The turmoil in Zhao Kuo's heart never stopped. He had never thought that the things inside could be so complicated.
"Didn't the history books say that King Wu Ling and Gong Zizhang were killed by Li Dui and Gong Zicheng? Why did my uncle say that they were killed by King Huiwen?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Haha, Li Dui? Young Master Cheng? Whose subordinates are they? Without King Zhao Huiwen's order, how dare they have it? They killed King Huiwen's father and brothers, aren't they afraid that King Huiwen will kill their nine tribes?"
"At that time, Zhao Feiqi was near the sand dunes, but he was transferred to Yunzhong by King Huiwen. He did not come back until ten years later. Afterwards, Gongzi Cheng was made the king and became the prime minister. Li Dui became the Sikou. After Gongzi Cheng died, Li Dui became the prime minister. .Is this the attitude towards the enemy who killed his father?"
"The so-called king Zhao Huiwen was young and was ignored by Li Dui is just a cover-up in the history books. He was indeed younger than the weak crown at that time, but will he avenge his father when he becomes an adult?" Pang Nuan asked coldly.
Zhao Kuo was speechless.
It is true that King Zhao Huiwen did not convict Gongzi Cheng and Li Dui. If it is completely unreasonable to say that they were evaded because of their rights, didn't King Huiwen also convict others and their descendants after their death?
Look at what Wu Zixu did when his father and brother were also killed.
"After Ma Fujun returned to China, he chose to remain anonymous and became a rent collector. When he was collecting rent, he killed nine stewards of Lord Pingyuan's house in a rage. Lord Pingyuan originally wanted to execute Lord Ma Fu, but later he recognized him and killed him. Lord Ma Fu released him and took him to see King Zhao Huiwen."
"Ten years later, although the two sides still had grievances, they said nothing more. King Huiwen did not expel Ma Fujun, so Ma Fujun stayed in the Kingdom of Zhao."
"Later, Que fought with the Qin army, but the two generals Lian Po and Le Cheng were unwilling to go. Ma Fujun did not want to lose the land conquered by his ancestors, so he decided to lead his troops to fight to the death with the Qin army. After that, he won a great victory and gained great reputation in Zhao State. The price skyrocketed instantly and there were many supporters.”
"Since then, King Zhao and Queen Mother Zhao have been jealous of Lord Ma Fu, and Lord Ma Fu has never led an army in battle. After that, when Zhao State attacked Yan State, they would rather use three big cities and more than fifty small cities to borrow from Lord Du Ping. I am willing to use my horse to convince you." Pang Nuan sneered.
"So, Queen Mother Zhao was worried that my father would be harmful to Zhao Wangdan after her death, so she killed my father?" Zhao Kuo asked in a deep voice.
"That's right. When King Zhao Huiwen and the Queen Mother Zhao were there, although they were jealous, they did not want to get rid of Ma Fujun, and they even often tried to win over him. However, King Zhao Huiwen died early, and now King Zhao has succeeded to the throne at a young age, and the Queen Mother Zhao has not She became seriously ill again two years ago. She was worried that the current King Zhao would not be able to control Ma Fujun, so she chose to get rid of him."
"Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng and Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao knew it too late. Zhao Sheng scolded King Zhao many times for this, and even united the nobles to fight against King Zhao. In this year, Zhao Sheng was dismissed as prime minister, and King Zhao Appoint Dupingjun Tiandan as prime minister. Dupingjun will not care about world affairs, and the power will return to the hands of King Zhao." Pang Nuan said.
Zhao Kuo understood, understood everything.
No wonder King Wu Ling, who had always had military power, was unable to command a single soldier during the Sand Dune Palace Incident, and could only starve to death.
No wonder Li Dui and Gong Zicheng, who killed King Wu Ling, were not punished in any way.
No wonder Le Yi left the State of Zhao after the incident at Sand Dune Palace, and Pang Nuan also disappeared, not reappearing until decades later.
No wonder Zhao She killed Pingyuanjun's nine stewards, but Pingyuanjun didn't kill him, and even recommended him to King Zhao.
No wonder Lian Po and Le Cheng were unwilling to rescue Que Yu, but Zhao She insisted on saving him. There was no guarantee of victory, it was just a desperate effort.
No wonder when Zhao She attacked Yan State, he did not go to King Zhao to ask for a battle, but went to Lord Pingyuan instead.
No wonder King Zhao would rather borrow generals from Qi than use his father Zhao She.
No wonder when he went to visit Lord Pingyuan, the proud Lord Pingyuan was so kind to him.
No wonder King Zhao insisted on sending him to Changping despite knowing that he would definitely lose the battle at Changping.
No wonder her mother was determined not to let her go to Changping, and later she even said to King Zhao, "If I don't say this, how can I do whatever I want?"
Since ancient times, there have been many generals who have lost in battles. How many of them have the whole family sitting together?
If you lose, your whole family will be implicated or even executed. Who dares to lead troops to fight?
When Le Yi fled to the State of Zhao, the King of Yan had a grudge against him but did not kill his family and even made him king.
In the Battle of Huayang and the Battle of Yinque, almost all the armies of the three Jin Dynasties were wiped out, and most of the country of Yan was lost by horse raids, and the whole family was not even captured.
Historically, Lian Po directly drove away Le Cheng who took over the military power. This was equivalent to rebellion. His family members did not sit together, and King Zhao even wanted to call Lian Po back later.
Why was the mother afraid of Lian Zuo? Because she knew that once Zhao Kuo was defeated, King Zhao would definitely use this as an excuse to execute their whole family, and even Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang could not stop him.
As Pang Nuan's voice disappeared, the camp fell into silence. Everyone looked at Zhao Kuo, and Lian Po almost held his breath.
"My lord, avenge the former lord." Liu Ping said loudly.
"The revenge for killing my father is irreconcilable. Since the Queen Mother Zhao is dead, it will be up to King Zhao to bear it." Zhao Kuo said slowly.
"What is the commander-in-chief's plan?" Lian Po asked in a deep voice.
"Destroy the Qin army first, and then return to Zhao State to clear the emperor." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
"Qing Jun's side?" Lian Po breathed a sigh of relief. It would be fine if it was only Qing Jun's side.
It would be a good idea to put all the blame on the people around King Zhao. At least it would save some face for King Zhao.
"It's not Qing Jun, it's Qing Jun." Zhao Kuo's chilling words echoed in the camp.
"Qingjun? Isn't that rebellion?" Lian Po exclaimed. This was the first time he heard Qingjun's statement.
"Rebellion? Failure is called rebellion. Success is called Jingnan. Do you think I will fail? Besides, how can the internal affairs of my royal family be called rebellion? We are both kings and grandsons. This position of King Zhao is held by Zhao Dan. I
Zhao Kuo can't do it?" Zhao Kuo asked.
Zhao State has never had the so-called eldest son inheritance system, or even son inheritance system.
From the time Zhao Xiangzi did not pass the throne to his own son, but instead passed the throne to his eldest brother Bolu's son Dai Chengjun. As a result, Dai Chengjun died early, so he established Dai Chengjun's son Huan, and everyone in the Zhao family was doomed.
Everyone has the right to inherit!
Lian Po remained silent. At a large scale, this was a rebellion, but at a small scale it was really just a fight for the throne within the royal family.
But the question is, is he helping Zhao Kuo or King Zhao?
Help Zhao Kuo? He is a minister of King Zhao. He is resolute and unyielding throughout his life and is unwilling to go against his true heart.
Help King Zhao? But he really couldn't see the hope of winning. Zhao Kuo had already gained the morale of the army. As long as his identity was revealed again, the 300,000 troops would definitely side with Zhao Kuo.
and……
Lian Po looked at Tian Dan, Le Yi, and Pang Nuan's expressions and knew that no one chose to help King Zhao.
If he chooses to help King Zhao, even if Zhao Kuo is magnanimous and does not execute him afterwards, he will never be able to stand out in the Zhao Kingdom for the rest of his life.
Tian Dan looked at Zhao Kuo with vigour, his face a little excited: No wonder Zhao will become stronger and stronger in the future. It was a little strange at first, but now it seems that the problem should be Ma Fuzi.
"I know it is difficult for General Lian Po to make a choice now. In this case, General Lian Po should wait until the matter is over before making a decision!" Zhao Kuo said.
"Po resigned." Lian Po sighed deeply, turned and left, his tall back looking extremely stooped.
ps: I don’t know if everyone can accept this writing. In this era when princes and generals have their own kind, rebellion without an identity is definitely not possible. (As for Zhao Kuo’s own clan identity, it can be seen from the fact that his father is a land renter.
It can be seen that this identity may really be just an identity and nothing else), and Zhao She died early and this loophole needs to be repaired, so this is the only way. In order to make everything reasonable, the author has tried his best, really.
In addition, these contents are purely fictitious and should not be taken seriously.