Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

The two chatted about other things, and then walked into the hall together.

The atmosphere in the main hall today is more serious than in the past. This is another collision between the two major forces in Zhao Guo's political arena. Although there is no blood and killing, it is also a fierce and cruel battlefield.

A moment later, when everyone had arrived, the Queen Mother appeared with Little Zhao Wang.

Several important ministers naturally stood up to greet the Queen Mother and King Zhao. Zhao Kuo glanced at King Zhao, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit of expectation in his heart.

Little Zhao Wang noticed Zhao Kuo's eyes, and smiled at Zhao Kuo, looking quite childlike.

After seeing the ceremony, everyone took their seats one after another.

The Queen Mother cut straight to the point, and said directly: "Zhu Qing, the old lady went back and thought about it for a few days, and she has already made a decision on the matter of the academy, so she summoned all the Qings to make an announcement."

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, the hearts of all the people in the hall suddenly thumped and became more and more anxious.

Which side will the Queen Mother choose?

Chapter 197 The Empress Dowager's Decision, Mission Mission

Compared with the previous indecision, the Queen Mother this time was very decisive, giving the answer almost immediately.

"The old woman has thought about it for a long time, and although she said that the matter of the school will indeed cause some troubles to Da Zhao's finances in the next few years, it is not a big problem for Da Zhao right now.

Qin has been forced into the pass by Da Zhao, and will not become a real threat to Da Zhao for a long time in the future. Da Zhao has the ability to survive these few years.

With this ability, wait until the scholars in the academy complete their studies and enter the political arena of Dazhao to make enough contributions to Dazhao. "

"So, the old woman decided to agree to Wu Xinjun's proposal and allocate enough budget to build the school."

The queen mother's decision fell like a heavy bomb, and immediately caused countless waves in the hearts of many Zhao Guo's important officials in the hall.

Han Xuwei's face changed drastically, and his expression was full of disbelief.

Lin Xiangru was also very surprised, looking at the queen mother with inexplicable surprise.

This time Han Xuwei and Lin Xiangru came with great confidence, and they all had reason to think that the Queen Mother would give some sweetness to the scholars who had been suppressed by Lord Pingyuan for too long, but they still lost!But no matter how puzzled Han Xuwei and Lin Xiangru are, the ending is already doomed.

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, stood up with joy in his heart, and bowed to his superior: "Thank you, Queen Mother, thank you, King!"

This time the school battle is of great significance to Zhao Kuo, so the joy in his heart is no less than the previous victory in the Battle of Hedong.

Little Zhao Wang, who was sitting at the top, moved slightly when he heard the words, showing a hint of a smile.

The queen mother chuckled lightly and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, this matter has been settled, and the next construction project will be handed over to Lin Qing's Internal History Office. You can get out of the matter of the academy."

Zhao Kuo said: "Here."

This aspect of the project was originally in charge of Lin Xiangru, and Zhao Kuo, as the great Sima, could not do it for him. Moreover, with Lin Xiangru's ethics, although he strongly opposed it before, I believe that Zhao Guoxian will still finish this matter conscientiously.

It would be even better if Lin Xiangru couldn't handle it well. Zhao Kuo had one more reason to impeach Lin Xiangru.

With a complicated look on his face, Lin Xiangru also stood up to take orders.

Zhao Kuo thought that the matter was over, but unexpectedly the queen mother suddenly talked about another matter.

"Young gentlemen, the grand master and the old woman suggested that Da Zhao could hold a meeting of princes in Handan. I don't know what you think?"

This question caused a brief silence in the hall.

Soon, Han Xu was the first to speak: "Queen Mother, the veteran thinks that it is imperative to convene the alliance."

Mr. Pingyuan was a little hesitant, but he still said: "Of course the alliance can be held, and it should be beneficial to promote the prestige of the great Zhao. But now that the king is young, how can he preside over the alliance?"

Han Xuwei said calmly: "When the first king first came to the throne, the Empress Dowager Yiwei was the regent, and now the Queen Mother can naturally follow the old system of the Empress Dowager Wei.

Of course, if the Empress Dowager thinks this is impossible, the veteran actually has another way, which is to send important ministers as envoys to various countries to make an alliance with the princes.

If anyone who refuses to accept my great Zhao will send troops to attack them in the future, this will also demonstrate the prestige of my great Zhao. "

Lord Pingyang, who had been silent all this time, interjected at this moment: "What if the princes all obey?"

Han Xuwei stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Then Zhao can decide on his own who to conquer."

The Empress Dowager said: "The Grand Master's matter has won the heart of the old woman, so let's settle it down like this. What do you think?"

Mr. Pingyuan was silent for a moment, then said: "The old minister has no objection."

Everyone agreed, and Zhao Kuo was no exception.

Not to mention that this matter does not see any harm to Zhao Kuo, just because the queen mother just supported Zhao Kuo in the matter of the academy, it is impossible for Zhao Kuo to turn around and add trouble to the queen mother immediately.

The queen mother said: "That's it.

The grand master went to Korea, Lord Pingyuan went to Wei, Lord Pingyang went to Qin, the general went to Qi, Lin Qing went to Yan, and Lord Wu Xin went to Chu.

You all go back and get ready for departure in three days. "

When the queen mother said these words, she almost didn't think about it, and immediately let everyone understand. It seems that the queen mother and Han Xuwei have a tacit understanding in this regard.

After leaving the palace, Zhao Kuo and Lord Yuan walked side by side.

Mr. Pingyuan stroked his beard, and said slowly: "Don't look at the queen mother who just supported your school budget, but the empress dowager seems to be targeting you a little bit."

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "It's actually not bad, at least the Queen Mother didn't let me go to Qin as an envoy."

Mr. Pingyuan's face was a little dignified, and he said: "It is almost impossible to have any results as an envoy to the Qin State. The queen mother is very proficient in using this technique of checks and balances."

According to normal logical thinking, since Zhao Kuo married the princess of Qi State, it must be the most confident for him to go to Qi State to sign the covenant.

Even if Zhao Kuo is not allowed to go to Qi, then Zhao Kuo should be considered to go to Qin, because the Qin people have been beaten three times by Zhao Kuo, and the threat of Zhao Kuo going to Qin is absolutely the highest.

But the queen mother didn't let Zhao Kuo go to these two places, but went to Chu State, which had never had any intersection with Zhao Kuo before.

Chu State is currently the third most powerful country after Zhao State and Qin State. As far as Zhao Kuo is concerned, Chu State is also the most difficult country for Zhao Kuo to complete the mission this time.

Not only that, the Queen Mother also sent Lord Pingyuan's younger brother, Lord Pingyang, to Qin. This mission was bound to fail almost before it even started.

Looking at the other side, Han Xuwei’s going to South Korea is sure to succeed. Lian Po and Lin Xiangru went to Qi State, which has not participated in the war for a long time, and the other went to Yan State, a weak northern country. The possibility of success is quite high. of.

In summary, although the queen mother supported Zhao Kuo and Mr. Yuan in the matter of the academy, at the same time, she also suppressed Zhao Kuo and Mr. Yuan by using the national arrangement of the mission.

Give a sweet date another slap, this is the so-called imperial check and balance technique.

It is predictable that once this mission is completed, the queen mother will definitely take advantage of the situation to pull Han Xuwei and Lin Xiangru again, so that their momentum can rise again, and they will be evenly matched with Mr. Zhao Kuo Pingyuan.

As Zhao Kuo's thoughts flickered, he had already thought of all this clearly.

The next moment, a thought suddenly appeared in Zhao Kuo's mind.

In fact, Chu and Zhao Kuo had no intersection before, which actually means that Zhao Kuo showed a smile and said leisurely: "Mr. Pingyuan, do you think we can try to do business with Chu? ?”

Chapter 198 Preparations before the mission, Li Si's strategy

After leaving the palace and returning to the mansion, Zhao Kuo immediately made preparations for the mission to Chu.

The next morning, Zhao Kuo summoned Xun Kuang.

Why Xun Kuang?

The answer is very simple, because Xun Kuang went to Chu State after leaving Qi State, and was appointed by Chu State Order Yin Chunshenjun Huang Xie as the city order of Lanling City. After working for a while, Xun Kuang found that Chu State would not entrust That's why Zhong Ren left Chu and came to Zhao, so Xun Kuang must have understood the officialdom of Chu and would not lie to Zhao Kuo.

Because of Zhao Kuo's great help to Xun Kuang in the matter of the academy, Xun Kuang naturally didn't have any secrets, and directly told what he knew.

"Your Majesty should know that every country inevitably has factions, and the same is true for Chu.

As the Ling Yin of the Chu State, Chunshen Jun Huang Xie helped the King of Chu escape from the Qin State and return to the Chu State to inherit the throne, so he is the most trusted person of the King of Chu.

Junhou may wish to visit Lord Chunshen before going to Chenying to visit the King of Chu. As long as Lord Chunshen agrees, the alliance between Zhao and Chu will be sure to increase a lot. "

Zhao Kuo kept nodding his head when he heard the words. After all, the Nightingale intelligence system under Zhao Kuo’s command was only a start-up, and the focus in the past has always been on Qin and Zhao. Therefore, most of the understanding of Chu comes from history. What Xun Kuang said and history books The records above are exactly the same.

Xun Kuang continued: "However, it is not that there is no one in the Chu Kingdom who can confront Huang Xie.

There are three major families in the state of Chu, the Zhao family, the Jing family, and the Qu family. These three families are all branches of the Xiong family of the Chu royal family. In the past, they used to fight each other for power. Jun, so the three major families joined forces to fight against Jun Shen. "

Zhao Kuo said in his heart that the three major Zhaojing and Qu families are also regular visitors in the historical materials of Chu State. From the historical records, these three families have a long history and are deeply rooted in Chu State. Since then, it has been basically monopolized by these three families, among which the Qu family is the family of the famous Chu State poet Qu Yuan.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, "Then these three families are obviously worthy of attention."

Xun Kuang nodded and said, "Yes.

However, when the old man left Chu State last year, Chunshen Jun and the three major families were still at odds. Basically, what one party agreed to, the other party would oppose anyway, so Junhou should only choose one of them when he goes to Chu State this time. One side, the other side will definitely not be able to win over. "

Zhao Kuo was thoughtful, and after a while he said: "Then Doctor Xun thinks, which side should the Marquis win over?"

Xun Kuang said, "Of course it is Lord Chunshen.

Although the three major families are deeply intertwined in the state of Chu and can often force Chunshenjun to make concessions in the government, but most of the time the king of Chu will rely on Chunshenjun's opinion on such diplomatic matters. "

Zhao Kuo patted his thigh and said, "Okay, then Chun Shenjun!"

The reason why Zhao Kuo made such a happy decision is that on the one hand, he felt that Xun Kuang's vision should not be bad; The other three young masters are all existences that can stir up the situation in the world. Since Mr. Chunshen is side by side with them, it is not impossible to even make an alliance.

After a pause, Zhao Kuo asked again: "The great sacrificial wine, if you want to make friends with Lord Chunshen, where should you start?"

Xun Kuang was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly after a long while and said, "To tell you the truth, although I did serve in Chu State because of the appointment of Lord Chunshen, I really don't know anything about Lord Chunshen's preferences. many."

Zhao Kuo understood as soon as he heard it.

Xun Kuang's situation is actually a typical one who can only learn but not be an official, and has no understanding of the reception and delivery of officialdom. It is no wonder that he has been an official in Chu State for several years and can't get along no matter what.

To put it bluntly, a person like Xun Kuang is only suitable for learning in such a position as the Grand Priest of the Academy, not for being an official.

Things are kind of at an impasse here.

This trip to Chu State, Zhao Kuo actually held back his energy to complete it.

The queen mother said that the most difficult state of Chu is the most difficult?

This Marquis wants to show you how it works!However, if he didn't know Chun Shenjun's preferences, how could Zhao Kuo do it?

There was a moment of silence in the lobby.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded weakly: "Master, teacher, Li Si has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Zhao Kuo glanced at Li Si, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

By the way, why did you forget that this guy is also from Chu?

Li Si was originally a small official in the Lanling Mausoleum of Chu State, but later met Xunzi who came to Chu to serve as the Lanling Commander, so he followed Xunzi all the way to Handan under Xunzi's sect.

Li Si, who was able to be the prime minister under the command of an emperor like Qin Shihuang, was definitely full of skills in political struggle, intrigue and power manipulation. Isn't it very appropriate for this guy to come up with ideas in this regard?

Zhao Kuo immediately said: "Li Si, if you have any plans, feel free to tell me!"

Xun Kuang frowned, and said: "It's a matter of great importance to the military and the country, you must think it over before you, don't talk nonsense!"

Li Si took a deep breath, knowing that this was also an opportunity for him to express himself, and his voice became a little higher when he spoke: "Hui Junhou, judging from what I heard when I was an official in Chu State, Chun Shen Jun actually has two shortcomings, and Jun Hou can consider starting from them."

When Zhao Kuo heard that he was obedient, he was indeed a black-bellied master, and he could see more than one flaw in Chun Shenjun: "Say."

Li Sidao: "The first shortcoming is that Lord Chunshen, like Lord Yuan and Lord Xinling, likes to support servants very much.

There are several confidantes in Jun Shenjun's house, and he can be said to obey them.

Therefore, Jun Hou might as well start with these confidantes first, and then it will be much easier to persuade Chun Shen Jun through them. "

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "What about the second one?"

Li Si smiled and said: "The second one is more interesting, Chunshen Jun is not only a courteous person, but also likes women.

There is a special group of retainers in his residence who are responsible for touring all over Chu and even the world, trying to find ways to find all kinds of beauties for Mr. Chunshen.

Moreover, I heard that some beauties, Mr. Chunshen, dare not enjoy them by themselves, and want to send them to the palace to play for the state of Chu.

Our Dazhao Handan dancers are famous, as long as you get a few outstanding Handan dancers, you don't have to worry about Chunshen Jun not taking the bait. "

Zhao Kuo let out a sigh of relief when he heard this.

This Li Si really deserves to be Li Si, there are so many ideas like this.

Think about it too, if it weren't for such a person with full political skills, how could he be able to serve as the prime minister under the command of Qin Shihuang, the emperor of the ages, in the Qin Empire, which is full of talents?

Zhao Kuo patted Li Si on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Li Si, you did a good job this time!"

At this moment, Zhao Kuo felt that the possibility of completing his mission to Chu State was increasing rapidly!

Chapter 199 King Qin passed away, Lu Buwei offered advice

Just as Zhao Kuo was still in Handan and convened a discussion with everyone because of his envoy to Chu State, another earth-shattering event happened in Qin State.

Qin Wang Yingji has vomited blood and fainted since he heard the news of the defeat in Hedong. Although he occasionally regained some consciousness during this period of time, he was in a coma state most of the time.