Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

After going through these years of wars, the current state of Zhao is certainly much stronger than that of the Changping War, and even Zhao Dan thinks that it may be much stronger than the Qin State during the Changping War.

But one of the biggest problems facing Zhao Guo is that the battle line is too long.

So far, Zhao Guo has opened up three battlefields, namely the Shangdang County battlefield against South Korea, then the Wei State battlefield, and then the Qi State in the Gaotang battlefield.

This alone is divided into three ways, it is enough to make Zhao Sheng and Zhao Guojun and his ministers feel a big headache.

If Qin State joins again, then regardless of whether Zhao's monarchs and ministers are willing or not, the Hedong battlefield will also be opened.

Dividing troops into four fronts and facing enemies from four countries at the same time is definitely a taboo for military strategists.

To be honest, if Qin State does not join, Zhao Dan feels that it is not a big problem to deal with the three countries of Han, Wei, and Qi alone. After all, it is not that Zhao State has not tried this kind of war with one enemy and three countries.

But if Qin Guo also gets involved, then the whole thing will become very troublesome.

Zhao Dan believes that what he can see, the monarchs and ministers of Qin can also see.

Since the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State knew that Han Weiqi was the side with a higher chance of winning, then why did he join the side of the Zhao State?

Zhao Dan turned his gaze to Yu Xin, and said to Yu Xin: "Qing Yu, do you have any explanation for these words?"

Yu Xin smiled slightly, and said to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty's concerns, I naturally understand. I also admit that if Qin joins the other three countries, the chances of winning are indeed better. But I would like to ask Your Majesty to think about it. If Qin joins the King, what will be the outcome of this war?"

Regarding Yu Xin's question, Zhao Dan thought for a while and immediately answered: "If Qin can join the widow in this war, then the widow will surely win!"

As soon as Zhao Dan finished speaking, he suddenly understood, and slapped his thigh: "I understand!"

Yu Xin smiled slightly, and saluted Zhao Dan very respectfully: "Your Majesty is indeed a wise man."

On the other side, Zhao Sheng didn't think clearly about what was going on at first, but after a little thinking, Zhao Sheng also understood.

To put it bluntly, if Qin State stood on the opposite side of Zhao State, then the four-nation alliance would indeed have a better chance of winning, but who can say for sure what happened on the battlefield?The side with a higher chance of winning may not necessarily be the one who can have the last laugh.

But if Qin State is willing to join Zhao State, then with the strength of Qin and Zhao countries joining forces, coupled with Chu State's pincer attack on Han and Wei, this war can basically be said to be victorious.

Yes, there is no doubt about victory.

This is the reason why Yu Xin was able to say the four words of sure victory with such confidence just now.

If the Qin-Zhao alliance can really succeed, then no one can see the possibility of Zhao's failure unless some force majeure such as natural or man-made disasters occurs.

After all, this is a collaboration between an overlord and an old overlord who has just declined.

After figuring out the joints involved, Zhao Sheng himself couldn't help but sighed, dispelling the idea of ​​continuing to oppose Yu Xin.

Zhao Sheng knew very well in his heart that at least in today's matter, he was indeed overwhelmed by Yu Xin in front of him.

Now that Zhao Sheng had given up his objection, naturally none of the other ministers present would continue to stand up to refute Yu Xin's opinion.

Zhao Dan thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Yu Qing's method is indeed possible. So the widow made a decision, and immediately sent envoys to Qin to try to persuade the king of Qin to be with the widow this time. Fight side by side in the war!"

As soon as Zhao Dan said these words, Yu Xin's eyebrows were naturally beaming, and Zhao Sheng's expression couldn't help but a little sad.

Zhao Dan saw this situation in his eyes, but he didn't say much, but continued after a pause: "It's just that what I want to say is that the people of Qin have been suppressed by the widow for so many years. , Whether they will choose to help the widow and the country of Zhao is actually hard to say."

"That's why I hope that the ministers will make preparations to form an alliance with Qin on the one hand, but on the other hand, they must also make preparations for the people of Qin to attack Hedong County and Weihan Passage. Immediately send a letter to Li Mu and Le Cheng, and let the two of them You must not relax at all, you must stare at Qin, and don't let the people of Qin have any opportunities!"

Chapter 698 Lu Buwei's Embarrassment (Third Change)

Xianyang Palace.

A carriage slowly approached from a distance. This carriage looked neither very luxurious nor very conspicuous, but the guards of the Qin State Palace who guarded the city did not dare to neglect, and opened the side door from a distance, letting this A carriage enters the palace.

Sitting in this carriage was a middle-aged man who was nearly forty years old, wearing a high crown on his head with a serious face, sitting there with a sense of self-importance, it was Lu Buwei who had just become the prime minister of the Qin Kingdom not long ago .

However, the reason why Lu Buwei is so serious at this moment is not because he deliberately pretended, but because he really encountered a troublesome thing.

Speaking of which, since he became Prime Minister, Lu Buwei has always had a lot of troubles.

After Lu Buwei came to power, Gang Chengjun Cai Ze obviously couldn't accept this result, and has been in trouble with Lu Buwei.

As a prime minister, Lu Buwei naturally would not give in to Cai Ze.

Speaking of which, Cai Ze, the censor, is the same as Xiangbang, but after all, the censor is only Xiangbang's deputy. Where in the world is there any reason for the official to tolerate his deputy?

So in the past few months, Lu Buwei and Cai Ze have been fighting openly and secretly at the court of Qin State, and they have actually done several battles, big and small.

Lv Buwei naturally has the upper hand in all aspects by virtue of his advantage of being the chief minister of the country and the trust of the prince at the same time.

But Cai Ze did not show any weakness. As the official censor, Cai Ze had the power to supervise all officials, so he also ruthlessly messed with Lu Buwei several times, causing several of Lu Buwei's cronies to fall.

Generally speaking, Lu Buwei does have an advantage, but it seems that the advantage is not that big at present.

After all, compared to Lu Buwei, a foreigner who used to "manage merchants", although Cai Ze is also a foreigner, after all, he has stayed in Qin for a few years, and his connections are undoubtedly wider.

The most important thing is that Lu Buwei is very clear in his heart that although the prince is about to succeed to the throne, after all, he still has not succeeded.

As a result, there are still some people who still have certain ulterior fantasies, and these people naturally stand on the opposite side of Lu Buwei, a die-hard princeling, and become Cai Ze's secret supporters.

These are actually nothing to Lu Buwei. In Lu Buwei's view, it would be best if Qin could be turned into a mess by using this method of political opponents' attacks.

Anyway, as long as the crown prince succeeds to the throne in a few months, all the evil spirits will naturally disappear.

By that time, Lu Buwei had basically taken control of the situation and was free to deal with Cai Ze's party.

Just have to wait a few more months.

But even in these few months, Lu Buwei couldn't get peace.

Just half an hour ago, an urgent secret letter from Handan reached Lu Buwei through Hu Yiwei's secret channel.

There are only two short words "Alliance" on it.

How clever Lu Buwei was, he immediately understood the meaning of forming an alliance.

"Do you want to form an alliance between Qin and Zhao so that we can get through this crisis?" Lu Buwei thought to himself, "It seems that this great king has thought of going with me."

Yes, this is indeed Lu Buwei's own idea.

In fact, this idea has been buried in Lu Buwei's heart for a long time.

In Lu Buwei's view, if Qin was allowed to destroy the country as the prime minister of Qin, it would be difficult for him to confess, at least in the history books, it would be a big stain.

Lu Buwei is actually a person who values ​​reputation very much.

So Lu Buwei actually had another idea, which was to see if King Qin could send him to Zhao as an official one day.

There are many precedents for this kind of thing. For example, after the famous prime minister Zhang Yi fell out of favor in the Qin state, he was sent by the king of Qin to the state of Wei as a prime minister.