You stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and people watching the scenery are watching you upstairs.
The bright moon decorates your windows, and you decorate other people's dreams.
Lord Xinling, who thought his plan was perfect, immediately ordered someone to knock on the door of General Lian Po's house.
Little did he know that Lian Po was waiting for his arrival in the mansion at this time.
Hunters and prey are never fixed. When you hold a long knife, tigers and leopards are your prey, but when you are unarmed, you become the prey of tigers and leopards.
Of course, Lord Xinling obviously didn't know when the long knife in his hand turned into a withered branch. Even now, he still thinks that he still has this long knife in his hand.
In fact, Zhao Kuo was targeting the Dongjun area of Wei State from the very beginning. Even the news of the withdrawal of the Qin army was spread by Zhao Kuo's people. Naturally, Zhao Kuo was always paying close attention to the developments in Wei State. Watching.
As Wei's best minister, Lord Xinling, Zhao Kuo knew that once King Wei had any thoughts, he would definitely discuss it with Lord Xinling. Therefore, Lord Xinling was under the close supervision of Zhao Guoxizuo from beginning to end.
On that day, Lord Xinling was urgently summoned to the palace by the King of Wei. Zhao Guo's detailed work was on the roadside, and he had a panoramic view of it.
After leaving the palace, Lord Xinling came towards Zhao Kingdom almost non-stop. Even if Zhao Kuo thought with his toes, he knew that most of his strategy had been successful.
As for Lord Xinling, after he entered the territory of Zhao State, the secret guards in Zhao Ping's hands followed him all the way.
Naturally, Lord Xinling left the large army and rushed to Handan City in advance, without hiding it from Zhao Kuo's eyes. Obviously, Lord Xinling made this move to stand in front of him for a subsequent audience. All he wanted was to meet with the courtiers and influence Zhao Kuo's decision through the courtiers.
In the Zhao Kingdom, there were only two people whom Lord Xinling could turn to. One was his brother-in-law, Lord Pingyuan, and the other was Lian Po, who had a friendship with him on the battlefield.
Only these two people had enough weight in the Zhao court to influence Zhao Kuo's thoughts.
This is easy to do!
Zhao Kuo didn't waste any time and simply called Lord Pingyuan and General Lian Po into the palace. It once again explained in detail the basic national policy of Zhao State to abandon the land of Zhou Wangji and seek the East County of Wei and the Huaisi land of Chu State.
Lord Pingyuan had been convinced by Zhao Kuo a long time ago, so there was no doubt;
As for General Lian Po, he finally understood the reason why the king only left less than 100,000 troops in the land of Zhou Wangji and Shangdang. It turned out that the king had never thought of occupying the land of Zhou Wangji.
However, as a military general, especially Lian Po, who had witnessed the battle of Luocheng, he knew how difficult it was to obtain the land of Zhou Wangji.
Even if the Qin army was forced back by strategy in the end, how could Lian Po not know the risks involved?
As a general of Zhao State, he had dealt with the Qin army for so many years, and he also knew how important the land of Zhou Wangji was in blocking the Qin army's eastward march.
Naturally, Lian Po did not want to give up this hard-won important territory.
However, in Lian Po's heart, if there was one person he could obey unconditionally, that person would definitely be Zhao Kuo.
After all, the Battle of Changping could be regarded as completely involving Lian Po.
Since the king said that exchanging land would be more beneficial to the State of Zhao, it must be more beneficial to the State of Zhao.
Although he was unwilling to do so, Lian Po didn't say anything. He nodded silently and agreed, "Whatever my king needs me to do, you can just tell me."
Such an answer really surprised Zhao Kuo and Ping Pingjun.
Even the explanations prepared by Zhao Kuo were of no use, and Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel frustrated when he arrived.
However, it is a blessing for Lian Po to trust himself so much!
Of course, such trust requires constant victory to maintain.
No matter what, now both the civil and military giants of North Korea and China have agreed with his idea, and Zhao Kuo has absolute confidence both internally and externally.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo reported the news that Lord Xinling had left the main army and came to Handan alone.
Told two people.
The two people present were obviously not fools, and they immediately understood what Zhao Kuo meant.
"My king's intention, Lord Xinling is here to see us two?" Lord Pingyuan asked with a smile.
"Of course." Zhao Kuo nodded: "Aiqing and Aiqing are the only two people whom Lord Xinling has met in Handan. Moreover, Aiqing and Aiqing are the pillars of our Zhao Kingdom. Lord Xinling came here in advance. , what else can you do if I don’t ask to see you?”
Hearing this, Lord Pingyuan and Lian Po also nodded slightly in agreement.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Lian Po asked immediately.
"It's very simple." Zhao Kuo also replied with a smile: "Refuse first to show your position and to make him lower his guard. Then according to Lord Xinling's performance, you can agree a little in a timely manner to show your love and righteousness. "Finally, I came to the palace to see you. Let's discuss how to deal with it together. They have set a price, so we can discuss the price and return it."
"Wei Chen understands." Mr. Pingyuan agreed immediately. Obviously, pretending to be a mature politician like this is not difficult at all.
However, this seemingly simple performance made Lian Po beside him a little confused and even embarrassed.
When it comes to going into battle to kill the enemy, even if the opponent has thousands of troops, Lian Po will not show the slightest fear, but when it comes to acting, this is really not Lian Po's specialty! Otherwise Lian Po would not have offended so many courtiers back then.
Zhao Kuo seemed to understand the embarrassment in Lian Po's eyes, but he laughed, then looked at Lian Po and said, "I forgot about General Lian Po."
"Let's do this." Zhao Kuo smiled and gave Lian Po advice: "General, don't agree, don't refuse, let alone take responsibility. Just frown all the way, and finally say that you can go to the palace to meet me."
"Huh?" After hearing this, Lian Po seemed a little unbelievable that it could be so simple, and immediately frowned and asked, "That will work!"
Lord Xinling on the side obviously understood, and immediately smiled and said: "Of course this is feasible! It's even three points more realistic than me."
"In that case, I will accept the order." With Lord Pingyuan's approval, Lian Po did not doubt his presence and immediately agreed.
"General, do whatever you want. It's best to forget everything I said today. As long as you don't drive Lord Xinling out, this plan will be considered a success." Zhao Kuo added again.
"Yes, Weichen understands." Lian Po nodded again and agreed.
Immediately, after receiving the order, the two people retreated to their mansion and waited quietly for the arrival of Lord Xinling.
Sure enough, in less than two hours, General Lian Po's mansion welcomed this uninvited guest.
Lian Po, who pretended not to know, was still sweating wantonly on the martial arts field until the concierge handed over the invitation. Lian Po then hurriedly ordered the concierge to lead the people into the main hall. However, he himself didn't even have time to shower and change clothes. He just took a few deep breaths and hurried towards the main hall.
"How are you, General Lian?" Mr. Xinling, who had just entered the main hall and was already sitting in his seat, immediately stood up and came to greet him, greeting him affectionately: "We say goodbye to Zicheng. The general is getting older and stronger."
"Mr. Xinling is well." The somewhat dull Lian Po, although somewhat prepared in his heart, was still a little uncomfortable facing Mr. Xinling's unusual affection. He simply replied "Hello", which was considered a greeting. .
However, this dull look was more precious than pearls in Lord Xinling's eyes.
"Mr. Xinling, please take a seat." Lian Po then added.
"Thank you, General Lian." Lord Xinling was not polite and sat down under Lian Po's right hand.
Although he knew the purpose of Lord Xinling, Lian Po still asked with confusion and nervousness: "According to the report the day before, the Lord thought he would arrive tomorrow, how could he arrive so soon?"
Although Lian Po tried his best to hide it, he couldn't hide a hint of worry.
Fortunately, this worry is completely normal in the eyes of Lord Xinling. After all, when Lian Po Wei came to his house that night, he was also frightened, and he was even more afraid of being misunderstood by the King of Wei. Lian Po directly pulled him into the study for discussion.
Now Lian Po still dares to walk into the main hall to discuss, which shows his upright side, and also shows his influence in Zhao State.
The status of Guochatang and the degree of trust King Zhao has in it.
In a word: I didn’t find the wrong person.
Of course, if faced with other old foxes, Lord Xinling would definitely say that he came here to thank the other party for lending a helping hand outside Zhi City, and then slowly and tactfully inform the other party of his request.
But facing an honest man like Lian Po, Lord Xinling didn't dare to make any twists and turns. If he got the wrong idea, things would only get worse.
Faced with Lian Po's expected question, Lord Xinling hurried down the slope and replied: "I dare not hide it from General Lian. I am here to ask General Lian Po for help."
"Huh?" Lian Po also didn't expect Lord Xinling opposite him to be so direct, and immediately frowned slightly.
"General." Lord Xinling then continued: "The battle of Luocheng has come to an end. I wonder when will King Zhao of your country fulfill his promise and hand over the land of Zhou Wangji to our country?"
"What?" Lian Po said without thinking and stood up. Even though he already knew that Lord Xinling was here to ask for the land of Zhou Wangji, Lian Po was still a little surprised to be so direct and without any scruples. .
"General, don't disturb me." Lord Xinling stood up immediately. He didn't want to be kicked out by Lian Po, so he immediately added: "The credit for this battle belongs to Zhao State. I am a Wei general, so I don't know; but The King of Wei has an order, and as a minister of Wei, how can I disobey it?"
Obviously, Lord Xinling was hard first and then soft, which not only explained his purpose of coming at once, but also showed that he was unable to control himself. Between soft and hard, even Lian Po was not able to deliver goods.
"Then your Majesty will reply to the King of Wei. The land of the King of Zhou is the result of my king's clever plan and the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Zhao soldiers. One city and one pool are hard-won. Please don't make any extravagant thoughts to avoid misunderstanding." The friendship between the two countries has been broken." For Lord Xinling's sake, Lian Po finally suppressed the anger in his heart, but he still replied coldly to Lord Xinling. .z.
After hearing this, Lord Xinling not only did not panic, but was actually a little happy.
I’m not afraid that you will give me a reason, but I’m afraid that you won’t give me a reason! As long as there is a reason, there must be a loophole. Since there is a loophole, there is hope...
