Chapter 740
From the perspective of Chu, the King of Chu did have many reasons not to participate in the upcoming war between Zhao and Yan, but for Qin, which is adjacent to Chu, the decision of the King of Qin was a different view.
In the Qin Palace City in Xianyang, the King of Qin sat in the top position, looking at the many Qin ministers in front of him with a gloomy face, and slowly spoke: "Everyone has heard all the words of the envoy of Zhao just now. So if you have any opinions now, just say it."
The first one to speak is undoubtedly Fan Sui, the prime minister of Qin.
Fan Sui said, "King, the old minister suspected that Zhao State would launch a war of destruction against Yan State this time. What the envoy said just now was just to confuse the king and other princes in the world.
With Zhao Kuo's ambition, it is certainly impossible for him to send troops directly for such a ridiculous reason to teach other countries a lesson."
Fan Sui's meaning was also quite obvious. He did not believe the lies told by the envoy of Zhao.
The expression on the Qin King's face moved slightly and said to Fan Sui: "I didn't expect that this young King Zhao, who had just obtained the power, dared to do such a bold thing?
The seven vassal states have been together since the three families divided Jin. What gave him the courage to destroy one of the great powers like Yan in one fell swoop?"
Although Yan State is a small country that does not have much presence among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, if you look at the land of China, even if Yan State is the last of the Seven Heroes, it is still a country that ranks seventh among China. It is indeed not surprising to say that a great country is.
Fan Sui hurriedly said, "If the king is really successful by the people of Zhao this time, then the next thing will be very troublesome.
Now Yan State is the only neighboring country in the northern part of the Warring States Period, and the existence of Yan State can greatly restrain Zhao State from moving south.
Once the Yan State no longer exists, Zhao State will have no worries at all and can move south to launch a large-scale attack, including our Daqin."
After Fan Sui said this, King Qin's face began to become solemn, and he said, "What Fan Xiang said is indeed very reasonable. So how can I stop Zhao from continuing to expand?"
The King of Qin originally thought that after he asked, he would get an answer that satisfies him, but the next moment Fan Sui's words left the King of Qin speechless.
"To be honest, the old minister thinks that the Qin State should indeed stop Zhao from attacking Yan State, but the old minister can't come up with a strategy if it is done in detail."
The King of Qin looked at Fan Sui and wished he could slap Fan Sui's old face. You didn't even understand. You're talking nonsense here.
The King of Qin refused to resist the strong complaints in his heart and turned his eyes to other Qin ministers, hoping to get a more satisfactory answer from other Qin ministers.
It was at this moment that someone suddenly stood up and said, "King, I believe that it is not necessary to go to war with Zhao at this time. It is better to continue to recuperate and accumulate the national strength of the Qin Dynasty. The real best strategy is."
As soon as this sentence was finished, everyone in the hall was shocked and turned their eyes to the person who spoke, wanting to see who was so brave and dared to openly question the opinions of Fan Sui, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.
The King of Qin also looked at the man with a slightly strange expression and said, "Crown Prince's Tutor, do you have any objections?"
The person who spoke was nothing but Lu Buwei, the current Qin prince's tutor.
Lu Buwei was not qualified to enter this hall to discuss matters, but as the prince continued to grow, the King of Qin was slowly distributing part of the power to the prince, such as allowing some of the prince's confidants to participate in these matters related to the important decisions of the Qin State.
As the person whom the prince Ying Zichu trusted the most, Lu Buwei naturally received the support of Ying Zichu, so he was able to be qualified to sit in this hall.
Speaking of which, this is the first time that Lu Buwei has expressed his opinion on such a discussion.
Faced with the King of Qin's inquiry, Lu Buwei said calmly: "Whether the King and Weichen think whether to go to war with Zhao State is actually a very simple question in the final analysis. This question is whether our Qin Dynasty can defeat Zhao Kuo, the chief general of Zhao State?
As we all know, Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo is the first general in the Zhao State and even the entire world. He has just defeated his political enemies, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Wen Xinjun Lin Xiangru, Wu Ding Jun Le Cheng and others in the political struggles within Zhao State. Now it is the time when its power is at its peak. Zhao Kuo will inevitably be the main general in this expedition.
If our Qin sent troops, Zhao Kuo would definitely choose to return from Yan State to fight our Qin Dynasty.
So the question arises. If we cannot defeat Zhao Kuo, wouldn’t the Qin Dynasty be defeated by Zhao Kuo again?
Do we still have to watch Zhao Kuo's troops come to Xianyang again?"
Although Lu Buwei's words were not loud, they raised a very sharp question, which directly made the Qin Dynasty's hall quiet.
Fan Sui's mouth twitched slightly, but he couldn't speak for a long time.
Fan Sui actually wanted to refute Lu Buwei's words, but the core of Lu Buwei's question lies in whether he can defeat Zhao Kuo, and this is exactly what Fan Sui cannot give a positive answer.
Zhao Kuo has been around 10 years since his debut. In almost 10 years, no one has been able to defeat Zhao Kuo, and Qin has lost to Zhao Kuo the most.
Under such circumstances, even if Fan Sui firmly claimed that Qin had a chance to defeat Zhao Kuo, I am afraid that other monarchs and ministers of Qin would not believe Fan Sui's words.
Lu Buwei saw that no one was talking around him, so he continued to speak again.
"King, in the eyes of Weichen, if we cannot solve the problem of Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo, we will not recommend that the Qin Dynasty continue to go to war with Zhao State.
After all, the war between the Qin Dynasty and Zhao State in the past was too cruel, and the damage caused to the Qin Dynasty was too heavy. Please consider it carefully and think twice!"
Chapter completed!