Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Kuo smiled at Zhou Shaofen: "Congratulations to Zhou Qing, congratulations to the Zhou family for becoming the queen's mother family."

Zhou Shaofen was also in a good mood, and smiled at Zhao Kuo and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, it's all my own choice. Speaking of which, I also want to thank Mr. Wu Xin for the banquet a few days ago."

During this period of time, because Zhou Shaofen had a neutral attitude, Zhao Kuo naturally had a lot of aboveboard contacts with Zhou Shaofen.

A few days ago, Zhao Kuo invited Zhou Shaofen to a banquet, and told him that this time Zhao Kuo would not participate in the queen's struggle.

At the same time, Zhao Kuo is also hinting at Zhou Shaofen, hoping that Zhou Shaofen will not involve Zhou's women in it.

But obviously, Zhou Shaofen made a different decision than Zhao Kuo.

However, judging from Zhou Shaofen's words, it should be that he has no intention of departing from the alliance with Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo also laughed when he heard the words, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "This is indeed true. Zhou Qing will soon start discussing foreign wars. By then, I hope to get Zhou Qing's full support."

Zhou Shaofen was stunned for a moment, then smiled, looked around, and nodded to Zhao Kuo.

"Please don't worry Wu Xinjun, this time the old man is definitely one of your most loyal supporters!"

Chapter 737 The goal is to destroy the country of Yan

Now that the candidate for the queen has been decided, the next step is the intensive preparation process for the wedding. After a month, King Zhao's wedding will be held in a lively manner.

Zhao Guo is the most powerful combined country in the world today, and Zhao Wang's wedding is naturally a very sensational event for the whole world. The envoys of the princes came to congratulate Zhao Wang and sent valuable gifts.

The proud King Zhao was naturally satisfied with this.

After King Zhao's wedding was over, spring was coming to an end. At this time, King Zhao finally turned his attention from home to abroad.

So King Zhao immediately called Pingyang Jun, Zhao Kuo, Zhou Shaofen and other ministers to discuss the next war preparations.

Sitting at the top, Zhao Wang said to the few ministers in front of him: "This time the war widow's request is very simple, that is, only victory is not allowed!"

For King Zhao, he has just become the ruler of Zhao State, and he will never allow failure, which will greatly affect King Zhao's prestige, and may even endanger King Zhao's rule.

On the other hand, a victory can not only successfully consolidate King Zhao's rule, but also let everyone in the world know how powerful Zhao is, thus laying the foundation for the first step to unify the other six countries in the world in the future.

Regarding Zhao Wang's words, other people naturally have no opinion.

Although King Zhao has only been in power for less than a year, the young man's distinctive personality is still clearly controlled by all the courtiers.

Everyone knows in their hearts that Zhao Wang is a person who is very impatient and does not allow failure in everything he does. Once he feels that the matter is not going well, then Zhao Wang will immediately lose his temper, and even directly Take people's lives.

To put it simply, this is the normal behavior of a rebellious boy, but the problem is that this boy holds the right to easily control the lives of many people, which also caused some of Zhao Wang's problems that were just ordinary boys to be magnified , and may even lead to worse things.

This is what people often say that with great power comes great responsibility.

Since it involved military issues, Mr. Pingyang was more sensible and did not choose to be the first to speak.

The experience of so many court meetings in the past tells Pingyang Jun that if the chosen goal is inconsistent with Zhao Kuo's goal and a war of words is triggered, then Pingyang Jun's own winning rate is actually not high.

Lord Pingyang thought that his eloquence was far inferior to that of Lin Xiangru, but even Lin Xiangru couldn't fight against Zhao Kuo in this regard back then, so it was impossible for Lord Pingyang to be so stupid as to take the initiative to stand up and be Zhao Kuo's living target.

Zhao Kuo waited for a while, and seeing that Pingyang Jun did not take the initiative to stand up, he couldn't help but look at Pingyang Jun in surprise, then he stood up and said, "My lord, I think it's time to send troops to destroy the country of Yan." !"

After Zhao Kuo's words fell, the spirits of the other Zhao Guo's important officials in the hall were immediately lifted.

Zhao Wang also showed a very excited expression on his face, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Wu Xinjun, is there really hope that we can directly destroy the Yan Kingdom?"

The situation of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period has lasted for more than 200 years since the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei were screened.

Over the past 200 years, countries have attacked each other, and each has its own time of decline and prosperity. Several countries even faced the crisis of subjugation, but they all survived in the end.

If Zhao State was able to destroy Yan State, it would definitely create an extremely rare historical record.

For King Zhao, if the first war after taking office was to directly destroy one of the other six countries, it would definitely be a great gift package for King Zhao, so it is no wonder that King Zhao would So excited and thrilled.

Zhao Kuo smiled, and said to Zhao Wang: "Don't worry, my lord, the reason why we were not able to destroy Yan before was not because our Da Zhao didn't have the strength, but because there were always some people in the Da Zhao court. He restrained the minister.

Now that these people have been kicked out of the court by the king, the minister no longer has any worries, so he can naturally do his best to build achievements for the king. Of course, it is no problem to destroy a small northern country like Yan. "

Zhao Kuo's words are also full of confidence.

From time-traveling to the present, almost 10 years have passed.

In these 10 years, Zhao Kuo has achieved countless victories, leading Zhao Guo step by step from the collapse situation faced in the Battle of Changping to now becoming the most extensive, most populous, and strongest among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. The most powerful country with the most prosperous army.

But even so, Zhao Kuo has always been dissatisfied in his heart.

Because in Zhao Kuo's view, only by destroying the other six countries as soon as possible and establishing a truly unified Chinese dynasty can the Chinese people truly live a better life.

Not only that, Zhao Kuo hopes to expand outwards immediately after unifying China, and to firmly control the entire earth in the hands of the Chinese people before the Western world, so as to avoid being wantonly bullied by Western powers in later generations history of shame.

Everyone's lifespan is limited, so Zhao Kuo naturally doesn't want to waste his life in these meaningless fights and waiting.

Although there are still some conflicts between Pingyang Jun and Zhao Kuo at the moment, Pingyang Jun himself has just come to power, and he also needs a success to prove that Pingyang Jun, Zhao Guoxiangbang, is not an incompetent person, so in this war Among them, Pingyang Jun and Zhao Kuo have natural common interests.

In addition, the military power of the entire Zhao State is actually in the hands of Zhao Kuo, so Zhao Kuo can fully flex his muscles and officially start the demise of the Yan State.

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, Zhao Wang's mood suddenly became better, and he couldn't help laughing: "Very good, very good, do you have any comments?"

Several other Zhao Guozhong ministers looked at each other, but did not speak.

In terms of military affairs, everyone knows very well that if Zhao Guokuo dares to say that he is the second, then absolutely no one dares to say that he is the first.

What's more, everyone present actually belonged to the Victory Group after the coup. There may indeed be many contradictions within this Victory Group, but at this moment, everyone's idea of ​​using a victory to consolidate power has absolutely not changed.

From this point of view, the group of courtiers from the king of Zhao to the state of Zhao has formed an unprecedented unity this time.

Zhao Wang saw that the other courtiers did not have any opinions, so he said with a smile: "In this case, let's make a decision. This time our goal is to destroy the Yan Kingdom!"

Chapter 738 Zhao Kuo’s Diplomatic Strategy to Destroy Yan State

After determining the goal of destroying the Yan Kingdom, everyone present was very excited.

Not everyone can participate in a war of annihilation of the country. It is conceivable that as long as they can get enough credit in this war of annihilation of the country, they will definitely be able to soar into the sky.

Zhao Wang was very excited and said to Zhao Kuo: "Wu Xinjun, how can the country of Yan be destroyed?

Tell me about your plans. "

Although King Zhao is actually not familiar with military matters, this is the first war since the king of Zhao took office, and it was also a massive battle to destroy the country, so he is naturally very concerned. And I want to understand the details in a very complete way.

The eyes of other people also turned to Zhao Kuo one after another, wanting to see what kind of amazing strategies Zhao Kuo could come up with.

Huo Huo laughed, and said to the Zhao Guojun and ministers in front of him: "To tell you the truth, the most important thing in this battle to destroy the Yan Kingdom is not the war, but the diplomacy.

If we can allow the Yan Kingdom to face our Da Zhao's army independently, then this time the battle to destroy the Yan Kingdom is basically a sure thing. "

If you want to unify the six countries, then the experience of how Qin was unified in history is worth studying.

The real reason for Qin's destruction of the six countries was that Qin's national strength at that time was already a force that could easily cope with the alliance of the six countries.

Therefore, the Qin State can annex the six countries one by one without any hassle, and the six countries can only sit back and wait for the day of their own demise to come and have nothing to do.

However, Zhao's current national power is not as strong as Qin's back then, and it can deal with the other six countries with the power of one country without any suspense.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but want to drag Lian Po out and beat him severely.

If Lian Po hadn't caused Zhao Guo such heavy losses in the past few defeats, it would actually be much less difficult for Zhao Kuo to launch a unification war now.

Since it is said that the strength cannot meet such requirements, it is natural to think carefully about the strategy.

To put it simply, Zhao Guo is now fighting six countries, which is definitely not enough. The best situation is to let the other five countries stand by and watch, and then Zhao Guo concentrates on dealing with Yan Guo.

In this way, the demise of the Yan Kingdom is a certainty.

This is why Zhao Kuo believes that diplomacy is the most critical factor in this war.

The fewer helpers Yan has, the less difficult it will be for Zhao to destroy Yan.

After Zhao Kuo's explanation, the king and ministers of Zhao Guo also understood what Zhao Kuo meant, and they all expressed their agreement.

King Zhao nodded, and said with great admiration: "Mr. Wu Xin is indeed worthy of being the No. 1 general in the world, and he is really very eloquent in analyzing these wars, which I admire very much.

So in your opinion, how do we strive for the neutrality of other countries? "

Zhao Kuo chuckled, and said to Zhao Wang: "Actually, this is a diplomatic matter, and it should be the responsibility of the big pedestrians, but after all, I am the commander in chief of this war, so I will also do it here. Make simple suggestions, hoping to be recognized and adopted by the king, so it would be the best."

Under Zhao Wang's urging, Zhao Kuo also expressed his thoughts unhurriedly.

"Let's talk about Qin first.

Qin State and our Great Zhao are Shidi, but Qin State has been suppressed by our Great Zhao all these years, and now King Qin is an indecisive person, so Da Zhao also has a certain chance to persuade Qin State , Let Qin not send troops to support Yan.

If it is said that Qin State really sent troops to support Yan State, then Qin State and Yan State are separated by thousands of miles of Da Zhao's territory. We only need to block Qin State's advance between the borders of Qin State and Zhao State, and wait until Yan State perishes. After the news came, Qin would naturally withdraw its troops. "

"Let's talk about Chu again.

Chu State is our strong neighbor to the south of Dazhao, and it is also relatively capable of competing for No.2 among the other six countries today, so Chu State must be won.

So this time we will use a lot of money to bribe the Lingyin Chunshen Jun Huang Xie of Chu, and let Chunshen Jun find a way to persuade the King of Chu.

As long as Chu State does not send troops, then Da Zhao's conquest of Yan State this time will basically be more than half successful. "

When King Zhao heard this, he couldn't help being a little surprised, and asked Zhao Kuo, "Aren't there three other countries besides Chu and Qin?

Are these three countries not important? "

Zhao Kuo smiled at King Zhao and said, "Your Majesty misunderstood. In fact, it's not that these three countries are not important, but because compared with Qin and Chu, these three countries are actually easier to be ruled by. Our Great Zhao is in the palm of our hands."

Then Zhao Kuo began to explain to King Zhao one by one.

First of all, let’s talk about Wei Guo, Zhao Guo’s closest neighbor.

Over the years, Wei State has been seized by Zhao State for a large amount of territory, and it was almost wiped out by Le Cheng in the first two years.

Now Wei State has in fact become the weakest country among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, and even self-protection has become a problem, let alone the matter of interfering in the war between Zhao State and Yan State.

As for South Korea, South Korea has not suffered too much loss in these years, but before the weakening of Wei State, South Korea was the last among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.

Therefore, South Korea has always been very weak. As long as Zhao Guo sends envoys to threaten South Korea, South Korea will never dare to act rashly.

The only one that is more troublesome next is the state of Qi.

Qi State is a country that has been the overlord, and it has also broken out wars with Zhao State many times in recent years.

But fortunately, Zhao State defeated Qi State one after another, and Zhao Kuo even defeated Linzi and captured the current King of Qi. In addition, Qi State's Xiangbang Housheng is also an extremely greedy person with a lot of room for manipulation. .

In Zhao Kuo's view, as long as an envoy is sent to send a huge amount of money gifts to Hou Sheng, Hou Sheng will definitely see Qian Yankai and speak for Zhao Guo.

Coupled with the fact that after King Qi was captured, he must have great fear of Zhao Guo in his heart, this time Qi Guo is very likely to die.

When Zhao Kuo said this, he smiled at King Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, in this way, in the most optimistic situation, we Da Zhao can go to destroy Yan alone.

If the situation is a little bit worse, even Qin will intervene.

If it was a little bit worse, Qi Guo would also follow Qin Guo to intervene.

But as long as Chu State does not intervene, I promise to destroy Yan State! "

King Zhao was already very excited. After listening to Zhao Kuo's words, he slapped his thigh and said happily, "Okay, very good. Let's do everything according to Wu Xinjun's strategy!"

Chapter 739 Combine vertical and horizontal, doubts of King Chu

The capital of Chu State, the royal palace.

King Chu sat on top of the main hall, looking at the Zhao Guo envoy in front of him, his expression was not calm enough.

"You just said that Zhao State is going to attack Yan State, right?"

The envoy of the State of Zhao bowed his hands towards the King of Chu, and said very respectfully: "Your Majesty, it is true.

Yan Guo is obviously only a small country, but in the past few years, it has repeatedly violated our Zhao Guo's will and opposed our Zhao Guo one after another.

So this time we have to severely punish the country of Yan, and let the country of Yan understand what the difference between superiority and inferiority is.

In order to prevent your Majesty from misunderstanding, I am here on behalf of the State of Zhao to let your Majesty know that the purpose of this war is actually only for punishment, and has no other meaning. "

The words of Zhao Guo's envoy are obviously false, because Zhao Guo's goal this time is to directly annex and destroy the entire Yan State.

But Zhao Guojun and ministers are also very clear that if the envoy is asked to tell other countries directly, then no monarch in other countries will agree to Zhao Guo annexing Yan Guo.

Therefore, we have to tell some small lies first, and after the direct annexation of the Yan Kingdom, which becomes a fait accompli, the whole world will naturally understand what is going on.

After hearing the words of Zhao Guo's envoy, King Chu's expression was a little uncertain.

As far as Chu Hang is concerned, he doesn't really believe the words of the envoy of Zhao State in front of him. After all, in the view of King Chu, Zhao State has been ambitious all these years, constantly expanding its territory to the outside world, saying that it is to punish Yan State, In fact, it was just to snatch the land of Yan Kingdom.

The King of Chu pondered for a while, and said to the Zhao Guo envoy in front of him: "Please try to go to the side hall to rest for a while, I will discuss it with my courtiers before making a decision."

The envoy of Zhao State cupped his hands and said to King Chu: "My King said that he has always had a good impression of Chu State. I believe that His Majesty will not disappoint my King this time."