Mafu Township has now undergone detailed administrative divisions. Within Mafu Township, it is divided into six li, respectively based on the local landmarks, Dasangli (with a big mulberry tree) and Xiaoquli (with a small stream).
, Shili (there is a huge stone), Taoli, school room, Ma Fujunli to name it. And Zhao Kuo lives in the newly born Mafujunli. He is sitting in the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by his guests and
disciple.
The news of Wei Wuji's rebellion soon spread throughout Zhao State, and Di was the first to bring the news back to Mafu Township.
Zhao Kuo had no choice but to temporarily take a break from the busy wedding and convene everyone to discuss. The guests and disciples had different expressions. As Zhao Kuo's number one think tank, Di was the first to express his opinion. He said loudly: I
I heard that officials from various places did not kill people or plunder property. They want to follow Lord Xinling and elect you as King of Zhao. They can take advantage of King Zhao's unpreparedness and gather the people from Mafu to attack Handan. I can help you.
Be the first to climb the city wall of Handan!
When Di spoke like this, everyone was frightened. Li Yu hurriedly scolded: "Please don't talk nonsense here." Di Leng snorted and just looked at Zhao Kuo. He continued: "I heard.
You often tell your disciples that no one can go against the will of the people. The people's wish today is that you will be the king, so how can you go against it?"
Zhao Kuo shook his head and said seriously: "This is not the wish of the people, this is the treacherous plot of the thieves. Please don't say such things again."
Di stopped talking. Li Yu stood up and said seriously: "This is definitely not something that Lord Xinling can do. Lord Xinling is an upright man, and the Lord treats him well? He absolutely can't do it."
I am ashamed of the behavior of King Zhao... Since the implementation of the reform, the new officials have suffered a lot of humiliation. I think the current rebellion has nothing to do with Lord Xinling. It must be a rebellion spontaneously formed by these unwilling new officials..."
"Please meet with Your Majesty immediately and tell him the reason for these things? Otherwise, Your Majesty will be angry with Lord Xinling and you."
Zhao Kuo looked at him and said nothing. Even with Wei Wuji's character, Zhao Kuo wouldn't believe it if Wei Wuji rebelled or wanted to support himself as king? Was there an army led by Wei Wuji's henchmen on the front line heading towards Handan?
Officials personally selected by Wei Wuji were causing trouble in various parts of the Zhao Kingdom... Suddenly, Han Fei, who was sitting in Zhao Kuo, stood up and said seriously, "No... it's not right... it's not like that."
Li Yu was stunned and looked at him in surprise.
Han Fei continued: "I...I went through the records of the lieutenant, and I found...the leader of the rebellion? The Ping who led the army...and the people in the local area, they all participated in the assessment at almost the same time.
? Most of the people who actively support the reform can't find out their origins? They don't have many friends, or even family members... They... they seem to have been stuffed in? To participate in the assessment with a special mission.
..”
"The character of Lord Xinling? He just trusts his friends too much... These people approach Lord Xinling with bad intentions? Because Lord Xinling's reforms were criticized, after getting the support of these people, Lord Xinling
..You didn’t hesitate and reused them. Perhaps Lord Xinling hoped to attract more people by attaching importance to them..But these people are spies, they are all spies.”
Han Fei said seriously: "The rebellion seems huge, but it is not. The only real threat is the army of less than six or seven thousand people at the front, and there are more than 20,000 elite troops stationed in Handan... It is not a cause for concern.
At the local level, they just made loud noises and preached everywhere. In fact, the total number of these rebels was less than 10,000, and most of them were people who did not know the truth and were coerced into it."
"With just these people, can we attack Handan? Can we kill people like Lord Pingyang?"
"So, the purpose of their rebellion is not to implement the reform, but to frame Lord Xinling." Han Fei looked at the people around him and said, "These people are openly the confidants of Lord Xinling.
, otherwise they are recommended by Lord Xinling. If they cause rebellion, how can Lord Xinling not be implicated? The rebellion will definitely fail, and Lord Xinling will definitely be held accountable."
"The only people in the world who hate Lord Xinling the most are the nobles in the country and the State of Qin."
"But the nobles in the country, like Pingyang Lord, Chang'an Lord and others, I don't think they have such a strategy or such strength. This must be arranged by the Qin people, which is to drive Lord Xinling out of Zhao.
Don’t let him have the opportunity to help Zhao Guo resist the Qin people again.”
After Han Fei analyzed this, everyone nodded, and their eyes towards Han Fei gradually became a little different. I thought this guy was just a person who could read, but I didn't expect... After Han Fei said this, he looked at Han Fei
Zhao Kuo frowned. His thoughts were similar to Han Fei's. He also felt that someone was deliberately framing Lord Xinling. Lord Xinling had offended too many people in order to implement the reform, and then accepted it.
Many people of unknown origin were recruited to serve as officials.
Because the promotion standard of the reform was meritocracy, as long as they were talented people, regardless of their origins, they could serve as officials without anyone recommending them... Zhao Kuo did not expect that this would become a breakthrough point, causing many people with evil intentions to become officials.
The thieves sneaked in and even openly rebelled under the banner of Lord Xinling. Zhao Kuo's expression became even more sinister. He looked at Han Fei and asked, "What should we do?"
Han Fei smiled and said: "The best way is for you to take Lord Pingyang with you, go out of the city to defeat these thieves, put down the rebellion, find out the instigator behind the scenes, and let Lord Pingyang prove it to Lord Xinling. In this way, everyone who knows what happened
The reason is that if you guarantee it, your Majesty will no longer punish Lord Xinling."
Everyone agreed with Han Fei's suggestion. Only Li Yu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. However, he still smiled at Han Fei and said, "Okay." Zhao Kuo stood up and said seriously: "Okay, that's it.
Do as you are told."
...
At this moment, in Lord Pingyang's palace, Lord Chang'an was kneeling in front of Zhao Bao.
Zhao Bao wandered back and forth angrily. His face was red, his eyes were wide open, and he almost breathed out fire. He took a few steps, suddenly looked at Chang'an Jun, and shouted: "What did I say? I didn't allow it in the first place."
If you do this, why don't you frame Wei Wuji while he is at war with the Qin people?! Do you want Zhao to perish?!" He roared and grabbed Lord Chang'an's neck again.
Chang'an Jun was choked and breathless, and hurriedly defended: "Uncle, I heard that Wei Wuji has defeated the Qin people and will return to Handan soon. If he defeats Bai Qi, he will return to Handan with such achievements.
, what chance do we have? Now that he is not in Zhao country, it is difficult to explain, this is the best opportunity!" Zhao Bao gritted his teeth, clenched his fist several times, and faced Chang'an Jun's face several times.
Put it down.
"Where did you hear that Wei Wuji defeated Bai Qi? Ah? If you force Wei Wuji to rebel, he will directly lead his army to surrender to the Qin people...you...you will destroy Zhao!"
Zhao Bao jumped up and was speechless.
"How could Zhao's army follow him and surrender to the Qin people? This is impossible." Chang'an Jun said stubbornly. He stood up and said: "Anyway, I have already done it. If you are angry, just kill me."
Bar."
"You think I don't dare?" Zhao Bao pulled out the dagger. Chang'an Jun was frightened and took a few steps back. Then he straightened his neck and shouted: "Then you chop! Just chop me!", Zhao Bao
He dropped the dagger and sat slumped on the ground, holding his head with his hands, closing his eyes, panting heavily, looking at Zhao Bao who was trembling with anger, Chang'an Jun looked at him carefully, and then came closer.
He took a few steps, but didn't dare to make a sound.
"No...I want to explain this to Shangjun and ask him to pardon Wei Wuji's crimes. At least, he can't hurt Wei Wuji's family guests and can't force him to rebel." Zhao Bao suddenly said, Chang'an Jun was a little anxious.
, he said: "Then uncle, why don't you just kill me right here, not to mention that Wei Wuji has always been against you, and will not pay attention to your kindness at all, even if the Lord knows that I did all this
Yes, he won’t forgive me!”
"It's all you..." Zhao Bao reacted suddenly. He raised his head and looked at Chang'an Jun in surprise. He suddenly stood up and quickly came to Chang'an Jun. His face was ferocious and his nose was almost touching.
On the forehead of Chang'an Jun, he was taller than Chang'an Jun. He asked: "I did not agree to this matter, and my disciples will not let you drive me. How did you complete it alone?"
Chang'an Jun took a step back. He didn't like the feeling of being looked down upon. He said proudly: "I have used the rewards you and your Majesty gave me to make friends with heroes. Now I have more than thirty guests around me. Those who were originally
Some of those who sneaked into Wei Wuji's side came to serve you, and some were expelled by you. I gathered them for my own use, and my current strength may not be weaker than yours."
"You? Haha..." Zhao Bao sneered. He shook his head and thought seriously for a moment before asking: "You just said you heard that Wei Wuji defeated Bai Qi. Where did you get the news?
"
"My keeper Ke Shu told me that he is very good at raising horses..."
Zhao Bao's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said: "Go and fetch me that bundle."
The young man named Zuoshu knelt down tremblingly in front of Zhao Bao. Zhao Bao's face was gloomy and he stared at him, as if he wanted to see something from his face. Although Chang'an Jun
He didn't understand why his uncle wanted to see his disciple, but he still didn't want his uncle to embarrass Shu. Shu was the best at raising horses and could always give him good suggestions. For example, before, he persuaded him not to let go.
Pass those people who dare to ask for compensation from themselves.
He also said that he would get rid of those people for himself because those people insulted him. After some time, as expected, all those people disappeared. Dong Chengzi's fat pig didn't find any evidence. Things were done so beautifully.
Of course, Lord Chang'an liked this loyal retainer very much. At this moment, he was very frightened and knelt down in front of them, waiting for their orders.
"Where did you hear that Wei Wuji was going to defeat the Qin people?"
"Earlier, I had a quarrel with Wei Wuji's retainer, named Lu Su, over the reform. It was he who said that Wei Wuji was about to defeat Bai Qi and return to the Zhao Kingdom to kill us all. Many people wanted to
I heard..." Shu said nervously, Zhao Bao squinted his eyes and suddenly asked: "Where are you from?"
"I am from Wusui..."
"Bastard!! I sent people to Wu Sui to check, and there is no such person like you!!" Zhao Bao suddenly stood up, pulled out his dagger, stepped forward, kicked the bundle over, and stepped on it.
Shu's chest, the dagger was aimed at his neck. Chang'an Jun was stunned. He looked at his uncle in surprise, then looked at Shu, his face became ugly. Shu looked at Zhao Bao in horror and cried:
"How is this possible? The people you sent must not have found out clearly that I am from Wusui, and the second house on the left side of the east gate of Wusui is my home..."
Shu hurriedly explained, then cried and said: "You can send someone to check..."
Seeing Shu's appearance, Zhao Bao took away his foot and said to Shu displeased: "Go back!"
Shu Cheng stood up in fear, bowed to the two of them, and then walked out the door.
"Arrow!" Zhao Bao suddenly shouted in Qin language.
Shu was stunned, turned around, and asked blankly: "What did you say?"
"It's nothing, let's go."
Shu then walked out of Pingyang Jun's Mansion. Chang'an Jun walked to Zhao Bao with some curiosity and asked: "When will you send someone to Wu Sui to inquire about his situation?" Zhao Bao looked at him and sighed.
, just now said: "I just tested him." Chang'an Jun suddenly realized, and then said with a smile: "I knew he was reliable. You see, all my guests are reliable."
Zhao Bao shook his head and said to him: "I don't know whether he is loyal or traitorous, so when you go back, kill him and don't keep him anymore."
"Why?!" Chang'an Jun jumped up, this is a great sage who raises horses.
"Huh?" Zhao Bao stared at him displeased. Under this stern look, Chang'an Jun still gave in. He lowered his head and said, "I understand."
Chang'an Jun walked out of his uncle's mansion a little lonely, his face full of sorrow, got into the carriage, and soon returned to his mansion. In his compound outside the city, Shu was washing the horses.
The horse was a little uneasy. He lowered his head, ate the tender grass, and let Shu wash himself clean. When he saw Lord Chang'an coming back, Shu was about to put down what he was doing and pay homage to him. Lord Chang'an waved his hand casually.
Wave and let him continue working.
Shu then continued to brush, and Chang'an Jun stood behind him.
Chang'an Jun looked at him, then at the sky, and even stepped forward to pat the horse's back.
"Puch~~"
The short sword suddenly pierced Zu's back, stabbing directly from the back to the chest, and the tip of the sword even came out from the chest.
Shu's eyes widened and he looked blankly at the horse in front of him. He wanted to turn around, but he couldn't. Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. When the dagger was pulled back, he fell down weakly. Chang'an Jun put away the dagger.
Jian stopped looking at him and continued to look at the horse in front of him. The horse was stained with some blood, which made him a little unhappy, so he quickly washed it.
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