Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

It was because Qi State suddenly sent troops to annex Song State.

At that time, Qi State and Qin State were called the two overlords of the East and the West, but after annexing Song State, it became the unique number one overlord.

As a result, the princes became jealous, and Le Yi led the five-nation coalition to attack Qi, and beat Qi to the point where only Jimo and Ju were left, almost destroying the country. "

"Now Da Zhao is truly the most powerful country in the world, and Wei State is far richer than Song State back then.

If Da Zhao annexed Wei State in one fell swoop, then the remaining five vassal states would be terrified, and Da Zhao would become an enemy of the world just like Qi State back then, and be jointly attacked by the other five countries! "

Han Xuwei's voice fell, and the queen mother's face changed again.

Being jointly attacked by the other five countries is an enemy of the whole world.

But suddenly, the queen mother said again: "Although that is the case, if we can annex Wei, it will be of great help to Zhao's conquest of the Central Plains.

What's more, with Wu Xinjun's ability, even if the Five Kingdoms came to attack, Wu Xinjun should be able to resist it. "

The queen mother's words seemed blind, but in fact they were not.

In this war, South Korea, Wei State, and Chu State have all been severely damaged. Once Zhao State captures Daliang City, the Qin army in Daliang City will also be severely damaged.

In addition to the country of Yan, which was beaten by Zhao Kuo last year, the only country that can still retain its strength among other countries is actually the country of Qi.

If five powerful vassal states came to attack Zhao State, Zhao State would naturally be absolutely irresistible.

But if Zhao Guo is facing a strong and sound Qi State plus the other four vassal states that have been abolished by Zhao Guo, then with Zhao Guo's current national strength and the command of Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo, he can fight steadily. Win, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to hold on.

As long as it can be defended, then Zhao State will annex Wei State in vain and make a lot of money.

After hearing what the queen mother said, Han Xuwei couldn't help but feel a little speechless.

Does even the queen mother trust Zhao Kuo's military ability so much now?

Fortunately, Han Xuwei still has a trump card!Han Xuwei grieved and said, "The queen mother doesn't know something, so Zhao Kuo just wants to take advantage of the queen mother's idea!"

The Queen Mother said: "How do you say this?"

Han Xu said: "Please think about it, Queen Mother.

If the Kingdom of Wei was really destroyed by Lord Wu Xin, then Lord Wu Xin's prestige among the great Zhao would definitely skyrocket, and even endanger the prestige of the king!This is not over yet, the demise of the Wei State will inevitably attract the five kingdoms to attack, in order to cope with the five kingdoms' attack, the Queen Mother will entrust the military power of the entire Great Zhao to Wu Xinjun.

Once Wu Xinjun defends or even defeats the Allied Forces of the Five Nations, his prestige among the great Zhao will not be second to him. "

Having said that, Han Xuwei took a deep breath and threw his real bomb.

"Once the Allied Forces of the Five Nations retreat, it will be time for Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo to show his rebellious face and usurp power!"

With a bang, it was the Empress Dowager who missed and knocked a small copper cup on the table to the ground.

The copper cup jingled and rolled a few times, and finally stopped in front of Han Xuwei.

The Queen Mother's face had completely lost all color, and she hissed: "Wu Xinjun, he, he really dare to do this?"

Han Xu was categorical: "The old minister guarantees his life, he will definitely dare to do this! Therefore, the queen mother must negotiate peace with Wei Guo now, otherwise it will be too late!"

Looking at the pale queen mother, Han Xuwei heaved a sigh of relief, and had great admiration for Jihou.

What Jihou said is indeed correct. Due to the existence of Zhao Kuo's dazzling military achievements, it would be extremely difficult to take advantage of Zhao Kuo's mistakes or his high achievements to overthrow Zhao Kuo.

This is the reason why Han Xuwei was repeatedly defeated by Zhao Kuo before.

Taking a step back, even if Han Xuwei can win, at most the Queen Mother will reprimand Zhao Kuo, which cannot affect Zhao Kuo's fundamentals, let alone completely overthrow Zhao Kuo.

But now, with Jihou's guidance, Han Xuwei successfully convinced the queen mother that Zhao Kuo was about to usurp power and seize the throne.

In this way, can the queen mother continue to calm down?

The expression on the Empress Dowager's face at the moment said it all!Finally, the Queen Mother gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

"Okay, if that's the case, then call a court meeting tomorrow and announce the news of the peace talks with Wei Guo!"

Chapter 390 A Sudden Peace Negotiation (27/35)

Outside Daliang City, Zhao Jun's camp, the commander's account.

This handsome tent has a large space, at least fifty or sixty square meters, but there are only a weapon rack and a clothes rack inside, and then there is a table case, and there is a screen in the corner. Behind the screen is the wooden bed Zhao Kuo sleeps on. A couch, nothing else.

Zhao Kuo's expression was calm, and he was reviewing a piece of information from Nightingale's headquarters in front of him.

"According to the summarization of various sources, there is reason to believe that Jihou, the spy chief of the Qin State, has sneaked into Handan City secretly. The traces of the Qin spies are also hidden, and they are still being searched for."

"Recently, it has been discovered that many subordinates under Grand Master Han Xuwei are secretly spreading the same rumors as Jihou's subordinates. It is still unclear whether it is Han Xuwei's personal behavior or whether Han Xuwei has secretly colluded with Jihou."

Looking at it, Zhao Kuo's expression gradually became solemn, but suddenly he laughed again.

"Our Grand Master, we do everything with such great fanfare, are we afraid that others will not know?"

Like Jihou and the Qin spies under Jihou's command are cautious in everything they do, because they are afraid of being heard by others.

Fortunately, Han Xu was in control of Zhao Guo's spy system, but everything he did was like a leak, and he was detected by Zhao Kuo's Nightingale system within minutes.

Zhao Kuo put down the information in his hands and said, "Didn't Zhou Qing say that he and Lin Xiangru are investigating rumors recently? How is the investigation going?"

Xu Li, who was standing next to Zhao Kuo, hurriedly said: "Return to the Lord, the news from Zhou Qing has just arrived, saying that the current clues basically point to Han Xuwei."

Zhao Kuo pondered for a while, and said: "But if I remember correctly, when the rumors first spread, Han Xuwei's people should not have been active yet, right?"

Xu Li has been with Zhao Kuo for many years, and he immediately understood Zhao Kuo's meaning: "So the Lord thinks that Han Xuwei is not the instigator of this matter?"

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said calmly: "Jihou's identity is very sensitive and important, it is impossible to leave Qin easily.

Now that Jihou suddenly appeared in Handan, looking at the current battle, could Jihou have other targets besides me?

As for Han Xuwei, this old guy thinks he is smart, but he often does very stupid things and is easily taken advantage of by others. This time should be no exception. "

Xu Li nodded and said: "Understood, I will immediately send a message to Handan to let them prepare and continue to search for Jihou and others."

Zhao Kuo nodded, and suddenly asked again: "How is the trench digging at Han Jun's side?"

Zhao Kuo also made the best use of everything, anyway, so many captives are useless, and they are directly asked to dig ditches to divert water to prepare to break through the beams, so that the soldiers of the Zhao army and the peasants can save some effort.

Xu Li couldn't help laughing, and said: "I have visited it a few times, and the digging should be okay."

Zhao Kuo also smiled, and was about to continue talking, when suddenly a report came from outside the tent: "My lord, urgent report from Handan!"

Zhao Kuo raised his voice and said, "Send it in!"

After a while, Zhao Kuo looked at the latest urgent report from Handan, and his face changed drastically.

Xu Li looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise.

In Xu Li's impression, Zhao Kuo's gaffe is extremely rare.

Xu Li couldn't help asking: "Master, what happened?"

Zhao Kuo raised his head, and it took him several seconds to calm down, and said word by word: "The Queen Mother is going to negotiate peace with Wei Guo."

"what?"

Xu Li was also taken aback, and lost his voice: "How is this possible?"

You must know that according to the previous plan, at most one month or one and a half months later, the entire excavated river channel will be completely completed, and then the water of the Yellow River will rush directly into the two moats of Daliang City along the widened channel at an extremely turbulent speed. In the midst of it, it directly caused backwatering, turning the entire Daliang City into a land of water.

In other words, within two months at most, Daliang City will be completely taken by Zhao Jun.

Negotiating a peace at this time, wouldn't it mean giving up the Daliang City that he had acquired.

Zhao Kuo's face was cold, and he said slowly: "This is a message from Zhou Qing, it is urgent, and there is absolutely no falsehood.

The official order from Handan should arrive tomorrow, and in about two or three days, that old thing Han Xuwei should also arrive. "

"Han Xuwei?"

Xu Li became more and more puzzled.

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said coldly: "This time, the Empress Dowager wants Han Xuwei to be the envoy for this peace negotiation.

By the way, Wen Xinjun Lin Xiangru is the deputy envoy. "

Xu Li couldn't help being dumbfounded when he heard the words, and said angrily: "But, we obviously have a chance to destroy Wei, my lord.

The Queen Mother chose to negotiate peace at this time, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted? "

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and said, "Of course the Marquis understands.

Get a pen and paper! "

What Zhao Kuo wants to do is very simple, that is to appeal!

According to the goal before the war, Zhao Kuo wanted to fight directly from the order of Wei Guo, South Korea and Qin Guo in one go.

It turned out to be good now, Wei Guodu hasn't been defeated yet, so it's time to negotiate a peace?

And is it still negotiating peace when it looks like Daliang City is about to be taken down?

This was obviously intolerable to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo wrote quickly, and immediately wrote a memorial, put it in Xu Li's hands, and said: "Send someone to Handan tomorrow, so that the Queen Mother won't be aware of the information that the Marquis has already known in advance."

Xu Li nodded heavily, and said, "Should I also inform Mr. Pingyuan that they will be together?"

Zhao Kuo was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No need, Mr. Pingyuan is not a fool, he should have already opposed it, now we just need to do what we do well."

Xu Li left quickly, leaving Zhao Kuo in the big tent with a complicated expression.

"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, why did you suddenly change your mind again?"

Due to the existence of Zhou Shaofen, Zhao Kuo knew very well that the queen mother doubted herself when she heard the rumors at first, but under the persuasion of Lin Xiangru and Zhou Shaofen, she dispelled her doubts and fully supported Zhao Kuo's campaign.

Now this sudden peace negotiation is obviously a manifestation of the empress dowager's suspicion of Zhao Kuo again.

Who made the Queen Mother's attitude change?

Zhao Kuo thought about it, and the two names slowly emerged in his heart.

Han Xuwei, Jihou.

Han Xuwei didn't want Zhao Kuo to continue to make great achievements, and Jihou didn't want Zhao Kuo to continue defeating the 15 Qin army in Daliang City.

After a while, Zhao Kuo muttered to himself.

"Han Xuwei, Han Xuwei, are you really as stupid as Yu Xin and chose to cooperate with Jihou again?

If that's the case," Zhao Kuo's eyes flashed a bright light.

Anyone who betrays Zhao will die!

Chapter 391 Discussing the Harmony of All Beings (28/35)

With a bang, Zhao Kuo slapped the table hard.

Zhao Kuo was angry.

Zhao Kuo can actually understand the empress dowager's fear.

After all, Zhao Kuo really wanted to seize the supreme power of Zhao State.

Although there are only a few confidantes who know that the people below do not know, but the actions and layout will definitely reveal some traces. It is not surprising that the Queen Mother is wary, and Han Xu is slandered.

The point of Zhao Kuo's anger is that Zhao Guo's victory is clearly in sight, but the queen mother gave up the meat to her mouth because of such fear.

It must be known that opportunities wait for no one. If you miss this time, the next chance to capture Daliang City will probably be several years later.

Is there anything that can't be fought slowly after the battle is over, and must come at a critical moment of this kind of war?

Moreover, this is not the first time that such a thing has happened. The last time Zhao Kuo was about to hit Guanzhong, and then suddenly asked for a truce.

Zhao Kuo narrowed his eyes gradually, and another thought came to his mind.

Instead of being so angry, I'll just turn my mother's back.

But this idea only existed for a while, and was actively dispelled by Zhao Kuo.

There are Lord Pingyuan and Lin Xiangru in the political arena, and Lian Po in the army. These three people are like three mountains, firmly blocking Zhao Kuo's path to the highest power.

With Zhao Kuo's current strength, it is not enough to directly deal with these three people.

Zhao Kuo was silent for a while, and suddenly smiled.

"If you can't solve the three mountains, can't you solve Han Xuwei?"

At this time, Xu Li happened to go and come back: "My lord, the things you just ordered have been arranged."

Zhao Kuo said: "Uncle Xu, there is another matter now, you must mobilize all our strength to do it right away.