Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Dan's eyes moved slowly over several ministers, and finally fell on a very familiar and kind figure.

"Mr. Pingyuan, please go to Daliang again."

Chapter 59 Lou Chang's Proposal

"Mr. Pingyuan?" As soon as Zhao Dan said this, all the ministers present showed expressions of surprise.

It wasn't long before Zhao Sheng came back from Daliang disheartened, and now he is sent there again?Is the king out of his mind?

The one who was most surprised was undoubtedly Zhao Sheng himself. He almost subconsciously declined and said: "My lord, I think that this person who is going to Liang as an envoy should discuss it further."

"No need." Zhao Dan shook his head, looked at Zhao Sheng with piercing eyes, and spoke in a very firm tone: "Mr. The horse stumbled. Therefore, when I went to Daliang this time, I thought Lord Pingyuan would be able to succeed immediately, and I will live up to my trust!"

As soon as this remark came out, Zhao Sheng felt so grateful in his heart, the frustration brought to him by successive setbacks suddenly disappeared in his heart, and a voice crazily shouted in his heart: "My lord, I still trust you!" mine!"

Zhao Sheng looked solemn, and bowed deeply to Zhao Dan: "Please rest assured, the king, Sheng will do his best to live up to the trust of the king!"

Seeing this, the other three ministers were also thoughtful: "It seems that although Lord Pingyuan has suffered setbacks, his favor is still there."

Zhao Danduan sat on the head and had a full view of the faces of the ministers below.

Why is it still Zhao Sheng?There are two main reasons.

First of all, after much deliberation, Zhao Dan felt that it was basically impossible to find foreign aid to solve Wei's problems, and he could only solve Wei's internal problems.

And the most likely and most capable person in Wei State to help Zhao State is undoubtedly Zhao Sheng's brother-in-law Xinling Lord Wei Wuji.

Wei Wuji is undoubtedly a first-class existence in terms of talent and strategy, but everyone has their own weaknesses. From memory, Zhao Dan thinks that Wei Wuji's weakness should be family affection.

This is a very affectionate person, especially for his relatives.

In history, it was precisely because of the repeated urgent letters from Mrs. Pingyuan and Wei Wuji's mother and sister that later Lord Xinling rescued Zhao Poqin from the city of Handan.

The failure of Zhao Sheng's last mission was more or less related to not playing the family card well, so after thinking about it, Zhao Dan still felt that Zhao Sheng's mission to Wei State was more certain than other people's mission to Wei State.

Secondly, the incident of Wei Guo this time actually sounded the alarm for Zhao Dan.

After all, it is now the end of the Warring States period, the climax of the whole world of great strife, and what Zhao Guo is facing is the overlord and powerful enemy like Qin, and the combination of Qin Wangji and Fan Sui.

At such a time, if a mediocre person is allowed to occupy the position of Prime Minister of Zhao State, it will only have a negative effect on Zhao Dan and Zhao State.

So Zhao Dan changed his mind again. If Zhao Sheng could not persuade Wei Guo this time, at least let Wei Guo remain neutral, then Zhao Sheng, the Xiangbang, must be replaced.

In his position, he must seek his own government!If Zhao Sheng is in the position of Xiangbang, but at such a critical moment, he can't make any contribution to Zhao country, then what use does Zhao Dan want him?

To a certain extent, these successive incidents made Zhao Dan's sense of urgency even stronger.

The ministers of Zhao State who were present did not have so many thoughts as Zhao Dan. They didn't have too many thoughts except that Zhao Sheng really had a good pregnancy and that the king trusted Zhao Sheng so much.

Logically speaking, this meeting should have ended here, but at this moment, Lou Chang, one of the three giants of the Gongzu faction who has not been very prominent, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have a question. Policies, I don’t know whether to speak or not.”

Zhao Dan looked at Lou Chang quite unexpectedly, and thought to himself, is this guy going to do something wrong again?But Zhao Dan still said: "Doctor, it doesn't matter what you say."

Lou Chang coughed lightly, stroked the beard under his chin, and a gleam flashed in his triangular eyes: "Your Majesty, why don't you negotiate peace with Qin?"

"Negotiate peace?" Lou Chang's words shocked everyone in the audience.

Yu Xin frowned, and was the first to jump out to object: "Dr. Lou doesn't know that Zheng Zhufang has returned from Xianyang? Qin people have no sincerity, so how can we talk about the peace negotiation?"

For Yu Xin, a peace negotiation is difficult to accept.After all, Yu Xin managed to persuade the Chu State to send troops. Naturally, he hoped that the Zhao-Chu coalition army could defeat the Qin army. In this way, Yu Xin's contribution as an envoy to persuade the King of Chu was naturally great.But once a peace is negotiated, Na Yuxin's contribution will shrink.

Lou Chang was obviously well prepared. After hearing Yu Xin's words, he smiled and said, "Yu Qing, don't you know that there will be one moment and the other moment. Previously, our state of Zhao was weak and difficult to serve as the Qin army, so the people of Qin did not want to negotiate peace. Now that we, Zhao, Chu, Qi, and the Three Kingdoms are united, their power is stronger than that of Qin, and the power of the strong and the weak has changed. If we negotiate a peace at this time, Qin Wang Ji and Qin Xiang Fan Sui will definitely agree to it. Isn’t this what Yu Qing once said?”

When Lou Chang said these words, Yu Xin opened his mouth, and suddenly found it difficult to refute.

Why is it difficult to refute?Because Lou Chang's proposition at this moment is exactly what Yu Xin suggested to Zhao Dan before Zheng Zhu's envoy to Qin!

A few months ago, when Zhao Dan was about to send Zheng Zhu to Qin as an envoy, Yu Xin had strongly opposed this suggestion.

At that time, Yu Xin said: "Your Majesty, let me listen to your ministers' opinions and send envoys to bring important treasures to tie Chu and Wei together. If Chu and Wei get the king's treasures, they will treat my envoys favorably. If envoys from Zhao enter Chu and Wei If we are treated favorably, Qin will doubt that our three kingdoms will join forces to attack Qin, and the people of Qin will be afraid of it. If this is the case, it is possible to discuss peace."

Although Zhao Dan, who had not yet been traversed at that time, did not adopt Yu Xin's suggestion, but sent Zheng Zhu to Xianyang to negotiate a peace, which directly led to the subsequent passive situation of Zhao State.

But even Yu Xin didn't expect that even if the king at that time didn't adopt the suggestion, after a while, things would still be the same as what he said before!

Moreover, what Yu Xin imagined before was only to reveal the news of the Three Kingdoms' alliance to force Qin to seek peace, but now the situation is that the Chu army has directly sent troops to attack Qin's Nanyang County, and the situation is worse than what Yu Xin imagined at the time. It's even better!

Under such circumstances, forcing Qin to negotiate peace is no longer an impossible dream, but a very likely reality.

After all, the current army of the Chu State is making trouble in Nanyang County of the Qin State just like Monkey King getting into the belly of the Iron Fan Princess. On the other hand, the attitude of the State of Qin to assist the State of Wei and the State of Yan is quite ambiguous. At least for now, there is no open war against Zhao State. In the overall situation, Qin State is more passive than Zhao State.

When fighting can't achieve your goals or even make the situation worse, negotiating peace and stopping losses is something that Qin has no choice but has to do.

More importantly, if Zhao Guo and Qin Guo negotiate a peace now, and use the current actual control line between the two sides as the truce border, Zhao Guo will take advantage of it.

Now the Shangdang County, which Qin and Zhao are competing for, is almost entirely located in the Taihang Mountains, so it is divided into three parts by the lofty Taihang Mountains, namely the Beishangdang with Tunliu as the center, and the Duan family as the center. The Xishang Party also has the Dongshang Party centered on Xuanshi City at the Changping Battlefield.

The record in the historical records that "the soldiers and civilians of the Shangdang go to Zhao, and Lian Po switch accepts them" refers to the South Korean soldiers and civilians of the Western Shangdang who fled to the area controlled by the Zhao State of the Eastern Shangdang, and were then accepted by General Lian Po of the Zhao State. things.

Among these three lands, the North Shang Party is now owned by Zhao State, the West Shang Party is occupied by Qin State, and the Changping part of the East Shang Party is owned by everyone and half.

If calculated by area, Zhao State actually controls 55% of the land in Shangdang County, while Qin State controls 45% of the land, because Zhao State’s Beishang Party is larger than Qin State’s Xishang Party.

Zhao Guo has fought in the battle of Shangdang until now, and the casualties it has paid are about 5 to [-] people. It is not a lot, but it is not too much.

And what about Qin?Qin State started attacking South Korea five years ago in an attempt to plot Shangdang. As a result, after five years of hard work, it took more than 10 people, several times the casualties of Zhao State, to occupy less than half of Shangdang County!

This is the reason why King Ji of Qin wanted to go to war so hard and fight Zhao Guo in Changping with all his might.I, Qin State, fought life and death, and finally won the victory. I watched you, Zhao State, come to pick peaches. How can there be such a good thing in the world?If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't even know how to write a typo!

In the last peace negotiation, the bottom line that Zhao Dan gave to Zheng Zhu at that time was that the Beishang Party must be kept, and the Xishang Party and Dongshang Party could be handed over to the people of Qin.

But the situation is different now. Since the Zhao State is temporarily dominant in the overall situation, it is completely possible to keep the territory of the 55 Shangdang counties it currently occupies. The two pieces of Shangdang County, which add up to nearly 70, are all owned by the State of Zhao!

In this way, Zhao Guo will definitely make a lot of money.

So Lou Chang's proposal seemed a bit nonsensical at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be a good idea.

The hall fell silent again for a while, and everyone turned their attention to Zhao Dan, who was at the top.

Due to the wise decisions these days, Zhao Dan's prestige in the hearts of these ministers has been greatly enhanced, and now he has the kind of weight that can be "decided with one word".

And, or not?

It's all in Zhao Dan's thought.

Chapter 60 The Importance of Shangdang County

Zhao Dan is thinking.