Chapter three hundred and seventy-ninth three generals
This was indeed a very scary thing for Sima Shang.
His last memory before he fell into coma was that he flew out of the carriage. When he opened his eyes, he found himself lying half naked on a carriage, surrounded by Qin soldiers patrolling back and forth.
...Sima Shang was stunned until he saw Zhao Kuo standing in front of him with a smile. Sima Shang could not recognize the man in front of him. He stared for a long time before he recognized this man under the veil of time.
Make a face.
"Ma Fujun..."
"It's... long time no see."
Sima Shang rubbed his eyes again. He was not dreaming. Why did Ma Fujun appear here? Why was he here? Zhao Kuo smiled and just let him recover peacefully. All three generals were injured, the most serious one.
It is still Tian Yue who is also a veteran of Zhao State. Although he has not had any outstanding results in these years, he has not done anything wrong. He can be said to be a trustworthy and cautious veteran.
But he still hasn't woken up and is still sleeping. After Sima Shang woke up, he was taken to rest by the soldiers. Sima Shang didn't understand Qin language, but fortunately he knew some elegant words. After talking, Sima Shang finally
Understand why he appeared here. Sima Shang looked very confused, just like Li Mu, but the difference was that Sima Shang had long lost confidence in the nobles of Zhao State. As early as when Zhao Kuo was forced to leave,
He almost rebelled.
He only hesitated for a moment, and then chatted and laughed with the Qin soldiers beside him.
They continued to rest here. Zhao Kuo accompanied them and asked them to take good care of themselves here. Zhao Kuo's letter also came to Lu Buwei's house soon after. When Lu Buwei received the letter, he sometimes frowned and sometimes sighed...
Zhao Kuo's current actions violated Qin's laws. He left Qin's territory without permission, mobilized Qin soldiers privately, and even rescued Zhao's biggest enemy.
But the problem is that the three generals that Zhao Guo relies on most are all in Yunzhong County of Qin State. Lu Buwei really doesn't know what to do. He knows that he has no way to deal with Zhao Kuo, and he doesn't want to do that... And that
Lu Buwei didn't know whether the three generals were willing to surrender or be detained, so he couldn't jump to conclusions. After thinking for a long time, Lu Buwei decided to throw this hot potato away.
Therefore, he came to the palace and met with Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng is a very controlling person. On weekdays, no matter what matters he is dealing with, he will always personally come forward to supervise the ministers, but now there is something different. Probably because the queen is about to give birth, Ying Zheng spends most of his time
He accompanied the queen in the palace and rarely went out. When he learned that Lu Buwei was coming, Ying Zheng naturally wanted to go out to see him. The monarch and his ministers met each other and paid homage to each other, and then sat down to discuss matters.
"Your Majesty... Guo Kai of Zhao State intends to surrender. You know this. I gave him an order to get rid of Li Mu and others as soon as possible... But this matter was known to Marquis Wu Cheng
, he rushed to Yunzhong City privately, and ordered Yang Duanhe and his soldiers to follow him to Yanmen of Zhao State, and rescued three generals of Zhao State, including Li Mu, Sima Shang, and Tian Yue. Now, all three of them are in Yunzhong,
I really don’t know how to deal with this.”
Lu Buwei said, and secretly looked at Ying Zheng in front of him.
Ying Zheng was not angry, and even laughed. He said as if recalling: "I know these three generals... When I was still young, General Li Mu once led me on horseback...
General Sima Shang is the best to everyone. Every time he comes to visit, he always brings many gifts...and General Tian Yue, he is the least talkative..." He looked at Lu Buwei in front of him calmly and said: "Qin
The country has gained three generals, are you unable to decide how to reward Marquis Wu Cheng?"
"reward???"
I don’t know how to reward you, so I would like to ask your Majesty to make it clear.”
"Well... I don't know how to reward him... Let's do this. He can use nine cauldrons to eat, and he can use a chariot pulled by nine horses to travel... He can wear it..."
"Your Majesty!!" Lu Buwei hurriedly stopped Ying Zheng. This is the privilege of the emperor. Logically speaking, even Ying Zheng cannot use the nine tripods... Although the current princes and kings all use the configuration of the emperor.
But isn't this a bit too much? Ying Zheng laughed, shook his head and said: "Other than that, there is really nothing to reward. How about giving Zhao Kang a few levels of title?"
"This... he has always been strong. Previously, you offered him a title, but he refused to accept it. He only wanted to use his military exploits in exchange for the title..."
After a period of discussion, the King of Qin decided to write a letter to Zhao Kuo himself and said that Lu Buwei no longer had to intervene. Only then did Lu Buwei walk out of the palace in fear.
...
"This is your son? He's already so old??" Sima Shang looked at Zhao Kang who was kneeling down with a displeased face and shouted in surprise. Li Mu was also kneeling beside him. Li Mu was stroking his beard.
He smiled and said: "His character is clearly taught by Di Gong himself..." while Tian Yue was lying on the bed and looking at Zhao Kang happily. Zhao Kuo said unhappily: "Not yet."
Meet your two father-in-laws."
"Why is it Father Zhong again??"
Zhao Kang stood up helplessly and bowed to Sima Shang and Tian Yue. They asked him to stand up and continued to look at him.
Zhao Kang didn't like the feeling of being watched like this. It made him feel like a monkey. Tian Yue smiled and asked, "Have you ever fought?" Zhao Kang suddenly felt humiliated. He raised his head and said,
Said: "I was the one who captured this Yunzhong!" Sima Shang almost jumped up when he heard this. He shouted: "It turns out it's you, kid. I left Yunzhong with my front foot and rushed to Handan, but lost Yunzhong with my back foot.
Got it!"
"If I were in the cloud..." Sima Shang gritted his teeth and looked aggrieved. Sima Shang had been governing Yunzhong County. Zhao Kang sneered and said: "If you were in the cloud, I would
I caught you a long time ago and came to meet my father!" When Sima Shang heard this, not only was he not angry, but he laughed. He said: "Okay, very good, he has a sense of pride in his chest! Follow his father!"
Zhao Kang then talked about his record of crossing the river and capturing Yunzhong. This was the only one he could show off, and it was also the one he was most proud of. He remembered that his father had told him several battle examples. After he imitated them, it turned out to be a great success.
After listening to his description, several generals were silent for a moment. Tian Yue was the first to speak: "Your method is too impulsive. If I were in Yunzhong, I would put the soldiers in several important towns.
If you stand still, there is no way you can attack and seize the city by force."
Sima Shang nodded and said: "Your strategy is quite good for your age. If I were in Yunzhong, I would directly send troops across the river to destroy your logistics supplies, and then slowly consume you. You will definitely lose.
"
Zhao Kang's face turned red from holding back, and he wished he could summon his soldiers to fight with them again. Sima Shang looked at Li Mu and asked, "What if it's you?"
Li Mu thought for a moment and then said: "The battlefield is constantly changing, and all guesses are inaccurate. A real general must know how to respond to different situations, right? Brother
?", Li Mu looked at Zhao Kuo, who couldn't help but laugh, and said: "I thought you were going to use cavalry to attack his grain road!"
This conversation left Sima Shang, Tian Yue, and Zhao Kang confused. What on earth were they talking about?
Li Mu couldn't help but shake his head after hearing this, "I didn't expect that you still remember..."
"Of course I remember. Do you still remember that we went to find Mr. Tian? At first, I thought it was my provoking method that worked... After a long time, Mr. Tian had passed away for many years, and I finally realized that it turned out that Mr. Tian was actually
He just wanted to help me... Thinking that I had humiliated him at that time, I felt very guilty."
"Yes... that's true." Li Mu smiled bitterly, and couldn't help but said: "And Mr. Lin... He always said that you are the blessing and the disaster of Zhao country... I just understand now
.", the topic was a bit heavy, the two sighed, the other three just looked at him, unable to say anything.
"Remember General Le Yi back then..." When Zhao Kuo started to speak, Li Mu quickly stopped him and said, "Don't mention this matter..."
Zhao Kang looked at his father blankly, and asked in surprise: "Father? Have you met General Le Yi??"
"Yeah...I've seen it."
"Then what other generals have you met?"
"General Tian Dan."
"Is it General Tian Dan who led Qi to defeat Yan??"
"Um..."
Zhao Kang was a little excited. For people of his age, these generals can only be seen in books, and Le Yi is the person Zhao Kang admires the most. Li Mu and others saw that this boy was now excited, and Sima Shang couldn't help but
He smiled and said: "Your father has also met the famous General Zhao She!" Zhao Kang was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "You have also met General Zhao She?!"
Zhao Kuo took a breath of air and slowly looked at Zhao Kang.
"Father? What's wrong?"
.....
Gradually, Zhao Kang became familiar with these three generals. He had the best relationship with Sima Shang. The two got along very well and often sat together and chatted. The health of the three gradually began to improve. At this time,
, Zhao Kuo finally received a letter from Xianyang, written by Ying Zheng, and the content was very simple: Please return to Xianyang with the three generals, your grandson is about to be born!
Many, many years later, when this letter was unearthed, it completely refreshed archaeologists' understanding of one emperor through the ages.
When Zhao Kuo mentioned that he would take the three of them to Xianyang, Li Mu and Tian Yue were silent and did not answer. Only Sima Shang agreed immediately. Zhao Kuo did not rush Li Mu and Tian Yue, but just asked them to prepare.
, Zhao Kang also pestered Li Mu and Tian Yue all day long to convince them... After they were ready, everyone set off to Xianyang. Sitting on the carriage, Li Mu was extremely quiet, just looking at the scenery along the road without speaking.
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After the carriage left Yunzhong, the feeling of strangeness became even stronger. There were patrolling pavilions everywhere, people speaking Qin Opera, different scenery, different clothes. Li Mu was still a little confused. He could not see the future clearly.
the way.
"What?? He was rescued by the Qin people??"
Guo Kai's eyes widened and he looked at the scouts in front of him. Guo Kai was completely confused. It was the Qin people who asked him to execute Li Mu, and it was also the Qin people who rescued Li Mu? What did the Qin people want to do? Could it be their purpose?
Is it you? Want to use Li Mu's incident to hold you hostage? This makes no sense. You have agreed to surrender to them and have agreed to work for them. Why should they bother?
Guo Kai had no choice but to issue an order telling Yan Ju not to act rashly, while he himself sent someone to inquire about the matter.
Soon, the chief spy of Qin State in Handan came to Guo Kai's house. The chief spy was called Zuofeng. He usually pretended to be a merchant and did business in various parts of Zhao State. Guo Kai went into the inner room with him.
, Guo Kai said aggrievedly: "You came to me earlier and asked me to get rid of Li Mu and other generals as soon as possible. I prepared for a full year before I found an opportunity to eradicate them all, but the people I sent out said
, it was the Qin people who rescued Li Mu..."
The merchant cleared his throat. Lu Buwei had already sent a letter telling him how to act.
"Please forgive me. The Qin people did not want to save Li Mu, but were preparing to assist the Zhao people. However, when they encountered the Zhao soldiers, they clashed and captured Li Mu and others. Now, these people
They were all taken to Xianyang, you don’t have to worry... Zhao State now has no defense force. Qin State will soon gather soldiers to attack Zhao State. Please continue to cooperate. If you can persuade King Zhao to surrender,
That would be better."
"When the State of Zhao is destroyed, Marquis Wenxin will entrust Handan and other places to you as your food town... You can become the feudal lord of the State of Qin."
Guo Kai looked at the merchant in front of him dubiously. He didn't believe what he said. A chance encounter? How could it be a chance encounter? However, Guo Kai found that now he could only choose to believe that Zhao State had an economic collapse and no food reserves.
, let alone a general who can lead troops to fight, Yan Ju can't be counted on at all. Qin State sends troops to attack, and Zhao State cannot stop it. Even if Guo Kai assists Zhao State with all his strength, there is no hope.
Guo Kai laughed and said, "That's it... I understand. Please rest assured. King Zhao seems to be violent, but in fact he is cowardly... As long as Qin starts to attack, I will persuade King Zhao to surrender... If he
If you are not willing to surrender, I can send someone to open the city gate and cooperate with the inside and outside..." The merchants were relieved, as long as Guo Kai can continue to help the Qin State, Guo Kai is now the de facto ruler of the Zhao State, and all these rulers have surrendered.
After defeating the Qin State, it would be easy to destroy the Zhao State.
Guo Kai saw off the merchants and then hurried to the palace.
"Your Majesty, I have long seen that Li Mu had the intention to rebel. He took the Zhao soldiers and wanted to surrender to Qin. The soldiers refused, so he united with the Qin people, severely injured Yan Ju, and killed thousands of Zhao soldiers.
The rest of the soldiers of the country were unwilling to surrender to the traitors and fought to the death with the Qin people, so they were able to survive." Guo Kai wiped his tears and said: "Li Mu, Sima Shang, and Tian Yue have all betrayed Zhao.