In the 53rd year of the Qin King (254 BC), Fan Ju also passed away.

The Qin King's left and right hands, one after another, left one after another. The Qin State did not have any confusion because of the loss of two important ministers, but the Qin State fell ill. This is incredible news. The king who had been alive and ruled the Qin State for fifty-three years was actually sick. Fortunately, Cai Ze, the current prime minister, is indeed not weak in governance, and may not be as good as Fan Ju, but it has not destroyed the basic structure left by Fan Ju.

Cai Ze and Fan Ju are completely two different personalities. Fan Ju is cruel and radical in his work, but Cai Ze pays attention to letting things go. After he came to power, Qin State temporarily put aside its oppression on the six countries. People from the six countries celebrated each other and celebrated this great day.

The King of Qin sat in the palace with bloodshot eyes. Although he still straightened his body hard, Cai Ze could still see that feeling of weakness at a glance. However, he did not talk about the King of Qin's body, nor did he persuade the King of Qin to take care of his body. Cai Ze was a smart person. He had good eyes and eloquence. He knelt in front of the King of Qin and seriously told the King of Qin about the current situation in the world.

"King, I heard that when King Zhao heard that Wu'anjun was dead, he intended to send Lian Po to attack Shangdang... In recent years, Zhao State has been constantly labor service, and the people gathered around the river bank to dig canals... They were exhausted. At this time, it was impossible for Zhao State to send troops to attack Qin State, but the King of Zhao wanted to send people to fight? Wei Wuji? Lian Po and others would also dissuade him. This is predictable? So? There is no need to care about Zhao State."

"Chu State annexed Fei State and Lu State? It seems to be very aggressive, but in fact? They are using extreme methods to quickly increase their strength? They are making up for the trauma left by the defeat of Qin State. Chu State's consecutive annexation made Wei and Qi extremely dissatisfied? His alliance strategy is that there is no way to continue. Without the assistance of the princes, Chu State did not dare to attack Qin State..."

The King of Qin frowned and said seriously, "Qin is not Han, nor is it Han Ran, what I am worried about? It is not whether the princes will attack Qin, but how should Qin attack the countries? Please understand this!"

Cai Ze was not angry, facing the unpolite questions of the King of Qin. He smiled and said, "King, only by clarifying Zhao State? Chu State does not have the strength to participate? Qin State can formulate a strategy for Wei State with peace of mind." Cai Ze stroked his beard, "What the Hou implemented is to weaken Chu State, which was originally intended to avoid Chu State's excessive interference in the affairs of the Three Jins. Isn't this the same thing as what I said just now?"

"You are right." The King of Qin nodded and hurriedly put away his dissatisfaction.

Cai Ze then continued: "Which king thinks is the first to plan for the Three Jin Dynasties?"

"South Korea..."

Cai Ze laughed again, shook his head gently, and said, "For Korea, you don't need to sit in the palace and listen to the strategies of your ministers. Korea is a weak country, and I can destroy it at will." The King of Qin did not speak. After being a king for so many years, the King of Qin had already developed a pair of eyes that could recognize people and have insight into people's hearts. Just looking at Cai Ze in front of him, the King of Qin knew him more and more.

This is a man with some talent but overly arrogant. Well, what he learned is very messy, but he has no idea of ​​his own... Not to mention comparing with Wu Chengjun and Yinghou, even with Wei Wuji, Huang Xie and others, there is a little difference. However, the King of Qin did not express his inner opinions. Fan Ju left too suddenly, and he did not choose a minister who could replace him. Cai Ze was a good alternative for transition.

"I want to send a letter to King Han. I heard that the soldiers of Wei State drove King Han out of Xinzheng and were very rude to him. Qin and Han have been friendly for generations. How can we watch King Han endure such humiliation? Besides, the soldiers of Wei State had attacked and killed the soldiers of Zhao State. This is the fault of Wei State. Please let the King of Wei acknowledge the mistake of King Han and King Zhao, and ced the cities for the two countries..."

"Hmm?" The King of Qin looked confused. Not to mention that Wei and Zhao had already formed an alliance, just say that King Han, did he have the courage to stand and let King Wei come over and admit his mistake?

"Uncle Fan... Yinghou once said: Wei Wuji, Prime Minister of Zhao State, and Zhao Sheng, Prime Minister of Wei State, are not people who can be despised. I am afraid that your actions will allow Zhao State to take the opportunity to improve its relationship with Wei State... I understand that you want to cause conflicts between the Three Jins, but your plan will not work." The King of Qin shook his head and said, and Cai Ze hurriedly said: "You are wrong."

"My plan is not to cause conflicts between the Three Jins, but to make Wei surrender... The King of Wei will never admit his mistake. As you said, King Zhao will not really ask for guilt. Qin originally sent troops and captured many cities of Wei. You asked Wei to obey your orders, but Wei did not agree and was ready to resist the Qin army. We can propose that as long as the King of Wei is willing to admit his mistake to King Han and King Zhao and ced the city for them, we will stop the attack on Wei..."

The King of Qin nodded, his face still calm. This is Uncle Fan’s remaining strategy.

Looking at the Yan man in front of him who was struggling to show his talents, the King of Qin finally chose to believe him. Anyway, it was just a waste of a few bamboo slips.

.............

"Ping...you see."

King Han sat in the upper position, squinted his eyes, unfathomable. He handed a bamboo slip to Zhang Ping, who was sitting in front of him, and then closed his eyes. Zhang Ping looked a little more vicissitudes than before, and his clothes were not neat. He looked at King Han in confusion, took the bamboo slip, and looked at him seriously. At this glance, Zhang Ping frowned. This was a letter written by the King of Qin to King Han.

Zhang Ping knew that a few days ago, an envoy from Qin came, and it turned out to send letters from the King of Qin.

Zhang Ping looked at it seriously and read it several times. The content of the letter was very simple. The King of Qin said: "The soldiers of Wei State humiliated you at the time, which made me very angry. How could the king suffer such a shame? I am going to let the King of Wei apologize to you... Please follow Qin State to ask the King of Wei to be guilty, and let the King of Wei apologize to you for his rude soldiers." Of course, there was a threat in the end.

If they did not follow Qin, the soldiers who were preparing to attack Wei would go to Xinzheng.

Zhang Ping sighed helplessly, put down the bamboo slips, and then said, "I will send the letter from the King of Qin to the King of Wei, and then send someone to follow the King of Qin to question the King of Wei. Pingyuan Jun of Wei is a wise man. I will ask him for help, so that Qin will mistakenly think that Han and Wei are in a bad relationship, so that Han can be let go..." As he said, he stood up and it was not difficult to solve this matter.

As long as Wei and Han are playing a show, what makes him care more about is the purpose of Qin. The King of Qin is obviously trying to attack Wei, but why should he bring Han? He just wants to destroy the relationship between Han and Wei? Or have deeper plans?

"Please sit down and don't rush to leave."

King Han said, Zhang Ping was stunned, and said, "Your Majesty, this letter must be sent to Wei as soon as possible. Before Qin urges it, make a secret decision with Wei..."

"No need." King Han smiled, his face full of confidence. He said, "I have understood what the King of Qin thinks. You don't have to worry. I have a way..." Zhang Ping's eyes were full of fear. He shook his head quickly and said, "Your Shangjun, you... You are too tired all these days. You should leave this insignificant plan to me. Please rest assured, I will not let you down..."

King Han showed an unfathomable smile and said, "Zhang Xiang, what you think of is to pretend to question the King of Wei and come to deceive King Qin. Is that true?"

Zhang Ping nodded and said, "Han cannot confront Qin State, nor can he hate the King of Wei. He can only take such a method. We tell the truth, and the King of Wei will not blame him, he will forgive him." Before Zhang Ping finished speaking, the King of Han interrupted him. The King of Han said angrily: "Don't King of Wei blame him? But I want to blame him! At the beginning, the soldiers of Wei State were in chaos, and I went out of the city to fight with them!"

"Although I defeated them, they killed a lot of Koreans in Xinzheng. How can I forgive such hatred?" The King of Han gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Now is the best time to avenge the Koreans. The King of Wei must admit his mistake to me!"

"Your Majesty! No!" Zhang Ping hurriedly said, "This is the Qin people's plan! The Qin people definitely did not want to help the Han people revenge, and what you want to do now should not be revenge. Only by maintaining friendly relations with the five countries can South Korea face the Qin siege. If you force the King of Wei now, when Qin sends troops to Han, Zhao Wei will not come to help Han again."

Listening to Zhang Ping's panicked explanation, King Han was not panicked. He nodded, "You are right, this is the Qin people's plan."

"So, I have to use Qin to implement my own strategies."

"You don't understand. Ordinary people will come forward to kill the enemy in person, but powerful people can kill their enemies through others."

Zhang Ping was almost collapsed. He leaned over to the King of Han and said tremblingly: "Shangjun, Wei is a friend of Han, and Qin is an enemy of Han. You cannot get rid of your friends through the enemy."

"Um..." King Han narrowed his eyes and said in a mysterious way: "Please go back, I won't do such stupid things."

"When Huayang Jun was in Korea, he told me a lot of truths. I heard that when Wei State attacked South Korea, Shin Buhe just used a very simple strategy to eliminate the disaster for South Korea..."

“You might not want to…”

"Come here, prepare the car for me, Gui!"

Zhang Ping sat on the ground with a look of despair.

.....

"Puff~~", the King of Qin suddenly sprayed out the medicine in his mouth, and then started coughing violently. Seeing that the King of Qin was coughing so hard, the Imperial Doctor came hurriedly and patted the King of Qin on the back. The King of Qin then calmed down. He put down the herbs he had just boiled, widened his eyes, looked at the scout in front of him, and asked blankly: "What did you say just now?"

"The King of Han was in a carriage, holding Gui, and set out from Xinzheng, and was rushing towards Xianyang..." The scout said again seriously.

"Hey...hahaha~~", the King of Qin suddenly laughed, almost burst into tears. Perhaps because he was laughing too hard, he coughed again, and the imperial physician order rushed up again. The King of Qin took a long time to sigh, "King Han is about to kill me." He stretched out his body, but felt that his whole body was so relaxed. The diseases that had been entangled with him over the days seemed to have disappeared in an instant.

Zhigui is the etiquette required by the princes to pay homage to the emperor. King Han took Gui and headed towards Xianyang. His purpose was very clear. He wanted to surrender to Qin and meet the King of Qin. This was something that the King of Qin had never thought of. At this time, he remembered Cai Ze's words. Han was not afraid of it, and he could destroy it at will. The King of Qin hurriedly sent someone to invite Cai Ze.

Cai Ze was dealing with government affairs in various places in the courtyard. When he heard that the King of Qin summoned him, he put down his work and rushed to the palace.

Cai Ze just walked into the palace, and the King of Qin leaned over to him and said, "I don't know your strategy and did not give you the respect you deserve. This is my fault. Please forgive me." Cai Ze was stunned for a moment before returning the gift, saying, "Please don't say that. I was originally a poor person who no one knew. You promoted me and worshiped me as the prime minister of the country. Therefore, I will repay your kindness with all my might."

The King of Qin then smiled, pulled Cai Ze affectionately, and asked him to sit down.

"Cai Xiang... I really didn't expect that your bamboo slip will make King Han go to Xianyang and be willing to surrender to me..." The King of Qin shook his head and sighed: "No wonder Yinghou will come to recommend you in person..."

"Hmm?" Cai Ze was shocked, what? King Han rushed to Xianyang and was willing to surrender??

The King of Qin asked again: "How did you make King Han willing to surrender to me?"

"Well, king, that's it... South Korea is a weak country, and it can only be destroyed through the protection of a great power. Nowadays, no countries can rescue him. At this time, as long as we show a little kindness to him and have strong troops as a threat, he will definitely surrender... Cough cough." Cai Ze tried hard to explain, and after explaining for a long time, the King of Qin nodded.

"I don't know. It turns out that besides Yinghou, you can also see through the reality of the enemy so easily."

"Sir, now the King of Han is coming to Xianyang. I am going to kill him and annex Korea. What do you think?"

"No." Cai Ze shook his head and said, "The descendants of the King of Han are still very young. There are prime ministers like Zhang Ping to assist in the country. If we kill the King of Han, the six countries will be terrified. Zhang Ping of South Korea will immediately support the new king and then ask for help from Wei, Zhao and other countries. He is not a fool, but I am afraid that he is ready now. King, are you willing to fight with Zhang Ping like this, or are you willing to fight with someone like Han?"

The King of Qin laughed and said, "Okay, let's arrange a banquet and entertain the King of Han according to your proposal."

ps: I just came back from the wedding and started to update. Seeing my friends getting married one by one, Lao Lang felt really bitter... I didn’t drink it this time, so I can still write.
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