"King, why don't you take this opportunity to order General Pang Xuan to withdraw his troops from the Qi State? It can not only ease the relationship with the Qi State, but also strengthen the strength of our army, after all, the Qin State is the great enemy of our Zhao State. Yu Xin took the opportunity to say.

Don't say that at this time, the Zhao State has no benefit from the Qi State, and even if it can get it, in Yu Xin's opinion, it is far less important than weakening the Qin State.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Lu Zhonglian also said.

He himself is a native of Qi, and he doesn't want a big war between Zhao and Qi in his heart, but before Zhao Guo's attack on Qi was the general trend, he couldn't stop it, but now that the wind direction has changed, Lu Zhonglian immediately stood up.

"Wait until the Qi State can prove that my Zhao people were not slaughtered by them." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.

Yu Xin and Lin Xiangru glanced at each other, nodded slightly, and already had a plan in their hearts.

Fighting a war is not something that can be ordered here and marched there.

The Yan army captured by Li Mu was in Wuyang before, and now it has been arranged to work in various counties of Yandi. It also takes time to recruit and select 10,000 soldiers, and it also takes more than half a month to recruit people, transport grain and grass, etc.

If Zhao Guo can unite with Qi State, more than half a month is enough time to investigate the matter.

The reason why there was no progress before was that neither side sent anyone to investigate.

"The king, the minister suggested that while fighting head-on, he should send a general south from Helan County to attack Longxi of Qin, so that Qin's back and stomach will be exposed to the enemy." Yu Xin suggested again.

"According to Yu Qing's clever plan, he sent an order, with Shoulejian of Helan County as the general, and sent 10,000 soldiers from the counties of Hetao to attack the Qin State in the south, which can be done cheaply." Zhao Kuo said.

"King, the envoy has arrived outside the palace." A guard walked in from the outside, clenched his fists.

"Let him in." Zhao Kuo said.

Soon, Qi envoy Chen Gong entered the main hall, and when he saw King Zhao sitting on it, he couldn't help but think of King Qi of his own family, and sighed deeply in his heart, he is also a monarch, why is the difference so big, "Foreign Minister Chen Gong pays a visit to King Zhao." ”

"Give the envoy a seat." Zhao Kuo said.

Chen Gong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, King Zhao did not kick him out, and gave him a seat, it seems that there is hope for success in the matter.

"King Zhao, this is a gift from the king and the queen mother to the king and queen of Zhao, and the king and the queen mother said that they have always missed the king and queen of Zhao, as well as their grandson. The Kingdom of Zhao and the Kingdom of Qi are one family, and if the king and queen have time, they can take the prince to the Kingdom of Qi for a few days. Chen Gong leaned over and said.

At this time, countries walked around and invited the kings of other countries to play together, hunting was very common, and the Qi country had no other hidden meaning.

"When the world is peaceful, the widow will definitely bring the queen to visit the Qi country." Zhao Kuo said.

"After the foreign minister returns, he will definitely report to the king and the queen mother." Chen Gong said, "There is one more thing for the foreign minister to come this time. ”

"I don't know what?" Zhao Kuo asked knowingly.

"Previously, Zhao Guoyixiang was killed, mistakenly thinking that it was my Qi State to do it, so he raised troops to attack my Qi State, and the foreign minister came this time to clarify the matter and avoid Zhao Guo misunderstanding my Qi State. This matter was not done by my Qi State, and the Queen Mother was also extremely angry when she learned about it, and she had ordered Qi Guo to thoroughly investigate this matter, and she would definitely give Zhao Guo an explanation. Chen Gong said.

"How long has it been since this incident, and Qi Guo only remembered to give me an explanation to Zhao Guo now?" Zhao Kuo asked in a deep voice.

"King Zhao, my Qi country has been investigating this matter, but there has been no progress before, and now that the Queen Mother has sent more people, I think I will definitely get the news soon." Chen Gong felt extremely humiliated in his heart, but he had to follow Zhao Kuo's words.

A weak country has no dignity in front of a strong country, if Qi is strong and Zhao is weak, how dare Zhao directly raise troops to attack Qi without saying a word, why should Qi prove its innocence.

"In that case, the envoy will go back first, and then come to see the widow when there is news." Zhao Kuo waved his hand.

"The minister retired." Chen Gong said helplessly.

Back in the palace, Zhao Kuo handed over the gift from Qi to Tian Shu.

Zhao Kuo treats all women equally, at least in terms of material, one daughter-in-law has it, and other daughters-in-law also have it.

But this is given to her daughter by the Empress Dowager Qi, so that's another matter.

Empress Dowager Qi loves her daughter very much, good mink, Shu Jin sent a lot, some rouge and other things, and a letter, Zhao Kuo did not open it.

"Send some of these rouges to a few sisters and sisters, as well as Shu brocade, and send one to each sister and sister, and there is only one mink, so I will keep it myself." Tian Shu said to the maid.

"This is given to you by the Empress Dowager Qi, you can keep it for yourself." Zhao Kuo said.

"There is no shortage of concubines, and when the harem is stable, the king can focus on national affairs, isn't it?" Tian Shu said.

"You're still so sensible." Zhao Kuo said.

In the harem, the most sensible are the two sisters Tian Shu and Tian Yi, the aristocratic education they received since childhood, as well as the things they have experienced, make them more precocious and know what to fight and what not to fight.

"What did Empress Dowager Qi say to you?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"My mother asked me if I was used to living in Zhao Kingdom, and if I had time, I could take An'er to Qi Country for a few days. Also, let me persuade the king to withdraw from the army. Tian Shu said.

"Then why don't you persuade the widow?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"This kind of national event, the king has his own decision in his heart, how can the concubine be instructed?" Tian Shu lowered her head and said.

"Actually...... You don't have to be so careful, the widow prefers what you can say, although the widow is the king of Zhao, but also your husband. Zhao Kuo sighed.

In An Ning and Zhao Ji, he felt that his identity was that of a husband, but here in Tian Shu, he felt that his identity was always that of a monarch, and Tian Shu was not a wife, but a courtier.

"No." Tian Shu said.

"The widow still has some things to deal with, come back to you later." Zhao Kuo hugged Tian Shu gently.

……

A few days later, Li Mu came with the news that Sima Shang and Yuan Hua had captured Prince Dan in Liaodong, and Ju Wu fled to Liaodong with Prince Dan on his back, intending to use Prince Dan's identity to gain the support of local officials and people and confront Zhao State publicly.

As a result, he was caught by Sima Shang and Yuan Hua.

"If you take the sea route, you should be almost there." Zhao Kuo thought in his heart.

The sea route was much faster than the land route, and the news was sent from Liaodong to Jicheng and then to Handan. And the people were sent directly to Handan from Liaodong.

However, Zhao Kuo didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, the Yan Kingdom was gone, and no matter how powerful a doll of a few years old was Prince Dan, it was impossible to change his life against the sky.

"When Prince Dan arrives, just send it to King Yan. By the way, didn't the concubines of King Yan also be arrested, and all the concubines who had children with King Yan, as well as their children, were all sent to King Yan's mansion. People are husband and wife, and they always have to let people live together. But I, Zhao Guo, can't raise them for nothing. Give King Yan a few acres of land, let him grow some food, and send a few looms over to let them weave cloth, and they can also make some money. As for those concubines who did not have children with King Yan, as well as palace maids. Tell Li Mu to reward meritorious soldiers in the army as wives. Zhao Kuo said.

"The minister will arrange it." Lin Xiangru said.

"How's the soldier going?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of people who have signed up. After the registration period is over, General Meng Fu will select 10,000 soldiers from among all the applicants. Lin Xiangru said.

The conscription of Zhao is different from the conscription of other countries, and the conscription of other countries is generally conscripted by household, and several households send one soldier, and if there is a big war, each household may have to send troops.

This conscription is mandatory, and unless you run into the mountains to become a bandit, you can't hide from it.

The conscription of Zhao State is voluntary, not that Zhao State is nobler than other countries, but because everyone knows the high welfare of soldiers, every time they want to be conscripted, everyone is vying to sign up, and there is no need to engage in compulsion.

And not all those who signed up could become soldiers, so Zhao Guoguo brushed down on the height and physical fitness of those who were unqualified, and selected the top part.

If 10,000 are conscripted, then 10,000 are selected.

If 20,000 are conscripted, then 20,000 are selected.

The advantage is that the soldiers selected by Zhao Guo are more elite, and it is impossible to have the situation that some of the soldiers in the Korean army are not as thick as other people's arms.

The downside is that it takes a long time.

The conscription of other countries, if it was only a county, was assembled in less than ten days. Zhao Guo's side has just begun to select.

"That's right, my lord. Li Mu said that although there were experts in Yandi who were good at water conservancy, no one dared to take on a big responsibility when he learned that Zhao wanted to govern the entire Liaohe Plain. Li Mu asked Zheng Guo to go to Yandi and survey the Liao River. Cai Ze handed over a copy of the recital to Zhao Kuo.

"What's going on in the Loop? Can Jung Kook walk away? Zhao Kuo asked.

"The Governor of Chestnut wrote a few months ago that it had been fully planned, but that it would take about five years for the construction to be completed. There are many water conservancy masters in the Hetao, and it doesn't hurt to transfer a few to Yandi. Cai Ze said.

He was originally a Yan person, so he naturally hoped to build Yan Land better. This kind of thing is just an open mouth, and if you can fight for your hometown, you still have to fight for your hometown.

Although his hometown is not in the Liaohe Plain, he has never even seen the Liaohe River.

"Then transfer Zheng Guo to Yandi." Zhao Kuo said as he signed the appointment.

On the other side, Chen Gong, the envoy of Qi State, found Yu Xin and Lu Zhonglian.

"This is the evidence that my Qi State has found so far, although it cannot completely prove that this matter was not done by my Qi State, but it is enough to prove that there is a shadow of the Qin State in it. Most of the money of these robbers was the Yuan Yuan of the Qin State, and only a small part of it was the sword coins of the Qi State. Chen Gong handed the information sent by Qi Guo to Yu Xin and Lu Zhonglian.

A few days ago, Chen Gong left the palace, and Yu Xin and Lu Zhonglian secretly found Chen Gong.

The two have only one purpose, to help Qi Guo wash away his grievances and resolve the contradictions between Zhao and Qi. Only in this way could the Zhao State concentrate all its forces against the Qin State.

In their opinion, Zhao Kuo did not withdraw at this time, and he was already arrogant.

The people of a township are far less important than the interests of Zhao State, and as the monarch, he should focus on the overall situation.

And not many people know about this matter itself, so if you press it, you will cover it.

But Zhao Kuo is the monarch, and they can't persuade them, so they can only start from other aspects.

As long as it can be proved that the Zhao people were not killed by Qi Guo, they will persuade them from the side, and it will not be difficult for Zhao Kuo to withdraw from the army.

Zhao has a lot of power in Qi State, especially the Zhao State Chamber of Commerce, which has unconsciously covered most of Qi State.

Moreover, after the group of bandits fled into Qi State, they were sheltered by local officials, and the bandits could run, but those officials could not escape, plus the wisdom of Yu Xin and Lu Zhonglian.

It didn't take long for Qi to discover the traces left by Qin with the help of the two.

"Have you found the group of bandits that Qin Guo bought?" Yu Xin asked.

"I found a part, and after you told me, I immediately wrote to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother immediately sent troops to arrest the officials who had received the group of bandits, and some of the bandits were arrested at the same time." Chen Gong said.

"Some of these officials were bought by the Qin State." Yu Xin said.

"How does Si Ko know?" Chen Gong said in surprise.

"If you are not bought by the Qin State, how can you take such a big risk to accept this group of bandits, unless that group of bandits themselves are pretended to be officials." Yu Xindao.

"The lower officials dare to guarantee that the bandits are definitely not pretended to be by the officials of my Qi country." Chen Gong hurriedly said.

Qi Guo finally washed the dirty water off his body quickly, but he must not be splashed with dirty water again.

"Some of these bandits must be in contact with the Qin State, you send people to arrest all these bandits and send them to my Zhao State with the officials. I think it shouldn't be difficult for Qi to catch a bandit. Yu Xin said.

"It's not difficult." Chen Gong hurriedly said, but there was a burst of angry scolding in his heart, some of these bandits have long since disappeared, and they are not necessarily in Qi Country, where to find them.

"The Qin State slaughtered my Zhao State and a township, but blamed the Qi State, which is a great crime. I, the Zhao State, decided to devote all the troops of the whole country to crusade against the Qin State and seek justice for the people of my Zhao State. Yu Xin suddenly said sternly.

"I, Qi Guo, wish Zhao Guoqi a victory." Chen Gong arched his hand and said.

"As a big country in the East, Qi is insulted like this, can you just endure it?" Seeing that Chen Gong was not on the road, Yu Xin asked again.

"......" Chen Gong finally understood what Yu Xin meant, and planned to pull Qi to fight Qin......

If it was before, Qi would definitely not agree, but now the Zhao army and the Chu army are still outside Linzi City......

"The lower officials can't make the decisions in this matter, please allow the lower officials to report to the Queen Mother." Chen Gong leaned over and said.

"Then I, Zhao Guo, will wait for the good news of Qi Guo. By the way, at this time, the armies of Zhao, Wei and Han are facing off against the Qin army in Nanyang. The Qin army is strong, if the coalition army can't attack for a long time, it is difficult to say that it will not capture the land from other places, after all, the army has consumed so much, it must always make up for one or two, and it must also give some explanations to the imperial court. There was a strong threat in Yu Xin's tone.

"Xia Guan understands, Xia Guan will definitely tell the Queen Mother truthfully." Chen Gong wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead, Zhao State and Chu State attacked Qi State, and Qi State was still able to rely on Linzi to hold on. If the armies of Zhao, Wei and Han all turn their guns and attack Qi, Linzi will not be useful.

If Linzi is broken this time, there will not necessarily be another Tiandan in the Qi State to stand up.

"Then I'll wait for the good news from Qi in Zhao Kingdom." Yu Xin got up and said.