Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

It was also the impatience of the other people that gave Zhao Dan an excellent excuse to start the war, and also provided Zhao Dan with a target for the next war.

Chapter 8 and Four of Lejian's plan (first update)

Jidu of Yan State.

Ever since Wuyang City was ceded to the State of Zhao, the atmosphere in Jidu seems to have become quite dull.

With the cession of Wuyang, the lower capital, Yan State lost all the land south of Beiyi River.

Although judging from the map, what Yan State lost was only about one-tenth of its land, which seemed completely innocuous.

But the problem is that Yan Guo lost all the essence this time.

The densely populated area of ​​Yan State is mainly concentrated between the two capitals of Wuyang and Jidu, and Wuyang is more populous and richer because it is further south.

Now that Yan State has lost Wuyang, the largest city in its territory, the result is that the population of the entire Yan State has directly decreased by about one-fifth. This is definitely a traumatic move for Yan State, which originally had a small population bone blow.

"But it's not over yet, Queen Mother." Lejian took a deep breath, with a serious expression on his face, and said to Queen Yan in front of him: "Since the fall of Wei State, King Zhao's ambitions have become clear. If it is revealed, he is no longer satisfied with hegemony, what he wants to do is to destroy all countries including Yan State, and bring all Huaxia land under Zhao State's rule!"

The young Empress Dowager Yan was obviously taken aback by Lejian's words: "Isn't Mr. Chang's words too exaggerated?"

To be honest, although the Empress Dowager Yan has always supported Lejian to fight against her natal Zhao Guo, after all, women still have illusions about their natal family, not to mention that Zhao Dan is the head of the Queen Mother Yan's natal family, but Single-handedly dominated the rise of Empress Dowager Yan and Little Yan King, which also made it difficult for Empress Yan to believe that Zhao Guo really had any idea of ​​destroying Yan State.

Lejian saw Queen Mother Yan's expression clearly in his eyes, shook his head immediately, and said, "Queen Mother, now is not the time to have fantasies about Zhao Guo. Since King Ping moved to the east, the mutual attacks between the princes Conquest and destruction have become the norm. King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed thousands of kingdoms back then, but now there are only six remaining. If the queen mother is still hesitant, then the day of Yan kingdom's destruction can be expected!"

"What?" The Empress Dowager Yan was a little frightened by the words described by Lejian: "Is Yan Kingdom really going to perish?"

Le Jian resolutely said: "If the Empress Dowager doesn't care about this, then the Kingdom of Yan will definitely perish, and the time of demise will definitely not come too late!"

This answer made Empress Dowager Yan's complexion suddenly turn pale, and after a while, Empress Dowager Yan said slowly: "Mr. Chang, if the old woman professes to Zhao Guo, can you stop Zhao Guo from attacking Yan?" the annexation of the country?"

Le Jian let out a hey, and said: "Did the queen mother forget that this time the six kingdoms gathered in Handan, isn't it just to meet the king of Zhao? But even so, the state of Wei will be destroyed if it is said to be destroyed. Does the queen also hope that my king will be destroyed in the future?" Like Wei Zeng, is it possible to become King Yan of Zhao State?"

Empress Dowager Yan was silent.

After a long while, Empress Dowager Yan said slowly, "Since Lord Chang said so, there must be a way to solve this matter, right?"

Le Jian said with certainty: "That's right, I naturally have a solution. But this method must be approved by the Queen Mother, otherwise it will not be possible."

The Empress Dowager Yan nodded and said: "Alright, since that's the case, then the old lady will authorize this matter to you, and you can send envoys to contact other countries, and then"

Lejian interrupted the Empress Dowager Yan's words: "The Empress Dowager misunderstood, the method of the minister is not to contact other countries."

"Ah?" Empress Dowager Yan was obviously surprised.

If you don't contact other countries, does Lejian want to rely on the power of Yan to fight against Zhao?

Even if Empress Dowager Yan didn't know much about military affairs, she knew that doing so would definitely lead to a dead end.

Le Jian said seriously: "Queen Dowager, in my opinion, the reason why the Zhao Kingdom is so prosperous today is entirely because Zhao Wang is wise and powerful in governing the country."

Empress Dowager Yan nodded, agreeing with Lejian's opinion.

There was even a bit of pride in her heart, after all, this Zhao Wang who looked down upon the world was her brother of a compatriot from the same mother!

However, Lejian's next words were completely beyond the Queen Mother Yan's expectation.

"So I feel that as long as an assassin can be sent to assassinate the king of Zhao, the country of Zhao will fall into chaos immediately. When the time comes, the mother will unite with other countries to attack the country of Zhao, and the unfavorable situation can be completely reversed. , not only will we be able to take back Wuyang City, but we will even be able to win more land from Zhao State!"

The Empress Dowager Yan was really shocked by Le Jian's idea. She looked at Le Jian in amazement, and after a while she said: "Mr. Chang, are you crazy? Do you know that it is wrong to assassinate the king of another country?" What kind of behavior?"

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, although countries have been fighting endlessly, and even many countries have formed a kind of deadly enemy, such things that send assassins to assassinate the monarchs of other countries are really rare.

The first reason is of course that the protection around the princes is very strict, and it is almost impossible for foreigners to succeed.The second is that the princes also have certain fears about adopting this method. After all, if you send someone to assassinate me, I will definitely send someone to assassinate you. If you come and go like this, how will you live?

No one wants to live in the shadow of being assassinated every day, so it's better for everyone to happily decide the winner on the battlefield.

Although the Empress Dowager Yan is only a woman, she was born in the Zhao family after all, and at the same time she is the de facto supreme ruler of the Yan Kingdom. Of course, she still understands this reason.

More importantly, Zhao Dan is her relative!

Yue Jian raised his voice slightly, and said: "Don't forget the queen mother, if you don't do this, then the country of Yan will perish!"

The implication is very simple, the country of Yan is about to perish, so why bother with those great principles?Find a way to survive first!

The Empress Dowager Yan was silent again, and it could be seen that the Empress Dowager Yan was very conflicted.

After a long while, Empress Dowager Yan said, "Is there no other solution?"

Le Jian sighed and said: "Queen Mother, if there are other ways, why should I do such a dirty thing?"

After a pause, Le Jian continued: "Perhaps the Queen Mother doesn't know something. When I went to Handan this time, Le Cheng, the Zhonglang General of Zhao Guonan Army, had secretly asked me to see me, and asked me to be an internal response to cooperate with Zhao Guo. Destroy Yan Kingdom!"

"What?" The Empress Dowager Yan's complexion really changed this time, her whole body trembling violently, obviously she couldn't believe what she heard.

Empress Dowager Yan sighed faintly, and said, "Even if the old woman agrees to your assassination of King Zhao, how can you succeed?"

Le Jian said solemnly: "Back to the Queen Mother, I intend to send an envoy in the name of cede land to Zhao State in exchange for Zhao State not to fight against Yan State. If this is the case, King Zhao will be very happy to receive the envoy. At that time, the envoy only needs to play by ear, and he will have a chance to kill King Zhao!"

Empress Dowager Yan thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Chang, your plan is too insecure."

In the view of Queen Mother Yan, there are simply too many uncertainties in this plan.

Le Jian nodded and said: "The empress dowager's concerns are indeed true, but I have recruited a warrior who is as brave as a man, once he has a chance to meet Zhao Wang and approach Zhao Wang Wu Within one step, King Zhao will definitely die!"

Empress Dowager Yan hesitated for a moment, and said, "Who is this person who is really so brave?"

Le Jian said with certainty: "Back to the Queen Mother, this person's name is Jing Ke, who is from the state of Wei. He fled to the state of Yan because he killed the wealthy family in righteous anger. His martial arts, if it comes to killing the enemy on the battlefield, this person may not be able to do it, but when it comes to assassination techniques, this person's skills are number one in the world!"

What Le Jian said actually exaggerated Jing Ke's ability a lot.

But this is also a very normal thing. If it is not exaggerated properly, it is also a question of whether the Queen Mother Yan will agree.

Sure enough, after listening to these words, Queen Mother Yan relaxed a lot.

From the personal point of view of Queen Mother Yan, since she has already married to the country of Yan, it is impossible to return to the country of Zhao anyway, not to mention that the country of Zhao has even begun to plan for the country of Yan. A breakup is basically inevitable.

Now that they have broken up, it seems that killing his own brother Zhao Dan is not so unacceptable.

After all, it is the most ruthless emperor's family, and Empress Yan herself is originally from the emperor's family!

Le Jian continued: "The minister has already made a plan. When the time comes, I will dedicate the land of Dukang to the King of Zhao. Then let Jing Ke pretend to be an envoy and lie that he will present the map to the King of Zhao. Once the King of Zhao agrees to the matter , then Jing Ke will have the opportunity to be within five steps of King Zhao, and at that time it will be King Zhao’s death! Once King Zhao dies, the country of Zhao will collapse, and the crisis of all countries in the world will be resolved immediately!”

So Queen Yan finally nodded slowly, agreeing to Lejian's plan.

"Since this is the case, then I will leave this matter to Lord Chang. I also ask Lord Chang to plan carefully and act carefully. You must succeed in one blow. Otherwise, once Zhao Guo is angered, Lord Chang should know what the consequences will be."

Le Jian nodded solemnly.