Chang'an Jun's Mansion, by the pond.
The sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly, and tobacco is rising.
On the burning bonfire was a straight spear, with a little lamb strung on the spear. The dripping grease dripped on the flame, causing the flames to jump.
The aroma of lamb slowly spread and penetrated the noses of the two people present.
Wearing casual clothes, it is difficult to conceal the noble aura about him, which undermines the power of the First Emperor.
Lian Po, a lieutenant of the Qin Dynasty who has strong muscles, a head full of white hair, and a face covered with deep wrinkles. He looks old but has a rosy face, and is in high spirits.
The First Emperor opened a jar of wine with his own hands, removed the cork, and filled it with the only remaining famous general in the world in front of him.
"How is the state captain doing recently? Is it better to serve in Zhao or Qin Miao?"
The First Emperor didn't like drinking, but the old man in front of him and the things he had to entrust to the old man in front of him were worthy of making an exception for him to drink wine from a bottle.
"The King of Qin is stronger than the King of Zhao."
Lian Po's voice was sonorous, as if he was going to fight when he spoke, with the sound of gold and stone.
He picked up the wine bottle and lowered his hand slightly to the First Emperor to show respect. He touched it to his lips and drank it all in one gulp.
"I see that the Lieutenant of the State does not agree with his words. Otherwise, why would he be so bitter?"
The First Emperor held the wine bottle and asked with a smile. He did not drink with Lian Po.
"This wine is very bitter!"
Lian Potun put the wine bottle away and did not look into the eyes of the First Emperor.
The First Emperor raised a bottle to drink. The clear wine was full of sweetness in his mouth. It was swimming in circles in his mouth like a piece of malt candy, but there was no trace of bitterness at all.
Smacking his lips, the First Emperor showed a look of pain and said:
"I've never had such a bitter drink."
The old man was startled and wanted to raise his head, but immediately suppressed the idea of looking at the Emperor's expression, closed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"...Thank you, Your Majesty."
"As a lieutenant of the Great Qin Kingdom, I am always gossiping about people who have no titles. What kind of title do you want as a lieutenant? Is it okay for you to be as king as that Shuzi? Lord Xinping?"
"His Majesty."
The old man raised his head, with hatred and sorrow in his eyes.
There was a crunching sound, and the wine bottle made of bronze in his hand was pinched until it had no mouth. It was twisted together, and no one could see the shape of the bottle.
"Po is only good at attacking cities and fighting in the field. He is not good at talking. Please tell me quickly what you want to do when I call Po here today!"
The old man's title in the State of Zhao is Xinpingjun.
The First Emperor suppressed his smile and sat down solemnly.
"I heard that when you were in the Chu State, the King of Chu treated you well. Not only did he make you a general, but he also gave you money and beautiful women. However, you did not help the King of Chu to make achievements or open up new territories for the Chu State. You also once Yu privately said, "I want to use Zhao people."
"How can you make me completely trust you by doing this?"
The veteran was silent, his chest rose and fell violently. There was a fire in his chest that needed wine to extinguish.
Without the wine bottle, he raised the wine jar and poured it into his mouth.
The clear wine wet the veteran's beard, and the gurgling sound covered up the veteran's emotions.
The First Emperor took out his dagger, cut off the thigh of the lamb that had just been tested on the spear, placed it on the porcelain plate on the table, and continued:
"You attacked Lecheng, rebelled against Zhao and went to Wei..."
"I didn't betray Zhao!"
The veteran smashed the wine jar and roared so loudly that the sake left in the Emperor's wine bottle rippled with water.
"The King of Zhao listened to Guo Kai's slander and sent Le Cheng'er to take my place and seize my military power!"
"so."
The First Emperor picked up a piece of mutton with a dagger, put it into his mouth, and said unhurriedly:
"You then lead your troops to attack Lecheng's rebels, flee Zhao with your troops and horses, and go to Wei."
"I said, I never betrayed Zhao!"
The veteran's face was red and his neck was thick, and the veins on his neck were like big green earthworms.
"Po entered Wei with Zhao on his back, bringing only his own soldiers.
"If Po really wants to rebel against Zhao, he can lead 100,000 Zhao troops into Wei!"
The First Emperor smiled.
"In my opinion, Guo Wei cannot command a hundred thousand Zhao troops, right?
"One hundred thousand Zhao soldiers all have wives, children and parents. They don't want to follow you in treason and have their bones separated. Therefore, you have no choice but to lead your own troops and enter Wei."
The veteran was panting like an ox, with murderous intent in his eyes, and seemed ready to attack the First Emperor at any time.
Yin~
The sound of Qingyue's sword outside the courtyard caused the veteran general, whose body was surrounded by evil spirits, to move his eyes towards the courtyard door.
The swordsman Ge Nie is right outside the door. He can't hurt the First Emperor's hair.
"damned!"
The veteran suddenly raised his huge fist and smashed it at the First Emperor. His bulging muscles seemed to burst his clothes.
Bang~
The courtyard door was violently broken open.
Dressed in white, he looked like a ghost. A white horse passed through the gap. As long as the First Emperor retreated slightly, he could stop him in front of the First Emperor.
The First Emperor bounced up like a spring, but instead of retreating to avoid the attack, he moved his legs forward and back into a lunge, twisted his waist and used his waist strength to drive his right arm, and punched out.
The two of them fist-bumped, head-on.
Just hearing a dull sound, the two of them were separated immediately.
The veteran turned his wrist, moved his fist that seemed to be broken, and wanted to attack again.
In front of him, Genie, who was dressed in white and had swaying black hair, raised his long sword at an angle, and the sharp sword energy stopped him.
The First Emperor put his hands behind his back, held his head high and held his chest high, full of momentum, as if he was the winner of the fist fight just now.
If someone could be behind him at this time, he could see his left hand gently kneading his right fist. I knew that the First Emperor didn't take much advantage just now.
The severe pain in his right hand subsided slightly, and the First Emperor sat down again, picked up the empty wine jar, and handed it to Gai Nie who rushed in to rescue him as if nothing had happened.
"Get a bottle of wine."
"only."
Gai Nie sheathed his sword, took the wine jar and left, his face expressionless the whole time.
The First Emperor stretched out his hand to ask Lian Po to sit down, as if he was not the person Lian Po wanted to hit just now.
"sit."
Lian Po stared at the First Emperor with hatred, making no response or movement.
"Is the Lieutenant getting angry because of shame?"
The First Emperor cut off a small piece of lamb meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it carefully.
"Isn't what I said the truth?
"The difference between you and Lord Zhao Wu'an is that Li Mu was betrayed by Zhao, and you are honest and betrayed Zhao."
Lian Po's fists made a clicking sound, and he was about to launch a second attack.
The First Emperor, who lowered his head, seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, knowing that Lian Po had an unstable temperament.
"Na Shuzi once said: 'Don't raise your voice when you are right.' If you don't agree with what I said, you can tell the truth."
The veteran still had a sullen expression on his face and stood up straight, but the internal energy accumulated in his body slowly dissipated. He said every word, sonorously and forcefully:
"In the battle of Changping, I stood firm and resisted the Qin army for three years. The king scolded me for having no courage, so he changed generals before the battle and asked Zhao Kuo to replace him. Four hundred thousand men were slaughtered and buried by that man! In the huge Zhao country, all the men in the country passed the wheel. There are only a few thousand of them, and the State of Zhao is in ruins!
"I often think about it, if I had 'said that I would be outside, and the emperor's orders would not be accepted' and had not handed over military power to Zhao Kuo's son, would everything have been different? I don't believe that Tu Baiqi could capture 400,000 Zhao in front of Po Zhishuang. military!"
Lian Po's eyes were blood red.
"I attacked Qi in the first battle, won a great victory, captured Jinyang and returned home. When all the countries heard that I was honest and honest, they all praised me for their courage. King Zhao said that I had no courage and did not dare to attack but only took the defensive.
"I was furious and filled with anger. Zhao Kuo'er didn't say much for the time being, and handed over 400,000 troops and horses to him to return.
"I often regret, if I could be like the Prime Minister, treating nothing as nothing but putting the overall situation first, how could the State of Zhao be in such a situation!
"In the battle of Changping, the fault lies with Zhao Kuo and also with Lian Po!"
During the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi heard that the leader of the Zhao army was Lian Po, and felt that it was difficult to conquer and could not enter.
It wasn't until King Zhao changed generals before the battle and replaced Lian Po with Zhao Kuo that Bai Qi secretly sneaked into Changping to take command and won the famous Battle of Changping, burying 400,000 Zhao troops alive.
"Since then, I have learned that military affairs cannot be based on one's own will, and one must not follow the king's orders.
"Since then, I have been waiting for the day to come, working hard and developing the military for Zhao State, hoping that one day I can atone for the sin of Chang Ping.
"However, Guo Kai is a treacherous villain who deceives the King of Zhao to seize my military power and take my position. I am a retainer. The King of Zhao is ready to behead me in Handan.
"My life is not worth dying for, so why should the State of Zhao deserve it? With treacherous ministers in power, I cannot be foolish and loyal and repeat the mistakes of Changping. Therefore, I am riding on the joyful horse to show that although I am old, I am still sharp! I will go to Wei and leave troops and horses with Zhao."
"Guo Kai, a villain, has one plan and two uses. He sent people to replace Lord Wu'an and asked him to hand over his troops. Lord Wu'an followed, what would be the end? If the Lord hadn't rescued him, he would have been a handful of loess!"
The veteran is standing tall.
"It's not that I, Lian Po, rebelled against Zhao, but I actually left Zhao and waited until the time came! No matter whether Lian Po lives in Wei or Chu, he wants to use Zhao people!"
The First Emperor picked up the roasted leg of lamb and tore into the golden, oily mutton roasted on it.
"When I attacked Zhao, the State of Zhao had no generals. Zhao Qian could not even defend the Great Wall, so he recruited the border guard general Li Mu to return to Handan. Since you waited for the time, why didn't you return to Zhao to serve the State of Zhao then?"
Hearing this, Lian Po's eyes became even more angry, and it seemed as if the rich and irreducible hatred was about to overflow.
"Guo Kai!"
He said through gritted teeth, as if Guo Kai was between his teeth and he was eating his flesh raw.
"When I was living in Wei, the king sent an envoy to visit me to see if I could fight.
"I was very happy. I ate a dou of rice and ten kilograms of meat. Wearing heavy armor, I mounted my horse and charged. The envoy looked at me and praised my general for not getting old.
"I gave fifty gold to the envoy in the hope that he would tell the truth, and the envoy agreed wholeheartedly. Unexpectedly, the envoy was actually the confidant of Guo Kai'er.
"After returning to Handan, I told the king that I had a good appetite, and falsely accused me of going to the toilet three times during one meal, making the king think that Lianpo was old and would no longer be used again. He was simply not a son of man!"
When the First Emperor heard this, he couldn't help but laugh when he thought that if Guo Kai hadn't killed the two generals of the Zhao State - Lian Po and Li Mu - even if the Qin State could defeat the Zhao State, it would no longer be able to conquer the east to unify the world.
[God bless the Qin Dynasty. ]
"Hahaha."
"Are you smiling too much?"
Lian Po had an unkind look on his face and stared at the face of the First Emperor. His clenched fist seemed to be about to hit the First Emperor's face in the next breath.
Just as he was about to speak, Gai Nie came back with a jug of wine, put down the jug and stood in front of the First Emperor.
But Lian Po still has the attitude of doing it to you even if you don't understand.
"I laugh at the lies that Lieutenant Guo tells. Lieutenant Guo is now over 90 years old. Ten years ago he was at least over 80. It is not easy to run and move at such an age. It is really a joke to eat ten kilograms of meat."
Lian Po opened his eyes angrily.
Sitting on the ground, he tore the mutton with his big, calloused hands and ate it in big bites without fear of burning it.
I was eating so fast that I choked a little, so I drank the wine that Gai Nie brought over and blew it on the spout of the pot.
An hour later, the whole lamb was almost eaten, except for a leg of lamb and several pieces of mutton, which were eaten by the First Emperor, and all of them went into Lian Po's belly.
Although this little lamb is not big, ten pounds of meat is only a lot more.
The veteran glared at the First Emperor and slammed the table.
"Is it credible?"
"color!"
The First Emperor's eyes were filled with abnormal vision, and he applauded and cheered.
"The sword of the Guowei is not old. After I leave, except for the city defense army, which will be controlled by Meng Yi, all the soldiers and horses will be mobilized by the Guowei. I will hand Xianyang into the hands of the Guowei."
Lian Po's eyes were even wider than before. He was a little unable to react to the sudden change of the First Emperor.
"People's thoughts are moving, and I want to go eastward, pass through Zhao and cross Wei, and go to the Chu land with complicated terrain and the Qi land on the coast of the East China Sea."
The First Emperor stood up and looked to the east.
"This world belongs to the Qin Dynasty. There are too many remnants of the Six Kingdoms, rats in the gutter, and people with ulterior motives. The last war did not eliminate the trouble. This time on patrol, I will suppress them all!
"I live in Xianyang, and they don't dare to come. They know that they will die. Then I will go among them and give them a chance. I want to see who dares to mess with our great Qin!"
When you can enjoy yourself peacefully in the Sixth Palace, eat delicacies from all over the world every day, and fully enjoy the fruits of victory that dominate the world.
The First Emperor did not settle for the status quo, but wanted to patrol the frontiers as the ancient holy kings did, and devoted himself to the road of patrolling where he could be assassinated at any time.
Lian Po was greatly shocked, thinking that if there was a king of Zhao like this, why would the Zhao country be like this?
"Can your Majesty trust you too much?"
He asked shyly with his big belly, which contained ten kilograms of mutton.
"If Cheng Xi can trust you, I can trust you. I offended you today. Once I see the general's character, secondly, I want to know if the old general can still fight."
The veteran lowered his head and slapped the table angrily.
"I'm not full yet, here's another sheep!"
Lian Po is old, but he can still make a living!
"Hahahaha, the general is so brave!"
The First Emperor laughed heartily.
When another lamb was roasted on the spear until it was sizzling and oily, it was ready to be eaten.
Zhang Han, who had a skull on his chest, suddenly entered.
"Your Majesty! Concubine Chu and the Queen are fighting!"
The First Emperor, who was chatting and laughing, suddenly turned cloudy and cursed.
"Go back to the palace!"
[Your Majesty’s sister...]
The veteran general Lian Po narrowed his eyes. After the First Emperor left, he dropped the leg of mutton and returned to the Guowei Mansion.
The king's carriage was galloping on the galloping road in the middle of Xianyang. Just after halfway, a shadow secret guard suddenly entered and lowered his head to report the latest information to Xianyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Chu wants to kill Master Che Fu Ling!"
Another walk.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Chu broke into the ministerial chamber. A group of eunuchs, under the orders of Master Che Fu Ling, have controlled Concubine Chu!"
Xianyang Palace, Jingshi Room.
Concubine Chu and Ping'er were tied up by powerful eunuchs with powerful martial arts skills, and their arms were tied behind their backs to seal the air points around their bodies.
Two women facing each other.
Zhao Gao bowed his waist and lowered his head, looking humble.
"excuse me.
"I don't know why Concubine Chu wanted to take Gao Zhi's life, but she was ordered by His Majesty. If so, Concubine Chu would have done nothing, and Gao Ke would have done it herself."
(End of chapter)
