Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Because of this big defeat, one of the two princes was thrown into prison, and the other was deprived of his title, both of which were extremely severe punishments.

After King Qin finished his disposal, he swept his sleeves and said, "That's enough, that's enough for today, let the widow get out!"

After all the officials had left, King Qin said coldly, "Where is Marquis Ji?"

A white-faced, beardless middle-aged man appeared beside King Qin, and said respectfully, "Jihou is here."

This is the spy chief of the Qin State, who single-handedly directed the Handan rumor incident, making most people in Handan think that the Qin people are more afraid of Zhao Kuo than Lian Po's Jihou!The King of Qin said to Jihou, "Can the spies in Handan get in touch with Zhao Kuo?"

Ji Hou heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and said: "Back to your lord, there are one or two people who can get in touch with Zhao Kuo."

King Qin nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "I want Zhao Kuo to die!"

King Qin seldom loses his composure like this, but the 30 casualties are completely unacceptable to him.

Ji Hou was silent for a moment, and said: "My lord, this may expose Da Qin's spy network in Zhao."

Qin Wang slammed his right hand on the table in front of him, and shouted: "Are some spies more precious than the lives of 30 soldiers?

I don't care what kind of means you use, in short, Zhao Kuo must not survive!do you understand? "

At the end, King Qin was already roaring.

Jihou knelt down, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely complete the task, so that Zhao Kuo will die without a place to bury him!"

Chapter 18

On the third day after winning the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo officially returned home.

After this victory, the Qin army had to withdraw from Shangdang in embarrassment, and the entire Shangdang County belonged to the State of Zhao!There were also some people who wanted to continue chasing the Qin army, but were stopped by Zhao Kuo.

It's not that Zhao Kuo doesn't want to chase, but that the actual conditions don't allow it.

Zhao Guo's losses in this battle were also astonishing. The number of dead was close to [-], and the number of injured was nearly four times the number of dead!This war has exhausted Zhao Guo's national power. Today's Zhao Guo is like a boxing champion who tried his best to knock down the enemy's defending golden belt in the boxing ring. It seems that the scenery is infinite, but in fact, there is no strength in the body. .

Moreover, Zhao Jun also lacked food. If it hadn't been for a large amount of food obtained from the Qin Army's camp, Zhao Jun would not even have enough rations to return to Handan.

Without enough food and grass, even if they attacked the territory of Qin, they could only return in vain when facing the strong city of the Qin people.

What is needed after victory is self-cultivation, and what is needed is a large amount of military merits, titles, and money rewards. These things can no longer be obtained from Qin, but from Handan, the capital of Zhao, and from the king of Zhao!After leaving 30 troops to calm the situation, Zhao Kuo returned home with 13 soldiers and [-] Qin prisoners.

Zhao Kuo did not directly kill all the prisoners of the Qin army like Bai Qi killed 40 prisoners in history.

Killing is of course easy, but it will also make Zhao Kuo infamous as a cold-blooded butcher, and King Zhao does not allow Zhao Kuo to do so.

It's all good labor. Wouldn't it be nice to use it to build the Great Wall of Zhao, to repair water conservancy, and to open up wasteland and do hard labor?

Zhao Guo's population is not so large that even so much labor is wasted directly.

As for how to dismantle these prisoners and how to disperse them to different places so that they don't make trouble, that is something that King Zhao and the ministers should consider, and it has nothing to do with Zhao Kuo, the coach.

Half a month later, Zhao Kuo's victorious army returned to Handan mightily.

Handan City is crowded with people, countless people are crowded on both sides of the road, watching the troops marching on the street like a long dragon.

Although all the soldiers of the Zhao army came down from the battlefield, they were more nervous than fighting with the people of Qin at the moment. They all tensed up and walked with their heads held high, fearing that they would be laughed at by the folks.

Countless cheers erupted from the crowd.

An old man pointed to a Zhao soldier not far away, and shouted triumphantly: "Look, that's the old man's boy! Haha, victory is back!"

Another aunt shouted even more proudly: "That's a woman, my second brother, see?

hundred generals!I'm afraid I'm going to be promoted to five hundred masters this time! "

After the words fell, the aunt immediately received a lot of respect.

In the next second, countless aunts and uncles flocked to this aunt's side.

"Auntie, is your younger brother married?"

"Auntie, my husband's sister is twenty-eight years old, and she is as beautiful as a flower. I wonder if you are interested?"

The scene of "Auntie" was staged in many places in the streets of Handan. Every soldier who returned victorious was favored by countless women's parents, and even competed for it.

These days, people with military exploits are the most popular!Zhao Kuo rode a tall horse and walked slowly on the street surrounded by countless Zhao soldiers. Everywhere he went would inevitably cause a shocking sensation.

"General Zhao Kuo, it's General Zhao Kuo!"

"The great hero of our country of Zhao!"

"The 60 Qin army was defeated by General Zhao Kuo!"

"Only General Zhao Kuo can save the country of Zhao!"

Many girls blushed and looked at Zhao Kuo affectionately.

These girls are not just ordinary people, there are also many girls from noble families who specially brought their servants out to enclose the land, just to let the hero Zhao Kuo see him.

Which girl would not want to marry such a peerless hero?

Looking at the onlookers on both sides of the street, Zhao Kuo felt both joyful and unreal.

So it turns out that I am already such an existence that is admired by others?

Flowers, girls, envy, admiration, countless people's eyes are locked on Zhao Kuo.

At this moment, he is the protagonist of everyone!Zhao Kuo's victorious army passed through Zhao's diplomatic post.

This was also intentional by the Zhao State, in order to show off its force to the envoys of various countries stationed in Handan.

In a small courtyard of the posthouse, a petite and lovely female officer was out of breath, jumped into an elegant pavilion in the courtyard, and said to a noble girl in the pavilion: "Princess, I got it clear, It's Zhao Guo's General Zhao Kuo's class teacher!"

I saw that this noble girl was eighteen years old, just as the Book of Songs said, "Hands are like catkins, skin is like creamy fat, collar is like a grub, teeth are like a gourd rhinoceros, a moth's head is like a moth, she has a charming smile, and beautiful eyes. .”

Coupled with a luxurious yet dignified attire, no matter who sees it, they will be amazed by it. Only peerless beauties like Bao Si and Xi Shi can compare with it.

This girl is Tian Wan, the Princess of Qi, and the younger sister of Qi Wang Tianjian and his mother.

Tian Wan glanced at the young female officer, smiled slightly, and said, "Qiu'er, you're being naughty again. When Tian Sixing finds out, you quietly run out to see if he doesn't hit you."

The female officer Qiu'er pouted, and said: "The princess is the best, with the princess here, a little diplomat like Tian Sixing won't do anything to me.

Moreover, Qiu'er also went there to solve the matter for Her Highness the Princess. "

Tian Wan was a little amused, her lips turned up slightly, drawing a beautiful arc: "You are a female officer, what problem can you help me solve?"

Qiu'er giggled, looked around and saw no one around, suddenly approached Tian Wan, and said in a low voice: "Princess, you were going to marry that Zhao Wang as a side concubine, but I didn't expect that Zhao Wang would push you all the way and let you hang out." In this station.

If you want Qiu'er to tell you, you might as well just marry that Zhao Kuo.

Qiu'er has seen it, Zhao Kuo is full of heroic spirit, a good-looking talent, and an excellent general, such a man is worthy of you, princess! "

Tian Wan's complexion changed slightly, and she reprimanded: "Nonsense! This time, it is Brother Wang's intention to make peace with Zhao Guo. You, a little female official, are talking nonsense here, so be careful to let others listen to it!"

Qiu'er sticks out her tongue, oh, and stops talking.

Tian Wan sat in the pavilion, her beautiful eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and after a long time, she sighed softly.

"Zhao Kuo?" Handan Miyagi had already appeared in front of Zhao Kuo.

At Miyagi, Zhao Wang led all the ministers to wait.

Zhao Kuo did not dare to be negligent, and got off his horse to salute: "I was ordered by the king to conquer Qin, and now I have returned victorious, fortunately I have not disgraced my life!"

Zhao Wang laughed loudly, got off the carriage, and helped Zhao Kuo up himself: "Thank you for your hard work! I have a good man, such as Duke Huan of Qi got Guan Zhong, Marquis of Wei got Wu Qi!"

Zhao Wang took Zhao Kuo's hand and boarded Zhao Wang's king's chariot together.

Zhao Kuo was taken aback, and was about to say something, but was stopped by Zhao Wang softly: "This is your glory!"

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and Zhao Kuo could feel the kindness of the young King Zhao towards him, and lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Thank you, my lord!"

Behind Zhao Wang, countless ministers watched this scene quietly, with different expressions on their faces.

Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang were naturally very happy, while Lin Xiangru's face was calm, and Yu Xin looked at this scene with a somewhat gloomy look.

Zhao Wang and Zhao Kuo joined hands and entered Zhao's palace side by side in the same car!

Chapter 19 Weird reward

After entering the palace, the first thing is to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple.

Zhao Kuo did not wait outside the ancestral temple this time, but joined hands with King Zhao to report the great news to the ancestors of the Zhao family.

King Zhao was in a great mood, and after saluting, he said to Zhao Kuo, "There are also your ancestors here, and they will be very happy!"

Zhao Kuo thought to himself that although we have the same ancestor, that happened hundreds of years ago. Speaking of which, isn't the whole of China the same ancestors of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang?

Zhao Kuo said very seriously: "It is the happiest thing for me to make the ancestors and the king happy."

Zhao Wang laughed loudly and said: "I can talk, I like it!"

After a while, King Zhao took Zhao Kuo out of the ancestral temple.

Countless people had already gathered outside the ancestral temple, and the next moment, these countless people saluted Zhao Kuo together.

Zhao Kuo, not King Zhao.

"Thank you General for exalting my Zhao Guoguo prestige!"

The voice was extremely passionate, forming a wave of sound that went straight to the sky.

Zhao Wang smiled, and took two steps slightly to the side.

This is the moment that belongs to Zhao Kuo, even the king of Zhao is just a supporting role at this time!After the ceremony, King Zhao announced the reward to Zhao Kuo in public.

"Zhao Kuo, you led your army to defeat Bai Qi and annihilated 30 Qin troops, making our Zhao country the world's hegemon for the first time since the founding of the country. Such a great achievement, the widows and the Zhao country are all in the eyes!"

"From today onwards, the widow will confer on you the title of Grand Sima of the State of Zhao, the title of Minister of State, and you will be rewarded with a thousand yi of gold, 5000 servants, and [-] acres of fertile land!"

After Zhao Wang Fengshang finished speaking, even though he had prepared in advance, everyone still couldn't help being slightly uproarious.

Zhao Guoda Sima, this is the military position second only to Zhao Guoda General Lian Po. Simply put, he is the deputy commander-in-chief of the three armies in terms of the position of later generations.

Shangqing, this is also the highest title other than the king and the lord. Lian Po, Lin Xiangru, Yu Xin and a group of top ministers of Zhao State are all Shangqing titles.

This award only shows one thing, that is, from now on, Zhao Kuo has officially entered the core leadership of Zhao State!You must know that other Shangqing people started at least 40 years old, and Zhao Kuo is only 25 years old this year. In terms of age, he is completely the nephew of Lin Xiangru and others.

This is simply a step up to the sky!Although it is said that it is a step to the sky, other people looked at Zhao Kuo without any dissatisfaction except envy and jealousy.

Beheading 30 people, defeating Bai Qi, the most famous general in the world, who has been victorious in all battles, who can refuse to accept such a record, and who dares to refuse?

In the Warring States Period, the most important thing was not birth, but ability.

There are many examples of ordinary scholars who soared to the sky after being appreciated by the king. In the Zhao Kingdom alone, there are two people, Lin Xiangru and Yu Xin.

At this moment, Lin Xiangru and Yu Xin looked at each other, and there was no dissatisfaction on their faces, on the contrary, they were somewhat happy.

On the other side, Mr. Pingyuan and Mr. Pingyang looked at each other, and they both saw a somewhat surprised look in each other's eyes.

Although Shangqing is a very great reward, it is actually a bit low for Zhao Kuo's credit.

When Zhao Kuo's father beheaded [-] Qin soldiers, he was named Zhao Guoma Fujun and entered the ranks of feudal monarchs and marquises.

Now Zhao Kuo has killed 30 people, but he only got the title of Shangqing under the prince.

King Zhao's voice continued to ring out: "Lian Po stepped forward to listen to the seal!"

The old general Lian Po didn't dare to be negligent, he stepped forward and knelt down: "I am here to listen to you."

Zhao Wangdao: "Lian Po, you are old and strong, you assisted and instructed Zhao Kuo, and won this big victory for Da Zhao in the battle of Changping.

The widow named you Lord Wuxiang, rewarded you with five hundred yi of gold, 3000 servants, and five thousand acres of fertile land! "

Lian Po's body trembled, his tiger eyes were moistened immediately, and he paid homage with a bang: "Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!"

The surprise on Mr. Pingyuan's face could no longer be concealed. He glanced at Mr. Pingyang and found that his half-brother was equally astonished.

Pingyang Jun whispered: "Brother Zhong, what is going on?"

Mr. Pingyuan's face has completely changed, and he said coldly: "I don't know what's going on."

Lord Pingyang was stunned for a moment, and said: "Brother Zhong, you are the Xiangbang of our Great Zhao."

Mr. Pingyuan glanced at Lin Xiangru who was not far away, and said in a low voice viciously: "We have been tricked! Where in the world is there a reason why the main general is promoted to Shangqing, and the deputy general is instead made a prince?

It must be the work of these two bastards, Lin Xiangru and Yu Xin! "

Jun Pingyang came back to his senses, and was furious immediately: "I said that during this period of time, some people in the court always rehabilitated Lian Po, and even said that Lian Po was the one who guided Zhao Kuo to win this battle. The behind-the-scenes hero turned out to be something created by these two shameless people! What should we do now?"

Mr. Pingyuan sighed, and said: "It's also my fault that I think that Zhao Kuo's contribution is already a certainty, and I just didn't notice these trivial things. Now the king has announced in public that nothing can be changed, and we can only wait until later. Bar."

Compared with Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang, who were bursting with anger, Yu Xin on the other side had a calculated smile on his face, and he exchanged glances with Lin Xiangru, feeling refreshed in his heart.