Chapter 140: Hard to Choose
Seeing Zhao Jia draw his sword and point it at himself, Zhao Jian was not afraid, but just felt sad.
Predictable.
Zhao Jia used such drastic measures today, after the death of King Zhao, there will be a bloody storm in Handan City.
He was not afraid of death, but was only worried about whether Zhao would suffer a great loss of national strength after civil strife.
The former admirer wanted to kill himself, and Zhao Yan also felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and even a little disheartened.
He closed his eyes and didn't say a word more.
"Poof!"
The sharp blade came out of his hand and pierced into the ground in front of Zhao Gan, and the hilt of the sword trembled under the pressure of kinetic energy.
Zhao Yan did not feel death coming.
He opened his eyes and saw Zhao Jia standing beside him empty-handed, and the hilt of the sword that was still trembling on the ground, and his face showed a look of doubt.
"Brother can kill me, or tie me up and go back to Handan."
Suddenly hearing Zhao Jia's words, Zhao Gan's eyes were full of disbelief, and he couldn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.
"Kill him?"
Zhao Yan just had this thought in his heart, but after thinking of the consequences, he quickly shook his head.
Previously, Zhao Yan did favor his youngest son Zhao Qian, and he was wary of Zhao Jia everywhere.
Now that Zhao Qian has been killed, Zhao Yan only has Zhao Jia's son left, and King Zhao has only one grandson like Zhao Jia.
Unless the two of them want to hand over the future Zhao State to the rest of the people.
Otherwise, even if they knew the strangeness of Zhao Qian's death, they would never put Zhao Jia to death.
The current Zhao Jia is not only the Pingqi Jun of the land of Shenqi, but also the only legitimate heir of the entire Zhao State.
No matter what kind of identity he is, Zhao Jia can't die.
If Zhao Jia dies, the land of Shenqi will be chaotic, and the rest of the clans will also bring turmoil to the Zhao State because they covet the throne.
"Tie him up and go to Handan?"
Zhao Yan just had this thought in his heart, and he quickly shook his head.
Let's not say that it is impossible for him to tie up Zhao Jia and go to Handan.
Even if he can really tie him up to Handan, what crime does Zhao Jian use to tie up Zhao Jia?
Kill the Handan messenger?
Or kill the king and grandson Zhao Qian?
No matter what kind of crime, it is unforgivable, and Zhao Jia will definitely die.
This brings us back to the first question.
Now Zhao Jia can't die, even if Zhao Yan is resentful in his heart, he won't let his only son die.
"Hey!"
After figuring out the key, Zhao Yan sighed deeply, and then a wry smile appeared on his face.
"If Zhao Qian is dead, Zhao Jia can't die."
"This interception and killing was done by the rout of the Qin State, and the son of Qian died at the hands of the Qin thieves, and I have no face to live in the world."
"Childe, let's do it!"
Zhao Gan's tone was full of helplessness and grief, and he raised his neck high, even if he died, he would die proudly.
"What hands?"
Zhao Jia stood still and did not move, but questioned him.
Zhao Yan opened his eyes and said with a wry smile: "Since I know about the son, how can I leave alive?" ”
Zhao Jia sighed slightly and said, "You take Zheng'er back to Handan." ”
When Zhao Yan heard this, his face was suddenly full of doubts.
The reason why Zhao Jia used such drastic means was not to keep Zhao Zheng, why did he let himself go after killing Zhao Qian and Guo Kai, and sent Zhao Zheng to Handan?
For these, Zhao Yan couldn't figure it out anyway.
"There are not many people in the clan who are close to me, and there are very few people who can take on great responsibilities."
"Zhao Guo, we need the children of the clan, especially the children of the clan who are as talented as my brother."
"This time it will affect my brother, and Jia Zhi will also be guilty."
"Taking Zheng'er back to Handan, I expect to be able to give an explanation to the royal father and the crown prince, and slightly reduce my brother's guilt."
Zhao Yan thought for a long time before he came back to his senses.
After Zhao Jia killed Zhao Qian and Guo Kai, he was willing to send Zhao Zheng back to Handan, in fact, he was telling King Zhao and Zhao Yan in disguise that Zhao Jia himself had no intention of rebelling and was still a member of the royal family.
The reason why this is so is also to protect itself.
As long as the matter of killing people is not picked out, even if King Zhao and Zhao Yan guess that something is wrong, they can only pretend that they don't know anything, and then push the matter onto the rout of the Qin State.
Of course, the premise is that Zhao Jian wants to play a round for Zhao Jia and take the lead in pushing this matter onto the Qin people.
Otherwise, even if King Zhao and Zhao Yan had no choice, they could only grit their teeth and attack Zhao Jia due to the pressure of the clan and the law.
Zhao Yan took a deep breath, looked at Zhao Jia deeply, and suddenly asked, "Childe is so sure, I will cover up this matter for you?" ”
Zhao Jia's face became solemn.
"I know that my brother is loyal to the Zhao State and the royal family, and he will never watch the Zhao Kingdom become chaotic, and he will never want to cause trouble for the royal father."
"If today's matter is leaked, even if the royal father is unwilling, he will raise troops to conquer the land of Shenqi."
"Brother, do you think that the soldiers and civilians in the land of Jiaji and Shenqi will be captured?"
"If the land of Shenqi is chaotic, the Qin State will inevitably take advantage of the weakness to enter, Jiazong is invincible, or he can die and run into Chu, and no matter how bad it is, he can become a rich man."
"It's just that what Zhao Guo's future will be, has my brother ever thought about it?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yan clenched his teeth, and then sighed helplessly.
Zhao Jia's move can be regarded as a conspiracy.
killed Zhao Qian, Zhao Jia first broke Zhao Yan's thoughts, leaving him with only one son.
The most important thing is that Zhao Jia's move is also to warn King Zhao and Zhao Yan not to pay attention to the land of Shenqi, otherwise Zhao Jia can do anything.
Zhao Guo really wanted civil strife, Zhao Jia said that he would not directly lead the Qin army into Shenqi, at that time, Zhao not only could not catch Zhao Jia, but would lose the western barrier, and the entire Zhao State would also be re-exposed to the Qin army.
As for sending Zhao Zheng to Handan, it was even more a stroke of genius.
With Zhao Zheng in Handan, it can also show Zhao Jia's intention to Zhao Guo, and inform King Zhao and Zhao Yan in disguise that Zhao Jia will never rebel unless he is forced to do so.
Such a conspiracy forced King Zhao and Zhao Yan to a dead end.
Unless the two of them ignore the overall situation of Zhao Guo, unless the two really want to leave no successor to the royal family, even if they guess that Zhao Qian's death is strange, they can only grit their teeth and compromise secretly.
However, in this way, Zhao Jia's support for the division of troops has become an established fact, and it is no longer possible for King Zhao and Zhao Yan to recover the land of Shenqi.
And this is exactly where Zhao Jia's purpose lies.
Zhao Jian stared at Zhao Jia's face, and suddenly said: "I really don't know, Zhao Guo has you, whether it is a great luck or a great misfortune!" ”
Zhao Jia replied in a deep voice: "If I don't fight, the Zhao State will be destroyed by the Qin State." No matter how unfortunate it is, the future Zhao Kingdom will not be destroyed, and it will be even more unfortunate. ”
"Jia swears here: I will never fail Zhao Guo in this life."
"The reason why I am like this today is because I don't want to repeat the mistakes of Xinlingjun."
Hearing Zhao Jia mention Xinlingjun, Zhao Gan suddenly fell silent.
He still remembered that when he was stationed in Shanyi to defend the Dapo Yan Army, and when he saw Xinlingjun leading his disciples to help the people, his heart was full of admiration and throbbing.
Especially later, Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, led the army of the Six Kingdoms to break through the Qin army, and the soldiers approached Hangu Pass, which made Zhao Yan feel more and more admired for him.
I just didn't expect it.
Wei Wuji, who has such a virtuous name and is a pillar of the Wei State, ended up like this because of the suspicion of the King of Wei.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jian seemed to feel that such a big thing that Zhao Jia had done today seemed to be indeed excusable.
Otherwise, Zhao Jia is very likely to become the second Wei Wuji.