As soon as King Zhao was reminded, he immediately realized and said, "Good! In the art of war, five rules are attacked, and five rules are not guarded. When Lian Qing is good at planning offensive and defensive ways, in order to attack the Qin army. ”

Le Yi said: "If you must attack it, you can't fight in Changping." The long flat ground is narrow, and it is difficult to use force. When retreating to the open place of the Supreme Party, be ready for battle, with five enemies and one, break Qin! ”

King Zhao said: "Can Le Qing go?" ”

Le Yi said: "The courtiers have their names, the courage is not as good as Lianpo, the wisdom is not as good, the benevolence is not as good as the peace, and the villain is repeated, and he is not enough to believe." Dare to be the main soldier? ”

King Zhao said: "The generals of the court, who can be the deputy of Lian Po?" ”

Le Yi said: "I have heard that all the children are afraid of Qin, but the horse is also the king." Now it's gone. His son is quite fatherly. Wang Qi tried! ”

When King Zhao heard Zhao Kuo's name, he looked at Pingyuan Jun and Pingyang Jun with some confusion, and the two of them lowered their heads silently. King Zhao knew that they had other meanings, and it was inconvenient to say it in front of Le Yi, so he said a few words of gratitude to Le Yi, and Le Yi resigned.

Pingyuan Jun sent Le Yi out on behalf of King Zhao, and when he came back, King Zhao and Pingyang Jun were already discussing Zhao Kuo. The plain gentleman bowed and sat down on his seat. Listen to the two of them talking.

Pingyang Jun continued what he said just now: "Kuo, Xiao'er, he has no prestige, and he has no war, so how can he lead hundreds of thousands of people, and he is strong Qin?" ”

Zhao Wang said: "Including incompetence, who can?" Uncle what does he want? ”

Pingyang Jun said: "The minister has not been in battle, and he is still too late!" ”

King Zhao turned to Pingyuan Jun again and said, "What does the middle father do?" ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "The minister is not as good as Lian, but it is far away. Lian Po failed, how can the minister also! ”

King Zhao said: "Can the middle father get millions of stone of grain a month? ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "The minister is not capable!" ”

King Zhao said: "Lian Qing temporarily resists Qin, it will be difficult to last. How? Both fell silent.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, King Zhao said again: "You wait to think about it, who can you do it?" The second father and the bracket also, who can? Lin Qingqi and Kuo also, who can? Yu Qingqi and Kuo Ye, who can? ”

Pingyuanjun thought for a while, let out a long breath and said, "It's not as good as it!" If An Pingjun and Le Qing are too much, they are all old! ”

King Zhao said: "Fang Jin's plan will also be decided in July." ”

Pingyang Jun said: "Victory is good, if you lose, you will fight in Handan!" ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "If you withdraw the army back to Handan, what is it?" ”

Pingyang Jun said: "No! If the grain is not ripe, it will be in February and March, and the grain will be ripe and returned to the warehouse, so that you can return to the teacher. Otherwise, Handan will not be able to defend it! ”

Pingyuan Jun said: "Fight with Qin again today, okay?" ”

King Zhao said: "Zheng Zhu has returned from Qin, but he said that Qin will have to join the party." Qin will not be married. ”

Pingyuan Jun thinks about it, Zheng Zhu has just returned from Xianyang, if he can make peace, he would have made peace a long time ago, where to wait until now.

King Zhao said: "I would like to summon him and ask him about his plan." If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter; If it works, let it be! ”

Zhao Kuo is the only son of Zhao Hao, after Zhao Hao died two years ago, Zhao Kuo married in front of the tomb to mourn, and every day the retainers brought their young sons to deliver meals. Father and son get together for a meal, that is, they part.

The weather in June is scorching, but there is still a cool breeze in the grass under the forest in the mountains. Zhao Kuo read an article, put the brochure back in the grass house, sat on a big stone by himself, and let the breeze blow on his face.

From his retainers, Zhao Kuo was able to know the progress of the war in Changping, knew that Zheng Zhu went out of Handan to Xianyang to make peace, and also knew that in addition to transporting grain once at the beginning of this year, it was transported again in late spring and early summer. Although the retainers were vague, Zhao Kuo still saw from these things that the Changping War was in difficulty and was worried.

The retainer and his son brought dinner. A large basket containing porridge, vegetables and salt plums. There are more than ten miles from the house to the cemetery, and the retainers drive the car to deliver food. Even so, if winter comes, the porridge will be cold even if it is wrapped in cotton. It's summer, and there's still room for porridge to be delivered here. Zhao Kuo added salt and plum to the porridge, stirred well, gave his son a few sips first, asked about today's homework, took a few vegetables and fruits to his son, and asked him to go to the side to play. He sat down on a stone and drank porridge. The retainer stood next to him and said, "The minister heard that Qin is going to the party again!" ”

Zhao Kuo didn't care, and said, "When will the troops be increased?" ”

The retainer said: "The minister heard that Dr. Zheng Zhu has returned, and he is incapable of coulding." Qin immediately sent 20,000 troops to Guanzhong, as well as the grain soldiers of Beidi and Shangjun, and went to Hedong. Day and night, men and horses are connected to the road, and dust covers the sun. Or no less than 100,000 people. ”

Zhao Kuo said: "Qin can't do anything. Lian Qing guarded the party and kept it to the point, but Qin could not enter, so he increased his troops in an attempt to succeed. Qin Yuan went to the party, and it was difficult to transfer soldiers and food, and the more soldiers, the faster the defeat. ”

The retainer said: "The national lieutenant will also increase his troops in the party, or say more." The former reverted to the township to recruit porters. When it is harvested, it is difficult to find a husband, and the conscripted person may be difficult to harvest. ”

Zhao Kuo said: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored!" Therefore, the scriptures are five, the school is calculated, and the situation is asked. ”

The retainer said: "The son studied in the house and met people. Childe's opinion, when will the war finally be? ”

Zhao Kuo said: "The battle of Fu and Qin is also often raised in the middle of October, and the winter is plundered in the wilderness, and the spring is returned. Don't miss the agricultural time. Today, it is not the case, since the spring comes, it is a long summer, and it is still not retreating, and it will want to break Zhao Ye. If the battle stops, if it is not Zhao Po Qin, then Qin Po Zhao! ”

The retainer said: "Wen Lianqing but don't fight, how can he break Qin, only wait for Qin to break his ears!" ”

Zhao Kuo said: "Who said this? ”

The retainer said: "It is rumored that Lian Qing is afraid of Qin, but he is stubborn." However, if Handan's grain and grass are not continued, and the support is weak, it will be defeated. ”

Zhao Kuo said: "Lian Qing is brave and martial, and he is afraid of Qin, but he is scheming. Shangdang is close to Zhao and far away from Qin, Zhao Fei is one Qin Fei ten, and Qin Fei has been holding each other for a long time, and Qin will be difficult to continue. Take advantage of it and attack it, and you can win it all. ”

At this moment, another car came in the distance. Zhao Kuo stood up hesitantly, looked from afar, and asked the retainers, "Is there a guest?" ”

The retainer said: "I haven't heard of it." ”

Zhao Kuo stopped talking, quickly poured the porridge into his stomach, asked the retainers to clean it up, and then let the retainers lead his son to avoid it. At this time, the car has also arrived. The person who came got off the car a hundred steps away, Zhao Kuo recognized that it was Yu Qing, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet Yu Qing.

Yu Qing got straight to the point and said: "The king wants to discuss with the son, and I hope the son will rise immediately!" ”

Zhao Kuo said: "What does the king call his ministers? ”

Yu Qing said: "It's really a matter of going to the party." ”

Zhao Kuo said: "The matter of going to the party, the minister does not know, how dare you do it!" ”

Yu Qing said: "Whoever the prince wants to know, there is no end to it." ”

Zhao Kuo said: "The minister is in decline, how can he see the king!" ”

Yu Qing said: "Filial piety comes first. The son mourned for his father, although the ghosts and gods still saw it, and the people were kings! King Bixi! ”

Zhao Kuo saw that he was not allowed to say anything, so he had to call out his retainers and his son, and told them that King Zhao summoned them and ordered them to go back first. I met the king with Yu Qing, and after replying, I came back. The two cars headed for Handan together.

It was the official of the Zhao Wang's Servant Mansion who drove for Yu Qing, and he was skilled, naturally he was not comparable to the retainers, and he soon disappeared, and the retainers were able to keep up at first, but then they were pulled farther and farther away, so they had to sigh and walk slowly. When he returned to the mansion, he reported to the old lady that King Zhao had suddenly summoned his son, and the old lady immediately became nervous.

The car carried Yu Qing and Zhao Kuo straight into the palace gate and stopped in front of a palace gate. Several waiters came over to lead the horses, Yu Qing and Zhao Kuo entered the hall under the leadership of a waiter, and King Zhao, Pingyang Jun and Pingyuan Jun waited in the east side room, supplemented by the huge Shangdang mountain and river topography map! Zhao Kuo immediately understood the intention of King Zhao to ask him to come......

respectfully saluted King Zhao and Erjun, and the three of them also respectfully returned the salute, comforting Zhao Hao's spirit in the sky and commending Zhao Kuo's filial piety. King Zhao said: "The son's mourning should not be disturbed. However, the country is in trouble, ask the loyal ministers, and may the prince temporarily take away his affection! ”

Zhao Kuo bowed and said: "The minister is ominous, the king will not give up, dare not be dedicated!" ”

So Ping Yuanjun gave a complete introduction to the situation of the confrontation between Zhao and Qin on the topography map of the mountains and rivers of Shangdang. Due to the preparations made in advance, Pingyuan Jun's introduction is prominent and detailed, and it is very appropriate to reproduce the situation, troops, grain and grass of Changping Zhao and Qin. Zhao Kuo only asked a few less important details, and then fell into deep thought.

King Zhao emphatically stated the main point of the whole problem: "Handan's grain will be given in July, and the soldiers of the party will last in October, but they must be given again." ”

Zhao Kuo stretched his neck with difficulty and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Pingyuan Jun replied: "The king consulted with Le Qing, and Le Qing said, the art of war, five rules to attack it." Now Zhao Wu and Qin Yi should be defeated by field warfare. The king asked what should be done? Le Qing said, the son of Ma Fu can also! ”

Zhao Kuo forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and bowed down and said: "With an ominous body, how dare you go to the army!" ”

Pingyang Jun said: "It is the late king who consults the son, how should he break Qin?" ”

Zhao Kuo said: "The ministers have been fighting for a long time, and they have not experienced it, so I am willing to think about it, which is right!" ”

King Zhao then got up and shouted to the back: "It's out!" Five Zhao girls floated in.

King Zhao said to Zhao Kuo: "Today, may the son be mourned!" Pingyang-kun and Pingyuan-kun also smiled and bowed and left. Zhao Kuo saw that there were only himself and five Zhao girls in the hall, and immediately understood what King Zhao meant. He sat there for a moment, looked at the mourning clothes on his body, and struggled in his heart whether to take it off or not! The five Zhao girls sat behind him, silent, quietly watching his movements.

Finally, Zhao Kuo asked: "If you are mourned, how should you serve?" ”

Zhao Nu behind him saluted, went out silently, and soon entered with a piece of clothing. It's a full set of doctor's clothes.

Zhao Kuo saluted to the place where King Zhao had sat just now, and said, "The ministers will teach the funeral!" Then he untied the belt around his waist, and only the front and back of the mourning clothes immediately loosened. Zhao Nu immediately saluted and dispersed. Soon back, led Zhao Kuo to the backyard, in the backyard has been prepared two large urns, each containing hot and cold water, pine branches, petals, herbs dotted in between. Between the two urns, there is a large plate and a clumper. Zhao Kuo took off his mourning clothes, revealing his sturdy body, came to the plate, and draped his hair. One Zhao girl was washed with a squirt, and the rest of the Zhao women were on the side to assist.