After being read by the First Emperor, I became the favorite of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 10 Bet
"The world will be divided if it is united for a long time, and it will unite if it is divided for a long time. Since the Emperor of Zhou divided the kingdoms and gradually lost his actual control, Jiuzhou has been divided for hundreds of years. The general thinks that among the six countries today, who can aspire to the Central Plains?" Yun Jiao did not rush to answer him. , but asked such a question.

Hearing her question, Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and then he thought about it seriously.

At this time, there were only six vassal states left: Qi, Chu, Qin, Yan, Zhao, and Wei. Among them, the three states of Zhao, Wei, and Yan were already very weak and out of control. Compete in the world.

There are families in the state of Chu that control the government, and internal strife is serious, and it is unlikely that this will happen.

The remaining Qi and Qin countries are very likely.

The king of Qi, King Jian of Qi, was mediocre and incompetent, but he had the policy to stay with the queen and was strong, so he had a place to compete for hegemony.

As for the Qin State, its national strength has been booming since Shang Yang's reform. Now that Ying Zheng has sent troops to destroy Han, he has also recruited many celebrities from the six countries. It can be said that except for Qi State, basically no one can compare with the overall national strength.

"There are only two people who can compete in the world, and they are Qi and Qin." Thinking of this, Li Mu slowly opened his lips and expressed his opinion.

Seeing how pertinent he was, Yun Jiao couldn't help but be surprised. Then she looked at him and asked, "What does the general think of Zhao Wangqian?"

Hearing Yun Jiao suddenly mention his king, Li Mu was stunned for a moment and suddenly sighed.

They both have the surname Zhao, and the one in their family is really completely incapable of doing anything.

"Now the government of the State of Zhao is controlled by Guo Kai, the favored minister of King Zhao. Because of this, Old General Lian was ostracized and left the State of Wei, where he died in depression. Now General Li is showing off his talents. Everyone in the court praises the general's talents and praises you as a pillar. Material. And Qin State has repeatedly failed because of your attacks on Zhao State——

General, have you ever thought about what your favorite minister thought when these words from the common people reached his ears? "

Seeing the disappointment in Li Mu's eyes, Yun Jiao smiled calmly and spoke slowly.

Thinking of Lian Po, Li Mu felt a trace of regret in his heart.

If the old general was still there, Zhao State would not be in such a state.

pity……

"What do you want to say, young master? Let's get straight to the point." After gathering his thoughts, Li Mu looked at Yun Jiao indifferently.

Hearing this, Yun Jiao raised her eyebrows, then coughed and looked at him steadily——

"Then I won't beat around the bush anymore. To be honest, the Qin State has been recharging its strength for a long time, and my king recently had the idea of ​​​​taking over the Central Plains. Nowadays, there is a shortage of talents. The general and my king were old acquaintances. The State of Zhao is suppressed by Guo Kai and has always been unable to show its strength. In this case, why don't you, general, defect to the State of Qin? My king will definitely treat you as a high minister and treat you with courtesy."

Li Mumo smiled bitterly after a moment.

Recruit him... Is this the purpose of Ying Zheng sending Yun Jiao here?

They have been at war with each other for so many years, but Ying Zheng is still able to ignore the past grudges——

It would be great if such a majestic king belonged to their Zhao country.

Seeing that Li Mu did not speak, Yun Jiao did not rush to urge him, but said: "General, there is no need to agree in a hurry. Let me make a bet with you first."

"Bet? Bet on what?"

"Bet on Guo Kai."

Li Mu: "???"

I bet you'll beat that bastard.

Yun Jiao made it clear what she meant. After hearing this, Li Mu looked at her and said, "If I win, I hope Qin will withdraw its troops and not attack Zhao for 50 years."

"Okay. If I win, our Qin country welcomes the change of generals." Yun Jiao said with a smile.

After a while, the two bowed to each other and left.Gan Luo, who had followed, had been listening to the conversation between the two. After hearing the bet between Yun Jiao and Li Mu, he couldn't help but look at Yun Jiao: "Goddess, is this the king's intention?"

"Yes, or not."

Yun Jiao lowered her eyes slightly, her thoughts gradually returning to the night before leaving.

That night she couldn't sleep and sat on the corridor looking at the moon in a daze.

Ying Zheng came to her, put a thin cloak on her, and sat next to her: "Aren't you curious why I asked you to go to Zhao Kingdom?"

"Didn't the king tell me before?" Yun Jiao tilted her head.

"That's one of them." Ying Zheng also turned his head and looked into her eyes.
"I grew up in Zhao when I was a child, and we have been friends for many years. He had great ambitions, but Guo Kai, a close minister of Zhao Wangqian, was incompetent and jealous of talented people. He once forced the veteran Lian Po to die in depression in Wei. Li Mu If you suppress them for a long time, you will be able to use them only if there is war, but if there is no war, you will become an outcast."

"Does the king want me to go over and persuade him to defect to Qin?" Yun Jiao asked.

The evening wind gradually picked up, blowing the hair of the person in front of me.

Ying Zheng stretched out his hand and gently brushed away Yun Jiao's fluttering hair with his slender fingers: "It's late at night, go back to sleep."

At this time, the moon was bright and bright, and there was a deep ocean hidden in the eyes of the future emperor. Yun Jiao couldn't guess what he was thinking, so she could only try to figure it out.

Maybe, he didn't want to kill Li Mu, and he even admired the general.

He... wanted Li Mu to survive and be used by him.

With her thoughts gathered, Yun Jiao looked at Li Mu's leaving figure and pursed her lips slightly.

In history, Li Mu was captured and executed soon after, and a generation of famous generals came to an end.

If she can change Li Mu's fate, does that mean she can also rewrite all subsequent history, including the death of Great Qin II?
……

Half a month later, Yun Jiao came to Handan City, the capital of King Zhao, in the name of an envoy to meet King Zhao Qian.

Hearing that Yun Jiao was the goddess of Qin, Zhao Wangqian was very curious, but Yun Jiao was always wearing a curtain hat and could not see her true appearance. Zhao Wangqian had no choice but to give up and let Guo Kai entertain Yun Jiao.

Yun Jiao moved into the inn and was greeted by Guo Kai with a banquet.

During the dinner, Yun Jiao presented countless treasures to Guo Kai. Guo Kai's eyes widened when he saw these gold and silver treasures, and he became more and more respectful to Yun Jiao.

The next day, Yun Jiao invited Guo Kai in private and looked at him with a smile: "I heard that Prime Minister Guo and Li Mu have always been at odds?"

Hearing the word Li Mu, the smile on Guo Kai's face suddenly froze.

He looked at Yun Jiao, trying to see something under the curtain, but he couldn't see anything.

After a moment, Guo Kai looked at her: "What does the goddess mean by this?"

"I have a plan to help Mr. Guo get rid of this person, so that Mr. Guo can rule the court, and there will be no one to worry about day and night." Yun Jiao said slowly.

"Oh, what about the goddess?" Guo Kai raised his eyebrows.

"It's very simple. As long as Guo Xiang sends people to hear that Li Mu secretly has friendly relations with our Qin State and intends to defect to our Qin State. After your king hears this, he will definitely be expelled from the Zhao State. At that time, you will not be able to arbitrarily decide the court. Are you ready?"

When Guo Kai heard her words, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly.

"The goddess came to my country, Zhao, not to allow Qin and Zhao to have a friendly relationship? Instead, she proposed this?"

(End of this chapter)