Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

It was Zhao Kuo who stood up and spoke.

If it is Wu Xinjun, it should be reversed, right?

Chapter 215 Zhao Kuo's Two Principles

Why did the King of Chu specially hold a big court meeting and let Zhao Kuo participate in it? There is a consideration of the current situation. If the voice of opposition within Chu State prevails, then give Zhao Kuo a chance to debate with the opposition.

If Zhao Kuo wins, then Chu and Zhao will be happy to form an alliance.

If Zhao Kuo loses the debate, it is because Zhao Kuo is not as good as others, and it is no wonder that the king of Chu is on his head.

So after Zhao Kuo spoke, King Chu agreed directly without any hesitation: "Mr. Wu Xin has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

On the other side, Zhao Zhong, who had expected it for a long time, also cast his eyes on Zhao Kuo.

As an old man who has been in the political arena of Chu State and even the Chinese stage for many years, Zhao Zhong is still very confident in the remarks just now, and he is also very curious about what Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo used to refute?

In the main hall, several Chu doctors sitting in the corner whispered.

"Wu Xin-jun can do it?"

"Wu Xinjun's strength is in fighting, and this diplomacy may not work."

"In this way, wouldn't Shangzhu Kingdom defeat Wu Xinjun?"

"Hey, so we, Da Chu, are the first to lose to Lord Wu Xin."

A burst of low laughter followed.

Although he didn't have mind reading skills, Zhao Kuo knew very well that most of the people in this hall probably didn't have any kindness towards him.

How to convince these people, especially the king of Chu sitting on the throne?

In fact, Zhao Kuo already had a secret case.

Zhao Kuo said calmly, "Your Majesty, Shangzhu Kingdom has said so much just now, and it would be a waste of time for foreign ministers to refute them one by one.

So the foreign minister will simply say two things here. "

The king of Chu nodded slightly when he heard the words, motioning Zhao Kuo to continue.

Zhao Kuo said: "Shangzhu State keeps saying that the strength of Zhao State will pose a huge threat to Chu State, but I don't know if Shangzhu State has thought about it, in fact, there is no border between Zhao State and Chu State.

Since the two countries do not border each other, how can Zhao State endanger Chu State?

This is the first article that the foreign minister said. "

Why is it said that the task of going to Chu State this time is difficult, in fact, this is also part of the factor.

Since Zhao State and Chu State do not border each other, although Zhao State can still cross South Korea or Wei State to attack Chu State, but it is impossible to capture Chu State's territory, which makes Zhao State's threat to Chu State a lot smaller.

But the fact that the threat is small can actually be viewed as a benefit, just like what Zhao Kuo said just now.

After hearing this, the king of Chu thought carefully, and suddenly felt that Zhao Kuo had said nothing wrong.

Chu State and Zhao State are separated from west to east by Qin State, South Korea, Wei State, Lu State, and Qi State. Unless Zhao State destroys any of them, it will not be able to border Chu State. It will not be easy to lose any of these five countries.

If Zhao State did not pose such a big threat to Chu State at the moment, Chu State seemed to have no need to urgently oppose Zhao State.

Zhao Kuo went on to say: "Foreign ministers, let's talk about the second point.

Although Chen Cheng is good, it is not as good as Ying Du.

As long as Chu State is willing to form an alliance with our Dazhao, our two countries can attack Qin together in the future. Dazhao is fully capable of helping Chu recover Yingdu and Yandu, and even Fangcheng, which were taken away by Qin people.

Could it be that the king is completely indifferent to this? "

When Zhao Kuo said these words, King Chu's expression changed again.

This time, it was a heart-pounding feeling!As we all know, Yingdu and Yandu, the old capitals of Chu State, are located in the Jianghan Plain, but they were captured by Bai Qi more than 20 years ago and became the South County of Chu State.

In the north of Nanjun, there is Nanyang County of Qin State. Nanyang County was also the territory of Chu State at that time, and was called "the land of Fangcheng" by the people of Chu State.

Although this is not the capital of Chu State, it is Chu State's largest iron ore producing area and iron weapon smelting base, which is also extremely important to Chu State's strategic significance.

The reason why Chu State has been declining all these years is because Yingdu South County and Fangcheng Land Nanyang County are under the control of Qin State. If Chu State can really take these two places back and recuperate for a period of time, Chu The rejuvenation of the country's hegemony is definitely not empty talk!Not only the King of Chu, but also many ministers of the Chu Kingdom in the hall were moved.

The capital of the country was conquered, so they could only flee in a hurry. This is the eternal pain in the hearts of countless Chu people.

If Yingdu can really be regained, the symbolic meaning alone will be incomparable!Chu State Order Yin Chunshen Jun took a deep breath and looked at Zhao Kuo in shock.

Chunshen Jun never expected that Zhao Kuo could directly make Zhao Zhong's reasonable words just now shaky by relying on these two simple words.

But Zhao Kuo's words were not over yet.

I saw Zhao Kuo said very sincerely: "My lord, the alliance between Zhao and Chu is for the benefit of Zhao first, but Chu is not without profit.

The foreign ministers dared to ask the king to think about it, if the state of Chu does not cooperate with our state of Zhao, can the state of Chu take back Yingdu and Fangcheng only by relying on its own strength?

If the king thinks it is ok, then I, Zhao Kuo, will leave immediately without any further persuasion! "

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, he didn't speak anymore, he turned around and sat down, quietly waiting for the doctor of King Chu.

After hearing these words, the faces of the Chu kings and ministers changed again.

Can Chu State take back Yingdu and Fangcheng from Qin State alone?

The answer is of course no.

Some people may say that the current Qin State is no longer the incomparably powerful Qin State before, but don't forget that Bai Qi of Qin State is still there.

Bai Qi, as long as this man who single-handedly ruined Chu's hegemony is still alive, the people of Chu will not even dare to start a war with Qin alone.

Without him, he would be afraid of being killed by Bai Qi.

However, if we cooperate with Zhao Guo, the possibility of recovering Yingdu and Fangcheng will be greatly increased.

Because the state of Zhao is not only stronger than the state of Qin, but also has a well-known nemesis of Bai Qi, which is now the Zhao Guowu Xinjun Zhao Kuo who is standing in the hall and talking freely!The atmosphere in the hall changed again.

If it was said that Zhao Zhong stood up and refuted Chun Shenjun at the critical moment just now, then now Zhao Kuo also completely reversed the situation by himself.

Zhao Zhong screamed in his heart that something was wrong, and was about to stand up and say something, but the king of Chu had already spoken at this moment.

"Shangzhu Kingdom, you don't need to say more.

The widow has already decided, this time to sign a covenant with Zhao Guo! "

Zhao Zhong was shocked when he heard the words, but he still wanted to make the last effort: "My lord, Zhao Guo is ambitious." "Enough!"

The King of Chu suddenly interrupted Zhaozhong, and said coldly: "Shangzhu Kingdom, don't you want to take back Yingdu and Fangcheng, the shame of Chu being defeated by Qin before the first blood?"

Zhaozhong's beard kept trembling, but he was speechless.

The King of Chu took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "What are you waiting for, let someone fetch the blood of the three animals, I will make an alliance with Lord Wu Xin in this hall today!"

After hearing these words, Zhao Kuo finally felt relieved, with a smile on his face.

Although the experience of going to Chu as an envoy this time was full of twists and turns, Zhao Kuo overcame many difficulties and successfully achieved his goal, becoming the final winner!

Chapter 216 Zhao Kuo's Caution

As the supreme ruler of the Chu State, since the King of Chu has announced his decision in public, it is impossible for anyone to question and change it.

The so-called three animals are chickens, dogs, and horses. These three animals were also commonly used for sacrifices in the Warring States Period. After the king of Chu gave an order, their blood was quickly put in three different It was presented in the small tripod.

The King of Chu looked solemn, and stretched out his hand to smear blood on each of the three small cauldrons, then smeared the blood on his lips, and said to Zhao Kuo, "Mr. Wu Xin, please."

Zhao Kuo also walked up with a serious face, and like the king of Chu, he also dipped his fingers in the blood of three animals and smeared it on his lips.

After King Chu came Lord Chunshen, then Zhao Zhong, Qu Feng and other important ministers, and after Zhao Kuo came Han Fei, Li Si and other officials of the mission. The two sides sent nine people each, and each of them completed the battle with King Chu. , Zhao Kuo exactly the same action.

This is the famous ancient "blood for alliance".

In the eyes of the people of this era, the ceremony of making an alliance with blood is carried out with the blood of three animals sacrificed to the sky, which is equivalent to getting the testimony of the heavenly god Taiyi, which means that both parties have made an oath to the god, which belongs to the covenant The most advanced of them all.

After the blood was drawn, the book of the State of Chu on the side sent another wooden slip with a width of one foot, on which two covenants were written in the characters of Zhao State and Chu State, respectively located on the left and right parts of the wooden slip.

Under the witness of everyone, Zhao Kuo and King Chu cut the wooden slip with the same dagger, and then each pressed their fingerprints on the wooden slip, and each kept a copy.

Up to this point, the whole blood-forging ceremony is considered to be completely over.

After all this was done, the King of Chu was obviously relieved, and he laughed and said, "Come here, prepare the banquet right away. I want to entertain Lord Wu Xin well today, and celebrate the alliance between the two countries!"

After King Chu's words fell, Zhao Kuo and Chunshen Jun smiled happily, while the three big families on the other side looked depressed, as if they were mourning.

Jingyang Mansion.

"What, you said that Zhao Kuo persuaded the king and has already made an alliance with the king?"

Jingyang couldn't believe the news he heard at all, and after a while, he suddenly roared: "This is impossible, how could the king be deceived by Zhao Kuo?"

Suddenly, Jingyang went berserk, and directly overturned the table in front of him with a bang, and the many letters and ink on it spilled all over the floor.

Jing Jing stood in the room with a ferocious face, and it took a long time before he uttered an extremely resentful word.

"Zhao Kuo, blame this damn Zhao Kuo!"

Zhao Kuo didn't know that Jingyang, who was grounded because of Zhao Kuo, hated Zhao Kuo to the core for no reason, or that Zhao Kuo didn't care about it.

After the dinner with King Chu, Zhao Kuo stayed in Chencheng for another five days to complete some finishing work.

During these five days, Xu Li under Zhao Kuo's command and Li Yuan under Chun Shenjun's command went through intense and intense negotiations, and basically finalized the details of all aspects of the ginseng business.

As long as Zhao Kuo returns to Handan, the first batch of goods will be officially sent from Zhao State to Chu State, and the ginseng channel in Chu State will basically be completed.

Xu Li happily took the contract signed by both parties and said to Zhao Kuo: "Your Honor, the old minister has already estimated that the nobles of Chu State are very rich, and it is estimated that they can bring us at least 400 million to A profit of 500 million dollars!"

Zhao Kuo's reaction to this was very simple: "Oh, I see."

This is undoubtedly a very astonishing number. If it was a year or two ago, this number would definitely make Zhao Kuo wake up from his dream, but now Zhao Kuo has ginseng channels from the four countries of Qin, Qi, Zhao, and Yan. In the secret smuggling business of Yan and Qi, there are not too many places to get money, so they are already a little numb.

At this time, Zhao Kuo suddenly understood why the later Ali's President Ma always liked to say that he had no feelings for money, and now Zhao Kuo also has the same feeling as President Ma.

If this person is too rich, he doesn't seem to be as happy when he makes money as when he is poor, which is really strange.

In addition to finalizing the ginseng business, Zhao Kuo was not idle during this period of time, and he successively received many ministers from the state of Chu who came to visit.

Zhao Kuo's identity and status are here. There are not too many people in this world who want to befriend Zhao Kuo, and Chu Kingdom is no exception.

Zhao Kuo can also understand the thoughts of these ministers of the Chu State. To put it bluntly, it is to get acquainted with Zhao Kuo and get acquainted with Zhao Kuo. These Chu ministers have benefited a lot.

Through the meeting with these ministers of the Chu State, Zhao Kuo also had a better understanding of the current situation of the Chu State, and at the same time expanded his contacts in the Chu State, which would also be beneficial to the activities of the Nightingales in the Chu State in the future.

After all this was done, on the morning of the sixth day, Zhao Kuo officially left Chencheng.

Since Zhao Kuo was not the same monarch as the King of Chu, the King of Chu did not send him off in person, but entrusted Yin Chunshen Jun, the order of the State of Chu, to see Zhao Kuo off.

Outside the north gate of Chencheng, Jun Shen held Zhao Kuo's hand and said sincerely, "Mr. Wu Xin, you have done me a great favor this time!"

Mr. Chunshen really did not lie. The arrival of Zhao Kuo helped Mr. Chunshen suppress the three major families politically, and opened up channels for ginseng financially, allowing Mr. Chunshen to benefit from both sides.

In Chun Shenjun's view, Zhao Kuo is an out-and-out good man!Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said: "Your Majesty is absurd. Without your help this time, it would be very difficult for me to complete my mission."

The two looked at each other and laughed, feeling quite sympathetic to each other.

After saying goodbye for a while, Zhao Kuo was about to board the carriage when he suddenly remembered something, stopped in his tracks, turned around and walked towards the person next to Chunshen Jun.

Zhao Kuo smiled at Li Yuan and said, "Master Li, your ability has left a deep impression on the Marquis this time.

If there is a chance in the future, Ben Hou would like to have a better exchange with you! "

After finishing speaking, Zhao Kuo patted Li Yuan on the shoulder, smiled and cupped his hands towards Jun Shenjun who was beside him, got in the car and left.

Looking at Zhao Kuo's leaving carriage, the smile on Chunshen Jun's face gradually faded, and he glanced at Li Yuan next to him without a trace, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

On the carriage, Xu Li couldn't help asking Zhao Kuo a question: "Why did you go to talk to Li Yuan specifically when you left?"

After all, Xu Li has been Zhao Kuo's confidant for many years. Some abnormal behaviors of Zhao Kuo can be hidden from others, but it is difficult to hide from Xu Li.

Zhao Kuo knocked on the car window, showing a very mysterious smile: "Actually, it's just a small trick."

Xu Li didn't ask any further questions, but kept this matter in his heart.

My lord's little trick is definitely not that simple!In the distance, two figures were silently watching the departure of Zhao Kuo's motorcade.

The person standing behind asked in a low voice: "Master Jihou, did you let Wu Xinjun leave just like that this time?

Want to organize another assassination? "

Ji Hou, the leader of Qin State's secret agents, sneered, and said slowly: "Zhao Zhong is a useless old man, it was a waste of time for the old man to disguise himself and offer advice to him, but I didn't expect him to be rendered speechless by Zhao Kuo in the hall! That's all, the old man also has arrangements in other countries, and it's not that if the Chu country fails, there will be nothing.

Let's go back to Guanzhong! "

The attendant responded and brought two horses.