I’m The King

In the decades since Zhao Wang and Zhao Wuji came to the throne, in addition to guarding against Qiang Qin, another main line that has run through these decades has been the suspicion, suspicion, and calculation between Zao Wuji and Zilan.

The two started fighting when they were still princes. Zao Wou-ki finally won. In order to restrain Zilan, he left Zilan in Jicheng and granted him the status of Xiangguo, but he did not give him the power he deserved. The **** Zilan was in Jicheng just to prevent him from returning to the rich and vast Daijun to gather strength.

A few years ago, when the Huns invaded, Zao Wou-ki seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and blatantly used the pretext of preventing the Qin people, and withdrew the standing army stationed there from Daijun, completely evacuating the defensive force there. In the end, as King Zhao wanted, The county suffered an unprecedented calamity, which caused the Huns to fight to the foot of the Xiling Mausoleum of the county city. The county was hit hard and it was no longer prosperous.

By this time, King Zhao hadn't had much guard against Zilan, letting him continue to serve as the assistant would only hinder his own eyes, so he let Zilan go back.

Facts have proved that this decision was wrong.

Zilan returned to Dai County, and it took only a few years for Dai County to recover from the trauma. Today, Dai County is not as strong as before, but at this rate of recovery, there will be a few more years. , He will once again become the nightmare of King Zhao.

If only this is the case, but a year ago, Zilan’s military action gave King Zhao a blow. Zilan joined forces with the generals of Yan’s eastward army and sent troops outrageously to attack the Shannan County of Qin in one fell swoop. To defeat the Qin soldiers there, the Qin army commander He Yangguang was killed in battle. The Shannan County that the Qin people had run for two years was taken by Zilan. As long as the Daijun guarded Shannan County, the danger of the Qin people could be shut out, and the Qin people could sit back and relax.

From the overall situation of Zhao Guo's resistance to Qin, Zhao Guo did not worry about the surprise attack by the Qin army from the north. But for Wang Zhao, it is not only from this perspective.

He hoped that Dai Jun could stop Qin Jun, but that was not the case, in his mind. It was thought that Zilan tried his best to entangle Qin Jun. While consuming Dai Jun's final strength a little bit, he also consumed Qin Jun at the same time. Losing both is his best plan.

But obviously, this plan went bankrupt.

Zilan took the Shannan County and mastered the Holland Pass, which was equivalent to strangling the neck of Qin Ren Beijin. He only needs a small amount of troops to guard against the Qin army.

Dai Jun had an unprecedented opportunity for development, because the Qin army was unable to come north, and the Huns, the biggest enemy of the previous generation, had long since ceased to exist. Become one after another scattered small tribes.

"Zilan still wants to expand the army, what does he want to do? Now he has 30,000 soldiers, and he has to expand by 20,000. What does he want to do, rebel?" He slammed Zilan's memorial to the ground fiercely. Zao Wou-ki's face was pale.

"Zi Lan said in the memorial to prevent the invasion of the Qin army!" Zi Zhang Nana said: "My lord, no matter what, it is a happy event that we have taken Shannan County. The lieutenant can also concentrate all his energy on Go in the direction of Wei Guo, don't worry about Qin's voice hitting the west."

"Preventing Qin people?" Zao Wuji sneered, turning his head to look at the silent Zhao Mu. "My lieutenant, you have stayed in the Northland for many years. As you can see, how many soldiers do you need to defend Shannan County?"

Zhao Mu was silent for a moment, "If it is well equipped. Well-trained, ten thousand soldiers are enough. Of course, this is a general situation, how the Qin people aggressively attack. Or with a commander, twenty thousand people are enough to ensure that Shannan County is safe and sound. "

"Have you heard? Did you hear that?" Zao Wou-ki stared at Zizhang fiercely. "Twenty thousand people are enough. Now that there are 30,000 soldiers on behalf of the county, he has to expand by 20,000. What is the reason? What good is it for you to take Zilan, to speak for him like this?"

Zizhang was reprimanded by Zao Wou-ki, and his heart became angry. He was also one of the great nobles in the country of Zhao, but he was reprimanded like this by Zao Wou-ki. He raised his head, looked directly at King Zhao, and said: "The Taiwei said it was good, but Daijun has a vast industrial area, and all counties have to garrison troops. Although the Huns no longer exist, small tribal looting often occurs. Soldiers are required to garrison them. Lord Zilan is a careful person and has heavy troops stationed in Shannan County. It is conceivable, it is not counted as such, and fifty thousand soldiers is not too much."

Zhao Wou was extremely angry, staring at Zizhang's eyes as if he was about to explode fire, and was about to break out. Zhao Qi, who was sitting on his knees, suddenly coughed and swished. This sound also made Zao Wou-ki calm down from his anger and watch. With Zizhang’s angry face, he suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was not an official with nothing, but also a great aristocrat with a large fief and military strength. He was already in the same position as Zilan. If you offend Zizhang again , Then it can't be cleaned up.

"Zizhang, I was the one who failed to speak." Zao Wou-ki took a deep breath, "I know your loyalty to the State of Zhao, and loyalty to me. I shouldn’t say that to you, but..." Zao Wou-ki paused. I took a look at the people present, "Zilan is different. Over the past few decades, he has never been reconciled to the failure of the year. Zizhang, back then, you did your best to support me. Zilan will never forget this. of."

Zizhang took a breath and lowered his head. Zao Wou-ki was right. In the past, Zao Wou-ki and Zilan fought for a seat, and he unreservedly stood on King Zhao’s side.

"The expansion of Zilan's strength may be good for Zhao Guo, but it is not necessarily good for us." Zao Wou-ki is not stupid, of course he knows the difference. "Zizhang, needless to say Zhao Qi, Taiwei, when you were ordered to withdraw from Daijun, regardless of Zilan's retention, you did not leave him a soldier, he will certainly bear his grudge."

Zhao Mu slowly raised his head. In just a few years, there were many wrinkles on his face. The battle at Hangu Pass became an unremovable knot in his heart, especially after more and more intelligence confirmed that Qin Jun’s Reinforcement is completely illusory. If you were decisive and recklessly attacked, you might be able to kill King Qin Wulie on the spot. Once King Qin Wulie dies, there will be chaos in Qin, just like Zhao Wuji and Zilan. The position is the same, for many years of chaos, the strength is greatly reduced.

The opportunity cannot be missed, and the loss will never come again. This incident bites his heart like a poisonous snake from time to time.

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

Zhao Mu said that he was loyal to the State of Zhao, but he did not say that he was loyal to Zao Wou-ki, but Zao Wou-ki was already very satisfied if he could wait for such an answer from Zhao Mu. When he was fighting for the throne with Zilan, Zhao Mu already had a heavy hand and had a deep personal relationship with Zilan. However, at the most critical moment, he did not stand by Zilan's side. Instead, he stood still and took control of the situation. After that, he took the lead in expressing support to himself. He is a pure soldier, not a qualified politician.

His question and answer actually showed one thing, as long as he stays in the palace of Jicheng and is still King Zhao, Zhao Mu will support all his decisions without hesitation.

"Zilan expands his army and plots unruly, that's for sure, now, how do we deal with it?" he asked.

"No matter what Zilan thinks, it's still Yijing not to move." Zizhang thought for a moment, "Xinzheng can't be saved. If the people of Qin win Xinzheng, they will target Wei directly. We can't let Wei lose it anymore. Yes. Lips and teeth are cold, no matter what, we have to send troops to support Wei."

"I'll go personally!" 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, hope that King Chuhuai's eyes will be brighter this time. Even if he does not send troops directly to Qin State, but drags the troops over the border between Chu and South Korea, it can give Li Xin a great deal. Stress." Subchapter said.

"On the other side of Qi, can internal history run again? Yan Ren can't count on it now." Zhao Mu said.

"Qi country doesn't have to go!" Zhao Qi on one side shook his head again and again, "Tian Dan's mind is now full of forehead is to eat a piece of fat from the country of Yan, where is he willing to send a soldier to assist the country of Wei."

"It doesn't matter whether there is Qi country or not. He comes, it's just the icing on the cake. If he doesn't come, it doesn't matter to the overall situation." Zhao Mu thought for a moment. "The key is that Zi Zhang can convince King Chu. As long as King Chu is willing to pose, I will have confidence. , Let Li Xin return without success in Wei."

"I'll leave tomorrow!" Zi Zhang nodded.

"The matter of resisting the Qin people is set in this way, what will Zilan do? Is there a good plan?" Zao Wou-ki is most concerned about Zilan, who is sitting step by step in Daijun's eyes.

Zhao Mu and Zizhang looked at each other and were silent. Zao Wou-ki could only turn his gaze to Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi thought for a while, and said to Zao Wou-ki: "Internal History's words are also reasonable. At the moment, the most important thing is to deal with the Qin people and assist the Wei State. After Wei defeats the Qin people, he will come back to consider Zilan's affairs. But before that, we can also test Zilan to see what his mind is?"

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

"Request Zilan to send his eldest son into the capital to serve the king." Zhao Qi said. "If Zilan is willing, it means that in a short time, Zilan has not been confused, but if he refuses, we must take precautions."

Zao Wou-ki slightly changed color ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The army followed the captain to the State of Wei, and Hedong Camp couldn't relax. If so, what if Zi Lan Gou jumps the wall in a hurry? "

"Hedong Daying can deploy a part of its troops. It does not need to attack. It only needs to make a gesture. With Zilan's intelligence, it is not difficult to see the king's determination." Zhao Mu suddenly said. "This matter can be left to Zhao Jin. He is also a veteran and will not make mistakes."

"The Qin people won't take advantage of the emptiness to enter?"

"It's just a posture. Wang Hanguguan is also a veteran. He won't send troops rashly until we don't know our intentions. What's more, he has to worry about whether this is our trick. If Zilan is not against it, and If Wang Jian dared to send troops to pick up the bargain, we can connect with He Zilan and give him a ruthless note." Zhao Mu said.

"What if Zilan is against it?"

"Hedong Daying retracted to defend."

"Where is Daijun?"

"As long as Zilan doesn't attack, just ignore it and wait until I come back from Wei State!" Zhao Mu said flatly. "This is just a test, the purpose is to try Zilan's true meaning, not to destroy him."