Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

In general, there are gains and losses.

After all, Zhao Guo's focus this time is still Yan Guo in the north. Since Yan Guo has determined that he can't be obedient, he will directly beat Yan Guo until he has no strength to stab himself.

So after receiving the envoy and reading the peace appeal letter that should have been written by the Empress Dowager Yan, Zhao Dan threw the letter back at the envoy's feet.

"Messenger, this battle has been fought to the point where even the entire Dukang land is already in the hands of the widow. At this time, if you want to use a mere Wuyang City, you have to let the widow withdraw its troops. This is too whimsical some?"

Looking at the envoy of Yan State who was stunned and didn't know how to answer, Zhao Dan shook his head, trying to sound as gentle as possible: "The envoy will wait in the side hall for a while, and let the widow and the ministers discuss it before replying to you."

After sending away the envoy from the Kingdom of Yan, the officials of the Kingdom of Zhao in the main hall immediately started arguing.

The first to speak was Yu Xin who had just taken over as Sikou.

Yu Xin can be said to be very prosperous these days. Since he took office as a Si Kou, he has carried out a major review of the Si Kou system in the entire Zhao State according to the list that he was confessed to. Instead, it was Yu Xin's own cronies.

In addition, Yu Xin also cooperated with Mao Sui, the deputy director of the Supervision Guard. The Supervision Guard was in charge of arresting and interrogating people, and the subordinate of Si Kou was in charge of sorting out the confessions and convicting many suspects.

Under the efficient cooperation of Yu Xin and Mao Sui, these days, batches of criminals were dragged to the gate of the vegetable market and beheaded. Every day at the door there is crying loudly, which makes people feel sad.

Under such circumstances, even Zhao Sheng, who is the prime minister, had to adopt a tolerant and evasive attitude towards Yu Xin due to the situation.

Therefore, Yu Xin's current limelight has even overwhelmed Zhao Sheng, and even the power that Zhao Sheng should be the first to express his opinion has been unceremoniously taken over and used by himself.

I saw Yu Xin saying to Zhao Dan: "My lord, now that the army of Yan is weak and the country of Yan is weak, and the monarch of the country of Yan is still young, it is time to destroy the country of Yan in one go! As long as the country of Yan is destroyed, the king will be able Go south and west with peace of mind, and don't have to worry about getting enemies!"

You must know that this war against Yan State was promoted by Yu Xin, so when it comes to the enthusiasm for destroying Yan State, Yu Xin is naturally higher than anyone present.

However, although Yu Xin's popularity has returned to prosperity, after all, the entire court is not up to the new Si Kou's decision, so some people still raised objections.

The one who objected was none other than Zheng Zhu, who had always maintained his neutrality.

"Yu Qing's words are wrong. If the country of Yan is destroyed this time, all the countries in the world will be terrified, and they may unite to attack my country of Zhao. If this is the case, the loss will not be worth the gain."

Yu Xin snorted, and said: "Zheng Qing's words are too conservative. Now all the countries in the world are defeated by my Zhao Guozhi, so what's the point of uniting? What's more, all countries have their own ghosts, and they only need to be divided and defeated. That's it."

Zheng Zhu shook his head and said: "King Qi Min thought so too back then, but what happened? The result is that Qi State almost destroyed the country because of this. I think it is too risky to destroy Yan State, so it is better to go with Yan State For the peace talks, as long as Dukang and Wuyang are in our hands, Yan will not be in danger from now on, so what is the difference between being destroyed and not being destroyed?"

Both opinions have received support from many people.

After some quarreling, Zhao Dan coughed, and the many Zhao Guo ministers who were arguing endlessly quieted down.

Zhao Dan thought for a moment, then slowly said: "What Zheng Qing said is reasonable, it is indeed not the time to destroy the Yan Kingdom. Besides, except for the land of Dukang, the rest of the land of the Yan Kingdom is sparsely populated. There is no value in occupying it. So the widows have decided, since the Yan State has sent an envoy, then let's call a truce."

In fact, this is the decision Zhao Dan made after comprehensively considering the reference opinions of various staff members and front-line generals.

Although it is said that Liaodong has been occupied by the Yan State, the current Liaodong is far from being developed, and it is basically still in a situation that is not too different from the primitive society.

As long as there is no land of Dukang, the only large granary in the territory of Yan State, no matter how much Yan State wants to oppose Zhao State, it will be powerless.

In this era, food is an out-and-out strategic material.

After a while, the envoy of Yan Kingdom was recalled to the main hall of Longtai.

Zhao Dan personally announced the decision to the envoy of Yan State: "Messenger, I have decided to negotiate peace with Yan State. Go back and tell the Queen Mother Yan that she must surrender Wuyang City immediately. After Wuyang City returns, I will Beishang and Empress Dowager Yan met in Wuyang City to discuss peace talks face to face. If Empress Dowager Yan fails to agree to the widow's request, then Xianyang will be a lesson for Jidu!"

Chapter 631 Brother and Sister Association

Wuyang City.

Although this city is still the largest city in the entire Yan Kingdom, the current Wuyang City is obviously much deserted than before the war.

Due to the strong pressure of the Qi and Zhao coalition forces on Jidu, Yan finally had to agree to the request to give up Wuyang City.

Since Wuyang of Yan State ordered Lebi to open the city gate five days ago, and a large number of Zhao troops entered Wuyang City, the ownership of this city has been transferred from Yan State to Zhao State.

This is the first time that Wuyang City has fallen into the hands of an enemy country after its establishment.

After a few days, Wuyang City remained deserted. Most of the residents chose to hide at home, watching with cautious eyes the patrol troops of Zhao State who walked past the door from time to time.

Although they are very reluctant to admit it, all the residents of Wuyang City know very well that although this is only the first time that Wuyang City has fallen, the State of Yan may never be able to take back this city again.

Sometimes, once lost, it means lost forever.

On this day, Zhao Dan's king, escorted by [-] Yulin soldiers, came to Wuyang City in a mighty way, and stayed in Wuyang City.

A day later, Queen Yan from Jidu and King Qi from Linzi arrived one after another.

So Zhao Dan held a small dinner party in Wuyang City to clean up the dust for Empress Dowager Yan and King Qi.

It is worth mentioning that this time the young King Yan also followed the Queen Mother.

The little King Yan is already a child who is four and a half years old and is almost five years old. Sitting there, he tries hard to maintain the demeanor of a king, but it is obvious that the crown on his head seems a bit heavy for him. The size of the king's clothes also didn't seem to fit well, and it seemed that it must have been made in a hurry.

Beside King Yan, the young Empress Dowager Yan also sat there calmly, her pretty face was stained with frost, she didn't say a word, and she didn't take a sip of the dinner.

It is inappropriate for a woman to come forward to discuss national affairs, even for the Queen Mother.But Zhao Dan did not express any objection to this, so Qi Wangjian on the other side naturally kept his eyes open.

To be honest, almost all the people who are qualified to be in the dinner party are already mentally prepared for Zhao Dan to make a sudden attack on the dinner party, after all, Zhao Dan has done this in the previous meetings.

In fact, this is also a common practice of the leaders of the alliance. Simply put, it is to stand up.

To the surprise of these people, Zhao Dan did not make any provocative actions at the dinner party, but he was very enthusiastic and graceful, which was completely a qualified host demeanor.

Yes, host.

After all, for Zhao Dan now, Wuyang City already belongs to Zhao State.

The banquet ended quickly, and Zhao Dan sent Qi Wangjian away politely and enthusiastically, and then returned to the side hall of Wuyang Balcony.

Here, the Empress Dowager Yan and the young King Yan have been waiting for quite a while.

Zhao Dan sat down, quietly watching the Empress Dowager Yan in front of her, who was born with her own mother.

The Empress Dowager Yan looked at Zhao Dan with a calm face, and when she spoke, her tone was full of refusal: "I don't know what is the important thing that Zhao Wang called the old woman here?"

Zhao Dan glanced at the young King Yan and hesitated a little.

The Empress Dowager Yan noticed Zhao Dan's gaze, she tightened her arms slightly, and held the little King Yan in her arms: "Since it is related to the Yan Kingdom, Ke'er, as the king of the Yan Kingdom, will naturally be present. .”

Zhao Dan suddenly understood in his heart, and couldn't help showing a wry smile: "Does the queen mother mean that widows are bullying orphans and widows?"

Empress Dowager Yan sneered and said, "Don't you think Zhao Wang is not? If not, why did the capital of Yan Kingdom yesterday become King Zhao's territory today?"

When these two men and women of the same mother and the same blood were sitting face to face at this moment, the atmosphere of the conversation was extremely stiff and full of estrangement.

Zhao Dan sighed, and said very seriously: "Queen Mother, is this all caused by the widow? If the widow remembers correctly, it should be the country of Yan who broke the alliance last year first."

"The Kingdom of Yan has not betrayed the alliance." The Queen Mother Yan said coldly.