The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 564 Destruction of Wujiabao
Five days later, outside Gandan City.

According to the plan agreed with Julu Hou Zhao Mu, Zhao Wangdan went out in plain clothes and inspected the people outside the city.The reason for this is to deliberately give the assassin a loophole.Otherwise, he lived deep in the Zhao Palace, even if he was shrewd at this moment, it would be difficult to break through the protection of the palace guards and assassinate him.

The plan was executed as promised.

Soon, a group of men in black attacked Wang Jia and assassinated King Zhao.

The ancient roads were not wide, so even if King Zhao brought enough troops, they would only form a long snake formation.So as long as there are enough people, not many, dozens of people, they can attack Wang Jia once.Of course, the results are often not optimistic.

Just like Zhang Liang assassinated Qin Shihuang in the sand dunes. .

The same is true for the assassination of Zhao Wangdan this time.

Soon, the group of assassins were captured by the palace guards.

"Who dares to assassinate the widow?"

Zhao Wangdan was on the chariot, his expression was furious, he clapped his hands and said: "The widow is Zhao Wang, who was assassinated near the capital, where is the Gandan order? Are you convicted?"

Gandan Ling came out to accept the crime.

Seeing the silence of the officials, Zhao Wangdan's eyes revealed a trace of color, he squinted his eyes again, and interrogated the leader of the assassins, "Who ordered you to assassinate the widow? Tell the mastermind behind the scenes, and the widow will give you a hundred gold." future generations. But your life will not be spared."

"It's... the envoy of Wu Zhilu..."

The assassin leader was frightened by this, and said quickly.

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers turned pale with horror.Wu Shiluo has always had different intentions, this is well known to Zhao Guochaotang, but no one would have imagined that Wu Zhiluo would have the courage to assassinate King Zhao.This is a serious crime against the Jiu Clan. Once the secret is leaked, what will happen...

The atmosphere was deadly quiet.

However, at this moment, an assassin who was suddenly bound by the palace guards broke free from the rope, rushed to Wang Jia, grabbed a long sword from the guards, and stabbed King Zhao.

But the assassin's fate was not good. As soon as he rushed to the vicinity of Wang Jia, he was pierced by thousands of arrows and died.

"Wu Zhi is a criminal, intending to assassinate the widow..."

Zhao Wangdan glanced at the group with cold eyes, "Where is Li Mu? Send troops to besiege Wujiabao. If anyone resists, he will be killed. Capture Wu Zhiluo alive in front of the widow. I want to see how many bear hearts he has given birth to." The leopard is gallant. Kill the widow to curry favor with King Qin? Hehe."

The reason why he joined forces with Juluhou Zhao Mu to make this plan this time.One is to get rid of Wu Shiluo, a Zhao domestic traitor who flattered Qin, and the other is to kill chickens to make an example of monkeys, so that Zhao Guo's court will be suppressed.

Once the state of Zhao is destroyed, these Zhao officials can still be prosperous and rich, but he, the king, will never end well.

Li Mu, dressed in military uniform, came out, nodded, and led half of the palace guards to leave directly to eradicate the Wujiabao forces.Although it is possible to transfer soldiers from other places, the time is limited. If they cannot arrive at Wujiabao as soon as possible, the assassination in Wufu will definitely be leaked. By then, Wuzhiluo and his relatives have already fled Wujiabao... .

When half of the palace guards left, Zhao Wangdan showed a slight smile, "It is thanks to Li'er who helped me kill these assassins this time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Li'er has merit, and I want to designate him as a general to take charge of the affairs of the three armies. As the deputy of Mr. Xinping, what do all the lovers think?"

When the assassin attacked Wang Jia just now, besides the palace guards who killed the enemy bravely, Bai Gui also made a timely move and quickly eliminated half of the enemies with his superb swordsmanship.

The merit of saving the car, from the merit of the dragon, is considered a first-class contribution.From ancient times to the present, it has never been the case.

Even if it was a conspiracy between Zhao Wangdan and Zhao Mu, Liechen didn't know it.Taking this opportunity, it was only natural for King Zhao to promote Bai Gui, his confidant.

The ministers had no objection.

Today's Bai Gui is already the son-in-law of Zhao Wangdan, and he has made contributions to the state of Wei as a base, so it is not an exaggeration to be promoted to be the general of Lord Xinping.If they questioned it, they would not only offend King Zhao, but also Juluhou Zhao Mu.This kind of promotion of heroes does not conflict with their interests, so they are too lazy to object.

"I thank the king for the reward."

Bai Gui stepped forward to thank him.

"Your Majesty, Zhong Mou Ling has now been added as a general, and he has no military merits yet. The matter of eradicating Wujiabao..." Juluhou Zhao Mu raised his eyebrows and stepped forward to advise.

What he said was reasonable.Although Bai Gui had meritorious service, he did not make any achievements in military exploits, and now eradicating the Wujiabao rebellion is naturally considered a military exploit.

Liechen didn't question this either. Apart from military merits, everyone in the Zhao Kingdom knew that Julu Hou Zhao Mu and Wu Shiluo were deadly enemies.Now that Wu Clan has suffered a "miserable defeat", it would be strange if Julu Hou Zhao Mu didn't take advantage of it.

"What Juluhou said makes sense."

Zhao Wangdan nodded, "The widow promotes you as a general, but you are still lacking in military merits, and it is difficult to convince the crowd. The widow will give you 200 troops. You will quickly follow Li Mu and help him eradicate the Wujiabao rebellion."

These things are reasonable, and Zhao Wangdan does not want to refute the face of Zhao Mu, a favorite minister.

Bai Gui took the order and dispatched another team of palace guards.

The plan was carried out smoothly this time, and Zhao Wangdan had no plans to patrol outside, so he was preparing to return to the dynasty, but at this moment, another group of assassins stepped forward to assassinate.

This time, without Bai Gui's presence, more than half of the palace guards were lost, and they were responsible for maintaining the safety of all officials.So for a while, Zhao Wangdan was caught off guard.

Finally, after paying the lives of dozens of masters, an assassin stabbed Zhao Wangdan.

The assassination has finally come to an end.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Juluhou Zhao Mu hurriedly stepped forward to check on Zhao Wangdan's injury, his tone was sad.

"The widow is fine."

Zhao Wangdan propped himself up and sat on the throne, "How can a small group of people kill a widow, if it weren't for Wujiabao..."

As he was speaking, his face suddenly changed.

He and Julu Hou Zhao Mu looked at each other, and immediately had a guess in his mind.

The first wave of assassins was a plan discussed by him and Zhao Mu, intending to frame Wujiapu.As for the second wave of assassins, even thinking about it, it was impossible for the two of them to belong to them, so... they just leaked the news, let Wujiabao steal the news, and made a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

This is not unimaginable.Wu Zhiluo is a wealthy businessman of the Zhao Kingdom, rich as an enemy, so it is not difficult to bribe some eunuchs in the palace.Wujiabao asked the disciple Xiang Shaolong to escort Zhao Zheng to Qin State, which shows that he has long had the heart to vote for Qin State. The assassination of him this time is obviously a vote of honor for Qin State.

As for Juluhou Zhao Mu assassinating him?

That's impossible!

Leaving aside the fact that "Zhao Li" and Zhao Qian have just got married and are being favored, their foundation is not stable.Secondly, the relationship between Zhao Mu and him is very different, such a close relationship, how could it be possible to betray him....

Juluhou Zhao Mu didn't have another next family.Letting him die would not do Zhao Mu any good.

"Damn it! Wuzhi is a traitor!"

Zhao Wangdan cursed.

"My lord, your injury is important, don't be angry..." Zhao Mu glanced at the sword wound on Zhao Wangdan's abdomen. The sword wound was not deep enough to be life-threatening, but if it dragged on for too long, it would cause heavy bleeding. Whether his life can be saved at the time is still an ambiguous matter.

"You have a heart." Zhao Wangdan nodded, satisfied in his heart, and then ordered the accompanying doctor to stop the bleeding quickly, and let the chariot go faster, so he could return to the palace as soon as possible.

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Wujiabao.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Bai Gui led his troops to catch up with Li Mu, and arrived at Wujiabao with Li Mu.And with the arrival of the two of them, Wujiabao's secret sentry had already sent a message to the people in the castle. When they arrived, Wujiabao had already been under martial law.

Wu Zhiluo is a businessman, rich as an enemy country.Therefore, Wu Zhiluo felt uneasy about living in Gandan City, so he spent huge sums of money to build Wujiabao.In addition, the Wu family's main business is horse trading, and it is inconvenient to live in Gandan City, so they moved outside.

"Li Mu, why did you send soldiers to surround my Wujiabao?"

Standing on the city wall, Wu Shiluo looked at the densely packed Zhao army outside the city, feeling terrified in his heart, but he still had a calm expression on his face, and turned to question Li Mu.To flatter Qin?It's not just him doing this in Wujiabao.Not to mention the ministers of the State of Zhao, the courtiers of other countries, which family did not secretly communicate with the State of Qin.It's not a crime at all.

"Chief Wu..."

Li Mu took a cold look at the heavily guarded Wujiabao, and said coldly: "Chief Wu, the fact that you sent assassins to assassinate the king has been exposed. This general was ordered by the king to eradicate Wujiabao. otherwise……"

Having said that, he paused and did not continue.

But both Bai Gui and Wu Shiluo felt the cold killing intent of these words.As long as they persisted, all the people in Wujiabao would surely be bloody.

Assassinating the king, needless to say, is a serious crime to punish the nine clans.

"This is a false accusation! I, Wu Zhiluo, have never sent assassins to assassinate the king..."

Wu Shiluo looked shocked, and quickly defended himself.

Although he had the intention of assassinating Zhao Wangdan, he would only use it when he had to.Before that, the Wu family hadn't reached the end of the mountain, so he wouldn't even think about assassinating Zhao Wangdan.Assassinating Zhao Wangdan, he may not be able to please Qin.A minister who betrayed his master is not welcome at all. If he is accused of assassination, there is no hope of turning over. How could he be so unwise.

"Patriarch Wu, this general is not listening to your excuses..."

Li Mu raised his right hand, and the surrounding Zhao army quickly bent their bows and set up arrows, intending to attack Wujiabao.

Seeing this, Wu Shiluo was anxious, and now he noticed Bai Gui who was standing next to Li Mu, his face changed, "It's Zhao Mu, it must be Juluhou Zhao Mu who framed me, General Li, you have to check the right and wrong Ah, don't be deceived by the traitors, and ask General Li to play the king..."

"Patriarch Wu, this son is the son-in-law of the king, how could he do such an unwise thing?"

Bai Guice immediately stepped forward, smiled, and said: "I would like to ask the Wu clan chief a few things, please ask the Wu clan chief to answer. One, did the Wu clan chief ever sell horses to Qin? Two, did Xiang Shaolong, who escorted Zhao Zheng the day before yesterday? As the disciple of the Wu clan chief, he has a skin-to-skin relationship with your granddaughter Wu Tingfang. Three, has the Wu clan chief ever had any contact with the state of Qin, intending to assassinate the king as a testimonial?"

He was very thoughtful, among the three things he asked, the first two were solid facts, and Wu Zhiluo couldn't refute them.As for the last one... as long as Wu Zhiluo admits to the first two, he has already committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy, and it doesn't matter if he admits to the last one or not.

"You..." Wu Shiluo was out of breath and speechless.

These are all secret things, how can he say it clearly.In addition, the Wu family sold horses to the Qin State, but the reason why the Wu family can grow is that it is indispensable to do business with other countries, and it cannot be nestled in Zhao State to develop in one place.If he really stayed in Zhao country, how could his Wu family get so much wealth.The same is true for other wealthy businessmen, this is an unavoidable thing.

After hearing this, Li Mu squinted his eyes, "Fire the arrows! Siege the city!"

He still had some doubts about Wu Zhiluo's assassination of King Zhao, but after hearing the three things Bai Gui said, he already felt disgusted with Wu Zhiluo. It was enough to make him make up his mind to eradicate Wujiabao...

Although Wujiabao is not as well built as Gandan City, it is also extremely tall and strong.Even if Li Mu, who is good at fighting, encountered this fort, he would lose his army and generals in a short time, and it would be difficult to make any progress.

"General Li, if you are not talented, you are willing to show your sword skills and help the general."

Seeing this, Bai Gui rode out on his horse and said to Li Mu.

"Li Gongzi's swordsmanship is enough to rule the roost in all countries, and Li Mu has already learned about this, but the battlefield is dangerous, how can the bravery of a man go against the situation on the battlefield..."

Li Mu shook his head, dissuading.

Although he was displeased with Julu Hou Zhao Mu, he thought he was a treacherous minister.But Bai Gui is different. Bai Gui has always had a reputation for being clean, and he has a reputation as a chivalrous man.

"General Li, please take a look."

Bai Gui didn't give any explanation, just flattered the horse and rushed forward.

Blocking the arrows, stepping on the city wall, and killing the guards were almost done in one go.In the blink of an eye, he came to the city wall of Wujiabao, wielded his sword, and killed dozens of guards in just an instant.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Jun who was besieging the city also rushed forward.

Wujiabao was breached.

"Young Master Li is indeed the number one swordsman in our country of Zhao..." After Bai Gui came back, Li Mu showed a look of disbelief, and said such a sentence after a long pause.

It was the first time he had seen such a brave swordsman.

"It's just a tiny sword skill."

"It's also because the walls of Wujiabao are not high, it would be much more difficult if it were Gandan City."

Bai Gui said modestly.

He is not someone who likes to be brave.However, the Li Mu in front of him was really important.Among Zhao's generals, Lian Po is old now, and only Li Mu can take on the leading role of Zhao's army.So he acted this way in front of Li Mu because he wanted to win Li Mu over.

"Master Li..."

Hearing this, Li Mu shook his head helplessly.

He is also a master of swordsmanship, if Bai Gui's swordsmanship can be regarded as minimal swordsmanship, then his swordsmanship is not worth mentioning.

With Bai Gui's intervention, Wujiabao was quickly completely breached by Zhao Jun.Without the protection of the city wall, even though Wujiabao has many followers, they are definitely not Zhao Jun's opponent.

From time to time, all the women, children, old and weak of the Wu family were tied up in front of Bai Gui and Li Mu.

"Zhao Li, I just have a little grudge against you, why do you treat my relatives like this..."

Seeing Bai Gui on the horse, Wu Tingfang clenched her silver teeth and said in hatred.

(End of this chapter)