Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 512

It's time to take a look at Zhao Xie's situation. He was found out by Zhang Er and Chen Yu from the people to support him as king. His power has always been greatly restricted, and he has always been used to being manipulated. For Xiang Kang Zhao Xie took the initiative to issue an edict to let Zhao Xie restore his capital to Handan. At the beginning, Zhao Xie didn't notice any abnormalities. On the contrary, he was very grateful for Xiang Kang's "kind" decision. He thought it was a good signal and he didn't have to. Worried about ending up like Yingbo.

It is also because of this that during the period when the Han court rebuilt the King Zhao Palace for Zhao Xie, Zhao Xie not only visited Handan three times to inspect the project in person, but also became friends with Shao Ping, the prime minister of the Han court who was in charge of the project, and got along well with each other. Very happy, and just after the new palace was built, Zhao Xie couldn't wait to take the initiative to play Xiang Kang, asking Xiang Kang to allow him to restore his capital to Handan in August of that year.

For well-known reasons, Xiang Kang of course approved Zhao Xie's request without hesitation, and said that he would send envoys to congratulate Zhao Xie and reward Zhao Xie at that time. And the specific arrangements for the relocation of the capital, and then naturally, the important issue of the candidate for the county guard who will stay in Julu also surfaced.

In fact, this question should not have been discussed originally. Zhao Hui, the former governor of Julu County, was Zhao Xie's kinsman, and was the only sheriff appointed by Zhao Xie himself among the four counties of the Zhao Kingdom. Of course, Zhao Xie wanted Zhao Hui to continue as the sheriff. Stay in the important town of Julu.However, Zhao Xiangxia, who was appointed by Uncle Zhou for Zhao Xie, coveted this important position for a long time, and wanted his confidant Ning Zi to replace him, so he resorted to the means of raising and lowering, and tried his best to persuade Zhao Xie to promote Zhao Hui to the false prime minister (deputy prime minister). Take him to Handan to serve, and let Ningzi serve as the governor of Julu County.

After all, he is from the Zhao royal family, and his family has a long history. Even though his personality is relatively kind, Zhao Xie is not without political savvy. He immediately saw that Xia said that he was doing this to fight for power with him. .However, what Zhao Xie didn't expect was that when he was talking about the secret war with Xia, Jiao Wen, a doctor of Chinese medicine, jumped out again and suggested that the governor of Julu and the governor of Handan should exchange positions and exchange territories.

Zhao Xie also finally smelled something unusual, because Handan County was recovered by the Han army for Zhao Guo. Of course, Li Yuan, the governor of Handan County, was also appointed by the Han army. It was almost obvious that he belonged to Xiang Kang. If he was appointed as Julu County Shou, is tantamount to handing over Julu County, Zhao Xie’s hometown for many years, to Hanting’s control. In addition, Li Yuan has been operating in Handan County for several years, and all the people in the county are his people. Li Yuan came to control Julu again. Wouldn't it be handed over to the Han court to control the middle and grassroots of the entire Zhao country?
With such vigilance in his heart, Zhao Xie of course categorically rejected Jiao Wen's advice, and at the same time argued with Xia Shuo on the grounds that Zhao Hui was more familiar with Julu's situation, and insisted that Zhao Hui should continue to be the governor of Julu Fortunately, Xia Shuo didn't have the guts to force Zhao Xie to agree to his request. In the end, he reluctantly agreed to Zhao Xie's decision, allowing Zhao Xie to keep the Julu lair that he had been running for many years.

Jiao Wen's haste not only made Zhao Xie suspicious of him, but also forced Zhao Xie to take precautions. Afterwards, Zhao Xie not only secretly told Zhao Hui to guard Julu County carefully for him, but also made up his mind early on. , decided to take back the important position of the Handan prefect as soon as possible after the restoration of the capital Handan, and weaken the Han court's control over Zhao Guo-this is also human nature for self-protection, not Zhao Xie. Disagreement with Xiang Kang and Han Ting.

After a lot of intensive preparations, in early August, Zhao Xie formally led all the officials of Zhao State to restore the capital to Handan. Zhao Xie's influence is not small. When Zhao Xie's car arrived in Handan, there were still tens of thousands of people from Zhaodi who came down to welcome Zhao Xie's arrival. Entered the King Zhao Palace rebuilt for him by the Han court.

During this period, Xiang Kang also fulfilled his promise, sending envoys to congratulate Zhao Xie on behalf of the Han court, and also gave Zhao Xie a considerable reward. The sons of Xiang Kang, who was crowned king, also sent envoys to congratulate Zhao Xie on his restoration of the capital. Zhao Xie thanked each of them with a smile on his face, and held a banquet for several days to celebrate the restoration of the capital.

After more than ten days of being hypocritical and courteous, and after going through all the necessary cutscenes, the envoys from all over the world offered to leave one after another. Of course, Zhao Xie, who was exhausted by the cumbersome etiquette, did not persuade him to stay. He hurriedly presented the gifts of thanks and sent the envoys of all countries to leave. During the period, he treated the envoy sent by Zang Tu, the envoy of the King of Yan, Zhang Sheng, the doctor of the State of Yan. Without saying a few words, Zhao Xie immediately agreed to Zhang Sheng's request to leave. He promised to send someone to send the gift to the post house in a while, and let Zhang Sheng take it back to thank Zang Tu.

To Zhao Xie's surprise, after thanking Zhao Xie for Zang Tu, Zhang Sheng did not leave King Zhao's palace in a hurry. The king's palace was built by His Majesty the Emperor in imitation of Emperor Yingzheng of the Tyrant Qin Dynasty who built Zhao Palace in Beiban, Xianyang. Fu Qi went to the garden of Zhao Palace, I wonder if the King of Zhao would be merciful and let the foreign ministers go to the garden to feast their eyes?"

Of course, Zhao Xie would not refuse such a trivial matter, and because he was bored enough in the palace, he offered to lead Zhang Sheng to visit his imperial garden in person. Zhang Sheng was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly thanked Zhao Xie, Then hurriedly followed Zhao Xie out of the palace, chatting and laughing to take a walk in the garden of Zhao Palace.

Zhao Xie also soon regretted that he shouldn't be alone with Zang Tu's emissary Zhang Sheng. While walking and chatting in the garden, Zhang Sheng suddenly mentioned the matter of the candidate for Julu County Sheriff, and said to Zhao Xie very casually: "Zhao Tu Wang, the ministers have heard that when you decided to restore your capital to Handan, your majesty, someone once advised you to let the prefect of Handan and the prefect of Julu switch positions. I wonder if this is true?"

Still the same sentence, after all, after the Zhao royal family, the sensitivity of political sense is far above that of ordinary people. Just as Zhang Sheng raised this sensitive issue, Zhao Xie immediately realized that something was wrong. He put away his smile and said, "The doctor is very well informed. Ah, to even know about this king's court affairs."

"It's hard for foreign ministers to know about such an important matter." Zhang Shengyu said with a pun, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has not denied it. It seems that this is true. Foreign ministers dared to ask His Majesty, but His Majesty refused." Are you not afraid that someone will be unhappy if you insist on letting your fellow clan Zhao Hui continue to serve as the governor of Julu County after accepting this request?"

Zhao Xie stopped in his tracks, looked at Zhang Sheng and said coldly, "Do you have something to say, doctor? The widow let Zhao Hui continue to serve as the governor of Julu County. Who would be unhappy?"

"Why does your lord ask questions knowingly?" Zhang Sheng asked back with a smile, and then said: "With your wisdom and wisdom, your lord, let Zhao Junzun and Li Junzun exchange positions, and who is the mastermind behind the scenes, can your lord fail to guess?"

Zhao Xie's complexion became even uglier immediately, and he said in a colder tone: "Doctor, I'm tired, I want to go back to rest, you can go too."

"My lord, please don't be in a hurry. Please listen to my ministers to say a few more heartfelt words." Zhang Sheng said calmly, "I don't know if your lord has considered this issue? Why did someone ask you to leave Julu for no reason?" Du Handan? Why does he place so much importance on the selection of the Julu prefect for the person he puts in your court? What kind of deep meaning does he have in doing this?"

Reminded by Zhang Sheng, Zhao Xie, who was already suspicious about this matter, changed his face, and immediately heard Zhang Sheng's implication. Shengming, if you insist, let Zhao Junzun continue to stay in the city of Julu, but your lord, the ministers are also worried about you. Although you are doing it correctly and carefully, some people will definitely not be happy. I am afraid that the next step will not be so tactful. Mild."

Zhao Xie was silent, and said after a long while, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"Divide to lose, and cooperate to gain." Zhang Sheng pierced the window paper and said, "If Your Majesty is willing, you can send reliable people to the north at any time. We can also guarantee that as long as your Majesty needs it, we will do our best to help you."

"Aren't you afraid that the widow will take you down?" Zhao Xie asked with a sneer.

"If the foreign ministers were afraid, they wouldn't say such things to you, the king." Zhang Sheng's smile became even colder, and he said: "On the contrary, if you are not afraid of the foreign ministers, you will be completely helpless and become an anvil." Serve the fish and let others butcher it?"

Zhao Xie stared at Zhang Sheng, saw Zhang Sheng's expression was calm, his eyes were calm, it was obvious that he had made up his mind to die, and after weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Zhao Xie chose to turn around and leave, and casually ordered the guards to send Zhang Sheng out of the palace , Zhang Sheng didn't force Zhao Xie to make a decision immediately, but said to Zhao Xie's back: "My lord, the time left for you is running out. If you don't make a decision early, when others close the net, Even if you want to struggle, it’s too late.”

Zhao Xie ignored Zhang Sheng, but he couldn't help remembering Zhang Sheng's words in his mind, and couldn't help saying in his heart: "The emperor deliberately let the widow restore the capital to Handan, and also wanted his people to serve as the governor of Julu County. Shou, completely separate the widow and Zang Tu, do you really want to do something to the widow?"

In fact, Zhao Xie had similar worries for a long time. First of all, his throne was not canonized by Xiang Kang. It is Zhang Er who is in charge, and Zhao Xie, who has no real power, is not the main person responsible, but if Xiang Kang is really pursued, Zhao Xie still cannot escape the responsibility.

Secondly, Zhao Xie hardly made any contribution to the Han army during the Chu-Han War. The Zhao army was led by Zhao Xiangxia to help the Han army fight. Zhao Xie's only contribution was to support Xia Shuo in the name of King Zhao. The reason why Xiang Kang held his nose and continued to recognize Zhao Xie as the King of Zhao was just to use Zhao Xie's influence in Zhao Land to digest the results of Zhao Land's victory as soon as possible. .

The third is Xiang Kang's actions in conferring kings. After leaving so many six royal families, they will not be conferred, and all the thrones that can be conferred will be conferred on his son who was born in a hurry. The sinister intention of becoming a family in China and Kyushu It was obvious that under such circumstances, Zhao Xie, who had no relatives and no reason to Xiang Kang, had to worry that Xiang Kang would miss his throne, and he also had to be afraid that Xiang Kang would get rid of him and let his other sons take his place.

Still the same sentence, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Although Zhang Sheng's insinuations did not make Zhao Xie make up his mind, under the fear, Zhao Xie still inevitably became worried, and subconsciously stepped up. Paying attention to Hanting's various actions, he also quietly sent people to sneak into Guanzhong to listen to all kinds of movements of Xiang Kang and Hanting.

During this period, Zang Tu found another excuse to send his cronies to contact Zhao Xie, but Zhao Xie was betrayed by Zang Tu because he did not have the guts to rebel and was afraid of repeating Yingbo's mistakes. He deliberately didn't even meet Zang Tu's envoy, and was extremely cautious.However, no one can hurt a tiger, but a tiger can hurt people's hearts. In the late autumn of October, a news that made Zhao Xie's heart skip a beat suddenly spread to Handan City...

This seems to be news that has nothing to do with Zhao Guo. Xiang Kang issued an edict, saying that in order to prevent the Huns who like to fight in winter from invading the Central Plains in winter, he decided to send the general of the Han army Gongsun Tong to lead an army northward to strengthen Daijun. defense.Although Xiang Kang's decision seemed ordinary and reasonable, what made Zhao Xie frightened was that Xiang Kang actually asked Gongsun Tong to lead the army from Jingxing East, via Zhao Guohengshan County, which was actually controlled by the Han court, and Beishangdai County!

"Is the emperor really going to attack the widow? After his army enters Hengshan County, as long as he suddenly enters Wuyuan eastward, he can immediately cut off the road connection between the widow and the country of Yan!"

After this suspicion was born, Zhao Xie stayed awake all night for several days, and after a painful ideological struggle, Zhao Xie made up his mind and suddenly made an important personnel adjustment at the routine court meeting— ——On the grounds of rewarding his minister Li Yuanzhi's ability to govern the county, Li Yuan, the governor of Handan appointed by the Han army when he recovered Handan, was promoted to the false prime minister of Zhao, and Zhao Han, his own clan, replaced Li Yuan as the governor of Handan, taking over the civil affairs and affairs of Handan county County soldier control!
It made Zhao Xie shudder. After he announced this decision, the officials of Zhao State who attended the meeting were completely silent. They were so quiet that they could clearly hear a needle drop on the ground. Zhao Xie hesitated to speak several times.On the contrary, after a long time, Li Yuan, who was secretly descended by Zhao Xie and deprived of power, took the initiative to open his mouth, saluted Zhao Xie and said: "My humble minister thanks the king for his promotion."

"You don't have to be polite, Aiqing. You deserve it. Please excuse me."

Zhao Xie replied with a smile, but he didn't know that his smile was actually uglier than crying. He lowered his head slightly and said in his heart: "Don't blame me, I was forced to do the same. , once the emperor really strikes at the widow, the widow will really only be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

(End of this chapter)