Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

After returning to the mansion, the old man thought about it carefully, and felt that Wu Xinjun might or might not have it.

However, what would happen if the old man stopped fighting with Lord Wu Xin?

In the future, once Mr. Pingyuan goes, he will be a well-deserved Prime Minister.

At that time, no one can restrict Wu Xinjun.

Queen Mother?

No way.

king?

How could such a young child be Wu Xinjun's opponent?

If Wu Xinjun is really in power, even if he didn't have any disloyalty in the first place, he may become disloyal under the persuasion of his subordinates.

So, someone must stand up to fight against Wu Xinjun, someone must stand up to him, so that he will not lose power to the government, so that he will not have ambitions for Da Zhao, so that he will not become Da Zhao's usurper Traitor!This time, the old man had to do it! "

After hearing Lin Xiangru's words, Zhou Shaofen was stunned for a long time.

Chapter 410 This Marquis Needs a Failure

Wu Xinjun Mansion, study room.

Zhou Shaofen came here secretly again, had a meeting with Zhao Kuo, and told Zhao Kuo what happened before.

Hearing these words, Zhao Kuo's expression gradually became dignified, with a bit of emotion.

Who would have thought that this chess piece that was buried unintentionally a few years ago would actually play such a big role now.

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and said, "This Marquis understands, thank you Zhou Qing for coming to report."

Zhou Shaofen said: "Wherever Junhou speaks, it's all from our own people.

Junhou, in the current situation, we should make preparations as soon as possible. "

Zhao Kuo pondered for a while, and said, "I don't know how Zhou Qing can teach me?"

Sometimes Zhao Kuo is actually a little puzzled, Zhou Shaofen has obviously joined Liuqing, but why he still chooses to stand by him?

Is he hedging his bets, or is he really paying back all the time?

Zhou Shaofen said sternly: "My lord, since the Queen Mother and Lord Wen Xin have made up their minds to reject your proposal at next year's court meeting, why don't you just stop mentioning it and let them take a year and let Lord Wu Xiang Lian Po will lead the troops to fight first."

Zhao Kuo was silent for a moment, and said: "Zhou Qing, I know that you have good intentions, but this is not acceptable."

Zhou Shaofen was stunned, obviously puzzled: "Why does Jun Hou think it's not good?"

Zhao Kuo knocked on the table and said slowly: "Do you know what is the biggest advantage of this Marquis now?"

Zhou Shaofen said without hesitation: "Of course Junhou's biggest advantage is his invincible military exploits, his victories all the time."

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "That's right, because of this, no matter how much the Empress Dowager fears Benhou, she dare not really take Benhou's life.

But although military exploits are the greatest advantage of the Marquis, they are also the biggest worry of the Marquis. "

Zhou Shaofen was silent.

As one of Zhao Guo's important ministers, Zhou Shaofen can certainly understand Zhao Kuo's words.

The result of winning all the time is that all opponents of Zhao Kuo have to temporarily lie dormant and wait.

Once Zhao Kuo loses one day, these opponents of Zhao Kuo will jump out instantly and burst out with the greatest strength.

The more Zhao Kuo wins, the deeper the hidden power of these opponents will be, and the more amazing it will be when they explode.

Zhao Kuo said lightly: "Since Wen Xinjun wants to be the leader who opposes Benhou, then Benhou must find a way to test his strength first, and not let him keep hiding his strength."

Zhou Shaofen asked: "Then what are you going to do?"

Zhao Kuo laughed: "So, this Marquis intends to lose to Wen Xinjun once in the court meeting, to see how much power he has to help Wu Xiangjun win the next war."

When all of Lin Xiangru's power is exposed to help Lian Po, Lin Xiangru's threat to Zhao Kuo will drop a lot.

The enemy on the bright side is not scary, what is scary is the unknown enemy hiding in the dark.

Sometimes, winning is not necessarily winning, and losing is equally possible.

This is called retreating to advance!Only then did Zhou Shaofen suddenly realize, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I admire you!"

Zhou Shaofen left quickly.

After a while, Xu Li appeared in front of Zhao Kuo: "Zhou Qing has been sent away."

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said lightly: "Let the people around Zhou Qing pay attention to see if Zhou Qing has secretly believed that Jun Lin Xiangru and Wu Xiangjun Lianpo have leaked any information during this period of time."

Xu Li was taken aback: "Could it be that Zhou Qing is going to betray us?"

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "That's not true, it's just in case.

Uncle Xu, we have developed to the point where we are now, and we can't be careless at any time. "

Although Zhou Shaofen's warning seemed reasonable, what if it was a trap set by the Queen Mother and Lin Xiangru?

The higher you stand, the more you have to walk on thin ice.

Pingyuan Junfu.

As Zhao Guoxiangbang, Mr. Pingyuan is undoubtedly very busy.

When he was free, what this Marquis liked most was drinking with his half-brother Pingyang Jun Zhao Sheng, chatting by the way, and discussing the recent state affairs of Zhao State.

Although it was already summer, there was still a cool breeze in the gazebo of Lord Pingyuan's mansion. The two princes sat facing each other, enjoying the ice-cold wine with a comfortable expression.

Mr. Pingyuan smiled and said: "Finally get rid of the old man Han Xuwei, and it can be regarded as fulfilling my brother's wish."

Lord Pingyang nodded, and said: "20 years ago, this Han Xuwei wanted to be the second Li Dui who controlled the government and emptied the king's brother. Fortunately, you have your brother so that his plan did not succeed.

Now that he has been completely wiped out, he is worthy of Brother Wang under the Nine Springs. "

Mr. Pingyuan smiled and said: "Brother Wang, if you know better, seeing you and my younger brothers have developed Da Zhao to what it is today, and even wiped out Han Xuwei, an old thief, I would be very relieved to think about it."

Jun Pingyang was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Actually, Brother Yu thinks that although Han Xuwei is dead, it's not like no one wants to be the second Li Dui."

Mr. Pingyuan frowned and said, "What's the meaning of this?"

Lord Pingyang said solemnly: "Don't you think, Brother Wu Xinjun's power has developed too fast in the past few years?"

The air was suddenly quiet, and a few cicadas rang far away, which was quite ear-piercing.

After a while, Mr. Pingyuan said, "Do you think Mr. Wu Xin will become the second Li Dui?"

Lord Pingyang said: "Wu Xinjun is young, but he already has power no less than you and me.

If you and I, Lin Xiangru and others all die of old age in the future, and the king is too young, who else in the Great Zhao Dynasty can control Wu Xinjun? "

Mr. Pingyuan's face became a little dignified, and after a while he said: "How can you and I live another ten to twenty years?

By that time, Da Zhao had already had new courtiers, and the king had grown up, so this was not a problem. "

Lord Pingyang sighed and said: "Who can say for sure about this kind of thing?

Think about the former king, he was the nephew of both of us, but he passed away before he was 30 years old.

Who can say about life expectancy?

Both of you and I are blood relatives of the royal family, and allegiance to the royal family is a matter of course.

Although Wu Xinjun is also a member of the Zhao family, he is a side branch, and no one can say how loyal he is. "

Mr. Pingyuan was silent again, and after a long time he said: "Your words are also reasonable, but Mr. Wu Xin is our ally after all. If you get annoyed and directly join hands with Lin Xiangru, then we will shoot ourselves in the foot instead."

Jun Pingyang smiled and said, "Isn't that simple?

Although the queen mother killed Han Xuwei, Han Xuwei was also the queen mother's most trusted confidant after all, and the queen mother will definitely regret it after a while.

Women don't blame themselves but only blame others, so the queen mother will definitely put this responsibility on Wu Xinjun.

So we only need to be neutral when the queen mother attacks Wu Xinjun, and Wu Xinjun will naturally be suppressed.

If he can suppress Wu Xinjun a few more times, it will be difficult for him to stand up, and he can only obediently obey the orders of our two brothers again. "

For a long time, Mr. Pingyang has actually been quite critical of Zhao Kuo's establishment of his own family.

In the view of this lord, Zhao Kuo is just a descendant of a branch of Zhao Wang's family, who has long been a distant relative of Wufu, and the brothers Pingyuan and Pingyang are the younger brothers of Zhao Huiwen. He is more noble than Zhao Kuo. I don't know where he went.

An offshoot like Zhao Kuo should obey the orders of the pure-blood royal families like Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang!Mr. Pingyuan shook his head, and said: "Mr. Wu Xin is so arrogant, I am afraid that it is impossible for him to bow his head and obey orders again.

But you're right, Wu Xinjun's recent limelight is indeed a bit too much, Han Xuwei's good positions after his death are almost all snatched by his subordinates, so let's not confront him head-on, just Just wait until next year's court meeting and not support him.

Without our support, he will definitely not be able to defeat the Queen Mother. "

A smile appeared on the corner of Pingyang Jun's mouth, and said: "Brother, this is a very kind word!"

Chapter 411: Court Discussion

Time just passed by day by day.

Zhao Kuo was very low-key during this period. Apart from handling the official duties of the general's office, he was at home with his wife and children, enjoying the parent-child time of the family.

In addition, Zhao Kuo will spend two or three days every month to go to the villa outside the city.

This mountain villa has now become the large military camp of the Chi You Army. Since the hundreds of thousands of acres of land outside the mountain villa are owned by Zhao Kuo, this area can be called a small independent kingdom of Zhao Kuo. It can be said that Chi You Army trained here like a fish in water. , and at the same time reduced the peeps from other forces to the lowest point.

As for other aspects, there are naturally Xu Li, Guo Zong, Li Si and others to help Zhao Kuo manage the business. These are talents that Zhao Kuo trusts and are extremely talented, so they can naturally help Zhao Kuo handle it properly.

During the period, the queen mother also specially sent someone to ask Zhao Kuo whether he agreed to return Jihou's body to Qin. Zhao Kuo naturally didn't care about this, and directly said that it was up to the queen mother to make the decision.

Time passed by summer, autumn, and then New Year's Day.

New Year's Day is here, and winter is here.

When the first snow fell from the sky in the New Year, Zhao Kuo also received an order from the palace.

The next day, the first court meeting of the new year was held in the main hall of Congtai, Handan.

After being in power for several years, Empress Dowager Han Ji is obviously used to this feeling of giving orders. Her face is still pretty after 30 years old, but her majesty when she speaks is also impeccable.

"My lords, it's time to discuss the next conquest target.

If you have any comments, you might as well put them all up. "

There was a sudden silence in the hall.

Zhao Kuo looked left and right, and found that neither Mr. Pingyuan nor Lin Xiangru spoke, and he was taken aback for a moment.

Lin Xiangru was naturally waiting for Zhao Kuo to speak if he didn't speak, which Zhao Kuo had already known because of Zhou Shaofen's tip-off.

But what does Mr. Pingyuan mean by not speaking?

Could it be that Zhao Kuo coughed and said, "Queen Mother, I think the next target of conquest can be Qi or Qin."

The queen mother said: "Why these two countries?"

Zhao Kuo said: "Qin was just defeated last year, and it was the perfect time for Da Zhao to take the opportunity to invade Guanzhong.

Moreover, Chu State, South Korea, Wei State, and Yan State have all suffered heavy losses due to the war, and they do not have the ability to participate in the destruction of Da Zhao.

Even if Guanzhong cannot be completely won, if the old land of Xihe County occupied by Jin and Wei can be taken, it will be an extremely severe suppression for Qin. "

The so-called Xihe County refers to the area between the Luoshui River and the Yellow River in the east of Guanzhong. It is named because it is located to the west of the Yellow River.

Jin State and Wei State once occupied this place for hundreds of years, and it was not until Shang Yang's reform and Qin State became stronger that they won it from Wei State.

The queen mother said indifferently: "Then how about conquering Qi?"

Zhao Kuo said: "The Qi State has won consecutive victories in the past few years. First, it was lucky to defeat Da Zhao in the battle of Gaotang, and last year it captured the city of Langya in Chu State. Now it is very likely to become the second most powerful country in the world.

If Da Zhao sends troops to attack Qi State, it will not only avenge the Gaotang War, but also weaken Qi State's strength, preventing Qi State from continuing to grow and becoming a powerful enemy that Da Zhao will not be able to solve in the future. "

The Queen Mother listened very seriously and nodded repeatedly. If Zhao Kuo hadn't already known the inside story, she would have thought that the Queen Mother really had complete trust in herself.

The queen mother said: "Wu Xinjun's suggestion has already been said, do you have any other suggestions?"

Zhao Kuo looked at Lin Xiangru and felt that Lin Xiangru should speak up, or Lian Po.

Sure enough, the next moment, Lin Xiangru said: "Queen Mother, this old minister feels that Wu Xinjun's strategy is too aggressive.

Now Great Zhao is the most powerful country in the world, and every move will cause the fear of the princes of the world. If they attack Qin or Qi again, it is likely to attract joint revenge from the princes of the world. "

Zhao Kuo was waiting for these words from Lin Xiangru.

If you don't refute Benhou, how can Benhou fail to show you?