The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 509: The Anxious State of Zhao (asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month)

Of course, the bronze box owned by South Korea, which was said to contain the secret of the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon, also fell into Ying Zheng's hands.

Ying Zheng put the two copper boxes together but couldn't see anything strange about them, so he just put them together with the Nine Cauldrons.

Let’s talk about it once we have everything together.

This stuff isn't important.

When the news that the entire country of Han had submitted to Qin spread throughout the world, the whole country was shocked.

Although they had known that this was inevitable, when it actually happened, fear and anxiety still shrouded the hearts of the five countries.

Shikoku.

The State of Qi was only uneasy for a while, and then stopped thinking about the matter.

King Jian of Qi sent envoys to Qin with generous gifts to congratulate.

Then the music continued and the dancing continued.

A happy day is a day.

The main point is to be open-minded.

The kindness Han An received made King Jian of Qi feel at ease.

As for the fate of many Korean ministers, it made a large number of people in other countries feel at ease.

The situation in Wei was completely different. King Jingmin of Wei fell into extreme fear and despair. Now the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Chu were all facing Qin directly, and there was no longer any buffer.

The State of Wei is located in the center of the Central Plains, but it is now the weakest of the Three Kingdoms and has no strategic locations to defend. Under the current circumstances, once the State of Qin attacks the State of Wei, it can directly attack from three sides and it will be unstoppable.

As for Chu and Zhao, do they still have the ability to stop it? Do they have the courage to stop it? This question seems to no longer need to be considered.

King You of Chu was even more anxious. After the annexation of Han, the only states whose geographical disadvantages became worse besides Wei were his Chu.

Previously, if Qin wanted to attack Chu, it either had to borrow a passage or go downstream from the south. However, going downstream could only attack marginal areas, which could not cause a devastating impact on Chu, so Chu had plenty of time to prepare for defense.

But now it is different. Han was annexed by Qin. The Qin army can now march into the prosperous heartland of Chu with its full force, and the threat has suddenly increased.

Even though King You of Chu did not want to admit it, he had to admit in his heart that the current Chu State was no match for the Qin State, and given the current situation in the court, it was absolutely not suitable for a major war with the Qin State. It was already taking him a lot of effort to stabilize the court.

As for the State of Yan, King Xi of Yan also felt the threat deeply. Even though there was a mortal enemy, the State of Zhao, between the State of Qin, King Xi of Yan was not optimistic at all whether the now weak State of Zhao could withstand the final blow from the Qin.

It’s not that King Xi of Yan didn’t want to take advantage of the situation and attack Zhao to strengthen himself.

He was just hesitating about when to take action. The next two countries that Qin could attack could only be Wei and Zhao, but it would make a difference who to attack first.

King Xi of Yan decided to wait and see.

As for the State of Zhao, the entire court is now in fear.

Now the ruler of Zhao is young and the country is in doubt. Although he has followed King Zhao Daoxiang's legacy, bestowed great rewards and won the hearts of the people, and did not make any major adjustments in the court, he has temporarily stabilized the peace in the court.

But no matter how you look at it, the State of Zhao is now weak to a certain limit and is absolutely not suitable for going to war, especially with the State of Qin.

But the problem is that when two countries are at odds with each other, war is not something that can be avoided just because one side doesn't want to fight.

Is it possible that the Qin State, which has now occupied half of the world, will be satisfied and stop its efforts to unify the world?
Of course not.

So how to deal with the State of Qin?

For a while, the entire Zhao court was in an uproar.

Li Mu, who returned to the court to accept the title, was not in a hurry to return to the northern border. Now all the important civil and military officials were arguing about how to deal with the Qin State.

Almost no one advocated war. Even Li Mu knew very well that the current Zhao State was no match for the Qin State. It would be good enough if the Qin State did not take action first. If the Zhao State took the initiative to attack the Qin State, it would be courting death.

But Li Mu did not advocate peace either. Everyone knew that the King of Qin wanted to unify the world. Now that Han had been annexed, the next step would definitely be Zhao and Wei. Although it was not certain who would be attacked first, a war between the two countries was absolutely inevitable.

Now we should store up food and grass, prepare military supplies, build and reinforce the city passes to defend ourselves, and be prepared for defense at any time so that we will not be caught off guard when Qin attacks.

Li Mu was also very clear about the weakness of Zhao State. The most important thing for Zhao State now was to recuperate and recover its vitality. It was better not to fight, whether actively or passively. The most important thing to do was to find a way to delay the war. The longer it was delayed, the better for Zhao State. But the problem was here. Now in the court, the civil and military officials were arguing about how to prevent Qin State from attacking Zhao State.
Anyone who is not a complete idiot can see that Qin now has only two choices for its primary target: Zhao and Wei. Chu is absolutely out of the question now.

Li Mu had no idea how to deal with the Qin State, but looking at the young lord sitting in the high seat in the center of the hall, he was appointed as Wu'an Jun and Left Prime Minister as soon as he ascended the throne.

I lament in my heart that a gentleman will die for his friend. No matter what, if the enemy comes, we will fight him; if the water comes, we will block it with earth. It is nothing but death.

Queen Chuxue of Zhao Daochang and her son King Qian of Zhao sat on the throne together. King Qian of Zhao looked at the sighs of the ministers in the palace in confusion. He could see that the situation was very serious, but how serious it was, he had no concrete idea.

As for Empress Zhao Daochang, now the Queen Mother Zhao, her pretty face was frowned with a look of worry.

She had been married to King Zhao Daoxiang for more than ten years and had a child. King Zhao Daoxiang doted on her very much and she also had feelings for him. How could she not be sad when her husband passed away?
But she really didn't have time to be sad. There were too many state affairs, and the situation was not optimistic.

Although she didn't know much about politics, she was not stupid and she could see that the current situation was dangerous.

She is now the regent and holds great power, but apart from some excitement on the first day, she is no longer happy.

Governing the country was completely different from what she had originally imagined. Why was it so difficult? Why were there so many things to do? And why were there such big threats?

This is completely different from what I originally expected!

Originally I thought that as the regent queen mother, I would hold great power in the country and could do whatever I wanted. But now it seems that it would be better for me to stay in the harem honestly, where no storms can blow in and I just have to serve the king well.

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But now I, a woman, need to withstand such a strong storm.

So the king has to bear such great pressure and responsibility?

Queen Zhao Daochang has never felt as clearly as she does now about the importance of her husband. She really cannot bear the burden now.

Seeing everyone in the hall sighing, Queen Zhao Daochang looked carefully for a long time and found that there were only a few people including Lord Jianxin, Guo Kai, and Li Mu. Although they also frowned, they did not sigh or quarrel with other ministers. They all sat solemnly.

Empress Zhao Daochang stretched out her delicate hand and patted the table: "Gentlemen, please be quiet for a moment."

After everyone finally quieted down, Empress Zhao Daochang looked at Lord Jianxin and asked, "Prime Minister, how should we deal with the Qin State?"

Lord Jianxin was already over forty years old. Although he had his own selfish desires, he was loved by both King Xiaocheng of Zhao and King Daoxiang of Zhao. How could he not have deep affection in his heart?

Counting King Qian of Zhao, he had been a minister of the State of Zhao for three dynasties.

Whether from the perspective of emotion or interests, he hopes that Zhao State will be well.

King Zhao Daoxiang passed away, and he was in great grief, but he had no time to grieve. The new king was young, the queen mother was regent, but how much did the queen mother know about government affairs? He had to shoulder all these things.

The complicated state affairs in recent years have exhausted him mentally and physically, especially during this period, when he was only in his forties but his temples were already covered with large patches of white hair.

But still very handsome.

Jian Xinjun's magnetic and mature voice sounded, and he slowly said: "Now the power of Qin is getting stronger, while our great Zhao is exhausted and the people's livelihood is declining. The most important thing at this time is to recuperate and not to go to war with other countries, especially not to go to war with Qin."

"Qin has just annexed Han. Although Han has long been in decline, it still has two wealthy counties in the Central Plains. Qin swallowed Han like a giant anaconda swallowed a lamb. It will take time for Qin to completely digest Han. I believe it will not easily start a war in the short term."

When Lord Jianxin said this, everyone in the hall nodded. Even Queen Zhao Daochang felt relieved. Her worried brows relaxed and a smile appeared on her pretty face.

But before he could be happy, Jian Xinjun continued, "But our Great Zhao must not take it lightly. Qin has absorbed talents from all over the world in recent years, so it will not take too long to completely assimilate and absorb South Korea."

"During this period of time, our Great Zhao should recuperate and recover its strength as soon as possible. At the same time, we should find a way to make friends with the Qin State and draw Qin's attention to the Wei State."

"Although Qin is strong, it will take time to annex Wei, so Zhao will have enough time to recover. If we can take advantage of the opportunity to annex Yan and occupy the north, we will have more than enough room to maneuver even if we face Qin."

Empress Zhao Daochang frowned again and said softly, "What Lord Jianxin said makes sense, but how can we make friends with the State of Qin?"

Jian Xinjun remained silent. He naturally knew how to make friends, but he didn't want to say it.

Moreover, even if we make friends, it is only a temporary measure to delay the process, and it is ultimately only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

Seeing that Jianxin Jun remained silent, Guo Kai came to rescue him and said, "Her Majesty, what the Right Prime Minister said makes sense. Since ancient times, people have always made friends with others in advance, and never made friends when the time comes."

"Making friends in advance is friendship, but trying to make friends when a conflict is imminent is a transaction."

"Since Qin will not attack other countries in the short term, this is the best time. Making friends with Qin and diverting Qin's attention to Wei is the only chance to break the current situation."

(End of this chapter)