Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 59 Handan Plan
People who fall into trouble have existed since ancient times. Zhao Jun’s great defeat naturally needs someone to be responsible for it. From Zhao Lin’s point of view, it was because Li Mu underestimated the enemy’s aggressive advance that led to Zhao Jun’s defeat. As for Zhao Lin, he naturally played the role of a loyal minister and good general. He tried hard to persuade Li Mu, but it didn't work.

What's more, Li Mu didn't know how to adapt, not only didn't he have any respect for himself, but he didn't show filial piety at all.Even my own life in the army didn't have much preferential treatment.

What's more, news came immediately after that that the house city that the Qin army had already occupied had been given up again, and the army had retreated directly to the north of Huaishui.

Combined with the news that Li Mu was released by the Qin army, Zhao Lin already concluded in his heart that Li Mu must have had some ulterior dealings with the Qin army. In Zhao Lin's view, this important discovery must be a warning to Handan, regardless of whether it is public or private. aspect.

When Li Mu falls from power, this army is not up to him, Zhao Lin, to have the final say!After all, he was also a person who read military books when he was a child, and it is not easy to lead soldiers to fight.

Zhao Lin, as the imperial envoy, has the right to report to the King of Zhao without Li Mu, and one of the duties of the imperial envoy is to monitor the generals of the army. Zhao Lin wrote a letter to King Zhao that night:

"The supervisor Zhao Lin reported that Mr. Wu'an insisted on going his own way, disregarding the words of our lieutenant general and school, divided his troops to attack the Qin army's camp, and ordered the infantry to block the Qin army's cavalry, causing our army to cause heavy losses. The grain, grass and utensils were all lost to the enemy, more than half of the soldiers were killed or injured, and the cavalry were completely damaged.

And my secret agent learned that during the war Li Mu was captured by the general of the Qin Army, and he was released immediately after the discussion. Later, the Qin Army crossed the Huai River in the north, and the front of the army stopped temporarily.In the past few days, the rebel general Sima Shang and other generals of the Qin army have kept close correspondence with Li Mu. I hope the king will think about it as soon as possible. "

After finishing writing, he handed over the envelope to his cronies and sent it to Handan City overnight.

At the same time, Xu Cheng, who seemed to be down and out, was driving a broken carriage, but in fact there was a "huge amount of money" hidden in the bottom of the carriage, and he had already embarked on the road to Handan.

Although Xu Cheng was greedy and despicable, he didn't dare to take the gold that he bribed Guo Kai used for himself. It doesn't hurt to keep a little bit for himself.

As soon as he entered Handan City, Xu Cheng went straight to Guo Kai's mansion in a familiar way.

"Xu Cheng, haven't you been detained in Raoyang by Ziyingxiaoer and that old man Sima Shang? Why did you come back?"

Guo Kai heard that Xu Cheng begged to see him, and he was also very curious about how Xu Cheng escaped, and this person's identity as a fake internal historian has not been removed, and returning to the court will also help his party's power!

"The catastrophe of destroying the family is imminent, isn't Guo Jiaxiang prepared?" Xu Cheng didn't answer Guo Kai's question directly, but instead asked alarmistly.

The corners of Guo Kai's mouth turned up slightly, as if he heard some joke, he said: "I am the false face of Zhao Guo, who can destroy me. Xu Cheng, you came back this time to make fun of the old man, right?"

When Guo Kai said this, he was already a little unhappy, after all, no one would be happy if he was told face to face and his family was punished.

Seeing this, Xu Cheng still said unhurriedly: "Yu Zhao Neiguo's family is very prosperous, it can be said that one person is under ten thousand people, so it is fine, but what if Zhao Guo is gone?"

After Xu Cheng finished speaking, Guo Kaidang stood up and stared at Xu Cheng seriously.It seems that if there is a disagreement, Xu Chengcheng will be punished.

Although Xu Cheng was a little scared, but for the sake of his own future, he still gritted his teeth and said the words Ziying taught before he left:

"Nowadays the power of Qin and Zhao, Guo Jiaxiang, has been known for a long time in the court. Now that South Korea is dead, Qin's ambition to rule the world is clearly revealed. Over the past ten years, Zhao has gradually declined, and Qin Yi has expanded its territory and has a strong army.

Even if we repel the Qin State's invasion once or twice, our Zhao State's land is getting smaller and the number of soldiers is getting smaller and smaller, but it can withstand several invasions.

Once the city of Handan is broken, how can we deal with the truth?Everyone in the world knows that Huoxiang is the king's favorite minister and has a rich family.Once Zhao dies, it turns out that you are no different from a child holding money in the market, and you will definitely be gnawed to pieces.

So what if it is not a disaster of extermination? "

Xu Cheng finished speaking in one breath, already sweating profusely from shock, carefully took the opportunity of wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves to observe Guo Kai secretly, seeing that Guo Kai's expression eased, and a hanging heart just returned to his stomach. middle.

After Guo Kai listened, he was silent for a while, then abandoned the left and right, then sat down on his knees again and said: "There will be no outsiders here, what is the reason why you came here, it's not just to say these alarmist words to the old man, right?" .”

Xu Cheng swallowed his saliva and continued: "I came here this time under the orders of the general of the Qin army, Wang Jian, and Mr. Ziying, and wanted to send Guo Huaxiang a fortune.

General Wang also asked me to bring some gifts to Guo Jiaxiang, Guo Jiaxiang please take a look. After finishing speaking, Xu Cheng slowly opened the box that Guo Kai's family would move to the lobby in advance.

All of a sudden, streaks of golden lights came into Guo Kai's eyes by the sunlight shining in.

What Xu Cheng said did not promise anything, he just said that he would give Guo a fortune, and the gold in front of him was the basis for this fortune. Gold made a request again, Guo Kai naturally thought that Wang Jian had promised to protect him after breaking the city, and Guo Kai, whose eyes were full of golden gold, did not notice the loophole in Xu Cheng's words at all.

In Ziying's view, Xu Cheng's life is still valuable, at least he has to wait until he rescues Bao Sheng who is still in the prison in Handan, and let Bao Sheng come to pick it up in person, naturally he will not promise to save his life.

The news of Zhao Jun's defeat on the front line quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Handan.

"The Zhao army's cavalry was completely damaged, and more than half of the infantry was injured!"

At the same time, the battle report on the front line of the Great Wall came. Although the Great Wall's defense line has not been broken for the time being, it is still in jeopardy. The commander of the south, Yan Ju, sent several urgent military letters every day, all of which demanded immediate reinforcements, otherwise they would not last long.

However, apart from the city defense forces in Handan City and Zhao Guo, the black guards in charge of guarding the palace city, there is no one soldier available.

What makes the people of Handan even more worried is that a rumor began to spread in Handan for some reason in the past few days: "Li Mutong, the eldest son of the former king, Jia, intends to abolish the current king of Zhao, and then negotiate peace with the Qin army, ceding the land south of Huaishui to Qin in exchange for The two countries will be repaired forever."

At the beginning, this rumor was only sung among some children, and it didn’t take long for Guo Kai and other caring people to promote it. It spread throughout Handan like a prairie fire. Now in Handan city, friends get together after dinner And the recent rumors seem to be derailed from society.

To say that the one who fears the most is the eldest son of the former king, Zi Jia, who is still in Handan City.

For the wiser son, Jia, who had a high reputation in Zhao Guochao and already posed a faint threat to Zhao Wangqian's throne, he was originally a thorn in Zhao Wang's side, and he wanted to get rid of it quickly, but he couldn't find a suitable reason.

As soon as this rumor came out, Young Master Jia was in a panic all day long in his mansion. In his opinion, Zhao Wangqian must be behind this incident, intending to kill him.

In order to preserve his life, Young Master Jia thought over and over again, contacted several court ministers who were loyal to him, and escaped from Handan City in the dark.

(End of this chapter)