Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

At this moment, outside the ancestral temple, the officials had already started whispering.

Le Cheng was standing beside Lin Xiangru, his expression was a little unsightly at the moment, and he said in a low voice, "What's the matter with this Zhao Kuo?

How could you stay in the ancestral temple with the king for such a long time, are you taking the opportunity to slander? "

Although Lin Xiangru's heart was fluctuating a little, he was a person who had experienced big storms after all, the expression on his face was still very calm, and he said lightly: "It's okay.

Now the queen mother is the one who can really make a decision in Da Zhao's country. No matter how much Wu Xinjun tries to sidestep in front of the king, it will be useless. "

Beside the two of them, Zhou Shaofen said in a low voice: "Look quickly, Your Majesty and Lord Wu Xin have come out."

Le Cheng and Lin Xiangru raised their heads subconsciously when they heard the words, and their eyes kept scanning Zhao Wang and Zhao Kuo's faces, trying to find some clues.

However, whether it is Zhao Wang or Zhao Kuo, the expressions on their faces are very normal.

This made Le Cheng feel a little confused, did he guess wrong?

In this doubt, Zhao Kuo had already knelt down on one knee in front of King Zhao, listening to Lord Pingyuan begin to recite the decree of the reward.

"Wu Xinjun has made great achievements in conquering the Yan State, and also quelled the Donghu people's rebellion for Great Zhao. The widow and the Queen Mother are very pleased.

Reward Wu Xinjun with 1 households, [-] yi of gold, [-] servants, and [-] mu of fertile land.

The Empress Dowager rewarded Wu Xinjun and his wives with a thousand pieces of silk, three carriages, and some rouge!Grant each of Wu Xinjun's viscounts one level up! "

In the eyes of other Zhao officials, these items are undoubtedly very valuable rewards, but for Zhao Kuo, such expensive rewards have long been commonplace.

Even so, Zhao Kuo still bowed respectfully to King Zhao for three defeats, and said: "I thank you, the queen mother, Long En!"

Seeing this scene, Le Cheng was finally relieved.

Everything is normal.

It seems that Zhao Kuo really didn't play any tricks.

But Le Cheng didn't notice that when Zhao Kuo raised his head, the moment between him and Zhao Wang was short but meaningful enough to look at each other.

As the most famous military strategist in the world, Zhao Kuo knew a truth very early on.

Some allies may seem useless, but in fact they can play a role far greater than thousands of troops!

Chapter 684 Two Lies Obtained by the Queen Mother

Half an hour later, the palace city of Zhao State, the inner palace.

The queen mother stared at King Zhao, and said lightly: "You were there at that time, how did you feel?"

If it was in a slightly earlier time period, then King Zhao would undoubtedly say so.

"The queen mother once thought that powerful officials like Lin Xiangru and Zhao Kuo deserved to die!"

But the reason why a boy is a boy is because the boy has the most unique personality of this time period, irritable and irritable, but at the same time he is very easy to be influenced by others to make changes.

The young Zhao Wang took a deep breath, tried his best to put on a calm expression and said, "Mother, I think this may be because Lord Xin has gone too far in this matter, so Lord Wu Xin was forced to fight back."

When the queen mother heard the words, her eyes flickered slightly, and she suddenly said: "I heard that you and Wu Xinjun stayed alone in the ancestral temple for a long time, did you say something to him?"

When King Zhao heard this, his expression changed slightly.

The expected cross-examination came as expected.

Zhao Wang tried his best to make his expression calmer, and said lightly: "Mother, the widow actually just asked Wu Xinjun a question."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, and said, "What question did you ask him?"

King Zhao said calmly: "The widow asked him if he was loyal to the Zhao country and the widow, and he said that he would never do anything that would be detrimental to the Zhao country and the widow."

The Empress Dowager's face clearly showed a disapproving expression: "Anyone standing in that position, standing in front of the spirit tablets of Zhao's ancestors and ancestors, would say exactly the same words as Wu Xinjun when faced with such an inquiry."

Zhao Wang hesitated to speak.

For Zhao Wang at this age, he happened to be in a rebellious period, and the biggest characteristic of a young man in the rebellious period was that he disapproved of what his parents said.

In Zhao Wang's opinion, it should be impossible to fake Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo's sincere words.

At this time, an idea suddenly popped up in King Zhao's mind.

"Perhaps the queen mother's ideas can no longer keep up with this era, and the widow may really need to take charge of this country in person."

This thought was like a vine that quietly spread from the dark place, and grew rapidly in King Zhao's heart.

Which teenager doesn't aspire to master the supreme power and change the whole world with it?

Although Zhao Wang is only a young man, he has already made a great wish since he was a child.

One day after he assumes the power, he will definitely wipe out all the other six countries and completely pacify this troubled world!But Zhao Wang's thoughts have always been suppressed, and what suppressed him was his age.

Everyone knows that a monarch who is not an adult cannot govern himself.

But today, after talking with Zhao Kuo in the ancestral temple, the thought in King Zhao's mind could no longer be restrained.

If the widow can take charge of the government in advance, can he bring Da Zhao to a truly powerful trajectory a few years in advance?

At this time, the queen mother's words came, and Zhao Wang woke up from his trance.

"Wang Er, why are you in a daze?"

Only then did King Zhao come to his senses, and hurriedly said, "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something else."

The queen mother looked suspiciously at King Zhao, but she didn't say anything more after all, she just said lightly: "If you are tired, then have a good rest."

After King Zhao left, the Eunuch Ling appeared in due course.

The Empress Dowager looked calm, and said to the Eunuch Ling: "Do you know what the King said to Zhao Kuo in the ancestral temple?"

Eunuch Ling looked a little ashamed, and said: "The Queen Mother and those who ambushed in the ancestral temple said that indeed the question asked by the king is exactly what he told you just now."

The Empress Dowager's expression relaxed a lot, and she said lightly: "During these days, you should send people to keep an eye on the king, whether it is the people of Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo or the people of Xinjun Lin Xiangru, you must not let them Any chance of getting in touch with the king!"

The eunuch hurriedly responded, and then retreated respectfully.

When he walked out of the palace, Eunuch Ling heaved a sigh of relief. At some point, his back was covered in cold sweat.

In fact, the eunuch order lied just now.

The people ambushing in the ancestral temple did recount the conversation between King Zhao and Zhao Kuo exactly as they were, but they also said another thing.

"Sir, Eunuch Ling, before leaving the ancestral temple, Lord Wu Xin suddenly whispered something next to the king, and then the king's expression changed drastically, and his mind was out of order."

What did Wu Xinjun say to the king?

The people who were ambushing in the ancestral temple at that time didn't know about it, and of course the eunuch Ling didn't know about it either.

But Eunuch Ling was the one who had accompanied Zhao Wang for so many years to grow up, and he could tell that Zhao Wang had just lied to the Queen Mother.

Why did King Zhao lie to his biological mother, the Queen Mother?

Eunuch Ling didn't want to know about this at all.

But Eunuch Ling knew another reason. Since this matter involved Wu Xinjun and the king, it was obviously closely related to the impending outbreak of the court situation in front of him.

Judging from the current information, Wu Xinjun seems to have won the support of the king.

Considering the record of confrontation between Wu Xinjun and Lin Xiangru, Eunuch Ling made such a judgment very easily.

This time, Wu Xinjun should win.

As the eunuch order of Zhao State, under normal circumstances, there is no need to stand in line.

But in the current situation, eunuch Ling chose to stand by King Zhao.

After all, King Zhao will be officially in charge in just over three years.

In other words, it is very likely that the Queen Mother has been in power over Zhao Guo for more than three years.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for eunuch Ling to offend King Zhao because of the Queen Mother.

The queen mother represents the present, but this present is very short.

Eunuch Ling chose the future!That night, Eunuch Ling returned to his mansion and locked himself in the study.

After a while, the eunuch Ling rang the bell in the study and summoned his confidants outside the door.

"Go, send this letter secretly to Lord Wu Xin's residence."

For eunuch Ling, since King Zhao represented the future, King Zhao's ally Wu Xinjun naturally also represented the future.

As long as you can get married with Lord Wu Xin at this time, it is equivalent to letting King Zhao know the role and contributions played by the eunuch order in this change of court situation.

Seeing the figure of his confidant leaving in a hurry, the corner of Eunuch Ling's mouth twitched slightly, muttering to himself.

"It really doesn't matter who is the winner.

It is important that we always stand by the side of the winner! "

The eunuch Ling smiled happily.

Chapter 685 Zhao Kuo's Secret Message

Zhao Kuo was sitting in the study, facing Zhou Shaofen.

After a brief silence, Zhao Kuo broke the silence: "So Lin Xiangru really wanted to knock me down at all costs?"

Zhou Shaofen nodded slowly, and said, "Yes, this is actually a very strange point.

Frankly speaking, even before he set out to negotiate peace, his position has always been quite conservative.

Junhou, did something happen when he was negotiating peace, which made him make up his mind to make such a decisive battle? "

Zhao Kuo fell into deep thought, and then slowly said after a long while: "Benhou did have two conversations with him during the peace negotiation, but how should I put it, I feel that he seems to have made up his mind before that. Dialogue just made him completely determined, not the key to making him make a decision."

After thinking about it, Zhao Kuo felt that he should have not revealed any flaws.

Zhou Shaofen nodded and said: "So, it may be that something happened to Lin Xiangru, or he knew something, which led to his actions?"

Zhao Kuo let out a sigh of relief, and said: "We should not be clear about these things now, but we don't need to explore them. Now we should think about how to deal with Lin Xiangru."

Zhou Shaofen nodded, and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, the old man has always been loyal to the king. Whenever the king needs it, the old man will definitely stand by the king's side!"

Zhou Shaofen's official career has not been too smooth, but since he hugged Zhao Kuo's thigh, he has been promoted rapidly, and within a few years he was promoted from the Handan Order to the ranks of Zhao's important ministers.

So Zhou Shaofen is also very single, determined to stand with Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo looked at Zhou Shaofen and smiled happily: "Zhou Qing, I have never doubted your sincerity, and this time is also an opportunity for you.

As long as you can defeat Lin Xiangru, then the position of internal history that is vacated is none other than you! "

When Zhou Shaofen heard this, his heart became hotter.

Internal history, that is Lin Xiangru's position, and it is also one of the most important positions in Zhao State.

Once promoted to the internal history, then there is Si Kou, and then Zhao Guoxiangbang who is under one person and above ten thousand!Who doesn't want to be promoted?

Zhou Shaofen repeatedly expressed his loyalty, and then left.

Zhao Kuo had just sent Zhou Shaofen away and was about to take a bath and sleep when the door of the study was knocked again.

Xu Li's voice sounded: "My lord, the eunuch Ling just sent someone to secretly send a letter, and specified that the lord should personally sign it!"

Zhao Kuo couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words: "The eunuch's letter, please bring it in."

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Why did such a person suddenly send a secret letter at such a delicate time?

Could it be that while Zhao Kuo was guessing in his heart, he opened the letter sent by Xu Li.

After seeing the contents of the letter, Zhao Kuo was taken aback for a moment, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that there are indeed many smart people in this world." Eunuch Ling didn't say much in the letter, but very vaguely pointed out that Zhao Kuo was talking to King Zhao in the ancestral temple. It also hinted that the queen mother did not know about this, and finally stated that "as an eunuch, the old man will always be loyal to the king".

After saying these words, the meaning of the eunuch order is very clear, "Mr. Wu Xin, this old man will hide this matter from the Queen Mother for you. If you and the king have some schemes, this old man is willing to support you."

This is really a pleasant surprise.

From Zhao Kuo's point of view, of course he already had a whole set of plans, but in this set of opportunities, he never thought of using the power of eunuch orders.

Considering the subtlety of the eunuch's order, it can be said that once it is used well, it can definitely play a huge role, and it is even enough to change the whole situation in one fell swoop.

The only thing that makes Zhao Kuo hesitate is whether the eunuch Ling's attitude is really what he said in his heart, is he really standing on the side of Zhao Kuo and Zhao Wang with all his heart?

Zhao Kuo thought about it and made a decision.

"It seems that it's time to gather all the confidantes and re-discuss how to deal with Lin Xiangru."