After a short time, Pingyuanjun was ordered to arrive.

It's still a familiar palace, a familiar location.

After Pingyuan Jun hurriedly saluted, he immediately asked impatiently, "But General Li Mu has news?"

I can't help but be so urgent. This is the first battle against Qin in five years, and even the first battle against Qin since Zhao Kuo ascended the throne, and more importantly, there are more than 200,000 troops on the front line today.

Although it is not as large as the Battle of Changping for the time being, it is already a battle of the world!

This battle will at least determine the direction of the next ten years, as the first assistant minister of Zhao State today, can you not care about it?

Coupled with Zhao Kuo's late-night summons, everyone knows that there must be something important to discuss, and now Da Zhao, is there anything more important than the war on the front line?

Apparently not.

Zhao Kuo also immediately introduced the situation on the front line to Pingyuan Jun, and said: "The 20,000 cavalry of Sun Gu's department have entered Hangu Pass, Li Mu has led the army to occupy Luocheng, and the Qin army has learned the news and has evacuated Zhou Wangji and returned to Hangu. Except for the occupation of Yiyang City in the southwest corner of Zhou Wangji with a small number of troops, the rest of the things are almost exactly the same as previously expected."

As Zhao Kuo's calm words progressed one after another, Ping Yuanjun's face obviously changed from nervous to relieved to surprised.

Obviously, Pingyuan Jun was also quite excited about the success of this plan to leap forward for thousands of miles and bluff the Qin army.

As for the last Yiyang City, although Pingyuan Jun is not familiar with the terrain of Zhou Wangji, he also has an impression of several of the big cities, obviously, Yiyang City is not among them at all.

Naturally, for the Qin army's move to occupy Yiyang, Pingyuan Jun was also indifferent.

It's just that, after the surprise, Pingyuanjun was a little puzzled, isn't this all victorious? Tomorrow, the court can report to the whole country, at most, before the court, just ventilate yourself, is it necessary to call yourself into the palace late at night?

Could it be the so-called Yiyang City?

With a tentative tone, Pingyuanjun asked cautiously, "This Yiyang City? But what's at stake? Do you want to destroy it immediately?"

Listening to Pingyuan Jun's question, Zhao Kuo was a little puzzled this time, but he still reacted, and immediately smiled: "Yiyang City is only a few miles away, and the Qin army is only forty or fifty thousand, so there is no need to be afraid at all, and it is just a matter of time if you want to end it."

Xu was afraid that Pingyuan Jun would misunderstand Li Mu's behavior of not moving, so Zhao Kuo immediately explained a little, and said: "However, the Qin people have suffered a big loss, and now they just want a bridgehead. That's what it means to be a widow."

"That?" Listening to Zhao Kuo's explanation, Ping Yuanjun became more and more confused.

A pair of frowning brows seemed to ask again: Then why are you in such a hurry to summon me into the palace, Your Majesty? Just share the good news?

But it seems that it's not impossible to call yourself, the first assistant, to share this good news!

Suddenly, Pingyuan-kun stopped his question again.

As if he saw that Pingyuan Jun wanted to speak again, Zhao Kuo immediately smiled and said, "This battle is basically fought here, and our army can basically be said to have won a complete victory. It's just that in the end, how much benefit my Zhao Kingdom can get in it depends on you Pingyuanjun."

"Huh?" Pingyuan Jun's brain is already a little unable to turn, isn't it already the biggest gain to get the land of Zhou Wangji? What else is at stake? And on your own?

Zhao Kuo didn't give Pingyuan Jun a dumb riddle, and immediately continued: "Now the land of Zhou Wangji has been taken over by Lian Po's department, but this land is not what the widow wants. Even, this place is not the blessing of my Zhao country!"

"What?" The Plains King was surprised again, "What does the king mean by this?"

"The widow wants to use the land of Zhou Wangji to replace the Dongjun in the hands of Wei and the homeland of Wu Yue in the hands of Chu - the land of Huaisi." Zhao Kuo continued to calmly tell his thoughts.

It's just that as soon as these words came out, the reaction of Pingyuanjun on the other side was quite strong.

"Wei Guodong County? The land of Huaisi in the state of Chu?" Pingyuan Jun couldn't believe his ears, and immediately straightened up and asked Zhao Kuo: "My king knows that the land of Zhou Wangji is the center of the world, and there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going. The gain of one city is enough to reach the harvest of the two counties of Dongjun and Huaisi?"

"No one knows." Hearing this, Zhao Kuo nodded unmoved.

Pingyuan Jun did not let Zhao Kuo go, but continued: "Can my king know that although the land of Wangji of Zhou, thousands of miles of fertile soil, has been burned, after being reclaimed, the fertility is better than before, and the harvest of one county is still more than the total land of Dongjun and Huaisi?"

"No one knows." Zhao Kuo continued to say quietly.

"Can my king know that Wei Zhidong County, named County, was actually encroached upon by Qin, and there were less than ten cities left, and the land of Huaisi, although there was a vast land, was full of ditches and ditches, and the mountains and forests were dense with wild people, so it was difficult to collect and discipline?" Pingyuan-kun continued to tell the gap between the two places.

"No one knows." After Zhao Kuo finished saying these four words, he began to summarize what Pingyuan Jun said, saying: "The land of Zhou is fertile and the land of Dongjun and Huaisi is poor, and everyone knows it. Taking the land of the Zhou country for the land of Dongjun and Huaisi is the loss of my Zhao country, and few people know this."

"Yes." As soon as the words changed, Zhao Kuo immediately began to persuade his Plains Jun to come: "The gains and losses of the city territory, the interests are still secondary, and I want the land of Dongjun and Huaisi, there are three reasons."

"One." Zhao Kuo continued, "The location of Dongjun is extremely important. The eastern county of Wei, connecting our Zhao and Yan in the north, Qi in the west, Han and Chu in the south, occupy this place, and our army can have the second attack route against the above-mentioned countries. For example, in the Yan Kingdom, once the Yan State is destroyed, our army can send troops from Hejian and Dongjun at the same time, so that the Yan army will suffer from a flanking attack, and it will be difficult to take care of the end of the war."

"Second. The land of Huaisi, although it is still in the grass, is the border between Qi and Chu, and if you get it, you can trap the Qi country in a corner, and you can attack the domain of the heart of the Chu country, which is not unimportant." Zhao Kuo continued.

"Of course, although the two places want it, the land of Zhou Wangji is not far behind." Zhao Kuo then returned to the land of Zhou Wangji and continued: "And the two most important points are nothing more than the central of the world and the eastward exit of the Qin army. It's just that because of these two points, the Qin State will not easily let go of the land of Zhou Wangji, and although it retreats today, it will fight in the future."

"This is the third." Zhao Kuo continued: "Although it seems that the land of Zhou Wangji is unusually rich, in fact, in order to protect this place, there must be many troops, so that its benefits will be weakened by at least two percent, and if the Qin army comes to attack, it will be weakened by three percent. Moreover, because of the garrison of the army, our army is unable to realize the basic decision of first the north and then the south, and the easy and then the difficult."

"The above three points, Dedong County and Huaisi are more beneficial to Zhao State, why don't you give up?" Zhao Kuo finally concluded his speech.

Listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Ping Yuanjun slowly felt reasonable, and for temporarily avoiding the battle with the Qin army, Pingyuan Jun raised his hands and feet in favor.

It's just that, vaguely, Pingyuanjun seems to feel that something is wrong.

"My king." Pingyuan Jun frowned slightly and asked, "If it is more advantageous to take the land of Dongjun and Huaisi, how can Wei and Chu exchange Yan with me?" Especially after obtaining the land of Zhou Wangji, both countries will have to face the threat of the Qin army."

"Plains-kun's words are wrong." Zhao Kuo shook his head and said: "The premise that the land of Zhou Wangji is not as good as the land of Dongjun and Huaisi just came to is that our army has the heart of the six countries, so the land of Dongjun and Huaisi has become important, and for Wei and Chu, it is obvious that there is no such idea, so the land of Dongjun and Huaisi is not very important to the two countries."

"Secondly, the Qin state occupies the city of Yiyang, and it can start from Yiyang at any time to launch an attack on Han and Wei; In the south, the Qin State could also launch an attack on the Chu State from the land of Yan Ying at any time. In other words, even if the two countries do not take the land of Zhou Wangji, they will still be deterred by the Qin army." Zhao Kuo continued to explain: "In this case, it is better to go to the land of Zhou Wangji, after all, in the land of Zhou Wangji, it is easier to get the assistance of my Zhao State."

"My king is right." Pingyuan-kun finally nodded in agreement.

"Just." Will Plains-kun finally agree to his idea,

Zhao Kuo also immediately raised the current problem: "The most important thing now is to let the Wei State take the initiative to claim the land of Zhou Wangji."

"If this matter is brought up by us, then the King of Wei will be afraid of being deceived, for fear of being deceived." Zhao Kuo continued: "Only by letting the King of Wei take the initiative and our side will bargain again, so that the King of Wei can be forced to complete the delivery as soon as possible. Of course, as long as the King of Wei makes a request, the King of Chu will inevitably follow suit."

"But how could King Wei take the initiative to ask for it?" Pingyuan-kun frowned again and said, "There must be a reason, right?"

"Isn't the reason ready-made?" Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "When the alliance was before the war, didn't the widow promise that the land of Zhou Wangji would not be taken by me in Zhao Kingdom! Of course, Wei can use this as an excuse to ask for it from the widow!"

"As for chance, it's even simpler." Zhao Kuo continued, "Didn't Xin Lingjun borrow Lian Po's grain and grass? The best time to make this request is when the grain and grass are returned."

Hearing this, Pingyuan Jun obviously also knew that Zhao Kuo had already held the Zhizhu, and then arched his hand and said, "My king, what do you need me to do?"

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "I will order the Secret Guard to mobilize the guests of the Wei State to remind the King of Wei and the Xinling Monarch of the promises they have made. With the greed of King Wei and the shrewdness of King Xinling, I believe that someone will soon be sent to negotiate. When the Wei envoy arrives, you will need Pingyuanjun to come forward."

"It is up to you to decide who you will negotiate, and the requirements of the widow are: first, to show the widow's reluctance; Second, it is necessary to give a signal to the envoys of Wei: Zhao cannot do without Wei for the time being." Zhao Kuo continued to explain: "Three, Wei Guodong County, the widow is determined to win."

"Wechen understood." Pingyuanjun immediately nodded in agreement.

"One more thing." Zhao Kuo continued: "As soon as this proposal comes out, it will inevitably be aroused by the crowd, and the widow cannot say it clearly, public opinion must be controlled, and this land exchange trip must not be affected. Of course, the appropriate public opinion can also dispel King Wei's doubts a little."

"Yes, Wechen must control the scale." Pingyuan-kun agreed again.

Hearing this, Zhao Kuo finally nodded with satisfaction.

After sending off Pingyuan Jun, Zhao Kuo immediately summoned Zhao Ping, the leader of the secret guard who was waiting in the side hall, into the palace.

Facing Zhao Ping, Zhao Kuo didn't need more explanations, after explaining the task in detail, Zhao Ping immediately nodded and agreed, and then left the hall to make arrangements.

The night was quiet again.

Everything is ready, and the next thing is to wait for Wei to take over......

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