You must know that the current Han Zhiguo, after losing Shangdang County, almost only half of the territory of the county is left, with less than 20 cities under his command and no more than 50,000 troops.

This configuration, even in the Spring and Autumn Period, when there was still etiquette and righteousness, would not survive for a few years. Now it's a Warring States with bad manners, and it's still by the side of the Qin State, which is known as the tiger wolf?

What's the matter, the wolf-like Qin State suddenly turned into a rabbit? Don't eat the grass next to the nest?

Apparently not.

Of course, there are many reasons for this, but one of the important ones is the power of foreign relatives.

The grandmother of the First Emperor, Xia Ji, that is, the Empress Dowager Xia in history, is the daughter of the royal family of Han. And the evidence of her heart for her home country is even simpler.

Rebellion! Although there is no historical record that this rebellion was directly related to Natsuhime, it is not important.

The important thing is that the younger brother of the first emperor, the mother of Ying Chengcheng, is another noble daughter of the Han royal family, and the wife personally selected by the Empress Dowager Xia for his son Zichu.

It is not important to choose a wife for his son, the important thing is to choose another noble daughter of Han Zhiguo. Of course, it doesn't matter if it's just like this, the important thing is that this Empress Dowager Xia only chose such a lady for her son.

The intent is self-evident.

It is precisely because there are many relatives from various countries in the court of the Qin State, it doesn't matter if you pull out the camp and attack the village, but every time the king moves "evil thoughts" and wants to destroy the country, he will always be warned in various ways, either it is immature here, or there is an accident there, in short, it is a war, it is okay to plunder the land, and it is impossible to destroy the country!

And Empress Dowager Xia is just a microcosm of the Qin court.

The first emperor's own mother, the famous Zhao Ji, is not the representative of the Zhao forces!

If you look at history carefully, it is not difficult to see that when the First Emperor began the battle of unification, it was the time when the forces of Qin's foreign relatives were swept away: the power of Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji was used to kill the Korean forces, and the power of the clan was used to kill Zhao Ji and Lü Buwei, and finally there was a battle of unification.

Reading history is to know the rise and fall.

all know that the forces of foreign relatives will play a great side effect in the battle of reunification, how can Zhao Kuo not guard against it?

However, in the face of expectations for himself at home and abroad, especially since this matter has even been reported to the Queen Mother, it is obviously not a good way to refuse.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Kuo still decided to be open and honest with his two henchmen. Although Mei Changsu said that there is no need to explain the intention of seizing the heir to the subordinates, it is better for the real heartfelt military advisor to unify his thoughts.

"The meaning of the Qing and others is known to the widow." Zhao Kuo said calmly: "However, the ambition of the widow is to explain it to Aiqing again." ”

Hearing this, the two people sitting opposite each other seemed to realize something, and they both straightened up, waiting respectfully for Zhao Kuo's words.

"It is said that there are five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, the martial spirit king of my Zhao Kingdom, and he has also been overwhelmed." Zhao Kuo was a little yearning, but said with some disdain: "However, the ambition of the widow has never been to dominate the world. ”

"To dominate the world is the ambition of the widow." Zhao Kuo slowly said the ambition that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

When the two of them heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and then a flush slowly spread on their faces. Obviously, in the face of such grand ambitions, the two are also yearning. More importantly, they believe that Zhao Kuo can really do it.

"I am willing to do whatever it takes for the great cause of my king's unification." The two immediately bowed in unison.

"Please." Zhao Kuoxu helped the two of them, and then continued: "Marriage is good, but it also means that the forces of Chu State have entered the court of my Zhao State. And Chu Chen will also gather under his command, at the beginning, the advantages naturally outweigh the disadvantages, however, when the strength of my Zhao State surpasses that of Qin State, especially when I want to launch a war to destroy the country, I am afraid that it will become an infinite resistance. ”

"And if I Zhao wants to surpass the Qin State, it will only take more than ten years at most. It will take decades of efforts to destroy the country. Without waiting for the two to respond, Zhao Kuo continued: "With the benefit of more than ten years, and the opportunity for decades, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses." ”

When Pingyuan Jun heard this, he thought about it for a while, and then proposed: "Can we prevent the slightest slightness and prevent the ministers of the Chu State from being in a high position?" ”

"No." Without waiting for Zhao Kuo to deny it, Lu Buwei, who had just proposed a strategy to recruit talents, did not agree first.

A slight salute can be regarded as reparation, and Lu Buwei continued: "The king of the plains deserves it, and the strength of the Qin State also began with the Shang Dynasty changing the law, and the Shang Dynasty is also the people of the Wei State!" If I want to strengthen the country, I am trying to absorb talents from all over the world, how can I waste food because of choking? In addition, the talent of the lost business martingale is still secondary, and the trust of the world is lost. ”

"This?" Hearing this, Pingyuan Jun also felt reasonable, and he really couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while.

Seeing this, Lu Buwei on the side had already thought of a way, and immediately said, "Give me the king." The king's patients are nothing more than the huge power of his relatives, so that they affect the national policy, and even so, the power of the relatives is reduced so that it is not enough to affect the national policy of our country. ”

"How to cut?" Zhao Kuo shook his head and said: "At the same time, the people of Chu State are ministers in Zhao State, how do you know whether their hearts are for Chu or for me Zhao?" ”

Hearing Zhao Kuo's question, Lu Buwei smiled faintly and said: "This matter is easy, as long as the king works harder and marries more royal nobles, the power of his relatives will naturally be weakened." ”

Hearing Lu Buwei's words, Pingyuan Jun's eyes lit up in an instant.

Yes, marrying a daughter of the Chu State, the power of the Chu State will naturally gain power, even if you want to suppress it, you may not be able to suppress it, but if the six countries all have noble daughters from the public office into Zhao, there are so many positions, and the six countries are divided, and the natural strength is weak, as long as they are not allowed to join forces, the Zhao State is still the Zhao people who have the final say.

As for the joint force?

This is because some people look down on all countries too much, and some people look down on Zhao people such as Pingyuanjun too much.

"That's a great thing." Pingyuan Jun immediately said: "However, the position of the queen is different after all. ”

"The position of queen may be left with the Qin State to ease the relationship between the two countries, or the daughter of the Zhao State can live in it." Lü Buwei made another suggestion.

"Reasonable." Pingyuanjun nodded in agreement again, and as he spoke, Pingyuanjun carefully looked at the young man sitting opposite.

Obviously, Lu Buwei's words aroused Pingyuanjun's interest very much.

Knowledge, righteousness, assertiveness, and responsibility. Where did you dig up such a talent, Your Majesty! It's Qin Zhishang, that's it.

Pingyuan Jun couldn't stop praising Lu Buwei on the other side in his heart.

Seeing that Lu Buwei was a little embarrassed, the two of them looked at the main owner of the head - Zhao Kuo.

You've all discussed it, what do you want me to do?!

However, it seems that the first emperor did not have a queen in history, so there are also considerations in this regard.

It's not important, the dignified King Zhao, how can he be tied up for the trivial matters of the harem.

"Let's just discuss the matter. Pingyuanjun was then handed over to Aiqing to dispose of. Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said, "The widow is here, but there are more important things to discuss with Qing." ”

Some people died, but not completely......