Chapter 94 The last virtuous person in the palace (thanks to the leader of Meng Yi 123)
Xianyang.
Fan Ju welcomed a distinguished guest in his courtyard. This distinguished guest was very old, even older than Fan Ju. As soon as Fan Ju saw him, he kindly supported him and asked him to sit down. The old man was wearing black clothes. With white hair and sharp eyes, Fan Ju sat in front of him and said with a smile: "As the Prime Minister, there are too many things to deal with. Please don't blame me."
The old man's face became more and more gloomy, and he stared at Fan Ju angrily. Everyone knew that he wanted to get the phase. Fan Ju said this to deliberately anger him, but the old man did not get angry. He just asked: " Is everything going well for you?"
Fan Ju stroked his beard without hiding it and said: "Of course it went well. The envoy has arrived in Handan soon. Hearing that Qin intends to negotiate peace with Zhao, the soldiers and people of Zhao are very happy. The soldiers of Changping They lost their will to fight and were ready to go home. After learning the news from the envoy, Wei's reinforcements also stayed in Daliang and continued to observe and did not go out to fight."
The old man grinned and asked: "With your character, sending an envoy should not only be for these two results?"
Fan Ju laughed and said: "Sure enough, you know me best. Your son You sent someone to deliver the news. In the palace of King Zhao, only Yu Qing is our enemy. The rest have already Having been eliminated by your Youzi, my target this time is Yu Qing. As long as Yu Qing also leaves the palace, your Youzi can become the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao. At that time, whether it is Lian Po or Zhao Kuo, , can a person who has no echo behind him still be Qin’s enemy?”
"Is your envoy going to assassinate Yu Qing?"
Fan Ju glanced at him, smiled, and said, "I have no outsiders here. You don't have to pretend. How come you don't know what I'm thinking?"
The old man suddenly laughed and said, "Do you want King Zhao to hand over Yu Qing to end the war between Qin and Zhao?"
Fan Ju didn't say anything, just looked at him.
"Then do you think King Zhao will hand it over?"
Fan Ju shook his head and said: "King Zhao will never hand over Yu Qing. Even if the army surrounds Handan, he will never hand it over, but it is not up to him. I know Yu Qing very well. He is a very good person." A strong man, if he knows that he has become my pawn, do you know what he will do? He will definitely kill himself and let King Zhao give his head to the envoy."
"Oh? Then your plan was defeated, wasn't it?"
"Yes, if Yu Qing does that, my plan will be defeated, so I will no longer participate in the war, and everything else will be handed over to Lord Wu An." Fan Ju said calmly: " No matter whether King Zhao has Lian Po or Zhao Kuo as his general, all the people in the palace are ours. How are they going to defeat Lord Wu An?" The old man shook his head and said, "Your strategy is still as ruthless as ever. Hot, it seems that you know the ministers of Zhao State very well."
"War is not necessarily about deciding the winner on the battlefield. I know the ministers of Zhao State better than the ministers of Qin State. Tian Dan is wise, but he will not give advice to Zhao State. Lin Xiangru is brave, but he is old; Yu Qing is far-sighted, but he is too strong and easily broken. Zhao Bao has strategies, but is short-tempered and irritable. Pang Nuan, Zhao Sheng and the like do not always stay with King Zhao."
"Oh, then...where is Zhao Kuo?"
"Just a reckless man who can only pretend." Fan Ju said through gritted teeth.
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But the reckless man who only pretended to be pretentious was riding a horse and galloping past on the road. Zhao Kuo had almost no intention to hide his thoughts. He just led many of his disciples and rode towards the envoy on horseback. Zhao Kuo's idea was very simple. Since Qin's plan could not be eliminated, the people who implemented the plan would be eliminated. The messenger's speed was very slow, as if he was deliberately delaying the time.
According to Fu Zhao's words, they should have left Lu Cheng and were heading towards the horse uniform.
Following Zhao Kuo, Zhao Fu looked particularly sad. At night, everyone lit a bonfire and were resting. Zhao Fu came to Zhao Kuo one time, frowned, and asked: "Young Master, how about this?" Is it really good to do this? Killing the envoy is unethical and will destroy your reputation. Besides, the people of Zhao have longed for peace for a long time. If you kill the envoy of Qin, the people and soldiers will resent you. "
This is not the first time that Fu Zhao came to persuade. Fu Zhao really felt that such behavior was too risky. What if Qin really wanted to negotiate peace? Didn't Zhao Kuo make a big mistake by acting like this?
Zhao Kuo sat on the cold ground, clenching his fists. He raised his head, looked at Zhao Fu, and asked with a smile: "Do you think I care about my reputation? Or do you think that everything I have done before , all to make others respect me more?" Zhao Fu was shocked and shook his head hurriedly. Zhao Kuo then said: "I have done a lot of things, but when I do these things, I never In order to let others praise my benevolent actions when they see me."
"Perhaps, at the beginning, I was like this. I enjoyed the praise of others. However, I saw too many good people. You know, there are many kind and good people in Zhao State. They should not suffer such suffering. , I try my best to do what I can do to help more innocent people. Even if I do this and they start to hate me and scold me, I don’t care. At least, they can survive. "
Zhao Fu stood for a long time, staring blankly at Zhao Kuo in front of him, gritting his teeth and said: "It is precisely because of this that I dare not let you take such a risk!"
"If Qin really wanted to negotiate peace... the Qin people also stopped attacking..."
Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "It is winter now, and it has become more difficult to transport grain and supplies. Is it because the envoys have stopped attacking? The Qin people have never thought about negotiating peace. If it is just to join the party, why bother?" We need to use hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and they are here to destroy Zhao State... I know you are afraid, and you really hope that the peace negotiation is true. I am also afraid, and I also hope that the peace negotiation is true... .”
"But, I can't numb myself like this. I numbed myself once before and forced myself to believe... but I killed an upright messenger. He died in Qin. He said that he wanted me to avenge him. ...No matter how scared I am, I must be prepared to fight to the death with the Qin people. Even if I die in Changping, even if the Zhao people hate me and leave me with no place to stand, I will not let them Kill more people!"
Zhao Kuo said firmly, and his clenched hands gradually loosened.
Zhao Fu looked at him, "You asked me not to convince myself to believe it, but aren't you also trying to convince yourself to believe it?" He said nothing more, swept away the dust around Zhao Kuo, and sat next to him. He said seriously: "No matter what you want to do, I am willing to follow you, but this time, please let me go, and I will kill them."
"Do you want to kill the envoy, then commit suicide to apologize, and take all the charges?" Zhao Kuo suddenly became angry. He grabbed Fu Zhao's shoulders and asked: "You still have a wife at home, and Parents, and two children, why do you ignore them like this, why do you want to die for me!!"
"You have a mother at home and many people who love you in the country. Why are you willing to die for the people of Zhao!!"
"Because they love me and trust me, they regard me as their hope!"
"I love you too, I trust you, and I regard you as hope, so I am willing to die for you!"
Zhao Kuo was stunned, and let go of the hand holding Zhao Fu's shoulder. He smiled and said, "Then you have to live well. You and Ge are the only ones left by my side. If you also leave me, If I go, I won't be able to do anything..." He tinkered with the bonfire in front of him, his face changing colors under the light of the bonfire, and he said: "This thing must be done by myself, and only if you do it with your own hands. Only when the country knows that I did it will they believe that there will never be a chance for peace talks between Zhao and Qin."
Mr. Zhao sat aside, sighed helplessly, picked up the roasted mutton, and ate it.
The approaching Ge suddenly kicked Mr. Zhao on the leg, lowered his head, and said angrily: "When I went to pee, you came to take my place, that's all, and you also eat my barbecue." !”
"Do you think I'm easy to bully because I'm old?!"
