Zhao King Palace, Longtai.

The so-called Longtai is not a platform, but the name of a palace. This is where Zhao Dan, the king of Zhao State, discusses state affairs with his ministers on weekdays.

It has to be said that this Longtai Palace is built quite grand and majestic, with the steps alone being 108 levels. The height of the top of the steps is 19 meters high from the ground, which is equivalent to the height of four or five floors.

There are no skyscrapers in this era. Ninety-nine percent of the buildings are bungalows. Looking north with the red-lacquered railings of Longtai, not only is the entire palace city in my eyes, but even half of Handan City can be seen, making people unable to help but feel a sense of superiority that surpasses all living beings.

After washing up, Zhao Dan came to Longtai.

As a history enthusiast in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhao Dan certainly could not know nothing about the battle that could be said to have determined the entire Warring States Period.

In fact, Zhao Dan studied this battle very carefully, and put himself in the position of King Xiaocheng of Zhao and thought about how Zhao State should win this battle. He even argued with many netizens on major online forums and posters.

Of course, no one can convince anyone of this kind of online verbal trick, so there was no result in the end.

But Zhao Dan never expected that at this moment, he would actually travel to the Warring States Period and become the King of Zhao Xiaocheng with the same name and surname as him, and become the real helmator of Zhao State!

It is said that history has no ifs, and this time travel has given Zhao Dan such an opportunity to have a "if".

And he vows to change history!

Zhao Dan didn't wait too long. As the sun had just risen, many ministers of Zhao had gathered in the Longtai.

During the Warring States Period, there was no popular chair sitting, and everyone knelt down, so Zhao Dan's "throne" was a mat...

Zhao Dan knelt at the top and looked at the ministers present from right to left.

This was not a grand court meeting, so there were only five ministers present.

The closest to Zhao Dan on the right is Zhao Dan's uncle, Zhao Sheng, the prime minister of Zhao State at this time, and the Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng among the "Four Gentlemen of the Warring States Period".

It was this Zhao Sheng who said something when hesitating before Zhao Dan whether to accept Shangdang, which strengthened Zhao Dan's determination to accept Shangdang, and led to the outbreak of the Battle of Changping.

Beside Zhao Sheng is Zhao Dan's other uncle, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao. Zhao Bao is opposed to accepting Shangdang, but his opinion is not adopted.

Lin Xiangru and the Shangqing of Zhao State. The two stories of "Returning the jade to Zhao" and "Reading the thorn to apologize for guilt" have been passed down through the ages. They can be said to be the one that is most familiar to later generations among the people present.

Now Lin Xiangru has a white hair and a sick look on his face. Although he is forced to get angry, he still looks sick when he kneels there.

In fact, Lin Xiangru is indeed seriously ill now, but he is still sick in court for national affairs, which makes Zhao Dan admire him and nodded to the old minister.

Lin Xiangru was surrounded by Yu Xin, another Shangqing of Zhao State. Yu Xin was a confidant promoted by Zhao Dan himself. He was a famous scholar in the Warring States Period and was good at strategic planning.

If Yu Xin goes down, he will be the doctor of Zhao State, Lou Chang, who is another guy who needs to take the blame.

It was precisely because Lou Chang strongly advocated sending envoys to the Qin peace talks that Zhao State failed in diplomatic relations. Therefore, Chu, who had been preparing to send troops to help Zhao, felt hesitant and did not send troops, which led to Zhao State not receiving reinforcements until the end of the Battle of Changping.

Moreover, Lou Chang also has a father named Lou Yan, Lou Yan, so Zhao Dan has no good impression of Lou Chang.

Zhao Sheng, Zhao Bao, Lin Xiangru, Censor Lou Chang, Lieutenant Yu Xin, these five people, plus the general Lian Po, who is now leading the army, are the six most important ministers in the entire Zhao State leadership group.

Seeing these people who have left their names in history appear in front of him one by one, Zhao Dan couldn't help but feel a little excited, but fortunately, he had two lifetimes of experience and memory fusion, so Zhao Dan coughed and naturally showed the majesty that King Zhao should have, saying: "I'm summoning all the ministers to change their generals."

As soon as this statement was spoken, the five people present were not surprised, but instead showed different expressions.

Zhao Dan sat on the throne and glanced at him and found that the faces of Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao and Shangda Doctor Lou Chang all showed joy, while Lin Xiangru and Yu Xin's faces were quite solemn.

Why is this?

Here we will first talk about the factional problems in Zhao.

As the saying goes, there will be a world where there are people, and there will be conflicts where there are worlds. After conflicts, a group will form, and with a group, there will naturally be factions.

In addition, in order to facilitate the use of checks and balances, the emperors will intentionally or unintentionally form two factions of ministers under their command.

Of course, the same was true for Zhao State. When Zhao Dan's grandfather, King Wuling, was in power, the faction of Zhao State was not obvious, but when Zhao Dan's father, King Huiwen, was quite obvious.

At this time, there were two main active factions in the political arena of Zhao State, one of which was the "public clan" and the other was the "commoner".

The Gong clan is a term for royal clans during the Warring States Period. Here, the Gong clan school refers to the royal relatives of Zhao State, and the nobles of the noble clans, who are born to be powerful and superior.

Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao and Shangdafu Lou Chang are representatives of the Gong clan sect.

Another faction of "commons" is completely different. The ministers of these common people are all from ordinary people, and they all started from scratch, won the trust of the king with their own abilities, and worked hard step by step.

The two Zhao State nobles Lin Xiangru, Yu Xin, and the general Lian Po who was leading the troops were all smart figures in the common sect.

In this way, the two factions of the Gong clan and the common people were tied in a three-to-three draw among the six-member group, which made it easier for the king to get along with the others, conduct checks and balances and mediation, and thus firmly grasp the supreme power in the hands of the king himself.

When the Battle of Changping first broke out, due to the division within the public clan sect (Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao did not agree to take over Changping, but Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng agreed), and Lian Po of the common sect was originally the most outstanding, most outstanding and most famous general in Zhao State at this time, Lian Po of the common sect was able to lead his army to Changping to fight against the Qin army led by Wang Cheng, the left Shuchang of Qin State.

In other words, the common people took the lead at the beginning.

However, with Lian Po's unfavorable war in Changping, he not only lost his troops and generals over the past few months, but also lost two lines of defense. As one goes up and down, the voice of the Gong clan sect naturally became louder, and he strongly asked Zhao Dan to change his generals!

Who should I change? Of course, I will change to Zhao Kuo, the most famous general in the Gong clan sect at this moment, the son of Ma Fujun!

In fact, just think about it, if it weren't for the strong support of Zhao State's great figures such as Zhao Sheng, Pingyang Jun, Zhao Bao, and Shangdafu Lou Chang, even if the King Zhao Xiaocheng in history was dissatisfied, how could he remove a world-renowned general like Lian Po because of a few rumors at the critical moment of the Battle of Changping?

You should know that Lian Po’s position is the general of Zhao State at this moment. This general is not just a title, it is an official position. In the words of later generations, it is called "Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Zhao State".

A commander-in-chief of the army, can you change it at any time?

What's more, Lian Po was not uninhibited in the court. After the famous allusion of "carrying the thorns and apologizing for guilt", Lian Po and the Zhao State Shangqing Lin Xiangru formed a political alliance, and it was unbreakable. The kind of iron-core alliance that did not change at all until Lin Xiangru died!

Most of the people in later generations focused on the three protagonists, Zhao Dan, King Zhao Xiaocheng, Lian Po and Zhao Kuo, but they often ignored the fact that all the top figures in the Zhao State were involved in the political game between the public clan and the common people.

And today, it is the moment when the political game between the two factions about the change of generals came to its climax.

Lin Xiangru, the leader of the common sect, coughed, and knew that he was at a disadvantage at this moment and had to take the initiative to attack, so he forced the sick to speak first.
Chapter completed!