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Chapter 80 Persuasion

Zhao Jia frowned, and felt a little uneasy.

He vaguely remembered that after the Battle of Yan and Zhao, Qin sent Meng Ao to attack Zhao and seized a large area of ​​territory in Zhao.

Zhao Jia can't remember exactly when that war broke out.

To this day, two years have passed since the end of the Battle of Yan and Zhao, and Qin has not yet attacked Zhao.

But at this time, Wei asked Zhao to send troops to attack Yan, hoping to take advantage of the weak Yan State to pounce on him and take a bite of fat meat.

"Wei State does not border Yan State, but attacks Yan State at this time. Even if it can occupy some cities, it is just an enclave."

"King of Wei, what exactly do you think?"

When Fan Zeng heard this, he said, "If what I expected was not bad, the King of Wei must have wanted to exchange the land of Yan State for the city of Zhao State."

Zhao Jia frowned and said nothing.

Over the years, Wei State has been attacked by Qin State many times, lost its land and its cities are immeasurable.

The Wei Kingdom, which was originally extremely powerful, eventually became a small country with the continuous rise of Qin Kingdom.

The State of Wei also wanted to rise up and get rid of the embarrassing situation.

Unfortunately, there is Zhao State in the north, Chu State in the south, Qi State in the east, and Qin State in the west. No matter any of these countries, their national strength is far stronger than that of Wei State.

If it weren't for the major powers that needed a buffer zone, the Wei Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago.

South Korea is relatively weak in the western part of Wei, but Wei and Han are both small countries. In order to survive in the cracks, the two countries have become brothers and brothers, and they have a relationship of losing their lips and cold teeth. Naturally, Wei cannot invade South Korea.

This makes Wei and Han very embarrassed.

The territory of the two countries cannot be expanded, but the territory has been repeatedly eroded by other countries, and the country can only become weaker and weaker.

How could Wei State be willing to do so?

Now that Yan State has been destroyed by Zhao State, it can be said that its vitality is severely damaged and its prestige has plummeted.

Wei felt that the Yan State, which mobilized an army of 600,000, was still defeated by the Zhao State, which mobilized an army of 250,000.

After the defeat, the Yan State will definitely become more vulnerable.

Desire and desire for expansion made Wei State blinded and prepared to attack Yan State across the country.

Of course, the Wei State is not a brainless person.

They knew very well that Wei and Yan did not have a border, and even if they captured the territory of Yan, it would be very troublesome to manage.

Moreover, with the national strength of Wei, it would not be easy to attack Yan across the country if Zhao did not attract him.

In order to encourage Zhao to send troops to attack Yan, the King of Wei even promised King Zhao that if this battle could occupy the city of Yan, Wei was willing to divide the country equally with Zhao. Even if he returned in the end, Wei would ced Fanyang to Zhao as compensation.

For Zhao, it would be profitable whether it could capture the city of Yan in this battle.

Such generous conditions finally moved the Zhao State, and the King of Zhao was ready to send troops to help Wei State attack Yan.

When Zhao Jia learned about the cause and effect of the incident, his face became extremely solemn.

"Could it be that the Qin State in history sent Meng Ao to attack Zhao State in this battle?"

Historically, in order to aid Yan State, Qin State sent Meng Ao to lead troops to attack Zhao and Wei State, and seize 37 cities of Zhao State. The entire Taiyuan County was taken away by Qin State, resulting in a significant reduction in Zhao State's land area.

Such huge losses were even more than the territory lost by Zhao State in the Battle of Changping.

This battle also caused an unprecedented blow to the revival of Zhao State. Even if Li Mu later pacified the Huns and attacked the Great Wall from afar, it was still difficult to reverse the decline.

Thirty-seven cities are definitely not a place that can be easily abandoned.

Although Zhao Jia didn't know much about this history, he knew roughly that this war had a profound impact on Zhao State, even less than the Battle of Changping.

"In the past, I wanted to incite all countries to work together to divide Yan, but it was not successful, let alone Zhao and Wei?"

"At this time, we will give Qin an excuse to send troops, not a wise man!"

Zhao Jia's face turned pale. After discussing with Li Si and Fan Zeng, he hurried towards the palace.

The court meeting had dispersed, and the envoys of Wei were still staying in the palace, accompanied by the prince Zhao Yan to entertain him.

King Zhao has become old in recent years and is also plagued by various diseases. His energy is no longer as good as before. His government affairs have gradually been handed over to the prince Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan was in power in the court, so Zhao Jia naturally couldn't speak.

This is why Zhao Jia was basically excluded from the court for two years.

"I've seen the young master!"

The eunuch standing at the door saw Zhao Jia strode and hurriedly bowing to salute.

Zhao Jia ignored the eunuchs at all and walked in directly.

After more than ten years of coming to this era, Zhao Jia has completely immersed in his identity. Facing those talented people, Zhao Jia naturally made a fuss to hand in his hand, but there is no need to waste time when dealing with these eunuchs.

"Young Master Jia, why are you here?"

As soon as Zhao Jia walked into the house, he saw Guo Kai with a smile on his face coming towards him, and his face immediately became extremely gloomy.

The State of Zhao has two of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, but unfortunately, these two famous generals are almost all abandoned by one person.

That person is Guo Kai, the favorite minister of Zhao Yan and Zhao Qian and his son.

In history, although Zhao Yan did not like Lian Po, he also knew the importance of Lian Po. If Guo Kai had not repeatedly slandered, Zhao Yan might not have forced the rebellion of Lian Po.

After Zhao Yan's death, due to the Qin Dynasty's offense, Zhao Qian wanted to summon Lian Po to return to Zhao State, and Guo Kai made an interference, which made Lian Po lose hope of returning to the country to command troops.

As for the God of War Li Mu of Zhao, it was because Guo Kai received a huge bribe from Qin that he falsely accused Li Mu of rebellion, and that a generation of famous general Li Mu was wrongly killed.

Zhao Jia knew Guo Kaibing's nature, so even if the other party was extremely humble every time he saw him, he was extremely disgusted and wanted to cut Guo Kai into pieces.

Unfortunately, Guo Kai was his father Zhao Yan's favorite minister. After Zhao Yan ascended the throne in history, Guo Kai was allowed to serve as the Prime Minister of the State.

Even though Zhao Jia wanted to kill Guo Kai very much, he had to worry about Zhao Yan and could only endure it secretly.

Zhao Jia glanced at Guo coldly, without answering, and walked straight towards Zhao Yan.

"Meet my father."

Facing Zhao Yan, the cheap father, Zhao Jia did not have the slightest intimacy in his heart, he still saluted respectfully.

When Zhao Yan saw Zhao Jia who suddenly appeared, he looked unhappy on his face and said, "What's the matter with you here?"

Zhao Jia looked at the people who were cheering and clinking, and stepped forward and lowered his voice: "This place is not a place for conversation, I hope my father will walk around."

Zhao Yan's impatient expression became stronger and stronger, and he shouted, "If you have something to say, I will also entertain the envoys of Wei."

Zhao Jia took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Two years ago, Yan State was defeated. I want to let all countries divide Yan, but the countries are afraid of Qin State and dare not act rashly."

"After two years, the national strength of Yan State has been restored, and the Qin State's government has been consolidated."

"Two years ago, the countries did not dare to divide Yan. Now, based on Zhao and Wei, how could the attack on Yan be successful? I hope my father will think twice before he can do it!"
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