Chapter 69: Plains-kun laughs and tears

King Zhao raised his head, and his eyes burst with hope.

But soon, the sparkle of hope in his eyes faded into a bleak sorrow.

King Zhao said sadly: "Uncle, is there no other way than to let Duke Lian and General Li lead troops into Handan?" ”

Zhao Sheng clenched the crutches in his hand and remained silent.

King Zhao asked again: "Uncle has 3,000 guests, can't he save me?" ”

The nobles' doormen were also private soldiers, and when they were fighting for power, they often led the doormen to fight.

Having a fief and being able to gather thousands of guests is equivalent to being able to make himself a small monarch of China. After Meng Weijun was jealous, he returned to the fiefdom with his own disciples and did not belong to any country.

Although it was only called the Seven Kingdoms during the Warring States Period, it was actually only the seven most powerful countries with the possibility of unifying the world, and there were some scattered small states between the Seven Kingdoms, most of which were dependent on these Seven Kingdoms.

But now that it has entered the end of the Warring States Period, except for the King of Chu, who is difficult to control the old nobles and feudal monarchs under his command, even if the feudal monarchs of other countries have fiefs, their power has been deprived a lot. Even if Zhao Sheng returned to the fiefdom, he would not be able to establish a state of China like Meng Weijun.

King Zhao asked again, and Zhao Sheng spoke: "After Zhu Xiang left, most of my disciples also left me, and the rest of the people are not enough to help you." ”

Zhao Sheng didn't lie.

Most of the people who become aristocratic doormen do not want to be subordinate to others for the rest of their lives. For example, in the Wei and Jin dynasties, if you want to be an official in the court, you must first go to the door lord's house to be an official, and they become the doormen of the nobles, hoping to use this as a springboard to enter the court and make a big difference.

Even if they can't enter the court, if the nobles they take refuge in themselves have strong power, they help the nobles do things, and they are almost the same as being officials.

The same is true of Zhao Sheng's three thousand doormen.

After Zhu Xiang entered Qin, some disciples were disappointed in Zhao and didn't want to be an official in Zhao anymore, so they left Zhao Sheng; Some doormen left Zhao Sheng simply because Zhao Sheng was far away from the court and his power was not there, just like when Lian Po was recalled from Changping by King Zhao.

There are also doormen who do not look at power and situation, and follow the nobles to death. Zhao Sheng has a few such doormen around him, and his brother-in-law Xin Lingjun is surrounded by such unwavering doormen.

Xin Lingjun treats his disciples with sincerity at all, and most of his disciples are willing to die for him.

Therefore, the King of Qin has slowly planted the seeds of the divisive plan from now on, and imperceptibly separated the King of Xinling and the King of Wei. When the need arises, he or the next King of Qin will give birth to this seed.

Many of the Qin Divisions were based on the existing seeds of suspicion, and many more were planted in advance. Otherwise, no matter how stupid the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms were, the success rate of the Qin State Discord Plan would not be so high.

It was also the lifespan of the old Qin King that the Qin State could establish such a "discordant organization".

Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao were half excluded and half discouraged, and after leaving Handan and returning to the fiefdom, the Qin State provoked a little, and the newly powerful clan in the court actively increased the pressure on Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao.

Now the two of them have not only been eradicated in the court, but the guests around them have also gone all the way, and the door is full of people. Even if the two of them returned to Handan now, King Zhao could not rely on them to regain power.

King Zhao knelt straight on the ground, his eyes empty.

The Seven Kingdoms competed for hegemony with vassal states, and when they were founded, they relied on the power of their clans, so they were naturally shackled by their clans. The situation has only improved when countries have been constantly restructuring and strengthening centralized power.

For example, the Qin State, which has been the most successful in restructuring, has been relatively smooth since Qin Xiangong, except for King Qin Wu's sudden death, and King Zhao Wuling's sideways intervention. In other countries, there is an endless struggle for the throne.

After the division from the Zhao State, there were seven generations of Zhao monarchs before King Zhao, and three generations of monarchs fought with the clan when they succeeded to the throne.

The first major event decided by the prince of Zhao after his rule was the Battle of Changping. The defeat in the Battle of Changping and Zhu Xiang's entry into Qin greatly reduced the prestige of King Zhao, and at the same time, his power was also threatened.

And King Zhao didn't know it at that time.

When King Zhao, who had been living in the palace, listened to the rumors and thought that potatoes could be planted in winter, and ordered the implementation of potatoes, he had already fallen into the trap of the clan.

Even when King Yan attacked the Zhao Kingdom, there were shadows of these nobles.

Yan Guo couldn't swallow Zhao Guo. After the defeat of the Zhao State, they sent people to ask for help from other countries, and only needed to divide a few cities to the Yan State, and the King of Yan would definitely order the withdrawal of the army. They were also the high-ranking clans and nobles of the Zhao State.

The clan believed that they could take this opportunity to force King Zhao to abdicate and become King Zhao themselves; The great nobles thought that they could take this opportunity to overthrow King Zhao, and even divide the three families of the Tian family again.

It's a pity that Lian Po disrupted their plans.

Not being able to get the land in the hands of the starving common people is a trivial matter, which is the real reason why they hate Lian Po so much.

However, they also took this opportunity to let Lian Po withdraw from the court, leaving King Zhao isolated for the time being.

The clan that wanted to be the king themselves was originally hostile to the big nobles who wanted to support King Zhao as a puppet, but now because Lian Po disrupted their plans, they briefly joined forces and reluctantly overthrew King Zhao.

As long as they forced or forced out any of Lian Po, who defeated Yan, and Li Mu, who repelled the Xiongnu, in the name of King Zhao, King Zhao's prestige declined again, and they could slowly achieve their goal.

Only then will they begin to fight each other.

These are not the actions of Qin's divisive schemes.

The Qin State's discordant plan was nothing more than a trivial financial help given to them after discovering their intentions.

There is no problem with King Zhao's IQ, he just hasn't been sharpened.

The battle of Handan in the original history could sharpen him, and the experience of being half-overhead could also sharpen him. What's more, all this is not the common people and wars that he is not familiar with, but the struggle for power and profit in the court that he is familiar with.

So King Zhao quickly understood his situation and what he needed to do.

No matter how bad Lian Po's reputation is, he must also give Lian Po the power and status second only to him in order to keep the king of Zhao and the state of Zhao.

After Lian Po became old and sick, Li Mu could inherit Lian Po's position as Xiangguo.

No, Lian Po's reputation is too bad, and it may be problematic to directly grant him the position of Xiangguo. He should summon his uncle Pingyuanjun to Handan, let Pingyuanjun serve as the prime minister, and use Pingyuanjun's former reputation to consolidate the throne.

His decision is indeed the right choice right now. But who could have known that the Qin State's discordant plan this time was not used for the monarch and courtiers, but to hit the prestige of the Plains Monarch and make the Plains Monarch and his disciples centrifuge?

Pingyuanjun did enter King Zhao's palace, but Pingyuanjun, who had no doormen, was as powerless as King Zhao. Even if such a plain monarch holds the edict of King Zhao, the court of Zhao will say that he forged the edict of King Zhao.

"Uncle summoned Lian Gong and General Li, and they may be beheaded for treason." King Zhao put his hands on his knees and clenched his fists tightly, "They are friends of Zhu Xianggong, and they already have a grudge against me. I believe that they put Zhao Guo first and are willing to come to my rescue. But many people don't believe that if King Zhao issued an edict that they were plotting rebellion, no one in the world would be on their side. ”

"They can't take away Zhao's army, so they can only take their own family to attack Handan. And the Zhao court was able to mobilize the defenders of Handan to defend against them. ”

"In this way, Zhao Guo is estimated to be in chaos."

King Zhao closed his eyes, and the tears in the corners of his eyes dripped down one by one.

"Gong Lian gave up the Zhao State that kept his reputation, and he was going to be in chaos again."

He bowed down again, this time very slowly, as if something was pressing down on his spine, forcing him to bow down little by little.

"Uncle, don't tell Gong Lian and General Li about this." King Zhao's voice trembled, "The Zhao Kingdom hasn't caught its breath yet, and if it messes up again, it may really be divided." ”

Zhao Sheng threw away his crutches and knelt on the ground and cried in front of King Zhao.

King Zhao said: "Change the clan to be the king, the Zhao country is still the Zhao country, and the sacrifice will not be broken." If Zhao is in turmoil......"

He couldn't stop crying.

King Zhao asked the chamberlain to retreat, but the chamberlain stood by the bed and observed their every move, and did not retreat. Although he would tell the master behind him in detail about the words of the uncle and nephew, when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel sad, and his eyes were filled with tears.

Zhao Sheng cried and said, "I got the news that King Qin wants to exchange the city for Lian Po and Li Mu. ”

King Zhao was stunned for a moment, then fell to the ground and laughed, laughing so hard that his tears flowed more and more: "Okay, good, I'll give it to him, and the widow will give it to him!" Hahaha! ”

King Zhao didn't know why he was laughing, but he just couldn't breathe with laughter, laughing so much that he couldn't kneel on his knees, lying on the ground crying and crying, like a madman.

Zhao Sheng helped King Zhao up and said, "I will stay in Handan and do my best to help you." ”

King Zhao shook his head: "Let's leave, uncle." As long as you're alive, they won't dare to go too far. If you're trapped in Handan, I'm really hopeless. Leave quickly, and leave while they dare not touch you now. ”

Zhao Sheng asked, "Do you need me to take Zhao Yan away?" ”

King Zhao shook his head again: "No." If they can't reach an agreement, they will definitely help my son continue to be the king of Zhao. It is also a way to avoid civil strife. Let's go, uncle, it's too late if you don't leave. ”

Zhao Sheng cried again, and then left the palace on crutches.

He still decided to go to Lian Po and Li Mu.

Although it is true that as King Zhao said, Lian Po and Li Mu led troops into Handan and may cause civil strife. But if there is a guarantee of his and Zhao Bao's fame, coupled with the prestige of Lian Po and Li Mu themselves, perhaps the people will be on their side. The civil strife may be an opportunity for Zhao to survive the crisis.

But as soon as he left the palace, a familiar face stopped him outside and invited him to get into the car.

Zhao Sheng silently looked at the person in front of him.

Among them were his nephews, and his cousins, all of his people.

"King Zhao is mediocre, isn't it better for Zhao to change to King Zhao?" Those humanitarians, "We hope that you will continue to support the new King Zhao." ”

Zhao Sheng didn't answer, he just laughed miserably, laughing so hard that he fell to the ground.

He sat on the ground and asked, "What about Zhao Bao?" I was also held up by you. ”

Those humanitarians: "Pingyang-kun is waiting for Pingyuan-kun." ”

Zhao Sheng smiled: "He was also detained by you." You didn't hurt him, did you? ”

Those people hurriedly said, "How can we hurt Pingyang-kun? Please meet Pingyuan-kun and Pingyang-kun. As long as Lian Po and Li Mu leave the Zhao Kingdom, we will immediately let you go back to the fiefdom. ”

Zhao Sheng laughed again, and he also fell to the ground laughing like King Zhao, laughing out of tears, laughing like a madman.

Chapter 70: Li Mutan's Wine

The cotton has been fully processed, and the king of Qin issued an edict to reward Lin Zhen who donated seeds and Zhu Xiang who cultivated cotton, and at the same time rewarded the Mo family peasant family, and many people in the Mo family and the peasant family were given knighthoods, and the status of the two families in the Qin State was finally stabilized.

They wanted to hand over the position of leader to Zhu Xiang again, but Zhu Xiang shook his head.

"I don't want to be tied down." Zhu Xiang half-jokingly said, "Look, I am a disciple of Xunzi himself, and I don't even have Confucianism...... Ouch! ”

Xunzi gave Zhu Xiang's head a slam.

Ying Xiaozheng looked up at his uncle's head, wondering if his uncle's head would be harder than a shield if he continued to exercise like this.

Zhu Xiang said so, and the two families had no choice but to give up.

After the cotton harvest, Zhu Xiang was idle for a while.

At this time, he likes to climb the mountain, and by the way, he goes to the mountain to pick some strange plants.

When he reached the top of the mountain, Zhu Xiang would always sit on the stone facing east for a while, looking into the distance in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

When the weather is good, Ying Xiaozheng will also climb the mountain with Zhu Xiang to exercise.

The heavy little fat man sat in Zhu Xiang's arms and asked his uncle curiously what he was looking at.

Zhu Xiang smiled: "I didn't see anything. ”

Ying Xiaozheng asked, "What is my uncle thinking, are you worried about Lian Weng and Uncle Li in Zhao State?" ”

Now that Ying Xiaozheng has more teachers, he is called Uncle Li Mu, not a teacher.

But when they met, the sweet-mouthed little fat man would still throw himself into Uncle Li's arms and say obediently, "Teacher, Zheng'er misses you."

The shameless coquettishness of talents is the innate talent of all wise kings. What's more, he is still young, and he doesn't need to be cheeky.