Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Guo now rules the world's largest territory and population, and many affairs are complicated and messy, and he is extremely busy every day, which also makes Zhao Kuo feel like returning to modern times and working overtime every day.

This also made Zhao Kuo understand why many monarchs in history did not like to deal with government affairs. After all, laziness is the nature of human beings. It is indeed easy to kill passion by doing so.

In history, many kings were very diligent in the early days of their reign, but gradually became lazy and neglected state affairs in the later period. This is the reason.

"Master, Korea is dead!"

Xu Li walked into the study excitedly with Su Li who came back to deliver the letter, and reported the news to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo put down the brush in his hand with a smile, and said, "So fast?

It seems that this Li Mu is also very good. "

In fact, it has only been about two months since the dispatch of troops. Now that spring has just passed and summer has just arrived, South Korea has already perished.

I have to say, the efficiency is very high!Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Su Li, you have worked hard, go back and rest first.

Uncle Xu, you will enter the palace with me, and we still have to report the good news to the king. "

It's not that Zhao Kuo did not bring Su Li on purpose, but that Su Li, as Zhao Kuo's retainer, cannot enter the palace without King Zhao's will, and Xu Li, as the current Zhao Guo's important minister, of course has no such restrictions .

Half an hour later, Zhao Kuo and Xu Li came to the harem.

Xu Li was a little puzzled: "Why doesn't Your Majesty meet us in front?"

The harem here belongs to King Zhao's "private house", which is where the concubines of King Zhao and the princes and princesses live. Under normal circumstances, King Zhao meets his courtiers in the "official places" such as Congtai or Longtai in front.

Zhao Kuo shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know, but the king really seldom handles government affairs these days, and is tired of being with Queen Li all day long."

Xu Li looked around and found no one, so he said softly: "Could it be because of the prince's business?"

Zhao Kuo nodded slightly, but did not speak.

After the former Queen Zhou was abolished, the eldest prince born to Queen Zhou also completely lost his support for succession. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the eldest prince was finished.

But the problem is that the second prince born to Queen Li has not been officially canonized as the prince yet.

In theory, as long as the second prince is not canonized for a day, then the eldest prince still has a chance.

From Queen Li's point of view, of course, she also hoped that the dust would settle soon, so she also used all her "eighteen martial arts" during this period.

As the courtesan of the brothel, Queen Li's [-] martial arts skills are naturally not trivial. It is very normal for Zhao Wang, who originally liked Queen Li very much, to be fascinated and not think about government affairs.

While speaking, the two had arrived at Queen Li's palace.

After someone reported it, the two entered the palace and met King Zhao and Queen Li who was beside King Zhao.

"My minister, Zhao Kuo Xu Li, has met the king."

Zhao Kuo and Xu Li saluted at the same time.

Zhao Wang yawned, and said without much energy, "Okay, okay, there is no need to be too polite. Just now, Mr. Wu Xinjun, you said that you have great news to report to the widow. Is it something about South Korea?"

Zhao Kuo nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, my lord, I just got the news that Li Mu has conquered Xinzheng City and captured King Han alive.

South Korea will completely cease to exist in the future, congratulations to the king for destroying another country! "

By Zhao Kuo's side, Xu Li naturally followed closely and flattered him: "Congratulations, King, congratulations, King."

While speaking, Xu Li couldn't help but glance at King Zhao.

Xu Li found that King Zhao's dark circles were very thick, which was obviously not a good phenomenon.

Even for young people, if they have been singing and singing all night long, they will definitely not be able to stand it.

It's just that Xu Li didn't intend to say it. There is no benefit to saying such a thing except being scolded by King Zhao.

After Zhao Wang heard the news, he was obviously quite happy, he laughed and said, "Okay, very good.

The king of Han had met him before when the widow was young, and at that time he was still relying on the old to show off with the widow.

Hmph, the widow really wants to know, when he sees the widow again in a few days, will he still be as proud and arrogant as before! "

After Zhao Kuo heard Zhao Wang's words, he couldn't help but smiled, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, no one in this world can be proud of you anymore."

Queen Li, who was right next to King Zhao, was also very cooperative, looked at King Zhao with admiration, and then said in a tone of admiration: "In the hearts of my concubines, the king is the biggest hero in the world!"

King Zhao's laughter became louder and louder.

After a while, King Zhao turned to Zhao Kuo with a straight face and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, Li Mu has done a good job this time. How do you think the widow should reward him?"

Zhao Kuo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is just joking, of course it is up to your Majesty to make decisions about this kind of matter. The old minister is just your Majesty's servant, how can he make decisions for His Majesty?"

When Zhao Wang heard this, a satisfied expression flashed in his eyes.

For a monarch, military power and personnel power are the two most important powers.

Needless to say, military power is the cornerstone of the country.

As for the power of personnel, with the power of personnel, the monarch can control the promotion of his courtiers, and can use this to make his courtiers scramble to be the first.

Therefore, neither of these two powers can be tampered with by other courtiers.

Today, if Zhao Kuo really showed an attempt to meddle in personnel power, let alone make a suggestion, even if it was just a wrong expression, King Zhao would immediately raise his fear of Zhao Kuo.

But judging from the present, it is clear that in this test, Zhao Kuo passed with full marks.

Zhao Wang nodded with a smile and said, "That's fine too, Mr. Wu Xin, you go back and let the people below prepare. When Li Mu's class returns to the court, the widow will hold a grand triumphant ceremony!"

A moment later, Zhao Kuo and Xu Li walked out of the palace side by side.

There was no words all the way until they got into the carriage.

Xu Li suddenly said: "Master, do you think that if the king continues to indulge like this, will he die young?"

This is definitely a disrespectful remark, but of course Xu Li doesn't mind saying it in front of Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo touched his chin and said, "It seems hard to say."

In history, this Zhao Wang was actually the emperor for 9 years.

This kind of number of years is counted from the time when he ascended the throne, so although the king of Zhao has not been in power for a few years, he has been the emperor for seven or eight years.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo's heart suddenly moved.

In history, King Zhao also married a woman from a brothel. Although I don’t know if it is the current Queen Li, but if it is true, Zhao Kuo said to Xu Li, "Are there any of us among the palace doctors?"

Xu Li nodded and said, "Yes, it's just that I can't get to the core layer yet."

Guo Zong's father-in-law was also a doctor in the palace before, but that old man has passed away now.

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and said, "There's no need to mix into the core layer.

I will talk to Su Li later, and let him pay attention. If the palace doctors frequently go to the king's side, they should report it quickly. "

Xu Li cheered up, and said to Zhao Kuo, "Does the lord have any certainty?"

Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "It's just a guess."

In Zhao Kuo's view, a person's death is basically seldom a sudden death.

Normally speaking, there should be some minor illnesses and pains first, and then gradually accumulate, and finally erupt all of a sudden, leading to the death of the person.

Therefore, as long as Nightingale among the palace doctors paid a little attention, he would definitely be able to detect the time when Zhao Wang went to the palace doctors to see a doctor on weekdays, and even this internal response might be selected to see Zhao Wang.

If Zhao Wang's body deteriorated really quickly, then many things would not need Zhao Kuo's troublesome hands.

You know, the eldest prince and the second prince are two children now, one can't speak well, and the other can't even walk steadily.

Xu Li didn't know Zhao Kuo's thoughts, but as Zhao Kuo's confidant for many years, he also had some guesses, and immediately said with a smile: "If that's really the case, it would be great."

The news that Zhao Guo destroyed South Korea immediately spread in Handan City.

After Zhou Shaoliang heard the news, he hurried to Zhou Shaofen's mansion.

"Brother, South Korea is dead, dead!"

Zhou Shaofen put down the brush in his hand, and said with a displeased face: "Brother is not deaf, why are you shouting so loudly!"

Zhou Shaofen's mood is really bad, and now that Zhao Kuo's faction has made new achievements, Zhou Shaofen's life here must be even more sad.

Only then did Zhou Shaoliang come back to his senses, and said helplessly, "Then what should we do now?"

Zhou Shaofen said angrily: "What should I do?

Salad! "

The atmosphere in the room was quite silent for a while, obviously this result was difficult for the Zhou Brothers to accept.

After a long time, Zhou Shaofen finally stabilized his emotions, let out a breath, and said slowly: "Now there is no need to think so much useless, it is a foregone conclusion that Li Mu has made great achievements, but even if Li Mu really made great achievements, We are not saying that we are helpless.

Heh heh, maybe after Li Mu made the contribution this time, it would be beneficial to us instead. "

Zhou Shaoliang was stunned when he heard it, and said puzzledly: "Brother, are you confused?

Li Mu has received credit, what good can it do for us? "

Zhou Shaofen glared at Zhou Shaoliang, and said, "You are the real fool! Think about it for yourself, the former Li Mu was indeed a loyal minister under Zhao Kuo's command, everyone knows that.

But what about now?

The current Li Mu is the great general of our Zhao country, the No. 1 figure in the military, and he is no longer a courtier of Zhao Kuo.

In addition, Li Mu's status and prestige must have skyrocketed after the demise of South Korea, and now he can be said to be second only to Wu Xinjun in our Zhao army.

Think about it carefully, Li Mu's current official position has come to an end, if he wants to continue to be promoted, he can only be Wu Xinjun's Xiangbang, understand? "

Zhou Shaoliang's eyes slowly lit up, he seemed to understand something, and said excitedly: "So, before, Zhao Kuo was Li Mu's guide, but now Zhao Kuo is blocking Li Mu's way!"

Zhou Shaofen smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Yes, that's the truth.

Of course Zhao Kuo had a very close relationship with Li Mu in the past, but what about now?

Now Li Mu is already at the same level as Zhao Kuo, so it's like our relationship with Wu Xinjun, understand? "

At that time, the two brothers Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Shaoliang were also promoted by Zhao Kuo along the way, helping Zhao Kuo get rid of Lord Pingyuan, Lord Pingyang, Lin Xiangru and others.

Why did the Zhou Brotherhood turn against Zhao Kuo later?

It is because the Zhou brothers realized that if Zhao Kuo was not brought down, they would have no way to continue to make progress.

Zhao Kuo is now Xiangbang, and Zhao Kuo is younger than the Zhou brothers, so it is impossible for the Zhou brothers to wait for Zhao Kuo to die of natural old age and then take over.

What should I do?

Of course, you can only fight against Zhao Kuo to see if you can pull Zhao Kuo down.

Some people may be about to say, can't we coexist peacefully with Zhao Kuo?

Peaceful coexistence, of course, is also possible, but it also has risks.

Would Zhao Wang want to see this scene?

The answer is obviously no.

No monarch wants his courtiers to be in harmony. The courtiers are all hello, me, hello, everyone. Wouldn't they want to unite to empty the monarch?

Therefore, the courtiers must be hostile to each other. If the Zhou family is not hostile to Zhao Kuo, then King Zhao will find a way to replace the Zhou family and let others come up to be hostile to Zhao Kuo.

To some extent, the Zhou family had no choice but to do so!Zhou's principles, when applied to Li Mu, are actually universal.

After all, Zhou Shaofen had been Zhao Kuo's undercover agent back then, and he was also close to Zhao Kuo. Didn't he come to where he is today?

Zhou Shaoliang slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "If Li Mu also betrayed Zhao Kuo and formed an alliance with us, it would be great."

For Zhou Shaoliang, Li Mu is a person who can win battles, and he is much stronger than Lian Po, who has been bewitched by evil all these years.

The Zhou brothers and Li Mu just happened to occupy three of the six important ministers, enough to stand against Zhao Kuo!Zhou Shaofen chuckled and said: "So there is a good saying, good fortune comes with misfortune, and misfortune lies with blessing! On the surface, it seems that Wu Xinjun won, but in fact, who won?

This will not be known until the end. "

The Zhou brothers looked at each other and laughed.

Although things have not been fully settled yet, for the two of them, they have already seen the dawn of hope!Perhaps, losing to Zhao Kuo may not be a bad thing!

Chapter 993 The King of Chu Was Scared and Wanted to Move the Capital

The news not only spread back to Handan, but also to the capitals of other countries.

Chu State, Chencheng.

The King of Chu sat quietly on the throne, listening to Li Yuan's report.

"Your Majesty, I just got the news that General Zhao Li Mu has conquered Xinzheng, and South Korea is dead."

Not only the king of Chu was present, but also many ministers of the Chu state, including Lord Chunshen, Jingyang and others. After hearing the news, the huge hall fell silent.