Ever since the five kingdoms of Qin, Qi, Yan, Wei and Han formed an alliance to attack Zhao, Handan seemed to be shrouded in a dark cloud, covering the sky, and the whole city was lifeless.
The people in Handan were very worried. They didn't know what the situation was like on the battlefield now, but they knew that Zhao couldn't even defeat Qin back then, and now it was facing five countries, so how could it be possible to win.
They worry about whether their relatives can come back alive, and whether foreign enemies will kill them if they attack.
Even though the good news of Zhao Kuo's defeat of the Yan army came a few days ago, it still failed to dispel the haze above everyone's heads.
This is just a partial army of Yan State. Yan State also has a large army, and there are four other countries, each of which is more powerful than Yan State.
Can Zhao Guo stop them?
At Chenshi, Yu Xin and others came to the side hall of the palace early to handle government affairs.
In the past, ministers of the State of Zhao did not have fixed offices and handled affairs in their own homes. The same was true for the monarch. Only when there was a large court meeting or important events occurred, the ministers would be summoned to discuss in the main hall.
But now that Zhao Kuo is away, all matters in the court need to be discussed and handled by everyone. If they stay at home and gather together when something happens, it will waste too much time, so Yu Xin and others, after obtaining the consent of the Queen Mother Yan, The affairs were moved to the side hall for handling.
"Where is the progress of farmland reclamation?" Yu Xin sat at the top and asked after seeing everyone arrived.
“All the abandoned farmland in the past two years has been reclaimed, and the rest has not yet been reclaimed,” Zhao Bao said.
"No one is making trouble, right?" Yu Xin asked.
These fields are not ownerless, they have simply been abandoned by their original owners. According to the laws of Zhao State, anyone can cultivate abandoned fields. But even so, there will definitely be some people who take advantage of this to cause trouble.
"Yes. Everything has been dealt with." Zhao Bao said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Yu Xin nodded and did not ask Zhao Bao how to deal with it.
Those who can cause trouble must have the support of nobles behind them, but no matter how expensive it is, it cannot be more expensive than Zhao Bao. As long as Zhao Bao is on top, there will be no big problems.
"The Shaofu Workshop has newly built a batch of curved shaft plows, and we need to arrange personnel to send them to various counties immediately. There are also water trucks. It is too slow for the people from the workshop to spread them to the counties, so we directly call in the personnel from each county. , and then the workshop will teach them." Yu Xin looked around and said, "Zhao Yu will be responsible for this matter, and it must be promoted to every county before spring plowing."
"No." Zhao Yu said, cupping his fists.
"Our food and grass are almost no longer able to support us. Should we stop using work instead of relief first?" Zhao Bao asked.
"Don't stop." Yu Xin shook his head, "With the king's character, after defeating Yan State, he will definitely cut off a large piece of flesh from Yan State. By then we will have food and grass."
"Report, good news from the front." At this time, a soldier rushed in from outside.
"Good news!" Everyone suddenly stood up, staring at the good news in the hands of the soldiers.
"Read it." Yu Xin said excitedly.
"General Li Mu defeated the Yan army outside Dai City, and then ordered Zhao Feiqi to capture Shanggu Pass from the trail and cut off the Yan army's food route. The Yan army surrendered after more than ten days without food. General Li Mu then left Dai County and surrounded Yan with the king's soldiers. The capital of the country, Yan State seeks peace..."
Yu Xin came over, grabbed the good news, and then read: "The State of Yan ceded Shanggu County, Wuyang City, and all the land south of Yishui to our State of Zhao. Huh? The State of Zhao exchanged Shanggu County for Yan Prime Minister Lifu ? The State of Yan will compensate our State of Zhao with 1.3 million shi of grain, 50,000 jins of copper, and 50,000 jins of iron. The State of Yan will surrender to our State of Zhao and shall not send troops to attack the State of Zhao within five years."
"Hahaha, what did I just say? The king can not only defeat the Yan army and show off the power of our Zhao country! He will also cut off a large piece of flesh from the Yan country." Yu Xin said excitedly.
He originally thought that Zhao Kuo would let Yan Guo pay some food compensation, but he didn't expect that he would have to cede land and pay compensation, and in the end he would not release the prisoners!
It's so... wise!
"Show me quickly."
"show me."
A group of senior court officials over fifty years old rushed over and snatched the good news from Yu Xin like children.
"You are all so old, can you be more steady?" Yu Xin said.
"Who ran faster than a rabbit and rushed to the front?" Wei Qi curled his lips. There were still footprints on his shoes that Yu Xin had just stepped on.
After Yu Xin was exposed, he didn't feel ashamed at all, and said sternly: "Isn't that just to help you see it first? Okay, everyone can see it later. Now let's get down to business, the king has an order. Let Pingyang You and your son Mu will go north to take charge of the settlement with Yan State."
"I'll go find Mu'er right away and then we can set off." Zhao Bao said immediately.
"There are also arrangements for Hejian County officials. Your Majesty asked us to draw them up and then hand them over to him." Yu Xin added.
"Leave it to us." Chulong nodded.
"By the way, there is no need to transport food and grass to the king in the future. The farmers responsible for this part can be dismissed." Yu Xin said.
"Ah?" Everyone looked at Yu Xin strangely. This was the second time they saw someone not raising food and grass during a war. Could it be that Zhao Kuo asked others to provide food and grass like before?
"Your Majesty has already carried thirty days of food and grass to the south to attack Qi." Yu Xin said.
"Your Majesty plans to defeat Qi within thirty days?" Chulong said in shock.
Yu Xin nodded.
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Beam.
After the King of Wei received Jin Bi's letter, he immediately summoned Lord Xinling, Fan Zuo, Duan Qianzi and others for discussion.
"How credible do you think Tian Dan's words are?" King Wei handed the letter to the three of them.
"Your Majesty, Tian Dan's purpose is obviously to alienate the relationship between us and the Qin State. Now that the three kingdoms of Chu, Qi and Qin have lost their glory, the rise of Zhao State has become more and more obvious. Our Wei State has regained two and a half counties, and its national power is comparable to At that time, Marquis Wen and Marquis Wu, as long as Zhao is defeated, Wei will be able to regain its position as the hegemon." Duan Qianzi said immediately.
"Don't you Duan Qianzi know who conquered the two and a half counties of Wei State? Do you think we can defeat King Zhao?" Wei Wuji said in a deep voice.
He did not agree to attack Zhao at the beginning. Although Qin was defeated, its background was still there and it was still Wei's number one enemy.
Moreover, when Wei Guo newly acquired two and a half counties, the first thing he had to do was to calm the people's hearts, instead of establishing a strong enemy and pushing Zhao Guo, who had the best relationship with Wei Guo, into the opposite direction.
At the beginning, the Wei State offended all the surrounding princes. In the end, all the princes united and pulled the Wei State from the position of hegemon.
"What do Lord Xinling mean by this? Without the help of Wei, how could Zhao Kuo defeat Qin? Why should we listen to Lord Xinling? All the credit belongs to Zhao Kuo?" Duan Muzi said loudly. "I heard that Zhao Kuo often exchanges letters with Lord Xinling. Could it be that Lord Xinling has secretly defected to Zhao?"
Wei Wuji's face turned livid with anger. Wei Wuji really wanted to go and seek refuge with Zhao Kuo, but he put an end to this idea after the war between the two countries.
If Zhao and Wei have good relations, his trip to Zhao will be a good deal.
But now that the two countries are at war, if he goes to Zhao Kuo, no matter who wins in the end, he will be scolded by the other side, so in the end he can only politely refuse Zhao Kuo.
"I wonder how much money Duan Qianzi secretly received from Qin?" Wei Wuji asked in a deep voice.
Duan Qianzi knelt on the ground with a "pop", walked to the King of Wei on his knees, hugged the King of Wei's thigh, and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, my loyalty to the Kingdom of Wei can be seen from the sky, and the sun and the moon are proof. Your Majesty, you can send someone to go there. I will search my house and if there is any money of unknown origin, I will be killed in this hall."
"Prime Minister, get up quickly. When have I ever doubted Prime Minister's loyalty?" King Wei quickly helped Duan Qianzi up. "Second brother, the Prime Minister is the humerus of our Wei State. He has worked hard for our Wei State all his life. Can't you say a few words less?"
"Yes, my brother has remembered it." Wei Wuji's face was gloomy, and his heart was filled with anger.
He, the royal brother, trusts everyone in the world, except his younger brother!
King Wei looked at Fan Zuo and asked, "What do you think, Taifu?"
"Your Majesty, the key is not whether Tian Dan's words can be trusted, but whether Qin State can be trusted." Fan Zuo leaned over and said.
King Wei's expression changed, and he suddenly thought of all the misdeeds of Qin. "What Taifu means is..."
"Your Majesty, this is Zhao's plan. It's unbelievable. If we miss this opportunity, when Zhao gains the hearts and minds of the people in Yecheng, we, Wei, will never have the chance to take back Yecheng." Seeing this, Duan Qianzi hurriedly stepped forward and said .
When the King of Wei heard this, he hesitated a little. In the original battle against Qin, the State of Zhao contributed the most and gained the least. In order to make up for it, the State of Wei gave the city of Ye to the State of Zhao.
Although King Wei agreed happily at the time, he always felt a little painful later and wanted to take Yecheng back.
If you can't get it back this time, the possibility of getting it back in the future will indeed be much smaller.
"Okay, you go back first, I will think about it later." King Wei waved his hand and said.
"No." The three of them resigned.
King Wei also got up and walked towards the harem.
"Your Majesty, are you having trouble again?" Seeing King Wei's sad face, Lord Long Yang stepped forward to greet him, gently hugged King Wei's head, and gently massaged his temples with his soft little hands.
King Wei lay in Lord Longyang's arms, recounted what had just happened, and then asked, "What do you think we should do?"
"I heard that the guard of Yecheng in Zhao State was Tian Dan, who was restored to Qi back then?" Lord Long Yang said in a low voice.
"Not bad." King Wei nodded.
"Does the king think that General Jin Bi and South Korea's Baoyang General can defeat Tian Dan and capture Ye City?" Long Yangjun asked.
King Wei frowned and said, "It's difficult."
"Then your Majesty, do you think that if Lord Wu'an of Qin State turns around and attacks Hedong, can we defeat him?" Lord Long Yang said again.
"We, the State of Wei, only have 50,000 defenders in Hedong. We are no match for Lord Wu An. If Lord Wu An makes a sneak attack, Hedong will change hands in a few days." King Wei shook his head.
"In that case, why is the king still hesitating?" Long Yangjun's thin words were like the spring breeze blowing in King Wei's ears, tickling his heart.
"Beauty is still smart." King Wei hugged Long Yangjun, threw him on the bed next to him, and tore his gauze into pieces with all his strength. "I want to reward beauties well."
"My lord, be gentle!"
