My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 731: Ying Chengjiao: I worry about the country of Zhao day and night! I am willing to help Wu'an Jun to clean up the emperor's entourage!

Northwest of Huoyan Mountain.

The road at the end of Fukou Pass is no longer as narrow as the Houpei Mountain section.

But when tens of thousands of soldiers poured in here, it still seemed quite crowded.

Li Mu rode astride a white horse, wearing a white robe and silver armor, holding a spear, and walked forward. Hundreds of family soldiers guarded Li Mu.

Ying Chengjiao also rode a white horse, wearing red armor and robe stained with blood, and left the battlefield with a spear in his hand. Hundreds of family soldiers followed behind Ying Chengjiao.

When they were two hundred and fifty feet apart, the two men stopped their horses at the same time.

And within an arrow's reach behind the two men, tens of thousands of elite Qin troops and tens of thousands of elite Zhao troops strung their crossbows, drew their swords, and lined up in battle array!
Ying Chengjiao held the halberd in one hand and bowed: "Lord Zhao Wuan, how are you?"

Hundreds of family soldiers shouted in unison, not only allowing Li Mu to clearly hear Ying Chengjiao's words, but even the Zhao army farther away could hear what Ying Chengjiao said.

Li Mu also held the gun in one hand and bowed in return: "Greetings to Lord Qin Chang'an. I didn't know Lord Qin Chang'an invited me to come here."

"Why?"

Listening to the words shouted by Li Mu's family soldiers, Ying Chengjiao looked at Li Mu sincerely and said: "I came here for peace!"

Li Mu's mouth twitched slightly: "Peace?"

"Qin Chang'an Jun is speaking for peace again?"

If Li Mu had not specially collected all the information about Ying Chengjiao, Li Mu might have really believed what Ying Chengjiao said.

But precisely because Li Mu had specially collected all the information about Ying Chengjiao, Li Mu knew very well that when Ying Chengjiao answered questions in front of the battle, he repeatedly said that he came for peace.

But the result?

The State of Wei was destroyed! The State of Chu was destroyed! King Zhao Daoxiang was so angry that he died!

Now, Ying Chengjiao actually said that he came for peace!

Who believes it!
Ying Chengjiao believed it himself and said confidently: "Yes, I came here for peace!"

"As far as I know, Zhao State originally had no intention of attacking our Great Qin."

"It was Zhao Xiang Guo Kai who, after Zhao Zuo Shi Chu Long was killed, insisted on sending troops to attack Qin!"

"There are many doubts about the death of Zhao Zuoshi Chulong, and Zhao has never given an explanation to the world."

"I have reason to suspect that Zhao Zuoshi Chulong died because of Zhao Xiang Guo Kai."

"I have even more reason to suspect that the Zhao Xiang Guo Kai's attack on our Great Qin is fake, and the real reason is to use this as an excuse to transfer Zhao Wu'an Jun and other loyal Zhao officials away from the country to prevent Zhao Wu'an Jun from leading his army back to Handan City!"

"And the reason why Zhao Xiang Guo Kai wanted to transfer Zhao Wu'an Jun away was to cut off the eyes and ears of the King of Zhao, to hold the King of Zhao hostage, and to usurp the power of the King of Zhao!"

"Be the thief who stole the country!!!"

Li Mu sighed in his heart, but said firmly: "Of course there are many traitors in the court who disrupt government affairs."

"However, as Lord Wu'an of the Great Zhao, I am going to the battle under the king's order. All I want is to bring victory back to the Great Zhao!"

Li Mu's direct, complex and contradictory mentality prevented him from beating around the topic, nor would he deny Ying Chengjiao's words against his conscience, nor would he just rush back to Handan with his army.

But Li Mu's words were tantamount to admitting Ying Chengjiao's accusation.

For a moment, the Zhao soldiers were bewildered and all pricked up their ears to listen to the conversation between the two.

The fight among the top leaders of our Great Zhao is so exciting!

The Zhao army generals looked at each other in bewilderment.

Zhao Xiang Guo Kai wants to be a thief who steals the country?
What Ying Chengjiao said was too horrifying!
However, ever since Master Jia of Zhao was imprisoned for no reason, the situation in the court has become extremely strange, and even the generals stationed on the border felt something was wrong.

If Zhao Xiang Guo Kai intended to be a thief who stole the country, then all the strange things seemed to have a reasonable answer.

Li Mu's words made Ying Chengjiao's accusation more credible!
Ying Chengjiao hated him for not fighting back and said angrily: "I worry about the country of Zhao day and night!"

"Lord Wu'an of Zhao knew clearly that there were treacherous ministers doing evil in the Zhao court, but he still only cared about fighting outside and ignored the affairs of the court?"

"Have you forgotten who promoted you to be a general in the imperial court without fear of your ancestor's reputation, and who promoted you to be the Wu'an Lord of Zhao?"

"It's King Xiaocheng of Zhao! It's King Daoxiang of Zhao!"

"Lord Wu'an of Zhao now sits back and watches as the grandson of King Xiaocheng of Zhao and the son of King Daoxiang of Zhao are bullied and humiliated by treacherous officials in the court, loyal officials are harmed, and they are isolated and helpless."

"Is this your loyalty, Lord Zhao Wuan?"

"Who is Zhao Wu'an loyal to, the State of Zhao or the King of Zhao?"

"Lord Wu'an of Zhao! King Xiaocheng of Zhao and King Daoxiang of Zhao are standing in the underworld right now, staring straight at you!"

These words made Li Mu feel extremely heavy.

Although King Xiaocheng of Zhao and King Daoxiang of Zhao had both dismissed Li Mu from his position as general, they had also angrily rebuked Li Mu.

But Ying Chengjiao was right about one thing. If King Xiaocheng of Zhao had not been broad-minded, Li Mu, a descendant of Li Dui, would hardly have been reused by any king.

If King Zhao Daoxiang had not valued Li Mu, Li Mu's merits would have been far from enough to be granted the title of a king, let alone the title of Wu'an Jun.

King Xiaocheng of Zhao and King Daoxiang of Zhao were kind to Li Mu, and Li Mu was grateful for their kindness.

But now, Ying Chengjiao, the great wizard of the time, said that the two former kings are staring at him in the underworld!
Li Mu did not think that Ying Chengjiao was talking nonsense, he just thought that he was indeed unworthy of the trust of the two former kings. The two former kings were now standing in the underworld staring at him, shaking their heads and sighing, lamenting that they had entrusted their trust to the wrong people!
But what can Li Mu do!
Could he possibly do what Li Dui did again?

Li Mu tightly grasped the reins with both hands, and shouted angrily but powerlessly:

"The affairs of our great Zhao Dynasty have nothing to do with me, and even less with Lord Qin Chang'an!"

Ying Chengjiao refuted without hesitation: "How can it be irrelevant!"

"In this war between Qin and Zhao, countless good men from both countries died on the battlefield, and countless people lost their fathers, lovers, and children!"

“But this war should not have existed.”

"It just broke out because the treacherous prime minister of Zhao wanted to steal the country!"

"The death of our soldiers is meaningless." "It only allows the thief who stole our country to hide in Handan City and laugh at us wantonly!"

"The Zhao army and our Qin army are confronting each other here, and the money and food they have spent is worthless."

"It only gave the treacherous ministers more time to wantonly humiliate King Zhao!"

Most of the Qin army did not care about who they fought against, but only cared about how many military merits they had gained.

But what about the soldiers of the Zhao army? Although Zhao also had a system of military merit, it was not strictly enforced. Many soldiers could not get corresponding rewards even if they fought bravely.

The reason why a large number of Zhao army soldiers fought to the death was simply because of the deep blood feud between Qin and Zhao and their determination to protect their homeland from invasion by Qin!
But now Ying Chengjiao tells them that this war would not have broken out, and they are just clowns being played by Guo Kai?
Ying Chengjiao said solemnly: "That's why I propose this."

"The armies of Qin and Zhao, cease fighting!"

Li Mu was quite tempted.

Li Mu also wanted to return to Handan as soon as possible, question Guo Kai in the hall, and denounce Queen Zhao.

But Li Mu could only shake his head and said: "The most important affairs of the country are war and sacrifice."

"Only the king can decide on military matters!"

"If Qin Chang'an really wants to stop the war, he should send an envoy to Handan to meet our king and lobby him instead of talking to me."

Ying Chengjiao looked at Li Mu sincerely and said, "My Great Qin has already sent envoys to Zhao to lobby."

"And now, I am trying to persuade Zhao Wuan to make a truce with the Qin first!"

"Please ask Lord Wu'an of Zhao to open a convenient road for our army to enter the Dukang area of ​​Yan State from Dai County."

"For this, I will give Zhao the golden juice to cure excrement and a hundred miles of territory as a gift!"

Li Mu instantly grasped the key to Ying Chengjiao's words: "Does Qin Chang'an intend to attack Yan?"

"Will Yan break the alliance again?"

coincidence.

Has your Qin State also been stabbed in the back by the Yan State?
Ying Chengjiao nodded calmly: "Yes, if Yan State did not break the alliance, I would be very surprised just now."

"Today, our Great Qin has been betrayed by Yan, and in the past, Zhao was also betrayed by Yan."

"In the past, the State of Zhao could not tolerate this evil and almost destroyed Yan. I will not tolerate this evil either!"

"Therefore, I intend to attack Yan via Dai County."

"Please help me, Mr. Zhao Wuan."

"I will remember this favor in my heart and I am willing to repay you by defeating an enemy for Lord Zhao Wu'an."

"If I have to fight Lord Zhao Wuan again, I will retreat!"

Ying Chengjiao's words were very straightforward.

Ying Chengjiao almost told Li Mu openly that if Li Mu was willing to let him pass through his territory, Ying Chengjiao would be willing to lead his troops to help Li Mu destroy Guo Kai!
If Li Mu's ancestor Li Dui were here, Li Dui would definitely dismiss his subordinates immediately and plan with Ying Chengjiao the strategic plan of first breaking Handan, then clearing out the evil rulers, and finally attacking the State of Yan.

Guo Kai will have to fight against Li Mu, Wang Jian, Ying Chengjiao, half of Zhao State and the entire Qin State on his own!
But unfortunately, Li Mu is just Li Mu.

Li Mu didn't understand Ying Chengjiao's hint at all, and just showed sarcasm: "Yan Shu, you are a rat."

"Being indecisive is indeed what the King of Yan is good at!"

"Qin Chang'an Jun is willing to pay such a price to avenge Yan's betrayal."

"He is indeed a true gentleman!"

Ying Chengjiao bowed and asked with a smile: "Thank you, Lord Zhao Wuan, for your praise."

"I just wonder if Mr. Zhao Wuan can give me some help?"

Li Mu shook his head helplessly: "I respect and admire Qin Chang'an's actions!"

"However, this is a major national issue, and it is not something that I can decide."

"Qin Chang'an Jun should send an envoy to lobby our king, and let our king make the final decision!"

The smile on Ying Chengjiao's face slowly faded: "No room for negotiation?"

If the envoy could get Guo Kai to agree to stop the fighting, why would Ying Chengjiao go to the war?
Li Mu's words clearly rejected Ying Chengjiao's proposal.

Li Mu said seriously: "I respect the loyalty of Qin Chang'an Jun."

"Of course."

"Not negotiable!"

Ying Chengjiao sighed softly and bowed: "Since Lord Zhao Wuan is unwilling to grant peace to the two armies."

"Then you and I can only meet on the battlefield!"

"Farewell!"

With a pull of the reins, Ying Chengjiao turned around and went back.

The casualties of the war and the pressure from Li Mu made Ying Chengjiao rarely stay calm after learning that Ying Zheng was attacked. He hoped to achieve revenge on Yan State at the lowest possible cost through his lobbying.

It’s a pity that Li Mu’s stubborn mind is hard to persuade.

In this case, Ying Chengjiao is left with only one choice.

Before he returned to the battlefield, the murderous intent and coldness in Ying Chengjiao's eyes were no longer suppressed, and he shouted sternly:

"Bang the drum!"

"March!"

(End of this chapter)