With the defeat and escape of the Qin army, the Zhao army successfully captured Xianyang and occupied the capital of the Qin state.

At this time, Xianyang City no longer had the prosperity of the past, and the rows of houses were only left with ruins, and the people on the streets turned into rushing floods.

Countless houses were washed away, and the homeless people stood on the side of the road, looking at Zhao Jun in fear, not daring to make any sound, for fear that Zhao Jun would kill them all if he was unhappy.

The old people collapsed in the mud, and the long-term heat, humidity, hunger, and mental torture made many old people fall ill.

They had no money to heal them, so they had to resign themselves to their fate.

"Lian Po!" Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.

"The end will be." Lian Po took a step forward and said with his fists clenched.

"Immediately lead people to block the Jingshui embankment to prevent the flood from continuing to flood Xianyang." Zhao Kuo said.

"The last will go." Lian Po said, leading his Xuanjia army towards the Jingshui gap.

"Ride." Zhao Kuo nodded again, "You immediately lead people to dredge the river between Xianyang and Weishui, and discharge the flood as soon as possible."

"No." Lecheng also took people away.

"Feng Quji, Huang Shigong, you lead the healers to treat all the sick people in the city, regardless of age." Zhao Kuo said.

"No." Feng Quji and Huang Shigong said.

"Li Si, Han Fei, you organized a part of the people to work for relief to build the damaged places in Xianyang and the houses that were washed away by the flood." Zhao Kuo said.

"No." Li Si and Han Fei said.

"King, do you want to ......" Xunzi looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise.

"Yes, since Xianyang has been captured by the widows, there is no need to return it to the Qin State. Since it belongs to my Zhao Kingdom, it is natural to rebuild it well." Zhao Kuo said as a matter of course.

Guanzhong, with Xianyang as the center, is one of the few good places that can be comparable to the Central Plains, Zhao Guo had no chance before, and now that Xianyang has been captured, how can he give up the fat meat to his mouth.

"Great King, King Qin......" Meng Wu couldn't help but say.

"Don't worry, let him hide for a few days for the time being." Zhao Kuo said nonchalantly, the current situation of the Qin State, even if Qin Wangji is alive, he has no power to return to the sky, let alone Qin Wangzhu.

If he wants to organize forces to compete with Zhao Jun, he can only stand up openly, and it is impossible to hide all the time.

"The king, I have captured several princes and grandsons of the Qin Kingdom, as well as several concubines of the King of Qin. However, the crown prince and queen of Qin followed the king of Qin and ran away." Li Muyu reports.

"Lock them all up, don't run away, don't die, it's useful when you negotiate with Qin later." Zhao Kuo said.

He didn't expect this battle to destroy the Qin State, first, although the main force of the Qin State was gone, the people's hearts were still there, and Qin Wangzhu could pull up tens of thousands of troops to compete with the Zhao State at any time.

After more than a year of war, the treasury was wiped out, and the soldiers were waiting to go home. If he continues to fight, Zhao Guo will break his muscles and bones.

Pay for one's whistle.

Second, Zhao State does not have so many manpower, and it can't swallow such a large territory, and it will also cause the other four countries to covet and target.

Rather than this, it is better to keep the half-dead Qin State and wait until the Zhao State can free up manpower to annex it.

Three days later, Zhao Kuo received news that Qin Wangzhu and part of the remnants of the army had fled to Jingyang.

Just as he was about to lead his troops north, the State of Qin sent an envoy.

"Mr. Mid-term, long time no see." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

The envoy sent by the Qin State this time was the middle of the last time.

"The foreign minister pays a visit to King Zhao." In the middle of the year, he bowed helplessly, he really didn't want to see Zhao Kuo, but Lu Buwei was not in the Qin State, Fan Ju had to preside over the overall situation, Lou Zhuan, Shou Zhu and others were too old, only he was suitable for envoys.

"Give the Qin envoy a seat." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.

"The foreign minister is here this time...... It is to sue for peace with the king of Zhao on behalf of the state of Qin." The mid-term was straightforward this time and didn't take a detour like last time. He didn't even say 'to talk about peace,' but directly said, 'Seek peace.'" "

The last mission let him know, since

His own plan is useless in front of Zhao Kuo, and what can persuade Zhao Kuo is only interests.

"Hmm." Zhao Kuo nodded and motioned for the Qin envoy to continue.

"I, the State of Qin, am willing to be a vassal to the State of Zhao, and send the crown prince to the State of Zhao as a proton, and cede Shangjun to the State of Zhao, and give Shaoliang City to the King of Zhao as a Tang Muyi." Mid-term gritted his teeth and said.

"Not enough." Zhao Kuo said calmly.

In addition to Shangjun, Shaoliang City is barely half a condition.

The first two conditions were useless in Zhao Kuo's view, the purpose of Zhao was not to fight for hegemony, but to unify, and the title of minister was not the slightest attraction to him.

As for the proton, it is even more ridiculous, the proton of other countries may be of a little use, and the proton of the Qin country has a fart use.

At that time, the crown prince of Qin was hostage in Wei, and it did not affect Qin's killing of 150,000 Wei troops.

The Qin king Sun was held hostage in the Zhao State, and it did not affect the Qin State to launch the Battle of Changping.

In the face of the national strategy, any son or grandson is just a political victim.

"Plus Longxi ......," Zhongzhong said in a deep voice.

"Longxi doesn't bother with the Qin State, my Zhao State has already been defeated." Zhao Kuo said that if Longxi hadn't been beaten down, he would still be tempted.

Now that Nima Qin has ceded the places that Zhao has occupied to Zhao State, is he really one of those pedantic people? Fight for that face?

"Plus Zhangye County." Said in the middle of the term.

Longxi has been captured by Zhao State, and Zhangye will be Zhao State's sooner or later, and it is impossible to keep it with Qin's current strength, so it is better to give it to Zhao State as a bargaining chip.

"Zhangye County can, but ...... It's not enough." Zhao Kuo said.

"This is all the price that my Qin State can pay." Zhongzhong said in a deep voice.

He didn't lie about this, in addition to the above territories, there are only two places left in the Qin State, Guanzhong and Bashu, and Bashu is far away from the Zhao State, even if the Qin State is willing, the Zhao State cannot be willing.

Guanzhong is the foundation of the Qin State, and it is impossible for the Qin State to give Guanzhong to the Zhao State in any case.

"Since that's the case, then I, Zhao Guo, will take it with my strength." Zhao Kuo said nonchalantly.

"Although my Qin State was defeated in this battle, I'm afraid that Zhao State will not be comfortable. King Zhao is so bent on going his own way, isn't he afraid of Chu and Han Wei? Or does King Zhao feel that Wei and Korea will never betray Zhao." Said in the middle of the term.

"Hehehe. Qin envoys can try, is it my Zhao State who can't hold it first, or Qin State who can't hold it first. As for the relationship between the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han, it's not something you can provoke." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

Of course, he didn't believe in the loyalty of Wei and Korea to Zhao, but even if Wei and Han really attacked Zhao, they had to have this ability.

Zhao has experienced more than a year of war, Wei and Korea have experienced more than a few months of war than Zhao, and the country has long been empty, where is the grain and grass to fight.

"Please also ask King Zhao to speak bluntly, what price does my Qin State need to pay, and Zhao State is willing to withdraw its troops." It took a while for the middle to speak.

"First, the Qin State ceded Xianyang and its surrounding twenty-three cities, all the land east of Jingshui, and Zhangye County to the Zhao State. Second, the Qin State opened all the border passes and cities to the Zhao State, allowed the Zhao Chamber of Commerce to enter and exit the Qin State Border, and exempted the Zhao State Chamber of Commerce from customs duties. Third, the people of my Zhao country died because of the Qin state, and the widow asked the king of Qin to issue an edict for his own crimes, and went to the tomb to worship the dead of Zhao State. Fourth, the Qin State will compensate my Zhao State with 5 million stone grain and 50,000 horses of Shu brocade." Zhao Kuo said one by one.

"It can't be!" Zhongzhong stood up abruptly and looked at Zhao Kuo angrily.

In the past, seeking peace was at most bloodletting, Zhao Kuo directly wanted the life of Qin State, if he agreed to Zhao Kuo's conditions, what is the difference between Qin and the dead country.

What's more, five million stone grains and fifty thousand horses of Shu brocade, even if the entire Qin State is squeezed dry, it will not be able to make up so much.

Le Yi and the others also looked at Zhao Kuo in shock, Zhao Kuo had not discussed these conditions with them before, they had no idea that Zhao Kuo was so open-mouthed.

"It's impossible, what the Qin envoy said doesn't count, what the King of Qin says doesn't count. Why don't you go back and ask the King of Qin." Zhao Kuo said calmly, he didn't expect it to be able to do it once

Negotiate it.

"Foreign Minister...... Retire." Mid-term took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and got up to leave.

"The widow has been waiting for you for three days." Zhao Kuo said to the back of the middle stage.

In the middle of the day, he was shaken and continued to walk outside.

After leaving in the middle of the term, all eyes converged on Zhao Kuo.

"I'm afraid that the Qin State will not agree to the king's conditions." Xunzi said with a wry smile, Zhao Kuo's request was too ruthless, originally after the war, Qin State only changed from a first-class power to a second-rate country, and Zhao State let Qin State fall directly to a third-rate country this time, and he had to repay Zhao State's debts in the next few years.

"The widow will let Qin Guo agree." Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Li Mu."

"The end will be." Li Mu walked to the center of the tent and said with his fists clenched.

"Lead an army of 50,000 to the north and surround Jingyang, but don't attack." Zhao Kuo said.

"No." Li Mu received the military order and strode outside.

"Didn't the king say...... Wait for three days for the Qin Kingdom?" Xunzi was dumbfounded.

"It's to wait for the Qin State for three days, didn't the widow ask Li Mu not to attack for the time being?" Zhao Kuo said confidently.

Touman looked at Zhao Kuo excitedly, today he learned another trick.

"Sir is back." Qin Wangzhu looked at the middle term expectantly, hoping that the other party could bring him good news.

"Your Majesty, your ministers are entrusted with it." Kneeling on the ground in the middle period, I don't know how to speak, the conditions proposed by Zhao Kuo are impossible for any Qin State to agree, let alone four.

"King Zhao refuses to negotiate peace?" When Qin Wangzhu heard this, his face instantly turned like ashes.

"King Zhao has put forward new conditions." Said in the middle of the term.

"What conditions?" Qin Wangzhu's eyes lit up, it would be good if there were conditions, and if there were conditions, it would mean that there was still hope for talks.

After telling Zhao Kuo's conditions in the middle of the period, Qin Wangzhu was furious, kicked the desk out with one kick, pulled out his sword and slashed at the back shelf, and roared angrily: "Zhao Kuo'er, it's too much to deceive people!"

"The king is angry, the king is angry." Fan Ju and the others hurriedly grabbed Qin Wangzhu.

"Let the widow cede half of the country, and let the widow give an edict to those untouchables. It's so deceitful!" Qin Wangzhu's eyes were burning with anger, and the green tendons on his forehead were bursting up, like an angry lion.

"Father, even if you agree to Zhao Guo's conditions, it's just a matter of lingering. My descendants of the Qin State have never been afraid of death, and it is a big deal to break the net with Zhao Guoyu, and my sons are willing to be the pioneers." Zi Chu walked up to Qin Wangzhu and said solemnly.

When Zhao was hostage, he never thought that the situation would change so quickly, and he would have the opportunity to return to Qin and become an heir, or even a prince.

I never thought that the thriving Qin State would decline so quickly, and the Zhao State would defeat the Qin State and replace the Qin State as the overlord of the world.

Fan Ju also regretted it very much, if he knew that things would be like this, he would not have used a counter-plot anyway to let King Zhao change the coach from Lian Po to Zhao Kuo.

"The king, the prince, no." At this moment, a voice came from a distance.

Seeing the person coming, Qin Wangzhu and Zichu's eyes lit up, "Shaofu!"

"The Great King, the Crown Prince. Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood. In the past, the Yan State was destroyed by the Qi State, but it was still able to restore the national ancestry. There are only two cities left in the Qi Kingdom, but they can retreat from Yan. As long as my Qin Kingdom is still there, and the king and the crown prince are still there, I can always wait for the opportunity. If the king and the crown prince are gone, and the Qin kingdom is destroyed, then there is really no hope." Lu Buwei said quickly, he still didn't know what was going on, but he had to dispel Zi Chu's desperate thoughts.

Qin State can't fight Zhao State, maybe he can bite off a piece of meat from Zhao State before he dies, but it is the entire Qin State that he pays!

"By the way, what did Chu Guo say?" Qin Wangzhu grabbed Zi Chu and asked impatiently.

"The state of Chu does not want to directly clash with the state of Zhao." Lü Buwei shook his head, and after receiving the message, he immediately went to ask the king of Chu, but the king of Chu refused on the grounds that the army was on the front line and the troops were insufficient.

Chu and Zhao do not border, and if they want to encircle Zhao and save Qin, they can only cross Wei, but at this time, Wei and Chu are at war, and Wei cannot

I can agree.

Moreover, if the State of Chu attacked the State of Zhao, it would directly offend the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han, and the State of Qi that had been beaten before would be added.

The four countries together, the Chu State can not bear it.

How the Qin State was pressed to the ground and beaten by the Four Kingdoms, the Chu State could see it clearly from the side.

Even if the Chu State wanted to save the Qin State again, it would be impossible for him to catch himself.

Seeing that it was hopeless to persuade the Chu State, Lü Buwei rushed back to the Qin State non-stop, entered Guanzhong, and received the news that Xianyang had been breached, and then he inquired all the way, until Qin Wangzhu issued a notice and summoned everyone in the Qin State to resist Zhao, and he found it.

"Since the State of Chu has not kept its promise, then the seven counties of Badong ......," Qin Wangzhu said in a deep voice.

"Great King, my Qin State is already an enemy of Zhao State, and I can't offend Chu State anymore." Lu Buwei hurriedly said.

"Is it all the widow can do to wait for death?" Qin Wangzhu gritted his teeth and said.

"Please also tell the prince about the current situation." Lu Buwei leaned over and said.

Zichu told him what happened during this time, including the conditions proposed by Zhao Kuo just now.

"King Zhao has such a big appetite, he only annexed the Yan Kingdom last year, and this year he wants to annex half of my Qin Kingdom, and he is not afraid of dying." When Lu Buwei heard this, his face was gloomy, but he felt extremely powerless. Look at the book

Between countries and countries, strength is fundamental.

Now that Zhao is strong and Qin is weak, no matter how arrogant Zhao is, Qin is powerless.