Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 168 The grievances disappear
Seeing Zhao Zhong who had passed out, Lord Xingping looked at all the lords: "Now the king is fainted, and the fourth son will be escorted out of the city by us. Please make an order from the queen to let the Handan defenders take over the defense of Handan. The soldiers of the forbidden army Everyone returns to their positions, I don't know what you think."

"feasible".Listening to Lord Xingping's arrangement, all the lords nodded slowly.Things have developed to this point, not what they wanted.Since Zhao Zhong passed out, let's do it for now.

Jun Xingping breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and ordered to the outside: "The king fainted, please come to the queen to preside over the overall situation."

"Follow orders".A sergeant bowed to accept the order, turned around and walked out.

Not long after footsteps sounded, the queen came from outside, and all the lords bowed to the queen: "See the queen, the king fainted and asked the queen to issue an order, and the forbidden army and the Handan defenders returned to their positions."

"As a woman, it is inconvenient for me to make rash decisions. It is better to let the imperial physician diagnose the king's condition before making a decision. I don't know what you think."The queen looked at Zhao Zhong and all the lords who had passed out, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

All the lords looked at each other, although Zhao Zhong had already broken his face, but he was the king after all, then nodded slightly.

Seeing that they agreed, the queen breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered to the outside: "Send the imperial physician to come in."

"Follow the order".Someone outside the hall responded, and then several imperial doctors came to make a diagnosis with a medicine box.

Time flies like running water, Zhao Zhong wakes up on the throne, and the imperial physicians leave before they have time to explain their condition.

Zhao Zhong looked weakly at the Queen, Zhao Wuming, Lord Xingping and those lords above the main hall, closed his eyes slightly and said for a while: "You all return to your fiefdoms, and make an oath to strictly abide by the precepts of your ancestors. The widow promises not to kill the four sons in this life. Act as if it never happened.”

"The old king also said the same thing to the bones of Lord Anyang in the past, and it is really hard for us to believe it now."A fengjun questioned Zhao Zhong regardless of his serious condition.

Zhao Zhong knew that if this situation could not be handled properly, the Zhao country would soon face the danger of subjugation, and then he slowly opened his eyes: "The widow is seriously ill and needs to be recuperated urgently. From now on, the crown prince will supervise the country. However, he lived in the old residence outside the city, and the mansion was rebuilt. There are Handan defenders guarding Handan, and the fourth son is outside the city. You can rest assured of his safety."

"The prince supervises the country, and the four sons live in the old residence outside the city."All the lords obviously couldn't believe that Zhao Zhong would have such courage. Once the crown prince supervised the country, it showed that Zhao Zhong would give up his power and retreat behind the scenes.

Zhao Zhong didn't know what they were thinking: "You can rectify the soldiers and horses after you go back, but if there are half-truths in the widow's words, you can just wait for the troops."

"If the king can do what he said just now, we will respect the teachings of our ancestors."All the lords bowed to Zhao Zhong. Now this kind of result is indeed the most ideal choice.Once the danger of national subjugation dissipated.

Zhao Zhong saw that these lords had no intention of leaving after speaking, and immediately understood what they meant, and ordered to the outside: "The prince and the second son Zhao Yu come here."

"The old slave takes orders".At some point, Zhang Gao was already standing outside the hall, and when he heard the order, he ran to convey the order.

Footsteps sounded, Zhao Yu and Zhao Yu walked into the hall almost at the same time, and bowed to Zhao Zhong: "See my father."

"The widow is seriously ill and needs to be recuperated urgently. From now on, the crown prince will supervise the country, and the second son Zhao Yu will assist in managing the government without any mistakes."Zhao Zhong looked at the two of them and ordered immediately, but his tone lacked force.Obviously unwilling, but it can only be so.

Zhao Yu was slightly startled, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Father lives in the palace safely, how dare the son supervise the country, there is no precedent for this matter, so please take back the order of the father."

"This matter is related to the safety of the country and cannot be shirked."Seeing that Zhao Yu didn't accept it, Zhao Zhong's tone gradually became harsher.

Lord Xingping and the rest of the lords realized that if the crown prince was overseeing the country in the palace, wouldn't that be a cover to fool them.Then they looked at each other and bowed to Zhao Zhong: "This matter is indeed unprecedented, please think twice, Your Majesty."

"The widow...".Seeing that the little trick was seen through, Zhao Zhong felt a tinge of anger but it was of no avail, he could only sigh in his heart: "Decree to the Prime Minister and the officials, from now on the government affairs will be handed over to the Prince's Mansion, and the safety of the Prince's Mansion will be taken care of by the Handan garrison." .

Although Zhao Zhong was speaking to Zhao Yu, his eyes were on those lords.

The princes nodded slightly, completely relieved, and looked at Zhao Yu to persuade him: "The king is not feeling well, since he needs to recuperate. I hope the prince will do what he can to handle those government affairs, which is considered filial piety."

"this……".Zhao Yu was a little dazed, he didn't expect that he would unknowingly get the power to oversee the country.

Seeing that Zhao Yu was still evading, Zhao Zhong showed displeasure: "Do you want the widow to handle these government affairs while he is seriously ill?".

"The minister, the minister leads the decree".Seeing that this matter did not look like a fake, Zhao Yu immediately bowed to accept the order.

Zhao Zhong and all the lords breathed a sigh of relief.

All the princes bowed and saluted: "After everything is done, I will return to the fief immediately, and I hope that the king will take care of himself."

As soon as the words fell, all the lords walked towards the outside of the palace surrounded by their own soldiers and horses. Mr. Xingping looked at Zhao Wuming who was in a daze, and pulled him out.

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Outside the city of Handan, Xue Li and Xue Qian looked at the soldiers and horses of the princes coming slowly, and smiled: "The general situation is set."

"Why did father say that?".Xue Qian looked at Xue Li puzzled, not understanding the meaning of these words.

Xue Li looked at Xue Qian and explained to him: "The enmity between the public clan and the king is as deep as the ocean, and it was only because of the blood relationship that it failed to explode. Now that the king has killed the fourth son, this enmity has been ignited. Either the lords will bloody the palace, and our country of Zhao will be split or destroyed. Or the king will give up the rights in his hands, so that the lords of the princes can feel at ease. At this time, the army of the princes returns safely, and the king must have lost his power."

"The king lost his power?".Xue Qian repeated a few words in a low voice in disbelief.

Xue Li nodded slightly, and continued to explain to Xue Qian: "The only winner is the prince. If the father guessed correctly at this time, the prince has already obtained the power to supervise the country. The rest depends on how to deal with it after the prince ascends the throne." The public issue".

"The power to supervise the country?"Xue Qian pondered, it turned out that it was the power to oversee the country, no wonder his father said that the general situation was settled.

The army of the Gong clan stopped at the north gate, and Lord Xingping and other lords saluted Xue Li: "Thank you for your help, Lieutenant Guo, I will keep it in mind."

"The fourth son has always been kind to the soldiers of the Handan defenders, and I also followed the army's morale, and I just sent you off a little bit."Xue Li quickly returned the salute, his tone full of humility.

Hearing these conversations, Zhao Wuming reacted instantly, and bowed to Xue Li: "Thank you for the kindness of Guowei for sending troops."

"The fourth son speaks seriously, and the old minister is ashamed and dare not take it."Xue Li quickly returned the gift.

Lord Xingping smiled: "The king is seriously ill, the crown prince supervises the country, and the government affairs are handed over to the prince's mansion. The king ordered the Handan garrison to garrison the prince's mansion, and I hope the captain will take care of my nephew."

"The Handan garrison is stationed at the Prince's Mansion?".Xue Li obviously did not expect this incident, it seems that the king has delegated power very thoroughly.Thinking of this, I bowed to the lords and Zhao Wuming again: "Since we are going to be stationed in the Prince's Mansion, the old minister dare not be negligent, so I will leave to arrange military affairs. This time, I can only wish you all the best for your journey."

"Military affairs are the most important thing, and the safety of the Prince's Mansion is even more important. The Guowei please feel free."Mr. Xingping didn't want to stay either.

Xue Li smiled at Xingping Jun, and walked towards the city with Xue Qian and the rest of the Handan defenders.

Seeing Xue Li and others walking away, Mr. Xingping slowly uttered three words: "Old Fox".

"Why does Uncle say that Guowei is an old fox?".Zhao Wuming asked Mr. Xingping a little puzzled.

Before Lord Xingping could speak, the rest of the lords would explain.

"If it is said that the king killed the fourth son, this person was completely unaware of it beforehand, so I don't believe it."

"He had already received the news, but he just ignored it and let the king and others do what they want. When the king is about to kill the fourth son, he only needs to seize a city gate and escort us into the palace. The prince can easily Obtaining the power to supervise the country, what is he if he is not a fox?".

"Although he is a fox, he is also a person who can only see the wind and the wind, but has one or two roles in times of crisis."

"In the past, the king secretly killed Mr. Anyang. It was not the letter that this person secretly reported to us."

Hearing this, Zhao Wuming became curious: "In the past, the king secretly killed Lord Anyang? I wonder if all the uncles and uncles can tell you the reason."

The voice of discussion fell silent for a moment, and the lords looked at each other, then nodded slightly.He opened his mouth to explain to Zhao Wuming the grievances and grievances of the past.

"When the late king was alive, the power of our public clan was not as strong as it is now. Mr. Anyang was originally a person with a very weak blood in the public clan who was about to be expelled from the public clan. In the past, I met him in public school when I was young. , and was convinced by him. The Wei State was strong, Lin Hu and Lou Fan went south, and our Zhao State was in danger of destroying the country for a while. Mr. Anyang called on the children of the public school to form a public army of more than [-] people, and went to the north to stop the attack. The battle between Lou Fan and Lin Hu. Dozens of battles, big and small, every battle was won. Suddenly, the prestige was greatly enhanced, and the children of the Gong clan from all over the country came to vote one after another, thus forging the prestige of the Gong clan today."

"The Gong clan army led by Lord Anyang defeated Lou Fan and Lin Hu clans. When Zhao Zhong came to the throne, the state of Wei sponsored the former king's son Zhao Sheng to rebel. Zhao Zhong was defeated and almost lost his life. He begged Xingping You asked Lord Anyang to send troops to suppress the rebellion and stabilize the throne, but since then he has been jealous of the public and Lord Anyang."

"In the sixth year of Zhao Zhong's accession to the throne, King Wu of Wei passed away. Zhao Zhong joined forces with the King of Han to send troops to Wei, but he was opposed by Lord Anyang. So far, the two had a fierce quarrel. Under Zhao Zhong's insistence, Lord Anyang had no choice but to Sending troops, the 60 army of the Gong clan took orders in a huff."

"The Lord of Anyang defeated the Wei army in Lianze and surrounded Wei Ying in a series of battles. Zhao Zhong used the victory as an excuse to feast the soldiers, and we were also dismissed by Zhao Zhong."

"That night, Zhao Zhong brought Shen Tuxiu and other [-] soldiers of the forbidden army to appear in Lord Anyang's camp. By the time we got the news, Lord Anyang had already died."

Speaking of this, the corners of the eyes of the lords were a little moist unconsciously: "I pulled out my sword in anger and vowed to make Zhao Zhong pay for his life. It was him, Lord Xingping, who appeared and died with Lord Anyang. We should take care of him." For the reason of the fourth son, he spared his life."

"I?".Zhao Wuming was stunned for a moment.

Lord Xingping nodded slowly: "Mr. Anyang has never married and has no children. In this world, there is only one younger sister who married the king as his wife."

"You mean?"Zhao Wuming seemed to be able to understand the reason for all this.

Mr. Xingping explained to Zhao Wuming: "Mr. Anyang is your uncle. Otherwise, your mother died. Why would Mr. Anyang appear immediately and take you into the mansion when you were just born. However, Zhao Zhong and others did not have the slightest objection ".

"At the beginning when Lord Anyang died in the army, we made an oath. In this life, we will protect your life, and honor Lord Anyang's life and death. Therefore, we have tolerated Zhao Zhong many times."A Fengjun explained to Zhao Wuming.

Mr. Xingping patted Zhao Wuming on the shoulder: "Live well, for your mother and for your uncle. I will wait until we return to the fiefs, see you someday."

"Wu Ming will definitely remember the words of your uncles and uncles, and will live well."Zhao Wuming bowed to all the lords.

All the lords smiled at Zhao Wuming, and led the army to the distance.

(End of this chapter)