Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Yu Xin coughed and said, "Okay, Zhou Chengshou, don't be a fool, just tell who it is."

Zhou Shaofen glanced at King Zhao, saw that King Zhao also nodded, he raised his hand, pointed at Lou Chang and said, "To tell you the truth, the sixty assassins who assassinated Zhao Qing last night came from the Guanzhong of Qin State. Zhao Qing was assassinated at the behest of King Qin.

As for the one who helped these assassins enter Handan City was none other than Dr. Lou Changlou! "

Zhou Shaofen's voice fell, and a needle could be heard in the hall.

After a few breaths, Lou Chang shouted: "Zhou Shaofen, you are colluding with Zhao Kuo and framing me!"

Zhou Shaofen was about to speak, when a voice suddenly sounded: "Zhou Chengshou, let me speak."

Zhao Kuo stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

Lou Chang stared at Zhao Kuo, wishing he could eat Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo said unhurriedly: "This matter actually starts from the Battle of Changping.

Presumably, the king and the princes should still remember that there were some rumors in Handan City at that time, saying that the Qin people were only afraid of me, Zhao Kuo, but they were not afraid of General Lianpo at all, because General Lianpo secretly colluded with the Qin people. Bar? "

Zhao Kuo glanced around at everyone present, their faces changed a little, but they didn't refute.

Zhao Kuo continued: "At that time, everyone thought that Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang were building up momentum for me, so people spread such rumors, but the two princes are my elders, and I am very concerned about their conduct. Clearly, they will never do such a thing, and the real spreader behind these rumors is the instruction from King Qin!"

Lin Xiangru's face twitched slightly, but he hesitated to speak.

Zhao Kuo said: "So, there is a doubt that has been buried in my heart.

The rumors were very fierce at the time, and it was impossible to rely on a few spies alone, so someone must be secretly cooperating with Qin!Moreover, this person's influence must not be small, otherwise, rumors would not be flying all over Handan City in a short period of time.

To put it bluntly, no one can do this except the ministers present! "

Zhao Kuo's words made everyone's faces change again, but still no one spoke.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Why should Yu Qing be in a hurry?

Listen to me go on.

So, when I returned from Changping, I started to investigate.

Who is the suspect?

In fact, it is easy to rule out. "

"Mr. Pingyuan and Mr. Pingyang are both the sons of King Wuling, uncles of the king, and it is absolutely impossible for them to betray Zhao Guo."

"Lin Xiangru and Lin Qing have opposed Qin State many times in the Mianchi Meeting, Returning the Bi to Zhao, etc., and earned a great reputation for our Zhao State, so it is impossible for him to be a suspect."

"General Lian Po is a victim of rumors, so it is even more impossible."

"Then, there are only two people left who are most suspicious, Yu Xin Yuqing, and Doctor Lou Changlou! Therefore, after I returned from Changping, I immediately arranged for someone to secretly monitor the residences of these two people. "

Lou Chang's face turned pale.

Hearing this, Yu Xin finally couldn't help but said: "Zhao Kuo, you actually sent someone to investigate me secretly?

You are not a Sikou and a lieutenant, what qualifications do you have to do this? "

Zhao Wang couldn't help but said: "Zhao Kuo, you are going beyond your authority by doing this, right?

Besides, since you already had doubts, why didn't you tell the widow directly? "

Zhao Kuo cupped his hands towards King Zhao and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. The main reason is that the suspect must be high-ranking and trusted by His Majesty. I am also worried about leaking the news."

Lin Xiangru asked, "Zhao Kuo, what did you find out?"

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and said, "This is the truth of this matter.

According to my eyeliner report, about two or three days ago, a Lou's caravan arrived in Handan, and there were dozens of very sturdy guards in this Lou's caravan.

But just today, the caravan rushed out of the city as soon as the city gate was opened, and all the guards who were supposed to set off with the caravan disappeared without a trace. "

"Why are they all gone?

The answer is actually very simple.

Because they are all dead, dead at the scene of my assassination!Lou Chang, tell me whether what I said is right or wrong! "

Accompanied by Zhao Kuo's shout, everyone's eyes were on Lou Chang.

At this moment, Lou Chang's face was pale, his whole body was on the verge of falling, and he couldn't even sit still.

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Seeing Lou Chang's performance, the others suddenly realized something.

Yu Xin's eyes slowly widened, no matter how much he tried to control his emotions, there was still traces of surprise showing on his face.

Could it be Lou Chang?

Handan Commander Zhou Shaofen on the side spoke at the right time: "Your Majesty, I learned the news from Zhao Qing after meeting with Zhao Qing last night, so today I secretly mobilized people to stop the caravan outside the city for interrogation.

Unexpectedly, the people in the caravan not only looked flustered, but also wanted to resist with weapons on the spot when they saw the officials sent by the minister. Fortunately, the minister was prepared to mobilize enough manpower to capture him in one fell swoop.

After the interrogation, the steward of the caravan confessed on the spot that he was a spy of Qin State, his real name was Ji Xinpiao, and that he came to Handan this time to assassinate Zhao Kuo and Zhao Qing under the order of the King of Qin!This is Ji Xinpiao's confession, Your Majesty please read it! "

As he said that, Zhou Shaofen directly took out a confession from his sleeve. This confession was not bamboo slips but very precious and rare silk paper, which showed that Zhou Shaofen attached great importance to this confession.

Zhao Wang took the confession and looked at it, his face gradually turned pale, and finally couldn't help but slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Lou Chang, what else do you have to say now!"

Zhao Wang's roar directly frightened Lou Chang, and Lou Chang immediately fell to his knees on the ground: "Your Majesty, I plead guilty, I plead guilty! It was because I was confused for a while and was kidnapped by those Qin people with favors, that's why I did it." Help the people of Qin to spread those rumors in the city.

And those assassins, they threatened me that if I didn't help, they would tell me about my previous cooperation with Qin, and I was coerced and helpless, my lord! "

Lou Chang cried and screamed, tears streaming down his face, extremely miserable.

Looking at Lou Chang's appearance, Zhao Kuo sneered slightly and didn't speak.

Zhao Wang could not hide his anger, he directly picked up the inkstone on the table and threw it towards Lou Chang: "Idiot, you are so stupid!"

With a bang, the inkstone hit Lou Chang's head firmly, Lou Chang let out a cry of pain and his forehead was smashed by the inkstone, bleeding immediately.

Zhao Wang sternly said: "Come here, I will capture Lou Chang and put him in a prison for strict interrogation. I want to see how many people are still in collusion with Qin!"

Several court guards of the Zhao Kingdom appeared immediately and dragged Lou Chang away. Lou Chang's screams echoed along the way: "Zhao Kuo, you bastard, I will never let you go even if I die." This also sneered silently.

Let me go?

It's because I won't let you go!On the other side, Zhao Wang's face was frosty, and he was really angry.

If it weren't for what Zhao Kuo said today, King Zhao really didn't know that he was almost put together by the people of Qin during the Battle of Changping.

No, Zhao Wang has actually been deceived by the Qin people's rumors. If it wasn't for Zhao Kuo who really turned his life against the sky and tried to turn the tide, once the Qin people succeeded in Changping, the more Zhao Wang thought about it, the more he thought about it, and the murderous intent towards Lou Chang in his heart increased greatly. Said: "Let me tell you, how should I deal with this beast?"

Zhao Kuo was the first to speak without hesitation: "Your Majesty, what Lou Chang committed was treason. If we don't deal with it severely, how can we deter the second and third Lou Chang who may appear in the future?"

King Zhao suddenly realized, murderous intentions appeared in his eyes, and said: "Zhao Qing is right, Zhou Shaofen, I ordered you to immediately send people to surround Lou Chang's mansion, and not allow anyone in his mansion to escape! Interrogate Lou Chang immediately, once the evidence is convincing , then the whole family will be implicated immediately!"

King Zhao showed his determination very rarely. For this king of Zhao, treason is the most intolerable crime!Yu Xin opened his mouth wide, looking at Zhao Kuo with a green and pale face.

At this moment, Yu Xin felt his face was hot, as if he had been slapped.

Not only was Zhao Kuo not as impulsive and irritable as Yu Xin said, but he directly grasped the crux of the problem in just one night, and found out Lou Chang, the accomplice of the Qin State!A chill suddenly emerged from Yu Xin's body.

At this moment, Yu Xin felt that he had greatly underestimated Zhao Kuo!Yu Xin was still afraid, King Zhao had already turned his gaze to Zhao Kuo, and said softly, "Qing Zhao, you have worked hard."

At this moment, Zhao Wang's appreciation for Zhao Kuo has reached a new high.

Able to fight wars, and able to uncover traitors for Zhao Guo, such a talent is hard to find even with a lantern.

Zhao Kuo bowed his body and said, "Your Majesty has praised you absurdly.

To tell you the truth, the assassination of the minister last night was a narrow escape, and many loyal guards were damaged. If you don't take revenge, what face will you have to face the family members of the victims in the future? "

The admiration on Zhao Wang's face was even stronger, and he was more sympathetic to his subordinates for Zhao Kuo's advantages in his heart!Zhao Wang said with a smile: "Although Zhou Shaofen solved this case, you, Zhao Qing, have made the greatest contribution. Tell me, how do you want the widow to reward you?"

This made Zhao Kuo a little surprised, because before he only thought about revenge, he really didn't think about it.

Suddenly, a cough sounded, and Zhao Kuo subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Mr. Pingyuan shaking his head quietly to himself.

Zhao Kuo immediately understood, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, it is a due duty for you to be loyal to your Majesty and Zhao Guo, how can you ask for a reward for this?

Besides, I just received the reward from the king a few days ago, if I am so greedy, then it is my fault. "

King Zhao laughed loudly and said, "Okay, very good.

Some people always say that you Zhao Kuo are young and ignorant. If you want someone to tell you, they are simply wrong!Yu Qing, don't you think so? "

Yu Xin's face turned green and pale, so he could only say: "What the king said is that Zhao Qing is indeed a talented person."

Yu Xin almost gritted his teeth and said the second half of the sentence.

Zhao Wang smiled and said: "Zhao Qing, I still want to reward you for your merits, but right now I really can't think of how to reward you.

So that's it, you can make a request to the widow, as long as the widow can satisfy you, you will be satisfied, how about it? "

Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, can I go back and think about it for a while before making a request?"

King Zhao laughed and said, "Of course, anytime."

Zhao Kuo said: "Then I would like to thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although Lou Chang's betrayal made Zhao Wang very angry, but after all, the elimination of a minister who secretly colluded with Qin in Zhao Guozhong will definitely benefit Zhao Guo in the long run, so Zhao Wang is actually in a good mood .

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Zhao Wang smiled and waved his hands, saying: "Okay, the matter has been settled, and the widow will not keep you, you should do what you have to do."

Everyone got up and left.

At the entrance of the main hall, Zhou Shaofen came up and said with a smile: "Zhao Qing, the officer did a good job this time, right?"

Zhou Shaofen's mood is also very good, because just now Zhao Wang also rewarded Zhou Shaofen, raised Zhou Shaofen's title by one level, and officially became Xiaqing!It is a qualitative change from a doctor to a minister, which means that Zhou Shaofen is officially qualified to enter the core of Zhao Guo. As long as he has more qualifications and credits for a while, he will be a veritable minister of Zhao Guo in the future.

All this was brought by Zhao Kuo, and Zhou Shaofen naturally knew it well.

Zhao Kuo patted Zhou Shaofen on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Zhou Qing, come to my house tonight, and I'll treat you to a drink!"

Zhou Shaofen smiled openly and agreed again and again.

Not far away, Yu Xin looked at this scene with a gloomy expression.

Suddenly, Lin Xiangru's voice sounded beside Yu Xin: "Yu Qing, we need to have a good talk about Zhao Kuo."

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As soon as Yu Xin turned around, he found that Lin Xiangru and Lian Po were already standing in front of them, and their expressions were not very good-looking.

Yu Xin forced a smile: "Lin Qing" was interrupted by Lin Xiangru directly before he finished speaking: "Let's go, find a place to talk."

After a while, the three of them got into Lin Xiangru's carriage. Although the carriage was not very spacious, there was no problem for three people.

Lin Xiangru glanced at Yu Xin, and said calmly: "Yu Qing, judging from today's performance, your previous evaluation of Zhao Kuo was completely wrong."

Yu Xin's face turned red for a while, but he still admitted helplessly: "That's right, it's true."

Lian Po said in a deep voice: "Zhao Kuo's methods on the battlefield made the old man very admired. Now it seems that he is also in the officialdom. We must be careful and vigilant!"

Lin Xiangru sighed, and said: "Oh, it's a pity that such a talent is on the side of Mr. Pingyuan. Now that Zhao Kuo has gained power, let's give in for a while these days.

Yu Qing, do you understand? "

The helplessness in Yu's confidence became more and more serious. Knowing that this sentence was actually what Lin Xiangru was telling himself, he could only reluctantly nodded and said, "What Lin Qing said is that I will not provoke Zhao Kuo again during this period of time."

After all, Yu was still quite unconvinced in his confidence.

From Yu Xin's point of view, he stumbled this time only because he underestimated Zhao Kuo, and was severely slapped in the face by Zhao Kuo.

As long as the future is properly prepared, Zhao Kuo will never escape Yu Xin's calculations.

Thinking of this, a trace of resentment flashed in the deepest part of Yu Xin's eyes.

Zhao Kuo, just wait!Zhao Kuo was indeed waiting, but it was not Yu Xin who was waiting, but Lord Pingyuan.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Mr. Pingyuan appeared in front of Zhao Kuo: "Let's go, you and the old man are in the same car."

"Here."

Zhao Kuo has always respected this Pingyuan Lord who is both an uncle and a backer. Hearing this, he got into Pingyuan Lord's carriage, and the two drove together.

Mr. Pingyuan rubbed his temples, and said wearily, "Zhao Kuo, you have exposed Lou Chang on your own initiative this time. You are comfortable, but it makes our office faction very passive."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he immediately understood, and said: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Although Lou Chang is a member of our official sect, but we have directly exposed him this time, and it can be regarded as a contribution to Great Zhao. There should be no one. accuse us."

Mr. Pingyuan took a deep look at Zhao Kuo and said, "I don't have any other requirements. I just hope that you will not be so impulsive before doing something next time. You should discuss it with me before you do it. Do you understand?"

Zhao Kuo was obedient and did not refute.