Chapter 17 Between Control
Seeing such a formation, most of the people had already guessed the Lord's Father's thoughts. But when Zhao Yong said it in person, everyone here still couldn't help feeling excited.
Zhongshan is undoubtedly like a huge rock pressing on his chest, greatly shaking Zhao's dream of fighting for the Central Plains. From the division of Jin by the three families to the present, several generations of Zhao's heroic ideas were intended to compete for the Central Plains, but the Zhongshan Kingdom behind it was dragged down by the southward pace. Now Zhao is strong and has the most elite cavalry corps in the world. Zhao and Zhongshan Kingdom are fighting nearly a hundred grudges here. As a Zhao man, how can he not be in a state of excitement?
The hall was extremely quiet for a moment, and everyone's eyes were all attracted by the map at the center, with a yearning look in their eyes. Zhao Yong still held the sword in his hand, looking proudly at the ministers, waiting for them to speak out.
"I'm asking." Li Dui was the first to react, stood up and strode out.
"I think that our country of Zhao is now in power and has great martial arts. In contrast, Zhongshan is dark and weak, and Qi and Qin countries are busy attacking each other. This is a great opportunity for God to help our country of Zhao destroy Zhongshan."
“Well said.”
Zhao Yong laughed loudly, nodded at Li Dui with satisfaction, then turned to look at the others and asked, "You have any objections, but it's okay."
Young Master Cheng frowned and glared at Li Dui with some dissatisfaction, and was a little dissatisfied with him in a hurry. Si Fu for a moment, then stood up and spoke, "Master, the old minister is a little worried."
"Oh." Zhao Yong pulled his long voice, looked at Gongzicheng with interest, and smiled distractedly; "What are the worries of uncle? Even if I say that, I will solve your doubts."
Prince Cheng cleared his throat and said, "Our country of Zhao has been fighting for years, and the soldiers are already exhausted. Now they want to start a war again, which may hurt the root of our Zhao country. The countries of Zhao country are constantly fighting, and we should take this opportunity to rest and rest and save our national strength to fight for hegemony. After your master's attacks, Zhongshan country has already declined and is unable to fight against our Zhao country. Now it is trapped in Tuling, which is only 300 miles away and only a thousand vehicles. Such a small country is not a fragile disease with our Zhao country, and it is not worth worrying about. Why should the master's father make a big move and try to destroy the national strength?"
He said this, the young master bowed and bowed, "The Lord and Father must know that even if the country is big, war will perish."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sneer came. "I'm sorry."
Young Master Ceng was so angry that he suddenly opened his eyes wide open, and suddenly turned around and stared at a burly general, and said angrily, "Niu Jian, how dare you insult me."
The cow knife was not afraid and said proudly, "The boss is too concerned, don't dare to say to you. I remembered the memorial written by the copy in our army for me. It's really bad and long-lasting, and the views of corrupt scholars."
As soon as he finished speaking, several generals burst into laughter and were full of ridicule. Only the young master Zhao Zhang looked as usual, sitting upright and not participating in it. He seemed a little cunning. Zhao He, who was watching coldly, looked at him a few more times.
On the other hand, Gongzicheng was so angry that his veins burst out from the generals, his face turned blue and white, but he was helpless.
After Zhao Yong's military generals were different from civil officials, after Zhao Yong's "Hu Clothing, Cavalry and Shooting" reform, cavalry became the most elite unit in the Zhao army and the main source of officers in the army. Unlike before, generals and lieutenants were mostly played by the children of wealthy families. Today, most of these generals came from poor families, and many of them had worked as horse bandits, but Zhao Yong did not care about his background and only gave him official positions based on his skills.
Therefore, these generals from the grass-roots background are all the direct descendants of the master's father, and most of them do not buy the accounts of Gongzicheng. The only one they are loyal to is Master Zhao Yong. Although Gongzicheng is powerful, he cannot reach his hands into the border army.
"Okay." Seeing that the noise was a little unreasonable, Zhao Yong reached out to stop. The generals immediately held their laughter and calmed down.
Zhao Yong turned around and looked at the angry young master Cheng, narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Uncle, these bastards are all rough people, and they are used to being in the border with me. They don't know etiquette, so you don't have to be as knowledgeable as them."
Zhao Yong said lightly and covered the matter. Although Gongzicheng felt extremely hated, he had to go to the scene on the stairs. He bowed his hand and sat back on the original seat with a pale face.
"As for what my uncle is worried about, I can give you an answer." Zhao Yong gently stroked the hilt of the sword and said slowly.
"My uncle reads a good book, but unfortunately he didn't read it all. 'Although the country is big, war will perish', what is the next sentence?"
A glimmer of light flashed in Zhao Yong's eyes, "I will tell you that even if the country is safe, forgetting the war will lead to danger."
"I think that since the establishment of Jin, my great Zhao, several generations of ancestors have broken through the thorns and worked hard to manage the country as strong as our Zhao Kingdom today. Has it been a day of peace? Zhongshan Kingdom was built by Bai Di, and our Zhao Kingdom was originally a life-and-death enemy, and we fought each other for more than a hundred years. Now, as my uncle said, Zhongshan has declined and was trapped in Lingshou, and it is no longer able to pose a threat to our Zhao Kingdom. But have you forgotten that when Wei State was dominant, Wei Wenhou sent Leyang to attack Zhongshan and used it as a county. The remaining Bai Di retreated into the mountains and sweared not to surrender to Wei State. Decades later, the hegemony of the Wei State declined, and the Baidi tribesmen restored the country to rebuild Zhongshan and became strong again."
"The tenacity of the Baidi people can be seen from this." Zhao Yonghu looked straight at Gongzicheng and said word by word: "So uncle, how can you guarantee that Zhongshan Kingdom will not make a comeback in the decline today? If something happens to my Zhao Kingdom, how could Zhongshan Kingdom not take advantage of the situation?"
"Zhongshan and our Zhao Kingdom are really a big problem, like a thorn in our throat. What I want to do today is to uproot this nail in my chest, completely destroy their country, assimilate their people, and let the Baidi people integrate into our Zhao people's bloodline, and never mention the matter of Zhongshan."
Zhao Yong suddenly pulled out the dagger he wore and inserted it hard on the table. His eyes were so bright that he was domineering.
Under his direct gaze, Gongzicheng couldn't help but panic and quickly avoided his eyes. He knew in his heart that this nephew was very independent. Although he was very courteous to him, he always acted arbitrarily in military and national affairs. No one could change what he decided, so he shut up his mouth consciously.
"The master's father is very good, but the old minister is stupid." The young master lowered his head and stopped talking.
Zhao Yong nodded with satisfaction, turned his eyes to other ministers, and said in a deep voice, "Do you guys still have any doubts?"
"I am confused, I hope my father can solve the problem." After hearing this, Fei Yi stood up and bowed to perform the courtesy of his ministers.
"What's wrong with Xiangbang? But it's okay to say it." Zhao Yong was not surprised, but just said in a calm tone.
Fei Yi took a step forward and said calmly: "I want to know what will happen if our Zhao State destroys Zhongshan, Qi, Qin, Wei, Han and Yan State will respond."
Zhao He, who had been lowering his head and didn't say anything, felt his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but nodded secretly, thinking that Fei Yi was indeed a veteran and persistent person, and was a pillar of the country. Unlike Gongzicheng's boastful talk, Fei Yi asked the question directly asked the key to the question, that is, the attitude of the other six countries towards Zhao Mian Zhongshan.
In fact, in terms of strength, Zhao State is far above Zhongshan, and has been strengthened over the years. The military strength has become a prosperous trend. Even Qin Qi is afraid of it and dare not fight against it, let alone the small Zhongshan country that has become a second-rate Zhongshan country. The master's father once attacked Zhongshan and was at the city of Lingshou. Because Qi did not want Zhao to destroy Zhongshan and become a big shot, he joined forces with Wei State. Qin State Chen Bu's army at the border, forcing the main force of Zhao army to withdraw from Zhongshan. Now the master's father wants to annex Zhongshan again, the statements of the six countries are undoubtedly the key.
Zhao Yong had a pillar in his heart, and just smiled when he heard this, and said, "Xiangbang asked very well, but I was negligent. He returned so quickly that he forgot to ventilate with you in advance. But he happened to ask through your mouth, and I solved everyone's doubts."
"This time I went north to visit and gathered with the King of Yan to join the Orchid Pool. The King of Yan has promised me that if Zhao attacks Zhongshan, Yan will help with all its strength. If the countries interfere in this matter, the Yan army will go south to fight side by side with our Zhao army. Of course, I will naturally not treat this old friend unfairly, seize the seven cities near Yan from Zhongshan, and will be placed under the rule of Yan."
"Han and Wei defeated the Qin army with Qi a month ago and forced the Qin army to retreat and guard the Qin army. Now the main force of the Qin army has not been damaged. In order to prevent the Qin army from revenge, Han and Wei must have concentrated their troops to defend the western border. Even if they want to manage the affairs of our Zhao State, they are powerless. The Qin army won the Chu army in Fangcheng and beheaded 50,000. Now the Chu State is concentrating its full efforts to defend the Qin State north, so Qin and Chu can go. As for Qi State..."
When he said this, Zhao Yong paused, his tone deliberately stretched and he kept it a secret.
Qi has always been the backing of Zhongshan, and Zhongshan was also a nail laid by Qi in order to restrain Zhao. Without the support of Qi, with Zhao's strength, Zhongshan had already perished many times. Therefore, Qi's attitude was the most crucial.
However, Zhao Yong looked down upon his voice, with a mysterious smile on his face, and continued, "I have reached an agreement with the King of Qi. He will take his Song Kingdom, I will take my Zhongshan, and I will not interfere with his attack on Song. He will also let me destroy Zhongshan. We will each take the needs and benefit each other. This is my answer to you."
In order to compete with Qi, Zhao formed an alliance with Song and made an appointment to attack Qi from north to south. The Song State was located in a place of fat and ointment, which was shaking the throat of Qi's advance to the Central Plains eastward. The King of Qi's intention to destroy Song was not inferior to Zhao's idea of annexing Zhongshan.
Now Zhao is already powerful and no longer afraid of Qi. Under the rule of his king, Prince Yan, the state of Song has made enemies on all sides, and its power is declining under the attack of the two major powers of Qi and Chu. At this time, Zhao Yong decided to give up Song, a meaningless chess piece, and use this in exchange for Qi's acquiesce to Zhao's destruction of Zhongshan, which is in line with Zhao's interests.
Fei Yi was also a little unhappy because the Lord's father had not communicated with him in advance. After hearing the Lord's father's explanation, he did not take it seriously. He bowed and replied, "The Lord's father has been considerate and will do his best to help him. Fei Yi here to wish the Lord's father a victory in the flag, capture the little king of Zhongshan and return to the court, and fulfill the wish of the former kings of our Zhao State for several generations."
Zhao Yong smiled and nodded. Seeing that no one in the court had objected, he wanted to give an order, but unexpectedly a clear voice sounded from the last row.
"I have something to be confused."
Chapter completed!