Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Anyone can hear that Jingyang's words are actually being hard-spoken. Since it is hard-talking, there is no need for Zhao Kuo to continue chasing and beating hard.

Save a little face for others, mainly to save a little face for the King of Chu.

King Chu's mood suddenly became a little worse. After all, it seemed that after the swordsman came out, Zhao Kuo's arrogance should be suppressed.

The result is good now, but Zhao Kuo turned against the guest and took the initiative.

The king of Chu suddenly felt that Jingyang was an eyesore here, so he said coldly, "Sima, I really can't discuss state affairs with you today. If you have anything to do, come back tomorrow."

The meaning of this sentence is very obvious, that is, the king of Chu is going to drive people away.

After Jingyang heard these words from King Chu, he was also very speechless, and his face was even more ugly, as if he had been slapped in the face in public.

Obviously, the King of Chu felt that Jingyang's plan had completely failed, so regarding the next thing, the King of Chu did not intend to let Jingyang continue to listen.

This actually made Jingyang quite embarrassed. After all, not only King Chu and Jingyang were present, but also Zhao Kuo, an outsider who was watching the joke.

But now, Jingyang has to go if he doesn't want to go, he can only stand up helplessly and salute to King Chu, and then leave the hall.

As the saying goes, coming in good spirits and returning in disappointment, is talking about Jingyang's mood today.

Zhao Kuo looked at the back of Jingyang leaving, and felt a little funny in his heart.

If I had known this, why did I have to?

This Jingyang, obviously his own ability is not enough, but he still has to come to fight against Zhao Kuo. Now that he has suffered such an end, he can only say that he deserves it.

After Jingyang left, King Chu's complexion improved a lot. After all, once a person's mood deteriorates, he needs someone to vent his anger on, and Jingyang perfectly acted as the object of venting for King Chu just now. Anger vented a lot.

After the mood improved, King Chu smiled and said to Zhao Kuo: "Mr. Wu Xin, let me go to the garden and talk with you."

Of course, Zhao Kuo had no reason to refuse King Chu's words. Anyway, it was the same wherever he talked. It was impossible for Zhao Kuo to make too much concession to Chu State.

Soon, the two parties came to the imperial garden.

I have to say that the garden in the King's Palace is quite level. All kinds of flowers bloom in the air in spring, and the sun shines down. These flowers show colorful colors, and there is a faint light in the air. The scent of flowers, with bees and butterflies flying around, makes people feel refreshed.

Looking at the picturesque scene in front of him, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but praise him: "I've heard that the gardens of Chu State are unique in the world, and now I can see them with my own eyes. It really deserves its reputation."

This compliment from Zhao Kuo made the king of Chu feel more happy, and he smiled at Zhao Kuo: "To tell you the truth, there are many flowers here that were brought from Yingdu by our state of Chu at that time. Definitely a rare breed."

The original intention of King Chu was to show off, but when Zhao Kuo heard it, it changed into another meaning.

Zhao Kuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What the King of Chu was talking about should be the story of the relocation after Bai Qi conquered Yingdu.

But the problem is that things were already so serious at that time, you Chu people didn't want to move more gold, silver and jewelry, and took away more people, but thought about how to move more rare flowers. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

But of course Zhao Kuo would not say that he was free to do this matter and blame the King of Chu. After all, this was the choice of the people of Chu.

After complimenting the flowers a few words, King Chu finally got to the point very actively.

"Wu Xin-jun, the negotiation between you and Chunshen-jun, I already know everything about it.

But I feel that the sincerity of your country Zhao in this negotiation is not enough. "

Zhao Kuo was obviously not surprised by King Chu's accusation, and said, "I don't know what the king is dissatisfied with?"

The King of Chu said: "Of course there must be a deal in the negotiation, which I have never denied.

But the widow wants to say that you Zhao State did not pay anything in this negotiation at all, but we want our Chu State to sit back and watch the demise of South Korea. This is obviously impossible for the widow to accept. "

Zhao Kuo had already heard similar words from Chunshen Jun, so Zhao Kuo was not surprised at all.

Zhao Kuo replied immediately: "What your Majesty said is wrong.

It's not that our State of Zhao didn't pay anything in this negotiation, on the contrary, what our State of Zhao has paid in this negotiation is far greater than that of your State of Chu.

Or to put it another way, Majesty, you feel that Chu State has not obtained anything, but in fact Chu State has obtained far more than your Majesty imagined. "

After hearing Zhao Kuo say these words so earnestly and seriously, the King of Chu couldn't help being a little puzzled.

According to common sense, Zhao Kuo is now one of the most powerful figures on this continent, and what he said does not need any falsification.

But the fact now is that the king of Chu really doesn't think that the state of Chu can get anything under this condition.

So the King of Chu also said to Zhao Kuo very puzzled, "Mr. Wu Xin, are you kidding me?"

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing out loud after hearing what the King of Chu said: "Your Majesty is really capable of making jokes, how could I possibly be joking with you?

Let me put it this way, what Chu has gained is peace. Isn't peace not precious enough? "

King Chu was speechless.

At this moment, King Chu suddenly had a familiar feeling in his heart, as if he had heard similar words before.

The king of Chu suddenly realized, and said to Zhao Kuo, "Mr. Wu Xin, it seems that your line has been spoken to the widow before."

Zhao Kuo's body paused for a little while unknown.

But immediately Zhao Kuo continued to speak as if nothing had happened: "This should be the king's illusion.

Let me just put it bluntly, now our country of Zhao is indeed very powerful, as long as our country of Zhao fights against any country, that country will inevitably suffer. The king will certainly not deny this point. "

Although King Chu wanted to shake his head, he could only nod silently.

There is no way, who made Zhao Guo really so powerful.

Zhao Kuo continued: "As long as Your Majesty is willing to abide by our agreement this time, then I can promise in the future that even if there is another war, our Zhao State will not list Chu State as a priority attack target.

In this way, Chu State will undoubtedly have more opportunities to recuperate and recuperate than other countries. I wonder if Your Majesty is satisfied with such opportunities? "

The King of Chu was silent for a moment.

In all fairness, the King of Chu was actually a little dissatisfied with Zhao Kuo's attitude. After all, Zhao Kuo's attitude can be said to be quite condescending.

But the problem is that what Zhao Kuo said was on the point, so that even if King Chu was dissatisfied, for the sake of the overall situation, he couldn't directly express it on the spot.

So the question is, what should the king of Chu do?

Zhao Kuo looked at the king of Chu speechless, and he knew that the king of Chu was actually standing on the edge of the cliff where the final decision was made.

Zhao Kuo only needs to work harder to make King Chu fully understand the reality and reach this agreement.

So Zhao Kuo also continued to speak: "To tell you the truth, after destroying South Korea, the next goal of our Zhao country should be Qi. I believe that the king should be very interested in Qi, right?"

The King of Chu raised his head in surprise and looked at Zhao Kuo: "Mr. Wu Xin, what do you mean?"

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and said to the King of Chu: "My meaning is actually very simple, as long as the king is willing to cooperate with us Zhao Kuo at that time, then our two countries can still work together to bring Qi to China." Divide up."

King Chu was completely shocked after hearing this sentence.

He really didn't expect that the topic of talking about Korea is obviously now, but Zhao Kuo's style of painting has changed so much that he has already transferred to Qi State.

But what King Chu had to admit was that this proposal really moved him very much.

After all, for the King of Chu, what he is thinking about now is to allow Chu State to obtain more land, which is what every monarch wants to do.

The King of Chu looked at Zhao Kuo and said slowly, "Can this matter be written in the covenant?"

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and said to the King of Chu: "If the King is not afraid of being known by the people of Qi, then of course we in Zhao have no objections."

For the current state of Zhao, the policy of annexing all the vassal states in the world has been determined, and other vassal states are also well aware of this.

Now that they are well aware, of course they will not blame the state after this matter is leaked, or what they will do to the state of Zhao will only accelerate the tension between the state of Chu and state of Qi.

Of course the king of Chu also knew what Zhao Kuo said, so he took a deep breath and said, "There is no problem, we can sign this covenant right away."

The King of Chu’s idea is also very simple. Anyway, it seems that Zhao Guo’s way of destroying South Korea is unstoppable, and Zhao Kuo’s attitude is so tough, so unless Chu really wants to start a war with Zhao, Otherwise, you can only follow Zhao Kuo's opinion.

Originally speaking, the King of Chu didn't really want to hear it because of his face.

But now Zhao Kuo has put forward this proposal to carve up Qi, no matter whether it can be realized in the future, but from the perspective of face, it is enough for the king of Chu to live.

So King Chu finally made up his mind and agreed to sign a covenant with Zhao Kuo and Zhao Guo.

After hearing the answer from King Chu, Zhao Kuo also laughed.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you will definitely not regret this decision in the future."

If you really regret it, then pretend I didn't say it.

Chapter 987

King Chu is not a person who likes to talk nonsense, so he called many ministers of Chu State on the second day and announced this decision in public.

Regarding this decision of the King of Chu, the ministers of the Chu State behaved differently.

Chun Shenjun and Li Yuan's people naturally expressed their support, but the three major families headed by Jingyang had mixed feelings.

For Jingyang, he actually wanted to oppose the conclusion of this covenant, but the problem is that Jingyang's methods against Zhao Kuo in the past were all frustrated by Zhao Kuo.

So Jingyang is actually a little powerless in this matter, and his position is not firm enough.

Because as long as he opened his mouth to speak out against it, he would be immediately refuted by the people on Chun Shenjun's side.

Moreover, the reasons for the rebuttal from Mr. Chunshen are also quite sufficient. It is not that everyone will not give you Jingyang a chance to perform, but your performance is indeed not up to standard.

Since your Jingyang's performance is not good enough, isn't it normal for us not to adopt your opinion?

So even though his face was extremely ugly, Jingyang still didn't question the covenant in the end.

From this point of view, Jingyang can be regarded as a person who is more willing to gamble and admit defeat.

Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Jingyang didn't speak.

For Zhao Kuo, even if Jingyang objected, then Zhao Kuo would naturally be able to see through his tricks and resolve Jingyang's objection.

But in that case, it would naturally waste a lot of time and make the whole thing more twists and turns out of thin air, which Zhao Kuo obviously didn't want to see.

So soon, under the witness of many ministers of the Chu State, Zhao Kuo, as the representative of the Zhao State, made an alliance with the King of Chu, and each stamped their own seals on the covenant.

At this point, the whole thing is completely over.

Zhao Kuo also showed a smile, and said to the King of Chu in front of him: "The friendship between Zhao and Chu has a long history. But generally speaking, we still hope that Zhao State and Chu State can coexist peacefully, which can also establish a better situation for the future development of the two countries.

From now on, the foreign minister also hopes to continue to work together with the king for the friendship between Zhao and Chu. "

After so many years of Zhao Kuo, it can be said that he is quite proficient in this official term, which made all the kings and ministers of Chu State present sound more comfortable, which can be said to be very graceful.

So King Chu also showed a smile on his face, and raised the wine glass in his hand.

"Wu Xinjun, what you said is very good, so I hope that you Zhao Guo can really fulfill this agreement."

Zhao Kuo also raised his wine glass with a bright smile.

"A word is settled!"

In a further place, Jingyang also raised his wine glass with other Chu ministers, but there was no smile on Jingyang's face.

Originally, he wanted to slap Zhao Kuo in the face severely, but in the end, Zhao Kuo completed the counter-kill and successfully signed a covenant with Chu State.

After this incident got out, it was bound to be another major blow to Jingyang's reputation.

Looking at the uncontrollable smile on Chunshen Jun's face on the other side, one can tell that after Jingyang was hit, Chun Shenjun, who had been suppressed by Jingyang for a long time, was bound to rise again.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo's mission to Chu State not only changed the situation on the mainland, but also changed the political situation in Chu State.

Chun Shenjun, who had been suppressed by Jingyang and was a little out of breath, once again realized the salty fish turning around and regained the initiative.

This brought Chu's political arena back to balance again, and this balance was undoubtedly very, very bad for Jingyang.

But no matter how bitter Jingyang felt in his heart, he still could only admit that he had indeed lost in this game.

Jingyang lost to Zhao Kuo, and lost completely.

After signing the covenant, Zhao Kuo returned to the place where he was staying.

Now that the matter has been successful, the next thing to do is naturally the reward after the success.

The first person to accept the award was none other than Li Si, one of Zhao Kuo's confidantes.

"Li Si, you did a good job this time.

You owe a lot to this success.

After returning to Handan, I will also report your achievements to the king so that the king can properly reward you. "

After Li Si heard Zhao Kuo's words, his whole face turned red, and he was obviously very excited.

As far as Li Si was concerned, he didn't really care much about the reward from King Zhao. What he really cared about was that after this matter was completed, Zhao Kuo's heart must have a much higher rating for Li Shi.

This is the most important thing for Li Si, what he needs most is Zhao Kuo's affirmation.

Without Zhao Kuo's affirmation, when Zhao Kuo really ascended the throne in the future and became the king of Zhao Guo, what will Li Si use to compete with other confidants for the position of Zhao Guo Xiangbang?

So Li Si also immediately said: "Thank you for your affirmation, my lord. I will definitely make persistent efforts in the future and continue to make more contributions to my lord."