Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 296
Zhao Kang, who was suddenly difficult to deal with, suddenly became very talkative again, which put Zhou Yue at a disadvantage.

I don’t understand why Zhao Kang changed his mind all of a sudden.

But Zhao Kang finally agreed to enter the palace, which is undoubtedly a good thing.

He and Zhao Kang were riding in the same car. Looking at Zhao Kang with his eyes closed and concentrating on the road, Zhou Yue thought for a while before asking, "Master Zhao?"

Zhao Kang opened his eyes: "Is there something wrong, Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Yuepai laughed, and then asked tentatively: "Can I ask Mr. Zhao something?"

"Lord Zhou, just ask if there is anything we two brothers have to say between us." Zhao Kang said with a smile.

Recalling Zhao Kang's unforgiving attitude before, Zhou Yue sneered in his heart, but on the surface he still had a warm smile: "What Mr. Zhao said is true, so I won't beat around the bush. Brother Zhao, Your Majesty What exactly is your plan? Can you tell me, brother?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kang hurriedly opened the car curtains and looked around, as if he were a thief, first confirming whether the owner was there.

Then he lowered the car curtains and whispered: "Brother Zhou, it's okay for the two of us to know about this, but you can't tell anyone else."

Zhou Yue clenched his fist and felt excited. If he knew Emperor Jing Guo's plan, he would be able to take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

"Brother Zhao, tell me."

Zhao Kang sighed, and then said seriously: "Your Majesty is determined to have a war with Qi this time!"

Zhou Yue was so frightened that he almost couldn't sit still and fell off the chair. He quickly said: "This is serious! Brother, are you lying to me?"

Zhao Kang snorted: "What's the benefit of me lying to you?"

"This, this, this, fighting is a waste of people and money!" Zhou Yue said quickly.

Zhao Kangdao: "Who says it's not the case? But brother Zhou, you don't know that our Majesty has been carried away by the victory. Now Qian Guo is crippled, Zhou Guo's vitality is severely damaged, and Qi Guo is no different from being crippled."

"We in Jingguo have the largest number of troops right now. You don't know that before I came, the court was arguing every day about whether to fight or not. But it is obvious that His Majesty must fight this war. His old man can't wait to expand the territory. So rubbish."

"If that's the case, then why are we sending you, Brother Zhao?" Zhou Yue was not a fool and did not fully believe what Zhao Kang said.

Zhao Kang whispered: "You don't know something about this. It's true that His Majesty wants to fight, but most of the ministers in the court don't want to fight this war. As you just said, brother, fighting wastes people and wastes money."

"Therefore, Jingguo is now divided into two factions. Those who are in charge of fighting are supported by His Majesty, but they are only a minority. Most of them are in favor of peace."

"So, Your Majesty sent me as an envoy to the State of Qi to negotiate with you just as a show. Once our talks collapse, Your Majesty will immediately send troops to attack you as soon as we return."

"I heard that some generals shouted slogans. They broke through the barriers in three days and reached Shengjing in one month, and then destroyed Qi!"

"absurd!"

Zhou Yue couldn't help but yelled loudly when he heard this: "Even if our Qi State is in decline now, how can it be that we will be conquered by Jing State in a month!"

Zhao Kang snorted: "Don't believe me, let me tell you something. Even if Jing Guo actually knows about this matter, not more than ten people know about it."

Zhou Yue said hurriedly: "Brother, tell me." Zhao Kang: "Our Jingguo used force to build the country. Brother, you should know this, right?"

Zhou Yue nodded.

Zhao Kang's eyes were sharp and his tone was even colder: "Before His Majesty sent me as an envoy, countless masters from our Jing State had secretly infiltrated into the Qi State."

"These people are all masters in the world of fighting one against a hundred. There are at least more than 200 of them. Do you know what these masters are doing in your country?"

Zhou Yue had completely fallen into the trap of Zhao Kang's words. He was leading him by the nose and asked subconsciously: "What are you doing?"

"Take the heads from the necks of you civil and military officials!"

Zhou Yue's pupils widened and he couldn't believe what he heard.

Zhao Kang continued to deceive: "When our talks collapse, your Majesty will immediately order troops to go to war after returning. At that time, these masters lurking in Qi will take action."

"Think about it, all of you civil and military officials are dead, then who will command the frontline army? Who will supply the rear supplies? What is this called? This is called a beheading operation!"

"Without the dispatch and command of officials like you, what can Qi do even if it still has 10,000+ troops? Not to mention they are all new troops. Do you think it is still wishful thinking to conquer Qi in one month?"

"this is too scary!"

Zhou Yue took a deep breath with a pale face, then looked at Zhao Kang and asked quickly: "What about you, Brother Zhao, why did you tell me such a thing? Isn't this treason?"

Normally Zhou Yue would not believe a word of these secrets, but now he was in a panic and didn't know whether he should believe Zhao Kang.

Zhao Kang sighed: "Yes, brother, what you said is indeed a bit of treason. In fact, you don't know that Qi is also my second hometown."

"My mother is from the Qi State, and I have half of the blood of the Qi State. I, Zhao Long, don't want to see the lives of the Qi State in ruins."

"The second thing is that His Majesty has spent all his money to fight this war and has begun to ask for money and food from us ministers."

Zhao Kang sighed: "Brother, you also know that our Jingguo has never been rich. In order to ensure that there are no accidents in this battle, we must win. Don't you know that all the valuable things in my official residence have been confiscated into the national treasury. "

"To tell you the truth, I don't even have ten taels of silver in my pocket right now, so I'm not miserable. Those prime ministers and ministers are all going to the streets to sell furniture just to raise money for military expenses."

"Otherwise, why would we ministers oppose His Majesty to fight this war? This fight is all the blood of us people! If this battle cannot be fought, then Your Majesty can only take the money from us. The food is back."

Only then did Zhou Yue understand. Looking at Zhao Kang's sad and sighing expression, he couldn't help but sigh: "I see, I finally understand. I didn't expect Emperor Jing to be so heartbroken and crazy."

"No, so, brother Zhou, do you remember what I said just now that you have to do me a favor?"

Zhou Yue nodded, and now he understood Zhao Kang's request: "Brother Zhao, I completely understand your thoughts. You want me to help you, and you must avoid this battle no matter what!"

"That's right! War will only bring misfortune to people. The country will be destroyed, the people will be displaced, and the soldiers will be killed and injured countless times! If for no other reason, we must do our best to stop our Majesty and stop the war!"

Zhou Yue nodded with a firm gaze. He was already a little confused after being fooled by Zhao Kang. At this moment, he and Zhao Kang reached a consensus that they must prevent this war from happening no matter what.

(End of this chapter)