Chapter 17 What is after the snow melts? * Ask for a monthly pass]
"Why do I feel like you are going to do something in Zhao State again!" Dongjun looked at Wu Chenzi and said. Since Wu Chenzi got along with Guo Kai and Han Cang, the three of them have almost become sworn friends.
"What bad thoughts can Taoism have!" Wu Chenzi said innocently, but his heart was in a state of confusion. The woman's sixth sense was indeed scary. He was plotting against Zhao State, and even Xiaomeng did not tell him that Dongjun could guess.
"Do you think we didn't find it?" Dong Jun looked at Wu Chenzi speechlessly. He really thought that Xiaomeng and Shao Siming didn't know, but they didn't ask.
"Then do you know why they didn't ask?" Wu Chenzi said to Dongjun.
"Why?" Dongjun asked curiously.
"Because women don't need to know too much!" Wu Chenzi said, threatening Yan Lingji, finally calmed down, and another Dongjun ran out.
"That's because you are too obvious. You don't know that in the past few months, the whole of Handan has been saying that you three are the same and are in a collusion!" Dongjun said. Wu Chenzi had just arrived in Handan and actually got along with Guo Kai and Han Cang, two leading officials of Zhao State. He was full of flowers and wine and was also called the Three Rats of Zhao State by the people! The Rats of the Country!
"What exactly do Wuchenzi want to do?" Li Mu arrived in the general's mansion deeply puzzled. Guo Kai and Han Cang didn't know that Han Shen was the head of the Taoist sect and the Qin national sect, but he knew very well, but he didn't know what Wuchenzi would do if he didn't go to Que and Cheng to take over the Qin army and run to Handan.
"Han Cang and Guo Kai can contact the defense map of Zhao Guo City!" Sima Shang reminded that the Qin army and Zhao army are now confronting the city in Que, and no one is moving. Li Mu did not go to the army, just waiting for the Qin army to move first. They guessed that the Qin army was waiting for Wu Chenzi to go to Que and City to take over the army before it moved, so both of them stayed in Handan and waited for the other party to move first.
"The city defense map is fake!" Li Mu said. With people like Guo Kai and Han Cang in the morning, how could he hand over the real city defense map? The city defense map handed over to Zhao Wangqian is also fake.
"Fake?" Sima Shang was stunned and looked at Li Mu. Reporting the fake city defense map was a serious crime. Li Mu actually dared to do this!
"The general will not accept military orders from abroad!" Li Mu looked at Sima Shang and said, Zhao State has already done this, how can it be worse?
"I'll take you to meet someone!" Li Mu said to Sima Shang.
"Who?" Sima Shang asked in confusion. At this time, who else is worth visiting by Li Mu himself!
"You will know when you arrive!" Li Mu said, taking Sima Shang into casual clothes, without taking anyone, left the general's mansion and walked towards the Zhao Palace in Handan. However, he stopped in front of the third mansion outside the Zhao Palace, threw himself into the famous sect, and under the guidance of his elders, he quietly entered through the back door.
"Pingyang Jun's Mansion?" Sima Shang frowned. Pingyang Jun rarely heard of this. Since the death of the previous king, Pingyang Jun also stepped down from the prime minister. Guo Kai became the new Zhao Xiang, and Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao also faded out of the Zhao court. If Li Mu hadn't brought him here, he would have forgotten the former Zhao Xiang, and everyone would have thought he was dead.
"If something happens to me, remember to come to find Pingyang Jun and let him support you to become the chief general of the Zhao army!" Li Mu said seriously. Wu Chenzi and Guo Kai and Han Cang got along. Needless to think about it, it was Qin's old trick that wanted Zhao to change its generals again, so before going to war, he also had to prepare for both hands.
"I've met Mr. Pingyang!" Li Mu took Sima Shang into the study room in Mr. Pingyang's mansion, and saw an old man with silver-white hair lying on the couch, as if he couldn't even open his eyes.
"You all go down, give me instructions, and don't get close within ten steps!" Zhao Bao opened his eyes, and there was no way he looked old.
"No!" the old man replied, and took the people out of the study and waited outside the door, not allowed to get closer.
"Mr. Pingyang, take care of her health!" Li Mu looked at Zhao Bao and said worriedly, afraid that Zhao Bao would die earlier than him.
"Mr. Wu'an doesn't have to worry about me. I can still hold on until the end of the Qin-Zhao War!" Zhao Bao waved his hand and sat up with Li Mu's support.
"Is this the one who succeeds you?" Zhao Bao looked at Sima Shang and asked Li Mu.
"Yeah!" Li Mu nodded and signaled Sima Shang to come forward and let Zhao Bao see clearly.
"The last general Sima Shang has seen the King of Pingyang!" Sima Shang also hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Zhao Bao to see him clearly.
"Since it is recommended by Wu Anjun, I can trust it!" Zhao Bao looked at Sima Shang carefully and said.
"How much chance does Wu'an Jun have to win this time?" Zhao Bao looked at Li Mu and asked.
"Zero!" Li Mu shook his head and said.
"Wang Jian is the general and Meng Wu is the deputy general, you are not sure?" Zhao Bao looked at Li Mu and asked in a deep voice.
"Wang Jian is a general, and the chief general of the Qin army is Wu Chenzi this time. The Qin army sent 200,000 troops plus the 100,000 Qin troops who were originally stationed in Shangdang, a total of 300,000!" Li Mu explained.
"Wuchenzi? Is the newly emerging famous general who destroyed South Korea, the head of the Taoist sect and the national teacher of Qin?" Zhao Bao continued to ask.
"Well! Wu Chenzi is a Taoist master who has never been seen in a century. He is proficient in a hundred schools of thought and is unique in military affairs!" Li Mu said.
"Are you not sure to beat him?" Zhao Bao didn't believe that a young man would make Li Mu so afraid.
"It's Zhao State that cannot defeat Qin State!" Li Mu said. If he was the chief general of the Qin army and Wu Chenzi was the chief general of Zhao State, he would also have the confidence to win, but unfortunately he was the chief general of Zhao State.
Zhao Bao was silent. The Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan had destroyed the foundation of Zhao. If Li Mu had not brought back 100,000 border soldiers to rescue and defeated the Qin army, Zhao would have been destroyed long ago.
"What do you want me to do?" Zhao Bao looked at Li Mu and asked.
"If something happens to me, I hope Junhou can support Sima Shang as the leader of Zhao State." Li Mu said.
"What else?" Zhao Bao continued to ask. From Li Mu bringing Sima Shang here, he guessed that Li Mu wanted Sima Shang to replace Zhao's army's chief general, so he also agreed.
"Secondly, Guo Kai, Han Cang and the Mo family got together. I was worried that there would be problems in the city defense fortifications. So after I left, I hope Junhou can help check the supervision of the fortifications in various places!" Li Mu continued, and now he had no idea which part of the Qin army would send troops, so the fortifications in various places must ensure the quality.
"Mo family?" Zhao Bao opened his eyes. He was still very familiar with the Mo family. During the Battle of Handan, if it were not for the support of the Mo family, it would be difficult for Handan to insist on the arrival of the Chu-Wei coalition forces.
"The Mo family had turmoil not long ago. Now the Mo family's giant is Jing Ke, a disciple of the General of the Defense Kingdom." Li Mu said, not telling Zhao Bao that Han Shen is now pretending to be Wu Chenzi. Because it is useless to say it, it will only make Zhao Bao even more worried. With Zhao Bao's condition, he may pass away at any time, so it is better to worry less.
"It is foreseeable that the Mohist family will come together with Qin!" Zhao Bao sighed and said, if you want to blame, you can only blame Zhao for being unsuccessful.
"Mr.?" Li Mu looked at Zhao Bao who had fallen asleep and whispered a few times. Seeing that Zhao Bao was not awake, he had to carry him back to the couch and lie down, and then took Sima Shang out of the study.
"Have you finished talking about Wu'anjun?" The old man looked at Li Mu and Sima Shang coming out and asked.
"Take good care of your lord!" Li Mu nodded and said to the old man.
"What is Pingyang Jun?" Sima Shang asked after leaving Pingyang Jun's Mansion. He didn't dare to say a word just now, and could only play the role of the entourage.
"The clan's family is the master!" Li Mu sighed. If it were not for the situation, he would not want to disturb the old man whose neck had covered his loess.
"If the former king accepted the advice of Pingyang Jun and did not take Shangdang, the Battle of Changping would not have occurred." Li Mu sighed and said, the Battle of Changping was the turning point of Zhao's decline from prosperity. At that time, the civil and military ministers at that time were full of confidence and wanted to compete for hegemony with Qin, but Zhao Bao spoke to dissuade him, but no one in the civil and military affairs of the court could listen, which led to the decline of Zhao's decline from prosperity.
"Remember, Zhao State is Zhao State of the Zhao family. Guo Kai, Han Cang and others are not as powerful as the current situation, but the power of the royal family is the real key. As long as Pingyang Jun is still alive, Guo Kai, Han Cang cannot cause any big storms." Li Mu said that after the Battle of Changping, Zhao Bao privately ordered him to lead his army to return to the rescue. Otherwise, the Qin army surrounded Handan and the Qin army was blocked from water. It was impossible for any military order to be issued, let alone order him to lead his army to the rescue.
Sima Shang nodded. Zhao Bao's reputation was not obvious. There were too many famous ministers in his era, such as Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Zhao She, and Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng. On the contrary, no one remembered him, Zhao Xiang.
After Li Mu left, Zhao Bao woke up again, looked at the old man waiting by the side, and said, "Go and check what Guo Kai and Han Cang are doing?"
"No!" The old man nodded.
"Li Mu is a foreign general after all, and he doesn't know the dangers of the court. This battle is related to the life and death of Zhao State. We must stabilize the rear for him!" Zhao Bao sighed and said.
"But your body..." The old man looked at Zhao Bao and said hesitantly, and there was one thing they didn't tell Zhao Bao that Zhao Bao's body doctor had already said that he could not stand this winter.
Zhao Bao looked at the elder of the family and sighed. Unfortunately, he had no descendants. Once he passed away, who should the entire Zhao royal family be handed over to? Who can support the entire Zhao royal family?
"Among the clan members, who do you think can succeed Zong Zhengling?" Zhao Bao asked as he looked at the elder.
The elder of the family was silent. None of the entire Zhao royal family, whether it was the descendants of Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng or the prince of the royal family, could take on the responsibility.
Zhao Bao looked at the elders and knew that no one in the entire Zhao royal family could take on the responsibility, so he could only stare at the stove in a daze.
"Go and find Zhao Wu!" Zhao Bao was silent for a long time before speaking.
"No!" The old man nodded and brought in a middle-aged man in his thirties who looked very ordinary in his arms.
"I've seen my eldest father!" Zhao Wu looked at Zhao Bao and knelt down on one knee and said.
"How long have you been practicing with the Mo family giant Six-fingered Black Hero?" Zhao Bao looked at Zhao Wu and asked.
"Twenty and three!" Zhao Wu replied in a muffled voice.
"How about sword skills?" Zhao Bao continued to ask.
"I don't know!" Zhao Wu shook his head. He followed the Six-Finger Black Hero to practice for many years, but as Zhao Bao's adopted son, Zhao Bao did not allow him to go out and fight with others, so he has been practicing alone at home for many years. He doesn't know what level he is.
"If you were asked to enter the Qin Palace and assassinate the King of Qin, are you sure?" Zhao Bao looked at Zhao Wu and asked.
Zhao Wu frowned, was silent for a moment before speaking: "There is a sword in the Mo family called "Ten Steps and One Kill. Within ten steps, even in the extreme realm of the heavenly beings, I am sure to kill it!"
"Ten steps?" Zhao Bao was silent. The Qin King's Palace was strictly guarded, and it was almost impossible to reach the front of the Qin King.
"Do you know that you will never survive if you assassinate the King of Qin!" Zhao Bao was not a ruthless person after all. If possible, he would not be willing to take this step, but he could not hold on, and Zhao State could not hold on either.
"I know!" Zhao Wu nodded in silence.
"Then why don't you refuse? You know, if you refuse, I won't let you go!" Zhao Bao looked at Zhao Wu and said.
"Because the eldest father needs it, the child should relieve his worries for the eldest father!" Zhao Wu said.
"Then you go! Hold my token and go to the Yellow River to find an old fisherman. He will help you find a way to get close to the Qin King's ten steps away!" Zhao Bao sighed and threw a Pingyang Lord token into Zhao Wu's hands.
Zhao Wu took the token and turned around and left without saying a word.
Zhao Bao looked at Zhao Wu's leaving and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Back, Wu'er, come back!" Zhao Bao's voice choked. He had no children, no disciples, and dozens of adopted sons. The only adopted son was Zhao Wu, who was picked up from the ruins of Handan. Zhao Wu looked ordinary and could not be found even if he threw him into the crowd, but this was what Zhao Bao most hoped for, ordinary.
Zhao Wu walked out of the bedroom, knelt down again and kowtowed three times to the bedroom, and said to the old man: "Take good care of my father for me!"
"Don't worry, young master!" The old man nodded. Although this young master was not the son of the king, he was like a father and son. The most important thing was that he did not have the arrogance of a son of a noble family, he was ordinary and humble to others. The entire Pingyang Jun Mansion did not treat him as cautious as a young man.
Zhao Wu left Pingyang Jun Mansion, turned his back to Pingyang Jun Mansion for a moment, but he did not turn around after all. He knew that if he said a word, Zhao Bao would not let him perform assassination, but he knew the situation in Zhao State, and he did not dare to turn around because he was afraid that if he turned around, his heart would be confused. If his heart was confused, his sword would be in chaos and he would not be able to kill anyone.
"It's snowing!" The playboy on the roadside said excitedly, looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky and dancing happily.
"It's snowing!" In Pingyang Jun's mansion, Zhao Bao looked at the snowflakes falling by the window and murmured to himself.
"It's snowing!" In Wu'an Jun's mansion, Li Mu also looked at the snowflakes falling by the window. It's snowing, which means that the Qin army is about to move.
"It's snowing!" Wu Chenzi sighed in the Taoist courtyard. It's time to leave Handan and go to Langmeng County and Que and City.
After a night of storm, Wu Chenzi, Li Mu, and Zhao Wu all left Handan, but their routes were the same, except that Zhao Wu was in front and Wu Chenzi was in the back, and Li Mu led his army at the end.
What happened after the snow melted? All three people knew, war!
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