Chapter two hundred and twelve dog slaughter warning
King Zhao expressed a high degree of welcome to Ziqin's return.
The gates of Handan City were opened wide, and King Zhao personally led hundreds of officials out of the city to greet him. The importance he showed for Ziqin was enough to make any high-ranking person in this era who considers himself a polite and virtuous corporal blush.
I just don’t know why Ziqin felt a little weird.
Especially when Xiang Shaolong stood behind King Zhao with a gentle smile, Ziqin felt an aura of conspiracy coming towards him.
People of this era may be tyrannical, or they may be smart, but stones from other mountains can attack jade, but Xiang Shaolong's ability is enough to compete with anyone in this era.
Ziqin did not dare to be careless, but the most important thing was that there seemed to be something wrong with the way Ziqin looked at King Zhao.
Today's King Zhao seems not to be like the King Zhao Ziqin saw in the past.
Today, King Zhao is too enthusiastic and too polite. He resolutely does not allow Ziqin and the cavalry to salute him.
However, Ziqin was not at all arrogant because of King Zhao's enthusiasm. Ziqin led the remaining less than two thousand cavalry to kneel on one knee to pay tribute to King Zhao.
This move seemed to make King Zhao a little dissatisfied. King Zhao kept asking all the cavalry to stand up. However, the more King Zhao acted like this, the more he did not dare to violate the courtesy.
In Handan City, thousands of people came out of the city to meet the so-called heroes of Zhao. In front of them, Ziqin and all the cavalry respectfully saluted King Zhao and then stood up.
The movements of nearly two thousand cavalrymen and Ziqin maintained a mysterious rhythm. They were as neat and orderly as if one person was controlling these nearly two thousand bodies at the same time.
This military appearance made the entire people of Handan cheer. It seemed that they had seen the invincible Zhao army before the Battle of Changping again, and they could live and work in Handan with peace of mind.
The smile on King Zhao's face became gentler and gentler, and he seemed to be extremely satisfied with the cavalry led by Ziqin.
On that day, King Zhao held a banquet in honor of Ziqin and the cavalry generals. Dozens of people crowded together in King Zhao's palace.
After drinking for a while, King Zhao suddenly showed a sad look on his face.
"Lian Qing, please tell me honestly whether the third princess and my little sister have died in the Wei Kingdom. Don't worry about my sadness. I have been ready to accept this fact since I received the news that your three thousand cavalry crossed the Wei Kingdom.
Prepare."
King Zhao's voice was extremely low, and his tone was also full of sadness.
Ziqin looked at King Zhao, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak. In fact, he didn't know about this at this moment. If something would happen to these two women under Jingke's protection, Ziqin didn't believe it.
But how should he tell King Zhao? Could it be that he gave two important women to his brother, but his brother disappeared.
Ziqin held the wine bottle and let out a long sigh. He raised his head and looked at King Zhao.
"Your Majesty, when I attacked the Palace of Wei, I had already sent people to escort the Third Princess and Lady Ya away. Please don't worry, Your Majesty. I think it won't be long before the Third Princess and Lady Ya return to Handan."
Ziqin had no choice but to drag him first.
Fortunately, King Zhao didn't seem to want to pursue the matter. After Ziqin's answer, King Zhao wiped his wet eyes and picked up the wine glass.
"Today is a day of great joy. I shouldn't say these words. Come, soldiers, I'd like to give you a drink."
After King Zhao finished speaking, he drank all the wine in the wine bottle in his hand.
These generals, who had never even met King Zhao before, immediately reacted with excitement.
The banquet seemed to have reached its climax at this point, and the guests and hosts were having a great time, but for some reason Ziqin always felt that things seemed a little weird.
He couldn't help but look outside the palace, where Xiang Shaolong was guarding with his sword.
This guy seems to have really defined himself as the garrison general of Handan, guarding Handan and the Zhao Palace for King Zhao.
The banquet lasted until midnight, but when it was done, King Zhao called Ziqin to stop him.
After everyone left, King Zhao took Ziqin to the side hall. Here, there was another scene. Lian Po and Li Mu were waiting here with several generals.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Ziqin always felt that Lian Po and Li Mu seemed to look at him much more gently this time.
"Lian Jin, do you know that Marquis Julu was assassinated?"
As soon as they entered the side hall, Lian Po had already spoken in a low voice, and a look of horror appeared on Ziqin's face.
"Who dares to assassinate Julu Hou so boldly, and who has the strength to assassinate Julu Hou in Handan."
Ziqin looked at Lian Po in surprise, as if he was really frightened by the news.
In the side hall, Lian Po and Li Mu both smiled bitterly, but King Zhao fell down on the chair next to him. At this time, King Zhao didn't have any of the charm he had before, and his whole body was as paralyzed as an eggplant beaten by frost.
"We don't know who the murderer was, but traces of horse dung were left at the scene. Juluhou is so noble, and his mansion is naturally cleaned every day, so we suspect that the horse dung was accidentally left by the enemy."
Lian Po's voice was low, and a faint sharpness flashed in his eyes.
Li Mu next to him had a sneer on his face.
"I have been dealing with war horses all year round, but I know that it is impossible for a warrior to have horse dung on his body, even if he eats and sleeps with the war horses every day, unless this person is not a warrior, but a groom, a horse breeder
groom."
Li Mu's voice was extremely firm, almost decisive, and Ziqin's face showed a look of horror again.
"Is Wujiabao already ready to defect? Otherwise, how could they dare to attack Juluhou?"
Ziqin knew very well that Lian Po and Li Mu were not simple characters, and it would not be good if they were overplayed, so he promptly expressed his guess that the murderer must be from Wujiabao.
"Of course they want to escape. Even Wujiabao's most proud swordsman Xiang Shaolong has also defected to the king. The dead soldiers who have been trained by Wujiabao for decades now have no secrets for us. If Wujiabao is not prepared anymore,
I’m afraid there’s no need to prepare anymore for escaping.”
Lian Po sneered, and a trace of maroon appeared miraculously on the old man's old face. It was obvious that the old man was extremely excited about dealing with Wujiapu.
"This is really gratifying."
Zi Qin laughed unnaturally. Xiang Shaolong defected to King Zhao. Zi Qin couldn't believe it. But looking at Lian Po and Li Mu's expression when he talked about Xiang Shaolong, Zi Qin didn't dare to speak at all.
Accused Xiang Shaolong.
These two guys said at this time that Xiang Shaolong might not want to beat Zi Qin, and told Zi Qin not to target Xiang Shaolong again, because they were already fellow ministers.
"Lian Qing, this Wujiapu matter is going to require you to take action in the end. I don't think there is another cavalry outside Handan City that can compare with the cavalry under your command."
King Zhao's voice suddenly sounded lifeless.
After saying this, King Zhao looked at Lian Po and Li Mu again.
"The two ministers must help Lian Jin. Wujiabao is the chief culprit of Juluhou's death. I will make them die without a burial place."
With the last sentence, Ziqin finally knew why he felt strange about King Zhao. Because after these words, King Zhao's tears also fell. This guy thought he had true feelings for Zhao Mu. During this time, Zhao Mu's departure made this guy sad.
I am so distraught, but the wound has not healed yet.
Of course, I had such thoughts in my heart. When King Zhao finished speaking, Ziqin quickly stood up, knelt down on one knee with Lian Po and Li Mu and loudly agreed to the order.
"Lian Qing doesn't know that during this period, Xiang Shaolong has also trained an amazing army, which is rare in the world. If you have time, Lian Qing might as well compete with Xiang Shaolong to see who is the stronger sergeant under your command."
After complaining, the tears on King Zhao's face were not yet dry, but he squeezed out a smile and spoke to Ziqin.
When he heard this, Zi Qin's heart sank slightly. Xiang Shaolong had finally trained a special force, but he didn't know whether the combat effectiveness of this force was exactly the same as that of the special forces that would be called the top military force in later generations.
"The Zhao cavalry only fights for the King's wishes. Where the King points his finger is where our Zhao cavalry will charge. Everything is subject to the King's orders."
Ziqin spoke loudly, and King Zhao showed a happy smile on his face.
After the banquet for most of the day, coupled with the crying and laughing just now, King Zhao seemed to be extremely tired. He waved his hand to signal Zi Qin and Lian Po, and Li Mu retreated.
The three of them thanked King Zhao and then retreated. At this time, Ziqin did not know that when he, Lian Po, and Li Mu disappeared into the side hall, King Zhao's eyes, which were still filled with tears, showed a hint of ferocity.
Not long after, Xiang Shaolong walked into the side hall.
The two of them talked nonchalantly in the palace for a long time, which actually lasted longer than the discussion between King Zhao, Ziqin, Lian Po and Li Mu.
Of course, none of these Ziqin knew that after bidding farewell to King Zhao, he accompanied Lian Po and Li Mu to leave the Zhao palace, and when they separated at the fork in the road, Lian Po suddenly called out to Ziqin.
"Do your best to serve the king. Wujiabao deserves to die, and Zhao Mu is not a good person. Don't take the rest to heart."
This was a very strange statement, but Ziqin was stunned for a moment.
To kill people and lay suspicion, Ziqin always thought that what he did was done without anyone noticing. However, when Lian Po said these words, Ziqin suddenly understood that Lian Po had already suspected that he was the one who killed Zhao Mu.
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In the side hall today, I'm afraid most of Lian Po's words were to test him.
However, no matter how much he thought about it, Ziqin couldn't figure out where he had exposed his flaw. Not only when he killed Zhao Mu, even in the side hall tonight, he was cautious and didn't say much at all.
It stands to reason that no matter how shrewd Lian Po is, he would not be able to discover his flaws.
The only good thing now is that Zhao Mu has done many evil things. Lian Po and Li Mu already hate this person extremely, so even though they knew that Zhao Mu was killed by Ziqin, they didn't say anything about it. Instead, they used this assassination incident to make King Zhao make up his mind.
Clean up Wujiapu.
The only reason why Zhao was stronger than the rest of the Guandong kingdoms was because of its cavalry. Wujiabao's flirting with Qin finally angered these two peerless generals of Zhao.
Ziqin guessed what the two of them were thinking, but couldn't help but sigh to himself. They were not unsmart, but they still fell into Xiang Shaolong's hands.
After the two men figured out that he was the one who killed Zhao Mu, Ziqin was certain that Xiang Shaolong also figured out that he was the one who killed Zhao Mu.
After seeing this fact, Xiang Shaolong was also called King Zhao's general. There may not be any secrets in this. The most important thing is that Ziqin can be sure that Xiang Shaolong did not betray Wu Tingfang.
Although this guy is a stud, he can be the protagonist. But after all, he has his own ability and integrity.
Maybe there are few people in this era who would make Xiang Shaolong feel that he must be loyal to anything, but this guy will never give up on the woman who loves him. This may also be the stallion's greatest advantage.
When he returned to his residence in Handan, Ziqin still had not figured out the matter. Handan was like a mess now. If he were a very smart person, he might be able to sort it out, but Ziqin was not very good at using his brain.
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Ziqin tossed and turned that night, but he even forgot about his daily practice. The next day, before dawn, Ziqin had already gotten up.
One night, he still couldn't think of any solution. So he decided to take the initiative.
He assumed that Xiang Shaolong had a connection with Wujiabao, and further assumed that Xiang Shaolong deceived King Zhao's trust and at the same time was ready to betray Zhao with Wujiabao.
Then there will be an important point that Xiang Shaolong cannot avoid. That is Ying Zheng.
Of course. Apart from Ying Zheng, there is also Zhao Pan. Zi Qin doesn’t know when Ying Zheng will die and Xiang Shaolong will come up with a way to use Zhao Pan to pretend to be Ying Zheng. But he doesn’t dare to risk waiting, so he needs to
Attack the two of them directly.
Of course, he couldn't kill him directly, otherwise Xiang Shaolong would probably die laughing.
After leaving his residence, he went to the Zhao Palace. In the original work, Xiang Shaolong once guessed that Zhao Mu's strategy to deal with the Qin State was to make Ying Zheng a dandy and thus bring down the Qin State.
Ziqin went to Zhao Palace at this time but also planned to follow this idea.
Let the King of Zhao return Ying Zheng and exchange Ying Zheng through trade with Qin, that is to say, let Qin use weapons, grain and grass to redeem Ying Zheng.
The reason why the Qin State established a ditch with Wujiabao was not because of Wujiabao's ability to raise horses. In fact, no country in this era lacked horse-raising families. As the highest level of military equipment, war horses were the focus of every country.
Wujiabao's ability to raise horses may not be weak, but Qin will never care about these. The only reason why Qin contacted Wujiabao was that Wujiabao had a lot of power in Handan, which was enough to rescue Ying Zheng.
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However, rescue is risky after all. If King Zhao takes the initiative to send Ying Zheng back at this time, Wujiabao's role seems to have disappeared all of a sudden.
This is a tactic that can kill people's fortunes at once, and there will be no problem whether it's against Wujiabao or Xiang Shaolong.
Ziqin went straight into the palace and found King Zhao.
What makes Ziqin happy is that King Zhao seems to have already known about this strategy. As Xiang Shaolong guessed in the original work, Zhao Mu has already planned this strategy.
At this time, Ziqin spoke out and was not suspected by King Zhao at all.
"Lian Qing, reciprocity is a good thing, but I think the only one who can take on the important task of reciprocity in Zhao State, apart from Prime Minister Lian and General Li Mu, is you. At that time, you will still need to take Ying Zheng to the border of Qin to carry out this
Reciprocity.”
At the end of the sentence, King Zhao seemed to feel a little guilty.
He had just escaped from Wei and was going to fight Qin again. No matter how stupid King Zhao was, he still felt guilty towards Zi Qin.
Of course, at this time, no matter how much Ziqin thought that King Zhao was guilty, he would never show it. Instead, he would show his loyalty in a big way.
If you are not willing to work hard to draw the salary from the bottom of the cauldron, who will allow you to draw the salary smoothly?
"Haha, since Lian Jin agreed to this, Lian Qing might as well go to Zhao Ji's side during this period. After all, getting familiar with Ying Zheng will make it easier to take this guy to the border of Qin in the future.
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Obviously Ziqin's cheerfulness made King Zhao very happy. Sitting on the throne, King Zhao laughed and ordered Ziqin.
"I will go to arrange for Zhao Ji today."
Of course, Ziqin would not refute King Zhao at this time. In fact, after coming back, Ziqin had already felt that the man who had lost his 'lover' was already in a semi-demon state. He could only obey this man as much as possible, otherwise who knows who controls this man?
A powerful man will do crazy things.
After leaving the palace, Ziqin went straight to Zhao Ji. Because this woman gave birth to a stranger's child, she became the most unfree person in Handan. Soldiers surrounded her residence for many years. Ziqin knew very well that at this moment
Anyone who can enter that house is bound to please that woman.
Of course, he is not a stud and does not need to please that woman, but he can use this woman to create a big fight for Xiang Shaolong.
Although Handan City was not as prosperous as Daliang, it still had a lot of people. Ziqin rode his horse but did not dare to run fast, but only drove slowly on the streets.
I was wandering leisurely when suddenly, a rough voice sounded from the street.
"Selling dog meat, selling dog meat, the cunning rabbit is dead, this lackey has no choice but to cook it, good dog meat, hunting dog meat, come and take a look."
This voice was extremely rough. Although Ziqin didn't hear much of it, it was definitely impressive. He suddenly raised his head and looked towards the street.
On the street, under a shed made of rags, Dog Butcher was cutting up half of a clean dog with his upper body naked, shouting loudly while cutting it.
Ziqin looked at Goutu carefully. This guy had definitely seen him, but he didn't come up to say hello.
Ziqin didn't think it was because this guy didn't remember old feelings.
Ziqin looked at Gou Tu, and the words he said before Gou Tu suddenly rang in his mind, "The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked."
Ziqin suddenly trembled. He finally knew what he had overlooked and why he always felt strange about King Zhao.
This guy is not just angry because his 'man' died, but also because this guy feels that the Wei State is no longer a threat, and the Qin State has a way to deal with it, and he has refined a lot of Jiuhuo Pills for him.
grains, plus the nearly two thousand nearly invincible cavalry, all obeyed him.
King Zhao had murderous intentions towards him, just like how this guy killed Li Mu later.
Just because he made King Zhao feel threatened, not to mention that he was now useless to King Zhao. In fact, Li Mu was still resisting Qin later. Anyone could see that once Li Mu died, no one in Zhao could resist Qin.
King Zhao could kill Li Mu, let alone him now. (To be continued)
