After making the decision, Empress Dowager Yan stood up without saying a word and left the hall.

Surrounded by many palace ladies, Empress Dowager Yan soon came to a palace.

In this palace, a sound of stern reading is coming.

"In the first month of the spring of the first year, the Duke ascended the throne. On the second day of Guihai, there was a edible food. The King of Heaven sent Shufu to come to the funeral. On the fourth month of summer, my king, Duke Xi, was buried. The King of Heaven sent Mao Bolai to order Duke Xi to attack Wei. Shusun got ministers like the capital. The Wei people attacked Jin. In the autumn, Gongsun Ao met with Duke Jin. In the winter, Dingwei, the prince of Chu killed his king, the chief minister of Chu. Gongsun Ao was the chief minister of Qin. Gongsun Ao was the chief minister of Qin. In the winter, the prince of Chu killed his king, the chief minister of Gongsun Ao, and the prince of Gongsun Ao... "

The Empress Dowager paused slightly and then walked into the hall.

There was a table in the main hall. Behind the table, a young child about seven or eight years old and dressed in luxurious clothes was sitting on it, holding a bamboo slip in front of him and chanting loudly, with a very focused expression.

The footsteps of Empress Dowager Yan alarmed the boy. The boy raised his head and happened to see Empress Dowager Yan. Then he showed a very happy expression on his face. He stood up and bowed to Empress Dowager Yan in a regular manner: "I have seen my mother."

This little boy is the current ruling king of Yan State, King Ke of Yan.

Queen Mother Yan touched her child's head. Although this child was not her biological child, she had long regarded this child as her own, and could even be said to be the most important man in her life, both in terms of etiquette and law and in terms of inner recognition.

This made Empress Dowager Yan suddenly remembered her brother who was far away in Handan.

Back then, when Zhao Dan just ascended the throne, in order to stabilize Yan and Qi to deal with Qin's offensive, Zhao State did not hesitate to marry her to the King of Yan, and at the same time sent another younger brother, Chang'an Jun, to Qi State as a hostage.

As a result, Zhao State received strong support from Qi and Yan, and was able to repel Qin State's provocation and allowed Zhao Dan to stabilize the situation in the early days of his succession.

Just over a dozen years have passed, and Zhao Dan is now so powerful that the Qin State was already trampled by him and the powerful Zhao State.

But when he was fighting for the great plan of Zhao State and plundering the land of various countries, he once thought that in Wuyang City, thousands of miles away, his compatriots and sisters were always in boundless pain because of this political marriage caused by the interests of Zhao State?

When she thought of this, Empress Dowager Yan couldn't help but feel resentment slowly in her heart.

"My mother, queen?" The call of her calls brought back the thoughts of Queen Yan. Only then did she realize that her son was looking at her worriedly: "My mother is okay, are you?"

Empress Dowager Yan sighed softly and said, "My mother is fine, she just suddenly remembered something."

The King of Little Yan blinked and suddenly said, "My mother, is it because of my uncle's attack on our Yan State?"

Empress Dowager Yan was slightly shocked, and then looked at the palace servants who were accompanying Xiaoyan King with a stern look, with murderous intent everywhere in her phoenix eyes.

"Who is gossiping in front of the king?"

When Empress Dowager Yan got angry, she immediately knelt down in the entire hall.

The King of Little Yan pulled the sleeve of Empress Dowager Yan and pleaded: "My mother, it's not what they said, it's what I heard by myself. Mother mother, don't blame them."

Empress Dowager Yan looked at the begging eyes of the little man in her arms, and her heart had already melted. After the original anger was thrown into the sky, she said coldly: "That is, the king is kind, get out and go outside to get twenty sticks!"

After a moment, bursts of pain sounded outside the hall.

Empress Dowager Yan pulled the King of Xiaoyan and said solemnly to the King of Xiaoyan: "The King is the king of a country, and you must not be misled by these servants. Looking at the current world, conquests of various countries are the norm, even if they are in-laws, they cannot be avoided. Moreover, the King of Chang has led his army to resist the offensive of the Zhao army. The Zhao army will retreat soon, so the king should not worry."

After hearing this, the King of Little Yan felt relieved, but after a while, he said: "Mother, since King Zhao is my uncle, why can't Yan and Zhao work together to fight against the powerful enemy?"

Queen Mother Yan was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "The king doesn't know that Zhao is the most powerful country in the world today. Even if Yan wants to fight against powerful enemies, he can only form other countries to fight against Zhao."

The King of Xiaoyan nodded in a slight understanding and suddenly said, "My mother looks very tired, so why not go back and take a rest first. Please rest assured. When I grow up in the future, my mother will not have to worry about national affairs, and I will not be so tired."

Empress Dowager Yan's eyes suddenly became hot, and a warm current passed through her heart, and there was still a little sadness with her.

What a great child. If he can grow up, he will definitely be a very promising king in the future and will be destined to be famous in history books.

But...Is there really still time to let him grow up safely until he is in charge of this country?

What Empress Dowager Yan didn't know was that the only one who didn't want the Xiaoyan King to take charge of the country was not the only one who came to the fierce Zhao people, but also many Yan people who were in Jidu at this moment and even attended that court meeting just now.

It was still the secret room, Cai Niao's eyes were fierce and said to several colleagues in front of him: "After today's court meeting, you must have seen it? The Empress Dowager only trusts Lejian at all, and only cares about Lejian's feelings in everything. Even such a big thing has to be asked Lejian before she can make a decision! Apart from his Lejian, the huge Yan State, can't find even a person who can share the worries of the king?"

As soon as Cai Niao said these words, the other ministers of Yan State couldn't help but look a little complicated.

After a while, someone whispered: "Anyway, I have made up my mind to surrender to King Zhao. Does this Queen Yan trust Lejian? What does it have to do with us?

Another asked: "Cai Qing, what's the contact with the people of Zhao?"

Cai Niao yelled and whispered: "The Zhao people's request is very simple. If they can help Zhao army take Jidu, then everyone can be considered a meritorious minister. If they cannot take Jidu, then they can ask for more blessings."

Someone immediately said angrily: "The State of Zhao is too bullying. Can we say that if we can't help them take Jidu, it's not considered surrender?"

Several ministers of Yan State were uncomfortable. If they surrendered to the enemy, they would have made a lot of promises of high officials and high salaries. As a result, this time they surrendered to Zhao State. There was no high salaries yet, and the requirements were quite high.

Jidu is the capital of Yan State that has been operating for hundreds of years. Even now, there are 30,000 elite troops in charge here. How can it be easily broken?

Cai Niao sighed and said, "This is a letter of fame. You should also know that Zhao is the most powerful country in the world. Even without our help, taking Ji Du is just a waste of more time."

Some people are not convinced: "Waste more time, maybe the situation of the war will reverse! Could it be that King Zhao is so confident?"

Cai Niao shrugged and said, "Even the six kingdoms who attacked Zhao last year were defeated. Do you tell me what else is there to worry about the King of Zhao now? Is he still worried about the five kingdoms attacking Zhao?"

As soon as Cai Niao said this, everyone was silent.

Last year, the six countries attacked Zhao together in a fierce manner and were beaten to pieces by Zhao. Everyone knew that even if there were five countries attacking Zhao, it would not be possible to shake Zhao.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Cai Niao said, "Everyone, the situation is stronger than others. Now the Zhao State is fearless. If we cannot make any achievements, we may be imprisoned like others when the Zhao army breaks the city. Everyone has considerable benefits in Yan State? If the entire family is uprooted by the Zhao people, the loss will be really great!"

Cai Niao's words obviously hit the weakness of these ministers. In fact, the reason why these ministers were willing to surrender to Zhao was mainly because they hoped to ensure the interests of their family in Yan State by surrendering. This is their life gate and a fatal point.

After a while, someone said with great difficulty: "Cai Qingru, it's not that Cai Qingru, the city of Jidu is high and thick, easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is no one among us who holds military power. Even if we want to help Zhao break the city, there is no way out."

Cai Niao frowned. Obviously he had no good idea, but he still said: "No matter what, everyone still has to discuss a constitution."

Not to mention, after these Yan ministers were scrambling to think, they really came up with a few ideas.

"Since there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Jidu, it is better to suggest that the Empress Dowager send troops to fight. As long as the Empress Dowager dares to send troops to fight, the Yan army will undoubtedly be defeated!"

"But in this way, we will not be able to show our usefulness at all! It's better to do this. There are hundreds of visitors in our mansions, and there are three or four thousand people in total. At that time, we gather at night and suddenly attack the North Gate. As long as we open the North Gate, the task will be completed!"

"This plan is too dangerous! In my opinion, it is better to connect with other ministers. Anyway, when the Zhao army besieged the city, many people will definitely be frightened. Then you can win them over!"

Finally, Cai Niao made a decision: "We will first secretly connect with some reliable people, and then find a way to persuade the Empress Dowager to mobilize troops to fight. If the Empress Dowager is not sure, then when Li Mu besieged the city, we will suddenly raise an uprising and cooperate with Li Mu in the inside and outside! Everyone, will we still be able to gain wealth and prosperity after Zhao State destroys Yan in the future? All of them will be here. Please be careful and don't let the news leak out!"

As the night became darker, several inconspicuous carriages quietly drove out of Cai Niao's mansion and gradually left.

A commissar passed by while knocking on the clapper. The sound of Dangdang broke the silence and then slowly disappeared in the darkness.

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