Chapter 76: Turning Handan
As the days passed, Zhao Kuo's army, which had set out from Yewang and returned to Handan, was also approaching its destination little by little.
The group of soldiers under Zhao Kuo gradually became like arrows from the beginning of the confusion, and even the speed of the march was much faster.
And in this journey, Zhao Kuo and Yu Qing can be regarded as a pair of New Year's friends.
Yu Qing is a smart person, and it can be seen from the people of King Zhao Xiaocheng's reuse of the clan that Zhao Kuo's son must be the most powerful minister in King Xiaocheng's mind.
Although Pingyuan Jun and Pingyang Jun have a closer relationship with Zhao Xiaocheng than Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo has an advantage that these two have not had, that is, he is young.
In less than a year, he can lead the army outside, and seek a glimmer of life in the Changping War, according to which Yu Qing can assert that in the next twenty years, the Zhao dynasty will be able to turn the clouds and rain around.
With Yu Qing's handover, it is not an exaggeration to describe the relationship between the two as a thousand miles a day.
Zhao Kuo is not unaware, but in his mind, Yu Qing's existence can just make up for his shortcomings.
He is the son of Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, and he has been branded by the Zhao military since birth.
Before he entered the Zhao Dynasty, he must have commanded the troops. If you can have a good relationship with Yu Qing, an important minister in the court, you will have considerable convenience, and you must know that the most taboo for the generals who command the army abroad is the suspicion of the monarch.
After a period of marching, Handan, a city that had not changed its name for three thousand years in the future, gradually appeared in Zhao Kuo's eyes.
Zhao Jinghou's choice of the capital for Zhao was actually not good at all, in Zhao Jinghou's view, the capital of Handan could better develop to the north, and it turned out that Zhao Jinghou's choice at that time was not wrong.
However, with the collapse of Zhongshan and other small countries around Zhao, Handan's geographical location gradually became a problem for the magnates of Zhao.
Handan is surrounded by plains, and borders with the five kingdoms of Qin, Han, Wei, Qi and Yan. Once the situation changes, they can all quickly arrive at Huanglong.
This is also why King Zhao Xiaocheng heard that there were changes in several countries, and gritted his teeth and asked Zhao Kuo to stop his plan to attack the Qin realm.
At this time, the red banner was waving in the wind outside Handan City, and King Zhao Xiaocheng actually personally led the Chinese military ministers to wait for the return of Zhao Kuo's army outside the city gate.
Zhao Kuo glanced at Yu Qing inadvertently, knowing that it must be this person who reported the news, otherwise it would not be such a coincidence.
"General Zhao misunderstood, and when he set off, the king had made it clear that on the day General Zhao returned to Handan, the king would personally greet him. This is a great honor, and it is enough to enjoy it with the merits of General Zhao. ”
Zhao Kuo didn't speak, he turned over and dismounted directly, and strode towards King Zhao Xiaocheng, who was walking towards him.
Looking at this young king of the same age as himself, Zhao Kuo pushed the golden mountain and bowed down: "See the king, Kuo did not live up to the king's trust and brought back all the 200,000 Zhao Guoerlang. ”
Seeing that the Lord was about to bow down, the soldiers behind him all knelt down on one knee: "Meet the king!" ”
More than 200,000 people shouted in unison, and the battle was enough to shake the earth. King Zhao Xiaocheng looked at the soldiers who were still murderous despite the end of the war, and said with a laugh: "Okay, good! is worthy of being my Zhao Guo man, this battle has played the prestige of my Zhao country. Come, enter the city with the widows, and enjoy the cheers of the Zhao people! ”
Zhao Kuo was pulled up by King Zhao Xiaocheng himself, and even took him to sit in the carriage exclusive to the monarch, and sat behind King Zhao Xiaocheng.
Suddenly, Zhao Kuo noticed a cruel gaze shooting towards him, and when he saw it, it was an old man with white hair who was looking at him fiercely.
Zhao Kuo almost didn't laugh, he had heard that Lian was quite proud and conceited before, and it seemed that he really lived up to his reputation.
He replaced him as the chief general of the Changping Zhao Army, and won the victory, but he was really hated by the old general.
Lian Po also felt Zhao Kuo's gaze, ignoring the fact that King Zhao Xiaocheng was next to Zhao Kuo at this time, and said loudly: "It's just a shaft, hum!" ”
Zhao Kuo was sure that King Zhao Xiaocheng heard Lian Po's words, and his originally happy expression instantly collapsed, and Zhao Kuo even saw the corners of King Xiaocheng's mouth unconsciously pulling.
Maybe it was because he was a minister left by his father King Huiwen, or maybe it was because he was scrupled with Lian Po's influence in Zhao State, King Zhao Xiaocheng just snorted coldly and didn't choose to be angry.
Zhao Kuo sat in the carriage of King Zhao Xiaocheng, and marched towards the palace amid the cheers of the people on both sides of the street.
Zhao Kuo looked at the heartfelt smiles of the people, and for the first time deeply understood what this battle meant to Zhao Guo.
The reason why he wanted to win this victory so desperately was that the biggest motivation was to get rid of history's fate for the original Zhao Kuo.
What kind of national fortune dispute, what to protect Zhao Guo's soldiers, in fact, is only a secondary thing in his heart, far less important than his own life.
And at this moment, after he came to Handan, the soul of Zhao Guo, which originally belonged to Zhao Kuo's body, was burning, and it was only now that he really integrated into this era of etiquette and happiness, and a hundred schools of thought contended!
The venue of the celebration banquet was located in the palace of Zhao State, which naturally could not accommodate 200,000 troops.
The soldiers under Zhao Kuo's command were uniformly placed in camps on the outskirts of Handan, and only important generals in the army were eligible to participate in the celebration banquet arranged by King Zhao Xiaocheng.
King Zhao Xiaocheng stood on the main seat, raised the bronze lord in his hand and said loudly: "Everyone, in order to celebrate your achievements, pour a full cup of wine and drink with the widow!" ”
"No!"
Lian Po looked at Zhao Kuo sitting next to King Zhao Xiaocheng with a resentful face, not to mention how unhappy he felt in his heart.
Originally, all this should belong to him, but he was stolen by a child, how could he not be full of anger.
Just when everyone was pushing the cups and changing the lamps, the palace attendants ran over in a panic and came to King Zhao Xiaocheng: "Report to the king, Lin Xiang is here!" ”
King Zhao Xiaocheng's brows furrowed inadvertently, Lin Xiang was already seriously ill at this time, and he heard that his days were numbered, how could he suddenly come here?
Although he was puzzled in his heart, the other party was an important minister of Zhao after all, so he still opened his mouth and said: "Xuanlin is like an audience." ”
Lin Xiang was terminally ill at this time, and he was carried into the palace by his attendants.
Zhao Kuo looked at Lin Xiangru in front of him with a withered face and sunken eye sockets, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
I want to return to Zhao after the end of the year, the meeting of the pond, the guilt of Jing Plea, and the protagonist of the harmony has become like this, but it's a pity that no one can escape the ravages of time.
King Zhao Xiaocheng walked quickly to Lin Xiangru's side, although he didn't look down on the group of courtiers left by King Huiwen in his heart, but he still wanted respect on the surface.
"Lin Xiang, you don't take care of yourself at home, what are you doing here?"