I’m The King Chapter 564: : heart knot

In the decades since Zhao Wang Zhao Wuji ascended the throne, in addition to guarding against the strong Qin, another main thread that runs through these decades is the suspicion and suspicion between Zhao Wuji and Zilan. calculating.

The two began to fight since they were princes, and Zhao Wuji finally won. In order to restrain Zilan, he left Zilan in Jicheng and granted him the position of Prime Minister, but he did not give him what he deserved. The power to fetter Zilan in Jicheng is just to prevent him from returning to the rich and vast Dai County to gather strength.

A few years ago when the Xiongnu invaded, Zhao Wuji seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, brazenly used the pretext of guarding against the Qin people, and withdrew the standing army stationed there from Daijun, completely exhausting the defense force there, and finally, as King Zhao said, May Daijun suffer an unprecedented catastrophe, let the Huns fight all the way to the city of Xiling, Daijun suffers heavy losses, and will no longer be as prosperous as it used to be.

By this time, King Zhao was not much on guard against Zilan, and letting him continue to serve as the assistant minister would only hinder his eyes, so he let Zilan go back.

It turned out that this decision was wrong.

Zi Lan returned to Daijun, and it only took a few years for Daijun to recover from the trauma. Today's Daijun, although not as strong as before, but with this speed of recovery, he can recover again. For a few years, he will be King Zhao's nightmare again.

If that’s all it is, it’s fine, but years ago, a military operation by Zilan gave Zhao Wang a blow in the head. Zilan joined hands with General Gao Yuan of the Yan State to attack Shannan in the Qin State. County, defeated the Qin soldiers there in one fell swoop, beheaded He Yangguang, the general of the Qin army, and Shannan County, which the Qin people had been running for two years, was taken away by Zilan. sit back and relax.

From the perspective of the overall situation of Zhao Guo's resistance to Qin, this is joy rather than worry. Zhao Guo has never worried about the surprise attack of the Qin army from the north. But for King Zhao, it's not just from this perspective.

He hoped that Daijun could stop the Qin army, but it wasn't like that, in his mind. What Zilan thought was that he tried his best to entangle with Qin Jun. While consuming Daijun's last strength, he also consumed Qin Jun at the same time. It was his best plan to lose to both sides.

But obviously, the plan went bankrupt.

Zi Lan won Shannan County and took control of the Huolan Pass, which is equivalent to strangling the necks of the Qin people's northward advance. He only needs a small amount of troops to guard against the Qin army.

Dai County has an unprecedented development opportunity, because the Qin army is unable to come north, and the Huns, the biggest enemy of the former Dai County, have long since ceased to exist. Became one after another scattered small tribes.

"Zi Lan still wants to expand the army, what does he want to do? Now he has 30,000 soldiers in the county, and he wants to expand to 20,000, what does he want to do, rebel?" Violently smashed Zi Lan's memorial to the ground . Zhao Wuji's face was livid.

"Zi Lan said in the memorial that we must guard against the invasion of the Qin army!" Zizhang said nastily: "Your Majesty, no matter what, it is a happy event for us to win Shannan County, and the Taiwei can also devote all his energy , Concentrate on the direction of Wei State, and don’t have to worry about Qin people’s voices attacking west.”

"Prevent Qin people?" Zhao Wuji sneered, and turned to look at the silent Zhao Mu. "My lieutenant, you have been in the Northland for many years. From what you can see, how many soldiers are needed to defend Shannan County?"

Zhao Mu was silent for a moment, "If the equipment is well-equipped and well-trained, 10,000 soldiers are enough. Of course, this is a general situation. How can the Qin people attack aggressively. Or if a general is commanded, 20,000 soldiers are enough to guarantee Shannan. The county is safe and sound."

"Did you hear that? Did you hear that?" Zhao Wou-ki stared at Zizhang fiercely, "Twenty thousand people are enough, and now there are already 30,000 Daijun soldiers, yet he wants to expand by 20,000. What is this? Reason? Could it be that you have accepted Zilan's benefits to speak for him like this?"

Zizhang was reprimanded by Zhao Wuji, and his heart was also angry. He is also one of the most powerful nobles in the country of Zhao, but he was reprimanded by Zhao Wuji like this. He raised his head, looked directly at King Zhao, and said: "What the Taiwei said Yes, but Dai County has a vast industrial area, and all counties have to garrison troops. Although the Huns no longer exist, small groups of tribes looting often occur, and soldiers are required to garrison them. Lord Zilan is a careful person. It is conceivable to garrison heavy troops in the county, so it is not counted, and 50,000 soldiers are not too many."

Zhao Wuji was furious, staring at Zizhang's eyes as if they were about to burst into flames, just as he was about to attack, Zhao Qi, who was kneeling on the side, suddenly coughed heavily, which made Zhao Wuji calm down from the rage Coming down, looking at Zizhang's angry face, he suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was not those officials who had nothing, but also a big nobleman with a large fiefdom and military strength. He was already in the same situation as Zilan. If there is a sub-chapter, it will be impossible to clean up.

"Zizhang, I made a slip of the tongue." Zhao Wuji took a deep breath, "I know your loyalty to Zhao Guo and me, I shouldn't say that about you, but..." Zhao Wuji Wuji paused for a moment, and looked at the people present, "Zi Lan is different. In the past few decades, he has never been reconciled to the failure of that year. Zizhang, back then, you supported me with all your strength. Zi Lan would not Forget about that."

Zizhang took a deep breath, lowered his head, Zhao Wuji was right, when Zhao Wuji and Zilan competed for the position, he unreservedly stood on Zhao Wang's side.

"The expansion of Zilan's strength may be beneficial to Zhao Guo, but it may not be beneficial to us." Zhao Wuji is not stupid, of course he knows the difference. "Zizhang, needless to say Zhao Qi, Taiwei, when you were ordered to withdraw from Daijun, you ignored Zilan's persuasion and did not leave a single soldier for him, so he will definitely hold grudges."

Zhao Mu raised his head slowly. In just a few years, many wrinkles appeared on his face. The Qin army's reinforcements were all superficial. If he had been more decisive at the beginning, he might have been able to kill King Qin Wulie on the spot. Once King Qin Wulie died, the country of Qin would be in chaos, just like Zhao Wuji and Zhao Wuji back then. Zilan struggled for the same position. After years of chaos, her strength was greatly reduced.

The opportunity must not be missed, and the loss will never come again. This matter always bites his heart like a poisonous snake.

"I have always been loyal to Zhao Guo." His voice was hoarse.

Zhao Mu said that he was loyal to Zhao Guo, but did not say that he was loyal to Zhao Wuji, but Zhao Wuji was already very satisfied with such an answer from Zhao Mu. Back then when he was competing with Zilan for the position, Zhao Mu already had a large army in his hands, and he had a very deep personal relationship with Zilan, but at the most critical moment, he did not stand by Zilan's side, but stood still and did not stand still while he was in control of the general situation. After that, he took the lead to express his support to himself. He is a pure soldier and cannot be regarded as a qualified politician.

His question and answer actually explained one point, as long as he stayed in the palace of Jicheng and was still King Zhao, Zhao Mu would support all his decisions without hesitation.

"Zi Lan's expansion of the army is certain, and it is certain that he is planning to do something wrong. Now, how should we deal with it?" He asked.

"No matter what Zilan thinks, it's better to stay still and not to move." Zizhang thought for a moment, "Xinzheng can't be kept. If the people of Qin take Xinzheng, they will point their fingers at Wei. The state of Wei is lost. No matter what, we will send troops to support the state of Wei."

"I'll go in person!" Zhao Mu said, "Where is Li Xin? If you can defeat him, you can gain years of stability."

"I will go to Chu State again, hoping that King Chu Huai's eyes will be brighter this time. Even if he does not directly send troops to Qin State, but drags the troops to the border between Chu and Han, he can still give Li Xin Great pressure." Zizhang said.

"On the other side of the Qi State, can the internal history make another trip? The people of Yan can't count on it now." Zhao Mu said.

"There is no need to go to Qi State!" Zhao Qi on the side shook his head again and again, "Tian Dan's mind is full of thoughts now that he wants to eat a piece of fat from Yan State, so why would he send a soldier to help Wei State?"

"It doesn't matter whether there is Qi State or not. If he comes, it's just icing on the cake. If he doesn't come, it has nothing to do with the overall situation." Zhao Mu thought for a moment, "The key is that Zizhang can persuade the King of Chu. Then I have the confidence to let Li Xin return without success in Wei."

"I'm leaving tomorrow!" Zizhang nodded.

"The matter of resisting the Qin people is so settled, what should Zilan do? Is there a good plan?" Zhao Wuji is most concerned about Zilan who is growing up step by step in Daijun.

Zhao Mu and Zizhang looked at each other and remained silent. Zhao Wuji could only turn his gaze to Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi thought for a while, and said to Zhao Wuji: "The words of the internal history are also reasonable. Right now, the most important thing is to deal with the people of Qin and help the country of Wei. After the country of Wei defeats the people of Qin, we will turn around and think about Zilan." But before that, we can test Zilan and see what he is thinking."

"How to test?" Zhao Wuji leaned forward and asked with interest.

"Ask Zilan to send his eldest son to the capital to serve the king." Zhao Qi said. "If Zilan is willing, it means that Zilan has no intention of causing trouble in a short period of time, but if he refuses, we must take precautions."

Zhao Wou-ki changes color slightly~IndoMTL.com~ The army follows the captain to Wei, and the Hedong camp can't relax, so forced, what if Zilan jumps over the wall in a hurry? "

"Hedong camp can mobilize part of its troops. It doesn't need to attack, it just needs to make a gesture. With Zi Lan's intelligence, it is not difficult to see the king's determination." Zhao Mu said suddenly. "This matter can be left to Zhao Jin. He is also a veteran, so there will be no mistakes."

"Will the Qin people not take advantage of the situation?"

"It's just a gesture. Wang Jian of Hanguguan is also a veteran. Before he knows our intentions, he will not rush to send troops. What's more, he also has to worry about whether this is our trick. If Zilan doesn't react If Wang Jian dares to send troops to take advantage, we can contact He Zilan and give him a ruthless blow." Zhao Mu said.

"What if Zilan has objections?"

"Hedong camp retreated to defend."

"Where is Daijun?"

"As long as Zilan doesn't attack, just ignore it and wait for me to come back from Wei!" Zhao Mu said decisively. "This is just a test, the purpose is to test Zilan's true intentions, not to destroy him."