Mrs. Qin Xiangguo

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Two months later, Handan.

Guo Kai tremblingly walked in front of Zhao Wangyan. The ambitious Zhao Xiangguo didn't even dare to raise his head in the face of the furious Zhao Wangyan.

"The widow asks you."

After the long case, Zhao Wangyan held back his anger and said, "Are the rumors in Handan City true?"

Guo Kai choked up: "I...don't dare to speak."

Zhao Wang picked up the letter in hand and smashed it.

Seeing that the letter was thrown at him, Guo Kai didn't dare to dodge, and closed his eyes forcibly.Zhao Wangyan stood up annoyed, pointed at Guo Kai and yelled, "Are you deaf or blind? Don't dare to tell? The widow told you to send people to Jingxing to inquire. Did you tell your people to spend the widow's money to go out for a walk?!"

Guo Kai: "Your Majesty!"

These words scolded Guo Kai for only taking money and not working, which hit Zhao Xiangguo's weakness.

To be honest, he didn't want to be this villain either.

Over the years, the relationship between Guo Kai and Li Mu is definitely not good.Li Mu has solid military achievements, but Guo Kai is also not pleasing to the eye.Fortunately, he has been fighting abroad all year round, and there are very few days to return to Handan, so it's fine to be careful when he comes back.

But Guo Kai is not a fool.

He knew that Zhao Guo was up and down, and he counted Li Mu as the best fighter.If something bad happened to Li Mu, Zhao Guo would be finished.

But when Qin's spies secretly sent several carts of gold, silver and treasure to his house, Guo Kai endured it, but he still couldn't hold it back, and accepted it with a smile.

The money has been sent to his house, there is absolutely no reason to ask someone to take it back!

and--

A few days ago, Guo Kai took the order of the king and sent someone to Jingxing to check the frontline situation.

As soon as the envoy left, there was a rumor in Handan City on the back foot: It was said that King Zhao was fatuous, and Li Mu and Sima Shang were going to lead Zhao Jun to Qin.

Didn't this just poke King Zhao's lungs!

The key is that the rumors became more and more intense, and even many ministers wrote to ask for a thorough investigation or handling of the matter.

After tossing and tossing, Zhao Wang, who was already afraid of Li Mu, thought more and more that this was true.

Especially with the situation of Old General Lian Po before—who doesn't know that Li Mu and Old General Lian Po have a very good relationship?

The King of Zhao had an opinion on Li Mu for a long time, but Guo Kai did not dare to disobey the king's order.

What's more, money can't be collected in vain.

"Back to the king, the envoy came back from Jingxing and said that he didn't see anything unusual about General Li Mu." Under such circumstances, Guo Kai's mind was spinning quickly, and he spoke cautiously: "It's just..."

"Just what?"

"The envoy said that General Li Mu and Qin General Wang Jian did have correspondence. According to the soldiers in the camp, Wang Jian has a lot of respect for General Li Mu, and he said it's a pity that they are in different camps, otherwise they would definitely be friends."

Zhao Wangyan took a deep breath.

Seeing this, Guo Kai immediately stepped back silently.

Sure enough, just after he left Zhao Wangyan's throwing range, after the long case, Zhao Wang finally couldn't hold back his anger and broke out.

He kicked over the long case in front of him, the veins on his forehead popped up, and he said furiously: "One or two generals, who want to rebel if they lead troops, how capable is it that Zhao Guo can't tolerate them?!"

Zhao Wangyan said while picking up things from the ground and throwing them on the ground repeatedly, until the objects in his hands were smashed to pieces.

Guo Kai backed away silently again: The problem of Wangshang's family throwing and smashing things at every turn is really hereditary.

Moreover, this is not considered to be his sowing dissension!

He's telling the truth!

Qin general Wang Jian did have correspondence with Li Mu—the two armies are fighting against each other, and they always have to talk to each other. Wang Jian's letter is very polite, and it is completely a letter between generals and generals.He, Guo Kai, just summed up the original words, which is not a problem.

In normal times, this is not a good talk.But right now the city of Handan is full of Li Mu and Sima Shang's remarks about colluding with the Qin army. Hearing the same words in Zhao Wangyan's ears naturally confirmed the rumor that Li Mu was going to lead Zhao army to Qin.

It was the king himself who thought so, Guo Kai muttered to himself.

"There can be no second Lian Po."

After throwing things down, Zhao Wangyan sat down again.

Zhao Wangyan's impotent rage gradually calmed down when the servant came forward to pack up his things carefully.He gasped () heavily () and made up his mind: "It's fine if you lose. If you really vote for Qin, I can't afford to lose this man! Go and call me all the generals."

Only then did Guo Kai dare to raise his head: "Your Majesty wants to...?"

Zhao Wangyan waved his sleeves weakly: "The widow wants to replace Li Mu, hurry up and send a message!"

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Half a month later, Jingxing.

"Change?"

In the camp, after hearing the envoy's words, a group of lieutenants couldn't hold back, and reprimanded in shock or anger.

"What do you mean, changing generals before the formation?!"

"Crazy, replace General Li Mu now, what will you use to fight against the Qin army?"

"Zhao Cong has never been on the battlefield before, should you ask him to come here as a decoration?"

The envoy from Handan just sneered when he saw this.

He patiently waited until the generals had finished cursing and discussing, and then continued to speak with a haughty look: "I have written down the opinions of the generals, and I will pass them on to the king later."

"You—" the lieutenants immediately stared.

"okay."

Li Mu, who was sitting upright, calmly interrupted the debate.

The handsome and upright young general raised his eyes to the envoy in front of him: "What else do you want to say, my lord?"

That's more or less.

The envoy nodded in satisfaction and continued: "The king also said that the general should not think too much, but the king thought that the general has been fighting abroad for many years and found it too hard. Please return to Handan to recuperate."

There were several generals and guards standing in the huge tent, but at this moment, there was no sound because of the messenger's words.

In the end, it was Li Mu who broke the silence lightly: "King Zhao is sympathetic, and the last general understands. However, there is a saying in the art of war: generals are outside, and military orders are not obeyed. Changing generals before the battle is the lives of thousands of soldiers in our army. Forgive Mu from."

The envoy was startled: "Li Mu, you... you want to resist the edict?!"

Li Mu got up, his right hand firmly grasped the hilt of the saber at his waist: "Come here, take the envoy down so that he can take care of him."

"Li Mu!"

Even without using their own soldiers, the two lieutenants who reacted the fastest went straight forward and pressed the envoy to the ground neatly.

How could the civil servants from Handan shake the power of the soldiers?He kept struggling on the ground: "Li Mu thief, you really want to rebel! If you dare to touch me, I want you to look good, I want you—"

"Gag your mouth."

Li Mu frowned slightly: "Send a group of soldiers back to Handan to investigate. If Zhao Cong comes, they will disarm and take them into custody. With Zhao Kuo and Lian Po in the lead, I will definitely not retreat!"

"Yes!"

"The last general takes orders."

Seeing Li Mu's tough way of resisting the order, all the subordinates were not only not surprised, but breathed a sigh of relief, looking proud.

"Let's all go down." Li Mu ordered: "Today's matter must not be reported, otherwise it will be dealt with according to military law."

When the generals left and only Li Mu's cronies were left, the deputy general said worriedly: "What kind of madness is King Zhao going to do? You want to change generals?"

Li Mu snorted coldly and didn't speak.

The Qin army divided up and attacked, and most of the generals were fighting outside.But Li Muyuan was in Jingxing, and he had no close relationship with Qin Ting, so he was completely unaware of what happened in the court.

But I also want to know what probably happened.

The State of Qin has always been good at making use of countermeasures, especially after Qin Wangzheng ascended the throne.Every time they succeed, it can only be said that the various vassal states have their own internal conflicts, which made them succeed smoothly.

Today's Zhao State is a sieve full of loopholes.

It is likely that the Qin State bribed Guo Kai with a lot of money - Li Mu turned the corner after a moment of thought.Up to now, Zhao Wangyan still has a grudge against General Lianpo who sent troops for Qin. Not only does he not reflect on himself, but he often blames the old general.Repetition of the old trick, that is, what Guo Kaiduo mentioned so much.

At this point, how could Li Mu not know the situation?

In the old days of Zhao State, there was Lian Po in Wu and Lin Xiangru in Wen.Only when the top and bottom, and the inside and outside are united, can the national strength be rejuvenated.But in today's State of Zhao, the monarch, civil servants and generals are three completely irrelevant horses, each moving forward at one end, and disgusted by the other's lack of effort.

If I had known this, I might as well have spent some time in the court, even if it was Li Mu's most disdainful formation of cliques, it wouldn't be the case that there wasn't even a person who reported in advance.

"It's my fault too."

Thinking of this, Li Mu shook his head heavily: "I have been away for many years, and there are no trusted people in the court. The lieutenants in the army are more loyal to me than to the monarch. In this way, the monarch is jealous, and no one can help me. In such a situation, I only focus on fighting and forget the other side."

"General!"

The deputy general heard the words and hurriedly said: "We practice martial arts and the art of war in order to win battles. What happens to the court is the business of those civil servants. It's not your fault if you can't do well!"

Li Mu smiled wryly: "If the whole army is implicated by me, it will be my fault."

The lieutenant fell silent.

He looked at the leader he had followed for many years, showing a mournful expression.

"Why did the general disobey the king's decree?" The deputy general said: "Yu Gong, I know that if the general is changed, the Zhao army will be defeated; but privately, the king of Zhao will definitely blame the general afterwards."

The implication is that it is better to follow Zhao Wang's wishes.If he lost today, he knew what the problem was, and there was no room for turning around.

"How can it be so simple."

Li Mu said: "Even if I hand over the military power, do you think King Zhao will just let it go?"

The lieutenant general was confused: "General?"

Li Mu raised his hand: "Just listen to me."

There are some things that don't need to be said to loyal people.

General Lian Po went to Qin with Lord Xia Yang, and even attacked Han for Qin, King Zhao saw it.For him, if there is no precedent for Lian Po, maybe that's all, but now that Lian Po is in front, King Zhao will not tolerate me whether I hand over the military power or not. "

He didn't want Li Mu to threaten him, and he didn't want Li Mu to slap his ass and leave to Qin after Li Mu was removed from power.

"Pity!"

Li Mu couldn't help sighing: "It's clear that the Qin army has been slowed down. After a while, even if Jingxing is broken, there is still hope for Handan."

In a few days, it will be winter.

Such a huge number of cavalry in the Qin army required a large supply of horse grass.And no matter how rich and powerful the Qin State is, it will not be able to withstand the colder weather, and the supply of horse grass is bound to be greatly reduced by then.

This is also the reason why the Qin army advocated a quick battle, and they had to finish the battle within a year.

If it is delayed until winter and the supply is insufficient, the Qin army may not be able to take Handan, and may withdraw its troops.

Even if they will fight again in the coming year, they will at least win this battle.

Li Mu felt from the bottom of his heart that this battle could be won.

But now that King Zhao asked for a general change, Li Mu had already seen the defeat coming.

I also have to thank General Lian Po, he thought to himself.

If he hadn't voted for Qin, Li Mu would not have seen clearly how small King Zhao's belly was.Without the matter of old general Lian Po, maybe Li Mu would feel like his cronies that the big deal would be to remove the military power, even if he resisted the decree, it would not be too late to plead guilty to the monarch after winning the battle.

But now Li Mu doesn't think so.

He knew very well that King Zhao didn't want his military power

King Zhao wanted him to die.

Li Mu is not afraid of death.

What he was afraid of was that he would die in an unclear manner, at the hands of his own people, in a court far away from the battlefield.

The young general quickly cleared his mind.His mind was unprecedentedly clear, neither grief nor annoyance, only extraordinarily peaceful.

"Report!"

During the silence, the scouts rushed into the tent: "General, the Qin army made a surprise attack!"

"it is good."

Li Mu raised his head suddenly.

Touching the sad eyes of the deputy general, Li Mu smiled, the smile on his dark and handsome face was still cheerful and contented.He stretched out his hand and patted his confidant on the shoulder: "Just ask me, the leader, to think about the matter in the court. Don't worry, I have a countermeasure."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the scouts, and Su Rong ordered: "The whole army will attack!"