Yin An guarded Wei Li, who was treated politely by Lian Po, and then returned to Wei.

"General, that Wei Li is stubbornly resistant, if he is put back in Wei, I am afraid that the rest of the city guards of Wei will have a fluke mentality in the future."

"Why didn't the general behead Wei Li and show it to the public, so as to deter the rest of the defenders of the Wei State and make them dare not be enemies of our Zhao army?"

After everyone left, Guo Xu, the deputy general under Lian Po, asked with some confusion.

Lian Po didn't say much, just handed over a letter to Guo Xu, and then showed sadness.

After Guo Xu read the contents of the letter, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted: "Before the expedition, didn't the king live for at least half a year, why did he die so suddenly!" ”

After capturing Fanyang and Yin'an one after another, Lian Po was also high-spirited, and even thought about continuing to lead his troops south, attacking Daliang, the capital of Wei, and once again making immortal feats.

I didn't think about it.

Just when Lian Po was gearing up and preparing to do a big job, he suddenly got the news of Zhao Wangdan's death.

Zhao Wangdan died, and the news has not yet spread in the army.

If the soldiers learned of this news, they would definitely be shaken by the morale of the army, and the opportunity to attack Wei on a large scale had already been missed.

It was precisely for this reason that Lian Po let go of Wei Li, the general of Yin An, without further intensifying the contradictions between the two countries.

"When the king died, the general happened to be sent to attack Wei, could it be that the king deliberately wanted to send the general out of Handan?"

Guo Xu is a confidant and a close confidant, and he is also quite strategic.

When he first started to attack Wei, Guo Xu felt a little strange, thinking that since King Zhao wanted to take Fanyang, he should not just send 50,000 soldiers and horses.

For this matter, Guo Xu once made a suggestion to Lian Po, saying that it might be a little boring.

Lian Po was full of self-confidence, thinking that this was Zhao Wangdan's trust in him, and he felt that he had the ability to conquer Chongyi Fanyang with only 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Facts have also proved that Lian Po did capture Fanyang with only 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Not only that, but even Yin'an, which was the northern gateway of Wei, was taken by Lian Po in one fell swoop.

It's just that when the news of Zhao Wangdan's death came, no matter how good Lian Po achieved, this war could already be declared over.

The most important thing is that Lian Po, who is a general and a prime minister, was not in Handan, the center of power, when Zhao Wangdan died.

Even, even the two major events of Zhao Wang Dan and the ruling of the crown prince, Handan did not officially send someone to inform Lian Po.

Lian Po learned of Zhao Wangdan's death through private channels, not through an official notice from the Handan court.

Connecting everything in series, Lian Po suddenly felt a sense of panic.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier.

He knew he might be going to be given the cold shoulder.

Handan City, inside the royal palace.

The crown prince looked at the good news from the south, but he did not show the slightest smile, but his face was gloomy like water.

"Prince, what's wrong?"

Seeing this, Han Cang, a favored minister, hurriedly stepped forward to ask the reason.

"Lian Po not only laid down Fanyang, but also conquered the south bank of the Yellow River Yin'an, now the morale of the three armies is in full swing, Lian Po asked Handan to continue to send troops to support, and directly take the capital of Wei!"

This good news is a document sent to Handan by Lian Po before he knew about Zhao Wangdan's death.

It stands to reason that Lian Po, as a general of Zhao, was able to capture the two important cities of Fanyang and Yin'an, and Zhao Yan, as the ruler of Zhao State, should be rejoicing.

It's just that the more Lian Po makes great achievements, the more difficult it is to cut his knighthood and seize his power.

Today's Zhao State, there is Zhao Jia's land of Shenqi outside, and there is Lian Po Gong and Gao Zhen Lord inside.

Whether Lian Po continues to expand his gains or allows Lian Po to return to Handan smoothly, it is not a good thing for Zhao Yan's still unstable rule.

Han Cang and Guo Kai are close friends, both of them are jealous and jealous, and they like to pat horses.

In history, Li Mu was framed and died, not only because of Guo Kai's contributions, but also because Han Cang also contributed a lot to it.

If Guo Kai was still alive, Han Cang would naturally not be able to become Zhao Yan's chief confidant.

It's a pity that Guo Kai died, so Han Cang would have a chance to ascend to the throne, and even have a chance to become Zhao Zhixiangguo like Guo Kai did in history.

Historically, although Guo Kai framed Lian Po because of personal enmity, he did not have the intention of replacing him.

Lian Po was not pulled down from the position of Xiangguo, and Guo Kai would have no chance to serve as Zhao Zhixiangguo.

The same thing.

If Han Cang wants to ascend to the position above 10,000 people under one person after Zhao Yan really succeeds to the throne in the coming year, he must pull Lian Po off the horse.

"Lian Po has relied on the old and sold the old over the years, he is proud of his achievements, and he has been disrespectful to the prince."

"And the minister heard that Lian Po has said many times in private: If Gongzi Jia can succeed to the throne as soon as possible, he will definitely be able to lead the Zhao State to become strong."

When Zhao Yan heard this, his face was gloomy and a little terrifying.

He walked back and forth in the house with his hands behind his back, and finally said with some decadence: "Father sent Lian Po Wei this time, although he has the intention of spending it in Handan. ”

"The more important reason is that I don't think Lian Po can capture Fanyang."

"In that way, after I inherit the throne, I can also use this as an excuse to demote Lian Po to a knight."

"But now, Lian Po not only captured Chongyi Fanyang, but also took the steep fortress of Yin'an, whose prestige is unrivaled, how can the widow restrain him!"

Zhao Yan's face was a little hideous, but there was a deep helplessness in his tone.

When Han Cang heard this, he lowered his eyebrows and said: "No matter how much credit Lian Po makes, he is always a courtier, and if the prince wants to seize his military power and cut his title, he only needs an edict." ”

"Even though Lian Po has a very high prestige in the army, after all, all the people in the army are Zhao people, how many dare to rebel with Lian Po?"

Han Cang's words made Zhao Yan wake up suddenly.

However, he still shook his head and said: "Everything is about being famous." ”

"My father has just collapsed, and I haven't really succeeded to the throne, if I take away his military power and cut his title for no reason, I'm afraid it will chill everyone's hearts."

Han Cang smiled: "Who said that the teacher is unknown? ”

"The first king ordered Lian Po to attack Fanyang, because the former King of Wei ceded Fanyang to Zhao, but he rebelled."

"Attacking the Wei State on this ground, my Zhao State occupies the morality, and the division is famous."

"Lian Po was so happy, regardless of the relationship between the allies of Zhao and Wei, he rashly expanded the war, and after taking Fanyang, he conquered Yin'an, which greatly hurt the feelings between the two countries."

"Does the prince think that this excuse is considered to be famous?"

Zhao Yan was a little stunned at first, and then overjoyed.

Although this excuse is a bit far-fetched, if it is really to be investigated, it is reasonable.

Before Lian Po sent his troops, King Zhao did order him to capture Fanyang, and he had no intention of expanding the war.

In this way, if Lian Po is really charged with a great achievement, disobeying the edict of the previous king, and destroying the relationship between Zhao and Wei, no one can find fault.

"Pass on my edict: Lian Po did not obey the edict of the first king, deliberately undermined the relationship between Zhao and Wei, and now he is taking the position of Lian Po as the commander of the southern expedition of 50,000 troops."

"After Lian Po got the edict, Keri returned to Handan, there must be no mistake!"

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