The night was not completely over yet. Zhang Hou had successfully stolen the military talisman and handed it over to the person arranged by Guo Kai. Guo Kai hurriedly handed over the military talisman to "Lord Zhiri" of Luo Wen. Lu Yan got the military talisman and naturally
Keep your promise and return Zhao Qian to Guo Kai.
At dawn, the gates of Handan City were opened wide, and a fast horse galloped into the city. The knight shouted in a hoarse voice, "Qin's military situation, anyone who stands in the way will die!"
The curtain of Zhao's demise has begun.
Zhao Wangyan had a refreshing night yesterday. After waking up, he secretly returned to the palace. Early in the morning, he suddenly received military information from the Qin State and quickly summoned his ministers to Longtai Palace to discuss matters.
"Pap~"
He threw the two silk letters to the ground at the same time, pointed at the ground, stamped his feet and cursed, "Ying Zheng, you are bullying me too much! You actually said that my son is absconding as a hostage, and asked me to hand over Qian'er, otherwise I will have a large army to suppress the border. Let's give up.
Come! I destroyed Yan State, and it will be your turn to Qin State!"
The ministers of Zhao State looked at each other for a while, not yet understanding what happened.
Dunruo picked up the silk book that King Zhao had thrown on the ground, scanned it quickly, and frowned, "The absconding of the hostage is related to the face of both countries. It should not be a child's play for King Qin to start a war for such reasons. Your Majesty, where is the young master?"
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Zhao Yan replied instantly: "If Zhao Qian fled, he should have returned to Handan to see me. This Ying Zheng clearly just picked an excuse to sabotage my plan to conquer Yan."
Many of the ministers nodded in agreement.
"That should be it. The people of Qin are really hateful!"
"Yes, the people of Qin will naturally not see me as the people of Zhao getting stronger and try to hold me back."
"Your Majesty, our main force is 200,000 to attack Yan, and the remaining force is enough to defend the city. This time the Qin people will never come back."
"Well said, I, the Zhao people, want to have this kind of mentality, so what about the Qin people?! Ying Zheng tried to raise troops to attack me before his own country was settled, and he was just asking for trouble." Zhao Yan finished speaking energetically, but
Seeing Guo Kai standing in front of the palace acting uncharacteristically, he asked, "Prime Minister, why are you so quiet today?"
Guo Kai knelt down with a "plop" and spread his face completely on the ground. He shouted, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. It is a heinous crime. It is an unforgivable crime. Your Majesty~"
Zhao Yan frowned and leaned back, waving to him upwards, "You are the Prime Minister, how do you behave like this in the hall? If you have anything to say, stand up."
Guo Kai was still lying on the ground, "Your Majesty, when the young master Qian was in the Qin State, he heard that our Zhao State was about to destroy Yan. He was so happy that he uttered wild words, saying that when our Zhao State became stronger, it would surely compete with the Qin State. Who would have expected that?
He was insulted by the Qin people and beaten severely.
It is clearly written in Qin's laws that beating someone is punishable by punishment, but the young master is from Zhao, so the Qin official favoritism protects the beating person. The young master Qian couldn't bear such humiliation, so he fled back to Handan overnight, and is now in Guo Kai's mansion.
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After listening to his words, discussions and arguments broke out among the officials.
"What?!"
"It turns out that Young Master Qian has really absconded and returned to China."
"The Qin army's attack was caused by the young master."
"It's nonsense. What's wrong with the young master moving to serve Zhao wholeheartedly? It's clear that the people of Qin are shameless."
"If Zhao Qian hadn't talked indiscriminately regardless of the occasion, how could this matter have happened?"
"Okay, as a Zhao person, you actually side with the Qin people!"
"Quiet!" Zhao Yan shouted irritably as he watched the courtiers quarreling. After everyone shut up in awe, he continued to ask Guo Kai, "Is Zhao Qian really in your house?"
"Don't dare to hide it, every word is true."
"Come here, bring Zhao Qian here. I want to see what he has grown into during these years in Qin." Zhao Yan's tone showed no emotion or anger, his eyes were slightly closed, and his face was as usual.
Naturally, soldiers went to Guo Kai's mansion to fetch people. The ministers in the main hall watched the king sitting in silence for a long time. Slowly, some people began to say something.
"Your Majesty, I thought that the young master might be concerned about his mother country when he moved to Qin, but the King of Qin's raising of troops to investigate was indeed caused by the young master. At this time, our Zhao State is at the critical moment of defeating the Yan State. If we go to war with the Qin State again, we will not be able to take care of both ends. I'm afraid
There is a serious danger. It is better to appease the King of Qin with good words and send the young master back to the Qin State to calm down the war."
There were those who advocated sending Zhao Qian back, and naturally there were those who opposed it. As soon as the predecessors finished speaking, someone immediately stood up to refute.
"Your Majesty, no, the young master fled back to his country because he suffered injustice in Qin. We, the State of Zhao, cannot question the King of Qin on behalf of the young master. Instead, the King of Qin ordered us, the State of Zhao, to send back the proton with just a piece of credential. What is the face of the country like this?
I have hurt the hearts of the people of Zhao. I believe that I will never send the young master back."
"Then how can we fight when two sides are fighting at this moment?"
"The Tingwei Mansion of the Qin State just recently disposed of the Miao family, the Bai family, the Liang family, the Yan family, etc., but they are all the mainstays of the Qin State's military nobles. It is still unknown how much combat power the Qin State can have at this time. When will our Zhao people
Afraid of the Qin people!"
"Are we going to put the odds of victory on the ridiculous speculation of how much the Qin people's combat effectiveness remains?"
"Then we have to gamble on the conscience of the King of Qin and return the young master Qian, so that he can retreat obediently? Everyone knows that the Qin people are untrustworthy!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you send the young master back to Qian first, and persuade the King of Qin to explain clearly, so that Qin's master can go out without a name. At the same time, the country must be prepared for a war. If the King of Qin insists on fighting, I will not be afraid at all."
"This statement is reasonable. In any case, it is a fact that the young master moved to become a hostage and fled back to the country. He should be sent back to Qin."
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None of the arguments and discussions in the hall seemed to affect Zhao Wangyan above. He just leaned on the throne, closed his eyes and fell asleep, waiting for Zhao Qian to come to the hall.
Guo Kai maintained his prostrate posture. Although his body was very tired, he was actually very proud of himself. Growing up together, he knew Zhao Yan too well and wanted Zhao Yan to send Zhao Qian back to Zhao Qian to bow to Ying Zheng and gamble on Qin's loyalty.
Totally impossible.
In the noisy court, most of the people clamoring to send Zhao Qian back are from Zhao Jia's group. The more you talk, the more Zhao Yan dislikes Zhao Jia.
Finally, after waiting for a long time, Zhao Qian came to the palace.
"I have committed an unfaithful crime and I am moving to pay my respects to the king."
Zhao Yan opened his eyes, leaned forward with his hands on his hands, stared at him and said: "Zhao Qian, let me ask you, Xianyang is under the surveillance of the net, and you, as a hostage, are the focus of surveillance. How did you escape from the Qin Dynasty?"
From the country?”
Zhao Qian knelt down on the ground and told the story in a leisurely manner, "Since I moved to Qin as a hostage, I have missed my mother country and my father day and night, but I also know that if nothing unexpected happens, I will only be wasting my time in Qin."
Already.
But Qian was unwilling to give in. How could a real man be so useless in this world! In order to one day be able to escape from Xianyang, Qian had been drinking, having fun, joking and playing every day for five years, spreading his bad name all over the world, just to paralyze the enemy and make them think that I was just a good-for-nothing.
, relax the surveillance on me.
The sky can see that I finally waited for the opportunity. Qin's examination policy attracted a large number of foreign scholars, but unfortunately there seemed to be a problem with the examination standards, which caused a large number of scholars to be disappointed and leave Qin. Qian pretended to be from Qi and blended in with the crowd to escape.
Qin State."
Listening to Zhao Qian talking to himself, the people in Zhao Jia's group were stunned and broke out in cold sweat.
Zhao Qian's scheming is so deep! He tolerated it for many years just for one day. He relaxed his vigilance at the beginning and now it has caused disaster.
Zhao Yan suddenly pinched his beard and smiled, pointing at Zhao Qian and boasting: "Not bad, he knows how to be patient, he can seize the opportunity, and he looks decent."
Zhao Qian was still kneeling on the ground, grabbing the ground with his head, "Your Majesty, Qian fled privately and provoked a war between the Qin Kingdom, please punish me."
"What kind of crime should be punished? Qin's laws can't control my son."
Zhao Yan came down and helped Zhao Qian up personally.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Qian——"
Some people still wanted to speak, but he interrupted him directly, "Shut up. I haven't seen the queen and Qian'er for many years, and we are about to talk about family ties. You should all leave."
With that said, Zhao Yan pulled Zhao Qian out of the hall.
"Your Majesty, the war matters have not been agreed upon yet, Your Majesty! Your Majesty~"
Guo Kai rubbed his legs, climbed up with a whimper, dusted off his clothes, and limped down.