Zhao Kuo never doubted whether there was something fishy about his father's death, because Zhao She had already passed away during the Battle of Changping in history, and he subconsciously accepted this fact.
What he ignored was that cultivation was possible in this world, and Zhao She was a transcendent warrior, and there was no way he would die so young!
Lian Po and others were all stunned, with their heads lowered and motionless, and the camp seemed to be still.
"Liu Ping, tell me." Zhao Kuo's face was extremely gloomy, his hands were clenched, and the joints were white. Anger was burning in his chest and might burst out at any time.
"Subordinate, I don't know either... I just speculated that there was something fishy about the death of the former master, but I don't know the specifics, and the former master didn't tell his subordinates about it." Liu Ping knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
Zhao Kuo walked up to Liu Ping, stared at him with a pair of tiger eyes, gritted his teeth and said:
"My father passed away four years ago, one month before the death of Queen Mother Zhao. At that time, there were only three people in the entire Zhao Kingdom who had the ability to kill my father: Queen Mother Zhao, Zhao Wangdan and Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng."
"It's absolutely impossible for Zhao Sheng. He doesn't need to wait until that time to kill my father, and since my father is on good terms with him, he has no reason to kill my father. Judging from the death of Queen Mother Zhao one month after my father's death, the person who did it should be Queen Mother Zhao. However, even if Zhao Wangdan was not involved, he must be aware of it, otherwise he would not want to get rid of me."
"It's just that I have two questions that I can't figure out. One is why Queen Mother Zhao killed my father. The other is that since she wanted to kill my father, why didn't she do it earlier, but did it before she died? Didn't someone let her kill him? My father? The only people in Zhao State who can restrain the Queen Mother Zhao... are the Zhao family!"
"But why does the Zhao family want to help us? Although our family is also the Zhao family, compared with King Zhao, it is not even a collateral branch. The Zhao family should not be on our side." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
Speaking of which, he only knew that his father was Zhao She, and he knew nothing about his grandfather or anything beyond that, and had never heard his father mention it.
Lian Po was a little scared. He didn't expect that Zhao Kuo could deduce so many things just by relying on his previous words, and he almost came to the truth.
Zhao Kuo's eyes slowly swept across the faces of Tian Dan, Le Yi, and Lian Po.
Although Tian Dan and Le Yi have high positions in Zhao State, they do not have much power, and it is unlikely that they know about them. Lian Po has been serving as a high minister in the State of Zhao and is an important minister of the State of Zhao...
"Can General Lian Po clear up Kuo's doubts?" Zhao Kuo looked at Lian Po and said in an almost questioning tone.
Lian Po was filled with regret and wanted to slap himself in the face for talking so much about nothing.
Now tell Zhao Kuo what happened. There will be a big war in Zhao State, and he is a minister of King Zhao and must safeguard the interests of King Zhao.
But if he doesn't tell Zhao Kuo, the friendship between him and Zhao Kuo will disappear, and they may even turn against each other, and Zhao Kuo will get the truth from other places.
"If General Lian Po doesn't want to see 300,000 troops surrounding Handan, it's best to tell me the truth." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice, with such an aura that even Lian Po felt the pressure.
But Lian Po still said nothing. As a minister of Zhao, he could not betray the monarch.
"Ma Fuzi, don't make things difficult for General Lian Po. Let me tell you." At this time, an old man with gray hair in armor pushed open the tent and walked in.
Zhao Kuo recognized him as Lian Po's bodyguard, but since he could appear here, it was obvious that he was more than just the bodyguard.
"Who are you?" Zhao Kuo looked at the old man in front of him warily.
"I'm Pang Nuan." Pang Nuan saluted.
As Lian Po's personal guard commander, he had been standing outside the camp. In addition, his strength was second only to Lian Po, Le Yi, and Tian Dan. Every word spoken in the camp fell into his lap. in the ears.
"Pang Nuan who once discussed war with King Wu Ling?" Zhao Kuo was a little surprised. When he was in Handan, he sent people to look for Pang Nuan and wanted to take him to Changping, but he was not found in the end.
Unexpectedly, he has been hiding next to Lian Po.
"Not bad." Pang Nuan nodded.
"Old sir, do you know how my father died?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"I had a good relationship with Ma Fujun back then. Although I couldn't see him for the last time, I still have some guesses." Pang Nuan said.
"Please let me know, uncle." Zhao Kuo bowed and said.
"This matter started with the Sand Dune Palace incident more than thirty years ago. Ma Fujun is the youngest son of King Zhao Wuling, and Ma Fuzi is not a collateral line of the Zhao family, but a grandson of the king." Pang Nuan slowly said an important sentence. pound bomb.
"What!" Except for Lian Po and Le Yi, everyone in the camp showed horrified expressions. Tian Dan stared at Zhao Kuo with his eyes moving.
"Back then, King Wu Ling destroyed Zhongshan, took Lou Fan, and defeated Lin Hu. He spent most of his time away from home and had no time to take care of his children. The eldest brother is like a father. Ma Fujun has always been taken care of by Gongzi Zhang, so among the five brothers, Ma Fujun He has the best relationship with Gongzi Zhang.
"I am about the same age as Gongzi Zhang and have good friends with him, so I got to know Ma Fujun. Ma Fujun has been fond of reading and collecting military books since he was a child. My ancestor is Pang Juan, a famous general in Wei State. He happens to have many treasured military books, so he often goes with Ma Fujun. Discuss military affairs.”
"Later, I was able to meet King Wu Ling and discuss military affairs with him on the recommendation of Gong Zizhang and Ma Fujun."
"King Wu Ling was a wise man throughout his life, but he was extremely incompetent when it came to establishing the crown prince. He first made Prince Zhang the crown prince, and then he made Prince He, King Zhao Huiwen, the crown prince. Then he felt sorry for Prince Zhang and wanted to make Zhao Guoyi the crown prince. It was divided into two, and Gongzizhang was named the acting king. King Zhao Huiwen was dissatisfied with King Wuling and decided to get rid of Gongzizhang. So the Sand Dune Palace Incident happened." Pang Nuan said.
"Didn't Gongzizhang initiate the Sand Dune Palace Incident?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"If it was Gongzizhang who started it, why did the surrounding armies only listen to King Huiwen? They didn't even listen to King Wuling's orders?" Pang Nuan asked in return.
Zhao Kuo was silent.
"Poor King Wu Ling, he originally wanted to rely on his own prestige to quell the turmoil, but he didn't know that the nearby troops had been replaced by King Huiwen as direct descendants. They did not listen to anyone's orders except King Huiwen." Pang Nuan sighed.
"After the incident at Sand Dune Palace, King Huiwen killed his brother Gongzi Zhang, and then imprisoned his father, King Wuling, for three full months, starving King Wuling to death alive. Ma Fujun was studying to lead troops in Daijun at the time. After learning the news, he wanted to We raised troops to rescue King Wu Ling, but he was only more than ten years old at the time, had no foundation in the army, and had few responders. After being defeated by Li Dui, he had no choice but to flee to Yan State."
"It wasn't until ten years later that I missed the State of Zhao before I came back. Because of my friendship with Gongzi Zhang, I was targeted by the King of Zhao, so I had no choice but to leave the State of Zhao and go to the State of Chu to study. Later, after returning to the State of Zhao, I kept my name anonymous. I hope this is also the reason for you, sir. Zhao Guo who just left."
Pang Nuan looked at Le Yi. Back then, he, Le Yi, and Zhao She were all praised by King Wu Ling. He believed that as long as they were around, the Zhao Kingdom would be extremely powerful in the future. As a result, all three of them left the Zhao Kingdom.
I have to say, it's really ironic.
