Handan.

After obtaining information from Yan State, Zhao He, who has been in a bad mood recently because of the death of the empress dowager, smiles very rarely.

"Gao Tangjun, it seems that our plan has indeed been very successful. I have already sent a letter to Le Yi and asked him to continue to delay! If it doesn't work for three months, it's one year, and if it doesn't work for two years, I want to see what Yan State is using to compete with me for logistics!"

Zhao He was full of confidence when he spoke.

Although Zhao State has been fighting for years, Zhao State has a lot of wealth than Yan State. Especially after conquering Qi, the most economically developed Qi, Zhao He is now even richer.

What a joke? Who in the world can consume me more?

Fei Yi also smiled and said, "King, the King of Yan has done such a rebellious act and offended many nobles in the country. I am afraid that when the Great Zhao army truly enters the territory of Yan, there will be no more people who can serve him loyally."

Zhao He smiled and raised a pile of paper in his hand: "You can see it yourself. These guys are not just unfaithful. Their loyalty has been passed to me through Le Yi!"

With the popularity of papermaking and the production of papermaking, the number of people involved in papermaking has naturally increased gradually. In addition, the technology of papermaking is relatively simple, so this technology is inevitably leaked and spread to other countries.

In this regard, Zhao He, who did not receive the patent fee, was not a pity. Anyway, it was time to settle the accounts slowly when he was unifying the world in the future. Now it is better to let the Chinese princes and countries get used to the paper in advance, so as to save the efforts to popularize them in the future.

Moreover, the appearance of "Zhao Wang Paper" also brought some unexpected gains to Zhao He, that is, his reputation has become much higher among scholars without realizing it. Some people even compared Zhao He with Cangjie, who created characters, believing that papermaking is a great invention like words, and that Zhao He's behavior is really the act of a saint.

For those who praise him like this, Zhao He just wanted to say one thing to them: "If you know how to talk, just say more. It is best to write a book and recite my great achievements."

Fei Yi took the letter from Zhao He and looked at it, his face gradually became surprised: "King, these are all big families in Yan State. Many of them existed when Yan State was just established. If they can get their help, conquering and ruling Yan State in the future will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Zhao He smiled slightly and said, "No, Gao Tangjun, you are wrong. I will not accept any of the big families with a long history you just mentioned after conquering Yan State."

Fei Yi was stunned: "Why is this, the king?"

Zhao He said in a deep voice: "These families are deeply rooted in Yan State, and survive by exploiting the wealth and wealth of the people. It is harmful to the country and the people. How can I tolerate them? After occupying Yan State, the first thing I want to eliminate is these damn big families. Only in this way can the old order of Yan State be completely cleansed, let the new order of the Great Zhao take root in Yan land and sprout deeply in the hearts of the people! I want the people in Yan land to know that they will live a better life with the Great Zhao, instead of becoming the target of exploitation as before, let them recognize them, and accept the identity of the people of Zhao from the bottom of their hearts!"

Fei Yi was silent for a while and said, "The king said this, but it means that the Confucian Mencius is the most important thing."

As we all know, King Wuling of Zhao's Hu clothing, riding and shooting and corresponding reforms have a strong Legalist color, and Feiyi is the specific implementer of Hu clothing, riding and shooting. Although he has not publicly claimed his ideological tendencies, Feiyi is obviously biased towards the Legalist, and the discord between the Legalist and Confucianism has long been known to everyone in the world.

Zhao He laughed and said, "Gao Tang Jun misunderstood that I am not a believer of Confucianism, nor a Legalist, nor a Mohist. For me, those who govern the country should use the overlordship and mortality. If you purely take moral education, it would be as dark as Zhou. Although it lasted for seven hundred years, the Emperor of Zhou now lives in Luoyi and has no one hundred soldiers under his command. This is not the way of the emperor. If Zhao also needs to use this method to maintain the national fortune in the future, then I can only say that it would be better if I live a life of silence!"

"However, if you abandon etiquette and law, purely rule of law, morality will collapse. Everyone sees profit as the only thing to do, only consider personal small profits, only know their own food, rice, oil and salt, and ignore the righteousness of the country and the nation, and even become a traitor to the country and the nation for some small favors. This is not what I want. Only by teaching both virtue and law, using the law as a rope, and using morality as a bond, peace of the world, and making the people of the world live and work in peace and prosperity without suffering from war, is the glorious and prosperous era in my heart! As for all schools of thought, I can help me, so why should I stick to Confucianism, Legalism or Mohist masters, and why should I care about what kind of Zhao people he is, Qi people, Chu people, or even Hu people?"

After hearing Zhao He's words, Fei Yi was shocked. After a while, he suddenly stood up and worshiped Zhao He: "Today, the old minister knows the king's ambition. Although I am dull, I am willing to be the king's grand plan and help the king achieve this unparalleled cause!"

Zhao He laughed and helped Fei Yi up with his own hands: "My teacher is so serious!"

As he said that, Zhao He did not forget to quietly look at the corner of the hall, where a historian with a flushed and excited face was writing quickly.

very nice.

Zhao He nodded secretly, helped Fei Yi back to his seat, and said, "Mr. Gao Tang, you have written several times before and wanted to retire, but I have been rejected by me. It is not that I can't hide my face, nor is it that I am concerned about anything, but that the world has changed a lot now, which is a major change that has not been seen before. I, the Great Zhao, can ride the wind and dominate the world. I don't know how many new situations and situations you have to face. It is only a mature and steady old minister like you who can help me solve my problems. If you abandon me, who will I ask for advice in the future? From now on, don't talk about this resignation again."

Fei Yi came to his senses. It turned out that the king of the family specially summoned him to the palace to say these things today. It turned out to be to dispel his desire to retreat. He immediately sighed: "What kind of virtue is the old minister? How can he be so kind to the three lords of the Zhao family be so loved by the three generations of the Zhao family? How dare he not devote his entire work to the king and Zhao State until his death!"

Zhao He said seriously: "No, for the future glory of Great Zhao, Gao Tangjun must live better to truly assist me and Great Zhao."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

After a moment, Fei Yi slapped his thigh and said, "After a deep conversation with the king, I almost forgot about the serious business."

Zhao He couldn't help but be curious when he heard this: "What's the matter?"

Fei Yi said: "King, the news I just heard, Chu has sent troops!"

...

The State of Chu did send troops, but there were some big disputes between the core senior officials of the State of Chu when choosing the target of sending troops.

In the palace of Yingdu, the Chu State Grand Marshal Qu Yuan said in a deep voice: "Now that Zhao State is powerful, and now it will destroy Qi first and Yan, and Han and Wei are all minions of Zhao State. If we continue like this, although there are many princes in the world, they can no longer compete with Zhao State's power! For the current plan, we should send troops to aid Qin State at the request of the King of Qin, repel Han and Wei, force Han and Wei to leave the Three Jin Alliance, and then the four countries unite to attack Zhao, which is the best way to solve the problem!"

Qu Yuan said this very fast, and his tone was extremely firm when he spoke. Obviously, this plan had been conceived in his mind for a long time, and now he took this time to throw out the plan.

I have to say that Qu Yuan’s plan sounds quite reasonable. For a moment, many ministers were moved.

However, Qu Yuan is not without opponents.

Just as Qu Yuan's words fell, a sneer rang out: "Is the words of Grand Sima too ridiculous?"

Everyone looked in the voice and found that it was not someone else's speaking, but Zhaoqi, who had just replaced Qu Yuan as Mo Ao in Chu State.

Since the Chu army was defeated in Jucheng and the death of the former Chu Grand Marshal Zhaochang, the young Zhaoqi entered the core level of the Chu State and continued to maintain the status of two ministers of the Zhao clan with Zhaoju of the Shangzhu Kingdom. This is also due to the Zhao clan's position as the most well-deserved family among the three major families of Zhaojingqu.

Because Zhao Ju suddenly fell ill and was bedridden a month ago, Zhao Qi has actually become the spokesperson of the Zhao clan in the court. Although he is very young, his speaking weight is extremely important.

However, the discord between the Zhao clan and Qu Yuan has long been no longer news, so even Qu Yuan himself did not feel any exception. Instead, he looked at Zhao Qi calmly, waiting for you to start performing.

Zhao Qi was not far behind, so he stood up and said, "King, all the best, please think about it. What is the reason why Qin State can fight with Han and Wei now? Is Han and Wei stronger? Of course not. The battle between Yique has long proved that Han and Wei are not the opponent of Qin. The reason why the Qin army was unable to capture Yiyang City for a long time was entirely because of Zhao State! It was Zhao State who sent 20,000 cavalry to go south from Guanzhong that caused the Qin King to urgently draw elite troops from the front line to help, which led to the delay in opening up the situation in Yiyang!"

"The Qin State can survive until now because King Zhao's eyes are now on Yan State! If King Zhao did not go north to attack Yan but asked Le Yi to lead a 150,000 army south, could Qin State still attack Yiyang so dignified? It had already been retreated back to Hangu Pass. It may not even be able to save the Qin people. After all, Qi State can break through Hangu Pass and destroy Zhao State, which has thunder and thunder in Qi State?"

Qu Yuan snorted and retorted: "But Zhao State will not go south now, and what you said will not happen."

Zhao Qi smiled and said, "Yes, Zhao State will certainly not go south, because the current battle situation in Yiyang is very anxious. This is what Zhao State wants to see. What King Zhao hopes is that no one can interfere with Zhao State's destruction of Yan! But if our Great Chu sends troops, then everything will be different."

"Once the Great Chu sends troops to help Qin, can Han and Wei resist Qin and Chu? It's impossible. Han and Wei are not as big as Da Chu or Qin. What do they use to resist the joint efforts between Qin and Chu? By that time, Han and Wei will undoubtedly be defeated!"

"Then, do you think that King Zhao will let this happen? No. King Zhao will not allow Han and Wei to be defeated, otherwise why would he let Le Cheng lead the cavalry south? So once Qin and Chu join forces, King Zhao will definitely negotiate peace with Yan State, and then let Le Yi lead the army south. At that time, if Qin and Chu join forces, can they defeat the Three Jin coalition led by Zhao State? It's impossible!"

Qu Yuan retorted: "But in that case, Zhao's plan to destroy Yan State will fail!"

Zhao Qi said: "That's right, in this way, Zhao will indeed not be able to destroy Yan State, but what are the benefits for the Great Chu?"

Qu Yuan said: "The advantage is that the expansion of Zhao State has been stopped! The hope of the princes to resist Zhao State in the future is greater!"

Zhao Qi laughed loudly and said, "Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan, when you reformed, you were known for your innocence. I didn't expect that to this day, you are still so innocent and short-sighted, and you are really short-sighted! The future? Let me tell you, if the Great Chu really sent troops to help Qin, what kind of future will it usher in!"

"At that time, the Great Chu welcomed the ruthless attack of the Three Jin coalition forces led by Zhao, and countless soldiers of the Great Chu were ruthlessly slaughtered on the battlefield by the Three Jin coalition forces. The State of Zhao attacked the Huainan land of the Great Chu, the State of Wei seized the Great Chu, the State of Shangcai, the State of Han took away the Great Chu, the heads of countless soldiers of the Great Chu, and the mourning of countless people of the Great Chu! And all this is because of what Qu Yuan called "delaying the expansion of Zhao!"

Qu Yuan said angrily: "The King of Qin is not a short-sighted person. He will definitely do his best to rescue Da Chu and will not let this happen!"

Zhao Qi laughed: "But the King of Qin is an incompetent person, because he can't beat King Zhao at all, and the Qin and Chu coalition forces cannot beat the Three Jin coalitions at all! Qu Yuan! Tell me, since I can't beat, how can you stop everything I said from happening?"

The first time, Qu Yuan was speechless and could not reply for a long time.

Because it really can't beat it.

The record of Zhao State is indeed there. It has swept the whole world in the past few years. If the Chu State sent troops to fight against Zhao State was to lose a large amount of troops and land, then why should Chu State send troops to help Qin State?

Don’t forget that Qin State was the culprit that the previous Chu State king, King Huai of Chu, died, and the decline of Chu State’s hegemony! There is no friendship between the two countries, only hatred!

Finally, the King of Chu, who was sitting on the upper head and watching the dispute coldly, spoke: "Since that's the case, what should the Great Chu do with Zhaoqi and Mo Ao's opinion? Are you just watching the battle between the princes of the Central Plains?"

Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "King, Zhao is now in great power. If Da Chu does not find a way to become strong, how can he compete with Zhao in the future? In my opinion, Qin is now fighting against the Three Jins, and the whole country has no time to take care of it. It is an excellent opportunity for Da Chu to go north to attack Qin and regain the Fangcheng land that was taken away by Bai Qi several years ago! In this way, Da Chu not only does not worry about angering Zhao and attracting conquests, Qin is also extremely weak and unable to defend the Fangcheng land. Once the Fangcheng land returns to the hands of Da Chu, Yandu and Ying do not have to worry about the attack from the Qin people at a close distance, and they are also expected to further recover the land of Hanzhong and Ba County, and to restore the vast territory of Da Chu when the previous kings were alive. In this way, the revival of Da Chu is close to you!"

Qu Yuan was shocked when he heard this.

What bad idea did Zhao Qi come up with? Not only would it be fine if he didn't help Qin, but he would also have to stab Qin on his back?

Qu Yuan almost spoke up with a deliberate intention to stop him: "King, this matter must not be done. In this way, Zhao State will have no worries about destroying Yan!"

Zhao Qi sneered: "What does Zhao State have to do with the Great Chu? Only the strength of the Great Chu is the greatest capital to compete with the State of Zhao in the future! As long as it can recover its hometown and recreate the glory of the Great Chu in the past, even if Zhao State goes south, what will the Great Chu be afraid of?"

Qu Yuan wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by the King of Chu: "Grand Sima, let's stop here."
Chapter completed!