The envoy of Chu State suffered great humiliation in Qi State. When the envoy returned to the capital of Chu State, he first reported to Chunshenjun about his affairs in Qi, and then committed suicide due to humiliation. Chunshenjun found the King of Chu and reported these matters to him. Qi State obviously would not participate in the coalition, and it might even be a major obstacle to the coalition. The King of Chu seemed very angry. He said to Chunshenjun seriously: "I must take revenge on Qi State!"

Now is not the time to avenge Qi. Qin is ready to move. When the Qin people began to gather troops on the front line, Wei was the first to know. After the Chu envoy arrived at Wei, King Zeng of Wei apologized to the Chu envoy for the unpleasant things between the two countries, and promised to join forces with Chu to curb Qin together. The attitude of the King of Wei was contrary to that of the King of Qi. The envoy of Chu was treated with courtesy in Wei.

General Lian Po was still recuperating at this time. After Wei Zeng chose to join forces with Chu, he came to Lian Po and asked him for advice on how to resist Qin. Lian Po was not injured last time, but he was still very happy during these days. The King of Wei handed over the whole country's army to him to train the organization. Lian Po improved the Wei army according to the Qin organization and promoted several brave young people to train the people for him.

Lian Po looked at the young King of Wei in front of him and said, "If you can confirm that Qin has the intention to send troops, it is best to bring Zhao in. However, Chu and Wei cannot defeat the Qin people. If the three countries are united, it is possible... I recommend someone, and he will be the commander of the coalition forces, and there is no problem." The King of Wei asked in confusion: "Who do you want to recommend?"

"Pang Xian of Zhao State... If this person is allowed to serve as the commander of the coalition forces and lead the coalition forces of various countries, then the Qin State's offensive can be blocked..."

"I thought you were going to be the commander in person... Can't you?" The King of Wei felt that instead of letting people from other countries serve as commanders, it would be better to let Lian Po be the one. This would be of great benefit to Wei. When Lian Po heard this, he just smiled and shook his head and said, "It's not that I can't, but, if you want me to be the commander of the coalition, I'm afraid that Zhao and Chu may not agree."

"Pang Gong has prestige and has been on mission to Chu. The kings of various countries also respect him very much. If King Zhao learned that he would become the commander of the coalition army, he would not have too many concerns..." Lian Po said, and he pondered for a moment before saying, "You can hoard food in various places and be prepared to stick to it!"

After the Wei State promised, the only targets of Chu State were Zhao, Han and Yan. King Zhao was not rude to the envoys of Chu State, but he did not agree to participate in the coalition. Zhao State was divided into two forces. On the one hand, it was the internal affairs faction headed by Jianxin Jun. They believed that since the Ma Fujun incident, the relationship between Zhao State and Qin State had rarely improved, and this period of time could be used to reserve food, grass and weapons.

In addition, these people led by Pang Gong, who believed that they must participate in the union, curb Qin, and open up connections with Henan, and regain the Qin city in Hejian... King Zhao was also hesitant for a moment, not knowing how to do this. Pang Gong came to see him many times and explained the benefits and interests for him, especially the nails that Qin had nailed into Hejian. Qin's strategic intention was very obvious.

But Mr. Pang could not convince King Zhao. King Zhao nodded and agreed with Mr. Pang's words. Unfortunately, he was unwilling to determine the alliance. After Mr. Pang found that he was not convinced, he hurriedly wrote a letter to Li Mu, hoping that Li Mu would persuade King Zhao. After learning about what happened in Handan, Li Mu wrote a letter to King Zhao. In the letter, he expressed his concerns about Qin and explained the importance of uniting with other countries to resist Qin.

After seeing Li Mu's letter, King Zhao quickly agreed to the proposal of the envoy of Chu, and made an alliance with Chu and Wei, agreeing to resist Qin together. Compared with these kings, King Yan had no intention of doing these things again. He was now completely immersed in wine and sex, and was completely uninterested in any union, so the envoy of Chu could only return helplessly.

After seeing Wei, Chu and Zhao drafted the alliance, Han Han threw himself into the arms of the coalition without hesitation and became a member of the coalition.

At this moment, Qin was also preparing for war, and their eyes were still on Wei.

On this day, Zhao Kuo was sitting in a carriage. The carriage was moving slowly along the road. It was almost winter and the weather was particularly cold. Zhao Kuo was wearing thicker clothes. Now, it was Zhao Fu driving for him. Zhao Fu's words were not as much as Ge, and the road seemed even more boring. However, Zhao Kuo enjoyed such a journey. Every time he was on the road, he would always look at the cultivated land, houses, and the hard-working people on both sides.

Seeing the increasing amount of arable land in Qin and seeing the smiles on the faces of the people, Zhao Kuo felt very relieved.

Suddenly, many people appeared in the distance. Zhao Kuo hurriedly asked Zhao Fu to stop the carriage and stood up to look at him. In the distance, there were a group of ragged people, dragging their tired steps and moving forward numbly on the road. Around them, there were officials urging them. These officials rode tall horses and kept running back and forth in the team. They loudly scolded the people in front of them, allowing them to continue to speed up their pace.

Among these people, there were old people, children, and women. They seemed to have no soul, and they were like walking corpses, just keep moving forward, and there was no trace of human luster in their eyes. These people soon came to Zhao Kuo, but they did not go to see Zhao Kuo, but they just lowered their heads and kept rushing on the road... The officials who were urging them, of course, noticed Zhao Kuo. When they recognized Zhao Kuo's title, they hurriedly got off their horses and came to Zhao Kuo to pay homage.

"Who are these people?"

"They are all Koreans... They fled to Shangdang. We took them to migrate according to the order of Shangdang County Magistrate Li Yu..." In order to stabilize the areas they occupied as soon as possible, Qin State would carry out migration. The people there moved to the pass, making them retainers or hired farmers. At the same time, they migrated the people in the pass outside the pass and gave them a farmland as a reward, which deepened the Qin State's influence on the newly occupied areas.

Zhao Kuo frowned and looked at the people in front of him. He asked, "But why do we need to migrate in winter? Isn't this forcing these people to death?" The official smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "You don't know. In the past few years, there were locust plagues in South Korea and Zhao State. The disaster was very serious. The people of South Korea were almost incapable of harvest and fled to Shangdang, Qin State. Even the people of Zhao State, there was such a situation..."

"Shangdang no longer has enough land for them to farm. If they are kept, they cannot catch up with the spring planting next year, and Shangdang will not be able to take out their own food to help these people. They can only let them cultivate as soon as possible and catch up with the spring planting next year, so that they can avoid them from continuing to starve. Until now, Qin has been providing them with food and grass, which is already a very kind and righteous approach..."

Zhao Kuo walked out of the carriage and looked at the dull people. He asked, "How many people are there?"

"I don't know... But there are more than 80,000 people in Shangdang, plus there are about 100,000 people in Taiyuan." The official shook his head. His official position was too small and he was not aware of these things. Zhao Kuo walked up and stopped an old man. The old man looked a little scared and kept saluting, saying, "I don't eat much, I don't eat much..." Zhao Kuo held his hand and said seriously: "Please don't be afraid."

When the old man was stunned when he heard Zhao Kuo speak Korean, he lowered his head and asked, "Young man, what are you doing?"

Zhao Kuo looked at the almost endless team in the distance and asked, "Is the disaster in South Korea so serious? Did the King of Han find a way to help the people?" The old man shook his head, his face full of tears, and he sighed, "What can even be done if the punishment is given by the gods?" Then the old man talked about the disaster in South Korea. In the previous war between Xinling Jun and the King of Qin, South Korea was the one with the most heavy losses in the coalition forces.

Because the frontal resistance between Jingyang and Meng Ao occurred in South Korea, and because Xinlingjun burned down houses, buried well water, and migrated to the Korean people here, the national strength that had just recovered was once again slumped. Not long after the war, a locust plague broke out in the country, leaving the people without harvest. South Korea itself had no food reserves, and such a disaster turned into a huge grave.

Countless people starved to death, lost their arable land and could only become peasant officials. The nobles only wanted the strongest people, and they did not give them much food, so they could not support their families. Therefore, many people became thieves. In order to obtain food, they plundered each other, the King of Han sent people to arrest the thieves, but they could not help the victims. The Prime Minister Zhang Ping borrowed grain from Wei and Zhao, but he could not borrow much...

"My son has starved to death, and only one grandson is left... If it weren't for him, I would really not want to continue living..." The old man cried and wiped his tears. He said, "I am very old... I can't farm. Even if Qin gives me the farmland, I don't know how to support my grandson..." Zhao Kuo looked at these numb people and looked to the east.

His eyes passed through the many obstacles. He seemed to see the people struggling in pain because of hunger. He seemed to hear the people lying beside the corpses of his relatives crying. Zhao Kuo was stunned. When he came to his senses, the old man had already left, and these people were still moving forward and still couldn't see the end. The children were crying, and the young and strong were carrying their parents on their backs. In this cold winter, sweat kept rolling on their foreheads.

The children of China who are suffering...

When Zhao Fu saw Zhao Kuo's face turned extremely bad and his expression was dazed, Zhao Kuo seemed to be in a state of confusion and hesitation, Zhao Kuo raised his head and said to Zhao Fu: "Let's go back." Zhao Fu drove the car and took Zhao Kuo to Xianyang. The victims walking on the road avoided him... Zhao Kuo just stared at them without saying a word.

When the carriage returned to the courtyard, the family was a little surprised, because on weekdays, Zhao Kuo always took a long time to come back, and would not return so quickly. When Yi saw Zhao Kuo who was rushing home, she looked at Zhao Kuo's red eyes and immediately realized something was wrong. She hurriedly asked Kang and his children to go out to play, and asked Shan to find their eldest mother, and she walked into the inner room with Zhao Kuo.

"What's wrong?"

Yi looked at Zhao Kuo with some concern. Zhao Kuo shook his head, tears rolling in his eyes. Zhao Kuo held back and prevented it from falling. He said, "I'm fine... it's okay.", "I can't tell me what's going on? What happened? Please tell me!", Yi stubbornly held Zhao Kuo's hand and stared at Zhao Kuo's eyes. Zhao Kuo closed his eyes tightly and lowered his head, "I found that I was a useless villain."

"Why do you say that? If you are a villain, who is a gentleman?"

"For the years, I have been covering my eyes, covering my ears, deceiving myself and comforting myself... In the end, I can do nothing... Nothing can change... When I was young, I swore to save the world... But I just wanted to be with you, I just thought about my family and friends... but I forgot my old beliefs..."

"I'm not young anymore... I can't continue like this anymore... I don't know if I can get up tomorrow and see the sun... I must fulfill my original vow before leaving, otherwise I will die with my eyes!" Zhao Kuo said, with two tears streaking across his face. Yi tiptoed and kissed Zhao Kuo on the face, then said: "I don't know what you want to do, but no matter what you choose to do, I will support you."

"If you are afraid to do it because you are concerned about the people at home, please rest assured. Even if you are gone, I will definitely take good care of my mother and children. You can do it with confidence."

Zhao Kuo was stunned, then he reached out and hugged Yi in his arms.

Yi happily hugged Zhao Kuo, and then murmured: "You are the most righteous gentleman in my eyes and the bravest hero... I don't want to see you crying, I will always support you..."

This was the first time Yi revealed her feelings to Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Kuo hugged her even tighter.

He said softly:

"I love you."

Shan walked in with his head shaking. She looked at her parents who were hugging each other, and was stunned for a moment before she started crying.
Chapter completed!