Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

From this point of view, King Zhao's betrayal also had a reason.

Just as the old saying goes, there has never been love for no reason in this world, and there has never been hate for no reason.

After listening to Zhao Kuo, several cronies fully understood after the explanation, and looked at Zhao Kuo with expressions of admiration.

Li Mu couldn't help laughing and said, "My lord, lord, sometimes I'm really weird, I don't know what's in your head, why can you always think of so many things that others can't even think of?"

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this.

"Maybe I'm what's called a genius."

Regarding this extremely confident statement, no one else in the study refuted it. Instead, everyone nodded in unison, obviously agreeing with this statement.

"Is the widow a genius?"

On the morning of the second day, he went to pay his respects to the Queen Mother as usual. When King Zhao was walking, he was also thinking about this question in his mind.

Soon King Zhao came up with the answer to this question.

No.

Zhao Wang is actually not a genius. Whether it is learning to walk or speak, until later learning to write, learn various books and knowledge, and learning to govern the country, Zhao Wang grew up with scolding all the way.

In this world, there is only one person who can scold King Zhao bloody, and of course it is King Zhao's biological mother, the Queen Mother Zhao.

As Zhao Kuo guessed, King Zhao had very complicated emotions for the queen mother in his heart.

On the one hand, King Zhao is naturally extremely grateful for the Queen Mother's kindness in nurturing and teaching, but on the other hand, King Zhao is also very eager to break free from the cage set by the Queen Mother, and wants to go to Show your strengths in the vast world outside, and prove your ability to the whole world.

In such complicated thoughts, King Zhao walked up to the Empress Dowager's palace, and then walked in directly.

After a while, King Zhao saw the Queen Mother in the palace, and respectfully bowed to the Queen Mother: "Mother Queen."

Did the queen mother just wake up and wash up, her expression still looked a little sleepy, and she said to Zhao Wang lazily: "My lord, have you finished your homework yesterday?"

When Zhao Wang heard this, a huge revulsion subconsciously surged in his heart.

You must know that King Zhao considers himself an adult, and he has had enough of endless homework every day, which is really annoying.

But Zhang Wangshi is very clear, at least for now, at this moment, he does not have any power to resist the Queen Mother.

So Wang Zhao said, holding back the huge waves in his heart, "After returning to my mother, I have finished all my homework."

The queen mother nodded and flashed a satisfied expression, and said to Zhao Wang: "That's good, Handan is also relatively chaotic during this period, so you should try not to contact those people outside the palace, lest you It has made the political situation in Da Zhao even more chaotic, and it will only cause new troubles for the old woman, understand?"

When Zhao Wang heard this, the disgust in his heart became more and more intense.

How old is the widow, not to mention that he can decide the situation of the entire political struggle, but it is impossible to add to the chaos, why do you say that the widow's action is to cause new troubles?

At this moment, King Zhao finally made up his mind.

The next moment, King Zhao spoke with a smile on his face.

"Queen, I have something I want to discuss with my queen."

Chapter 701 The Actions of King Zhao and Lord Pingyang (No.12)

Don't look at so many thoughts in Zhao Wang's mind, constantly turning the river and sea, but for the Queen Mother, today's Zhao Wang is actually no different from the well-behaved and obedient child in ordinary days.

Therefore, the queen mother said without any vigilance at all: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, as long as it doesn't involve those messy things outside the palace."

Zhao Wang showed a smile and said: "It's like this, the widow's 18th birthday will be a few days later, and the widow wants to hold a banquet to have fun.

I heard that there are some very interesting jugglers in Handan City recently. I want to invite those jugglers to the palace to perform. I wonder if the queen mother will approve it? "

When the Queen Mother heard the words, a somewhat hesitant expression appeared on Qiao's face, and she suddenly said to the eunuch Ling who was standing at the side: "Have some jugglers come to Handan City recently?"

Eunuch Ling didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly replied: "It's true that the Queen Mother is back. These jugglers are mainly active in the civilian areas. It is said that every performance is very popular. It can be said that it is completely full, and a large number of people go to watch it." It's over."

The queen mother nodded, but she didn't speak immediately, obviously she seemed rather hesitant.

When King Zhao saw this, he secretly screamed in his heart that something was wrong.

This so-called sideshow troupe is a key step in the whole plan. If the Queen Mother does not agree, then everything will be out of the question.

So King Zhao hurriedly said: "The empress mother has been in the palace for 18 years, and I have never seen any juggling in these 18 years. Could it be that the empress mother can satisfy the widow's wish?"

At this moment, King Zhao didn't care about the independent mentality of being rebellious or not, and directly put on a very wronged expression on his face, as if he was about to cry at any time.

The Empress Dowager was already very shaken in her heart, but now that she saw the expression of King Zhao who was about to cry, her heart softened and she couldn't help but sighed and said, "Okay, how old is he? You still put on that expression every day, if the Chens see it, where is your majesty?"

After finishing speaking, the Empress Dowager turned her attention to the Eunuch Ling and said, "You are in charge of sending people to work, go and examine these jugglers carefully, and after confirming that there are no spies from other countries, bring them into the palace. At that time, let them be responsible for performing for the king, understand?"

The eunuch Ling remained calm, bowed down respectfully and said: "I take orders."

On the other side, after King Zhao heard the news, he was naturally overjoyed in an instant, and jumped up and down in the hall.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is really kind to the widow!"

Seeing Zhao Wang's happy appearance, the Queen Mother couldn't help laughing, and then said to Zhao Wang seriously: "Wang Er, if you want to have fun, the Queen Mother will naturally not stop you.

But you must remember that the current Dazhao political arena is in chaos, you must not get involved, understand? "

King Zhao is now able to control his emotions very precisely. Hearing the words, he naturally nodded obediently and said to the queen mother: "Please rest assured, mother, I just want to watch the juggling."

The queen mother couldn't help but nodded in relief when she heard the words, and said to King Zhao, "My lord, it seems that after experiencing so many lessons, you have finally grown up."

At this time, the queen mother didn't know that this was actually the last time she got along with King Zhao so harmoniously.

Just as King Zhao was communicating with the Queen Mother about this sideshow, Lord Pingyang also walked into the prison in Handan, and appeared in front of Guo Zong again.

It can be seen that in the past time, Guo Zong suffered very tragic torture.

At this moment, Guo Zong was covered in blood and wounds all over his body, looking very tragic.

After Pingyang Jun sat down, he waved to the guards around him, signaling everyone around him to back down.

After a while, only Mr. Pingyang and Guo Zong were left in the cell.

Lord Pingyang looked at Guo Zong, and said calmly, "You still don't want to confess, do you?"

After Pingyang Jun asked several times, Guo Zong's body trembled slightly, and he slowly raised his head.

Guo Zong showed a smile towards Mr. Pingyang: "Mr. Pingyang, I have already told you everything I need to say.

As for the things you want me to say, they never happened at all, so how do you ask me to explain to you?

I can't bear perjury. "

Jun Pingyang chuckled, and didn't get angry at all, but suddenly asked Guo Zong a question.

"If I told you at this time that your lord Zhao Kuo and I had reached a consensus last night, would you absolutely not want to believe it?"

Guo Zong was taken aback when he heard the words, and then showed a big smile: "Mr. Pingyang, have you forgotten that you already used this trick on the first day of my interrogation?"

Pingyang Jun couldn't help laughing, and said to Guo Zong: "What I want to tell you is that what I said today is indeed the truth."

Guo Zong closed his mouth, apparently he didn't want to say another word to Mr. Pingyang.

Lord Pingyang sighed and stood up, and said to Guo Zong: "Actually, you should thank Zhao Kuo, the lord, if he hadn't insisted on keeping your orders and using you when he was making the plan. Even if I choose to join forces with him this time, if I do some chapters with my identity, I can still kill you."

Guo Zong's body trembled slightly, but he still didn't speak.

Mr. Pingyang didn't seem to expect Guo Zong to speak, but smiled and continued: "Actually, I know better than anyone else how important you are to Zhao Kuo, but it's a pity that I can't kill you this time. up.

I hope you will be more cautious when you leave, because if you fall into my hands next time, then you will definitely die by then. "

After a pause, Jun Pingyang suddenly laughed again.

"But it doesn't really matter, in order to make the whole thing more realistic, you will still be tortured next.

I hope that when that day comes, you won't be so tortured that you lose your mind and talk nonsense, you know?

Because if you really say something that is not good for Zhao Kuo, I will definitely kill you on the spot. "

After saying these words, Lord Pingyang ignored Guo Zong and turned around to leave.

After a while, several guards with ferocious smiles came in and picked up various instruments of torture in the cell.

Soon, Guo Zong's screams were heard again in the prison cell.

Chapter 702 The News Zhou Shaofen Received (No.13)

On this day, Lin Xiangru, Le Cheng and Zhou Shaofen gathered again to discuss how to deal with Zhao Kuo.

Le Cheng's expression was quite relaxed, and he said to Lin Xiangru: "Now Zhao Kuo's confidant, Guo Zong, has been sent to the prison. I heard that he hasn't spoken yet, but he probably won't be able to hold on under torture. How long."

The name Guo Zong is actually quite famous in the Zhao Kingdom. After all, he was once the richest man in the Zhao Kingdom, and he was also Zhao Wang's white glove, helping Zhao Wang secretly manage countless wealth.

Lin Xiangru nodded and said, "If Guo Zong can testify against Wu Xinjun, then we will indeed have a chance to overthrow him this time."

When Lin Xiangru said this, his old face shone with hope.

In these years, although Lin Xiangru considered himself a smart and talented person, every time he confronted Zhao Kuo, he never had any way to gain the upper hand and win.

This time, the hope is right in front of our eyes, and Lin Xiangru couldn't help but look forward to it.

Zhou Shaofen's heart sank slightly when he heard such a happy conversation between the two.

Wu Xinjun, Wu Xingjun and Guozhong have been imprisoned for several days, why do you still have no response?

And you didn't send anyone to deliver the news to the old man. Could it be that you are really resigned to your fate and can only wait for Guo Zong to speak?

Suddenly Zhou Shaofen's eyes lit up.

No, something is not right.

Who is Wu Xinjun?

He is not a person who will sit still, so he must have planned some kind of plot secretly, and wants to launch a fierce counterattack at any time.

Thinking of this, Zhou Shaofen suddenly had a bottom line in his heart.

Since Wu Xinjun's counterattack is about to start, Zhou Shaofen now feels that he should find a way to paralyze Lin Xiangru and Le Cheng, so that Wu Xinjun's next counterattack will be more likely to succeed.

So Zhou Shaofen thought for a while and then said: "Wu Xinjun has completely changed his mind, and he is cleaning up and destroying all the evidence related to Guo Zong during this time. If this is the case, even if Guo Zong speaks, we will take him." There is no good way."

Zhou Shaofen's words were immediately approved by Le Cheng and Lin Xiangru.

Le Cheng nodded and said: "It seems that there is indeed a problem. We need to send some people to monitor Zhao Kuo's people who are related to the chamber of commerce and various business aspects, and see if they have any changes."

Lin Xiangru also nodded and said: "This is indeed how it should be. You can't let Wu Xinjun destroy everything swaggeringly."

Therefore, the topic of the next meeting became how to find a way to prevent Zhao Kuo from destroying all traces of Guo Zong.

Half an hour later, Zhou Shaofen walked out of Lecheng's mansion tiredly, got into his carriage and left.

The carriage kept driving, and Zhou Shaofen sat in the carriage, his mood fluctuated.

To be honest, even Zhou Shaofen himself does not know who will be the final victor in this political struggle.

Is it right to bet on Wu Xinjun's side?

Or should we express our position in time at this time, confess everything like Lin Xiangru, and completely stand on Lin Xiangru's side?

It has to be said that even with Zhou Shaofen's rich life experience over the years, he still had unavoidable hesitation at this moment.

After all, the political struggle this time seems to be completely life-and-death, and there must be an eliminated loser between the two sides.

In this kind of political struggle, once you stand on the wrong side, the consequence is basically the end of your political life, or even worse, the direct death of your family.

At this moment, the carriage stopped suddenly.

Someone knocked on the car window, and there was a certain rhythm, da da da, da da.

Zhou Shaofen was slightly taken aback, and opened the car window, and then a letter was thrown directly from the car window into Zhou Shaofen's carriage, and fell at his feet.

The windows and doors of the car were closed once, and the carriage started to drive again. Zhou Shaofen looked at the letter in front of him, but his heart was full of turmoil.

Here comes, finally here, a letter from Wu Xinjun.

Zhou Shaofen took a deep breath, and slowly opened the letter in his hand.

Looking at the surprised expression on Zhou Shaofen's face, the whole person was so shocked that he couldn't help himself.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped again, and the driver's voice came in.

"My lord, the mansion has returned."

Zhou Shaofen took a deep breath, tried his best to calm down the turbulent mood in his heart, carefully put the letter in his sleeve and slowly got out of the carriage.

After getting off the carriage, Zhou Shaofen's first words were: "Go and call my brother!"

Zhou Shaofen's younger brother, Zhou Shaoliang, is also the current Handan Order.