Chapter 259: A Blessing in Disguise? (2nd Update)
As soon as Yu Xin's words came out, everyone present was stunned and looked at Yu Xin with surprised eyes.
What kind of opportunity is this?
Xiangbang Zhao Sheng couldn't help but ask directly: "Why did Yu Qing say this?" ”
Yu Xin touched the beard under his chin unhurriedly, and asked with a smile: "From the perspective of Pingyuanjun, if the assassin succeeds, who will benefit the most?" ”
This question first made everyone's faces change, and they really dared to say it by secretly scolding Yu Xin, but immediately everyone began to think about Yu Xin's question again.
After a long while, Zhao Sheng said in a somewhat uncertain tone: "What Yu Qing said, could it be that he is referring to Qin Wangji?" ”
In today's Zhao Kingdom, there is actually no force that wants Zhao Dan to fall immediately, Zhao Dan's children are not yet adults, and there is no prince for twenty or forty years, so he is far from having the desire and ability to drive Zhao Dan out of power in this way.
So thinking about it, the biggest beneficiary can undoubtedly only be the enemy of Zhao State.
Who is Zhao's biggest enemy right now? That, of course, is Qin Wangji!
"Not bad!" Yu Xin immediately affirmed Zhao Sheng's answer: "It's Qin Wangji!" ”
Zhao Sheng looked at Yu Xin in amazement and asked, "Could it be that Yu Qing thinks that this assassin was sent by that 'Hou'?" ”
'Hou' is not a specific person, but refers to an official position in charge of Qin's spy agency, which can be understood as the head of the intelligence department.
Spies, as it sounds, are inseparable from words like meanness, shamelessness, treachery, and deceit.
But it must be said that spies can play a very big role in this era of hegemony.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War: The Use of Space" pointed out: "Therefore, only a wise and virtuous general, who can use wisdom as an intermediary, will achieve great success." The important thing of this army is that the three armies are also moved. ”
Specifically, in this era, the most famous and outstanding is undoubtedly the spy of the Qin State.
No matter what kind of rebellion, death, or discord, all in all, the reputation and ability of the Qin State spies in all aspects can be said to far surpass the six eastern countries.
From the historical Battle of Changping, Lian Po fled, Li Mu was killed, and the monarchs and ministers of Qi were confused, and other events, there are Qin spies and meticulous workers.
For example, Lou Chang, the former doctor in the imperial history of Zhao State, who was just punished not long ago and implicated the entire family, also found several people who had become spies of the Qin State during the interrogation of other people in the Lou family.
And the true identity of the "Hou" who commanded this spy agency of the Qin State has never been known by any country except the Qin State.
Even with Zhao Dan as the knowledge of the traverser, he can't find anything about "waiting" in the history books.
This "wait" is like a shadow lurking in the shadows, making everyone who knows of its existence uneasy, but they do not know where it is.
So after Zhao Sheng said this name, the faces of the people present couldn't help but be a little ugly.
Yu Xin's face also changed after hearing Zhao Sheng's words, but then he laughed again.
"Pingyuanjun's words, forgive me and can't agree with it. That 'Hou' has always acted despicably, how could he use such a fair and righteous method to assassinate the king? In the opinion of faith, there must be someone else who is the messenger of this assassin. ”
After a pause, Yu Xin continued: "But no matter whether the main messenger of this assassination is Qin Wangji or Hou, the king can say that this matter was done by the Qin State, I don't know what the king thinks?" ”
Zhao Dan heard this, looked at Yu Xin's sly expression, and finally understood.
This Yu Xin, what he wants is not the truth, but a false accusation!
Yu Xin just wanted to put this matter on Qin Wangji's head, so as to ruin Qin Wangji's reputation!
The assassination of the king was actually not uncommon in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
But it is rare for a king of one kingdom to send a killer to assassinate the king of another country.
Something like this is the most famous in history than "Jing Ke's Assassination of King Qin".
But don't forget, the assassinated Qin Wangzheng is still waiting to be fed in the Eagle Camp, and Jing Ke is estimated to have not been born yet.
So you don't have to think about it to know that once this news spreads, it will definitely deal a big blow to the reputation of the Qin State.
Well, although the diplomatic reputation of Qin State, especially Qin Wangji, has never been good, it is still beneficial to be able to use this matter to detain a black pot on Qin Wangji and Qin State.
Maybe it will be able to affect the attitude of Yan and Qi, who were originally allies of Qin, because of this.
After all, everyone is a monarch, and it's okay for you to say that you have a duel on the battlefield, but secretly engage in assassination... That's too much, isn't it?
If you can kill King Zhao today, you can kill King Yan of Qi tomorrow.
So after Zhao Dan figured it out, he immediately made a decision without any hesitation: "Yu Qing's words are very good!" Go on. ”
Engaging in this kind of dirty water behavior, Zhao Dan has no sense of guilt in his heart.
This is a life-and-death struggle for hegemony, and it is not a time to pay attention to gentlemanly manners at all.
Seeing that his planting action had been approved by Zhao Dan, Yu Xin became even more energetic, so he continued to talk eloquently: "In the opinion of the minister, it is better for the king to falsely claim that he was seriously injured by assassination and his life is in danger. Then he ordered Hu Yiwei to vigorously publicize this matter among the countries, so that Qi and Yan would definitely be suspicious of Qin, and they would definitely have reservations when they helped Qin, and even the Qin people would feel disdainful of Qin Wangji's move. ”
"Good!" Zhao Dan slapped his thigh hard, and the haze caused by the assassination in Fang Cai's heart had been swept away.
Yin, this trick is really too yin!
And what's more, as long as this trick is used, even if Qin Wangji is really not the main messenger, he will not be able to wash away the suspicion by jumping into the Yellow River.
Who called Qin State the biggest enemy of Zhao State at this time? If something happened to Zhao Guo, everyone must have suspected Qin Guo for the first time, there is no doubt about it.
From Zhao Dan himself, anyway, Zhao Dan was basically in the palace every day, and he basically didn't go out without any major events, so the matter of fraud basically had no impact on Zhao Dan.
"Let's do it!" Zhao Dan finally made a decision, and looked at the ministers of Zhao State present with blazing eyes: "The matter of pursuing the assassins will be handed over to Si Kou and the supervising guard, and the matter of spreading rumors will be handed over to Hu Yiwei!" ”
After a pause, Zhao Dan suddenly remembered something and said, "The assassin's matter will be handled like this first." Next, let's ask Zhu Qing and the widow to discuss the matter of this Yan country. ”