February 29, 259 BC.

Another meeting was held in Longtai, Handan.

This time is also not a big court meeting, but it is worth mentioning that this time the six giants of Zhao State are all here.

The new lieutenant of Zhao Guo, Li Bo, was just in his early forties, and he was the original county guard, not tall and with a long beard, and the whole person looked like a gentleman, quite an elegant scribe.

In the First Battle of Daijun, Li Bo, as the county guard, mobilized the soldiers and civilians of Daijun and a large number of materials, giving great help and support to Pang Xuan's army, and made a lot of contributions to Pang Xuan's defeat and capture.

In addition, Li Bo also managed the Daijun in an orderly manner when he governed the territory on weekdays, and was quite well received by the military and civilians of Daijun, and he could be said to be a very capable official.

Moreover, Li Bo himself is also a talent discovered by King Zhao Xiaocheng after he took office, and he does not have much to do with the Gong clan and the cloth faction, and belongs to Zhao Dan's cronies.

Under the combination of several factors, Lieber's promotion is also logical.

Zhao Dan looked at the six giants of Zhao State gathered in front of him, his eyes stayed on Lou Chang's body for a few seconds before he moved away, and then slowly said: "Summoning Zhuqing today, it is really a matter of the Zhongmu Alliance. In the opinion of the emperors, after arriving at the alliance, where should my Zhao State expand? ”

That's right, at today's meeting, Zhao Dan plans to discuss the future strategic issues of Zhao State with the cronies present, and after it is determined, he will discuss it with Han Wei's two younger brothers at the alliance.

Who to hit first? This is a problem.

In terms of geographical location, the geographical location of Zhao is actually quite ordinary.

To the north of Zhao is the steppe inhabited by many nomadic peoples, to the east is the Qi state, to the northeast is the Yan state, to the west is the Qin state, and to the south there are Korea and Wei states, so it can be said that there are enemies on all sides.

With Zhao's current national strength, it is obviously impossible to attack from all sides at the same time and win, and it is only possible to attack in one direction.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it has become a top priority to take the lead in selecting a main direction of attack.

Zhao Dan did not speak his opinion first, but wanted to hear the views of the ministers.

The monarch, of course, has to make the final decision.

And the ministers were clearly prepared for this.

Yu Xin has just been promoted to the internal history, and this moment is in the limelight, so this time it can be said that he is in charge, and after glancing at the people present, he preemptively spoke: "King, in the opinion of the ministers, Qin Wangji will send a large army to attack Chu in the spring of next year, so it is a good opportunity for our army to attack the Qi country." ”

As soon as Yu Xin's words fell, the faces of everyone present changed invariably.

Someone may be about to ask, isn't Qi an ally of Zhao?

In the Warring States Period, there was no such thing as an alliance that would last for a few years or more in later generations, but could change anytime and anywhere, and South Korea was a typical example of this.

Prior to the Battle of Yique, Korea and Wei often formed alliances to resist Qin attacks.

But after being defeated by Bai Qi several times in succession, Korea turned into a lackey of Qin, and joined forces with Qin to deal with Zhao and Wei in the Battle of Huayang.

Later, during the Battle of Changping, Korea betrayed Qin and sided with Zhao and Wei...

The idiom of the dynasty, Qin, and twilight Chu is a satire on the rapid change of the foreign policy of the vassal states in this era.

Therefore, when Yu Xin said the words of attacking Qi State, a quasi-ally, none of the Zhao State ministers present were surprised.

For those present, any country other than Zhao is a potential ally in the future, and at the same time a potential enemy in the future, all Zhao has to do is to choose who to be an ally and who to treat as an enemy.

Since Zhao Dan had already set the tone for the alliance of the Three Jin Dynasty before, Han and Wei were first excluded from the list of enemies.

From Yu Xin's words, which was the first to speak, it seems that Yu Xin wants to fight Qi first.

Zhao Dan glanced at Yu Xin and asked, "Why attack Qi?" ”

Yu Xin said eloquently: "There are three attackers. Although Qi borrowed grain from Zhao, it was unwilling to send troops to help Zhao, which was one of them; Although the state of Qi allowed half a year's grain, it only gave the grain of May, which was the second; The Qi State has been sparse for a long time, and the sharpness of the Qi army is far inferior to the Zhao army, which is the third; Therefore, if you attack Qi, Zhao will win. ”

As soon as Yu Xin's voice fell, Lian Po on the side also spoke: "King, in the opinion of the ministers, it is the best policy to attack Qi!" ”

Zhao Dan glanced at Yu Xin and Lian Po, the singing duo, and was not too surprised.

After all, Lian Po is famous for "eating and sleeping to fight Qi State", one person captured almost 100 cities of Qi State for Zhao State, for Lian Po to fight Qi State This matter is not a challenge at all, but should be called enjoyment...

So of course Lian Po likes to fight Qi Guo.

So... Just fight the Qi country?

Someone disagrees.

As soon as Lian Po's voice fell, Zhao Sheng on the other side also spoke: "It is absolutely impossible to attack Qi!" ”

Everyone turned their eyes to Zhao Sheng.

I saw Zhao Sheng say: "If today, it is Qin and Zhao who are fighting." Although Qin was defeated in Changping, he did not hurt the root and was still Zhao's great enemy. Therefore, it is the best policy for today, when we go all out to the west and then break Qin, take the land of Hedong and Shangjun, so that Zhao Ke dominates the world, it is the best policy! ”

Zhao Bao immediately echoed his words: "Pingyuan Jun is right to say this. If Qi is attacked, then Qin Qi will unite against Zhao, and Zhao will be attacked on both sides, how can he be? Therefore, it is the best policy to attack Qin by ending the three Jins. ”

Yu Xin was dissatisfied when he heard this, and retorted: "Qin has such a famous general as Wu Anjun, if Qin and Zhao are against each other, how can Zhao say that he will win?" Attacking Qi is sure to win. And Qin will attack Chu, and Qin Chu will have a big war. If Zhao attacks Qi, how can Qin have troops to aid Qi? ”

Zhao Sheng sneered and said, "Yu Qing's words are also fallacious! The Qin of Changping is the strongest Qin in history, but this strong Qin cannot be the alliance of the Three Jins. Today's Qin, but weak Qin'er, if the three Jin come out again, then this weak Qin will be defeated! And if Qin attacks Chu, then it will be Zhao, Wei, Han and Chu against Qin, and Qin may win? Surely not! ”

After Zhao Sheng's words, Yu Xin was speechless for a while.

Everyone was also surprised, they didn't know why Zhao Sheng, who had always been unable to say Yu Xin, was so eloquent today.

Zhao Dan, who was sitting on the throne, saw everyone's expressions and secretly laughed in his heart.

In fact, Zhao Sheng's rhetoric was basically taught by Zhao Dan.

In fact, this is not the first time that the two factions of the Gong clan and the cloth have fought over the line of the Zhao State.

The cloth faction has always been a firm "Qi first and then Qin" faction, that is, the easy first and then the difficult; The Gong clan faction has always been a "Qin first and then Qi" faction, advocating the difficult first and then the easy.

Truth be told, there is merit in both of these views.

But as for Zhao Dan, who is a traverser, Zhao Dan understands the terrible things about the Qin State, and naturally takes the death of the Qin State as the first priority.

So Zhao Dan no longer hesitated, and made a decision directly: "The words of Pingyuan Jun have won the hearts of widows!" The Qin State is a great trouble for the widows! The Qin State will not be destroyed for a day, and the widows will be uneasy for a day. Therefore, after the alliance of the Three Jin Dynasty, they will stand by and attack Qin! ”

Until this time, Lieutenant Li Bo, who had not spoken, finally spoke: "The king is wise! ”

The three ministers of the Gong clan faction glanced at each other, and they all saw the joy on each other's faces, and at the same time said loudly: "The king is wise!" ”

Yu Xin and Lian Po glanced at each other, and they both saw a helpless look on each other's faces, but they could still only bow their heads: "No!" ”