Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

I have to admit that what Zhou Shaoliang said is more and more reasonable, and it also makes Zhou Shao more and more excited.

Zhou Shaoliang looked at his brother who had been completely shaken, and couldn't help feeling a little proud in his heart.

Contrary to Zhou Shaofen, Zhou Shaoliang has always lacked enough affection and respect for Zhao Kuo in his heart.

When he was the prefect of Hedong County, Zhou Shaoliang and Zhao Kuo fought hand in hand in the war against Qin.

But in that war, Zhao Kuo was the one who planned the strategy to win thousands of miles, and Zhou Shaoliang only played the role of a logistics captain.

Not only that, Zhou Shaoliang was slapped in the face by Zhao Kuo because of his wrong judgment on the war.

Although it was said that the two sides were allies at that time, the so-called slap in the face, in fact, Zhao Kuo didn't really take it seriously, it was just a joke.

But for Zhou Shaoliang, he remembered it deeply in his heart.

It's just that Zhou Shaoliang was not a fool. He knew very well that the Zhou family still needed Zhao Kuo's protection and support at that time, so he kept this dissatisfaction with Zhao Kuo deeply hidden in his heart.

But now that the Zhou family already has two important ministers of the State of Zhao, and is able to participate to a greater extent and even decide the fate of the political struggle of the State of Zhao, Zhou Shaoliang's dislike of Zhao Kuo in his heart is still inevitable. broke out.

Now, Zhou Shaoliang felt that this was the time to completely end Zhao Kuo.

Now all he needs to do is get the approval of his brother Zhou Shaofen, and the whole plan will be considered a success.

After a while, Zhou Shaofen spoke.

"Second brother, what you said is indeed very reasonable.

But after thinking about it, Brother Wei feels that we cannot betray Wu Xinjun, at least not now. "

Zhou Shaoliang was stunned, his eyes widened in disbelief: "Why not?

This is obviously the best opportunity! "

Zhou Shaofen sighed and said, "Have you forgotten?

In the past so many years, our Zhou family has always been an undercover pawn in the hands of Wu Xinjun. "

Zhou Shaoliang said with some displeasure: "Brother, the past is the past, and the future is the future. How can they be confused?"

Zhou Shaofen shook his head and said: "I don't want to confuse them, I just want to tell you that because of so many years of undercover experience, our Zhou family has a lot of contacts with Wu Xinjun secretly.

The current situation is that if we and Pingyang Jun join forces to kill Wu Xinjun, then Wu Xinjun and his men will definitely publicize their relationship with us before they die.

Once the king and Lord Pingyang know about our undercover relationship, then Lord Pingyang can easily use the anger of the king to get rid of our Zhou family. Do you understand what I mean? "

After Zhou Shaoliang heard these words, he was also stunned.

I have to say that what Zhou Shaofen said is indeed more reasonable.

Although it is said that everyone is doing things like undercover, once it is exposed, it will definitely arouse the disgust of others.

Once Zhao Kuo is eliminated, then Zhao Kuo will definitely choose to drag the Zhou family to expose himself. This is definitely not the result that the Zhou family wants to see.

Zhou Shaoliang said very unwillingly: "If this is the case, wouldn't our Zhou clan have been held in the palm of Zhao Kuo's hands for the rest of our lives?"

Zhou Shaofen also shook his head and said, "No, you're wrong.

As long as we can get rid of Lord Pingyang and find a way to defeat Lord Wu Xin, by that time we will be the most powerful force in Zhao Guo's political arena, so what if our undercover identity is exposed?

That's when we're really safe, understand?

Needless to say, let's decide this matter, I will prepare the carriage immediately and go to Wu Xinjun's mansion! "

Chapter 834 A New Situation Emerges

In the final analysis, Zhou Shaofen's opinion is actually very simple.

Dealing with Zhao Kuo first is indeed a better choice in the long run, but the problem is that the Zhou family has cooperated with Zhao Kuo for so many years, and Zhao Kuo already has countless handles.

It is impossible to cover up these secrets. As long as the Zhou brothers get rid of Zhao Kuo, they will definitely be exposed.

After being exposed, there will be two situations. The first one is that the Zhou brothers dominate the court. In the end, King Zhao punished him with three glasses of wine, and nothing happened.

The second is that the political opponents of the Zhou brothers used these tricks to persuade King Zhao, and finally got rid of the Zhou brothers.

No need to think about it, I know that what the Zhou Brothers are pursuing must be the first situation. If I want to achieve the first situation, I must first get rid of Pingyang Jun.

Otherwise, keeping Pingyang Jun's life is basically the second situation happened.

Although he was very unwilling, but after careful thinking and analysis, Zhou Shaoliang still had to agree with his brother's opinion.

So the quarrel between the Zhou brothers came to an end.

Zhao Kuo didn't know about this quarrel between the Zhou brothers.

But when Zhou Shaofen quietly came to the door again, Zhao Kuo knew another thing.

"Zhou Qing, is it possible that Lord Pingyang is going to take some action?"

Now that Zhou Shaofen has made up his mind, he will naturally not hide anything from Zhao Kuo at this moment, and directly told Zhao Kuo everything that Lord Pingyang said today.

Zhao Kuo's face gradually became serious when he heard Zhou Shaofen's words.

To be honest, Zhao Kuo himself really didn't think of this.

No wonder there is a saying that goes well, the one who knows you best is always your enemy.

But Zhao Kuo soon became calm. For Zhao Kuo, since he has seen the enemy's plot, no matter how dangerous the plot is, there is nothing terrible at all.

What's more, even if Lord Pingyang's plan is really implemented, Zhao Kuo may not necessarily have an accident.

Because Zhao Kuo knew Zhao Wang's character very well before, if Zhao Wang really asked Zhao Kuo to hand over his military power, then Zhao Kuo would choose to hand it over directly.

After all, nominally speaking, Zhao Kuo's military power should always be in the hands of King Zhao. If Zhao Kuo refused to surrender his military power, it would be tantamount to rebelling directly, which obviously did not conform to Zhao Kuo's plan to seize power.

Anyway, Zhao Kuo has great prestige among Zhao Guo's army, so Zhao Kuo is not worried at all about whether these troops will be loyal to him after he seizes power in the future.

Even Zhao Kuo doubted whether these troops would directly put on Zhao Kuo a dragon robe like the Huangqiao Mutiny in history.

After flashing through these thoughts in his mind, Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Zhou Shaofen: "This time, I really want to thank Zhou Qing. If it wasn't for Zhou Qing's timely notification, maybe this Marquis would really be here. You have been fooled by Lord Pingyang!"

In any case, this scene should be praised. After all, Zhou Shaofen was able to stand here and report to Zhao Kuo, which has already shown his position in this incident.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Zhou Shaofen also showed a smile, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Wu Xinjun's words are serious, you and I were originally allies, since we are allies, we naturally have to help each other.

If Pingyang Jun can be solved this time, that is also a situation that the old man is very willing to see. "

Zhao Kuo smiled, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Don't worry Zhou Qing, we have already noticed all the plots of Lord Pingyang. If we can still be won by Lord Pingyang under such circumstances, then we are the biggest in the world." What an idiot."

After a while, Zhou Shaofen left Zhao Kuo's mansion contentedly.

This notification brought great benefits to Zhou Shaofen, that is, he once again obtained half of the ginseng channel benefits.

Although it is said that this half of the benefit is only within the territory of Zhao State, considering that the territory of Zhao State is very vast, this half of the benefit can bring great financial income to the Zhou family.

After Zhou Shaofen left, Xu Li walked out.

Then Xu Li said something that surprised Zhao Kuo.

"My lord, according to the information we just got from the Zhou family, before Zhou Shaofen came to our mansion, he and Zhou Shaoliang seemed to have had a quarrel."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, his eyes widened in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"

Soon Zhao Kuo laughed, and the smile on his face had a different meaning.

"Very good, very interesting.

It seems that there is indeed a force in the Zhou family that doesn't like this Marquis. "

Zhao Kuo didn't question Xu Li's words, because after so many years, Zhao Kuo already had a very comprehensive understanding of Xu Li's abilities.

If it wasn't for 100% certain news, it would be absolutely impossible for Xu Li to tell Zhao Kuo the news.

So the question now is whether to continue to trust the Zhou family?

Xu Li said bluntly: "The old minister feels that in the next cooperation with the Zhou family, we must keep a hand."

Regarding Xu Li's words, Zhao Kuo was also noncommittal.

After a long while, Zhao Kuo said, "Well, let's not rush to make a decision, you go and call a few other people here and we have a meeting to discuss this matter."

The sudden shake of Zhou's attitude made Zhao Kuo keenly aware of a trace of uneasiness.

It's just that this didn't make Zhao Kuo feel frustrated. For this kind of thing, it has always been full of uncertainty.

Now that things have changed, what Zhao Kuo has to do is not to complain, but to find a way to see if he can get this matter back on track again.

So soon, several of Zhao Kuo's confidantes all gathered in the study.

Zhao Kuo asked Xu Li to tell these confidants the whole story, and then said: "Do you have any opinions on the current situation?

If anything, you can say it all. "

As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang.

Although Zhao Kuo had already thought up a preliminary plan, just in case, he still wanted to hear what kind of opinions his retainers, who were considered talents, could put forward as supplements.

After a brief silence, Guo Zong and Han Fei spoke at the same time.

"My lord, I have something to say."

Chapter 835 Zhao Kuo's Negligence

When Zhao Kuo heard it, he was a good guy.

This Hou's subordinates are incredible, everyone has an idea?

However, this is a good thing.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Mr. Guo, you go ahead."

It's not because Zhao Kuo is biased, it's mainly because Guo Zong speaks a little bit first, and his qualifications are higher than Han Fei's.

Respect the old man.

Guo Zong said: "My lord, in fact, this strategy of Lord Pingyang can be easily broken."

Zhao Kuo said: "How to crack it?"

Guo Zong said with a smile: "Your Majesty wants the military power, so you can just hand it over, my lord.

Anyway, we control the military power here, not by those few tiger charms. "

Guo Zong's laughter was full of confidence, and everyone else laughed along with him.

Wu Xinjun's Mansion is now a "sacred place" for the entire Zhao Kingdom's military.

The generals who walked out from here included Zhao Kuo himself, Li Mu, and Xu Li.

Each of these three people has experienced many battles, and each of them has a winning rate of 100!All I can say is, it's terrifying.

With such a trio, is there any need to worry about controlling the army?

Now in Zhao Guo's army, everyone is Zhao Kuo's old subordinates, and Zhao Kuo's cronies and generals are everywhere.

How can such an intertwined force be compared with a mere soldier talisman?

Zhao Kuo also smiled: "This idea is good, concise and to the point, I like it."

Guo Zong continued: "If the lord can directly hand over the military power, it will definitely make Pingyang Lord empty-handed, and then we can take advantage of the situation to fight back."

Zhao Kuo asked, "How to fight back?"

Guo Zong was suddenly a little embarrassed, and said, "This minister hasn't made up his mind yet."

Zhao Kuo: ""Good guy, you've only half thought about this idea?

However, compared to Pingyang Jun's group of trash who can't fart for a long time, it's still very good.

Why did Zhao Kuo know about the situation on Pingyang Jun's side?

The answer is very simple, because no one on Pingyang Jun's side is willing to defect.

Therefore, as long as a slightly famous retainer passes by, he will be reused by Lord Pingyang, cited as one of his confidantes, and will participate in important meetings.

In the previous meeting with Mr. Pingyang, two spies from Nightingale participated.

This has all penetrated into a sieve, and it is no wonder that Zhao Kuo underestimated Pingyang Jun for a while, and was almost stolen by Pingyang Jun.

Zhao Kuo calmed down and turned to Han Fei: "Han Fei, what's your idea?"

Han Fei said: "My lord, my lord, my minister's idea is very, very simple, it is to alienate!"

Zhao Kuo snorted, thinking that this was something new, and said, "Who is the alienation?"