Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 700 Changes in the Three Kingdoms
  However, for those who are truly discerning, although Qin failed to win this war, it did not result in nothing.

The most important result of the battle was that the Zhao army was also seriously damaged under Wang Jian's fierce attack. Li Mu could not take the opportunity to regain the lost ground like he did when he defeated Huan Jue. He was even unable to maintain the existing front line and could only helplessly shrink the defense line. , withdrew the troops and stationed them near Handan.

The second gain was that Li Mu, who had just been granted the title of Lord Wu'an by King Zhao and relied on as the pillar of the country, had already developed an irreparable rift with his king.

During the period when Handan was being harassed, Zhao Wangqian, driven by the advice of civil and military officials and his own timidity, issued several edicts ordering Li Mu to return to the capital to aid. However, Li Mu always thought that "the general is away, and the king's orders are not accepted." The reason was rejected.

Even several of the lieutenants sent to Li Mu by Zhao Wangqian were executed by Li Mu for disturbing the morale of the army and having evil intentions because they excessively used the king's orders to force Li Mu to withdraw his troops and return reinforcements.

Although Handan was not disturbed by Sima Shang's efforts, and the Gonggun princes above the court were not in trouble at all, the rift between the monarch and his ministers was inevitable.

This kind of thing is inevitable. Li Mu currently holds more than 60% of Zhao's military strength. It can be said that he has absolute military power.

As the king, Zhao Wangqian refused his repeated orders on the grounds that the general was away. Who can accept this? Who can feel at ease?
  As long as he is a normal king, he cannot accept it. If he can accept this situation, it only means that this king is a great injustice, iron and honest.

Even Ying Zheng wouldn't be able to endure this situation.

However, a clear-minded king can sort out current affairs and will not shrink in power without thinking.

At present, the Zhao Kingdom is in turmoil, and powerful enemies are on the lookout. As a general of the Zhu Kingdom, Li Mu does not listen to orders and disobeys the king's orders, but after all, he does things that are beneficial to the country, and he does not show any intention of being disloyal. Tolerance still has to be tolerated.

At least... you can find opportunities to hammer and hammer in peacetime, but when marching and fighting, you have to be willing to delegate power.

It's a pity that Zhao Wangqian is not that big-hearted.

Once Li Mu disobeys the propaganda again, he may not be able to tolerate it anymore...

In fact, the reason why Li Mu withdrew his troops to garrison in Handan this time and handed over part of his military power was to show weakness to King Zhao and try to make up for the fragile relationship between king and minister.

Of course, in order to prevent Zhao Wangqian from acting recklessly, the most elite northern border troops were still firmly held by Li Mu, and those handed over were all border troops from the southern counties.

As time went by, another thing gradually spread among the countries, that is, the prince of Yan State, Yan Dan, who was held hostage in Qin State, escaped from Xianyang and returned to Yan State.

It is not uncommon for hostages to escape in various countries. The father of King Qin Yingzheng, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, was a hostage in the State of Zhao, and later escaped back to the State of Qin with the help of Lu Buwei.

However, although the matter is not new, it is still inappropriate for Proton Mao to abscond rashly in private now that the Qin State's military power is at its peak.

King Yan was indeed worried at first, but later he felt relieved when he saw that Qin Guo did not seem to want to pursue the matter further.

He only thought it was because the war with Zhao State was unfavorable and Qin State had nothing to do, so he took it lightly.

For this reason, after Yan Dan fled back to Jidu and casually said something to King Yan about how dangerous his life in Xianyang was, he was not held accountable.

However, Yan Dan was not completely punished.

I don't know whether it was simply because of this private escape, or because he had some thoughts about the violent death of Yan Chunjun, his biological brother. He did not rush to let the prince Yan Dan enter politics again to assist him in supervising the country. Instead, he first let him stay as the prince. The government is in confinement.

You can go out freely, but you are not allowed to meet with courtiers privately or interfere in political affairs.

He said that he would wait until the prince got married and officially started a family before making a decision.

Yan Dan had no objection to this.

It was normal for King Yan to want him to have a family. He was not young anymore and logically he should have started a family long ago, but he just kept putting it off. In the past, King Yan was too lazy to care about this and did not force it. This time, it was reasonable and reasonable to raise it.

Yan Dan is not in a hurry, he just doesn't see the courtiers if he can't see them. Lord Yan Chun is dead, what else does he need to be anxious about in the court?
  It just so happened that he took this opportunity to hide out for a while, transform into the identity of the leader of the Mo family, and go carefully investigate what happened these days.

In addition to the two countries Yanzhao, South Korea has not been peaceful recently.

The Qin army's pressure on South Korea has not stopped, and Nei Shiteng has even deliberately provoked border disputes more than once. Fortunately, the South Korean army was more tolerant and the situation did not escalate.

However, these vague signals made King Han feel restless, and his belly was about to shrink.

The envoys sent to Xianyang all sat on the bench and received only vague and perfunctory words without any definite answers.

Han Fei couldn't sit back and ignore this, so he had to run for his mother country again. However, even if he was covered with a layer of honor from the National Prefect's Office, he could not do anything about this matter.

There are many people who are willing to sell favors to the Imperial Preceptor's Office, but the Imperial Preceptor's Office is not as prestigious as the King of Qin.

Ying Zheng refused to let go of the matter, and even if Han Fei was tongue-tied and eloquent, he could not convince anyone.

All his actions were in vain... not completely useless, at least they got him into trouble again.

Li Si once again attacked Han Fei at the court meeting for his actions during this period.

The responders... no more, no less, at least not as few as before.

Firstly, Gu Xun, Han Fei's backer, left Xianyang. Secondly, there have been some undercurrents in Xianyang recently, and some people with keen senses noticed that the Imperial Master's Mansion did not seem to be so popular anymore.

At this time, Han Fei also knew that he was in a quagmire and was struggling, but... he still had a good heart, and even though he died nine times, he still had no regrets!
  For South Korea, he never regretted it. Even though the road ahead was gloomy, he could not stop.

After various attempts failed, Han Wangan began to think of other ways to save his rule.

However, it is obviously impossible for him to think of any serious solution. South Korea currently has no serious solution to solve the dilemma.

If you ask for peace, you will be ignored. If you go to war directly, you will be beaten to death on the spot. Han Wangan has no choice.

Of course, his current desperate situation all comes from him and his father's mediocrity, and he deserves it.

As for the unorthodox method he thought of, it was very simple and old-fashioned, nothing more than getting married and ceding territory.

As for why there was no compensation... Haha, of course he would rather spend money to settle the matter than cede the land.

However, as the old saying goes, money is not the problem, the problem is lack of money.

　Historically, Li Mu did disobey Zhao Wangqian's orders many times, but there was nothing he could do about it. If he listened to his teammates, he would be dead, but if he didn't, he would be sent directly.

　　After Qin's counterintuitive plan worked, Zhao Wangqian ordered Li Mu to hand over his military power and return to Handan to wait for disposal. Li Mu disobeyed and insisted on leading troops, but was secretly killed by Zhao Wangqian's men.

　　By the way, this battle was historically called the Battle of Panwu.

　　The Qin army was actually defeated more severely and more simply than what I wrote. Li Mu completely used the attack instead of suffering, and directly led his army to counterattack, giving the Qin army a head-on blow, and was defeated on the spot.

　　
  　
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