Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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Le Jian nodded, and said: "Whether it's a title or an official position, King Zhao has indeed offered sincere conditions, both for my third uncle and me. But third uncle, there are not only interests in this world, no? Is it? The third uncle came to persuade me for the sake of the monarch, this is the duty of a courtier. I reject the third uncle in order to be loyal to my king, isn't this also the duty of a courtier?"

Le Jian's words made Le Cheng speechless, and it took a long while before he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Zhuzi is so stupid, let's go!"

Looking at Le Cheng who left in disappointment, Le Jian shook his head, the expression on his face remained unchanged.

It is true that Le Jian's heart was very tempted when Le Cheng put forward the conditions at the first time, but as Le Jian said just now, there are not only benefits in this world.

Doing the math, Lejian is already over thirty this year.

In this day and age, people who are over [-] years old are enough to call themselves Lao Tzu. Le Cheng's eldest son is already ten years old this year, and in a few years he can wait to have a grandson.

There are more than a dozen concubines in Chang Guojun's mansion today, and all of them are good-looking. It can be said that there is absolutely no shortage of women in Lejian.

But since when did he secretly fall in love with the woman who was destined to never be with him?

Is it the glimpse in the tent that night, or the life and death escape when they left Wuyang City together, or the frequent meeting these days?

Le Jian didn't know the answer.

But what Le Jian knew was that the woman who had once shown murderous and arrogance in front of him, had also shown the vulnerable side of a woman in front of him, and more often showed a maternity Yan Guo posture in front of him, had already disappeared without knowing it. Unknowingly, it quietly walked into his heart.

There are trees in the south, and you can't stop thinking about it.

There are wandering girls in Han who can't ask for thought.

The Han Dynasty is so vast that it is impossible to think about it.

Jiang Zhi is forever, and it is impossible to think about it.

How appropriate is this Han Guang!

Le Jian knew very well in his heart that no matter how hard he tried, that woman would never be with him in the end.

He even said that if he really wanted to get her, maybe it would be a better idea to sacrifice Yan Guo.

After all, Yan State is dead, and she will become the princess of Zhao State again. As Wuyang Lord of Lejian Yongzhen Liaodong, if she wants to marry such a princess of Zhao State, the King of Zhao must be very happy to agree. ?

It's just that if she does this, she will definitely not be happy.

Le Jian knew very well what this once unfavored queen had experienced. Her husband did not like her, and her body did not bring her a son and a half. Even now that she has become a queen mother, many people still think she is a The traitor who brought Zhao Guoren.

No one knows her desire better than Lejian. That petite woman hopes that people will forget her husband and her brother. She hopes that people will remember her like her mother Zhao Weihou. She She hoped to leave her child with an extremely powerful country of Yan, and she hoped that she could be recorded in the annals of history as an extremely wise queen mother.

Lejian really wanted to help her once.

"Come here, prepare your chariots and horses, I want to enter the palace!"

Half an hour later, Lejian saw her.

Still so majestic, still so beautiful, she always seems to be able to integrate all these perfectly, just like a proud and beautiful phoenix.

Lejian lowered his head deeply: "Chen Lejian has seen the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager Yan nodded slightly, with an unconcealable tired look on her face. The young King Yan suddenly cried for no reason last night, which made the Empress Dowager of Yan Empress Dowager sleepless all night.

"I don't know what the Lord Chang wants to see the old woman for?"

Le Jian said seriously: "Back to the queen mother, I thought it was unnecessary to think about negotiating with Zhao Guo again. I ask the queen mother to issue an order immediately to mobilize all the troops to resist the invasion of Zhao and Qi."

Empress Dowager Yan was obviously taken aback, and after a while she said: "Mr. Chang, do you have any evidence?"

Lejian took out the secret letter from Handan from his bosom, and handed it in respectfully.

Empress Dowager Yan looked at the secret letter and was silent for a long time.

Finally, her angry voice sounded: "What a Zhao country, what a Zhao king! He is bullying old women, orphans and widowed mothers, and wants to take this opportunity to swallow up Yan country? Shameless, shameless!"

Le Jian lowered his head and did not echo the Queen Mother Yan's angry words.

In fact, Lejian thought that if he and that Zhao Wang changed places, then he would definitely make the same decision.

History has taught Lejian too many things. Looking at the many overlords since the division of the three families into the Jin Dynasty, whether it is Wei Qi or Qin Chu, which one is not a good player who takes advantage of the situation, a despicable and shameless expert?

In this life-and-death world, kindness and tolerance to the enemy is the greatest cruelty to oneself.

Moreover, Le Jian knew very well in his heart that if Yan State hadn't taken the lead in attacking Qi State, Zhao State's ally in the last war, and completely ignored Zhao Wang's warning, then Zhao State would not have paid attention to it. Concentrated on the country of Yan.

If the State of Yan could win enough land from the people of the State of Qi in the last war, then the State of Yan would have a stronger strength to deal with the attack of the State of Zhao, and it is even possible to rely on a stronger force to attack the State of Zhao. The strength makes countries such as Qin and Chu more willing to send troops to fight side by side with Yan.

It can only be said that what I have done, after all, I can only let myself take responsibility.

After about a quarter of an hour, the frantic Empress Dowager Yan finally calmed down.

"Thank you, Lejian."

Le Jian's body trembled slightly, but soon returned to normal.

For some reason, he seemed to feel as if he had eaten a piece of incomparably sweet preserved fruit, and that sweet taste quietly wandered through his limbs and bones, occupying every corner of his body.

Perhaps, this is what I want?

Le Jian once again bent down deeply: "How can my minister, He De, be worthy of the Queen Mother's gratitude, but he is just doing his duty as a minister."

"Duty?" The Empress Dowager Yan shook her head lightly, with an extremely serious expression on her face: "If it was someone like Rong Hao and chestnut belly, I must have already considered how to betray the country of Yan at this moment. You are worthy of this old woman. Thank you."

The hall became very quiet, so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling.

Le Jian could feel that her eyes were constantly wandering on his body, and there was an impulse in his body to make him raise his head to meet those gazes, but Le Jian finally held back.

That intoxicating voice came to Yue Jian's ears again: "Mr. Chang, since the battle between Yan and Zhao has been completed, in your opinion, what should we do now?"

All the strange feelings disappeared in an instant, and Le Jian straightened up again, with a serious expression on his face.

The young and promising Xiangbang of Yan State has recovered his true colors.

"Queen Dowager, in my opinion, Han and Wei are now Zhao Guo's dogs and horses. These two countries must not dare to oppose Zhao Guo. Qin and Chu were newly defeated by Zhao Guo. If the envoy can express his interests, perhaps this The two countries are willing to send troops to contain Zhao from the rear, but I believe that if you want to defend Zhao, it is difficult to just unite with Qin and Chu."

Empress Dowager Yan nodded slightly, and said, "Is there any other country willing to stand by Yan?"

"Yes." Lejian nodded very positively, and then said, "Xiongnu."

"Hun?" The Empress Dowager Yan was obviously taken aback.

Le Jian said: "Exactly. The Queen Mother may not know that since the Xiongnu was defeated by Zhao State a few years ago, they have attacked and conquered Donghu for several consecutive years and won. Now they are even stronger than a few years ago. If the Xiongnu Shanyu is willing to lead troops south If we attack Zhao, we will be able to share a lot of pressure on Yan."

"But the Xiongnu is a foreign race, and I, Yan Kingdom, are all Xia, and I have the blood of the royal family surnamed Ji, how can we join hands with them?"

Le Jian persuaded: "Queen Dowager, now is the critical autumn of the survival of the Yan Kingdom. Compared with the survival and death of the Yan Kingdom, the opinion of Yi Xia is more important. The Queen Mother must have made her own decision."