Chapter 673: The Widow Has a Suggestion
"Although the Zhao State is strong, it can't really convince the three kingdoms of Han Wei and Qi, as long as we slowly look for opportunities, we will definitely be able to wait." Fan Ju persuaded him.
"The widow is not worried about the strength of the Zhao State, no matter how strong the Zhao State is, it is only comparable to the Jin State back then, even if my Qin State can't beat it, I can temporarily avoid the edge. What really worries the widow is Zhao Kuo. Back then, Zhao produced a Zhao Wuling King, and it took thirty years for Zhao to become a first-class power in the world. And Zhao Kuo pushed Zhao from a first-class power to the position of hegemon in just five years. That's just five years! Zhao Kuo is only in his twenties this year, if he is given another five, ten, or even twenty years, not to mention my Qin State, even if the six countries are combined, I am afraid that they will not be the opponents of Zhao State."
"The widow is already old, the prince is an adult, and there is a prince and grandson after the prince. The loss of one widow in the Qin State did not make any difference. But Zhao is different, Zhao Guo's reform has only been maintained for a few years, and it has not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and a new class has not yet been formed, and the whole country depends on Zhao Kuo alone, and Zhao Kuo's son is a child under the age of ten. As long as Zhao Kuo is dead, the huge Zhao Kingdom will be paralyzed in an instant and fall into the same way as it was a few years ago. It's worth exchanging the useless body of the widow for Zhao Kuo's useful body!"
Qin Wangji said resolutely.
Recently, he has studied Zhao Guo a lot, and he is very aware of Zhao Guo's weaknesses.
The law has just been changed, so that Zhao has a large amount of land to reward soldiers, but it also makes Zhao's system unstable.
As long as Zhao Kuo is eliminated, the internal chaos alone will be enough to make Zhao stagnate for decades, unable to pose any threat to other countries.
Although he is the king of Qin, he is also a member of the Qin State, and he does not mind giving up his life for the sake of the Qin State. As long as you can get rid of the great enemy of the Qin State, it is worth it.
"Please allow your ministers to go with you in three days." Fan Ju leaned over and said.
"You should understand the dangers of this plan." Qin Wangji looked at Fan Ju and said that it was a bit exaggerated to say that nine deaths and one life were all over the place, but the danger was extremely high.
Because they chose the location of the meeting on the east bank of the turbulent water, which was closer to the Zhao army.
But if he didn't, Zhao Kuo wouldn't have agreed to meet with them.
"I understand." Fan Ju said firmly.
He has always had clear grievances, he will repay if he has revenge, and he will repay if he has kindness, and Qin Wangji has great kindness to him.
"Then I'll be with you." Qin Wangji said with a smile.
……
Three days later, a one-foot-high earthen platform was built on the banks of the Turbulent River, and the weeds around the platform had been cleared, and ten seats were placed on it, five on each side.
There is no pavilion above the earthen platform, there is no shelter around it, and even the surrounding trees have been cut down, and you can see it from a few miles away, and only in this way will both sides feel at ease.
"Here's for you, King." Wei Wuji couldn't help but say, and stuffed the two crossbows into Zhao Kuo's hands, this is the latest crossbow researched by the Mo family, it is very small, it can shoot ten times in a row, and the first crossbow arrow can even penetrate the defense of the strong people in the Gangyuan Realm, but the attack power will gradually weaken later.
It's not very useful on the battlefield, but it's great for self-defense.
"One is enough." Zhao Kuo said.
"The second one is on standby." Wei Wuji looked at the saber on Zhao Kuo's waist again, and frowned again, "Once in danger, the long sword is not easy to draw, and the king still needs a short sword. Iron armor should be worn inside the robe, and the inner armor should be put on inside the iron armor, and it should be about the same."
Wei Wuji, like a housekeeper, checked Zhao Kuo up and down, and replaced all the inappropriate places.
"There's no need to do this, it's just a meeting." Zhao Kuo said.
"King Chu Huai thought the same way back then." Wei Wuji blocked all of Zhao Kuo's complaints in one sentence.
"After seeing the king of Qin, the king sat in the middle, and the ministers and generals sat on both sides of the king, guarding the king at any time. General Yanxiong, when the time comes, you can see clearly who is the strongest on the other side, and you sit opposite him. If nothing happens, eat more food and don't drink alcohol. If King Qin makes trouble, you have to block the other party as soon as possible and give us a chance to leave. When the time comes, I hope that the monarchs and the kings of Duping will lead the army
A mile away to meet us." Wei Wuji turned to Yan Xiong and Ben and said.
He knew the cunning of King Qin and Fan Ju, and he didn't dare to relax at all.
"We remember." Yan Xiong and Ben nodded solemnly.
"Your Majesty, King Qin has crossed the river." Liu Pingyu reports.
"Then let's go." Zhao Kuo said, got up and walked outside.
At the same time, the armies of both sides also moved.
Bai Qi led the army to a mile away from the turbulent water, and then stopped moving forward, watching Qin Wangji cross the turbulent water.
Le Yi also escorted Zhao Kuo to a mile away, and then stopped.
When they were about to reach the platform, Gai Nie and Liu Ping led a hundred guards to stop, and the guards dispersed, half-surrounding the pavilion in the middle.
As for the other side, it was semi-surrounded by the Qin army.
Zhao Kuo and Qin Wangji continued to move forward with five retinues.
This is the first time Zhao Kuo has seen Qin Wangji up close, dressed in a black robe, his hair and beard are white, and his face is covered with wrinkles, like ravines and ravines, only a pair of eyes are blazing, not angry and arrogant.
At the same time, Qin Wangji also noticed Zhao Kuo, and his first feeling was that he was young, too young.
A few years younger than his grandson, how could he not be worried.
Qin Wangji once again made up his mind to get rid of Zhao Kuo at all costs.
"One of the two people around King Qin is Fan Ju, the other is Si Li, next to Si Li is Qin Hong, the commander of the Fei Lian Army, and the other two have not seen each other, but their strength is beyond the Extraordinary Realm, everyone be careful." Wei Wuji whispered.
When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly sank.
On his side plus Wei Wuji, there are only three transcendent realms, and if King Qin makes trouble, it will be difficult for three people to block four people.
"It's really not easy to see King Zhao." When Qin Wangji saw Zhao Kuo, his old face bloomed with a chrysanthemum-like smile.
"A lesson from the car ahead, a teacher from the car behind. The widow is worried about following in the footsteps of Queen Chu Huai, so he has to act carefully, and he hopes that King Qin will not be surprised." Zhao Kuo leaned over and said.
"Hehehe." The corners of Qin Wangji's mouth twitched a little, and he stretched out his hand and said, "But the widow and King Zhao have met after all. The widow felt that since it was a conversation, it was still important to be peaceful, so it was better not to bring weapons with them, and it was better to put them outside. What does King Zhao think?"
"The King of Qin is an elder, and the widow listens to the King of Qin." Zhao Kuo said.
Qin Wangji waved his hand and motioned for everyone behind him to put their weapons outside, and Zhao Kuo also motioned for Yan Xiong and Ben to put their weapons outside.
As for whether they had other weapons hidden on them, no one knows.
After everyone sat down, soon, several maids came over with wine and food, and after both sides checked that they were non-toxic, they were brought to their respective tables.
"This is Xunzi, right? After a few years, Mr. Unexpectedly, he became an important minister of Zhao State, and the widows were a little unrecognizable." Qin Wangji gave a salute to Xunzi.
"Xun has seen the King of Qin, and the concept of the king is in line with the situation, and the situation can be pursued in the Zhao Kingdom." Xunzi leaned over and said.
"I remember, Zhao didn't rule the country with Confucianism, how did Xunzi pursue his own ideas?" Fan Ju asked.
"This is Fan Ju Fan who helped King Qin depose the four nobles, make friends with close attacks, and dominate the world, right?" Xunzi leaned over and said.
"Not bad." Fan Ju stroked his beard and said proudly.
"Besides, I have a question for Fanzi." Xunzi Road.
"Xunzi, please speak." Fan Ju said.
"If a ship is sailing in the sea and one part of the ship is replaced every day, will the ship still be the previous ship when the last old part of the ship is replaced?" Xunzi asked.
"It's not." Fan Ju said.
"Since when was it not? After the first part was replaced? Halfway through the replacement? Or when the last part is replaced?" Xunzi asked again.
"......" Fan Ju was stunned, he didn't know how to answer Xunzi's question.
"Which drop of this turbulent water hasn't been replaced? Isn't it turbulence? As long as the ship is still sailing towards the target, as long as the ship is still in tune
Carry the soldiers to victory, as long as this boat can still carry fishermen to fish every day and feed the family. Then it will never change, it will still be the same ship. Confucianism pursues benevolence, propriety, and law. And not the word 'Confucian.' As long as the country is benevolent, courteous, law-abiding, and moving forward, the people are benevolent, respectful, law-abiding, and upward. Whether or not Confucianism is used to govern the country, it is Confucianism." Xunzi said solemnly.
「…… Ju has been taught." Fan Ju opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but in the end he didn't know how to refute, so he had to admit defeat.
"The widow is a little curious, does Confucianism also speak of the Fa? Doesn't Confucianism promote propriety?" Qin Wangji asked.
"Rites in heaven are rites, and rites falling to the earth are Dharma. Etiquette and law are never separated." Xunzi said.
"If Mr. is free, he must come back to Qin Country in the future, and the widow will ask Mr. for advice." Qin Wangji leaned over and said.
"There will be a chance to go to Qin in the future." Xunzi glanced at Zhao Kuo and said silently.
When Qin Wangji heard this, he laughed.
What he didn't know was that what Xunzi said about going to Qin was not the same thing as going to Qin State in his heart.
"King Zhao was a young man, and in just a few years, he allowed Zhao to get out of the predicament after the war, and even became the overlord of the world. Compared with King Zhao, the widow feels that he has lived for more than 70 years." Qin Wangji said to Zhao Kuo.
"King Qin is a senior, and there are still many places for juniors to learn." Zhao Kuo sneered in his heart, Qin Wangji was the first to dare to dig a corner in front of him, if he doesn't scold you, you don't know that widows have the virtue of respecting the old and loving the young.
"When I saw King Zhao, I felt that I was old. I didn't expect King Zhao to persuade the State of Qi and the State of Zhao to form an alliance and attack our State of Qin together. The widow admires." Qin Wangji raised his glass and gestured.
"The Qin State's methods are despicable, indiscriminately killing innocents, everyone in the world is punished, and it is only natural for the Qi State and the Zhao State to form an alliance to attack the Qin State, what is so strange." Zhao Kuo said calmly.
"Hehehe, since ancient times, who in the world is not despicable? Are you not mean? How was the Jin Kingdom divided? The thief will punish the thief of the country. Others are qualified to say that my Qin State is despicable, but you Zhao State does not." Qin Wangji put down his wine glass and laughed.
"There is no immortal man under heaven, and there is no eternal nation. The Shang Dynasty had no way, and Zhou replaced it. The Jin State had no way, and the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han replaced it. This artifact is easier, nature's principle." Zhao Kuo said.
"Then it is also natural for my Qin State to dominate the world. The princes of the world have been fighting for hundreds of years, and the people have been suffering from war for a long time. The sooner the chaos is over, the more people will live, and this is the great good. And Zhao Guo is only staring at a few people, the life and death of hundreds of people, this is a small kindness." Qin Wangji said.
"Does King Qin mean that the war waged by the Qin State is for the ultimate peace in the world?" Zhao Kuo looked at Qin Wangji and said with a smile.
"Not bad. It is the wish of the widow that the people of the world may live in peace, free from the sufferings of war." Qin Wangji said loudly.
"Please ask the King of Qin to immediately order the Qin army to surrender, and the Qin State will be attached to my Zhao State. As long as I, Zhao and Qin are united, we can sweep the world and restore peace to the world overnight. King Qin's long-cherished wish has come true." Zhao Kuo bowed over and said solemnly.
"You ......" Qin Wangji was suddenly furious, but he said anything, and his old face turned red.
"Didn't King Qin say that for the sake of peace in the world, even the lives of a few innocent people are worth sacrificing? Those innocent people are willing to pay even their lives, why is the King of Qin unwilling to give up the Qin State?" Zhao Kuo said loudly.
"King Zhao's mouth is still so powerful, but he can't win the war with his mouth alone." Fan Ju said coldly.
"Xiangguo's words are wrong, the widow has fought for so many years, and it is all fought by lip service, and I haven't seen a single defeat." Zhao Kuo glanced at Fan Ju.
"......" Fan Ju.
If Zhao Kuo loses the battle, he can still use it to taunt and ridicule, but Zhao Kuo has never lost, and it is himself who is ridiculed.
"The two armies fought, and the soldiers were killed and wounded countless times, and the lives of the people were devastated. As a monarch, you should not just satisfy your own selfish desires,
It should be for the sake of the people of the world. The widow has a suggestion that can greatly reduce casualties on both sides." Zhao Kuo picked up the wine glass, didn't drink it, and put it down again.
The wine and food were prepared by Zhao Jun, and there was no poison, but drinking would make a mistake.
"King Zhao, please speak." Qin Wangji didn't seem to be worried about whether the wine and food would be poisonous, so he took a big bite of the food and took a sip of wine by the way.
"If the king of Qin loses, the Qin army surrenders, and if the widow loses, the four armies of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Qi surrender. The widow does not bully the king of Qin, you are old, I only use one arm. How?" Zhao Kuo stretched out his right hand and shook it.
"......" Qin Wangji looked at Zhao Kuo like a fool, he seriously suspected that Zhao Kuo had something wrong with his brain, otherwise how could he say such a thing.
The major affairs of the military state can not be solved by laughing like heads-up.
is still alone with him, an old man in his seventies, but he can't say such things whenever he asks for face.
"The strength of my Zhao, Wei, Han and Qi coalition forces is far superior to that of the Qin State, and even if there is a fight, it is impossible for the Qin State to win. On the contrary, according to the widow's proposal, the Qin State still has the possibility of winning. The widow is also thinking about the Qin State." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
"Actually...... There is another way that can also allow my Qin army to win." Qin Wangji's voice was hoarse, his eyes looked at Zhao Kuo, and a fierce gaze burst out of his pupils.
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