The sky over the Qin State is filled with dark clouds as the countries prepare to form an alliance, and many people are already in a state of tense war readiness. 》Music>Literature》
However, at this time, Zhao Zheng was not in a hurry to order the deployment of troops, but only asked the border guards to stand ready. However, although the Qin State did not send troops, it did not intend to sit still and wait for death. In the government hall, the ministers were discussing countermeasures enthusiastically.
"The Qin State is no longer the Qin State of the past. I will kill one of those bastards and two of them!" The speaker was a general in charge of the garrison in Longxi.
When he got excited, he wanted to pull out his sword to create a show of force. But when he touched his waist, he remembered that swords are not allowed in the palace of government. He has been stationed outside all year round, and he forgot about it when he came back from the change of defense. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but stop in embarrassment.
Someone shook his head and stood up and said seriously: "If the four countries are to unite, Qin will be alone. This matter is related to Qin's great plan for the east. We must not provoke it lightly and cause variables!"
After analyzing the pros and cons, the man saw that the Longxi defender was a little embarrassed. Then he changed the subject and laughed, "Why, it's only been less than half a month since you came back from the defense, and now you can't hold it in anymore?"
The listeners had been arguing for a long time, but Zhao Zheng couldn't interrupt. Now that the time was ripe, he took advantage of every opportunity and said: "You are all good men of Qin. When it's time to fight, you have your place to use your strength, but right now there is no rush." .Okay, let me first tell you what countermeasures you have to disintegrate the four-nation alliance."
Just now, the ministers were arguing over whether to fight or not. It was obvious that Zhao Zheng directly set the tone for the matter by appeasing the guard-Qin State did not intend to use force. As expected, the topic immediately focused on how to disintegrate the four-nation alliance.
However, the ministers had been discussing for a long time, but they still had no idea how to deal with it. At the critical moment, Li Si, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and came up with an idea.
"Although I have no countermeasures yet, I heard that the Zhao Kingdom is leading the alliance this time, and Zhao Wangqian wants to send Yao Jia as an envoy to various countries to lobby. This person is the son of the prisoner of the Wei Kingdom, and he got this job with his sharp mouth. Zhao Wangqian may not believe him , we can leave it temporarily. If the union can be postponed for a while, we will have plenty of time to find a perfect solution."
Some people shook their heads and expressed disapproval: "But if Yao Jia is expelled, Zhao Wangqian can immediately replace him. How much time can we have to breathe in the meantime?"
Li Tairan asked back: "If there is no one in the country, how can Zhao Wangqian choose a disciple of the Shijian and a great thief of Liang to represent the Zhao country in face to send envoys to other countries to promote alliances?"
Indeed, Zhao Wangqian loved face very much, and the people he kept close to and valued were all respectable people such as nobles and ministers. This time, Yao Jia was sent, and he was not afraid that he would lose the face of Zhao. It can be seen that there was really no one left.
Zhao Gao had heard of the two characters Yao and Jia in his previous life. Of course, those two characters were not a good reputation. The reason he knew there was such a person was that he heard that Yao Jia and Li Si framed the amazingly talented Han Fei.
In fact, many future generations do not know why Yao Jia and Li Si framed Han Fei for what they did, and even the history books are unclear. But many people have always had such a bad impression of him that they subconsciously classified him as a treacherous and evil sycophant.
But now Zhao Gao lives in this era. Although he has no intersection with him, it is related to the alliance, and he has some understanding of this person in advance.
As Li Si said, he was the son of the gatekeeper of Wei State. In this era, it is normal for someone who belongs to an extremely humble group to be looked down upon by others. What's more, it is said that he was once exposed for theft.
It is such a person with extremely poor identity, status, and character. He got the opportunity to single-handedly take over the alliance just by talking. His talents are obvious and must not be underestimated.
Li Si's plan was to seize Yao Jia's sensitive identity and reputation in order to deal a fatal blow to the weak relationship between him and Zhao, and trick Zhao Wangqian into actively expelling Yao Jia. Although this method cannot eliminate the trouble of the four countries uniting, it can indeed solve the urgent need.
Seeing that the argument was going nowhere, Zhao Gao simply stood up, bowed his eyebrows and said, "What Tingwei said is reasonable. Separation is the priority in this matter. I second my opinion."
With such a start from him, some of the hesitations just now were finally settled. Not long after, people came forward in twos and threes to show their support. Li Si gave him a nonchalant look, then quickly turned back to look at Zhao Zheng, indicating that he had finished what needed to be said and everything was waiting for Zhao Zheng to make a decision.
As soon as Li Si told Zhao Zheng about the plan, he thought it was feasible, but he was not in a hurry to change it immediately. He wanted to see how everyone would react. So there were quite a few people who supported it, so it was no surprise.
"It's just what Tingwei said." Zhao Zheng looked at Li Si and nodded approvingly. After speaking, he looked towards the front of the hall: "It's just... I have to work hard this time."
Not long ago, the Zhao Zheng faction suddenly entered Zhao. This man had just returned and was still resting at home. This time, he had to trouble him to go there again. Zhao Zheng felt more or less guilty. After the court meeting, I went to see him in person. I was flattered and had nothing to say, so I left the next day.
"Brother, do you think we can fight this time?" Someone asked mysteriously in the wine shop half a month later.
The brother he asked shook his head and said, "I'm worried. What, are you scared?"
"Afraid of a bird! Don't you want to be mentally prepared?" Qin Ren was most afraid of being called a coward, so he quickly distanced himself from the relationship.
Someone next to him said disapprovingly: "What do you know? Look, we can't fight this time! Have you heard that Yao Jia was expelled by King Zhao? My king invited him to Qin, treated him as a guest, and sent a court The lieutenant went to win over him, and I heard that he will enter the palace with the lieutenant today."
The Qutai Palace was packed with officials from the Qin State. Surrounded by them, Yao Jia was still able to speak eloquently and answer questions fluently without showing any fear. He was quite the demeanor of a celebrity.
Seeing this, Zhao Zheng was overjoyed that he had found a treasure: "What a way to defeat his plan and secure his troops! Sir, since you are so sure, with hundreds of chariots and thousands of gold, you are allowed to obey Tai'a's sword and go out in my place." Is it enough to make four countries?"
Yao Jia did not expect that the King of Qin in front of him would trust him so much. You know, putting these things out is not a small battle in any country, but he can promise it so readily in front of all the ministers, which is really amazing.
I think he was expelled like an animal by King Zhao just half a month ago and became the laughing stock of the world. Comparing the situation half a month ago with the situation half a month later, even the unbeatable tongue was trembling with excitement: "Your Majesty, Yao Jiading has lived up to his command!"
Just when he was in a trance, Zhao Zheng had already walked up to him and said with a smile: "Then I will be waiting for the good news from Mr. Qin."
On this day, Zhao Gao was a little worried. He didn't ride a horse when he went home. He was walking slowly on the road. He was unprepared and suddenly bumped into a woman.
The woman finally managed to convince her mother to take her little sister out for a walk today. She was very excited. She was chatting with her little sister and didn't notice anyone in front of her. When Fu's mother, who was following them, found out, she couldn't stop her.
The woman was about to fall to the ground, she was so frightened that she almost turned pale. She said "ah" and froze up, closing her eyes tightly and waiting for the pain when she landed. The expected pain did not come from her body. When she stabilized her center of gravity, she realized that she was being supported by someone and was half leaning on someone else's arms.
In the critical situation just now, Zhao Gao ignored the etiquette and subconsciously put one hand around the waist of the person to give him a support. Unexpectedly, after he stabilized his body, he was pulled away by Fu Mu: "Feng Yushijia." Do you dare to touch my eldest daughter?"
The girl next to him also looked at him angrily, and echoed disdainfully: "That is, my sister, a woman from a well-established family with good temperament and good looks, will marry the king and become the queen in the future. How can it be tolerated..."
"Little sister, stop talking nonsense!" The woman came to her senses and quickly shouted to her little sister.
Hearing the words "Feng Yushi" and "Queen", as well as the rumors that came out of Zhisu Neishi's Mansion today, Zhao Gao suddenly raised his head and looked at the woman, and even the tone of his words was slightly unsteady: "Isn't that right? live."
Originally, the woman was a little unhappy when a strange man held her waist. She wanted to question him, but she saw his eyes were a little sad. She couldn't help but wonder: This man admired her and felt that he couldn't reach her, so he unconsciously exposed her. This look?
Although she used to find men without beards like this the most distasteful and always felt that they had a feminine look to them, this one looked a little embarrassing and didn't seem that annoying. And seeing him so sad, she felt soft-hearted. . Thinking that if more and more people gathered around, it would not look good if the commotion continued, so she simply stopped her little sister.
After a pause, she said again: "Forget it, since we have bought the things, we'd better go back early."
"Isn't it that my sister likes a man with a beautiful beard? Why, are you attracted to that pretty boy? Well... although those eyes are a bit seductive." This girl has been dancing with Mrs. Feng Jie since she was a child, and her temperament is different from hers. My sister is the complete opposite. She goes straight without any hindrance and has no scruples.
The woman straightened her expression and looked at her little sister and said seriously: "Sister, I want to ask you, do you know that the king does not grow a beard?"
"Ah?" The girl suddenly lost her voice.
"Remember not to speak nonsense in the future." The woman glanced at her and reminded helplessly.
"Oh, I know. Alas! This time I came out and found out that our king and Naji Arinai also brought up this custom of not growing beards. I have just seen many men like this."
The two sisters were chatting animatedly, unaware that Zhao Gao behind them had been looking at their retreating figures for a long time.
After returning home in a daze, Zhao Gao pushed open the door of his study, but was caught off guard by a dark figure in his study. When his consciousness returned, he could see through the dim light that the dark figure was Zhao Zheng.
"Why don't you light the lamp?" Zhao Gao asked, staring in surprise.
It was rare that Zhao Zheng stood motionless, looking at him without speaking for a long time. His originally heroic eyes were actually dark, and his whole body exuded an unpredictable emotion.
The atmosphere in the study has never been so weird.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Zhengcai asked him in a sullen voice: "What was the teacher thinking just now that you were so surprised to see me like this?"
