Zhao Kuo, who had already fallen in love with the cabinet system, hesitated for a while. Now that the cabinet system has been taken out, what are the six ministries left to do? The six ministries are already there, and the nine-rank official system is still hidden? !
However, in this case, the project will be huge!
"My king, Mr. Pingyuan, is asking for an audience." Just as Zhao Kuo was thinking about whether to advance the reform of the official system and how to implement the reform, the eunuch's order for an audience suddenly came from outside the door.
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was surprised, he really came up with whatever he thought of!
Zhao Kuo knew very well that whether he was implementing a cabinet system or completely reforming the official system, the most important thing was to get the support of Lord Pingyuan.
Of course, Zhao Kuo absolutely believed that Lord Pingyuan would not object to his idea, but whether it was out of the idea of checking for leaks or out of respect for Lord Pingyuan, he had to discuss it in detail with Lord Pingyuan first.
No, I was just thinking about summoning Lord Pingyuan into the palace overnight, but I didn't expect that Lord Pingyuan had already come outside the palace to ask for a meeting.
"Pass!" Zhao Kuo said immediately.
"Yes." The eunuch's voice came from outside the door again.
"Your Majesty, I am..." After hearing this, Lu Buwei immediately stood up and said goodbye to Zhao Kuo: "The King of Pingyuan is here at starry night. There must be something important. I would like to avoid this."
"There is no need to avoid it. There is no one who loves you who cannot know the affairs of Zhao State." Zhao Kuo immediately waved his hand.
Don't underestimate the phrase "one who knows everything", it is even more effective than a doctor's position.
"Thank you so much, my king." Lu Buwei thanked him immediately, and then sat on Zhao Kuo's left hand position, leaving his right hand to Lord Pingyuan who was about to arrive.
In just a moment, Lord Pingyuan arrived in front of the palace.
The sound of "squeaking" came, which was the eunuch's order gently pushing open the palace door. In the darkness, Lord Pingyuan walked quickly to Zhao Kuo.
"I have met my king." Lord Pingyuan said with cupped fists.
"You don't need to be polite, Mr. Pingyuan. Sit down." Zhao Kuoxu helped Mr. Pingyuan and said with a smile.
"It's a coincidence today. I and Lu Qing just talked about reform matters. I was thinking about whether to disturb Lord Pingyuan, but Lord Pingyuan came first?" Zhao Kuo saw Lord Pingyuan sitting down and said with a smile immediately. : "I wonder why Mr. Pingyuan is here?"
"This is for my king." Mr. Pingyuan straightened up slightly and said, "I came to the palace this time for the purpose of establishing diplomatic relations."
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo frowned slightly. Zhao Kuo knew that "diplomacy is no trivial matter", and Lord Pingyuan came here at night, so he was afraid that the matter was not trivial, so he immediately asked: "But what's unusual over there in Chu State?"
Zhao Kuo's question should be said to be very to the point.
Among the current diplomatic relations among the six countries, Qin and Yan are enemies, so there is no need to consider the matter of diplomatic relations and alliances; Han and Wei are weak and will not dare to be enemies of Zhao, so naturally they do not need to pay too much attention; as for Qi, others do not Knowing that, how could Zhao Kuo not know what kind of virtue they were.
The only variable, but the ally that Zhao must win is Chu. Only the alliance between Zhao and Chu can contain Qin's offensive from the south to the north.
However, it shouldn't be the case. In the daytime, Chu State was still very cooperative with me. Why did it change its mind in one day? What's more, although the alliance between the two families is beneficial to Zhao State, it is also more beneficial to Chu State!
How could he change his mind?
Lord Pingyuan obviously also saw Zhao Kuo's confusion, and immediately smiled and said: "My king has misunderstood. No matter Qi, Han, Wei, or Chu, they all had a great talk with me and Yu Qing. The Chu State was very concerned about the alliance against Qin. , is even more urgent and active than us."
"This?" Zhao Kuo became even more confused when he heard this, and then continued to ask: "Qin and Yan are still going back and forth?"
"Don't worry, my king, the State of Yan has surrendered, and the State of Qin has prepared to return to Xianyang. The document of peace is already being drafted, and there has been no repetition." Lord Pingyuan hurriedly continued to answer: "This time, it is Chu. The envoy from the country made a request to our country. The humble minister could not make the decision, so he went to the palace to present it to the king and the queen mother."
"Queen Mother?" Zhao Kuo was even more confused. Although there is no rule against interfering in political affairs in the harem, it is obvious that his mother has never thought about intervening in political affairs.
"Yes." Before Zhao Kuo could continue to think wildly, Pingyuan Jun said with a smile: "The Chu envoy heard that my queen's harem is empty, and wants to serve my king as a royal daughter, so as to form a marriage with my country, Zhao."
Hearing this, Zhao Kuo was still stunned on the spot, but Lu Buwei's eyes lit up and he immediately smiled and bowed to Zhao Kuo: "Congratulations to my king."
Listening to Lu Buwei's words of congratulations, Zhao Kuo knew that this was Lu Buwei reminding him that it was best to take this matter.
The reason is simple - inheritance!
If there are any weaknesses in Zhao Kuo now, then the biggest one is that Zhao Kuo is still single. Although this is also related to Zhao Kuo's age, having no descendants is not so reassuring in this era. .
Descendants are not only the transmission of blood, but also the inheritance of rights. This kind of inheritance can be said to be crucial in the feudal society of Jia Tianxia. This also leads to the so-called "There are three types of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having children".
From a practical point of view, it is also easy to understand. The best example is Zhao Kuo himself: The reason why the position of King Zhao could easily fall into Zhao Kuo's hands is that being the first king without a queen is obviously a very important reason.
However, although he knew what Lu Buwei meant, Zhao Kuo could not agree easily.
The reason is also very simple. What Zhao Kuo wants is not to dominate the world, but to dominate the world.
Perhaps marriage can narrow the distance between Zhao and Chu, and also allow the two countries to have more trust and tacit understanding on the matter of resisting Qin. But after the Zhao State officially started the war of annihilation, such a marriage would only be an obstacle to the war of annihilation, especially when the war of annihilation came to the Chu State.
The Qin State in history is the best example.
Why did the Qin State unify the six kingdoms only under the hands of the First Emperor?
The first emperor's talent and strategy were naturally the most important factor, and one of the concrete manifestations of his talent and strategy was that he eliminated the foreign relatives in Qin one by one.
In fact, in real history, since the twilight years of King Zhaoxiang, the six countries have actually lost the strength to compete with Qin. It can even be said that since the real Battle of Changping, Qin has surpassed all other countries. .
But from the forty-seventh year of King Qin Zhaoxiang's Changping War, that is, 260 BC, to 230 BC when the First Emperor started the mode of destroying the country, what was the Qin State doing for a full thirty years?
Thirty years is enough to destroy the Six Kingdoms three times!
Apart from other things, the country of Han only has such a small piece of territory left, why should it still be alive?
Some people died, but not completely...
