Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Moreover, there is actually no decent moat from the land of Zhao State all the way to Linzi. There is only a Yellow River and the Great Wall built by Qi State as a defense.

But the Yellow River is easy to cross, and the defense function of the Great Wall is not very strong. After all, you don't have so many soldiers and horses to defend such a territory that is hundreds of miles long.

Therefore, the best way to weaken the opponent in the process of hegemony is to attack, not to defend. King Qi obviously understands this truth very well.

In Daliang City, the capital of the State of Wei, King Wei sat in the palace with a calm expression, and said to several courtiers present: "The envoy sent by the King of Han just now asked you what you think about Zhao's internal turmoil. The country has some ideas, what do you think?"

The ministers of the State of Wei who were present were actually just a few people, first Jin Bi, then Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, and then Lord Longyang, these three people are also the three most trusted by the King of Wei today.

After listening to King Wei's words, Jin Bi was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I think this is indeed an opportunity.

But the problem is that the current strength of our Great Wei is too weak, we must not be the first to come out to attack Zhao Guo. "

In this regard, Lord Xinling Wei Wuji also nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement with Jin Bi's opinion very rarely.

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji said: "Your Majesty, please think about it carefully, two years ago we were almost wiped out by Zhao Guo.

If at this time we jump out and be the first to fight against Zhao Guo, it's okay to win, but if we lose, the term Wei Guo will really become history. "

King Wei was taken aback when he heard this, and said, "That's all right, let's see how the other princes are doing.

If there are big countries like Qin or Chu and Qi who are willing to stand up against Zhao, we may still have a try.

But if no other country stands up, let's forget it this time. "

As far as the weak Wei State is concerned, they don't actually have much initiative in diplomacy.

In Jidu, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, the monarchs and ministers of the Yan Kingdom were also discussing countermeasures.

King Yan said a little unhappy: "Now the people of Zhao Guo finally have civil strife, but unfortunately it happened too late. It would be great if it could be a few months earlier."

A few months ago, a war broke out between Yan State and Zhao State, and it ended in the humiliating defeat of Yan State, so even if King Yan heard the news, he couldn't be happy.

What's more, the winner in the internal political struggle of Zhao State this time was Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo, who ruthlessly cut the flesh of Yan State a few months ago.

Chang Guojun, Minister of Yan State, heard the words and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, in fact, I think we can find a way to attack Zhao State.

But this time Dayan will definitely not be able to be the first bird, and even when other vassal states send troops, we cannot directly follow them.

We must wait until the overall situation of the war is settled, and Dayan will follow and send troops together.

Otherwise, once Zhao Guo came back to his senses and launched a counterattack, we Yan Guo absolutely did not have the strength to resist it. "

Although King Yan felt that his face was a little dull, he still nodded deeply and said: "This is indeed the truth, which of the princes in the world has no complaints about Zhao Guo?

Anyway, those countries are relatively powerful, so let those countries be the first birds!This matter has nothing to do with the widow and Dayan for the time being, unless the coalition forces attack Handan one day, otherwise the widow will never send troops to fight against Zhao Guo again! "

For a while, most of the princes of the other six countries had already made their own decisions, and a alliance around Zhao was quietly unfolded on this land under the rush of envoys from various countries.

Chapter 719

For the time being, the affairs between these princes have not been detected by Zhao Guo's intelligence spies.

Therefore, at this time, in Handan of Zhao State, there is still a new struggle mainly around the reshaping of the entire ruling order.

this day.

Another court discussion was launched in the Handan Hall.

Sitting in the main hall, King Zhao said to the six new and old Zhao Guozhong ministers in front of him: "Everyone, now the position of Da Zhao is basically determined, and the only thing left is the position of Da Sima.

If you have any candidates for the position of Da Sima, you can speak freely. "

After hearing this sentence, Zhao Kuo's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't speak immediately.

In fact, Zhao Kuo knew very well in his heart that it was basically impossible for him to be given the position of Da Sima.

Otherwise, Zhao Kuo's power is really completely unique among the Zhao team, and even the Zhao family's control over Zhao Fang may not be as good as Zhao Kuo himself.

As long as Zhao Wang is not a fool, then this kind of thing should not be allowed to happen.

But having said that, in fact, Zhao Kuo still wants to try it. After all, there is no harm if this kind of thing fails, but if it succeeds, the benefits will be great.

Just when Zhao Kuo's thoughts flashed, Jun Pingyang was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I actually have a candidate. He has led many soldiers to fight and has rich experience. He is also a relatively famous general in our country." .

If he is the chief Sima, there must be no problem. "

When King Zhao heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face, he looked at Lord Pingyang and said, "I don't know who the Pingyang army is talking about?"

In fact, King Zhao himself had been thinking for a while about the candidate for the great Sima.

In all fairness, King Zhao naturally hoped that the chief Sima would be appointed by King Zhao's confidant.

But because King Zhao was too young.

So he doesn't actually know any ministers of the State of Zhao, which leads to the fact that King Zhao himself does have some confidants, but those confidants belong to the lower level, and it is impossible to say that he can directly fly into the sky and be able to serve as the Sima of the State of Zhao. Important posts come up.

Otherwise, after a few days of shelving, Zhao Wang would still have no choice but to bring up the position of the chief Sima for discussion, and would have directly appointed him a long time ago.

Now after hearing what Pingyang Jun said, King Zhao still has some expectations.

Because from the feeling of Mr. Pingyang's words, this person's ability should not be too bad.

Lord Pingyang smiled at King Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, the person I mentioned is actually known to you by Your Majesty. That is Lian Po, the former Great General of the State of Zhao and Wuxiang Jun who also served as the Great Sima."

When Pingyang Jun's words fell, everyone present was stunned.

Even Zhao Kuo was stunned.

Zhao Kuo never imagined that Lord Pingyang, who had been working for a long time, wanted to revive Lian Po to the political arena of Zhao State again?

The next moment, Zhao Kuo immediately objected: "Your Majesty thinks this appointment is very inappropriate.

As everyone knows, Lian Po was Lin Xiangru's most loyal ally back then. If he is allowed to use it again, who knows if he still wants to avenge Lin Xiangru? "

As soon as Zhao Kuo finished speaking, King Zhao's expression changed immediately.

In fact, Zhao Kuo's hint was very obvious. Everyone present was Lian Po's enemy, which meant that King Zhao was actually Lian Po's enemy.

Could it be that King Zhao really wanted to appoint Lian Po, who had a heart of revenge against him, to be the great Sima?

So, King Zhao's face became a little tangled, and he said, "Mr. Pingyang, please explain."

Although Zhao Wang said that he was not too satisfied with Lian Po's choice, but, after all, Pingyang Jun is Zhao Wang's teacher, and Pingyang Jun is now Zhao Guo's Xiangbang, of course he still has to give Pingyang Jun save face.

Lord Pingyang was naturally prepared for this, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, in fact, what I mean is relatively simple, please think about it carefully, besides Lian Po, is there any more suitable candidate?

Besides, Lian Po has always been loyal to Da Zhao. Although he did have an alliance with Lin Xiangru, Lin Xiangru did not help Lian Po at all when Lian Po was dismissed by the Queen Mother.

The relationship between the two has already broken down over the past few years. The former Lian Po may indeed be Lin Xiangru's ally, but now Lian Po has absolutely nothing to do with Lin Xiangru.

Now that the king promoted Lian Po, it was too late for him to be grateful to the king, so how could there be any emotion similar to hatred in his heart?

Wu Xinjun, you must have said this because you had a deep enmity with Lian Po back then, so you don't want Lian Po to take up the post again, but we are here to discuss the matter, otherwise, can this rule still be established?

As courtiers, we should do everything for the benefit of Da Zhao. "

Jun Pingyang spoke eloquently for several minutes, causing everyone present to fall silent for a while, and began to think about his words.

Even after Zhao Wang heard these words, his attitude changed again, and he felt that it was not impossible.

Zhao Kuo sneered and said: "Lian Po is just a defeated general, and he is already so old, he might die of old age at some point, you now let Lian Po take up this position, in addition to being able to let everyone After Zhao suffered more failures, what good could there be?

Anyway, Ben Hou is firmly against it. "

For Lian Po, Zhao Kuo actually didn't have much bad feeling in his heart.

However, Lian Po caused Zhao Guo to lose more than 30 troops in the past.

If Lian Po is allowed to rise again this time, and Zhao Guo loses another ten or 20 yuan, Zhao Guo's process of unifying the world will inevitably be delayed again.

A person's life is only a few decades. If this continues to be delayed, when will the world be unified?

So Zhao Kuo naturally strongly opposed it.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Kuo said: "Your Majesty, in fact, I have another candidate to recommend, and that is Li Mu.

Li Mu has always followed his ministers in the South and North Wars, and even broke through Xianyang, the capital of the Qin State, and captured the King of Qin. His achievements are beyond doubt.

Li Mu is also very familiar with all aspects of the army. Letting such an expert serve as the chief minister is the really suitable candidate for the Great Zhao army. "

Lord Pingyang sneered immediately when he heard the words, and said: "Mr. Wu Xin, Mr. Wu Xin, it's a little too obvious for you to be nepotism, isn't it?

Who doesn't know that Li Mu is your retainer, you actually want Li Mu to be the chief minister now, do you want to control all the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhao Kingdom in your own hands? "

What this sentence says is actually a heart-wrenching statement.

The meaning of Mr. Pingyang is very obvious, that is, on the surface he is accusing Zhao Kuo of wanting to control the military power, but in fact he is even quietly implying that Zhao Kuo may have monopolized military power, or even rebellion!

Chapter 720 How did Zhao Kuo move so fast!

Facing Pingyang Jun's questioning, Zhao Kuo showed no expression on his face, and even wanted to laugh.

Zhao Kuo said to Pingyang Jun very calmly: "Pingyang Jun, you may have forgotten that I have not always led the army all these years.

In fact, some people have been constantly sharing the opportunity to lead the army with me, but when they lead the army, they can only let Da Zhao lose the army and lose the general.

This is true for Lian Po and Le Cheng.

Especially Lian Po, this person directly caused Da Zhao to lose more than 30 soldiers and horses of nearly 40. Do you know the concept of so many soldiers and horses?

When Da Zhao was in the Battle of Changping, there were only so many troops conscripted by the whole country.

What do you think is the reason why Da Zhao was able to maintain his overlord status after Lian Po lost so many battles?

I am not humble at all to say something here, because I am still here, and I can continue to win battles for Da Zhao, you know? "

Zhao Kuo's words made Mr. Pingyang blush, and he was speechless for a while.

If other things are fine, Mr. Pingyang can still argue with Zhao Kuo.

But such things as record are indeed real, and everyone can see it, so there is no way to get in the dark.

Zhao Kuo looked at Jun Pingyang who had nothing to say, and continued to speak: "The matter is so simple now, I just don't want Lian Po to come to power again.

Because once he comes to power again, if he leads the army again, if Da Zhao loses another ten or 20 or more soldiers, what should he do?

He was able to lose so many times before, and now that he is older, wouldn't he lose faster?

So, I am absolutely against it. "

The hall fell into silence for a while.

Jun Pingyang's face turned green and pale, and he couldn't open his mouth.

In fact, when he wanted to nominate Lian Po, Mr. Pingyang expected that Zhao Kuo would object, but what Mr. Pingyang did not expect was that Zhao Kuo's words were so sharp that Mr. Pingyang could not refute.

What should I do?

Before Mr. Pingyang could come up with a solution, King Zhao had already spoken.

I saw King Zhao said: "It seems that everyone's opinions on this big Sima are still not unified, that's all right, let's continue to delay this appointment a little bit later.

How about waiting for a more suitable candidate to continue the discussion? "

For King Zhao, although King Zhao did not object to Zhao Kuo becoming the top leader of Zhao Fang today, King Zhao certainly didn't want to see Zhao Kuo directly cover the sky in Zhao Fang and firmly control all the troops.

Therefore, King Zhao knew very well that the candidate Li Mu proposed by Zhao Kuo might be more suitable, but it was impossible for King Zhao to appoint Li Mu to be the great Sima.

As a king, there must be the most basic checks and balances.

Da Sima, as Zhao Fang's number two, should be a person who can play a check and balance effect on Zhao Kuo.

Originally, King Zhao thought that Lian Po proposed by Lord Pingyang might be a better candidate, but after listening to Zhao Kuo's words, King Zhao also changed his mind.

Because in Zhao Wang's view, Lian Po, a defeated general who lost so many troops, really felt very unstable if he led the army again.

Under such circumstances, King Zhao simply chose to shelve the discussion again.

Anyway, Zhao Guo will not start fighting immediately at this time, so there is really no need to worry too much about this matter.

After Zhao Wang made this decision, the court meeting this time naturally broke up unhappy.

Pingyang Jun returned to his mansion angrily, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he couldn't help but slapped the table in front of him fiercely, and cursed: "This damn Zhao Kuo is really good at talking!"

At this time, Pingyang Jun was really angry.

The reason why Mr. Pingyang would suddenly propose Lian Po as a candidate was actually due to Mr. Pingyang's brainstorm a few days ago.

At that time, Lord Pingyang had some generals in Zhao Fang under his command, but those military generals were not qualified to serve as the great Sima.

So Mr. Pingyang thought about it, and after being reminded by a confidant, he chose to extend an olive branch to Lian Po.

On the other hand, Lian Po has indeed always wanted to return to the position of Zhao Guo's important minister.