Although Zheng Zhu has not come back yet, everyone already knows the news of his defeat, just because the Qin people have launched another attack, if he has succeeded, there will be no such thing again. Therefore, the people of Zhao seemed to have forgotten that there was such an envoy, and no one talked about him. The loser is not worth mentioning, but after Zheng Zhu's master returned to Handan, King Zhao still wanted to meet him.

Probably there is still a glimmer of hope in his heart, or he wants to inquire about the Qin State from the master.

The driver was taken to the palace, Zhao Wangdan, Minister Lou Chang, Yu Qing sat on both sides, all three of them were looking at the driver in front of them, the driver was not the first time to come to the palace, as Zheng Zhu's retainer, when Zheng Zhu was invited to the banquet by King Zhao, he also entered the palace as a family courtier, but this time it was different, this time, he came alone. After entering the palace, the rider bowed down to King Zhao and bowed.

"The widow sent Zheng Zhu to the Qin State to negotiate peace, and he also vowed to complete the mission, but now, he himself did not dare to come to see the widow, how could he send a lowly person to Handan?" , King Zhao looked very angry, frowned, and asked angrily.

"The head of the family failed to complete his mission, and he did not have the face to meet the king, and he has committed suicide."

"Then why are you still alive?"

"It's because I have to pass on the words of the head of the family that I have endured the infamy and survived until now! How can you insult me like this? The rider raised his head and said excitedly. Only then did King Zhao get up, help him up, let him sit aside, and said with some shame: "It's the widow who said the wrong thing, please say it, what does Zheng Zhu have to tell the widow?" ”

The driver told Zheng Zhu's experience truthfully, the three of them listened carefully, and the driver said: "Fan Ju bribed my head of the family with a thousand gold, and begged the head of the family to slander Ma Fuzi in secret, don't let him be a general, the head of the house will not obey, and ask me to tell the lord that Qin Zhi is afraid, and he is afraid of Zhao Kuo, the son of Ma Fujun, as the general!! The driver said seriously, King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then looked at his two ministers.

After the rider finished speaking, he stood up, bowed to the three of them, and said, "My mission has been completed, and I can go and follow my master, please look at the merits of the master of the family in the past, and do not ask his family to sin." Then, he turned around and walked out of the palace, King Zhao stretched out his hand, wanting to say something, but in the end, he just put it down helplessly, saw him leave, shook his head, and sighed: "There are so many righteous people in Zhao Kingdom." ”

King Zhao looked at Yu Qing and asked, "The widow wants to reward Zheng Zhu's son, what do you think?" ”

"I'm afraid not."

"Why is that? Although he did not complete his mission, he did not lose face of Zhao Guo. ”

"Because his son was previously captured by the Qin people and has already been killed."

King Zhao was speechless for a moment, and sighed, and Yu Qing said angrily: "Now is not the time to sigh for the righteous man, Zheng Zhu He fell for Fan Ju's strategy, Fan Ju is a cunning villain, the reason why he entertained Zheng Zhu was not because he regarded him as a friend, but because he wanted to make a divisive plan and let Zhao lose foreign aid!" Now, the princes are unwilling to come to help the Zhao State, and the Qin State is ready to attack with all its might! This is all the credit of Lou Chang! ”

"Lou Chang! Thanks to you! You can go to Qin to be the prime minister!! Yu Qing has always been very opposed to negotiating peace with Qin State, but it was Lou Chang who contributed to the current situation, of course he was very angry, in the face of his reprimand, Lou Chang lowered his head, speechless in shame, and King Zhao's face was not very good-looking, after all, although it was Lou Chang who proposed the strategy, he could be smart, and it was he King Zhao who used both strategies at the same time.

King Zhao was annoyed and angry, and said indignantly: "The widow wants to go to Shangdang County in person, command the army, and fight to the death with the Qin people." ”

Yu Qing thought for a moment before he said: "If the emperor wants to go, please appoint a prince, leave someone you think is suitable to assist the prince, and then go, in this way, the Qin people will know your determination, and the soldiers of Zhao will also be greatly boosted, and they will desperately follow you to kill the enemy, even if you die on the battlefield, the Qin people will no longer dare to have the idea of destroying the Zhao State." ”

King Zhao was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The widow thought about it, the widow's son is still too young, the widow is not afraid of dying in battle, but he is worried that the successor of the Zhao State is too young and will bury the Zhao State, I don't know if you have any other plans?" ”

Yu Qing glanced at King Zhao deeply, and then said: "If this is the case, please send all your livestock to Shangdang and distribute them to the soldiers, so that the soldiers will definitely feel the kindness of you and fight to the death for you." In the Sanjin region, almost all the feudal monarchs have their own property, and the largest feudal monarch in the Zhao country, King Zhao, naturally has the most property, and there are hundreds of retainers who graze for him alone.

King Zhao asked with some distress: "Only leave some enough for the widow to eat, and give the rest away, what do you think?" ”

Yu Qing was furious and was about to leave, but King Zhao hurriedly stopped him and shouted: "Don't be angry, the widow will send someone over!" ”

......

Someone found a corpse outside the city of Handan, this man fell on the road, there was a carriage parked beside him, he had a dagger in his chest, facing the northwest, and died in a kneeling posture, and the old horse driving the car, wailing beside him, could not get a reply from its owner, anxiously rubbing its hooves, particularly uneasy. After a passer-by reported to the official, Zheng Zhu's family recognized the body, collected the body for him, and buried him. After his death, the old horse did not eat or drink, and mourned all day long, and died violently four days later.

And at this time, Zhao Kuo was also ready to go out, he summoned the doormen, and only then did he say to these doormen: "I got the news from Yinghou Fan Ju, the Qin people want to use Bai to become the general of the Qin State, and fight to the death with General Lian Po, I will go to the mansion of Pingyuan Jun, and discuss with him the major matter of uniting the princes and crusading against the Qin State. ”

The guests were very surprised, and a few people seemed very happy, their own young monarch was finally going to crusade against the Qin State, and the Qin State finally couldn't continue to be so arrogant! Then, they said respectfully: "Please give instructions to the young monarch." ”

"First of all, after I leave, please ask the second and third sons to help those in need in the township, and don't starve to death again."

"The second thing, if someone comes to ask me for help, please ask the second or third son to help, and don't ask for money."

"The third thing, after I leave, please ask the second and third sons to go to Zixiang to meet General Le Yi on my behalf."

After saying this, Zhao Kuo looked at Xing on the side and said, "Fortunately, you will stay and take charge of the affairs of the family." Ge suddenly said: "Fortunately, there are many bad deeds, it is not a good thing for Shaojun to keep him, please take him with you and send someone else." ”

Zhao Kuo shook his head, looked at Xing with a smile, and said, "I trust him, and he will definitely live up to my trust." Fortunately, he was silent for a long time before bowing to Zhao Kuo and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, I will never live up to your trust." ”

Hearing Xing say this, Ge didn't say anything more, got into the car, because the road was far away, Zhao Kuo found a horse for Li Yu who accompanied him, got into the car, said goodbye to everyone, Zhao Kuo just left the Mafu Township, in some ways, Ge is indeed a good talent, he is very familiar with the geography of Zhao State, he has been to many places, to go anywhere in Zhao State, there is no need to ask for directions.

Because this trip is to go to Pingyuanjun's mansion, so along the way, Ge Du didn't say much, which is also a good thing for Zhao Kuo, don't listen to Ge's cynicism, it is said that Zhao Hao asked his own disciples to vote for Pingyuanjun, Pingyuanjun accepted everyone, but did not accept Ge. Ge himself often said that he was to take care of Zhao Kuo, so he didn't go to Pingyuan Jun.

However, Zhao Kuo, who knows Ge's temperament, can probably guess why Pingyuanjun wouldn't want Ge, if it weren't for his qualifications in the past few decades, some Zhao Kuo would have wanted to get rid of him, let alone Pingyuanjun?

Li Yu rode a big horse, followed aside, and suddenly asked, "Is the young monarch really going to find Pingyuan Jun to discuss the matter of uniting the princes?" ”