Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

In this way, Lu Buwei, who successfully returned to the State of Zhao, can be loyal to King Zhao openly and aboveboard.

Of course, based on the current comparison of national power between Qin and Zhao, it is impossible for Lu Buwei to become a prime minister from Qin to Zhao.However, as an official lower than Xiangbang, there is still hope to become one of the seven giants.

In short, although the matter is troublesome, it is not without room for operation. Anyway, if it is really impossible, just follow Zhao Dan's original plan.

But Lu Buwei's plan actually has a premise, that is, the relationship between Qin and Zhao should not be too bad.

Forming an alliance is undoubtedly the best choice.

But Lu Buwei is also very clear that it is not an easy task to form an alliance between Qin and Zhao. After all, the most direct person responsible for Qin's decline from the world's number one hegemony is Zhao.

It's as if the people of the state of Chu have always hated the state of Qin very much, and the hatred for the state of Zhao in the state of Qin is now at its peak.

Can you convince the prince?Lu Buwei has no bottom in his heart.

The carriage stopped slowly outside the gate of the main hall of Xianyang Palace. Lu Buwei took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and strode up the steps in front of him.

In the main hall, Lu Buwei saw his former ally and current enemy Cai Ze, and several other Jiuqings.

After seeing Lu Buwei, everyone stood up and greeted Lu Buwei. Only Cai Ze was sitting there with a blank expression, not moving.

Although this is not the first time, Lu Buwei was also annoyed when he saw Cai Ze's appearance, and couldn't help but snorted softly through his nostrils, thinking: "Sooner or later, I will let you know how amazing you are!"

Just when Lu Buwei and many colleagues were polite, another message came: "The prince is here!"

When the young Prince Qin appeared in front of everyone, it was naturally another salute.

After the ceremony was over, the monarchs and ministers took their seats.

The crown prince coughed and said, "The purpose of summoning all the ministers today is to defeat Zhao in the first battle."

Fighting for hegemony is the most important thing in this era, and the direct means of fighting for hegemony is war. All domestic affairs and diplomacy are ultimately for the sake of war, so whenever it is related to a big war, it is necessary to gather all important ministers for discussion.

Cai Ze seemed to have already prepared for the prince's words, and said immediately after hearing the words: "Prince, I heard that the army has already assembled, and the food, grass and civilians are already in place, but I don't know why it has been so long. Yellow River, launch an attack on the East County of Zhao State?"

When Cai Ze spoke, Lu Buwei was immediately furious.

why?Because according to the unacceptable practice, when the prince finishes speaking during the meeting, it should be Lu Buwei, the second person in Qin, who speaks, and then Cai Ze, the third person.

As a result, now Cai Ze actually took the lead and acted on his own behalf. He made it clear that he didn't take Lu Buwei seriously. How could he not make Lu Buwei angry?

So Lu Buwei immediately lowered his face, and said to Cai Ze: "Mr. Gang Cheng, you must be careful when you speak! It is my opinion to suspend the dispatch of troops, and I have obtained the permission of the prince. What do you mean by such an aggressive tone?" , do you want to accuse the prince of failing?"

Cai Ze let out a hey, squinted at Lu Buwei with his eyes, deliberately elongated his tone, and said, "I don't mean to blame the prince, but I'm just afraid that some people who are wronged by the country will deliberately delay the time for the expedition for their own selfishness, resulting in the final miss It's just a fighter!"

Chapter 699 Lu Buwei's Good Idea (Fourth Change)

As the saying goes, this clay figurine also has three points of anger.

As the Prime Minister of the Qin State, Lu Buwei is an existence under one person and above ten thousand people. Even the present prince and the future King Qin respect him three points, but now he is so robbed by Cai Ze in front of everyone. Can Lu Buwei step down?

So Lu Buwei also flicked his sleeves, and said with a sneer: "Gang Chengjun, what you said is interesting. Now Le Cheng is leading tens of thousands of Zhao troops to deploy a line of defense on the east bank of the Yellow River, and Li Mu has already assembled [-] cavalry. The border of Hetao County is eyeing. How can we attack rashly in such a severe situation?"

Cai Ze stared at Lu Buwei, and said: "Wu Chengjun, what you said is wrong. Thinking back when Wu An Bai Qi led the army, it was different. There was also a guard on the east bank of the Yellow River, how could Bai Qi seize most of the river? ?”

Halfway through Cai Ze's words, he yelled a slip of the tongue in his heart.

You must know that the rebellion between Lord Wu'an Baiqi and Lord Michen of Yangquan happened just a few months ago. At that time, the prince almost died in that rebellion. Why did I foolishly bring this up in front of the prince? .

Cai Ze took a peek at the prince, and sure enough, seeing the prince's face turned gloomy, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

Such a shrewd person as Lu Buwei, he immediately understood Cai Ze's mental activities with a glance of his eyes, and there was an urge to laugh wildly in his heart.

Cai Ze, Cai Ze, you, an old bastard, want to fight against me all day long, think of going crazy, and dare to speak out in front of the prince. You are looking for your own death!

Lu Buwei was not in a hurry either. After coughing, he intentionally raised his voice and said, "Mr. Gang Cheng's words are wrong, and you don't think about the result of the last attack on Hedong? Bai Qi indeed defeated Ju Xin and occupied the territory." Hedong, but when Baiqi was in the glorious scenery of Hedong County, Guanzhong was being abused by Li Mu and Zhao Guo's cavalry everywhere!"

"Could it be that, Mr. Gang Cheng, you just hope that Li Musan will enter the pass, and that Zhao's cavalry will come to Xianyang City again? If so, then I would like to ask you, what is your intention behind such a thought! "

Lu Buwei's voice hit Cai Ze's heart like a sledgehammer, causing Cai Ze's expression to change immediately.

For Qin's monarchs and ministers, if Guanzhong was temporarily harassed by Li Mu in exchange for taking back Hedong, then such a result would actually be tolerable.

But the problem is that such a decision blocked Li Mu's first invasion, but not the second.

In the war that had just passed less than two years ago, Li Mu broke through Xianyang City, moved the Xianyang Palace to a clean place, and captured a large number of Qin's princes and officials as prisoners. Not only did Qin suffer heavy losses, At the same time, it made Qin lose face in the hearts of the people of the world.

People need face. If Li Mu attacked Xianyang city for the third time, where would Qin's monarch and ministers put their face?

More importantly, Li Mu was able to break through Xianyang City once, so who can guarantee that Li Mu won't break through Xianyang City again when he comes to Xianyang City for the third time?

Anyway, the people of Qin are not willing to gamble like this again.

Therefore, Li Mu must not be allowed to appear in Xianyang City or even in the Guanzhong Plain. This is almost the consensus of the senior officials of Qin State.

It is precisely because of this consensus that the Qin army did not cross the Yellow River eastward to attack Lecheng's troops.

Otherwise, although the Qin State is not as good as before, the tens of thousands of soldiers in Le Cheng's hands are really not taken seriously by the old Qin people.

The main reason is Li Mu, who is located on the Hetao Plain in the north of Qin State. He is the real confidant who makes the Crown Prince of Qin unable to eat or sleep!

Lu Buwei is very clear about these secrets, and so is Cai Ze.

So when Lu Buwei used this to question Cai Ze, Cai Ze immediately knew that he had made a big mistake.

And this mistake will definitely make Cai Ze greatly lose points in the prince's heart.

Cai Ze took a peek at the prince again, and sure enough, he found that the prince's face was even more gloomy, and it was about to start raining.

Cai Ze took a deep breath and decided not to continue entanglement with Lu Buwei on this issue, and said: "You must know that the king had secretly made an alliance with Wei Guo, and agreed that once Wei and Zhao fought against each other, Great Qin would send troops at the same time. But now Wei Guo We have been fighting with the people of Zhao for almost a month, but Daqin has not crossed the Yellow River. If this story gets out, how will the people of the world think of Daqin and the prince?"

Lu Buwei really wanted to say, "What do people in the world think about Guan Daqin and the prince's shit", but he is a smart person after all and knows that although some things can be done, the archway must also be erected.

So Lu Buwei retorted in a matter-of-fact manner: "Since this is the case, why don't you ask Gang Chengjun to lead his army north to resist Lu Buwei, so that the main force of the army can smoothly cross the river and attack Zhao Guo. I don't know what Gang Chengjun thinks?"

As soon as Lu Buwei said these words, Cai Ze was choked to death.

You must know that Cai Ze himself was born as a lobbyist, and he has no experience in leading troops to fight at all. If Cai Ze were to go against Li Mu by himself, wouldn't it be the King of Hades pulling his beard to kill himself?

Seeing Cai Ze's speechless appearance, Lu Buwei was naturally very pleased.

Let you, an old man, always argue with me!Don't you have anything to say now?

So Lu Buwei struck the iron while the iron was hot, saluted the prince, and then said seriously: "Prince, in my opinion, you might as well just sit back and watch the Zhao people and the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Qi kill each other. Daqin has not recovered its vitality, and the most important thing is to recuperate. "

Lu Buwei's meaning is actually very obvious, he does not agree with sending troops at all.

You can send troops to fight anyone, but let's forget about Zhao Guo.