King Zhao's expression changed, and Guo Kai's heart also tightened. But when he saw the white jade pen pillow in his king's hand, he somehow thought of the calm and unhurried little brother in white, and his heart immediately calmed down a lot. This must be a sure thing. Zhong Shengzhi remembered the game he played with his own king when he was studying in the past years, so he calmly made a "danger" gesture.
"Even you can't get along with me!" Although King Zhao saw the gesture, the words had already been spoken and the jade pen pillow had been taken away, but he took it back again. Guo Kai quietly dodged sideways, but he also used some thought to let the jade pen pillow rub against his forehead, leaving a blood mark. Although it was not serious, the bright red blood winding down his cheek was a bit shocking.
In this situation, the courtiers were so shocked that they could not move. When Li Mu saw Guo Kai standing up to save him, his face was also full of doubts, and he really couldn't figure out the connection. When did people who used to only seek benefits, avoid harm, flatter the Lord and deceive the king become so aware of the overall situation, the general principles, and the great righteousness?
But Guo Kai's behavior made the angry King Zhao feel a little guilty. He unconsciously changed his words and his tone was a little weaker: "You should tell me what you have to say." As the little brother said, in this situation, Injured and unexpected, he stepped forward and was able to match the words of Li Mu and others.
Guo Kai didn't bother to wipe the sticky substance from his face, and continued to say sternly: "Killing Proton will certainly relieve anger, but it is difficult to guarantee that it will definitely boost the morale of the soldiers. Zhao Guoerlang is not a man of iron bones. If he learns that the young Proton is One of the things they killed was shame and humiliation. If the king is willing to come to the front of the battle to encourage the army before the army goes out, this matter can be solved." After saying this, Guo Kai paused and carefully observed King Zhao's face.
When did Guo Kai become so upright! Doesn’t this mean the same thing as yourself? Li Mu never thought that the sycophant whom everyone used to yell at would one day stand up and put himself in Zhao Guo's shoes regardless of his own safety. King Zhao frowned all the time. He looked around and saw everyone's expressions. He suddenly remembered something and nodded at Hu Zou again and asked, "What do you think, Qing Hu?"
Hu Noi has been stunned again and again by Guo Kai's actions since just now. He is also confused about this situation, but over the years he has long been accustomed to Guo Kai's saying that "everything follows the king's will", and indeed he has never Follow instructions meticulously from start to finish.
In the past, Guo Kai's meaning was the king's, but now the two of them were in conflict and wanted to ask him what he meant. In a moment of urgency, he blurted out according to his past habits: "I will kill you, my lord." With such an answer, Guo Kai would have been shocked in the past. The people over there also agreed with Hu Zou. However, Guo Kai had no intention of being betrayed and became angry, so he was kneeling on the ground in a leisurely manner without even moving his eyelids.
King Zhao leaned back slightly, looked at the two people below who always advocated the same idea, and then looked at Guo Kaida: "You continue to talk."
"In addition to the threat from the Qin State in the west, the Zhao State now also has the spying of the wolf clan in the north. If the Qin people are angered by killing the protons, the Huns from the north will take the opportunity to attack again, and the troops will be exhausted and the food will be exhausted. The Zhao State will be in danger. This is the second one. At this time , it is better to attack the enemy first, ask General Lian in the west to resist Qin, and use Li Qing in the north to guard the Dai territory, so as to quell the Xiongnu's wolfish ambitions, and Zhao's crisis can be resolved."
Guo Kai finished what Li Mu wanted to say before but couldn't. But if the person who said these words at that time was Li Mu, it might not have had any effect on King Zhao, but it was Guo Kai. King Zhao really couldn't make up his mind at this point.
It is undeniable that Guo Kai's actions did make King Zhao angry at first, but based on his understanding of this former companion, he could not get any benefits, and he did not even have the chance to punish Li Mu, and he was so desperate, so he must have really thought of something. Although I don’t know what Guo Kai’s specific thoughts are, but combined with Guo Kaiping’s reliable performance, King Zhao really hesitated.
Seeing the expression on the king's face, Guo Kai felt that things were turning around, and once again secretly made a gesture of "please ask the king for a decision, I still have private matters to report", which really completely stopped King Zhao's thoughts. Anyway, the biggest goal today has been achieved. , even if you want to kill Proton, you don't have to rush at this moment. It's okay to listen to what Guo Kai has to say before making a decision.
Moreover, the court meeting was going on at this point, and King Zhao was already extremely exhausted from being tit-for-tat with Li Mu and the others. Now he just felt a pain in his head. He wished he could go back and bury his head on Changji's soft breasts and sleep with him until he was in the dark. Who cares? What Zhao Guo, what Li Mu. So Matsushita looked calm, and he leaned back again, sighed, and said impatiently: "That's it, let's discuss this another day."
Strange to say, along with King Zhao's sigh, another thunder came, and the heavy rain came like a downpour, and finally fell to the ground happily. The torrential rain hit the roof and the bluestone bricks outside the hall, creating a deafening roar. The entire hall was enveloped in such a roar, and even the voices of people talking could not be heard clearly. But somehow, the fierce rain washed away the oppressive and depressing atmosphere in the palace, and many people breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Afterwards, the shower gradually subsided and the court meeting dispersed. Many ministers rushed home without stopping. Guo Kai couldn't return home, so he had already sent greetings to their ancestors in his heart. After greetings, you still have to follow your king to his palace.
The palace servant on the side came over with King Zhao on his back and handed Guo Kai a handkerchief: "Doctor, please wipe it quickly." Guo Kai said "Thank you", and the two of them understood each other tacitly. He hastily put a few handkerchiefs on his face, wiped away the most conspicuous blood stains, and asked: "Is there more?" The palace man said truthfully: "There is still some." Guo Kai said "Oh" and returned the veil to the palace attendant without further ado. The palace man was a little hesitant at first, but when he saw Guo Kai's unpredictable smile, he immediately understood and never mentioned the matter again.
Returning to the palace, King Zhao summoned the Advocate and impatiently took her in his arms and played with her. The Advocate was smart enough to see the king's expression and knew that the atmosphere was not right. She made an appointment with Guo Kai but was outside the curtain. She was kneeling at the bottom of the steps, so she stopped her usual teasing skills, closed her lips tightly, and only softened her body so that King Zhao could do whatever he wanted.
"We are all our own people now. Please tell me why you are trying to dissuade me." Guo Kai took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions before saying: "Shi Caichen received an urgent secret report that there were unusual movements outside Lin Mansion and Lian Mansion. It is said that it was a secret agent in disguise. Soldier, if the king doesn't believe it, you can send someone..." The hand that was still caressing Chongqi suddenly froze, and then King Zhao suddenly opened the curtain and stood up, interrupting Guo Kai's words and asked, "What?"
In fact, the private soldiers were left by Guo Kai long before he left the house and he found someone to disguise himself and frame the blame on Lian Po. Even Zhao Gao didn't know about this. "Don't be upset, Your Majesty. Please listen to what I have to say. Lin Xiangru has always been ambitious and can't stand up to the King. Although he has lost power now, he has not lost power. If he makes any more unnecessary moves, he may really be defeated. The King has already achieved what he wanted. If he touches Li Mu again, I’m afraid it will only outweigh the gains and give them an excuse.”
He saw that the king's expression softened a little and then continued: "It is not worth punishing the sycophants who have no monarch, but letting the king take the risk of 'cutting off dissenters'. Besides, one of them has been dismissed from office. If the king later uses 'reject the Qin army' , sent one to the north and the other to the west on the pretext of killing the wolf tribe. With their hypocritical benevolence, they will definitely agree. Once they leave, there will be no one in the court, so what if it is not the king who has the final say?"
For some reason, King Zhao was very pleased with Guo Kai, who still had blood on his face today. As Guo Kai said, it was indeed wrong to touch Li Mu rashly. However, Guo Kai, the only one on his side, did not care about life or death and only thought about himself. This friendship from the past years as a student had no reason to move King Zhao.
In fact, as early as when Zhao Gao proposed to save Zhao Zheng's baby, Guo Kai told Zhao Gao to seek ventilation with Hu Zhe and the others. At that time, Zhao Gao categorically objected: This matter must not be discussed with others. Just imagine that if your Excellency says something and your people echo it, then in Your Majesty’s eyes, those people will become the people you have won over for yourself and the party members you have cultivated for yourself. How will he feel then?
Zhao Gao also said: "To persuade you to remonstrate alone is nothing more than to tell your Majesty that you have been so sincere and soothing all these years to win over Your Majesty's heart and cultivate Your Majesty's party members. It should be noted that the loyalty and traitor in the King's heart are nothing more than this. So. The more angry the king is about this matter, and the more you are the only one who insists on it, the more convinced your words will be, and the more stable your position in the king's heart will be in the future."
At that time, Guo Kai broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. He knew very well that his king was very jealous. If his little brother hadn't awakened him, he would have ended up with the Lin family in the future...
Now what Zhao Gao said has come true. King Zhao did think that Guo Kai must have selfish motives when he was ordered to win over Hu Zhe and others. Sometimes he was even not sure whether Hu Zhe and others were listening to him or Guo Kai, so he wanted to do this to Lin Xiangru and Li Mu. All major events are planned by him carefully, and he wants to establish prestige by himself. From what he saw today, he was already wary of Guo Kai, and the way he looked at Guo Kai now had completely changed.
On the other hand, as soon as the court meeting ended, Xiao Zhao Zheng and Zhao Ji were released. Guo Kai privately invited the doctor he was familiar with to see Zhao Ji. After the baby watched his mother settle down and go to sleep, he obediently let Zhao Gao pull her out.
"I think I did a good job, Xiao Gao, won't you praise me?" The doll's voice was hoarse, and her lips were cracked in many places, and there were even blood stains left by the cracks and barely healing in some places. Zhao Gao frowned, thinking about what Guo Kai said yesterday, he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
I still remember that Guo Kai asked him: "How do you know he won't listen to me?" At that time, he replied: "Because he only listens to me." At that time, Zhao Gao only said a fluttering word, but Guo Kai was speechless. Speechless. "So if you want to reach an agreement with him, Zhao Gao has to be the one who takes the lead." Guo Kai suddenly remembered what happened before and said angrily: "It's okay if you don't mention it, but you'll be angry if you mention it."
Then, before Zhao Gao could ask, Guo Kai said frankly: "That baby has a very bad temper, which gives me a headache. Previously, when he saw that Zhao Ji was sick, he had to ask for water for Zhao Ji, but the guard didn't give it and he screamed. I read it for a whole afternoon, and finally refused to stop until my voice became hoarse, and I thought of other ways to make noise. If the king hadn't ordered that the bird must be alive and whole before the court meeting, I would have wanted to kill him at that time. . In the end, I was so annoyed that I had to hand him a bowl of water. Hey, it’s true, even though my voice was so hoarse, I fed it all to Zhao Ji. Although she spilled most of it with my clumsy hands, she didn’t even frown. She didn’t even take a sip. drink."
Guo Kai also said: He never thought that after living for more than thirty years, one day he would be folded into a baby, and he would compromise and send someone to give him water. At that time, Zhao Gao promised Guo Kai that he would change the baby's impression of him, and the matter was considered to be in the dark.
This kid is just too mature, Zhao Gao thought tenderly. At this moment, the doll was standing there with a pale face, but her eyes were very charming. He clearly looks pitiful, but when he praises himself, he is full of energy and pride.
Although he felt sorry for the baby, Zhao Gao still had a soft smile on his lips, opened his arms and asked gently: "Want a hug?" The baby's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he grinned and immediately wanted to pounce on him. He hugged Xiao Gao from the waist, but he remembered that his body was full of dirt, and he had been caught in the rain on the way back, which would stain Xiao Gao's clothes, so he stopped and stood there dully looking at him.
Who knew that Zhao Gao had already seen through his thoughts, his eyes softened, he took a step forward and firmly hugged him into his arms, patted his back gently and said in a deep voice: "You did a good job." At this moment, Zhao Gao There was a reassuring aura constantly exuding from her body, and the baby nuzzled in his arms again and again, unwilling to let go. But as I kept rubbing, the coldness that had been lingering around me seemed to have receded by half, and my heart became warmer and warmer.
In fact, this was the first time the two of them had such close contact. Wawa is naturally mature and alert, and is used to being wary of people. Zhao Gao rarely pays attention to anyone, so he taught Wawa very casually at first. Later, the two of them got along for a long time and developed a relationship. Due to their personalities, the baby had never been so attached to Zhao Gao. After this separation, Wawa discovered that he had become dependent on this person, and Zhao Gao had taught Wawa for so long, and he had already developed a feeling of protecting his wife. After all, he was the kid he taught, so no matter how you look at him, you should certainly cherish him.
After a long time, Zhao Gao came to his senses and then remembered that the baby might catch a cold if he didn't take a bath to drive away the cold. He then held the baby's shoulders and pushed him away a little, and then threw the clean clothes he had taken in the morning to him: "Let's talk about it after taking a bath." After a pause, he pointed to the water channel on the table beside him: " Wait, drink some water before going."
