Chapter 288 The mantis catches the cicada, the oriole is behind
Autumn came inadvertently, and countless fallen leaves fell from the numerous trees in the garden, gradually integrating with the earth.
This is a bleak season, but Zhao Kuo's life is quite comfortable.
My wife and children are warm on the bed, no mortgage or car loan, and a huge and luxurious villa manor, and a group of loyal subordinates who have lived a life of dying. Is there anything more pleasant in life than this?
"Dad, kite, kite!"
Xiao Zhaoqian was extremely excited and jumped on the ground, with a smile on his face.
Not far away, Tian Wan and Qiuer were holding Zhao Qian's younger brother and sister, and the two children were also pointing at the kite in the sky, screaming in surprise.
Tian Wan blinked her beautiful big eyes and sighed: "Only my husband can come up with something as magical as a kite. I didn't expect that a thread could fly into the sky with such a piece of cloth."
Qiu'er nodded heavily and said, "Yes, Madam, Husband is definitely the smartest man in the world."
Tian Wan's face turned stern and said, "Madam, what kind of lady, is called sister! You are not a servant, do you understand?"
Qiu'er stretched out her tongue and said embarrassedly: "Yes, sister."
Tian Wan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Qiu'er, you and I are like sisters. Qian'er and Meng'er will definitely be loved by their husbands in the future.
So don’t always say those strange words to Meng’er. He will be the son of Wu Xinjun in the future. Although the world is big, no one can look down on our children!”
When saying this, Tian Wan's gentle and dignified pretty face was filled with a faint majesty.
After all, she is the wife of the princess of Qi and the world's number one general Wu Xinjun! Qiu'er was grateful and said, "Sister understands, thank you sister."
Tian Wan smiled on her face, then she turned her gaze back to the kite in the sky and said leisurely: "Sister, since kites can fly into the sky, can we humans fly into the sky?
Haha, my sister has thought too much, how can a person fly into the sky?"
Zhao Kuo's words suddenly rang out: "Who said that humans cannot fly into the sky?
It just needs some other equipment to help.”
Zhao Kuo had already come over at some point. He first took his eldest daughter from Tian Wan's arms and had a good intimacy. He hugged Xiao Zhao Meng and played for a while. His beard made the two children giggle.
Tian Wan looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise: "Husband, can people really fly?"
Zhao Kuo said seriously: "It's really OK, I just don't know if you and I can live to that day."
Qiu'er looked at Zhao Kuo with admiration and said, "If it's a husband, it's definitely OK!"
A warm atmosphere echoes in the air of this garden, which is a feeling of happiness.
Suddenly, Zhao Kuo saw Xu Li, Li Si and Han Fei appearing not far away, and signaling toward this side.
Tian Wan also noticed this scene and hurriedly said, "Husband, go and do it quickly. It's good that the child has two of us."
Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile, kissed his son and daughter on the foreheads, and then followed Xu Li and the other three to the study.
"What happened?"
Zhao Kuo asked.
Xu Li whispered: "Master, according to our observations, since Han Xu lifted the ban on merchants not to buy ginseng, the number of ginseng sites in Handan has increased significantly during this period."
Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "This is a matter of course. Where are the foreign channels?"
Xu Li replied: "The other vassal states rejected the request for the second transaction of Han Xuwei and received feedback from our lurking Nightingale. The vassals did not want to completely cut off the channels, but they should not trade with Han Xuwei in the bet."
Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "This is natural. After all, which of these vassal states does not want this marquis and the queen mother to fight intra-invasion as soon as possible?"
Li Si smiled and said, "Even the Empress Dowager, with the wisdom of the lord, there is absolutely no possibility of defeat."
As for Han Xuwei, it is even more worth mentioning."
The longer he stayed by Zhao Kuo's side, the more he learned, the more he learned. Many of Zhao Kuo's tricks and strategies seemed a bit confusing at the time, but when everything was finalized afterwards, it always made people suddenly realize it and felt like "so that's it".
Li Si’s teacher Xunzi said, “Learning is endless.” Li Si thinks this sentence is really right. What you learn with a lord like Zhao Kuo is something you can’t learn in books for several lifetimes.
Han Fei couldn't help laughing when he heard this and nodded in agreement.
Compared to the optimism of the other two, Xu Li said with some concern: "Master, that's the Queen Mother. This time... are we a little too risky?"
Although Xu Li had already known Zhao Kuo's plan to seize power, when it was time for the Ming Dao and Ming Gu to fight against the rulers fairly, Xu Li was still involuntarily panicked.
Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Uncle Xu, you don't need to worry so much. This time it seems to be a confrontation with the Empress Dowager, but everyone will think that Pingyuan Jun took the lead. This marquis is just Pingyuan Jun's thug."
This is why Zhao Kuo must pull Ping Yuanjun. Ping Yuanjun served as the prime minister of Zhao State for many years and is a peer of Zhao Kuo's father Zhao She. His qualifications are far above Zhao Kuo and he is the best target of "blocking the gun".
If you win, everyone will think that Pingyuan Jun wants to seize power.
If you take a step back and lose, everyone still thinks that Pingyuan Jun failed to seize power, and Zhao Kuo was just implicated by innocent people.
Xu Li said with some confusion: "There are thousands of visitors in Pingyuan Jun's mansion, and it is said that there are many talents in it. Isn't anyone reminding him about this?"
Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Of course, the wisdom of Pingyuan Jun cannot be underestimated. He should have thought of this a long time ago, but he still did this and has always stood behind me to support me.
Uncle Xu, think about it carefully, why is this?"
Xu Li thought for a while, suddenly his body trembled and said, "Did... Pingyuan Jun have already had such thoughts?"
Zhao Kuo slapped his thigh and smiled, "I don't know if Pingyuan Jun is early or not, but... he is indeed such a thought."
After all, the Queen Mother Han Ji was just a young woman. She tried to use her deceased husband to rule Zhao State, but the failure of using people and the overly simple and crude methods had already aroused the dissatisfaction of many people.
Pingyuan Jun is just a target of these dissatisfied people.
Xu Li was extremely surprised and after a while, he said, "Then, what should we do now?"
Zhao Kuo smiled and suddenly turned to look at Han Fei who was standing beside him: "Han Fei, tell me, what should I do?"
Han Fei cleared his throat nervously and said, "Mantis, the mantis stalks the cicada, the yellow, the oriole is behind!"
Chapter completed!