Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-One My Wife I Raise
Everything he said was true. Zhao State did not have that much cash and food in its treasury, because most of the food had been sent to various places. Handan only had emergency food and grass, and all the money was spent.
Zhao Kuo knew very well that money is money only when it circulates, and it is just a pile of copper stored in the treasury.
It is true that the rewards for the Battle of Changping were distributed just a few days ago. The Zhao State did melt the bronze weapons and cast them into coins, but they were only damaged weapons. However, it was impossible for King Wei to check so accurately. He could only find Zhao Zhao.
The country did indeed do this.
The same principle applies to the salt and iron franchise. Zhao State did do it, but there were also people who resisted. Zhao State also sold salt and iron to merchants, who then sold it.
No matter how Wei Guo checked, the result was the same.
King Wei breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Zhao had surpassed Wei in just half a year. It turned out that it was all fake and just a superficial phenomenon.
Even the weapons were melted. It was impossible to do such a thing without being forced to a certain extent.
"It seems that the State of Zhao will not pose a threat to the State of Wei in the short term. We still need to unite the State of Zhao to fight against the State of Qin." King Wei thought in his mind.
The King of Wei had no doubts about whether Zhao Kuo had deceived him. Except that it was hard to find out how much food there was in the treasury, other things could be known by just asking, and there was no point in deceiving him.
"I am willing to give the Zhao State one hundred thousand stones of grain and grass to relieve the Zhao State's difficulties." King Wei cupped his hands and said.
"Thank you, King Wei." Zhao Kuo was overjoyed, but he didn't expect that there would be additional gains from complaining.
"Zhao and Wei are countries of brothers, and they should help each other." King Wei said grandly.
Wei Wuji glanced at his brother and sighed deeply.
"Follow me and offer a toast to the King of Wei." Zhao Kuo raised his glass and said.
After the banquet, Zhao Kuo sent King Wei out of the palace. He did not go to deal with the government affairs, but turned around and walked towards the harem. Anyway, the government affairs were handed over. He was the same as him. As a monarch, what you have to grasp is the general direction, not the general direction.
Do everything yourself, otherwise you will die of exhaustion sooner or later.
Besides, he was about to get married and it was time for him to rest.
The ministers are also very conscious and try their best to handle everything themselves in the past few days without bothering Zhao Kuo.
An Ning has moved out of the palace and will not see each other until they get married. An Ning's family also rushed from Lingshou to Handan to organize their daughter's wedding.
An Ning's teacher Dai Tuo also came. After Pang Nuan's introduction, Zhao Kuo found out that Dai Tuo was actually a famous general of Zhao during the Wuling King period, alongside Ni Liang of Wei and Wang Liao of South Korea.
The three of them are all famous generals from the same era as Sima of Qin State, but they are not extraordinary strong men. Now they are eighty or ninety years old and can no longer lead troops to fight. Zhao Kuo can only give him a sinecure and let him stay in Handan Academy.
Middle school teaching.
News came from the State of Qi that the princess is on the way and will arrive in the next two days. Zhao Sheng and Zhao Mu went to the State of Qi to pick her up in person.
"Father." As soon as Zhao Kuo returned to the palace, Bin ran over with little Zhao Zheng in his arms and threw himself into Zhao Kuo's arms.
When An Zong returned to Handan, he brought Bin with him. The little boy was very timid at first and had to follow Zhao Kuo every day. After getting familiar with Zhao Kuo, he became naughty and ran around in the palace.
When Mrs. Yan learned about Bin's condition, she felt very distressed and treated him as her own grandson.
Zhao Kuo took Zhao Zheng and put it on his left hand, then picked up Bin with his right hand.
Little Zhao Zheng stared at Zhao Kuo curiously with his big round eyes, and his chubby little hands kept waving, trying to scratch Zhao Kuo.
"You can't run around holding your brother like this in the future, do you hear me? What if I fall?" Zhao Kuoyang said angrily.
"My kid can't do that. Even if I fall down, I won't let my brother fall down." Bin assured.
"Good brother, responsible." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
"A child must not only protect his younger brother, but also his father." Bin raised his face and said loudly.
"If you want to protect your father, you have to study hard, you know. How many words did you learn today?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Father, my child learned a word today." Bin raised his right hand and raised his index finger and said loudly.
"Which word?"
"Bin!"
"Not bad, I can write my own name now." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
When Bin received the compliment, he immediately beamed with joy.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Ji came over and bowed, revealing a flash of white inadvertently.
Zhao Ji has taken good care of herself, her face is rosy, her figure is much plumper than before, and her rough hands have become as white and tender as onions. She is wearing a scarlet dress, with a slender waist, and is fat where she should be.
, I am thin where I should be, and my whole person is like a delicate and charming peony, with endless temptation in every move, every frown and every smile.
"My mother, you are indeed the woman who makes Lu Buwei and Yiren unable to control her." Zhao Kuo thought to himself, and said, "You are indeed the one who dares to entrust your child to such a young baby."
"Although Gongzi Bin is young, he still cares about his younger brother." Zhao Ji walked up to Zhao Kuo, and touched Zhao Kuo lightly with a certain part of his body, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and whispered: "Your Majesty, you are tired.
Come and hold me, concubine."
"That's fine." Zhao Kuo put little Zhao Zheng into Zhao Ji's arms.
The two were so close that Zhao Kuo lowered his head and could see Zhao Ji's tall and straight chest, and couldn't help but be stunned.
"I just got some good tea. I wonder if your Majesty would be interested in tasting it?" Zhao Ji said softly, and the soft voice accompanied by the faint fragrance reached Zhao Kuo's ears and nose.
Zhao Kuo clearly knew that Zhao Guo could not serve better tea than him, but he could not say no.
"Okay." Zhao Kuo nodded subconsciously.
"Your Majesty, please come with me." Zhao Ji smiled charmingly at Zhao Kuo, twisted her dress, and walked towards the attic.
Early the next morning, a guard suddenly came outside the attic: "Your Majesty, Qin envoy Lu Buwei wants to see you."
Zhao Ji looked a little panicked and grabbed Zhao Kuo's arm tightly with both hands.
"Don't worry, leave everything to me." Zhao Kuo kissed Zhao Ji gently on her forehead and said softly.
He received the news the moment Lu Buwei entered Handan, and he was not surprised by Lu Buwei's request for an audience.
Since the State of Qin sent people here, they would definitely find a way to bring Zhao Ji and her son back.
If Zhao Zheng was just an ordinary descendant of the Qin family, Zhao Kuo would not care. He would just give it to the Qin State, and it would not have any impact on the Zhao State anyway.
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But Zhao Zheng was the first emperor who unified the six kingdoms in history. How could Zhao Kuo give it to Qin? Wouldn't that make himself uncomfortable?
"Yeah." Zhao Ji nodded.
"Tell the envoy of Qin that I will be here soon." Zhao Kuo said to the door.
After Lu Buwei settled the crown prince, he sent someone to inquire about the famous doctor, and at the same time he went to look for Zhao Ji himself. After many inquiries, he finally found out that Zhao Ji had been admitted to the palace by Zhao Kuo, so he immediately entered the palace to ask for an audience with Zhao Kuo.
"Foreign Minister Lu Buwei has met King Zhao." Lu Buwei bowed his hands.
"I wonder what the envoy of Qin wants to do with me?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"In the past, our King Sun Yiren of Qin was in the State of Zhao as a hostage, and I had a concubine named Zhao Ji. When she returned to Qin, she was already pregnant with Liujia and could not travel, so she stayed in Handan for the time being, waiting to be taken back to the State of Qin in the future. Foreign Minister
I just received news that Zhao Ji and her son seem to have been brought into the palace by King Zhao, I wonder if this is the case?" Lu Buwei asked.
"Not bad." Zhao Kuo nodded and did not deny it.
"Thank you King Zhao for taking care of you. Please also ask King Zhao to hand over Zhao Ji's mother and son to the foreign minister so that the foreign minister can take them back to the country." Lu Buwei said.
"The king did bring their mother and son into the palace, but not to take care of them for strangers." Zhao Kuo said calmly.
"What do you mean, King Zhao?" Lu Buwei said coldly.
"Go back and tell the stranger: I will support your wife."