In the end, Guo Kai obtained the credentials of Qi State to cede five northern cities, and completed this mission beyond perfection.
The nobles of the five ceded cities in the northern border of Qi even gave Guo Kai a great gift in private. Being able to no longer suffer war would be the real stability for them.
Therefore, the gift is worth it in their opinion.
"Greed is also about art. Making the other party give it willingly is the real greed!" Guo Kai looked at the gift sent by the nobles of the five cities, smiled slightly, and his mentality changed.
He is greedy, but he no longer cares about the petty profits. On this mission, the land deeds given to him by the five cities are almost as large as a county. Although it is not a fief, it is almost the same as a fief. This is not
A hundred pieces of gold can be compared.
The most important thing is that even if Zhao Guo knew that he had taken these things, compared with the five cities, it was only a drop in the bucket. As long as he did not fish and meat the local people, the supervisory envoys would turn a blind eye!
As a famous general killer during the Warring States Period, Guo Kai had a talent for psychological control over kings, and he could also analyze the thoughts of court ministers very clearly.
In Zhao State, he knew very well what the emperor wanted, what Gongsun Long, Lian Po, Li Mu, and Le Cheng wanted. As long as he could meet their needs, he could be like a fish in water in Zhao State.
"Where did the king find such talents?" Pang Nuan and Li Mu were even more shocked when they saw the military order from Handan, which asked them to allocate part of their troops to take over the five cities of Qi.
From the perspective of Qi State, they paid and provided food, but received nothing, and had to send it out to five cities; but from the perspective of Zhao State, it was that they had used Qi State's grain, grass and baggage in vain, and then worked exhaustingly.
Get the Nine Cities of Yan Kingdom.
Originally, this was a big victory. Both Li Mu and Pang Nuan could make further progress. It was normal to be granted the title of Marquis, but without comparison, there would be no harm. They worked hard to get the Nine Cities, but Guo opened his mouth and got it.
Countless grain and grass, and five wealthy cities.
Including Lian Po and Gongsun Long were confused.
"Has your Majesty known for a long time that the Foreign Minister has such talent?" Lian Po and Gongsun Long both looked at Jin Yao in admiration.
He also went from looking down on Guo Kai at the beginning to acknowledging his talent.
At first, they thought that Guo Kai was a villain, and they always called him Tian Shelang, and did not recognize him as foreign minister. However, after this battle, they began to pay more attention to Guo Kai and recognized his status.
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Jin Yao smiled and said nothing. In fact, he never thought that Guo Kai could actually fool the five northern cities of Qi State, especially the three cities of Zhongyi, Fuyang, and Rao'an, which were all Haikou cities, and directly let Zhao State's territory
Connected to the sea.
Including the occupied Wuping and Pingshu, it is equivalent to all the mouths of the Yellow River directly occupied by Zhao State, and the best is the inner bay of the Yellow and Bohai Sea.
"So, we can also build a maritime navy and go fishing at sea?" Jin Yao looked at Gongsun Long and Lian Po.
"Theoretically, this is true!" Lian Po hesitated for a moment. Zhao State had the strongest cavalry in the world, but now it had inexplicably several more port cities to develop its navy and ships. This was something he had never thought of.
"Increase revenue and reduce expenditure!" Gongsun Long also looked at Jin Yao strangely. Jin Yao had said before that they wanted to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and could not just sit back and eat nothing. Now, all of a sudden, they have several port cities and can go fishing.
That is the best inner bay of the Yellow and Bohai Sea. The fishery is developed and it can provide Zhao State with countless fish and shrimp every day, which directly alleviates Zhao State's demand for meat.
With hard work, they can even eat the freshest sea fish caught that day in Handan.
Therefore, Gongsun Long even suspected that Jin Yao had planned all this from the beginning.
"The envoy from the State of Yan is here!" However, their imagination was interrupted. The State of Yan finally sent an envoy.
You don't need to think about it to know the purpose of Yan's envoys. If the army is defeated, they will have to bear the consequences of defeat. They want to exchange for the 140,000 troops detained by Zhao and the nine cities they occupied.
"If I remember correctly, Lord Yan Chun is still in the Zhao Kingdom, right?" Jin Yao did not go to see the envoys of the Yan Kingdom. Instead, he asked about a person who had been forgotten by the world.
"Probably, maybe he is!" Gongsun Long and Lian Po were not sure where Yan Chunjun was now.
"Go find it!" Jin Yao said.
"Here!" Lian Po and Gongsun Long nodded and exited the Zhao palace. As for the Yan envoy, no one paid any attention to him. They just allowed the Yan envoy to wander around Handan, trying every means to see Jin Yao.
Because Ji Dan usurped the throne, Lord Yan Chun was expelled and became a lonely ghost who had a home and could not return. Now no one knows where he is, and no one pays attention to him anymore.
It really embodies the coolness of tea when people leave, and the coolness of the world.
Yan Chunjun is indeed still in the Kingdom of Zhao. He was once a feudal lord of the Kingdom of Yan and a member of the Yan Kingdom family under King Yan. He also made friends all over the world and always had some true friends.
As for Lord Zhao An, Zhao Shuo was one of his few friends, and he was the only friend who was willing to take in Lord Yan Chun after he was in trouble.
However, now that the State of Zhao is following the reform of the State of Qin, Zhao Shuo, as the royal family prince of the State of Zhao, has also been stripped of his royal title. Because he does not have a village of fish and meat, and he is quite famous in An State, he has not been affected and can still be regarded as a noble of An State.
Rich man.
"I am leaving Anguo too. Emperor Yao imitated Qin's reforms in Zhaoguo. I was deprived of my title. Fortunately, I survived, but I was also moved out of Anguo and went to Gaoliu to serve as Gaoliu Prime Minister!" Zhao Shuo's residence
, Zhao Shuo said as he looked at the extremely old Yan Chunjun who was full of sorrow and anger.
It wasn't that he didn't want to take in Lord Yan Chun anymore, but that he had no choice. He was also transferred out of Anguo and went to Gaoliu County in the far north of Zhao State to serve as the county magistrate.
Compared with other children of the Zhao family, he is considered to be doing well. His fiefdom is still there and he can still serve as an official, but he can no longer stay in his own fiefdom.
Yan Chunjun nodded, a friend in need is a friend indeed. Among his former disciples, only Jueying could stay by his side now, and everyone else had also left.
Zhao Shuo was extremely benevolent in being able to take him in for so long, but he didn't expect that the building in Zhao State would also collapse. Zhao Shuo was not much better than him, and he became a lonely ghost who had a home and could not return.
"Thank you Lord An Guo for your hospitality these days. I will leave on my own in these two days!" Lord Yan Chun saluted with a bleak figure and left Zhao Shuo's mansion.
However, just after Yan Chunjun left, Zhao Shuo received news from Handan, looking for Yan Chunjun!
"Huh?" Zhao Shuo hesitated, "What is Handan looking for Yan Chunjun to do?"
Before knowing the reason why Handan is looking for Yan Chunjun, he will not tell others that Yan Chunjun is here. As a friend, it is very rare for him to be able to do this.
"I don't know, I just know that the emperor ordered to invite Lord Yan Chun to the palace!" The stingy man in charge of delivering the order shook his head and said he didn't know. The big shot above would not explain the reason to them.