The whole army was annihilated, and the Zhao army was approaching the city, and the successive bad news shocked the Yan government and the opposition.

The superiority of three to one forces, no matter how you look at it, is a one-sided war, how can 600,000 people be slaughtered in just a moment? Didn't Chestnut keep saying that Zhao Guo no longer had an army? Where did the 200,000 Zhao troops under the city come from? For a while, the people in Jicheng were panicked, and the streets and alleys of the market were in chaos.

In the palace, Yan Wang Ji Xi was even more furious: "The bad king, chestnut belly!" ”

An edict was issued, and more than 2,000 members of the chestnut-belly family were slaughtered in the mansion by the forbidden army in just one night, and the bloody breath instantly filled the entire Jicheng. After destroying the nine tribes of chestnut belly, the evil spirit that King Yan held in his heart finally came out, but Zhao Jun did not retreat, how is this good?

"Jicheng City is well defended, and Zhao Kuo'er can't attack it." King Yan comforted himself in his heart.

But a whole month passed, and the Zhao army was only stationed five miles away from the city, but it was besieged but not attacked. But every time the Yan army left the city, it would be violently charged and killed by the iron cavalry of the Zhao army. Seeing that the food in the city was dwindling day by day, King Yan finally remembered the general who had been bitterly admonished. But what King Yan didn't expect was that the old chamberlain sent to invite Lejian came back soon, and brought bad news: Lejian had escaped from Jicheng and went to Zhao before the siege.

After listening to the report, King Yan suddenly fell to the ground, panting heavily, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

The old chamberlain looked at the decadent King Yan blankly on the side, and he didn't stand or walk for a while. Fortunately, at this moment, a little chamberlain hurriedly came over and whispered a few words in the old chamberlain's ear, and the old chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it, and then cautiously reported to Yan Wangyu: "King, Dr. Juxin is here." ”

"Quick...... Let him in. Hearing that the drama Xin was coming, King Yan's spirits suddenly perked up, and he hurriedly got up from the ground and dressed up.

"Chenju Xin, see my king." After a while, an old man with snow-white hair and a description of withered artemisia walked in.

King Yan was stunned and squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth, and said in a greeting: "Doctor, how are you doing lately?" ”

"The Zhao army is besieging the city, how is the king?" When Ju Xin saw King Yan's funny appearance, he couldn't help but say sarcastically.

Although King Yan heard the voice of Ji Xin's words, he still pretended to be deaf and dumb and smiled, and said, "Doctor Shang taught me." ”

After all, the national disaster is at hand, although he is dissatisfied with King Yan, but Ju Xin still said solemnly: "The only way to do this is to cut the city and seek peace, and temporarily withdraw from the Zhao army." ”

"Mowing the land?" King Yan frowned sharply, restrained his smile, and sighed softly, "It seems that this is the only way." ”

Upon learning that the King of Yan was ready to cede five cities in exchange for the withdrawal of Zhao's troops, Zhao Kuo quickly ordered the removal of the garrison on the periphery of Jicheng, and then sent another thousand elite cavalry to escort the Yan envoys to Handan.

A few days later, when the Yan people cautiously walked out of the siege, they found that the Zhao army camp had retreated a full twenty miles. The big strings that had been tight in the hearts of the Yan people for a month were suddenly loosened, and the bold people began to gather in groups on the hillside near the Zhao army camp, watching the Zhao army's drills in the camp with amazement, and the economically minded businessmen even transported all kinds of sought-after commodities to the outside of the barracks to sell, and for a time the Zhao army camp became a huge bazaar.

After Zhao Kuo learned the news, instead of stopping him, he ordered the gate of the village to be opened, allowing the Yan people to enter the camp to watch the exercises, and the soldiers went out of the camp to buy and sell. The people inside and outside Jicheng seem to have completely forgotten that the two countries are at war, and the pedestrians are bustling with people even more than before.

There was nothing to do in the army, and he couldn't stand Ji Xue's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Zhao Kuo simply handed over all the major military affairs to the old general Lian Po, and then took Ji Xue out of the camp in civilian clothes and went to the Ji family's old house in the Yishui River Valley. The Yanzhao border has always been deserted, and the two walked along the deserted Yanzhao official road for a few days, and the vast gauze tent in the Yishui River Valley appeared in a hazy sunset.

The two were talking, when suddenly a man came leading a horse in front of them. Zhao Kuo didn't pay attention, but when he got closer and glanced at it again, he saw that this person's facial features were strange, with a sky-facing nose, a convex forehead, a collapsed nose bridge, and a pair of Luo ring legs, which was really unforgettable, Ji Xue couldn't help laughing, turned her head and whispered to Zhao Kuo: "Strange person!" ”

"Why are you laughing at me?" The man's ears were very good, and when he heard the laughter, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and his small eyes, which were already very tight, were even more crowded.

Zhao Kuo stopped and said tentatively: "Mr. is Cai Ze, a famous man from Yanshan?" ”

The man was taken aback: "How do you know my name Cai Ze?" ”

"Tang Ju face-to-face, who doesn't know? Mr. Inhuman and out-of-phase also! Zhao Kuo then turned over and dismounted, and respectfully bowed his hand, "Under Zhao Kuo." ”

Cai Ze suddenly bowed solemnly: "It turned out to be a famous Ma Fujun, and Cai Ze was clumsy and rude!" ”

"The servant is disrespectful, I beg your pardon." Zhao Kuo hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Cai Ze and said apologetically.

"When did you become a servant?" Ji Xue glared at Zhao Kuo fiercely and muttered in a low voice.

Cai Ze smiled relieved and waved his hand: "It's okay." ”

Zhao Kuo asked casually: "Mr. Liyan, where do you want to vote?" ”

"Ma Fujun might as well do it for me, where do I want?" Cai Ze asked rhetorically, staring at Zhao Kuo with a pair of small eyes.

"Wei State?" Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

Cai Ze sighed: "Although Wei has Xinling Jun, the government and the opposition do not want to forge ahead, and they are extravagant and decadent!" ”

Zhao Kuo said again: "Qi and Chu countries, what do you think?" ”

Cai Ze shook his head into a rattle: "Although Qi Chu is big, he is terminally ill and hopeless." ”

"If Mr. Zhao Kehu?" Zhao Kuo's heart moved, so he bowed down and asked sincerely.

Cai Ze just smiled leisurely, with a regretful expression on his face: "No!" Ji Ran's learning is very different from Zhao Guonan. ”

"Could it be the Qin Kingdom?" Zhao Kuo finally said the answer he didn't want to say the most.

"The law can be used to make the country rich, and Qin will establish the country with the law, which is the Qin country!" Cai Ze laughed out loud at this time.

Zhao Kuo's heart sank suddenly, but his face was still silent: "Mr. has a long-term plan, and he will be the prime minister of Qin State!" ”

"The world is worried, but Qin can show my ambitions! However, into Qin, the road is long! Cai Ze shook his head self-deprecatingly, sighed again, and then bowed deeply, "Cai Ze is here to say goodbye, there will be a period after Ma Fujun!" After saying goodbye, Cai Ze actually flew on the horse and disappeared into the afterglow of the sunset at a gallop.

A few months later, Cai Ze entered Qin and really persuaded Ying Hou Fan Ju to abdicate and make way for Xian, and became the prime minister of Qin. This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

"Two weirdos, too." Seeing Cai Ze walking away, Ji Xue couldn't help but tease again.

Zhao Kuo didn't speak, just stared blankly into the distance. Ji Xue turned around and saw Zhao Kuo's preoccupied appearance, and couldn't help but be happy: "Childe, the dignified general of Zhao Guo, is as sentimental as a little woman." ”

Zhao Kuo was stunned: "Huh? Not...... Not! ”

"Humph!" Ji Xue was secretly amused in her heart, but she pretended to have an angry look on her face, quickly raised her horsewhip, and without waiting for Zhao Kuo, she left straight away with a clip of the horse's belly.

"Snow Girl!" When Zhao Kuo came back to his senses, there was no trace of Ji Xue. The night soon covered the entire river valley, and Zhao Kuo walked alone for a while, and then a river blocked the way forward, looking around, but there was no boat to cross.

Just when Zhao Kuo was in trouble, a leaf boat slowly floated out of the gauze tent.

"Boatman!" Zhao Kuo hurriedly dismounted, beckoned to the boat and shouted.

The boat quickly approached, and Zhao Kuo first drove his mount into the river, let it swim with the boat, and then jumped onto the boat. After crossing the river, Zhao Kuo thanked the boatman, and then led the horse to say goodbye.

Turning a corner, an abandoned manor stands majestically under the hazy moonlight. Walking all the way on the ruined ancient brick path, the ruins and broken walls covered with mountain vines can be faintly seen in the verdant grass and trees on both sides, and the surrounding silence makes people feel even more trembling.

Gradually, Zhao Kuo looked up, in front of the half-hidden village gate, the two big characters "Ji Zhuang" on the broken stone workshop are still clearly visible, although it has gone through wind and rain, but it is still chiseled. It turned out that this was the former residence of Ji Xue's soul, and it was also the place where his father lived to avoid disasters in Yan Kingdom. When he first arrived, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel emotional.

Zhao Kuo casually tied the mount to the stone workshop, and then pushed away the messy grass all the way, and quietly pushed open the dilapidated but magnificent village gate.