Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Over the past few days, Qi Wangjian has received envoys from Han, Chu, and Qin many times in the open and in the dark.

Because now Qi has only one bordering country, which is Zhao, so the envoys from these other countries all came from the sea, which is quite difficult to say.

However, Qi Wangjian's focus is not on hard work or not, but on whether the words of these envoys are useful or not.

Judging from the tone of Qi Wangjian's speech now, it is obvious that he has been moved by the other envoys from the Three Kingdoms, and he is a little bit about to go to war with Zhao.

Hou Sheng smiled wryly, and said, "Your Majesty, although it is true that the people of Zhao State have mobilized a large number of troops to go to South Korea, your Majesty, don't forget that Handan in Zhao State is not completely undefended. With Daqi's current If you want to conquer Handan, I'm afraid it will be quite difficult."

For this matter, Hou Sheng has discussed with his staff many times these days, so when discussing it, it is also a set, and there is no feeling of stage fright at all.

This is undoubtedly a very big improvement for Housheng, who is nicknamed "hands-off Xiangbang".

Qi Wangjian let out a hey, and said: "Someone told me that I can follow the example of Li Mu's attack on Xianyang City last time and launch a surprise attack on Zhao State. The king and ministers of Zhao State are now blind and careless. successful."

Hou Sheng couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty, I don't think so. Since Zhao Guo is used to this kind of surprise attack, why don't you be wary of His Majesty also using this kind of trick? Besides, Zhao Guo's surprise attack is supposed to be mainly cavalry. And there are only a few thousand cavalry in our country of Qi, so even if we succeed in breaking into Handan City, we may not be able to take down Handan City just by relying on these thousands of people."

"Your Majesty, please think about it. Now Daqi only has Zhao as a neighboring country. If Your Majesty cannot successfully defeat Zhao in this battle, then Zhao will definitely usher in a crazy counterattack. At that time"

When Hou Sheng said this, he stopped suddenly.

But Qi Wangjian had already understood what Hou Sheng meant.

If the State of Qi sends troops and fails to defeat the State of Zhao in this battle, then when the State of Zhao finishes cleaning up South Korea, the next target is likely to be the State of Qi that has been completely surrounded by the State of Zhao!

There was a silence in the hall.

Qi Wangjian sat there quietly, his face expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

This thought is a long, long time.

Placed in the center of the hall, the ice cubes used to dissipate heat had already melted, but the palace people did not dare to enter the hall without orders, so the temperature in the hall began to rise slowly.

Sweat dripped down from Hou Sheng's forehead, and soon his chest, back and back were completely soaked.

This feeling of sweating on a hot day is a kind of torture for anyone.

After enduring it for a while, Hou Sheng couldn't take it any longer, and was about to quietly wipe his head with his sleeve, when Qi Wangjian suddenly spoke.

"There is indeed some truth in what Hou Qing said. So according to Hou Qing's intention, the widow should continue to wait and see?"

Hou Sheng nodded his head with certainty, and said, "I can understand your majesty's worries, but in my opinion, it is indeed not the time for your majesty to send troops."

Qi Wangjian waved his hands very depressed, and said, "South Korea will soon perish. Could it be that the widows just watch South Korea perish, but they can't do anything?"

Hou Sheng said firmly: "Before there is no suitable opportunity, even if South Korea perishes, I don't recommend that the king act rashly!"

"Bang!" Qi Wangjian suddenly slapped the table hard, which shocked Hou Sheng.

Just when Hou Sheng thought that Qi Wangjian was going to get angry with him, Qi Wangjian let out a sigh of relief, and said helplessly: "Then Houqing thinks, when is the time when the widow should really make a move?"

Hou Sheng heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly replied: "My lord, I think that if you really want to make a move, it should be when Chu, Qin, and Han really hope to win!"

Qi Wangjian's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at Hou Sheng.

Hou Sheng continued: "As long as any one of the three battlefields in Xinzheng, Yangzhai or Guanzhong can make a breakthrough, then Zhao Jun's initiative on the battlefield will disappear, and the whole situation will not be as inclined as it is now. The Zhao Kingdom is gone. If the King can send troops to surprise Handan at that time, then it can completely disrupt the strategic layout of the Zhao Kingdom and make the people of the Zhao Kingdom care about one thing and lose another. This is the best chance to win!"

Qi Wangjian pondered for a long while, and finally nodded in agreement: "In that case, then I will wait a little longer!"

When he walked out of the palace, Hou Sheng was actually not in a good mood.

Because Hou Sheng is very clear, although now is not the best time to send troops, but if Qi State sends troops at this time, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble to Zhao State.

In any case, Handan is also the capital of Zhao State. If Handan is surrounded, then there will be certain problems in Zhao State's command of several other battlefields and the coordination and operation of the entire country. It will give several other countries an opportunity to take advantage of.

In other words, this is actually a gamble.

If Qi Guo gambled, then of course the chance of winning is not great.

But if you don't gamble, Zhao Guo's chances of winning will become even greater.

So in fact, compared with Qi's participation in the war, Qi's non-participation benefited Zhao more.

Qi Wangjian may not know this, but Hou Sheng himself knows it well.

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While wiping his sweat, Hou Sheng walked towards the carriage that was already waiting for him outside the palace gate, while thinking about a decree sent to him through some secret channels a few days ago.

A letter from Handan.

Strictly speaking, it should be a letter of appointment from King Zhao of Handan.

"If Hou Sheng can help the widow to pacify Qi State, then the day Qi State perishes will be the time when Hou Sheng will be crowned Lord Anqi!"

Mr. An Qi, what a charming title.

Although it is impossible for this lord to be as beautiful and powerful as the Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng and Wu Xinjun Lianpo of the Zhao Kingdom, he can win a lifetime of prosperity and wealth for Hou Sheng, leave a way out for the Hou clan, and What are you dissatisfied with?

It's impossible to be as stubborn as the Yan Guole family, and then be implicated by the three clans, right?

"Hou Qing, Hou Qing!" Just as Hou Sheng was about to board his carriage, a call came from behind him.

Hou Sheng turned his head to look, only to find that it was one of his confidantes.

"Why is it in such a hurry?" Hou Sheng wiped the sweat off his face and asked a little uncomfortable.

Now Hou Sheng just wants to go home early and get some ice cubes to cool himself down comfortably.

The confidant hurriedly handed over an urgent letter, saying: "Hou Qing, just got the news that Zhao Guoren is ready to negotiate peace with Qin!"

"What?" Hou Sheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately took the urgent mail from Handan in the hands of his cronies and read it.

Looking at it, Hou Sheng's face gradually became solemn, and a trace of happiness flashed in his heart.

Zhao Guo really made peace with Qin Guo.

In other words, if Qi Wangjian really sent troops, without Qin, Qi would basically end up hitting the muzzle of a gun and dying.

To be honest, this news also made Hou Sheng somewhat rejoiced.

With this news, those damn ministers of the main battle faction of Qi can no longer accuse the latter of winning.

Hou Sheng chuckled a few times, put away the urgent report, and sat on the carriage.

"Okay, I get it, let's drive back home!"

The confidant was stunned when he heard it: "Didn't Houqing report this to the king?"