The courtyard is quiet and simply furnished.

Zhao Jia was dressed in white, holding a bamboo slip in his right hand and reading it carefully.

"Those who are good at defending are hidden under the nine earths, and those who are good at attacking are moving above the nine heavens, so they can protect themselves and win all."

The sound of reading aloud came, the sound was sonorous and magnetic, and there was an inexplicable attraction.

Although Zhao Jia is only seventeen years old, he has already grown tall, his face is like a crown of jade, his eyes are like a star, and there is a faint bookish atmosphere between Gu Pan, but he is not heroic.

"The work of the soldier saint Sun Wu is really broad and profound."

Zhao Jia put down the bamboo slip gently, got up and walked to the bottom of the plane tree with his hands behind his back, and quietly looked at the verdant leaves.

He sighed softly, his expression a little dazed.

"Childe, the state banquet has begun, why are you still studying here?"

The sound of hurried footsteps came from far and near, and Yu Zhu's crisp voice reached Zhao Jia's ears.

"Yu Zhu, why are you still so babbling."

Seeing Yu Zhu's delicate face, Zhao Jia couldn't help but smile a little on his face, and said with some teasing.

Yu Zhu is a woman adopted by Zhao Jia's biological mother, and she is only sixteen years old now.

She has followed Zhao Jia since she was a child, and although she is nominally a maidservant, she is actually the only relative recognized by Zhao Jia.

Yu Zhu ignored Zhao Jia's ridicule, but hurriedly said: "The king's birthday banquet is a big feast, and almost all the children of the clan are invited to the banquet. ”

"Gongzi is the eldest grandson of the king, why don't you go?"

Since the defeat of Changping of Zhao nine years ago, King Zhao has begun to live in seclusion and has never held a state banquet.

After nine years, this is the only time that Zhao State has held a state banquet, and the whole world celebrates.

Zhao Jia, as the eldest grandson of Wang, did not go to the state banquet, how could Yu Zhu not be anxious?

When Zhao Jia heard this, he secretly smiled bitterly in his heart.

It's not that he doesn't want to participate in the state banquet, but someone is obstructing it, which makes Zhao Jia unable to participate.

Nine years ago, Zhao Jia was eight years old.

When his soul entered this body, the Zhao army led by Zhao Kuo had already been besieged by Bai Qi, and the Battle of Changping was coming to an end.

Zhao Jia was powerless to change anything, just thinking about slowly adapting to this era first.

It's a pity that in the second year of Zhao Jia's coming to this world, his biological mother died of depression.

Everything is related to the prostitute concubine that Zhao Jia's father Zhao Yan married.

Although Zhao Jia's biological mother is not from a wealthy family, she is also knowledgeable and reasonable, and she is an out-and-out lady.

Zhao Yan wanted a prostitute to replace his wife.

It was precisely for this reason that Zhao Jia's biological mother died of depression, and the prostitute Li Ji also successfully became the main room.

Without the protection of his biological mother, Zhao Jia, who was only nine years old at the time, had a more and more difficult life at home.

Zhao Yan indulged in Li Ji's beauty, and began to gradually alienate Zhao Jia, the eldest son, but loved his youngest son Zhao Qian.

Rao is like this, Li Ji still keeps blowing the wind on the pillow, so that Zhao Jia's life in the house is becoming more and more difficult.

Zhao Jia was sixteen years old.

Li Ji even instigated behind her back, forcing Zhao Jia to move out of the prince's mansion and live alone in this simple small courtyard.

In this state banquet, Zhao Jia, as the eldest grandson of the king, must also go to participate in accordance with etiquette.

However, Li Ji made an obstacle from this, canceled Zhao Jia's qualification to go to the banquet, and let his son Zhao Qian go to the banquet instead of the prince's mansion.

"Childe, is that woman getting in the way again?"

Yu Zhu was unusually intelligent, and he quickly thought of the key to it, and immediately became angry.

"Over the years, that woman has missed many opportunities for Childe."

"Now in the entire Handan City, almost everyone knows that Zhao Qian is the heir of the prince, but how many people know the prince?"

As he spoke, Yu Zhu's eyes turned a little red.

Zhao Jia's efforts were seen in her eyes, and she knew that her son-in-law was capable of literature and martial arts, and was talented.

It's a pity that King Zhao has become extremely depressed since the defeat of Changping, and he doesn't care much about his grandchildren.

Now that the crown prince Zhao Yan is becoming more and more powerful, the other party is addicted to Li Ji's beauty and does not want to see his eldest son.

Although Zhao Jia can be literate and martial, he has no chance to show it.

Originally, in Yu Zhu's opinion, if Zhao Jia could participate in the state banquet this time, he could also take the opportunity to make friends with many nobles.

She didn't expect that the woman Li Ji was so vicious and didn't give Zhao Jia the slightest chance to take off.

Before Mrs. left, Yu Zhu promised Mrs. that she would take good care of her son.

However, after so many years, although Gongzi worked hard to learn literature and martial arts, he still couldn't compete with Zhao Qian.

Thinking of the sadness, Yu Zhu couldn't hold back his tears anymore, and his voice sobbed.

Seeing this, Zhao Jia hurriedly stepped forward to hold him in his arms, and comforted him softly: "Yu Zhudon't be sad." ”

"Under the leadership of Zhao Guo, he did not work hard to make the country strong, but rejoiced because of the death of the enemy."

"It's okay not to go to such a banquet."

Being held in his arms, Yu Zhu's pretty face suddenly turned crimson, and he hurriedly broke away from his warm embrace, his heart still beating.

She wiped away her tears, raised her delicate little face, and asked with some doubts, "What does Childe mean by this?" ”

Zhao Jia turned around and picked up the book of war, and sighed: "Yu Zhu can know that the royal father (grandfather's other name) has lived in a simple house for nine years, why is there a feast today, and the whole country celebrates?" ”

Yu Zhu asked a little blankly, "Isn't it because of the king's birthday?" ”

Zhao Jia sneered: "In the past nine years, the royal father has celebrated his birthday every year, but when will a state banquet be held?" ”

Yu Zhu shook his head, his expression becoming more and more dazed.

Zhao Jia sighed: "The news of the death of King Qin Zhaoxiang can be known to Yu Zhu. ”

Yu Zhu's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, and he waved his small fist and shouted: "The news of the death of that great tyrant, Yu Zhu naturally knows. ”

King Qin Zhaoxiang is a majestic monarch, not only the dream of Zhao, but also the dream of all princes in the world.

In the fifty-sixth year of his reign, he eliminated the righteous canal, solved the worries of the future, and repeatedly defeated the invading armies of the nations.

At that time, Qin and Qi were divided between the east and the west, and the national strength was strong.

Qin entered the five-nation alliance army with the strategy of connecting and horizontal, and under the leadership of Yan general Le Yi, he connected the seventy-two cities of Qi State.

The state of Qi, once powerful enough to rival the state of Qin, has since declined.

After that, only Zhao Guo could compete with Qin.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin was unwilling to be lonely, tore up the alliance between Qin and Zhao, launched the Battle of Changping, broke the Zhao army, swallowed the world with anger, and looked at the six countries of Kwantung.

The state of Wei surrendered in panic and became a vassal state of Qin.

In order to protect himself, the Korean monarch Han Huanhui King personally went to Qin to make a pilgrimage, and the countries changed color when they heard the name of King Qin Zhaoxiang.

It is no exaggeration to say that without King Zhaoxiang of Qin laying a solid foundation for the Qin State, Qin Shi Huang may not be able to unify the world.

Such a hero, the dream of the Six Kingdoms, passed away not long ago.

After this news reached Zhao, the subjects of Zhao all rushed to tell each other, the whole country celebrated, and drummed and blew sheng.

Although Yu Zhu is a maidservant, she is also a Zhao person.

She also hated King Qin Zhaoxiang, who launched the Battle of Changping, and privately called him a great tyrant.

On the day he learned of the death of King Qin Zhaoxiang, Yu Zhu was also in the mansion and was very happy.

Even Yu Zhu, a maidservant, is like this, let alone King Zhao.

It was the death of King Qin Zhaoxiang that King Zhao Xiaocheng changed his previous style and held a birthday banquet for the whole country.

That's why the state banquet was held.

Looking at Yu Zhu's expression, Zhao Jia sighed slightly.

He wasn't as happy as everyone else.

It's just because no one knows better than him that although King Qin Zhaoxiang died, it won't be long before Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng will appear on the scene, and then sweep the six countries and unify the world.

If you follow the original historical trend, the current Zhao State is just returning to the light, and sooner or later it will be difficult to escape the bad luck of the country.

The so-called national celebration is nothing more than a joke.

"Yu Zhu, although the King of Qin has passed away, the national strength of the Qin State is still there."

"If Zhao Guo is not self-reliant and strives to catch up with Qin State, even if King Qin Zhaoxiang is gone, the future of Zhao State is also worrying."

"In my opinion, instead of wasting money and celebrating with a big feast, it is better to save money and food for armament."

"So, it's okay not to go to such a banquet."

Yu Zhu didn't seem to understand it.

However, out of trust in her son, she still nodded solemnly, and said crisply: "Then we won't go!" ”

After appeasing Yu Zhu, Zhao Jia asked, "The person who asked you to inquire has any news?" ”

Yu Zhu asked with some puzzlement: "That timid and war-fearing and notorious Li Mu, why does the son value it so much?" ”

"Are you cowardly and infamous?"

Zhao Jia muttered in a low voice, his expression a little strange.

Who is Li Mu?

He was one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, and he was the pillar of Zhao at the end of the Warring States Period, and he never tasted defeat in his life.

Since Li Mu was born, he has broken the Xiongnu, defeated the Yan State, rejected Wei and Han, and even repeatedly defeated the Qin army, with great achievements.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Mu was unjustly killed by Zhao Jia's younger brother Zhao Qian, Zhao might not have died.

Such a peerless general, the future god of war of the Zhao Kingdom, was actually discredited at this time and was despised by the Zhao people and soldiers.

Zhao Jia didn't want to explain anything, even if the explanation was too complicated, he just continued to ask about Li Mu's whereabouts.

Although Yu Zhu didn't like Li Mu, he still said after all: "Li Mu has been afraid of war like a tiger for many years, and he has been repeatedly reprimanded by the king for still going his own way, and he has been dismissed a few days ago. ”

"Today's Li Mu has returned to Handan to live in the post house, and no one cares."

Zhao Jia hurriedly asked, "Did Li Mu attend the state banquet today?" ”

Yu Zhu rolled his eyes and pouted: "Li Mu is guilty of a sin, how can he be qualified to participate in the state banquet." ”

Zhao Jia was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Prepare a generous gift, let's go to visit Li Mu." ”