Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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The ranks and titles of the generals present are not too low. It can be said that they are basically at the top, and those who can be assigned to lead the county soldiers are relatively marginal people, and it is very difficult to be promoted.

If he could be promoted two more levels, it would indeed be an irresistible temptation for this kind of General Qin who had almost no room for improvement.

After all, the system of Zhao State is very similar to that of Qin State, and Zhao State is the most popular country nowadays, so it seems not bad to seek refuge in Zhao State.

As Sima Qian said in the Records of the Historian: "The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit."

What is profit?Isn't it just fame and fortune, glory and wealth?

To put it bluntly, profit is "benefit".

As long as there are benefits, what's the point of changing the king?

This is not just the thoughts of these Qin generals, but the thoughts of the sergeants throughout the Warring States Period.

I don't keep my master here, but I have my own place to stay. Ask me where to go, and see what is good for you!

Zhao Kuo saw the vacillation of these generals, and immediately struck while the iron was hot, and said loudly: "Everyone, my king once said that those who know current affairs are heroes. Don't you think about the glory and wealth, but want to destroy the Qin State together?"

The generals first looked at the corpses on the ground, then at Wang Ji who was smiling and silent, then at Zhao Kuo who was full of anger, and then at Zhao Kuo's men who were holding shining sharp knives around them, all of them struggled. .

After a while, someone finally said: "I would like to surrender to Zhao with the governor."

"I am also willing to surrender."

"Down."

In just a short moment, no matter whether they were forced or lured, all the Qin generals chose to surrender without exception.

Zhao Kuo and Wang Ji looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

If I had known that these people were so greedy for life and afraid of death, then I would have had a showdown early in the morning, and then directly led this army to sweep the entire Hedong, and the credit should be greater

At this moment, a burst of shouting and killing suddenly came into the tent.

Zhao Kuo's expression changed, and he shouted, "What's going on?"

After a while, Zhao Kuo got the answer he wanted.

"General, someone is making trouble and is attacking here!"

"What?" Zhao Kuo was shocked, and quickly walked out of the big tent.

Just a few hundred meters away, a Qin army broke through numerous interceptions in a destructive posture, and quickly approached the big tent where Zhao Kuo was.

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, drew out the long sword in his hand, and said sharply: "Come here, I will kill all these rioters and mutinies in the military camp!"

Chapter 282 Fan Sui Was Rebuked (Part [-])

Xianyang, Xianyang Palace.

Qin Wangji sat at the head, his face was gloomy, the muscles on his old face kept trembling, his mouth opened and closed, and his angry roar spread throughout the hall.

"Wang Ji is a traitor, the widow will punish his three clans, so as to relieve the hatred in my heart!"

In front of Qin Wangji, several important officials of the Qin State buried their heads deeply like ostriches, and no one dared to raise their heads and look at Qin Wangji.

Many people secretly cast their eyes on Fan Sui who was sitting on the seat closest to Qin Wangji, and then found that the always invincible Qin Xiangbang was silent at this moment, and beads of sweat kept coming out of his forehead .

Seeing this scene, many people began to gloat in their hearts.

Hmph, don't you, Fan Sui, have revenge for revenge and kindness for kindness?Isn't the power over the ruling and the opposition domineering?Well now, your benefactor Wang Ji has made such a big event in Hedong County, let's see what you do!

In this era, there are no imperial examinations. If you want to be an official, you can't pass the exam to get to the top, but it consists of many other ways.

To put it simply, there are mainly methods such as recommendation, self-recommendation, meritorious service, recruitment, world official, and yinzi.

The reason why Wang Ji was able to soar from an ordinary middle-level official of the Qin State Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a high-level official like the governor of Hedong County was because of Fan Sui's recommendation.

But this kind of recommendation doesn't mean that you can get someone an official position just by talking about it. If it was really that easy, then Fan Sui's subordinates would have already spread all over the Qin country.

Recommendation is actually a very careful inspection method.

The recommender actually acts as a guarantee for the recommendee.

Since the state of Qin has an annual assessment system of the upper plan, once the person who is recommended does not pass the upper plan, the recommender will also be jointly and severally liable.

To put it simply, if Fan Sui recommended Wang Ji, and Wang Ji's performance was not good, then Fan Sui would also have to take the blame.

Not only the State of Qin, but the State of Zhao also has a similar system of scheming, and the other Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period are similar.

With the supervision of the above-mentioned system, it is not possible to recommend blindly when recommending, which can largely prevent those officials who only know how to dawdle every day from occupying important positions.

But it is precisely because of the guarantee relationship, so now that Wang Ji's accident happened, Fan Sui will be in big trouble.

If Wang Ji was only accused of dereliction of duty or something, it might be better.

But Wang Ji is treason now!

Everyone present knew that Wang Ji had already made up his mind and was going to sell the entire Hedong County to the Zhao people!

That was Qin State's painstaking efforts for decades, and its importance was second only to Hedong County in Guanzhong.

If it is said that Guanzhong supports the backbone of the Qin State, then the Bashu Basin and the Hedong Plain are the wings of the Qin State's take-off.

Considering that the Bashu Basin has not been fully developed yet, the importance of Hedong County, which has been basically fully developed, to the Qin State after being operated by the Jin State for hundreds of years is self-evident.

So in Qin Wangji's mind, not only did Wang Ji deserve to die, but even if he died a thousand times, ten thousand times would not be enough to atone for his sins!

The angry Qin Wangji still didn't calm down after getting angry, but stared fiercely at Fan Sui: "Fan Jun, what can you say to this thief Wang Ji?"

Hearing this, the hearts of many Qin ministers present jumped.

It's here, it's still here.

Fan Sui's body also trembled when he heard the words, and finally he had no choice but to step out, bowed his head and bowed: "I know no one, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

In fact, Fan Sui was also angry.

Why is Wang Ji so tricked? You said that you got such a good position. It’s okay to do it so-so over the years, but you still cheated me like this, Fan Sui. Is this appropriate?

If resentment can kill, then the resentment in Fan Sui's heart at this moment should be enough to crush Wang Ji.

But resentment cannot kill after all, Qin Wangji, who can really kill, is sitting in front of Fan Sui at this moment, staring at Fan Sui with extremely cold eyes.

Fan Sui had no doubt that as long as Qin Wangji had one thought, he would lose his life.

But the worse thing is that Fan Sui can still think of ways to do other things, but Fan Sui really has nothing to do with this matter.