Master Xiu's Cannon Fodder [Transmigration Book]

In "Longao xx", according to the customs of this continent, as long as winter comes every year, all countries start to close the court, the market and the school. They don't have to go to school anymore, it's almost like a winter vacation, except that this winter vacation is a holiday for the whole people.

And when it starts to pick up, it's almost time for school to start... No!It's time to start the pilgrimage again.

After resting for a winter, no matter which country it is, it has accumulated a lot of cumbersome affairs, so every year after the beginning of spring, Zhao Guo will routinely hold two court meetings, a grand court meeting attended by all civil and military officials, which means that the court will start again , everyone will start to go back to work again. From ancient times to the present, the importance of the meeting is inversely proportional to the number of participants. This is why the small court meeting, which only confidential ministers can participate in, is used to discuss the most confidential and important matters of the country. event.

For Zhao Guo now, the most important thing is naturally the war with Liang Guo. As two powerful countries with equal strength, Zhao Guo was slapped in the face by Liang Guo before, so naturally he will not let it go, just After half a winter of calmness, the court began to quarrel again. Some people thought that this battle was unnecessary, and even those who were fighting the main battle were still arguing over who should be appointed as the main general.

However, at this moment, Han Lin, who had been waiting outside the gate of the post station early, was not concerned with these things. He still recalled what Zhao Yan said in his mind——

"What if there is a truce between Zhao Guo and Liang Guo?"

At the beginning, Han Lin really just took it as a joke, but then he saw from Zhao Yan's serious eyes that it was definitely not a joke. He had a premonition that this prince who just came to Zhao State, It will set off an uproar in the originally restless Zhao country.

The location of the small court meeting was in an unremarkable palace in King Zhao’s palace. There were several tables scattered in the palace. Before the court meeting started, there were already several people sitting behind the table desks. They sat together in twos and threes. , chatted with each other, and when they saw Zhao Yan coming in, they all stopped chatting and looked at the strange boy.

While they were looking at Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan was also observing them secretly. Although they were slightly different from their memories at this time, Zhao Yan still remembered most of them.

"Your Highness, this is Zhao Guo's iron-blooded general, Wu Chengjun."

Han Lin introduced that this Lord Wu Cheng is named Zhao Wu, and he is the elder brother of Emperor Zhao. He is different from Zhao Yan's father. His appearance is a typical appearance of Zhao people. He is dark and thin, and he speaks But it was an urn, and it seemed to carry an echo.

For Han Lin's praise, Zhao Wu just nodded, and said in a flattering way:

"Your Excellency Han is over the top." When he was speaking, his eyes were fixed on Zhao Yan beside Han Lin, as if he could see through his identity like this.

It seems that those well-informed guys have probably heard about the news of the prince's return, but Zhao Yan has been living in the post station, and no one has seen him, so naturally he can't be sure what the boy next to Han Lin is. Is not the prince.

Facing such speculative gazes, Zhao Yan felt that there was no need for him to deliberately hide his side, so he bowed openly and said

"Zhao Yan met Gongbo here. He had heard his father say that Gongbo is unparalleled in bravery. Today, it is true."

The phrase "Father Emperor" plus the title "Gong Bo" is enough to explain Zhao Yan's side. Even Zhao Wu, who has always been arrogant, immediately opened his eyes wide and looked at the young man in front of him carefully. With a big smile, he patted Zhao Yan's shoulder and said with a smile:

"It turned out to be a nephew of a prince. I didn't expect to grow so big!" The affectionate appearance made it hard to believe that he was an iron-blooded general who was so strict that he could deny his emotions. Zhao Yan remembered that Zhao Wu's only son It was because he violated military discipline and was beheaded by his own hands, that's why Zhao Yan trusted him so much later - no matter how suspicious Zhao Yan was, he had to admit that Zhao Wu loved Zhao Guo and loved this land more than anything else. It is precisely because of this point that he also laid the groundwork for the future chaos of the Zhao country...

Zhao Yanzheng was lost in thought, while Han Lin continued to introduce:

"This is the right general." "This is the left prime minister." "This is..."

Perhaps it was because of Zhao Wu's attitude that these powerful ministers were all respectful to Zhao Yan, but Zhao Yan just nodded to them, and his attitude could be called indifferent.

For a person like Zhao Yan, there are only two types of people in the world in his eyes. One is useful to him, such as Zhao Wu and Han Lin, and the other is threatening to him, such as His old opponent Liang Ao, as for the others, they can all be collectively referred to as passers-by who don't need to pay more attention.

In the previous life, Zhao Yan really thought so, but perhaps because he was reborn once, many things he encountered in this life were completely different from what he remembered, which also caused a slight change in his state of mind, even The heart that should have been as hard as iron will become soft because of some people and some things.

The gate of the palace opened quietly, and the attendants shouted at the door: "His Majesty the Emperor is here! The General is here!"

All the ministers in the hall stood up and waited, Zhao Yan also looked out the door, it turned out that it was his father and Zhao Shang who came in one after the other, they walked to the front of the hall and took their seats, then looked at the ministers, It seems to have become familiar.

So everyone already knows about this...

Looking at those calm faces, Zhao Yan discovered for the first time that everyone's tolerance was so good, until Zhao Yan encountered the same situation in the future, and almost dragged out the opposing ministers several times in anger. It was only then that he realized how much pressure his father and Zhao Shang had endured to be able to be together. What made him feel even more miraculous was that after Xie Zhi officially came to Zhao, the guys who had been the most quarreling before turned out to be They all became quiet and never raised any objections.

Is this the so-called charisma?

After introducing Zhao Yan to the ministers who had already known his identity, the Xiaochaohui officially started. It was said that it was an important court meeting that only military ministers could attend. People are noisy and talkative.

After discussing various taxes, conscription, and military pay for a long time, everyone finally came to the most important question: How to respond to Liang Guo's provocation.

Han Lin got up first and said: "Chen Guo has signed a covenant with our country, and will not intervene in the disputes between our country and Liang Guo, but Chen Guo's attitude is very ambiguous, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not quietly join Liang Guo..."

"Don't worry, Chen Guo doesn't have the guts either."

Before Han Lin finished speaking, Zhao Wu interrupted. Obviously, he didn't care about a country like Chen Guo at all. He turned to an official and asked, "Who is the leader of Liang Guo?"

"Gongsun Lu, General of the Liang Kingdom."

"It turned out to be that old man, no wonder he came up with such a despicable and shameless trick." Zhao Wu's tone was full of disdain when he mentioned Gongsun Lu, but when he thought that his army was unexpectedly attacked by him before, his heart ached. Then his anger suddenly ignited, the more Zhao Wu thought about it, the more he felt unwilling, he simply stood up and clasped his fists to Emperor Zhao, "Please give me 20 soldiers and horses to go out of the customs, and I will definitely set back the spirit of the bastards of Liang Kingdom!"

Before Zhao Huang could answer, Zhao Yan had already got up and rushed to say: "Father, my son has objections."

Zhao Wu looked at Zhao Yan with some displeasure: "Why, you want to go to war too, or do you want to take credit from me?"

Knowing that Zhao Wu spoke in this style, Zhao Yan didn't explain, but said bluntly: "Father, uncle, and son-in-law think that there is no need to fight this battle, and Zhao Guo can negotiate peace with Liang Guo."

Zhao Yan's words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing an uproar. Zhao Wu even stared and shouted: "Negotiation? What kind of bastard talk is this! I will definitely not agree!"

Han Lin sighed, as if he knew the result would be like this.

Sitting next to Zhao Huang, Zhao Shang, who had been silent all this time, spoke first: "Even if we negotiate a peace, will the Congress let it go?"

Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Shang gratefully, cupped his hands and replied: "As long as Zhao Guo returns the suburban county to Liang Guo, they will naturally agree."

"Why did Zhao Guo spit out what he had already eaten?" Zhao Shang said, his explanation was obviously calm, but it made Zhao Yan feel an invisible pressure. He calmed down and explained:

"The battle between Zhao and Liang must be a big battle. This battle involves the four counties of Zhao State. Soon it will be the time of spring plowing. Young and middle-aged people will die in battle. Famine will follow and civilians will be displaced. If Zhao Guo fights, it will also lose a lot of national power, and if he wants to rule the world, I am afraid that he will have to wait another ten years."

As if he felt that what he had said was not enough, Zhao Yan added: "Dare to ask you, which is more important, quickness or dominance? If Zhao separates the other countries and preserves its strength, it will be unified within ten years." The world, when the time comes, the world will belong to Zhao, so why care about a suburban county now."

No one spoke for a while, but Zhao Yan knew that it was impossible for the main fighters to be moved by his few words, and the important thing was to see his father's attitude.

In fact, doing so made Zhao Yan very uncertain in his heart. He didn't even know how it would affect future history and himself if Zhao Guo and Liang Guo really ceased fighting.

After a long silence, Zhao Huang finally spoke: "Even if we want to negotiate a peace, who should we send?"

Zhao Yan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "My son is willing to go, the fastest time is ten days, and I will definitely bring back news to my father."

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In the end, there was still no result in Zhao Yan's proposal, but the ministers left a very deep impression on the prince who had just returned to China.

Even Han Lin whispered to him after the court meeting: "Your Highness, you are really impulsive this time."

Yes, he is too impulsive, impulsive is not like him, but when he heard that Xie Zhi was in trouble in Chen Guo, he became uncontrollably flustered and impulsive.

Before Zhao Yan left the palace gate, an attendant respectfully invited Zhao Yan to a palace, where he saw Zhao Chang who had changed into a military uniform.

"Yan'er, why are you doing this?"

Zhao Yan's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained calm: "The queen mother is joking, Yan'er is naturally doing this for Zhao Guo."

"...you can call me general, not queen mother." Zhao Shang felt a little embarrassed in his heart, knowing without thinking, this title must have been taught to him by Zhao Yan's father, it sounds really strange.

Zhao Shang sighed, first signaled Zhao Yan to sit down, and then said: "Three years ago, Zhao Guo had already negotiated with Zhou Guo to welcome back the proton in secret, but Zhou Guo kept delaying it. I heard that you escaped from Zhou Guo this time. It's not easy, did Han Lin meet you in Chen Guo?"

He paused, looking at Zhao Chang as if he had already seen through everything, and he slowly stated, "If Zhao Guo and Liang Guo truce, Zhao Guo will be free to put pressure on Chen Guo, but for that one Man, is it really worth taking such a risk?"

After being told the truth by Zhao Shang, Zhao Yan was not ready to deny it anymore. He looked into Zhao Shang's eyes and replied word by word: "For him, it's worth it."