Chapter 178 Pull the city
"Crown Prince, the place of Shenqi is urgently reported!"
Zhao Yan dragged his tired body and just returned to Zhao Wangdan's mourning hall when he saw the eunuch running over hurriedly, his face full of anxiety.
"What happened?"
Zhao Yan was shocked when he saw this and thought that Zhao Jia from Shenqi was rebelling.
The eunuch said in panic: "Li Si, under Gongzi Jia's command, returned to Handan and asked the prince to send the imperial physician to Shenqi's place to treat Gongzi Jia."
Zhao Yan frowned slightly when he heard this and shouted, "What's wrong with Gongzi Jia?"
The eunuch hurriedly replied: "According to what Li Si said, Gongzi Jia has been fighting for years and has become ill after overwork. Some time ago, he suddenly heard the news of the death of the previous king, and his qi and blood were even more and more fainted. After a good doctor's diagnosis, although Gongzi Jia had woken up, he became extremely haggard, his health became worse and worse, and he could not manage the government."
"The medical officials in Shenqi are limited in their medical skills, and it is difficult to completely cure Gongzijia. I hope the prince will send a good doctor in Handan to Shenqi to get rid of the disease for Gongzijia."
Zhao Yan, who was worried that Zhao Jia would rebel, suddenly heard the bad news, and for some reason, he felt a little panicked in his heart.
It is said that the most ruthless imperial family is indeed the case. People born in the imperial family can turn their backs on their faces and tragically fight each other for the supreme position.
Zhao Yan was so afraid of Zhao Jia. He just gave the posthumous title to the former king, so he couldn't wait to summon Zhao Jia back to Handan. It was not because he was afraid of Zhao Jia that he would threaten his throne.
But now, when Zhao Yan learned that Zhao Jia's body had become unbearable, he not only did not show any joy, but instead felt a little anxious.
Previously, Zhao Yan did not treat Zhao Jia very well because he favored Li Ji and his youngest son Zhao Qian.
But after all, Zhao Jia is also Zhao Yan's eldest son, and the fact that blood is thicker than water cannot be changed no matter what.
When Zhao Yan learned of the news of Zhao Qian's death, Zhao Yan did resent Zhao Jia.
But after so long, Zhao Yan and Zhao Zheng spent time together day and night, they also reflected on many problems, and felt that they had indeed treated their eldest son unfairly.
Seeing Zhao Jia's ability and achievements again, Zhao Yan felt a little regretful.
He would occasionally ask himself silently in his heart that if he had treated Zhao Jia better in the past, his youngest son might not have died. As the eldest son of his biggest political enemy, he might have become his greatest help.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.
He wanted to make up for it, but found that it seemed too late. There was a deep gap between the father and son.
This time, Zhao Jia was issued an edict to return to Handan to maintain filial piety. Zhao Yan did have the intention of putting Zhao Jia in house arrest and taking back Shen Qi's land, but he never thought it would be detrimental to Zhao Jia himself.
On the contrary, Zhao Yan even considered that after deducting Zhao Jia's wings and consolidating the throne, he would keep him by his side, improve the relationship between father and son, and then make him the crown prince, so that Zhao Jia's talents would be used by himself.
Zhao Yan's idea is not surprising.
No matter what conflicts there are, it is a father-son relationship after all, and Zhao Yan never thought of killing Zhao Jia's life.
Especially now, Zhao Yan has only one son like Zhao Jia, and sooner or later, Zhao Jia will inherit the throne. Then, first reduce his wings, then put him by his side, and stabilize his heart with the position of the prince, which will become the best of both worlds.
Zhao Yan had not thought that he would pass the throne to Zhao Zheng in another generation, but this idea was not realistic.
First of all, with Zhao Jia's prestige and ability, some people will agree to Zhao Yan doing so.
Moreover, Zhao Zheng is too young, and it will take another 10 or 20 years to grow up. Many variables will occur in such a long time.
Things in the world are impermanent, and Zhao Yan dares not guarantee how long he can live.
Although he was a bit a bastard and his vision was far inferior to Zhao Jia, he also hoped that Zhao State could become prosperous and strong. Compared with the various risks that the young master might bring, making Zhao Jia, a capable, prestigious and capable person, inheriting his position is the best choice.
But now, the news that Zhao Jia is critically ill has disrupted all Zhao Yan's plans.
"So quickly summon Li Si to the palace, select the best medical officer in the palace, and set off to the place of Shenqi today."
Speaking of this, Zhao Yan hesitated for a while, and then sighed: "Don't send out the decree to summon Prince Jia to return to Handan to observe filial piety."
After explaining everything, Zhao Yan came to the coffin of King Zhao, knelt on the cushion, with a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.
Over the years, whether Zhao Yan is sincere or pretending, he is at least a filial son. Otherwise, Zhao Wangdan would not have been trying hard to plan for Zhao Yan before he died.
When Zhao Wangdan died, Zhao Yan got his wish and ascended the throne. He was happy, but he also felt great pressure.
"Qian'er, you all passed away one after another, and even Jia'er is terminally ill. If Jia'er is unpredictable, I will be the only one who is the young Zheng'er in the fourth generation of the royal family!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Yan suddenly felt sadness coming from his heart, and tears flashed in his eyes.
Even if you get the world, what if there is no successor?
Although Zhao Yan is now in his prime and has thought of having more sons, since he married Li Ji and gave birth to Zhao Qian, even though he has been lucky enough to have many women, he still has not been able to give birth to a son and a half daughter.
Why is this? He favored Li Ji and his youngest son so much.
But soon, Zhao Yan restrained the sadness in his eyes and murmured to himself as if he had some insight: "He will not be sick early or late, but he fell ill when I was about to call him back to Handan. Could it be that there was a fraud?"
"No, if he is cheating, he will not hide it for long. After the imperial physician arrives at Shenqi's place, the lies will be self-defeating."
Two flowers bloom, each with one branch.
However, Lian Po led 50,000 troops to attack the Wei State, and many people were not optimistic about this expedition. With just 50,000 troops, it was difficult to capture the Chongyi Fanyang. There were even many generals and officials who advised Lian Po, asking him to ask King Zhao for more 50,000 troops.
Lian Po did not care and said, "If Xinling Lord is still in the court, he will be accompanied by the strength of the Wei Wushang, even if he has 100,000 troops, it will be difficult for Wei He to stand up."
"Now the King of Wei has no reward for his achievements, and is jealous and does not use talent, which has lost the hearts of the people. The seven or eighth of the people who can fight in the court will leave. The Wushang of Wei also stands up for the King of Xinling and has no desire to fight."
"Now the King of Wei has lost his heart, and he has no intention of making meritorious titles, and he has no intention of fighting to die. Even if I command 50,000 troops, I can defeat Wei."
It is obvious that the understanding of military tactics has reached a very deep level. Knowing that war is not only dependent on the soldiers and generals on both sides, but also depends on whether the politics of both sides are clear and whether the soldiers dare to fight.
It was precisely because Lian Po saw the current dilemma of Wei that he dared to lead only 50,000 troops to attack Wei.
It was as expected by Lian Po.
When he led his army to the city of Fanyang, he defeated the Wei army at the beginning of the battle.
The defender of Fanyang failed in the first battle, and with no desire to fight, facing the powerful Zhao army, he did not dare to fight with the famous general Lian Po of the world, and actually abandoned the city and left. Lian Po easily captured the Chongxian Fanyang.
?Before the Battle of Day, Lian Po was one of the few famous generals in the world. ? The Battle of Day pushed Lian Po to the altar.
However, in recent years, due to the rise of Li Mu and Zhao Jia, and Zhao Yan's introduction of Le Cheng to subdue his military power in order to suppress Lian Po, Lian Po did not have the opportunity to make a name for himself.
Zhao Wangdan knew that Lian Po was a fierce tiger, but he did not expect that this tiger was so fierce.
When Bai Qi died, Wang Jian had not yet risen, and Li Mu had just shown his strength, Lian Po, who had reached his peak, was definitely the number one general in the world.
It is no exaggeration to say that Lian Po’s current reputation can reach a 100,000 army.
Zhao Wangdan has good political skills, but his understanding of military affairs is much worse.
That is destined. It would be impossible to suppress Lian Po using the excuse of defeat in this battle. Instead, Lian Po's successive victory in a row will make his reputation far exceed that of Zhao Yan, who had just ascended the throne.
If nothing can be changed, it will inevitably lead to a situation where the leader is weak and the minister is strong.
However, after Lian Po defeated Fanyang, he did not stop his troops. Instead, he crossed the Yellow River at night and captured Yin'an, the northwest gateway of Wei within three days, and captured Yin'an's guard generals.
With the bridgehead of Yin'an, Lian Po could retreat and defend Fanyang without any fear, and advance to attack Zhucheng of Wei, and he had already taken the absolute initiative.
This military strategist, once a barrier on the south bank of the Yellow River, will be the glorious beginning of Lian Po.
Yin'an is the junction of Zhao, Wei and Qi. After Yin'an fell, not only the whole country of Wei was shocked, but even Qi was a little frightened.
In recent years, Zhao State won consecutive victories, and with good generals like Lian Po, no country except Qin State dared to compete with Zhao State.
While dispatching troops and generals to resist Lian Po, the King of Wei sent envoys to Handan with generous gifts, and agreed to ced Fanyang, asking King Zhao to order Lian Po to retreat.
In Yin'an City.
Lian Po sat on the main seat, and the generals were ranked left and right.
General Yin An was escorted in with his hands tied up. Wei Li was disheveled and his armor was stripped off. He was wearing only a dirty lining, and was in a very embarrassed state.
"I let you treat General Wei Li like this!"
Seeing this, Lian Po stood up and scolded his left and right, and personally stepped forward to untied Wei Li and put on clothes.
"How can a defeated general be worthy of being treated so politely by the general!"
However, Wei Li did not show his arrogance, but instead looked ashamed and treated Lian Po very much.
Lian Po did not be arrogant, but sighed, "Young Master Wuji has great kindness to me, State of Zhao, so even though the King of Wei rebelled and did not cede Fanyang as promised, my king did not send troops to force him."
"I cherish the King of Wei's jealousy and capable. He not only did not reward such talent as Prince Wuji, but instead killed the donkey. All of our country, Zhao, felt unfair for Prince Wuji. Then the king ordered me to send troops to attack him. He not only seized the Fanyang promised by the King of Wei in the past, but also upholding justice for Prince Wuji."
When Wei Li heard Lian Po’s words, his face showed a sad look. It was obviously touched by Lian Po’s words and felt that it was not worth it for Prince Wuji.
It is no exaggeration to say that many people in the Wei State know Prince Wuji but not King Wei.
Chapter completed!