Zhao He once again met his eldest son Zhao Qian, but was just on the side of the Lord's Father's Palace of Xin.

For the elderly, grandson is undoubtedly the best pistachio, especially for an elderly person who has lost his wife.

As for the son... Zhao He must admit that the folk sayings about intergenerational relatives are indeed quite convincing.

Of course, this is a good thing. After all, as Zhao He himself, he did not want to see his master's father die in depression after losing the empress dowager.

Speaking of which, the Lord’s Father has many wives. If these wives can comfort the Lord’s Father well, it would be unacceptable to add some younger brothers and sisters to Zhao He...

When Zhao He appeared, his master's father was playing a game called lifting high with Zhao Qian, which was to throw it up and catch it.

Zhao Qian's little body kept rising and falling in the air, and there was no fear in his face, but with excitement, and a series of laughter came out.

After seeing Zhao He, the master's father stopped raising his feet, hugged Zhao Qian and walked to the pavilion beside him, and sat down in the seat that had been set up long ago. Zhao He then took his seat.

With a wave of his hand, the palace people immediately picked up the seasonal fruits and meat soup that had been prepared, and then quickly retreated, giving the two most noble men in Zhao State a room to speak.

The Lord's father reached out and took a spoon, blew it gently a few times before feeding it to his little grandson, and said without raising his head, "What's the matter?"

Zhao He glanced at his eldest son who was winking at him in the arms of his master's father, couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Master, Yan State is dead."

The Lord's father's hand holding the spoon shook slightly, and raised his head in surprise: "So fast?"

Zhao He said: "Yes, Wuyang and Jidu have just been captured, and Youbeiping has also been taken down, leaving only Liaodong and Liaoxi."

Since his retirement, the master's father has really only asked about anything. His understanding of the current situation comes entirely from Zhao He's oral statement, and Zhao He has not been to Xingong for more than two months.

The Lord's father thought for a moment and asked, "Where is the King of Yan?"

Zhao He said: "I committed suicide."

The Lord Father looked up, and there seemed to be a light flashing in his eyes: "Is it true suicide?"

Zhao He nodded: "General Lian Po, Zhao She and hundreds of soldiers witnessed it with their own eyes, and no one forced him."

The master father sighed and said, "Suicide is not good, it will affect the rule of the Great Zhao over Yan land in the future. Remember, after the war is over, killing should not be the main means for the Great Zhao to maintain rule. The Great Zhao should use the law to rule them, and at the same time implement the rules and regulations of the Great Zhao, so that these places can be completely integrated into our Great Zhao and eventually become the real territory and people of our Great Zhao."

Zhao He responded with a little surprise, and in this regard he found that his views were surprisingly similar to those of his master's father.

The master father thought for a while and said, "Although the King of Yan is dead, the bloodline of Yan State cannot be broken. Don't he have several young masters? Find the oldest one to inherit his throne, and then let the new King of Yan come to Handan to surrender and be granted the title. Doing this can be considered some remedy."

After a pause, the master father sighed: "With Father had seen the King of Yan back then, and he knew that he was a rather unyielding personality. He was able to fight against Qiang Qi from the south with his widow, so he fully supported him as the King of Yan. Unexpectedly...ah!"

The Lord Father's face was somewhat emotional.

Zhao He said: "The vassal states will eventually be destroyed. If possible, I hope to hand them over to the next generation a complete capital without any large-scale civil war."

The master father unconsciously touched Xiao Zhaoqian's head, was silent for a while, and said, "This is indeed a very good goal. What are you going to do next?"

After saying that, the Lord Father suddenly smiled and waved his hand: "That's not about the widow's business. If you have any trouble, go busy."

Zhao He was slightly stunned, and then he realized that his master's father had seen his thoughts clearly. He immediately smiled and said, "No, the matter has not been finished yet, and I can't leave for the time being."

The Lord's Father hesitated for a moment: "Tell me."

Zhao He said: "The good leader's father learned that next year, I will prepare to use troops against Qin. This battle is very important for Zhao, and I plan to lead the troops to fight in person. So I specially asked the master's father to prepare and take charge of the overall situation when he goes to fight next year, so as to avoid any chaos in the newly conquered places such as Qi and Yan."

The Lord Father was silent.

Zhao Qian looked up at his eldest father with some confusion, thought for a while, and took the initiative to stretch out his head and swallowed the food in the spoon in front of him in one bite.

The Lord's father came to his senses, patted Changsun's head, and sighed: "Didn't the widow's father have said that? The widow's father really doesn't want to pay attention to any state affairs anymore."

Zhao He said seriously: "Now Da Zhao seems to be glorious, but its foundation is not stable. If you take a wrong step, it is likely to cause irreparable consequences. Both the son and Da Zhao need the help of the master father."

The master father said, "If you go on the battle, Gao Tang Jun Feiyi can sit in Handan. This person is unquestionable, both loyal and capable."

Zhao He said: "Although Gao Tangjun is capable and reputation sufficient, it is for Zhao. The newly conquered Qi and Yan land need the prestige of the Lord's father to deter him."

The Lord's Father said: "You don't have to hurry up. Now the territory of Da Zhao is vast. As long as you comfort and rule well, the national strength of Da Zhao will definitely be higher in a few years. Then, the conquest will be much smoother."

Zhao He said: "It is true, but the princes at that time will all recover. The important thing is that they will not unite at the moment, but it will be hard to say after a few years."

The master's father looked at Zhao He with some surprise: "Why do you insist on expeditioning in person?"

Zhao He smiled and said, "Because this battle is crucial, no matter who it is handed over to, you won't feel at ease."

The Lord's Father asked, "You plan to destroy Qin in one battle?"

Zhao He smiled and said, "If possible, then it's best. But to be honest, I don't think there is much hope for success."

The Lord Father whined without comment and said, "So your goal is..."

Zhao He said: "Take the entire Qin State in Guanzhong. Qin State is now in conflict with Han, Wei and Chu at the same time, and next year is the best opportunity. Once Guanzhong is taken, Qin State can only retreat to Bashu and no longer pose any threat to the Great Zhao. Next, he can calmly defeat Han, Wei and Chu and other countries."

After a pause, Zhao He continued, "But to be honest, I am not sure that Han Weichu will be able to stand on the side of Zhao next year. After all, the Great Zhao is already too strong now. If Han Wei and other countries suddenly turn against each other during the expedition to Hedong and Guanzhong, it will be beyond the reach of Er in Guanzhong. At that time, there must be someone in Handan, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

Zhao He finished these words earnestly, and then looked at the Lord's Father.

The Lord Father fell into silence again. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Okay, the widow understand. You go back first, let the widow think carefully for a while and then give you a reply."

...

Yingdu.

The entire city has completely fallen into chaos.

The news of Yandu being captured has been here for several days. People in the whole city were in panic, and countless people chose to escape from it with their families.

And in the palace of Yingdu, the country's top leaders have not even reached a complete consensus.

"King, it's time to move to the Central Plains!" Zhao Qi's voice was quite harsh in the hall: "Now that Yandu has fallen, Bai Qi will be in the city of Yingdu in a few days, and it will be too late at that time!"

Contrary to his calm and composed appearance before, Zhao Qi's face was full of fear at this moment, and his young face was obviously fearful.

Opposite Zhaoqi, Chu State Order Xiong Zilan sat there dejectedly, looking lost and completely like a walking corpse.

After just realizing Bai Qi's actions, Xiong Zilan made a very correct decision for him personally, that is, to escape.

However, although Xiong Zilan fled, he was concerned about his duty to guard Yandu, and before leaving, he ordered others to strictly guard the city and fight until the last moment.

This decision made tens of thousands of Yandu soldiers and civilians who could have escaped from that disaster forever.

In addition to Xiong Zilan and his 20,000 personal guards, no more than 10% of the people were able to escape from Yandu.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is an absolute massacre!

This massacre completely shocked the will of the entire Chu State's senior officials, and made a pro-war faction like Zhao Qi completely lose confidence.

If Zhao Qi was scared to the death of the battle of Jucheng and no longer dared to oppose Zhao State, then the battle of Yandu also made Zhao Qi's last belief in confronting Qin State disappear.

Three hundred thousand people! They were all killed by Bai Qi.

If Bai Qi came to Yingdu and he still didn't leave...

Zhao Qi's words immediately received responses from many ministers of Chu. Most of the ministers present were frightened and wanted to escape far away. The further away the terrifying guy Bai Qi, the better.

The King of Chu was also in a state of sacrificial sacrificial singular voice, and said to Zhao Qi in a tone of help, "But, after leaving Yingdu, where can I go?"

Zhao Qi hurriedly said, "Jiangling! The king can move to Chencheng first, which is close to the Central Plains and far away from Qin. It is a safe enough place to not worry about Bai Qi's attack! When the Zhao army sends troops next year, the Great Chu will reorganize and take back Yingdu!"

When the King of Chu heard this, he was immediately moved.

That's right, the King of Chu did hate Qin very much and wanted to avenge his father, King Huai of Chu, very much, but this does not mean that the King of Chu was willing to become a prisoner of Qin like his father, King Huai of Chu, and was even killed in Yingdu by Bai Qi, the butcher Bai Qi!

At this moment, he suddenly rushed into the hall and shouted loudly: "King, you must not move the capital at this time! Zhaoqi and others are in trouble with the country and the people. I ask the king to kill him!"

Everyone looked up and found that the person coming was not someone else, but Qu Yuan, the Grand Sima of Chu.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Qu Yuan looked around and finally set his eyes on Zhao Qi, and said coldly: "Since it is a meeting, why is no one informing me of the Grand Sima?"

Zhao Qi snorted and didn't speak.

The King of Chu, who was in charge, coughed and beat him up, and said, "Da Sima, don't be angry. I heard that you were inspecting the city defense, so I asked them to discuss it first."

Qu Yuan frowned, knowing that things must not be as simple as the king of his own who had long seen him unhappy, but at this moment he had no time to care about these trivial things, but went straight to the topic: "King, the country is now in a critical state, and it is the time when the king is stable as a king. Yingdu is the foundation of the Great Chu for hundreds of years. If he leaves easily, wouldn't it be destroyed by the foundation of the ancestors of all generations? The move to move the capital is absolutely not allowed!"

Qu Yuan's words were extremely earnest, and his whole face was obviously anxious.

Zhao Qi, who was on the other side, was furious when he heard this, thinking that Qu Yuan's mind was not a problem. When he said he would not fight, he said he would not fight. Now he said he would not fight, and if he said he would not fight, he would fight to the end again?

Zhao Qi couldn't help but immediately retorted: "Qu Yuan, don't say these nonsense there and mislead the king! Since Bai Qi conquered Yandu, he would soon be at the city of Yingdu. If something went wrong with the king's daughter in the critical moment, would you Qu Yuan bear the responsibility?"

Qu Yuan raised his head and sneered: "Zhaoqi, what do you know? Although Bai Qi captured Yandu, Yandu is already a dead city. If he does not want his army to be infected with the plague, it will definitely take a certain amount of time to deal with it. Then, he has to pass through the Jianghan Plain before he can reach the city of Yingdu. In other words, Yingdu has at least ten days to organize the city defense!"

Zhao Qi sneered: "Because the strong defense of Yandu City is still unable to resist Bai Qi, the defense of Yingdu City is far inferior to Yandu, so how can you block Bai Qi's offensive? Ten days? So what if you give you twenty days? Can you have twenty days to fight against the vicious Bai Qi after you have twenty days?"

This was originally a very devastating thing to his morale, but at this moment it was approved by many ministers of Chu.

Qu Yuan looked at Zhao Qi coldly and said, "Although the Zhao family is dominant and powerful, it is considered that there are many talents. I didn't expect that this generation will have such a waste Zhao Qi!"

Zhao Qi was furious when he heard this, and jumped up and rushed forward to rush forward to play Qu Yuan's real person. When the other ministers of the Chu State saw that the situation was not good, they all went forward to fight, and the hall suddenly became a mess.

The King of Chu finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Stop it all for me, otherwise I will let my personal guards take it down and ask for guilt!"

The hall quickly became quiet. At some point, Zhao Qi, who had a fist mark on his right eye, stared at Qu Yuan fiercely and shouted: "Qu Yuan, this matter is endless with you!"

Qu Yuan sneered and then turned around and said, "King, although Bai Qi conquered Yandu, he was alone and his logistics must be insufficient. There are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Yingdu, and he can organize an army of 50,000 or 60,000 at any time to resist Bai Qi. In another half a month, it will be the season for snowfall in Jianghan. At that time, Bai Qi will not be able to continue to attack the city, so he will definitely choose to withdraw his troops. Da Chu can completely wait for Bai Qi to withdraw his troops before regaining the Yandu homeland and reorganizing the defense line, and then let the Shangzhu Kingdom lead the main force of Wancheng to go south to assist in defense. Waiting for the Zhao army to attack Qin next year, it will be the day for the Chu to fully counterattack!"

"But if the king withdraws his troops now, the Jianghan Plain will be fully in the hands of Qin and the core of the Great Chu will be destroyed. It will be hard to say whether the Jianghan can be recovered in the future, let alone the Nanyang, Wuguan and even Hanzhong!"

Qu Yuan's words were extremely earnest, and the King of Chu was quite moved when he heard this.
To be continued...