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Chapter 685 Han Wangran's real decision

?Not mentioning how the king and ministers of Zhao were interested in talking about beating the Qin people, but the alliance itself was said.

This alliance actually has two meanings. One is to demonstrate Zhao's hegemony over the Central Plains, and the other is to mediate the Wei war against Chu (South Korea and Chu have completely ceased to fight).

Among these two goals, the first goal was undoubtedly achieved very successfully.

Zhao Dan held high as the leader of the alliance and summoned the princes of the Central Plains to come. This undoubtedly once again confirmed the hegemony of Zhao in the eyes of the people of the world.

The second goal was not so smooth. King Wei firmly rejected Zhao Dan's request and left immediately after refusing, clearly showing an attitude of resolutely not to compromise.

Overall, this is a successful alliance, but not a completely successful alliance.

This result made the return of Chu king and ministers both sad and happy.

After leaving Qufu, King Yuan of Chu went south in a mighty way, and soon left the border of Zhao and entered the border of Wei.

It is said to be within the territory of Wei, but in fact, a few years ago, the endless Huaibei Plain in front of King Yuan of Chu was still the territory under his throne, but at this moment it had been occupied by Wei.

Looking back at the Wei army called escorts and actually surveillance several miles behind him, King Yuan of Chu was in a very complicated mood and mostly hatred.

"King of Wei, I will repay this hatred!"

Chunshen Jun Huang Xie, who was riding a horse to accompany King Yuan’s car next to King Yuan’s car, heard this and hurriedly said to King Yuan of Chu: “Don’t worry, the King of Wei has now lost the face of King Zhao. As long as the Zhao army attacked Taoyi, it will be the time when King Wei returns to Huaibei!”

After hearing Huang Xie's words, King Yuan of Chu looked a little better, but after a while, he sighed: "It is indeed inevitable that King Zhao will attack Wei, but after the successful attack on Wei, who knows whether Huaibei can be included in my hands?"

King Yuan of Chu was inevitable. You should know that Huaibei is basically occupied by Zhao and Wei. Once Wei is defeated by Zhao, will Zhao take the opportunity to swallow up the western part of the Huaibei area occupied by Wei?

If that is true, it would be hard to say whether the evil wolf was killed away but the tiger was coming.

The prince of Chu, who was riding in the same car as King Yuan of Chu, finally couldn't help but speak: "Father, the King of Zhao has promised his son to mediate. I guess he wouldn't steal the territory of the Great Chu at the risk of being scolded by the world, right?"

King Yuan of Chu frowned and turned to look at the prince.

King Yuan of Chu was both relieved and dissatisfied with this prince.

What is gratifying is that the prince was able to stand up in times of crisis at a young age before he could reach the championship. The reason for his dissatisfaction is that the prince’s affairs were done too badly.

Although the matter was done, people could not stay there anymore, so the prince followed Huang Xie from Handan to Qufu, and now he followed his father back to China from Qufu.

Now that he said such innocent words again, it really made the King of Chu speechless.

But now in front of Huang Xie, the King of Chu did not want to openly scold the prince, but just glared at this incompetent son, which scared the prince very much.

On this journey back, although they are the king and the prince, the father and son are both afraid and the future is unknown.

On the other hand, the atmosphere of the Korean mission has obviously improved a lot.

South Korea's Xiangbang Feng Ting and General Jin Mou both traveled with Han Wangran.

When camping that night, King Han called the two ministers to him.

Han Wangran smiled at the two ministers in front of him and said, "For the two Qing families, the King of Zhao has sent me an invitation, hoping that I can join Zhao in the fight against Wei State. I wonder what the two Qing families think about this matter?"

After hearing what Han Wangran said, neither Feng Ting nor Jin Mouying seemed to be too surprised.

After all, everyone knows that since King Wei does not give King Zhao face, then the outbreak of war is inevitable. As another country in the Three Jin Alliance, South Korea will definitely not be out of this matter.

So Jin Mou coughed and said, "King, the troops have already been assembled. Just need the king's order to attack Wei immediately."

Feng Ting also replied: "Now that spring plowing has ended, all the civil servants, Ding Zhuang, can be transferred at any time. As long as the king gives the order, he can start transporting various materials."

The reply from the two ministers made Han Wangran very satisfied. He smiled and nodded to the two ministers in front of him, saying, "Very good. The two Qing families are indeed worthy of being my humble ministers. They can handle these things so well. I have two Qing families, but they are like Guan Zhong and Leyi."

Han Wangran said this to this point. Feng Ting and Jin Mouying naturally didn't dare to say anything. By the way, they thanked the king for his grace and made a wave of flattery, which made Han Wangran smile.

It is said that people who are always good at flattering but not flattering. The more they are as scheming as Han Wangran, the more they like others to flatter him. Of course, they have to be very good at flattering.

King Han smiled very comfortably for a while, suddenly restrained all smiles and spoke very seriously: "Today I summoned the two Qing families, but there is actually a very secret thing to tell them."

Feng Ting and Jin Mout looked at each other in surprise, and Feng Ting said, "I don't know what the king said, what is going on?"

King Han let out a light breath, and then said in a deep voice to the two confidant ministers in front of him: "I am ready to unite Qin and Wei to attack Zhao together."

As soon as Han Wangran said this, the two ministers present suddenly changed their faces and were obviously shocked.

Even though Feng Tinghe was very clear about Han Wen's thoughts, he never expected that his king would tell them such a thing at this time.

After a while, Feng Ting came back to his senses and immediately spoke: "King, Zhao is soaring now, and King Zhao is also an ally of the king. If the king is attacked by Zhao by the back of the alliance, wouldn't it be underestimated by the world?"

Feng Ting obviously did not agree with using force against Zhao State.

Jin Mou, on the other side, also fell into deep thought. After a while, he said: "If the king attacked Wei, then I naturally had no other opinion, but now I want to attack Zhao... Zhao State has strong military strength, and there are famous generals such as Lian Po, Pang and Li Mu. I think this decision is a bit too risky."

King Han obviously did not expect that his two confidants would also maintain an objection in this matter. This obviously made him a little annoyed, and his tone became much heavier when he spoke.

"Why, as the monarch of South Korea, can't even decide on such a thing?"

When Han Wangran said this, he was very angry.

Feng Ting, Jin Mou immediately sweated and hurriedly said to King Han: "Your Majesty, I don't mean that. I just think that I have done it with Zhao State now, and it's really not the time."

"The time has not come?" Han Wangran waved his sleeves impatiently and said to Feng Ting in front of him: "Then Huayang Junru tells me when will it be considered as the time?"

Feng Ting looked obviously ready and said seriously: "King, in the last war, Dahan had obtained a fertile land of hundreds of thousands of miles from Chu. As long as he managed this land well, the king's South Korea would definitely become extremely powerful. Only then will South Korea be able to compete with Zhao."

"Three years, five years?" When Han Wangran heard Feng Ting's words, the dissatisfaction on his face was completely unconcealed. He spoke directly and shouted at Feng Ting: "Huayang Jun, you think about things too simple! That's right, with these three years and five years, I may indeed be able to become stronger, and it is indeed possible that it can threaten Zhao State. But did Huayang Junru think that South Korea will grow, and Zhao State will grow the same way!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Feng Ting's body shook slightly and he immediately couldn't speak.

Han Wangran glared at Wang Ting and continued: "Since the Battle of Changping, Zhao State has won consecutive victories, and has won consecutive victories in all directions, expanding thousands of miles to all directions. Looking at the world's size, no country can stop Zhao State's expansion."

"Yes, I am indeed an ally of Zhao State, and King Zhao is also my brother-in-law, but so what? Everyone knows that Zhao State's expansion is endless. One day, Zhao State will definitely hit me!"

Speaking of this, King Han slapped the table with a ferocious expression and said in a deep voice: "Instead of letting the Zhao army come to the door, it is better for me to join forces with Qin and Wei to give Zhao a ruthless one!"

After Han Wangran said this, the two ministers present finally understood the worries of their king.

To put it bluntly, Zhao State's growth was too rapid and terrible.

Looking at the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, no country has ever been able to expand rapidly in just five years at the speed of blowing a balloon, doubled its territory and population, and became a giant-like existence that the whole world looked up to.

If such a country is given three or five years, it really doesn’t know how far it will develop.

As a neighbor of Zhao, although South Korea has always followed Zhao's footsteps because of its own interests, isn't Han Wangran afraid of Zhao Dan and Zhao?

As the saying goes, how can others sleep soundly beside the bed?

As an outsider, Han Wangran, as an outsider, could see clearly that this alliance and the so-called mediation were watched clearly.

He knew that this so-called mediation was not because Zhao Dan and Zhao were really moved by the stupid prince of Chu, but because Zhao was unwilling to continue to see Wei develop and become a Wei State that could pose a threat to Zhao State.

If South Korea is strong in the future to the point where it may pose a threat to Zhao, then South Korea at that time will definitely become the target of Zhao's attack like Wei.

Instead of independently dealing with the powerful Zhao State and its allies, it is better to take advantage of the time when South Korea has many allies, which is a good opportunity.

Han Wangran knew very well that Zhao must know nothing about his rebellion with South Korea.

In this case, it just fits the key to unexpected military tactics, and it is very likely that it will cause a very heavy blow to Zhao State.

Even if King Han was cautious, he was still in his heart this time.

If you fight, as long as you can defeat Zhao State, South Korea will have a real chance to make a comeback!

How many people can refuse such a temptation before us?

King Han took a deep breath, looked at the two ministers in front of him, and said in a firm tone: "Of course, I know that it is not a good idea to go to war with Zhao at this moment. But you should also know that if you miss this opportunity, then you want to have such an opportunity next time, but you don't know when it will be. So I have made up my mind this time. In any case, it is time for Zhao's expansion to stop!"

"After you go back, you should start preparing for the war. Remember, before the war begins, don't let anyone know that my target is actually Zhao State, otherwise I will ask you two!"
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