Li Mu had the authority to establish a shogunate in the three counties of the North, and his authority was even comparable to that of King Zhao. Not only could he appoint and remove officials as needed, but even the taxes collected from various places had to be given to him first to serve as military expenses.
This was normal before the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty collapsed. The general had this power. However, now that we are at the end of the Warring States Period, all countries have begun to centralize power to a certain extent. The situation of establishing a shogunate and appointing and removing officials on their own is almost non-existent. Li Mu is undoubtedly a special case.
This is something that the two generations of Zhao kings tacitly agreed to. Although it is a bit too decentralized, it is worthwhile for them to be able to avoid the troubles in the north. Anyway, the three counties of Yanmen, Yunzhong and Jiuyuan are competing against each other.
This is also the reason why many people in the world are worried about Li Mu. King Xiaocheng and King Youxiang acquiesced to things. Who knows whether Zhao Wangqian will continue to acquiesce? After all, this is a taboo and transgressing the rules. King Zhao can't tell
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I decided to get rid of Li Mu.
Before Zhao Wangqian came to the throne, his reputation was not very good.
After Li Mu saw Gu Xun sitting down, he asked bluntly:
"Mr. Gu is a national advisor of the Qin State. He is not staying in Xianyang, but he secretly goes to Handan. I don't know what he is doing?"
Gu Xun pointed a finger in the depths and quickly corrected him, "I didn't come in secret. I came in through the city gate openly, and I didn't even pay any less customs duties along the way."
Li Mu did not accept this trick, and shook his head and pointed out, "Sir, he is the master of the Qin State. He came unannounced, so of course he arrived secretly."
"In Guxun here, the general can be regarded as just a wandering doctor. As for the national preceptor or the prince's tutor, just leave it aside."
Li Mu's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but secretly wonder, could it be that the other party just introduced himself as a doctor just to highlight this point?
The reason why Li Mu went to Gu Xun was very simple. He was simply worried that this unstable factor would be detrimental to Zhao.
First of all, he is now an important minister of the Qin State. Although he does not have any real power, he does have a high position. Qin and Zhao are mortal enemies. As a military master, how can Li Mu not be on guard? Who knows if there may be some secret arrangement? Secondly... Li Mu felt that even aside from Gu Xun's status in Qin, he himself was a troublemaker, and he acted without scruples and acted recklessly. For Handan, which is already in an unstable situation,
Very dangerous.
In Li Mu's opinion, Gu Xun's words seemed to be that the other party wanted to show that he came to Handan just for fun and had no other ill intentions, and had nothing to do with the Qin State.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, Li Mu will not consider such an issue that is difficult to verify. Anyway, his wariness towards Gu Xun will not weaken at all, especially the other party's previous actions, which makes him uneasy.
He asked the Jianghu people under his command to keep an eye on Gu Xun and report any abnormality immediately. If it was urgent, they could adapt to the situation and find ways to hold the opponent back and make sure not to cause trouble to him.
Then the spies found Gu Xun who had just entered the city not long ago, and immediately went straight to the Zhaowang City. He didn't look like he was doing anything good.
Because there was no time to wait for Li Mu's instructions, some people could only come back to report, while the other group stopped Gu Xun from continuing to the royal city.
In the end, this was the situation, and Gu Xun was invited to the general's mansion.
There was nothing they could do. How could they stop Gu Xun? They couldn't beat him and couldn't stop him, so they had no choice but to use Li Mu's name to try.
Of course, this is what Li Mu had told them before that they could do this when there was an emergency.
"Sir, you should understand that even if you say so, I can't ignore your identity." Li Mu pondered for a moment, and after thinking about it, he continued to ask, "You'd better tell me your purpose of coming first, right?"
"It's nothing special. I plan to travel around the world, and Zhao is the first stop." Gu Xun spread his hands nonchalantly and answered the question frankly.
He is still somewhat patient with Li Mu and can talk more.
"Since we are traveling... I wonder how long your husband will stay?" Li Mu asked with a pleasant look on his face while stroking his beard.
"Well...it depends on the situation, about a month or so, not too long." Seeing Li Mu's silky movements while stroking his beard, Gu Xun couldn't help but touch his chin, rubbed it twice, and answered ambiguously. Li Mu's brows wrinkled imperceptibly. One month seemed to him a bit long.
Gu Xun stayed in Xinzheng for a year. As a result, Han Xueyi Hou Bai Yifei died, General Ji Wuye's night organization suffered heavy losses, and almost all the four evil generals were destroyed. Then he stayed in Xianyang for a month, and Changxin Hou Lao Ai was full of people.
All were destroyed, and Wenxinhou Lu Buwei dismissed his post and returned home.
Wherever this person is, there will be no peace.
"What do you plan to do in this month?" Li Mu's expression always maintained a gentle attitude. Although he was asking questions, he tried hard not to bore Gu Xun.
"The main thing is to practice medical consultation, and by the way, experience the local customs, food and beauties of Handan."
"Is that so..." Li Mu pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "In that case, we are destined to meet each other. Is there anything Mr. Gu needs my help with?"
The first is to attack the enemy, then the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the third is to attack the city.
At the moment, Li Mu doesn't know much about Gu Xun, so it's impossible to plan a complete strategy in a targeted manner. He can only make first-hand moves to meet his reasonable requirements, and on the other hand, secretly guard against his little moves.
The main reason is that in Handan City, Li Mu's strength is not enough. He only has dozens of martial arts masters and a thousand soldiers under his command. Based on his guessed Gu Xun's strength, he alone is not enough to deal with it. p>
In other words, it is difficult for him to prepare for the worst and directly choose to attack the troops, but he will not be able to defeat them.
As for dealing with King Zhao directly... Haha, he is loyal enough to King Zhao Qian, but he is also sufficiently skeptical about the abilities of King Zhao Qian and his close ministers.
Nothing can be done at all. If we really let them handle it, it will definitely be self-defeating. If we are not careful, we may even provoke Qin, and the situation will only get worse.
"Haha, I don't need to worry about the medical practice, General." Gu Xun declined politely. He didn't like other people's help when practicing medicine, but he planned to let Li Mu contribute to the other matter.
I had to accept the free labor that came to my door as a reward for answering his questions so politely.
"But Gu has another thing that needs the general's help."
"Sir, please speak."
"I need information and books related to the Feng surname."
Li Mu asked bluntly and calmly, "Mr. Gu went to the royal city before, because of this matter?"
Gu Xun didn't shy away from it and admitted it with a nod.
"When looking for information, I must go to a place with a lot of books. After all, Gu doesn't know where to start. Of course, I will give priority to the place that is most likely to solve my needs, haha."
Li Mu shook his head secretly in his heart. Gu Xun's person was really out of control and acted wantonly. Just to find out some information more conveniently, he dared to secretly break into the palace in broad daylight... This wantonness is so arrogant!
