The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 133 You, the King of Qin, love your son, and I, the King of Zhao, love my prime minister, so let’s attack Yan!

Jiang Qu was caught off guard, but the Yan Xiang remained calm and leaned forward to explain:
"My words were so harsh because I ignored etiquette in my desire to protect Zhao. I sincerely beg the king of Zhao to forgive me.

"Lü Buwei's offense was that he did not take Zhao seriously at all.

“We both act similarly, but we are actually very different.

"I naturally know that Chang'an Jun is the prime minister of Zhao State, and he is also the prime minister of Yan State.

"But what does this have to do with Qin's desire to destroy Yan and Zhao?

"Does Lord Pingyuan think that because Lord Chang'an is the prime minister of Zhao, Qin will not attack Zhao after conquering Yan?
"When the current King of Qin was held hostage in Zhao, didn't King Zhaoxiang of Qin attack Zhao anyway? Didn't Bai Qi bury 450,000 Zhao prisoners alive without holding back?

"Qin is a country of tigers and wolves. If they don't even care about the future King of Qin, how can they care about a monarch?"

Zhao Wangdan finally responded and nodded slightly.

"When the lips and teeth are separated, they are interdependent.....to attack Yan.....to return and destroy Zhao.....

"What you said seems to make sense."

Jiang Qu was just beginning to feel happy but didn't show it on his face when he heard King Zhao change the subject.

"But." Zhao Wangdan supported himself with one hand on the chair and sat up straight. "Qin State is using Zhao's methods to attack Yan State in the name of saving its son. There is a simpler way to stop Qin State. Since Yan State is innocent, why not just hand over Chang'an Jun? Or..."

Zhao Wangdan leaned forward, clenched his hands into fists and placed them on his knees, feeling more oppressive.

There was a sharp gleam in his eyes.

His words became colder and colder.

"Your Yan State has really imprisoned the prince of Qin. Where is my prime minister?"

Although he came to Zhao in a hurry, the three-day journey was enough for him to think carefully about the whole process.

It's not foolproof, but at least every possibility has been considered.

Zhao Wangdan's inquiry did not exceed his expectations. He was not hurried and immediately spoke out what he had in mind.

"King Zhaoxiang of Qin wanted to exchange twenty cities for the Heshi Bi, why didn't Zhao give it to him?

"Because Zhao knew that Qin was not trustworthy and would not exchange 20 cities.

"Aren't the Zhao State and the Heshi Bi at that time the same as the Yan State and Prince Chengjiao who is the prime minister of Yan State at this time?
"The Qin State has evil intentions, and the name of saving the son is just an excuse."

Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao sneered and waved his hands in a clear and hoarse voice.

"Whether you make an excuse or not, your words don't count. Let me, the Prime Minister of Zhao, go first.

"If we release the people, Qin will still use Zhao to attack Yan, which means it will be a war without a legitimate reason.

“According to our Prime Minister Zhao, Qin has no moral integrity.

“A righteous man has many supporters, while an unrighteous man has few.

"Then I will ask you to come and tell my king the story of how the State of Jin used the territory of the State of Guo as a pretext to attack the State of Yu, and how both the State of Yu and the State of Guo perished at the same time."

Jiang Qu's heart sank, and he was about to speak in rebuttal.

Zhao Wangdan nodded and stared at Jiang Qu.

"Yes, that's exactly the point."

Yan Xiang's heart dropped even more, and he said proudly:

“The Qin State was originally a lawless country, and its ancestor Qin Fuzi was just a horse breeder for the Zhou Emperor.

"The ancestor of our Yan State, Yan Zhaogong, was the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou. He has the blood of the emperor flowing in his veins! He is much more noble than the Qin State!

"How can the great Yan agree to the unreasonable demands of an unjust country?

"Today Qin wants our Yan prime minister, and we release him. What if Qin wants our Yan land tomorrow?

"Tonight we release the prime minister of Yan to seek temporary peace, but tomorrow we will look around and see the Qin army coming again!"

Zhao Wangdan clapped his hands, shouted "Cheers", and his eyes showed surprise.

"Your behavior reminds me of Zi Bing.

"You are so eloquent that you can rival half a Zi Bing.

"It's a pity that you were born in a cold and bitter land like Yan State, and serve the foolish King of Yan."

He stood up, his expression of praise turned into a look of sternness, and pointed at the channel:
"I can say that Qin is unjust, but what right do you have to say that?
"Li Fu came to Zhao a while ago and entertained me. He agreed with me to establish friendly relations between Yan and Zhao and signed and sealed the agreement.

"Then your Yan State raised an army of 600,000 to attack. This is what the noble Yan State did!
"If I hadn't heard that you were against the attack on Zhao, I wouldn't even meet you!
"Stop talking to me with these high-sounding words and release me immediately!"

King Dan of Zhao said that Yan was treacherous, and Jiang Qu could not refute it. This is a fact. However, facts that cannot be refuted do not mean that the responsibility cannot be shirked. If you find someone to take the blame, it is not Yan's fault.

Anger showed on his face.

"Going back on one's words and attacking Zhao State are all the thoughts and actions of the villain Li Fu. My king has been deceived by this villain.

"Will the King of Zhao vent his anger on the entire State of Yan because of the fault of one person? Will he abandon the safety of Zhao?

"My Yan State will never submit to the tyrannical Qin and hand over our prime minister.

"What should Zhao do?

"He stood on the side of morality and joined us in resisting the tyranny of Qin.

"Or should we lend our way to the tyrannical Qin, ignore the lessons of history, repeat the mistakes of Yu and Guo, and let Zhao be destroyed by the tyrannical Qin when it returns?"

When Jiang Qu was leaving, he specifically instructed King Xi of Yan that no matter who came to lobby him, he must never agree to release Qin Prince Cheng Jiao.

In the current situation, it seems that Yan State is in an unfavorable situation, but in fact, Zhao State is in an even more unfavorable situation than Yan State!
The newly appointed Prime Minister of Yan did not believe that the King of Zhao really dared to borrow his way.

If we let the Qin army pass through the territory of Zhao, aren't you afraid that the Qin army will avenge the defeat in Handan in the heart of Zhao?

It is true that Yan and Zhao have a grudge against each other, but the hatred between Qin and Zhao is even greater.

The most anxious country now is not their Yan State, but the neighboring Zhao State!
Seeing that the faces of King Zhao and Lord Pingyang were becoming increasingly unhappy, he threatened Qu and then bribed him with benefits.

"My king has formed an alliance with Chu and Qi to jointly attack Qin.

"The envoys who went to Han and Wei to negotiate an alliance set out from Ji at the same time as me, and they should have arrived by now.

"Even if Han and Wei did not join the coalition, Chu, Qi and my Yan State alone would be stronger than Qin.

"If Zhao joins the coalition, then the four of us will surely be able to defeat Qin.

"Zhao borders Qin.

"By then, wouldn't Zhao be the country that gets the most land from Qin?"

Zhao Wangdan raised his eyebrows.

"Qi and Chu, do you really agree to join forces to attack Qin?"

"Absolutely true!" Jiang Qu puffed out his chest, full of confidence.

"Is that so..." Zhao Wangdan laughed: "The reason why you didn't say that Han and Wei agreed to the alliance is because the Three Jins are one, and you think that I have more frequent exchanges with the King of Wei and the King of Han, right?"

Zhao Bao, Lord Pingyang, stroked his beard and laughed.

“There are lies in the truth and truth in the lies, which is more convincing.

"This is the nobility of the Yan people. They can lie with dignity and integrity. Only gentlemen who can lie and make false statements are chosen to be prime ministers."

Jiang Qu was panicked, but he didn't dare show it on his face.

He sneered, looking as if he didn't believe it.

"If you don't believe it, forget it!"

Zhao Wangdan yawned and clapped his hands.

Two officials at the door came in, covered Jiang Qu's mouth, and dragged the struggling Jiang Qu away.

The seventeenth year of King Dan of Zhao, May, fourteenth day.

Zhao State, Handan, the front hall of Xin Palace.

On the seventh day after Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei arrived in Zhao, King Dan of Zhao gave his answer in the court.

Isn't it that the purpose of Qin allowing us to pass through Yan is to attack Yan and rescue the prince?

This is easy to do.

Your prince is the prime minister of our country.

If you, the King of Qin, can love your son, I, the King of Zhao, can love my prime minister.

In the name of rescuing Xiangbang, Zhao declared war on Yan and will attack Yan soon!

If someone comes to Zhao’s rescue, then Yan will attack Zhao.

You Qin State doesn't even need to fight a war, so why would you need to borrow someone's road to pass through?

　Make up 2k tomorrow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)