"Zeng Wenzhi, when the Wei army was defeated in the battle in Hexi, he offered 15 cities in Hexi, and the Qin side withdrew its troops. When the credential was signed, the king of Wei wanted to keep Lishi Fortress to ensure the security of Anyi, the capital of Wei.
Che Ying, the envoy of the former Qin Dynasty, angrily rebuked the King of Wei and said: The Wei army was defeated, and the entire Wei state was always under the deterrence of our Qin soldiers. They looked up to our Qin army day and night, so that they would not be able to invade and covet it again.
The King of Wei had no choice but to cede Lishi Fortress and move the capital to Daliang. "
Looking at everyone's expressions, Zhao Kuo calmly told the story of Qin and asked Fan Sui, "Does the Prime Minister still remember this?"
Of course Fan Sui remembered that this matter was promoted by the Qin State in order to enhance the image of the Qin people as brave and fearless and the Qin State as powerful. Now that Zhao Kuo used it to speak to himself, Fan Sui had obviously almost guessed that Zhao Kuo Kuo wanted to say something.
"Now that our Zhao army has won a great victory over Shangdang, how can we let the Qin army's troops point directly at my weak point under my arm again?" Zhao Kuo said calmly.
These words re-established the necessity and justice of Zhao Jun's occupation of Hanoi. The way of attacking each other with spears and shields also made the eloquent Fan Sui temporarily speechless.
Zhao Kuo understood: after giving him a hard blow, he would give him a sweet date, so that such a big thing could happen.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo continued: "It's just that my king has promised your country to live in Jiepailing in exchange for a county, and I don't dare to disobey the king's order. Therefore, I can only make another deal with the Prime Minister-- The land of Taoyi was exchanged for the county of Hanoi."
When Fan Sui heard this, he was thoughtful. After all, when he was discussing with the King of Qin that day, he was making a choice between Hanoi and Shangdang. Since it was a choice, it meant that the two had almost the same meaning to the Qin State.
In the eyes of Fan Sui and King Qin, although the land of Hanoi is also important, it can lead to the Central Plains and threaten Zhao State, but at the same time this narrow land will also be coveted by Zhao, Han and Wei, and because there is no upper Dangjun was relied upon, but this land lacked the necessary strategic depth in the north-south direction. Once the three Jins joined forces, Hanoi would not be safe even if the north and south advanced.
In other words, Qin needed to invest a lot of manpower, material and military power to be able to keep this land between Zhao, Han and Wei.
Although Taoyi is an enclave, it has no geostrategic achievements. However, after Ranghou's management, a well-established tax payment mechanism has been formed, and a lot of money is sent to the Qin State every year. The supplement to the Qin State's economy is actually far more than any other county.
Obviously, in Fan Sui's view, Zhao Kuo in front of him could only calculate military accounts, but not economic accounts.
Of course, if this is the case, the state of Qin will suffer the loss. After all, the function of Taoyi is only so small. It is not impossible to expand it, but it will be difficult to open up the passage to the Central Plains. And if the land of Hanoi can be further extended to Zhao and Han , Wei, if any country is slightly extended, its function will be great.
To put it simply: Tao Yi protects the present and Han civil war protects the future.
King Qin obviously had some long-term vision, and based on this consideration, King Qin chose the land of Taoyi that day.
But when these words came out of Zhao Kuo's mouth, they had a completely different meaning. If the small gap between Hanoi and Taoyi could be exchanged for mutual distrust or even a complete break between Zhao Kuo, a genius general, and King Zhao, and even the entire Zhao court, then Qin would definitely make a lot of money. Understand.
Fan Sui was obviously moved.
But Zhao Guochen, the general behind Zhao Kuo, was anxious! Especially Lord Pingyuan, he had experienced the criticism in Longtai Palace against Zhao Kuo's private invitation to the Wei army. If Lin Shangqing hadn't argued hard, perhaps the general at this time would no longer be named Zhao.
If what happened that day was just acting without orders, it was excusable due to the critical situation, but what happened today was knowingly violating King Zhao's orders and completely disregarding them. Needless to say, after returning to Handan, it was inevitable to dismiss him from office, even if Zhao Kuo had just fought a life-and-death battle for Zhao State.
But the words have been spoken, and there is no possibility of taking them back. Pingyang Jun and Lou Chang on the opposite side will not give Zhao Kuo a chance to take back his words.
Seeing the look of surprise on the shocked faces of Pingyang Jun and Lou Chang, Pingyang Jun was anxious and angry: How could this be so? How could this be? This is my Great Zhao’s Optimus Pillar.
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As a civil servant, Lord Pingyuan would not understand the importance of Hanoi County to the State of Zhao, and Lord Pingyang and Lou Chang would not even think about it. But generals such as Lian Po and Tian Dan understood.
The more I understand, the more uncomfortable it becomes. What is uncomfortable is why those people in the clouds in Handan wanted to stir up the storm, and why they sold their courage at such a low price. If it weren't for the adults sitting in the court, why would the general have made such a move? He could have defeated the enemy and gone to Hanoi directly!
Lian Po and others understood in their hearts that the general was exchanging his own future for Zhao's future. Unconsciously, he sighed softly. For the first time, the soldiers were a little disheartened - even the general was powerless, so what could he and others do if they fought to the death? For the first time, the soldiers seemed a little disappointed, doubtful and dissatisfied with the court.
Of course, these negative emotions are not what Zhao Kuo wants. What Zhao Kuo knew was that the State of Zhao could not seize Taoyi and could not fall into the quagmire of chaotic wars in the Central Plains. "Diplomacy at a distance and attack at a close distance" was not only the national policy of the Qin State, but also the national policy of the Zhao State.
Seeing that Fan Sui had not yet answered, Zhao Kuo immediately asked, "If the Prime Minister cannot answer, you can send an envoy back to ask the King of Qin what he wants. I believe that in three to five days, the Qin army in Shangdang can still wait."
These words almost forced Fan Sui to agree. Others don't know what the situation of the Qin army in Shangdang is now, how can Fan Sui not know? Even if a flying pigeon passes a message, it will take at least three days to go back and forth. God knows what kind of actions the Zhao army will do in these three days, not to mention the Qin army, which is in urgent need of food and fodder, and even non-combat casualties will increase in three days. A thousand.
These are all veterans of hundreds of battles! Not to mention that King Qin couldn’t bear it, Fan Sui couldn’t bear it either!
Of course, the key is that the King of Qin had already spoken in advance and granted Fan Sui the right to make decisions on the spot. If he knew that Fan Sui had exchanged Hanoi County for Tao Yi, he would have easily locked up Zhao Kuo, a genius general, in Handan City, and he might have been very happy. Jump up.
In terms of knowing people well and appointing them well, King Qin indeed had his own uniqueness. If you believe it and use it, it is like the reform of Xiao Gong and Shang Yang, which is to denounce the prince, punish the tutor, and punish the elders.
Unfortunately, King Zhao obviously did not practice well. Of course, this is also related to the history that various countries have experienced. After all, the Zhao royal family has experienced the Sand Dune Incident. Even brothers, father and son cannot fully trust each other, let alone the king and generals.
After hearing Zhao Kuo's persecuting words, Fan Sui immediately pretended to be struggling and embarrassed...
