At the end of October in Mengdong, when Chen Yu and Chen Sheng led more than a thousand soldiers across the river from Baimajin, Dongjun, and arrived in Neihuang County (Neihuang, Henan), they discovered that the situation here was developing much faster than they imagined.
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"I heard from people who fled from the north that at the end of summer, Lu Goujian, a great hero from Zhao, had already raised an army in Dalu Ze to rebel against Qin, and even proclaimed Zhao Xie, the prince of Zhao, as king..."
When Chen Sheng learned about this, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt as if someone had premeditated what he had planned.
"Lu Goujian and I are acquaintances."
Chen Yu was not worried, and said with a smile: "Lu Goujian was a Handan light knight when he was young. He hung out in the market all the year round. Jing Ke traveled in Handan. Lu Goujian once played six games with Jing Ke. Halfway through the game, the two of them argued about the order of the games.
At the same time, Lu Goujian had a bad temper, so he immediately overturned the chessboard and yelled at it angrily. Jingke didn't care about him, and left happily, never to see each other again."
"Lu Goujian only thought that Jing Ke was a coward and didn't take it seriously. When news of Jing Ke's failure to assassinate Qin came ten years later, Lu Goujian regretted what he had done back then and determined to carry on Jing Qing's ambition and serve him.
revenge……"
"Since then, Lu Goujian left Handan and came to the sparsely populated mainland. He lived by fishing and hunting. He also recruited anti-Qin people from Yanzhao and secretly gathered here to practice swordsmanship. Zhang Liang and I have both been there.
It was also at his place that I met Zhao Xie, the son of Dai Wangjia."
As early as when Heifu was in power in Jiaodong, Zhutian revolted in Jibei. Lu Goujian responded to them, raised troops to fight against the Qin Dynasty, and captured several counties. Unfortunately, they were suppressed by the government and fled to Daluze again.
Now that the whole world is rebelling, Lu Goujian raises his flag again, which Chen Yu expected.
But what he didn't expect was that Lu Goujian, a reckless man, could think of supporting Zhao Xie as king, taking over Julu, defeating the Qin army in Hebei, capturing Handan, and almost restoring most of Zhao's territory...
Could there be help from some strange people?
When everyone went further north, arrived at the bank of Zhang River, and met Zhao Bing, they found out who was the biggest contributor to this war.
"The grandson of Wu'an Lord Li Mu, Li Zuoche?"
Chen Yu was a little surprised: "I always thought that Li Zuoche was hiding in Daibei, but I didn't know that he had returned to his hometown of Bairen."
It turned out that after Nalu Goujian captured Julu, he was also besieged by soldiers from Handan and Julu counties. It was Li Zuoche who raised troops in Bairen and led a group of Zhao light knights and cavalry to break the siege and enter.
Only then did the Qin army be defeated.
Li Zuoche inherited his grandfather's military strategy and fought several good battles. The rebel army took advantage of the situation and surrounded Handan. Almost all the Zhao people in Handan had a grudge against Qin. They responded in large numbers, and Handan attacked...
Now that the Qin army was defeated and retreated to Ye County, it was regarded as giving up Handan County. It only wanted to hold Hanoi and wait for reinforcements from the imperial court - but the Qin imperial army was concentrated in Hanzhong, Nanyang, and Sanchuan. How could any reinforcements be sent to Hebei?
After learning this, Chen Yu and Chen Sheng looked at each other. They both had ambitions and neither of them planned to work honestly for the Chu State. Therefore, they coincided with each other and wanted to come to Zhao for development, but unexpectedly others were able to get there first.
Chen Sheng could only lament his bad luck: "Mr. Chen Yu, what should we do now?"
"As envoys from the Chu State, we will first pay homage to the King of Zhao and the generals."
Although he arrived a step late, Chen Yu relied on his reputation from traveling in Zhao when he was young and his relationship with Zhao Xie and Lu Goujian to easily enter the dilapidated Handan City and get an audience - after all, this emerging city
The Zhao State also urgently needed the Chu State, which was gaining momentum, as an ally.
The meeting place was the Congtai Palace built by King Wuling of Zhao in the north of Handan. Most of it was destroyed in the war. It is now used as a temporary palace for King Zhao to rest. Because it is surrounded by grass and thorns, it seems that this so-called imperial court of Zhao.
Rather like a grassroots team.
"Chen Sheng, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, but you are still the same."
Zhao Xie was the concubine of Dai Wang Jia. When Zhao Jia went north to Dai County to found the country, Zhao Xie failed to follow him and hid in Zhao. He later defected to Lu Goujian. Now he is no longer the image of a down-and-out young man. He is now wearing a new suit.
Wearing royal robes and a crown, he looked full of energy.
"Chen Yu has known for a long time that the king will be able to restore the country!"
Chen Yu bowed with tears in his eyes, and thought to himself: "It seems that this King of Zhao still has some real power, unlike the King of Chu, who is just a puppet."
Zhao Xie went down the steps to help Chen Yu up and introduced everyone in the hall to him one by one.
"Xie was able to restore his country, thanks to the power of the general!"
Lu Goujian was an acquaintance of Chen Yu. He had a tiger's head and a swallow's forehead, a thick gray beard, and was wearing a general's armor. However, he was a little depressed. He was injured while doing justice. Now he can no longer mount his horse, and he is a little depressed.
As the founder of the "Zhao State", Lu Goujian is now named "Quliangjun" and holds the seal of general.
"This is Zhao Zhiguo, Lord Guangwu, and Li Zuoche."
Li Zuoche was in his thirties, and his appearance was characterized by one big eye and one small eye, which was a bit strange. Because he had lived in Daibei for a long time, he always wore a crown with a tassel on his head. He treated Chen Yu very well.
Be polite and courteous.
Chen Yu bowed to him: "Although Chen Yu is not from Zhao, he already admired the name of Lord Wu'an (Li Mu) when he was in Daliang. After entering Zhao, he often heard about Lord Wu'an's deeds of defeating the Xiongnu and defeating the Qin army. If
If Zhao Qian does not listen to the slanderous words, the Zhao Kingdom will not fall..."
Li Zuoche smiled and said: "Zhao Qian is the son of a prostitute. King Mourning Xiang deposed the crown prince and established Zhao Qian. Now that the king has been restored as his legitimate grandson, it can be considered that the state of Zhao has returned to the right track, and he can tell the great father's spirit in heaven.
"
After a round of introduction, although Zhao State is just a grassroots team, it has several monarchs. Basically, they brought more than a thousand people to join them. Those who had made small achievements were all granted the title of monarch.
Chen Sheng sat at the end of the hall, listening to it, feeling sad in his heart.
"If I had known that it would be so easy to become a king in the Kingdom of Zhao, I would have been so blind at the time. Why would I want to apply for the title of Xiang?"
Chen Yuze knew clearly that in this emerging Zhao State, Lu Goujian's time seemed to be short. Zhao Xie had certain power, but the military power was controlled by Li Zuochai, who would definitely be Lu Goujian's successor.
But the strange thing is that the Zhao State has not yet established a prime minister, and Chen Yu's mind became active for a while.
At this moment, another sharp voice sounded next to him.
"Mr. Chen came to Zhao land for himself, or for Chu?"
Chen Yu was startled because he wanted to be seen through. When he turned around, he saw a middle-aged scribe in black clothes with a triangular beard on his chin...
"Who is this gentleman?"
"This is Mr. Kuai Che, the high minister of the State of Zhao."
Zhao Xie seemed to like Kuai Che very much and said with a smile:
"Chen Yu, I'm afraid you don't know yet?"
"In the thirty-sixth year of Qin Shihuang's reign, he was born with strange phenomena. First, there was a firefly that deceived Shou Xin, and then a meteor fell in Dongjun. Rumors spread all over the world. Mr. Kuai Che took the opportunity to encourage the magician Lu Ao to enter Xianyang to meet Qin Shihuang and spread the word 'Destroy Qin'
The prophecy of "Zhei" caused Qin Shihuang to turn against the black man of the Southern Expedition!"
Chen Yu was shocked: "Mr. Kuai did it?"
"Exactly! After that, Fu Su fled and the south rebelled against Qin. In the final analysis, it was all Mr. Kuai Che's handiwork!"
Zhao Xie probably stayed in the wilderness for a long time and did not speak and act like a "king". Instead, he praised Kuai Che personally:
"Not only that, Mr. Kuai also encouraged Pengyue of Onezawa to raise troops in the early autumn, and established the Tian family as the king. Today, he has occupied Xue County and Jibei. At the end of the autumn, he persuaded Pengyue and sent Zhao Dingfu to lead troops into Julu to support
, help me restore the country of Zhao."
"Last month, Mr. Kuai ignored the danger and went to Fan Yang in person. He used clever words to persuade Fan Yang to surrender to Zhao. I used the teacher's trick to welcome Fan Yang's county magistrate in a yellow-covered and red-wheeled chariot.
, the Zhao border was galloping and showing off, so all the counties in the Zhao area said: 'Fan Yang ordered to surrender first and gain wealth', and more than thirty cities surrendered without a fight."
Zhao Xie felt like he was dreaming about this result, which was why he relied heavily on Kuai Che.
"Therefore, as soon as Kuai was born, the first emperor abolished his elders and established young ones, Qin was divided into north and south, and heroes from all over the world emerged. After Kuai was born as an envoy, he restored Qi, rejuvenated Zhao, and even spread the message and established the country thousands of miles away. Mr. Kuai is really as capable as Zhang Yi and Su Qin!"
Kuai Che smiled and said: "What's the point of a small skill? If it weren't for the king's hope, if it weren't for Qu Liangjun, Guangwu Jun is like a god in using troops, how could I defeat tens of thousands of Qin soldiers in Handan just by relying on my lips and tongue?"
"Sir, you are too modest." Zhao Xie said:
"I want to worship Mr. Kuai as prime minister, but Mr. Kuai refuses."
Kuai Che said: "My strength is not in governing the country. Besides, if I become the Prime Minister of Zhao, how can I travel all over the world for the king and control everything?"
The two men finally finished singing the double act, and Kuai Che glanced at Chen Yu: "Mr. Chen, in this case, you and I are on the same page. You are here to be a lobbyist for the Chu State. Do you want Zhao State to surrender to Chu?"
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Chen Yu could only bite the bullet and said: "I came to Handan neither for myself nor for the Chu State."
"I am doing this for Zhao and for the people of the world, so that I can kill the violent Qin as soon as possible!"
Next, he revealed the Chu State's plan to help the princes regain their kingdom, and finally work together to move westward, break Hangu Pass, and annihilate the Qin Dynasty.
"The six kingdoms are weak when divided, but strong when united. In the past, Lord Mengchang, Lord Xinling, Lord Pingyuan, and Lord Chunshen all organized the princes to join forces to fight against Qin. They were often able to defeat the Qin army, regain lost territory, and even once invaded Hangu Pass.
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"Now Chu, Qi, Zhao, Wei, and Han have all returned to their kingdoms, but I will never die in destroying Qin. The five kingdoms should unite once again, with Chu, the strongest, as the leader, and march westward to attack Qin!"
Kuai Che laughed and said: "Mr. Chen is right. Now that the country has been restored, Chu, Qi, Zhao, Wei, and Han should cooperate with each other and form an alliance to fight against Qin and regain their homeland. We cannot repeat the old wars among the six countries."
It was the fate of Qin that he eventually lost his strong support and fell one after another."
"Today is the beginning of trouble in the world. When heroes and heroes call out, all the people in the world gather in clouds and fog, fish scales and eagles fly, and wind blows. Everyone says that they are worried about the Qin Dynasty's demise."
Everyone nodded. Although the princes who restored the country had their own plans, their original intention was to destroy Qin and avenge the six kings.
Kuai Che said: "But I have a different view."
He turned around and bowed to Zhao Xie:
"Your Majesty, Qin cannot be eliminated. For Zhao and Chu's plan, instead of showing off their temporary anger, they will work together to destroy Qin in the west, let Qin's court decline and not be destroyed, maintain Guanzhong, balance the power between the north and south, and there will be six countries in Guandong. In this way,
The world is divided into three parts, which is more beneficial to us!"
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ps: Chapter 2 is at night.
If you are sincerely able to listen to your ministers' plans, you should not seek to gain the benefit of both sides. If you participate in dividing the world and live in a tripartite position, no one dares to act first - Kuai Cheyan in "The Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin".