Chapter 937: The Magnificent Power of Han (Sixty-One)

In the small quiet room, a faint fragrance wafted from the incense burner. The room was paved with floor heating, and it was warm as spring. This made Zhao Qi, who was wearing a little too much, feel hot. Gao Yuan and Zhao Qi sat cross-legged on either side of a low table. In a corner of the room, Ning Xin, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, was dressed in white and sat quietly there, concentrating on brewing tea. In the small stove, small pieces of firewood were thrown into it, and light blue flames were emitting. The water in the copper pot made a gurgling sound, and bursts of hot steam rose.

Looking at the young face opposite, Zhao Qi was really moved. In less than ten years, this young man who was once unknown in front of him has become famous all over the world. , and now it has become a country. If we only talk about the land area, let alone the Great Zhao, even Qin and Chu cannot compare.

I was born in a wealthy family and worked for half my life. In the end, it was under the secret promotion of the man in front of me that I finally sat on the position of Zhao, which is second to none and above ten thousand people. But compared with the achievements of the man in front of me, what is it?

This person's luck is really good!

He took a deep breath and suppressed the injustice in his heart. He knew very well that he could no longer negotiate with the man in front of him on an equal footing. He knew very well that Zhao was about to face a dilemma. Qin took a large piece of land from Wei. Giving it to Gao Yuan was nothing more than wanting to use this land to hold back the Han State so that they could concentrate on dealing with the Zhao State. The crisis of the Zhao State was imminent.

The reason why the Zhao State was able to stop the Qin people before was not only because of the strength of the Zhao State, but more importantly, it was the strategy of the Qin State, which was to deal with the small ones first and then the big ones. While the Qin people launched a continuous attack on the Zhao State, they also drew out a large army to destroy the Han State and beat the Wei State to death. At the Qin-Chu border, they also gathered a large army. In fact, the main attack on the Zhao State was only one of their troops. Even the strongest one among the Qin army was not their strongest force.

But now, it is obvious that the Qin people are going to attack with all their strength. Zhao. How should Zhao resist?

Zhao Mu has gone, and the Hedong camp is under the leadership of Jing Rufeng. When Wang Xiao was the commander of the Qin army, they had made many gains, but Wang Xiao was convicted and resigned. The Qin army commander Li Xin took office, and the situation in Hedong became worse day by day. Jing Rufeng may know the veteran Wang Xiao very well, but he obviously has few ways to deal with Li Xin. Now in Hedong, the Qin army's offensive has been growing stronger day by day. Although Jing Rufeng is a famous general, he is old after all. Looking at the entire Zhao State, he can't find a general who can compete with Li Xin. Compared with the famous generals of the Qin and Han, Zhao State feels like the setting sun.

If you want to fight against the Qin, Zhao's biggest hope now is Han. Han's military power is strong, especially their cavalry, which is unparalleled in the world. Moreover, the Han people occupy Shannan County, which can attack or defend, and can threaten Qin's backyard anytime and anywhere. This is why when the Qin people just showed their fangs and wanted to bite the Han people, the Han people fought back strongly and the Qin people immediately retracted their claws.

If you want to drag the Han people into the water, of course you have to pay a price that will make Gao Yuan tempted. Then the Wei State, which has lost its value, is the best bait.

Looking at Gao Yuan eagerly swallowing the baits given to him by the Qin people, you can know how desperate Gao Yuan is for people. If the situation is like this, then, if I give Gao Yuan the most prosperous areas of Wei, including Daliang, he will be tempted, right? Zhao Qi repeatedly weighed his own capital in his heart.

The son sells his father's land without feeling sorry for it. After all, it is the land of the Wei people. What does it have to do with Zhao? As long as the Han people agree, then they will have to face the Qin people directly after taking these places. As long as they confront the Qin people head-on, even if they don't fight but just confront, it will be a great help to Zhao.

Ning Xin on the side took a light lotus step and gently placed the two cups of fragrant tea that had just been brewed in front of the two people. Zhao Qi bowed slightly, "Thank you, madam!"

Ning Xin smiled and nodded, and then stepped back In the corner of the room, she concentrated on dealing with the tea set in front of her. The teapot rose and fell, and the boiling water fell. With the fragrance of tea lingering in the room, Zhao Qi took out a map from his arms and spread it in front of Gao Yuan. On it, a striking thick line was drawn with charcoal pencil, encircling all the territories of Wei State into the territory of Han State.

He stared at Gao Yuan's reaction with wide eyes.

As expected, Gao Yuan was quite surprised. He exclaimed, glanced at Zhao Qi, and then lowered his head to carefully examine the territory map that was freshly baked by Zhao Qi.

On this map, Wei State no longer exists.

"Prime Minister Zhao, what does this mean?" Gao Yuan frowned.

"Ming people Don't beat around the bush in front of me!" Zhao Qi cleared his throat and decided to get straight to the point. In front of someone like Gao Yuan, hiding things would be counterproductive and might even have the opposite effect. It would be better to get straight to the point.

"The Qin people are powerful, and I think the king is also very clear. If the Qin people are determined to deal with a certain country, whether it is us or your country, I think we will be at a disadvantage. Therefore, if we want to resist the powerful Qin and defeat it, the only possibility is that everyone unites. I wonder if the King of Han thinks of my statement?" Zhao Qi said.

Gao Yuan nodded, "The Qin army has 600,000 armored soldiers, and my Han army, after scraping together, can gather 200,000 troops. It's good enough."

"The people of Wei are no longer able to resist the people of Qin, and the people of Qi have fallen into civil strife. Now in this world, the only three families that can resist the people of Qin are Zhao, Han, and Chu. However, King Huai of Chu was greedy for the small interests in front of him and was bewitched by the people of Qin. If we are willing to join forces with us, then only the Han and Zhao families are left. Your Majesty, if we don't join forces, it will be difficult for Zhao to stop the Qin army. But what happens after Zhao? Definitely not Chu, but definitely Han. , Your Majesty, do you think so?"

"Mr. Zhao is right." Gao Yuan smiled and nodded.

Hearing Gao Yuan's approval, Zhao Qi was in high spirits, "So I, the Great Zhao, want to form an alliance with the King of Han and deal with the Qin people together. If the King of Han ascends the throne this time, it will be fine if the Chu people don't come and don't recognize it. After all, their Princess Shuyu is Princess Yan." , there is such a relationship, but the Qin people not only refuse to admit it, but also take in Ji Ling, Tan Feng, Zhou Yu and other former Yan monarchs and ministers. It is not clear what they want."

"The Qin Dynasty regards me as its enemy, and the Han Dynasty also regards me as its great enemy." Gao Yuan said with certainty.

"The King of Han has expressed his opinion, in this case, you and I have the same interests, so this alliance is naturally what the question is about. It is easy for you and me to join forces and defeat the Qin people." Zhao Qi said excitedly.

"It is of course possible to form an alliance. Although the Qin people are soft on me this time, they are still determined to destroy me. Naturally, I will not let it go." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "But..."

"I understand what the King of Han means!" Zhao Qi interrupted Gao Yuan, "Of course I, Zhao, will not fail the King. This map is our sincerity."

Gao Yuan burst out laughing, "What does Prime Minister Zhao mean by giving all the land of Wei, including their capital, Daliang, to Han?"

"Not bad!" Zhao Qi nodded and said: "The Wei people are exhausted. Not only can they not help us, Zhao, to resist and attract the Qin army, but they have become a drag on us. As for you, the King of Han, you must be worried about the domestic population. Now the control of the Wei people However, there are a lot of people in the area. A large number of Wei people who fled gathered in this area. There is no land to cultivate and nothing to do. They all rely on me, Zhao, to support me. To be honest with the king of Han, my king has long been impatient. , and your country has a huge territory, but no one is doing anything. If you take over this area, divert the population to other areas, and enrich the local population, it will not only solve your country's troubles, but also be a good thing. , allowing those Wei people to have a way to survive, isn’t this also God’s virtue of good life?”

Gao Yuan smiled half-heartedly and said: "Prime Minister Zhao, the Wei people have always been Zhao's staunchest allies. If you stab them in the back like this, aren't you being unfriendly?"

Zhao Qi smiled slightly, "The king was joking. In the face of national interests, there is nothing that cannot be betrayed. If you bring personal feelings when dealing with state affairs, I am afraid that the country will be destroyed. In this chaotic time, there is no eternal life." My friends, there are only eternal interests. For the sake of Zhao, even if I am scolded as shit, I, Zhao Qi, will still stride forward."

Gao Yuan clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Sure enough, Prime Minister Zhao has tens of millions of people and I still have the courage to go there. But please forgive me for not obeying my order. I, a big man, would never dare to take the area around the capital of the Wei people."

"What does the King of Han mean by this? Then isn't one-third of the land of the Wei people already in your hands? If you do it for the first year, why not do it for the fifteenth day? I think the Wei people are already suspicious of the King of Han, so if you don't do it, It is the right thing to never stop!"

"Xiang Zhao was wrong. As for the lands now under the control of our army, our country and Wei have fully communicated. We are only managing them, not occupying them. When the time is right, we will return them. It was given to Wei to help it regain its rule." Gao Yuan said with a genuine smile, "It is wrong to say that we occupied those lands. If Zhao doesn't believe it, you can go down and ask Wu Qi and believe him. I will give you a satisfactory answer."

Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment. What he thought was a sure-fire proposal was flatly rejected by the other party.

"King Han, our army now has tens of thousands of elite troops in Daliang, led by Zhou Changshou. As long as you say a word, we can capture the king and ministers of Wei without your country having to use a single soldier!"

"Prime Minister Zhao, I have already said that we will not touch the State of Wei." Gao Yuan's face darkened.

"Where is this alliance?" Seeing Gao Yuan's hesitant expression, Zhao Qi knew that it was useless to argue.

"Of course it is possible to form an alliance. Although we cannot send troops to help Zhao, we can sell you a large number of sophisticated weapons that are only available in Han. Didn't we already agree to sell arm-shaped crossbows and divine machine crossbows to your country? The current production of Shenji Crossbow is limited, but as time goes by, when we mass-produce it, we will be able to give you as much as your country wants." Gao Yuan spread his hands.

Zhao Qi was silent for a long time, "Then I wonder if the King of Han will formally sign an alliance with our country?"

"No problem, please ask Prime Minister Zhao to discuss with Jiang Yizheng after he comes down." Gao Yuan answered directly without thinking. (To be continued)