Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 629 Make arrangements in advance
  After what Ying Zheng and Gu Xun said, it can be said that they were surrounded by clouds and fog. It seemed that the conditions were agreed upon, but there was no definite result and no binding conditions.

But it was settled.

Ying Zheng sent Gu Xun out of the palace without spending much time.

As for what Gu Xun said at the court meeting about Zhao's war, Ying Zheng didn't even mention a word.

The only important affairs of the country are military service and sacrifice. If you say that this matter is not important, of course it is impossible, but the matter has come to this, and Ying Zheng has nothing to say to Gu Xun.

Li Mu's army will soon fight Huan Jue, and it is impossible not to fight. Not only Ying Zheng cannot accept Gu Xun's suggestion, but also the ministers in the court, and even Huan Jue and his ten subordinates who are thousands of miles away in the Zhao Kingdom. None of the soldiers would be willing to accept this suggestion.

Military merit, military merit, no one in the Qin State can reject these two words.

Gu Xun didn't care whether Huan Jue was defeated or not. That was not something he should worry about, and there was nothing he could do about it.

After the matter with King Qi Jian was settled, he left Zhangtai Palace and returned home.

When he goes back, he has to study what to do about King Qi Jian's matter. Should he do it openly and frighten those forces with ulterior motives so that they dare not act rashly? Or... dig a hole, lay out a plan, and deceive the opponent. First hand?
  The former saves trouble, while the latter is more interesting...

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At the residence of Lord Changping, he was discussing matters with his brother Xiong Dian, Lord Changwen, and they were also discussing matters related to King Jian of Qi.

Xiong Qi also hoped that Qi Wangjian would die in Qin.

Originally, he planned to ask Tian Guang to arrange a group of farmers' masters to participate in this matter, but unfortunately the farmers let Gu Xunhao go through a lot of trouble. Now the power of farmers in the Qin State has become unsustainable. If he reluctantly intervenes in this operation... …It can still be done, but it’s meaningless and the power is too weak.

But he was not willing to let Xiong Qi give up this perfect opportunity completely.

So, he still has a plan.

"Is everything done?" Xiong Qi held the tea cup and took a sip. The dense water vapor rose up and covered his eyes.

Xiong Dian sat opposite him and nodded calmly, "Just right, almost too late."

"That's good." Xiong Qi nodded and showed a satisfied smile.

Xiong Dian asked hesitantly, "Brother, it is so difficult to assassinate the king of a country. Do we need to waste our precious manpower on this matter?"

Xiong Dian's style is quite similar to that of Xiong Qi, his half-brother. He tries to be prudent and meticulous in handling affairs, but compared to Xiong Qi, he sometimes seems too forward-thinking and indecisive.

However, his worries today are not unfounded. Throughout the ages, except for the fatuous kings who caused trouble and ruined the country, how many kings have been assassinated and died?

Is it true that all the people in the world are Zhuanzhu and Qingji?
  I don’t know how many people like King Jian of Qi went to other countries to worship, and how many of them got into trouble?
  Most of them were because they were traveling to the country as ambassadors, for example... a certain King Huai of Chu.

Now the farmer has no time to care about anything else. If he wants to intervene in this matter, he must use Xiong Qi's trump card.

These cards are of high value and have a wide range of uses. Once the assassination fails, all the manpower used will be wasted, and it will most likely cause a lot of unnecessary trouble afterwards.

By then, it will be another headache to clean up the beginning and the end, and the risks are not low.

Xiong Qi was not surprised by his brother's doubts. He himself thought deeply and thought for a long time before deciding to get involved, but it was not because he was sure of the probability of success.

"Brother Wei knows, but the stakes are so important that it's worth taking some risks."

"Besides, our manpower is different from other forces. We can just sit back and wait on the sidelines. If the momentum goes wrong, we can just not intervene. They are not stupid. They must be able to make a good decision in their hearts." "But..." Xiong Qi comforted him. , Xiong Dian was still not at ease, and frowned, "I don't know what preparations the man in the palace has made secretly. It is a taboo for military strategists not to know the enemy's situation."

"Besides, there is a national master...he has to be on guard."

"Don't worry." Xiong Qi looked calm and waved his hand to signal Xiong Dian not to worry too much, "As you can imagine, others will not just sit idly by and watch. Gu Xun... let's see what happens."

"As for the one in the palace, it is indeed troublesome, but since he did not take action personally because he cared about Qin's face, in the end he just relied on his own methods. He is not easy to deal with, and the same goes for others."

"...Hmm." Xiong Dian still looked worried, but Xiong Qi said that when it came to this matter, he couldn't have to disobey his brother's wishes.

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After Gu Xun returned to his mansion, he was not idle. He immediately contacted the people of the Shadow Secret Guards guarding outside his mansion and asked them to notify Zhang Han to see him as quickly as possible.

Speaking of these manpower, Zhang Han specially arranged it after Gu Xun used the name of Shadow Secret Guard to deliberately throw dirty water on Xiong Qi last time.

It was nominally surveillance, but Zhang Han didn't dare to actually send people to the Imperial Prefect's Mansion. It would be a small matter to lose manpower, but it would be big trouble if Gu Xun was offended.

Although it sounds like Gu Xun arranged this matter himself, how could Zhang Han dare to believe Gu Xun? There is no place for you to cry if you turn your back on him.

So in the end, I just randomly arranged a few people to guard the outside.

Gu Xun was quite satisfied with this. With these people, it was much easier for him to contact Zhang Han.

Zhang Han has been mysterious all day long, and few people know his whereabouts. Even Mo Crow and Bai Feng have to go through a lot of trouble to find him out of thin air, but they naturally have contact information within the Shadow Guard.

In less than an hour, Zhang Han quietly arrived at the Imperial Master's Mansion, avoiding everyone... In fact, there were only a few people, and came to the place where Gu Xun usually met him, a small side hall in the fourth entrance of the courtyard. .

Gu Xun is already waiting for him here.

Zhang Han entered and bowed quickly, "General, I will pay my respects to the Imperial Master."

Gu Xun stretched his hand to the side and said, "Sit down first."

Zhang Han heard this and raised his legs to sit on the guest seat on the side, thanking him in his mouth, "Thank you, Imperial Master."

Gu Xun waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to talk nonsense, and then said, "As expected, you haven't left the capital yet."

Theoretically, if King Qi Jian leaves, Zhang Han, as the commander of the Shadow Guards (in terms of actual command, not position), should also leave with him.

King Jian of Qi's return journey will definitely be difficult. If it is no longer what it was when he arrived, it is impossible for him as a commander to continue to sit in the capital and give orders, and he must end it himself.

However, Gu Xun considered that Ying Zheng might have expected that he would look for Zhang Han, and might ask him to stay for a while to wait for his call, so he went to tell the pawns outside the mansion to find someone.

Sure enough, the person didn't leave.

Zhang Han also explained, "Your Majesty ordered the general to stay in the capital temporarily for three days. Fortunately, he did not miss the summons from the national master."

Listening to the meaning in these words, Zhang Han probably guessed Ying Zheng's purpose of keeping him.

(End of this chapter)