Chapter 3
It was precisely because of Yin Chu's initiative to ask for help that An Guojun was able to return to China in time, be named the crown prince, and also remember this son, thinking that he was both filial and courageous.
If this were not the case, even if Jiang Zhong exhausted the family property, it would be impossible for Yin Chu to be established as the heir by An Guojun.
Of course, Yin Chu's move is not risky.
Not long after he arrived in Zhengguo, Zhao Zheng used the power of the country to start the Battle of Anye and the subsequent Battle of Huaizhuang.
These two wars made Zheng Guo almost filial piety, and Yin Chu was naturally treated coldly in Zheng Guo, and was even almost killed.
But to this day, Yin Chu still thinks that replacing his father to be a proton in Zheng Guo is the wisest decision in his life, and there is no one.
He seized the only chance in his life and changed his fate.
And Zhaoguo also seized the opportunity again and again to rise, become stronger, and have today's prestige!
Thinking of this, Yin Chu's heart was agitated, and he couldn't help but raise his voice: "I Zhaoguo, from Xuanzi to Zhaodi, and then to Huan Gongguo, it has been six hundred years now. In the past, Hanyang Zhujiang was Xuan He for a while, and now he is here? And the thirty-four generations of ancestors of my Zhao Kingdom, the road is blue, and the six moved to the national capital, so that there is today's foundation! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he clutched his chest and coughed violently.
Obviously, these words consumed his few vitality days.
But he had to say these things, and they were very explicit.
How many princes surnamed Jiang were sealed by the royal family in the summer of that year? How many still exist? Even the Xia royal family was destroyed by King Zhao a few years ago!
Why did these powerful countries that were once great eventually perished?
And Zhao, as a rising star, why is he getting stronger and stronger, and he has the potential to swallow the world?
Although the reasons for the demise of each nation are different, the decisive factor is actually very simple, and it is nothing more than four words - the incompetence of the king.
Since the founding of the country, Zhao has been fighting, and although there have been losses and victories, he has never stopped the pace of annexation wars. The territory is getting bigger and bigger, so the capital is moved to the front three times and twice, first, to facilitate the war, and second, to encourage people.
In other countries, as long as one or two generations in succession, the monarch either does not see the situation clearly, provokes many countries at once, or is greedy for pleasure and unwilling to fight, the state will naturally decline.
Therefore, when Zhao chooses a monarch, the first is to have a strong character, and the second is to have enough ability.
Compared with this article, everything is the elder and younger, the descendants, and the patriarchal ...... All stand aside.
When Yin Chu went to Zheng Guo to be a proton, he was blind and almost didn't know how to read, let alone read, and his knowledge was not as good as Jiang Zhong's businessman.
This has to be replaced by other countries, such as the state of Chen, which is simply rebellious, how can there be an illiterate king? Such a person should commit suicide at home in shame and not come out and be ashamed.
But in Zhaoguo, everyone saw that Yin Chu was able to take the initiative to ask Ying to be a proton, which showed that his courage was extraordinary; He was able to recruit a wealthy businessman like Jiang Zhong in a foreign country to work for him, and even fled to the Zhao army camp when martial law was imposed in Huaizhuang City and King Zheng wanted to kill him, which showed that he had an outstanding heart, so he more or less recognized Yin Chu.
Although so far, Yin Chu regrets that he didn't read much when he was young, so he invited many famous teachers to teach his son, but he didn't want his son to only know how to follow the principles in the books.
The reason is very simple, the "truth" thing is a fig leaf, and when you need it, you can just put it on your body. Anyone who really thought it could be a talisman would have died long ago.
The king of Zhao can be morally corrupt, brutal, and reckless, but he can't be a waste!
Yin Changying said calmly: "My son understands. ”
Yin Chu didn't have time to ask, he already felt that his vitality was passing, and there was not much time left for him.
Therefore, he gasped, but tried to keep his voice as slow as possible: "After the lonely death, what will happen to the Six Kingdoms?" ”
"Zhao will be sent, called condolences, but it is actually a threat and coercion, forcing Zhao to cut the land and sue for peace."
"How's Zhaodang?"
"Don't give up an inch of land!"
Knowing that his father was going to test himself, Yin Changying's thinking was very clear: "The six countries in the East have their own ghosts. Zheng is weak and strong, and it is difficult to continue. The son is young, and he can be deceived into weakness, so he cannot show weakness. ”
Although Gaoqi Pass is the first of the world's Xiongguan, it was also broken by Chen Weiliang's Three Kingdoms Alliance a few decades ago, but what? Hasn't it been snatched back by Zhaoguo?
The six countries did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, first, they were afraid that the lone army would go deep and be easily defeated; The second is that the six countries themselves have been beaten very badly, and there are not many young people in the country, and they can't withstand repeated consumption; The third is to continue to fight, and Wei, Zheng, and Liang, who are adjacent to Zhao, can naturally eat with their mouths full of oil, but Chen, Zhu, and Yan, who are further away, can't share any benefits, where will they be willing?
Especially Zhu Guo and Zheng Guo, two powerful countries that have the strength to dominate the world, were beaten into lame horses by Zhao. How could Zhu Guo let Zheng Guo swallow Zhao's land to recuperate, but he was still struggling to recover?
Even the guards of Gao Qi Pass, the other five countries will never let Zheng Ren serve as him!
The result of such a mutual fight is nothing more than imitating the old things and locking them up in the pass.
In that case, why should Zhao cut his land and seek peace and weaken himself?
Besides, when the powerful King Xiang was alive, Zhao lost Gaoqi Pass, and symbolically cut three pieces of land to express a gesture of retreat.
Now the Zhao Kingdom does not have to cede the land, because the countries will think that the new Zhao King is too young, and there will be a dragon and tiger battle in the country. Either the throne changes, or the powerful ministers control the government.
At this time, countries only need to sit back and wait for the internal fighting. Blindly aggressive, on the contrary, aroused the hatred of the whole Zhao, thinking that they had bullied the young king, and it would not be good for the whole country to counterattack when the time came.
Although Yin Changying is young, he has a clear understanding of national affairs, so he added: "Moreover, if the land is cut, it will be difficult to protect the phase of Changxin Hou." ”
This sentence is really to the point.
Everyone in the world knows that Jiang Zhong is "a strange commodity to live in", and as a businessman, he manipulated the change of a throne, so as to be a marquis and worship the prime minister, and he is a very popular minister.
But few people have ever thought about why Yin Chu trusted Jiang Zhong so much?
If Jiang Zhong is kind to Yin Chu, he does not have to pay the phase of the head of a hundred officials.
A mere businessman, is it possible that the positions of ministers, doctors, and feudal lords cannot be satisfied?
Even if Yin Chu needed to rely on Jiang Zhong to escape from Zheng Guo back then, after he became the crown prince of Zhao State and even the king of Zhao, countless people naturally flocked to him. It's not good to use anyone, why do you have to use Jiang Zhong?
Many people thought that Yin Chu was deceived by Jiang Zhong, and they were indignant about it, thinking that Jiang Zhong was really a businessman and extremely cunning, but they didn't know that Yin Chu had some considerations.
[Chen Huan Gongzun Wang Zhengyi, the princes of Jiuhe, what a scenery? After death, the body was uncollected, so that maggots were born. King Zheng Wuling's Hufu cavalry shot and made Zheng leap to the ranks of powerful countries in one fell swoop, what a hero? Once he abdicated, he was imprisoned and starved to death! 】
Every time he read what happened to these two overlords, Yin Chu shuddered.
When Chen Huangong was in power, was there no loyal and reliable person around him? King Zheng Wuling succeeded to the throne as a young man and ruled the country for many years, didn't he cultivate his cronies and have the grace of knowing the ministers?
Why did they end so badly?
After thinking about it repeatedly, Yin Chu thought that it was because they relied too much on the "palace minister" and ignored that these people had their own little abacus.
Just like these nobles of Zhaoguo, of course they support Yin Chu, but they can also support Yin Chu's brothers.
Because the change of the throne is a game of the winner beating the drum and passing the flowers, and the position of these ministers, of course, cannot be very pure.
For these people, whichever surname of allegiance wins, it is allegiance. The difference is only who can promise them a greater good.
It is too difficult to distinguish the loyalty of these people, and it is impossible to distinguish them.
Therefore, Yin Chu used another way - he chose Jiang Zhong, who was born as a merchant in Zheng Guo and had no family background and no foundation in Zhao State, to be the sharpest knife in his hand.