Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

But after closing their mouths, everyone suddenly felt that Wu Xinjun was very unhappy.

Why is Wu Xinjun unhappy?

Everyone began to secretly guess in their hearts again.

After all, as Zhao Guoxiangbang, Zhao Kuo's mood can really affect the fate of many people, and even the national destiny of many countries!Finally, King Zhao from the ancestral temple came out holding Li Mu's hand, both of them looked very happy.

Zhao Wang glanced at Zhao Kuo, and then said to the eunuch Ling beside him: "Eunuch Ling, come and read the widow's will."

This is another small detail. According to common sense, unless a Xiangbang like Zhao Kuo is personally in charge of the battle, the person who reads the award should be Zhao Kuo.

Someone looked at Zhao Kuo again, and found that Zhao Kuo was still expressionless.

The eunuch Ling didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately unfolded the decree that had been prepared long ago, and read: "General Li Mu's destruction of South Korea and the capture of the King of Han is really a great achievement, and I am very happy about it.

Li Mu was specially appointed as Wu Shengjun, and he was bestowed with a thousand yi of gold, ten thousand mu of land, ten thousand servants, five thousand pieces of silk and satin, and one hundred good horses! "

As soon as this will was said, everyone present was immediately shocked.

"This" "Your Majesty actually rewarded Li Mu so much?"

"This reward is really amazing!"

In-kind rewards like gold are really not worthy of everyone's surprise. What really shocked the ministers of Zhao Guo present was the title of "Wu Shengjun".

Wu Xinjun, it sounds like the title of the emperor, this is the same title as Zhao Kuo's Wu Xinjun, which symbolizes that Li Mu has become an existence second only to King Zhao in the aristocratic system of Zhao State!Many people even fell directly into great doubts.

You know, Li Mu is from Zhao Kuo!Zhao Kuo himself is Wu Xinjun, let’s take a look at Zhao Kuo’s opponent, the Zhou Brothers, as another Wu Shengjun. Due to the previous punishment and demotion, now Zhou’s elder brother Zhou Shaofen is just a lowly minister, and his younger brother Zhou Shaoliang is even worse, he is a senior doctor.

Two feudal lords against a lower minister and a senior doctor, this feels like two college students against a high school student plus a junior high school student, isn't the difference in strength too great?

Not to mention that Zhao Kuo still has two allies, Pang Nuan and Xu Li, while the Zhou Brothers have nothing.

Could it be that the Zhou brothers have been abandoned by the king?

Many people looked at the Zhou brothers and found that the expressions of the Zhou brothers were very calm, even Zhou Shaoliang's mouth twitched slightly, as if he was smiling?

Wait, why is he laughing?

The more alert person seemed to understand something and looked at Zhao Kuo.

Then they discovered that Zhao Kuo's face was ugly.

Very ugly!Anyone who is not blind can sense the violent storm on Zhao Kuo's face!What's the situation?

Li Mu is Zhao Kuo's man, why is Zhao Kuo unhappy when Li Mu is rewarded?

Speaking of it, this is actually just a matter of ten seconds and one minute, and no one even speaks except for the eunuch order, but for the veterans in Zhao Guo's officialdom present, they seem to have witnessed a battle. Great changes in the officialdom of the Zhao Kingdom!After hearing King Zhao's will, Li Mu was naturally overjoyed, and said loudly: "Thank you Your Majesty, I will do my best in the future to live up to your high expectations!"

King Zhao glanced at Zhao Kuo intentionally or unintentionally, laughed loudly, and patted Li Mu's shoulder affectionately: "The widow is waiting for your performance, waiting for you to destroy more countries for the widow!"

Now that the rewards are over, the next thing to do is naturally the celebration banquet!At the celebration banquet, King Zhao directly ordered that Li Mu's seat be set beside King Zhao.

Later, during the whole banquet, Zhao Wang also drank and talked with Li Mu all the time, almost ignoring other people.

Zhao Kuo, who was on the other side beside Zhao Wang, seemed to be regarded as air by Zhao Wang this time.

Such an obvious performance also allowed the whispers in the banquet to spread.

"Did you notice?

What seems wrong with the king, Wu Xinjun and Wu Shengjun? "

"Shh, what occasion is this, don't talk about it, talk about it when you have something to say!"

The Zhou Brothers seemed very happy, chatting and laughing with several political allies around them non-stop.

Perhaps because of drinking too much, King Zhao staggered away quickly.

Before leaving, King Zhao didn't forget to pat Li Mu on the shoulder, and said loudly, breathing alcohol: "General, it's really interesting for me to chat with you. In the future, you can tell me more about the killing of the Huns. ,Ha ha ha ha!"

After saying this, Zhao Wang staggered and was supported by the eunuch order to leave.

After Zhao Wang left, the banquet did not end immediately.

A group of people immediately went up to toast Li Mu, and all kinds of flattering words flooded Li Mu like a tide.

Li Mu obviously couldn't stand it any longer, so he smiled and said some polite words, then stood up, raised his wine glass and came to Zhao Kuo.

"Wu Xinjun, I'm here to offer you a toast."

The eyes of the entire hall immediately fell on Zhao Kuo and Li Mu.

In many people's minds, Zhao Kuo and Li Mu were both in the same group. Zhao Kuo must have stood up with a smile and drank with Li Mu and said some congratulations.

Zhao Kuo remained motionless.

Not only did the body not move, but the mouth also did not move, as if it were a statue.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Li Mu stood there holding his wine glass, his smile gradually becoming awkward.

Suddenly, Zhao Kuo moved.

Zhao Kuo stood up and said a word.

"This Marquis really doesn't dare to drink Wu Shengjun's wine.

I drank too much today, I will drink again when I have time. "

After saying this, Zhao Kuo didn't look at Li Mu's livid face at all, and left on his own.

King Zhao has already left, and Zhao Kuo is the person with the highest status present, so Zhao Kuo doesn't need to report to anyone if he wants to leave.

Zhao Kuo's words were like a heavy bomb, which exploded in the hearts of all the people who witnessed this scene.

Zhao Kuo would turn against Li Mu?

This kind of thing, to be honest, many people were completely unexpected before.

In the eyes of many people, Li Mu is Zhao Kuo's most trusted general!Could it be that at this moment, all kinds of thoughts were frantically spinning in the hearts of all the audience, and their curiosity was stimulated to the extreme.

The most embarrassing thing is undoubtedly Li Mu, who was rejected by Zhao Kuo on the spot, and now it can be said that he is in a dilemma.

Suddenly, Zhou Shaofen laughed and said, "Although Mr. Wu Xin left, he hasn't finished his wine yet. What are you all doing in a daze? Drink with our Mr. Wu Sheng!"

After Zhou Shaofen's words fell, everyone suddenly woke up like a dream, and the hall suddenly became lively again. Countless people rushed forward and continued to toast Li Mu.

If someone walked in at this time, they would never know what a shocking scene happened in this hall just now.

But even so, after the banquet, the news will inevitably sweep through the entire Handan with a gust of wind speed, and then spread throughout the world.

Zhao Kuo is very likely to have a falling out with Li Mu, the number one general under his command. This is truly shocking news!Looking at Li Mu who was surrounded by people not far away, the Zhou brothers looked at each other, and they both saw the expressions of satisfaction in their brothers' eyes.

Zhou Shaoliang said with emotion: "What brother said before, I didn't expect it to be fulfilled so soon!"

Not long ago, Zhou Shaoliang felt that even the queen of the Zhou family had been abolished, but Li Mu, the general under Zhao Kuo, went one step further to destroy South Korea, and the Zhou family should be completely finished now.

But Zhou Shaoliang never expected that Zhao Kuo and Li Mu would have a falling out?

Moreover, it was the day of Li Mu's triumphant return?

Thinking of this, Zhou Shaoliang even had some doubts. Could this be acting?

After all, Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Shaoliang have been brothers for decades, so he immediately understood what his brother meant, and raised his glass with a smile: "You don't understand, do you?

Wu Xinjun is the most arrogant person, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen out with the former king so many times.

For Wu Xinjun, he has never been able to tolerate others being stronger than him.

But today, do you see how much Your Majesty values ​​Li Mu?

It's all kinds of rewards, and it's driving and drinking together.

So, after some people saw this scene, their mentality was out of balance, and they couldn't even wait for the banquet to end before attacking directly, understand? "

Zhou Shaoliang suddenly realized, and slapped his thigh: "Wu Xinjun is too confident, no, he is too proud, so his mentality collapsed!"

Zhou Shaofen laughed loudly, and raised his wine glass amidst the commotion: "Today is a good day, brother, come, come, drink with Brother Wei!"

Chapter 996

After the banquet on this day, the entire Handan City was shocked.

Compared with "General Li Mu's demise in South Korea and his smooth return", it is the fact that "Wu Xinjun met General Li Mu coldly in the palace" is more talked about.

For Zhao Guoren, it is obviously not a surprising thing to destroy an already weakened South Korea. On the contrary, as Zhao Guo's giant pillar, Wu Xinjun suddenly turned against his original confidant Li Mu. It's surprising.

All kinds of rumors spread in Handan one after another, and the more they spread, the more outrageous they became.

"It is said that Li Mu's wife always came and went in and out of Wu Xinjun's mansion, which made General Li Mu very angry. He wrote a letter home and scolded his wife, so Wu Xinjun became angry."

"what?

This can't be true, right? Mr. Wu Xin only has one wife and two concubines. Which nobleman these days doesn't have more than ten wives and concubines?

If you want to say that Mr. Wu Xin is lustful, I don't believe it. "

"Hey, what do you know, men, how can you refuse a woman who comes to your door?

Let me tell you, it reminds me of when my neighbor, Mrs. Li, showed great hospitality to me.” The wild rumors of various rumors undoubtedly pushed the conflict between Zhao Kuo and Li Mu a step further.

At this time, interested people noticed a new order.

Zhao Wang issued an order to let Li Mu's cousin Li Peng be the new commander of the palace guards and become the highest officer of the [-] Zhao court guards.

It's fine if it's another position. The commander of the palace guards is the one who shoulders the safety of King Zhao and King Zhao's palace. Although this position is not a high official position, its status is definitely extremely important.

This undoubtedly further confirmed King Zhao's trust in Li Mu.

Under such circumstances, a rumor quickly became mainstream.

"Your Majesty is most likely planning to use General Li Mu to replace Lord Wu Xin!"

This rumor is logical from any angle. Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo is indeed too powerful, and someone should check and balance him.

Since the old ones can't be lost, it is very reasonable to use new ones.

In this regard, various reactions also appeared very quickly.

As one of Zhao Kuo's allies, Queen Li heard the news even though she was in the harem.

Therefore, Queen Li naturally asked King Zhao: "Your Majesty, why do you want to suppress Lord Wu Xin so much?"

Given the relationship between Queen Li and King Zhao, she naturally didn't need to hide it when she asked about this kind of thing.

King Zhao laughed, and stroked Queen Li's hair. The hair was very soft and smooth, and there was a faint fragrance. Every time, King Zhao couldn't put it down.

Zhao Wang smiled and said, "Haven't the rumors already explained it all?

It is because Wu Xinjun is too powerful now, so the widow wants to contain him. "

Queen Li said with some displeasure: "Your Majesty, Lord Wu Xin is so supportive of my concubine, how will you let me explain to him when the time comes?"

King Zhao snorted nonchalantly, and said, "You are the queen and the lord.

He is Xiangbang and minister.

The so-called thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. When does the lord need to explain things to his courtiers? "

Even though King Zhao answered in this way, Queen Li still pouted her mouth, pretending to be angry on purpose.

Zhao Wang had no choice but to say: "Queen, you don't know that now this Wu Xinjun is not only the head of all officials, but also has a very strong prestige in the army, and that great Sima Xu Li has watched him since he was a child." Wu Xinjun grew up.

If the widow doesn't want to try to alienate Li Mu, this army will no longer be the widow's army, but Wu Xinjun's army.

It's not that the widow has any opinion on Wu Xinjun, if there is any, the widow would have already attacked him.

The widow just wants to ensure that there are enough checks and balances in the political circle of Zhao, so that the power of the widow and the royal family can be truly guaranteed, do you understand? "

The two most important parts of monarchy, one is personnel power, and the other is military power.

Once the personnel power is controlled, the king is emptied; and once the military power is controlled, the king will basically face a dead end.

Therefore, even if King Zhao himself has no malice towards Zhao Kuo, he must find a way to keep the military power from being fully controlled by Zhao Kuo's faction.

This is the self-cultivation of a qualified king.

Queen Li was also thoughtful when she heard what King Zhao said.

After a while, Queen Li said: "In this case, what if Wu Xinjun gets angry in the future?"

Zhao Wang laughed, with a confident expression: "Wu Xinjun is not a fool, the widow has given him enough power and status, now I just hope that he can be a little more peaceful.

If he can't even do this, hehe." Zhao Wang didn't speak any more, but a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.