Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 536 The Soldier Without Fighting

In Ye County, the crown prince went to the palace.

Gao Lang recalled the scene he had seen during the day, the groups of farmers supporting the old and the young, holding hoes and rakes, with the resolute expression of seeing death as home, he was a little shocked in his heart, and said to Xiang Zheng: "Zihe, why don't you return?" I really didn't expect that Zhang Ao, King of Zhao, is so loved by the people of Zhao, that they did not hesitate to defend him with bloody battles across the country."

Xiang Zhengdao: "Although Zhang Ao, king of Zhao, is cowardly by nature, he treats the people under his rule extremely leniently. Most of the clothes she wore were woven by Queen Liu Yuan herself, and they were old clothes patched and patched."

Gao Lang nodded, and sighed: "It seems that Zhang Ao is still a good monarch, no wonder Zhao people love him so much."

"Good lord? Good lord? Good lord..." Xiang Zheng paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, sometimes frowning and whispering, sometimes walking in deep thought. After a long while, he suddenly turned around and said to Gao Lang, " Ziliang, Zhang Ao is a good monarch and loves the people like a son, this may be a weakness worth exploiting!"

"Huh?" Gao Lang exclaimed in surprise, "How come loving the people like a son has become a weakness instead?"

Xiang Zhengdao: "Zi Liang, think about it, Zhang Ao loves the people like a son, how can he watch 200 million Zhao people die for his throne, turning the whole Zhao country into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood? When he needs When making a choice between his own throne and the life and death of the two million Zhao people, what choice do you think he will make?"

Gao Lang's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's right!"

Then Gao Lang said worriedly: "But Bai Xuan..."

"Bai Xuan is not in Handan!" Xiang Zheng said, "It's too late!"

Gao Lang clapped his fists and said excitedly: "Zihe, the candidates to lobby are very important. If the words are not sharp enough, I'm afraid they won't be able to convince Zhao Guojun and ministers. If..."

Before Gao Lang could finish speaking, Xiang Zheng said, "This person must be Wu Lue!"

Wu Lue, the legitimate son of Wu She, Prime Minister of the State of Qi, with the style name Zhongren, learned vertical and horizontal skills from Wu She since he was a child, and was admitted to Taixue at the age of 16. He is famous in Jiangdong for his eloquence.

"Come here!" Gao Lang turned his head and shouted, "Mr. Wu Lue is welcome!"

The personal guards in front of the tent led away, and not long after, they invited Wu Lue, a debater who accompanied the army, to the prince Xingyuan.

Xiang Zheng greeted him personally, held Wu Lue's hands and led him into the hall, Wu Lue was terrified and did not even dare to confess, when Xiang Zheng explained the reason, Wu Lue immediately said generously: "Prince, don't worry, I will never disgrace my life."

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Luoyang, study room in the royal palace.

"This is the Ping Zhao Fanglue that the crown prince ordered Xuan Yiwei to submit." Xiang Zhuang handed a secret letter to Bai Lixian, and then asked, "Zi Liang, what do you think?"

Bai Lixian looked surprised after reading the secret letter.

After a while, he said: "Sun Tzu said: In the method of using troops, the whole country is the top priority, followed by breaking the country; the whole army is the top priority, and the breaking army is the second; Therefore, the whole army is the highest, and the second is to break the army. Therefore, it is not a good man who wins a hundred battles; a soldier who defeats others without fighting is also a good man. The crown prince's plan to balance Zhao is really a model here."

"Ziliang, have you kept your reputation?" Xiang Zhuang said humbly, but he was also extremely happy in his heart. Xiang Zheng can come up with a strategy to defeat Zhao without fighting, which shows that he is not a reckless man who only knows how to use force No matter whether Zhao Fanglue succeeds or not in the end, it is something worth celebrating for him, especially for Chu State.

Then Xiang Zhuang asked again: "Ziliang, do you think this strategy of Ping Zhao Fanglue will be successful?"

Xiang Zhuang was also concerned about chaos, so he lost his judgment, but Bai Lixian was a bystander, shaking his feather fan and laughing: "Your Majesty, I think this strategy will definitely work."

Xiang Zhuang said again: "Is it proper to make Zhang Jing the King of Zhao?"

Without asking for instructions in advance, Xiang Zheng directly proposed to make Zhang Jing the King of Zhao, which made Xiang Zhuang feel a little uncomfortable. Originally, he alone had the final say on all affairs of Chu State, but now suddenly there was another one. Xiang Zhuang is really not used to someone who can take charge, even if this person is his son, the prince of Chu.

Bailixian naturally knew what Xiang Zhuang was thinking, but he also knew that making Zhang Jing the King of Zhao was the best choice at the moment, because Zhang Jing's foundation in the Zhao Kingdom was shallow, and if he wanted to keep his throne, he had to hug him tightly. Chu State's thick legs are conducive to Chu State's control over Zhao State, so he said cautiously: "I think it is appropriate."

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The next morning, Wu Lue dressed in white and rode alone to the outside of Handan city.

Zhao Jun, who was guarding the city, did not dare to be careless. After Wu Luedao made clear his intention and inspected the festival, he did not open the city gate, but just lowered the hanging basket and raised Wu Lue to the top of the city.

Hearing that the envoy from Chu had arrived, Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, hurriedly summoned Xiang Guangao of the old country, Zhang Jing, the prime minister of the state, and other civil and military ministers to gather in the hall.

While the bells and drums were ringing, Wu Lue went straight into the hall, first paid homage to Zhang Ao according to the etiquette of a monarch and minister, and then took out a letter of state from his sleeve to present, and said loudly: "This is the letter of state of my Great Chu, please read it to King Zhao."

A servant had already stepped forward to take the letter of credence, and handed it to Zhao Wang Zhang Ao with both hands.

Zhang Ao hastily read the letter of credence, and his face suddenly became ashamed. Standing at the bottom of the steps, Xiangguan Gao of the old country was so anxious that he repeatedly crutched the ground with his hands. .

After reading the Guoshu, Guan Gao was so angry that his beard and beard swelled, he threw the Guoshu on the hall, pointed at Wu Lue with his crutch and reprimanded sharply: "Zhuzi is so rampant?!"

Prime Minister Zhang Jing pouted his buttocks to pick up the letter of credence from the ground, but was stunned when he saw it.

Dare to feel that this is the edict ordered by the king of Chu to abdicate Zhang Ao. He also threatened that if Zhang Ao did not abdicate, Chu would launch a massive army of 50 to attack Zhao. At that time, the land of Handan would become a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, especially embarrassing for Zhang Jing Yes, the king of Chu actually ordered Zhang Ao to give him the throne, which was really beyond his expectation.

At this time, a few ministers also came over to see the content of the edict, and after whispering to each other, all the ministers in the hall knew the content of the edict. When the ministers looked at Zhang Ao and Zhang Jing again, they all had strange expressions and said It seems that Zhang Jing is also the younger brother of the former king Zhang Er, so he can be regarded as a son of the royal family.

"It's ridiculous, it's absolutely ridiculous!" Old Guan Gao Lian Lian stomped the gold bricks on the ground with his crutches, and said angrily, "I am the king of Zhao, how can the king of another country be established when he wants to be established, and when he wants to be abolished?" Waste..."

"The old minister's words are wrong." Wu Lue interrupted Guan Gaodao, "I, the great king of Chu, is the uncle king respected by the world. In the past, the eighteen princes, including the king of Han, were all entrusted by him. Today, we inherit the legacy of the former king and rule by culture. Martial arts, brilliance and prowess are especially superior, Wei Wang, Qi Wang, and Bei Diao Wang are all enshrined by him, how can they not have the right to abolish the king of Zhao?"

Guan Gaodao: "In the past, the eighteen princes respected the King of Chu as the Uncle King of the World because of the great prestige of the King of Chu and the respect of the world. Since then, the King of Chu has gone against the law and the world has abandoned him. My great Zhao has not respected the King of Chu for a long time. abolished?"

Wu Lue flicked his sleeves abruptly, and said sarcastically: "Rites and laws, do you mean that what can be done is useless? Is it possible that I, Uncle Chu, are you, Zhao Guo, who say they don't respect you? If everyone doesn't respect their elders If you can't control your eyes, how is it different from a beast?" These words are almost cursing at Lao Guangao's nose, you are a beast.

Lao Guangao has always spoken his word in Zhao Guo, when did he receive such insults?Immediately, his lungs exploded, but etiquette and music are the rules of heaven after all, the old man suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "The king of Chu is indeed the king of the world, but my king is virtuous and courteous, and he is lenient and loves the people." Ruzi, why does the King of Chu have any reason to abolish his throne?"

Wu Lue sneered and said: "The king of Zhao misused Baixuan, Baiyan and other traitors to endanger other countries and bring disasters on Zhao's behalf. This is unworthy; Disasters caused by swords and soldiers are bad; such unworthy and bad kings, what is the use of keeping them, and what is the pity of abolishing them?"

After a pause, Wu Lue said again: "Millions of Zhao people, would they rather die with jade?"

Wu Lue's last sentence is a blatant threat. It means that our king of Chu abolishes the king of Zhao. Are you Zhao people willing to fight Chu with me for a waste who is destined to abdicate? Do you want to fight for everything?As the saying goes, those who know current affairs are heroes, you should think about it carefully.

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the hall were shocked and angry. The one who was shocked was Chu's ambition, and the one who was angry was the aggressive and arrogant posture of the Chu envoy. Do you really think that our Zhao country is easy to bully?Is it true that our 100 million Zhao Guomen are made of mud and paper?Even if it's a bloody battle for the whole country, even if it's a fight to the death, it will never make you Chu country feel better!
Only Zhang Ao, king of Zhao, who was the chief, was so startled that he was in a war.

Lao Guan was so angry that he was so angry that he stretched out his withered right hand and pointed at Wu Lue and hissed, "Come on, drag this stick down with me and cook it!"

Lao Guangao has always had prestige in Zhao Guo, and when he gave an order, two guards in front of the palace stepped forward, dragged Wu Lue and walked out of the palace, Wu Lue didn't struggle, just turned his head and swept Zhao Guojun and his ministers coldly After a circle, he said with a smile: "In a country's dynasty, a man with a handsome head roared in the hall, and an old thief with a beard killed his envoy without authorization. How weird and ridiculous?"

Before leaving the gate of the palace, Wu Lue looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Mr. Zhang Aopi, old thief Guan Gao, you just wait for 50 Chu Jia to kill Handan, and Zhao Guo waits for the blood to flow into rivers and corpses to be scattered all over the field." Well, hahaha..."

Zhang Ao's face became more and more ashen. In a trance, he seemed to see a mountain of corpses.

"Cook it, cook it!" Old Guan Gao stomped his feet repeatedly, "I will eat his meat, I will eat his meat!"

"Stop!" Seeing that Wu Lue was about to be dragged out of the palace gate by the guards, Zhang Ao, who was sitting on the chief seat, stretched out his hands, and finally spoke tremblingly, "It is bad luck for the country to kill envoys without authorization."

Lao Guangao was furious and said: "What a pity to kill such an arrogant person?"

"You must not kill the envoy." Zhang Ao waved his hand, as if he had made a decision in his heart, and said decisively, "Besides, what the envoy of Chu said was not empty words. I feel that my talents are insufficient and it is difficult to be competent, so I decided to give way to Uncle Wang."

(End of this chapter)