Li Xiaoyao came to the imperial study room and sent the eunuch who was accompanying him outside the door. He dragged a chair and sat under the giant map hanging on the wall. His black and thick eyebrows frowned into a line.

It is said that it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to sit in the country. He truly realized the meaning of this statement.

Originally, he wanted to attack Zhao, which was stronger than Han and Chu, and then use his strength to shock Chu and Zhao.

But now, due to inadequate consideration, the domestic grain reserves in the Han Dynasty were insufficient, and the progress of the baggage troops was seriously delayed due to landslides and other factors.

Now, not only did it not shock the Chu and Zhao countries, but it also put the Han country in crisis.

Such a result is completely inconsistent with his previous expectations.

He bit his lip and looked at the city of Ilo on the map, where the riots were beyond his expectations.

In order to stabilize Yiluo City, Li Xiaoyao also specifically instructed Guo Da not to interfere in local affairs.

However, now it seems that the concessions he made are useless, and instead become the confidence of some people to make more and more demanding.

Today's Han Dynasty seems to have strong military strength, but in fact it is strong outside and has a strong outside and a strong inside.

Li Xiaoyao is now worried that other counties in the Han Dynasty would cause a large-scale famine due to insufficient domestic food, and thus they followed Yiluo City to launch riots.

If a large-scale riot occurs in the Han Dynasty, he will not dare to imagine the consequences.

"Xiao Dezi!" Li Xiaoyao shouted outside the imperial study room.

Xiao Dezi pushed open the door and trotted into the imperial study room.

"Your Majesty, what are your instructions?"

"Transfer my will and immediately send people to the border city to tell Lin Xiao to stop attacking Zhao State and defend the occupied city. Another 300,000 troops will be allocated to the city."

"Also, I ordered people to go to Licheng to inform Ye Chen and Guo Hu that I will transfer the food and supplies sent to the border city to Licheng, so that they can take the entire Chu State for me in the shortest time."

"promise!"

Xiao Dezi withdrew from the imperial study room, and Li Xiaoyao once again turned his attention to the giant map on the wall.

I don’t care about that much. If I don’t take down the big granary of Chu, the Han Dynasty will cause famine due to shortage of food.

Once a famine occurs, I don’t know how many Han people will starve to death. If the people are launching a riot, Li Xiaoyao must send troops to suppress it.

If this is the ending, it would be better to go directly into Chu State and die some Chu people than to starve their subjects to death.

Li Xiaoyao's eyes became cruel, and he could not have both fish and bear's paws.

"Chu State?"

"If it is broken, it will be rebuilt at most."

Li Xiaoyao waved his sleeves and walked towards the imperial study room with a domineering look.

One month later……

The landslide zone leading to Hengcheng was finally reopened with the cultivation of more than 100,000 people day and night.

The food and supplies sent to the border town just solved Lin Xiao's urgent need.

If it is delayed for a few days, I am afraid that Lin Xiao will order the soldiers below to grab food in the whole city.

It was precisely because Lin Xiao followed Li Xiaoyao's advice that he would not disturb the local people unless he had no choice.

Therefore, several Zhao cities occupied by the Han army showed peace.

As usual, the people should go out to the streets, farm, eat, drink...

The people of Zhao who were once anxious were worried that the Han army that entered the city would smash and loot, but time passed day by day, and what they were worried about never happened.

In the end, they were impressed by the strict military discipline of the Han army. These invaders were even better in some ways than during the reign of Zhao.

The Han Dynasty Imperial Palace.

In the Golden Palace, all civil and military officials stood respectfully on both sides.

In the center of the hall, an envoy of Zhao State stood there in a humble and arrogant manner, bowed slightly, bowed with his hands and said, "Foreign minister Fang Tianyu, see the King of Han."

Li Xiaoyao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at him with a calm expression and said majestic tone: "No gift."

Fang Tianyu stood upright and said with a serious face: "The King of Han, the foreign ministers came this time, and according to the will of King Zhao, he specially handed the letter of peace to your country."

A book of peace?

The ministers in the hall exclaimed in their hearts, and they thought that King Zhao had sent envoys to issue a letter of war!

"Summon?"

Li Xiaoyao was shocked, his face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "How to seek peace?"

"Return to the King of Han, my king said that I would like to give you the five Zhao cities occupied by the Han army. If you think these are not enough, my king is willing to offer you two more cities."

As soon as Fang Tianyu finished speaking, he was so quiet that he could hear a needle falling down in the Golden Palace. At this time, there was an uproar.

The ministers were shocked by Fang Tianyu's words and speculations.

It is nothing special to cede the city and seek peace, but it is also the first time since ancient times.

What did King Zhao mean?

Li Xiaoyao frowned slightly. It seemed that the new King Zhao was a little clever and could see the shortcomings of the Han army.

Moreover, this person's mind is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people.

At present, 200,000 Han troops occupy five cities of Zhao. If two cities are coming back, their troops will inevitably be dispersed again.

"I appreciate the beauty of King Zhao." Li Xiaoyao said domineeringly: "You go back and tell King Zhao that I will send troops to attack Zhao. That's because Zhao is unkind first. Since King Zhao sent you to seek peace, it means that King Zhao has admitted his mistake. Therefore, I will not make things difficult for you anymore. Let him deal with your second prince with peace of mind!"

Li Xiaoyao said it was magnificent, but the ministers present frowned.

Why is Your Majesty, who has always been wise, confused today?

The two cities that King Zhao took the initiative to deliver to his door, and what His Majesty meant was... don't?

"The King of Han is kind." Fang Tianyu bowed respectfully, and was secretly surprised. The result was exactly the same as King Zhao expected.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Tianyu continued: "King of Han, my king hopes to form a brotherly alliance with the Han Kingdom. To show my king's sincerity, the seven border cities of Zhao Kingdom will be all included in the territory of the Han Kingdom from now on."

Hearing this, the ministers in the palace were very happy, but Li Xiaoyao frowned.

What is his intention to be so generous to King Zhao?

alliance?

Could it be...

Li Xiaoyao's heart lit up, it turns out that's it...

Then, he said with a majestic face: "The matter of the alliance is still to be discussed. When you go back, you tell the King of Zhao that I have understood his intentions. If necessary, I will consider helping him."

"Thank you, King Han." Fang Tianyu saluted, shocked by Li Xiaoyao's wisdom.

There is such a wise and powerful monarch in the Han Dynasty, no wonder he can rise strongly.

However, the ministers of the Han Dynasty were still ignorant. They didn't understand the conversation between Li Xiaoyao and Fang Tianyu at all, and looked at each other with confusion.
Chapter completed!