King Zhao failed to humiliate Zhao Zheng's mother and son with a vicious dog. He suddenly felt bored and simply waved his hand to ask someone to take it away. Then he picked up a piece of jade tiger with a pure, pure and gentle color on the table. While playing with it, he looked at his ministers and asked loudly: "I want to use the blood of his Qin princes to sacrifice the souls of my people and boost the morale of our Zhao army. What do you think?"
"Back to the king, I think that if I kill the protons, whether I can boost morale is secondary. If I anger the Qin people, they will bite even more fiercely..." Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, the tiger-backed bear was full of faces. The bearded Hu Noi interrupted: "Why should the State of Zhao be afraid! If the State of Qin really wants to continue to attack, I, Hu Noi, dare to ask the first one to lead the troops to fight."
Hu Zhe is a fierce general of the Zhao Kingdom, [1] has always been used by Guo Kai, but today's request, Guo Kai did not communicate with him in advance, these words are completely based on Guo Kai's previous instructions and followed the idea of King Zhao. Said. But today, the situation is different after all. He has no idea that his opinion is contrary to what Guo Kai may do next.
Once this was raised, many people from Guo Kai stood up and seconded it. Voices of opposition and shouts of fighting and killing resounded in the hall, and the flying spittle was like the shadow of a sword. Although there was not a drop of blood between you and me, the moves were fierce and threatening, and life and death on the battlefield were at stake. Fighting is not much better than fighting.
In the past, these unreliable subordinates would have acted without authorization. Guo Kai would have given a look, but today he did not. He just lowered his eyes and straightened his sleeves, dusted the corners of his clothes on the ground, and then carefully smoothed them. Wrinkles, in short, everything that happened in the court seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Prince Jia and Li Mu also sat firmly and silently. On the other side, the old Lin Xiangru was drowsy and unable to concentrate his thoughts at all. Lian Po, who had just pretended to be in charge of Lin Xiangru not long ago, now looked like he was useless, and his thoughts were elsewhere.
This is the difference between this civil servant and military general when he gets old. Now he can still eat a bucket of rice and ten kilograms of meat in one meal, but this old guy can only drink some white porridge. "Hey" Lian Pohao sighed, stretched out his hand to poke Lin Xiangru's arm, and used his eyes to signal him not to lose his composure in the court. Neither of them made a single comment this time.
What King Zhao wants to do today is to force the ministers to make a decision: kill the proton, avenge blood, boost morale, and at the same time regain his long-lost prestige.
Nowadays, the generals of the Lian family and the Lin family in this court are of the same mind and are quite prestigious. If the two of them stand up to object, even King Zhao will have no choice but to compromise. They are like the backbone of the temple. And his eldest son, Prince Jia, had a reputation as a virtuous man in the court, and the good general Li Mu was used by him, which was also a big obstacle to King Zhao's governance.
What's worse is that the two forces often coincide with each other. On the surface, they act in the name of loyalty and serving the country, but in fact they don't pay attention to him as King Zhao, and they oppose him tit for tat in everything.
Only Guo Kai remained loyal to him from beginning to end. However, even though he tried his best to elevate Guo Kai to the position of supreme official, and even recruited many useful people for him, in terms of stability, Guo Kai was still defeated by them in the court.
King Zhao was very satisfied with Guo Kai's performance today. On the other side, his good sons Tai Zijia, Li Mu and those two old guys were really an eyesore. Looking at their eyes, King Zhao felt that he was inexplicably angry: the more these people pretended to be silent and silent, the more they showed that they did not take him as King Zhao seriously. When they asked them to make suggestions, they did not answer the conversation. What is this if he doesn't look down on him?
At this time, a gust of wind rushed in from the open door of the hall, lifting the sleeves of many people. Not only did the dull atmosphere in the hall not disappear, but it became more and more intense. Although Hu Zhe and the others do not have the same weight of words as the old nobles, their ability to inspire people's hearts is second to none.
Zhao Guoyuan was a bloody man. He mentioned words such as "Fight the Qin people bloodyly and don't be a coward" and "Kill the protons to strengthen the morale of the army". He was able to sway many people's hearts, and many of his objections were shouted at. There is a tendency that the words of killing are being drowned out, and the DPRK and the Central Government are gradually becoming passionate about sharing the same enemy and protecting the country and the family.
At this moment, Zhao Ji held her son in her arms and shivered. What Lu Buwei, what kind of stranger, in her heart was just a coward who abandoned their mother and son and ran away. If you can't protect yourself, what kind of wife can you expect from Qin? It's so shameless.
At this point, Zhao Ji has clearly realized that if the old man at home had not taken care of her over the years, there would have been no chance for mother and son to survive in Zhao State, let alone return to Qin State to share their family relationship and become wives.
Xiao Zhao Zheng did not cowardly bury his head in his mother's arms. Instead, he turned his head and looked out from between his mother's arms. He recognized the faces of those people over and over again and saw clearly what they had done. Regardless of whether he could survive today. , he will keep these people in mind.
He was not afraid of death or suffering, but at this moment he still felt a little lost and scared, because... he hadn't had time to say goodbye to Xiao Gao yet, and he was afraid that Xiao Gao would be worried if he couldn't find him. Thinking of this, he buried his face in his mother's arms angrily and rubbed it gently.
Facing this situation in the court, Guo Kai frowned slightly. These were clearly the same as what the boy had expected yesterday. However, no matter how careful he was before the meeting, he still felt that it was a bit unreal when it came to the meeting. If no one stood up to oppose the current situation, it would be There may also be another possibility of losing control. What else can we think about then...
etc! Thinking of this, Guo Kai suddenly realized that he who originally planned to take a wait-and-see attitude had unknowingly acquiesced to the young man's proposal and even felt sorry for the result that had not yet occurred. After all, the young man's proposal was too bold. As soon as Guo Kai came to his senses, he broke into a cold sweat.
But when the young man with a bookish air standing leisurely between his brows suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, the impetuous energy in Guo Kai's heart had been dispelled unconsciously, and his heart calmed down a lot. It was clear that he was in a court where tigers and dragons were fighting, and it was clear that at this critical moment, Guo Kai actually relaxed like this.
Seeing that the time was ripe, King Zhao calmly placed the jade tiger he was holding on the table in front of him and made a gesture. Immediately, the guards in front of the palace understood and walked to Zhao Zheng's mother and son to separate them. , set them up. Then King Zhao stretched out his sleeves, put his hands on his knees and leaned forward slightly to protest: "Since all the ministers agree, then..."
Since just now, Li Mu has been suppressing the fire in his heart. What King Zhao did now was completely a villain's behavior. When did the morale of the dignified Zhao army need the blood of a pair of orphans and widowed mothers to boost it? Although it is natural for the two countries to be at odds with each other and kill the hostage, the stranger who originally belonged to Qin had already escaped due to poor guarding. If he embarrasses an orphan and a widowed mother again, wouldn't it be reviled by other countries?
"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not." Although Li Mu maintained a humble posture of bowing and saluting, he still had a bit of a heroic spirit about him. His every move and every move was an aura of grandeur as he was brought out of the gate. Even Xiao Zhao Zheng, who could not keep himself from being held tightly at this moment, was impressed by his heroic appearance and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
As Li Mu came out of the queue, Guo Kai's eyes lit up. "That day, the attempt to prostitute a concubine as his wife failed. Although the king did not appear to have an incident, in fact, he was always grudges in his heart. Coupled with the usual grudges, it was inevitable that he would find a place to explode. You said that he found a small and medium-sized trouble. What is the apparent purpose of the treatment?"
This is what the young man said yesterday. Now that I have calmed down and looked at it, it is indeed clearer: the matter was not magnified but dealt with in a magnified manner. It was nothing more than trying to lure people into a trap, take the opportunity to establish power, and kill them with vigor. Guo Kai waved his hands, unfolded the sleeves that were previously pressed under his arms, straightened his appearance and knelt down again, and said with a hint of intrigue: Let's begin.
Compared with senior officials like Lian Po, Li Mu, who was less than thirty, was much lighter. However, the Huns were about to make a move. King Zhao also pointed to transferring him back to guard the place, hoping that he could repel those troublesome people. He was a barbarian, so the people in the court had to give him some face, so he made a gesture of invitation and said: "Please speak."
Li Mu paid his respects again and said in dialect: "I think it is inappropriate to kill the proton." This was exactly what King Zhao wanted, and what he wanted today was his opposition. King Zhao dusted his sleeves and said deliberately: "Oh? What's the meaning of this?"
"The men of the State of Zhao stand upright and resist the enemy, retreat from Qin and protect the country. It is their duty to do so. There is no need to kill a woman and a baby to boost morale," Li Mu said solemnly. King Zhao's expression did not change, but he asked with a somewhat oppressive sense of calmness and authority: "It is my intention to kill the proton, so this is the virtue of a villain?"
Without giving Li Mu a chance to answer, King Zhao's expression changed and he spoke in a higher tone: "Do you know that the woman you are talking about is the first wife of the Duke of Qin, and the baby you are talking about is the blood of the Qin family. I want them to do it for me." Isn’t it just right to pay for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers of Zhao State and to pay for the lives of tens of thousands of innocent people of Zhao State who were displaced due to Qin’s war?”
After King Zhao said these words, the court fell silent. Knowing that he had touched the king's objections, Li Mu lowered his head and apologized: "I don't dare. It's just that the matter of killing young children and weak mothers can easily be confirmed. Qin Ruo took advantage of it." This is the reason for inciting other countries to attack Zhao. If Zhao will be isolated and helpless, it will not be worth the loss. Even if the killing of protons stimulates the morale of the country, it will not be able to defeat the six countries who share the same hatred."
Seeing that Li Mu was so forthright in admonishing him without hesitation, the ministers who had previously been suppressed for their objections immediately regained their energy and quarreled with the ministers who were responsible for the murder. No one gave in. The previously silent and uneventful court, Making waves again.
Someone waved their sleeves and retorted: "Qin has repeatedly provoked us, and Zhao has repeatedly given in. The one on the left is afraid of being moved, the one on the right is unkind, and he does not dare to kill even a hostage. This will undoubtedly leave a mark in the hearts of the people, soldiers, and even the kings and ministers of the six countries." If the impression of incompetence is given to Zhao Guo in the long run, where will it leave Zhao?" Some people ridiculed and said: "Can the strength of Zhao Guo be proved only by killing protons? With Old General Lian here, why should the Qin army be afraid!"
Although he had been prepared, King Zhao was still very unhappy when he saw this scene. Li Mu's words attracted many people to join him, and now he even brought out Lao Lian Po, as if the Zhao Kingdom could only be supported by Lian Po alone. Isn't he, the King of Zhao, worthy of relying on?
What's even more cowardly is that although he doesn't like Li Mu and Lian Po at the moment, he still has to use them for some things, so while sometimes giving them enough face, King Zhao is also eager to establish the prestige of the king in front of them. The killing of the evildoers of the Qin State this time was an opportunity. He wanted to warn these people who is the leader of the Zhao State and who is the king who speaks the truth.
At this time, the cold wind before the shower was still blowing into the hall all the time, and the rain still did not fall...
