OBS Chapter 304 Li Changsheng proposes a plan to sow discord!
Chapter 304 Li Changsheng proposes a plan to sow discord!
Hearing King Zhao's question, Ying Qi gathered his emotions and spoke with tears and snot.
"Father, I didn't know how to judge people. I didn't see Jin Wunan's evil ambitions in time, and almost ruined Yan Qing and the others. I beg for your punishment!"
Before King Zhao could speak, Ying Jie spoke first, "Brother, so, it was Jin Wunan who killed my third brother?"
Ying Qi: “???”
He originally just wanted to shift the blame for framing Yan Qing to Jin Wunan.
But no one expected that Ying Jie would immediately blame Jin Wunan for Ying Yong's death.
"Wasn't Third Brother killed by the court's lackeys?"
Ying Jie said, "Brother, just now you said that Jin Wunan colluded with the court's lackeys to frame Yan Qing. Now that my third brother has been killed by the court's lackeys, doesn't that mean it was Jin Wunan who killed him?"
Ying Qi: “…”
At this moment, he felt that what Ying Jie said made a lot of sense, and he was speechless.
Seeing that he had the upper hand, Ying Jie continued to pursue the victory.
He began to act like a drama queen, quickly building up his emotions and bursting into tears again.
"Father, my third brother died tragically. You must stand up for him and avenge him!"
King Zhao did not want to listen to the two brothers accusing each other any longer, so he shouted angrily:
"Shut up, everyone! What's the point of crying in public?"
After scolding the two brothers Yingjie and Yingqi, he gave orders to his subordinates.
"Come here, issue a hunting order to this king. Hunt down Jin Wunan. I want him alive or dead. Anyone who captures and kills Jin Wunan will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins and promoted three levels!"
"Ying Qi, you don't know how to judge people and you don't know how to manage your subordinates. I will punish you by making you face the wall and reflect on your mistakes. The command of the Central Army will be handed over to Zhao Kun!"
Zhao Kun was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that with Ying Qi and Ying Jie fighting for power, such a great thing would fall on his head.
He quickly stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted: "Thank you, Your Highness. I will do my best to live up to your high expectations!"
King Zhao's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Zhao Kun, I not only entrust you with this important task, but also with my precious daughter. I hope you won't let me down!"
Zhao Kun was overjoyed when he heard this, even though he had already regarded Princess Baili as his own concubine.
But now that I have received the personal approval of King Zhao, I am still very excited.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I, Zhao Kun, swear here that I will never let Your Majesty down, nor let the Princess down!"
However, before he could finish his words, Bai Li suddenly stood up.
"Father, I won't marry!"
When King Zhao saw that his beloved daughter dared to disobey him, his expression suddenly darkened.
"Bai Li, since ancient times, marriage and matchmaking have always been decided by parents. When did it become your turn as a girl to make the decision?"
Bai Li's eyes sparkled with tears, and she said aggrievedly, "Father, this concerns my lifelong happiness. Why can't I make the decision myself?"
King Zhao became a little impatient and made the final decision immediately.
"I said no, and it's settled. After we take over Luodu, I'll hold a wedding for you two!"
Bai Li knew her father's character. Once he made a decision, it would be difficult for her, as his daughter, to influence him.
Her eyes were red and she ran out with tears in her eyes.
Jiang Xiner, who was standing aside, could sympathize with Bai Li the most at this moment.
Once upon a time, he was in the same situation as Baili.
His father had said essentially the same thing to him.
Thinking about her current situation, Jiang Xiner didn't know whether she was lucky or unlucky?
Thinking of this, she subconsciously turned her gaze to Li Changsheng.
Li Changsheng felt Jiang Xiner's gaze and looked towards her.
Jiang Xiner bit her lip and said, "I'll go see Baili!"
Li Changsheng nodded.
He originally wanted to go along.
However, he was stopped by King Zhao.
"Yanqing, did you gain anything from your trip to the front lines this time?"
Li Changsheng said, "Your Highness, Hulao Pass is a steep and rugged pass that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a thousand-year-old pass."
"General Xiao Tiangui is a veteran with a long and distinguished record of military exploits. With him in command, taking Hulao Pass would be harder than climbing to the sky!"
Before Li Changsheng could finish his words, Ying Jie started to mock him.
"Haha, I thought you were going to have some grand speech, but it turns out you're just repeating the same old tune!"
Li Changsheng was not angry in the face of Ying Jie's ridicule.
Instead, he continued in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Second Young Master, I haven't finished what I was saying yet. It seems a bit rude of you to interrupt me so suddenly, doesn't it?"
When Ying Jie saw that Yan Qing was so disrespectful to him in front of his father, he immediately became angry.
But before he could explode, King Zhao waved his hand, signaling him to shut up.
"Yanqing, please continue!"
Having suffered a loss, Ying Jie did not dare to disobey King Zhao and had to swallow his anger.
He glared at Li Changsheng fiercely with a sinister look.
Humph, I want to see what new tricks you can come up with this time?
Li Changsheng gathered his thoughts and said, "Your Highness, Hulao Pass is impregnable, and with General Xiao Tiangui in charge, a brute force attack would be incredibly difficult. If we want to break through, we can only use wits!"
King Zhao asked, "How can we conquer them with strategy?"
Li Changsheng said: "If we lead the imperial army out of the city for a decisive battle, without the advantage of terrain, they will surely be defeated!"
After hearing this, Yan Qing, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally came up with this, and couldn't help but mock him again.
"Haha, Yan Qing, you just said that Xiao Tiangui is a veteran with illustrious military achievements. How could an old fox like him voluntarily abandon the strong city and come out of the city to fight us?"
Ying Qi also felt that [Yan Qing] was talking a lot of useless nonsense.
Moreover, in order to lure the defenders of Hulao Pass out of the city for a decisive battle, they had been making all kinds of insults in front of the army during this period.
Even Xiao Tiangui's ancestors for eighteen generations have been greeted in turn.
But the other side was like a turtle. No matter how they shouted and cursed in front of the battle line, they still held their ground and refused to come out.
Li Changsheng saw what everyone was thinking, and he ignored Ying Jie and Ying Qi, the idiot couple.
Instead, he turned his attention to King Zhao Yingguang.
"Your Majesty, in your opinion, what is the relationship between the current emperor and the general?"
Ying Guang said: "On the surface, they live in harmony, but in fact, there are undercurrents!"
Li Changsheng said, "Your Highness is indeed a man of great insight. In just one sentence, he clearly understood the relationship between the current emperor and the general."
"In order to seize power, the young emperor took risks, eliminating the Jiang family and imprisoning the empress dowager."
"The general's achievements surpass those of his master, and he controls half of Dawu's military power. Naturally, he will be feared by the young emperor."
"If the prince hadn't raised an army to purge the imperial court, the young emperor would have taken action against the Xiao family in five years at the latest and three years at the fastest!"
The King of Zhao seemed to be lost in thought. He asked, "So, the time has not come for me to raise an army yet?"
Li Changsheng shook his head: "That's not the case, on the contrary, it's just the right time!"
King Zhao asked with great interest, "Oh, what do you mean?"
Li Changsheng carefully considered his words and said, "Your Highness, the young emperor is already wary of the general who holds military power and whose achievements are so great that they threaten the emperor."
"Now the general has an army of 200,000 at his command, stationed at Hulao Pass. The young emperor must be wary of him."
"We just need to make a fuss about this and let the little emperor force the general to take the initiative to attack."
"By then, it will no longer be the prince who will be caught in a dilemma, but Xiao Tiangui."
"When that happens, he will either obey the emperor's orders and leave the city to fight. Or he will be stripped of his military power and await his execution!"
Ying Jie asked, "What if the young emperor forces Xiao Tiangui to rebel again?"
"When the time comes, Xiao Tiangui will lead his army to attack Luodu. I'm afraid the young emperor will find it difficult to resist, right?"
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "If so, wouldn't that be exactly what Your Majesty wants?"
"When the time comes, they'll fight each other, and we'll reap the benefits!"
Upon hearing this, King Zhao suddenly understood.
"Are you trying to get me to use a divisive tactic?"
Li Changsheng said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"During the pre-Qin period, the renowned Yan general Le Yi led his army like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, conquering seventy cities from Qi. Only Ju and Jimo remained."
"Tian Dan, the general defending Jimo, cleverly used a strategy of sowing discord to alienate the relationship between King Hui of Yan and Yue Yi. Frightened, Yue Yi surrendered to the State of Zhao."
"Tian Dan seized the opportunity to crush the Yan army, beheading their commander in battle and recapture over seventy cities!"
"Also, during the Battle of Changping, Qin's Prime Minister Fan Ju used a strategy of sowing discord to persuade the then King of Zhao to replace the renowned general Lian Po with Zhao Kuo. This changed the situation from passive defense to active attack."
"This led to the defeat of Zhao at Changping, where 400,000 soldiers were killed."
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When King Zhao heard Yan Qing quoting from classics and speaking coherently, he was overjoyed.
"Yan Qing, your plan of sowing discord is a good one. I have adopted it. If we really break through Hulao Pass, you will be the first to achieve the feat!"
"When that time comes, I will personally officiate your marriage to Miss Jiang!"
Hearing that their father thought so highly of Yan Qing, the brothers Ying Qi and Ying Jie felt a little uncomfortable.
Especially Yingqi!
You know, no matter what, Jiang Xiner is still his fiancée!
King Zhao seemed to see that he still had some grudge against his son.
He stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Sir, this Yan Qing is a man of great talent. You must entrust him with important tasks. Don't lose sight of the big picture because of a small one!"
Ying Qi heard the warning in his father's words and bowed in fear and trepidation.
"Father's teachings are so profound that I will definitely remember them in my heart and will never forget them!"
Upon hearing this, King Zhao smiled with relief.
Then he turned his gaze to Li Changsheng again.
"Yan Qing, since you were the one who proposed this plan to sow discord, and you've been to Luodu before, you understand the situation in the court."
"Then I'll leave this matter to you to take full responsibility!"
Li Changsheng clasped his fists and bowed: "Promise, I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations!"
King Zhao nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Zhao Kun.
"Zhao Kun, you should also join in, even if it's just to help Yan Qing!"
Zhao Kun heard King Zhao ask him to help Yan Qing, this country boy who appeared out of nowhere.
He had always been proud and arrogant, but he suddenly felt as if he had suffered a great humiliation.
But faced with King Zhao's orders, he had no choice but to obey.
At this moment, he was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred towards Yan Qing.
In his opinion, Zhao Kun could also come up with such a plan to sow discord.
It's just that today's incident happened suddenly, and he was careless, so he let Yan Qing get there first.
The damn [Yan Qing] actually dared to steal the limelight from Zhao Kun. He deserves to die!
However, even though he wanted to tear Yan Qing into pieces.
But at this moment, he had no choice but to bow his head.
I can only think of a way to get back at him when I get the chance in the future.
This proves that Zhao Kun's ability is far superior to that of Yan Qing.
The one who should be helping out is him, [Yan Qing]...