The excited Lin Xiangru sat up in a flash, and his voice even contained a hint of eagerness. After decades of being with him, this was the first time Pingyuan Jun saw Lin Shangqing so excited.
"Quick!" Lin Xiangru's voice became more and more excited: "Immediately tell the king that the Qin envoy is deceitful and wants to convince you!"
That's right, the moment Lord Pingyuan mentioned Zhao Kuo, Lin Xiangru suddenly remembered that when Zhao Kuo went to Daidi today, he was also heading to the northwest. Combined with the news that the Qin army was heading to the northwest, Lin Xiangru immediately thought of something. There is a possibility - will Qin's envoy form a diplomatic relationship with Zhao Kuo?
Once you have this idea, everything seems to make sense.
Starting from the time when the King of Qin did not hesitate to offend hundreds of thousands of Qin troops and put two veteran generals Wang Lu and Sima Cuo in prison, he also announced with great fanfare that he would introduce Zhao Kuo to Qin, and then to the most magnificent Qin envoy in history. The team, and then the sudden diversion of the mission today, all of this is just for one person - Ma Fujun Zhao Kuo.
It was not to lure Zhao Kuo to Qin, but to send Zhao Kuo back to the west.
The purpose of announcing with great fanfare is to raise everyone's expectations and make it possible to build a super-large team of emissaries. And among the super-large team of emissaries, I am afraid there are more elite soldiers specially designed to assassinate the horse-wearing king Zhao Kuo. The elite soldiers came.
As for the sudden diversion of the mission today, it should be because they received the news that Ma Fujun had left for Daidi. In order to catch up with Ma Fujun, they had to race against time to carry out the diversion during the day. Zhao Kuo's trip was not that different from that of everyone in Handan. Being detected by the Qin envoy was nothing at all.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiangru had figured everything out. I have to say, ginger is still spicy. Of course, this may also be related to the fact that Lin Xiangru has been with Lian Po for a long time and has a preliminary understanding of military affairs.
And with Lin Xiangru's excited voice, a layer of mist in front of Lord Pingyuan also dispersed. In just a moment, Lord Pingyuan also thought of the intentions of the Qin delegation, and his face suddenly fell. There was already cold sweat on his back.
Although the advice he gave to the king was quite appropriate, it undoubtedly put Zhao Kuo in danger. If Zhao Kuo really failed, what would be the point even if the small Qin army was finally wiped out? As a dissenter, I was undoubtedly to blame, and I was too embarrassed to go underground to meet my old friend.
Thinking of this, Mr. Pingyuan's face turned red. He immediately got up to say goodbye and went to the palace.
Just as Lord Pingyuan stood up, Lin Xiangru seemed to have thought of something else. He raised his head and shouted to Lord Pingyuan, "Slow down!"
Mr. Pingyuan's movement to stand up stagnated, and he was extremely surprised. Didn't you just say "quickly"? And is this a "slow" time? !
Lin Xiangru's expression changed slightly again, and he looked at Lord Pingyuan with burning eyes, and said slowly: "The palace has been locked, and it is a matter of life and death. It is better to send someone to rush out of the city and inform Lord Ma Fu!"
"This?" Mr. Pingyuan was still very surprised when he heard this. The palace gate was locked, but the city gate was still closed! As a minister and with the dignity of an uncle, whether it is a palace gate or a city gate, which one cannot be knocked open? Obviously this is just an excuse, not even a very clever one. How could Lin Shangqing make such a stupid mistake at such a critical moment?
Mr. Pingyuan immediately wanted to refute, but suddenly he remembered the sentence "it's a matter of life and death" in Lin Shangqing's words just now. Just one sentence suddenly woke up Mr. Pingyuan.
Yes, it’s a matter of life and death! Whose life is at stake? The life and death of Ma Fujun Zhao Kuo is not the life and death of King Zhao, let alone the country of Zhao. Although he and others tied Zhao Kuo's life and death to the survival of Zhao State, King Zhao didn't think so! He was even a little afraid of this young genius general. King Zhao's various performances in the past few days are clear evidence.
Now, what Qin wants to do is to be a thorn in his own eyes and a nail in his flesh. Guess whether King Zhao will immediately send troops to rescue, or... wait and see what happens?
If King Zhao had a slightly evil intention, the city gate that could have been knocked open might not be able to be opened. Even the city gate that was supposed to be opened at dawn would have to wait a few more hours before it would slowly open.
Even Lord Pingyuan could come up with an excuse: to prevent Qin from
The mission conspired to cause chaos in Handan. What a good reason! It was delivered to my door myself.
And these few hours of delay may be enough to kill Zhao Kuo.
Later, King Zhao led his troops to wipe out all the Qin troops, thus calming the anger of his subjects. Therefore, the State of Qin was satisfied, the King of Zhao was satisfied, and the subjects of Zhao State had no choice but to be satisfied. It's just that the future of Zhao State is gradually declining amidst everyone's satisfaction.
Mr. Pingyuan's face looked extremely ugly after he had reacted. He murmured in a weak voice, "Isn't that true? After all, after all..."
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Pingyuan could no longer speak. The reason was simple, because Mr. Pingyuan himself was no longer confident.
The somewhat depressed Lord Pingyuan then continued to ask: "But if you don't tell me, the king, then..."
Lin Xiangru was obviously prepared for this problem, and said immediately: "You can first order people to go out of the city quickly to inform Lord Ma Fu and the troops stationed in the city along the way. After they leave the city, they can go back to the palace to report."
It was obvious that Lin Xiangru wanted to make a report after establishing the established facts. Although there was some suspicion of "cutting first and reporting later" in his behavior, he said "it was an urgent matter, so I didn't think much about it" and then acknowledged his mistake for a moment, which was enough to prevaricate. If King Zhao continues to be unyielding, it will be his fault. After all, isn't the most important thing about this matter to inform Ma Fujun Zhao Kuo as soon as possible?
"Yes." Mr. Pingyuan agreed without any hesitation.
After saying this, Mr. Pingyuan stood up to leave again. But immediately, Lin Xiangru said "Slow down!" and pushed Pingyuan Jun back to the chair.
"If someone else delivers the message, I'm afraid Ma Fujun will have doubts." Lin Xiangru thought for a while, and then continued: "You have to stabilize the king, and I am in such a good body, so fast and traveling at the same time to deliver the message, it is really difficult for both of us. Not suitable."
"How about asking Zhao Ping to deliver the message?" Lord Pingyuan naturally understood what Lin Xiangru meant. This matter was of great importance. The person who went to deliver the message must be able to gain Zhao Kuo's trust, otherwise he would only fall short. After all, completing a major project is not a trivial matter. Obviously, Zhao Kuo's current power in Handan has almost no other power except Zhao Ping, who is the captain of Handan.
"Yes!" Lin Xiangru obviously knew about this little man named "Zhao Ping", so he agreed to Pingyuan Jun's proposal.
"In that case, I will go." Mr. Pingyuan finally stood up and saluted Lin Xiangru.
