Xu Qing and Su Qian still think about coaxing their children together every day, but Zhao Guo can no longer calm down.
Things were more tense than expected, but within half a month, Shezhao Kingdom began to focus not only on harassment, but also on offense.
Naturally, the Zhao court also immediately expressed strong condemnation of Shezhao's violation of the contract.
However, how could the State of Shezhao, which was at the height of its military power, pay attention to these two indifferent accusations from the State of Zhao?
The army of Shezhao State immediately began to attack the Zhenxi Army's defense line.
It is strange to say, why did the attitude of Shezhao Kingdom change so quickly?
It can even be said that without any warning, the friction turned directly into war, and the war was still undeclared.
General Long had no choice but to mobilize his army to resist desperately, but this time the resistance was extremely difficult.
It's not that there's something wrong with his military tactics, it's that there's something wrong with his people.
The most elite force in Zhao State is not the Zhenxi Army, which is at war all year round, but the Forbidden Army outside the capital, which is personally controlled by His Majesty.
Every time the elites that the Zhenxi Army finally cultivated would be transferred away by Emperor Zhao and replaced by the Forbidden Army, the armored soldiers who had been pampered and pampered in the Forbidden Army for several years and were thrown into the Zhenxi Army were even less pampered than the new recruits.
This time it was even worse. The entire elite of the Zhenxi Army was directly transferred to suppress the rebellion of King Ming. At this time, King Ming was not destroyed. General Long could be said to be leading the Zhenxi Army, which was mostly recruits, to resist the Shezhao Kingdom.
Elite.
One can imagine how difficult the situation is.
In the court hall, under internal and external troubles, Emperor Zhao looked at his ministers with a worried look on his face and said: "The Kingdom of Shezhao blatantly violated the contract and went to war without declaring it. How can anything be done like this?"
At this time, Prime Minister Qin of the State of Zhao spoke unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, to fight against foreign aggression, we must first pacify the interior. Now there is a rebellion by King Ming in our country of Zhao. It is not appropriate to provoke war with She Zhao at this time. We should send envoys to negotiate for peace."
For the sake of the Lord, it is for peace and comfort."
Zhao Huang said: "Do we still want to negotiate for peace?"
Prime Minister Qin of the State of Zhao continued: "I am afraid that the envoy has not yet reached the State of Chu. If Shezhao breaks through the Zhenxi Army's defense line at this time, it can directly approach the capital. How can we, the State of Zhao, pin our hopes on other countries?
If the Chu State does not keep its word and violates the contract, how should our Zhao State deal with it? We should negotiate for peace as soon as possible."
When Emperor Zhao heard what Xiang Qin said, he hesitated...
Prime Minister Qin of the State of Zhao continued to add insult to injury and said: "Your Majesty, the country is very powerful. I hope your Majesty will make a decision soon!"
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Chu State
After learning about Zhao's difficulties, the person handling government affairs changed from the prince to the Emperor of Chu.
And the Emperor of Chu quickly summoned Xu Qing, who was best at doing business, as well as the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and the two prime ministers who were best at settling accounts.
Although the mission has not arrived yet, they must make arrangements in advance.
Everyone gathered in the imperial study room and bowed to Emperor Chu.
Emperor Chu opened his mouth and said, "I believe all of you dear friends also understand what happened."
Prime Minister Qin of the Chu State was the first to speak: "The small country of Shezhao has little power, but it has repeatedly coveted our territory in the Central Plains. I will conquer it by force and let them know the bloody nature of my Central Plains man! Is it the land of the king in the whole world? Since the small country of Shezhao
If they don’t want to surrender to me, the Central Plains, then naturally I have to teach them a lesson and let them know how powerful I am, the Central Plains.”
When Jiang Xiang heard what Qin Xiang said, he also raised his hands and said, "I second my opinion."
Xu Qing and the Minister of Household Affairs naturally seconded the proposal.
The Chu State has cavalry and firearms, and is the most powerful country in the world. It is naturally unforgivable for the small country of Shezhao to dare to covet the territory of their Chu State since ancient times.
The huge grassland was conquered by the Chu State, so naturally the small Shezhao was not taken seriously by them.
When the Emperor of Chu heard the answers from the ministers, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "I and Prime Minister Qin have the same intention. The State of Zhao and our State of Chu have a contract first. Naturally, our State of Chu cannot sit idly by in this crisis."
, but our Chu State’s treasury has not recovered from the two-year campaign, so for this expedition, we must find a way to get Zhao State to advance military expenses for our Chu State.”
At best, it's paid in advance, at worst, it's out of pocket.
The State of Chu also hates that iron cannot be made into steel. Now, which State of Chu or State of Zhou is not reviving the power of the Central Plains and accepting a bunch of tributary countries as its younger brothers?
But when he arrived at Zhao State, he was almost beaten into a younger brother.
The Chu and Zhou states collected tribute from other countries every year, but the Zhao state was forced to pay tribute to other countries every year.
With such an incompetent brother, if it hadn't been for the contract, the Chu State would have been able to help clean up the Central Plains.
You can send troops, but you have to weigh the military expenses yourself.
After Emperor Chu finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Qing. Everyone knew that he was the best at doing business and had rich negotiation experience. Who would go if he didn't?
Xu Qing naturally knew why Chu State had called him here this time, so he couldn't shirk it, so he had to hand it over and said, "I will fulfill my mission."
Emperor Chu nodded and said, "Of course I can rest assured that Xu Aiqing will take action in person."
At this moment, Xu Qing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have worked hard over the years and devoted myself to the imperial court..."
Emperor Chu quickly interrupted Xu Qing and said: "If you have anything to say, just tell me. As an official of the imperial court and a role model for all people, you can't speak so unconscionably. I even blush for you."
When the officials present heard what Emperor Chu said, they couldn't help but lower their heads and suppress their laughter.
Who in the entire court doesn't know that the dean of the Guoshang Academy is too lazy to even attend the morning court?
If he is conscientious, there will be no lazy people in the world!
How on earth did Mr. Xu manage to tell lies so calmly without changing his face or heartbeat?
Xu Qing saw the Emperor of Chu exposing his official words so bluntly, and said awkwardly, "Can I let you lead the army to go on an expedition this time?"
When Emperor Chu heard what Xu Qing said, he turned his head and looked at the sky. After making sure that the sun had not risen from the west, he turned to look at Xu Qing: "You said you want to lead troops to go on an expedition?"
Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please grant me permission."
Emperor Chu said: "Would you like me to ask the imperial doctor to come over and take a look at your brain?"
A person who is as lazy as he wants suddenly becomes diligent one day, and everyone feels something is wrong.
Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is what I say from the bottom of my heart. I hope your Majesty will approve it."
Jiang Xiang also said: "I believe that the Marquis of Anding County is so eager to go into battle to kill the enemy, which is a blessing to our Chu country, and we should give him permission."
Prime Minister Qin also said: "I second the proposal."
The Minister of Household Affairs also supported the proposal.
Of course they wanted to second the proposal. In the whole court, except for the prince, he was the laziest. He could still make money even if he was lazy. Compared to them who had gone to court so hard.
My heart was really unbalanced.
This time Xu Qing took the initiative to ask for help, which was perfect.
In short, the imperial court has only one idea, as long as this guy is not allowed to idle any longer.
When jealousy reaches a certain level, the power it unleashes is terrifying.