Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

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Originally, Lian Po thought that after Lin Xiangru's downfall, he would never have a chance, but he never thought that Lord Pingyang would stand up and give Lian Po a chance at this time.

Therefore, Lian Po immediately agreed, and said that as long as he can serve as the great Sima, he must maintain a posture of serving Pingyang Jun in the future.

It was under such circumstances that Lord Pingyang suddenly proposed to use Lian Po as Zhao Guoda Sima during the court discussion, and wanted to take the opportunity to give Zhao Kuo a serious "surprise".

However, what Jun Pingyang never expected was that Zhao Kuo's reaction was so timely. Not only did he refute a wave of Jun Pingyang fiercely, but also made Lian Po's candidate completely rejected.

One must know that Mr. Pingyang is the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao and the number one figure among the ministers of the State of Zhao, but now his own nomination has been rejected in public.

If this incident gets out, the damage to Lord Pingyang's prestige will be quite obvious.

After thinking about it, Pingyang Jun immediately called his confidant butler, and said viciously: "You immediately invite Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Qing, and say that Benhou is hosting a banquet in the mansion today to invite him to drink!"

Jun Pingyang also had no choice but to unite with Zhou Shaofen at this time, so that he could suppress Zhao Kuo.

However, Lord Pingyang's confidant steward went out for a while, and came back with an ugly face: "My lord, I have already sent the invitation letter to Zhou Qing, but I just heard about something, and Zhou Qing just responded. I have received the invitation of Lord Wuxin Zhao Kuo, and now I have a banquet in the mansion of Lord Wuxin."

When Pingyang Jun heard this, he lost his composure and couldn't help but cursed: "This damn Zhao Kuo, why is he moving so fast?"

Zhao Kuo's actions were of course very fast, after all, this banquet had already been arranged with Zhou Shaofen a few nights ago.

The two sat in the lobby and had a banquet, both of them were in a very happy mood, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

And outside, Xu Li also personally guarded, not letting anyone come in to interfere with the conversation between the two adults.

Zhao Kuo raised the wine bar, smiled at Zhou Shaofen, and said, "Come on, Zhou Qing, for our friendship, we drank this cup!"

Zhou Shaofen also raised his wine glass with a smile on his face, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Wu Xinjun, although I am in your mansion today, I still want to borrow flowers to offer Buddha. Thank you Wu Xinjun for supporting me all these years!"

Although Zhou Shaofen is now the Sikou of Zhao Guo, and he is already on an equal footing with Zhao Kuo from an official point of view, but he is obviously very smart, and has always maintained an extremely humble attitude in front of Zhao Kuo.

This is invisibly telling Zhao Kuo that I, Zhou Shaofen, have never forgotten my roots!Looking at Zhou Shaofen's attitude, Zhao Kuo was naturally very happy.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing is not a rebellious guy like Le Cheng after all.

After finishing a glass of wine, Zhao Kuo put down his glass and smiled at Zhou Shaofen, "Okay, Zhou Qing, now let's have a good discussion about how we should face this Pingyang Lord."

Chapter 721 I want to kill Mr. Pingyang ruthlessly

Regarding Zhao Kuo's proposal, Zhou Shaofen naturally had no opinion, put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "I don't know how Wu Xinjun plans to deal with Pingyang Lord?"

In fact, from a personal psychological point of view, Zhou Shaofen also hopes to get rid of Pingyang Jun.

In this way, Zhou Shaofen and Zhao Kuo joined forces to completely monopolize Zhao Guo's court, which can be said to cover the sky with one hand.

Although Zhou Shaofen didn't have such bold ideas as Zhao Kuo in his heart, but for Zhou Shaofen, as a courtier and an official, who wouldn't want to be a powerful existence?

Is it true that there are officials who don't want more power?

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly at Zhou Shaofen, and said, "Actually, my solution is very simple, that is, we continue to use the old method."

Zhou Shaofen was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Wu Xinjun means that you want me to continue to be an ally with that Pingyang Lord?"

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Actually, you don't need to be friends, that is to say, Zhou Qing, you can maintain a seemingly neutral attitude in the future.

On some unimportant matters, you can stand by Mr. Pingyang and make him feel that you are indeed hopeful to be won over by him.

As for the really critical moment, if you stand by my side, at most he will feel that I have used huge benefits to win you over, and he will not doubt you.

In this way, after you and I continue to consolidate our forces in the political arena of Zhao State, then we can find a way to attack Lord Pingyang.

Once you get rid of Mr. Pingyang, then your and my spring will come completely! "

Zhao Kuo didn't go on talking about the point of seizing power, because it wasn't necessary yet.

If Zhou Shaofen is the kind of person who is very loyal to Zhao's royal family, confessing to Zhou Shaofen so early may cause Zhou Shaofen to completely turn against Zhao Kuo, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Unless it is like Pang Nuan, who has already noticed Zhao Kuo's intentions, and took the initiative to confess to Zhao Kuo, and even sent his grandson directly to Zhao Kuo's territory in Mobei to show his loyalty, this is really reliable.

There is no way, rebellion is something like this, you still have to be careful.

Zhou Shaofen thought for a while when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Since Wu Xinjun said so, Zhou is naturally more respectful than obedient.

It's just that the position of Da Sima should not be given up to Lord Pingyang this time, right? "

In Zhou Shaofen's view, Zhao Kuo's so-called "very critical matter" should refer to the position of the chief minister.

Zhao Kuo laughed, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "No, no, on the contrary, I really want to give up the position of Da Sima this time to Lord Pingyang."

Zhou Shaofen was startled when he heard the words, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Mr. Wu Xin, that is the position of the Great Sima, and it is the second most important position in the Great Zhao Army after you, the Great General. How could we hand over such an important position?" How about giving up a key position?"

Zhao Kuo smiled, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Zhou Qing, Zhou Qing, now we have won four of the seven important minister positions in Da Zhao, and we are already the strongest force in Da Zhao's political arena. , but neither Jun Pingyang nor the king knew this.

But no matter what, we just want to strengthen their impression and make them feel that everything is still in their hands, so that they won't jump over the wall in a hurry and tear us apart before our power is stable. Understand?

If we tear our face apart now, we haven't had time to consolidate the power we won from Lin Xiangru and Lord Pingyuan, and we haven't fully prepared, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose. "

Only then did Zhou Shaofen understand, and he said convincingly: "Mr. Wu Xin is indeed far-sighted, which Zhou has always admired.

In this way, Lian Po is really going to take this position? "

Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, "Let's forget what Lian Po said.

I really don't like Lian Po, not because of personal grievances, but because he did ruin too many soldiers of Da Zhao.

Of course, if it is true that Lord Pingyang must push Lianpo up at any cost, then we can actually accept it, as long as the price is enough to make Lord Pingyang feel pain. "

Zhou Shaofen nodded and said, "Understood.

Then I will find a reason to get in touch with Pingyang Jun and see if I can get some benefits from him. "

Zhao Kuo chuckled, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Zhou Qing, when the time comes to slaughter Lord Pingyang, remember to kill Lord Pingyang ruthlessly. If it's too light, it won't be worth it!"

Zhou Shaofen couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Don't worry, Mr. Wu Xin, although Zhou is not a butcher, but when this kind of meat is cut, the knife technique is absolutely merciless."

The next moment, the laughter of the two came from the lobby and spread far away.

That afternoon, Zhou Shaofen, who had returned home happily, learned of Lord Pingyang's invitation in the mansion, and couldn't help laughing immediately: "It's really interesting, I didn't expect that Lord Pingyang's invitation came so quickly.

Immediately go back and tell Mr. Pingyang that the old man will be on time for the banquet tomorrow! "

After hearing the news that Zhou Shaofen agreed to go to the banquet, Lord Pingyang was immediately overjoyed, and said to his confidants: "Have you seen it?

What does this situation indicate?

It shows that Zhou Shaofen was not completely won over by that guy Zhao Kuo. We must think of a way tomorrow to make Zhou Shaofen stand on our side! "

On the second day, Zhou Shaofen came to Lord Pingyang's mansion as agreed.

And Mr. Pingyang really spent a lot of energy, not only hired the best chef, but also served a lot of delicacies from mountains and seas, and even brought many beautiful women to dance beside him, which can be said to be very seductive.

The atmosphere of the two people's banquet this time was quite good. Zhou Shaofen also talked and laughed according to Zhao Kuo's instructions before, and Pingyang Jun. The whole atmosphere was very harmonious.

After drinking for three rounds, Mr. Pingyang saw that it was almost time, so he waved his hand to signal these dancers to back off.

So soon, only Jun Pingyang and Zhou Shaofen were left in the lobby.

Jun Pingyang smiled and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Zhou Qing, I heard that Mr. Wu Xin invited you to drink yesterday. Did he discuss something important with you?"

Pingyang Jun is also straight to the point, wanting to use this to test Zhou Shaofen's attitude.

Zhou Shaofen showed a smile and said: "Actually, there is nothing wrong. To put it bluntly, Wu Xinjun just wants to clear up some previous misunderstandings with the old man and re-establish a friendship."

When Pingyang Jun heard the words, he felt certain in his heart, which obviously means that Zhao Kuo failed to win over.

Pingyang Jun hurriedly said: "Zhou Qing, you don't know Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo.

He has always been narrow-minded and will take revenge. You and him have fallen out because of the ginseng thing. Now he is willing to reconcile with you on the surface, but in fact he has always had resentment towards you in his heart. You can Absolutely cannot believe his nonsense! "

Zhou Shaofen smiled and said, "To be honest with Mr. Pingyuan, I actually think it's okay to be friends with Mr. Wu Xin.

However, being friends with Mr. Pingyang is also the wish of my Zhou Shaofen Zhou.

So, we are all friends, and it is good to be kind. "

Jun Pingyang immediately understood that Zhou Shaofen seemed to be neutral on the surface, but in fact he was up for grabs.

Chapter 722

After hearing Zhou Shaofen asking for benefits, Pingyang Jun not only showed no anger on his face, but even began to feel a little happy in his heart.

Jun Pingyang is not afraid of Zhou Shaofen wanting benefits, on the contrary, what Jun Pingyuan is afraid of is Zhou Shaofen not wanting benefits.

If Zhou Shaofen doesn't want benefits directly, doesn't that mean that Zhou Shaofen has reached an agreement with Zhao Kuo?

The current situation proves that Zhou Shaofen did not agree with Zhao Kuo and is still willing to consider cooperation with Pingyang Jun.

That's the way things are in politics, and what matters is the exchange of interests.

If you want others to support you, you always have to offer some benefits to others, otherwise why should others support you?

I am not afraid of you making a deal, but I am afraid that you will not make a deal!So Pingyang Jun restrained his mind, and said to Zhou Shaofen very happily: "I dare not say anything else, as long as Zhou Qing is willing to support the old man in the selection of the great Sima this time, then the old man is willing to take out two The position of sheriff was given to Zhou Qing.

No matter who Zhou Qing nominates, the old man will definitely pass it to ensure that Zhou Qing's candidate will definitely take office! "

Zhou Shaofen was also slightly surprised when he heard what Pingyang Jun said.

Important ministers of Zhao Guo like Pingyang Jun and Zhou Shaofen, their status is the next level to the local sheriff, and they are definitely a high-ranking existence.

Zhao Guo now has only about [-] counties in his early twenties, so the number of two county guards can be regarded as a very sincere condition.

Zhou Shaofen smiled slightly, and then said to Mr. Pingyang: "Mr. Pingyang, to tell you the truth, I do have some conflicts with Mr. Wu Xin.

But Wu Xinjun had already told the old man at the banquet yesterday that those small conflicts were actually insignificant.

Wu Xinjun was even willing to take out some ginseng shares and other things to reconcile with the old man.

So now you look at this matter, it is a bit difficult to handle. "

Pingyang Jun was speechless when he heard it, and he couldn't help scolding Zhao Kuo in his heart: "This Zhao Kuo is too shameless, is he just throwing money at him?

Such a vulgar trick can also be thought of! "

But after Mr. Pingyang thought about it carefully, he found that Zhao Kuo's move was really hard to resist.

If Zhao Kuo really took out enough shares with sincerity, then this matter is really difficult. After all, there is too much money for ginseng, and it is simply a flowing river of gold.

Anyone who can take a share of this, even Mr. Pingyang himself, will definitely be thrilled.

And looking at Zhou Shaofen like this, he hesitated to compare the benefits of the two sheriffs, which shows that the ginseng shares that Zhao Kuo took out must be very amazing.

Otherwise, Zhou Shaofen is not stupid, so why hesitate?

Pingyang Jun scolded Zhao Kuo in his heart, and gritted his teeth and said: "Since this is the case, then the old man is willing to support the nomination of Zhou Qing's three prefects, I wonder what Zhou Qing thinks?

This is already very, very sincere, I hope Zhou Qing will think about it carefully. "

When Mr. Pingyang said this, he already had the urge to vomit blood in his heart.

This wave is simply a blood loss.

When Zhou Shaofen heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became serious.

The three sheriffs, as Mr. Pingyang said, are indeed a very, very generous condition.

There are only about [-] sheriff positions in Zhao Guo, and the number of sheriff positions that have been purged this time is actually not too many, there are only seven or eight that can be divided up, and not every sheriff will be replaced.

If Zhou Shaofen could get the benefits of the three sheriffs, it would actually be a huge profit.

After thinking about it, Zhou Shaofen finally nodded affirmatively, and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Pingyang is so sincere, the old man will naturally not disagree.

How about this, when the old man goes back, he will hand over the list of the three sheriffs to Mr. Pingyang.

As long as the appointment of these county guards is approved, then the old man will definitely stand on the side of Lord Pingyang in the next court meeting, how about it? "

When Pingyang Jun heard the words, he also cursed inwardly. This Zhou Shaofen obviously didn't see rabbits and didn't scatter eagles when he said such words. Could it be that he was still worried that the old man, as the dignified Xiangbang of Zhao Guo, would not even admit to this kind of thing?

But he cursed secretly in his heart, Pingyang Jun still showed a very happy smile on his face, and said to Zhou Shaofen: "Since Zhou Qing is willing to agree, it would be great, and please send your list to Zhou Qing as soon as possible." Come up, the old man will definitely approve it immediately, and then hand it over to the king, and let the king make an order and make an announcement."

So far, the deal between the two has been completely concluded, and this time the banquet naturally ended happily.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhou Shaofen on the way back to the mansion couldn't help showing a smile, and said softly: "Mr. Wu Xin, this time, we really made Mr. Pingyang bleed."

The next day, Pingyang Jun received the nomination from Zhou Shaofen as expected.

Lord Pingyang didn't dare to be negligent, and directly took these nominations to the palace to meet King Zhao.

Zhao Wang has been very excited these days, and he gets up early every day to start processing the memorials, and Mr. Pingyuan, as Xiangbang, also assists Zhao Wang to process the memorials every day.

Because he was too young, Mr. Pingyuan could obviously feel that the king was not smooth and mature enough when he assisted King Zhao in handling political affairs. To help King Zhao calm down the situation.

Zhao Wang watched Pingyang Jun come in, put down his pen and said with a smile: "Pingyang Jun, you are here, there are a few things here, and I would like to consult your opinion."

Upon hearing the words, Lord Pingyang quickly put down the memorial in his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, please open your mouth. As long as the old minister knows something, the old minister must know everything."