Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Well, sir, it's getting late, I still have things to do, so I'm leaving. "

On the surface, Zhou Shaofen still belongs to Lin Xiangru's faction, so he is still quite alienated when he talks to Mr. Pingyuan.

Seeing Zhou Shaofen leaving, Mr. Pingyuan's expression changed.

Mr. Pingyuan is not worried that Zhou Shaofen will lie to him, but Mr. Pingyuan was too shocked by what Zhou Shaofen said just now.

After a while, Mr. Pingyuan suddenly sighed: "Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by the forest wind, Mr. Wu Xin, oh Mr. Wu Xin, you are so good, it is really not a good thing!"

Zhao Kuo didn't know that he would cause some trouble because of his excellence at this moment. He was sitting on the carriage at this moment, and he was going to Chencheng, the capital of Chu State, with Chun Shenjun.

After two days of rushing, Chen Cheng also appeared in Zhao Kuo's sight.

The people of Chu State used to call the capital city "Ying" and the accompanying capital "Yan". Therefore, Chencheng was called "Chen Ying" by Chu people after it became the capital of Chu State.

Although Zhao Kuo had never been to the real capital of Ying in the Jianghan Plain, which was operated by Chu State for hundreds of years and was captured by Bai Qi more than 20 years ago, the scene of Chen Ying in front of him still made Zhao Kuo unable to bear it. Kuo shook his head slightly.

The scene of Chen Ying can be summed up in three words: old, dilapidated and small!After all, this is a border city, and the people of Chu State have always regarded it as a military fortress, which has also caused Chencheng's military function to far exceed its political function.

It is no exaggeration to say that by the standard of a capital, Chencheng can't even compare with Zhao's second-rate cities Zhongmu and Lingshou.

Chunshen Jun's carriage was several feet away from Zhao Kuo, so Zhao Kuo let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart: "Unexpectedly, Chu State, which was one of the world's overlords 30 years ago, has fallen to such a state now!"

Li Si rode his horse and followed Zhao Kuo. As a Chu native, Li Si's cheeks twitched a little when he heard such words, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "It's all because of Bai Qi, the evil star!"

There is no doubt that Bai Qi is the nemesis of Chu State.

The only thing that made Li Si feel very comforted was that the lord Zhao Kuo he followed happened to be Bai Qi's nemesis!On the other side, Han Fei, who rode his horse and followed him, did not speak. Due to stuttering, Han Fei usually prefers to communicate with others through chapters.

Zhao Kuo touched the beard that had just grown on his chin, and said slowly: "So, if you lag behind, you will be beaten! Only when the entire Chinese princes are unified in one country, then will we Chinese people really change? When it becomes extremely powerful!"

Li Si and Han Fei nodded again and again, obviously agreeing with Zhao Kuo's words.

That night, Zhao Kuo and others entered and stayed in the posthouse in Chencheng that specially entertained diplomatic envoys.

The next day, the king of Chu specially held a court meeting.

Whether or not Zhao Kuo's envoy can be fully successful will be decided by this court meeting!

Chapter 213 The Opposition of the Three Great Families

Jingyang Mansion.

It was still Jingyang, Zhaozhong and Qufeng, but at this moment, the faces of the three most noble and powerful figures in the Chu Kingdom, except for the King of Chu and Lord Ling Yin Chunshen, were not very good.

Jingyang knocked on the table and said coldly: "I'm not going to lie to you two, just now I got a report from a secret agent buried next to Mr. Chunshen, saying that Mr. Chunshen had reached a ginseng business agreement with Mr. Wuxin and Zhao Kuo. Cooperation, the two of you should know what this means, right?"

Zhao Zhong smiled, his white beard fluttering slightly: "I have long heard that Lord Chunshen's mansion has too many patrons, and he also likes to raise many soldiers in the fief, making it difficult to make ends meet.

Maybe he took the initiative to go to Wu Xinjun to cooperate with this ginseng business. "

Jingyang said coldly: "It's just a joke for a great Chu Lingyin to manage these lowly businesses!"

Qu Feng coughed and said: "To be honest with the two patriarchs, someone from my Qu family got two ginseng pieces for this old man.

The feeling after the old man tried it hehe, you two might as well give it a try, you might as well give it a try! "

The faces of Zhaozhong and Jingyang changed at the same time. The youngest of the three present was already in his 40s and nearly 50 years old. Naturally, his ability in that aspect was far inferior to when he was young. It is unavoidable to be condescended to say that .

Men, what they fear the most is being told no!After a while, Jingyang coughed heavily and said, "Let's not talk about the ginseng thing.

In short, this time Chunshen Jun will definitely stand on Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo's side and support Zhao Chu's alliance.

So we have no choice, both of you. "

Whatever Chunshen Jun approves, the three big families will definitely oppose, and whatever Chunshenjun wants to accomplish, the three big families must make Chunshenjun unable to do it. This has become the iron law in the political arena of Chu today. .

Both Zhao Zhong and Qu Feng agreed with Jing Yang's words.

Jing Jing sighed, and said: "It's a pity that because of Zhao Kuo's burden, the old man is now confined at home, and it is impossible to go to the palace to participate in the court meeting tomorrow.

The matter of stopping Chun Shenjun is left to the two of you! "

Zhao Zhong and Qu Feng's expressions changed slightly when they heard the words, and they looked at each other without speaking.

Every battle between the three major families and Lord Chunshen is a fierce battle, not to mention this time with the addition of Lord Wuxin Zhao Kuo!After a good night's sleep, the refreshed Zhao Kuo washed up and had breakfast, then entered the Chu Palace in a carriage.

Just like the appearance of Chen Cheng seen yesterday, this Chu Palace can only be described with a small word.

It can be seen that in the past 20 years since Chu State moved its capital to Chencheng, the royal palace in Chencheng has not been repaired and expanded. As expected.

Zhao Kuo even felt that if he was willing to spend all the proceeds in the next ten years, he might be able to build a more luxurious and huge Miyagi than the palace in front of him.

Of course, that's just thinking about it. For Zhao Kuo at this stage, building a mansion is completely unnecessary. With that money, it's better to get the equipment of Chi Youjun and make Zhao Kuo's own power even bigger.

Soon, Zhao Kuo's carriage stopped under the steps of a palace.

Zhao Kuo got off the carriage, and naturally the officials in charge of diplomacy from Chu State came up to him and brought Zhao Kuo into the hall.

This is the second time that Zhao Kuo has seen this king of Chu. In history, this king of Chu actually belonged to the kind of mediocre and lower-middle-level monarch, so Zhao Kuo didn't feel any nervousness in his heart.

According to the normal ceremony, he was greeted first, and then he handed over the letter of credence written by the queen mother himself. Zhao Kuo sat down on the side seat and waited quietly.

Zhao Kuo had already read the letter of credence, and it was full of diplomatic rhetoric nonsense. It could be summed up in one sentence: "You Chu State, do you want to recognize our Zhao State as your big brother?"

If it is between people and people, the problem is actually very simple. Whoever has big fists, money and power is the boss, but it is much more complicated when it is changed between countries.

It's like Qin State was the strongest country among the Seven Heroes in the past few decades, but except South Korea and Wei State, the other four countries refused to recognize Qin State's status as the eldest brother.

After reading the letter of credence, the King of Chu smiled at Zhao Kuo and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, you have worked hard on this mission. I am very sorry for the incident in Yangxia City."

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the foreign ministers also know that the matter of Yangxia City was made by the Jing Family, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty or Chu State."

As soon as Zhao Kuo said these words, many people's faces changed immediately.

The assassination of Zhao Kuo in Yangxia City has already spread throughout the political arena of Chu State. Most people in the political arena of Chu State think that this is Jing You's arbitrariness to assassinate Zhao Kuo, but now Zhao Kuo is not talking about Jing You , but Jing!The difference between Jing You and the Jing family is too great, after all, Jing You is just a side branch of the Jing family.

However, Jing Jing, the patriarch of the Jing family, was unable to participate in the court meeting this time because of the King Chu's foot ban, so no one stood up to refute Zhao Kuo's words, and fell into a cold spot for a while.

The king of Chu was also taken aback when he heard the words, and then forced a smile: "Yes, yes, this Jingyou deserves death! Please rest assured, Mr. Wu Xin, the widow has implicated Jingyou's whole family, and all the servants and his retainers are also killed. Dispatched to the south."

The diplomatic incident of Zhao Kuo's assassination has a serious impact on the reputation of Chu State, so not only Chunshen Jun went to deal with it, but also the King of Chu will tell the public today, so that everyone knows that Chu State has given Zhao Kuo Including an explanation.

Zhao Kuo nodded and said: "Your Majesty's treatment is fair and reasonable, and the ministers are convinced."

The ginseng business has been signed, and Mr. Chunshen has expressed his support for Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo has received a lot of benefits, so it's no wonder he doesn't accept it.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, the King of Chu finally felt relieved, and said with a smile, "That would be the best.

Well, all of you gentlemen, you all know what the widows called the court meeting this time, and let us all express our opinions on whether Da Chu should form an alliance with Zhao Guo. "

As Ling Yin, Chun Shenjun Huang Xie's speech this time is very decisive and direct: "Your Majesty, after much deliberation, I think that under the current situation, the alliance between Chu and Zhao to contain Qin, Wei, Qi and other countries is just right. It is the best choice for Da Chu!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuo smiled and nodded towards Chun Shenjun.

Take money and do things, good brother!After all, Mr. Chunshen is the Ling Yin of the Chu State, and of course there is a group of ministers under him. After the words fell, he was immediately echoed by this group of younger brothers, and they all talked about the benefits of forming an alliance with the State of Zhao, and summed it up. It's just a word to form an alliance, and the alliance is wonderful, this alliance is croaking!But things will naturally not go so smoothly.

Just when the main hall seemed to support Zhao Chu's alliance overwhelmingly, Zhao Zhong, the Patriarch of the Zhao Family and Shangzhu State of Chu State, slowly stood up.

"Your Majesty, the old minister feels that the alliance with the Zhao Kingdom is open to discussion!"

After hearing this sentence, Zhao Kuo's eyes suddenly froze.

As expected, the three major families really stood up to express their opposition.

Next, it was time for Zhao Kuo to prepare to play.

Chapter 214 Is the Zhao-Chu Alliance Going to Fail?

Zhao Kuo didn't speak immediately, but quietly looked at Zhao Zhong in front of him, intending to hear how the representative of the three major families opposed him.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles. Since it is destined to debate, it must first listen to the opinions of the three major families, and then find the flaws in their opinions, and use sharp words to break them.

Zhao Kuo is still very confident in this point. Benhou is a famous general who "talks on paper". When it comes to talk, who is Benhou afraid of?

As soon as Zhao Zhong stood up, the originally vigorous voice of approval suddenly became much smaller, and the whole hall became completely quiet after a few seconds.

After all, the three major families have hundreds of years of foundation in Chu State, and although they are temporarily suppressed by Lord Chunshen, their prestige still exists.

Zhao Zhong glanced at Zhao Kuo, seemed a little apprehensive, but still slowly said: "Your Majesty, what Chun Shen Jun said is indeed reasonable, but the old minister still feels that he should not cooperate with Zhao Guo."

Chunshen Jun couldn't sit still when he heard this, and immediately asked, "What does Shangzhu Kingdom mean by this?"

Zhao Zhong stroked his white beard, and said slowly: "Since the division of the Jin Dynasty, the seven vassal states have stood side by side and fought for hegemony. Marquis Wei Wen was the first to dominate, followed by King Qi Wei, and then King Qi Wei. King Chu Wei of our Great Chu, King Qin Zhao who just passed away in Qin State, and of course the current Zhao State.

In the past 200 years, five of the seven countries have contended for hegemony, which is enough to prove that each country has the potential to become a hegemon, and should not be underestimated. "

Jun Shen frowned upon hearing this, and said, "Shangzhu Kingdom, what does what you said have anything to do with the current Chu-Zhao Alliance?"

Zhao Zhong still said unhurriedly: "Of course it has something to do with it.

Looking at the many overlords in the past 200 years, except for the current Zhao State, all other overlords failed because they were defeated by the coalition forces of the princes.

What does this mean?

It shows that when a vassal state becomes the overlord, this country will become a serious problem for other countries, and will be attacked by other vassal states.

It is precisely because every hegemony country has been besieged in this way for more than 200 years that the position of the hegemony has been constantly changing among the major powers. "

"However, if Da Chu wants to form an alliance with Zhao Guo, the situation will be completely different.

Zhao Guo is now the most powerful country in the world. Although Da Chu has declined a lot compared to before, it can at least be regarded as the third country in the world.

If Da Chu really forms an alliance with Zhao, plus Wei and South Korea who are almost bound to form alliances with Zhao, who else in the world can contain Zhao's power?

This will only make Zhao Guo more unscrupulous to attack other countries, and eventually lead to Zhao Guo's power becoming stronger and stronger, until it becomes a monster that other vassal states in the world can't fight against! "

"That's why, Your Majesty, Lord Chunshen, I'm here to say a word about Chu, and I absolutely can't form an alliance with Zhao Guo!"

It took Zhaozhong several minutes to finish his words, and after he finished speaking, the hall suddenly fell into silence, and everyone was thinking about Zhaozhong's words, whether they were One should agree or disagree with this statement.

Zhao Kuo sat on the side, looking at Zhao Zhong's eyes could not help but change slightly.

Sure enough, it is not without reason that the three major families of Chu State have been able to stand for many years. Zhao Zhong's words really analyzed the reason why Zhao State sought Chu State to form an alliance.

Zhao Guodu is number one in the world, why is he looking for allies everywhere?

It is because all the world's number one hegemons before the Warring States Period were killed by other vassals, which proves that it is impossible for any hegemon to win under the cooperation of other vassals.

Therefore, if Zhao Guo wants to continue to expand, he must ensure that he can also win a group of princes, and the more princes he can win, the better.

In the most optimistic situation, if all the other five Shandong countries are on the side of Zhao State, then Zhao State can go westward with peace of mind and kill Qin State directly?

Once the Qin State is completely annexed, the Zhao State will become a super-hegemony country that can include the Taihang Mountains, Guanzhong, Bashu and part of the Central Plains.

Of course, it is not necessary to attack Qin first. In short, as long as Zhao has enough allies, it is fine to attack Yan, Qi, etc. first.

With the support of enough allies, Zhao Guo, with its national strength as the most powerful country in the world, must be able to easily destroy any country in Han, Wei, Qi, except Qin and Chu.

The alliance between Zhao and Chu is a part of Zhao's huge unification plan.

No matter what position Zhaozhong stood on to oppose Zhao Chu's alliance, the Patriarch of the Zhao family saw through Zhao Guo's hidden ambitions, and he was indeed a talent!Debating this thing has to be reasonable, and when Zhaozhong said such a very reasonable statement, even Chun Shenjun couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while.

At this time, Qu Feng, the Patriarch of the Qu Clan among the three major families, also stood up and said loudly: "What Shangzhu Kingdom said is very reasonable.

Zhao Guo is ambitious, just like the Qin State before, it is a huge and incomparable threat to the princes of the world, and Da Chu must guard against it! "

The ministers of the Zhao family and the Qu family immediately spoke up to support their respective patriarchs.

Although Jing Yang, the Patriarch of the Jing family, was unable to be present, he had already given orders in advance. For a while, the ministers of the three major families united to form a wave of rebuttals in the hall.

"You should never form an alliance with Zhao Guo!"

"Da Chu should contact the princes and oppose Zhao together!"

"Great Chu can still revive its hegemony, why should it be inferior to other countries?"

Although the ministers of Chunshenjun's faction kept opening their mouths to defend, but the truth seemed to be controlled by the three major families, so Chunshenjun's party's defense of the Zhao-Chu Alliance seemed quite weak.

The public opinion was fierce, and even the face of the king of Chu began to change a lot, and he seemed to be a little shaken.

It is true that the King of Chu trusts Lord Chunshen very much, but the proposals of the three major families on this matter seem to be more beneficial to Chu.

Chun Shenjun, who had been an official of the King of Chu for many years, suddenly felt bad when he saw this, knowing that his king's change of mind was about to happen.

But Mr. Chunshen had nothing to do.

What should I do?

Just when Chun Shenjun was beginning to panic, a calm and gentle voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, may I hear a few words from this Marquis?"

Chun Shenjun cast his eyes subconsciously, and then felt hope instantly.