Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Dan listened to Lu Buwei's words, with a thoughtful look on his face.

It has to be said that, as a great power left in history books, Lu Buwei does have his ability, and he clearly explained the two choices of Zhao Guo at once.

But Zhao Dan still did not express any opinion on this, but continued: "Then Lu Qing thinks which plan should be chosen by the widow?"

Looking at Zhao Dan's appearance, Lu Buwei's heart was somewhat beating.

You must know that Lu Buwei has been watching Zhao Dan's expression for what he was talking just now. As long as Zhao Dan shows a little interest or disgust, Lu Buwei will know how to continue.

But Zhao Dan's expressionless appearance made Lu Buwei unable to observe anything at all, and his ability to figure out what he wanted was completely useless.

Lu Buwei thought for a while, and finally he had a hard time. He gritted his teeth and said, "Since the king has an order, then I have the courage to make a fool of myself. In my opinion, the king should make peace with Qin and try his best to manage the Central Plains."

Zhao Dan groaned, and said noncommittally: "Why?"

Lu Buwei said: "Back to Your Majesty, the reason why I suggest this is because the main force of the Central Army of Your Majesty is stationed in Handan, and Handan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, so it naturally has excellent conditions for managing the Central Plains. The logistical pressure of laboring and mobilizing a large number of troops is huge, and the large army will inevitably lead to the emptiness of Handan's guards, and it is easy for the Shandong countries to take advantage of it. It is better to take the Central Plains first, and then Xu Tu Guanzhong."

Zhao Dan glanced at Lu Buwei, and continued to ask calmly: "If this is the case, how should Qin solve it?"

Lu Buwei straightened up and said: "Although I am not talented, as long as I remain in the position of Xiangbang of Qin State for a day, Qin State will definitely not become Zhao State's enemy!"

The subtext of Lu Buwei's words is actually that Qin State will not hold back Zhao State. If Zhao Dan dominates the Central Plains and then advances westward, Qin State will not be able to stop Zhao State from destroying the other five Shandong states.

Hearing this, Zhao Dan suddenly smiled, looked at Lu Buwei and said slowly, "If that's the case, then why didn't Prince Qin listen to Lu Qing this time, and still insisted on fighting against the widow?"

A drop of cold sweat dripped from Lu Buwei's forehead, and he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the reason for this is that Cai Ze is obstructing it. As long as Your Majesty gives me some more time, I will definitely be able to get rid of Cai Ze, and the whole Qin Kingdom will be completely destroyed by then." In the hands of the minister, this battle will not happen."

Zhao Dan didn't speak immediately, but sat there quietly looking at Lu Buwei, his eyes were very calm, but Lu Buwei broke out in a cold sweat involuntarily.

You must know that what Lu Buwei said just now actually has his own selfishness in it, but this kind of selfishness must not be said to Zhao Dan now.

Could it be that this selfishness was discovered by Zhao Dan?

Just when Lu Buwei was sweating profusely and was about to kneel down, Zhao Dan finally spoke.

"Lu Qing, you are doing very well, let's go down and have a good rest first."

Lu Buwei immediately felt relieved when he heard the words, and hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhao Dan deeply, with an extremely sincere tone: "My lord, thank you for your compliment, and I will take my leave."

After Lu Buwei left, Mao Sui suddenly appeared beside Zhao Dan from a certain corner.

Miao Xian has completely retired, and Mao Sui has officially become Miao Xian's successor.

"Your Majesty really trusts this person?" Mao Sui said softly to Zhao Dan: "According to the secret report from the eyeliner of Hu Yiwei next to this person, Lu Buwei seems to be planning something."

Zhao Dan smiled and said: "It's okay, as long as it's harmless to the widow and Zhao Guo, just let him torment."

Mao Sui said: "The minister is worried that he will do something that will damage the great cause of the king."

Zhao Dan laughed, and said: "Mao Sui, you think too much. With the current strength of the widow and the state of Zhao, even if there is no Lu Buwei as the internal support, the great cause of the widow will not stop because of this!"

Zhao Dan's words were full of incomparable confidence.

Chapter 721 Deer Terrace (Third Change)

After meeting Lu Buwei, Zhao Dan was in a very good mood.

After all, now that Wei State has been crippled, and Qin State has stopped fighting, South Korea and Qi State, which have been beaten half crippled, are not opponents of Zhao Chuyan's Three Kingdoms Alliance.

So for the first time, Zhao Dan put aside his heavy official duties, and took his wife and children together to escape the summer heat at the Dune Palace, which is not too far from Handan.

To be honest, because Zhao Dan’s grandfather, King Zhao Wuling, died here, and this incident was inseparable from Zhao Dan’s father, King Zhao Hui, so King Zhao Hui never came to the Dune Palace in the following decades. .

But if the father belongs to the father and the son belongs to the son, Zhao Dan naturally has no such worries.

This Dune Palace is located on the sand dunes. The palace is surrounded by trees, and there are many gardens built by King Zhou of Shang Dynasty. It can be said to be a good place for tourism and leisure.

Of course, in this era, all the good scenic spots in Zhao State belong to Zhao Dan, which means that there is no need to charge entrance fees. Zhao Dan feels very happy when he thinks about it.

But on this day, Zhao Dan took the queen and several princes and princesses to a somewhat remote but quite impressive palace among the palaces in the sand dunes.

Zhao Dan was very excited to work as a tour guide. He pointed to a majestic high platform in front of him, smiled at the queen beside him, and said, "Queen, this is where King Zhou of Shang ordered Chonghou Hu to go. The deer platform was built, do you know the story of this deer platform?"

The queen shook her head lightly and said, "I don't know, little boy."

Zhao Dan was about to speak, when the second son Zhao Yan who was beside him suddenly said: "Mother, my son knows this allusion!"

The corners of Zhao Dan's mouth twitched slightly, revealing a smile, and said, "Oh? Then tell the queen mother and the king what you said."

After five years, Zhao Yan, who was a child back then, is now a young boy, with bright eyes and bright teeth, but he is quite handsome.

Because he was worshiped under Xun Kuang's family, he was wearing a Confucian crown and a Confucian scarf. He looked decent, and he had the feeling of a chic little scholar, only a folding fan was missing.

I saw Zhao Yan offering treasures and said: "This deer tower is a thousand feet high and three miles wide. The original completion progress took 35 years, but Shang Zhou was cruel and innocent. In order to complete the project ahead of schedule, he ordered Chonghou Hu to conscript millions of slaves and Chinese people , It took two years and it was completed ahead of schedule. It was precisely because King Zhou was so immoral that the Mandate of Heaven was changed from Shang to Zhou Dynasty, and King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yan looked at Zhao Dan and Han Wan eagerly, wanting to get the exaggeration of his parents.

Zhao Dan laughed and said: "That's good, but Yan'er, I want to ask you, do you know how high a thousand feet is?"

Zhao Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, and didn't figure it out for a long time.

Zhao Dan laughed and said, "Ten feet is one foot, and one thousand feet is one hundred feet. So according to your statement, this deer platform should be as high as one hundred feet. I will ask you again, do you know how many feet are the walls of Handan?" ?”

Zhao Yan still couldn't answer, and it was Zhao Heng, the elder brother who was at the side, who made a solution: "Go back to my father, I think it should be no more than ten feet."

"Ten zhang?" Zhao Dan laughed dumbly, and said, "It's not that high, it's alright, it's okay to be that high. You can look at the one hundred zhang high Lutai in front of you now, but it's as tall as the ten zhang Handan city wall." Is it ten times as high?"

As soon as Zhao Dan finished speaking, a group of people's eyes fell on the deer platform in front of them.

Just by visual inspection, it can be seen that the height of this deer platform is only a little higher than the Handan city wall, and it is only a dozen feet high if it is stretched to death.

Don't say ten times, twice is impossible.

Zhao Dan said with a smile: "Yan'er, what's going on?"

Zhao Yan's face was full of confusion, and he was speechless.

Zhao Dan smiled again: "Yan'er, do you know how many people there are in the world today, and how many people are there in Zhao?"

Zhao Yan was stunned, and it was his brother Zhao Heng who said, "Go back to my father, there should be 120 million households in Zhao now, with a population of about 700 to [-] million."

Zhao Dan nodded and said: "That's right, the land of the widow is several times that of the former emperor Zhou, and the population is also several times that of the former emperor Zhou. Then the widow Heng'er wants to ask you, if the widow expropriates 100 million people to build a palace ,is it possible?"

Zhao Heng hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

Sixty-seven million people want to recruit 700 million people to labor?This is simply impossible in any dynasty and era.

Zhao Dan said with a smile: "In this case, the population of Zhou Tianzi was only 200 million in its heyday, and the Zhou Dynasty was far larger than the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, although the exact number of the population during the Shang Dynasty is unknown, it is absolutely impossible to exceed the population under Zhou Tianzi's rule. Even if King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty had 150 million people, and out of the 150 million people, 100 million people were selected to serve in labor, do you think it is possible?"