Handan.

Zhao Dan sat in the side hall, looking at the few secret recitals in front of him very seriously, and the expression on his face looked a little strange.

After a long time, Zhao Dan raised his head and said to the man in front of him who was respectfully standing in Hu Yiwei: "Is Mao Sui's action sure this time?" If he is not sure, he will not have to start it. Now that the widows have a large number of soldiers, they will not be able to use such a stratagem to win. ”

As the saying goes, soldiers never tire of deceit. So if you can win with a strategy, no matter what kind of strategy it is, Zhao Dan actually has no objection.

But here's the problem – these schemes must not be exposed.

If the image of Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo in the hearts of the people of the world is affected because of the exposure of these schemes, it will inevitably be worth the loss.

There is no doubt that Zhao is indeed a conqueror to other countries, but Zhao Dan hopes that the people of all countries will see a more tolerant and gentle conqueror, rather than a tyrannical and unscrupulous conqueror, because that is not conducive to Zhao to win the hearts of the world.

The human heart is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it is a very important factor to quickly integrate the conquered areas into the Zhao State.

If it was after the Qin Dynasty in later generations, the people already had the concept of great unification, so when they were unified again, they could quickly get used to it, and things would not be so difficult.

However, after all, Zhao is now going to open up a situation that has never been seen in the past thousand years, and it is a long way to go to get the people of other countries to abandon the fact that various countries have stood together for hundreds of thousands of years and recognize the rule of Zhao as a single country.

In such a situation, it is very important to use a good reputation to win the hearts and minds of the people.

And Mao Sui is now also one of the more capable ministers under Zhao Dan, if this time Mao Sui is trapped in Yingdu because of this incident, it is obviously a very, very unworthy thing.

This Hu Yiwei was obviously Mao Sui's cronies, and he bowed down to Zhao Dan and said, "Please rest assured, the chief manager has already said this time, if everything goes well, there is almost no possibility of failure in this matter." ”

Zhao Dan pondered for a moment and nodded slowly: "Since Mao Sui said so, then the widow agrees." You remember to repay Mao Sui with a fast horse, and once the matter is successful, then he must withdraw to Handan! ”

"Whoa!" Agent Hu Yiwei answered, then bowed and slowly retreated.

Zhao Dan looked at Hu Yiwei's figure and shook his head gently.

Zhao Heng, who was sitting on the side, suddenly spoke: "Father, Mao Sui's plan is too vicious, why didn't Father stop him?" ”

As the crown prince, Zhao Heng is now allowed to sit in on some things, which can be regarded as a kind of Zhao Dan's words and deeds.

Maybe it's because of Zhao Dan's deliberate cultivation, or maybe it's because Zhao Heng's nature is like this, in short, this prince of Zhao does seem to embody the demeanor of a benevolent monarch, and has been praised by many ministers of Zhao State.

Zhao Dan looked at his eldest son, and a smile appeared on his face: "Heng'er, although Mao Sui's plan is a bit vicious, if it can be successful, then it will be able to save the soldiers under the command of the widow from tens of thousands or even more casualties, which is the reason why the widow agreed." ”

Zhao Heng said with some puzzlement: "Father, this Chu country is already weak now, and it really takes such serious casualties to conquer this country?" ”

Zhao Dan smiled silently.

You must know that the great Qin in history dispatched a full 600,000 troops when he destroyed the Chu State! Didn't the state of Chu at that time look like a weak chicken like now.

After all, no matter how weak the Chu State is, it is also a country with a large land and a large population, and such a country must not be underestimated, otherwise it will be very embarrassing if it repeats the mistakes of Li Xin, the general of the Qin State in history.

This Chu State, which was able to kill the Son of Heaven of the Western Zhou Dynasty thousands of years ago, must not be underestimated at any time.

Three days later.

Yingdu, Li Yuan's mansion.

Li Yuan looked at Mao Sui who suddenly appeared in his study in front of him, and the whole person almost groaned: "You ...... How did you get in? ”

Mao Sui smiled slightly, his face looked very calm: "Doctor Li, in my opinion, your mansion is actually full of loopholes, if I want, then I can take your life at any time." ”

Li Yuan's eyes rolled, and he snorted softly, "Even if you don't come in, you can still take my life, so if you have something to say, just say it." ”

Mao Sui smiled and took out a small bottle and put it in front of Li Yuan: "Doctor, it's time to start our plan." ”

Li Yuan's body was shocked, staring at the bottle in front of him, and only after a while did he say astringently: "Do you really want to do this?" ”

It can be seen that Li Yuan is obviously very resistant to this decision.

Mao Sui smiled, and suddenly raised his voice: "Someone! ”

A bloody human head was thrown in through the window, and the bones rolled in front of Li Yuan.

There was still blood stains on the skull that had not yet dried up, and the smell of blood was very strong.

Li Yuan's face changed slightly, and he recognized who this head was, it was a housekeeper in Li Yuan's mansion.

"What does this mean, Mr. Mao Sui?" Li Yuan's questioning was marked with obvious anger, obviously very, very dissatisfied with Mao Sui's practice of not "seeing the outside" at all.

Mao Sui shrugged his shoulders and said, "If it weren't for my subordinates who found out that this person was from Xianyang, I'm afraid that today would be the time when Dr. Li's family was poisoned and died violently." ”

"What?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly remembered, isn't this housekeeper responsible for the food procurement at home and cooking in the kitchen?

Li Yuan's face quickly turned pale: "Here, this killing talent is trying to poison the food?" ”

Mao Sui smiled: "That's natural. Did Dr. Li think that Dr. Li was really so relieved to leave Dr. Li alone in the Yingdu and ignore it? Once the doctor's betrayal is discovered, it is inevitable that the portal will be cleared. ”

Li Yuan snorted heavily, and then said with some unease: "Even if you find one, then how can you ensure that there is no other candidate sent to monitor me?" ”

Mao Sui Zhengse said: "I really can't guarantee this, so in my opinion, Dr. Li still finds a way to complete my task quickly, and then everything is not a problem." ”

Li Yuan was silent for a long time and said, "Manager Mao, you are trying to force me to a dead end." ”

Mao Sui smiled and said, "Doctor Li's words are wrong. As long as this matter is successful, then Dr. Li will not have to be restrained by Huang Xie from now on, which is a good thing for both Chu and Dr. Li. ”

Li Yuan sighed, and finally took the small bottle in front of him and carefully placed it in his arms.

"I'll go to the palace!"