The knights held the reins tightly and looked at the retreating troops of the Yan Kingdom in the distance. The horses lowered their heads and paced back and forth. The people of the Yan Kingdom finally saw their hometown, tears filled their eyes, and they couldn't help but quicken their pace and headed towards the Yan Kingdom.
They ran away from the country. Zhao Fu rode a horse and galloped back and forth in front of them. He shouted: "Ma Fuzi Renyi, forgive your fault! But if the second and third sons dare to invade our Zhao country again, they will not get any more horses."
Fuzi’s forgiveness!! I hope the second and third sons will remember it!!”
The Yan people were speechless. The moment they rushed into the land of Yan State, they finally couldn't help but kneel on the ground and put their foreheads on the ground. Some people also lay directly on the cold ground and dug out the soil.
He smeared his face, it was very cold in the Yan country, especially at this moment, snow had fallen in most areas of the Yan country, but the hearts of the people of the Yan country were still warm, they were finally home, and they were home alive.
They have never heard of a general who would release his prisoners or forgive his enemies. The defeated army would often die miserably in the hands of the enemy, even if it surrendered. Because of the military merit system of the Qin State,
Because, generally speaking, they don’t like to capture enemies, and the generals of other princes are all from noble backgrounds. They need to prove their bravery and use the enemy’s heads to obtain rewards from the king, so they will not let go of prisoners.
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Only when they stood on the soil of their own country did these Yan people wake up and their feet seemed to have truly landed. Zhao Fu just looked at them coldly. He still thought that the general did something wrong and did not kill him this time.
If we get rid of these Yan people, King Yan will recruit them sooner or later to attack Zhao again. The war will be endless. Only by killing all the men of Yan can the war end.
The soldiers of the Yan State who were able to survive faced the direction of the Zhao State, lowered their heads, and muttered words. Occasionally, a few soldiers raised their hands and jumped around in large strides. Their strange voices made the knights of the Zhao State
They were all a little afraid. They couldn't understand what the Yan people were saying. A knight came to Zhao Fu uneasily and asked: "What kind of witchcraft are they doing? Do we need to prepare some mulberry wood?"
Fu Zhao was very calm. He shook his head and said, "They are praying for Ma Fuzi... It's okay, just go back."
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Since the reinforcements arrived, Zhao Kuo kept Lou Chang by his side, saying that he wanted to ask for advice and would not let him leave his side. Even Xu Li did not receive such treatment. Xu Li took the knights around to explore whether
There was also the defeat of the Yan people, who had no chance to stay by Zhao Kuo's side.
Ge said to his left and right: Ma Fuzi should seriously ask Lou Chang for advice. For Ma Fuzi's military exploits like this, the reward he will get is not as good as Lou Chang's few words of flattery. If he doesn't ask him for some advice on how to flatter the Lord,
How can Ma Fuzi bring rewards to you?
Lou Chang naturally knew in his heart why Zhao Kuo wanted to keep him by his side, but he was neither sullen nor angry. He was extremely respectful to Ma Fuzi and treated Ma Fuzi with a humble attitude. Zhao Kuo sat in the inner room, holding the
The bamboo slips were waiting for news about Zhao Fu and Xu Li, and Lou Chang was sitting next to him, looking at Zhao Kuo, with a fake smile on his face. Zhao Kuo put down the bamboo slips and looked at it with a smile.
Lou Chang.
"I remember Lou Jun's father-in-law was an official in Qin?"
"Zhongfu is a good friend of Pang Gong and once served King Wu Ling. The King of Qin also knew his talents, so he sent someone to invite him. In order to ease the relationship between Qin and Zhao, King Wu Ling sent Zhongfu to Qin. As the prime minister of the country, Qin and Zhao were as close as brothers during that period, and there was no war." Lou Chang said with some pride.
Zhao Kuo continued: "Your father-in-law is indeed a talented man. I heard that he contributed many useful strategies to Qin. Zhao wanted to let him come back, but he refused, so Qiuye went to Qin to speak to the king of Qin. The King of Qin deposed him and made Wei Ran his prime minister. After that, many of Qin's strategies against Zhao seemed to have been proposed by your father-in-law. As a Zhao native, he helped the enemy to harm his own country. , what kind of person do you think your father-in-law is?"
Lou Chang laughed, shook his head and said: "I think Father Zhong is a talented and wise man. Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju is from Wei, Yan Prime Minister Li Fu is from Qi, and Zhao Xiang Tian Shan is from Qi... Bird Then choose the wood, how can the wood choose the bird? Just like the soldiers, if they don’t follow someone like you who treats them as a confidant, how can they still follow a villain like me? Isn’t it the same for ministers?”
Zhao Kuo didn't say anything. In this period, people generally served individuals rather than the country. Under the feudal system, from top to bottom, every level had its own feudal prince. All everyone had to do was to find someone who could be reused. Oneself, one can treat one's own monarch with courtesy. Of course, this idea seems to have gradually changed. After all, now all localities are counties and counties, directly under the rule of the king, and the feudal system has collapsed.
In the past, there were smaller vassal states within the vassal states. You might be living in the Jin State, eating corn and singing the Tang Dynasty. Suddenly a doctor granted you a city, and you changed your nationality. The doctor transferred a certain scholar to your country. If you were granted another title, you would have to change it again, so this concept of serving the prince instead of the country was formed. At this time, the prince, like Ma Fuzi, did not have the power of administration and re-confession, so of course he could only There is no feudal country of its own.
When Lou Chang saw that Zhao Kuo did not answer, he added: "I know your talents, but you have never received any favors worthy of your merits. Why don't you find a suitable tree to live in?"
Zhao Kuo looked at him deeply and said: "I never fight for one person, I fight for millions of people."
Lou Chang was silent for a moment, and then said: "Actually, I followed my Zhongfu since I was a child and learned a lot of principles of governing the country..." Suddenly, he stopped, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and then said seriously Zhao Kuo said: "My father-in-law, you asked me about you a few days ago. The King of Qin knew about your reputation and was very afraid of you. You should be more careful. There are many spies of the Qin people in Zhao State. I I'm worried that they will try to kill you."
"Thank you for your reminder. I also want to remind you of one thing. I heard that no one can tell the difference between the swan and the chaffinch hiding in the forest. Only when they spread their wings and soar, can the swan and the chaffinch be distinguished. The difference is. Just because the dense forest hides one’s presence, is it okay to cut down the forest where you live and kill the chaffinches that accompany you?”
Lou Chang just smiled and said nothing.
Some soldiers came to report that Zhao Fu had already arrived outside the city. Zhao Kuo then said goodbye to Lou Chang and left the inner room.
Lou Chang watched Zhao Kuo leave, and then murmured: "If there is no chance to spread their wings, even if the perch is cut down, what's wrong? When the perch falls, all the sparrows and swans will be killed."
If you want to spread your wings and fly high, those who cannot fly will have no choice but to be thrown to death."
Zhao Fu came back, and he brought good news. He had sent the soldiers of Yan State back to the territory of Yan State. This also meant that this war was over, as long as the King of Yan had not gone crazy.
, he would not launch a war in winter, not to mention that these soldiers who had just been defeated had completely lost their combat effectiveness. If King Yan organized another attack, I am afraid that the moment they saw Zhao Kuo's flag, their entire army would collapse, saying
There may be another scenario where the general is killed and asked to surrender.
The news of the end of the war swept through the entire Bairen.
The common people were shouting Ma Fuzi and were ecstatic, while the soldiers were wiping their tears and hugging each other. They didn't even think about surviving. After all, they had too many enemies, and they were just temporary.
He recruited a group of old and weak people, but he did not expect that Ma Fuzi, relying on such a small group of old and weak people, actually wiped out the Yan army. Yan Xiangli died in the belly, which was the biggest blow to the Yan country.
The city was filled with excitement. Dong Chengzi brought many old men from Bairen to pay their respects to Zhao Kuo, but Zhao Fu reluctantly told them that Ma Fuzi was not in the city.
In the dense forest outside Songzi City, Zhao Kuo sat on his knees on the ground, holding the bad wine presented by King Zhao. He did not know how to drink. After seeing the suffering of the people, he was even more resistant to drinking. But at this moment, he was drinking heavily.
He poured wine into his mouth, and in front of him were many graves.
"I'm going back...I'm sorry, I can't take my second and third sons back with me."
"I will take good care of your parents and raise your children. Please rest assured."
"I have already killed Li Fu. I originally wanted to hang his head here, but I am worried that it will attract wild beasts and pollute your resting place."
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry."
Zhao Kuo raised his head and drank hard again, with tears streaking across his face.