Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

In other words, Zhao Guo's attack on Qin is very likely to be another one-on-one challenge between Zhao and Qin.

Can you win?

can.

Why can?

Isn't Qin the second most powerful country in the world? Even if Zhao is the most powerful country in the world, it can't be said that it will win, right?

still can.

The answer is also very simple, because Zhao Guo has Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo has defeated Bai Qi twice in a row.

If the battle of Changping was still a fluke, then the battle of Lichen has proved to the world that Zhao Kuo is stronger than Bai Qi.

When this fact was revealed, Zhao Kuo's strategy of attacking Qin was naturally more reliable than Lian Po's strategy of attacking Qi.

Because Zhao Kuo can win!This is Zhao Kuo's confidence, who told him to have strength?

So Lin Xiangru had no choice but to go out in person and confront Zhao Kuo to see if he could find some opportunities.

Zhao Kuo looked at Lin Xiangru, smiled and said, "Lin Qing's words are wrong, what is a presupposed position?

If this is the case, then my position is not based on my own interests, but on the interests of the entire Dazhao country!Lin Qing, let me ask you, isn’t Qin the strongest enemy of our Great Zhao today?

Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin State has been strong for a hundred years, and it has always been the confidant of our Central Plains princes.

In the past, Wei Guo and South Korea helped resist Qin's attack, but what about now?

The current state of Qin and our state of Zhao have already bordered each other. Qin's soldiers can attack Shangdang County of Dazhao through Hedong at any time, and then threaten Handan from Shangdang County.

Handan is not as safe as we thought!Therefore, we must repel the Qin State, we must occupy the Hedong County of the Qin State, occupy the Weihan Passage of the Qin State, completely lock the Qin State in the pass, and make the Qin State completely lose the opportunity and ability to go east.

At that time, it will be the best time for our Great Zhao to take action against other countries! "

Zhao Kuo talked eloquently, and the whole plan in his heart turned into eloquent words, which made the whole hall silent for a while.

Even Lin Xiangru was speechless.

Without him, what Zhao Kuo said is too reasonable.

Just think about it, when a traveler who has gathered 2000 years of historical knowledge and insights of the times and a top military expert in the world, when the two souls merge into one, a peerless genius far surpassing other people in the world will naturally become one. It was born.

If the plan proposed by such a peerless genius is not so reasonable, if it is not full of feasibility and certainty of victory, then it is a truly aggressive and strange thing.

Again, Zhao Kuo is too strong!After several breaths of time, Lin Xiangru said reluctantly: "But if we attack Qin now, it will be a fierce battle, right?

After all, Da Zhao is the most powerful country in the world, so couldn't Qin use this to persuade other countries to deal with Da Zhao?

At that time, if it still falls into the situation where Da Zhao has one enemy and many enemies, it will be very inappropriate. "

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "Then let me analyze it for Lin Qing.

The first is South Korea and the State of Wei. These two countries have been beaten by Qin State for many years, and they have a deep hatred with Qin State. It is absolutely impossible for them to help Qin State.

Then there is Chu State, the former king of Chu State, King Chuhuai, died in the hands of the current King Qin, and the capital of Chu State, Ying, was occupied by Bai Qi. The hatred between Qin and Qin is also very deep, and they will not help Qin.

Next is Qi State. It has just been said that Qi State has not initiated a war on its own initiative for 20 years, so there is still a great possibility that Qi State will do nothing this time. "

Zhao Kuo cleared his throat, and continued: "After taking stock of this, the only one among the Seven Kingdoms that is likely to send troops to aid Qin is actually Yan.

Yan State is just the weakest country among the Seven Heroes, even if Qin Yan joins forces with Da Zhao, it can completely handle it.

Looking back at the decision to attack Qi, the consequence of doing so is that Qin and Qi will join forces. Qi is still much stronger than Yan, so why does Da Zhao give up what is easy to ask for difficulty to fight Qi?

Of course, it is the best policy to attack Qin Guofang! "

Lin Xiangru was finally speechless.

Lian Po wanted to speak again, but he couldn't utter a word after opening his mouth for a long time.

Zhao Kuo has finished explaining the truth, what can Lian Po say?

On the other side, Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang looked at each other, and they both saw admiration in each other's eyes.

These two princes originally wanted to speak out to help, but Zhao Kuo could not think that Zhao Kuo could refute such a golden combination of Lin Xiangru and Lian Po by himself, which is really amazing.

It was at this time that King Zhao, who was sitting at the top, also said lightly: "Okay, now that the discussion has reached this point, then the widow's decision must be known to all the lords?"

After waiting for a few seconds for everyone to make a mental preparation, Zhao Wang said again: "Just follow Zhao Qing's intention, let Qin be the next attack target!"

Of course it was the State of Qin. Apart from the reasons Zhao Kuo just mentioned, King Zhao’s instinctive rejection of the option of going to war with the State of Qi because of the ginseng business in his heart was also a very important factor.

At this moment, King Zhao looked at Zhao Kuo very softly. It was the first time that the king felt that Zhao Kuo was so pleasing to the eye.

If it weren't for Zhao Kuo's hard work, it would have taken a lot of effort for King Zhao to reject Lian Po's proposal to attack Qi.

Zhao Kuo, good minister!No one objected to King Zhao's order.

Lin Xiangru and Lian Po sat down sadly, with frustration on their faces.

In this competition for the dominance of Zhao's future decision-making, the scholar faction where Lin Xiangru and Lian Po belonged was once again defeated by Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo is simply the nemesis of the scholars.

Chapter 102 Zhao Kuo, is this also in your calculation?

Xianyang.

Lu Buwei sat in the carriage, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

Don't look at Lu Buwei bragging loudly in front of Ying Yiren, but to be honest, he is really not sure.

The person in front of Lu Buwei was Mao Sui, and Mao Sui looked quite leisurely at the moment, opening the curtain of the carriage from time to time, and whistled a few times to the women standing upstairs in the mansion on the street.

After a while, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate of a mansion with the words "Yangquan Lord's Mansion".

Mao Sui glanced at Lu Buwei, and said lightly: "Mr. Lu, you should have remembered everything my master told you, right?"

Lu Buwei smiled at Mao Sui, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Mao, Lu has already firmly remembered."

Mao Sui waved his hand and said, "Then go, I'll wait for your good news here."

When Lu Buwei got off the carriage, he could feel Mao Sui's eyes staring at him in the carriage, and couldn't help but smile.

This Zhao Kuo is really in control of the situation in all directions without any dead ends! report."

The steward raised his head, stared at Lu Buwei with his nostrils, snorted and said: "There are so many kings and grandchildren in Daqin, why has never heard of any other kings and grandchildren?

Go, go, don't make noise here! "

Lu Buwei smiled slightly, and stepped forward to hold the steward's hand cordially: "To be honest with the steward, Wang Sunyi is the No. 13 son of An Guojun, and the one who is now the proton in Handan is.

By the way, Wang Sunyi also asked Lu Mou to send some gifts, which were loaded on the two carriages behind. "

While speaking, a fine gold ingot slipped into the steward's hand quietly.

The steward's expression brightened immediately, he took the letter of recommendation from Lu Buwei, and said, "You wait here."

Lu Buwei heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the figure of the steward going away, and he couldn't help but secretly contrasted again in his heart.

Sure enough, only the person in Zhao Qing's house was a different kind. Other nobles, even the stewards of noble families from foreign countries were not ambiguous at all when they received gifts.

I just don't know if the method that Zhao Kuo and Zhao Qing said can work on this Yangquan Lord?

After a while, Lu Buwei met Yangquan Jun Michen.

Mi Chen is the nephew of the current King of Qin and the grand-nephew of the Empress Dowager Mi, with a very distinguished status.

However, the reason why Lu Buwei chose the target as Lord Yangquan was mainly because his other identity was Zhao Zhu, the Prince of Qin, An Guojun, and Zhao Zhu was his brother-in-law.

Lu Buwei did not dare to be negligent, and bowed to the Yangquan Lord: "Lu Buwei has met Yangquan Lord."

Mr. Yangquan narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Buwei, and said slowly: "I heard from my steward that you just sent two carts of money and jewelry, and my nephew Ying Yiren doesn't seem like such a rich man."

Lu Buwei smiled and said: "Don't dare to lie to your lord, Lu Buwei was a merchant before, and his family also had some property."

Lord Yangquan let out a sigh, and said: "It seems that your retainer is also loyal.

Tell me, what does that nephew of the Marquis want to ask of the Marquis? "

Lu Buwei cleared his throat, and said seriously: "Actually, Lu Buwei didn't come here today to ask you anything, but because of the relationship between you and my lord, he came to save your life."

Mr. Yangquan was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed loudly: "Interesting, I never thought that my nephew would even send a lobbyist over, so tell me, how do you plan to save my life?"

Lu Buwei said indifferently: "Although Lu Buwei has only been in Xianyang for a few days, he has already found out that all the guests under the prince's family are high-ranking and dignified, on the contrary, there is no dignitary under the prince's family.

Moreover, there are countless treasures, horses, and beauties in Junhou's mansion. To be honest, this is not a good thing.

Seeing this situation, wouldn't the prince's retainers and guests go forward to slander the prince in front of the prince?

Now that the king is very old, once the crown prince succeeds after his death, the prince will be in dire straits, and life and death will be at stake. "

Yangquan-jun's smile froze all of a sudden.

Thinking about it, it is true that Mr. Yangquan used to rely on his being favored by the Empress Dowager Xuan, but in fact, he did not pay much attention to Mr. An, his brother-in-law.

After a while, Mr. Yangquan coughed, and said to Lu Buwei with a gentle face and a gentle tone, "Mr. Lu, I don't know how to deal with it?"

Lu Buwei said: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Lu really has a plan.

Now that the king is old, Mr. An may succeed to the throne at any time.

Your elder sister, Mrs. Huayang, as the wife of Mr. An, has not given birth to any heirs for the crown prince. If Mr. An dies in the future, the next successor to the throne will only be Wang Sun Yingxi.

Yingxi was not from Mrs. Huayang, so how could he be respectful to Mrs. Huayang when he succeeds An Guojun's throne in the future?

As Mrs. Huayang's younger brother, you can imagine your downfall when the time comes. "

Beads of sweat began to appear on Mr. Yangquan's forehead, and he said hastily: "Sir, don't be a fool, just tell me if you have any plans. The Marquis is willing to reward you with a lot of money."

Under the urging of Mr. Yangquan, Lu Buwei said seriously: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Yangquan, Lu's lord, Wang Sun Yingyi, who is now a hostage in Zhao State, has both talent and virtue, but it is a pity that there is no mother to protect him in the palace. Looking at Jiabang, I really want to go back to Qin.

If the queen can appoint someone else as the prince, so that someone who is not the crown prince can succeed to the throne, he will definitely be grateful for Mrs. Huayang's kindness, and Mrs. Huayang, who is childless, will be able to rely on her in the future.

You say, isn't this the best of both worlds? "

Mr. Yangquan rolled his eyes and finally understood what Lu Buwei meant, but he still hesitated: "Is this really feasible?"

Lu Buwei struck while the iron was hot, and said in a low voice: "My lord, my lord is helpless, if he doesn't fulfill his promise, how can he hope to ascend to the throne?

My lord has said that he is willing to change his name to Ying Zichu from now on, to prove his respect for you and Mrs. Huayang, two noble bloods from Chu.

As long as things are done, you and Mrs. Huayang are both his great benefactors. Mrs. Huayang will definitely become the queen mother of Daqin in the future, and you will also become the prime minister of Daqin in the future!This kind of thing is the best of both worlds for you and me. If you continue to hesitate, if the king really dies one day and An Guojun succeeds to the throne and wins and becomes the crown prince, it will be too late! "

Mr. Yangquan took a deep breath, finally made up his mind, and said: "Okay, then please wait for the news, Mr. Lu, and Benhou will go to the Prince's Mansion to meet my sister!"

Seeing Mr. Yangquan leaving in a hurry, Lu Buwei slowly smiled, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "How come Mr. Yangquan's reaction is exactly the same as what Zhao Kuo said?

Could it be that Zhao Kuo, who is far away in Handan, even knows the temperament of the Qin nobles in Xianyang like the palm of his hand? "

Thinking of this, Lu Buwei's back also started to sweat.

Zhao Kuo, is this also in your calculation?

Chapter 103 Did Yu Xin Attack Ginseng?

Zhao Kuo doesn't have the mind to plot against Lu Buwei now. Although Lu Buwei is also a historical celebrity, what Zhao Kuo wants to plot against now is the whole world!If you want to seize power, you must first have an army. Zhao Kuo feels that the number of his Chi You army really needs to be expanded.

But the problem is that Chi Youjun is a very expensive thing. The armor and weapons on the knights, the armor on the horses, and the large amount of money to buy a good horse, add up to a bottomless pit.

Xu Li looked at the ledger in front of him, his hands trembling slightly.

The chief steward of Zhao's mansion never expected that he thought he would be able to live and count the money immediately, but now that he calculated it carefully, he still didn't have any money to save.

"It can't be like this, my lord!"

Xu Li wailed, and he almost knelt down to Zhao Kuo: "My lord, we spent too much money!"

Xu Li's heart aches, it's obvious that hundreds of millions of money come in every month, why can't he keep a single copper coin?

Looking at Xu Li with a heartbroken face in front of him, Zhao Kuo said seriously: "Uncle Xu, now is not the time to feel sorry for these little money. If we can't improve our combat effectiveness, then everything will be empty talk."

Xu Li's lips were trembling: "My lord, can't we use less money to seize power?"

Zhao Kuo couldn't laugh or cry: "You get what you pay for, don't you know?

Well, let's go.

If you think about it this way, every copper coin we spend now is to buy back the whole world in the future, doesn't it make you feel better? "

This reason finally convinced Xu Li and made him walk away without hesitation.