Chapter 177: Martial Saint Gate
The last rays of the sun are about to disappear in the west. When Wang Jian, the Great Qin general who had been trapped in Dragon City for many days, was brought to Chu Jiangmian, he didn't know what would happen.
Although he was a general of the defeated army, Wang Jian's mentality during this period was not as bad as he imagined. Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, as a famous general of the Qin State, it is not shameful to lose once, but if you collapse because of this, there is no chance of revenge, then it is the shame of a general.
must have received special instructions, and Zhao Guoren did not embarrass him too much. It is said that it is a prisoner, but in fact, in addition to not being free, other food and other treatments are not bad. Even according to his request, the guards also brought him a military book, Wang Jian was full of food and drink, and used this rare free time to learn a little military book and war strategy, but he also temporarily forgot the pain of missing his homeland.
What he didn't expect in particular was that not long after, Zhao Guoren didn't know what the purpose was, so they actually guarded him and his son Nie Yunfeng in a courtyard, and soon, with the arrival of Feng Quji, the envoy of Qin, the two of them finally knew a lot of things that happened after the defeat.
King Qin's attitude was actually already in his expectation. For the King of Qin, who had the ambition to conquer the world, the lives of the Great Qin soldiers and their loyalty had always been very important to him. If you just spend some money, and in exchange for the death of these tens of thousands of soldiers in the future, if you are Nie Feng, the king of Qin, you also know what choice to make.
And Feng Quji, as an envoy, was also locked up by Zhao Guoren, which made Wang Jian and Nie Yunfeng feel very surprised. However, after listening to the whole story, the two of them, who had already deeply understood Chu Jiangmian's power, had to smile relatively bitterly. From this point of view, this young King Zhao not only treats the enemy country with great means, but also treats the internal enemies, and he will not be soft in the slightest! He was able to take this opportunity to eradicate the internal troubles of the royal family without even missing his prestige...... Such a character is not just something that can be described with deep intentions!
That is, from that time on, Wang Jian, Nie Yunfeng and Feng Quji, these three important people from the Qin State with different identities, were kept in the same courtyard until today's Gongzi Nie Yunfeng was released.
I couldn't leave with this prince of Qin, although I was a little uneasy, but Wang Jian and Feng Quji were still a little excited in their hearts. After all, this meant that Qin and Zhao were already negotiating to settle the aftermath of the war. Although the people of Zhao did not disclose more details, they all believed that since the ransom had been paid, all the soldiers of the Qin State would be able to go back without waiting too long.
In fact, just half an hour ago, when Wang Jian left with the Qianji Pavilion spy who was specially responsible for guarding him, Feng Quji, who continued to stay, said to him in a joking tone.
"Could it be that King Zhao is so discouraged, he let go of Prince Yunfeng in the morning, and now he wants to let General Wang leave?"
Although this is just a bitter joke, in the heart of Wang Jian, who smiled faintly and then turned to leave, he probably thought so. At the very least, he felt that Chu Jiangmian would be able to see him in person at this time, and there would be no other accidents. However, Wang Jian never expected that he would soon be unable to laugh. Moreover, what he is about to witness with his own eyes will make him burn all over his heart and heartbreak!
The sun is setting and the smoke is rising. As far as the eye can see, twilight is gradually falling. If you stand on the big bell tower not far from the Wusheng Gate of Xicheng and look at it, within a radius of dozens of miles, it is a fireworks atmosphere in the world.
This building, which can almost be called the tallest building inside and outside Dragon City, does not have an exact name, and all the people of Dragon City just call it the Great Bell Tower. The large bell tower is a wooden structure, with more than ten floors above and below. At the top of the top, at the highest point, is a wide platform with a watchtower and a huge bronze bell hanging from the tower. If the war is urgent, it is possible to detect the enemy in the distance in advance and alert the whole city. However, in the past few years, the bronze bell has not been rung for a long time.
It's a little strange that most of the royal court ministers led by Zhao Guoxiang Fei Yi have gathered here today, and their eyes follow the figure standing at the top, and from time to time they cast their eyes outside the Martial Saint Gate, as if they were waiting for something.
Chu Jiangmian didn't wear any royal clothes, he was still dressed in white. All his subjects knew that their great king's filial piety had not yet expired. And the wounds on his body are not yet healed, and those mottled and intertwined bandages make people look very worried.
But he couldn't rest in peace. Because, the more complex and fierce situation in the whole world may officially start after the twilight falls this time!
"General Wang, are you here? Very good, please come over some, maybe you can see more clearly from this position. ”
Wang Jian raised his head, full of doubts. He didn't understand why Chu Jiangmian would see him in such a place, let alone why those ministers and generals of the Qin State looked at him with such strange eyes.
"Zhao Kingdom is busy, it's so late, and you still want to see me, the general of the defeated army, I don't know what's going on?"
Wang Jian took a few steps forward, secretly surprised in his heart. Through the afterglow before twilight, he saw clearly the injuries on Chu Jiangmian's body. I don't know how it happened, but I started to feel uneasy. Then, he heard a faint laugh from the young man who was looking at him condescendingly.
"General Wang, I don't have anything to do. At this time, the big guys should be at home ready for dinner. You don't have to work hard to climb to such a high place...... However, some people are uneasy and have to do something! If I and these ministers don't come to see it for ourselves, it's always a little uneasy! ”
Wang Jian glanced around in astonishment, then straightened up, looked at Chu Jiangmian's somewhat blurred face, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"As a military general, I have always been stupid, and I don't understand what King Zhao means by these words, please make it clear!"
"Oh, I mean it very simply! It's just that everyone is going to have dinner, but some uninvited guests are coming to make trouble...... If it were General Wang, if you encountered such a thing, then what would you do? ”
Looking at Chu Jiangmian's light clouds, the uneasiness in Wang Jian's heart became heavier and heavier. These days, he has been thinking about what this young man in front of him has done over and over again, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that this person is terrible. The way he was smiling now, maybe others didn't think there was anything unusual. But in Wang Jian's eyes, it looks like his cruelty on the battlefield.
"King Zhao, I'm just a prisoner of Zhao now, and it's pointless for you to ask me this. If you have something to say, please say it directly! ”
"Look at the beings under your feet, the smoke is everywhere, and the world is peaceful. Every family is preparing delicious meals, whether they are high or low, and the whole family is happy...... I believe that General Wang Jian saw the scene in front of him, and he didn't want any bloodshed and killing to suddenly break such a peace, right? ”
Wang Jian silently withdrew his gaze, he seemed to have understood something, although the others could not see the abnormal look on his face in the twilight, his heart had begun to pound violently, and his palms were clenched tightly. Sure enough, what Chu Jiangmian said afterwards confirmed his conjecture.
"You Qin people are very untrustworthy! Send the most powerful guy, what is called Comfort Wuzi, to carry out the assassination. I'll put up with it! But I kindly let Gongzi Yunfeng go, so that they could go back to the business. But I didn't expect that someone was so bold that they wanted to kill a horse pistol to disrupt Dragon City...... Hehe! General Wang, you might as well guess who would have such courage in the Qin State Mission? ”
Wang Jian felt his head "buzz" and it became bigger. Do you still need to guess? Among the members of this second group of missions, except for his nephew Wang Xin, no one else would have such courage! His hands and feet were cold, and his expression immediately became excited.
"King Zhao! Please let them go! Wang Xin is just a brave man, please don't kill again because of his impulsiveness......! ”
Wang Jian is known as the famous general of Qin, and his vision is so vicious! Since Chu Jiangmian had already said it so clearly, it was enough to show that every move of the people of the Qin State within the territory of the Zhao State was under his control. As far as the eye could see at the moment, there was silence inside and outside the city gates. But at the time of twilight, there is clearly a boundless murderous aura hidden in it! If it was really as the other party said, if the people of the Qin State wanted to make any sudden moves, with the methods of this young man he knew, those warriors would really be caught in the net, and there would be no life or death!
"General Wang, although God has the virtue of a good life, it cannot save those who seek their own death. It's a pity that it's a little late for you to intercede...... Look, here they are! ”
Chu Jiangmian casually pointed to the distance, hundreds of zhang away from the Martial Saint Gate, and as far as his eyes could barely reach, dense figures were swarming through the twilight and began to snatch the city gate.
"What are you going to do with them?!"
Wang Jian's eyes were torn and his grief and anger were mixed. He wanted to shout loudly and tell the Qin warriors who had come to raid at dusk to evacuate and flee for their lives, but at such a distance, he knew that it would be in vain. Even if he shouted in his throat, no one would hear him.
"General Wang, just look good! From now on, as long as the enemy army invades Zhao for no reason, it will end like this. ”
Plain words, it seems to be just saying a simple truth. But this is a powerful rule that a true king has set for all the princes of the world from now on!