Chapter 16: The Best of Both Worlds
The lingering spring rain finally stopped in the hope of the warriors - who wants to fight in such moldy weather!
With this cloudless sunshine, on the border of Qin and Zhao, there were potholes and potholes with accumulated water, and the heavy armor could not stop the pace of progress. For a while, the killing shouts shook the sky, and the blood color instantly spread to the entire Pingyang City.
At the same time, Zhao Gong.
Syllable!
The sound of bamboo slips colliding with the floor greeted him.
"Rubbish!" It's a bunch of rubbish! There is a battle report from the border pass, Qin has attacked Pingyang, and Zhao has now lost three cities in a row!
Kneeling on the ground, there was not only a group of eunuchs and maids, but also a group of civil servants and military generals. The envoy of the Qin State was assassinated and died in the territory of the Zhao State, and before he knew who did it, he the Qin State sent troops to attack Zhao. On the surface, it was Zhao Guo's rudeness, but who knows if Qin State deliberately killed his envoys and then provoked a war? Isn't this not yet a negotiation, and a war will start without saying anything!?
But what no one expected was that Qin would attack three cities in a row in just ten days!
"Why should the king be angry!" A deep voice came from outside the hall.
Although the person who came was eight feet tall, his sideburns were mixed with black and white, as if he was already in the age of sixties.
When the eunuch guarding the gate of the palace saw who was coming, he immediately raised his voice and said, "King, General Zhao Hao has arrived." β
"Xuan." King Zhao suppressed the anger in his chest. Zhao Hao was a veteran of the two dynasties of the Zhao State, and even the King of Zhao gave three points.
"The old minister participates in the king!" Zhao Hao stepped forward to greet him.
"Old general, please get up." King Zhao personally helped Zhao Hao up.
"The old minister heard that the Qin army has occupied three cities of our country in a row, and there is no one in our dynasty to fight." Zhao Hao said, swept a group of generals kneeling on the ground with cold eyes, and waved his hands: "The old minister is willing to fight!" β
"The old general is very old...... "King Zhao is not very willing.
"The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, so he should stand up to the heavens and the earth, report to the king, and live up to the people, doing something and not doing something. The old minister has been fighting horses all his life, and he was born and died with the previous king, how can he retreat because of his age! Looking at the current situation, there is no room for the king to hesitate. "Zhao Hao is categorical.
King Zhao was speechless, and nodded for a while: "Zhao Hao listened to the order, and ordered you to command 50,000 elite soldiers and go to Pingyang City to resist the enemy Qin." β
"No!" Zhao Hao's voice is still heroic, so people can't tell his age. "The minister retired."
"Go ahead." King Zhao's heart was slightly relaxed: Even if Zhao is in the age of the sixtieth year, a generation of famous generals will not be covered after all. Looking at Zhao Hao's departing figure, and then at the group of people kneeling in front of him, could it be that Zhao Guo has no talent!
"Stand down, too." After a long time, King Zhao spoke out with a sigh.
"No." The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief and slowly withdrew from the main hall.
"The king, the eldest princess went to the Xiquan Palace......" The chamberlain on the side saw the ministers retreating, and only then did he whisper.
"What is she doing in the West Spring Temple?" King Zhao was a little puzzled.
"The princess wants to let the Inhuman son go."
"Nonsense!" Now that Qin and Zhao are at war, how can Zhao State let go of the proton in Qin State, whether it is revenge or hijacking, it is impossible to let it go at will.
"Call her!" King Zhao's brows furrowed, this daughter was simply spoiled by him.
"No."
West Springs Hall. The palace was heavily guarded, and Princess Chaoyang and a group of minions were making a big noise, at first she was about to shout that she wanted to release the stranger, and then she took a step back, saying that she wanted to see the stranger.
Unlike the noise outside the temple, the inside of the temple was very quiet.
Zhao Chan and Yiren sat face to face, listening to the quarrel from outside the hall, relatively speechless.
"Don't get me wrong." After a long time, the deep voice of the stranger came.
Zhao Chan was stunned and didn't understand.
"I'm already planning to listen to Mr. Lu's advice," Yiren stared at Zhao Chan, and saw that she didn't look unusual, before he spoke again: "Get close to the eldest princess of Chaoyang and use her power to return to Qin." β
"What!?" Zhao Chan was surprised. She couldn't have imagined that Lu Buwei would want to take advantage of the feelings of the eldest princess of Chaoyang. In her view, although Chaoyang is brutal and capricious, everyone's feelings are innocent and beautiful, how can they be used lightly?
"I didn't like her, I hated her from the beginning. Cicadas, you know what? Every time I see her, I unconsciously think of the injustice of God. was also born in a royal family, why ......" Inhuman said this, a little choked. Since he was born, it was like a mistake, without the love of his mother, and his father looked down on him unpleasantly, even with those minions. And just two years ago, he was even treated as a proton and sent to Zhao State!
Zhao Chan didn't say anything more. She may understand the feeling, but she can't.
"Cicada, I want to go back to China!" Suddenly, he spoke in a resolute tone, with no offense: "I want to sue those who once looked down on me, they are wrong, I want to see them prostrate under me, at my beckon!" β
"So, Mr. Lu wants you to take advantage of Princess Chaoyang's feelings, get close to her, and use her, even if you hate her?" Zhao Chan asked rhetorically.
"Yes." His tone remained resolute and stubborn. "Right now, Qin and Zhao are at war, this is the best way."
"Okay." Is she changing? Have you become kind? Or should she not have believed LΓΌ Buwei in the first place? Shouldn't you trust the man in front of you even more?
Lu Buwei was ruthless, she didn't know. But since when did the man in front of him become so cold-blooded?
She is the same as Princess Chaoyang. She used to love a man so deeply, but in the end, that man still took advantage of her and took advantage of her feelings. And she was willing, even if her heart hurt, she was helpless. Therefore, when he heard that Lu Buwei Jianyi let Yiren take advantage of Princess Chaoyang's feelings, a chill couldn't help but spread from the bottom of Zhao Chan's heart.
After being silent for a long time, she got up slowly, her tone was gentle, but it was shocking: "Please ask the son to take on the beauty and be infatuated." β
"Cicadas! What nonsense are you talking about? Yiren understood Zhao Chan's words and was a little annoyed.
"Childe, Zhao Chan didn't talk nonsense, this is the best way. Isn't it good for Childe to take advantage of the princess's feelings and give her back a feeling? Zhao Chan turned around and said no more. She hoped that Chaoyang would not follow in her footsteps and live such a miserable life. Even though Chaoyang had treated her like that, she still felt that the pain in her body at that time was far less than one-ten-thousandth of the heartache.
"Are you angry?" Inhuman was suddenly a little amused, and he thought that his cicada must be jealous.
"I didn't. Zhao Chan is sincere, please fulfill the son. After Zhao Chan finished speaking, she held her already bulging belly and went straight to the house.
The stranger didn't speak again, just sat on the couch and was distracted. After a long time, as if she had thought about something clearly, she muttered, "Didn't you tell me not to care about her feelings and let it go?" β
In the hearts of Yiren, Zhao Chan has always been the most beautiful and dusty appearance when she first met. The funny thing is that YiqiΔ is different from what he thinks. Just when he thought that the center of gravity of fate was finally going to favor him, it was fate that played the most ridiculous joke on him in the world.
However, for such a poor person, fate sometimes will give him the best thing in the world to make up for it.