Chapter 238 Lies and Trust

While Yang Chong was talking to Zi Nu, another letter from Handan was delivered to Yang Chong.

"Guo Kai?" Yang Chong looked at the sealing wax on the letter, slightly surprised. The letters from Queen Mother Zhao and Guo Kai came one after the other, which was really timely. He just didn't know what Guo Kai's purpose was this time.

Yang Chong tore open the envelope, glanced at it, and a look of shock appeared on his face. Is this really the case?
In the letter, Guo Kai mentioned that King Zheng of Qin had invited other kings to come to Dong'a to jointly recommend him as King of Qi, and also explained the reason why Queen Dowager Zhao invited Yang Chong to Handan this time.

"Guo Kai is quite smart. I have to do him a favor this time." Yang Chong handed the letter to Zi Nu. Didn't you see that Zi Nu's eyes were lighting up?

"Where's Guo Kai's cleverness?" Zi Nu asked after taking the letter. However, as the information in the letter appeared before her, Zi Nu was no longer in the mood to pay attention to this question. Her mind was completely dominated by two pieces of information in it.

"The letter written by Queen Dowager Zhao must have been discussed with Guo Kai. If Guo Kai wanted to inform me of the news, this letter could have come before Queen Dowager Zhao's letter. However, in this way, he would have sold out Queen Dowager Zhao, but his letter only came a little later than Queen Dowager Zhao's letter. In this way, he would not have sold out Queen Dowager Zhao, but he had informed me of the news. Naturally, I would have accepted his favor." Yang Chong explained.
"What is King Zheng of Qin trying to do? Is he trying to alienate you from the Queen Mother of Zhao? Qin is the best at doing this. Since Zhang Yi and Fan Ju, when they encounter insurmountable obstacles in war, they will use the strategy of sowing discord, and it has worked time and again over the years."

Zi Nu's palm subconsciously clenched the letter. As for whether Guo Kai was a smart man, she no longer cared. The information in it was too important. It could even be said that it would affect Yang Chong's future fate.

"He is trying to roast me on the fire." Yang Chong immediately understood the intention behind King Zheng of Qin's move.

"You mean?" After Yang Chong's reminder, Zi Nu also reacted, and then she was worried: "The Qin Wang Zheng's move is an open conspiracy. How should we deal with it? It seems that there is no chance to break the situation. The people of the King of Han and the King of Wei dare not refuse the invitation of the Qin Wang Zheng."

"King Zheng of Qin didn't even give us a chance to refuse. He is so domineering!" Yang Chong exclaimed in admiration. He was helpless in doing anything about King Zheng of Qin's plan. He could only accept it. There was nothing else he could do.

"If King Zheng of Qin's plan is really realized, we will have to face the State of Qi directly. With our current strength, we have no chance of winning against the State of Qi." Zi Nu said worriedly.

After all, Qi is a big country with a population of millions, and can easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops. By then, even if Yang Chong has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to withstand the army of Qi.

"King Zheng of Qin also thought so, so he went to great lengths to help me with this 'big favor'. Our old friend Master Shang is really grateful!" Yang Chong said sarcastically.

"Perhaps we all underestimated him back then. He is as terrifying as his ancestors. The Qin State will become even more powerful under his control. Perhaps Ji Wuye and the others were right back then." Zi Nu said.

King Qin Zheng's scheme against Yang Chong made Zi Nu lose her good impression of him. At this moment, Zi Nu recalled that if she had known what would happen today, she would have taken action against King Qin Zheng in Xinzheng. How could she have even brought Yang Chong into the game in order to save King Qin Zheng?

"It's useless to say these things now. If Zi Lan Xuan hadn't been destroyed by me, it would have been difficult to get you to elope with me." Yang Chong smiled. He did not regret what he had done.

"It's already this late and you're still in the mood to joke." Zi Nu said helplessly. She was extremely worried now and didn't find anything funny about what Yang Chong said.

"Don't worry, King Zheng of Qin's plan is flawless, but he overlooked one point, or more accurately, he overlooked a person." Yang Chong said.

"Who is he ignoring?" Zi Nu asked nervously. Is there really still a chance to break the deadlock?
"Of course it's me. Although his calculations were good, he missed me. He knows too little about me." Yang Chong said, his expression full of confidence. His confidence was not to comfort Zi Nu, but because he had his own confidence.

"You..." Zi Nu looked at Yang Chong, but for a moment she couldn't understand why Yang Chong said that.

"Whether King Zheng of Qin's plan will succeed depends on how I perform when the Qi army attacks. He believes that when the Qi army attacks, I will have a hard time resisting and may even lose the war, but what if I win?" Yang Chong analyzed.

"Won?" Zi Nu had never thought of this possibility. In her opinion, Yang Chong was indeed powerful, but not powerful enough to defeat an entire country with a corner of the country. That was Qi, not South Korea. If it was South Korea, she would not be worried at all. She believed that Yang Chong alone could overthrow the entire South Korea. But Qi was different. The strength of Qi was by no means comparable to that of South Korea.

After all, if Qi was weak, it would have been divided up by other countries long ago. How could Qi be so closed-door as it is now? Not everyone can close themselves off, including South Korea.

"King Zheng of Qin has helped us a lot this time. If I were to take the initiative to attack Qi, with so many cities in Qi, how long would it take me to finish the attack? But if Qi takes the initiative to attack me this time, it will give me an opportunity, a chance to defeat the Qi army head-on. As long as I can annihilate the Qi army in one battle and march straight in, based on Qi's performance in recent years, I can take Linzi in one battle." Yang Chong said.

Defense is always better than offense. The Qi army took the initiative to attack, and although they had an absolute advantage in military strength, it gave Yang Chong an opportunity.

Yang Chong is not afraid of a decisive battle with the Qi army now, but he is afraid that after he invades Qi in the future, he will be engaged in a siege with the Qi army. After all, Qi is too big. If Yang Chong really allows him to attack one city after another, by the time Yang Chong completely conquers Qi, it is possible that Qin has already destroyed all the three Jin countries.

At that time, even if Yang Chong became the King of Qi, he could not escape the fate of King Jian of Qi. At that time, the only thing Yang Chong could change was probably the fate of King Qi starving to death. After all, he was not King Jian of Qi. With his martial arts, he could live well anywhere.

"Can we win?" Facing the confident Yang Chong, Zi Nu was just uncertain.

"How dare you doubt your man?" Yang Chong slapped Zi Nu on her increasingly plump buttocks, making Zi Nu cover her buttocks and glare at him, no longer caring about her previous worries.

"I will go to Handan first, and then come back to wait for the great gift that King Qin Zheng will give me. Zi Nu, are you interested in being the queen?"

As Yang Chong spoke, he became frivolous again, at least that's what Zi Nu thought. But was what Yang Chong said really just a joke?
"You'd better deal with the empress dowager first, or you might get into trouble later." Zi Nu didn't want to continue talking to Yang Chong.

After leaving Dong'e City, Yang Chong was too lazy to take a car or a horse, so he used his Qinggong to travel directly and arrived in Handan that night. When Yang Chong arrived in Handan, he was going to return to his mansion in Handan to rest for a night, but he was summoned into the palace by Queen Mother Zhao who got the news. Even though it was already night, it was not in accordance with the rules for Yang Chong, an outsider, to enter the palace, but the woman who could control the State of Zhao was afraid that she could not control Yang Chong, so she could only urgently summon Yang Chong to her to resolve her doubts, ease her panic, and relieve her uneasiness.

"This is truly a woman who knows how to enjoy life." Led by the palace maid, Yang Chong walked in the hall. What caught his eyes were red silk curtains, gold and jade decorations, and a faint fragrance in the mouth and nose that soothed his mind. Each item was of great value.

However, this is the limit of what a woman can enjoy, and it saves a lot of money compared to what men can enjoy.

As the last curtain appeared, two palace maids pulled the curtain open with poles, and Queen Dowager Zhao, dressed in light clothes, came into Yang Chong's sight.

Perhaps it was because of the position she held, but less than a year as empress dowager had given the woman in front of him a different kind of charm. Especially for a woman like this, even if her appearance was just average, she had too many added bonuses from her status, which made her extraordinary all of a sudden. What's more, the woman in front of him was such a beauty who had changed her own destiny with her appearance.

"Prince Zheng of Qin sent me a letter. It's about you." Queen Dowager Zhao dismissed her attendants and spoke directly to Yang Chong.

"I know King Zheng of Qin. Could it be that he said something good about me in the letter to the empress dowager, hoping that the empress dowager would give me a promotion?" Yang Chong asked knowingly.

Yang Chong's nonchalant look made Queen Dowager Zhao even more depressed. It turned out that she was the weak woman, even though she was now in control of the State of Zhao. In front of Yang Chong, who witnessed her worst side, her so-called identity could not give her much confidence. After all, Yang Chong knew how she achieved her current position.

"You are very smart. This is what King Zheng of Qin really meant. But it is not just as simple as promoting you. He wants to give you a crown." Queen Dowager Zhao pulled out the scroll of Qin's letter from her sleeve and threw it directly to Yang Chong.

Yang Chong took the scroll and found that the content inside was indeed richer, but it was all flattering and slanderous words. The King of Qin Zheng really had ulterior motives.

"King Zheng of Qin is very generous. His great grandfather went to great lengths to obtain the Nine Cauldrons, which symbolized the world, from the Emperor of Zhou. This time, he actually took the initiative to give me a Qingzhou Cauldron. Speaking of which, King Wu of Qin died when he lifted a cauldron and broke his kneecap. I just don't know if the cauldron he lifted was this Qingzhou Cauldron."

Yang Chong quickly glanced through the scroll. Having already known about this matter from Guo Kai's tip-off, it was difficult for him to show much shock.

"Shouldn't you explain this to me?" Queen Dowager Zhao asked coldly. She saw a kind of indifference in Yang Chong's expression and words. She was very concerned about whether Yang Chong's indifference was directed at her or at King Zheng of Qin.

"What to explain?" Yang Chong asked back. He seemed not to have heard the unkindness in Queen Mother Zhao's tone.

Yang Chong's attitude made Queen Dowager Zhao, who had recently become accustomed to her authority, even more angry. Her towering chest could hardly be concealed. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and said, "Shouldn't you explain why Qin Wangzheng wanted to give you a crown?"

"How should I know? If the Queen Mother wants to know, wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask Qin Wangzheng?"

It has to be said that when Yang Chong wants to please a woman, he can use sweet words to make her dizzy, and even a smart woman like Zi Nu is not immune to this. But when he wants to make a woman angry, his words can also be like knives, stabbing into the other person's chest one by one.

"How dare you, Yang Chong! Don't think that just because you helped me, you can treat me like that..." Queen Dowager Zhao said angrily. Yang Chong had already exhausted her last bit of patience.

"Why is the Queen Mother so angry?" Yang Chong was still unaware. Seeing that the Queen Mother's chest was about to burst her clothes, Yang Chong asked again: "I understand. Does the Queen Mother think that I have reached some kind of deal with Qin Wangzheng?"

"Isn't it?" Queen Mother Zhao was on the verge of going crazy.

"How is that possible? King Zheng of Qin wanted to combine seven crowns into one, so how could he be so generous as to give me one? Can't the Queen Mother see that King Zheng of Qin wants to put me on the fire and let Qi take the initiative to attack Dong'a to distract my attention, thereby creating opportunities for the Qin army to continue attacking Zhao?" Yang Chong explained.

"Hmm?" Queen Mother Zhao looked at Yang Chong in surprise. This was a reason she had never thought of. It sounded reasonable, but what was the specific truth? Queen Mother Zhao did not dare to believe Yang Chong's words.

"Although I will eventually take action against Qi, I am not yet fully grown and can only lie dormant. What King Zheng of Qin is doing is to make King Jian of Qi and I fight to the death. Can't the Queen Mother see it?" Yang Chong asked back.

"Aiya..." Queen Dowager Zhao panicked and realized that she might have really misunderstood Yang Chong, but she really did not realize that King Zheng of Qin's real purpose was actually this.

But even if she didn't see it, she couldn't admit it. If she admitted it, wouldn't it prove that she was stupid?
Queen Mother Zhao didn't want to appear stupid in front of Yang Chong.

"Of course I can see it, but what you said is just a possibility. I also have reason to suspect that you have colluded with King Zheng of Qin for a long time. If you can't prove yourself, there is nothing wrong in me suspecting you." Queen Mother Zhao said in a tough manner to cover up her guilty conscience.

"The Queen Mother actually misses me like this?" Yang Chong asked.

Queen Mother Zhao wanted to reply, but she saw that Yang Chong looked extremely grief-stricken. She had seen that look before when she was a girl.

At that time, she was still a young girl, and she had her own childhood sweetheart who was just beginning to fall in love. However, in order to change her own destiny, she resolutely boarded the carriage. The last time she saw the boy through the window, he had the same expression as Yang Chong at that moment.

(End of this chapter)