A Romantic Story of a Girl from the Qin Dynasty

The letter was naturally written by Zhao Yan. Lian Po looked at the letter in front of him and couldn't believe it was true!

"There are such absurd things in the world!"

Lian Po's hands trembled and he had to accept the fact that he was going to be recalled to Handan and return to his hometown!

"Victory is right in front of me, but I have to be called back by this edict! Zhao Kingdom has gone through ten generations of monarchs, will it be destroyed in the end at the hands of this foolish king?!"

Lian Po wanted to cry but had no tears. He was so angry that he cut the letter in half with a knife! He was so angry that he almost fainted without being able to lift it up in one breath!

The king is summoned and has to return. Lian Po had no choice but to terminate the battle plan and set off back to Handan the next day. The lieutenant general and the soldiers did not know what happened. It was obvious that Lian Po was angry. He also guessed that Guo Kai's late night visit last night was not to convey any good news. .

Lian Po was riding on his horse, and he was even more reluctant to see his former comrades gathered around him to greet him. He looked at the camp and the mountains and rivers of Zhao State in the distance, knowing that if he went back this time, he would never come again!

"The king has called for you urgently. I will go and come back as soon as possible."

He just left these words and rode away.

Zhao Yan wanted him to step down as general. Naturally, he couldn't tell anyone about this, so as not to cause unnecessary panic due to the turmoil in the military's morale. Lian Po had devoted his whole life to serving the State of Zhao, but in the end he ended up in this situation. He rode his horse galloping, his heart was as sharp as a knife!

The soldiers watched him go away, and half of the sky reflected by the red sun was like fire, just like this old general who was in his twilight years and was finally coming to an end.

Lian Po quickly returned to Handan. He did not return to his hometown. Instead, he wore armor and held a long sword and went directly to the palace to meet the king.

It is natural to meet the king with a sword in hand. Although Lian Po is a veteran minister, he was still stopped by the soldiers guarding the palace gate.

The soldiers respected the old general in front of him and tried to persuade him to go home and change back to his court uniform. However, Lian Po knew that this was the last time he would wear armor and was still unwilling to give in.

"Go and tell the monarch that Lian Po has resigned from the post of general. This time he enters the palace to meet the saint. This will be the last time he wears armor. If the monarch still cares about his past achievements, he will make an exception. This is the only time."

Seeing that he refused to give in, the soldiers had no choice but to report him.

Zhao Yan heard that Lian Po wanted to wear armor and carry a sword into the palace to face the saints. This was nothing to him who didn't care about government affairs at all. What's more, the person who made the request was none other than Lian Po, the hero of Zhao State! Just when he was about to agree, Guo Kai on the side had something to say again.

"Your Majesty, this must not be done! If this rule is broken, the generals who have made meritorious deeds in the future will all use Lian Po as a sage in armor, and all of them will have to wear armor and hold weapons when entering the palace. This, this is The following is your fault!!”

Zhao Yan drank wine, thoughtfully.

"Only Lian Po makes an exception, and no one else can do this again."

Guo Kai's persuasion was ineffective and he had no choice but to agree.

Lian Po is majestic and has a green beard like a halberd. Despite his old age, he still stood tall and straight in the hall.

"General Lian came to the palace today. What is the important matter?"

Zhao Yan leaned lazily on the throne, not even fully awake from the wine.

"Your Majesty, I am no longer a general, I am just a common man."

"Well...yes...that's what I said..."

Zhao Yan half-closed his eyes and waved his hands, a little impatiently.

"Then...what can you do today?"

Guo Kai stood aside and seemed calm, but his heart almost jumped out of his throat! He was afraid that Lian Po would not be convinced, so he proposed to the monarch in person that he should continue to serve as general.

Lian Po glanced at Guo Kai, with murderous intent in his eyes. He looked at Zhao Yan again, then saluted him, and said solemnly

"Your Majesty wants me to resign as general. I don't dare to have any dissatisfaction. It's just that... I still have something to ask you. I hope your Majesty will agree to it! Just think of it as a pity for my hard work and merits."

Lian Po's words, humble and helpless, are not words that a tough guy like him should say.

After hearing what he said, Zhao Yan was sober. Although he was fatuous, it was obvious that Lian Po, who had always acted toughly, would not ignore what he said.

"You said...I promise..."

Lian Po did it, and then said

"Old minister resigned as general, naturally I dare not have any objections. However, now that Yan and Qin are joining forces to attack Zhao, if someone else is replaced as general, I am afraid that this person is not strong enough to command the battle to resist Yan and Qin, so I recommend someone to succeed him as general. The position of general.”

"Who?"

"Li Mu! He is the only one who can succeed to the position of general. If it were anyone else, he would definitely not be able to stop Yan Qin's attack!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yan showed obvious displeasure. When Guo Kai heard that it was Li Mu, he couldn't help but sneer. Who doesn’t know that Li Mu is already a thing of the past? ! Now he is just a soldier guarding Yanmen! Besides, Zhao Yan and Li Mu have been feuding for a long time, how could they agree!

Just as Guo Kai expected, Zhao Yan immediately rejected Lian Po's recommendation of Li Mu.

"No, Li Mu, you don't have to worry anymore about who the general is, Gu has his own plan."

Lian Po was unhappy at first. Seeing that Zhao Yan refused to agree, he drew out the sword from his waist in anger. In an instant, the shining sword appeared in front of him!

"Lian Po! How brave you are! How dare you hold a murderous weapon in front of your Majesty! Someone... someone is here!!"

Guo Kai screamed and wanted to rush out to find reinforcements. Zhao Yan was so frightened that he almost fell off the throne!

"Lian Po! Don't do stupid things! If you are convicted of regicide when you are old, you will be infamy for thousands of years!!"

Zhao Yan pointed at Lian Po and screamed, fearing that the old man would do something ridiculous out of his will!

Seeing that everyone present was so frightened that Lian Po still stood upright in the hall, holding the long sword to his own throat, as if he was looking forward to death!

"If your Majesty does not agree! I will die in this hall!"

Now Lian Po is ready to burn the boat! He knew that if Zhao State wanted to win now, only Li Mu could do it, and anyone else would have been defeated!

"Lian Po! Are you forcing me to stay alone?"

Zhao Yan was very angry, but he could only rage helplessly. There's nothing you can do against him

"Now the situation in the State of Zhao is in danger. If the old minister cannot serve as general, only Li Mu can do it! If the general is not Li Mu! The State of Zhao will definitely be defeated! If... Your Majesty does not want these happy days to be gone forever, then Call Li Mu back! If you don’t agree, I will die in this hall!!"

"How dare you threaten the king! Don't you want to live anymore?!"

Guo Kai took two steps forward and wanted to accuse Lian Po, but Lian Po didn't give Guo any face and cursed directly.

"You traitor! You will be punished sooner or later! Even if I am not honest, I will never allow you to act recklessly!!"

"Put the sword down, put it down!!"

Zhao Yan pointed at Lian Po and cursed with a trembling voice.

"You are going to be trapped in disloyalty and injustice! You... you are an old man!"

"Your Majesty, you still don't agree?"

Blood oozed from Lian Po's throat. Seeing this, Zhao Yan fell down on the throne and shouted helplessly with a hoarse voice.

"Quick! Summon Li Mu back to the palace! Quick...quick..."