Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 650 The King of Qi returns to Qi (continued)
  Outside Puyang City, King Qi's chariot was flying with flags fluttering in the wind. The huge motorcade was moving in an orderly manner along the relatively smooth road to the northeast. After another two to three hundred miles, they would arrive. Qin Qi border.

In the blink of an eye, ten months have passed since the assassination of Huang He.

Regarding Ying Zheng's failure to increase his troops to protect himself, Qi Wang Jianle happily said nothing, only saying that it would be up to Qin to make arrangements.

So the fleet roughly maintained its previous size, with just about a hundred more people.

However, none of these more than a hundred people are good. There are the elite Shadow Guards that Zhang Han urgently mobilized, and there are also a large number of high-level killers from Luowang, including two first-class Tianzi who have not arrived before.

In this regard, Duanshui felt that he had been tricked. His two colleagues definitely did not arrive late, but were arranged to arrive after the assassination.

Of course, he knew it all in his heart, Duanshui would not complain, and he did not dare to complain. Shutting up and pretending to be stupid was his only option.

After the assassination, no one dared to let King Qi cross the river rashly. The only few times, Zhang Han asked the Shadow Secret Guard to check the surrounding environment again and again, including the bottom of the water!
  A few days ago, after crossing the Qinjin Ferry, the last water trip on the return journey was completely completed. Next, we only have to go to Liaocheng to directly enter Qi State.

As for the way back to Qi, it's not the Qin soldiers like them to worry about.

Gu Xun and Zhang Han remained on horseback as usual, following the convoy leisurely and driving leisurely.

"The roads near Puyang City are much better." Gu Xun sat loosely on his horse and chatted lazily with Zhang Han.

The road in this era... can only be said to be a dead end.

Although Qin State attaches great importance to road construction, after all, it is related to the speed of sending troops, but after all, the materials and manpower are limited, and it can only cover a small area.

As far as Gu Xun knows, Ying Zheng has already had the idea of ​​building a Chidao that runs through the country from east to west, north to south, but it has not been decided yet, and he will not be able to enjoy it for a while.

The hilly road in Hanoi County made him feel very anxious. Although he was not afraid of the grinding of his thighs, he didn't like it either.

When I went out with Yan Lingji and walked slowly in a carriage, I didn't feel much at all. Now that I'm riding a horse, the difference is immediately apparent.

All I can say is that Arima really can’t do it.

Zhang Han smiled in agreement, "Since the Wei Kingdom was over a hundred years ago, the only thing left was the land of Puyang, and it is indeed doing well."

"It's a pity that... it was still damaged a lot by military disasters."

"Not bad, much better than before." Gu Xun squinted his eyes, looking lazy and not wanting to talk, but also bored.

“We’ve talked about Puyang, what’s next?”

Zhang Han didn't think much and replied, "Juancheng County first generation, Ma Ling."

"Hey, it's quite a famous place." After hearing this, Gu Xun sighed with a smile.

Zhang Han glanced at the nearly invisible convoy in the distance, lowered his head and smiled, "Yes, in the past, Sun Bin of the Guigu faction planned to kill his fellow sect, General Pang Juan of Wei State, here."

Then Zhang Han added, "I will remember that Senior Sun Bin seems to be a native of Juancheng County."

"Is it such a coincidence?" Gu Xun didn't know about this, so he followed with interest.

"The general must have remembered correctly." Zhang Han nodded and affirmed.

Gu Xun couldn't help but smacked his lips, "This is really... fate, it's so wonderful."

Is this fate?

Gu Xun felt the horses bumping step by step, and his thoughts were a little distracted.

He remembered an interesting place - the sand dunes.

It seems that all the heroes of the Zhao family died here.

Shaking his head, Gu Xun recovered his thoughts, and then asked, "After passing Maling, we will be approaching the border, right?"

"Yes." Zhang Han nodded, "After Maling, go north and reach Liaocheng." Gu Xun nodded and murmured, "That should be almost done."

There are border troops stationed at the border. When we get close to the border, the border troops will come to pick people up. At that time, they can't do anything.

"Have you got any information now?" After having a rough idea, Gu Xun looked up at Zhang Han again and asked.

"Uh..." Zhang Han pondered for a moment before replying, "What is certain is that there are only the Chu State's national mourners and the Wei State's Armored Sect. As for Yan and Zhao, it seems that they have no intention of intervening."

South Korea was automatically ignored by Zhang Han, and Gu Xun had no intention of asking.

South Korea? South Korea just wants to do something, but what can it do? Just lie down and die.

"Where's the farmhouse?" Gu Xun mumbled and asked casually after hearing this.

"Uh... the farmer probably won't interfere." Zhang Han secretly glanced at his boss and replied with a slight stomachache.

The farmer was beaten half to death by your own hands, and he is still recuperating. You asked me... don't you want to torture the farmer again?
  Gu Xun ignored Zhang Han's gaze. He just asked casually to pass the time, "What about the Mo family?"

Zhang Han shook his head, "The Mo family is also silent. They believe in non-attack, and generally speaking they will not participate in such assassination operations that will cause war... Even if they come, they will most likely protect King Qi."

This time it was Gu Xun's turn to glance at Zhang Han.

If you don't know how to assassinate, that's not necessarily true...

Zhang Han didn't understand what Gu Xun meant and coughed. He simply continued talking without waiting for Gu Xun to ask questions:

"Except for Nong Mo, among the hundreds of sects, the Taoist Tian Sect ignores worldly affairs. The Human Sect, although it is not close to our country, Da Qin, will not assassinate the king."

"Other sects should not be involved in such a sensitive operation."

"Really?" Gu Xun smacked his lips and showed a look of embarrassment, "In this case, it's a bit difficult to handle. There are still not enough people."

"Zhang Han, you said that if I capture the soldiers who died in the National War and the armored sect, and then ask for ransom money, can I get it? How much can I ask for?"

"This..." Zhang Han opened his mouth, but couldn't answer for a while.

Even if such a traitor is caught, he should be handed over to the state for trial...

Gu Xun didn't rush him, and looked at the other party quietly, waiting for the answer.

Unfortunately, Zhang Han's answer disappointed him.

"The ransom may not be easy to handle."

"What do you mean?" Gu Xun asked, "It's okay if they don't care about the ordinary cannon fodder, but what about the experts, especially the top ones?"

Zhang Han pursed his lips and explained helplessly, "What they want to do is to assassinate the king and kill the driver. It is a very unethical act. In theory, they are just and must be a group of vicious gangsters with no power, and We can’t have anything to do with our own power.”

"Even if Wei and Chu wanted to redeem their people, they could not do so."

"Redeeming someone is equivalent to admitting that you sent someone to assassinate the King of Qi, which will inevitably provoke revenge from the Qi State... and me, Great Qin."

"Hiss..." Gu Xun took a breath and his face turned even more ugly.

Damn it, he actually forgot about this.

And Concubine Yan...and Zhang Han, you knew my plan, but you didn't warn me earlier!
  Money and silk are so attractive that Gu Xun’s brain is blocked!

　I shouldn't have been lazy yesterday, but I have diarrhea today...

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)