Handan.

Balmy autumn day.

This is already half a month after the Zhao army under the leadership of Li Mu conquered Linzi.

After conquering Linzi, Li Mu sent several detachments to sweep all parts of Qi together.

The two battles of Gao Wancheng and Linzi City seem to have completely knocked out the last trace of courage of the Qi people, after taking Linzi, the Zhao army almost swept the entire Shandong Peninsula with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and everywhere the Qi people fell, there was no previous resolute resistance.

All this news made the smile on the corner of Zhao Dan's mouth become richer and richer, and even the expression when he talked to Zhao Heng, the prince of Zhao State beside him, was much better: "Heng'er, do you know why the widow asked you to go to see this Qi Wangjian with the widow this time?" ”

Today's Zhao Heng has held a crown ceremony, and he is an out-and-out adult.

After hearing Zhao Dan's question, Zhao Heng frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said with some uncertainty: "Maybe...... Is it because of the eldest mother? ”

The eldest mother is grandma, that is, Zhao Dan's mother, and Zhao Weihou, who is a brother and sister of the previous generation of monarchs of Qi State, Qi Xiang Wang Tian Fazhang.

Zhao Dan couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "You think too much, this marriage relationship can be said to be the most unreliable relationship between countries, how can a widow care about this?" If the widow and the king of Qi were to change places, he would not take this relationship to heart. ”

As the two spoke, the carriage walked slowly, and finally stopped in front of a small palace in a remote corner of Zhao Guo's palace city.

This heavily guarded palace is where Tian Jian, the fallen monarch of the Qi State, was imprisoned.

"I've seen the king!" The Praetorian Guards saluted Zhao Dan in unison.

Zhao Dan nodded and walked into the palace with Zhao Heng.

Although it is a small palace, a palace is a palace after all, and it is still much larger than ordinary houses in terms of area.

So when there is only one table, one chair and one bed in such a palace, it seems too empty.

It's not that Zhao Dan wants to abuse Qi Wangjian, but judging from the situation in the report, Qi Wangjian's spirit seems to be a little out of control, and he basically smashed everything that can be smashed, even the tables and chairs are replaced every day.

Lying alone on the couch, with his back to Zhao Dan and Zhao Heng.

Needless to say, this is Qi Wangjian.

Zhao Dan coughed and said, "King Qi, it's a widow who is here." ”

The next moment, Qi Wangjian's body trembled slightly, and he suddenly sat up, staring at Zhao Dan with his eyes for a moment.

Speaking of which, Zhao Dan and Qi Wangjian have also met several times over the years, and of course they have an impression of Qi Wangjian's face, so after Zhao Dan saw Qi Wangjian's current appearance, he was also taken aback.

Today's Qi Wangjian is very haggard and emaciated, his eyes are full of bloodshots, and he looks like a malnourished tuberculosis ghost, where is there still the appearance of being the king of a country back then?

Qi Wangjian opened his mouth and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "King Zhao, you are finally here." ”

Zhao Heng moved the only chair over and asked Zhao Dan to sit down, and then stood behind Zhao Dan without saying a word.

Zhao Dan glanced at Qi Wangjian and said slowly: "King Qi, you shouldn't choose to fight the widow to the end. ”

Qi Wangjian snorted, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and said slowly: "King Zhao, you will not get a good end if you make such a big move and plunge the world into countless wars!" The today of my Qi country is the tomorrow of your Zhao country! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Heng's face behind Zhao Dan suddenly changed.

To some extent, this can be understood as a curse by Qi Wangjian for the Zhao State.

For people of this era, the curse is obviously something with a mystical tinge, especially this curse from the high-ranking people.

But Zhao Dan's face was completely unmoved, but sighed faintly: "King Qi, are you really impatient to say such things in front of the widow?" ”

Qi Wangjian's face changed and changed, but in the end he sneered and said, "Anyway, you don't plan to let me live, so why bother acting here?" ”

"Nope." Zhao Dan shook his head very seriously, and said to Qi Wangjian: "I won't kill you." ”

Qi Wangjian's face moved, and Zhao Dan, who was carefully observing Qi Wangjian, even noticed that Qi Wangjian's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of joy at this time.

Qi Wangjian is not a person who can treat life and death as nothing, otherwise he would have committed suicide a long time ago, and he would not have lived until now.

The irony is that according to Zhao Dan's knowledge, when Linzi was breached, at least nearly 100 Qi ministers were martyred, and thousands of Qi soldiers fought to the end knowing that they were invincible, and none of them survived.

And their monarch, Qi Wangjian, still wants to live under such circumstances!

Zhao Dan's heart suddenly felt a burst of disgust, and his tone when he spoke suddenly became a lot colder: "However, it is impossible for you to get the title of a king." From now on, you will be deposed as a commoner, and all the clansmen of the Tian clan who are within your five suits will be removed from the list of nobles forever and will always be commoners! ”

Qi Wangjian, oh no, the man who should be called Tian Jian now suddenly turned pale.

Zhao Dan's words continued: "Starting tomorrow, I will order someone to give you and your family a piece of land in Shangdang County, and you can choose to cultivate well and become a commoner of Zhao State, or you can choose to commit suicide now and die in the name of a king." ”

After saying this, Zhao Dan no longer paid attention to Tian Jian, but stood up directly and walked towards the outside of the palace with Zhao Heng.

Just as they were about to walk out of the palace, a howling and crying suddenly came from behind the two of them.

It wasn't until after boarding the carriage that Zhao Heng finally couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart and asked, "Does my father think that Tian Jian will commit suicide?" ”

Zhao Dan shook his head and said, "No." ”

Zhao Heng was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help but say angrily: "How different is it from the walking dead to be alive like this!" ”

Zhao Dan smiled and said, "No, one day you will understand that for some people, it is better to die than to live." By the way, you are also an adult now, and it is not a matter for you to always be in Handan. Well, how about the widow give you a task? ”

Zhao Heng was stunned for a moment, then immediately became excited, and said, "Father, please speak." ”

Zhao Dan said: "From today on, you will be responsible for pacifying the inhabitants of the hometown of Qi, and the officials of the entire hometown of Qi can be appointed by you, and the widow will give you five years, hoping to see a land of Qi that has become rich and peaceful again, can you do this?" ”

The young Zhao Heng raised his head and said in a loud voice: "The son must live up to his father's high expectations!" ”