Chapter 565: Jing Rufeng
A few years ago, the fiasco led by Zhao Qi, now the scars have been slowly healed, the battle of Hangu Pass, although the Zhao army did not break the Hangu Pass, but killed the Qin army general Win Teng, which is also a great victory in the eyes of the Central Plains countries. Zhao is still the second largest country in this land after Qin, even if Chu's territory is more extensive, more numerous, and richer than Zhao's, but when judging the strength of each country, Chu can still only be ranked third.
Qin has taken Korea and is plotting against Wei, if Wei is lost again, then Zhao will be completely exposed to the attack of the Qin army, and the king of Zhao must not allow this to happen, because when Xinzheng will be besieged and will be lost, the Zhao army will begin to mobilize, ready to enter Wei and cooperate with Wei to fight against the Qin army.
This time, the commander was Zhao Mu.
If there is a choice, King Zhao really doesn't want to use Zhao Mu, but it's a pity that although Zhao Guo has many soldiers and generals, he can confront Li Xin, and he is the only one who can look for him. What's more, when Zilan is rising strongly, he also has to use Zhao Mu to win over this famous general as much as possible, otherwise once Zhao Mu and Zilan merge, his throne will be really unstable.
Seeing Zhao Mu and Zizhang standing side by side, Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed with some annoyance, looking at Zhao Qi, who he trusted the most, and sighed: "Zhao Mu is talented, it's a pity that he is always so unincoming, how good it would be if there was a Zhao Mu who could completely obey my orders, but it's a pity that my Da Zhao couldn't find a candidate who could replace him." ”
Zhao Qi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's not nothing, it depends on whether you dare to use it?" ”
"Huh?" Zao Wou-Ki looked at Zhao Qi, "There are such characters, how come I don't know?" ”
"The king knows, his name is Jing Rufeng!" Zhao Qi leaned forward slightly.
"Jing Rufeng?" Zhao Wouji smiled, "That Qin man, he fled to our Zhao country. It's been twenty years, and now it's supposed to be in your early sixties, and you're still ambitious? ”
looked at Zhao Qi with a smile, "Zhao Qing, in order to let you recommend him in front of me, he gave you a lot of money, right?" ”
Zhao Qi had no sense of shame, "The king is clear, he gave me 100,000 taels of silver." Speak well for the king before him. ”
Zhao Wuji smiled, "Jing is an old man, can you still eat?" "For Zhao Qi, how much money did Jing Rufeng collect. He didn't care, Zhao Qi never hid his greed for money in front of King Zhao, and it was precisely because of this that King Zhao trusted him, he was not afraid of the courtiers being greedy for money, but he was afraid that the courtiers were greedy for power.
"If Jing Rufeng is incompetent, then even if he gives his ministers a million taels of silver, the ministers will not say half a good word for him in front of the king." Zhao Qi said: "But this person was originally a general of the Qin army, like Wang Xiao who is now stationed in Hangu Pass. At that time, it was just a small school under his command. Moreover, this person's entire family was killed by King Qin, and he was spared, and the hatred for King Qin Wulie in his heart was stronger than any of us. ”
"Do you think he can be trusted?"
The minister thought he was credible. After this person came to my Zhao Kingdom, he remarried and had children, and the best thing is that he fell into the roots. He has no roots and no evidence, he is like a wanderer in the water, and the only one he can rely on is the king. If the king gives him a chance, I believe he can surprise the king. ”
"I believe this, what I'm worried about is whether he can trust Wang Xiao, although he was a general and Wang Xiao was a colonel, but time has passed, Wang Xiao is no longer what he was back then, and Jing Rufeng, who is bent on revenge, is likely to be blinded by hatred, and may not be able to deal with Wang Xiao, you know, Li Xin back then was just a companion of King Qin Wulie, but now, there is a faint trend of the world's number one general."
Zhao Qi smiled slightly, reached into his arms, took out a stack of manuscripts from inside, and handed them to Zhao Wouji, "Your Majesty, please see, this is Jing Rufeng entrusted me to transfer to the king." ”
"What is this?" Zao Wou-Ki took it curiously.
"This is Jing Rufeng's analysis and countermeasures of the domestic situation of Qin, as well as the combat style of various generals of the Qin army, etc., the minister has consciously benefited a lot, if this does not satisfy the king, the king still remembers the time when Qin was in turmoil, Jing Rufeng fled to our country for refuge alone, the minister of state Zilan, the captain Zhao Kang, and Zhao Mu, who had begun to emerge that year, were all celebrating the crown and celebrating the self-cutting of Qin's arm?"
Zhao Wuji raised his head and thought for a moment, "I remembered what you said, it seems that Tianzilan and Zhao Kang are very happy, and Zhao Kang is still drunk." ”
"The king really has a good memory!" Zhao Qi said with a smile: "In the past 20 years, my Zhao State has been smooth sailing, fighting abroad, winning more and losing less, and the generals are full of talents, Jing Rufeng naturally has no future, and we will not use him, but the power of the Qin State is growing stronger and more aggressive, and with the death of Zhao Kang and Zhao Taiwei and other generals of the previous generation, there has gradually been a lack of success, except for Zhao Mu's lone show, others are unable to support the situation, Jing Rufeng naturally also saw this opportunity. That's why I came to ask me to lobby the king despite the fact that I was almost bankrupt, hoping that the king would use him. ”
"I'm over sixty years old, I'm afraid I won't have enough energy!" King Zhao hesitated.
"If the king had seen him himself, he would not have been so suspicious. In the past twenty years, this man has not thought of revenge, and although he is over sixty years old, he still rides a galloping horse, dances with a big sword, is full of energy, and his health is much better than that of his subordinates. ”
"Do you mean to let this person go to the camp in Hedong and replace Zhao Meng?" Zao Wou-Ki asked.
"Not bad!" Zhao Qi nodded and said: "Zhao Meng can be a fierce general, but let him stand alone, but it is difficult for him, the Hedong camp is in charge of him, it is difficult to maintain the current situation, it is commendable, Zhao Jin has also expressed the same opinion many times, as the county guard of Hedong County, he is very anxious." ”
Zhao Wou-Ki nodded, "Since you value him so much, but take him into the palace tomorrow, I'll talk to him first." ”
"Wang Shang is wise, if this person can open up the situation in Hedong, then the direction of Wei will be much easier, and we can also withdraw a lot of troops to prevent Daijun, and more importantly, Wang Shang also has a general who can compete with Zhao Mu."
"It's a pity that it's Qin!" Zao Wou-Ki sighed.
"Qin people?" Zhao Qi laughed, "This person has been coming to my Dazhao for more than 20 years, giving birth to children, taking root, and how many people remember that he is from Qin?" Even if a few people want to make trouble, the minister can prevent it from happening. ”
"Inside the tiger and leopard ride, has Zilan's remnants been cleaned up?" Zao Wou-Ki was a little worried.
"The middle and high-level levels must have been cleaned up, but it's hard to say about the grassroots level, and there are some secret leaders stationed in other countries, these people can't do it without permission, they can only win it over, otherwise if they move one, they may waste years or even more than ten years of hard work."
"Among these people, if there are Zilan's people?"
"Your Majesty, those who dared to lurk abroad at the beginning were all people who were extremely loyal to Zhao Guo, they may have been Zilan's people, but I believe that when they had to choose one, they would choose Wang."
"That being said, be careful, and switch slowly!" Zao Wou-Ki was still worried.
"Your Majesty understands that this matter must be done slowly without hurting your vitality, and now that you are using soldiers, you can't move lightly." Zhao Qi nodded.
A few days later, King Zhao was appointed, the commander of the Hedong battalion of the Zhao army changed hands, Jing Rufeng, who was more than 60 years old, took office, and Zhao Meng, the original commander, was transferred to Zhao Mu as a deputy general.
Jing Rufeng, fled from Qin to Zhao more than 20 years ago, in addition to causing a sensation in Zhao at that time, then disappeared, with the assistance of the tiger and leopard horse, after more than 20 years, Qin Black Ice Platform, several times to stab Jing Rufeng, the loss of soldiers, finally did not succeed, and finally had to give up.
Twenty years have passed, and not many people remember Jing Rufeng anymore. Ordinary people have long forgotten about him outside the Nine Nights, but the Zhao people have forgotten him, but the Qin people have not forgotten him.
In Hangu Pass, when Wang Xiao heard the name of Jing Rufeng, he was first angry, and then he was furious, Jing Rufeng was the only general who defected from the Qin people in the past hundred years, for decades, Hei Bingtai had been trying to kill him but could not get it, and now, this person actually became the chief general of the Zhao people's Hedong battalion.
"This is Zhao Ren's naked declaration of war against my Great Qin!" Wang Xiao's face was gloomy, "If you don't give a strong response, how can I have the face of Daqin, come and summon the generals of all battalions to gather at Hangu Pass to discuss matters." ”
Hedong, which has been quiet for a long time, because Jing Rufeng took office, suddenly the battle clouds were thick, the Qin army moved frequently, and the reconnaissance cavalry was frequent, and the Zhao army, which had just changed its commander, also reversed the previous strategy, no longer cautiously focusing on defense, and small forces were also inserted into the Hangu Pass area countless times, and the sentinels of the two sides began to continue to fight.
War is on the verge of breaking out.
Zhao Jin, the warden of Hedong County, knew Jing Rufeng, and it was precisely because of this that he was even more worried that Jing Rufeng would be blinded by hatred, and Jing Rufeng had not been on the battlefield for decades, and had not fought a war. He knew very well the strength of the Zhao army in the Hedong camp, compared to the Qin army in Hangu Pass, the strength was at a disadvantage, and Wang Xiao was famous because of the battle with the Xiongnu, and his reputation chased after Li Xin, the first general of the Qin State.
"General Jing, the elite of our country, most of them were transferred by Taiwei Zhao, and the situation in Hedong is better than being still!" Zhao Jin looked at the fluttering white beard Jing Rufeng, and persuaded bitterly.
Jing Rufeng smiled, "Lord Zhao, in order to take revenge, I waited for twenty years before I had the opportunity, do you think I will be impulsive?" It's an opportunity I've earned so hard, and I know that I only have one chance, so why should I waste it? Although I haven't been out of the mountain for many years, if you talk about understanding the Qin army, I believe that no one in this world knows better than me, and I know Wang Xiao better, back then, he was the most promising general under my command, and the facts have proved this. But this time, I want him to understand that I will always be better than him. (To be continued......)