Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Especially after taking his seat, he still bowed slightly towards Zhao Dan to show his respect, which made Zhao Dan very satisfied psychologically.

As the saying goes, one can tell at a glance that Hou Sheng must be a master of flattering, no wonder he can coax Qi Wangjian into a circle.

If there is a "sycophant" among the hundreds of schools of thought, then Zhao Dan thinks that Hou Sheng should be able to have a place in it.

So Zhao Dan said with a smile: "I heard that Houqing has great talent. If Houqing is willing to vote for Zhao, I will make Houqing a Jianxin Lord. I don't know what Houqing wants?"

The title of Lord Jianxin was actually given to Zhao Xiaocheng, the king's male favorite in history.

After hearing Zhao Dan's words, Hou Sheng's body was shaken, and he subconsciously asked, "Your Majesty's words are true?"

Zhao Dan laughed loudly: "The words of the widows are naturally taken seriously."

Only then did Hou Sheng realize his gaffe, and hurriedly confessed to Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan waved his hand to stop Hou Sheng's confession, and said to the Qi Xiangbang in front of him seriously: "I want Hou Qing to know that what I said is not a joke, and Hou Qing will know in the future."

Given Zhao Dan's status, when he said this with such a serious expression and tone, few people would think that he was lying.

Hou Sheng only felt a strange emotion flashing through his heart, but he quickly suppressed this emotion.

You must know that although Hou Sheng is now the prime minister of Qi, the position of being a monarch has nothing to do with Hou Sheng.

Because Hou Sheng's sister, the Queen, sternly rejected Qi Wangjian's request to grant Hou Sheng the title of king.

After suppressing this strange emotion, Hou Sheng said to Zhao Dan solemnly: "Your Majesty, I came here this time because of the meeting between Your Majesty and my King earlier."

Zhao Dan's eyes flashed brightly, but he said calmly, "So, King Qi must have made a decision?"

Hou Sheng nodded his head, but he didn't tell King Qi's decision immediately, but asked instead: "Your Majesty, if Qi is willing to accept His Majesty's conditions, I don't know how His Majesty will repay you?"

Zhao Dan glanced at Hou Sheng with a smile, and suddenly said: "I heard that King Yan is dying of illness, and the time for his death should be in the near future."

This sounds like something totally irrelevant to what Hou Sheng said.

But for some reason, after hearing what Zhao Dan said, Hou Sheng's expression changed slightly.

Zhao Dan coughed, and continued: "The widow also heard that if Yan Wang Yanjia succeeds, it should be Young Master An. And if Young Master An Ruo succeeds to the throne, he must use Gaoyang Lord Rong Hao, and Rong Hao has always hated me, Zhao Guojiu. carry on."

Hou Sheng smacked his mouth and seemed to hear something: "So what King Zhao meant"

Zhao Dan said with a smile: "The meaning of the widow is actually very simple. The Queen of Yan just adopted a son a while ago, named son Ke. In my opinion, this son Ke is the best candidate to inherit the throne of King Yan! I don't know Does King Qi also think so?"

Hou Sheng rolled his eyes, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Back to your lord, son Ke has a good reputation and has been known to my king for a long time. Therefore, in my king's opinion, son Ke is indeed the best successor to King Yan." Excellent candidate!"

Hearing this, Zhao Dan couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing: "The king of Yan and the widow are indeed heroes who see the same thing. It's just that young master An is in great power now. If you wait until King Yan drives away, it's sure that young master Ke will not be able to ascend the throne. This is indeed a It's a mess."

Hou Sheng carefully observed Zhao Dan's expression for a while, and said tentatively: "I wonder if the Qi State can help the king in this matter? But the king's Zhao State is very powerful and the princes, and it seems that they don't need the help of other countries."

"No, no, no." Zhao Dan shook his head and said to Hou Sheng: "Since the Battle of Changping last year, I have used troops against the Xiongnu and Hedong one after another. How can I have the strength to participate in the affairs of the Yan Kingdom? But Yan The queen is the sister of the widow, and I can't ignore the matter of the queen swallow, it is really worrying to the widow."

Zhao Dan's sighing appearance fell into Hou Sheng's eyes, and the light in Hou Sheng's eyes immediately began to shine, and he hurriedly said: "If King Zhao doesn't dislike it, there are still 20 fighters in Qi State. If you want to come, you can help Zhao Dan." The king fulfills this wish."

Zhao Dan seemed very pleasantly surprised when he heard it: "Is this really true?"

Hou Sheng nodded vigorously and said, "Return to Your Majesty, this matter is indeed serious!"

A bright smile appeared on Zhao Dan's face, and he suddenly took out a letter from his pocket.

"Hou Qing, Empress Yan once said in this letter that if someone is willing to help son Ke succeed to the throne, after the matter is completed, Empress Yan will donate three hundred miles of land to the country that has done this righteous deed. The widow thinks that King Qi is quite With the style of Duke Huan, he is the best person to do this kind of righteous deed, I wonder what Houqing thinks?"

Hou Sheng didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the secret letter in Zhao Dan's hand, and patted his chest to make a promise: "Please rest assured, the state of Qi has always been known to the world for its benevolence and righteousness, and this matter is of course an inescapable duty." !"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Chapter 336 The Price of Growth (Second Change)

After Hou Sheng left, Yu Xin and Li Bo came out of the compartment at the back of the hall.

Uncle Li still had obvious doubts on his face: "Why did Your Majesty hand over this matter to the State of Qi?"

According to the original plan, it was Pang Nuan who led the frontier troops from the five northern counties to help the Queen of Yan and Prince Ke win the throne of Yan.

Zhao Dan smiled and said: "It is good to hand it over to the Qi State, so that the widow's soldiers will not die in vain because of this war that Zhao Guo will not get any land, and the widow will not be killed because of this war. A war that pays a lot of money and land to reward the soldiers for almost no good."

Uncle Li seemed to agree with this answer, but immediately asked again: "But the people of Qi may not be able to defeat the troops of Gongzi An and Rong Yan."

Zhao Dan waved his hand indifferently: "If the Qi people can't do it, then I will order Pang Nuan to send troops."

Li Bo said, "But that's three hundred miles of land, my lord."

Zhao Dan didn't seem to care about it: "It's just a mere three hundred miles of land. One day, what I want to rule will be the thousands of miles of China! Li Qing, you have to take a long-term view."

Li Bodao: "But Qi State will definitely be the enemy of Zhao State in the future. If Qi State gets these three hundred miles of land out of thin air, wouldn't it make Qi State stronger again?"

"No, you are wrong about Li Qing." Zhao Dan said seriously: "The people of Qi want to pay for these three hundred miles of land, in addition to paying for the casualties of soldiers, they will also pay for another thing."

Li Bo asked, "Dare to ask what your Majesty is?"

Zhao Dan replied: "The relationship between Qi State and Yan State will be enmity for decades!"

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Seeing Uncle Li standing in front of him with a speechless face, Zhao Dan couldn't help laughing again.

He suddenly discovered that the lieutenant may have enough experience in how to test the achievements of school officials and how to govern the people, but he doesn't seem to know so much about these twists and turns in diplomacy.

That's pretty good.

So Zhao Dan turned his gaze to Yu Xin who was on the side.

Yu Xin turned to Li Bo, who was still a little unclear, and said, "If there is a grudge between Yan and Qi, they will definitely attack each other in the future. In this way, Zhao Guo can mediate and even contribute to the flames. It is a good thing for Zhao Guo!"

Li Bodao: "Yu Qing's words are wrong. If the Qi State sends troops to support Young Master Ke, Queen Yan and Young Master Ke should be grateful to Qi State. How can Qi State be enraged by this?"

Yu Dao said: "If you want Queen Yan and Young Master Ke to be grateful to Qi State, the premise is that Yan State will not cede the land to Qi State. Since the land has been ceded, then the two sides are Qing Dynasty, so what is there to be grateful for? After all, the matter of position is very unpleasant, so once the Empress Dowager is firmly established, she will definitely find a way to take back the three hundred miles of land!"

Li Bodao: "So Yu Qing thinks that sooner or later a war will break out between Yan and Qi because of the three hundred miles of land?"

"Exactly!"

Uncle Li shook his head: "I still think that instead of letting the people of Qi get the three hundred li, it's better for my country of Zhao to take it. Anyway, I'm sorry that the country of Yan would not dare to do anything to the country of Zhao."

Zhao Dan looked at Uncle Li with a displeased face, but he could actually understand why the lieutenant was upset.

The land between Yan State and Qi State is the last section of the plain where the Yellow River flows into the Bohai Sea, and it is also a piece of land that Zhao State has been coveting since.

If you look at it from the perspective of geography in the future, this place is simply an excellent outlet to the sea.