At this time, the Minister of War knew that he could not continue to refute the Prime Minister of Qin too much. If he refutes too much, he would not be able to change anything in Zhao State, but his own Minister would probably follow him to the end.
But thinking about General Long who was far away at the border and guarded the border for many years, but was forced to negotiate peace with the enemy as the commander of an army again and again, how embarrassing it was.
No matter how loyal someone is, the court cannot abuse them like this.
Why did King Ming rebel and so many people wanted to follow King Ming?
Aren’t you completely disappointed with this court?
Nowadays, the State of Zhao has long been despised by the State of Zhou and the State of Chu, and is even ashamed to associate with them. If Prime Minister Qin is allowed to cover the sky with one hand, how can the State of Zhao have a future?
Thinking of this, the Minister of War gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, our State of Zhao made an alliance with the State of Chu. If an enemy invades the border, the State of Chu can send troops for free to help our State of Zhao repel the powerful enemy. Now,
The State of Shezhao has repeatedly provoked the State of Zhao, and war may break out at any time. Why not send an envoy to the State of Chu to ask for help at this time?"
Prime Minister Qin said: "If you ask for help from the State of Chu, I, the State of Zhao, will treat you with courtesy."
Emperor Zhao said: "What kind of courtesy does Prime Minister Qin think?"
Prime Minister Qin said: "The State of Chu and the State of Zhao are neighboring countries. Now that the State of Chu has sealed the wolf Juxu and defeated the powerful enemy in the grassland, it has become the strongest country in the world. This time, the State of Zhao, the State of Chu, requested the State of Chu to send troops, and we should naturally send troops to Chu."
The state should pay an appropriate amount of annual tribute to win the favor of the state of Chu and protect our dynasty."
The Minister of War opened his mouth and said, "Prime Minister Qin, does it mean that our country, Zhao, must pay annual tribute to a country?"
Prime Minister Qin said of course: "The power of Chu's firearms is unparalleled in the world! What's wrong with making good friends with Chu?"
The Minister of War finally closed his mouth and stopped talking.
Zhao Guo's annual payment has basically not been cut off since Qin Xiang took office.
The main reason is because there are many aspects of annual offerings, including annual coins, annual cloth, and even tea offerings, etc.
Every one of these transactions is controlled by Prime Minister Qin.
The imperial court paid for the purchase from the imperial merchants, and Prime Minister Qin gained countless benefits from it.
Moreover, there are many cloth merchants and tea merchants who are vying for bribes in order to get into the business of Sui Bu and Sui Tea. Once they become imperial merchants, the imperial court will purchase their Sui Bu Sui Tea.
When the time comes, the court will be able to receive as much as they produce, and there is no need to worry about sales. Naturally, they will have to cling to Prime Minister Qin.
It can be said that after such operations, the Prime Minister of Qin can be said to be making money every day.
Once the annual payment stops, Prime Minister Qin's financial path will also be cut off.
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents.
Many people in the court actually knew about Prime Minister Qin's little plan.
But no one dared to expose it, because His Majesty really likes to use money to solve problems compared to fighting.
However, Prime Minister Qin and the imperial merchants made a lot of money from this transaction, but the court and the people became increasingly poor and weak.
However, Your Majesty firmly holds the military power and dare not send troops, fearing that once the elite troops are scattered, they will be out of control.
Because there is a majesty in the palace who does not want to fight, so every suggestion made by Prime Minister Qin can enter into his majesty's heart.
This resulted in fewer and fewer loyal ministers in the court, but more and more slanderous ministers.
But this time, His Majesty did not follow the wishes of Prime Minister Qin, and said: "Putting aside the issue of annual tribute for the time being, first select envoys to send envoys to Chu State, and ask Chu State to send troops."
After hearing His Majesty's decision, Prime Minister Qin wanted to speak, but Emperor Zhao continued to change the topic: "Who do you think should be sent as an envoy for this purpose?"
Emperor Zhao did not trust Prime Minister Qin at this time.
In the past, he always said that he was good at heart, but the contract handed over from King Ming last time clearly had his name on it.
Although it was verified that this was a frame-up by King Ming and a considerable number of officials in the court were innocent, he still had doubts every time he recalled what Qin Xiang had done.
For example, he always advocated peace talks and tried not to send troops if possible.
This was naturally what Emperor Zhao was thinking about. What Emperor Zhao feared most was not the loss of land and compensation, but the fear that all his glory and wealth would be lost one day.
Because the Prime Minister of Qin kept persuading himself to increase the annual payment, the people paid a lot of taxes. The rebellion of King Ming caused many people to defect to him.
Although she knew that Qin Xiang did not send troops so that she, the emperor, could avoid sending troops at first, it was precisely because of her behavior that King Ming was not wiped out.
Every time he thought about this, Emperor Zhao felt uncomfortable.
Even for the sake of people's support, Emperor Zhao could not increase the annual payment at this time.
Prime Minister Qin also knew that His Majesty was resentful of him because of what happened last time, and he was wise enough not to speak again.
However, the power of Chu State is obvious. Zhao State may have to pay annual tribute to Chu State, and then he will have a lot of money to make.
At this time, Prime Minister Qin looked at Emperor Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that Mr. Lu had been on a mission to Chu State last time, so he was naturally more familiar with Chu State. This time Mr. Lu and Mr. Long Xiaowei, who came to Beijing to deliver information, were
It’s perfect for us to go on an envoy together.”
Emperor Zhao nodded and said: "This statement is reasonable, so I will follow the words of Prime Minister Qin."
Dragon Mansion
At this time, Long Bing'er was practicing swordplay in his mansion. Although he was not in the army, he never slacked off at all.
When there was no fighting at the border, she brought people back with important military information.
First, some military secrets can only be handed over to trustworthy people with high martial arts skills.
Secondly, this is also General Long's selfishness as a father. Every time he delivers information, he can stay at home for half a month. This half month can also allow his daughter to spend more time with her mother.
They are all fathers, and General Long couldn't bear it when his daughter's family stayed in the military camp every day.
Long Bing'er, who had just finished practicing a set of swords, received the order to go on a mission.
Going to Chu State...
At this moment, a beautiful woman came over and looked at Long Bing'er and asked, "Did the imperial court order you to go on a mission?"
Long Binger nodded.
The beautiful woman said: "Then go ahead and write a letter for my mother. You can help me take it to Liuzhou. Now Liuzhou is a foreign land. It is not easy to visit my mother once, so it is up to you to go and see her."
Let’s see.”
Long Bing'er said, "Don't worry, mother, my daughter has remembered it."
In fact, Liuzhou could not have been reduced to a foreign land, but Zhao Guo felt that he was very good, and then Liuzhou became Chu State.
From then on, Zhao Guo no longer felt that he was very good.
After Long Bing'er's mother got married, she looked back and realized that her natal family was now in a foreign country. Going back to her natal family was equivalent to going abroad and she had to go through all kinds of procedures. It was quite difficult to go back every time.
This time, I can only ask Long Bing'er to send a letter back.
However, Zhao Guo felt that they were okay. At least they would have learned a lesson if they lost a state. Look at Zhou Guo again...
The State of Zhou fought with the State of Chu three times and lost three times but still had no memory...
Now it seems that their Zhao State is much stronger than Zhou State, right?