Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Lord Pingyang didn't know that his retainers had such thoughts in their hearts, otherwise he would have hung them up one by one and whipped dozens of times fiercely to let these retainers know why the flowers are so popular.

On the other side, Zhao Kuo happily returned to his mansion, and summoned several of his confidants, and told them exactly what happened in the palace today.

After listening to what happened today, Zhao Kuo's confidantes all showed smiles on their faces.

Li Mu said with a smile: "It seems that this young king is still merciful. If it were me, I would hang this Pingyang Lord directly to the flagpole outside the palace gate. Let's see if this Pingyang Lord dares to do so in the future." I dare not speak to the king in such a tone."

Li Mu's words also caused a burst of laughter again, Zhao Kuo shook his head and said with a smile: "Jun Pingyang is the great king's uncle in terms of seniority.

No matter how angry the king is, it is difficult to make such a decision.

But having said that, now is a very good opportunity for us, what we have to do next is to continue to attack Lord Pingyang, fight for more power, and completely empty his Xiangbang, you understand my point Interested? "

After Zhao Kuo's words fell, several confidantes immediately nodded and replied in unison: "Please rest assured, my lord, I fully understand that I will definitely complete the lord's task well."

As a result of this struggle, in addition to Pingyang Jun and Zhao Kuo, there is actually another person who is very concerned about, that is Zhao Guo's Sikou Zhou Shaofen.

At this time, Zhou Shaofen was actually facing a dilemma, because at the same time, two invitations were placed in front of Zhou Shaofen, one was from Pingyang Jun, and the other was from Zhao Kuo.

As I said before, since Zhou Shaofen is in a neutral attitude on the surface, he can interact with Zhao Kuo openly, and no one can find anything wrong with him.

It's just that sometimes some things are too confidential, and you need to meet Zhao Kuo as soon as possible. At this time, Zhou Shaofen chooses to go to Zhao Kuo's house quietly in order to deceive others.

After thinking for a few seconds, Zhou Shaofen felt that it is better not to let Pingyang Jun think that the relationship between Zhou Shaofen and Zhao Kuo is too close.

So Zhou Shaofen made a decision and went to Pingyang Jun's mansion first.

Before going, Zhou Shaofen had already made mental preparations, knowing that Pingyang Jun should be very likely to be disgraced this time.

But Zhou Shaofen never imagined that Pingyang Jun's disgrace was much more miserable than what Zhou Shaofen had expected in advance.

Since Mr. Pingyuan's study room had been smashed, when Zhou Shaofen arrived, he was a little surprised to find that many of the furniture in Mr. Pingyuan's study room were brand new, and some of the furniture was obviously moved here temporarily, and The atmosphere in the whole study room was out of place.

This made Zhou Shaofen involuntarily curious, could it be that something extraordinary happened in this study?

The next moment Pingyang Jun spoke, he immediately attracted Zhou Shaofen's attention.

"Zhou Qing, to tell you the truth, the old man followed your persuasion to dissuade the king this time, but suffered a big loss!"

At first, Zhou Shaofen thought it was just a rhetorical trick of Pingyang Jun's complaint, but as he listened, Zhou Shaofen's expression gradually became dignified and surprised.

Mr. Pingyang didn't brag, he really suffered a loss, and he suffered an unprecedented super loss. The extent of this loss made Zhou Shaofen, who had already thought that Mr. Pingyang would suffer, felt that it was a bit too much.

Zhou Shaofen couldn't help but gasped and said.

: "So in the end, Lord Pingyang was not able to prevent that woman from entering the palace and becoming the king's concubine?"

As the queen's natal family, Zhou Shaofen is of course most concerned about this point.

Pingyang Jun looked up at Zhou Shaofen, and said angrily: "Zhou Qing, Zhou Qing, do you think that under the circumstances at that time, the old man can continue to object?

If the old man really continues to object, maybe you can't even see the old man now. "

Regarding Pingyang Jun's complaint, Zhou Shaofen was also speechless.

After a while, Zhou Shaofen finally couldn't hold back, and made a complaint.

"Your Majesty's actions are really too much. Where in this world is there such a thing as marrying a woman from a brothel back to the palace as a concubine?"

Jun Pingyang said helplessly to Zhou Shaofen: "Who says it is not, but now, we are afraid that there is nothing we can do."

After hearing these words from Lord Pingyang, Zhou Shaofen somewhat disapproved.

Although you, Mr. Pingyang, are helpless, isn’t there another person who might be able to?

After coming out of Lord Pingyang's mansion, Zhou Shaofen immediately said to the driver: "Don't go back to the mansion, let's go directly to Lord Wu Xin."

Chapter 858 Zhao Kuo Gives Zhou Shaofen a Reassurance

Zhou Shaofen gave an order, and his coachman also drove the carriage to Zhao Kuo's mansion immediately.

When Zhou Shaofen arrived, Zhao Kuo was playing with his children.

Today's Zhao Kuo has as many as five children.

There are big ones and small ones, the biggest ones already belong to children who are about to become teenagers, and the young ones are still in their infancy.

Seeing the children chirping and bouncing around and playing around, Zhao Kuo also had a smile on his face.

There is a very striking virtue in Chinese civilization, which is to respect the old and love the young.

When he was young, Zhao Kuo didn't have such a deep understanding of this virtue, but when he became a father, he suddenly felt that the creator of this virtue was too prescient.

The elderly represent the past of the nation, and young children represent the future of the nation.

If a nation does not respect the elderly and love its young children, then this nation is denying its past and destroying its future.

It is impossible for such a nation to survive in this world.

Zhou Shaofen walked over, bowed his hands to Zhao Kuo and said, "Unexpectedly, Mr. Wu Xin is so leisurely and elegant, and can play with the children."

Zhao Kuo chuckled, and said to Zhou Shaofen in front of him, "I didn't expect that Zhou Qing's affairs would be so busy, and he would come to Benhou immediately after going to Lord Pingyang's side."

After hearing these words, Zhou Shaofen's heart beat violently.

You must know that after Zhou Shaofen left from Pingyang Jun, he came to Zhao Kuo non-stop, and it can be said that he didn't stop here at all.

But Zhao Kuo was able to know his movements in such a short period of time. What does this mean?

Zhou Shaofen's complexion changed slightly, and then he said to Zhao Kuo: "Your Majesty really has the foresight, I will tell you that you came here today because of what happened in the palace just before. "

Zhao Kuo nodded, smiled at Zhou Shaofen and said, "I also know that you came here for that matter.

Let's go, go to my study and talk. "

Soon, Zhou Shaofen followed Zhao Kuo to Zhao Kuo's study.

Zhao Kuo signaled Zhou Shaofen to sit down, and then said with a smile: "You should come this time because of the concubine that the king wants to bring into the palace, right?"

Zhou Shaofen nodded, and said to Zhao Kuo very eagerly: "Mr. Wu Xin, our country of Zhao is the most powerful king in the world today, how can we let a woman from a brothel enter the palace and become a concubine?

If this matter gets out, our country of Zhao will lose all face. "

Zhao Kuo smiled, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Zhou Qing, we are all our own people, so you don't need to say these high-sounding reasons in front of me. The reason why you came here in such a hurry today should be because Worried that this woman will threaten the Queen's position, right?"

This sentence obviously spoke to Zhou Shaofen's heart, which made Zhou Shaofen's face change slightly.

Zhou Shaofen suddenly remembered what Zhao Kuo had just said at this time, so he suddenly made a decision in his heart, showing a wry smile, and said to Zhao Kuo: "What Wu Xinjun said is indeed correct, the old man is just confused by this incident. I'm worried, I don't know if Wu Xinjun can help us with this matter, I will definitely thank you in the future."

Zhou Shaofen is very clear that the wealth and honor of their Zhou clan is entrusted to the queen, or in other words, to the eldest prince who was born by the queen.

As long as the Eldest Prince can ascend the throne in the future and become the next generation King Zhao, then the Zhou family, who was born as the eldest prince's mother, will naturally be prosperous and prosperous.

It is for this reason that any unexpected factors that may interfere with the enthronement of the queen and the eldest prince must be ruled out, even if it is just a brothel girl.

Of course, Zhao Kuo can understand Zhou Shaofen's mood.

But will Zhao Kuo help Zhou Shaofen?

The next moment, Zhao Kuo gave his answer.

"Zhou Qing, it's not that the Marquis doesn't want to help you, but to be honest, judging from the Marquis's attitude towards Lord Pingyang, no one can stop the Marquis from bringing this brothel girl back to the palace. of."

Zhou Shaofen became impatient when he heard it, and couldn't help but said, "Isn't the king really worried about the opinions and pressure from other people and countries?"

Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "It's not that you don't understand our great king, his character has always been that he can do whatever he wants, how can he be influenced by others?

If you think you can change him, then I can only say that you are definitely thinking too much. "

Zhou Shaofen was also speechless after listening to Zhao Kuo's words, and was speechless for a long while.

Indeed, if it is based on the Zhao Wang that Zhou Shaofen knows, he should definitely marry the brothel girl back to the palace.

Zhou Shaofen suddenly lost his mind, looked at Zhao Kuo with a pleading expression and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, because of our friendship for many years, you must help a group of old men this time."

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Actually, I think Zhou Qing, your worries are completely unnecessary."

Zhou Shaofen was stunned when he heard it, and couldn't help but speak.

: "How did Mr. Wu Xin say this?"

Zhao Kuo laughed, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Think about it, Zhou Qing, this is a brothel girl, not a lady of the family, she doesn't know etiquette and etiquette, she is destined to be a woman of low status.

So what if she really had a baby?

It is also impossible for this child to be favored by the king, and it is even less likely that the child will be supported by the king to become the next generation of the king of Zhao.

And it's not that I speak badly. Whether this woman can be loved by the king enough to give birth to a son is still unknown. You also know that our king always likes the new and dislikes the old very quickly. "

After Zhou Shaofen heard Zhao Kuo's words, he was stunned.

I have to say that Zhao Kuo's analysis sounds reasonable.

How can a woman from a brothel become the queen mother in the future?

Thinking of this, Zhou Shaofen immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Wu Xinjun is right, it seems that the old man is somewhat mediocre."

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Zhou Qing, you are not mediocre, if you care about it, you will cause chaos.

Go back, this matter is indeed a bit troublesome, but it cannot constitute a real challenge.

Frankly speaking, instead of focusing on this brothel woman, you should pay more attention to the other concubines in the palace. If those concubines can give birth to a prince, they will be the real rivals of the eldest prince. "

Zhou Shaofen took a deep breath, with a serious expression on his face, bowed his hands to Zhao Kuo, and said seriously: "Thank you Wu Xinjun for pointing out the old man's maze, our Zhou family owes Wu Xinjun a big favor this time!"

Zhao Kuo laughed: "Zhou Qing, we are too outspoken for our own people to say such things.

Go back, comfort the Queen, and let her not make a fuss because of this incident, which will affect the state of pregnancy. "

Zhou Shaofen left with gratitude.

Looking at the back of Zhou Shaofen leaving, the corner of Zhao Kuo's mouth slightly moved, revealing an uncertain smile.

Can a brothel girl really not be able to become the Queen Mother of Zhao?

That's not what the history books really say.

Chapter 859 The battle between Zhao Kuo and Pingyang Jun in Youbeiping County

After Zhou Shaofen left, the whole matter was settled, and no one would stop Zhao Wang from marrying this brothel girl.

So a few days later, King Zhao married the brothel girl into the palace according to his own will.

Since this brothel woman came from the Li family, she was naturally called Concubine Li.

This obviously made Zhao Wang very happy, so at this small wedding banquet, Zhao Wang even got drunk and returned home.

For this matter, Zhao Kuo himself seems to have a feeling that it has nothing to do with him, but in fact Zhao Kuo is actually quite happy.

For Zhao Kuo, this time King Zhao married a new concubine into the palace, which actually helped Zhao Kuo greatly weaken the power of Lord Pingyang, and at the same time allowed the Zhou family headed by Zhou Shaofen to unite closely with Zhao Kuo once again. , can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In the following time, Zhao Kuo also took Zhao Wang's previous promise as a command arrow, and continued to launch a swift and violent offensive against Pingyang Jun on various occasions.

Among these offensives, the most typical one is undoubtedly the removal from the prefect of Youbeiping County.

You Beiping County originally belonged to the territory of Yan State. After Zhao Guo conquered here, he appointed a sheriff. Now the incumbent sheriff is a member of Lord Pingyang.

But not long ago, riots broke out in Youbeiping County, and even two county towns were occupied by the rebel army.

The appeal of these troops headed by the Yan people is also very simple, that is, they want to repel the rule of Zhao State and re-establish their own Yan State.

Naturally, King Zhao couldn't tolerate this, and immediately asked Zhao Kuo to send a large army, and within a short month, the rebel army was defeated almost effortlessly.

But defeating the rebels does not mean that everything will be fine. Since there is a rebellion, there must be someone to take responsibility.

And the two chiefs in Youbeiping County happened to have deep conflicts in it.

The sheriff of Youbeiping County is a member of Xiangbang Pingyang Jun, and also the highest officer of Youbeiping County.

The No. [-] chief officer of Youbeiping County, Junwei, is a member of Zhao Kuo, and he is also the highest military commander of Youbeiping County.

From Zhao Kuo's point of view, of course he felt that the county guard appointed by Lord Pingyang was not good in governing the place, which led to the rebellion, so the county guard should bear the main responsibility.

Lord Pingyang's opinion is exactly the opposite. Lord Pingyuan believes that the county guards are only governing the place, but the rebellion of these Yan people is planned for a long time, and has no necessary connection with which county guard is in office.

The reason why this rebellion tended to become bigger at one point was entirely because the captains of Youbeiping County were incapable of leading troops, which caused Youbeiping County to directly lose two counties, making the situation almost impossible to deal with, so the most important thing is to The responsibility for this should be on such a county captain appointed by Zhao Kuo.

The two sides had a very fierce quarrel around who would bear this responsibility, and even had to ask King Zhao to hold a court meeting for this.

After marrying that Concubine Li, King Zhao was a lot more honest during this period of time, he didn't go out of the palace, and mingled with Concubine Li every day.

Therefore, when a dispute arises, King Zhao can be considered to have time to hold a court meeting.

If you calculate carefully, this is already the first court meeting held by Zhao Guo in about four or five months.