Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

The plans of the two sides are not the same, but looking at the history, there have been many successful people in the plans of both sides, so the key now is who will King Zhao choose to be the prime minister?

Faced with this question, King Zhao obviously still hesitated.

In fact, he had already thought about the candidate in his heart, but when things came to an end, whether this candidate was suitable or not still made King Zhao feel a little troubled.

After all, this is the position of Xiangbang, the most important position in Zhao State except King Zhao himself, and it can be said that it is related to the entire future destiny of Zhao State.

While Zhao Wang was still hesitating, Zhou Shaofen also stood up.

Zhou Shaofen knew very well in his heart that if he really wanted to compete head-on, he would be at a complete disadvantage compared to Zhao Kuo.

So Zhou Shaofen must take the initiative to attack and use words to strengthen the impression in Zhao Wang's heart.

Zhou Shaofen said: "Your Majesty, although the veteran is not talented, he has always been loyal to His Majesty.

If the old minister is really lucky enough to be the prime minister, then the old minister must be a minister who serves the king wholeheartedly, and will never disobey any order of the king, no matter whether it is inside or outside the palace. "

This sentence sounds a little inexplicable, but it actually has a lot of mystery, and the key lies in the last sentence.

Zhou Shaofen actually made it clear that as long as Zhao Wang can choose Zhou Shaofen as Xiangbang, then Zhou Shaofen will not go to ask about the affairs in the palace, that is to say, Zhou Shaofen will not point fingers at Zhao Wang in the matter of Concubine Li.

Sure enough, after these words were finished, King Zhao's face immediately softened a lot.

For King Zhao, he was more worried that Zhou Shaofen would attack and oppress Concubine Li after he became Xiangbang.

Now Zhou Shaofen's words may not be credible, but at least he has expressed an attitude. Even if he really won't completely ignore the affairs of the court as he said today, he may not be able to treat Concubine Li either. So hostile.

It was at this time that Zhao Kuo also stood up.

From Zhao Kuo's point of view, he has never been a person who is afraid of troubles. Since Zhou Shaofen took the initiative to choose to provoke troubles, then Zhao Kuo will naturally launch his own counterattack.

Zhao Wang said to Zhao Wang: "My lord, in the past so many years, so many princes in the world have fought against each other endlessly, which has brought countless sufferings to the world.

The veteran is willing to help the king to completely eliminate the other five vassal states in the world.

Let the whole world become the territory of our Zhao State, and let the king become the unique emperor who unified the world through the ages.

What the old minister wants to say is that if the old minister is appointed as Xiangbang, then the old minister can mobilize the resources of the entire Zhao country to better achieve this goal.

But if someone other than the veteran is serving as Xiangbang, then things are likely to be the same as before. The veteran is fighting outside, but there are always people in the country who hold the veteran back.

In this case, the opportunity for Zhao to unify the world may be delayed, or even missed forever. Please think again, Your Majesty. "

Zhao Kuo's counterattack against Zhou Shaofen was also very fierce.

Don't you, Zhou Shaofen, want to say that you should be the king's loyal dog?

Then I will not fight with you in this regard, I will directly put this dream of world domination in front of King Zhao.

You must know that 10 years ago, this matter might really have been just a dream, but now Zhao Guo is the country with the largest area, the largest population and the most powerful military force in the whole of China, and under the leadership of Zhao Kuo, it has just destroyed the six major kingdoms. Yan State among the vassal states.

In other words, the realization of this dream is close at hand, and everyone knows that it is absolutely impossible to leave Zhao Kuo to realize this dream.

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, Zhao Wang's expression was completely confused.

Which one to choose?

Chapter 885 New Xiangbang, Zhao Kuo!

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze.

At this time, Lian Po suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the old minister also thinks that Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Qing are indeed the best candidates. After all, it is quite rare to see such a loyal courtier like Zhou Qing these days. It’s still up for debate.”

Lian Po directly stood up at this critical moment and unequivocally supported Zhou Shaofen.

Zhao Kuo glanced at Lian Po, with a surprised expression on his face, but not so surprised in his heart.

The reason for saying this is because Zhao Kuo had already thought about it. After Pingyang Jun fell, if Zhou Shaofen really chose to be hostile to Zhao Guo, then Lian Po would definitely be on Zhou Shaofen's side.

It's just that what Zhao Kuo didn't expect was that Lian Po had figured out the ins and outs of the matter so quickly, and immediately chose to side with Zhou Shaofen in a short period of time.

You must know that based on this time, Lian Po should have not communicated with Zhou Shaofen at all.

I have to say that in this political struggle, all of us are constantly maturing.

After listening to Lian Po's words, the expression on Zhao Wang's face became more and more tangled.

Zhou Shaofen immediately smiled and nodded towards Lian Po.

Lian Po also nodded to Zhou Shaofen.

Although the two of them didn't even have a word of communication, they did have a tacit understanding at this moment, and they knew very well that in the future confrontation with Zhao Kuo, the two sides must be an ally.

Zhou Shaofen looked at Zhao Kuo provocatively, now he knew exactly what kind of mood Zhao Kuo was in.

Zhao Kuo sat there very calmly.

Frankly speaking, the success rate of Zhao Kuo's plan for this matter is at least 80%.

But the problem is that Zhao Wang is actually a very emotional person. Even if the probability of such an emotional person is 1, it is very likely that Zhao Wang's mood will change.

Therefore, even if Zhao Kuo is confident, he cannot say that he can win with 100 points.

But at this time, he didn't plan to continue talking, because Zhao Kuo felt that if he continued to argue with Zhou Shaofen, the effect might be counterproductive.

Just let King Zhao make a decision slowly.

Although very entangled, in fact King Zhao's entanglement did not last too long.

After a while, King Zhao finally spoke.

"Your opinions have been carefully considered, but because your candidates are divided into two factions, so I can only choose one of them this time.

But this does not mean that the other person has lost the trust of the widow. The widow still hopes that you can cooperate frequently in the future and make new contributions to our country of Zhao. "

After hearing what King Zhao said, Zhao Kuo immediately knew that King Zhao had made a choice.

To Zhao Kuo's surprise, King Zhao actually took the lead in appeasing the loser while making a choice.

Obviously Zhao Wang also had his growth during this time.

All eyes are on King Zhao, now let's see what kind of decision he will make and who will he choose to become the new Xiangbang of Zhao Guo in the future.

Zhao Wang's face was very serious, his eyes first fell on Zhou Shaofen, then moved slowly, and finally locked on Zhao Kuo.

"Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo has made countless contributions to our country in the past ten years, and now I feel that it is time to repay these great contributions.

From today onwards, you are the new Prime Minister of our country Zhao. "

The tone of Zhao Wang's words was not high, but it seemed like a thunderbolt exploded in the hall instantly, and huge waves rippling in everyone's heart lake.

Zhao Kuo smiled.

A full 10 years.

For this day, Zhao Kuo struggled for 10 years and finally reached the pinnacle of power.

Of course, this is only the pinnacle of the courtier's power, but for Zhao Kuo, it is also a very valuable milestone.

From here, Zhao Kuo will continue to move forward, and go one step further to touch the supreme power that seemed a little out of reach not long ago.

Of course, Zhao Kuo didn't show these thoughts, he just stood up with a bright smile on his face, and bowed seriously to King Zhao.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will do my best for your Majesty and Zhao Guo, and I will never let you down."

Anyway, there is still something to say about the scene.

On the other side, Zhou Shaofen's body shook violently, his face was livid, and he couldn't believe what happened before him.

In fact, Zhou Shaofen, like Zhao Kuo, felt that the possibility of his victory was more than 80%.

From Zhou Shaofen's point of view, what happened to Lord Pingyang shows that the king's suppression of Concubine Li has been put on the agenda, so it is logical that the king should continue to appoint Zhou Shaofen as Prime Minister to completely complete the suppression of Concubine Li.

But Zhou Shaofen never expected that Zhao Wang did not follow Zhou Shaofen's script at all, but instead appointed Zhao Kuo as the prime minister.

Zhao Wang didn't look at Zhou Shaofen, his eyes still fell on Zhao Kuo, and he smiled.

"Wu Xinjun, the widow has never had any doubts about your ability. I hope that you will continue to work hard in the next time to help the widow and Zhao Guo truly dominate the world."

The reason why Zhao Kuo was able to serve as the Prime Minister, the temptation of the four words "unify the world" to King Zhao, is definitely the most critical factor.

We must know that China has never had a truly unified dynasty in the past thousands of years. If Zhao Guo can achieve this, then this young King Zhao will be the number one king of China for thousands of years.

Who can escape such a temptation?

And regarding Concubine Li's thoughts, Zhao Wang is actually completely opposite to Zhou Shaofen.

In King Zhao's view, he never thought of suppressing Concubine Li completely. On the contrary, since he had already suppressed Concubine Li by killing Lord Pingyang, King Zhao at this time was more inclined to give Li Concubine Concubine some compensation.

This kind of compensation is first of all to prevent Zhou Shaofen, who is the mortal enemy of Concubine Li, from becoming Zhao Guoxiangbang.

In the future, King Zhao has further arrangements, but it is not very convenient to say it on this occasion.

All in all, King Zhao is still in a good mood today, because King Zhao thinks that after making this decision, he seems to have a deeper control over the entire Chaotang of the Zhao Kingdom.

So King Zhao said in a very happy mood: "Okay, let's end today's meeting here, Mr. Wu Xin, you stay here, if I have something to talk to you, everyone else should leave."

Chapter 886 King Zhao Wants Zhao Kuo and Concubine Li to Form an Alliance

Now that Zhao Wang has spoken, the matter will naturally end here.

It was only at this time that Zhou Shaofen recovered from the great frustration. Until this time, he couldn't believe that he really lost.

Why did things turn out this way?

At this moment, Zhou Shaofen seemed to feel something, and suddenly raised his head, meeting Zhao Kuo's gaze.

Zhao Kuo smiled very gently, and nodded to Zhou Shaofen.

In Zhao Kuo's mind, Zhou Shaofen's status is still different from other political opponents.

In the past many years, Zhou Shaofen has helped Zhao Kuo a lot, both overtly and secretly.

Now due to various reasons, Zhou Shaofen chose to snatch Xiangbang and stand on the opposite side of Zhao Kuo. In fact, Zhao Kuo can understand it.

Everyone is here to be an official, who can be indifferent to the ultimate position of Xiangbang?

Of course, understanding is understanding, this does not mean that Zhao Kuo will show mercy to Zhou Shaofen in the future.

At any time, it is an extremely stupid performance to show mercy to one's enemies.

It's just that Zhao Kuo feels that when confronting other people, the atmosphere is indeed more tense, but when confronting Zhou Shaofen, it doesn't have to be so fierce.

After all, we are old friends who really share weal and woe.

The muscles on Zhou Shaofen's cheeks moved, he squeezed out a very ugly smile, nodded towards Zhao Kuo, then stood up, and walked out of the hall.

Perhaps it was because of his agitated mind, Zhou Shaofen took two steps, and suddenly staggered under his feet, almost falling down on the spot.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Kuo didn't have many smiles on his face, but felt a little regretful.

If Zhou Shaofen is willing to cooperate with Zhao Kuo, in fact, the two of them can join hands to completely empty Zhao Wang.

It's a pity that King Zhao was smart about marrying the queen, and directly chose Zhou's woman.

When Zhou's family became the queen's natal family, which is commonly known as foreign relatives, Zhou Shaofen was doomed to be unable to be as close as before with Zhao Kuo in terms of political stance.

Compared with Zhou Shaofen, Zhao Kuo's ally Pang Nuan obviously had a much happier expression.

Pang Nuan stood up, looked at Zhao Kuo with a smile and cupped his hands, then walked out briskly.

Although today only the position of Xiangbang has been decided, it is foreseeable that Pang Nuan will inevitably gain great political benefits in the future.

This is the consequence of betting on the political arena. When you bet on the right candidate, you will get huge benefits, but if you bet on the wrong chips like Zhou Shaofen, then things are completely different.

As for Zhou Shaofen's younger brother, Zhou Shaoliang, his complexion turned completely pale at the moment, and it could almost be said that he walked out out of his wits.

Lian Po's face was also very ugly, but compared to the Zhou brothers, Lian Po's mood at this moment was actually much better.

In fact, Lian Po is mainly in the role of a bystander in this political struggle. After all, in name, he has not really formed an alliance with Zhou Shaofen.

So this time Zhou Shaofen's failure had a great impact on Lian Po, but it was also minor.

And after today's incident, Lian Po, who was a little hesitant at first, gained confidence in his heart.

But Lian Po was actually more worried that after Zhao Kuo and Zhou Shaofen teamed up to overthrow Lord Pingyang, they would target Lian Po again.

If that's the case, Lian Po will be alone and helpless in the political arena, and it can be said that he is doomed.

But now Zhao Kuo and Zhou Shaofen have obviously broken up and become new political enemies.

In this way, Lian Po can form a new ally with Zhou Shaofen.