Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

The land between these three rivers is extremely vast, including the former homeland of the State of Lu, as well as the cities of Lanling, Xiangben, Philadelphia, Xueyi, etc. in the State of Chu, with a radius of thousands of miles.

To use a more figurative metaphor, the people of Zhao State are going to cut off the land equivalent to half the area of ​​Wei State from Chu State in one go!

If Chu State really agreed to such a request, then the eastern part of Huaibei Land of Chu State would basically belong to Zhao State.

Chu Wangyuan finally couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted to Zheng Zhu in front of him: "Zheng Zhu, you are such a lion, do you really think that the widows and the weakness of Chu State can be bullied?"

Zheng Zhu couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Why, does Your Majesty think that there are too many lands that need to be ceded?"

King Yuan of Chu slammed his fist on the table in front of him, and shouted at Zheng Zhu, "Why, do you think the ceded land is not enough?"

Zheng Zhu nodded with a smile, and said: "What the king said is exactly what I think in my heart. I would like to ask the king, isn't it very worthwhile to exchange these lands for the continuation of Chu State?"

Zheng Zhu paused for a moment, then continued: "If your majesty is willing to cede these lands, then my majesty can immediately stop the war between Korea and Wei, and each country will use the territory currently under its actual control as the new national boundary."

As soon as Zheng Zhu said these words, there was another gasp in the court of Chu State.

Now South Korea and the State of Wei have also occupied a lot of land in the State of Chu. If the conditions mentioned by Zheng Zhu are really followed, then the State of Chu will lose nearly one-third of its territory at once this time!

This loss is also too heavy.

Jingyang of Shangzhu State couldn't listen anymore, and said to Zheng Zhu in a deep voice: "The envoy's words are too much. Chu State has a vast territory, and it is thousands of miles from east to west. Does Zhao State really think that it can rely on only [-] soldiers? Horse, can the Chu State be completely destroyed?"

Zheng Zhu said with a smile: "Shangzhu Kingdom's words are indeed reasonable, but since this condition is set by my king, it will never be changed. It is true that there is no certainty at this moment whether the [-] Zhao army can destroy the Chu Kingdom. But now Han Wei Each country has [-] soldiers and horses raging in the Chu country, if the peace is negotiated one day later, then the land of the Chu country will lose an extra point, please think about it, Your Majesty."

Chu Wangyuan's chest heaved violently, and it took a long time before he said: "I still need to discuss this matter with the ministers for a while, please ask the envoy to rest for a while."

Zheng Zhu bowed again to King Yuan of Chu with a smile on his face: "If that's the case, then the foreign minister will retire first."

Although Chu Wangyuan did not immediately agree to this peace talk, Zheng Zhu was still full of confidence when he walked out of the hall.

The Chu people are now desperate, except that they really want to subjugate the country, otherwise it will only be a matter of time before they agree to these conditions.

Chapter 571 It’s Better to Recall Wu Anjun to Guanzhong (Fourth Change)

Qindu, Xianyang.

A group of members of the royal family knelt down in the hall, and a group of Qin ministers knelt down outside the hall.

Today is the seventh day of Qin Wangzhu's death, which is the so-called "first seven", and the whole city of Xianyang is immersed in an atmosphere of sadness.

In less than three years, two generations of monarchs of Qin State passed away one after another, and several wars also ended in failure.

It can be said that the current state of Qin is exactly what people often call "unfavorable years".

This kneeling lasted for a day, until the sky darkened, and many royal families and ministers dispersed one after another, leaving only a few palace guards from Qin Kingdom in the hall.

Zhao Zichu, Prince of the Qin Dynasty, brought Yangquan Lord Michen, Gangcheng Lord Cai Ze, and Lu Buwei to the side hall separated from the main hall by a wall.

The prince of Qin, who had a different name but is now called Zi Chu, still had a somewhat sad face on his face, his eyes were swollen, and tears kept flowing out, which was the result of ginger rubbing his eyes too much.

The whole person looked listless and lacked much energy. This was because he hadn't eaten all day and was hungry.

The meals were brought out quickly. During the mourning period, everything was kept simple, and the meals were also very simple. However, the few people who had been hungry for a day didn't care so much, and all of them devoured all the meals in front of them in just a few moments.

Lu Buwei, who finished eating the fastest, even took a look at other people's desks with unsatisfied enthusiasm, as if he wanted to do it for him.

Logically speaking, now is the period of national mourning, everyone just needs to put on a sad look, and let everything go.

But the problem is that the situation Qin is now facing is too severe. At this time, it is meaningless to put on a show. It is the most reliable to find a way to overcome the crisis in front of us.

As the de facto supreme leader of the state of Qin, Zi Chu took the throne as a matter of course.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that Zi Chu discussed state affairs with these important ministers of the Qin State. Before that, Zi Chu was not even qualified to participate in government affairs like his own father.

This is not to say that Qin Wangzhu is unwilling to give power to his son, but because Qin Wangzhu feels that his son has not received an orthodox royal education after all, and needs to be tempered.

At that time, Qin Wangzhu was only allowed to participate in political affairs as a prince when he was very old. Zi Chu is only in his thirties now, still young.

As a result, Zi Chu hadn't honed to Qin Wangzhu's standard, Qin Wangzhu had already passed away.

At this moment, Zi Chu's face was flushed abnormally, which was caused by the excitement in his heart.

Until he met Lu Buwei, although Zi Chu was called the grandson of Qin, he was actually worse off than many Qin people with military merits.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, with the help of Lu Buwei, Zi Chu achieved a major turnaround in his life and sat on the position representing the highest power in Qin State.

Only need to spend another year of mourning, Zi Chu will be able to formally ascend the throne and become an undisputed King of Qin.

Zi Chu is a very affectionate person, so on the day Qin Wangzhu passed away, after gaining the power to supervise the country in the face of many Qin princes and ministers, Zi Chu immediately repaid Lu Buwei.

Today's Lu Buwei's official position is Wei Wei, one of the Nine Ministers of the Qin State, who holds the command of the Imperial Palace Imperial Army of the Qin State and the highest military power in the entire city of Xianyang.

Coupled with Zi Chu's behavior of deliberately keeping Lu Buwei when discussing national affairs, it can be said that from now on the entire Qin State will be a situation where the three carriages of Mi Chen, Cai Ze, and Lu Buwei are driving side by side.

Neither Mi Chen nor Cai Ze expressed objection to this point.

It is normal for a new king to promote his confidants into the inner circle when he ascends the throne.

In fact, Mi Chen and Cai Ze are now thinking more about how to keep themselves in this circle. It would be better if they can kick their opponents out by the way. How could they offend Zi Chu at this time?

Zi Chu coughed, and said in a hoarse voice: "Zhuqing, now Li Mu's troops are stationed outside Jingyang City, only one day away from Xianyang, how should we deal with it?"

This is the trouble with the cavalry. The infantry has to walk for two or three days, but the cavalry only needs one day to reach the city.

Mi Chen thought for a while and said, "Prince, why don't you choose someone else to command the army and fight Li Mu to the death!"

The former general of the Qin Army, Wang Yan, had already been brought back, and he was locked in a prison before he could deal with it.

Zi Chu is not in the mood to deal with Wang Lu now, he is more concerned about how to drive away the Zhao cavalry led by Li Mu right under his nose.

As soon as Mi Chen's idea was uttered, he was opposed by Cai Ze: "I don't agree with Mr. Yangquan's words. I think that Wang Lu was originally the strongest general that can be sent out now. Now that we are defeated, how can other people defeat Li Mu? Not right, not right!"

Mi Chen glared at Cai Ze fiercely, and said with a sneer, "Gang Chengjun, you were the one who strongly recommended Wang Lu at the beginning, and kept saying that Wang Lu would definitely beat Li Mu, but now you see that Wang Lu has made it!" What is it like! At this time, you still have the face to oppose my opinion?"

Although Cai Ze thought his old face was thick enough, he couldn't help but blush at this moment.

However, Cai Ze knew that he must not show weakness in front of the new king when discussing major national affairs for the first time, so he immediately retorted: "If Lord Yangquan thinks that there is anyone in Xianyang who can defeat Li Mu at this moment, feel free to bring it up." Yes, I just hope that person doesn't follow Wang Lu's old path!"

The two confronted each other and quarreled endlessly for a while.

Zi Chu shook his head, his impression of these two former court officials was unavoidable.

The enemy is at hand, it's fine if you can't come up with a solution, why are you still arguing here!

So Zi Chu simply turned his head to Lu Buwei, who had been silent all this time, and asked Lu Buwei, "What's your opinion, Lu Qing?"

Lu Buwei's title has also been promoted along with his official position, and now there is no problem calling him Lu Qing.