Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

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For Mr. Pingyang, what he has always wanted to do is to compete with Zhao Kuo for the dominance of Zhao Guo's political arena in the future.

Now Zhao Kuo has obviously suppressed Pingyang Jun in all aspects, but Pingyang Jun can't come up with any very strong response, which can be said to make him feel very aggrieved.

On the other hand, Zhao Kuo didn't have any complicated psychological activities like Pingyang Jun, but Zhao Kuo was indeed very happy at this time.

Because with the capture of Lord Pingyuan's mansion, the whole night of sleepless nights can finally come to an end, and Zhao Kuo can finally return to his blessed land to have a good sleep.

So the next moment Zhao Kuo said to Zhao Wang: "Your Majesty, the overall situation has been decided now. If your Majesty has nothing else to do, I think you should go home and take a rest."

King Zhao couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he laughed happily and said, "That's right, it's been a whole day, and you should actually take a good rest.

How about this, Mr. Wu Xin, you go back and have a rest first, and then you come to the palace after you wake up, and then I will discuss with you and Pingyang Jun about the distribution of various positions in the political arena of Dazhao in the future. . "

Zhao Kuo nodded, stood up, smiled at Lord Pingyang, and arched his hands at King Zhao with a smile, and then walked out of the hall.

Don't look at Zhao Kuo who seemed to be sitting in the hall and doing nothing in the past night, but in fact, the key parts of the whole plan, as well as various details, need Zhao Kuo to decide and plan one by one, so It is also a very big restriction and consumption for Zhao Kuo's brainpower.

So before returning to his mansion, Zhao Kuo had already fallen asleep in the carriage.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Kuo was finally woken up by Xu Li.

Xu Li smiled wryly, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Such a lord, the old minister just learned something, maybe it will cause some trouble."

Zhao Kuo rubbed his eyes, and said listlessly: "What troubles can there be? The biggest troubles have basically been solved now."

Xu Li said: "It's like this, after we invaded Lord Pingyuan's mansion, several officials under Lord Pingyang suddenly appeared, saying that they were ordered by Lord Pingyang to take over all the property in Lord Pingyuan's mansion.

Then Li Mu quarreled with them and beat them away. "

When Zhao Kuo heard the words, his spirits were lifted immediately, and he hurriedly said, "Then you go to Li Mu quickly and ask him to sort out the financial affairs in Mr. Pingyuan's mansion first, and then move to my mansion immediately. You must not let Mr. Pingyang This guy takes advantage of anything!"

Chapter 712 Why Don't You Just Kill King Zhao

For Zhao Kuo's words, Xu Li couldn't help laughing and crying for a while, and couldn't help reminding: "My lord, Lord Pingyang may really be able to get orders from the king."

Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said indifferently: "Even if he really has an order, so what?

Anyway, the things are already in the hands of the Marquis, so it is absolutely impossible to hand them over to him. "

Zhao Kuo also knew very well that after Mr. Pingyuan's downfall this time, there would be no chance for him to rise again.

Mr. Pingyuan has been in the political arena of Zhao State for decades, and he has been the Prime Minister of Zhao State for decades. His net worth is absolutely astonishing.

Although part of it has been burned by Li Mu, most of the entire Pingyuan County mansion has not been completely burned, and there is still a huge amount of wealth waiting for Zhao Kuo to acquire it in the mansion.

As for Mr. Pingyang, anyway, the current situation is very obvious. In the future, Mr. Pingyang will definitely be the political opponent who wants to challenge Zhao Kuo in Zhao Kuo's political arena.

Since everyone is already a political enemy, why does Zhao Kuo need to give Pingyang Jun this face?

Xu Li is also a smart person. At the beginning, he was only worried that Zhao Kuo would suddenly have a conflict with Pingyang Jun, who is still an ally at the moment. Now that he got Zhao Kuo's attitude, he suddenly felt that Knowing that, he smiled at Zhao Kuo and said, "Don't worry, my lord. The old minister will immediately send someone to inform Li Mu that he must scrape the mansion to the ground and clear all the financial information as quickly as possible." Move them all to our side!"

Zhao Kuo snapped his fingers, laughed and said, "By the way, that's the attitude you want.

Don't forget that we are enemies between Mr. Pingyang from today, so there is no need to be polite to him in the future.

Well, call me again if you have something important to do, I'm already very tired, let me have a good sleep first! "

Zhao Kuo was really exhausted. First, he went to see the three wives and concubines, and reported to them that they were safe. After chatting briefly for a while, he immediately lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

This sleep was a whole day's sleep, and when Zhao Kuo opened his eyes again, it became night again outside.

Zhao Kuo stretched his waist long, began to wash and said to Xu Li who appeared in front of him in time: "Did any new important things happen in the past day?"

Xu Li shook his head.

In the past day, although many things happened, most of them were officials who replaced Lord Pingyuan Lin Xiangru's faction, or ransacked the residence of Lord Pingyuan Lin Xiangru Lecheng and others. Things like this are not important things to say.

So Xu Li naturally didn't bother Zhao Kuo, and let Zhao Kuo sleep comfortably.

Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "That's good. It seems that Mr. Pingyuan and Lin Xiangru were really caught off guard by our sudden attack, and they didn't arrange any countermeasures in advance. This time we really won."

When he said this, Zhao Kuo had a very strong smile on his face, and he was extremely happy in his heart.

Since the Battle of Changping, when Zhao Kuo began to enter the political arena of the State of Zhao, Mr. Pingyuan and Lin Xiangru have always been two very important figures that Zhao Kuo must face in the political arena of the State of Zhao.

These two people used to be Zhao Kuo's allies and also Zhao Kuo's enemies. Most of the time they belonged to the kind of characters who caused Zhao Kuo a lot of troubles.

But now everything is over, Zhao Kuo used this raid to end the status of Lord Pingyuan Zhao Sheng and Lord Wenxin Lin Xiangru in the political arena of Zhao State, completely turning them into history.

In the next political arena of Zhao State, although there will definitely be an opponent like Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, but for Zhao Kuo, how could Pingyang Jun be qualified to fight against the two epic opponents of Pingyuan Jun and Lin Xiangru? What about on a par?

So even though Zhao Kuo didn't make any progress in his position this time, he still defeated the two strongest enemies. No, if counting the queen mother, it would be the three strongest enemies. The road became smoother.

Zhao Kuo looked at Xu Li and said with a smile: "Let's go, prepare the carriage. I want to go to the palace now to see our king. When will I be able to make up my mind to make Pingyang Lord our new Xiangbang."

Xu Li's eyes flickered slightly, and he said to Zhao Kuo: "Actually speaking, my lord, you are the one who is most qualified to be the new prime minister of Zhao, aren't you?"

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly, and said to Xu Li: "Actually, to be honest, as long as you use some tricks, then this Xiangbang will be mine.

But if that happens, the situation will become the same as it was before, and the king must be extremely afraid of me, so when I am going abroad, I will always be held back by these guys in the country, that's not okay.

So, this Xiangbang should be left to Mr. Pingyang. "

Xu Li hesitated for a moment, then suddenly lowered his voice, and said softly to Zhao Kuo: "My lord, since we are going to seize power sooner or later, why don't we seize the entire power directly at this time?"

From Xu Li's point of view, King Zhao was going to be killed sooner or later anyway, so now he might as well kill King Zhao at the same time as Lord Pingyuan Lin Xiangru and the Empress Dowager were killed.

Zhao Kuo chuckled, and said to Xu Li: "Uncle Xu, do you think I haven't considered this possibility?

In fact, if we want to do it, of course we can do it, and we can even do it very easily.

But don't forget, there are still these 6 countries that are eyeing us outside of us. "

To put it simply, if we only get rid of Pingyuan Jun and Lin Xiangru like now, then for Zhao Guo, it is actually a reshuffle process of internal political struggles, and the ruling order of the entire Zhao Guo is still there.

And the other princes will also be happy to see the success, and want to take advantage of this reshuffle to delay Zhao's war against other countries for a period of time.

But if Zhao Kuo wanted to usurp the throne directly, then things would be completely different.

Usurping the throne is tantamount to reshaping the ruling order of the entire Zhao State, and Zhao Kuo's power is not to say whether it is strong or not, but there is absolutely no way to achieve the point where he can instantly take over the ruling order of all the Zhao State.

Once the other six countries discover this situation at this time, they will definitely join forces to attack Zhao.

At that time, Zhao Kuo was not yet stable internally, but he had to face the challenge of simultaneous attacks from six external countries, which was definitely a very difficult thing.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo would rather take a step back and not choose such a radical strategy. Instead, he would first eliminate Lord Pingyuan Lin Xiangru and the Queen Mother, and then take the opportunity to develop a wave of power, and then eliminate Lord Pingyang to completely control the government. , To be a power minister like Cao Cao is to seek to usurp the throne in the end.

There is no doubt that this process will take at least several years, and in these few years, Zhao Kuo can completely fight abroad, maim all the other six countries, or even wipe them out directly.

In this way, when Zhao Kuo really usurps the throne, other countries may have no power to interfere with Zhao Kuo and Zhao Guo.

In this way, it is the safest choice!It is related to Zhao Kuo's own glory and wealth and the fate of his descendants, whether he can become the fate of the royal family, Zhao Kuo has to be cautious.

After Xu Li listened to it, he finally understood completely, and he completely admired him: "The lord is very thoughtful, and the subject can't be as good as the lord!"

Chapter 713 King Zhao Wants to Create a New Big Three?

When Zhao Kuo appeared in the main hall of Zhao Guolong Terrace again, King Zhao had just woken up.

At this moment, King Zhao was in high spirits, and smiled at Zhao Kuo, "Wu Xinjun, you are here, come on, and have something to eat with me."

There is a good saying that power is the magic medicine that can make a man rejuvenate. This sentence is really well-deserved.

Although Zhao Wang is only a young man who has not yet reached the age of 20, it is very surprising that he can recover to such a state after only an hour of sleep.

Zhao Kuo looked at King Zhao and waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I have already eaten when I was at home, and I will just sit here and wait until your Majesty finishes eating."

King Zhao nodded with a smile: "Say, if that's the case, then you should wait for a while."

Zhao Kuo sat aside, watching Zhao Wang eat quietly, feeling very emotional in his heart.

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Once upon a time, every time Zhao Kuo walked into this hall, he actually had some worries in his heart, that is, he was afraid that when the queen mother would suddenly issue an order, saying that Zhao Kuo would be arrested in public and removed from all positions of Zhao Kuo.

From the queen mother's point of view, such a thing is really not impossible.

Fortunately, all of this has passed, and the queen mother has been imprisoned in the palace. It is difficult for Zhao Kuo to see the queen mother again, and there is no need to worry about being given to the palace by a group of palace guards who suddenly appeared from nowhere. Catch it, and then take it away, or even kill it on the spot.

Then again, although Zhao Kuo is a time traveler, in terms of personal force, he is actually a bit lackluster.

Zhao Wang was in a good mood, chatting with Zhao Kuo while eating.

I saw Zhao Wang said: "Actually, when the widow just woke up, I also visited the queen mother."

This issue is actually quite sensitive.

Zhao Kuo hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking: "Is the Queen Mother still in good health?"

Zhao Wang was silent for a few seconds, and said: "The body is actually quite good, but I still haven't figured it out yet.

He is also ignorant of widows. "

After Zhao Kuo heard the words, he thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, my lord. After all, you are the only child of the queen mother. Although the queen mother can't accept the fact at once, as long as things go on like this, she will eventually understand that it is not necessary to hand over Da Zhao to the king in advance. Any harm is only good for everyone's future."

While speaking, there was a sound of footsteps, Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao walked into the hall, and bowed respectfully to King Zhao: "The old minister has seen the king."

Zhao Wang looked at Zhao Bao, with a happy smile on his face, and said: "Mr. Pingyang, you are here, just in time, both of you sit down, I have a more important matter, and I want to discuss it with you. "

Zhao Kuo's heart jumped slightly when he heard the words, knowing that the most critical time to divide up the rights was coming.

Zhao Kuo actually made some psychological preparations for this, but it's just that we have to wait until the game between these three people to make a conclusion about the real situation.

King Zhao thought for a while, and said, "Originally, Xiangbang of Dazhao was Lord Pingyuan, but now Lord Pingyuan is obviously impossible to be qualified for the position of Xiangbang.

Lord Pingyang, the widow is planning to use you as the new assistant, what do you think? "

As soon as Lord Pingyang heard Zhao Wang's words, his whole body trembled.

Isn't it because of this moment that he abandoned his elder brother Ping Yuan who had been on the same front as him for so many years?

In the next second, Lord Pingyang stood up directly, walked to the center of the hall, then knelt down towards King Zhao with a plop, and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, old minister, and I will definitely devote myself to serving my king until I die.

Anyone who wants to fight against the king is the life and death enemy of the veteran! "

Jun Pingyang was really excited at this moment, his decades-long dream was finally realized on this day, which really made him extremely happy.

For Zhao Kuo, he didn't really care about this matter.

After all, Zhao Kuo has long been mentally prepared for Pingyang Jun to be the prime minister.

After Pingyang Jun finished speaking, Zhao Wang looked at Zhao Kuo again, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Wu Xinjun, your official position is a general, and I have no way to promote you this time. up.

However, the widow intends to promote Pang Nuan and Pang Qing, and let him take the position of the internal history of the Great Zhao. What do you think? "

When Zhao Kuo heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he cupped his hands at King Zhao and said, "I am here to thank the King for Pang Qing."

Internal history, that is, the position that Lin Xiangru held before.

Compared with Pang Nuan's previous big pedestrians, this position is definitely a great improvement.

It's just that what makes Zhao Kuo a little strange is that the position under Xiangbang is Si Kou, that is, the position that Pingyang Jun held before, and the position under Si Kou is the internal history that Pang Nuan has now obtained.

So, who does the young Zhao Wang want to appoint as the new Sikou?

Lord Pingyang obviously thought of this, and said, "Your Majesty, I have several candidates who can serve as Sikou. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to hear it?"

Zhao Wang smiled and waved his hand when he heard this, and said: "The candidate recommended by Mr. Pingyang is naturally quite outstanding, but I also have a candidate in my mind, and I think this candidate may be even better."

Lord Pingyang was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise and doubt: "I don't know who is the person who is capable of serving as the commander-in-chief that the king said?"

Zhao Wang laughed, and said to Zhao Kuo and Pingyang Jun proudly: "I think Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Qing are the best candidates."

After Zhao Wang said these words, the hall fell into a sudden silence.

Zhao Kuo and Pingyang Jun both had expressions of surprise on their faces at the same time.

However, the two were surprised for different reasons. Mr. Pingyang's surprise was naturally that Zhou Shaofen, who was Lin Xiangru's ally, was able to escape safely and was even promoted.

The reason why Zhao Kuo was surprised was that he felt that King Zhao was really so kind and wanted to help Zhao Kuo expand his power?

At this moment, Zhao Kuo suddenly felt a little lucky, at least before, he did not directly ask Zhou Shaofen to show his identity on Zhao Kuo's side.

Therefore, in King Zhao's view, Zhou Shaofen was actually a type of fool who was originally friends with Lin Xiangru, but immediately changed his position after seeing the bad situation.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo's heart suddenly moved slightly, and he thought to himself: "Could it be that the king also wants to support Zhou Shaofen and make Zhou Shaofen a new faction?

In this way, I, Pingyang Jun and Zhou Shaofen are the three in the entire Great Zhao court.

In this way, it will be convenient for the King to profit from it and maintain a general scope and balance of power. "

Thinking of this, the corners of Zhao Kuo's mouth could not help but slightly tilted, revealing a smile.

This situation is really interesting.