Chapter 217: Lustful Yan Lingji
There were no unexpected events in the change of the throne of Zhao State, and the transition was very smooth.

In fact, it was true. Zhao Qian was the crown prince and Queen Zhao was alive and well. It was the most normal thing for Zhao Qian to ascend the throne. If something really happened, it would be unreasonable, especially the sudden death of King Zhao Yan. People from all parties were unable to react. It was with the cooperation of Queen Zhao and Guo Kai that Zhao Qian's throne was determined. Since then, Zhao had a new king, King Zhao Qian.

Now that King Qian of Zhao's status had been confirmed, even if some people had some thoughts they had to suppress them. Rebellion was not something that could be done easily in any country.

During this period of time, Yang Chong also met the so-called dignitaries from all levels of Zhao State, including those from Daibei and the heartland of Zhao State. The Queen Mother Zhao, who had successfully completed her job transfer, was able to deal with them with ease, or it could be said that she was a person who was good at dancing with the long sleeves, and the same was true for her with the current situation.

When it comes to handling interpersonal relationships, Queen Mother Zhao is considered professional, but when it comes to handling state affairs, she is not so good. In just one month, Yang Chong has seen that some of the people she promoted were not very good. They were just good at dealing with people, but their abilities were a mess. Such people, because they were good at scheming, soon occupied high positions in the Zhao court.

As time goes by, there will be more and more people like this, and this is a problem that is likely to arise when women are in power.

Being clever but lacking wisdom, being close to villains and staying away from virtuous ministers, confusing national interests with personal gains, in the long run, it will only bring disaster to the country and the people.

However, these had nothing to do with Yang Chong. After King Qian of Zhao ascended the throne, Yang Chong left the palace. Zhao Cong became the Sima of Handan, in charge of the defense of Handan. Guo Kai continued to serve as his prime minister, but compared with King Yan of Zhao, Queen Zhao was undoubtedly more dependent on Guo Kai.

As for Yang Chong, he stayed at home, waiting for the Queen Mother of Zhao to fulfill her promise and grant him Yecheng, Anyang, Dong'a and other places south of the Great Wall of Zhao.

"That woman won't go back on her word, right? Just like King Yan of Zhao at that time?" Yan Lingji, who was sitting by the pond and holding a fishing rod in a serious manner, asked Yang Chong. She really didn't have the patience to keep her silent for a long time, especially with Yang Chong around.

"No." Yang Chong, curled up in the recliner, replied lazily.

"Do you trust her so much? This is true. I have never seen you trust anyone so much." Yan Lingji smiled, but she looked at Yang Chong with a very scrutinizing look.

"Zhao State belongs to King Yan of Zhao, so he will feel sad. But Queen Zhao is different. What she cares about is her son's throne, not Zhao State. So she doesn't feel sad about giving several cities to me." Yang Chong said.

"There doesn't seem to be any difference, right?" Yan Lingji asked suspiciously. Yang Chong's words sounded mysterious, but she couldn't hear the difference.

"This is the difference between men and women. Okay, don't worry. In my estimation, we will be able to go back soon. But this time we have to move again. Yecheng is a good place, but it is a little too far from Qi State, so Dong'a is the most suitable place. There, we can continue to control Jibei County and remotely control Yecheng. It only takes three years for us to pull out an army of 100,000 people. With an army of 100,000 people in hand, we can really dominate the world." Yang Chong imagined.

I have to say that Yang Chong is a very optimistic person. Even before he even starts to develop his horoscope, he is already thinking about a bright future.

"How can it be that easy!" Yan Lingji said in disbelief. She had seen some of the so-called chess game of the world because of her experiences over the years. Although she believed that Yang Chong was omnipotent, in this chess game of the world, Yang Chong could not plan out hundreds of years of other people's foundation in just a few years of operation. Nothing in the world was that easy.

"It is not difficult for me. Give me a corner, and I can get a country. If I have a country, I can take over the world. My real strength has only been shown a little bit now. When I own a country, the power I possess can be truly demonstrated. I will turn the world upside down." Yang Chong smiled confidently.

Yan Lingji looked at Yang Chong who was full of high spirits. Even though she thought she knew Yang Chong best in the world, she didn't know where Yang Chong's confidence came from.

Yan Lingji certainly didn't know where Yang Chong's confidence came from.

For Yang Chong, his greatest confidence is not the inheritance of the six tribes of Emperor Yan, but the fact that he has two thousand years of experience based on this world. These experiences could not show any power when Yang Chong was just one person, but if Yang Chong owned a country, he could use this country to transform his experience into reality, and then burst out with power beyond the imagination of this world.

Apart from anything else, wasn’t this how the salt fields in Jibei County, which made a fortune every day, came into being?

It can be said that the insight that Yang Chong possesses is the so-called "one". When he has his own foundation, countless zeros will appear after this "one", allowing him to possess the strongest power in the shortest time. Although this process may not be smooth sailing, it is by no means impossible.

"I believe this, just like when we were in Korea. But I can't be left out this time." Yan Lingji didn't know where Yang Chong's mysterious confidence came from, but this didn't stop her from going crazy with Yang Chong. In Yan Lingji's opinion, what Yang Chong was doing now was what only a madman would do.

"Of course you are indispensable. As the family business grows, we naturally need some heirs. Otherwise, all our efforts would have been in vain." Looking at Yan Lingji who was serious, Yang Chong smiled.

"Heir?" Yan Lingji was slightly stunned and couldn't react for a moment, but Yang Chong's smile seemed to have bad intentions!
"Of course it's to have more children. Yan Lingji's contribution is indispensable for this." Yang Chong's eyes wandered over Yan Lingji's body. Although he was very familiar with her from top to bottom and inside and outside, he still felt amazed every time he looked at her. This was probably what a beauty was like.

When it comes to the visual impact on Yang Chong, Yan Lingji is the first.

"Let Zi Nu and Ni Shang try hard. I won't do it." Yan Lingji reacted and shook her head. Having a child was still too far away for her. You know, she was not very old, and she had been imprisoned for six or seven years. This experience was blank and almost wasted. So by this calculation, she was still very young now.

"That's right. If you are asked to teach a child, I'm afraid he will be led astray." Yang Chong pondered, seeming to be quite satisfied with Yan Lingji's reaction.

This time Yan Lingji refused to do it again. She could refuse to do it, but Yang Chong couldn't help thinking about it, otherwise what did he think of her? Especially Yang Chong's attitude at this time, it was like he looked down on her. How could he tolerate this?

"What nonsense are you talking about? Am I stupid? I don't believe it. If you don't let me, I will give birth to a child and teach him personally. Then I will let you see who is the fool." Yan Lingji jumped on Yang Chong in anger.

"What are you going to do?" Yan Lingji asked innocently, holding her waist with one hand to prevent her from falling down due to excessive excitement, but her eyes were full of the pleasure of success.

"Give birth to a baby." Looking down from above, Yan Lingji held down Yang Chong with one hand, looking as majestic as a great general.

"This is not good, in broad daylight." Yang Chong pretended to struggle.

"There's no one else here." Yan Lingji didn't care. She was already irritated by Yang Chong and she had to calm down. "So you are this kind of Yan Lingji." Yang Chong said in shock.

"What's wrong with me?" Yan Lingji asked while pulling Yang Chong's belt.

"It turns out that Yan Lingji is so lustful and impatient." Yang Chong was as pure as an inexperienced boy at this moment.

"Ha..." Yan Lingji was so angry that she almost laughed. She sat on Yang Chong's abdomen and rubbed her butt downwards, transferring her anger to Yang Chong during the grinding. Then she laughed, "Who is the lecher now?"

"Of course it's us." Yang Chong laughed, his hand already climbing up.

"Well, I'm glad you know." Yan Lingji smiled, not as fierce as before, but more gentle.

Today is another beautiful day.

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In the Zhao Palace, the former Queen of Zhao, now the Queen Mother of Zhao, is convening a small court meeting.

There were not many people in the hall, but all of them held important positions in the State of Zhao.

Chunping Jun Zhao Yi, Prime Minister Guo Kai, Dai Northern Army Commander Li Mu, General Pang Nuan, Handan Magistrate Zhao Cong, and Yang Chong and others.

"Now the Qin army has taken all the land west of Taihang Mountain and can break through Jingxing Pass to attack our hinterland at any time. From now on, the threat of Qin to our country does not lie in its ability to capture a few of our cities, but in the fact that they can bring the war to our hinterland at any time and destroy our production. If this goes on, our country may not be afraid on the battlefield, but we will not be able to hold on in terms of people's livelihood." Sitting behind King Qian of Zhao, the Queen Mother of Zhao talked freely about the situation facing the State of Zhao.

The clear voice of Queen Dowager Zhao echoed in the hall, surprising Zhao Yi, Guo Kai, Li Mu and others. How could the Queen Dowager, a woman like them, have such insight?

"The Queen Mother is very observant." Pang Nuan responded.

This old general, who had been active for fifty or sixty years, now had white hair and beard. The recent war had exhausted his last bit of energy and spirit. He now exuded the smell of decay from head to toe. He would not live long, and he knew it very well. So this was his last time to attend such a court meeting. However, he still needed to find a successor. The State of Zhao needed a general who could coordinate the overall situation.

"So we must break the impasse." Queen Mother Zhao took in everyone's reactions and was very satisfied. These things were certainly not something she could have thought of. She only knew how to intrigue and play palace fights, and had no idea about military and national affairs. However, although she didn't understand, the people around her did. These things were exactly what Yang Chong told her.

"If we want to break the impasse, we have to use offense as defense. However, with our current strength, we can still hold on to defense. If we attack, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it." Zhao Yi said.

In the war between Zhao and Qin, Zhao suffered more defeats than victories, but this was not because Zhao's army was inferior to Qin's. On the contrary, in a head-on confrontation, Zhao's army was never afraid of Qin's army. But in terms of overall national strength, Zhao was far inferior to Qin.

At the height of Zhao's power, it had only over 400,000 soldiers, but Qin had 600,000 soldiers, and these 600,000 soldiers were able to take time off from work and fight for a long time.

The national strength of Qin was so strong that it was enough to support 600,000 people fighting for two consecutive years, but Zhao could not sustain 400,000 people fighting for a year. This was also an important reason why the Zhao army was defeated in the Battle of Changping that year.

What's more, the current Zhao State is inferior to its heyday. Not to mention, the loss of Jinyang has greatly reduced the national strength of Zhao State. Zhao State started in Jinyang, which is also the old capital of Zhao State and has always been the largest city of Zhao State except Handan.

But Jinyang was lost and now became the base for the Qin army to attack Zhao. Through Jinyang, the Qin army could go north and directly attack the three counties of Dai in the northern border of Zhao, and go east and cross Jingxing Pass and go straight into the heart of Zhao.

It can be said that if Zhao wanted to maintain its offensive capability against Qin, it had to possess Jinyang. Only by possessing Jinyang could the Zhao army threaten Qin's Hedong County at all times and bring the war to the heartland of Qin.

"So the key to everything lies in Jinyang. We must consider how to recapture Jinyang." Queen Dowager Zhao revealed the key in one sentence.

"Jinyang?" Li Mu's eyes narrowed when he heard this. He was in Dai and was most sensitive to the affairs of Jinyang. The Northern Border Army was invincible with Jinyang. Without Jinyang, the Northern Border Army, although still sharp, could not last long. In a war, this was enough to be fatal.

"Queen Mother, Jinyang cannot be conquered in the short term." Guo Kai observed the reactions of the crowd. He didn't know when his former ally had become like this, a woman who was as capable as any man. But he was the one who least wanted to fight a war, especially a war with the Qin State.

He was the prime minister. In the war against Qin, he had no military merit when they won, but he had to clean up the aftermath when they were defeated. It can be said that he got no benefits at all, but instead suffered uninvited consequences.

"I know, but the threat from Qin is imminent, so I have an immature plan. You can listen to it. In order to better deal with Qin's future attacks on our Zhao State, I have decided to divide the country into four major war zones." The Queen Mother Zhao said, and while speaking, she did not forget to glance at Yang Chong.

"War zone?" Everyone except Yang Chong was stunned. This word was still a little unfamiliar to people of this era, but they quickly realized that this word was not obscure and difficult to understand. Its meaning could be understood just from the literal meaning.

"Yes, in fact, we are already implementing this system. The northern border where Dai County, Yunzhong County and other three counties are located is such a war zone. It is led by General Li, and the military of the three counties is integrated." said Queen Zhao.

Li Mu was also surprised when he heard Queen Zhao mention him, and he had a bad guess.

(End of this chapter)