Ying Zheng invited Xunzi into Hangu Pass as a disciple, and the Qin historian on the side excitedly recorded this scene, he never thought that he would be able to meet the scene of King Qin and Xunzi, for a historian, this life is already worth it.

As Xunzi was respectfully invited to Xianyang by Yingzheng, the news of Xunzi's entry into Qin and the surrender of Wei instantly spread all over the world, and for a while, the whole world, but all those who had a little knowledge understood in their hearts that the trend of Qin's domination of the world was irresistible. The remaining people in the four countries who actively resisted Qin were constantly sighing for a long time.

The destruction of Wei and the destruction of Qin can be regarded as completely opening up the Six Kingdoms, separating Chu and Yan Zhao, and there is no need to worry about the alliance of the three at all. As for the Qi State, which has not cultivated military equipment all the year round and has an alliance with the Qin State, it has long been excluded from the ranks of the world hegemony.

Li Mu looked at the news of Wei Wangzeng's surrender, and the whole person had a feeling that the sky was thinner than me, he had been planning in Zhao State for the past few months, and he had prepared everything for Zhao State to send troops to save Wei, but he didn't expect Wei Wangzeng to vote directly.

"General, are we ready to withdraw them all?" Sima Shang asked.

"No, the Qin State destroyed the Wei State, and the next step is the Yan State. Yan State's rescue of Wei was tantamount to giving Qin a reason to send troops to attack Yan. Tell Zong Zheng that he will not let the court agree to borrow the Qin State no matter what. Li Mu said.

"By Zhao Guo? No matter what Qin Guo said about it, he had to borrow from Qi State? How is it possible to borrow from our Zhao State? Sima Shang asked, let's not talk about the hatred between Qi and Yan, if Qin said that it wanted to cut down Yan, then Qi would like to cut Yan with Qin? The hatred between Zhao and Qin is not low, compared to a Zhao State that needs to be guarded against, it is obviously more appropriate to cry and shout that Uncle is coming to my Qi State.

"Yan Guo borrowed the Zhao State, and the Qin State did not necessarily borrow the Zhao State, but intimidated us by the way, and at the same time, if we borrowed the Tao to the Qin army, it was equivalent to cutting off the last hope of the Yan State for help." Li Mu said lightly.

"But there is news from the court that Guo Kai's filial piety as the ancestor of the king has ended, and now the power of the court is in his hands again." Sima Shang said with some concern.

"This matter will be dealt with by Zongzheng, no matter how much Guo Kai controls the court, he is just a minister, as long as you speak, it is enough to make Guo Kai shut up." Li Mu said that those things between Zhao Tong and the prostitute queen are still a secret, and the fewer people who know about this kind of clan secret, the better.

"I'll send someone to inform Zongzheng." Sima Shang said.

"I hope Brother Zhao can say that he will move the prostitution."

Li Mu also had a trace of worry on his face after Sima Shang left, the matter between Zhao Tong and the prostitute queen was like a sword hanging over his head, if it was used well, it was enough to keep Zhao Guo peaceful, if it was not used well, he would fall, and Zhao Tong would have to be executed even if he was the head of the Zhao State clan.

The courtier had an affair with the queen mother, especially between Zhao Tong and the queen prostitute, according to the seniority, Zhao Tong was the uncle of the queen of prostitution, which was incest. It is recognized that the stepfather is not good, especially Zhao Tong is now the stepfather of Zhao Wangqian, and if he is not careful, he will die without a place to be buried, but now in addition to letting Zhao Tong show his beautiful male plan, Li Mu really can't think of any other way.

At this time, HD is in the city, and the prime minister is in the house.

Guo Kai paced in the study with a sad face, and he couldn't stop sighing with every step he took. Guo Kai's sad face was naturally because of the surrender of the Wei State and the annihilation of the Yan army, and when he thought of his cold attitude towards the soul candle before, Guo Kai couldn't wait to slap himself.

"Why can't this Wei Wangzeng resist for two more days? Directly open the city and surrender, it is better to Han Wang'an! Guo Kai said scoldingly.

Guo Kai rejected the soul candle before, because Guo Kai felt that he could be regarded as the prime minister of a country, and the threat in the soul candle's mouth was not concealed at all, which naturally made Guo Kai feel faceless, so he refused. But now that the Wei State has been destroyed, the Qin State has freed up its hands and may attack the Zhao State and the Yan State at any time, which makes Guo Kai start to be afraid.

"How can this be?" Guo Kai sighed and muttered to himself, "Do you really want to let Benxiang put down this face and take the initiative to ask for it?" ”

Looking at the empty room, Guo Kai finally decided to put down his face, compared to his life and wealth later, Guo Kai felt that this face was not important, anyway, he was already notorious in Zhao State, and his reputation and face had already been lost, and it was not bad this time.

Guo Kai, who wanted to understand, immediately shouted

"Someone!"

"Xiangye, what do you command?" A servant asked, pushing open the door.

"Bring my invitation and ask Mr. Soul Candle to come over for a while." Guo Kai said.

The little guy took the invitation and said

"Yes."

"Remember to be respectful." Guo Kai reminded.

"Yes."

Guo Kai sat in the study, thinking about how to get the other party's forgiveness after the soul candle arrived, and at the same time asked Qin Guo's attitude. About half an hour later, the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion came to Guo Kai's study to report.

"Xiangye, Mr. Soul has arrived."

"Please come to the guest room first, and I'll be there later." Guo Kai said.

"Yes."

Guo Kai got up and tidied up his clothes, adjusted his mentality, and walked forward to the guest room in four directions. The soul candle in the living room saw Guo Kai get up and salute

"Guo Xiang."

"Mr. Soul, we haven't seen each other in a while, but it's been good lately." Guo Kai sat opposite the soul candle and said with a smile.

"Not bad, what about Guo Xiang? I heard that recently Guo Xiang is once again in power, and he has punished a few powerful people who bully others and defy the law. Soul Candle said, the people Guo Kai punished were all Zhao Tong's subordinates, and these people could be regarded as the most famous magnates in Zhao Guo.

Soul Candle knew that Guo Kai had a grudge against Zhao Tong's behavior of wanting to seize power, but this kind of thing only needs to punish a few little people to warn Zhao Tong, but this time Guo Kai seems to be going to fight Zhao Tong endlessly, and directly moved the main force of Zhao Tong's family, it can be said that Guo Kai's move offended a lot of powerful people, and these people retaliated enough for Guo Kai to drink a pot.

"It's all King Mingjian, these people rely on their status as powerful people, oppress the people, and disregard people's lives, but they just promise to uphold the dignity of the law of Zhao State."

Guo Kai said that it was righteous and awe-inspiring, but the soul candle heard something different, I am afraid that Guo Kai is just a rising bird, and it is the people in the palace who really want to kill these people, as for Zhao Wangqian or the queen of prostitution, it is unknown.

"Zhao has Guo Xiang, which is really a blessing for the people of Zhao State." Soul Candle said with a smile.

"Mr. Soul's words are serious, and he just did what he did. I think that when the first king was alive, the court was clear, the ministers did their own thing, and the country was healthy, but now, some people always want to provoke war and trap Zhao in war. I heard that the fighting on the Wei side has stopped, and Mr. Soul's caravan can continue to trade in the Wei State, which is really gratifying. ”

Hearing Guo Kai talk about the caravan, Soul Candle knew that business was coming, and Soul Candle no longer covered it up and said directly

"Guo Xiang's news is sensitive, the battle of Qin and Wei is over, the king of Wei has surrendered, and it is only a matter of time before the territory of Wei settles down. I also heard that the main forces sent by the Yan State to rescue the Wei State were all defeated in the boiling dates, and only a few thousand people were left to escape. ”

"The might of the Qin army is really terrifying." Guo Kai said with emotion.

"Guo Xiang doesn't need to sigh, I'm afraid it won't take long for Guo Xiang to see the combat power of the Qin army with his own eyes." Soul Candle said with a sympathetic smile.

"What do you mean by that, Mr. Soul!?" Guo Kai exclaimed.

"In Zhao Guo's business for many years, Guo has known me as a friend, so I naturally won't hide it." Soul Candle approached Guo Kai and whispered, "I heard that the Qin State is very angry at Yan Guo's rescue of Wei, thinking that Yan Guo has broken the covenant and is preparing to cut down Yan.

Similarly, many people in the court felt that Zhao Guo was contemptuous of Qin by using Dao Yan State, and proposed to let troops be sent to attack Zhao. Now the price of grain and grass in Qin has risen somewhat, while the price of grain and grass in Shangdang County has decreased, which is obviously mobilizing grain and grass to prepare for war against Zhao State. Guo Xiang should prepare as soon as possible. ”

"What!?" Although Guo Kai had already been mentally prepared, Zi Ah was still afraid when he heard that the Qin army might go to war at any time.

"I'm about to leave HD with a caravan recently, and the next Zhao Kingdom will not be peaceful." Soul Candle continued.

Looking at the appearance of the soul candle, Guo Kai became even more anxious, he did hear that the soul candle was selling some unimportant properties recently, originally he thought that the soul candle was just a simple commercial transaction, but he didn't expect that this was about to run away.

"Mr. Soul is slow, if the Qin State really attacks the Zhao State, then the Zhao State has not suffered a disaster in vain? Taking advantage of the Yan State is Zongzheng Zhao Tong's arbitrary assertion, and Zhao Guo actually does not want to be an enemy of the Qin State. Guo Kai grabbed the sleeve of the soul candle and said.

"How can you borrow the matter of Yan Kingdom without the approval of King Zhao? Guo Xiangmo is going to deceive the soul. No matter whose idea it was, it is a fact that Zhao Guo borrowed Yan Guo, this war may be inevitable, Guo Xiang should prepare early. After saying that, the soul candle got up and was about to leave.

"Mr. Soul, for the sake of getting acquainted with Guo, help Zhao Guo. I know that Mr. Soul and the Prime Minister of Qin State, Wenxin Hou Lu Buwei have some communication, as long as Wen Xinhou speaks, I believe that King Qin will definitely let Zhao Guo go to a war. Guo Kai hurriedly said.

"This matter is really powerless, Zhao Guo is despising the Qin State, how can the Qin State tolerate it? I also reminded Guo Xiang before, let Guo Xiang prepare early, but now it's too late. Soul Candle said with embarrassment.

"It was my fault before, and I ask Brother Soul to forgive me. As long as Brother Soul helps Guo contact Wen Xinhou, as for how to get Wen Xinhou to help Zhao Guo, it's up to me to figure out a way. Guo Kai said anxiously.

Guo Kai's anxiety comes from his mine near Wu'an City, which Guo Kai only got by wasting a lot of money, and Guo Kai's rewarded food is also in Wu'an, and Wu'an has half of Guo Kai's net worth. If the Qin army started a direct war, Mengwu of Yanhe would definitely go south to attack Wu'an, and then the soldiers would go straight to HD.

Soul Candle watched Guo Kai's face change, and finally sighed and said

"That's it, Guo Xiang and I are also gentlemen's friends, if I don't help with this favor, wouldn't it be too bad a friend. Guo Xiang also helped me a lot before, so I went to try, Zhao Guo openly despised Qin State this time, and I don't know if Wen Xinhou is willing to help Guo Xiang. ”

Hearing that the soul candle was relieved, Guo Kai hurriedly got up and saluted and said

"Thank you, Brother Soul, this matter is very important, I need to enter the palace to meet the king. The king must punish Zhao Tong and give Qin an explanation. ”

"So I won't bother Guo Xiang."

After sending away the soul candle, Guo Kai went directly to the Zhao Palace without the slightest stop. Guo Kai's idea is very simple, that is, to persuade Zhao Wangqian and let Zhao Wangqian send someone to Qin to sue for peace, if Qin gives up attacking Zhao, it is best, if not, it can also delay time, enough for Guo Kai to send Wu'an's family property to a safe place.

After seeing Zhao Wangqian, Guo Kai directly told the Qin State that he was afraid of attacking Zhao State, worried that Zhao Wangqian would not understand the stakes, Guo Kai specially exaggerated a lot. Although Zhao Wangqian was perverse by nature, in the face of the Qin State in Guo's mouth, Zhao Wangqian was still worried.

"Is there any good way for the prime minister? If the Qin State attacks, can we withstand it? Zhao Wangqian asked.

"Now that Qin has a million tigers and wolves, there is a land of Han and Wei. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has fertile soil, abundant grain and grass, and a large population. Not only that, I heard that after Qin destroyed Korea, he got the smelting technology and the production method of strong bows and crossbows from South Korea, and Wei Wushu of Wei State joined the Qin army, and the current Qin State is far superior to the current Zhao State in terms of national strength and army. There is a way, I don't know if it is feasible or not? Guo Kai said to sell Guanzi.

"The prime minister is blunt!" Zhao Wangqian said.

"Send someone to Qin to negotiate peace. It was Zongzheng Zhao Tong who made an assertion by taking advantage of the Yan Kingdom, and the king was also coaxed by him without knowing it, as long as we gave Qin Guo an explanation. My Zeng family has had a relationship with the Marquis of Wen Xin of the Qin State, and if I send someone to bring money and treasures, show favor to the Marquis of Wen Xin, and ask him to intercede for the Zhao State, it must be enough to save the Zhao State from war. Zhao Wangqian said.

"Good. But now that the Qin State has not made any moves, and we will go to negotiate peace, if it spreads, where will the face of my Zhao State be? And I'm afraid the ministers in the court won't agree. Zhao Wangqian said worriedly.

"The king doesn't have to worry, I can send someone to find the Marquis of Wenxin to find out the tone, if the Qin State has no intention of attacking Zhao, it is the best, if the Qin State really declares war on Zhao, we can also directly negotiate peace, so as to avoid a war." Guo Kai said with a smile.

"It's still the prime minister's wisdom, if so, the initiative is in our hands, and the prime minister is bothered about this matter. As for the treasures that befriended the Marquis of Wenxin, you can choose from the treasure house, and after the national funeral is over, I will go to the ancestral hall to get the treasure house key and hand it to the prime minister. Zhao Wangqian said.

"Thank you for the king's trust, and the minister will save the Zhao State from war." Guo Kai said with a smile.

"Thanks to the fact that there are prime ministers in the court who share the worries of the widows, if the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all bullies like Zhao Tong, Zhao Guo would have died a long time ago." Zhao Wangqian said.

(End of chapter)