Zhao Wangyan looked at the dark cavalry in the distance, pinched the finger bones of the sword until they turned white, and shouted into the distance: "Li Mu, you left your post without permission, returned without an edict, and went to the capital. What on earth do you want to do?"
?!"
Li Mu was wearing strong armor and carrying a sword at his waist. He was sitting astride a war horse. He heard the king's voice from a distance. Even if he couldn't hear clearly what was said, he could probably guess it.
He clamped his legs together, stepped forward on his horse, and shouted: "Your Majesty, your whole heart is for Zhao, and you will never have second thoughts. Please tell me clearly!"
Having said that, tie the prepared letter to the arrow and draw the bow to the full moon.
"King, be careful!"
"Protect the king!"
The guards around King Zhao immediately protected Zhao Yan, and Li Mu shot an arrow up the tower. The arrow hit the bricks and its tail feathers trembled.
"Your Majesty." The guard took off the letter from the arrow, spread it out and presented it.
"Your Majesty, my main force of 200,000 is in Yan at the moment, and the domestic defense is insufficient. The Qin army has made great efforts, and the domestic grain, grass and equipment have been mobilized frequently. This situation has lasted for ten days, but the army has no desire to advance.
I think that the Qin State will never do such a thing that wastes its national strength. Is it child's play to fight with a large army? How much is the whole country spending on acting? Your Majesty, this kind of abnormal behavior shows the determination of the King of Qin to destroy Zhao.
At this moment, Mu led his troops to go south. It was after receiving a letter from Prince Jia that he reported all the military information of Qin to me. Only then did he realize that the Zhao court did not take precautions against Qin, and I was worried. Mu has no doubts about serving Zhao. I ask your Majesty to learn from it.
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Zhao Yan directly tore the letter into pieces and threw it on the ground angrily, "Zhao Jia, Zhao Jia, bring Zhao Jia's traitorous son to me, and privately contact the generals stationed abroad to send troops to the capital. I want to kidnap him."
skin!"
The Longtai guards took the order and left, and a small team headed for Zhao Jia's residence.
When they arrived at Zhao Jia's mansion, the servants among them fell to their knees one after another when they saw the shining swords of the Longtai guards. Zhao Jia's family members were also pulled out, and they all burst into tears.
"According to the king's order, Gongzi Jia goes to the city tower to meet the king." After the guard read out the king's order, he looked left and right and saw no figure of Zhao Jia. He put his hand on the hilt of the sword and asked, "Where is Gongzi Jia?"
"Gongzijia?"
No one responded, so he turned to Zhao Jia's wife and concubines, approached step by step and asked, "You don't know where Zhao Jia has gone?"
"No, I don't know. His condition has been strange for many days."
"Yes, we haven't slept in the same room with him for many days."
"He keeps talking all day long and has no idea what's going on~"
Several women were talking to each other, and Zhao Jia's description of the situation these days was roughly correct. The guards nodded repeatedly when they heard this.
At this moment, the sergeant next to him shouted, "Who is this?! Chase him!"
I saw someone running away from the backyard wall of the house. Several guards looked at each other and used Qinggong to chase and intercept the person. When they caught the person, they found that the person had died.
Several people brought the body back, and the man who asked questions in the courtyard examined the body and saw the mysterious mark again.
His expression changed greatly, and he stood up in an instant, shouting loudly, "Surround Young Master Jia's residence. No one can escape. I, King Bingming, will deal with it later."
"yes!"
Zhao Yan was still waiting for news on the tower. Li Mu's figure, riding alone and proudly in front of the formation, was still wandering back and forth in front of his eyes, which made him feel increasingly angry.
The guard hurried to the meeting and reported to Zhao Yan's ear what he had discovered in the Young Master's Mansion, "Your Majesty, Young Master Jia is like this..."
"Bang~" A string in Zhao Yan's heart broke.
Li Mu was a general during the reign of King Zhao Xiaocheng, and even served as prime minister for a period of time. He defeated the Xiongnu and Yan State with great military exploits. After Zhao Yan came to power, Guo Kai became prime minister, but he did not get along with Li Mu. After that, Li Mu led the army for many years.
Guard the frontier and guard against foreigners.
It was precisely because he knew Li Mu's talent that Zhao Yan could not contain the murderous intention in his heart at this time.
"Didn't the king see the master's father's affairs?!" Dun Rui's words suddenly rang in Zhao Yan's mind.
The State of Zhao is a violent country in a violent land. As a son, he raises an army to kill his father, an operation that would be shocking to other countries, is really happening in the State of Zhao.
If Zhao Jia had Li Mu's support, it would be very possible for Zhao Jia to force Handan to take the throne as king of Zhao at this time, or to take a step back and lead his troops to flee to split and become independent.
Yes, in Zhao Yan's heart, he had already determined that Zhao Jia, his son, had the intention of killing his father and ascending to power.
He pushed away the guard who was supporting him, shook his head and felt that his vision was a little blurry. He blinked for a long time and finally felt better.
"Prepare a letter with paper and pen, I want to write to Li Mu."
"yes."
The guard helped Zhao Yan into the building, where papers, pens, letters, and seals were all prepared. He gently placed the king down and sat down, and asked, "Your Majesty, where is Zhao Jia..."
"It's okay. Zhao Jia is no longer here. Just keep an eye on the remaining people. Only Li Mu is the most important right now."
"Your Majesty, do you want to deal with Li Mu~"
Zhao Yan stopped writing and scolded the guards, "Stupid, why did these 60,000 cavalry go south? Is there an edict? Are there any military symbols? But they followed Li Mu and came here. They didn't know that this was the capital, and they didn't know that this behavior is comparable to rebellion.
? They knew. But they just came."
After finishing speaking, he continued to wave the pen in his hand and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Li Mu, Li Mu, I want to see whether you are loyal or traitorous!"
"Go, tie up the letter and shoot it to Li Mu."
Li Mu sat on his horse and waited for a long time. Finally, when he received a reply from King Zhao, he opened the letter in front of the battle. After scanning, his hand holding the Zhenyue Sword loosened, tightened and then loosened.
Let me remove my armor and sword and enter the city. Your Majesty, do you want to test me, Li Mu, or do you want my life?
He hesitated.
No one is not afraid of death, or in other words, afraid of an unsatisfactory death. A general like Li Mu definitely has the consciousness of being wrapped in horse leather on the battlefield, but in this situation, he is afraid that not only will his death be worthless, but also the 60,000 cavalry will be ruined.
The country of Zhao.
Li Mu's trusted generals saw him hesitate after reading the letter. They were silent for a long time and started asking questions one after another.
"General, how do you reply, Your Majesty?"
"Yes, what did the king say?"
"What should we do next? We can't just confront each other under Handan City, right?"
"Yes, General."
Li Mu turned around and looked at the faces that were almost equal to those of his own sons, and his pair of cloudy eyes had a different luster.
Finally, his eyes rested on a young face.
"Hey~" The Zhenyue Sword was unsheathed and its sharp edge was exposed. Li Mu touched it with his hands and said to the young man, "You can take this Zhenyue Sword from the left carriage. If I can't come out from Handan, you can go find it with your troops."
Your father is from Yongzhen Frontier Fortress."
With that said, he put the sword back into its sheath and threw it into Zuo Li's hand.
Li Zuoche took the sword and rolled off his horse in panic, shouting: "Grandpa! What did you say? What do you mean you can't come out from Handan?"
"Your Majesty asked me to remove my armor and sword, and enter the city to discuss the affairs of the king and his ministers. No one dares to disobey the king's orders."
"Boom! Boom!" Two sounds, and Li Mu's armor fell to the ground. He pulled on the reins, reined in the horse, turned around, and gave a whip to Handan City.
"drive!"
"Grandfather!" Li Zuoche had so many words in his heart that he didn't know what to say. He rushed forward and shouted, holding the Zhenyue Sword in his hands and tears rolling down his face.
Zhao Wangyan! If my grandfather is in trouble, I will never share the same fate with you, the Zhao family!
On the high tower of Handan City, the defenders saw Li Mu coming alone on horseback and hurriedly reported back to King Zhao.
When Zhao Yan heard the report, the corner of his mouth seemed to be torn open, "Hehe~ Hehe~ Hehehe~"
The strange smile made the guards present feel a chill in their hearts.