Chapter 250: Mutual Complaints (Thanks to the Guild Leader)
At this time, Zhao Kuo should not have left, because his child was about to be born, which made Zhao Kuo hesitate. When Yi gave birth, as a husband and the father of the unborn child, of course he should accompany her.
Beside her, Zhao's mother felt the same way, but Yi didn't want him to delay her important matters. She said to Zhao Kuo: "Since Dong Chengzi sent someone to come to you, he must have encountered something that cannot be solved. Please
Go and help him."
"I will wait for your return."
Youyi asked, Zhao Kuo thought again and again, and finally took Li Yu, Xing, Di, Han Fei and others, and rushed to Handan. Now Xing came to drive for him, and Di also wanted to drive, but he was too busy to drive.
He was quick and talked a lot, so Zhao Kuo asked Xing to drive, and Di followed behind, which made Li Yu and Han Fei miserable. Han Fei didn't care, he quite liked Di telling the story, after all, Han Fei had been searching
various stories and recorded them.
The warriors sent by Dong Chengzi also followed them. The warriors told what happened in Handan. The envoy of the Yan State was assassinated and a warrior of the Yan State was assassinated. The impact of this incident was still huge. After all, two people were involved.
In order to improve the relationship between the two countries, General Qu visited the ministers frequently during this period. Most ministers of the Zhao State also felt that they should live in harmony with the Yan State.
After all, Qin is watching covetously? At this time? One more ally means more power to fight against Qin? The relationship between Yan and Qin has always been ambiguous. This is a way to pull Yan from Qin's arms to his own
Good opportunities around us? At this time? Suddenly, the envoy of Yan State was assassinated, or was assassinated outside the palace. This naturally had a great impact, and all the ministers were also very concerned about it.
King Zhao only gave Dong Chengzi ten days to resolve the matter. Dong Chengzi had already used six days, leaving only four days.
When Zhao Kuo first heard about this, he was a little suspicious of Lord Xinling, but he quickly rejected his idea. This was impossible. What if Lord Xinling wanted to kill General Qu? This is not difficult.
He couldn't commit the crime of assassinating in front of the palace? The number of Wei Wuji's retainers was unrivaled by anyone in Zhao. He could even raise an army to destroy them all after leaving Handan.
What's more? Lord Xinling doesn't seem like a villain who would use such means.
Did Zhao Kuo believe in Wei Wuji? The person he suspected first? But it was Zhao Bao... Zhao Kuo was not stupid. He could see what King Zhao thought of him. He had begun to fear him, but he had no way.
He just called Zhao Bao to Handan City. Di had already told him about this matter. The main reason why King Zhao summoned Lord Pingyuan was because of Lord Changan's affairs. Could it be that Lord Pingyang wanted to frame Xin
Lord Ling, take down Lord Xinling's phase?
After all, with this Prime Minister here, no one can deal with me...
King Zhao is partial to Lord Xinling, and King Zhao is partial to all famous and wise men...Does King Zhao know about this? The last thing King Zhao wants to see is for Lord Xinling to leave Zhao. If
If Lord Pingyang does such a thing, can King Zhao tolerate him?
Zhao Kuo sat on the carriage and thought about these things seriously. He also thought about how to face King Zhao. Zhao Kuo had no intention of seeking to usurp the throne. Of course, he did not want to swear allegiance to the feudal king.
idea.
What's more, in this era, there is no saying that if the king wants his ministers to die, they have to die. At the beginning, even Shang Yang returned to his fiefdom and raised troops to resist after receiving the results of the punishment imposed on him by the King of Qin.
Zhao Kuo did not want to die in the hands of King Zhao, nor did he want to kill King Zhao. King Zhao was indeed good to him. Even if he had any thoughts in his heart, he did not say that he would deal with him. What's more, if he killed King Zhao, Zhao Kuo would
There will definitely be civil unrest in the country...
Zhao Kuo let out a long sigh. Sometimes, he really envied the villagers in the horse uniform. He just wanted to be with his family and friends, but fate seemed to be a sharp knife.
on his back.
He could only move forward with his head lowered, but could not stop and watch.
The feeling of powerlessness in the face of fate made him extremely depressed, and then he was confused about the future. He didn't know how to get along with King Zhao, and he didn't know where his future was. If he could,
Just stay in Mafu, discuss theories with the wise people in the world, and cultivate more useful people. Such a life is really happy, with a mother, art, politics, Ge's complaints, Di's verbosity, and Han's
Non-thoughts...
Zhao Kuo suddenly laughed again. Suddenly, he heard crying in the distance. Zhao Kuo hurriedly asked Xing to stop and looked into the distance. Beside the road, there was a young man holding a corpse and crying bitterly.
Zhao Kuo hurriedly got out of the carriage, surrounded by everyone, and walked to the man's side. Looking at the body in his arms, Zhao Kuo sighed again, leaned over and asked: "Is he..."
"My father died of illness...I don't have the money to bury him."
The young man cried and said.
Zhao Kuo rummaged for a while, then took out some money, handed it to him, and said, "Please take these to bury your father."
The young man raised his head. He was a very clean young man with such clear eyes. He looked at Zhao Kuo and burst into tears again. Zhao Kuo walked to him and was about to help him up when something unexpected happened.
The young man suddenly took out the dagger from under the corpse and stabbed Zhao Kuo. Di's eyes widened and he was the first to react. Like a gust of wind, he rushed towards him. But at that moment, Zhao Kuo
He quickly reached out his hand, held the young man's arm, and twisted it in the opposite direction. The young man screamed in pain.
Zhao Kuo grabbed his arm and threw him to the ground neatly. Di He Xing rushed forward and held him down.
"Why do you want to kill me?"
"I heard that anyone can kill a traitor who betrays his lord!" The young man's eyes widened and he said angrily. Zhao Kuo didn't say anything more, shook his head and said, "Take him away.
Also, bury this body..." The young man suddenly bit off his tongue, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he screamed in pain. Zhao Kuo looked at him in surprise.
Betrayed his king?
This should not be someone sent by King Zhao, otherwise, he would not have said so much. Obviously, someone wants to alienate himself from King Zhao.
Because of an attack, Di and others were very careful. They surrounded Zhao Kuo and watched the surrounding situation vigilantly. In this way, when everyone walked into Handan, Dong Chengzi was already waiting at the city gate.
Then, he rushed to his mansion with Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo told Dong Chengzi about the assassination he encountered on the road. Dong Chengzi's eyes widened and he almost cried.
The assassination of an envoy from Yan State almost drove him crazy. This...
Fortunately, Zhao Kuo didn't care about the assassination. He said, "Please tell me everything you know in detail."
At this time, Zhao Bao was sitting in the palace, lowering his head and looking at King Zhao in front of him. King Zhao said angrily: "How can you shoot the envoy of Yan State outside the palace? If the envoy of Yan State dies,
, Zhao State is about to go to war with Yan State!!" Lord Pingyang shook his head and said seriously: "Yan State has nothing to fear. They have no generals, lack of food, and cannot recruit soldiers. As long as they send Li Mu, Lejian,
Or Lian Po, Yan State will definitely fail."
"If Lord Xinling is still here, there is no way to deal with Zhao Kuo..."
"Then you can't force my Lord Xinling away. If Lord Xinling wants to leave, what should I do?" King Zhao said angrily, and Lord Pingyang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Qing, I'm not
To force Lord Xinling away, although I don't like him, but if you want him to stay, he has to stay. All I want to do is to make Lord Xinling unable to escape for the time being and let everyone focus on him.
Handan, my plan will come true."
"What exactly are your plans?"
Pingyang Jun then raised his head, looked at King Zhao in front of him, and said: "If thieves kidnapped Ma Fujun's son and asked Ma Fujun to redeem him personally, do you think Ma Fujun would go?"
"You want to kidnap Ma Fuzi??" King Zhao jumped up, shook his head and said: "No, this is absolutely not possible. I will not allow you to use such methods. Ma Fujun has contributed to Zhao Guo, he
He defeated Yan State for me and defeated Bai Qi for me. You can kill him, but you cannot treat his family like this..." Zhao Bao said angrily: "Please put Zhao State first!"
"I originally thought that after Dong Chengzi failed to do something good, I would invite Ma Fujun to Handan and kidnap his son secretly. Ma Fu people came and went, scholars from all sects were there, and strangers would not be questioned at all. I
I sent someone to find out some places where Ma Fuzi often goes to visit...I prepared something in advance, which can make Ma Fuzi completely lose all his wariness..."
"No, I don't agree." King Zhao shook his head and rejected Zhao Bao.
"Then what do you want? Don't you want to get rid of Mr. Ma Fu??"
"Get rid of Ma Fujun?" King Zhao looked at Zhao Bao, his eyes were full of pain, and he shouted: "I don't want to get rid of him! He is Ma Fujun! He is the Mafu Lord that all seven countries admire! I have Ma Fujun,
But you want to get rid of him? How can I get rid of him?! He is the most outstanding talent under my command... I don't want to hurt him, I can't hurt him..."
"Then you are ready to continue to be a puppet king, or simply give up the throne to Ma Fujun." Zhao Bao said coldly.
"Ah!!" King Zhao roared, pulled out his sword, and waved it around randomly until he lost all his strength, then fell to the palace and fell to the ground, panting and lying on the ground.
King Zhao stared upward, with tears on his face. Zhao Bao just looked at him and let him vent. After a long time, King Zhao said hoarsely: "He is cultivating talents for the poor. In the Handan School,
He has trained many talented people, and a group of his disciples have served as officials in Zhao State..."
"Stop looking for excuses! As his disciples increase, he becomes more and more dangerous. You can't even deal with him now. Ministers, generals, soldiers, people, and even you are not willing to do anything.
Hurt him... The system he came up with made Qin stronger. He and the King of Qin often communicated through letters. More of his disciples went to various countries. Now you can't even deal with anyone.
No power at all.”
"Outside of the palace, everyone follows Ma Fujun's orders, not your orders."
"A noble prince, your brother was killed by him like that, but the people of the country clapped their hands and applauded!"
"If you don't get rid of him, those who follow him will kill you sooner or later so that he can become the king of Zhao!"
King Zhao looked up blankly and asked, "Is this really necessary?"
"That's... the widow's horse-wearing gentleman."
.......
When Zhao Kuo saw King Zhao, he found that King Zhao was still not in a good mood. He looked a little tired. However, when facing Zhao Kuo, he was still very enthusiastic and kindly let Zhao Kuo sit on his bed.
Next to him, Zhao Kuo asked with some worry: "Are you okay?" King Zhao shook his head and said seriously: "The matter of the envoy of the Yan State is of great importance. If the envoy of the Yan State dies in Zhao State, no one will be able to do it again in the future."
No country dares to send envoys to Zhao..."
Zhao Kuo nodded and said seriously: "You are right, the death of a person is already a very serious matter." Zhao Kuo paused and then said: "I doubt that this is Pingyang.
What you did was because Dong Chengzi discovered that the assassin might be among the palace warriors..." King Zhao's face stiffened slightly, he smiled, and then he said: "How is this possible?"
"Pingyang Jun is seriously ill and is still on the bed, unable to get up."
"Sir... there are some things I want to tell you. I know that there must be some villain telling you that I want to betray the State of Zhao. However, my family and my friends are all in the State of Zhao. I am not
I will want to leave here. I just want to stay at my Handan school with peace of mind and teach more disciples so that they can change the world in the future..."
"One king for the world? I know that... Do you think Zhao can achieve one king for the world?"
"Maybe, if you can support the reform, improve people's livelihood, reuse talented people, and stay away from villains, Zhao Guo will definitely be revitalized... However, many people will probably die." Zhao Kuo said, and smiled bitterly.
He continued: "Your Majesty, maybe I am not suitable for this era. I should not be the one who comes here... If I can be more decisive and cruel..."
"I'm sorry... I can't accomplish the task of becoming a king of the world for you, and I can't accomplish it for anyone else. I go to the battlefield to save people, not to kill."
"I can only cowardly hide in the horse uniform and strive to teach more disciples who can play a role in the era of one king... Everything I know has been told to my disciples, even if I am no longer here
, there are also people who will fulfill my belief... In this way, I can feel less guilty."
King Zhao did not speak. He was silent for a long time, and then he said: "You are right... you are not suitable to be a general. You are more suitable to be the prime minister. If I can rule the world, I will definitely appoint you as my minister."
Prime Minister, I ask you to help me govern the world."
"Okay... If you can really realize your dream, I am willing to serve as the prime minister and govern the world for you."
