Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Seeing the leaving figure of Zhao Guo's envoy, the King of Chu was silent for a while, and then said to the ministers of Chu State in front of him, "Okay, if you have any ideas, then it's time to say it."

As soon as King Chu’s words fell, Huang Xie, Yin Chunshenjun of the State of Chu, stood up and said to the King of Chu, “Your Majesty, the State of Yan is a country located in the north of the State of Zhao, and it has no border with our State of Chu at all. Why should we care about life and death?

Since the Zhao State sent envoys to send a large number of gifts this time, we only need to abide by the previous covenant between Chu State and Zhao State, and quietly watch them dog-eat-dog. "

Chun Shenjun Huang Xie has always had a good personal relationship with Zhao Kuo, and is also a well-known pro-Zhao faction in the political arena of Chu State. Surprise other people.

But there was one person who obviously disagreed with Jun Shenjun's words. Of course, this person was Da Sima Jingyang of Chu State.

As soon as Chunshen Jun's voice fell, Jingyang stood up and said coldly: "Although Yan State does not border our Chu State, Yan State has now been cut off from the Central Plains princes by Zhao State. What if Zhao Guo's wolf ambition took the opportunity to annex Yan Guo directly?

At that time, with Zhao Guo's back on the prairie, he can go south with all his strength without any scruples.

Therefore, we must prevent Zhao State from attacking Yan State. This is also to contain Zhao State and allow Chu State to gain more space and time for development. "

As we all know, Jingyang, who Chun Shenjun agrees to, will definitely object, so Jingyang said these words, and the kings and ministers of the state of Chu who were present were not surprised at all.

Chunshen Jun's face darkened, his gray beard fluttered with the opening and closing of his lips, and he said, "Didn't the envoy from the Zhao Kingdom just say everything?

This time, they just wanted to teach Yan Guo a serious lesson, and take back the land that was previously vomited to Yan Guo.

Yan State seems to be in danger, but in fact it is not at the point of extinction.

If we reject Zhao Guo's request at this time and make Zhao Wang furious, once Zhao Guo sends Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo to attack our Chu State south, will you be able to resist it? "

When Chun Shenjun said these words, Jingyang's face turned slightly red. After all, Jingyang was considered one of Zhao Kuo's defeated opponents.

But this does not mean that Jingyang will back down in this debate, Jingyang then said: "Who said that Zhao Kuo will definitely come to attack our Chu State?

Let me tell you, this time Qin State will definitely not agree with Zhao Guoren's opinion. Even if Zhao Kuo wants to send troops, he will definitely go to attack Qin State, right? "

Chunshen Jun chuckled, and said mockingly to Jingyang: "No matter what, Zhao Guo will definitely attack a country this time.

Originally Zhao Guo chose Yan as the target of this country, but you, Jingyang, forcibly shifted Zhao's target, and it is very likely that it was transferred to our Chu State.

Let me ask you, can you really be 100% sure that Zhao State will not attack our Chu State? "

After asking this question, although Jingyang wanted to refute, he was still speechless for a while.

Even if it is Jingyang, it is indeed impossible to be 100% sure that Zhao State will not attack Chu State.

Lord Chunshen no longer paid attention to Jingyang, but cupped his hands towards the King of Chu, and said, "Your Majesty, of course, the old minister knows the importance of containing the Zhao State, but the current situation is more important than containing the Zhao State. In fact, it still lies in the internal development of Dachu.

As long as our land and territory of Great Chu can develop, why should we be afraid of any other country?

Da Chu should seize this opportunity and let Zhao Guo go to attack other countries. We slowly hide our strengths and bide our time, develop our national strength, and finally fight Zhao Guo to the death. Isn’t this the best choice? "

What Chunshen Jun said was so sincere that the King of Chu couldn't help but be moved by it.

After thinking about it carefully, the King of Chu felt that Jun Shenjun's words were not wrong.

The state of Chu has been fighting for years, and there have been many battles, but the land area of ​​the country has not increased much.

To be honest, if the fight with Zhao Guo continued this time, the King of Chu felt that it was very likely to repeat the previous situation again.

Thinking of this, the King of Chu finally made up his mind, and said, "What Chunshen Jun said is indeed very reasonable. Da Chu has fought too many battles in the past few years, and this time it should be done." It's our turn to watch the show well.

If things do go wrong, it's not too late for us to act.

Come on, go and call the envoy of Zhao Guo. I want him to tell Zhao Wang that if he wants to attack Yan Guo, he can fight as he pleases. I don’t care about it! "

Chapter 740 Lu Buwei Advises

From the perspective of Chu State, King Chu has many reasons not to participate in the upcoming war of Zhao State attacking Yan State, but for Qin State, which is adjacent to Chu State, King Qin The decision is a different view.

In the palace city of Qin State in Xianyang, King Qin sat on the top seat, looked at the many ministers of Qin State with a cloudy expression on his face, and said slowly: "The words of the envoy of Zhao State just now, everyone agrees." I’ve heard everything, so if you have any opinions, please say so.”

The first one to speak was undoubtedly Qin Guoxiang Bang Fan Sui.

I saw Fan Sui said: "Your Majesty, the old minister suspects that Zhao Guo will launch a war of annihilation against Yan this time, and what the envoy said just now is just to confuse your majesty and other princes in the world.

With Zhao Kuo's ambition, it is absolutely impossible for him to send troops directly for such a ridiculous reason to teach other countries. "

Fan Sui's meaning was also quite obvious, he didn't believe the lies told by Zhao Guo's envoy.

The expression on King Qin's face moved slightly, and he said to Fan Sui: "I don't think that this young King Zhao would dare to do such a daring thing just after he got the power?

The seven vassal kingdoms have been standing side by side since the three kingdoms were divided into the Jin Dynasty. What gave him the courage to want to destroy one of the big countries like the Yan Kingdom in one fell swoop? "

Don't look at the fact that Yan State belongs to the kind of small country that doesn't have much sense of existence among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, but if you look at the land of China, even if Yan State is the last among the Seven Heroes, it is also ranked seventh among China. As for the country, it is not surprising to say that it is a big country.

Fan Sui said hastily: "If the king is really succeeded by the Zhao people this time, then the next thing will be very troublesome.

Now Yan State is the only neighboring country in the north of the Warring States Period, and the existence of Yan State can greatly restrain Zhao State from going south.

Once Yan State no longer exists, then Zhao State will have no worries at all, and can go south with peace of mind to attack all other countries in China, including our Great Qin. "

When Fan Sui said this, King Qin's expression became serious, and he said: "What Fan Xiang said is indeed very reasonable, so how can I prevent Zhao Guo from continuing to expand?"

King Qin originally thought that he would be able to get a satisfactory answer after asking, but the next moment Fan Sui's words left King Qin speechless.

"To tell you the truth, although the veteran thinks that Daqin really should prevent Zhao Guo from attacking Yan, but how to do it, now the veteran can't come up with a strategy."

King Qin looked at Fan Sui, wishing he could slap Fan Sui's old face, you didn't even think about it, what a fart you are talking here.

The king of Qin resisted the strong intention of complaining in his heart, and turned his eyes to the other ministers of the state of Qin, hoping to get a satisfactory answer from the other ministers of the state of Qin.

It was at this time that a person suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that we should not go to war with Zhao Guo at this time. It is better to continue to recuperate and accumulate the national strength of Great Qin. That is the real best policy."

As soon as this sentence was finished, everyone in the hall was startled, and they all turned their eyes to the speaker, wanting to see who is so bold as to openly question Da Qin Xiangbang Fan Sui's opinion .

Qin Wang also looked at this person, with a slightly strange expression, and said, "Prince Fu, do you have any opinions?"

The person who spoke was none other than Fu Lu Buwei, the Prince of Qin.

Lu Buwei was originally not qualified to enter this hall to discuss matters, but as the prince continued to grow, the King of Qin was slowly distributing part of the power to the prince, for example allowing some of the prince's cronies to participate in these matters During the discussion of important decisions of the Qin State.

Lu Buwei, as the most trusted person next to Prince Ying Zichu, naturally got the support of Ying Zichu, so he was able to have the qualification to sit in this hall.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that Lu Buwei has expressed his opinion in such a discussion.

Facing King Qin's question, Lu Buwei said calmly, "Whether or not the King and I think we should go to war with Zhao Guo is actually a very simple question in the final analysis. This question is whether our Great Qin can defeat Wu Xin, the leader of Zhao Guo. Where is Jun Zhao Kuo?

As we all know, Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo is the number one general in Zhao State and even in the whole world, and he has just defeated his political opponents Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Xin Jun Lin Xiangru, Wu Ding Jun Le Cheng and others in the political struggle within Zhao State. When the power is at its peak, Zhao Guo will inevitably use Zhao Kuo as the main general in this expedition.

If our Great Qin sends troops, then Zhao Kuo will inevitably choose to return from Yan to fight against our Great Qin.

So here comes the question, if we can't defeat Zhao Kuo, wouldn't Da Qin have to be defeated by Zhao Kuo again?

Are we still going to watch Zhao Kuo come to Xianyang again? "

Although Lu Buwei's words were not loud, they raised a very sharp question, which directly made the palace of Qin Kingdom become quiet.

The corner of Fan Sui's mouth twitched slightly, but he was speechless for a long time.

Fan Sui actually wanted to refute Lu Buwei's remarks, but the core of Lu Buwei's question was whether he could defeat Zhao Kuo, and this was precisely something Fan Sui could not give a definite answer to.

It has been about 10 years since Zhao Kuo made his debut. During these almost 10 years, no one can defeat Zhao Kuo, and Qin is the country that has lost to Zhao Kuo the most times.

Under such circumstances, even if Fan Sui firmly claimed that Qin State had a chance to defeat Zhao Kuo, I am afraid that other monarchs and ministers of Qin State would not believe Fan Sui's words.

Lu Buwei saw that no one was talking around, so he continued to speak.

"My lord, in my view, if the problem of Wu Xinjun and Zhao Kuo cannot be resolved, I will not suggest that Daqin should continue to fight Zhao.

After all, the war between Daqin and Zhao Guo in the past was too cruel, and the damage caused to Daqin was too heavy. Please think carefully, King, think twice! "

The King of Qin couldn't help being dumbfounded for a while when he heard the words, and then he glanced at Fan Sui and found that Fan Sui hadn't spoken the whole time, so he sighed helplessly and said, "In that case, let's postpone this matter and discuss it after a while. !"

Chapter 741 Lu Buwei's Scheming

After King Qin made such an announcement, the discussion this time naturally ended without a problem.

Fan Sui was obviously very dissatisfied with this, and couldn't help but give Lu Buwei a cold look.

In Fan Sui's view, if Lu Buwei hadn't suddenly come out to make trouble, then Fan Sui's persuasion to King Qin would have already been completed.

Not only Fan Sui was present, but other Qin ministers also looked at Lu Buwei in surprise.

Although Lu Buwei has always entered the political arena of Qin State as "the most trusted person of the prince", everyone actually did not take Lu Buwei seriously.

In the final analysis, the main reason is that Lu Buwei's background is just a businessman, and Qin is the country that discriminates the most among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.

However, today, Lu Buwei, who was born as a businessman, vehemently refuted Daqin's Xiangbang Fan Sui in public, so that Fan Sui's opinions could only come to nothing. I have to say that this is indeed a skill.

It is conceivable that from today onwards, the name of Lu Buwei has officially become famous in the political arena of Qin State.

Facing the astonishment of the crowd, Lu Buwei didn't show any expression. He stood up very calmly, walked out of the palace with Yingzi Chu, the Prince of Qin, and got into the carriage to the Prince's Mansion.

On the carriage, Ying Zichu couldn't help but said worriedly: "Master Lu, isn't it good for us to stand up against Fan Sui this time?

In fact, I think there is some truth to what he said. "

For Ying Zichu, Lu Buwei is undoubtedly the person he trusts the most. This level of trust can even be said to exceed Ying Zichu's trust in his wife and son.

Therefore, Ying Zichu did not use that condescending attitude when talking to Lu Buwei, but adopted a more discussion tone.

Naturally, Lu Buwei had already thought about it in his heart. Hearing this, he smiled at Ying Zi and said, "Prince, don't worry. Fan Sui has been relying on his seniority to do whatever he wants in the Great Qin Dynasty. The king has wanted to replace Fan several times. Sui couldn't even do it, many people have long been unhappy with him, it is absolutely fine for Chen to stand up and refute Fan Sui this time.

And does the prince feel that the minister is wrong?

If you can't defeat Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo, how can Daqin defeat Zhao Guo?

Such a war can only cause Da Qin to suffer more casualties in vain. "

After listening to Lu Buwei's words, Ying Zichu didn't refute, but said with some worry: "Although the truth is true, I still understand the character of the father.

He has been in poor health during this period, and his temper is also very irritable. Once someone else finds an opportunity to persuade him with a few words, he will easily make a very impulsive decision. At that time, I am afraid that we will not be able to stop the father. Such an intention to confront Zhao Guo. "

King Qin has always had one idea in his heart, that is, he wants to restore Qin to the state of the most powerful country that was proud of the world before the Changping War.

It is precisely because of such a goal that Qin State has continued to break out wars with Zhao State over the years.

Now that King Qin's health is getting worse and worse, this will cause this King Qin's patience to become worse and worse, and he may even put all his eggs in one basket, hoping to see Da Qin defeat Zhao Guo and regain the number one in the world before he dies.

For such an idea, Lu Buwei can only say that it is really very stupid.

But Lu Buwei didn't intend to refute Ying Zichu.

For Lu Buwei, he is actually a little anxious now.

Lu Buwei has been undercover in the state of Qin under Zhao Kuo's order, secretly helping Zhao Kuo's Nightingale system to develop a lot of power and passing on a lot of information.

But generally speaking, Lu Buwei didn't actually make much credit for the time he went out to attack Han Xianyang.

Now with the truth of the Handan coup in Zhao State, Lu Buwei was shocked to find that the Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo who he served had unknowingly reached the pinnacle of Zhao State's power. Be able to pick the most attractive fruit in your hands.

This directly gave Lu Buwei a great sense of urgency. He knew very well that if Zhao Kuo could not make some achievements to show to Zhao Kuo, then once Zhao Kuo was in power, Lu Buwei, a dispensable chess piece, would be in danger. It doesn't work anymore.

Lu Buwei is a very ambitious person. As early as after seeing Zhao Kuo's amazing talent and control, Lu Buwei secretly made up his mind to follow Zhao Kuo all the way to the dark.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Buwei is more eager to do more credit for Zhao Kuo, so that after Zhao Kuo really unifies the entire China in the future, Lu Buwei can still find a place under Zhao Kuo's command and continue to be reused by Zhao Kuo. Instead of still being unknown by that time, and competing with many courtiers under Zhao Kuo's command.

To achieve this, it is undoubtedly a very good way to persuade Qin State not to participate in this war.

After communicating with Ying Zichu, Lu Buwei, who returned to the Prince's Mansion, walked towards his study. On the way, Lu Buwei seemed to suddenly think of something, and stood in a gazebo, dazed for a full quarter of an hour.

Not long after returning to the room, there was a knock on Lu Buwei's door.

Lu Buwei opened the door, and then Mao Sui walked into the room, and said to Lu Buwei: "Is there something wrong with looking for me so anxiously?"

Lu Buwei nodded, and told Mao Sui all the ins and outs of what happened in the hall today.

Mao Sui heard the words, his face was also a little dignified, and he said, "How do you want me to help you?"

Mao Sui is not a fool, since Lu Buwei said these things, he obviously hoped to get Mao Sui's help.

Lu Buwei nodded and said to Mao Sui: "Actually, the matter is very simple, I need a poison, can you get it?

Get the most toxic one, preferably the one that can kill people all at once. "

Mao Sui couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then said: "Of course it is not a big problem to get such a poison, but what do you want such a poison for?

Let me tell you, you can't use it to poison the prince. The prince is now our most important banner and cover identity. "

Lu Buwei couldn't help laughing when he heard Mao Sui's words, and said, "Why should I poison the prince?

Let me tell you, the person I want to poison this time is King Qin! "

Chapter 742 Zhao Kuo only needs 10 people?

After listening to Lu Buwei's words, Mao Sui almost spit out on the spot.