Chapter 190 The Energetic King Zhao Yan
On the way to the Zhao Palace, Guo Kai was very excited. He knew that his time to make achievements had come. Once people like Yang Chong defected to Zhao, Zhao would have a legitimate reason to intervene in the internal affairs of Qi.

Although the Jiang surname and Lu family have been in decline in Qi for two hundred years, this name is still useful. Not to mention anything else, if those people with ulterior motives in Qi hear this name, they may do something, and then they may really be able to split Qi. A divided Qi is most beneficial to Zhao.

Zhao did not seek to completely occupy Qi, but as long as it could influence Qi to completely side with it, it would be a huge boost to Zhao's national strength. When confronting Qin again, the pressure on resources would be much less.

"Yang Chong, he really is my lucky star!" Guo Kai muttered to himself, with a smile on his face. At this time, the gate of Prince Zhao's palace had appeared in front of him.

If someone else wanted to see King Zhao, they would need to report in advance, but Guo Kai did not need to do that, because he was not only the prime minister of Zhao, but also a good friend of King Zhao Yan. These two identities combined gave him a special status here.

Under the guidance of the eunuchs, Guo Kai soon arrived at a palace garden, which was the residence of the queens of Zhao in successive dynasties. The most famous queen of Zhao was Wu Wa, also a beauty in the love history of celebrities.

"The queen is such an extraordinary woman!" Guo Kai looked at the palace in front of him and knew that King Yan of Zhao was staying here again.

The Queen of Zhao was born into a family of prostitutes and had a humble status. When King Yan of Zhao forcibly enthrone her as queen, it caused quite a stir in Zhao State. Of course, this prostitute is not the same as that whore. In that era, prostitutes were not divided by gender. Both men and women who performed singing and dancing were called prostitutes. In the words of later generations, these people were almost the combination of actors and stars.

The Queen Zhao of this era, Lady Li of Emperor Wu of Han in another time and space, and even the wife of Prime Minister Cao all had such backgrounds.

It's just that these prostitutes mostly frequented the homes of princes and nobles. The beautiful ones among them went in and out of wealthy places, and either voluntarily or forced, so it was easy for them to do something deviant. Over time, the word "prostitute" became more and more similar to the word "whore", and eventually became one of the first-class ones.

It was not surprising that a woman from a prostitute family could get close to Zhao Wangyan, who was still a prince at the time. However, after Zhao Wangyan became the King of Zhao, not only did she continue to be favored by him, but she also made Zhao Wangyan depose his wife and make her the queen. This made Guo Kai admire her.

A woman who can control the harem is the most suitable partner. After all, compared to the king, the queen usually lives longer.

When Guo Kai walked into the hall, he saw King Yan of Zhao teasing a child who was only seven or eight years old.

The child was the youngest son of King Yan of Zhao, Zhao Qian, the biological son of Queen Zhao, and the future last king of Zhao. Not long ago, King Yan of Zhao deposed his eldest son Jia from the position of crown prince and promoted Zhao Qian to the position of crown prince.

As for why King Yan of Zhao did this, the outside world said that it was because the Queen of Zhao bewitched King Yan of Zhao, causing him to favor his concubine and kill his wife, but Guo Kai knew that the truth was not so.

The reason why King Yan of Zhao deposed his eldest son Zhao Jia from the position of crown prince was simply because he felt threatened. An adult crown prince is a threat to the king, especially in a place like Zhao. With the lesson of King Wuling of Zhao, the relationship between the crown prince and the king of Zhao became very delicate.

Compared with Zhao Jia, Zhao Qian was younger and his mother was of humble origin, so he posed no threat to him.

Of course, one of the reasons was that Queen Zhao was good at pleasing King Zhao Yan, but this was not the most important reason.

"What brings you here so late?" When Zhao Wangyan saw Guo Kai approaching, he did not move and said casually. Guo Kai was his good friend. The two of them had walked the dog and visited brothels together. They had an extremely close relationship. This was not the court, so there was no need to worry about any rules.

"Your Majesty, great joy!" Guo Kai put on a smiling face. If outsiders saw it, they would only think that Guo Kai was flattering. But in the eyes of Zhao Wangyan, he felt that Guo Kai was still the same Guo Kai, his close friend.

"Where does the joy come from?" Zhao Wangyan looked lazy and had reservations about what Guo Kai said about his great joy.

"The descendants of the Lu family of the Jiang clan of Qi State have come to seek refuge with the king." Guo Kai said.

"Descendants of the Lu family of the Jiang clan of Qi? Those people have been almost all killed, how dare they still show up?" King Yan of Zhao asked in surprise.

King Yan of Zhao knew his old neighbor very well. After all, he had been coveting his property for many years.

"This man is extraordinary. He has the power to not fear the King of Qi." Guo Kai said.

"This is interesting. Could it be that a remarkable person has emerged among those stray dogs? Who is he?" Zhao Wangyan asked curiously.

"Yang Chong, the former great general of the Kingdom of Han." Guo Kai stopped showing off. The groundwork had been enough, and too much was as bad as too little.

"The great general of Han? The one who killed Ji Wuye and took his place, but quickly resigned, Yang Chong?" Zhao Wangyan said in astonishment.

After all, Han was one of the seven kingdoms. Although it was a little weak, Zhao still paid due attention to it. The intelligence department of Zhao had done a lot of investigations on the existence of the Han general. Therefore, King Yan of Zhao knew the name Yang Chong and was quite familiar with him.

However, the intelligence department of Zhao State did not find out that Yang Chong’s real name was Lu Chong.

"It's him." Guo Kai replied.

"What is he doing in our Zhao State? Does he want to be the general of our Zhao State? A general of the Han State is not qualified to be the general of our Zhao State." King Yan of Zhao pondered.

"What he wants to be is not a general, but the King of Qi."

"King of Qi?" King Yan of Zhao sat up straight with a look of disbelief, but then calmed down and said, "It has been a long time since the Jiang family Lu lost their throne. In Qi, there may still be people loyal to them, but after so many years, it is hard to say how many people can still be loyal to them. Even with the support of our Zhao country, he cannot restore his country."

"Your Majesty, Yang Chong is very self-aware. He does not want Your Majesty to send troops to help him seize Qi. He hopes that Your Majesty can grant him a piece of land, and then he can conquer Qi by himself." Guo Kai told Yang Chong's plan.

"Which land does he want?" Zhao Wangyan asked. If it is appropriate, recruiting Yang Chong under his command would be a good choice for Zhao State.

"Raoan has ten counties and twelve cities." Guo Kai said.

"Rao'an all the lands?" Zhao Wangyan pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "He has a good idea, and he knows his limits."

Although Zhao State conquered Raoan two years ago and had also seized Qi's Xidu, Hejian, and Pingyuan areas in the decades before that, those places originally belonged to the marginal areas of Qi and the degree of resistance was not strong. However, it was different with Raoan areas. They were extremely close to the core areas of Qi. As long as they crossed the Jishui River, they could go straight to Linzi, the capital of Qi.

Therefore, many people in Raoan resisted Zhao's rule, and Qi was also resentful of Zhao's annexation of Raoan. It was also because of this that Zhao's notice on Raoan was not stable, requiring a large number of troops to be stationed and a lot of effort to be involved, which made Zhao's gains in Raoan not much.

To some extent, the Raoan areas were a hot potato for the State of Zhao.

It was precisely because of this understanding that the people of Zhao realized that they could no longer continue to attack Qi. Otherwise, Qi, a big country that had been cowardly for decades, would really stand up and resist. Therefore, Zhao gradually turned the direction of its expansion towards Yan.

Zhao had no psychological burden at all when attacking Yan, because Yan often stabbed Zhao in the back, and the two countries had been at loggerheads for a long time. Especially after the Battle of Changping, Yan took advantage of the critical situation when Zhao's young and strong men were almost dead and invaded Zhao on a large scale, which made the people of Zhao extremely hateful.

But compared with Qi, Yan was still too poor. If Zhao could continue to attack Qi, it would be unwilling to give up.

"Your Majesty, we can also establish a King of Qi at that time, and let the two Kings of Qi attack each other. We can then sit back and reap the benefits." Guo Kai, who earned 20,000 gold from Yang Chong, worked very hard.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Wangyan also thought of a possibility.

"Although Qi is in decline, it is still a great country after all. But what if Qi is divided? How can a divided Qi survive the attack of the enemy? They can only rely on us. Moreover, Raoan and other places are already troublesome. If Yang Chong can take over, it will not be a loss for us, but it is different for Qi." Guo Kai's logic was a little confusing here, but King Zhao Yan understood it.

"So for us this is just a harmless move. Even if we fail, we won't lose anything, but if we succeed, the gains will be huge." Zhao Wangyan was tempted. He had the same idea as Guo Kai.

"Your Majesty, that's a good idea." Guo Kai agreed. He knew that this matter was already 80% done and he could earn the other 10,000 gold from Yang Chong.

"Good, good, good, Guo Kai, you have done another great contribution for me!" Zhao Wangyan's loud laughter echoed in the hall. He decided to make this move.

"What happy thing has happened to your Majesty that makes you so happy?" A young woman in blue walked in as King Yan of Zhao laughed.

She was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a graceful figure and peerless beauty. After all, she was the woman who could make King Yan of Zhao forget her identity and only pay attention to her appearance.

When a woman's beauty reaches a certain level, there is actually no difference in level. What remains is a competition of aura, such as Madam Mingzhu's charm and aggressiveness, Zi Nu's maturity and wisdom, Yan Lingji's purity and desire, and Jing Wei's coldness and clarity.

The same goes for the woman in front of him. She may not be more beautiful than Yan Lingji, Zi Nu and others, but she has her own unique charm.

She is a woman who looks a little weak, and her pitiful temperament is somewhat similar to that of Mrs. Hu. But unlike Mrs. Hu, despite her weakness, her eyes are very smart, and she has her own cunning. Although it may not be wisdom, she still has some cleverness.

Beneath her delicate temperament, she has a deep mind, from the physical to the psychological level.

"This is great news! Qi is going to be in trouble." King Yan of Zhao said proudly.

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"Did it succeed?" Amid the joy in Prince Zhao's Palace, Yang Chong also returned home. Zi Nu came towards him, and there was a look of concern in her eyes when she looked at Yang Chong.

"It's almost done. Guo Kai has agreed, and Zhao Wangyan should not refuse." Yang Chong said with a smile. He was in a good mood as his goal was about to be achieved.

"That's good, that's good." Zi Nu finally felt relieved, but she also felt it was a little fake. This thing was too easy to do. She was planning a country, and it was not a small country like South Korea.

"Our journey is thousands of miles long, and we have only taken the first step." Yang Chong said confidently. What comes next will not be something he can accomplish with his martial arts alone. The next test will be a test of his wisdom.

Yang Chong understood that if the theory could not be well combined with the actual practice, it would just be empty talk.

Speaking of paper?
Yang Chong has always felt that as a time traveler, it is a very boring and tacky thing to make paper and brew wine all the time. But in the future, he will need more money, so he may have to work harder on papermaking and brewing.

After all, although these two things have been played out by time travelers, from another perspective, they are really useful.

There is also agricultural production, but this requires dealing with the Mohists. Yang Chong's thoughts turned, and various memories of his previous life emerged in his mind. He couldn't wait to do a big job.

"I will go on with you." In Zi Nu's eyes, Yang Chong's high aspirations became uncertainty and uneasiness about the future. Such Yang Chong made Zi Nu have a misunderstanding. She, who had completely put herself into the role of wife, said softly that she wanted to let Yang Chong feel the strength from home.

"Of course. Now that it has come to this, do you still want to run away?" Zi Nu's gentleness was met with Yang Chong's laughter.

This made Zi Nu roll her eyes and she had a better understanding of men.

It turned out that he didn't know how to cherish what he had. Yang Chong was so knowledgeable and considerate before, and his words were so nice that they always touched Zi Nu's heartstrings, making her heart numb and she was immersed in it unconsciously.

But what about now? Yang Chong was too lazy to even give her a perfunctory response.

Thinking of this, Zi Nu couldn't help but feel a little upset, and her cheeks even swelled up a little.

"What's wrong? Why are you angry again?" Yang Chong noticed the change in Zi Nu and was a little puzzled. She was obviously the good wife he had found, but why did she seem to be getting more and more emotional and childish? This was not good. Yan Lingji was enough for him.

"You've seen it wrong." Zi Nu said coldly. She was waiting for Yang Chong to coax her, but she would never say it on her own initiative.

"You really look more and more like your younger sister." Yang Chong said helplessly. Having too many younger sisters would be troublesome!

(End of this chapter)