A short silk letter was written quickly.
Under the moonlit night, a lone pigeon headed northeast, while dozens of flying riders scattered below to the southwest.
To the north, Zhao Kuo's troops, who had been revamped for a day, were having a meal with the defenders of Changping Pass. They drank good wine and meat, shouted and drank as much as they could, as if they were in a celebration banquet.
As a modern man, Zhao Kuo has obviously forgotten the consequences of "opening champagne at halftime".
On the southern battlefield of Shangdang, in the Qin army's camp, after several days and nights of hard work and fighting, they finally annihilated the nearly 100,000 Wei army and successfully cleared the entire Shangdang battlefield. Although the battle was clearly won, the atmosphere in the camp was extremely depressed.
If Wu'an Jun Bai Qi hadn't been in charge personally, if he hadn't seen the Wei army's grain and grass entering the warehouse, and if the Qin army's military law hadn't been so strict, I'm afraid the Qin army would have mutinied at this time.
After three years of guarding the border, the countryside was deserted and the family could no longer survive, so they relied on the gains from this battle. But the bloody battle lasted for more than a month, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were lost, and countless compatriots and comrades fell in foreign lands. In the end, the result was like this - they were surrounded by others?
How could the Qin soldiers accept this? !
Fortunately, Bai Qi is still there, and Qin Bing still retains his last confidence - confidence in Lord Wu An.
In the palace in Handan City in the far northeast, King Zhao finally received the battle report from Changping, including of course the request for help from Wei!
The ensuing problems also troubled King Zhao: on the one hand, he was about to win the war, and on the other hand, as a military general, Zhao Kuo crossed the line and interfered in the country's diplomacy.
When I think about Zhao Kuo's father, Ma Fujun Zhao She, it seems that he also took away the power of the general by deception, changed hands, and forgot about the so-called promise in the court to rescue Yanyucheng. It was not until the Qin army came to attack that he sent out troops. The follow-up Qin army was caught off guard. Although they finally won the victory, King Zhao remembered the deception method.
But now, his son, who is better than his master, has stopped cheating and made his own decisions? !
This is obviously a great disrespect for the royal power, and it can even be said to be trampling on it. If this continues for a long time, what prestige will the king have?
Even if it is another victory, King Zhao is really secretive about such a victory - without him, if the Ma family and his son dare to deceive themselves and surpass themselves today, then there is no guarantee that the Niu family and his son will want to take his place in the future. Just like the story of the Tian family replacing Qi, especially Zhao Kuo's surname is Zhao, so he is still a member of the public family.
The ministers and confidants—Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng, Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao, Shangqing Lin Xiangru, and Shangdafu Lou Chang—were all urgently summoned to discuss the matter.
Lin Xiangru, who arrived last, was almost carried up to the palace. After getting Zhao Kuo's silk book, the pale face of Lin Xiangru, who was already seriously ill, actually showed a trace of ruddy face: I thought it was Shangdang. It was critical to get out of the battlefield, so he was hurriedly carried to the palace with his heavy sick body, but he didn't expect it to be great news.
Zhao Kuo, whom he originally disliked, gave everyone in the world, including himself, a loud mouth. But Lin Xiangru didn't care at all, but was overjoyed. He knew that with this son, he could ensure the stability of the Zhao Kingdom for thirty years!
The voice that was supposed to be congratulatory was interrupted by King Zhao's next words.
When King Zhao saw that everyone had read the military report, he asked calmly: "What do you think we should do?"
But these words that seemed to be asking for opinions were actually convicting Zhao Kuo. The word "disposal" instead of "reward" has clearly exposed his inner thoughts.
Unfortunately, not everyone will think about the problem from the perspective of King Zhao. More people will only look at the problem from the perspective of Zhao Guo. At least Zhao Sheng, the king of Pingyuan, who is a member of the royal family, and Lin Xiangru, the prime minister So true.
Lin Xiangru frowned when he heard this, and thoughts surged in his heart: My King! Do you know what kind of unparalleled feat General Zhao has just accomplished? Just based on this small problem, you have to deal with a general who has just printed a world-famous battle and saved the country from danger? ! Is it a little sloppy?
"If Zhao Kuo had a personal relationship with the Wei State without asking for permission, it would not be an exaggeration to kill him for this reason." Lin Xiangru said bitterly, dragging his heavy body.
He persuaded me heartily: "But judging from the actual results, Zhao Kuo swept away three years of decline, drove the arrogant Qin army into a desperate situation, and ensured the security of Zhao Kuo for the next ten years. It can be said that the merits outweigh the faults." Yeah. It’s really inappropriate to have any more words of disposal.”
As one of the few friends of Ma Fujun, Zhao Sheng also immediately intervened to support Zhao Kuo and said: "Although Zhao Kuo's move is inappropriate, it is a method of victory and must be used. If you criticize him for this, it will be detrimental to future battles." , how will it proceed?"
Seeing the two ministers trying their best to speak for Zhao Kuo, King Zhao was obviously a little unhappy and immediately looked at Lou Chang, the doctor.
Lou Chang obviously understood what King Zhao was worried about. Of course, Lin Xiangru and Zhao Sheng might also understand King Zhao's worries, but they focused more on the honor and disgrace of Zhao.
However, Lou Chang is not. His positioning of himself is very simple - to be close to the strong. Yes, it is to rely on the strong rather than King Zhao. It's just that in the current situation, it is obviously inappropriate to continue to stay out of the matter.
Immediately, Lou Chang met King Zhao's gaze and hurriedly said: "The words of Mr. Pingyuan are wrong. A gentleman loves money and acquires it in a proper way. The so-called method of victory is only this arrogant method? Don't you hear that, A gentleman does not eat what he grumbles for, but he still does it even though he knows it is wrong. If not for the sake of righteousness, what is the power of the king? If this matter is not dealt with, how many people will be crowned marquis and how many will be crowned king in the coming year?"
King Zhao could only nod his head frequently after hearing the words. Obviously, these words had penetrated into King Zhao's heart!
The most irritating thing is that Zhao Kuo could ask for instructions, but he did it without asking for instructions. What else could this be but contempt for the royal power?
"Zhao Kuo wants to ask for instructions, does he dare?!" Lord Pingyuan was obviously a little angry. Faced with such a huge victory and such a huge achievement of Zhao State, the man in front of him was so putting the cart before the horse!
"I'm afraid, Zhao Kuo has just reported the battle plan, and the plan will be put on the desk of King Qin. Even before our envoys leave Handan, Qin's envoys have already left the country." Lord Pingyuan looked at it. Looking at Lou Chang with a strange aura, the scene where Zhao Kuo asked Lou Chang to cut off Lou Chang to sacrifice the flag before going out for battle that day appeared in front of his eyes.
These words simply pointed at Lou Chang's nose and said that he was trying to get through Qin. Lou Chang was not used to Lord Pingyuan and immediately scolded him angrily: "You are talking nonsense, I don't know what it means!"
For a moment, the atmosphere here became a little tense. Zhao Bao, who had been silent for a long time, saw that Lou Chang was at a disadvantage, and immediately joined the battle group, saying: "Reward is needed for merit, and not being rewarded is not enough to motivate the soldiers to use their lives; it is punishment, and not punishing is not enough to deter Xiao Xiao. Ma Fujun For his merits, my king should reward him with high rank and generous salary, but for his arrogance, he also needs to be punished."
What seemed to be fair words actually contained evil intentions...
