Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 173: Looking for people [two-in-one, please subscribe]

Yes, the weak defeat the strong.

In Chen Su's view, Ying Zichu's choice was very correct. Zhao Guo's current situation was the most suitable one to take action. On the contrary, Gongzi Xi's choice was not so good.

Prince Xi chose "Wei".

Although "King Wei" was jealous of his younger brother "Xinling Lord"'s achievements and talents, he did not dare to doubt his younger brother under the current circumstances.

Yes, it’s not that I can’t, but I don’t dare.

Chen Su looked at Chen Zhao and said, "Father, Master Xi's choice isn't that bad, is it?"

"As long as he can seize the opportunity, he may be able to successfully drive a wedge between King Wei and Wei Wuji. Do we want him?"

Before Chen Su finished speaking, he saw Chen Zhao wave his hand and said with a smile: "This is what he should do and what he must complete. If everything depends on Chen, then He really has no chance."

His voice was deep and cold: "What the king needs is a qualified "King of Qin", not a "Puppet of Chen". If we continue to intervene or even help Zi Chu complete these things, the king will be suspicious and afraid." It’s about to happen again.”

Chen Su nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with this.

Gongzi Mansion

The newly minted son Chu was sitting in the room. In front of him sat the courtiers of the Chu family and "Lü Buwei". Lu Buwei was able to be reused today entirely because of his previous "investment".

From a humble businessman to becoming a popular client of the Prince of Qin, this cannot be said to be soaring to the sky, it is simply "ascension".

But Lu Buwei, who was favored by the prince Chu, was more cautious, completely different from him in the original historical trajectory.

Because he is afraid.

Not only was he afraid of the "Chen family" behind Zi Chu, but he was also afraid of the "Gong Zi Chu" who was supported by him. He found that he had never seemed to see through Zi Chu's thoughts. This person's palace was too deep. .

Lu Buwei thought about retreating and running away, but the immediate interests were like the carrot hanging in front of the donkey, making it impossible for Lu Buwei to escape the temptation.

Therefore, he could only stay with Zi Chu.

And Ying Zichu knew this clearly.

He looked at Lu Buwei in front of him and said softly: "Mr. Lu, it's up to you to bribe the favored ministers around King Zhao."

Zichu said with a smile: "All the preparations have been made. All that's left is the last step. As long as Mr. Lu can successfully bribe the favorite and let him say a few words according to our wishes, this big event will be over." It worked."

Lu Buwei nodded, his expression full of seriousness: "I know."

"You must live up to your trust!"

The spring of the forty-seventh year of King Zhaoxiang came as promised.

The border of Zhao State.

Li Mu sat on the city tower and looked in the distance. Although a large number of Huns were driven away by the Qin State, some scattered tribes have been living on the grassland and occasionally harassed the border cities.

Li Mu's family has been guarding this border to resist the Huns for generations. His wish is to be like the "Wu'an Lord" of Qin State, driving the barbarians far away and making those people want to run away when they see him.

But the problem is that the king of Zhao does not pay attention to the border, let alone this remote and small city.

He is melancholy.

When will you be able to fulfill your wish?

Li Mu didn't know, but Li Mu fantasized about that day coming.

In the forty-seventh year of King Zhaoxiang, Wei declared war on Zhao.

The King of Wei reused Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling, and ordered him to lead the army to attack Zhao. This was King Wei's ambition. He wanted to regain the glory of the "Jin". What's more, Zhao and Han are currently in the recovery period. If they can Wouldn't it be possible to annex the two countries at this time to fulfill the wish of the past?

After King Zhao heard the news, he pinched his nose in desperation and asked Xinping Lord Lianpo to fight.

Although Xinping Jun Lianpo did not like this King of Zhao, his faith and loyalty prevented him from watching Zhao being attacked and just sitting idly by, so one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period and the four princes of the Warring States Period One of them collided with each other this autumn.

Xinlingjun Wei Wuji vs Xinpingjun Lianpo.

The two men's war styles are completely different. Wei Wuji likes to lead the army to charge, as fast as a forest and as fast as fire. This is a true portrayal of his style, while Lian Po is exactly the opposite of him.

Lian Po's style is one step at a time, playing steadily and being good at defense.

The war between two people is like the war between the "strongest spear" and the "strongest shield".

While the two sides were fighting, the kings of other countries were also constantly watching.

Especially Qin.

Zhangtai Palace

Ying Ji, Bai Qi, and Chen Zhao were sitting in the center of the hall. In front of them was a huge map, which showed the current situation of the seven countries in the world.

"Who do you think can win between Zhao and Wei?"

Bai Qi was not good at words. He just sat there silently looking at the Kanyu map, analyzing the questions raised by Ying Ji in his mind. On the contrary, Chen Zhao seemed very relaxed and happy. He looked at Ying Ji and said: "No matter who wins, It’s a good thing for Qin, isn’t it?”

"The most important thing is to make them both lose."

"Only this situation is best for Qin."

Bai Qi nodded slowly, his thoughts coincided with Chen Zhao's: "What Xiang Chen said makes sense. Even if the power gap between the two countries is huge, isn't there still Young Master Zi Chu who takes action?"

There was a bit of a smile on his eyebrows: "Although I don't know what method Master Zi Chu wants to use to realize his plan, as long as he is trying to manipulate Zhao Guo, it is nothing more than those strategies, as long as they work. .”

Ying Ji smiled and shook his head. He asked the question he really wanted to ask: "Then you two think, between the two of you, Master Xi or Master Zi Chu, who is more suitable to be the crown prince of Dazhu?"

This is the question Ying Ji wants to ask.

Bai Qi was silent for a moment, and the expression on his face quickly became stiff. He should know that the king would definitely not call him here for nothing this time, let alone just because of "Wei Guo and Zhao Guo" At the same time, he and Chen Zhao called "war between the two countries".

On the contrary, Chen Zhao was a little more frank and indifferent than Bai Qi: "Whether it's public or private, I feel that Young Master Zi Chu has done better."

He raised his head and looked directly into Ying Ji's eyes: "Young Master Xi started from Wei State and wanted to drive a wedge between King Wei and Lord Xinling, but what he did has failed."

A smile formed on Chen Zhao's lips: "In other words, Young Master Xi has already failed from the moment he chose the Kingdom of Wei, because the King of Wei did not dare to doubt Lord Xinling at this time, or in other words, he dared to doubt Lord Xinling. But we cannot and dare not take action at this time.”

"But Young Master Zichu's choice is very correct."

"King Zhao's dissatisfaction with Lian Po has long been known to everyone in the civil and military circles of the court. Lian Po, because of his arrogant nature, disdains ordinary treacherous ministers, so he wants to sow discord between King Zhao and Lian Po. It is possible that Zhao Guo’s vitality will be severely damaged due to his emotions.”

Ying Ji raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is this Mr. Yu?" Chen Zhao nodded: "Yes, this is Mr. Yu."

Ying Ji smiled and sat cross-legged in front of the two of them. He picked up the wine in front of him and drank it down in one gulp. Then he said, "What about Yu Si?"

Chen Zhao chuckled: "Although I have guessed Young Master Zichu's selfish motives, it is not appropriate to tell the King at this time. After all, this is a surprise prepared by Young Master Zichu for the King."

"I also had a sudden flash of inspiration before, and I guessed what Mr. Zichu wanted to do."

What does Zichu really want to do?

Let alone Ying Ji, Bai Qi was a little curious.

But he also knew that it was not the right time to ask. Didn't he see that the king was politely "declined to inform" when he asked?

If he asks, it is still a question whether he can ask or not.

If asked, wouldn't it mean that his reputation is greater than that of King Qin? After all, even when King Qin asked, Chen Zhao didn't say anything.

If you can't ask, there will actually be some embarrassment between the two people?

You know, some conflicts begin because of initial embarrassment.

Bai Qi didn't want to offend the right minister.

His health is already very bad. He wants to leave this world peacefully and live peacefully until the day he cannot hold on anymore and dies. Why should he die if he can live? Even if you are just living an ignoble existence, you are still alive.

Ying Ji didn't care, he sat there and squinted his eyes slightly and began to think.

What does Zichu want to do?

Not only Ying Ji could not guess this, but even Lu Buwei, who was acting under Zi Chu's orders, could not guess this.

In the winter of the forty-seventh year of King Zhaoxiang, when the war entered a fever pitch, King Zhao became angry.

He issued three edicts in a row to rebuke Lian Po, saying that Lian Po had betrayed his trust and only knew how to defend and not attack, which led to Zhao's continuous defeat on the battlefield.

After reprimanding Lian Po, King Zhao decided to follow the advice of his favorite minister and appoint "Li Mu", who had been resisting the Huns on the border and so had an inconspicuous reputation, as general, replacing Lian Po who had lost his "vigor" in the eyes of others. .

Li Mu himself was very surprised when he learned the news. He did not expect that King Zhao could see him.

Therefore, General "Li Mu", one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, came all the way from the border to the battlefield, and he replaced Lian Po.

Lian Po, who returned to the fiefdom, was not angry because of King Zhao's behavior, because he was used to King Zhao asking for help when he had something to do, but abandoning him when there was nothing to do, or when there was someone who could replace him.

Lian Po at home was dangling the wine jue in his hand, with a look of exhaustion and helplessness on his face.

What he did for was not King Zhao, but the State of Zhao, but the late "benefactor" King Zhao Huiwen.

If King Zhao Huiwen hadn't gone against all odds and wanted to make him king, he might still be just an ordinary little soldier today.

Maybe it shows some clues, but so what?

The most indispensable thing in Zhao State is talents.

Lian Po drank all the wine in his hand. With endless sorrow, this general who was so majestic on the battlefield and even known as the "executioner" finally showed the fatigue he should have.

He is no longer young.

Maybe the body is still healthy, but the mental and psychological "weight" is increasing little by little.

In the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, the war between Wei and Zhao continued.

King Zhao was once again dissatisfied with a certain general because he saw no hope of winning the war, so King Zhao once again listened to the words of his favored minister and activated the son of the late "Ma Fujun", who had great talent. The famous "Zhao Kuo" was the general.

In the young master's house.

Young Master Zi Chu let out a long sigh and let out all the turbid energy in his heart. He looked at the chess game in front of him, smiled and said to himself: "We have finally come to this step."

The Battle of Pingdu that year did not cause the Sanjins to be "seriously injured". At most, they suffered some "minor injuries".

The goal in Ying Zichu's heart is no longer to fight against the prince and compete for the position of the so-called next prince. What he has to do is very simple. He starts to take a long-term view, expand the pattern, and plot the world!

He not only wants to find people, but also wants to find a country!

In the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, Zhao Kuo became the general.

It was a disaster.

At least for Zhao Guo, this was a disaster, because although Zhao Kuo talked about military power verbally, he had no practical ability.

It is precisely because of this that in the autumn of the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, everyone in the world saw a good show.

A good play starring Wei Wang, Zhao Wang, Zhao Kuo, Li Mu, and Xinling Lord Wei Wuji.

In August of the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, Zhao Kuo jumped into Lord Xinling's trap. The 200,000 troops he led suffered heavy casualties. According to later statistics, at least more than half died, and only 70,000 to 80,000 people were left in his establishment.

And these 70,000 to 80,000 people fled like bereaved dogs under the leadership of Zhao Kuo.

On August 27, the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, for unknown reasons, Zhao Kuo had a conflict with the Zhao soldiers. On the night of the 27th, the Zhao soldiers mutinied. The leader of their "family".

The next month, when King Zhao heard about this, he quickly sent the former general "Li Mu" as general, but Li Mu failed to change the situation.

The Wei army, led by Wei Wuji, pressed forward step by step. At this time, King Zhao was extremely disappointed with Li Mu.

But he didn't know how difficult it was to rectify a demoralized "team" in a short period of time, and how well Li Mu did. He just saw Li Mu retreating steadily.

On September 3, the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, King Zhao once again issued an edict requesting Lord Xinping to come out and replace Li Mu as general.

In November of the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, under the leadership of Lian Po, this army once again fell into a fierce dispute with the Wei army.

At this time, the favorite ministers around King Zhao suggested asking Qin for help.

However, Qin Gongzi Zi Chu only made one request. He could help, but his help could not be in vain. In exchange for "Li Mu", the reason was very simple, because he lacked experienced generals to resist the Xiongnu.

This is a very nonsense reason.

But King Zhao believed it.

Therefore, in the twelfth lunar month of the forty-eighth year of King Zhaoxiang, Qin intervened in this war.

Later, the kings of the six kingdoms regretted it.

Especially King Zhao, his intestines were so regretful that he should not have let Qin interfere.

Overwhelmed with water.

PS: Today is a half-day rest day~ I told the babies before that they should rest half a day a week to recharge their batteries. So there is only one chapter today.

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