Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 513: The suffocating choice (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)

Handan County, Handan City.

The rumble of wheels continued, and the hooves of horses kept walking back and forth outside the fence.

Zhao Xie was wearing dark brown clothes, with a high crane crown on his head, his eyes were sunken, his eyes were blue, and he had a sinister look on his body.

Li Zuoche arrived late and was in the middle of the seat on the right side of Zhao Xie.It was as if what happened just now had never happened at all. Li Zuoche's face was full of respect for Zhao Xie.

Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others are also sitting on Zhao Xie's left side.

The group of people looked like fish that had been forced to beach. Their mouths opened and closed but they said nothing, and they were weak.

A moment later, there was a sound of rapid footsteps. The servant's steps were so rapid that the wooden floor made a loud bang.

"Report to Duke Zhao - there are more and more officers and soldiers outside."

When Zhao Xie heard this, his hands on his knees clenched into fists.

"Has the Second Emperor come yet?"

"Here he is, he has been in the city for a long time now."

Zhao Xie frowned.

At this time, Zhao Xie's tribe heard the sound and bowed to Zhao Xie:
"Chief, Qin II is in Handan City now. Should we stay away temporarily?"

Zhao Xie smiled and said:

"Since you all joined me, Zhao Xie, instead of serving as officials of Qin, it can be seen that you intend to restore our Zhao country. You are truly Zhao people!"

Zhao Xie said, narrowing his eyes slightly, and then stroking his beard unhurriedly.

Zhao Xie said leisurely:

"Of course I understand what you are thinking. Now that our goal has been reached, how can we retreat at this time? It should be noted that raising an army takes a thousand days, but using it lasts only a moment."

Everyone listened, some were whispering to each other, some were looking down at the floor, and some were ambitious and ready to show off their skills.

Zhang Er knew that Zhao Xie was the last resort for a desperate man like him, so he would not give up on Zhao Xie easily.

"My lord and I have been planning for a long time. Now Qin II has entered Handan City in a big way. This is naturally an opportunity for us. We will definitely work together to help Duke Zhao."

Zhao Xie looked at Zhang Er and nodded with satisfaction.

Chen Yu wanted great achievements, but this did not affect his ability to assess the situation. He lowered his head silently, with a solemn look on his face, and no one could tell what he was thinking.Chen Yu knew very well that with Qin II's method, once he controlled the elites of the Qin Empire, it would mean that he would be able to secure his position. The weak Zhao State would not be able to fight against the weak Zhao State who was nourished by the Guanzhong Standard System. The people of Qin.

Guanzhong became richer and stronger, while outside the Guanzhong became poorer and weaker.

Zhao Xie himself knows this strong contrast better than him.

At this moment, a rather ignorant person stood up.

He is a member of the Zhao clan.

"In the past, the entire Zhao State could not resist Qin's attack. Now the Zhao State is even more divided and the people are divided. Although the people of the country hate the Qin people deeply, they will never share the same hatred with us. In the Under such circumstances, it is even more impossible for us to win.”

"The people of the Six Kingdoms were actually waiting for Chu's action. However, in just one year, the internal situation in Chu State was turbulent. The Second Emperor attracted the old nobles of Chu State, and at the same time implemented enfeoffment and sent cronies to station. , but the old military nobles who were dissatisfied with the reforms of Qin II were entrenched in Chu State. In fact, in Chu State, various factions have forces, and they are complicated. Today, Chu State is like a rope entangled with vines, unable to move. , and will not respond to the call of my Zhao country."

"Now Qin II is coming again menacingly. A large number of soldiers and horses are stationed in front of our home. This is a naked provocation. And Qin II is no better than the tyrant Ying Zheng. He is funny but hides his sword. I heard that he When I accompanied the tyrant Qin Shihuang, he actually paid homage to our King Zhao Wuling."

"We should deal with such an enemy very cautiously and carefully. I think that even if we take an assassination attempt, even if it is successful, we will not be able to overthrow the Qin State. At most, it will only cause chaos and turmoil in the Qin State. And such an action The assassination with our lives and others on the line was just to win back the hearts and minds of the Zhao people, but in fact it was just a matter of putting our own lives at risk."

Such a rational analysis, after being heard by everyone, immediately angered most of the people present.

Extremism is a common problem among most people in this era.

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, many middle-aged men in the hall immediately made their eyes turn red.

There was an intense commotion immediately in the hall.

"A bunch of nonsense."

"At this time when our life or death is decided, you actually say such depressing words."

There was endless debate in the hall, and a group of people wanted to beat this villain to death with their fists for saying such things.

Chen Yu's eyes, which had become bright after hearing these words, suddenly dimmed.

Although Li Zuoche was young, he remained calm when he heard these words.

This is not unreasonable.

But these people present today are all declining nobles in the past. Because of the defeat of Qin, Zhao and Zhao, they have since lost the dignity they deserve as nobles.

Having lost the days of dictating to the common people, the Qin people sat on their heads. In order to stay safe, they had to use a lot of money and beautiful women to bribe the Qin officers and soldiers, so that Qin Shihuang would no longer regard them as a threat and let Qin Shi Huang no longer regard them as a threat. They continue to linger on.

In this current atmosphere, Qin Shihuang passed away, and everyone in the world heard about it.Everyone enjoys it.

But the mountain of the First Emperor had just fallen, and then the mountain of enfeoffment stood up again.

For the nobles of the Six Nations, enfeoffment was the last straw that broke the camel's back for those sitting in the hall.

Although the State of Zhao was not a territory that was enfeoffed, the oppressive feeling of enfeoffment on the subjugated nobles of the Six Kingdoms could be felt from the States of Qi and Wei.

So the old fear had just been eliminated, and the new fear came overwhelmingly.

People like Zhao Xie had no choice or retreat. They had to either rebel as early as possible or watch the new nobles sit above their heads and enjoy the wealth and prosperity.

The struggle for power and interests has always been a theme throughout the lives of the elite intellectual groups in this land.

People die for money, and birds die for food. It is only those who have the ability to fight for it.

Those at the bottom have always been trampled on, so how can they fight for it.

A dynasty is like a car. The people in the car are the powerful people, and the wheels that carry the weight are the people.This is a static state of top-to-bottom hierarchical oppression in the dynasty; but the car of the dynasty can move, and it is the people on the car that move the car forward.

As the emperor of an empire, he not only needs to reduce the load on the wheels, but also ensure that the wheels are in the right direction.

The declining nobles of Zhao and Chu, as well as the old meritorious dignitaries who were dissatisfied with the reforms of the Qin Empire, also sat firmly on this car.

Yes, these people who are against Qin II, the master of the Qin Empire, are actually sitting on the same carriage as the protagonist.

They are all people who have the ability to change the direction of the carriage.

The wheels were still making the sound of crunching and gravitational crushing, but the car was already full of noise, conflicts and conflicts were on the verge of breaking out, and there was no room for relaxation.

The men on the carriage were about to fight for the reins, how could the spokes on the wheels not notice.

The city of Xianyang is under martial law and people are in panic. But now in Handan City, not a single soul can be seen on the streets. No one goes out to plow the land or buy wine.

Regarding the power struggle between Zhao's dignitaries and Qin II, the people chose to stay away.

It was precisely because the people chose to ignore this power struggle that Zhao Xie's failure was doomed from the beginning.

An uprising that fails to win popular support is doomed to fail.

When Qin II's bronze edict was sent to the Zhao Mansion at great speed, there was chaos in the main hall of the Zhao Mansion.This is completely contrary to Zhao Xie's purpose of holding today's gathering. Instead of uniting and sharing the same hatred, the original blood oath ceremony has no chance to be held. Instead, the situation has become increasingly chaotic, so much so that it has directly reversed.

At this time, there were suddenly more people who opposed the assassination.

Zhao Xie's lips turned white when he was angry, but he couldn't speak.

"This matter is bound to fail."

Li Zuoche suddenly jumped out and said.

When Li Mu's grandson stood up and spoke these words clearly, the whole hall fell into silence.

Everyone stared at the noble man in white with wide eyes.

If there was to be an uprising, Li Zuoche would have thousands of dead soldiers to help him.

But in this situation, he actually said such a thing.

From the formulation of the plan to the final gathering today, this assassination went through many iterations, and how many people quietly quit after participating in the middle. Even if most of them are left now, they have been relying on Zhao Xie to make a living. people.

And these people are inherently vacillating and indecisive.

In such a chaotic situation on the eve of the assassination, half of the people suddenly jumped out and said that the assassination was impossible to succeed, directly declaring the bankruptcy and end of the assassination plan.

But behind such a sudden turn of events was not an accident at all, but something that had been destined for a long time.The disparity in strength between Qin and Zhao has been stretched to the extreme by the former Guanzhong standard system.

Without the war, Qin's population also increased significantly again.

In just ten years, a small population explosion has occurred.

Zhao Xie looked at the bright red lips of these people, and his heart was already half cold.The big event that Zhao Xie had planned so hard was as light as a joke.Zhao Xie only felt a chill behind him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Yu was already gently rubbing Zhang Er with his knees.

Zhang Er was in a panic, so panicked that his palms were sweating.

I have been running around and dormant for more than ten years in order to one day turn around.

But now, Zhang Er knew very well that he had to escape.But Zhao Xie was the one who took in him and Chen Yu, and could be called their benefactor.

If Chen Yu left at this time, even if he was lucky enough to survive, who would take him in later?

And without the protection of Zhao Xie, the Qin State's household registration system is now being implemented nationwide.When they leave the Zhao Mansion, they will be directly exposed to the sight of the Qin people.

So, Zhang Er turned around and shook his head at Chen Yu.

When Chen Yu saw this, he understood.

This ear is wholeheartedly trying to assist Zhao Xie.

But Chen Yuke is different from Zhang Er. He is only 30 years old and has a lot of youth.

Apart from anything else, a beautiful wife and concubine are quite attractive to him.To put it bluntly, he doesn't want to die.

As a result, Chen Yu hesitated again and again, and finally made a decision that he couldn't believe. He wanted to leave Zhao Xie.

Immediately afterwards, another terrifying thought came to Chen Yu's mind.This thought was so terrifying that Chen Yu screamed in front of everyone.

"Ugh!"

Chen Yu stabbed the sharp sword he carried with him on the floor.

The bright sword swayed left and right on the floor, and everyone's eyes fell on the sword.

Everyone watched with horror, Zhang Er was also taken aback.

Li Zuoche looked at Chen Yu, his eyebrows tightened and his lips pursed tightly.

Li Zuoche bowed to Zhao Xiezuo and said:
"Mr. Zhao, I am rude today. Li is also the Duke of Zhao, and he should share the same hatred with Gong Zhao. However, in such a situation, we have to take such a huge risk to do something that is simply impossible. To me, Li, this is clearly a mantis trying to control the chariot, not overestimating one's own capabilities."

Li Zuoche said goodbye.

"Today, Li advised Mr. Zhao to stay away from this place of right and wrong as soon as possible. This Handan City will no longer be our world. Li said goodbye!"

After saying this, Li Zuoche left this place with his people.

There was a cold air in Zhao Xie's eyes. This cold air was like sharp swords trying to pierce Li Zuoche's body.

But Li Zuoche was quickly surrounded by a group of dead soldiers. The crowd of 20 people all held sharp swords in their hands.

When Zhao Xie saw this scene, he looked around again. The expressions of Chen Yu and others' reluctance to stay here were also written on their faces, which made Zhao Xie feel fear in his heart.

He had to endure it, otherwise things would get serious today.

At this moment, another group of people suddenly ran outside.

"My lord, something serious happened!"

It turned out that they were all servants of the house, but they were holding sharp swords in their hands, and they were running with sweat on their backs and a look of fear on their faces.

Zhao Xie was afraid. Could it be that someone had leaked the news and the plan had been exposed.

He gave so many elite orbs to the governor of Handan, but they were all meat buns beating dogs?
"What's the matter? Report -"

Zhang Er asked calmly:
"The Second Emperor of Qin issued an edict to my lord. The person who issued the edict is Yang Mucong, the fifth official of the Qin State. He is outside the door now, asking the lord to leave the house to listen to the edict."

After Zhao Xie heard this, his fear disappeared, but then he was filled with anger.

Zhao Xie takes the case! "This is unreasonable! You are so angry with me! This is clearly asking me to surrender to Qin II!"

This situation is like a person who was originally preparing to rebel, but suddenly received a notice to call the rebels "Father!"
Zhao Xie was naturally angry, and he was so angry that his internal organs were about to burst.

For Zhao people, listening to the imperial edict in front of the door has a profound meaning.

The emperor of Qin issued the edict to the ministers of Zhao.

As long as Zhao Xie accepts this edict, he will surrender.The political meaning is clear.

Zhao Xie sat on his seat, thinking that what he could control were tens of thousands of Zhao people.

As a result, Zhao Xie whispered a few words to the people around him, and these people left the mansion through the back door without restraint. During this period, a large number of dead soldiers raised in the mansion also came over in formation.

The Qin State's increase in troops could only increase the number of thousands of soldiers guarding the Zhao Mansion.

Zhao Xie is not afraid of this.

Handan City belongs to him, Zhao Xie, and even the governor of Handan County has to rely on him to make the people here obedient. A mere thousand Qin people are nothing!
Zhao Xie was angry and said categorically:

"Don't go!"

"Then how should the villain respond?"

Zhang Er whispered a few words in Zhao Xie's ear. Chen Yu and others also heard it, and everyone's palms became sweaty.

Zhao Xie announced to the people in the hall:

"Stay in the mansion, no one is allowed to go out."

Zhang Er saw Zhao Xie being so determined, and he became even more determined that he would rely on this person for all his fame and wealth.

So Zhang Er deliberately asked loudly:

"Mr. Zhao, Young Master Li Zuoche left the table, didn't he mean that he would no longer work with us on big things?"

Zhao Xie remembered the situation at that time and looked at everyone present with an angry look. At this time, everyone's faces were full of fear.

Zhao Xie threatened everyone and said:
"Who has the final say in Handan City? We will find out today."

The overt assassination may never begin, but the covert operations arranged by some people have already begun.

People who were dissatisfied with Qin II were never just relatives of the subjugated country.

　Sorry, we are not allowed to publish chapters after completing this work.

　　The editor-in-chief was on vacation again, and it was late at night when he saw that he had granted me permission.Sorry, I'm late.

　　
　
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