Zhao Kuo did not answer because he did not know how to answer.
To tell the truth, his mother will inevitably be involved in this struggle. Although even if she is not involved, Zhao's mother will inevitably advance and retreat with him and share the honor and disgrace. But once she is involved, she will become extremely careful and sensitive in everything in real time. , thinking too much is really cruel for Zhao’s mother at her age.
But if he didn't say anything, he didn't know how to refuse Mother Zhao's proposal.
In fact, Zhao Kuo's lack of answer was already an answer. As the saying goes, a son is better than his mother. Maybe Zhao Kuo's mother didn't know Zhao Kuo's specific plan to rule the world, but Zhao Kuo's mother knew that Zhao Kuo was not willing to retire.
"My son has grown up." Mother Zhao thought silently in her heart. Just as she was unable to stop Zhao Kuo from going to Changping, now she is also unable to stop Zhao Kuo from continuing to get involved in court disputes.
"Promise mother, you must take care of yourself first!" Mrs. Zhao finally compromised with her son and did not even let Zhao Kuo say a word of rejection.
"Don't worry, mother." Zhao Kuo's heart was once again wrapped in maternal love, and he said seriously: "After this test, life will be good in the future."
Zhao Kuo turned his head and looked at his mother with a smile, and said slowly: "Mother, your blessing lies ahead."
Mrs. Zhao also smiled when she saw this, and murmured: "I don't want any luck, as long as you can be safe. Oh, by the way, I will be satisfied if you also give me a big fat grandson."
When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was stunned on the spot. After traveling for more than two thousand years, he still couldn't escape the curse of "promoting marriage and procreation"! At this moment, just like that moment, this damn inheritance...
What else can be done? Continuing with the old routine - pretending to be stupid and laughing, what else can I do?
But Mrs. Zhao seemed to have discovered a new world. She continued to follow the topic and asked: "Do you have a girl you like? Tell your mother and she will send a matchmaker..."
Zhao Kuo turned his head speechlessly, but Mrs. Zhao seemed to have found an outlet to vent her anger and murmured to herself: "There seems to be a girl in the family of Dr. Zhong. It is said that she looks very decent... ..."
"Mother, the child is still young." Zhao Kuo would never dare to say this. After all, at his age, he is considered an older single even in modern times, not to mention that he married a wife and had children in his teens. Warring States Period. As soon as these words are spoken, do you believe that Mother Zhao can spit on Zhao Kuo's face?
Of course, it's not his fault that Zhao Kuo is single, nor is he unmarried, but it's a pity...
In this way, the mother and son chatted about home affairs in the living room, creating a harmonious and warm atmosphere. Little did they know that outside the Zhao Mansion, the entire Handan City was undercurrents surging from the Zhao Kingdom and even the Six Kingdoms because of Zhao Kuo.
Without him, the news that Zhao Kuo was sentenced to the imperial rod by King Zhao spread like wildfire, not only causing a storm in Handan City, but also spreading to the capitals of various countries through envoys and spies from various countries in Handan City.
For a time, all parties were moved, and the Zhao Mansion where Zhao Kuo was located once again became the target of public criticism. Like flies that smelled something fishy, spies from all over the world swarmed to the Zhao Mansion, trying to find out about Zhao Kuo's injuries after his execution, as well as his attitude towards Zhao Guo and King Zhao.
Obviously, envoys and spies from various countries all believed that King Zhao's self-destructive act was a good opportunity to abduct Zhao Kuo back to his country!
That's Zhao Kuo! He killed Qin's 500,000-strong army and even forced Qin's Lord Wu'an to death on the spot, Zhao Kuo! If a strong country gets it, it can dominate the world and be invincible; if a weak country gets it, it can also protect its land and stabilize its people, so that other countries don't dare to covet it. If the State of Zhao does not respect others but respects them, it can be said that God does not take what is given to them, and they must suffer the consequences.
Of course, the envoys from various countries did not want to remind Zhao Guo, but started poaching people all at once, without even having time to wait for their king's instructions, and almost regardless of whether Zhao Kuo had the intention to leave Zhao Guo.
In short, if there are conditions, we must negotiate. If there are no conditions, we must create conditions to negotiate!
Among them, the one who worked hardest and acted fastest was undoubtedly the envoy of Qin. Yes, it was the Qin State that had just suffered a major defeat at the hands of Zhao Kuo.
The reason is very simple. Only when you have suffered a loss can you truly know how powerful Zhao Kuo is.
powerful!
Perhaps the spies and envoys of the Qin State who have been in Handan of the State of Zhao for a long time do not know much about the excitement of the Shangdang Battle, but this is not important. Because the people of Old Qin know very well about their own Lord Wu'an Bai Qi! He led his own army to fight from the north to the south, and then from the south to the north. He went through hundreds of battles, attacked cities and plundered lands, and killed millions of enemies. What a ruthless character that is!
But such a ruthless character actually fell into the hands of Zhao Kuo. How powerful must Zhao Kuo be? If we can use Zhao Kuo as a general to counterattack Zhao! The scene was so wonderful that I couldn’t even imagine it!
For such a strong man, you can either kill him with a single blow, so as not to gain the upper hand and save other countries from worrying about him. King Zhao is afraid of Zhao Kuo's prestige in the army and dare not attack directly; or you can enshrine him like a god. He greeted him every day and gave him rewards every day to win over his heart, but King Zhao still couldn't do it.
Not only was he unable to do it, but he also took away Zhao Kuo's fiefdom and imposed the punishment of the imperial staff. Isn't this pushing talents into the arms of Qin?
The deputy envoy who followed Fan Sui into the city was still in Handan, so he quickly received the news. Without the slightest hesitation, the deputy envoy immediately deployed the situation: while writing a letter about the situation, he sent someone to report to the King of Qin quickly, and at the same time, he sent his colleagues to report to the King of Qin. Fan Sui packed the gifts they brought together, loaded them into the carriage, and went straight to Zhao Mansion.
He believed that as long as he could capture Zhao Kuo, not to mention removing this word, even the position of Prime Minister would not be out of reach!
In order to better knock on the door of Zhao's house, the deputy envoy specifically asked for a jar full of gold sore medicine from the reporting officer of Heibingtai. It is said that a small jar is more expensive than gold and has the ability to stop bleeding immediately. The miraculous effect, and the entire city of Handan is just a small jar.
After looking at the cart full of gifts and the gold sore medicine in his hand that was worth as much as gold, the Qin envoy was full of confidence and couldn't help but think in his mind that Zhao Kuo followed him back to Qin under his own operation. , and because of this, he was promoted to a higher rank and became the Prime Minister of the country who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!
Just as he was thinking about it, a bump in the carriage woke the deputy up from his dream.
"Sir, Zhao Mansion has arrived." A voice whispered through the curtain.
