The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 524 Ever-changing
Lord Jianxin said sternly: "The Queen Mother can send envoys to Daqin to ask for a ceasefire, offering cities and lands to delay the Qin offensive for the time being. The action must be loud and known to everyone. Then send people to spread the news to tell all countries that Dazhao wants to imitate Han and submit to Qin to ensure the family's wealth and prosperity."

"In this way, Qin will become stronger and stronger, and will not suffer much loss. By then, the hair will be gone, and the other countries will be anxious and frightened, and will certainly send troops to help!"

After Jian Xinjun finished saying this, even Guo Kai and Yao Jia couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, how cruel it was.

This move was too cruel. Apart from anything else, the three countries of Yan, Wei and Chu would never dare to bet whether Zhao would surrender directly.

After all, if Zhao puts up a desperate resistance, it will definitely die. In this case, it is better to surrender directly while there is still bargaining chips, so as not to lose the family's wealth.

The example of South Korea is there.

It is normal that the orphan and widowed mother of Zhao State could not withstand the pressure from Qin State. On the contrary, it would be abnormal if they could withstand such pressure.

Empress Zhao Daochang was stunned, and after hesitating for a long time, she replied: "Is this really the case?"

Guo Kai said, "The Queen Mother must have misunderstood. The Right Prime Minister is trying to be direct by taking a circuitous approach."

"It's not that they really want to surrender to Qin, but they just want to force Yan, Wei and Chu to take action."

"Your plan is brilliant. No matter what the three kingdoms have in mind, as long as they don't want to be annexed by Qin immediately, they can only send troops to help us get through this difficult time first."

After hearing what Guo Kai said, Queen Zhao Daochang finally felt relieved.

Speaking of which, Zhao Daochang regretted it after Qin suddenly attacked Zhao. If he had known earlier, he would have listened to the advice of Jianxin Jun and Yao Jia, and made friends with Qin before Qin attacked, bribed Qin with generous gifts, and let Qin focus on Wei. It is not like now, even if he wants to cede land and negotiate peace, it is not so easy.

At this time, Chunping Jun also spoke up: "What the Right Prime Minister said is very true. Now that things have come to this, we can only do this."

"Two steps at the same time. Send envoys to Qin to negotiate peace. Even if it requires the sacrifice of land, try to delay the process as much as possible."

"At the same time, spread the rumor that Zhao has surrendered to Qin, forcing the three countries to send troops to help. But even if the three countries send troops to help, the peace talks with Qin must still be carried out."

"Even if the three kingdoms send troops to help, they can only temporarily repel Qin. If the three kingdoms retreat, Qin will surely come back. The King of Qin will never suffer any loss."

"After defeating Qin, Zhao should still negotiate peace with Qin. Even if it means ceding cities, it should temporarily maintain good relations with Qin so that Qin can focus on Wei and Chu."

During this period, Queen Zhao Diaochang and Lord Chunping were in love, and for the sake of Queen Zhao Diaochang and the State of Zhao, Lord Chunping would never make trouble again, even though he and Lord Jianxin Guo Kai were mortal enemies.

It has to be said that King Zhao Daoxiang used the last measure of checks and balances of power very well. Chunping Jun would not shirk his efforts for the State of Zhao, but he was also checked and balanced by Jianxin Jun and Guo Kai, two ministers who would never reconcile with Chunping Jun, thus ensuring the stability of the court.

The military power was controlled by Zhao Cong, a member of the royal family, Le Cheng and Li Mu who were from the State of Yan. Other generals who also controlled the military power included Fu Di, Yan Ju, Sima Shang, Qing She, Hu Zhe and others. They maintained a firm balance between the military and politics, and even orphans and widows could control the government.

Of course, he could never have imagined that his brother would be having an affair with his wife.

After hearing what Chunping Jun said, Empress Zhao Daochang made up her mind: "Okay, then we will do as the Right Prime Minister says. The specific cities to be ceded will be decided by the two Prime Ministers and Chunping Jun. I and the king will hand over the State of Zhao to you."

Lord Jianxin bowed deeply and said solemnly: "I swear to serve you till my death!"

Guo Kai stood up and said, "After this matter is settled, I will go to Qin in person to seek peace. If the matter fails, I will never return!"

Empress Zhao Daochang bowed and said: "The situation is critical. I am in trouble with you all."

King Qian of Zhao followed suit and bowed, saying, "Thank you all for your help."

Everyone bowed down immediately.

The few of them did not discuss for too long and soon decided on the area and amount of city land to be ceded, and Guo Kai hurried to Qin.

In May of the eleventh year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang, Guo Kai arrived in Xianyang as an envoy of the State of Zhao.

In order to save Guo Kai's face, Ying Zheng ordered to suspend the attack and discuss peace talks for the time being. If you want to make a show real, then do it.

At the same time, he had raised another 150,000 troops, divided into three groups, two of which were led by Wang Ben and Bie Gong, ready to respond to the aid of Wei and Chu, and the other group was led by Li Xin, ready to provide support at any time. Li Xin had been trained and learned under Wang Jian for another year, and it was time for him to take charge.

Cheng Jiao also served as a military supervisor under Duke Bie this time. He is not a child anymore and has two children. It is time for him to gain some experience and share the worries for his brother the king.

At the same time that Guo Kai entered Qin to negotiate peace, the people sent by Jianxinjun to spread the news to various countries had also arrived. When the various countries heard that Zhao wanted to surrender to Qin, they were all shocked.

King Xi of Yan was originally itching to see Qin's unstoppable attack on Zhao, and had already prepared to send troops, of course not for Zhao to resist Qin.

It was to take advantage of the opportunity to bite off a piece of Zhao State. Although Qin State was very strong, King Xi of Yan did not think that Qin State could destroy Zhao in one battle.

Since we cannot destroy Zhao in one battle, it would be a waste if we don't take advantage of this opportunity.

East of Zhongshan, there were originally cities of Yan State, and they were all prosperous places, fifteen cities in total. If we could take them back, we would be so happy even in our dreams. King Xi of Yan wanted to directly reject Zhao State's request for help, but he was a cautious person, or in other words, a thorough opportunist.

Instinctively, he did not directly reject Zhao's request for help, but chose to wait and see.

When King Xi of Yan heard the news that Zhao wanted to surrender directly to Qin, he was horrified!

King Xi of Yan was not stupid. He believed that the State of Zhao could be injured or crippled, but it must not perish!
If Yan State is destroyed, the country will be doomed!
It is okay for Yan and Zhao to love and hate each other, but no matter who annexes whom, they will be the overlord in the north.

But the only thing that Yan State cannot do is to be annexed by other countries. If it is annexed by other countries, the two countries will be in danger. If Zhao State is destroyed, Yan State will not last long.

King Xi of Yan saw this truth very clearly.

He also knew very well that Zhao would not surrender so easily. Zhao was different from Han. Han had long been almost completely devoured by Qin and surrounded by Qin. Han had long since surrendered to Qin.

However, Zhao still has thousands of miles of territory. If it fights hard, it can still raise an army of 300,000. Now it has only been slightly beaten by Qin. It will not surrender directly like Han.

The news we have now was most likely spread by the State of Zhao in order to force other countries to help.

However, King Xi of Yan did not dare to gamble.

Today, Zhao State has a young ruler and a widowed mother. It is normal for the ministers to be uneasy. If they really cannot resist the pressure from Qin, they may not fight to the death, but it is also possible that they will surrender directly.

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However, King Xi of Yan did not dare to ask Yan to help fight against Qin.

Although he had already given up the idea of ​​taking advantage of the opportunity to attack Zhao, King Xi of Yan really couldn't make up his mind to confront Qin directly.

Now if we help Zhao overcome the crisis, but offend Qin, if Qin and Zhao negotiate peace and then cooperate to attack Yan, and Zhao and Qin make another deal, what should Yan do then?
As for King Jingmin of Wei and King You of Chu, they thought the same as King Xi of Yan. They also did not believe that Zhao would surrender so easily.

But they didn't dare to gamble.

The Qin State was already strong enough and occupied half of the world. If it were to simply annex the Zhao State, then the remaining countries would really have no hope at all.

As the three kingdoms watched the news of Guo Kai's entry into Qin and the Qin's offensive indeed stopped, they became even more uneasy.

All the information was telling them that the current situation was extremely critical and a decision had to be made.

King Jingmin of Wei gritted his teeth, raised an army of 100,000, and ordered Wei Zhao to lead his troops to attack the Qi River line, forcing Wang Jian to return for support.

King You of Chu also gritted his teeth and sent out an army of 150,000 under the leadership of Xiang Yan to attack Shangcai, in an effort to attack Qin and save Zhao.

Then they faced Wang Ben and Bie Gong who had been waiting for them.

After all, the Chu and Wei countries did not have the concerns of King Xi of Yan, and now that things had come to this, they had no choice but to take action.

As for King Xi of Yan, he is still waiting and watching.

After Chu and Wei sent troops, the people of Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, Zhao had no intention of counterattacking at all.

If we counterattack now, won’t we still be unable to maintain good relations with the State of Qin?
According to the agreed idea, Guo Kai continued to push for peace talks with the State of Qin. Ying Zheng took advantage of the situation and did not ask the State of Zhao to continue ceding land for a series of subsequent considerations. As long as the State of Zhao recognized the current situation and acknowledged the Qin's occupation of the cities captured this year, the Qin would temporarily withdraw its troops.

Although Guo Kai didn't understand why the Qin Dynasty didn't seize such a good opportunity, knowing that he had help, he naturally would not go against Ying Zheng's wishes.

After all, this is a great achievement for the State of Zhao!

Congratulations! Congratulations! Both sides have contributed!

Guo Kai returned to Zhao State with the good news, and the king and his ministers were all very happy.

Guo Kai is indeed worthy of his name! He is truly a peerless talent! He has never disappointed anyone when given a task.

Queen Zhao Daochang was surprised and delighted. She rewarded Guo Kai greatly and was extremely grateful.

Guo Kai is really worthy of his name. He will never let people down at any time. I also regret not listening to Guo Kai's advice before. If I had established good relations with the Qin State early on, I would not be in this situation today.

What the late king said before his death was right. If you can't make up your mind about something, you must listen to Guo Kai. Empress Zhao Daochang secretly made up her mind that she must listen to Guo Kai's advice in the future.

Guo Kai gave a new suggestion, which was to delay notifying Wei, Chu, Qin and Zhao of the ceasefire.

The reason given was that since they wanted to divert the trouble to the east and set their sights on Wei and Chu, they had to make Qin feel that it had something to gain. How could it be beneficial? Of course, the two countries were extremely weak, and everyone knew that they had to pick on the weak.

(End of this chapter)