Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Although it has been four or five months since a court meeting has been held, this does not mean that Zhao Kuo or Pingyang Jun have forgotten how to quarrel before.

Sitting in his seat, Zhao Kuo said with a very calm face: "The sheriff is the head of a county, and all officials, including the army, are legally subject to the orders of the sheriff.

Now that Youbeiping County has made such a big deal, it doesn’t take much to think that the sheriff must take full responsibility for this kind of thing. Now there are still people trying to turn black and white, and let the county lieutenant, who was originally only a deputy, take the blame. It's just ridiculous. "

After hearing what Zhao Kuo said, Lord Pingyang immediately became unhappy, and immediately retorted: "Mr. Wu Xin, what you said is simply nonsense! The county guard has managed the place very well. The situation had already stabilized, but the problem didn't lie in this. It was that there were several families in Youbeiping County who were loyal to Yan.

They saw that the sheriff's work was becoming more and more effective, and they knew very well that if they did not rebel, the entire Youbeiping County would become the loyal subjects of our Zhao State in the future, and then they would have no chance of rebelling .

It is precisely because of this judgment that these Yan people can't wait to rebel. This does not mean that the job of the county guard is not good, but it can show that the job of the county guard is too successful, and these Yan people have been forced to jump the wall. It's time to rebel.

"After Zhao Kuo heard what Pingyang Jun said, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Pingyang Jun, Pingyang Jun, you really deserve to be an old politician. This ability to reverse black and white, if we Zhao Guozhong If you say No.2, then absolutely no one dares to say that they are number one.

Let me ask you, in this situation, why is there only a rebellion in Youbeiping County?

Among the other counties of Yan State, the county guards also implemented the same policy as You Beiping, but why didn't they rebel?

According to your logic, do you want to say that the land under the rule of several other prefects obviously did not rebel, but their governance ability is not as good as you, the prefect of Youbeiping County, which has rebelled?

"Zhao Kuo's rhetorical question can be said to be quite sharp, which made Pingyang Jun a little difficult to parry for a while.

But Mr. Pingyang came back to his senses immediately, and said: "That's not what I said. You have to know that the situation in Youbeiping County is of course different from that of other counties. Maybe there is no such thing in other counties. To these stupid families in Beiping County.

Since the Yan people in these counties have no intention of being buried with Yan, they will naturally submit to our Zhao State's policies, and there will be no rebellion, will they? "

This time, in order to keep the sheriff of Youbeiping County, Mr. Pingyang can be said to have thrown away his old face.

Just when Mr. Pingyang felt that he really had hope of success, King Zhao spoke very calmly.

"As a county guard, there was such a big rebellion in the county that I governed, and even the city where the county government was located was almost conquered. If there are more such officials, the rebellion of our Zhao country will be greatly reduced. I'm afraid there will never be peace.

Come on, send an order to the widow to arrest the Sheriff of Youbeiping County immediately and take him to Handan for interrogation.

As for the other people, those who should be held accountable should also be held accountable for the widow, and none of them will be spared! "When Zhao Wang's voice fell, it was tantamount to making a final decision on this matter.

This made Pingyang Jun's face suddenly changed.

Zhao Wang also said in his words that those who should be held accountable should be held accountable, which means that the county lieutenant must also bear certain responsibilities.

But the problem is that among Zhao Wang's words, the most important thing is to name the sheriff, and the name will remove the sheriff and put him in a prison for interrogation.

For Mr. Pingyang, this was undoubtedly an out-and-out setback.

Just when Pingyang Jun wanted to continue to fight for it, King Zhao had already stood up and left without hesitation.

For King Zhao, being able to sit here for half an hour and listen to Zhao Kuo and Pingyang Jun quarreling with such meaningless fights is already quite extrajudicial.

What Zhao Wang wanted more was to accompany him well. He had spent a lot of effort just now to be able to marry back the concubine Li in the palace.

As soon as King Zhao left, the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly became quiet.

Then Zhao Kuo stood up, laughed three times, and walked out with his head held high.

This laughter seemed to have slapped Pingyang Jun, making his face flush instantly.

Pingyang Jun stared at Zhao Kuo's back, clenched his fists tightly, wishing to slap Zhao Kuo directly into the sky.

However, no matter how angry Jun Pingyang was in his heart, he still had no choice but to accept the fact that in this political battle, Jun Pingyang had indeed lost to Zhao Kuo!again!

Chapter 860 A Sudden Interlude

Zhao Kuo won again, but this time Zhao Kuo was relatively calm about the victory.

Because this time the victory did not achieve Zhao Kuo's previous goal, which was to knock down Pingyang Jun in one go.

However, Zhao Kuo is not too concerned about this matter, because it is quite difficult for a person like Pingyang Jun to defeat him all at once, and the whole thing can be done slowly without any haste.

After all, Zhao Kuo's power has completely overwhelmed Lord Pingyang now, and it is Lord Pingyang who should be really worried.

Just when Zhao Kuo was thinking about how to defeat Pingyang Jun in one breath, a sudden incident interrupted Zhao Kuo's rhythm.

This matter has to start with the young King Zhao in the palace.

After King Zhao married that Concubine Li, he and Concubine Li were inseparable. Even the pregnant queen had been forgotten by King Zhao.

It can be said that the two of them have a lot to say, and they can talk about all kinds of topics.

On this day, Concubine Li asked King Zhao a question: "Your Majesty, I know that Zhao is the most powerful country in the world.

It's just that I'm a little curious, our country of Zhao used to launch attacks on other countries every year, why didn't our country of Zhao have any intention of launching an attack this year? "

This question made Zhao Wang pause immediately.

Speaking of it, it is actually summer now, but Zhao Guo did not carry out any military operations this year.

Strictly speaking, Lian Po's expedition to the Yue clan some time ago is also counted, but that war was inconspicuous to most people in Zhao State, so Lian Po defeated the Yue clan and returned to Handan, and this concubine who had just entered the palace also have no idea.

For this princess, the conquest of the princes of the Central Plains can be regarded as a real war.

The reason for not going to war against the Central Plains this year is that the Zhao State has just destroyed the Yan State, and the entire Zhao State's bureaucratic system is going all out to digest the land and population of the Yan State.

On the other hand, there is a very important factor because this King Zhao went to the brothel every day during this period, and he was with Concubine Li, you and I, and he had already left the matter of external expansion out of the blue. .

But now that Concubine Li has brought up this matter, of course King Zhao's character is to please his own beauties.

So on the second day, King Zhao immediately held another court meeting.

At this court meeting, King Zhao said decisively to several important ministers of Zhao Guo in front of him: "I am going to launch a war now, do you have any suggestions?"

Regarding Zhao Wang's words, all Zhao Guo officials including Zhao Kuo looked at each other in blank dismay, and did not turn around at all for a while.

After all, everyone has already agreed that there will be no war this year. As a result, almost half of the year has passed, and King Zhao suddenly called everyone up and said that war will start soon. Who can stand such a thing?

Pingyang Jun was the first to react. Originally, he subconsciously wanted to oppose Zhao Wang, but Pingyang Jun stopped abruptly when the words came to his lips.

You must know that not long ago, Lord Pingyang suffered a great loss because he contradicted King Zhao. This time, Lord Pingyang has learned to be smart, and he will never be right with King Zhao in such a matter.

So Lord Pingyang turned his eyes, and said decisively: "What the king said is very true, and the old minister also feels that it is time to launch a foreign war, so that the princes of the world know the majesty of our Zhao country."

After hearing Mr. Pingyang's answer, King Zhao nodded in satisfaction, thinking that Mr. Pingyang had indeed learned something after the widow's lesson last time, and he finally stopped arguing with the widow.

But to be honest, Pingyang Lord alone is definitely not enough to fight the war. The most important person, King Zhao, hasn't asked yet.

The next moment, King Zhao shifted his gaze to Zhao Kuo, and asked Zhao Kuo expectantly, "Wu Xinjun, tell me, which country is better for Zhao Guo to attack this time?"

Unlike the previous king of Zhao or the queen mother, in terms of fighting, now this king of Zhao can almost be said to trust Zhao Kuo's opinions the most, and has even reached the point of obeying his words.

When Zhao Kuo heard Zhao Wang's words, he immediately fell into hesitation.

For things like war, with Zhao's current national strength, of course he can fight whenever he wants, but the problem is that Zhao Kuo feels that now is not the best time to start a war.

Wars in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods have a very obvious feature, that is, wars are usually launched after the end of spring plowing and ended before the arrival of autumn harvest.

The reason for such a feature is mainly because the war in the Warring States Period was too cruel, so at this time, almost everyone from the whole country, young and old, went to battle, and all the labor force was allocated to fight.

But wars belong to wars, food still needs to be grown, otherwise we can’t fight without food.

In order to ensure the harvest of food, most countries naturally figured out a rule during the war.

This rule is what I just said, first let the country's young and middle-aged labor force complete the most difficult spring plowing in the farmland, and then immediately conscript these labor forces to go to war, and then hand over the food at home to the elderly and children to continue to cultivate .

When the food grows enough to be harvested, that is, when the autumn harvest is approaching, the war can end.

All the labor force can return to the farmland again and harvest the mature grain.

In this way, not only can there be enough labor force to go to the front to start the war, but it can also ensure that after the end of autumn, enough grain can be received in the country's warehouses as taxes, ensuring that there will still be enough food for the next year's war. Army rations were used as supplies.

From spring plowing to autumn harvest, in fact, it is only a few short months, and these few months are already a bit hasty.

It is already summer now, and if a war is really going to be waged, then there is only about three short months to fight it.

What is the concept of three months or so?

According to the situation of Zhao Guo's last war, it would take half a month to increase the number of troops and food, and then it would take another half month to go to the battlefield.

This is just the outbound journey, and the return journey will also take half a month to return to Handan, and then spend another half a month to count military achievements and distribute spoils of war, so that the soldiers and civilians will return home this time.

In other words, if these hours are deducted, the time to fight is only a little over a month.

No one really thinks that a country can be defeated or even destroyed in more than a month, right?

Even Zhao Kuo, as a time traveler, has no way to do this.

Zhao Wang couldn't wait for Zhao Kuo's answer for a long time, he couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied, and his face began to darken.

To Zhao Wang, it doesn't matter whether he fights or not, but as the most dignified king in the world, it is impossible to say that his most beloved woman can't satisfy even one wish, right?

So the next moment Zhao Wang couldn't help but urge him.

"Wu Xinjun, immediately come up with a feasible plan for the widow!"

Chapter 861 Zhao Kuo's Suggestion for War

Zhao Wang's sudden toughness was somewhat beyond Zhao Kuo's expectations.

This made Zhao Kuo feel that something was wrong, knowing that something might have happened behind King Zhao.

Soon Zhao Kuo came back to his senses, knowing that King Zhao's attitude suddenly became so tough, probably because of the woman in the court.

At this moment, in Zhao Kuo's mind, a very famous story suddenly flashed, that story is called Fenghuo Opera Princes.

If King Zhao launched the war this time only because he wanted to please that woman, then this story is indeed very similar to the princes in the Fenghuo drama to a certain extent.

Faced with such an obvious urging from King Zhao, Zhao Kuo was also thinking rapidly in his heart.

On the other side, Jun Pingyang was gloating at Zhao Kuo.

In Pingyang Jun's view, it is impossible for Zhao Kuo to come up with a complete plan in a short period of time.

In this way, King Zhao must be dissatisfied with Zhao Kuo, and it can be regarded as a rare occasion for Lord Pingyang to feel proud.

For Pingyang Jun, as long as he can see Zhao Kuo eating turtles, Pingyang Jun will be very happy in his heart.

So Mr. Pingyang said gloatingly: "Mr. Wu Xin, you are the great general of our Zhao country, the number one figure in our Zhao country's military, and more suitable for the famous No.1 general in the world.

But the old man never expected that a person like you can't even answer the king's question about the war. It's really disappointing. "

Lord Pingyang has also held back for too long, and it is rare to have an opportunity to counterattack Zhao Kuo with the help of King Zhao's power, so it is naturally impossible for Lord Pingyang not to seize it.

Facing Mr. Pingyang, Zhao Kuo was also a little speechless, thinking that you really haven't been slapped enough, right?

In fact, Zhao Kuo is not saying that he has no preparations for the upcoming war. On the contrary, in Zhao Kuo's view, war is not a child's play.

Every war should be detailed and planned before it starts, so as to ensure that the war is prepared and the victory of the entire war can be ensured to the greatest extent.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Kuo is unwilling to speak immediately, because in that case it will be easy for Zhao Guo to suffer the bitter fruit of failure.

In the past so many years, although Zhao Guo said he won many times, he also failed many times.

Zhao Kuo didn't want Zhao Guo to fail, because that would seriously delay Zhao Kuo's process of unifying the world.

But rigor is rigor, and now the problem raised by King Zhao must be solved.

The next moment, Zhao Kuo suddenly had an idea and had the answer in his heart.

So Zhao Kuo said very calmly: "Pingyang Jun, what you said is interesting, who said that I don't have a plan in my heart?

I just conceived it in my mind to make sure that there would be no omissions in the plan this time. "

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Pingyang Jun did not refute, but just showed a bit of a sneer.

In Pingyang Jun's view, Zhao Kuo is probably just casually stating a plan to attack which country.

At that time, Mr. Pingyang will be able to get to the bottom of the details, so that everyone can see that Zhao Kuo actually has no careful plan at all, and is just talking nonsense here.

However, what Zhao Kuo said the next moment surprised Lord Pingyang.

I just heard Zhao Kuo say to Zhao Wang: "My lord, the next thing we have to do is to completely conquer Liaodong. If possible, it would be good to destroy Jizi North Korea by the way."

Liaodong and Jizi North Korea are the goals set by Zhao Kuo for this war that is destined to be very short.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Zhao Wang was also a little surprised, and said to Zhao Kuo, "Why is it Liaodong and not other places?"

Zhao Kuo thought to himself, isn't this nonsense?

Don't you look at how many months it is now. If you send troops at this time, it is absolutely impossible for any country you want to enter the palace to destroy this country, and even attract several other countries again. big counterattack.

Once the war becomes involving other countries, it will definitely be impossible to end the war this winter.

If you want to end the war before the autumn harvest, the best target is the Liaodong Peninsula.

Today's Liaodong Peninsula is still occupied by a group of remnants of the Yan Kingdom. It is said that Jizi North Korea took this opportunity to attack the Liaodong Peninsula some time ago, but it didn't seem to succeed afterwards.

Now, as long as the Liaodong Peninsula can be taken down.