Under Li Dui's persuasion, Zhao Xin's apology gave him enough face. Young Master Cheng finally nodded and agreed to let Zhao He go, and the price was that Li Dui completely poured into his camp, only his leader was to follow.

In fact, according to Li Dui's original intention, he did not want to bet on the game between the Zhao court too early. Although the master father has always been in the military and neglected politics, he was the King of Zhao for 27 years and has just retired from the throne. The people of the whole country are still accustomed to regarding him as the king. Although Zhao He was the King of Zhao, he was young and dependent on the master father. Although he was supported by conservative ministers such as Gongzi Cheng, he would only realize the importance of power after he was older, and then he would take the initiative to seize power against the master father.

Li Dui is a shrewd political gambler. Although he is not optimistic about his master's father, he does not want to join Gongzicheng's team too early before the situation is clear. After all, the master's father is still in the court with one word, and he can easily kill life and death and wealth.

It was just because of Zhao Xin that Li Dui had no choice but to express his opinion to Gongzicheng in advance. As Si Kou of Zhao State, Li Dui was one of the ministers trusted by his master's father. If he secretly turned against him, he would undoubtedly have a great blow to his master's father. It was precisely because of this that Gongzi Chengcai agreed to let Zhao He go and no longer pursue the matter of ramming him into himself.

After receiving the reply from the general who came to send the message, Zhao Xin, who had been forcing him for a day, finally breathed a sigh of relief and fainted in the rain. He was carried onto the carriage by several people in a panic and sent back to Zhao He Mansion.

After Zhao Xin returned home, he became seriously ill and fell into a coma. Zhao He felt extremely sad and angry when he saw his son's miserable condition, but he did not want Li Dui and his son to waste his efforts. He could only suppress the grief and anger in his heart, and everything was still the same.

Zhao Xin was sick for more than a month. Fortunately, he was healthy and did not leave any subsequent symptoms, but his spirit became much weaker. Zhao Xin, who used to be energetic and caused trouble all day long, was no longer seen again, but became much quieter and taciturn. His tender little face also showed a look of a young man. He only read books and practiced martial arts at home every day, and went to Xinqi to learn riding and archery during the intermittent period.

Seeing Zhao He's son's changes, he was both relieved and distressed. Ling Ranbian, who originally intended to marry the political star Zhao He, shut up and stopped mentioning this matter after learning that the Zhao family had offended Gongzicheng. Li was also a very arrogant person, so he naturally would not ask for it with a shameful face, and the matter was naturally left unresolved.

Zhao Xin was a little reluctant to leave Ran Min, but after all, it was the young man's nature. The relationship between men and women was not too serious. Seeing that things could not be reversed, he also left it behind.

Just when the Zhao State was in a state of ups and downs, the vassal states never stopped. The Qin general Wei Ran left Wu Pass, defeated the Chu army, and beheaded 50,000. The King of Qi met with the King of Wei and Han in Linchi, and appointed Mengchangjun Tian Wen as the commander. The Three Kingdoms coalition forces jointly attacked Qin. Qin retreated into Hangu Pass and Suo Pass to defend himself. At this time, the master father Zhao Yong turned his attention to Zhongshan Kingdom in the north.

In Dai County, after inspecting Hejian, Zhao Yong went north to Lecheng and met with King Yan Jizhi who was agreed to go south again on the border.

The King of Yan was only one of the inconspicuous sons of the previous king Ji Kuai. He was a hostage in Korea, and it was not his turn to the throne of Yan. However, his father, King of Yan, was foolish and obsessed with villains. He actually learned to learn from Yao and Shun to give the throne to Prime Minister Zizhi. The prince was unwilling and joined forces with the general to attack Zizhi, but was killed by Zizhi. The Yan State was in chaos, which was known in history as Zizhi's rebellion.

Later, Qi took the opportunity to join forces with Zhongshan to launch an attack on Yan State and quickly captured the capital of Yan State. Zhao Yong, who was still the King of Zhao at that time, was worried that Qi would increase its power after the annexation of Yan State, so he joined forces with South Korea to establish the Prince of Yan as King of Yan, and sent troops to escort Gongzi back to the country to ascend the throne, expel Qi army from the country. Gongzi Zheng was grateful for Zhao Yong's kindness, and also hated Qi and Zhongshan State's robbery, so he made an appointment with Zhao State as a brother country, and had the same spirit.

Qi was afraid of the strength of the Zhao-Yan alliance in the north, so he stopped his ambition to annex Yan and focused on attacking Song in the south. After the reform of "Hu Clothing and Cavalry", Zhao's national strength increased sharply, which facilitated the attack and battle against Zhongshan in the 19th year, and annexed nearly half of Zhongshan's territory. However, due to the strong intervention of Qi and Wei, the pace of annexing Zhongshan was slowed down. Zhao Yong went north to meet the King of Yan this time, because he had the intention to destroy Zhongshan, so he gave a brief statement to the King of Yan in advance, hoping to find out the words of his old friend.

Zhongshan Kingdom was originally a country built by the nomadic tribe Baidi tribe. It was different from the various vassal states enfeoffed by the Zhou emperor. However, because he had long been engaged in farming on plains, he had long lost the nature of the nomadic people, and was no different from Central Plains countries such as Qi and Wei.

The position of Zhongshan Kingdom is extremely special. It lies between the north and south of Zhao, intersects Handan in the south, and borders Dai County in the north. Its three sides are surrounded by Zhao State, but the north is intersected with Yan State. Zhongshan Kingdom is like a thorn in the throat to Zhao State. Its unique geographical position divides Zhao State into two parts in the north and south, so that its head and tail are not taken into consideration. The monarchs of Zhao State in all dynasties have regarded Zhongshan State as thorns in their eyes and thorns in their flesh. They tried to annex it several times. However, although Zhongshan State was young, many people were good at fighting, and they did not lose their disadvantages in the battle with Zhao State for decades. In order to restrain Zhao State from supporting Zhongshan, Yan State gradually became a confidant of Zhao State.

The situation did not change until Zhao Yong ascended the throne. Because he hated the Zhongshan Kingdom for taking advantage of the situation during the chaos in Yan, the King of Yan not only did not help Zhongshan to restrain Zhao, but instead formed an alliance with Zhao to attack Zhongshan. Qi was busy fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains and had no time to take care of Zhongshan, which gave Zhao the opportunity to completely eliminate Zhongshan.

After the Yan State was opened, Zhao Yong led his personal army back to Handan. He held an internal court meeting in Linjue Palace that night to discuss the conquest and destroy Zhongshan State. Zhao He, as an internal historian, was also invited to participate.

Because it was a temporary court meeting, not a dinner party, Zhao He rushed to the palace after dinner at home. He couldn't help laughing when he arrived at the palace. It turned out that it was his first time to attend such a high-level internal court meeting. He was inevitably a little excited and nervous, so he arrived at the palace early, and only then did he find that he was the first to arrive.

The time of the court meeting was set at the hour of Xu. When it was still a quarter of an hour before the attendees arrived one after another. Unlike the usual court meeting, the core officials of Zhao State were present this time, so the number was not large. Zhao He looked around and calculated that there were only six people including him. He couldn't help but wonder. Although he was an internal historian, he was definitely not such a high position. Many officials in the court were still above him but did not attend.

The person on the right is Xiangbang Feiyi. He was sitting on a chair and closed his eyes to rest, looking calm and composed. The position he took was the Zhuguo Hu Yi. He was a veteran of the three dynasties. He has been an official in the court since Zhao Yong ascended the throne. Although he was not the direct descendant of the master's father, he was also a person who was extremely dependent on the master's father. He was usually low-key and had a good reputation in the court. He was also the left arm and right arm that Feiyi valued very much.

Further down there was the old acquaintance Li Dui. When he found Zhao He looked at him, Li Dui smiled at him, saying hello.

The head of the opposite side was Gongzicheng. He was sitting on the chair with a arrogant expression, bent down and whispering to Zhao Gu, the Minister sitting next to him, not making a laugh, but intimate expression. When entering the door, Zhao He politely bowed to Gongzicheng. Gongzicheng did not make things too difficult for him, but just nodded lightly.

Dai County is of great significance to Zhao State. Because he was separated by Zhongshan State, Zhao State established a Dai Prime Minister in Dai County, who was in charge of all military and political affairs of Dai County, with a high position and a high position and a status equivalent to that of Shangqing. Zhao Gu was the cousin of the master's father within three generations. He was the nephew of Gongzicheng and an important figure in the royal family. He had been in Dai County for a long time and was not very familiar with the people in the court. Zhao He, a newly promoted official, had never met before, so Zhao He nodded and smiled at him and returned the court politely.

The seat Zhao He sat in was the last position under Zhao Gu. After all, his identity was also a member of the public clan. Although his bloodline was already very weak, he was still named a royal family, so he sat on the side with Gongzi Cheng and Zhao Gu. At first, he looked a little restrained, but later he gradually let go, just sitting there looking at his eyes and looking at his nose and heart, as if an old monk had entered meditation.

It was already past Xu, but the master's father still did not appear. The eunuch who was serving the side kept carrying a kettle to heat water to everyone's cups. The tea in Zhao He's cup had been brewed twice, and it was tasteless when drinking it. Put down the tea cup, thinking something might have happened, thinking that something might have happened.

He looked up at Li Dui. Seeing his questioning gaze, Li Dui smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly, saying that he didn't know.

But the young master couldn't sit still at first. He stood up and slapped the table, shouting, "Come."

A eunuch ordered a man quickly stepped forward and bowed his head to promise. The young master Cheng asked in a low voice, "Where is the Lord Father, where are the others?"

The eunuch stepped forward and said a few words softly. Young Master Chengcai's expression was slower. He sat down and continued to wait, but his face could not hide his impatience. Zhao He watched coldly, sneering in his heart, thinking that Young Master Cheng was so impatient and would never be able to accomplish great things. If he managed it well, he would definitely be able to avenge his previous shame in the future.

Just as I was thinking of trance, I heard a loud shout outside the hall, "The Lord Father is here."

Zhao He hurriedly stood up with everyone, lowered his head to greet them. Only a sound of friction between armor and armor was heard. Zhao Yong stepped into the hall in military uniform, followed by several generals closely behind him. The first person was the former crown prince Zhao Zhang. He kept his head down. When he came in, he carefully raised his head and glanced over everyone. His eyes were a little complicated, and he quickly lowered his head.

“See the Lord Father.”

"Flat." Zhao Yong raised his hand and signaled the ministers to sit down, and the six generals also took their seats.

Zhao Yong was wearing armor and a fiery red cloak behind him, with a black beard, and a heroic spirit. He held the sword around his waist with his hand, took several steps, looked around his seat with his tiger's eyes and shouted in a low voice, "Come on, bring the map."

"promise."

Several soldiers worked together to carry a huge sand-shaped map, which was drawn on it, which was the entire territory of Zhongshan Kingdom and its nearby Handan Dai County. At this time, Zhao He had already guessed it in his heart. It seemed that his father wanted to take action against Zhongshan Kingdom. No wonder he had to call himself as his inner historian.

Before the three armies moved, food and grass were the first to fight. The extremely important point of war was the preparation and transportation of military rations, and this was exactly what Zhao He had to do.
Chapter completed!