47. Not giving up an inch of land
King Zhao swore that he had never been as happy and encouraging as he was today since he ascended the throne.
Decades ago, King Wuling of Zhao promoted his power to the Warring States Period, relied on military power to interfere in the internal affairs of Qin, and forced Queen Mother Mi Yuexuan to make Yingji king. He was influential and famous for the time being.
After that, Zhao State continued to develop the old tradition of internal strife, of course, because King Wuling of Zhao himself committed the second crime and wanted to be the Supreme Emperor in charge of military affairs and concentrate on fighting.
Unexpectedly, in the sand dune change, a generation of geniuses failed and sinking into the sand, and King Wuling of Zhao was starved to death by his own son.
Zhao State also began to decline from prosperity.
The current King Zhao dreamed of restoring his old glory, so he would make the choice to accept Shangdang, of course, this was just one of the influences.
Now, although Zhao Kuo has made a forgery of edicts and withdrawing troops, demanding to use his own land to buy military morale and other political idiots.
But he won the battle.
He killed "Wang He" in battle, captured Zheng Anping alive in his army, defeated Changping Camp, and recovered Changping Pass. Every one of them was taken out, which was a merit that other Zhao generals could not reach.
In Zhao Kuo's military newspaper, the credit for breaking Changping Pass was slapped by Zhao Kuo on Lian Po and Sima Shang.
He only supported himself.
But of course Lian Po would not have buried his newly recognized nephew in the military newspaper. Although he was not very arrogant, he knew the slightest and most serious matters, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to go to Zhao Kuo's doorstep to apologize after the Battle of Zhao Kuo's Guguan.
Lin Xiangru and Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng felt very comforted when they saw Zhao Kuo give up their contributions.
This kid is sensible and knows that his achievements are so great that he will be rewarded. He will take the initiative to give the credit to others at first.
Knowing advancement and retreat, understanding the truth, and creating talents, so that we can do a good job.
If they knew that Zhao Kuo would do such a shocking thing in the future, they would definitely not think so.
King Zhao has now better view of Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo had issued a forgery before to withdraw his troops to lure the enemy into the depths, which was related to military affairs, so he did not dare to tell anyone, for fear that the spy buried in Zhao State would know about it.
Zhao Kuo bought the morale of the army in order to go deeper alone and stabilize the morale of the army.
The head coach personally led a few people to raid on a long distance and rushed straight to the enemy's rear. It was very dangerous. I heard that Zhao Kuo was almost blocked by the Qin army's long go.
If he really wanted to rebel, how could he spare his life? This is what Jianxin Jun said to King Zhao, and King Zhao deeply agreed with it.
No one knew that Jianxinjun changed his words after receiving the bribes transferred by Lin Xiangru to Zhao Kuo.
Lin Xiangru paid for it out of his own pocket, in the name of Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo had no idea at all.
Of course, King Zhao didn't know this. He only felt that today he was like a spring breeze, floating in the air.
"Report to my king." Yu Xin took the initiative to stand up and said, "The Qin people are bold and said they are here to discuss peace, but the envoys sent here are very arrogant."
After hearing this, King Zhao raised his eyebrows and said sternly: "He and the Qin people have all been defeated. If they don't come to cede the land and ask me to quit the truce, how dare they be arrogant? I really don't want to live anymore. What conditions do they have to say, let's hear what they have proposed."
Yu Xin bowed and replied: "Report to the king, the Qin envoy said that he was willing to hand over the shop and retreated to the west of Danhe and never violated the territory."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao's court suddenly became chaotic.
"The Qin people are whimsical."
"What else is there to talk about?"
"The Qin people simply don't take my king, but Zhao State seriously."
"I was defeated twice by Ma Fuzi and was so rebellious. Qin is so tiger-wolf. If you don't defeat them this time, it will definitely not work."
"Let them quit Shangdang and go back to Xianyang!"
"Let Ma Fuzi cross the Dan River, kill all the Qin army, and capture Bai Qi alive."
"Traveling through Xianyang and capturing Yingji alive."
The more people talked, the more excited they became, the more outrageous they talked, and the atmosphere was very warm.
Only Lin Xiangru, Zhao Bao and others remained unchanged, and they were even a little worried.
The former is worried that it will continue to fight. In order to ensure logistics, the exploitation of the lower-class people will become more severe and the national strength will plummet.
The latter was worried about himself and was completely suppressed by Zhao Sheng.
After hearing the conditions of Qin, King Zhao was also very angry. He slapped the table, stood up, almost roaring: "The Qin people are ambitions and do not know how to politely. It would be better not to discuss such conditions!"
Just as everyone was about to respond, Lin Xiangru frowned, stood up, and spoke, "The King is Mingjian, Qin is full of ambitions, and it is certainly necessary to guard against it, but the people of our country have been fighting for years and the years, and the people are really unable to hold on.
Since my country took over Changping, taxes have been increased for several days, and the people have suffered a lot. In addition, young and strong people have been fighting outside, and horses have been consecrated for war, with only the elderly and weak behind them. Even if there are countless fertile land in our country, no one will cultivate them, the land is abandoned, and the grain harvest is poor. In the long run, the national strength will be suppressed and the people will live in poverty.
Now the Qin people are willing to negotiate peace, although the conditions are harsh. However, if the peace talks are successful, not only will the worries on the Western border be lifted. Soldiers can also go home to farm, the people can also go home to rest, and national strength can also be restored.
If we continue to fight, we will waste our country and Qin's national strength, and ultimately we will only make other countries take advantage. Please think twice."
Several experienced civil servants nodded and said yes, and even Zhao Sheng, who was in charge of the war, nodded slightly and thought carefully.
"Those mud legs gave everything for our Zhao State, it is natural." Jianxin Jun looked dissatisfied. He understood that King Zhao could not accept such peace-making conditions, so he immediately jumped out to refute.
He strode forward, looked at Lin Xiangru proudly, and said, "The life and death of those lower-level people is not worth mentioning at all. After the defeat of Qin, he dared to put forward such conditions, and he did not take my king seriously.
If we accept such conditions, what will other countries view our kings? Are we Zhao people all corrupt? If we still have to accept such humiliating conditions after winning a battle, what do the soldiers think! What do the ministers think! What will the ancestors under the underworld think!”
His words were strongly politically correct and were passionate. Many people, especially military generals, nodded and said yes. Anyway, they didn't have to worry about raising logistics.
King Zhao nodded. Jianxinjun not only fully met his physiological needs, but also had a good grasp of his inner world.
But what Lin Xiangru said would give other countries a advantage and make King Zhao feel very reasonable.
After the two made a choice, King Zhao stood up, drew out his sword, cut off the corner of the table with great force, and shouted sternly: "If it weren't for the people's livelihood in our country, I would have to ask someone to knock on Hangu and wash Xianyang bloodily.
Tell the Qin envoy to withdraw from Shangdang on its entire line and return all the areas east of Kongcangling to our country. Otherwise, our Zhao army soldiers would go to take them personally. At that time, what I want will not only Shangdang, but the entire Hexi!"
"The king is mighty!"
"The king is wise!"
The ministers all beat the horse.
Only Lin Xiangru was still unmoved and begged: "King, if war really is going to start, our army is likely to be inadequate in logistics and will not be able to continue. I heard that the Chu people like jade. When our country was prosperous, in order to marry our country, they reluctantly sent the treasure jade and the jade to our country to our country.
Now our country is short of food, but the Chu State has a bumper harvest. Xue, who has just captured Lu State, has gained a lot. I dared to ask King Zhao to give the Heshi Bi to Chu State in exchange for Li rice for our military use."
"A Heshi Bi can reach at least fifteen cities. How can it be easily given up? Don't mention this matter again." When King Zhao heard that he wanted to use his private treasures to exchange for food, he refused without thinking.
Chapter completed!