System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

Chapter 26 Feng Ting dedicates himself to the party

The road to Shangdang was cut off. Feng Ting, the defender of Shangdang, advised his people: "The road to Zheng has been cut off, Qin's troops are advancing day by day, and Han cannot respond. It is better for the above parties to return to Zhao. If Zhao accepts me, Qin will attack it; if Zhao is defeated by Qin's troops, it will be attacked by Qin." We must kiss Han. If Han and Zhao are one, we can become Qin."

Feng Ting's abacus was so loud that people as far away as Handan heard it.

In Handan City, the people rejoiced. Feng Ting abandoned Qin and joined Zhao. Didn't he think that Zhao was stronger than Qin?
Hu Feizi walked among the crowd and saw that the public opinion was boiling, and they all wanted to take back Shangdang. He secretly admired Juzi's clever plan.

The Mo scholars, who were waiting and watching, saw that the situation was indeed as Juzi expected, and they all admired him.

"The two inks returned to their hearts, and we haven't seen each other for a hundred years." Hu Feizi sighed to the black dolphin beside him.

Heidu had taken refuge in Juzi early, and was not as moved as Hu Feizi: "Have you done what the queen arranged?"

"Don't worry, Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao was summoned to the palace by King Zhao today, it must be for the sake of joining the party."

The facts were indeed as Hu Feizi said. King Zhao summoned Zhao Bao to discuss joining the party.

When Zhao Bao entered the palace, he happened to meet Feng Ting's envoy kneeling in front of the palace.

"Han cannot defend Shangdang. The officials and people of Shangdang yearn for Zhao and are unwilling to submit to Qin. There are now seventeen cities in the city, and I would like to worship the king again."

The envoy bowed sincerely, which greatly satisfied King Zhao's vanity.

With a smile on his face, King Zhao asked Zhao Bao: "Mr. Pingyang, what do you think?"

Zhao Bao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about the gold he had collected last night, and then about Qin's tiger and wolf troops.

Zhao Bao naturally expressed his objection: "A saint must be careful of misfortunes and unprovoked gains."

Your Majesty, pie for no reason is a disaster!
King Zhao, who was originally in high spirits, couldn't hear these heartfelt words: "What does it mean to be happy with my virtues for no reason?"

This is the reason why he is respected and admired by others for his moral integrity!

Zhao Bao trembled with fear when he thought of Qin's rage and his troops attacking Zhao.

"Qin was encroaching on the land of Han. It was in the middle of the country and it was not allowed to communicate with the people. It thought that Shangdang was in the bag. As a result, the Han family was so ambitious that they dedicated Shangdang to Zhao. This was a frame-up! Qin accepted his work and Zhao accepted it. How can we give up on the benefits? It's better not to accept them."

King Zhao thought for a moment and realized that although Lord Pingyang Zhao Bao's words were not pleasant to listen to, he was telling the truth: "Let's discuss this later."

Hu Feizi, who learned about the content of the debate between Zhao Bao and Zhao Wang, proudly showed it to Heidou: "No one can compete with Qi Mo in discussing policy!"

What surprised Heidou was: "What was said during the day was spread throughout Handan in the evening. The palace of Prince Zhao is leaking like a sieve."

Hu Feizi chuckled: "When nobles discuss important matters, they always have servants to serve them. And most of the servants are people who forget their loyalty for profit."

King Zhao was hesitant and soft-hearted. He felt that what Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao said was reasonable, so he did not want to join the party.

But Zhao State has a staunch anti-Qin faction-Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng!

After Zhao Sheng heard Zhao Bao's performance, he felt something was wrong and rushed to the palace overnight to ask for an audience with King Zhao.

Zhao Sheng, a handsome young master in troubled times, had a great reputation and many followers. He once participated in the battle between Zhao She and Ma Fujun.

Therefore, King Zhao trusted Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng more than Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao.

Zhao Sheng kowtowed and said, "We mobilized millions of troops to fight, and after months and months of attacks, we were unable to capture a single city. Now we are sitting back and enjoying the success of seventeen cities. This is a great benefit. We cannot lose this opportunity! Please think twice, your Majesty."

Zhao Sheng's words touched King Zhao's heart, but King Zhao still hesitated whether to take advantage of it or not.

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When he learned that Zhao Sheng advocated taking over the Shangdang, Hu Feizi was so angry that he jumped up and down.

"Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng does not distinguish between public and private affairs, and he is not a human being!"

A few years ago, in order to help Fan Sui take revenge on Wei Qi, the King of Qin deceived Pingyuan Jun, who had taken Wei Qi into custody at that time, to come to Qin and played a trick of "detaining King Huai of Chu" in tribute.

Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng would rather die than surrender and firmly refused to betray his friends.

The King of Qin had no choice but to coerce King Zhao to trade Wei Qi's head for Zhao Sheng.There is no doubt about King Zhao's choice, but Yu Qing, who understands Lord Pingyuan's intentions, is determined to fight to the end and would rather resign than to elope with Wei Qi.

Despite this, Wei Qi failed to save his life in the end.

After Zhao Sheng, the king of Pingyuan, returned to the country, he and Yu Qing became staunch anti-Qin elements.

Heidou looked grim, and now the struggle between the upper party has turned into a factional struggle within Zhao.

The pro-Qin faction and the anti-Qin faction were evenly matched.

"But there is another way?"

Hu Feizi gritted his teeth and said, "We need to add more weights, and there is one more move!"

Perhaps he was thinking about it during the day and dreaming at night. King Zhao had a dream that night. When he woke up, he immediately summoned the shamans to interpret the dream for him.

"Last night I dreamed that I was wearing clothes of different colors on the left and right, riding a flying dragon and flying into the sky. I fell down before reaching the heaven. When I landed on the ground, I found that I was lying among mountains of gold and jade."

After using the tortoise shell for divination, the shaman explained: "Dreaming about clothes of different colors on the left and right means tatters. Riding a flying dragon to the sky and falling before reaching the heaven means fame but no real profit. Seeing gold and jade piled up. If it is like a mountain, there is trouble."

King Zhao looked displeased and asked the shaman to leave.

The shaman nodded to an unknown servant outside the palace, and when he saw the servant quietly retreating, he left with peace of mind.

There are no secrets in the palace of King Zhao. King Zhao’s dream interpretation soon reached the ears of Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng.

"Yu Qing, what do you think about this matter?"

Yu Qing: "The King of Qin is cunning. If he is allowed to join the party, the Qin army can quickly and smoothly penetrate into the hinterland of Zhao State. Zhao State is in danger."

Zhao Shengshen thought so and decided to launch a public opinion offensive to build momentum for Zhao.

"The Han family would rather dedicate Shangdang to the State of Zhao than rely on the State of Qin. This shows that the State of Zhao is strong."

"The envoy said that the people admire King Zhao's virtues, and this is public opinion."

"The king is both talented and virtuous, wise and brave, and is indeed a wise king."

"In the battle between Yan and Qin that day, our Zhao army was able to break the Qin army's undefeated myth. Now, the Zhao army is even stronger, so what should we fear?"

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There was a lot of discussion among the people, and Hu Feizi wrinkled his features with worry: "Both sides are planning to lose everything, and they can only wait for King Zhao's decision."

Heidou knew that Hu Feizi had tried his best: "I didn't expect that the shaman was also one of your people."

Hu Feizi sighed: "King Zhao is so happy about his success. Judging from the current situation, we may have nothing to gain."

But Black Dolphin is as stable as Mount Tai: "No problem, I am doing my best this time to reduce the casualties of both countries. Whatever King Zhao decides will not affect the queen's plan."

"In the past few days, spies have been tracking us."

Hei Dou was stunned, then smiled and said: "Nvjun knows things like a god, and this is also part of the plan. You ordered people to let out the news. This matter was done by the Mo family, and the person standing behind the Mo family is Nvjun."

Hu Feizi stroked his beard, and his anxious heart suddenly calmed down: "Is the queen determined to go to Qin? Does the queen want to establish a relationship with Qin?"

"That's right! There is a huge difference between escaping back to Qin and making great achievements and then returning to Qin."

Hu Feizi's eyes flashed: "I understand. As long as we intervene, no matter what the result is, we will all take credit."

All the eyes of the Seven Kingdoms were focused on King Zhao. King Zhao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at night.

Shangdang is a hot potato, whether you accept it or not, it will be hot.

　The year of Hu Feizi's birth and death is unknown, but according to the plot, it is arranged in this time period.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)