Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

The extra stranger was said to be recommended by Fan Sui before he left, Cai Ze who was just an unsatisfactory lobbyist in Yan Kingdom not long ago.

Compared with before, today's Cai Ze can be said to be completely different.

Since Fan Sui resigned as Prime Minister, there are different opinions on Fan Sui's successor, but most people think that Yangquan Lord Mi Rong is the most popular candidate.

The reason why I think it is Mi Rong is actually very simple.

This Lord Yangquan is not only the brother-in-law of Prince An Guojun Zhao Zhu, but also assisted An Guojun to supervise the country when Qin Wangji went to Luoyi to meet Zhao Wangdan not long ago.

A person with background, ability, and trust is simply the perfect template for being a Xiangbang.

However, Qin Wangji's final choice was beyond everyone's expectations.

After driving Fan Sui away, Qin Wangji actually listened to Fan Sui's final recommendation, and after summoning Cai Ze once, he named Cai Ze the title of Lord Gangcheng and served as the guardian of Qin.

Shouxiang means guarding the state, which means temporary state.

However, in view of the fact that Cai Ze's predecessor, Fan Sui, also served as a guardian for a short time and then became a full-time official, plus the fact that he was conferred the title of Gang Chengjun by King Ji of Qin after only one meeting, as long as Cai Ze does not make mistakes, It must be a matter of time before he becomes a regular.

At this moment, Cai Ze was wearing a black formal suit and wearing a crown, sitting on the left side of Qin Wangji's lower head. His waist was straight and he looked quite energetic.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. Cai Ze's attire has a bit of official authority, and the discomfort caused by his ugly face has been diluted a lot.

For Cai Ze, although he had successfully convinced Qin Wangji of his ability through a meeting, this meeting is the first time that Cai Ze has truly participated in the discussion of national policy by the core leadership of Qin State.

So Cai Ze really wanted to use this meeting to get off to a good start and show off his abilities.

After Qin Wangji asked the question, Cai Ze looked around and found that none of the Qin ministers spoke, so he felt that it was time for him to act.

So Cai Ze said: "Your Majesty, I have a copy."

As soon as Cai Ze opened his mouth, several other important ministers of the Qin State in the hall cast their gazes over in unison.

There is not only curiosity in this gaze, but also complex emotions such as disdain and jealousy.

Qin Wangji glanced at Cai Ze calmly, and said, "Gang Chengjun, feel free to tell me."

Cai Ze cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, after the two defeats in Changping and Hedong, in Cai Ze's opinion, the Zhao Kingdom has become the most powerful country in the world!"

As soon as Cai Ze uttered these words, the faces of other Qin monarchs and ministers, including Qin Wangji, couldn't help but look a little ugly.

Although everyone present knew that Cai Ze was telling the truth, sometimes, telling the truth was actually a very hurtful thing.

It is precisely because of this that the eyes of many looking at Cai Ze began to bring a lot of dissatisfaction.

Cai Ze didn't care about the dissatisfaction in these gazes. After all, Cai Ze has been discriminated against and ridiculed because of his appearance. These gazes are really not bad.

Being ugly, especially an ugly man, is really a very sad thing in ancient society.

Cai Ze said to Qin Wangji in a self-contained manner: "Now that the state of Zhao has Shangdang and Hedong counties, it is not only powerful, but also has an extremely vast territory, which is even greater than that of the state of Jin back then. Therefore, in my opinion, If you want to defeat Zhao State, it is already difficult to rely on the strength of Qin State alone, and you must unite other countries to do it."

After listening to Cai Ze's words, Qin Wangji nodded slightly, and obviously felt that Cai Ze's words were quite reasonable.

Qin Wangji didn't speak, but signaled Cai Ze to continue with his eyes.

Cai Ze then continued to speak: "First of all, Your Majesty must declare to the world, express support for the current King of Yan, and condemn Qi and Zhao's joint invasion of Yan!"

"Condemnation?" Qin Wangji thought for a while, and asked, "So Gang Chengjun means not to send troops?"

"Send troops?" Cai Ze shrugged his shoulders and said, "My lord, it's not that I want to hurt my morale, but I want to ask you a question, if you send troops now, can you be sure to defeat Zhao?"

Qin Wangji thought for a while, and then closed his mouth very simply, as if he didn't want to continue to say a word.

Cai Ze continued: "Secondly, Wei State is the mortal enemy of Qi State, and it is also a neighbor of Zhao and Qi. Now that Zhao and Qi are jointly attacking Yan State, Wei Wangyu must have doubts in his heart, fearing that one day Zhao State will join forces with Qi State to attack Wei State. Therefore, if the king can send an effective lobbyist to Daliang, it is very possible to persuade Wei Wangyu to let the Wei State and the Great Qin fight against Zhao."

As soon as Wei State was mentioned, Qin Wangji showed a very unhappy expression on his face, and said in a muffled voice: "During the Battle of Hedong, I sent envoys to Daliang many times, but all of them were rejected by Wei Wangyu. And that Wei Wuji took the opportunity to seize the widow's Tao County, and the widow has not yet settled the score with Wei Guo!"

Cai Ze said with a smile: "My lord, the reason for the Kingdom of Wei at that time was because Zhao Wangdan promised Anyi to Wei Wangyu, and because of Wei Wuji's plan to seize Tao County, that's why Wei Wangyu refused to join forces with the king so decisively."

"But as the saying goes, one moment is another moment. Today's Zhao State is already dominating the world. Wei State is Zhao State's neighbor, and the capital Daliang is so close to Handan. Could it be that Wei Wangyu really has Zhao in his heart? The country is not on guard at all? I think this is unlikely."

"Besides, I have also heard about one thing. After losing to Qi State in the Battle of Lanling in Chu State and being besieged by Kuang Liang in Pengcheng, Zhao Wangdan at that time sent someone to meet Wei Wuji and asked Wei Wuji to stop Besieged Taoyi and went south to rescue Pengcheng. But Wei Wuji took advantage of this incident and took Taoyi with a feint, no matter how generous Zhao Wangdan was, he must be dissatisfied with this."

"Thus, in my opinion, although the two countries of Zhao and Wei still maintain the banner of the Three Jin Alliance in name, they are actually separated from each other. If the king sends lobbyists to Daliang City this time, it is very likely that they will immediately To success!"

Cai Ze's eloquent words seemed very reasonable and well-founded, making the other Qin ministers present couldn't help nodding their heads.

Qin Wangji thought for a while, and finally said: "In that case, let's send envoys to Daliang City!"

After making this decision, Qin Wangji said again: "But if only relying on the power of Qin and Wei, I am afraid it is still not enough to make an enemy of Zhao. I wonder if Mr. Gang Cheng can solve this problem?"

Chapter 362 Cai Ze's Diplomatic Strategy ([-]rd update)

The reason why he was able to say these words was not that Qin Wangji was afraid of Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo.

In the current situation of hegemony among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, anyone with a little knowledge can see that Zhao Guo must have more allies.

When there are many people, there is great power.If Qin Wangji didn't know it before, then Qin Wangji definitely knows it now.

After all, judging from the current situation, Qin and Wei are facing the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Zhao, Chu and South Korea, and now a Qi State may also be on the same side as Zhao State. Isn't this still the same as the Qin State's second strike in the Battle of Hedong County? Is Si's cheating situation?

Anyway, Qin Wangji no longer wants to play such a disadvantaged situation under such aggrieved circumstances.

Cai Ze smiled, and said to Qin Wangji: "Don't worry, my lord. In fact, in my opinion, the ally of Great Qin may not be just Wei."

"Oh?" Qin Wangji's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly urged: "Mr. Gang Cheng, are there any other countries that can join forces with the widow?"

To be honest, before the Battle of Changping, or even the Battle of Hedong, Qin Wangji would not have lost his composure when he heard such news.

But after being defeated by Zhao Guo and Zhao Dan twice in a row, Qin Wangji's mentality has inevitably undergone some changes. These changes that Qin Wangji himself did not realize are reflected in reality. It became what it is today.

Qin Wangji is really eager to defeat Zhao Guo, or in other words, he is very eager to defeat the overlord Zhao Guo under Zhao Dan's rule.

Cai Zedao: "Your Majesty, from my point of view, South Korea may also become an ally of Great Qin."

"South Korea?" Qin Wangji frowned again.

This is obviously another name that makes Qin Wangji very unhappy.

You must know that in the past few decades, South Korea has always been the RBQ of Qin State, or Bai Qi, and it has been played by Qin State and Bai Qi in [-] ways.

It is precisely because of this that South Korea has begun to learn to be smart in the past ten years, no longer following Zhao and Wei, but focusing on following Qin.

But it was also South Korea, who had been Qin's younger brother for so many years, at the most critical moment of the Battle of Changping, who gave Qin an extremely fatal betrayal outside the city of Yuye Wang, and made the [-] elite soldiers led by Qin's general Sima Geng The Qin army was almost wiped out.

This battle of Yewang City can be said to have fundamentally changed the entire Changping war situation, making the balance of victory finally fall to Zhao State.

Not only that, but South Korea continued to help Zhao in the subsequent Battle of Hedong, and took back Yiyang, an important iron and steel town, from Qin, which made things worse for Qin.