Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Dan glanced at Mao Sui standing behind him in the corner of the hall, and said, "Mao Sui, come and read the edict of the widow."

Mao Sui nodded, walked up to the officials holding a copy of the edict, and read it aloud.

"In the past, Wei State was originally an ally of the Three Jin Dynasties, but turned its back on Zhao and formed an alliance with other countries, intending to destroy the state of Zhao. The widow was very angry, so he sent troops to punish him, destroy his country, and capture his king."

"Yan Guo and Zhao Guo were originally relatives by marriage, but Yan Xiangle secretly ordered Jing Ke to be a thief in an attempt to kill the widow, and the widow sent troops to destroy the country."

"The king of Qi used the strategy of winning from the back and cut off the envoys of Qin. He wanted to cause chaos, and the soldiers and officials punished him, captured his king, and ordered the prince to rule the land evenly."

"The king of Han accepts the land and imitates the seal. Please be a minister. It has been doubled, and he will join forces with Qin and Chu to rebel against Zhao. Therefore, he will send troops to punish him and capture his king."

"The King of Qin has repeatedly made enemies of Zhao, attacking our western border, and even attacking Changping and Anyi, which is very harmful to Zhao, so he destroyed his country."

"The king of Chu sacrificed to the south of the Yangtze River, but he broke the contract, and sent troops to attack us in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, he sent troops to punish him, won his king, and decided his Chu land."

When he said this, Mao Sui raised his voice and said:

"The widow, with a humble body, launched an army to punish the riots. The spirit of the ancestral temple, the six kings will subdue the innocent, and the world will be settled. The current name will not be changed. There is no way to call it a success. It will be passed on to future generations. Now order the ministers to discuss the title of the emperor, The few choose the best."

As soon as the words fell, all the officials in the palace were suddenly excited.

Xiangbang Yuxin took a deep breath, stood up, and said respectfully: "In the past, the five emperors lived thousands of miles away, and their outer princes obeyed the barbarians, whether they were court or not. All over the world, the sea is divided into prefectures and counties, and the laws and regulations are unified. Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as the five emperors. The ministers and others would like to discuss with the scholars of the Huaxia Academy: In ancient times, there were emperors of heaven, emperors of land, and emperors of Thailand. The emperor of Thailand is the most expensive. The ministers and others will be honored, and the king will be the emperor of Thailand. Orders are rules, orders are edicts, and the emperor calls himself "Zhen. Please judge!"

As soon as Yu Xin's voice fell, Lian Po, who was the teacher in class just now, immediately stood up and said in a loud voice: "The old minister seconded the proposal!"

Uncle Li stood up at the same time: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

One after another, the ministers stood up one after another: "Second ministers!"

In the entire hall, many ministers of the Zhao State had their faces flying, staring at their own king with fanatical and respectful eyes.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhao Dan showed a smile on his face, and said: "I am very happy with the opinions of the ministers. However, I am a descendant of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, so I think that when I go to Thailand, I will be the emperor, and I will adopt the title of the ancient emperor." , the title is the emperor. Others are as discussed by the ministers!"

Yu Xin walked out to the center of the hall, bowed his knees and worshiped: "Chen Yuxin, see His Majesty the Emperor!"

All the ministers of Zhao State in the palace came out one after another, knelt down behind Yu Xin, and said in unison: "I will see His Majesty the Emperor!"

According to later historians:

"In the first year of the emperor, Qin soldiers came to invade. At that time, the Empress Dowager was regent, and Chang'an Jun was the host of Qi, and Qi soldiers were able to retreat from Zhao.

In the sixth year of the emperor, Feng Ting, the prefect of Shangdang, surrendered to Zhao. Qin took Baiqi as his general to attack Shangdang, and the emperor took Lian Po as his general to defend him. The three kingdoms of Wei, Chu, and Han defeated Qin in Shangdang.

In eight years, Li Mu broke Xianyang.

In the 11th year, all the countries attacked Zhao, and the emperor defeated it. Li Mu defeated Xianyang twice and captured the king of Qin.The princes were terrified, and they all went to Handan.

In the 12th year, Wei was destroyed and the king of Wei was abolished for the people.

In the 13th year, Li Mu defeated the allied forces of the Xiongnu and Wusun and took over the land of Hexi.Yan Xiangle ordered Jing Ke to assassinate the emperor, and the emperor was angry and attacked Yan with Pang Nuan.Yan was destroyed, and the King of Yan was abolished for the people.Li Mu destroyed Jizi North Korea.

In the 14th year, the king of Qi had no way, and later won the prime minister, and the people complained.The emperor used Lian Po as his general to destroy Qi.

In the 15th year, the emperor ordered Lian Po to attack Han, and Chu used Huang Xie as his general to help Han. Huang Xie's retainer Li Yuan poisoned Chu Wang Yuan and established Chu Wang Han.The Chu army retreated, and Lian Po destroyed South Korea.Li Mu defeated the Qiang people in the West Sea and obtained all the lands of Hehuang and Yiqu.

In the 16th year, Chunshen Lord Huang Xie died, and Li Yuan held a banquet to kill all the elites of Zhaojing Qu San's clan.The emperor ordered Li Mu to destroy Qin as a general, Zhao Kuo made a surprise attack on Bajun in Hanzhong, Li Mu broke through Chengdu, and captured King Qin.

In the 17th year, the emperor ordered Li Mu to conquer the Western Regions, defeat the Xiongnu, and fled to Mobei.Zhao Kuo built Yili, seized Batkela, and took its land as Suiye County.

Lian Po and Pang Nuan each led 15 troops to attack Li Yuan and Qu San Clan of Zhaojing.

So far, the world is one. "

Chapter 64 Finale

When the spring of another year came, Li Mu, the governor of Zhao State's Western Regions Protectorate, finally returned to Handan.

Like every previous war, Li Mu brought back a lot of extremely exciting news.

After defeating the Huns, Li Mu did not pursue the Huns, but continued westward and finally joined forces with Zhao Kuo.

This is also Zhao Dan's prior arrangement. As long as the Western Regions are captured, the Xiongnu in Mobei will be the target that Zhao can send troops to attack at any time, and because the Western Regions are occupied, the Huns don't even have a place to run. Shall we go to the icy Siberia?

Therefore, there is really no need to rush to attack Mobei.

In fact, even Li Mu himself didn't know that there were three chanyus from the Xiongnu who followed him to Handan.

After being defeated by Li Mu, the once unified Xiongnu fled back to Mobei, and then split into many parts again. Among them, the four powerful Xiongnu nobles each established themselves as Shanyu, and fought against each other endlessly in order to survive.

Under such circumstances, it is extremely important who can get the support of Zhao Guo, so these Shanyus did not hesitate to submit to Zhao Guo, just to get Zhao Guo's support and kill everyone else.

Zhao Dan has already made a decision to let Li Mu lead his troops to attack Mobei at that time, and completely bring Mobei under Zhao Guo's command.

Another aspect of Li Mu's western expedition, the Bactria region, is also worth mentioning.

During this Western Expedition, except for some resistance forces in the southern mountainous area of ​​the entire Batkeria region, all the population cities in more than [-]% of the region have been completely brought under the jurisdiction of Zhao State's Western Regions Protectorate. At present, a group of Zhao Guo officials who accompanied the army are in charge of governance.

Of course, due to the vast area of ​​the Western Regions and Bactria, it will be necessary for the State of Zhao to immigrate a large number of people and send officials to these areas in the future. rule.

Otherwise, Zhao Guo's rule over this area will only be short-lived like the Tang Dynasty.

However, considering that Seleucid's scumbag combat power is completely incomparable with the powerful Arab Empire in the Tang Dynasty, and considering that Zhao State has super-era weapons such as armored cavalry and thunderbolts, no one in Zhao State thinks that Zhao Guoguo couldn't defend these two areas.

In addition, Li Mu also brought back a long list obtained through the auction of oases, slaves, horses, and various special products of the Western Regions. , and a huge number that made Lu Buwei, the top leader of the Ministry of Commerce of Zhao State, dizzy after seeing it.

Not only that, Li Mu also brought back tens of thousands of Hu slaves from the Western Regions, thousands of descendants of Macedonian artisans from the former Alexander Empire in the Batkeria area, and many books hidden in the Batkeria area, including books such as Messages from Greek sages such as Plato and Aristotle.

Regarding the Indian Maurya Dynasty, Li Mu also gained enough understanding in Bactria, which laid the foundation for the next conquest of India.

Although India is now in the period when Ashoka, the strongest king of the Peacock Dynasty, was in power, with the combination of Li Mu's armored cavalry and Zhao's elite army that shocked the six countries, Zhao Dan felt that Ashoka might not be as powerful as he was. Dominating India like that in history is known as India's eternal emperor.

Of course, it is necessary to transfer to India to eat every bite, but that must be done after the Zhao State has completely pacified the Western Regions and captured Mobei.

Li Mu is mainly in charge of the war in the Western Regions and India, with Zhao Kuo assisting.This is because the enemy in this area is the most difficult, and at the same time, someone needs to be stationed for a long time. The combination of Li Mu and Zhao Kuo is both young and good enough, and they are excellent candidates.

In addition, the Yue people such as Dongyue and Minyue in the south, as well as countries such as Yelang in the southwest, are also targets that need to be conquered.After all, these are the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi in Chinese history, and they must be taken down.

Moreover, after taking this place, Zhao Guo can continue to go south to Vietnam and other places in the Indochina Peninsula, so as to obtain the best food crop that Zhao Guo can obtain in this era, Zhancheng rice.

As for the southward direction, Zhao Dan decided to hand it over to the young Lian Po.

After all, according to the history books, Lian Po died a few years before Qin Shihuang destroyed Zhao in 222 BC. If this is the case, even if Lian Po is in his sixties, he still has at least 20 years to live .

With the old and strong Lian Po, supplemented by Pang Nuan, Ju Xin and other veterans, it is absolutely safe.

Taking a step back, even if these veterans don’t live long, the Mesozoic Le Cheng can also be responsible for this aspect. After all, the south is not like the Seleucids or the Maurya Dynasty in the Western Regions. Just a small country.

This kind of enemy, a famous general of Lian Po Pang Nuan's level is actually just to relax his muscles and bones, and Le Cheng's ability is definitely easy to do.