Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 146 Zhao Guo is annoyed

Provoking Zhao Guo, he would not be able to use the next land anyway, leaving it to King Qinghe to deal with, and at the same time, he would protect his son-in-law.

Politics is the art of compromise. In order not to fall out at this moment, causing damage to Chengguo's power and letting others take advantage, Li Pingyuan could only do this.

King Qinghe swallowed up the western territory and faced Zhao State directly. At the same time, his son-in-law took You as his foundation. Obviously, if Zhuang Xun wanted to restore the original territory of You State, he would definitely have a conflict with King Qinghe.

The western border of You Country is a land of high risks and high returns. Whether you eat or not, you will see clearly what the River King is capable of.

When Zhuang Xun learned that Li Pingyuan had captured the Western Territory, he felt relieved and let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was his real father-in-law, and there was no Hongmen Banquet or messy conditions, so he was let go easily.

At the same time, the document requesting surrender from the southern territory also arrived. Si Qinmi mobilized troops and horses to take over the southern territory and at the same time captured the remnants of King You in the country.

After the couple discussed, they appointed He Jung as the supervisor and Yao Zongwen as the deputy supervisor, specializing in dealing with the demon clan in the country, comprehensively sorting out the official system, streamlining the number of officials, intensifying inspections on the implementation of the new law, and ensuring production and implementation of the new law.

At the same time, although his father-in-law took a detour, Si Qin Mi still had to be on guard. What if Zhuang Xun came back to kill him? Take precautions in advance and don't trust people's hearts.

Zhuang Xunfang worked hard to arrange this and that, trying his best to digest the territory that the whale had gained, and fell into a brief silence.

Government decrees were carried out throughout the occupied land, and there were occasional sporadic resistances, but there were no large-scale conflicts. The bloody example of Jingting Sandao was placed in front of the newly conquered Daojun, and they had to either accept the new law or meet the King of Hell.

It stopped the pace of expansion and regarded the Western and Northern Territories as the spoils of Chengguo by default, and no longer had the desire to fight for them.

Even if it feels a bit pity, but as Si Qin Mi said, if you have already made a lot of money, you don't have to look at Shu. Zhuang Xun also knows that it feels a pity, so he just asks Bi Yuewu to wake up and live a good life.

It's all good news, either there is actual control or something has been seized.

The Zhao State on the other side did not have Zhuang Xun's good attitude. After reading the information, King Zhao overthrew the utensils on the table angrily. The banging sound shocked the maid and eunuch. Seeing that King Zhao's temper had dissipated a little, he started Quickly clean up the floor, give King Zhao a new tabletop, and place new utensils.

"Li Pingyuan!" King Zhao said bitterly through gritted teeth. He devoured Zhao's soldiers in Youguo without even saying hello.

It was an obvious act of provocation. He really wanted to personally bring the army to touch this Jizhou military god and tell him not to be so arrogant. However, trapped in the situation in front of him, it was impossible to use heavy troops to clean the back courtyard.

He himself has a clear understanding that before the unification of Jizhou was completed, it was just a scabies disease. There was no need for the Zhao State to deal with it with great fanfare. It would not send troops. He was not a coward who raised troops just based on his own selfish interests. Conquer, then his ministers will not let it go.

Having said this, he was indispensable with anger, and his anger was raging. He vowed that when he wiped out Jizhou, he would give Li Pingyuan some color to show him, and let him know the consequences of his current defiance.

The maid cleared the table and lit a stick of incense. Before the curl of incense calmed down his irritated mood, another piece of information was delivered to him.

It was a letter from Zhuang Xun asking for help. The letter stated that if Zhao State could not show its presence in Jizhou, could not confront Cheng State in Jizhou, and let Cheng State dominate the situation in You State, Zhuang Xun would have to give up the fight with Zhao State. Covenant.

In fact, this was written before Zhuang Xun knew Li Pingyuan's intentions. At that time, he didn't know whether the father-in-law would take his feelings into account. After all, the army was in hand. If Zhao Guo couldn't stop the father-in-law, then Zhuang Xun could only He said that he would also withdraw from Jingting Sandao and return to the east.

After all, the Youguo army has surrendered, so what else is there to say? If Zhaoguo doesn't step in to solve the problem, it's a joke to use your own 10,000+ to fight against Chengguo's hundreds of thousands.

But when the intelligence came before and after it, when King Zhao read it, he felt that it was a mockery of Weng's son-in-law. Even though the date was written and it was Zhuang Xun who sent the letter first, King Zhao still felt this way.

King Zhao felt as if he had fallen into this trap. He sent troops to cut off the logistics of Youguo's army, and then Li Pingyuan defeated Youguo without any effort. Now he has completely eliminated his own power, killing the donkey, and he is donkey.

Living like a stupid donkey, he felt that he had been insulted. When he saw Zhuang Xun's sincere letter asking for help, he felt bad all over. Anger welled up from his heart and went straight to his chest.

Then forget it if the strategic purpose can be achieved. The big battles and small battles originally envisaged, Nie Xu and Zhuang Xun of Youguo fight, Li Pingyuan and Dou Zhi of Chengguo fight, Zhao Guo holds the Western Territory, let’s see who is weaker. Help someone and maintain the appearance of fighting.

King Qinghe of the Cheng Kingdom was weaker than Li Pingyuan, and Zhuang Xun of the You Kingdom was weaker than Nie Xu. They balanced each other, and Zhuang Xun couldn't spare the energy to attack the Yu Kingdom, Hengdu in the Western Region, etc. It was like a carrot fell on Zhuang Xun. In front of him, Zhuang Xun continued to stay away from Yu State and fell into a battle with You State.

Now it’s over, it’s collapsed. Even Nie Xu, who was able to run away, was caught by King You Nie Jin. Then King You was killed by Zhuang Xun. King You killed all the clans of You country. The dragons in You country were leaderless and had no power at all. Stop Cheng Guo and Zhuang Xun from encroaching on You Guo.

According to the current structure of dividing You State into two, Zhuang Xun has taken a very big advantage. Zhuang Xun will definitely go back and participate in the fight for Yu State, forming a trend of antagonizing the north and south of Cheng State, and then unifying Jizhou. With Cheng State as a shield, Zhao Guolian It is very difficult to interfere.

So King Zhao felt extremely aggrieved now. He watched Zhuang Xun take over most of You Kingdom without any checks and balances. He was about to change from an ant to a cockroach. In addition, with this letter asking for help to break off diplomatic relations, King Zhao wanted to kill someone.

Now we not only need to consider the possibility of Li Pingyuan usurping the throne and becoming a country to unify Jizhou, but also considering the possibility of Zhuang Xun turning around and seizing the Yu State. The kings of Zhao, one with two heads, wish that the two sons-in-law would fight now. You fight to the death, your head is beaten to a bloody head, and your head is beaten until death.

But this is impossible. Zhuang Xun is not a fool, and Li Pingyuan is not a fool. Maybe there will be a battle in the end when the north and the south confront each other, but now the two sides are natural allies and are related by marriage.

Even if I missed it last time, Nie Xu and Nie Jin died so happily. Although these two people were quite annoying to King Zhao. Both of them were wild and wild, which fit the position of tiger and wolf in You Kingdom, but he never expected that Zhuang Xun could By conquering the majestic city of Hengdu, he could also kill Nie Jin who killed Nie Xu and demand that he fulfill his promise.

I never thought he could meet such conditions at the beginning. How could he think of fulfilling his promise? You can't fulfill your promise, so why does Zhuang Xun continue to follow you.

This also represents the failure of King Zhao's strategy. At first, he drew the cake on a blank paper, but now he is holding the paper and cannot take out the cake. It is conceivable that Zhuang Xun's attitude towards Zhao after that was hostile to the State of Zhao was probably not much different from that of the previous King You.

"Why did Zhuang Xun get such an in-law? Then his family has the final say in Jizhou. Absolutely, absolutely not like this!" We can't let the scabies disease develop to the point of terminal illness.

"Calling all the ministers and state advisors together, we have something important to discuss." King Zhao looked at the sky. It was still early and there was time for discussion.

This matter must be solved today. It cannot be delayed until it becomes unsolvable. If it is not solved, his heart will be uneasy and he will not be able to sleep at night. If it can be treated, let's treat it now.

The officials who received the order rushed to the meeting place, sat down, and circulated the two pieces of information in King Zhao's hands. The information was returned to King Zhao's hands.

In the middle of the crowd was a huge map, which clearly marked the entire Jizhou region, and used colors to distinguish the areas of each power. Zhao's power was marked with a cross, indicating that it had been destroyed.

"Now that King You is dead and the You Kingdom has no heirs, the Cheng Kingdom's army occupies the northwest of You Kingdom, and the Yu Kingdom occupies the southeast of You Kingdom. Li Pingyuan of Cheng Kingdom and Zhuang Xun of Yu Kingdom are relatives by marriage. If they join forces, they will definitely threaten the eastern border of Zhao Kingdom. My dear friends, There is a good strategy.”

King Zhao glanced at his civil servants and generals. He planned to take the blame this time, but he was not a paranoid person. If he made a mistake, he would just make it up. He would make more mistakes one after another for one mistake. This kind of person is the real person. idiot.After hearing his words, several important ministers below began to think about how to deal with this situation. They accused King Zhao of making a big mistake in the policy implemented last time and it was meaningless. The top priority was to save the current situation.

Based on the information in hand, she deduced the possible future. The mysterious woman in beautiful clothes smiled bitterly. She didn't know that Li Pingyuan could have such ability and seize such a good opportunity to go south. According to the covenant, what she thought was that Zhuang Xun wanted to maximize In order to realize his own interests, he must refuse to become a country in the north and fall out with his father-in-law Li Pingyuan.

The situation was not like this when she left Hengdu, and now she had to consider the issue of the two of them joining together, because Li Pingyuan had defeated them, and it was no longer the confrontation between large armies like before. The You army had already surrendered.

Speaking of which, he was still boasting in front of Zhuang Xun, asking him not to hit an egg with an egg. Unexpectedly, retribution would come so quickly. Now Zhao State would have a headache for monopolizing the power of a state.

"Master, what do you think?" King Zhao saw Xuan Nu's wry smile and asked proactively. He was disgraced by Xuan Nu last time, but he still has the generosity of a king.

"The current situation is because we are worried that Chengguo and Youguo will unite, and Zhuang Xun will return to Youyuguo to fight for Yudi." Xuannv frowned and said that she could no longer understand the changes in Jizhou, so she still based on the existing background Expand.

"The Imperial Master is right. Especially if Li Pingyuan completes his usurpation in Chengguo, it would be fine if the two sides continue to fight. If they unify and move eastward, we will be facing enemies on all sides."

Prime Minister Xu Hongwen's words resonated with several important ministers present. It was already uncomfortable to be stuck by Jing and Zheng. If he was threatened with a knife from behind by Chengyou, Zhao would really be trapped in the shallows without flying dragons in the sky. Good luck.

"I also know what the national master's plan is." King Zhao had foreseen this possibility and summoned these people to discuss.

"Then take back the northwest of You Kingdom." Xuan Nu's words were shocking, which immediately aroused the opposition of several people.

"If we go to fight Chengguo, what should we do with Jingzheng and Zhengzhou? We must know that the enemies in these two directions are the focus of our defense." Tian Zhan, the imperial censor, said immediately.

"That's right, don't put the cart before the horse. It takes a lot of time to digest and rule, and it will also create opportunities for the two countries of Jing and Zheng." Xu Hongwen also expressed his opposition. Zhao State did not have extra soldiers to do such a thing.

"Listen to the Imperial Master." Lieutenant Ren Xusheng had a vague feeling that something was missing.

"Why don't we let the Xia Kingdom that Zhuang Xun is about to establish be trapped in the dark land, and let Cheng Xia hate each other." Xuannv said broadly at first, and directly cut a path, as simple and transparent as asking for food when hungry. .

"How is it possible? Li Pingyuan and Zhuang Xun of Chengguo are Weng's sons-in-law. Unless they are really fighting to unify Jizhou. We have seen it this time. Li Pingyuan did hold back on Zhuang Xun. Their relationship will only be like Jing Jing's. If Zheng is like this, they will all be hostile to us when the time comes."

Taiwei Ren Xusheng cited the example of two countries that Zhao hated to the bone. The unity of the two countries, Jing and Zheng, was unimaginable. They may have faced the pressure of Zhao together, so they entered and exited the same foreign affairs. However, both sides The mutual in-laws are also one of the keys to the existence of this alliance.

"So why assume that Li Pingyuan must win, can't it be Qinghe King Dou Zhi? Aren't we supporting Dou Zhi? Why not support him to win? If he wins, kill Li Pingyuan in the fight , Zhuang Xun's Xia Guohe will no longer have a natural alliance with him." Xuannv changed her mind and pointed out another way.

"It's a way. The Imperial Master is right. It's just that it's difficult to support King Dou Zhi of Qinghe. It's too exaggerated to send troops to support him. If he has the energy to send troops, he can sweep across Jizhou." Xu Hongwen agreed, but he still expressed dissatisfaction with sending troops. Agree.

"Why should we send troops? Let's look at the map. Li Pingyuan's forces occupy the northeast of Chengguo, and the forces of Qinghe King Dou Zhi occupy the southwest of Chengguo. Who is more likely to control the northwest of Youguo?" Xuannv revealed a charming look. smile.

"It's Dou Zhi, because it's too far away from the area controlled by Li Pingyuan, and our support for Dou Zhi needs to be exchanged between the two places. If it were you, Dou Zhi, would you agree?"

There is another point not mentioned. Even if it belongs to Li Pingyuan, Dou Zhi blocked Li Pingyuan from going south and sat back and watched the two places being annexed. However, with Li Pingyuan's political wisdom, he would not do such a stupid thing and leave partial troops behind. Got stuck here.

"I understand what the Imperial Preceptor means, and because it is Dou Zhi's land, Li Pingyuan is not even willing to fight again to take it back. In order to gain support from all aspects of the Zhao State, Dou Zhi will definitely agree to the Zhao State's conditions, because the cross-border It is difficult to rule Dahe, and the north and south are attacked by Li Pingyuan and Zhuang Xun." Xu Hongwen looked at the map, frowning and added.

"The Prime Minister is right. Let's give Li Pingyuan a break for the time being. When his teacher returns to the court, he can trade with Dou Zhi. As long as he has weapons, equipment and other support, he can exchange for the northwest of You Kingdom. Dou Zhi and Li Pingyuan It's a life-and-death relationship, and I would agree to support the smart people in exchange for the unstable rule of the two places." Xuannv affirmed, and Dou Zhi also wanted to thank them for their help.

Dou Zhi only thinks about one thing now, and that is to prevent Li Pingyuan from plotting rebellion. As long as he can defeat Li Pingyuan, he is willing to pay any price. No matter how vast the northwest of You country is and how much food it produces, he cannot defeat Li Pingyuan. Pingyuan is just a cloud. If he fails, can he escape the fate of destruction by escaping to these two places?
Impossible. The natural dangers of these two places could not stop Li Pingyuan, but they could not stop Zhuang Xun. By switching these two places, he got the support of Zhao State, including weapons, silver, armor, etc. After defeating Li Pingyuan, he could become the king with peace of mind. This is his most important purpose.

"Now that we have obtained the northwest of You Kingdom, we can take the next step and use the northwest as bait to lure Zhuang Xun into the trap we have prepared. This will solve the first problem that we are worried about. He will go back to Yu Kingdom to fight for the throne."

Xuannv has no intention of showing mercy to her man. She works conscientiously and responsibly. Being able to save Zhuang Xun's life is her best effort and the greatest kindness.

"Using the northwest land to lure him away from attacking Yu State? Will he agree?" Ren Xusheng thought about it and thought it was unlikely.

It can be seen which side has the most interests. If we seize the back of the Yu Kingdom, there will be no threat. On the contrary, we will only take the northwest and occupy the entire Youdi. We are still surrounded by enemies on all sides. Zhuang Xun is not surrounded by wine and rice sacks. Will he see it? out of this situation.

Unless there are no practitioners around, and Zhuang Xun has raised his sword to kill the bird demon, how could there be no practitioners around?

The temptation was too low. Zhuang Xun would not agree at all. Instead, he would sense Zhao Guo's evil intentions and be on guard.

"What if it's for free? No, what about helping to resist Cheng Guo's attack? Wasn't the original alliance to obtain the entire You State for Zhuang Xun, and then he would help resist Cheng Guo's attack on Zhao Guo?" Xuannv said The previous strategy of supporting Zhuang Xun.

"That's right, but give it to him for free like this? Why give it to him for free? Don't you want him not to go back and seize the Yu Kingdom?" Taiwei Ren Xusheng couldn't accept it.

"If this is the case, they will definitely not agree to the conditions directly, so we have to use deceitful means, such as inviting him to come over for inspection, giving away these two places for free, completing the delivery, and splitting with Li Pingyuan." Xuannv published Li Ji said, after hearing this step, a group of old foxes all reacted, their eyes shining.

"When he arrived in the State of Zhao, he was placed under house arrest. At the same time, he instigated the princes of the State of Yu to launch a coup, kill King Yu and seize the throne. At this moment, he is in the State of Zhao, threatening his life to prevent his forces from sending troops and fighting for the throne. The new King Yu will let him go again."

It turned out to be this plan. Everyone seemed to know it clearly. They could guess the end from the beginning. It was very despicable and very useful.

"As for whether he has any hatred for the Zhao State after being released, don't worry about it, because Jizhou has returned to the dynamic balance, and there are three forces again. The Yu State has supported Dou Zhi, and the two forces are hostile to him. They are intertwined with each other. Fighting can ensure the safety of our Zhao country's rear."

Xuannv showed no mercy to Zhuang Xun at all, because she was the national preceptor of Zhao State, and this was her way to ascension.

"Will he come?" King Zhao was not confident.

"meeting."

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