Chapter 51 The Second Meeting (1)
Handan Palace City, Longtai.
After more than a month of diplomatic activities, Zhao Dan and his five ministers gathered in Longtai again.
But the atmosphere this time is obviously different from the last time when Zhao Dan just came over.
The atmosphere of the last meeting was somewhat depressing. After all, the Qin army was in a hurry, and Zhao was worried about internal troubles, so these Zhao bosses were not worried.
But now it's different.
Now the two good news about Qi's borrowing grain and Chu's sending troops have spread. Although Zhao is still on the defensive front line on Changping, it has changed from a disadvantage to an advantage in one fell swoop due to the successful diplomatic alliance.
In addition, those who are confident in speaking in the hall have also changed into a faction.
Yu Xin had a wide robe and big sleeves, kneeling down and standing up, and his whole body was full of energy and talked happily: "The 200,000 Chu army has now surrounded Wancheng and can be conquered soon. If Wancheng is broken, Danyang and Dengcheng will be able to be put down every night. In this way, the Qin army's Nanyang County fell, and Nanjun is in danger. King Ji of Qin will not be able to sit down and watch, and our army will surely turn around in the Changping line."
Yu Xin's voice was extremely loud and spread throughout the hall.
Of course, the Shangqing of Zhao State had reason to say so loudly, because the Chu State's troops were facilitated by Yu Xin's mission, so he certainly had the capital to show off.
Why can't I show off my credit by making my skills? Not only do I show off, but I also show off loudly, letting the king and the entire Zhao Kingdom, let everyone in the world know that this is the credit by me, Yu Xin!
It was not just Yu Xin, but even Lin Xiangru, who was sitting next to Yu Xin, had a smile on his face.
As the leader of the common people's sect, Lin Xiangru was under great pressure a while ago. Lian Po's failure at the Changping line gave enough excuses for the public clan's sect to attack wildly, and once made the common people's sect unable to raise their heads in the Zhao court.
But with Yu Xin and Zhao Sheng returning from the two countries of Wei and Chu, all this was completely different.
Zhao Sheng, the leader of the Gong clan, set out with confidence, and then ended up in a mess. The Wei State denied Zhao Sheng's request without any twists and turns, causing Zhao Sheng and the Gong clan to lose face.
On the other hand, Yu Xin from the Buyi Sect succeeded after he went to the state of Chu and brought in 200,000 Chu troops. This was undoubtedly a handful of salt on the already torn wound of the Gong clan sect.
Failure is not scary. What is scary is that when failure is happening, there is a successful person standing by your side to form a sharp contrast with you. What is even more scary is that this successful person is still your political enemy...
At this moment, the public clan's sect seemed to be a child who had scored 60 points in the exam and barely passed the exam. He had just returned home in shame and stood in front of the parents holding the rattan with anger on his face. However, he heard the loud flaunts of the neighbor's children from the window: "Dad, I got 98 points this time!"
This kind of "other people's children" is really the most annoying!
At this moment, Zhao Sheng, the prime minister of Zhao State, sat there in great depression, looking at Yu Xin with a smug feeling, and it felt really uncomfortable.
With the return of Yu Xin and the delegation, what happened at the Chu State's court discussion had long been circulated. Not to mention the senior executives of Zhao State, even more than half of the people in Handan City knew the story of how the hero Mao Sui went to the palace with his sword and convinced the King of Chu.
What made Zhao Sheng want to vomit blood was that Mao Sui was originally Zhao Sheng's own disciple, but now he helped Yu Xin make such a great contribution. What's the matter?
Although Zhao Dan wanted to pass by Zhao Sheng, Zhao Sheng did not feel dissatisfied with Zhao Dan for this.
The reason is very simple. Although Zhao Dan did use Mao Sui to help Yu Xin, don’t forget that Zhao Dan also specifically reminded Zhao Sheng when Zhao Sheng was on the mission, which was equivalent to giving Zhao Sheng an idea, and did not help Yu Xin alone.
Yu Xin reused Mao Sui, who was sent by Zhao Dan, and completed the task successfully with Mao Sui's help. Zhao Sheng did not obey Zhao Dan's instructions and failed to take the mission.
Thinking from this perspective, if Zhao Sheng had heard Zhao Dan's words, would he have great hope of success?
So now seeing Yu Xin like this, Zhao Sheng felt so regretful that he was bleeding: "If I could listen to the king's words that day, how could I make Yu Xin so successful and act like this, I would be so angry!"
But there is no regret medicine in this world, so no matter how regret Zhao Sheng regrets, he can only watch the energetic Yu Xin pointing out the country and pretending to be in a fancy way.
The top Zhao Dan took Yu Xin and Zhao Sheng's different expressions in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny, but more of them were speechless.
After all, as a time traveler, Zhao Dan was very aware of the impact of the Battle of Changping, and this was definitely a battle that could not be afforded for Zhao State.
Now that the three countries have joined forces, they have already gained the upper hand, but if Zhao Sheng does not take his own initiative and obeys Zhao Dan's instructions, then the four countries will now attack Qin, and that would be the case in this battle.
Therefore, Zhao Dan was still a little dissatisfied with Zhao Sheng's failure. He messed up such important things and was simply a scam!
Zhao Sheng's failure also sounded a wake-up call for Zhao Dan. Although this Pingyuan Jun has always been famous and loyal to Zhao Dan, it is obvious that Zhao Sheng's ability is relatively limited. It seems that it is not a good decision to keep Zhao Sheng in the position of Zhao's prime minister.
Thinking of this, Zhao Dan couldn't help but look at Lin Xiangru on the other side, and felt a little regretful.
Although Lin Xiangru is enough to replace Zhao Sheng as the prime minister in terms of ability, Zhao Dan, as a time traveler, knows that Lin Xiangru's life is about to come to an end. If nothing unexpected happens, he may not be able to survive this year...
It has only been more than a month since Lin Xiangru became even older and haggard, as if he was ten years older. Even when he was kneeling there, his body was trembling slightly. Anyone who saw him knew that he had not had enough time.
Zhao Sheng had a good candidate for Xiangbang, that is Yu Xin, who successfully returned from the state of Chu in front of him. Yu Xin was good at national strategic planning and had excellent overall view, but lacked details, so he was very suitable for Xiangbang's position as the general leader.
If Lin Xiangru could live a few more years, Zhao Dan could have let Lin Xiangru replace Zhao Sheng's position as Xiangbang, and then slowly cultivate his confidant Yu Xin to lay the foundation for Yu Xin's advance.
Unfortunately, time is too late! Since Lin Xiangru is about to die, Zhao Sheng, the Xiangbang, cannot move.
Although Yu Xin can be regarded as the candidate for Zhao Dan's future candidate for Zhao Dan, Yu Xin is now inexperienced and does not have many connections. He must give Yu Xin a few years to hone and cultivate his power. After Yu Xin has his own troops, he will become the prime minister. Only in this way can the handover of power can the Zhao State be smoothly completed and the internal turmoil will not be caused by internal turmoil.
Zhao Sheng did not cause any trouble when he replaced Tian Dan as the prime minister. That was because Zhao Sheng had already mastered half of the prime minister's power, so he was able to go smoothly. But now Yu Xin does not have the foundation and conditions as good as Zhao Sheng.
At such a critical moment when there are strong enemies outside, the internal situation of Zhao State must be stabilized, and any slight turmoil is unacceptable to Zhao Dan.
After thinking about it, Zhao Dan had no choice but to give up his plan to remove Zhao Sheng from the position of prime minister.
Fortunately, this is not the theme of Zhao Dan's meeting today. When Yu Xin showed off there, Zhao Sheng's face became darker and darker and was about to be the same color as the bottom of the pot. As the king, Zhao Dan finally coughed at the right time, focusing everyone's attention on himself.
Chapter completed!