone was obviously loosened, and it seemed that King Zhao also wanted to rescue the Qi State, but he couldn't save face.

"The king is willing to rescue the Qi Kingdom?" Lu Zhonglian pretended to be surprised

"Ahem", King Zhao regretted it after saying that sentence, but the wood was already in the boat, and he simply didn't twist it, and he generously admitted: "The widow has this intention!" What do you think? ”

Lu Zhong said continuously: "The king is high! If it is the state of Chu, the king will not have to pay attention to it. But if the Yan Kingdom is defeated, if the king does not save it, I am afraid that it will be a disaster for the Zhao Kingdom! ”

"Please sir!" King Zhao said with a solemn face.

"Qi country, the country of the East! There are Yan and Zhao in the north, Wei in the west, and Chu in the south. However, the king of Qi does not want to forge ahead, and is addicted to wine, which is the luck of this Zhao country! Previously, the reason why Qi turned its back on Zhao and allied with Han was that Zhao was in a hurry to attack Qi, and Qi couldn't stop it. Therefore, the knot is used to protect itself. Now the Yan State has the ambition to go south through the Central Plains, if the king watches the fire from the other side and does not care, the Yan State will be able to defeat the Qi State. The discussion of the Qi State to cut the land is only pro-Wei or Yan, and the time comes. Zhao Guo lost one strong reinforcement and one more strong enemy, and it was unwise to cover it! But if the king sends troops to save him, Yan is afraid and surrenders to Zhao, Qi feels and worships Zhao, and the king uses the grain of Qi and the soldiers of Yan to go south to compete with Han and Wei, and Han and Wei cannot be enemies! ”

Seeing King Zhao's sudden move, Lu Zhong added the last fire. said: "If the king saves Qi, the minister promises to persuade the Qi country to dedicate a hundred miles of land west of the river for the king to reward the meritorious ministers!" ”

King Zhao's eyes flashed, he was overjoyed, and said hurriedly: "If Mr. can obtain a hundred miles of land west of the river for the widow, the widow is willing to worship Mr. as a guest and give a thousand gold!" ”

Lu Zhonglian waved his hand, but he rejected King Zhao's wishes. sighed: "The minister neither seeks wealth nor fame. I only hope that there will be less fighting in this world. If the king can dominate the Central Plains and even dominate the world, the life of the people will be better! ”

King Zhao couldn't imagine that Lu Zhonglian actually had the people of the world in mind, and he was also full of emotion for a while. Compared with Lu Zhonglian, his own pattern is really too small! He is worthy of being a master in the world! It's a pity that it can't be used by me!

After a deep pause, King Zhao sighed and said: "The widow is taught!" ”

Lu Zhonglian also returned the salute, and Shi Shiran said: "That's it." The minister lobbied the king for the king. ”

"There's Mr. Law! The widow ordered someone to gather an army in Zhongshan, and just wait for Mr. to triumph, and then send troops to rescue Qi? ”

"Yes!"

Sinjeong, South Korea.

Since Yan and Chu Vaqi, under the orders of the King of Han. Information from all over the world continued to come to Xinzheng. Messengers from various nations went from country to country to tell each other that they wanted to get the best out of their kings. Even the horizontal and vertical sayings are endless. There are those who are ready to move, and there are those who are dormant and watching, but South Korea is a free object, with a detached posture.

Everyone knows that this is an opportunity to shuffle the cards, but South Korea is reluctant to participate, which naturally triggers endless reverie among many. Some people believe that South Korea didn't like that Qi didn't want to kill Zhao some time ago, so it had the intention to punish Qi Guo. Coupled with the influence of the queen, it is even more difficult for South Korea to interfere in the Yan Kingdom's invasion of Qi. As for the state of Chu and the state of Qi, it seems to prove that Korea trusts the state of Chu more than the state of Qi, which is close at hand.

This also explains why the king of Han avoided the envoy sent by Qi to ask for help, but sent Prime Minister Zhang Ping to reply lightly, "Bashu is uneven, Hanzhong is uneasy, I am afraid that Qin will attack Han, and I dare not save it!" ”

In two days, it will be the New Year, but the things that Yan and Chu Vaqi have brought out are becoming more and more lively. Zhao Guotun garrisoned the army in Zhongshan and demanded that Yan withdraw his troops and return to Hejian; The Wei State was stationed on the border of Wei and Chu, ready to move. Everyone vaguely guessed that Zhao Guo and Wei Guo were afraid that they were unwilling to be lonely and were going to make a move. Half a month after the start of the war, five countries were involved, and an even greater turmoil was undoubtedly brewing. In this comparison, South Korea and Qin, which have been standing still, seem to be very abnormal, and in the eyes of some people, this abnormality is a tense atmosphere full of mountains and rains.

There are more and more rumors about South Korea sending troops, and some people say conclusively that South Korea is going to attack Wei, because the possibility of war between Chu and Wei is increasing, and Chu has asked South Korea for help; Some people mysteriously said that South Korea was going to attack Chu, the reason was naturally that Han, Wei, and Qi were allies some time ago; Some people boldly speculate that South Korea wants to attack Zhao, and the willingness is that Zhao asks Yan to withdraw its troops, but Yan does not obey, so he can only use the queen's relationship to fight for it.

Different from the market where the outside world is full of gossip, there is a different atmosphere in the Zhaoren Hall. The Taiwei Tyrant Kite, who had been out of the army for nearly half a year, returned to the dynasty to report on his work, because it was approaching the end of the year, and the governors of the counties also arrived in Xinzheng one after another, and for a while, there were a lot more high-ranking officials of 2,000 stones in the main hall. In addition to the two counties of Bashu Xinding, Hanzhong and Nanyang are uneven, and it is necessary to have county guards and county lieutenants to stay, the county guards and county lieutenants of the other counties all came to participate in the court meeting.

According to the assessment results of each county, Fan Sui, the imperial historian, announced the order of the king of Han, and the magistrates of each county either gave land or promoted to the title or transferred to other positions, and so on.

After Fan Sui finished announcing, King Han sighed with emotion: "At the beginning of the widow's succession, Korea had four counties, Shangdang, Yingchuan, Sanchuan, and Nanyang, and there were no more than 300,000 soldiers. When Fang was, Qin State was based on the letter Guguan to peek into the Central Plains, Zhao State had the ambition to go south to destroy Han, Wei State was not subject to Han, Chu State was better than Qin, and this Cheng was in danger of survival! However, with the blessing of King Lai Xian and the power of the ministers, South Korea even collected the land of Hanzhong, Ba, Shu and Runan counties, imprisoned Qin in the west and defeated Qin in Guanzhong, defeated Zhao in Handan in the north, collected Qi and Wei in the east, and served the ambition of Chu in the south, so that it did not dare to rebel against the strong Han, which all relied on the merits of the Aiqing! ”

"The king is wise, and the ministers dare not do the work of dogs and horses!" The ministers replied with a bang.

King Han smiled and waved his hand, and replied: "Although Duke Qi Huan is virtuous, he has no pipe, and he cannot become a hegemon; Although Gou Jian is clear, there is no Fan Li, Wen Zhong, and there is no way to destroy Wu. The widow knows very well that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. Governing the world is by no means the power of one person, without you, how can South Korea make the world surrender! ”

"Nowadays, although the shape shì is greatly beneficial to Korea, the widow thinks that the upper and lower levels should not be taken lightly. When Wei Wenhou and Wei Wuhou, Wei was so powerful, and the warriors were rampant in the Central Plains for decades and the world could not be the enemy, but they made enemies on all sides, and when the Marquis of Wei was there, the Wei State still had prestige. As soon as Wuhou died, the countries attacked and the Wei State was hegemonic. The so-called teacher who does not forget the past and the future, now rumors are spreading, there are rumors that South Korea should be Qi or Zhao or Wei or Chu, what do you think? (To be continued......)

PS: I'm going to travel around next, and I don't necessarily have time to write, so I recommend and encourage!