Chapter 184: The Way of the King

"Drive!"

On the official road, two horses galloped.

"General, should I just throw myself into the beam?"

Guo Xu followed Lian Po's side, looked at the road that could not be seen in the distance, and asked out loud.

"Definitely."

Lian Po shook his head.

After all, Lian Po and Guo Xu are both Zhao people, and at this time the two countries are still at war, if they can pass through Wei at will, it will be too much to ignore Wei.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the two of them had not been recommended by others, I am afraid that they would have been captured by the county officials and become prisoners before they arrived in Daliang.

For this matter, Lian Po has already planned.

When he first released Wei Li, the general of Yin An, Lian Po had a premonition that he might be useful to Wei Li.

Although Wei Li lost his Yin An, because he was born in the Wei clan, he would not be punished.

On the contrary, the idle son of the King of Wei has been greatly discouraged in the Wei State, and if he cannot win the support of the Wei clan, I am afraid that the throne will not last long.

Wei Li has a special identity, and he is loved by many clan elders in the clan, and he has some relationship with Gongzi Wuji.

The king of Wei asked Wei Li to keep Yin and An, but it was not because he did not stabilize the hearts of the clan.

Although Yin An is important, compared to the support of the clan, it is still much worse after all, and King Wei naturally knows the trade-off.

When Lian Po captured Wei Li, he had already investigated Wei Li's identity very clearly.

It is precisely for this reason that Lian Po will treat Wei Li, the general of the defeated army, with great courtesy.

A person of a noble clan like this, even if Lian Po can't use it for a while, put down his body and make a good fate, maybe he will be able to bear a good fruit when he can.

Obviously, Lian Po made the right move.

Don't think that Lian Po is really a martial artist who doesn't know anything, and he has no way to deal with Zhao Yan's persecution.

In fact, when Le Cheng led the troops to seize power, Lian Po vaguely felt that he might have no place in Zhao State.

The day after Lecheng's defeat, Lian Po secretly sent someone to meet Wei Li, vaguely expressing his intention to defect to Wei.

Wei Li's reply also made Lian quite reassured.

Wei Li assured Lian Po that as long as Lian Po was willing to defect to Wei, Wei Li was willing to strongly recommend him in front of the King of Wei.

Presumably, with Wei Li's identity, coupled with Lian Po's own talent and fame, it is not difficult to obtain the title of high-ranking official.

Of course, these things that Lian Po did in private, even Guo Xu, who was a confidant, didn't know.

"After General Wei Li was released, he did not return to Daliang, but fortified at Dunqiu."

"This time, the two of us are going to seek refuge with General Wei Li."

When Guo Xu heard this, he said with some worry: "Wei Li's guard of Yin'an was conquered by the general, and he went to Wei Li at this time, and it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not fall into the well." ”

Lian Po knew the result for a long time, and immediately said with confidence: "Although I don't have much communication with Wei Li, I also know that this person admires Gongzi Wuji a lot, and he is by no means a narrow-minded person. ”

"Now we are desperate to go to take refuge, if the object is Gongzi Wuji, he will definitely be warmly entertained."

"Since Wei Li admires Gongzi Wuji, he will follow Gongzi Wuji's actions and accept us warmly, so you don't have to worry."

When Guo Xu heard this, he was immediately silent.

His mood at this time was very complicated, he was worried about his family in Handan, and he felt confused about the unknown future.

Compared with the two, the latter made Guo Xu even more helpless.

Although he was worried about his relatives in Handan, he was not very worried, and he expected that Zhao Yan was just trying to seize power, and he would not kill them all and deal with the two families.

When they leave the Zhao Kingdom, although their families will not have a good time, they will be very safe.

"Be careful, there's someone up ahead."

Just when Guo Xu's mind was confused, he suddenly heard Lian Po's voice, and immediately subconsciously slowed down the speed of the war horse, cheered up and looked ahead.

"Phew!"

The two horses rushed forward for more than 20 meters, and they all stopped.

Lian Po looked at the many black-clothed people in front of him who were fully armed and blocked the way, and his face couldn't help but change slightly.

"Who are you waiting for, why are you blocking our way!"

Lian Po held the hilt of his sword and questioned the black-clothed people in front of him.

"Meet the General!"

Just when Lian Po was waiting for him, more than 20 people on the opposite side suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted.

Lian Po and Guo Xu looked at each other, and they both saw doubts and surprises in each other's eyes.

"We are ordered by Pingqi Jun to wait for the general here and take the general to the land of Shenqi!"

As if seeing what the two were thinking, the man in black at the head said loudly.

When Lian Po heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"I just hung up the seal and rushed to Wei, how could Gongzijia know about this and send someone here to answer in advance?"

Thinking of this, Lian Po was even more vigilant.

"Don't hide it from the general, after Pingqijun learned the news of the death of the first king, he guessed that the prince would attack the general."

"The above general's character will definitely not be submissive and return to Handan at the mercy."

"Not long ago, Le Cheng went south to seize power but left in a hurry, and Pingqijun has already received the news and knows that this matter will not be good."

"Heiki Jun knows that the general will not rebel, but he will not sit idly by."

"Therefore, Pingqi Jun boldly guessed that the general is very likely to go south into Wei, so we can wait for the general here."

Lian Po learned about the cause and effect, and then he suddenly realized.

Immediately afterwards, Lian Po was also extremely shocked by Zhao Jia's intelligence system.

Zhao Jiayuan is in the land of Shenqi, but he can understand the affairs of the border between Zhao and Wei in such detail.

And from the clues, it can be judged that Lian Po is going to Dunqiu, so he will send someone in advance to answer on the way to Dunqiu in Yin'an.

"Childe, it's not a thing in the pool after all."

He jumped off his horse, his face full of embarrassment.

Lian Po didn't expect that a child who didn't know anything about the art of war in the past had grown up to such a point that he could expect what was happening here thousands of miles away.

If such a figure is really to be in charge of Zhao State, Zhao Jia will definitely become a generation of heroes.

"Hey, it would be nice if Gongzi Jia inherited the throne."

Lian Po sighed secretly, but he couldn't change the established facts.

But soon, Lian Po reined in his thoughts, walked to the black-clothed people, and helped them up one by one.

"Childe's heart, the old man got it."

"If the old man wants to go to the land of Shenqi, I'm afraid he has already gone directly, so why do you need to come here to greet him?"

"When you return to Gongzi Jia, you will say that the old man does not want to deepen the conflict between Gongzi and the prince, so he can't go to the land of Shenqi."

"After you return, bring a message to Gongzijia for the old man: This time the old man has lost power, and no one in the court speaks for Gongzijia, I am afraid that there will be traitors who will interfere with it, and I hope that Gongzi will be more careful!"

Lian Po's tone was very resolute, and he was obviously a person who did what he said.

He knew very well that if he ran to the land of Shenqi, he would definitely arouse Zhao Yan's suspicion, and at that time, he was afraid that even the land of Shenqi would be difficult to preserve.

The royal power represents supremacy, and sometimes just an edict can make a general with a heavy army bow.

Even if Zhao Jia and Lian Po both have great prestige in Zhao State, it is very difficult to rebel against the royal power.

As for Zhao Jia's safety, Lian Po was not too worried.

He knows.

Zhao Yan now only has Zhao Jia as his son, even if he is suspicious, he will not really want Zhao Jia's life.

For today's Lian Po, he can only flee into the Wei State.

"As expected!"

When the man in black heard this, he sighed deeply.

He took out a letter from his bosom, solemnly handed it to Lian Po, and said, "Gongzi has long expected that the general will not return to the land of Shenqi with us. ”

"This is Childe's handwritten letter."

Lian Po took the letter, and after reading the contents, his face became more complicated.

"Since the son can't let go of the old man, you should be the old man's guard and enter Wei with the old man."

"I only hope that there will be a chance to return to Zhao in the future!"

Many people in black are all confidants and dead soldiers that Zhao Jia has cultivated over the years.

The leader of the men in black, in addition to sending one of his subordinates back to the land of Shenqi, conveyed the news of this place to Zhao Jia.

The rest of the people were all by Lian Po's side and protected him.

The land of Shenqi, the capital of Zhongyang, the mansion of Pingqi Junfu.

In the courtyard, Zhao Jia and Mi Fu sat side by side on the big bluestone.

Not far away, the mulberry leaves swayed gently in the breeze, and the shadows on the ground also moved with the wind.

"This time, the king sent someone to invite the general to enter the land of Shenqi, which will definitely greatly increase the strength of the land of Shenqi."

"At that time, I'm afraid that even the crown prince won't be able to take the king's way."

"I only hope that the king can take over the government and return to the land of Shenqi as soon as possible."

Although Mi Fu is the princess of Chu State, she also knows Lian Po's deeds, and knows that Lian Po's reputation in Zhao State is unmatched.

She thought very simply that if Zhao Jia could get Lian Po's help, she would definitely be able to achieve a great cause.

Zhao Jia took Mi Fu into his arms, but said softly: "General Lian Po, you won't come to the land of Shenqi." ”

When Mi Fu heard this, her smile couldn't help but freeze on her face.

She tilted her head sideways and asked with a puzzled face: "Isn't the king and the general have a bad relationship, now that the general is desperate, and the king has sent someone to invite him, why can't he come?" ”

Zhao Jia sighed: "Does Fu'er think that the general's coming to the land of Shenqi is a good thing for me? ”

Mifu asked in surprise, "Isn't it?" ”

Zhao Jia shook his head, let go of his right arm that was holding Qi Fu, stood up from the big bluestone, and walked under the mulberry tree.

"My father's succession to the throne has become a fact, and the clan and the Manchu Dynasty have no objections."

"He has always been very jealous of me, if the general does not come to the land of Shenqi, my father can still tolerate it."

"If the general comes, as my prince, supplemented by the prestige of the general, my father may not be able to sleep well."

"At that time, in order to eliminate hidden dangers, my father would inevitably fight the idea of Shenqi Land."

"Either we really rebelled, or fled to the rest of the countries, or we could only obey the edict, abandon the land of Shenqi, and go to Handan to become caged birds."

"It is precisely because of this insight that the general will not come to the land of Shenqi."

When Mi Fu heard this, she couldn't help but turn pale.

It was only then that she suddenly realized that she had thought things a little too simple before.

Even if she is just a woman, she knows that if she wants to rely on the strength of the land of Shenqi, she is not qualified to rebel at all.

What's more, the appeal of orthodoxy is incomparably strong.

If Zhao Jia rashly rebelled, there would definitely be many soldiers under his command who would rebel, and his reputation would be ruined after many years of operation.

At that time, waiting for Zhao Jia's fate would never be too good.

"In that case, why did the king send someone to pick up the general?"

Zhao Jia sighed: "For the friendship of all masters and apprentices!" ”

Zhao Jia plucked a mulberry leaf and kept it high in the air, and the mulberry leaf suddenly spun and fell towards the ground.

Looking at the mulberry leaves that slowly fell to the ground, Zhao Jia's expression was a little complicated.

Today's Zhao Jia is no longer the hot-blooded young man he was back then, but because he has been in a high position for a long time, the city has become much deeper.

Previously, after he knew what Zhao Yan had done to Lian Po in history, he still felt that Zhao Yan was a mediocre monarch.

Now, he's feeling something different.

Ask yourself, if Zhao Jia inherited the throne, and there was a courtier like Lian Po who had such a high merit and mastery of military and political power, what would he do?

After thinking about it, Zhao Jia was horrified to find that he would choose to be like Zhao Yan, indiscriminately deducting charges, seizing his power, and cutting his knighthood.

It could even be even better.

After all, the king's mind is different from ordinary people, first of all, the stability of the king's power, and secondly, the strength of the country.

Including this time, Zhao Jia did not really invite Lian Po to enter the land of Shenqi.

Otherwise, Zhao Jia had many ways to impress Lian Po and make him change his mind and come to the land of Shenqi.

It's a pity that Zhao Jia didn't do that.

Today's Lian Po, for Zhao Jia, except for his great reputation, has no use value at all.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of Lian Po Nanuo's great reputation that it will cause Zhao Yan's great suspicion, and then bring disaster to the current land of Shenqi.

"Now, I have Wang Qian, Sima Shang, and Su Mo under my command, and Li Si and Fan Zeng under my command, and there is no shortage of people for the time being."

Zhao Jia did not resolutely invite Lian Po to the land of Shenqi, there is another reason.

That is, Zhao Jia wants to polish the tiger of Lian Po.

Today's Lian Po is too sharp and doesn't know how to restrain himself, even if Zhao Jia inherits the throne, he will not allow such a courtier under his command.

What's more, such a courtier used to be his own teacher.

Zhao Jiabi knows that Lian Po entered Wei this time, but was not reused by the King of Wei, but was idle in Daliang and depressed.

Liang's experience can be said to have made Lian Po taste all kinds of life

Only after experiencing all kinds of setbacks will Lian Po know how to restrain his minions and understand where his rights come from.

At that time, it was the time to use Lianpo.

Zhao Jia did not do this because he was cold-blooded and ruthless.

People in the emperor's family, if they want to achieve great things, in addition to appointing people with merit, they must also learn to check and balance, and learn to suppress.

Everything is a hot head, so at most you can only be a general, not a king.

Zhao Jia is a man destined to become a king, so he naturally has to learn the way to be a king.

"Maybe one day, when people are disappointed in Zhao Yan and have saved enough, it will be the time when Lian Po's reputation will be useful."

Zhao Jia picked another mulberry leaf and crushed it vigorously.