On July 2, the capital of Zhao State, Handan, was the royal palace.

For the war in Shangdang, Zhao Wangdan summoned five people, including Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, Shangqing Lin Xiangru, Yu Qing, and Changdafu Lou Chang, to discuss the solution.

The Shangdang war, which lasted for three years, was still going on, and it seemed that there was no end to stop. This made the young king feel extremely irritable.

At the end of last year, the peace talks between Zhao and Qin were made by their opponents, which actually made the Wei and Chu countries that were originally going to send troops to stop, making Zhao's situation even more isolated.

If Ji Kang was present, he would inevitably think of the trade war between the two major powers in the world in his previous life. A certain dynasty at that time had the same idea as Zhao Wangdan, and he also tried to resolve the differences through peace talks.

But the result was contrary to expectations, and the other party suppressed it, getting worse day by day. It was even more isolated and helpless internationally, and it was so similar to the current Zhao State.

By learning from history, you can know the rise and fall; by learning from people, you can understand the gains and losses.

China's thousands of years of history has long told people about various results. In the battle that concerns the destiny of the country, there is no need to compromise. No matter how difficult it is, we must gather the strength of the whole country to continue to fight.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Taizu of Ji Kang told his descendants: "If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend others; if someone offends me, I will offend others." And repeatedly told his people: "Be kind to his enemies is cruel to his people."

If you want to be in harmony and you want to win-win, there is a prerequisite for this, that is, it is only when both parties agree to be equal. If the other party is unwilling, you still insist on this. Is it useful?

If a country and a nation lose the spirit of struggle, it will always tolerate and retreat for a country that has regarded you as an enemy and wants to destroy you in its heart. When the disaster comes, it will be too late to regret it.

Zhao Wangdan looked at the church, and the five important officials of Zhao State sighed and said, "My good friends, now our Zhao State has been fighting with the Qin State for three years in Shangdang and Qin State. The war has been delayed and the Zhao State has been overwhelmed. What can the ministers do to end this war as soon as possible?"

Zhao Sheng, Lin Xiangru and the other five looked at each other and remained silent.

Shangqing Lin Xiangru looked at King Zhao and everyone, took a breath, stood up tremblingly, and bowed to King Zhao and said, "King, the current situation of this battle is already a battle of the fate of our country. Besides, the initiative in the war is not to be taken care of. Given the current situation, the old minister thinks that only by persevering can we make the best strategy."

King Zhao looked at the old minister who was plagued by illness and was deeply moved and said to Lin Xiangru: "Lin Qing, sit down and talk. You should take care of your health!"

Zhao Dan's greeting moved Lin Xiangru and said to King Zhao: "Thank you for thinking about the old minister's health. At this time when national affairs are difficult, the old minister dare not slacken."

King Zhao nodded and said to everyone: "My good and good, our Zhao army and the Qin army have been fighting in Shangdang for too long, and I can no longer bear it. Since Qin wants to share with our Zhao country, I want to decide whether to win or lose in Shangdang, I will follow Qin's wishes."

After saying that, he stood up and continued to say to everyone: "I decided to lead the troops myself and transfer Li Mu, the two armies of Pang and Hu in the north, and gathered the forces of the whole country to compete with Qin in Shangdang."

As soon as these words came out, the five important officials in the hall were greatly surprised.

Lin Xiangru and Yu Qing looked at each other, and their eyes shone with light. If Zhao Wangdan really made up his mind to do this in Shangdang, then it would be impossible to defeat the Qin army in Shangdang!

Zhao Sheng, Zhao Bao and Lou Chang were very panicked. Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao were worried about Zhao Wangdan's safety, but Lou Chang was afraid that Zhao Wang would really do this.

If King Zhao really led the army in person and asked Li Mu, Dai County and Pang Nuan, who was on the border of Zhao Yan, to lead his army south, the Qin State would be defeated! In this way, he would let down the expectations of Prime Minister Fan Sui of Qin and his father Lou Yan!

Not to mention Pang Nuan, just talking about Li Mu's military talent. Zhao Wangdan doesn't know, can Lou Chang not know? Why is Li Mu unable to get the value of King Zhao now? Lou Chang's "contribution" here is an indelible contribution!

Lou Chang hurriedly stood up and said to King Zhao: "King, don't do this! You are a body of thousands of gold, how can you come to the front line in person? Besides, now Shangdang, our Zhao army has a great chance to defeat the Qin army!"

When King Zhao heard Lou Chang's words, he was overjoyed and said to Lou Chang: "Lu Qing, do you say that our army is in Shangdang now and has a chance to defeat the Qin army? Where did the plan come from?"

Lou Chang bowed and said to King Dan of Zhao: "King, have you not heard what the people of Zhao are saying now: "What Qin hates is that they are afraid of the horse and the general of Zhao Kuo. Lian Po is easy to give up, and they will surrender." The empress believes that the veteran Lian Po will not surrender to Qin, but after the confrontation between Shangdang and the Qin army for three years, he has been unable to defeat the Qin army for a long time, and it is only useless to waste the national strength of Zhao. It can be seen that he is old!"

"What the people said in the rumors that Zhao Kuo, the young general of Zhao State, was the famous general Ma Fujun Zhao She. He has been familiar with military books with his father since he was a child, and has followed his father to fight many times. His method of using troops is worse than his father. It is better to replace General Zhao Kuo to go to Shangdang and lead our Zhao army, and he will definitely be able to defeat the Qin army."

When Zhao Sheng heard this, his eyes lit up and stood up and bowed to King Zhao and said, "King, you are the foundation of a country, and you should not act rashly. What Changdafu Lou Chang said just now is very true. I have also asked Zhao Kuo if he could lead his army to defeat the Qin army? His answer was: One month is enough. I suggest that Zhao Kuo go to Shangdang and replace Lian Po, and he will definitely be able to defeat the Qin army."

When Shangqing Lin Xiangru heard this, he became anxious and wanted to stand up and advise King Zhao, but he coughed continuously. Seeing this, his friend Yu Qing hurriedly stepped forward and patted Lin Xiangru on the back. It took him a long time to suppress Lin Xiangru's coughing sound.

Seeing this, Zhao Wangdan said to Lin Xiangru: "Lin Qing, you are in such good health, why don't you go home and rest."

Lin Xiangru shook his head, stood up again, bowed to King Zhao and said, "King, you must not! When Ma Fujun was alive, he once said to me: "Weapons are the place of life and death, and the major event of the survival of the country."

Then, he took a breath and continued, "King, Ma Fujun told the old minister about his son Zhao Kuo, saying that he only knew how to talk big and knew how to use troops like a joke. He also told the old minister that if Zhao State let Zhao Kuo lead the army, the consequences would be unimaginable. King, don't let Zhao Kuo lead the army!"

Yu Qing looked at Lou Chang, stood up and said, "King, Lou Chang's suggestions are bad! How can the country use military forces to make decisions based on folk rumors? Little do they know if this is a counter-espionage plan for Qin?"

When Lou Chang heard this, the general was disgraceful. This Yu Xin (Yu Qing's original name) was indeed amazing! He could see through the counter-espionage strategy of Qin Prime Minister Fan Sui and my father.

Lou Chang hurriedly stood up, pretended to be wronged, and choked up and said to King Zhao: "King, this is the heartfelt words of my uncle. But I was slandered by Yu Qing so much, and I was wronged!"

King Zhao looked at Yu Qing and Lou Chang, comforted Lou Chang and said, "Lou Qing, you don't have to do this. I know that you are loyal to Zhao State and will never do this. Yu Qing's words are not directed to you, and you don't have to take them to heart."

Yu Qing also knew that it was useless to rely on guessing without evidence. He sighed and said to Lou Chang: "Sir Lou, I am just talking about the matter, and I have no intention of targeting you. You have misunderstood my words."

Then, without waiting for Lou Chang to reply, he continued to say to King Zhao: "King, Qin has been fighting fiercely with our Zhao State in Shangdang in recent years. Is Qin King Yingji's intention to defeat the Zhao army, or is it just to scare our Zhao State and stop at the right time?"

King Zhao was quite tolerant of Yu Qing, whom he personally promoted, thought for a while and replied: "Yu Qing, I see that Qin has increased its troops in Shangdang year by year and fought with our Zhao State. It can be said that Qin State has done its best and has no reservations. The King of Qin must have wanted to completely defeat our Zhao State in Shangdang."

Yu Qing nodded and said to King Dan of Zhao: "King, this decisive battle between Shangdang is not a minor matter. I have two strategies. One is that our Zhao State will send people to Wei State and Chu State. Because of the last peace talks, Wei and Chu State have many complaints about our Zhao State. The envoys sent this time must bring precious treasures to unite Chu and Wei State, let the two countries send troops to help us Zhao State fight against Qin State."

After a pause, Yu Qing continued, "King, this second strategy is what the king said just now. Our Zhao State can mobilize Li Mu in Dai County, and the two armies of Pang and Hun in the north join the Shangdang war situation, and can also defeat the Qin army."
Chapter completed!