Chapter 221 The Korean Messenger (3)
At midnight, there was silence in Handan City.
The only remaining halls in the Zhao Palace are dotted under the dim lights. The doctors on duty are dragging their usual shadows, which are particularly solemn and solemn.
Occasionally, a few barkings came from outside the palace, and they floated over the eaves of the palace for a long time.
It turned out that in the bedroom where the king of Zhao State was staying, Ying Zheng and Meng Tian sat opposite each other, speechless for a while.
Meng Tian put down the Korean letter in his hand, picked up Li Si's memorial to destroy Han, and showed a look of thought.
The last memorial came from the left prime minister Xiong Qi. He agreed with Han Fei's argument between the lines, but expressed deep concerns about the proposal to attack Chu.
"Han Zi proposed that South Korea has a small country and weak power. If Qin takes the power to destroy Chu, South Korea can go down without a fight."
A war that defeats others without fighting is a good person. If you can really successfully surrender South Korea without any casualties, Ying Zheng is not willing to try.
"It's not impossible to store Korea, but you just need to minimize the risk."
The Qin army later successfully forced the surrender of Qi. The King of Han saw that there was no chance to stop Qin, and it was not impossible for the whole country to surrender.
"South Korea requests to be a vassal state of Qin, and several conditions should be met."
Meng Tian thought for a while and said slowly: "First of all, we need to cut the troops, and the army cannot exceed 10,000; second, we need to send people to serve as the Prime Minister of South Korea; third, we need to use the words of our Qin State to measure weights and measures."
There is a clear road between Hangu Pass and South Korea. Only by strictly limiting the number of South Korean troops can the safety of Hangu Pass be ensured.
"Haha, South Korea will not agree to such a condition."
Ying Zheng shook his head. With Meng Tian's conditions, what did Han accept like the same as the counties and counties of Qin? At this time, the number of soldiers in various parts of Qin was more than 10,000.
"If South Korea does not agree, it will seem that South Korea has no sincerity to belong. At this time, it will seem that it will be polite first and then soldiers."
During the Spring and Autumn Period, wars between countries were famous for their masters. In the Zhao Dynasty, there were not so many specialties in major warring countries. When countries wanted to fight, they didn’t even look for reasons.
I am willful and I fight. Or, if I am better than you, I will beat you.
There was no reason for Wei to attack Qin and seize the land of Hexi. You should know that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the land of Hexi returned to Qin. It can be regarded as internationally recognized.
There is no reason for Zhao to conquer Zhongshan. It is simply because Zhongshan hindered the connection between the southern part of Zhao and Dai land.
Whether it is an unjust war or a just war, the reasons for war are always easy to find.
Meng Tian believes that Li Si's proposal to directly attack South Korea seemed to be too rough in Qin's methods, so he could still give South Korea another chance to choose.
Just like the rogue countries in later generations, if they want to negotiate peace, they often put forward harsh conditions for peace talks, and then they will fight on the battlefield.
"In this way, it's a bit embarrassing Han Zi."
Ying Zheng smiled in a hint of grim smile. Deep down, he really admired Han Fei's literary talent very much.
The Han Fei mentioned in his works how the monarch prevents evil ministers and how he controls his subordinates deeply talked about Ying Zheng's heart. Han Fei had no experience in serving the king, nor did he have any experience in politics. Ying Zheng deeply admired his way of serving the king so thoroughly.
"When God is about to give a great responsibility to this man, he must first hurt his muscles and bones and his mind. As a Korean envoy, Han Zi should understand through this incident that a weak country has no diplomacy, which may be more helpful to his academic understanding."
After meeting Han Fei, Meng Tian couldn't say that he had any good feelings for Han Fei or dislike him.
Knowing that South Korea has no hope of revival and cannot do it but force it, Han Fei is destined to be quite lonely, so he feels lonely and angry. Han Fei did not understand that achieving reforms requires not only the domestic self-reliance, but also a stable and peaceful external environment.
Even if King An of Han adopted Han Fei's proposal, South Korea had no hope of reform and revival.
There are many truths that Han Fei wrote clearly in his own book, but when it was his turn, his eyes turned dark and he turned to the Tiger Mountain.
In the end of the Warring States Period, there were great changes in the world that had never been seen. In the political whirlpool of the Qin Dynasty, Han Fei had no ability to ferry and should not have been involved.
It is important for a person to have self-knowledge, but Han Fei did not recognize himself. He should go back wherever he came from.
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The next day, after receiving the conditions imposed by the King of Qin to Han, Han Fei suddenly turned pale and didn't speak for a long time.
Han Fei was full of hope when he was on the Qin State this time. He longed that if he did the mission, he might win the trust of Han Wangan and implement his proposal of governing the country with reform and strength.
Returning to Xinzheng with this condition of complete surrender is like Zhang Zhizhong returning from Peking to Nanjing, and he will inevitably be punished.
Miss you, Han Fei, usually has a higher ambition than the sky, and can't even handle an errand on an envoy, so why do you want to host the reform?
Thinking of King Han Angao sitting on the throne and raising his finger to humiliate him, Han Fei's heart seemed to be rolling in black clouds, no light could be seen.
Could it be that Korea is over?
"Master, I heard that the Master wants Han Fei to return to South Korea?"
Just after the morning meal, Li Si rushed to pay homage to Ying Zheng.
"Yes, I have given the conditions for South Korea to be a vassal state."
Ying Zheng put down the memorial in his hand and turned his neck. He had known Li Si for many years and did not care so much. Li Si was not like a straight minister influenced by Confucianism, and he often taught him because his posture was not in line with etiquette.
Li Si ignored Ying Zheng's movement of stretching, but took a step forward and slowly spoke, "Do you still remember what Gongshu said?"
"What Gongshuzhu said about Shang Yang?"
Ying Zheng held his hand and frowned.
"If you use it, keep it; if you don't use it, kill it. It is precisely because King Hui of Wei did not listen to Gongshu Zhuo's words that King Hui sighed!"
Li Si was upset. As a Qin minister, he should plan for Qin State with all his heart and be indifferent to his brotherly feelings.
"South Korea is now a small country and weak people. If Han Fei has the talent of Shang Jun, it will be difficult to rejuvenate his life."
Ying Zheng shook his head and laughed in silence.
Shang Jun was very talented. He could write with his pen, speak with his mouth, lead the army with his horse, and govern the people with his horse. Only five hundred years later can a person like this be produced. Han Fei could write with his writing. But if it is said that Han Fei had the talent of Shang Yang, he would not admit it even if Ying Zheng was beaten to death.
Otherwise, Ying Zheng would not have let Han Fei return to South Korea easily.
"As the son of Han, Han Fei, is loyal to South Korea. Qin destroyed Han, and Han Fei was worried about his homeland and would not want to enter Qin."
Li Si once envied Han Fei for having a young man, but when he arrived in Qin, he felt that his identity as a young man was even more restrained to Han Fei, not as light as his identity as his Guizhou head. Li Si raised his head and pointed to the map of Jiuzhou hanging behind Ying Zheng, and fell to the direction of Chu:
"If Han Guo is destroyed, Han Fei learns from Wu Qi's affairs and goes south to Chu State. When he meets the Chu King Mi Han who usurps the throne today, it is hard to say that Wu Qi will not be able to reappear in the situation of Chu's strength......"
Chapter completed!