After Zhao Suhou rested in Shouling forever, on the same day, the envoys from the five countries wrote a letter together asking to bid farewell.
Zhao Yong did not detain the envoys. He ordered people to submit letters of friendship to the five countries and then released them.
The five countries originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to seduce Zhao in the name of a funeral, but who would have thought that they would actually become the ones mourning in the end.
Perhaps this matter is undoubtedly a shame for Qin, Wei and other countries.
But no matter what, for Zhao Suhou, to be able to receive such courtesy from other countries after his death is not a recognition of his achievements by the world. Perhaps this is the best way to commemorate the hero.
...Zhao Yong dragged his tired body back to his own Longtai palace, and lay on the comfortable soft bed. Then the eunuch ordered Chen Zhong to lead two palace maids to come forward and remove the clothes for him. Heavy filial piety.
Zhao Yong closed his eyes and let everyone tease him. He just wanted to have a good sleep now.
But although his body relaxed, his brain was not as expected and was still running continuously.
The funeral matter was finally settled, but there was still no clue in the snare that was giving him a headache. After the failed attempt to assassinate Zhao Yong a few days ago, this organization completely disappeared from Handan City overnight.
The female assassin who was imprisoned did not utter a single word until her death, which made Zhao Yong feel depressed and timid.
Originally, he had ordered Fei Yi to lay a dragnet all over Handan, waiting for the prey to take the bait, but unexpectedly the other party stopped making any movement.
It is easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but it is difficult to guard against a thief for a thousand days.
...Especially in the past few days, he had been so frightened every night that he couldn't sleep peacefully. He was afraid that the assassin would give him a 'surprise' when he woke up!
If this poisonous snake lurking in the dark is not eliminated, he will never feel at ease.
...And although the armies of the five countries have retreated, the external pressure has not completely disappeared.
The countries outside are still watching with eager eyes, waiting for Zhao to show his weakness, and then kill him with one blow!
According to the current decadent national power of Zhao State, it is simply unable to compete with the coalition forces of other countries. He cannot bear the burden of the Qin Army alone.
He was just betting that the five countries didn't have the determination to fight Zhao Guo to the death.
To put it bluntly, whether it is Qin, Qi, Yan, or Chu, they are all waiting to be the fishermen. They really want to fight with Zhao. They are not stupid. No one is willing to do the thing of "relatives will suffer, enemies will be happy" .
The current situation in China is nothing more than a combination of horizontal and vertical alliances. No country's power can truly defeat many with one.
The man who made the entire Chinese land tremble has not been born yet and will never be born.
The Qin State was indeed strong after Wei Yang's reform. First, it went eastward from Hangu to attack the Wei State and regain the land in Hexi that had been lost for half a century. Then he went north to attack Zhao Guo and captured the two cities of Lin and Lishi. However, the premise of all this was that the Kanto countries fought on their own.
"Hey." Zhao Yong sighed softly.
He has not been idle these days. He has learned a lot about the surrounding areas of Handan and the relevant personnel and military of Zhao State. Combined with the knowledge of his previous life, he also has a general understanding of the major events of the Warring States Period.
So he is completely sure of two things: First, what he needs to do most now is to endure, quietly accumulate strength, and make good friends with other countries first. As the saying goes, don’t hit the smiling person. If you want to be a fisherman, you must be patient. temper.
Second, the development path of Zhao State must be in the north, rather than going south to compete with the princes for hegemony and wasting national resources. If the Hu people and the Three Kingdoms in the north of Zhao State are not completely resolved, how can we talk about going south.
So Han Houkang's attitude is very important to Zhao State now. Although the relationship between Han and Zhao is quite deep, it can be traced back to the "Zhao Orphan".
But now it is unclear whether South Korea can withstand the pressure from Qin and Wei.
Just when Zhao Yong's thoughts were racing, he was worried about how Zhao Guo would embark on the road to prosperity.
"Your Majesty..." A soft and soft voice suddenly came from Zhao Yong's ear, with a hint of Jiangnan charm in the shy voice.
When Zhao Yong opened his eyes again, there was only a pretty figure in front of him.
The girl is dressed in a white palace dress. Her fair and smooth skin and healthy and smooth black hair make her full of youthful vitality. Her hair is tied into a bun and decorated with a bob. At this time, the girl was kneeling and sitting on the bed, her bright eyes looking at him lovingly.
...Zhao Yong stared at Li Ying for a long time before coming back to his senses.
Then a visitor carried him onto the big chair, held the girl in his arms and said softly: "Xiao Yue has been well behaved in the palace these days. Have you learned etiquette from the madam?" (The lady here is the wife of Zhao Suhou, Ye Shi It is recorded that King Wuling of Zhao’s biological mother passed away before Suhou.)
Now Zhao Yong has canonized Si Yue as his concubine. (The Yue clan’s surname is Si.)
As the first woman in Zhao Yong's era, he had asked Chen Zhong to thoroughly investigate Si Yue's life experience.
According to Chen Zhong's account, this poor girl was originally a clan daughter of the Yue Kingdom. Because of the civil strife in the Yue Kingdom, she came to Zhao Kingdom with her parents more than ten years ago.
When Zhao Suhou was in power, he appointed his father as a general. Later, his father died in the battle when Qin attacked Lindi, and then Xiaoyue entered the palace.
Perhaps because his father had an old relationship with Chen Zhong during his lifetime, after Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, Chen Zhong arranged for Xiao Yue to serve him alone, and then she naturally became his first concubine.
(During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the emperor was called the king, and his wife was called the queen. The king had one concubine, three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven concubines, eighty-one concubines, and a total of one hundred and twenty-one concubines. The concubine was in the palace, and they were of the same body. The king of heaven; his wife sits and discusses the etiquette of women; the nine concubines teach the four virtues; the wives of the world preside over funerals, sacrifices, and guests; the female royal preface is in the king's bed. During the Warring States period, the princes became kings one after another, the rituals and music collapsed, and the harem system of the princes has been the same since Emperor.)
The positions of queen and wife can only be used for marriage. This is the case in this era. Xiao Yue's parents have died, and there is no powerful maternal clan behind her to support her. Perhaps in other countries, she may only become a plaything and not even get a status.
Si Yue huddled in Zhao Yong's arms and said angrily: "My wife taught me about my wife's virtues, words, appearance, and merits, and also told me to..."
At this point, she broke away from Zhao Yong's arms, sat upright, and said in a different tone: "In the future, you will use these four virtues to teach the maids in the king's palace... Hehehe." The little girl sighed mid-sentence. I couldn't help but laugh at myself.
Suddenly, Si Yue seemed to have thought of something. He raised his face and stared at Zhao Yong, "Your Majesty... They said that you will have many women in the future. Will you not like Xiao Yue in the future..."
Ever since he had skin-to-skin contact with this little girl, Zhao Yong found that she was becoming more and more unabashed in her speech.
Zhao Yong looked at her and didn't reply. He just rubbed her little head out of habit.
The little girl seemed to know the answer. She lowered her head and murmured to herself: "The king only needs a little bit of Xiao Yue's place in his heart." After saying that, she rubbed her head against Zhao Yong's chin like a kitten.
Zhao Yong's chin felt her soft hair and smelled the girl's unique body fragrance, and his anxious mood suddenly eased.
Sure enough, the best seasoning for a man is always beauty!
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... Just when Zhao Yong was drowsy, Chen Zhong suddenly knocked on the door at an inappropriate time.
"Your Majesty, Lord Anping has returned from his mission to South Korea and is waiting for the summons outside the palace."
