Chapter 608: Your Majesty, the old minister is gone
"You want Jiuding, but you don't want to break up with Zhao State? Haha, how can there be such a good thing in the world? After several years of accumulation, it seems that Wei State has forgotten how powerful Zhao State is." Zhao Kuo was almost happy.
Not to mention that the Zhao State contributed the most in the Battle of the Royal City, so it should get the Nine Cauldrons. Just because the Nine Cauldrons were brought back by the Zhao army, they should belong to the Zhao State, and the Wei State has no reason to occupy them.
Although it is said that there is no morality at all between countries, it is only when the faces are broken. Otherwise, no matter how much dirty things are done behind the scenes, they must be upright and upright on the surface.
What's more, Wei and Zhao are still allies.
"I would like to write a letter to persuade Brother Wang." Wei Wuji said anxiously.
He knows very well that Jiuding cannot be occupied by anyone who wants to. If you don't have the strength to occupy Jiuding, it is just a way to die.
In the entire world, except for Zhao and Qin who are qualified to occupy Jiuding, any other country that obtains Jiuding will inevitably have a war, and Wei is the place of the Four War, bordering all countries except Yan. Once
If you seek death, your death will be worse than in other countries.
Wei Wuji could not just watch Wei fall into the abyss.
"How long have our Zhao soldiers been detained in Daliang by Wei?" Zhao Kuo asked in a deep voice.
"It's been half a month." Lin Xiangru sighed.
"It's been half a month. Lord Xinling must have written a letter to King Wei before. It seems to have no effect. In this case, there is no need to write another letter." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"No." Wei Wuji reluctantly handed over his hand.
Zhao Kuo was right. As soon as he received the news, he wrote a letter to King Wei and explained the stakes. However, King Wei has not replied so far. The result can be imagined.
"After such a long time, have you discussed any plans?" Zhao Kuo glanced at everyone's faces.
"Your Majesty, my ministers believe that our State of Zhao must take back Jiuding, whether in name or in reality." Xunzi said solemnly.
Jiuding is not only related to the face of Zhao State, but also to who is the orthodox person in the world.
Just like King Wei's obsession with the emperor, Xunzi also cared very much about who was the orthodox person in the world.
If the State of Zhao was weak, it would be enough to swallow its anger. Today, the State of Zhao is a veritable overlord of the world. Even the State of Qin has to step aside. If the State of Wei is allowed to occupy Jiuding, not only will all other countries look down on the State of Zhao, but even the people of the State of Zhao will look down on them.
Your energy and spirit will also be affected.
Only when the country is strong can its people be confident.
If the state of Zhao shrinks, how can the people of the country hold their heads high?
In the future, no one will regard Zhao as the leader of the alliance.
As for the "temporary loan" mentioned by Wei Guo, it is simply nonsense, and no one will agree to it.
"But now is not the time to start a war with Wei." Lin Xiangru looked worried. In the past few years, Zhao State has been focusing on Yan State in accordance with its original strategic plan.
Once a war begins against Wei, the entire strategy will be affected.
"So Wei Guo knows that Zhao Guo's target is Yan Guo, so he dares to be so provocative? Or is Wei Guo planning to join forces with Yan Guo to deal with Zhao Guo?" Zhao Kuo tapped the armrest of the seat with his right finger in turn, thoughtfully.
said.
He had been unwilling to weaken Wei before, because he wanted to use Wei as a barrier to resist Qin and Chu.
But if Wei and Zhao were enemies, then he would have to take action against Wei, weaken Wei to the point where it could no longer pose a threat to Zhao, and then destroy Yan.
"That shouldn't be the case." Yu Xin shook his head. If Wei wanted to deal with Zhao, the most correct way would be to send the Jiuding intact to Zhao, and then unite with the other five countries to attack Zhao, instead of going alone.
Conquer Jiuding.
"In addition, I suspect that the Qin State deliberately asked our army to bring Jiuding out in order to split our alliance between the three Jin Dynasties."
"So, our Zhao State can't take action against the Wei State yet?" Zhao Bao shouted.
"That's not necessarily true. If a war really breaks out, our Zhao State will not benefit, but Wei State will at least lose its territory and troops, and its vitality will be severely damaged." Lian Po snorted coldly.
"Let's not talk about the issue of Jiuding. We must first bring back the soldiers of our Zhao Kingdom. They fought for the country and shed their lives and blood. Our Zhao Kingdom cannot let the soldiers feel cold, let alone abandon these soldiers. Le Yi, you lead Zhao immediately.
The flying cavalry and imperial guards went to Daliang of Wei State to bring back our Zhao State soldiers intact. If our Zhao State soldiers are damaged, I will only ask you." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
He must get Jiuding, it doesn't make much difference if he does it sooner or later.
But Zhao State still had nearly 10,000 soldiers left behind in Wei State, and he had to take them back.
When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly warmed up. Every minister hoped that he would be loyal to a benevolent king, rather than a king who would abandon his subordinates at any time.
"Nuo." Le Yi cupped his hands and strode outside. Yan Ju and Ben followed closely behind.
Only Wei Wuji was shocked. Zhao Feiqi and the Imperial Guards were the only two military soul corps in the Zhao Kingdom. One was the representative of the Zhao Kingdom, and the other was the personal guard of the King of Zhao.
Sending these two legions to the Wei State may not be as simple as picking up people.
"I hope brother won't be stupid." Wei Wuji thought in his mind.
If the Wei State honestly puts the Zhao army back, the Zhao State may still consider the long term. If the Wei State insists on using the Zhao Army as a threat, this conflict will not be so easy to calm down.
Once Zhao and Wei break up, Qin will benefit.
"Everyone, please go back first. We will discuss the issue of Jiuding after our Zhao soldiers come back." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said, angrily complaining about Wei in his heart, and turned around and walked towards the back hall.
After leaving Handan for a few months, I didn't even have time to see my family when I came back. I was messed up by the bad things in Wei State, and my original good mood was gone.
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Fan Zuo received Zhang Yan's letter without hesitation and drove back to Daliang from Hedong the next day.
He knew very well how stupid the King of Wei was when he was obsessed with profit. Back then, even he would have been killed for the sake of several cities. If he hadn't been lucky, the grass on his grave would be two feet high now.
But he knew King Wei's weakness, which was timidity.
At that time, Fan Ju threatened the State of Wei, saying that if Wei Qi was not handed over, he would attack the State of Wei. The king of Wei suddenly turned his head and handed Wei Qi over.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If Wei Wuji had not made up for it in time and helped Wei Qi escape from the Wei Kingdom, King Wei would have been embarrassed.
What Wei Qi did was indeed unreasonable, and Fan Ju's revenge was justifiable.
But you, the majestic monarch of the Wei State, should not hand over your ministers because of the threat of the enemy country, and still be the prime minister of the country.
Even if this person committed a heinous crime, Wei should punish him instead of handing him over.
Once it is handed over, Wei will not only lose Wei Qi, but also the people's hearts and minds of all the people in Wei, as well as the loyalty of the civil and military ministers.
From now on, everyone is in danger.
Water can carry a boat and also capsize it.
If the monarch abandons his subjects, the subjects will also abandon the monarch.
This matter concerns the foundation of the entire country.
Even though Wei Wuji made amends in time, under the propaganda of the Qin State, the incident still spread, causing a bad impact on the Wei State.
In addition, King Wei had sold Fan Zuo for several cities before, and two prime ministers were almost tricked to death by King Wei.
As a result, many talented people in the Wei State would rather follow Wei Wuji or live in seclusion in the mountains than serve in the Wei State and be loyal to the King of Wei.
Wei, a country with outstanding people, has few capable ministers.
Later, in the Battle of Changping, the Qin State threatened the King of Wei and would attack the Wei State as long as it dared to support the Zhao State. It then used the Yuan Yong to seduce the Wei State and promised to give the Yuan Yong to the Wei State after the event was completed.
With a big stick in one hand and a big cake in the other, Wei State dared not send a single soldier.
If it weren't for Wei Wuji's great kindness to Fan Zuo, he would ask him to serve as an official to assist the King of Wei before leaving.
He didn't even look at King Wei.
"Mr. Xinling, I will assist the king seriously. But if King Wei is stubborn, don't blame me." Fan Zuo looked at the palace not far away, murmured, and then walked up quickly.
"Does your Majesty want to destroy the Kingdom of Wei?" After entering the palace, Fan Zuo refused to bow, but took the lead and suppressed the King of Wei as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Sir, why did you say this?" King Wei walked up to Fan Zuo, leaned over and bowed, and asked urgently.
"How does the strength of our State of Wei compare with that of the State of Qin?" Fan Zuo asked.
"It's better." King Wei shook his head.
"How does the strength of our Wei State compare to that of Zhao State?" Fan Zuo asked again.
"...Not as good as..." King Wei didn't want to admit it, but thinking about the current situation of Zhao and Wei, he had to admit it, but his face was full of reluctance.
Zhao State is different from Qin State. Qin State and Wei State have always been enemies. It is not difficult to admit that the enemy is stronger than oneself. A strong enemy can also illustrate one's own strength.
However, Zhao Guo has been Wei Guo's younger brother for a long time. It is much harder to admit that his former younger brother is now stronger than himself than to admit that his enemy is stronger than himself.
"Since the strength of our Wei State is not as good as that of Qin and Zhao, why would your Majesty want to offend both countries at the same time? Isn't this a way to die?" Fan Zuo asked in a deep voice.
"I have not offended Qin and Zhao." King Wei said.
"Jiuding is what Qin and Zhao want to get. Qin destroyed Zhou in order to get Jiuding. The Zhao army passed by Wei to get Jiuding, but Wei occupied Jiuding and detained Zhao's army in Daliang.
, as a hostage. The king dares to say that he has not offended Qin and Zhao. In addition, when the king detained the Zhao army, did he think about Lord Xinling who stayed in Handan as a hostage? How could Lord Xinling free himself if the king acted like this?
Where?" Fan Zuo roared in an almost roaring manner.
You fucking used Zhao Jun as a hostage in order to get Jiuding. Didn't you ever think that your younger brother was also a hostage in the Zhao Kingdom?
Are the Nine Broken Cauldrons not as important as your flesh and blood brothers?
The King of Wei looked embarrassed. When he occupied Jiuding, he really did not expect that his younger brother was still a hostage in the Zhao State. The main reason was that the way Wei Wuji got along with the Zhao State was not at all like a hostage, which led him to ignore this.
But in Fan Zuo's view, Wei Wuji left the Wei State and made a huge sacrifice for the Wei State. If he could serve as the Prime Minister of the Zhao State, it was because Wei Wuji had the ability and integrity. Otherwise, why wouldn't other hostages serve as the Prime Minister?
"I have no intention of occupying Jiuding. I just borrowed it to watch for a while and then returned it to Zhao Guo." King Wei smiled, his face twitched a few times, and the palms hidden in his sleeves clenched and unclenched uneasily.
"Do you believe what the king says? Or do you think the king of Zhao is a fool?" Fan Zuo looked at King Wei like an idiot, and King Wei turned his face away in embarrassment.
"Xiang Guo is tired from traveling and traveling. Let's have a cup of tea to quench his thirst first." Long Yangjun came over quickly and poured a cup of tea for Fan Zuo to relieve the embarrassment.
"Thank you, Mr. Long Yang." Fan Zuo nodded, took a sip of tea.
Although the masculine nature of King Wei has always been criticized, few people in Wei looked down on Lord Long Yang, because this guy was not just a flower vase, but really capable.
Many things were successful because of Long Yangjun's advice.
King Wei didn't even listen to his own brother, but he only listened to Lord Long Yang.
After all, the wind in your ears is not as good as the wind in your pillow.
"Your Majesty, Jiuding was obviously deliberately released by the Qin State to split our three Jin Dynasties. Your Majesty's occupation of the Nine Tripods played into Qin's hands. Now that the Qin State has captured Sanchuan, it will definitely take action against our Wei State. If this happens
It's time to offend the State of Zhao. Once Qin State attacks Wei State, what can Wei State do to resist Qin State's tiger and wolf army? Besides, the Jiuding is just a dead thing. Even if it is given to Zhao State, there will be no loss. If the king wants it, even if
I have cast ninety tripods, and I have no complaints." Fan Zuo persuaded him earnestly.
The Qin State had been saving up for several years and once again sounded the clarion call to march eastwards.
At this time, Wei Guo must not offend Zhao Guo.
Not to mention offending the State of Zhao, even if the State of Zhao offends the State of Wei, the State of Wei can only endure it.
The only prince in the world who can support Wei at any time is Zhao!
"How can those ordinary bronze tripods be compared with Dayu's Nine Tripods? Not to mention ninety, even nine hundred or nine thousand, they can't compare with Dayu's Nine Tripods. Moreover, our Wei State has hundreds of good generals and one hundred thousand armor. Even Qin
Even if Zhao attacks Wei, we, Wei, can keep him out of the country." The King of Wei said domineeringly.
"Among the hundreds of good generals, is there any one who can be Bai Qi Leyi's opponent? With a hundred thousand armor, is there an army that can defeat Qin's warriors and Zhao's flying cavalry?" Fan Zuo looked at King Wei.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Bang" King Wei slammed the desk and said angrily, "In the eyes of the Prime Minister, my Wei State is so unbearable, right? I am a minister.
, you should do your best to help the monarch complete things, instead of blindly obstructing the monarch from doing things. If the Prime Minister cannot help me get Jiuding, then don't talk anymore."
"Xiangguo has been working hard all the way, why don't you go back and rest first." Long Yangjun walked to Fan Zuo and whispered, "Xiangguo goes back first, and I will persuade the king later."
Fan Zuo raised his head and looked at King Wei calmly. King Wei did not give in.
"Old minister...resign!" After a while, Fan Zuo bowed solemnly and bowed, turned around, came to the outside of the hall, slowly opened his arms, looked up to the sky and roared, "Your Majesty, take care of me! Old minister...is gone!"
Then, he strode towards the outside of the palace.
After returning home, Fan Zuo called his wife, concubines, and children and said, "Go back and pack your things. We will leave early tomorrow morning."
"Husband, where are we going?" the wife asked quickly.
"Leave Daliang and go back to farming." Fan Zuo said.
"Why did my husband leave Daliang? Could it be that the king wants to kill my husband again?" The wife asked quickly. Compared with other small cities, she still likes the prosperous Daliang, but if King Wei wants to kill Fan Zuo, for the safety of her husband's life, she still prefers it.
It's better to stay away from the beams.
"No. Daliang is about to fall into the flames of war." Fan Zuo shook his head.
The next day, several inconspicuous carriages left Daliang silently, their wheels grinding against the ground and making a rumble sound. They crossed the moat. Fan Zuo raised the carriage curtains and looked at Daliang City getting further and further away with complicated eyes.