"You want Jiuding, but you don't want to break up with me, Zhao State? Haha, how can there be such a good thing in the world? After years of accumulation, it seems that Wei State seems to have forgotten how powerful Zhao State is." Zhao Kuo was almost happy.
Not to mention that Zhao Guo contributed the most in the battle of the royal city, so he should get Jiuding. Just because the Jiuding was brought back by Zhao Jun, it should belong to Zhao State, and Wei State has no reason to occupy it.
Although it is said that there is no morality at all between countries, that is only when the faces are broken. Otherwise, no matter how dirty they are behind the scenes, they must be upright on the surface.
What's more, Wei and Zhao are still allies.
"I would like to write a letter to persuade Brother Wang." Wei Wuji said anxiously.
He knew very well that Jiuding could not be occupied by anyone who wanted to. Without the strength to occupy Jiuding, it is just a way to die.
In the entire world, except for Zhao and Qin who are qualified to occupy Jiuding, any other country that obtains Jiuding will inevitably have a war, and Wei is the place of the Four War, bordering all countries except Yan. Once you seek death, your death will be more miserable than in other countries.
Wei Wuji could not just watch Wei fall into the abyss.
"How long have our Zhao soldiers been detained in Daliang by Wei?" Zhao Kuo asked in a deep voice.
"It's been half a month." Lin Xiangru sighed.
"It's been half a month. Lord Xinling must have written a letter to King Wei before. It seems to have no effect. In this case, there is no need to write another letter." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"No." Wei Wuji reluctantly handed over his hand.
Zhao Kuo was right. As soon as he received the news, he wrote a letter to King Wei and explained the stakes. However, King Wei has not replied so far. The result can be imagined.
"Have you guys discussed any plans after such a long time?" Zhao Kuo glanced at everyone's faces.
"Your Majesty, I believe that we, the State of Zhao, must take back the Jiuding. Whether in name or in reality." Xunzi said solemnly.
Jiuding is not only related to Zhao Guo's face, but also to who is the orthodox in the world.
Just like King Wei's obsession with the emperor, Xunzi also cared very much about who was the orthodox in the world.
If the State of Zhao was weak, it would be enough to swallow its anger. Today, the State of Zhao is a veritable overlord of the world. Even the State of Qin has to step aside. If the State of Wei is allowed to occupy Jiuding, not only will all the countries look down on the State of Zhao, but even the people of the State of Zhao will look down on them. The energy and spirit will also be affected.
Only when the country is strong can its people be confident.
If the state of Zhao shrinks, how can the people of the country hold their heads high?
In the future, no one will regard Zhao as the leader of the alliance.
As for what Wei Guo said about "temporary loan", it is simply nonsense, and no one will agree to it.
"But now is not the time to start a war with Wei." Lin Xiangru looked worried. In the past few years, Zhao State has been focusing on Yan State in accordance with its original strategic plan.
Once a war breaks out against Wei, the entire strategy will be affected.
"So, did Wei State know that Zhao State's target is Yan State, so they dared to be so provocative? Or is Wei State planning to join forces with Yan State to deal with Zhao State?" Zhao Kuo tapped the armrest of the seat in turn with the fingers of his right hand, thoughtfully said.
He had been unwilling to weaken Wei before, because he wanted to use Wei as a barrier to resist Qin and Chu.
But if Wei and Zhao were enemies, then he would have to take action against Wei, weakening Wei to the point where it could no longer pose a threat to Zhao, and then destroy Yan.
"That shouldn't be the case." Yu Xin shook his head. If Wei wanted to deal with Zhao, the most correct way would be to send the Jiuding intact to Zhao, and then unite the other five countries to attack Zhao, instead of going alone Occupy Jiuding.
"In addition, I suspect that the Nine Cauldrons were brought out by the Qin State on purpose by our army to split our alliance between the three Jin Dynasties."
"So, our country, Zhao, can't take action against the country of Wei?" Zhao Bao shouted.
"That's not necessarily true. If a war really breaks out, our Zhao country will not benefit, but Wei will at least lose territory and lose troops, and its vitality will be severely damaged." Lian Po snorted coldly.
"Let's not talk about the Jiuding issue for now. We must first bring back our Zhao soldiers. They will fight for the country.
Fighting, throwing heads and blood, our Zhao country cannot let the soldiers feel cold, let alone abandon these soldiers. Le Yi, you immediately lead Zhao Feiqi and the imperial guards to Daliang of Wei State, and bring back our Zhao State soldiers intact. If there is any harm to our Zhao soldiers, I will only ask you. Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
He must get Jiuding, it doesn't make much difference if he does it sooner or later.
But Zhao State still had nearly 10,000 soldiers left behind in Wei State, and he had to take them back.
When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly warmed up. Every minister hopes to be loyal to a benevolent king, rather than a king who abandons his subordinates at any time.
"No." Le Yi cupped his hands and strode outside. Yan Ju and Bi followed closely behind.
Only Wei Wuji was shocked. Zhao Feiqi and the Imperial Guards were the only two military spirit armies of the Zhao Kingdom. One was the representative of the Zhao Kingdom, and the other was the personal guard of King Zhao.
Sending these two legions to Wei State may not be as simple as picking up people.
"I hope brother won't be stupid." Wei Wuji thought in his mind.
If Wei Guo honestly puts Zhao Jun back, Zhao Guo may still have long-term plans. If Wei insists on using Zhao Jun as a threat, this conflict will not be so easy to quell.
Once Zhao and Wei break up, Qin will benefit.
"Everyone, please go back first. We will discuss the Jiuding issue after our Zhao soldiers come back." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said, angrily complaining about the Wei State in his heart, and turned around and walked towards the back hall.
After leaving Handan for a few months, I didn't even have time to see my family when I came back. I was messed up by the bad things in Wei State, and my original good mood was gone.
Fan Zuo received Zhang Yan's letter without hesitation and drove back to Daliang from Hedong the next day.
He knew very well how stupid the King of Wei was when he was obsessed with profit. He even wanted to kill him for the sake of several cities. If he hadn't been lucky, the grass on the grave would be two feet high now.
But he knew King Wei's weakness, which was timidity.
At that time, Fan Ju threatened the State of Wei, saying that if Wei Qi was not handed over, he would attack the State of Wei. King Wei's brain twitched, and he handed Wei Qi over in a hurry.
If Wei Wuji hadn't made amends in time and helped Wei Qi escape from Wei, the king of Wei would have been embarrassed.
What Wei Qi did was indeed unreasonable, and Fan Ju's revenge was natural.
But you, the majestic monarch of the Wei Kingdom, should not hand over your ministers because of the threat of the enemy, and still be the prime minister of the country.
Even if this person committed a heinous crime, Wei should punish him instead of handing him over.
Once it is handed over, Wei will lose not only Wei Qi, but the hearts and minds of all the people in Wei, as well as the loyalty of the civil and military ministers.
From now on, everyone is in danger.
Water can carry a boat and also capsize it.
If the monarch abandons his subjects, the subjects will abandon the monarch.
This matter touches the foundation of the entire country.
Even though Wei Wuji made amends in time, under the propaganda of Qin State, the incident still spread, causing a bad impact on Wei State.
In addition, King Wei had sold Fan Zuo for several cities before, and two prime ministers were almost tricked to death by King Wei.
As a result, many talented people in Wei would rather follow Wei Wuji or live in seclusion in the mountains than serve in Wei and be loyal to the king of Wei.
Wei, a country with outstanding people, had few capable ministers.
Later, in the Battle of Changping, Qin threatened the king of Wei and attacked Wei as long as he dared to support Zhao. Then he used Yuan Yong to seduce Wei and promised to give Yuan Yong to Wei after the event was completed.
A big stick in one hand and a pie in the other. Wei Guo dared not send a single soldier.
If Wei Wuji hadn't been very kind to Fan Zuo, he would have asked him to serve as an official to assist the King of Wei before leaving.
He didn't even look at King Wei.
"Mr. Xinling, I will assist the king seriously. But if King Wei is stubborn, don't blame me." Fan Zuo looked at the palace not far away, murmured, and then walked up quickly.
"Does your Majesty want to destroy the Kingdom of Wei?" After entering the palace, Fan Zuo didn't even bow to him. He took the lead and suppressed the King of Wei as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Sir, why did you say this?" King Wei said
He walked up to Fan Zuo, leaned over and bowed, and asked urgently.
"How does the strength of our country of Wei compare to that of Qin?" Fan Zuo asked.
"It's not as good as that." King Wei shook his head.
"How does the strength of our Kingdom of Wei compare to that of Zhao?" Fan Zuo asked again.
"...Not as good as..." King Wei didn't want to admit it, but thinking about the current situation of Zhao and Wei, he had to admit it, but his face was full of reluctance.
Zhao State is different from Qin State. Qin State and Wei State have always been enemies. It is not difficult to admit that the enemy is stronger than oneself. If the enemy is strong, it can also illustrate one's own strength.
However, Zhao Guo has been Wei Guo's younger brother for a long time. It is much harder to admit that his former younger brother is now stronger than himself than to admit that his enemy is stronger than himself.
"Since the strength of our Wei State is not as good as that of Qin and Zhao, why does the king want to offend both countries at the same time? Isn't this a way to die?" Fan Zuo asked in a deep voice.
"I have not offended Qin and Zhao." King Wei said.
"Jiuding is what Qin and Zhao want to get. Qin destroyed Zhou for Jiuding. The Zhao army passed by Wei to get Jiuding, but Wei occupied Jiuding and detained Zhao's army in Daliang. , as a hostage. Your Majesty, how dare you say that you have not offended Qin and Zhao? In addition, when you detained the Zhao army, did you ever think about Lord Xinling who stayed in Handan as a hostage? How could Lord Xinling free himself if your Majesty acted like this? Where?" Fan Zuo roared in an almost roaring manner.
You fucking used Zhao Jun as a hostage in order to get Jiuding. Didn't you ever think that your brother was also a hostage in the Zhao Kingdom?
Are the Nine Broken Cauldrons not as important as your flesh and blood brothers?
King Wei looked embarrassed. When he occupied Jiuding, he really did not expect that his younger brother was still a hostage in the Zhao Kingdom. The main reason was that the way Wei Wuji got along with the Zhao Kingdom was not at all like a hostage, which led him to ignore this.
But in Fan Zuo's view, Wei Wuji had already made a huge sacrifice for Wei by leaving Wei. To be able to serve as the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao is because Wei Wuji has the ability and trustworthiness. Otherwise, why would there not be other hostages serving as the Prime Minister?
"I don't want to occupy Jiuding. I just borrowed it to watch for a while and then returned it to Zhao Guo." King Wei smiled, his face twitched a few times, and the palms hidden in his sleeves clenched and unclenched uneasily.
"Do you believe what the king said? Or do you think the king of Zhao is a fool?" Fan Zuo looked at King Wei like an idiot, and King Wei turned his face away in embarrassment.
"Xiang Guo is tired from traveling and traveling. Let's have a cup of tea to quench his thirst first." Long Yangjun came over quickly and poured a cup of tea for Fan Zuo to relieve the embarrassment.
"Thank you, Mr. Long Yang." Fan Zuo nodded, took a sip of tea.
Although the masculine nature of King Wei has always been criticized, few people in Wei will look down on Lord Long Yang, because this guy is not a flower vase, but really capable.
Many things were successful because of Long Yangjun's advice.
King Wei didn't even listen to his own brother, but he only listened to Lord Long Yang.
After all, the wind in your ears is not as good as the wind in your pillow.
"Your Majesty. The Nine Tripods were obviously deliberately released by the Qin State to split the Three Jin Dynasties. Your Majesty, by occupying the Nine Tripods, it played into Qin's hands. Now that the Qin State has captured the Three Rivers, it will definitely take action against our Wei State. If this happens It's time to offend the State of Zhao. Once the State of Qin attacks the State of Wei, what can we, the State of Wei, do to resist Qin's tiger and wolf army? Besides, the Jiuding is just a dead object. Even if it is given to the State of Zhao, there will be no loss. If the king wants it, even if I have cast ninety tripods, and I have no complaints." Fan Zuo persuaded him earnestly.
The State of Qin had been saving up for several years and once again sounded the clarion call to go eastward.
At this time, Wei Guo must not offend Zhao Guo.
Not to mention offending the State of Zhao, even if the State of Zhao offends the State of Wei, the State of Wei can only endure it.
The only prince in the world who can support Wei at any time is Zhao!
"How can those ordinary bronze tripods be compared with Dayu's Nine Tripods? Not to mention ninety, even nine hundred or nine thousand, they can't compare with Dayu's Nine Tripods. Besides, our country in Wei has hundreds of good generals with hundreds of thousands of armor. Even Qin If Zhao attacks my Wei State, my Wei State can also keep it out of the country." The King of Wei said domineeringly.
"Among the hundreds of good generals, can one of them be Bai Qi Leyi's opponent? With a hundred thousand armors, can one of them be?"
Can the army defeat Qin's warriors and Zhao's flying cavalry? Fan Zuo looked at King Wei.
"Bang" King Wei slammed the table and said angrily, "In the eyes of the Prime Minister, our Wei State is so unbearable, right? A minister should do his best to help the monarch complete things, instead of blindly obstructing the monarch from doing things. . If the Prime Minister can’t help me get Jiuding, then don’t talk anymore.”
"Xiang Guo has been working hard all the way, why don't you go back and rest first." Long Yangjun walked to Fan Zuo and whispered, "Xiang Guo goes back first, and I will persuade the king later."
Fan Zuo raised his head and looked at King Wei calmly. King Wei did not give in.
"Old minister...resign!" After a while, Fan Zuo bowed solemnly, turned around, came to the outside of the hall, slowly opened his arms, looked up to the sky and roared, "Your Majesty, please take care of me! Old minister...is gone!"
Then, he strode towards the outside of the palace.
After returning home, Fan Zuo called his wife, concubines, and children and said, "Go back and pack your things. We will leave early tomorrow morning."
"Husband, where are we going?" the wife asked quickly.
"Leave Daliang and go back to farming." Fan Zuo said.
"Why did your husband leave Daliang? Could it be that the king wants to kill my husband again?" the wife asked quickly. Compared with other small cities, she still likes the prosperous Daliang, but if King Wei wants to kill Fan Zuo, for the sake of her husband's life, it is better to stay away from Daliang.
"No. Daliang is about to fall into the flames of war." Fan Zuo shook his head.
The next day, several inconspicuous carriages left Daliang silently, their wheels grinding against the ground and making a rumble sound. They crossed the moat. Fan Zuo raised the carriage curtains and looked at Daliang City farther and farther away with complicated eyes.
"I'm sorry, Lord Xinling, I tried my best."
