"Farewell to my king." Lord Pingyuan and General Lian Po bowed slightly in the direction of Zhao Kuo's departure.
Amidst the greetings, Lord Xinling still stood there dumbfounded. It was not until Lord Pingyuan tugged at the corner of his clothes that Lord Xinling calmed down as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"Mr. Pingyuan." Lord Xinling was anxious to seek help from Mr. Pingyuan.
Of course Mr. Pingyuan could only remain silent.
Immediately, Lord Xinling looked at General Lianpo who was walking towards him. Lord Xinling, who was already a little dizzy, also sought medical attention in a hurry. He immediately begged General Lianpo for mercy and said, "General Lian, this. "
Lian Po was very calm, and immediately gave Lord Xinling a slap in the face, saying: "My king was born in the military, and he has always had a mountain of military orders. Since this order comes from my king's mouth, there is no room for maneuver. Lord Xinling still hurried to the Let the King of Wei report it. Perhaps, the King of Wei does not have much objection to this."
Hearing this, Lord Xinling was stunned again.
Indeed, if this proposal were notified to his king, he would probably agree without even thinking about it.
Without him, from the perspective of King Wei, it was a good deal to exchange most of the land of Zhou Wangji for Dongjun, which only had a dozen cities and was not rich.
As for the small amount of money and food, it is not worth mentioning in the face of such interests.
However, Lord Xinling knew that the land of Dongjun seemed inconspicuous, but it was also an important area connecting Yan and Qi. More importantly, once Wei surrenders Dongjun, and Zhao is about to attack Han, Zhao will soon form a situation of surrounding Wei on three sides.
In particular, if they were to attack the main beam from Dongjun, it would probably not take more than two days based on the speed of the Zhao army's cavalry.
Although from the perspective of profit alone, the Wei State still gained a big advantage by sending Dongjun out, from the perspective of national security, this step was obviously a foolish move.
Even though Wei and Zhao are now allies, Lord Xinling doesn't want to live anymore of the days when people are fighting for each other. At that time, it was because of the loss of Hexi that the Wei State was forced to move the capital from Anyi to Daliang. Is it because of a Dongjun that the Wei State is moving its capital again?
The problem is that King Wei will not know these considerations, or even if he knows, he will not consider them.
After all, in King Wei's heart, as long as Qin was still there, Zhao would not easily cause trouble for Wei.
It should be said that there is nothing wrong with this idea, and it can even be said that this will be no problem for a long time. However, once Zhao and Qin start the competition to attack and destroy other countries, Wei, which is surrounded on three sides, will definitely be the first to perish.
Of course, with Lord Xinling's knowledge, he did not see such a deep-seated problem. But secretly, Lord Xinling still felt that it was not a good habit to put his own capital under the military front of other countries.
But......
Just as Lord Xinling continued to think, Lord Pingyuan on the side interrupted his thinking: "Lord Xinling."
Lord Xinling immediately regained his composure, and General Lian Po on the opposite side was standing in front of Lord Xinling, bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I will take the first step."
With that said, General Lian Po left first.
Obviously, Lian Po's behavior was telling Lord Xinling that what I promised to do has been done, and I can't control the rest.
This is certainly in line with Lian Po’s character. After all, he was just a general, and it was a great honor to be able to speak to King Zhao for Lord Xinling, and it was also a return of favor to Lord Xinling. And if the meddling continues, firstly, it will be inconsistent with his status as a general, and secondly, Lord Xinling will be able to see the clues.
Therefore, decisively withdrawing is Lian Po's best choice.
Now that Lian Po has left, the only person Xinling Lord can "rely on" is Pingyuan Lord.
"Let's go too." Mr. Pingyuan also nodded slightly, and then made a gesture of invitation.
Lord Xinling also knows that this is definitely not the place to talk. Even if Lord Pingyang wants to speak for him, it is not right here.
He nodded immediately and said, "Please, Mr. Pingyuan."
Soon, the two of them left the palace together.
In Lord Pingyuan's carriage, Lord Xinling couldn't wait to ask Lord Pingyuan to speak for him again.
Lord Pingyuan heard this but was noncommittal. After Lord Xinling calmed down a little, Lord Pingyuan said, "Lord Xinling, I only want to ask you three questions."
Upon hearing this, Lord Xinling immediately nodded in agreement.
"First." Mr. Pingyuan raised a finger and said: "Exchanging Dongjun for the land of Zhou Wangji, will the Wei State gain or lose? Will Zhao State gain or lose?"
"This?" Lord Xinling felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
The answer to this question is of course obvious. Naturally, Wei will gain and Zhao will lose.
As for Lord Xinling's worries, he couldn't express them or put them on the table.
Seemingly seeing through Lord Xinling's embarrassment, Lord Pingyuan did not continue to press Lord Xinling to answer. Instead, he continued to ask: "Second, if Zhao and Wei are really going to fight each other, there will be one more Dongjun and one less Dongjun." , is the impact really big?”
"This." Lord Xinling fell into an embarrassing situation again.
The answer to this question is still obvious.
In the battle of Luocheng alone, Lord Xinling had already seen the gap between his own army and Zhao's army, not to mention that Zhao now had hundreds of thousands of armored men, but what about Wei? After the battle in Luocheng, it can be said that they are completely destitute, and the total number of troops in the country is probably less than 100,000.
Therefore, if there is a real fight between Zhao and Wei, a Dongjun county cannot even delay the Zhao army for ten and a half days.
Of course, in fact, Mr. Pingyuan's question was a bit of a misinterpretation of the concept.
The premise of his question is that Zhao and Wei are at war, which naturally excludes Qin. In fact, once Zhao and Wei are at war, Qin cannot take any action, whether it is to surround Zhao and save Wei, or to take the opportunity to attack other countries. , after all, the Qin army will not be idle.
Naturally, under such circumstances, the main force of the Zhao army still had to guard against the Qin army.
Therefore, it is not so much the battle of Zhao Wei as the battle of Zhao Qin. It can even be said that in today's Warring States Period, any war is a game between Zhao and Qin.
Even if Zhao and Qin did not have any troops to join the battle, it was still a battle between them - a proxy war. However, even if Qin and Zhao fight, the third country will always be the most injured.
Just like today's Ermao.
Therefore, although Mr. Pingyuan's words were a secret change of concept, the problem was that in such a hurry, Mr. Xinling could not hear the key to it. Even if he knew it, he could not refute it.
Faced with Lord Xinling's speechlessness, Lord Pingyuan immediately asked the third question: "Third. Since you know that exchanging the land of Zhou Wangji for the land of Dongjun will benefit Wei but not Zhao, how can my king not know that?" ? Since my king knows this, why do you think my king would come up with such an idea?"
This sentence once again made Lord Xinling fall into deep thought.
Indeed, the current King of Zhao is able to defeat Bai Qi of Qin. Would King Zhao not know which of the territories of King Zhou is better and worse? But since it is clear, why do you still want to change places with yourself?
Does Dongjun have other importance?
Obviously not! As an envoy of Wei State, Lord Xinling knew that Dongjun also played a role in containing Yan and Qi. However, without knowing Zhao State's national policy of going north first and then south, Lord Xinling naturally could not know that this small Dongjun plays an important role in the national policy of Zhao State.
This is not a gap in cognition, but simply a difference in vision caused by different strategies.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the land of Zhou Wangji is too important and wealthy.
The land of King Zhou's Ji is not only the most taxed in the world, but also an important place that locks Qin's eastward exit. It is impossible for Zhao not to want it, otherwise he would not have asked for several cities to be garrisoned. This is to prevent this land from falling into the hands of Wei State and Qin State coming to rob it!
But why would you give up this piece of land if it is so precious?
Could it be...
Lord Xinling couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it. In the end, he could only look at Mr. Pingyuan helplessly.
Lord Pingyuan was not surprised by this. In fact, in this era of broken etiquette and music, it was difficult for Lord Xinling to believe in King Zhao's "sincerity".
Fortunately, King Zhao has already laid enough groundwork for today's scene.
As for the final blow, it will naturally be completed by Pingyuan Lord who is closest to Lord Xinling.
"Your Majesty," Lord Pingyuan said immediately, "How is my king treating you today?"
"It's very good." Lord Xinling replied without knowing why.
Mr. Pingyuan nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you know that not all envoys can come in and out of the palace at this early night, and there are not many people in the world who can get the fine wine of my Wang Lianjing Sanjue. Of course, now, There are not many people who can make my king willing to give in."
"Your Majesty's wishes." Lord Xinling was obviously a little shocked by Lord Pingyuan's words.
Do you actually have so much energy?
Why?
Is it possible to save Zhao just by stealing the talisman?
Obviously, the answers given by Zhao Kuo and Ping Pingjun did not seem to be very convincing to Lord Xinling.
But so what, what Zhao Kuo wants is just to give Lord Xinling an excuse so that he can convince himself of his excuse. Even if Lord Xinling doesn't believe it at this time, he must force himself to gradually believe this fact.
Pingyuan Jun then continued to say: "Of course my king is not willing to change the land, but the Zhao people dare not or forget to steal the talisman to save Zhao Zhien, so you better make good use of these three days."
"Your Majesty, you are saying that after these three days, King Zhao will not be willing to change again?" Lord Xinling suddenly panicked after hearing this.
Obviously, he has been gradually convinced by Mr. Pingyuan. In fact, this is normal. After all, with current interests, it is not easy to keep a calm mind.
Seeing that the other party was already a little anxious, Mr. Pingyuan knew that things were generally stable.
Immediately, Lord Pingyuan nodded and said: "As General Lian Po said, my king wants to come and ask for an order. Since my king said it is three days, it will be three days."
"It seems that General Lian Po is also reminding me." Lord Xinling murmured softly in his heart.
Yes, Lord Xinling, who was still on the carriage, had already followed Zhao Kuo's wishes and started trying to convince himself.
Unconsciously, Lord Xinling had already fallen to the side of the land exchange.
"Xu..."
At this time, the carriage finally returned to the door of Lord Pingyuan's mansion.
Lord Pingyuan had already said what needed to be said, and there was nothing more to say. Lord Pingyuan immediately got off the carriage with Lord Xinling.
Lord Pingyuan originally wanted to invite Lord Xinling to stay in his house, but unfortunately, Lord Xinling could not wait for this night, so he immediately replied without concealment: "Time is urgent, I must write to my king in handwriting overnight."
"That being the case, it's not convenient for me to force you to stay." Mr. Pingyuan understood, and immediately said goodbye with clasped fists, "In that case, please be careful on the road. I'll see you someday."
"Thank you Lord Pingyuan." Lord Xinling also bowed immediately.
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