Because Lord Pingyang had been brought to justice, the ban on Handan was also lifted.
However, no one was in a hurry to leave Handan. Lord Longyang stood at the door of the mansion and personally cleaned the road in front of the mansion. Some people who knew about it said that this was Lord Longyang's preparation for welcoming the sage who would come.
It is not difficult to guess that the sage is Ma Fujun of Zhao State. When Ma Fujun arrived here, Long Yangjun looked a little guilty. He leaned over and bowed and said: "I learned that I lost my temper after drinking. I will tell you
I said some inappropriate words, please forgive me for my crime."
Zhao Kuo shook his head and said with a chuckle: "How could I blame you... You said you asked me for something important, isn't it just for this matter?"
"I do have something important to discuss with you."
Long Yangjun asked Ma Fujun to go into the inner room. He walked to the Wei warriors at the door and said seriously: "Buy me a sheep..." The warriors nodded and were about to leave. Long Yang
Jun Que grabbed his hand again, lowered his voice, and ordered with a smile: "Use Zhao Bao's name to approach his men and horses, kill them, and rush directly to Wei with the horses and clothes..."
The warrior smiled and walked out of here.
Zhao Kuo sat in the inner room and waited for a while before Long Yangjun came in and sat next to him. Long Yangjun looked a little solemn and said seriously: "I invite you here this time because
Things about the Wei State...Your "Ma Fu Shu" is very popular in the Wei State. The Wei State also wants to reduce tax rates and reduce corvee labor, but it doesn't know how to formulate a tax rate suitable for the Wei State..."
Hearing these words, Zhao Kuo suddenly became energetic. This is a good thing. He thought seriously for a moment and then said: "If Wei Guo is determined to change the tax rate and make changes, then he must send people to investigate Wei Guo.
The agricultural products and cultivated land area must be verified, and the household registration must be verified. The new tax rate I implemented in Zhao State is calculated based on the cultivated land output... In addition, the country's economic strength must also be taken into account. If the tax rate is too low,
It may affect the country's finances, which is also unacceptable."
When Zhao Kuo began to tell, Long Yangjun picked up a pen to record it. Zhao Kuo said: "I heard that the nobles of Wei State own a lot of cultivated land and a large number of people are dependent on them. Such a distribution is
That’s not right, there are even refugees in the Wei State. Why doesn’t the Wei State organize these refugees to reclaim the land? Why doesn’t the people be allowed to reclaim the land themselves?”
Time passed very quickly. In addition to the tax rate issue, Long Yangjun also asked about water conservancy, official administration and other issues. Zhao Kuo also answered with sincerity. He really hoped that the people of Wei could live a better life, so
At this time, Ma Fu Township's jailer, Zhao Fu, and Wang Fan quickly rushed into Handan City. They hurried to Dong Chengzi's residence to inquire about Ma Fu Jun's whereabouts.
But Ma Fujun was not here. They went to Pang Gong's mansion and then to Xinling Lord's mansion. After searching for a long time, they finally met Di on the road. Di saw them in such a hurry and hurriedly took them there.
In the courtyard where Long Yangjun lives.
Zhao Kuo stood up in surprise. Seeing the panic of the three people in front of him, he immediately understood that something big had happened to Ma Fu.
"Mr. Mafu... A group of knights came earlier..." Zhao Qusheng told Zhao Kuo truthfully everything he knew and observed. Zhao Kuo trembled all over.
His face became extremely pale, and Long Yangjun on the side also widened his eyes and was extremely shocked. Zhao Kuo staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground. Di hurriedly supported him.
"Mother...Yi...Ge..." Zhao Kuo murmured. He suddenly woke up and said, "I will return to the horse uniform..." As he said this, he did not even talk to Long Yangjun.
He said goodbye and rushed out of here. The disciples followed him and rushed out together. Di was still comforting him: "Master, please don't worry. There are also Yang Duanhe following you. Yang Duan and that boy,
It can also be beaten..."
Although he was persuading Zhao Kuo not to worry, he himself was in a daze. He didn't know where to put his hands and looked around blankly. When they rushed out, Long Yangjun frowned and stamped his feet hurriedly.
He called a warrior and said, "Let our people evacuate quickly! We must not be encountered by others!" With that, he hurriedly left here.
Li Yu proposed to tell Lord Xinling about the matter and ask him to come and help. Zhao Kuo did not refuse and rushed to Mafu himself, then asked Li Yu to find Wei Wuji. Lord Xinling, who was drinking with the guests in the courtyard,
When Li Yu heard from Li Yu that Ma Fujun's family had been kidnapped by gangsters, he immediately jumped up and shouted angrily. Immediately, Lord Xinling's retainers set out in all directions, hundreds of people starting from Handan, and then
More diners left Handan.
Wei Wuji sent someone to inform Lian Po, and Lian Po hurriedly reported it to King Zhao. King Zhao was also very surprised by this incident and ordered Lian Po to go to help. Lian Po hurriedly sent out all the soldiers from Handan to search for the whereabouts of the criminals. That was it.
, the whole Handan was in chaos because of this incident. Soldiers could be seen everywhere checking, and knights were constantly patrolling the roads. It was precisely because of this that the knights sent by Long Yangjun were not affected.
Suspect.
They said that Lord Long Yang sent him out to help with the search.
Even the knights who brought him were searching in various places. Village after village, even the abandoned villages in the wild, were not left behind. Roads were blocked everywhere and no entry or exit was allowed. And in this
At that time, Zhao Kuo also returned to Mafu Township. The disciples seemed a little anxious. Many people had gone out to explore spontaneously. Mafu Township seemed empty. Only Xunzi, Zhan and a few other old people stayed here.
Of course, there are still many Confucian scholars staying here to protect Ma Fuzi here.
Zhao Kuo seemed to be in a daze. He hurried to Ping Gong's mansion. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhao Zheng curled up in Ping Gong's arms. Zhao Zheng looked very scared. Around them, there were
There were more than a dozen Confucian scholars standing with sharp swords. These people looked around and looked very vigilant. When they saw Mr. Ma Fu walking in, they put down their guard.
"Father..." Zhao Zheng cried, broke free from Ping Gong's arms, and ran all the way into Zhao Kuo's arms. Zhao Kuo leaned down and picked him up, and Zhao Zheng just snuggled up to him.
In his arms, he started crying, and he cried and said: "Mother... eldest mother... they don't want me..." Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, hugged him tightly, and said: "Don't be afraid
, they won’t want you, no.”
Zhao Kuo's eyes were red. He looked around, then looked at Han Fei. He said, "Fei, I'm optimistic about the government. I want to go out."
Han Fei was silent all the way. When he heard Zhao Kuo's instructions, he nodded, took Zhao Zheng from his arms, and said to Zhao Zheng gently: "Just wait here with me.
, Wait until the teacher brings your mother and eldest mother back." Zhao Zheng nodded, got down from Han Fei's arms, held his hand, wiped his tears, and couldn't help sobbing.
Zhao Kuo walked out of here and was about to go out when he saw the trembling Xunzi, Zou Yan, Gongsun Long and Zhan walking over. When they saw Zhao Kuo with red eyes, they felt a little uncomfortable. Xunzi walked up
He came without talking nonsense and said straight to the point: "This matter is inseparable from four people. The first is King Zhao, the second is Pingyang Jun, the third is Longyang Jun, and the fourth is
King Qin."
"However, I prefer that these four people took action... Yang Duanhe suddenly asked to follow. Yang Duanhe is from Qin, and the cavalry that took your family away was well-trained, but the equipment was not as good as the second one.
Zhi, I think these are probably people sent by Qin. They want to use your family to force you to surrender to Qin. Please take your people to explore all the roads that can lead to Qin and the villages along the way."
"However, please don't worry too much. If it is as I guess, the Qin people will never harm your family..."
Zhao Kuo frowned, but still did not speak. He was silent for a moment, then nodded to Xunzi and left in a hurry. Zhao Kuo rode a fast horse, quickly rushed out of the horse uniform, and galloped in the direction of Shangdang.
Go, and he sent Xing Lai to inform Lian Po and ask him to help block those important roads leading to Qin, such as leading to Shangdang or leading to Hanoi.
Just when the entire Handan County was in chaos, the palace of King Zhao was surprisingly calm.
King Zhao and Zhao Bao were sitting face to face. Just now, King Zhao announced the punishment for Zhao Bao, which was to remove him from his title and demote him to a commoner. From today on, there will be no Pingyang Lord in the Zhao Kingdom.
, there is only one commoner, Bao. Bao is indifferent to this royal order. What he pursues is not power, nor is he pursuing his own wealth. What he pursues is the stability of the throne, which is the responsibility of every clan.
Leopard said to King Zhao seriously: "The people I sent have completed their purpose."
King Zhao nodded and said: "Lian Po found me. He said: Ma Fujun's family was kidnapped by the gangsters. I gave you more than twenty elites. I didn't expect that you not only plotted against Ma Fuzi, but also Ma Fujun."
His family members were also taken away..." King Zhao squinted his eyes, took another sip of wine, and then said: "But that's fine, that's fine, but you can't hurt Ma Fujun's family...
I will treat them well."
"Family? No, Lian Po probably said it wrong. The people I sent were to kidnap Ma Fuzi."
King Zhao was also a little confused. He thought for a moment, nodded, and said: "Everyone who knows about this matter must be eliminated. No one else knows about the dead soldiers I gave you, and their families are not aware of it."
In other places, they would not dare to betray me, but are you prepared?"
"Of course, I have already arranged the evidence that they came from Qin and the identities of their Qin officials... This is all thanks to Lou Su. Fortunately, you were not in a hurry to execute Lou Su. He was very interested in Qin.
He was very familiar with many things about Qin. He forged a list of more than 20 Qin people. As long as Lian Po searched carefully, he could find out their identities... There is no doubt that these people are Qin people, and there may even be some
Testify that you have met these people."
"Even the places where they rest on weekdays are recorded in detail."
"Where's Lou Huan?"
"After he helped me arrange these things, I killed him."
A trace of unbearability flashed across King Zhao's face, and he added: "Then no one else knows about this matter?"
"Long Yangjun of the Wei Kingdom once found me and gave me a crossbow belonging to Lord Xinling's family. He wanted to cooperate with me. His purpose was to force Lord Xinling to return to the Wei Kingdom." Just as Bao Bao spoke, Zhao
The king stood up angrily and said: "How can you force Lord Xinling away?!" Bao said helplessly: "I have no intention of driving him away, I just agreed to Lord Longyang temporarily.
, he also helped me a lot in this matter."
"He knows??" King Zhao's eyes gradually became cold. He looked at Leopard coldly and said with a sneer: "Okay, next, he will tell Ma Fujun what he knows, and everyone in the world will know it."
I know that if you kill Ma Fujun, the Zhao Kingdom will be destroyed... Hehe, you are indeed my relative, you are always thinking of me..."
Faced with King Zhao's sarcasm, Bao was still not angry. He shook his head and said, "Please don't worry. Long Yangjun doesn't know the details and can't produce any evidence. If he wants to do something,
, then it just so happens that this matter can be turned out to be done by him. The purpose is to disturb the Zhao State and express his dissatisfaction with the Zhao State's annexation of the Wei State... I have made all arrangements, and Lou Yan proposed this plan.
, are all dead and no one will know about them anymore.”
Zhao Kuo seemed to be going crazy, rushing back and forth on the main roads in Handan. He did not eat or drink, and kept galloping along the roads. The horses under his crotch were changed one after another, but he had no choice but to do so.
Harvest, looking at Zhao Kuo's appearance, his disciples and disciples were all very worried. Zhao Kuo did not eat, drink or even rest for two days in a row, just running back and forth in various places, looking for the whereabouts of those knights.
But these people seemed to have disappeared from the world, and no news about them could be found anymore.
Zhao Kuo sat on the muddy ground, with the diners standing around him. Zhao Kuo lowered his head and said nothing, with the corners of his mouth trembling slightly. Di looked at the diners around him, motioned for them to leave, and then sat down.
He had to say to his side, "Master... don't worry, we will definitely find them, but where can they escape in one day? General Lian Po investigated the dead soldiers who died in horse uniforms and found that they all
From Qin..."
"They came from Shangdang in the name of merchants, and they are waiting for the opportunity in Wu'an City... I think the King of Qin respects you so much, he will definitely not hurt you..."
"I shouldn't have left... How could I endure the long journey when I was pregnant... My mother is old, how could she persist? Ge's legs hurt when exposed to the cold wind. He is now
So what? And Yang Duanhe, he is so young..." Zhao Kuo covered his face and couldn't help but shed tears.
"I shouldn't have left them."
"The head of the family...Xunzi and the others said that this matter has something to do with Zhao Bao, Zhao Dan and the others. Why don't we go to Handan..."
