Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

This is a foreign country with a very rich history in China.

It was from the confrontation between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu that the Huaxia Central Plains Dynasty and the Northern Nomadic Dynasty began nearly 2000 years of war and grievances.

But the current Xiongnu is actually quite weak, not the Xiongnu who forced Liu Bang to marry him during the Han Dynasty.

It will take at least 20 years for the Maodun Chanyu who can really make the Huns rise up to be born.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, and said, "After the spring begins, ask someone to send a letter to Yiqu Sheng, and let our nightingales in Yiqu Kingdom pay attention, and collect as much as possible from this Xiongnu tribe and other tribes in the north and northwest. Nomadic intelligence."

After the unification of China in the future, the Huns will definitely clean up.

Not only the Xiongnu, Zhao Kuo will continue to conquer the Western Regions, Qinghai-Tibet and even Central Asia and many other places, so the sooner the intelligence collection is naturally the better.

Another year's New Year's Day is coming, and amidst the fluttering snowflakes, the New Year has arrived.

In fact, there was not much celebration in Zhao Guo this year. After all, in Zhao Guo last year, although Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo defeated Qin and captured King Qin, he also suffered the defeat of Wu Xiangjun Lian Po Ji It is a huge loss that all fell to the ground.

After New Year's Day, Zhao Guo's first New Year's court meeting was held again, and Zhao Guo's monarchs and ministers will decide Zhao Guo's trend in this year's court meeting.

Empress Dowager Zhao looked around at the seven important ministers present, and said slowly: "If you have any suggestions for this year's Great Zhao, you can speak freely."

This is an excellent opportunity to influence Zhao Guo's major policies, and the important ministers present will naturally not let it go.

Zhao Shengbang Pingyuanjun Zhao Sheng was the first to speak, saying: "Queen Mother, I think that since Qi is so ambitious, then Da Zhao should gather troops to attack first and break the alliance and wishful thinking of the people of Qi!"

As the No. 1 minister of Zhao State, Mr. Pingyuan has always been proud of helping Zhao State become the number one overlord in the world, and he is naturally extremely vigilant against challengers like Qi State.

Lin Xiangru frowned slightly, and said: "Mr. Pingyuan's words are indeed reasonable, but the veteran thinks that perhaps we should not attack Qi State first, but Wei State first! Wei State is the weakest country in the Qi-Wei-Yan Alliance. As long as Da Zhao and South Korea Attack Wei together.

It is bound to be able to force Wei Guo to withdraw from this war soon. When Zhao Han goes to fight Qi Yan again, he will naturally have a greater chance of winning. "

Don't think that Lin Xiangru just said these few words lightly, but in fact this is a strategy that Lin Xiangru and Le Cheng formulated after several months of research.

If the queen mother can agree with Lin Xiangru's strategy, then Lin Xiangru can take advantage of the situation and recommend Le Cheng as the main general to attack Wei, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Lin Xiangru's opinion was immediately opposed by Mr. Pingyuan: "No, Qi State should be attacked first, Qi State is the real core.

As long as Qi is defeated, the other Wei and Yan countries will naturally retreat without a fight! "

A quarrel that took Ping Yuanjun and Lin Xiangru as the protagonists broke out in the hall.

Mr. Pingyuan and Lin Xiangru refused to give in to each other, and became angry after arguing and arguing. Their voices involuntarily became louder, which naturally sounded more harsh.

The queen mother snorted, knocked on the table a little unhappy, and finally stopped the two of them temporarily.

The queen mother looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "Wu Xinjun, what's your opinion?"

It wasn't until this time that everyone came to their senses that Wu Xinjun hadn't expressed his opinion yet.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said: "The minister's opinion is actually different from that of Lord Yuan and Lord Xin."

Zhao Kuo's voice fell, and everyone's faces changed immediately.

It is not surprising to say that Zhao Kuo's opinion is different from Lin Xiangru's, but it is also different from that of Mr. Yuan?

This is interesting.

The queen mother couldn't help asking curiously: "What do you mean, Mr. Wu Xin?"

Zhao Kuo coughed, and said unhurriedly: "According to my opinion, this year's Da Zhao should focus on recuperating, and should not take the initiative to start a war."

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became weird.

Chapter 509 Lord Pingyuan is dissatisfied, Lin Xiangru calculates

Everyone looked at Zhao Kuo with obvious surprise in their eyes.

Recuperate?

It's okay to say such words from other people's mouths, but from Zhao Kuo's mouth, the No. 1 general in the world, Wu Xinjun, Zhao Kuo actually said that he didn't want to fight and wanted to recuperate!At this moment, several people in the hall had the same thought in their minds: "Could it be that Mr. Wu Xin took the wrong medicine today?"

The queen mother also looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise: "Cultivate yourself?"

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said as a matter of course: "To tell you the truth, although Da Zhao did defeat Qin under the leadership of the minister last year, the problem is that Da Zhao lost too many soldiers and horses in the battle of Jidu. I think it should not take the initiative to go to war with other countries.”

Zhao Kuo was talking, and the feeling of regret in his heart also rose.

That's a full 20 elite Zhao's standing army, and Lian Po lost more than half of them outside Jidu City just like that.

Lian Po is definitely Zhao's biggest prodigal son!Now that it has lost money, the next thing Zhao Guo has to do is obviously to rest and recuperate for a while, train the army well, and then go to war with others!Lin Xiangru couldn't help but said: "Mr. Wu Xin, if you say it like this, don't Qi people care about it?"

Zhao Kuo said very calmly: "Don't worry, but we don't take the initiative to attack, do you understand what I mean?

If the Qi State comes, we will gather the army to counterattack. "

Lin Xiangru said: "How do you know that the state of Qi will not come?

Qi Guo has obviously been secretly building momentum for such a long time. "

Zhao Kuo said: "That's right, it is true that Qi State is acting aggressively to unite the princes, but who can guarantee that Qi State will go to war immediately after the spring?

Preparing for war also requires a lot of manpower and materials, but what if Qi doesn't come after it's ready?

That's a typical waste of money.

Instead of waiting nervously for the Qi State, it is better to let the army and the people of Da Zhao to cultivate for a period of time.

Even if the Qi State really sent troops at that time, with the current strength of Da Zhao, there is enough time to call the army to fight against the people of Qi State. "

Hearing this, everyone understood what Zhao Kuo meant.

The queen mother hesitated for a while, and said: "If you don't take the initiative to attack, won't the princes of the world feel that it is Da Zhao who is afraid?

This may damage Da Zhao's reputation as the overlord. "

At the Handan League meeting that ended not long ago, the queen mother kept saying that she would solve the threat of Qi. Now she is not satisfied with not taking the initiative to attack.

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing, and said, "I don't agree with what the Queen Mother said.

How did Da Zhao's reputation as the overlord come from? Could it be that it was recognized by the princes?

No, it was bought by countless soldiers of our Great Zhao who fought bloody battles on the battlefield.

So the real key is not how other countries view Da Zhao, but whether Da Zhao's army is strong or not.

As long as we are strong enough, which country dare not recognize our hegemony?

It takes hard work to strike iron! "

After Zhao Kuo spoke these words, the hall fell into silence again.

Although it sounds quite strange, after careful consideration by Zhao Guojun and his ministers, they found that what Zhao Kuo said was indeed very reasonable.

After a while, the Empress Dowager said: "The old lady understands.

Instead of taking the initiative to attack at the expense of national strength for the sake of this illusory supremacy, it is better to just give up this idea of ​​saving face and recuperate.

Even if war really ushered in, it would at least give Zhao a sigh of relief, right? "

Zhao Kuo praised: "The queen mother is really wise, and she immediately understood what I mean."

The queen mother was a little proud when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "Very well, let's do it like this!"

The queen mother made a final decision, and several Zhao Guozhong ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, but none of them expressed their objection.

A moment later, sitting in the carriage leaving the palace, Zhao Guoxiang Bang Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng's face was quite dignified.

Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao sat opposite Pingyuan Jun, and said quite dissatisfied: "Brother, since Wu Xin Jun has Pang Nuan's support, it has become more and more excessive. Today, such an important matter did not communicate with us in advance, but What kind of recuperation did you propose on your own!"

Mr. Pingyuan was silent for a moment, and said: "It seems that in the future, it is really impossible to treat Mr. Wu Xin as one of our own."

Lord Pingyang snorted, and said: "He was never one of us, we are the noble royal family of Zhao, what is he, Zhao Kuo?

Just a down and out scholar. "

Mr. Pingyuan shook his head, and said, "Brother Bao, it's too one-sided for you to speak like this.

Although Wu Xinjun did go too far, in order to counter Lin Xiangru in the future, we still need to join forces with him, and we can't just tear ourselves apart like this. "

Lord Pingyang said angrily: "Should he be allowed to continue to be so complacent and rampant?

Today he can make his own decisions, but in the future, he may ride on us and dominate you, and even take away your elder brother's position as Prime Minister! "

These words obviously hurt Mr. Pingyuan, and his face couldn't help changing. He said in a deep voice, "It is impossible for anyone to take away the position of Prime Minister of this Marquis!"

After a pause, Mr. Pingyuan waved his hand and said flatly: "Okay, don't continue discussing this matter.

Wu Xinjun is able to persuade the Queen Mother, that is his ability, but we have to learn a lesson, he will not have such a good opportunity in the future! "

On the other side, Lin Xiangru was also sitting in the carriage, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Next to Lin Xiangru was a somewhat curious Zhou Shaofen, thinking: "What is Xinjun doing?

He suddenly asked me to go with him in the car, but he didn't say a word after getting in the car. "

The wheels creaked and moved forward in the snow with difficulty, forming deep ruts, making the carriage's progress quite slow.

Lin Xiangru suddenly said: "Zhou Qing, maybe it's time for you to find a way to repair the relationship with Wu Xinjun."

This sentence made Zhou Shaofen's heart skip a beat. Did Lin Xiangru discover the secret connection between himself and Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo?

Shock and doubts appeared on Zhou Shaofen's face, and he said: "The meaning of Jun Hou's words is..." Lin Xiangru smiled, and said: "Judging from the situation of today's palace meeting, Mr. Pingyuan obviously never thought that Mr. Wu Xin would say something. Completely different strategy, what do you think that means?"

Zhou Shaofen thought for a while, and said tentatively: "This shows that Lord Wu Xin and Lord Yuan are not of the same mind?"

Lin Xiangru laughed and said, "That's right.

As Wu Xinjun continued to grow, he was obviously no longer satisfied with being subordinate to Pingyuan Lord.

Moreover, Wu Xinjun now has the support of Pang Nuan, and he can be regarded as having the capital to truly form his own faction in the political arena of Dazhao.

Since Wu Xinjun wants to form his own school, then we let him form his own school.

In the future, in some matters, we can join hands with Lord Wu Xin to fight Lord Pingyuan, do you understand what I mean? "

After Zhou Shaofen listened, he couldn't help but gasp.

Lin Xiangru actually wanted to cooperate with Zhao Kuo?

Chapter 510 King Qi's hesitation, the war begins

Time passes day by day.

Since Zhao Guo adopted the policy of recuperating and recuperating, there was no large-scale mobilization this winter, and the people also got a rare rest.

In the past, Zhao Guo almost went to war every year, which caused many people to be enslaved in winter. This year, this enslavement was basically cancelled, and the people praised the empress dowager for her kindness and Lord Wu Xin's compassion for the lower class people.

Invisibly, Zhao Kuo quietly gained a wave of prestige among the people of Zhao State.

Finally, winter passed and spring came.

The ice and snow in the fields of Qi State had just melted, and King Qi couldn't wait to summon several important officials of Qi State.

However, what surprised these important ministers of Qi State was what King Qi said next.

"Zhuqing, I have thought about it for the past few days, and I think it is really difficult for Zhao Guo to win with Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo.

Otherwise, let's discuss the killing of Zhao again? "

Several important officials of Qi State looked at each other in blank dismay, full of surprise and doubt in their hearts.

This is already on the line, how could King Qi still retreat?

These important officials of the Qi State did not know that in Handan far away, the important official of the Zhao State Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo had actually noticed the character of King Qi, and based on this, he made a judgment to recuperate and prepare for war at any time.

Hou Sheng said almost subconsciously: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! Da Qi has prepared so much manpower and material resources for this time's attack on Zhao. If he really pauses or even gives up at this point, wouldn't all these preparations be complete?" In vain?"

Grand Sima Kuangliang also said: "Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is true.

Moreover, the envoys have already made an agreement with the princes. If they suddenly change course and stop sending troops, it will definitely make the princes angry.

Wouldn't it be a big bad thing if the princes ran to seek refuge in Zhao Guo instead? "

Even though Hou Sheng and Kuang Liang are political enemies, they have reached a surprising consensus on this matter.

The war against Zhao must not stop!King Qi sighed, and said: "Of course the widows you mentioned all know, but the question now is Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo, can he really be defeated?"

King Qi is still very concerned about Zhao Kuo, his brother-in-law. For a long time in the past, Zhao Kuo, his invincible brother-in-law, has even been the biggest source of security in King Qi's heart.

With such a powerful brother-in-law, who would dare to attack Qi?

But now, seeing that he was really about to start a war with Zhao Guo and Zhao Kuo, King Qi really panicked and hesitated.

Kuang Liang took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I really can't guarantee that I will be able to defeat Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo, but I know that this is the best chance for Da Qi to replace Zhao Guo as the new overlord!"