King Chu frowned and listened to Lord Chun Shen's suggestion. After listening to Lord Chun Shen's suggestion, King Chu subconsciously felt that this was not feasible. He regarded Huang Xie as a friend, so he would not be like other princes and kings.
Concerned about the minister's mood, he said bluntly: "Your proposal is not good, can I use it?" Huang Xie had already thought that he would say this. He looked at the King of Chu and asked: "Why can't it be used?
"
"Not to mention that the Chu State was originally at odds with the Zhou royal family. Even the other princes did not pay attention to the Zhou royal family at all. They respected the king and rejected the barbarians? Which king should we respect? Which barbarians should we fight against? Idiots are barbarians!", King of Chu
Huang Xie said with some displeasure, Huang Xie suddenly laughed, shook his head and said: "The Zhou royal family is not important at all, and the so-called respecting the king and resisting the barbarians is not important either. What is important is that no country can face Qin alone.
country’s attack.”
"Today, the Qin State is bordered by Zhao, Wei, Han, Chu, and Qi. It can attack any country it wants to attack. These princes are afraid of the power of the Qin State and gather together. The Chu State wants to recover the power of the Qin State.
The land captured by Qin State, how can we deal with Qin State with our own strength?" Huang Xie asked. King Chu frowned and did not answer. He would not admit that Chu State was inferior to Qin State.
Huang Xie said seriously: "What's more, the princes are fighting against each other, the people are living in poverty, and the same people are fighting. This is the most inappropriate thing. As a bystander, Chu State should, with a heart of benevolence and righteousness, persuade all countries to make peace. Only when all countries gather together, stop
Fighting, this is the blessing of the people of the world." King Chu frowned, but remained unmoved.
Huang Xie continued: "The State of Chu will come forward and send envoys to all countries to stop the war and live in peace. If there is any violation, the State of Chu will lead the armies of other countries to attack them together. Isn't this a disservice to everyone in the world?"
Is there anything beneficial? People in the world have been suffering from war for a long time. If Chu can bring peace, people in the world will definitely admire Chu's benevolence and righteousness, more talents will come, and the princes will also respect Chu."
"Oh, how could the war end so easily?"
Huang Xie shook his head and said: "Qin, Zhao, Wei, Han and Yan have just ended their wars and cannot start another war in a short time. I heard that women are in charge of Qi State, so they will not easily start wars. Chu State also needs to restore its national strength, regardless of
Whether the Chu State comes forward or not, the war will subside for a period of time, and what I want to do is to let the Chu State gain greater benefits from the current situation. Everyone knows that peace is only temporary, but now they
If we are unable to start a war, we can only maintain peace."
King Chu nodded and asked, "What should we do next?"
Huang Xie replied: "We want to stop the war and formulate an alliance. Zhao and Wei will definitely agree, because Qin is eyeing them. They cannot resist Qin and need our help. If Zhao, Wei, Chu
If the country wants to draw up an alliance, South Korea must also join, because he dare not violate these three countries. Qi has always wanted to make friends with other countries, stop the war, and recuperate, so Qi will definitely agree."
"Then the State of Yan..."
"I have a retainer named Zhu Ying. I am going to send him as an envoy to the State of Yan. He is someone who will not let down his mission."
The King of Chu smiled and said: "If this happens, will the Six Kingdoms and Qin be in conflict?"
"No, Chu State has always been on good terms with Qin State. How can we lead the six countries to confront Qin State?" Lord Chun Shen asked. He smiled, looked at the surprised King Chu, and said, "We want to do this too.
Send people to Qin, invite Qin to join the alliance, stop fighting, and live in peace with other countries." King Chu said angrily: "Fan Ju will kill the envoy you sent."
"In that case, Qin wants to confront the Six Kingdoms. This is not Chu's idea, but Qin's own choice."
"What if Qin forms an alliance?"
"Then let Qin come to lead the alliance and maintain peace among the countries." Huang Xie said.
King Chu thought seriously, but still shook his head and said: "Even if you can form an alliance of six countries, the six countries can only cooperate in the face of the threat of Qin, and Chu wants to take the initiative to attack Qin, or Qin does not
If we start a war, the alliance will be in name only and will have no effect." Huang Xie seemed to have heard some joke and laughed wantonly, holding his stomach and bursting into tears.
"Why do you think Qin will stop fighting? Qin's laws, Qin's farming, everything in Qin exists for war... He will not stop fighting. If he stopped fighting, today's
Qin will definitely perish because of this." Huang Xie said loudly.
The King of Chu was stunned, thought for a long time, and then nodded and said: "I will obey your orders and do as you say."
After saying that, he asked again: "Should I ask Xunzi for advice on something like this?"
Huang Xie shook his head and said: "Xunzi recruits disciples in the Chu State and teaches knowledge. This is a more important matter. The Chu State will get many talented people. Please don't disturb him with other trivial matters."
King Chu agreed.
.......
In the palace of King Wei, King Wei was also discussing important matters with his important ministers.
Lord Longyang, Lord Pingyuan, and Duan Qianzi were sitting in front of King Wei. Duan Qianzi was very afraid of Lord Longyang. With Lord Longyang sitting here, he did not dare to say anything and could only keep talking.
He flattered King Wei's virtues, and Lord Longyang just stared at Duan Qianzi in front of him. The main political inquiry was between King Wei and Lord Pingyuan. Lord Pingyuan's mood was particularly complicated. Speaking of which, he
Unlike other clans, he loves Zhao Guo very much.
This kind of love may exceed Wei Wuji's love for the country of Wei. Wei Wuji is a carefree person. Even if he cannot return to his country, he will be very happy as long as he can drink some wine. At least, he looks very happy. He has a group of people.
The disciples who were willing to follow him did not mind whether their head was in Wei or Zhao. Therefore, Wei Wuji quickly calmed down in Zhao and helped Zhao handle government affairs.
But Zhao Sheng is different. He is older than Lord Xinling, and may have a stronger love for his homeland. He originally did not want to serve as the Prime Minister of Wei, he just wanted to go back. However, the King of Wei
He respected him very much and kept giving him fine wines, beauties, and various treasures. Zhao Sheng accepted the favor from the King of Wei. The noble etiquette required that he must respond, so he became the prime minister of Wei.
The King of Wei still trusted Zhao Sheng very much. In his opinion, Zhao Sheng was a trustworthy and wise man. Besides, if the King of Zhao did not like his father-in-law, he could stay for his own use. Lord Longyang
Tell the King of Wei that Zhao Sheng is in the Kingdom of Wei, and all the outstanding disciples under his command will also serve the Kingdom of Wei, including the famous sage Xiang Gongsun Long, so please be sure to keep him.
The King of Wei looked at Zhao Sheng in front of him and humbly asked him for advice on governing the country.
Zhao Sheng took a sip of wine and then replied: "Wei has just experienced a defeat, so we should make good friends with the surrounding countries to resist Qin's attack together. We should take advantage of the time when there is no war to improve our national strength and deal with the situation."
There will be a bigger battle in the future." King Wei was very happy, nodded, and asked him how Wei should improve its national power. Zhao Sheng said seriously: "For families with more children, their taxes should be reduced.
Give rewards.”
"For hard-working farmers and women who spin more cloth, we can also reward them appropriately, and tell everyone in the Wei State about this. If there are rewards, the number of people and grain in the Wei State will definitely increase.
Being promoted is how the Qin State became strong. I found that your palace is very luxurious and has many precious treasures. If you can use these treasures to encourage farming and fertility, the Wei State will definitely become stronger.
"
After hearing Zhao Sheng's suggestion, King Wei subconsciously looked at Lord Long Yang. Lord Long Yang signaled to Zhao Sheng, and then King Wei reacted, stood up with a smile, and bowed towards Zhao Sheng.
Sheng was startled by King Wei's actions. He stood up quickly and helped King Wei. King Wei looked at him seriously and said, "I have a talented person like you to assist me. What else do I have to worry about?
"
Zhao Sheng was really moved in his heart. He hesitated for a long time and then said: "I will not betray your trust."
The king of Wei then handed over the management of the country to Zhao Sheng and rewarded him with fifty good horses and ten beauties.
At this time, basically all countries have determined their future direction. Some choose to recharge their batteries, some choose to reform to become stronger, some choose to join forces, and some choose to concentrate on domestic affairs... I don’t know where it comes from.
At the beginning of time, the direction of history suddenly took a huge turn, and the future of the seven countries was also obscured by clouds and mist. However, the powerful ones were still powerful, and the ones that were not strong enough were still entertaining guests.
...
Han Fei led the thieves to Zhao Kuo. The thieves bowed in the direction of Zhao Kuo, but Han Fei begged Zhao Kuo to forgive their crimes. Zhao Kuo never thought that Han Fei would treat them like this.
Zhao Kuo's disciples were very puzzled that a man who practiced law could actually say the word "forgiveness". Only Zhao Kuo understood Han Fei very well. These people were indeed from Korea.
They were abandoned Shangdang people. When the Qin State attacked Shangdang, it killed all the Koreans who resisted in the Shangdang State. The remaining Koreans were afraid of being massacred by the Qin State and had no choice but to flee in all directions. The most disturbing thing is that
Incredibly, South Korea refused to allow these people to return to South Korea. The nobles of South Korea actually felt that their large numbers of people fleeing back to South Korea would attract the attention of Qin and put South Korea in a dangerous situation.
Therefore, these abandoned Koreans could only wander around. Zhao State welcomed Koreans, but when the war involved Zhao land, these Koreans could only continue to run. They could not find any place to accept them.
They could only beg for food along the road, or even rob. After Zhao Kuo said that they would not pursue their crimes of besieging and killing him, these bandits picked up their relatives from all directions.
Those were women, children and children, all Koreans. Some of the children even had dents in their abdomens, which made people unbearable to look at. As a member of the Korean clan, Han Fei must have complicated feelings and hatred for these thieves.
There was guilt and self-blame, and most of all, he was probably suffering from the fact that he could not save his own people. Looking at the timid eyes of the children and the tears in the eyes of the mother holding them, Zhao Kuo fell silent again.
"Ge!" Zhao Kuo shouted.
Ge turned around and looked at Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo said to him: "I am a little tired, so I will stop here to rest and take out the stored food. I will hold a banquet to entertain these guests who came from Korea."
"Ge's eyes widened and he wanted to say something. He looked at Han Fei who was not far away and had to say in a low voice: "Mr. Ma Fu, I know you pity them, but they are just thieves, and they are not even Zhao Guo.
The thief."
"We still have a long way to go, and we don't have much food reserves. What will we do if we give it to them?"
"I will send knights to exchange for food from the villages ahead. Just listen to me. I haven't hosted a banquet for a long time." Zhao Kuo said seriously. Ge fell silent, shook his head, and walked to the rear.
.Soon, the diners got off their horses and carriages, laid out seats, lit bonfires, some diners brought out sesame seed cakes, and some diners brought out corns, and everyone began to get busy.
Those Koreans just watched helplessly from a distance and did not dare to get close.
Ge was lighting a fire. When he saw the Koreans who suddenly became timid, he cursed angrily: "What are you looking at? Why don't you come and help me?!"
Han Fei became their translator, and the Koreans also participated. The child wanted to pick up the sesame cakes, but was hit hard by his mother. He cried helplessly. The sky gradually became darker, but the smell of the food was...
When floating in the wild, if there are any evil wolves passing by, Di always takes a wooden stick and beats the ground crazily to scare these wolves away. He boasted that when he was six or seven years old, he had already fought with the evil wolves in the wild.
The wolves fought.
In Handan's luxurious palace, bright candles were lit. King Zhao raised his wine cup and gestured to the surrounding ministers. The ministers laughed and bit into the mutton crazily, swallowing it even if they couldn't eat it.
To show off their prowess, a warrior performed in the middle. The warriors wore armor, held sharp swords, and danced exaggeratedly. They jumped face to face with each other, constantly looking for flaws. The nobles kept applauding and drank heavily.
Drinks.
The musicians played music, a noble sang a majestic Tang style, and the samurai performing in the middle slashed at the opponent with a short sword...
"Touch~~"
The dagger in Ge's hand hit Di's shield hard, and the two jumped away from each other. Under the light of the bonfire, the two looked at each other warily and circled around the bonfire. The surrounding diners cheered, Zhao Kuo
Sitting on the upper seat, eating sesame seed cakes, and sitting in his arms was a little Korean guy. The Koreans and the diners sat on the muddy ground, eating the rations that could survive with all their strength, with tears in their eyes.
Surrounded by the bonfire, they finally burst into hearty laughter and showed rare smiles.
The Koreans sang the songs of their hometown tenderly, and the diners used their daggers to beat their shields to play music for them.
Han Fei stood behind Zhao Kuo, watching all this, stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes.
Then, he showed a Zhao Kuo-like smile.
ps: Mainly because I have reached a turning point in the writing, and the next step is the re-game of the Seven Kingdoms, and the Battle of Changping is over. So there are a lot of things to consider in these two chapters, and it took a long time. I have been thinking about it these days.
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