Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Kuo immediately said: "Wen Xinjun's words are not correct.

Since Da Zhao is the most powerful country in the world, no matter what he does, he will be concerned and feared by the princes of the world. Therefore, the best way for Da Zhao is to ignore these concerns and fears, and just do his own thing. "

Lin Xiangru said: "Even if you are doing your own thing, conquering Qi or Qin is too conspicuous, and they are the most powerful countries in the world.

According to the old man, it is obvious that conquering Yan is the best policy. "

Zhao Kuo was taken aback: "Yan Guo?"

Although he thought about Lin Xiangru's refutation that he would propose other countries as targets, Zhao Kuo was somewhat surprised by Yan.

Zhao Kuo originally thought that Lin Xiangru would suggest conquering the half-dead Wei State, or South Korea, which was in trouble with Wei State.

Lin Xiangru said: "It is the country of Yan.

Yan State is located in the back of Da Zhao, and it is a huge threat to Da Zhao going south.

It's better to destroy Yan State first, and then Da Zhao can go south with all his strength. "

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he couldn't help shaking his head.

From the perspective of military geography, it is indeed a very reasonable choice to go south after destroying Yan, but the problem is that the balance and tacit understanding among the seven countries were formed not in the past two years, but in the past 200 years.

Taking the historical knowledge in Zhao Kuo’s mind as an example, Korea was the first to perish in 230 BC, and Qi State was the last to perish in 221 BC, only ten years apart.

This actually shows that the destruction of any country will trigger an avalanche effect, directly causing other countries to face extinction.

Although today's princes are not traversers, such a situation is still clearly seen by the princes, and a consensus has been formed that weak countries should unite with each other and curb the continued annexation of powerful countries.

It is precisely because of this consensus that the feudal lords will stop actions such as Qi's destruction of Yan, Yan's destruction of Qi, and Qin's destruction of Chu for many years.

Under such circumstances, if you want to destroy any country, the premise must be that the power of Zhao country is enough to surpass the sum of the other six countries.

Otherwise, it will only make Zhao country encounter the simultaneous backlash of the six countries.

So Zhao Kuo said: "Now that the other princes in the world have not been completely disabled by us, attacking Yan at this time is tantamount to forcing all other princes to stand on the opposite side of our great Zhao. It must not be done."

Lin Xiangru frowned and said, "How is it possible?

The country of Yan lives in a secluded border, and no one will come to rescue the country of Yan.

Needless to say, the two countries of Korea and Wei, Chu State is an ally of our Great Zhao, and it is not difficult for Qin State to resist, the only thing to worry about is Qi State. "

Zhao Kuo said: "Since you have to worry about Qi, why don't you just send troops to attack Qi?

At least Yan would probably not send troops if they fought against Qi. "

Lin Xiangru said: "Because Yan State can be destroyed in one go, but Qi State cannot."

The quarrel between the two began to become heated.

Chapter 412 Ben Hou knew it was the result

Facing the dispute that broke out between Zhao Kuo and Lin Xiangru, the others seemed quite calm and said nothing.

Zhao Kuo continued to speak: "Yan Kingdom can be destroyed, we all know this.

But don't other princes know what we know?

They will definitely rescue Yan at any cost, especially Qi and Qin.

Instead of fighting against Qin and Qi while conquering Yan, it is better to solve Qin or Qi first. "

Lin Xiangru said: "If you attack Qin or Qi, these two countries must fight to the death with Zhao.

But if they attack the country of Yan, they will not fight to the death for the country of Yan even if the State of Qin and Qi will rescue the country of Yan. "

Zhao Kuo sighed and said, "Didn't I just say that?

Destroying Yan will make Da Zhao the target of the whole world. "

Lin Xiangru said, "Impossible.

Even if they do, apart from Qi, there are still enough elites among the princes of the world. The other countries have been severely injured by Da Zhao in the past few years, so there is no need to worry. "

Zhao Kuo looked at Lin Xiangru and said, "Mr. Wen Xin may have forgotten that it was these countries you look down on that gave Zhao a defeat in Gaotang and a defeat in Yiyang."

Lin Xiangru looked at Zhao Kuo without showing any weakness, and said, "Mr. Wu Xin may have forgotten that the current Great Zhao is becoming stronger every year, and it is no longer the former Great Zhao."

Finally, the Empress Dowager coughed lightly and said, "Okay, there is no need for the two Qing families to argue."

The hall fell silent, and everyone knew that the Queen Mother was about to make a decision.

The Queen Mother looked at Mr. Pingyuan and said, "Mr. Pingyuan, what do you think?"

Mr. Pingyuan said unhurriedly: "The old minister has no opinion on this, and I will ask the Queen Mother to make a decision."

After Mr. Pingyuan said these words, everyone in the hall showed expressions of astonishment.

As we all know, Mr. Pingyuan has always been a loyal ally of Mr. Wu Xin and Zhao Kuo, and he has always supported Zhao Kuo in various military conferences.

But today Mr. Pingyuan actually said "please the Queen Mother to rule", which sounds like he is respecting the Queen Mother, but in fact the real meaning is to give up his support for Zhao Kuo.

The next moment, everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Kuo's face.

Zhao Kuo stared at Mr. Pingyuan with "shock" and "unbelievable" on his face, his lips trembling slightly, and he seemed hesitant to speak.

A faint smile flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, and she said lightly: "The old woman thinks that what Wu Xinjun said is indeed very reasonable, but what Wen Xinjun said is even more heartwarming to the old lady.

So this time the old woman intends to use Wen Xinjun's plan to directly send troops to attack the Yan Kingdom to show the power of the Great Zhao! "

The queen mother made a final decision and chose Lin Xiangru's strategy of attacking Yan.

A few more eyes fell on Zhao Kuo's face, and Zhao Kuo continued the "shock" and "astonishment" just now, without opening his mouth to speak.

Lin Xiangru stood up and saluted the Queen Mother: "The old minister would like to thank the Queen Mother for her appreciation. In addition, the old minister also wants to recommend Wu Xiangjun Lian Po as the general who will defeat Yan. I wonder if the Queen Mother can grant it?"

The Empress Dowager said: "Okay, then Lord Wu Xiang will be the chief general.

If Zhu Qing has no objection, then let's all break up. "

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Zhao Kuo stood up directly, bowed to the Queen Mother, and was the first to walk out of the hall quickly, leaving the others a distant view.

Walking out of the hall, Zhao Kuo rubbed his cheeks involuntarily.

It's not easy to be an actor. After just pretending to act for a while, Zhao Kuo felt that the muscles on his cheeks were a little stiff and sore.

"Hey, why did you choose Yan Country?"

Zhao Kuo muttered softly, shaking his head while going down the steps.

In Zhao Kuo's view, if you want to destroy the country, you can go to Wei State.

To conquer the land, isn't Qin or South Korea good for him?

If you want to fight against future challengers, then you go to fight against the country of Qi.

Yan Guo seems to be a good choice, but in fact it is the worst choice, which will only make the princes of the world unite and continue to fight against Zhao Guo.

Although Zhao Guo is very strong, isn't it good to fight one-on-one with other countries? Why do you have to fight against six?

But Zhao Kuo also knew that things had reached this point, and it was no longer something he could change.

In fact, Zhao Kuo did not want to change.

Today's "failure", although there was a bit of an accident in the choice, but in the end, it was exactly the kind of failure that Zhao Kuo wanted.

"I can only hope that Lian Po has really learned the lessons of the two defeats in Yiyang and Gaotang, and can really rise up and defeat Kuangliang."

Zhao Kuo got into the carriage and left the palace city of Zhao State in the fine snow.

This scene naturally fell into the eyes of other Zhao Guozhong officials who followed Zhao Kuo down the steps.

Lord Pingyang said softly to Lord Pingyuan beside him: "Brother, Lord Wu Xin seems to be really angry."

Jun Pingyuan gave Pingyang Jun a funny look: "Isn't this the idea you gave Brother Wei before, don't you regret it now?"

Pingyang Jundao: "Regret is not regrettable, but I am a little worried that he will retaliate against us?"

Lord Pingyang has also seen how Zhao Kuo dealt with Yu Xin and Han Xuwei, and he is still quite afraid of Zhao Kuo's methods in his heart.

Mr. Pingyuan stroked his beard, and said lightly: "Probably not, Lin Xiangru is the biggest enemy of Mr. Wu Xin at the moment, not to mention that we have no objection against Mr. Wu Xin today.

With Wu Xinjun's wisdom, he will only pay more attention to the connection with us, instead of turning against us. "

Jun Pingyang breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

After saying this sentence, Jun Pingyang suddenly became complacent again.

So what if you are the number one general Wu Xinjun who is famous all over the world?

Without the support of our pure-blooded King Zhao family, you can't do anything you want!On the other side, Lin Xiangru, Lian Po and Zhou Shaofen also walked side by side.

Lian Po looked at Lin Xiangru and said, "Thank you."

Lin Xiangru laughed, his white beard trembling in the air: "Don't lose this time, old friend.

Otherwise, I really don't know what to do in the future. "

Lian Po snorted heavily and said, "Are you kidding me, how could I lose this time?

This old man will definitely take down the country of Yan, and let the world re-recognize the old man's strength! "

Lin Xiangru put away his smile, looked at Zhao Kuo's receding carriage, and said slowly, "That would be the best."

In fact, Lin Xiangru also knew that what Zhao Kuo said in terms of military affairs should be more reasonable.

But the problem is that Zhao Guo needs a victory without Zhao Kuo.

Perhaps attacking Yan State is not the best answer in military terms, but from Lin Xiangru's personal point of view, this is the best choice for Zhao State.

Wu Xinjun, I'm sorry.

Chapter 413 Zhao Kuo's Advice to Le Cheng

I don't know why, it's just been discussed for a few days, but it seems that everyone in Zhao Guo's political circle already knows about it.

The murmurs began again.

"Wu Xinjun lost to Wen Xinjun this time, it's really surprising."

"What's the surprise?

Didn't Wen Xinjun win the last time he conquered Qi? "

"You don't understand this, how could the former Wu Xinjun have such a powerful force now?

Besides, Wu Xinjun just killed the Grand Master. "

"Right.

But I think this may be the Queen Mother's balancing act.

Wu Xinjun is so popular, the queen mother probably doesn't want him to take all the good things by himself. "

"Makes sense.

Then should we continue to contact the people from Wu Xinjun? "

"Contact is still possible, but it is better not to join Wu Xinjun in a short time, there should be a lot of risk."

As a result, the Wuxin Emperor's Mansion, which had been expanding in power, suddenly couldn't continue to expand, and even many officials who had just joined Zhao Kuo's command couldn't help but have a lot of strange thoughts.

Officialdom is such a practical thing. When you become popular, a group of people will praise you, but even if you suffer a little setback, those guys who originally gathered around you will instantly run away without a trace like frightened rabbits.

Zhao Kuo was very calm about this, and even told Xu Li secretly: "This is a good opportunity.

You remember to use this opportunity to make a few nightingales betray us and join other camps. "

Don't underestimate spies. Whether it is Sun Tzu's Art of War or Sun Bin's Art of War, the importance of spies to combat victory is stated in detail.

Spies are also a kind of art of war, which is a cold knowledge that many people don't know.

a few days later.

In the study room, Xu Li said to Zhao Kuo who was practicing calligraphy: "My lord, General Le Cheng is asking to see you at the door."

"Le Cheng?"

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "Then let him in."

Zhao Kuo was not in a very good mood at this time, because he found that his talent in calligraphy seemed not very high.

Or just write hundreds of his poems?