"Empress Dowager, Qi and Zhao have formed an alliance to attack Yan, because you are willing to do so, why do you still want to cede land? In this way, it seems that Zhao cannot defeat Yan, and wants to ced the city and ask Qi for help..."

The next day, there was a question in the side hall of Fengtai, the King of Zhao Palace. Zhao She, who was about the same age as Tian Dan and was also covered in gray hair, was wearing court clothes. He stood in front of the Empress Dowager Zhao. His fists were tightly pinched together, and Kong Wu's powerful face was full of resentment.

Ma Fujun always abides by the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects on weekdays, but when encountering military and national affairs, he refused to give in and was aggressive.

"In order to form an alliance with Qi, Zhao State successively severed the three cities and 57 towns in Jidong, Yuqi. These places were General Le Yi, General Zhou of Yan, General Lian Po, and old ministers, with soldiers, overthrow the army and kill the generals, and they went through a lot of hardships to fight. In the Battle of Jixi, the Battle of Maiqiu, and the Battle of Gaotang, how many Zhao State's wives became widows, their children lost their father, and their white hair gave them tears to their black hair..."

Zhao She fought with Qi all year round and saw a lot of blood from the dead, so he knew very well that the city and pool were all gathered by the flesh and blood of Zhao's soldiers.

"But now, the Queen Mother, Pingyuan Jun is not very caring about it, so he will give it to others!" Zhao She was already angry as he spoke.

Although according to the Zhao system, generals only have the obligation to go to war in wartime and should not interfere in the government affairs on weekdays. The ruling people are willing to consult and ask you, and if they don’t want to, they will put you aside, but those territories are captured little by little by little by little by little by little. If they are suddenly cede, veterans will inevitably have ideas.

This resolution was finalized by the Empress Dowager, Lin Xiangru, and Ping Yuanjun, who was in charge of diplomacy. He did not even ask for his and Lian Po's opinions in advance. By the time Zhao She found out, it was too late.

Empress Dowager Zhao always knew that Zhao She was tough on the outside, especially Qi State. This famous general, like Lian Po, believed that Zhao State should defend against Qin State in the west, attack the weak Qi State in the east, seize Jixi and Ji East, expand territory, and strengthen Zhao State.

This time, the alliance between Qi and Zhao was even more like Zhao She's old rival, Tian Dan, joined Zhao as prime minister. What Queen Mother Zhao was most worried about was that Zhao She was dissatisfied. Sure enough, Ma Fujun came from Zishan to raise an army to question him.

She was not a good-tempered empress dowager, and she was immediately dissatisfied: "According to Ma Fujun, it is like the old lady, the princess of Qi and the King of Qi, who colluded with Tian Dan, and was selling the land of Zhao and the fields of Qi?"

This was extremely heavy. Although Zhao She felt that he was rational, he was choked by this sentence and had to bow his head and said, "The old minister dares not doubt the Queen Mother, just..."

"The former king once told me that the generals always stared at the gains and losses of a city and a pool on the border."

Queen Mother Zhao said lightly: "But the ruler has to look at the entire country, as far as the neighbors."

"Ma Fujun, the situation is not as good as that of that year. Since the Battle of Huayang and the Battle of Yanyu, Zhao State has turned against Qin State. Lin Qing once analyzed the situation of the country to the old woman, saying that Qin State and Zhao State are either Qin overwhelming Zhao, or Zhao is overwhelming Qin. Although Zhao State is now powerful, even a strong Qin cannot do anything to us, but it is very dangerous in its bones!"

"You should know that our Zhao State is not as solid as Qin State, and it has four barriers and dangers. Advance can attack and retreat and defend. Zhao State is exactly the place of four battles in the world. Once Qin State has joined forces with princes to attack, how will Zhao State cope? By then, the matter of Qi and Qin planning to divide Zhao State in the past will probably be staged. Therefore, Zhao State must have an ally. The King of Yan is short-sighted and has turned against Zhao State, so that he can only restore relations with Qi, the mortal enemy of Yan State. In this way, Zhao will not have to be attacked from both sides."

Her tone was slowed down: "Is Ma Fujun's son named Zhao Kuobo? He was a loyal and brave young man. He followed Chang'an Jun to Qi as a qualifying person. He should know that Chang'an Jun worked hard in Qi and made friends with Qi inside and outside the Qi Palace. He also defeated Qin's strategy of being a far-reaching enemy and nearby attack at the cost of an assassin's sword, and in exchange for the Qi-Zhao alliance. His painstaking efforts also hope that Ma Fujun can understand. Compared with the security of the four realms of Zhao, some cities are nothing, not to mention that the land of Jidong is originally the territory of Qi, and it is also to win the trust of Qi. When Zhao Qi attacks Yan together, the cities obtained from Yan can be compensated..."

"The Empress Dowager is far-sighted!" Zhao She sighed: "It is the old minister who has a narrow vision. Although the Empress Dowager is from Qi, she really considers Zhao State. This is the blessing of the country and the blessing of the people."

Queen Mother Zhao smiled and felt a little proud. Mingyue taught her that if a general was puzzled by Qi Zhao Zhimeng, he used this set of rhetoric to deal with it, and it worked.

Zhao She seemed to be open-minded, but after admiring, he changed his mind and said, "But the old minister still has one thing to do. He ceded so much territory and made Anping Jun the Prime Minister of Zhao. The concessions made by Zhao State were already huge, but the old minister heard that the Empress Dowager actually wanted Anping Jun to serve as the general of the attack on Yan. Is this a matter?"

Queen Mother Zhao's smile froze. She looked at the cunning gaze in Zhao She's eyes and suddenly realized.

Ma Fujun is a wise general, capable of literature and martial arts. How could he not see the benefits of Zhao and Qi forming an alliance to defeat Yan?

What he really wanted to question was clearly Tian Danwei's incident!

For a moment, Empress Dowager Zhao didn't know how to answer.

...

After Zhao She left, Empress Dowager Zhao supported her head with her hands in distress and thought about what he said.

Zhao She said earnestly: "The reason why the Empress Dowager wanted Anping to attack Yan as a general was that she believed that Qi and Yan had a blood-related feud. Anping once defeated the Yan army in Jimo. The Yan people were frightened when they heard of Tian Shan's name. If he was a general, he would be able to fight quickly and defeat the Yan army, which would also facilitate negotiations with the Qi army. But the old minister thought it was not!"

"If Anping Jun is a mediocre general, as the old minister said, he is a mediocre general, good at defending the city but not good at attacking, and good at small battles but not good at large battles, he will naturally not be able to defeat the Yan army quickly. If Anping Jun is really as the people of Qi boasted by him, he is a famous general in the world and understands the situation, why should he help Zhao attack Yan? Yan Zhaoqi, the three countries are in the north, Yan is strong and Zhao is weak, which is not good for Qi. Zhao is strong and Yan is weak, which is also not good for Qi. After Anping Jun was a general of Zhao, he would definitely delay this battle for a long time, so that the power of Zhao's scholars and officials will be exhausted in the trenches and camps. Only when the feathers of the chariot and armor were cracked and the granaries of the troughs were empty will he be satisfied. In this way, Zhao Yan was weak, and Qi was profitable. The old ministers secretly thought that this was Anping Jun's real plan. It was false to make contributions for Zhao, and it was true to help Qi profit from it."

After analyzing Tian Dan's plan with malicious intentions, Zhao She asked for his orders: "Why don't the Empress Dowager order me to be the general of the attack on Yan? The old minister was in Yan State and the magistrate of Shanggu County. I know everything about the passes and fortresses in Yan State. If I am a general, within a hundred days, before the princes rescued Yan's troops gather, I have occupied the southern border of Yan State and drink horses and water!"

"Ma Fujun's tone is quite strong if he breaks the southern territory of Yan within a hundred days." Empress Dowager Zhao felt ache in her head. In her opinion, although Zhao She's words made some sense, in the final analysis, the old general slandered Tian Dan just to compete for the qualification to attack Yan General.

"When fighting, people will die, and blood will drift. I don't know why these famous generals who have to go white are so keen on war..." Empress Dowager Zhao couldn't help but be glad that Lian Po was sent to Taiyuan to train troops to defend Qin. Otherwise, the irritable veteran would be involved in the situation, and the three famous generals would have to fight in the court...

Before this time, Empress Dowager Zhao began to miss her husband, King Huiwen of Zhao. How did he discover these famous generals and ministers from the army? How did he use his power to make them obedient?

"The king is the king, the queen is the queen, the hen cannot last long. Husband, Zhao Guoliu still won't do it..."

Troubles are troubles, but when the autumn harvest is over, the army has gathered one after another. Who will be the general? In the end, we will have to settle down.

Empress Dowager Zhao put the two candidates on the balance in her heart and weighed them carefully.

When she thought of Zhao She, she frowned: "Although Zhao She is a man from Zhao, she is extremely loyal and brave. Zhao has won many battles against Qin. But as Pingyuan Jun said in his letter, he has made too many contributions and has defeated Qin and Qi. If he defeated Yan again, he will become Tian Dan of Zhao. If he has made great achievements, he will not be able to lose his tail. What's more, this person has always been incompatible with Qi. If he fails to attack Yan, he will have a conflict with Qi army, which is not beautiful..."

Thinking of Tian Dan, her eyebrows stretched out again: "Although Tian Dan is from Qi and is suspected of nostalgia, both countries want to defeat Yan State and send several deputy generals and military commanders to clamp him. He should not do anything to harm Zhao. Pingyuan Jun also strongly recommended Tian Dan in the letter. If he could use his reputation to make the Yan army fearful and retreat without fighting..."

Among the four pillar states in Zhao State, Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Pingyuan Jun and Ma Fujun, the most trustworthy Empress Dowager Zhao is Pingyuan Jun. Next, Lin Xiangru has some prejudice against Zhao She and Lian Po, two generals who are not in the opposite direction to Qi State.

As soon as Tian Dan returned to Handan, Pingyuan Jun's letter arrived. In addition to saying some truths that Zhao She should not be allowed to be a general, the letter also strongly recommended Tian Dan, thinking that Tian Dan could be trusted. At the end of the letter, it also said that it was Tian Dan's daughter who made Chang'an Jun safe...

When she saw this, Empress Dowager Zhao was so excited that she was exhausted from dealing with government affairs all day long! No wonder she asked her son if she fell in love with the Princess of Qi, she shook her head and refused to answer. It turned out that there was someone else in her heart.

Although she has become accustomed to managing the country's affairs, women are women and are ultimately inseparable from emotion. In this way, Empress Dowager Zhao, who was originally from Qi, has more favorable feelings for Tian Dan, who is likely to be a relative, and has believed in Tian Dan's plea for his resignation to Zhao Guo. After the two sides made a choice, they are a little biased towards Tian Dan.

But she was still a little hesitant. If she missed the truth, she would be the sinner of Zhao State and would have no face to see her husband.

"Why would you like to ask Mingyue how she thinks about this..."

Although it was wrong to ask the beloved son without asking the court officials, Empress Dowager Zhao comforted herself and said that her son had been in Qi for several months and had traveled with Tian Dan along the way, and was most qualified to evaluate him.

So Empress Dowager Zhao asked the eunuchs to order Miao Xian to invite the Lord of Chang'an.

After Mingyue returned to Zhao State, although Empress Dowager Zhao had been asking for the opening of the mansion for him, she was temporarily staying in the palace in the name of recuperation, sitting in a chariot and coming soon. As soon as she entered the hall, he smiled and trotted up, calling out to his mother sweetly, without feeling disconnected for a long time.

Don't you know that he had already cursed in his heart.
Chapter completed!