Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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The envoy of Qin bowed to King Han, and said respectfully, "Back to King Han, I came here at the king's order because I hope that South Korea and Qin will become allies and jointly fight against Zhao, so as to curb Zhao's ambition."

Looking at the respectful appearance of the Qin envoy in front of him, Han Wangran suddenly felt very happy.

You must know that since Han Wangran ascended the throne, the envoys of the Qin State have been arrogant and instigated in this hall. If you want to pull as much as you want, you will be as bullish as you want. , completely regarded South Korea as a vassal state of Qin, and why did South Korea and him, Han Wangran, be regarded in the eyes?

And as respectful as now, it is really the first time Han Wangran has seen it since he ascended the throne.

Relieve.

So relieved!

With a very relieved mood, Han Wangran said slowly: "The widow wants to remind the messenger that in terms of ambition, the land that Qin has seized from the widow and South Korea is too much. .”

In fact, from the founding of South Korea to the present, except for the civil war in the three Jin Dynasties and the land exchange, almost all the lost land was taken away by the Qin State, including Pingyang and Yi, the former two capitals of South Korea. Positive.

Before the decisive battle of the Battle of Changping broke out, the territory captured by Qin State accounted for at least half of the area of ​​South Korea in its heyday!

Thinking of this, Han Wangran felt that he was so terribly wise that he was able to hug Zhao Guo's thigh in time, and successfully regained a lot of land for South Korea through two victories in the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Hedong County.

After these two victories, in terms of land area, today's South Korea is actually almost the same as South Korea in its heyday.

But in any case, when it comes to the four words of ambition, from the perspective of South Korea, it is obvious that Qin is the most ambitious country.

However, the envoy of the State of Qin is also a professional lobbyist after all. Upon hearing the words, he immediately said: "The king's words are not accepted by foreign ministers. In the opinion of foreign ministers, in today's troubled times, it is extremely important for the two countries to attack each other. It's normal. And if Qin wants to go east, South Korea will be a tiger blocking the way. If Qin doesn't attack South Korea, what country can it attack?"

After a pause, the envoy of Qin continued: "But now that the world has changed, Zhao Guo has become the confidant of Qin and Han. If Qin and Han are still hostile to each other at this moment, Zhao Guo can only benefit from nothing. "

Han Wangran touched the beard under his chin, and a smile appeared on his face: "As the envoy, is it possible that the Qin State is now unwilling to go east?"

The envoy of Qin had a helpless smile on his face when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty, Hedong County has now been occupied by the State of Zhao. If the Zhao army advances westward, it can intimidate Guanzhong, and if it goes southward, it can block the Weihan passage. My Majesty, how can the State of Qin have the power to go east in this situation? Therefore, the State of Qin is no longer the enemy of South Korea, so please check it out, Your Majesty."

Han Wangran thought for a while, and then said: "But the problem is, if the widow agrees to King Qin's request and let Qin and Han form an alliance to attack Zhao together, then after Qin wins and retakes Hedong County, wouldn't it be necessary to continue to attack? Han?"

The envoy of the State of Qin said seriously: "Your Majesty's words seem to be quite reasonable when you think about it roughly, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that it is a bit inappropriate."

Han Wangran narrowed his eyes, and an inexplicable expression flashed across his face: "I want to ask the messenger, what is wrong with my idea?"

The envoy of the Qin State said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Guo has now seized the Shangdang and Hedong counties and has become the most powerful country in the world. Judging from what Zhao Wangdan has done, he must want to swallow the princes of the world. If Qin and Han If we don't join hands at this moment, once the Weihan Passage falls into the hands of Zhao Guo, Qin and Han will be divided by Zhao Guo. At that time, Zhao Guo can attack Qin or Han as he likes, and Qin and Han will fight on their own. There is no doubt that we will lose. If it is too late, it will be too late to regret!"

Han Wangran fell silent upon hearing this.

Speaking of which, this is indeed a problem.

If it is said that before the Battle of Changping, Zhao State was only the second most powerful country, and before the Battle of Hedong, Zhao State was only tied for the first place, then after the Battle of Hedong, Zhao State is already out-and-out. China's number one power.

Speaking of heads-up, Zhao Guo is afraid that no country can beat it today, and it is definitely an out-and-out giant.

Once such a giant can continue to develop, I am afraid that no country will be able to restrict it in the future.

So the best way, of course, is to completely kill this giant before it becomes more powerful!

This kind of psychology is actually the common psychology of the princes in the Warring States Period.

Whoever is stronger, then the other princes will join forces to deal with him!

It is precisely because of this mentality that Chu suffered successive defeats and eventually declined in the Battle of Lantian and the Battle of Chuisha, and the five kingdoms defeated Qi, which led to the complete withdrawal of the overlord Qi from the stage of competition for hegemony.

In history, there have actually been cases where the six countries joined forces to attack Qin. However, Qin still relied on its strong national power to resist the attack that Qi and Chu could not withstand. It was not suppressed by the six countries of Shandong because of this, and only then did Qin finally rule the world.

The meaning of the envoy of Qin State is actually very obvious. Since Qin State has been taken down by Zhao State from the position of overlord, then Zhao State should become the target of everyone's eyes to party together, otherwise Zhao State If it continues to grow and develop, then everyone is in danger.

The Qin envoy felt that as long as he spoke out about these powerful relationships, Han Wangran would probably be shaken, and it was even possible to form an alliance with Qin because of this.

However, what surprised the envoy of Qin was that after pondering for a full quarter of an hour, Han Wangran gave an answer that the envoy of Qin State could never have imagined.

"Messenger, I have heard that Chu, the grandson of Qin Guotai, seems to have never married a wife?"

The Qin envoy was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Return to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case."

Han Wangran blinked, and suddenly smiled: "I have a daughter, who is beautiful and intelligent, and she is just in her prime. I want to betroth this daughter to my grandson Chu as his wife. I wonder if the state of Qin will agree?"

The envoy of Qin rolled his eyes and said, "Go back to your majesty, how can foreign ministers decide on the important matter of the marriage between the two countries? Please wait a few days, your majesty, and wait for the foreign ministers to report this matter to Xianyang, and my king will decide."

It seemed that he was worried that Han Wangran was not happy, so the envoy of the Qin Kingdom quickly continued: "However, in the opinion of my ministers, my king should be happy to see this marriage come true."

"Good." Han Wangran laughed when he heard the words, and said: "In this case, please go back to the post to rest first. After Xianyang replies, I will discuss other matters with the envoy slowly."

Although Han Wangran did not directly refuse, he did not agree to Qin's proposal either.

However, from the perspective of other people around Han Wangran, since they have already married their daughters, the alliance between Qin and Han seems to be a certainty.

General Jin Yan was straightforward, and after the Qin envoy left, he couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty wants to form an alliance with Qin?"

Han Wangran shook his head lightly.

On the other side, Xiangbang Feng Ting asked again: "So Your Majesty intends to pretend to be a snake with Qin Guo, and still maintain the alliance of the Three Jins?"

Han Wangran still shook his head in denial.

At this moment, the two important South Korean ministers were a little confused.

Looking at the two unintelligible courtiers in front of him, Han Wangran showed a meaningful smile: "In my opinion, the alliance of the Three Jins and the Qin and Han alliances are all imaginary. Anyway, I don't agree with Lian Heng. , There will naturally be people who will go to Lianheng with Qin Guo.

As for the matter of marrying a daughter, isn't the younger brother of the widow now the Queen of Zhao?Since the widow can marry his younger brother to the State of Zhao, why can't he marry his daughter to the State of Qin?

In the eyes of the few, it is only necessary to wait until Qin and Zhao are both in danger, and then make the most beneficial choice for South Korea.In this way, it is the best policy! "

Chapter 376 Wei Jie Said Qi Wangjian (First Update)

The capital of Qi State, Linzi.

The music is long and the dance is curling.

More than a dozen beautiful dancers danced in front of Qi Wangjian, their beautiful ketone bodies looming, and the spring was endless.

The smile on Qi Wangjian's face is very strong, and he does have the capital to laugh.

Since King Qi Xiang ascended the throne to the present, Qi State has not expanded its territory to the outside world for a long time.

but!Qi Wangjian did it.

In this war, Qi Wangjian successfully expanded the territory of Qi State for two hundred miles.

Well, although this two hundred miles sounds a little less

But no one can deny that this is indeed a commendable achievement!

For any emperor, expanding the territory is definitely the most tempting achievement, not one of them.