Speaking of this, Zhao Kuo turned around and said to the ministers: "For example, if our country of Zhao is not determined now, it may be in danger of overthrowing the country."

Zhao Bao was beside him and asked, "It sounds nice to turn defense into offense. May I ask Ma Fuzi, how likely is you to win when you go to Shangdang?"

Zhao Kuo replied: "The art of war says: Those who know victory know the way to win. Those who know how to fight can fight, and those who cannot fight can win; those who know how many troops the enemy and us are good at dealing with will win; those who are in charge of the whole country, soldiers in the army will win; those who use a prepared army to fight against lazy troops will win; generals are well versed in military tactics, proficient in military tactics, and those who are a monarch knows and trusts will win; these five are the ways to win."

"Then grandson said: Those who have won the temple before they fight will have to calculate more; those who have not won the temple before they fight will have to calculate less. Those who have to calculate more will have to calculate less. Those who have to calculate more will have to calculate less, let alone have to calculate nothing! From this perspective, I can see the victory or defeat."

If Shi Gan is by his side, he will be puzzled. Zhao Kuo's answers are all in the military books, and I will also say them!

Lin Xiangru was recuperating at home and did not attend court. The senior minister Yu Qing asked Zhao Kuo, "General Zhao Kuo, since you want to turn defense into attack, you don't know what the so-called offensive is?"

Zhao Kuo said: "As you said, the offensive is the momentum of attack. The rapid flowing water can stir up the rocks, which is precisely because of its momentum; the birds of prey hit birds and kill them with one blow, which is because of their rapid momentum. Therefore, the military strategy says: Therefore, those who are good at fighting are good at creating their momentum..."

Yu Qing sneered and said to Zhao Kuo: "Zhao Kuo, you only know about military books but have no actual experience in leading troops. How can you win?"

Zhao Kuo replied, "Yu Qing's words are wrong. Only those who know the war technique can know its mystery; the method of using the war is in one mind. Its changes are like the clouds running in the sky and the earth, endless; like rivers, lakes and seas, never dry up... Red, yellow, blue, white, black, but colorless, but the illusion of the five colors is dazzling..."

"Therefore, the five things are used to solve them and solve them in order to find out their feelings: one is Tao, two is heaven, three is earth, four is general, and five is law. Tao is to make the people agree with the emperor, so they can die with them and live with them without fear of danger."

"The sky is yin and yang, cold and heat, and the time is controlled. The earth is high and low, far and near, dangerous and easy, wide and narrow, life and death. The general is wisdom, trustworthiness, benevolence, courage, and strictness. The law is skewed, official and way, and the master is used. All these five generals are heard of, and those who know it win, and those who don't know it cannot win. Therefore, they compiled it with plans and asked for their feelings, saying: Who has the master? Who is capable? Who is the general? Who is able to get the laws? Who is the heaven and earth? Who is the law? Who is the strong soldier? Who is the soldiers? Who is the soldiers? Who is the reward and punishment? I know the victory or defeat with this."

In short, Zhao Kuo talked endlessly in the court, and every question of the ministers could stump him.

Finally, Zhao Wangdan looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "Zhao Kuo, do you know what the Battle of Shangdang meant to our State of Zhao?"

Zhao Kuo replied calmly: "Report to the King, the Battle of Shangdang is a decisive battle between our country, Zhao and Qin, and the victorious ones are alive, and the loser dies."

Zhao Wangdan nodded and said to Zhao Kuo: "May you take on this important task?"

Zhao Kuo replied: "You are the king, if you cannot win, you will die for your country."

The King of Zhao was shocked and hurriedly said to Zhao Kuo: "Zhao Kuo, what I want is not your corpse. Since this battle is a life-and-death battle between our Zhao State, Zhao Kuo, if you are the commander of the Shangdang and our Zhao army, you must win and return!"

Zhao Kuo's performance in the court made Zhao Wangdan finally make up his mind.

King Zhao sat down from the master of the Dragon Palace, stood up slowly, and said to Zhao Kuo slowly: "Zhao Kuo obeys the order, I appoint you as the new commander of the Shangdang army, and give you 500 gold and 200 silk pieces. You can lead a 50,000 army to fight for reinforcements on the Shangdang day, and you must defeat the Qin army within two months."

Zhao Kuo hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, the king, Zhao Kuo took the order."

King Zhao walked down from the hall, helped Zhao Kuo up with his own hands, and said to Zhao Kuo: "General Zhao Kuo, the soldiers and civilians of our country, are all the shields of the generals. I hope you will not let down the expectations of our country and civilians of our country, and be able to defeat the Qin army in Shangdang."

Speaking of this, the young kings continued to say to Zhao Kuo boldly: "To this day, our country of Zhao is the leader of all countries in Shandong. All the princes and countries are our country of Zhao and Qin, and they are both ranked as major countries in the world, and Qin is also afraid of our country of Zhao. This time, if you lead the army to fight, as long as you defeat the Qin army, you will be able to make a name for yourself and the world, and I will also be rewarded without hesitation."

Zhao Kuo bowed again and said to King Zhao Dan: "Don't worry, since King Wuling, our Zhao State has fought against the Xiongnu in the north, defeated Yanqi in the east, and trained Han and Wei in the south. The soldiers are brave and fierce. This time, the Qin army was in Shangdang, and our Zhao State has both time, place, and people and people. We are also a benevolent and righteous army. It is just around the corner to defeat the Qin army."

The order that King Zhao appointed Zhao Kuo as the commander of the Shangdang Zhao army was heard, and the Zhao State Court was extremely shocked.

Lin Xiangru, who was recovering from illness in the mansion, coughed up bleeding in an emergency. He immediately went to the palace to meet King Zhao and gave him a lecture. However, when King Zhao did not see him, Lin Xiangru could do nothing.

Lin Xiangru knew that the matter was very important. After returning to the mansion, he personally wrote a letter to King Zhao to advise: "The king used his name to envoy Kuo, and he was like a zither and whispered. Kuo's disciple could read his father's book and biography, but he did not know how to change."

Zhao Wangdan has now made up his mind and ignores the letter from Shangqing Lin Xiangru.

Zhao Kuo's mother was also very anxious after knowing that King Zhao appointed his son Zhao Kuo as the commander of the Zhao army on Shangdang. She hurried to the palace to ask for a meeting with King Zhao. King Zhao received a report and knew that it was Zhao Kuo's mother who asked for a meeting. She thought that Zhao Kuo's mother was here to thank him, so she summoned her.

As soon as Zhao Kuo's mother saw King Zhao, she said, "King, Zhao Kuo cannot be the commander of my Zhao army!"

When Zhao Wangdan heard this, he was stunned. Others hoped that his son would become bigger and bigger. What's wrong with you, an old lady?

He said to Zhao Kuo's mother: "What is it?"

Zhao Kuo's mother replied, "The king first served his father. At that time, he was a general. He served as a dozen people who were eating and eating, and hundreds of people who were friends. The king and the royal family rewarded him all to the military officials and officials. On the day of his order, he did not care about family affairs. Now, once Kuo was the general, he went east and went to the court, and no military officials dared to look up to him. The gold and silk that the king gave him were kept in his home, and he looked at him as convenient land and houses to buy them. Why is the king like his father? The father and son have different intentions, and I hope the king will not send him away."

After hearing Zhao Kuo's mother's words, Zhao Wangdan was a little hesitant, but the order had been issued, and it would be bad to take it back at this time. How did the subjects of Zhao State view themselves as the king?

Officials and people of this era also had high requirements for the king, and the so-called "golden words and jade words" are not a joke.

Thinking of the words of the Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, King Zhao firmly decided on his mind. He said to Zhao Kuo's mother: "I have decided on it when my mother put it."

Zhao Kuo's mother did not expect that she had belittled her son Zhao Kuo so much, and King Zhao still wanted to appoint Zhao Kuo as the commander of the army. So she knelt down and kowtowed, "After the king sent him, it would be like not to praise him. Can I sit there?"

King Zhao waved his hand and said to Zhao Kuo's mother: "I agree to your request. If something happened to Zhao Kuo, I will not involve you."

Just when Zhao Kuo's mother met King Zhao, the doctor, Lou Chang, also invited Zhao Kuo, who was about to go to Shangdang, to the mansion.

For Zhao Kuo, Changdafu Lou Chang made an indelible contribution to being appointed as the commander of the Shangdang Zhao army this time. Naturally, there was no and could not refuse Lou Chang's invitation.

After Lou Chang and Zhao Kuo sat down, he said to Zhao Kuo: "The general went to Shangdang this time, and I am also responsible. I wonder what the general can do to defeat the Qin army after he arrived in Shangdang?"

For Zhao Kuo, Lou Chang was his benefactor and was valued by Zhao Wangdan, so he did not consider the issue of leaks. He expressed his thoughts after going to the Party and expressed his heartfelt thoughts to Lou Chang.

When Lou Chang heard this, he was overjoyed and said to Zhao Kuo: "In this way, the general will be able to defeat the Qin army and make great achievements for our Zhao State."

After Zhao Kuo left, Lou Chang wrote a letter and ordered the housekeeper to say, "Send someone to Qin quickly and hand this letter to my father Lou Yan."

On July 3, Zhao Kuo was appointed as the new commander of the Shangdang Zhao Army by King Zhao. On July 6, Zhao Kuo led 50,000 Zhao troops from Handan to Shangdang.
Chapter completed!