Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

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Only then did the eunuch let out a sigh of relief, and said to Zhao Kuo very seriously: "This matter is about the life and death of this old man, please be more considerate.

As long as Jun Hou can help the old man, the old man will be rewarded in the future. "

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, stopped talking, just nodded to eunuch Ling, and then strode towards the palace gate.

The guards at the palace gate had obviously been ordered by the eunuchs long ago, and they let Zhao Kuo leave without even looking at him.

Zhao Kuo stood outside the palace, snowflakes fell from the sky on his face, which was icy cold.

A carriage appeared from the darkness, and the anxious faces of Xu Li and Su Li also appeared at the same time.

Xu Li said: "If the lord doesn't come out again, the old minister will really be scared to death."

According to the plan, Zhao Kuo should leave the palace in the afternoon, but it is already night, which obviously scared Zhao Kuo's two confidants.

Zhao Kuo laughed and got into the carriage: "There was a little accident, but everything went smoothly.

Let's go back and talk. "

With the sound of horseshoes, they headed towards Zhao Kuo's mansion all the way.

Half an hour later, Zhao Kuo, who had just returned to the mansion, also surprised Tian Wan: "Why is your husband back, and you didn't send someone to notify in advance, and sister Yiqu?"

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and kissed Tian Wan's cheek: "It's a long story, but you don't need to worry, everything is still under Wei's control.

You first ask someone to prepare hot water, and then explain it to you in detail after a meeting for your husband. "

After finishing speaking, Zhao Kuo went to the study.

In the study room, Li Mu, Guo Zong, Li Si, and Han Fei were already fidgeting, and they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhao Kuo appear.

They all knew about Zhao Kuo's entry into the palace.

But the moment he saw Zhao Kuo, the originally tense atmosphere in the whole study was swept away in an instant.

For so many years, everyone has regarded Zhao Kuo as the backbone. With Zhao Kuo here, there is no panic at all, and no panic when the sky falls.

Xu Li explained softly: "Pang Qing went back first, and told him to notify him immediately if something happened."

Zhao Kuo nodded, not surprised.

After all, Li Mu went out from Zhao Kuo's mansion, and now Li Mu still has a lot of friends in Zhao Kuo's mansion, and there is also a building specially reserved for Li Mu, so it is normal for him to stay here very late or even overnight Things that have happened often in the past.

But Pang Nuan did not have the convenience of Li Mu, and Zhao Kuo was not in the mansion in name, so it was fine for Pang Nuan to find an excuse to come here with Li Mu, but it was not enough to stay as long as Li Mu.

Zhao Kuo said directly: "I have already understood the current situation, I will tell you first, and you can express whatever you think."

In fact, Zhao Kuo already has a plan, but now Zhao Kuo has begun to consciously cultivate these confidants. When Zhao Kuo wins the throne in the future, these confidants will be the important ministers of Zhao Guo. It is also necessary to train and test them in advance .

Zhao Kuo introduced the situation without missing any details, and then quietly waited for the opinions of his confidants.

In a short time, several confidantes fell into deep thought.

Guo Zong was the first to speak: "My lord, the veteran thinks this is actually a good opportunity to fight back. Once it is confirmed that the queen is a false accusation, then let's take advantage of the situation and make a counterattack. If the memorial asks the king to abolish the queen, it will be a good example. gone."

No matter in any era, it is absolutely very difficult to abolish the empress.

Among other things, Liu Bang's favorite woman in his later years was Mrs. Qi, so he had more than one thought about abandoning the queen, but was resolutely beaten back by the ministers.

Except for Han Gaozu, there are many people who have thought about these things, but including Han Gaozu, most of them ended in failure.

To put it bluntly, a woman who can become a queen is extremely powerful both in terms of her own wisdom and the power of the family behind her. Even emperors have difficulty in achieving success.

But this time, Queen Zhou was different.

First of all, although Queen Zhou also has power in the court, the power of the Zhou family is obviously not as powerful as the current Zhao Kuo faction.

In addition, Zhao Wang undoubtedly loved Concubine Li even more. Even though Queen Zhou carefully launched a false accusation, King Zhao was still as sweet as ever with Concubine Li after a brief anger, but it was just a secret investigation.

Therefore, from the perspective of the comparison of forces, it is already feasible to abolish the empress, and there is only one reason.

Now, isn't this justifiable reason already placed in front of Zhao Kuo and others?

A woman who is so jealous that she does not hesitate to falsely accuse King Zhao of favoring his concubine, what qualifications does she have to lead the harem of the Zhao Kingdom and be the mother of the Zhao Kingdom?

Therefore, Guo Zong's words immediately won the approval of everyone present.

Li Si immediately said: "Actually, we can go one step further, make the matter worse according to Queen Zhou's idea, and then reverse the matter at the last moment.

In this way, the backlash suffered by Queen Zhou will be quite serious. "

Xu Li also put forward his opinion, saying: "Specifically speaking, we can ask the eunuch Ling to help the Queen of Zhou catch the traitor on the surface, and then find a court meeting or other time when there are important officials, and let the eunuch Ling take the Queen of Zhou Find the king.

In this way, it is very likely that the important ministers present will be ordered by the king to catch the rape together, but after going there, they find that the whole thing is completely falsely accused by Queen Zhou. "

Su Li smiled and said: "If only Queen Zhou, Concubine Li and the King are present, the matter can be easily covered up.

But when other important ministers followed the king to witness this scene with their own eyes, the matter could not be covered up completely.

Queen Zhou's failure and jealousy will immediately spread in Handan City and even the whole world, and the blow to her and the Zhou family will be extremely fatal! "

Zhao Kuo's confidants are all outstanding people in the world, so when they all showed their intelligence and wisdom, the whole thing formed a complete closed loop almost immediately.

Zhao Kuo nodded slightly and said: "It sounds good, but there is still a problem. It is very simple for the eunuch to take the queen to seize the opportunity to find the king, but how to ensure that the king will definitely bring the important ministers?" where to go?"

Han Fei gave the final answer to Zhao Kuo's question: "Master, Lord, just let, let Lord and Zhou and Zhou Qing be present, that's fine."

The answer to the problem sounds uncannily simple, but it makes perfect sense when you think about it.

We all know that Zhao Kuo is an ally of Concubine Li. Hearing that Concubine Li may have an accident, how can Zhao Kuo, who "just happened to be present", hold back?

Naturally, you will be asked to go.

As for Zhou Shaofen, he saw that Zhao Kuo was going, so how could he not accompany him?

In this way, the two giants came together, and the result of the matter would spread throughout Handan and even Zhao Kuo anyway.

Zhao Kuo glanced at Han Fei and smiled: "Very good, very good.

Then this matter is settled like this, all of you don't do other things these days, just concentrate on doing this matter well.

By the way, remember not to let anyone know the news that this Marquis is about to return. "

As a result, many confidantes dispersed one after another.

Zhao Kuo sat in the room, pondered for a moment, and picked up a pen from the table beside him.

The whole plan is complete, but there is actually one step missing.

Zhao Kuo is still nominally in Daliang City at the moment, how can he appear in Handan City in an open and aboveboard manner?

Zhao Kuo put pen to paper and wrote a memorial.

"My minister, Zhao Kuo, said to the king: The matter in Daliang City is over, and the old minister has already set off to return to Handan, and he will return to Handan in a few days." In this way, the whole matter will be completely fine!

Chapter 957 Queen Zhou feels that this wave is very stable

Handan, the palace city of Zhao State.

Time passed in a flash. Seeing the eunuch Ling who came to visit suddenly, Queen Zhou was obviously a little surprised: "What's the matter?"

When speaking, Queen Zhou's eyes were obviously full of expectation.

The eunuch Ling said softly: "Queen, the veteran you want has already been found."

Empress Zhou cheered up and said with a smile, "Who is it?"

The eunuch ordered: "It's a ranger in Handan City. He owed a lot of money recently, and he couldn't pay it back. His family was ordered to die.

The old minister saved his whole family, and promised the prosperity and wealth of his children in the future, so he was willing to return the old minister's life to do this for the queen. "

When Queen Zhou heard this, a satisfied expression flashed across her face, and she said: "Very well, I know that there is nothing wrong with asking you to do this.

Once it's done, your family will be safe too.

And in the future, your family will be even more successful, so don't worry! "

Queen Zhou believed this almost immediately, firstly because eunuch Ling had the handle to control Queen Zhou, and secondly, the story eunuch Ling told was indeed in line with the temperament of rangers in the Warring States Period today.

The eunuch said respectfully: "The old minister dare not expect so much, I just hope to satisfy the queen."

Queen Zhou thought for a while, and said: "Today is too late, so let's launch it tomorrow."

It can be said that Queen Zhou couldn't wait at this time. She had already regarded Concubine Li as a thorn in her flesh, and now that she could completely eradicate Concubine Li, she naturally wouldn't wait even one more day.

Eunuch Ling hesitated for a moment, and said: "Actually, the old minister has another idea, I don't know if it should be said or not."

Queen Zhou's impression of the eunuch's order is very good now because the eunuch's order has been done. She immediately smiled and said, "Just say what you have in mind."

The eunuch ordered: "It's like this, the old minister feels that if the king is only allowed to catch the traitor, what if his heart softens?"

Queen Zhou was stunned, and said in disbelief, "Do you think Your Majesty will soften his heart after witnessing Concubine Li and her adulterer?"

Eunuch Ling thought for a while, and said: "Other concubines definitely can't, but if it's Li Concubine, it's really not impossible."

Queen Zhou was speechless.

After thinking about it carefully, Queen Zhou said bitterly again: "You are indeed right. Your Majesty has always loved that lowly servant girl very much. As long as that lowly servant girl sheds a few tears, maybe His Majesty really won't." Put her to death."

Eunuch Ling nodded and said: "That's right, and Concubine Li herself has Lord Wu Xin as a strong support outside the palace, if Concubine Li can't be executed on the spot, then everything will be difficult to say."

Queen Zhou's face was cloudy and uncertain, and it took a while to say extremely unhappy: "Then according to what you mean, should I continue to endure this lowly maid?"

Eunuch Ling shook his head and said: "The queen misunderstood, what the old minister means is that it is better to make this matter bigger."

Queen Zhou seemed to understand something, and said, "Go ahead."

The eunuch ordered: "Your Majesty will convene a court meeting every ten days, which is a common practice.

Then the queen might as well go to the king during the court meeting and tell the matter directly.

When the king is angry, he will definitely go to catch the adulterer on the spot. At this time, you can ask the two masters Zhou to make decisions for you, and let them follow.

In this way, once the two masters of Zhou witness this incident with their own eyes, the whole incident will immediately spread throughout Handan City and even the whole world. Concubine Li will definitely die if she can hold the mouths of the people all over the world! "

When Queen Zhou listened, her eyes lit up completely.

"Wonderful!"

When Queen Zhou thought about it, King Zhao was a very face-saving person. If he only controlled the matter in the palace, King Zhao might still forgive Concubine Li.

However, if the matter is really made a big deal and the whole world knows about this scandal, Wang Zhao, who cares about face, will definitely not keep Concubine Li's life.

Queen Zhou let out a sigh of relief, and looked at Eunuch Ling with a smile: "Eunzhe Ling, you really deserve to be an old man who has been with the king for so many years. This plan is very good! This Palace will let my father and uncle to release your family."

Eunuch Ling's expression moved slightly, and then he said happily: "If that's the case, then I can't thank the queen enough."

A moment later, the eunuch Ling slowly walked out of the queen's palace, a glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Queen, queen, even the Great Zhao Xiangbang Wu Xinjun wants to be polite to this old man and use all kinds of promises and benefits to win him over, but your Zhou family actually uses such a low-handed kidnapping method to threaten this old man. I really think that Is the old man so easy to bully?

Just wait, by that time, there will definitely be a big surprise waiting for you! "

Eunuch Ling quickly returned to the main hall, where King Zhao was dealing with affairs.

As a young king, this King Zhao may have been influenced by the Queen Mother. Although he also likes to enjoy himself, he will seriously handle government affairs for a few days after playing for a few days.

Eunuch Ling said softly, "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch."

King Zhao raised his head in surprise, and said, "It's only been a morning?

Then let the food be served. "

King Zhao's lunch was very sumptuous, with a total of 17 dishes, each of which was carefully cooked by top chefs, and the price of one dish was equivalent to the annual income of an ordinary household.

Zhao Wang was eating and eating, suddenly remembered something, raised his head and said to the eunuch: "About Concubine Li, your investigation still has no results?"

The eunuch Ling hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, after investigating these days, the veteran did not find too many clues. This matter may not be that simple."

Zhao Wang paused for a while while eating, thoughtfully, and suddenly let out a sneer: "So you mean, the queen may have made a false accusation?"

Eunuch Ling's forehead immediately burst into beads of sweat, and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not draw such a conclusion."

King Zhao snorted heavily, and said: "The task given to you by the widow is to let you investigate the matter clearly, not to let you be here for the widow! The widow will give you another ten days. Is it a false accusation or is it true?" If there is anything, you must give the widow a conclusion, otherwise the widow will only ask you!"

In this regard, eunuch Ling naturally could only submissively agree.

That night, at Zhou Shaofen's mansion.

The Zhou brothers sat in the study with serious expressions on their faces.

Zhou Shaoliang said: "The queen's meaning is already very obvious, what do you mean, brother?"

Although Zhou Shaoliang's daughter is the queen, the backbone of the entire Zhou family is undoubtedly Zhou Shaofen.

Zhou Shaofen pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Then let's do it, it's about time.