In the forty-fourth year of King Xian of Zhou Dynasty, on the 18th day of the fifth month in the year Dingyou, the auspicious day that Qin Jun Yingsi set for himself to become the king was now an advantage to the other five monarchs.
Yan Gong Ji Shuo and Zhongshan Jun Ji Cuo both visited Zhao.
The kings of the five kingdoms of Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Zhongshan met at Xingxiang of Zhao State.
The lotus flowers are embellished with beads, which look like sweat condensed makeup.
Even in the hot summer, the enthusiasm of the monarchs and ministers of the five kingdoms could not be resisted.
The monarchs of the five countries walked on the high platform, worshiped heaven and earth together, and were honored as kings!
King Ying of Wei was also able to satisfy his last vanity, take the lead and fulfill the oath of alliance!
The Zhou royal family personally sent envoys to present crowns to the kings of the five kingdoms, and small kingdoms such as Song, Yue, Wei, and Teng also sent envoys to worship and congratulate them.
The Prime Ministers of the Five Kingdoms once again swept across the world like a hurricane.
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In the Handan Palace, Zhao Yong looked at the dozens of boxes of gold, silver, and silk in front of him, and couldn't help laughing and said: "The King of Qi and the King of Zhongshan are really generous. Such a huge amount of wealth can be given away at once."
After the King of the Five Kingdoms, Qi State saw that it was inevitable that Zhongshan State would fall into the arms of the Three Jin Dynasties, and immediately sent troops to the Zhongshan border.
At the same time, envoys were sent to Zhao and Yan in large quantities of gold and silver, hoping that the two countries could jointly send troops to destroy Zhongshan.
Naturally, the King of Zhongshan also sent a large amount of goods to Yan and Zhao, praying that the two countries would abide by the covenant and vow to send troops to help Zhongshan retreat from Qi.
Zhao Yong received all the goods of Qi and Zhongshan without fail, but he did not have any soldiers.
Li Dui also smiled at this time and said: "Mr. Gongsun Yan's plan really worked very well!"
Zhao Yong couldn't help but nod secretly: Although I have thought of this plan for a long time, letting outsiders say it can reduce the resistance of Zhao's courtiers.
"Your Majesty, the State of Qi is willing to cede the two cities of Pingyi and Huangyi to our State of Zhao. We hope that our State of Zhao can send troops to attack Zhongshan as soon as possible." Zhao Bao said to Kanyutu who was standing aside.
The crowd slowly followed Zhao Bao's gesture and looked over. Pingyi (now Nanle, Henan) and Huangyi (now Guanxian, Shandong) originally belonged to the Wei State. They were captured by the Zhao State fifty years ago. However, they were captured again three years ago. It was taken away by Qi State.
"Your Majesty, please send troops. I am willing to lead the army and destroy Zhongshan together with Qi and Yan!" Li Dui immediately bowed and said.
Some courtiers also echoed and said: "God has given us a good opportunity in the Kingdom of Zhao. Your Majesty, please send troops!"
Zhao Yong ignored Li Dui and others. His eyes never left the exquisitely drawn map of Kyushu in front of him.
If Pingyi and Huangyi are captured, then together with Dangyin, Dunqiu, and Guanze that were previously returned by Wei, they can connect with Zhao's important town of Zhongmou, and form a U-shape to defend Handan on the south bank of the Yellow River where Zhao's troops are weak. Line of defense.
Presumably, Qi State saw that these two cities were always oppressed by Zhao State's Wucheng and Guanze, and now they simply sold them off and returned them to Zhao State, taking the opportunity to disintegrate the Five Kingdoms Alliance.
"What do you think, Handan Ling?" Zhao Yong glanced at Wu Guang, who had just entered the 'top circle'.
Wu Guang stared blankly at the Kan map, organized his words and replied slowly: "The two cities were originally the hometown of our Zhao State, and now our Zhao State has lost territory to the Wei State, and these two cities are located in the defense circle on the south bank of the great river of our Zhao State. in the center."
As he spoke, Wu Guang picked up the long bamboo on the side, circled the map, and continued: "The two cities have always been under threat from our Zhao army. I think they will return to our Zhao country sooner or later." Wu Guang did not mention a word of diplomatic relations in his words. thing.
Zhao Yong nodded secretly. He was worthy of being a commander-in-chief who was both skilled in battle formations and well-versed in the court. Before the attitude of your own monarch is clear, you will never agree casually.
"Can Yan State send troops?" Zhao Yong continued to ask.
"The king of Yan reprimanded the envoy and said: We, the Kingdom of Zhao, will take the lead in everything we do." Zhao Bao replied.
Zhao Yong was stunned. Yan Guo's method was quite clever, and he could see through the key at a glance.
On the surface, the prime ministers of the five kingdoms are still dominated by Wei. After all, Wei is now slightly higher than Zhao in terms of national power and economy.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this time, whether the three Jins are in the same dynasty or the five kingdoms are the prime ministers, Zhao has already vaguely replaced Wei and gradually become the new leader of the three Jins.
King Ying of Wei is already old. After the new king of Wei comes to the throne, Wei still doesn't know what earth-shaking changes will happen.
On the other hand, when King Yongzheng of Zhao was in his prime years, his various behaviors that were neither humble nor arrogant after he ascended the throne, and the reform decrees he issued, we can also see that this son was a wise king.
For a country, a wise leader is more important than any external thing.
Moreover, the war launched by Zhongshan and Qi State is also closely related to Zhao State itself. Yan State seems to be preparing to embrace Zhao State's thigh.
Zhao Yong hesitated for a while whether to help Qi or Zhongshan. But compared to helping Zhongshan, Zhao Yong was more willing to help Qi.
Zhongshan was Zhao's personal thorn in the side. It seemed worthless to reject the King of Qi, protect his great enemy, and offend Qi at the same time.
As Li Dui said, if the Three Kingdoms send troops this time, they may be able to completely destroy Zhongshan. However, before the blood of the Five-Nation Alliance was dry, Zhao violated the alliance, which would obviously break the trust of the world, and the Five-Nation Alliance fell apart.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The covenant is just a piece of paper to Zhao Yong, and everything is based on the interests of Zhao State.
As he thought, was Qi really sending troops to destroy Zhongshan?
Qi's national power is stronger than other countries, and it is obvious that it cannot resist it with the power of one country.
If the State of Zhao really sends troops to help the State of Qi, Zhongshan Bao may fall into the arms of the State of Qi again.
At that time, Zhao State may be self-defeating. The war that originally belonged to Qi State and Zhongshan may be turned against Zhao State at any time!
conspiracy!
Perhaps the State of Qi had never thought about actually attacking Zhongshan. It was possible that everything was just pretentious, all to lure the State of Zhao into taking the bait!
Zhao Yong was keenly aware of the strife and used large sums of money and land as bait. King Tian Yinqi of Qi was indeed very generous.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yong broke into a cold sweat. On the surface, Rhinoceros Head's plan seemed impeccable and could withstand scrutiny. On the surface, he seems to be wholeheartedly thinking about the king and ministers of Zhao State. But now that I think about it carefully, as the Prime Minister of Wei State, why does he admire Zhao State so much?
Sure enough, the biggest crisis was the greed of the people. The kings and ministers of Zhao were all blinded by the huge benefits.
If it is true as Zhao Yong guessed, once the war starts, Wei, Han, Yan, and the Three Kingdoms may not be able to add insult to injury. Anyway, it was Zhao who tore up the alliance first. They have both righteousness and initiative.
If the State of Zhao did not resist the temptation and really followed the State of Qi to attack Zhongshan, it might bring disaster to the State of Zhao.
The rhinoceros head is indeed a rhinoceros head. As expected, it is not a good idea. It is a plan to kill three birds with one stone.
Sure enough, no country should be underestimated!
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Fei Yi had been paying attention to Zhao Yong's movements, and suddenly saw him sweating profusely, and immediately asked with concern.
Zhao Yong also noticed his gaffe, waved his sleeves to wipe away the sweat on his face, and said casually: "It's been very hot these days, I'm just a little hot, it's okay."
Then he called Chen Zhong to the side: "Your Majesty, go and get some ice cubes to relieve the heat for all of you."
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