"You must admit your mistakes when you know them, and you must stand upright when you are beaten." Lou Chang still understands this truth.
Seeing everyone's unkind eyes gathering, if Lou Chang didn't know how to beg for mercy to protect himself, he wouldn't have been able to stay in the Zhao court for so long.
Although King Zhao also felt that Lou Chang's position was a bit wrong, he was unwilling to deal with an important minister. In the end, he calmly put it down and said: "Doctor Lou's advice is indeed inappropriate, and it needs to be considered. . For the current plan, the first priority is to deal with the Changping armies. If you can find a way to rescue me, please report it to me as soon as possible. I will not be stingy with money and silk for my position."
The meaning is very clear. I know Lou Chang’s butt may be a little crooked, but it’s not the time to deal with him yet. Besides, after all, he is still making suggestions for the country. Dealing with him like this will chill the hearts of others. . The most important thing now is to find a way to rescue Changping's army.
So, please give your opinion!
It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong. I haven't dealt with Lou Chang's suggestions, so what are you afraid of?
After King Zhao said this, Lou Chang felt relieved, but he did not dare to come up with any more ideas and immediately retreated to the class. The words of King Zhao "who spared no expense on his position, money or silk" actually inspired the thoughts of the important ministers in the court.
"My king: Why don't you mobilize Daidi's army to join the Shangdang for rescue?" A minister boldly suggested.
Without waiting for King Zhao to think about the possibility, Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng immediately sent out his troops to stop him and said: "Absolutely not. Daidi's army is to prepare for the war against the Hu people. Don't move them easily. Otherwise, millions of people in Daidi will be destroyed by the Hu people." It’s a disaster.”
"The words of Mr. Pingyuan are reasonable. Moreover, if our army is exhausted, the Qin army may use the army of Shu, and the scale of this battle will expand again, which will be difficult for our army to bear." After the words of Mr. Pingyuan, he immediately Then a minister came out to respond.
"If General Lian Po is transferred back, can we turn the tide?" Another minister suggested.
"It's difficult!" Lin Xiangru continued, and even began to speak kindly for Zhao Kuo: "If it can be solved by changing generals, General Tian Dan will not fail to make a statement in the military report. Looking at what Zhao Kuo did after taking over the army, and There are no mistakes, even if Lian Po is the commander-in-chief, that's all."
This is something that no one else can say, and no one will believe it. Only Lin Xiangru, as a good friend of the old general Lian Po, can make a more objective evaluation of the abilities of Lian Po and Zhao Kuo from an objective perspective. Only Lin Xiangru It is more convincing to say that changing generals will not work.
However, Lin Shangqing's words obviously excused Zhao Kuo a lot. Such words came from Lin Xiangru, which made Lord Pingyuan a little surprised and even a little puzzled - when did Zhao Kuo get through Lin Xiangru's door and get the protection of the selfless Lin Xiangru?
After Lin Xiangru said this, he was also thinking silently in his heart: Brother, I have done what you told me. I don't know if this general is as talented as he said in your letter.
That's right, after the secret talks in his hometown, Lian Po had been convinced by Zhao Kuo's thorough thinking and overall view, so after hiding in Daliang Mountain, he thought about the criticism and doubts that Zhao Kuo might face after the plan was implemented in the future. , he immediately wrote a handwritten letter and secretly delivered it to Lin Xiangru who was far away in Handan City with his confidant.
The content of the letter is very simple: the letter is as comprehensive as the letter is porous.
The letter was very short, and it was impossible to know how the young man moved Lian Po, nor what a magnificent game Zhao Kuo and Lian Po had set up. However, Lin Xiangru still believed in Lian Po's vision, and would not have done anything even if he was replaced. He sent someone to disturb him, but it was because of a young man who did not hesitate to send a message thousands of miles away. This shows its importance in Lian Po's heart.
Coupled with the evaluation of "trust is as strong as faith", even Pang Yuan and his like are not enough to get such a high evaluation.
In the military report sent back from Tian Dan, Lin Xiangru also faintly felt that something was wrong. Although the military report analyzed the situation extremely thoroughly and dangerously, it did not say at all that Zhao Kuo was the general who tricked the Qin army. , but secretly excusing Zhao Kuo from the situation of force consumption.
As for the change of generals, there was no mention at all.
Obviously Tian Dan is also protecting Zhao Kuo, and to be protected by two famous generals in the world, is it possible that Zhao Kuo is weak?
Thinking more deeply, the Qin army's strategy was not very clever. Whether it was Lian Po or Tian Dan at the Bailishi Great Wall, even if they didn't notice it at the beginning, they should have noticed it after the army entered the west bank of Danshui, and Judging from Lian Po's handwriting and Tian Dan's military report, the relationship between the two and Zhao Kuo must be pretty good. Will they not remind Zhao Kuo?
If Zhao Kuo was a headstrong person and kept discouraging the continued march, how could the two of them continue to protect him? At least Tian Dan's military report should have this section, at least to give him a break.
But Tian Dan didn’t!
Thinking of this, Lin Xiangru suddenly discovered an important blind spot: Where is Lian Po? After the handover, it was time to return to Handan, but except for a handwritten letter, there was no other message. There must be no one in the army, so where is Lian Po? Have you gone sightseeing? Obviously not. The Battle of Changping is in full swing. How can Lian Po let go?
Tian Dan's military report also seems to have deliberately ignored the traces of Lian Po. Obviously, only if he knew where Lian Po was, he would deliberately hide it. This deliberate concealment method, coupled with the two people's attitudes towards Zhao Kuo, This forced Lin Xiangru to make a bold guess: Zhao Kuo, Tian Dan, and Lian Po were conspiring to do something big!
Although he didn't know what kind of big thing it was that was going to put Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops into a desperate situation, it was Lou Chang's behavior that made Lin Xiangru understand a little bit why the three of them were conspiring.
But no matter what, after thinking about this level, Lin Xiangru's heart suddenly became enlightened. Now that they have considered it all, all they can do is push forward according to their ideas.
At this time, King Zhao became a little angry when faced with the predicament, and said angrily: "This won't work, that won't work either. What should I do with my army of more than 100,000 people?"
Lin Xiangru, who had already made up his mind, immediately said: "To my king: Lord Du Ping (Tian Dan) has already stated clearly in the military report how to deal with it. Why does my king ignore it?"
"Your Majesty's intention?" King Zhao's heart moved slightly, as if he was considering the feasibility of Tian Dan's letter to unite Qi and Chu to resist Qin.
When Lin Xiangru saw this, of course he understood what King Zhao was thinking, and immediately said: "My king, on the one hand, I can contact Qi and Chu to call for reinforcements, and on the other hand, I can send envoys to the Qin army, not only to delay the process, but also to seek peace talks. As for whether this matter can be The success is unknown to me, but if I know it, this may be our only hope for the survival of our army."
Hearing this, King Zhao's heart moved again: Indeed, whether it can be done or not, we will wait until it is done. The situation will not be worse than it is today.
Immediately, King Zhao nodded and said: "What your Majesty said is reasonable. I wonder which of your beloved ministers is willing to go out for me?"
