Chapter 10 Yinghou Fanju
"Yu Qing!"
King Zhao was really angry. He said angrily: "I heard that in Qin, those who speak rudely during wartime and disrupt their army's determination will be executed!" Yu Qing shook his head and said: "If the Lord had followed Qin early and implemented the laws like Qin, there would not be such a situation today." After that, he turned around and left regardless of the surprised faces of the few people present.
Faced with such rude behavior, King Zhao blushed in anger, and he shouted: "Where is the samurai in the palace?!"
However, when the warrior guarding the palace came to King Zhao, King Zhao was unable to give orders for a long time, and his face changed. After he hesitating for a long time, he sighed and said, "The reason why Yu Qing said that is because of the State of Zhao." He looked at Zhao Bao beside him and said, "Yu Qing's words make sense. I want to send envoys to Qin, and for the surrounding countries, I also want to send envoys the same."
Zhao Bao leaned over and said, "There are many people in my disciples who can speak and debate. They can make others convince them. I would like to send them to various countries and ask for their help."
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Since he went to Handan, for some reason, the guests felt that his young master had changed a little, and the young master had started studying again. Since that assassination incident, Zhao Kuo had not touched books for a long time. Everyone was very surprised because this Ma Fuzi's biggest hobby on weekdays was reading. He could read any books, but his favorite thing was to read some military tactics, most of which were left to him by Zhao She.
Sitting indoors, holding the bamboo slips, Zhao Kuo carefully read these military tactics. It was probably because his predecessor had read these books countless times. Zhao Kuo found that he could even memorize these contents, without any unfamiliarity. "One hundred thousand soldiers, two hundred thousand soldiers will be conquered the world." Before he could read the next sentence, Zhao Kuo's heart had already appeared in his heart. He reluctantly put down the bamboo slips in his hand.
The young soldier in Handan City made Zhao Kuo reluctant to forget him. Unconsciously, the Qin people praised him as the hope of the Zhao people. Zhao Kuo felt that those admiring and respectful eyes were extremely dazzling and did not dare to look at him, because only he knew that he was not Tian Dan of Zhao. He could not be the savior, but instead harmed hundreds of thousands of Zhao people who trusted him. He did not deserve such respect and trust.
"Sorry, I'm just an ordinary person who doesn't have the ability."
Zhao Kuo walked out of the room, stood at the door, and silently looked into the distance.
At some point, Di walked in and looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "Shaojun, the next door Duke Ping is here to visit." Zhao Kuo was stunned and said, "What do you stop him and let him come in directly." Zhao Kuo walked to the door a few steps. In this era, the relationship between neighbors is still very good. The next door Duke Ping is good friends with his father Zhao She. Ping Gong's wife Yimo occasionally comes to find Zhao's mother. They all married here from a small town named Lie, and their relationship is very good.
When he walked to the door, not only Ping Gong, but his wife Yixuan was also standing beside him. In Zhao Kuo's opinion, these two old men looked very good, and they were as kind as they smiled, making people look friendly. Zhao Kuo hurriedly paid homage to Ping Gong and saw Yixuan again. Yixuan was very happy when he heard Zhao Kuo's voice. She was blind a few years ago and could not see anything.
"Since Jun Yan went to Mafu Mountain, Gong Yixian has never been here. Is it because I am afraid that I am young and do not know the principles of entertaining guests?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile. Gong Ping still leaned on his mulberry stick and said, "I'm just worried about disturbing you to study." Zhao Kuo asked them to sit down. In this era, when guests come to visit, there was no such cumbersome etiquette as later. You just need to invite the guests to sit down, and you don't have to prepare food and drink for him.
"When will your mother come back?" Yixian asked.
"I'll be back in seven or eight days."
"Please tell me when she comes." Yixian ordered, and Zhao Kuo agreed. Speaking of which, the surname of the Warring States Period was really strange, for example, this Yixian, whose surname was not Yi, nor was it. This is her beloved, that is, her husband, Gong Ping.
After Zhao Kuo agreed to Yixian, Gong Ping said the reason why he came to visit. Gong Ping said, "I am old and my eyes are blurry, so I want to ask you to help and tell us the contents of this book." Gong Ping handed over a bamboo slip with a sealed paste to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo naturally would not refuse this little thing. He picked up the book and read it for them.
Their family has two sons, and they are now in King Zhao of Qin, Danhe. Zhao Kuo and these two have been having fun since childhood and are considered good friends. There was nothing wrong with them. The letter of the family just ordered the two old men to take good care of their health and expressed their longing for them. Zhao Kuo was relieved. The two old men listened carefully, and Gong Ping smiled happily, while Yixian kept wiping her tears.
After Zhao Kuo finished reading, Gong Ping carefully put away the bamboo slips. After thanking him again and again, he was about to leave. Gong Ping stretched out his hand and pulled his blind wife. The two walked towards their courtyard with laughter. Zhao Kuo watched them leave. For some reason, he felt a little envious. Even Di on the side showed a knowing smile. He looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "Shaojun, I want to get married too."
Even if you want to start a family, someone must look down on you first?
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"I heard that Zhao people wanted to discuss peace and send Zheng Zhu to Qin. What does Uncle Fan think this is?" The King of Qin was probably the oldest among all the kings today. He was sixty-six, but he didn't look old at all. He was burly and even though he was a little thinner after he was old, he looked very strong. He had long beards and looked very majestic.
Yinghou Fan Ju sat in front of him. Yinghou was probably the minister who was the most trusted by the King of Qin and the most favored confidant. When he heard the King of Qin's inquiry, Fan Ju smiled and said, "I think this is a good thing."
"Uncle Fan Zeng taught me to contact countries with far-distance distances and attack neighboring countries. Now it is time to defeat Zhao and obtain a large amount of land. How can I accept peace talks from Zhao?" The King of Qin asked in confusion.
Fan Ju shook his head and said, "What the king said is wrong. Now is not the time to defeat Zhao State, but the time to destroy Zhao State. Therefore, I ask the king to write a letter to General Wang, asking him to stop his continued attack on Zhao people, send someone to welcome Zheng Zhu, and escort him all the way to the king. I ask the king to treat Zheng Zhu with an attitude of treating talented people, and order no one to insult him or hurt him, so that all the Qin people will respect him."
The King of Qin was very surprised. He said solemnly: "I have seen Zheng Zhu before. He does not have the talent you said about Uncle Fan, and it is not worthy of such welcome." Fan Ju stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Don't say that, if the king wants to defeat Zhao, he must show his importance to Zheng Zhu and his idea of ending the war."
"The State of Zhao is a big country with a city of thousands of feet and a large number of families and towns. It is not a simple matter to defeat the State of Zhao. And the matter of defeating the State of Zhao must be on Zheng Zhu." Fan Ju said, and stood up again and said, "Please follow my plan and ask the King to stop the attack, and send someone to welcome Zheng Zhu to the palace with a carriage."
The King of Qin said helplessly: "I can agree to Uncle Fan, but I also have requests."
"I will order the stop to attack Zhao State and treat Zheng Zhu respectfully, but I do not want to be seen by others in this matter. I am afraid that such behavior will damage the soldiers' will to fight and shake the soldiers' determination to break Zhao State."
Fan Ju shook her head and said, "No, this is something that others must know. Please follow my plan."
"If the plan is not successful, please punish me."
Chapter completed!