In the main hall, all the ministers had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Zhao Kuo entering, they immediately stood up and saluted.
"Okay, everyone, take your seats." Zhao Kuo waved his hand. During the Warring States Period, there were not so many things to pay attention to between monarchs and ministers. The relationship between equals was greater than the relationship between superiors and subordinates.
After everyone was seated, Zhao Kuo walked down from above, came to Lou Chang, and bowed down.
He solemnly said: "I was able to take over Handan thanks to Lou Qing's help. If it weren't for Lou Qing, I might still be blocked outside the city."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's words are serious." Lou Chang said tremblingly.
The Queen's few blows did not injure any vital parts. After several days of treatment, Lou Chang could barely stand up.
"This king has decided to make Lou Chang the Lord of Anping and enfeoff the land of Yecheng." Zhao Kuo announced.
Everyone was stunned immediately, their faces full of surprise. You must know that Yecheng has always been the capital of Wei State. It not only has a large population and developed agriculture, but also has very prosperous commerce, with an endless stream of merchants coming and going.
In the entire Zhao Kingdom, only Handan could surpass Yecheng, and even Jinyang and Zhongmu were far behind.
Now Zhao Kuo has sealed the second largest city in Zhao State to Lou Chang!
Yu Xin and Le Yi on the side had joking smiles on their faces, looking like they were watching the fun.
"Your Majesty, Lou Chang, thank you, Your Majesty." Lou Chang knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly with excitement.
"Please get up, Qing Lou, you deserve this." Zhao Kuo helped Lou Chang up.
In the main hall, there is a scene where the king is wise and his ministers are wise, and the king and his ministers are in harmony.
"Your Majesty, I found out that Lou Chang had an affair with Qin." Seeing that the play was almost over, Yu Xin stood up and said, his voice like thunder exploding in everyone's ears.
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.
"I have been ordered to strictly investigate spies from various countries. It has been confirmed that there are three ministers who have defected to Qin, namely Lou Chang, Zheng Zhu, and Zhao Hao. I have ordered the arrest of Zheng Zhu and Zhao Hao, and sealed off the Lou and Zheng families. As well as Zhao Hao’s family, these are the letters to and from Qin that were found in their homes.”
Yu Xin pointed to a pile of bamboo slips and wooden slips in front of him and said, and the guards next to him moved them in front of Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo has actually seen these evidences a long time ago, and now he is just going through the process.
After all, even a king cannot execute a minister at will.
Lou Chang's body trembled when he heard this, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Kuo, his eyes full of shock and disbelief!
He has been recuperating in the Imperial Hospital for the past few days and has not met anyone. He did not leave the Imperial Hospital until Zhao Kuo sent someone to carry him to the palace just now. He still does not know that his home has been sealed off.
Zhao Bao looked at the letter in Zhao Kuo's hand, and his heart suddenly tightened, and he suddenly thought of the letter between himself and Lou Huan. He raised his head and looked at Zhao Kuo, and his eyes happened to collide with each other, and he quickly lowered his head with guilt.
Zhao Kuo did not question Zhao Bao. Although Yu Xin found the letters between Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao and Lou Xu, they did not reveal Zhao's secrets.
"In addition, I also found a large amount of unexplained money in the homes of the three of them. I speculated that the money came from the State of Qin." Yu Xin said.
"Does Lou Qing have anything else to say?" Zhao Kuo looked at Lou Chang.
"Since the king already knows...why do you still want to make me your king?" Lou Chang murmured.
"This is what I promised you. In addition, merit is merit or demerit." Zhao Kuo said.
"I understand. I have nothing to say. I just ask the king to grant me death." Lou Changfu knelt on the ground.
He did not defend himself. From the moment he became Qin's spy, he had expected this day to come.
Being a spy is inherently a very risky thing. If you succeed, you will be a king for generations. If he fails, the whole family will be executed.
Fortunately, the Lou family has already taken root in the Qin State. Even if his line is wiped out, the Lou family will not be extinct.
"Send an order to execute all the Qin spies found, and the houses of Lou Chang, Zheng Zhu, and Zhao Hao will be ransacked." Zhao Kuo ordered.
Soon, Lou Chang was dragged down.
For some reason, even though they knew Lou Chang was a spy of the Qin State, everyone still felt a little sad when they saw him executed. At the same time, they also felt a little more in awe of Zhao Kuo.
"Okay, the meeting will continue." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said. "Do you have anything else to report?"
"Your Majesty, Daijun Lecheng's army and the Northern Xinjiang Great Wall Guards are still hanging outside." Chulong stood up and said.
At the border of Yan State and Chen Bing, Zhao Wangdan urgently ordered Le Chengzhi to send 20,000 soldiers to Dai County to defend the Yan army. At the same time, he ordered Zhao Kuo to withdraw his troops. Zhao Kuo chose to ignore the order of the foreign king.
In the end, as Zhao Kuo expected, Yan State has not sent troops until now.
However, the State of Yan did not retreat. It obviously had plans for the State of Zhao. After the spring began, it was very likely that the State of Yan would send troops to attack the State of Zhao.
As for the commander of the Great Wall Guards, his name is Yan Zhou, who is also a general of Zhao State. He once captured Changcheng and Gaotang of Qi State for Zhao State. Later, he was transferred to the north by King Zhao to defend the Huns, so that the Huns could not threaten Zhao for ten years. country.
Even though the Battle of Changping was so tragic, King Zhao did not mobilize the Great Wall Guards to go south.
Except for Zhao Kuo's 300,000 troops, the rest of Zhao's army is in the hands of Yan and Zhou, a total of 50,000 troops, 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry.
As for Le Chengjun, they are just miscellaneous soldiers who have just been recruited, old and young.
"Your Majesty, Le Cheng is a member of the Yi clan. Yi is willing to write a letter to him and persuade him to submit to your Majesty." Le Yi said.
"Then please look at the gentlemen." Zhao Kuo nodded and looked at the other person, "Li Mu."
"I'm here."
Li Mu, who was at the back escorting the grain and grass supplies, finally arrived in Handan.
"Tomorrow you will lead an army of 50,000 to Daijun, join forces with Lecheng to repel the Yan army, and then go north and ask Yanzhou to return to Handan, and you will take over the Great Wall defense line." Zhao Kuo ordered.
Zhao Kuo must have such an important place on the Great Wall defense line in his own hands, and Li Mu is the only handsome man among the younger generation of Zhao State besides Zhao Kuo. Even Meng Ao's son Meng Wu is far worse than him. , just need an opportunity to be independent.
"Your Majesty, where is General Yan Zhou?" Li Mu asked.
When he fought in northern Xinjiang, he followed Yan Zhou to fight against the Xiongnu. At that time, he was just a small soldier. He respected Yan Zhou very much for protecting his family and country, and did not want Yan Zhou to be idle because of this.
"Don't worry, as long as he knows the current affairs, I will not leave him idle." Zhao Kuo said.
After all, Yan Zhou was also the second-largest general in Zhao State after Lian Po. As long as he was not die-hardly loyal to Zhao Wangdan, Zhao Kuo would not be able to abandon him.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely convince General Yanzhou." Li Mu said gratefully.
"How many counties have surrendered?" Zhao Kuo looked at Pang Nuan.
"Your Majesty, all counties and cities south of Dai County have surrendered, and there is no news from the remaining areas." Pang Nuan reported.
Zhao Kuo nodded. Other areas were far away and it was normal for the time to be late.
