The envoy of Chu State suffered great humiliation in Qi State. The envoy returned to the capital of Chu State and first reported to Chun Shenjun what happened in Qi State. Then he committed suicide because of the humiliation. Chun Shenjun found King Chu.
, reported these things to him, it was clear that Qi State would not participate in the coalition, and might even be a major obstacle to the coalition. King Chu looked very angry, and he said to Lord Chun Shen seriously: "I
We must take revenge on Qi!"
Now is not the time to take revenge on Qi. Qin is ready to make a move. When the Qin people begin to gather troops on the front line, Wei is the first to know. After the envoys from Chu arrive at Wei, King Wei becomes the former leader between the two countries.
He apologized to the envoys of Chu for those unpleasant things and promised to ally with Chu to contain Qin. The attitude of King Wei was opposite to that of King Qi, and the envoys of Chu were treated politely in Wei.
General Lian Po was still recuperating at this time. After Wei Zeng chose to ally with Chu, he came to Lian Po and asked him for advice on how to resist Qin. Lian Po's last injury was not serious.
, but he was still very happy during these days. The King of Wei gave him all the armies in the country to train and organize. Lian Po improved the Wei army according to Qin's organization and promoted several brave young men.
Come and train the people for him.
Lian Po looked at the young King of Wei in front of him and said: "If we can be sure that Qin has the intention to send troops, it would be best to bring Zhao in. However, Chu and Wei have no way to defeat Qin.
If the Three Kingdoms unite, it is still possible... I recommend someone to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition. There is no problem at all." King Wei asked doubtfully: "Who do you want to recommend?"
"Pang Nuan of Zhao State... If this person is allowed to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and lead the coalition forces of various countries, then Qin's offensive can be blocked..."
"I thought you wanted to be the commander-in-chief yourself...can't you?" King Wei felt that instead of letting people from other countries be the commander-in-chief, it would be better to let Lian Po be the commander-in-chief. In this way, it would be more beneficial to Wei.
The country still has great benefits. When Lian Po heard this, he just smiled and shook his head and said: "It's not that I can't do it, but if you want me to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, I'm afraid that Zhao and Chu may not be able to do it."
Agree."
"Pang Gong has great prestige. He was sent as an envoy to Chu State, and the kings of various countries also respect him. If King Zhao knew that he would become the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, he would not have too many scruples in his heart..." Lian Po said, he
After thinking for a moment, he said: "You can stock up on food everywhere and be prepared to hold on!"
After the Wei State promised, the Chu State's targets were Zhao, Han, and Yan. The King of Zhao was not rude to the Chu State envoy, but he also did not agree to participate in the coalition. In the Zhao State,
They were divided into two forces. On the one hand, there was the internal affairs faction headed by Jianxin Jun. They believed that since the Ma Fujun incident, the relationship between Zhao and Qin had rarely improved, and they could use this time to reserve food, grass, ordnance.
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And the other people, led by Pang Gong, believed that they must join the alliance to contain Qin, open up connections with the country of Henan, and recapture Qin's cities in Hejian... King Zhao also hesitated for a while.
I don't know what to do about this matter. Pang Gong came to see him many times and explained to him the interests and risks involved, especially the nails driven in by Qin in the river. Qin's strategic intentions were very obvious.
But Pang Gong could not convince King Zhao. King Zhao nodded and agreed with Pang Gong's words. Unfortunately, he just refused to confirm the alliance. After Pang Gong found that his persuasion was not enough, he hurriedly wrote a letter to Li Mu.
, hoping that Li Mu would come to persuade King Zhao. After Li Mu learned what happened in Handan, he wrote a letter to King Zhao. In the letter, he expressed his concerns about Qin and explained how to unite with other countries to resist.
The importance of Qin.
After seeing Li Mu's letter, King Zhao quickly agreed to the proposal of Chu's envoy, and drew up alliances with Chu and Wei, agreeing to fight against Qin together. Compared with these kings, King Yan had no intention of coming again.
After doing this, he was now completely immersed in wine and sex, and had no interest in anything like alliance. The Chu State envoy had no choice but to return.
After South Korea saw the alliance drawn up by Wei, Chu, and Zhao, they threw themselves into the arms of the coalition without hesitation and became a member of the coalition.
At this moment, Qin State was also preparing for war, and their eyes were still on Wei State.
On this day, Zhao Kuo was sitting in a carriage, which was slowly moving along the road. It was almost winter, and the weather was extremely cold. Zhao Kuo was wearing relatively thick clothes. Now, it was Fu Zhao who was driving for him.
Zhao Fu didn't talk as much as Ge, and the journey seemed more boring, but Zhao Kuo enjoyed the journey a little. Every time he was on the road, he would always look at the cultivated fields, houses, and hard-working people on both sides.
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Seeing more and more cultivated land in the Qin State, and seeing smiles on the faces of the people, Zhao Kuo would feel at ease.
Suddenly, many people appeared in the distance. Zhao Kuo hurriedly asked Fu Zhao to stop the carriage, and stood up to look. In the distance, there was a group of ragged people, dragging their tired pace, numbly moving forward on the road.
They were standing, and around them, there were officials urging them. These officials rode tall horses and kept running back and forth among the team. They loudly reprimanded the people in front of them, causing them to speed up their pace.
Among these people, there are old people, children, and women. They seem to have no souls. They are like walking zombies. They just keep moving forward. There is no trace of human luster in their eyes. These people will come soon.
When they arrived at Zhao Kuo, they didn't go to see Zhao Kuo. They just lowered their heads and kept walking... The officials who were supervising them certainly noticed Zhao Kuo. When they recognized Zhao Kuo's title
After that, he hurriedly got off his horse and came to Zhao Kuo to bow to him.
"Who are these people?"
"They are all Koreans... They fled to Shangdang. We followed the order of Li Yu, the governor of Shangdang County, to take them to migrate..." Qin State wanted to stabilize the area captured by them as soon as possible.
, will carry out migration, and the people there will be moved to the inside of the pass, making them retainers or farm laborers. At the same time, the people in the pass will be moved to outside the pass, and they will be given farmland as rewards, thus deepening Qin's influence on the newly occupied areas.
Zhao Kuo frowned, looked at the people in front of him, and asked: "But why do we need to migrate in winter? Isn't this forcing these people to die?" The official smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "You don't
You know, in the past few years, locust plagues broke out in both South Korea and the State of Zhao. The disaster was very serious. The people of South Korea had almost no income and fled one after another to Shangdang in the State of Qin. Even the people of the State of Zhao were like this.
Case..."
"Shangdang no longer has enough land for them to cultivate. If we keep them, they will not be able to catch up with next year's spring planting. Shangdang will not be able to use its own grain to relieve these people. It can only let them cultivate it as soon as possible.
, in time for next year’s spring planting, so as to prevent them from continuing to starve. Until now, Qin has been providing them with food and grass, which is already a very benevolent approach..."
Zhao Kuo got off the carriage, looked at the dull people, and asked, "How many people are there?"
"I don't know...but there are more than 80,000 people in Shangdang. Including those in Taiyuan, there are probably hundreds of thousands." The official shook his head. His official position was too small and he didn't know much about these things.
Zhao Kuo stepped forward and stopped an old man. The old man looked a little scared, trembling and kept saluting, and said: "My appetite is not big, I don't eat much..." Zhao Kuo held his hand
He held his hand and said seriously: "Please don't be afraid."
Hearing Zhao Kuo speak Korean, the old man was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and asked: "Your Excellency, what do you want?"
Zhao Kuo looked at the almost endless queue in the distance, and then asked: "Is the disaster in South Korea so serious? Didn't the King of Han find a way to help the people?" The old man shook his head, with tears on his face.
, He sighed with emotion: "What can even the Lord do about the punishment imposed by the gods?" Then the old man talked about the disaster in South Korea. In the previous war of Lord Xinling against Qin, South Korea suffered the most losses among the coalition forces.
The most tragic one.
Because the frontal resistance between Jingyang and Meng Ao took place in South Korea, and because Lord Xinling burned down the houses, buried the well water, and moved the Korean people here, South Korea's newly restored national strength once again collapsed. Not long after the war, the domestic situation
A locust plague broke out, leaving the people without a harvest. South Korea itself had little food reserves. Adding to this disaster, it turned into a huge tomb.
Countless people starved to death. After losing their farmland, they could only become farmhands and servants of the nobles. The nobles only wanted the strongest people, and they were not given much food to feed their families. Therefore,
Many people became thieves and robbed each other in order to obtain food. The King of Han sent people to arrest the thieves, but there was no way to relieve the victims. The Prime Minister Zhang Ping borrowed food from Wei and Zhao, but he could not borrow much.
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"My son has starved to death, and only one grandson is left... If it weren't for him, I really don't want to continue living..." The old man cried, wiping his tears, and said: "I
I'm very old...I can't farm. Even if Qin gives me farmland, I don't know how to feed my grandchildren..." Zhao Kuo looked at these numb people and looked to the east.
His eyes passed through many obstacles. He seemed to see the people struggling in pain due to hunger. He seemed to hear the people crying beside the corpses of their relatives. Zhao Kuo was stunned. When he came back to his senses,
By that time, the old man had already left, but these people were still moving forward, with no end in sight. The children were crying, and the young men were carrying their parents on their backs. In this cold winter, there were constant tears on their foreheads.
Sweat rolled down.
Children of China who are in such trouble...
Zhao Fu saw that Zhao Kuo's face turned extremely ugly and he looked dazed. Zhao Kuo seemed to be struggling in his heart and hesitating. Zhao Kuo raised his head and said to Zhao Fu: "Let's go back." Zhao Fu drove the car.
, led Zhao Kuo towards Xianyang, and the victims walking on the road gave way... Zhao Kuo just stared at them without saying a word.
When the carriage returned to the courtyard, the family members were a little surprised, because on weekdays, it always took a long time for Zhao Kuo to come back when he went out, and he would not return so quickly. When Dang Yi saw Zhao Kuo coming home in a hurry,
When Zhao Kuo was walking around, she looked at Zhao Kuo's red eyes and immediately realized that something had happened. She hurriedly asked Kang and the other children to go out to play, and asked Shan to find the eldest mother, while she walked in with Zhao Kuo.
The inner room.
"What happened??"
Yi looked at Zhao Kuo with some worry. Zhao Kuo shook his head, tears welling up in his eyes. Zhao Kuo resisted letting them fall. He said: "I'm fine...it's fine.", "Is there anything you can't tell me?
?What happened? Please tell me!" Yi held Zhao Kuo's hand stubbornly and stared into Zhao Kuo's eyes. Zhao Kuo closed his eyes tightly and lowered his head, "I found that I am a useless person.
Useful villain."
"Why do you say that? If you are a villain, then who is the gentleman?"
"Over the years, I have been blocking my eyes, covering my ears, deceiving myself and comforting myself... In the end, I couldn't do anything... Nothing could change... I am young
When I was young, I vowed to save the world... But I just thought about being with you, I just thought about my family and friends... but I forgot my previous beliefs..."
"I am no longer young...I can't go on like this...I don't know if I can get up and see the sun tomorrow...I must fulfill my original vow before I leave, otherwise, I will die with my eyes closed!"
", Zhao Kuo said, with two traces of tears on his face. Yi stood on tiptoes, kissed Zhao Kuo on the face, and then said: "I don't know what you want to do, but no matter what you choose to do,
, I will support you."
"If you don't dare to do it because you are worried about the people in your family, then please don't worry. Even if you are gone, I will definitely take good care of your mother and the children. You can rest assured and do it."
Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand and hugged Yi in his arms.
Yi happily hugged Zhao Kuo and murmured: "You are the most benevolent gentleman and the bravest hero in my eyes... I don't want to see you crying, I will always support you.
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This was the first time that Yi revealed her feelings to Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Kuo hugged her tighter.
He said softly:
"I love you."
Shan walked in, shaking her head. She looked at her parents hugging each other, and was stunned for a moment, and then she burst into tears.
Zhao Kuo laughed and hurriedly picked her up, while Shan kept pushing Yi and shouted: "This is my father, you are not allowed to hold her! You are not allowed to hold her!"
