Volume 10 Chapter 11 The Unbreakable Knot
Since Zhao Jia was chased and killed by Zhao Qian, escaped from Handan, and became king in Daicheng, it shows his vision.
Daicheng is an important county town in the north, and it is as famous as Yanmen Pass, which is a line of defense that guards the Great Wall and blocks the steppe nomads.
The importance of Daicheng is self-evident. No matter how fierce the war of the Central Plains countries is, they will not fight the idea there, so as not to exert pressure from the imperial family, and even more so to beware of the invasion of the Huns. No matter how lively the internal fight is, when facing external enemies, we must be consistent with the outside.
The reason why the royal family can become the master of the Central Plains is mainly because of the long-term vision, no matter how mediocre the kings are, some bottom lines dare not be crossed.
The Zhou Dynasty implemented the feudal system, which caused the vassal states in various places to be strong, and the local areas threatened the central government, thus cutting off the Ji family's country. If Yingzheng achieves the dignity of the emperor, he will only adopt a centralized system and completely ban the feudal system. And all local power must be planned by the Central Plains, and you can only enjoy the title and salary, but you cannot exercise any power, especially the military power, and you cannot interfere.
Now that Zhao Jia doesn't even want military power, Ying Zheng is of course very worried, he is really afraid that the Huns will come in so early. There must be a battle with the Xiongnu, but this point in time is too early, at least after the reunification of the Central Plains, gather troops from all over the country to Chen soldiers on the front line of the Great Wall, Yingzheng has the confidence to fight with the Xiongnu, otherwise he will not dare to fight at all, and he will not be able to win.
Ying Zheng asked worriedly: "Could it be that the Huns are at war?" Or is there a major crisis in Daicheng? Otherwise, you don't need to come to Xianyang for help. As long as you come, you are destined to bow your head to me, and you can't do this kind of slap yourself in the face. ”
Zhao Jia said helplessly: "The Huns did not come in, but Daicheng is indeed in crisis. If it's just me, alone, I won't be afraid of anything. But I still have a large number of men, and those people are loyal to me, and I am king in Daicheng, and they are with me at the risk of the destruction of my whole clan, so I cannot watch Daicheng fall into the hands of people I don't trust. ”
Hearing that it was not the Huns, Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of water and wine comfortably, and said with a smile: "Looking at the entire Central Plains, except for the Huns, no one can threaten me." Daicheng is a barrier against the Huns, even if the Central Plains are turned upside down, I can't attack there, at most, after the unification of the Central Plains, I will force you to change your flag and surrender. ”
"At the end of the year's gathering in Nanshan, Negative Zhai, Zhao Qian, you and I all belonged to the same kind of people. If it weren't for personal emotions that influenced the exercise of the king's power, it was really hard to say who would be able to unify the Central Plains. For example, Zhao Qian is for his mother, you are for the position of the crown prince, and you are responsible for revenge on the Empress Dowager Yingran, if there are no these fetters, how can I profit from it? ”
"Tell me, who else but me would dare to covet Daicheng? I will allow others to fight for any city in the Central Plains, but the city on the front line of the Great Wall will not allow others to occupy it. Otherwise, in the future war with the Xiongnu, many plans can not be carried out, and the war with foreign races, but any kind of strong people will participate, compared with it, the battle for the Central Plains is only a small fight. ”
Zhao Jia sighed: "You can see it, how can I not see it?" The result of the battle of Qin Yan is destined to become the co-ruler of the world. But do you know that in addition to you, there is also a group of guys who are thinking about Daicheng, so I have to come this time. ”
Ying Zheng asked, "Who is it?" ”
Zhao Jia replied: "Enshrine the group." ”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng, Min Dai, Zhong Li and others looked at each other, and Min Dai immediately said: "Impossible, the worshippers are loyal to the royal family, and the ownership of the city, when the kings decide, how can they participate?" My brother Zhao Jia, don't talk nonsense, otherwise the game between the husband and the worshippers will change dramatically. ”
Zhao Jia didn't say much, and lifted the gorgeous clothes, revealing a bandaged wound on his lower abdomen, which still had a faint red blood mark on it. "See? In the battle of Qin Yan, the reason why I withdrew in advance was because I was assassinated that night. ”
"If I die, the dragons of Daicheng will be leaderless, and they will inevitably be seized by those people. Because they are loyal to the royal family, and with the righteousness, it is logical to take over Daicheng. You didn't guess wrong, the person who assassinated me was the one who was worshiped by the Chu State to Lu Qi. ”
"O pinnacle powerhouse, infiltrated my big tent and launched an assassination on me. King Yingzheng of Qin, the agreement of the year, said that the peak and the best powerhouse would not participate in the battle for the Central Plains. Now it seems that it does not affect the worshippers at all, they have crossed this bottom line and trampled on the dignity of all kings. What we say is not even a fart to them. ”
"If you want to be the emperor and achieve the throne of the first emperor through the ages, you must fulfill what you said back then. As the so-called emperor acts, Chrysostom speaks, and there is no joke. Even if you can't deal with the worshippers, at least give me an explanation and punish Lu Qi who assassinated me. ”
"I can't get out of this breath, only you can help me out. I'm really scared, dying on the battlefield, the horse leather shroud, is the best destination. But now there are offerings to me, and if I die, the ownership of Daicheng will inevitably be obtained by the worshippers. With the wisdom of the worshippers, how can they hold the defense line of the Great Wall? They don't even know how to deal with the Huns, they don't have to be played by others, the Huns are not stupid, especially the Mao Dun who unified the grassland, but a generation of heroes, even I don't dare to say that his intelligence is comparable to him, let alone the worshippers. ”
Seeing the sword wound on Zhao Jia's lower abdomen, Ying Zheng was silent, Zhong Li approached and observed the wound, and said: "Sure enough, it is on the sword, and the person who can stab this sword must be a peak master, and the realm is not below Run'er." Ke Feng has already had an agreement with us, it is impossible for them to participate in the dispute of the Central Plains, how can they assassinate the commander of the First Army? ”
Ah Fangnu also shook her head desperately and said: "It can't be the worshippers, Ji He and Ji Yuan, the two ancestors, are in Xianyang, and Fang Nu dares to assure the acting king that they have never left Xianyang." They are all the old men of my Ji clan, and they enjoy a high reputation in the offerings, and they will never order other worshippers to attack you, and they will bully the small with the big and the face of the royal family? ”
Min Dai said distressedly: "Please tell my brother in detail, why did Lu Qi assassinate, did he say anything?" ”
Zhao Jia sighed: "Lu Qi represents the will of the worshippers of the Chu State, and it is impossible for the worshippers of the Zhao State to attack me, and the worshippers of the Ji Clan may not know." Lu Qi said that it was a matter for them to decide alone, and the other worshippers didn't know. It seems to me that some people may know, but they don't say it, and they all acquiesce to it. ”
"I can fight anyone, I can calmly make up my mind among the nations, but I can't do anything in the face of the assassination of the worshippers. In the face of absolute strength, all small tricks will become decorations, and the worshippers will only have one word 'kill', and my city is powerless to resist the edge. Who can I turn to in this game? I can only come to you, and I hope that King Qin will let Xiao Si protect me secretly. ”
The relationship between Zhao Jia and Shao Siming is known to Ying Zheng and others. Shao Si Ming was accompanied by the Min Dynasty in previous years, grew up in the Zhao Palace since he was a child, and was very familiar with the young people of the Zhao Kingdom's generation. Zhao Jia is really afraid, today Lu Qi dares to assassinate, tomorrow maybe he will be assassinated by another unknown worshipper, only by letting the most trusted young master order secretly protect, Zhao Jia will not be nervous.
The worship is powerful, there are too many peak masters in it, and Daicheng is a military fortress, and the people in it can only fight, and there is not even a peak powerhouse, where can they avoid the assassination of the worshippers.
The facts are in front of you, and everyone can't believe it, not to mention that Zhao Jia can't lie if he wants to, as long as the secret guards go to Daicheng to investigate, it is easy to find out. Moreover, the location of the assassination was in the Yan Army's big tent, and through some clues, it was easy to find out whether Zhao Jia had spoken.
Taking a step back, as Zhao Jia, he disdains to tell such lies. What's more, Zhongli could see it very clearly, the wound in the lower abdomen was caused by a peak master, and Zhao Jia's side did not have such a master at all, and he couldn't create such a wound out of thin air.
This incident made Zhao Jia have a knot in his heart, a dead knot that could not be untied. If Yingzheng didn't dare to do anything, for fear of offending the worshippers, then he was really desperate.
Ying Zheng said solemnly: "Zhao Jia listens to the order, this king will make you the acting king, temporarily exercise all the military and political powers of the city, and send civil and military officials to assist you in governing the city." You were assassinated by Lu Qi of the Chu State, which humiliated the face of my royal family, and this king will definitely seek justice for you. ”
"This king solemnly promises you that Lu Qi will not die, and this king will never be the emperor. As long as you accept the order, this king will definitely breathe this evil breath for you. ”
Zhao Jia got up, bowed, and said loudly: "Zhao Jia is willing to accept the canonization of the King of Qin, and from now on he will contribute to the Great Qin. ”
Min Dai opened his mouth, wanting to say that he didn't know how to say it, so he could only say in a low voice: "My good brother, it is impossible for you and Brother Zhao Qian to say such a vicious oath when you and Brother Zhao Qian are fighting. People are doing it, the sky is watching, and as soon as the oath is made, everyone in the royal family will know about it. ”
Zhao Jia Zhengse said: "This evil breath is held in my chest, I have been breathless, I was a king before, they all dared to assassinate, who else in the world would not dare to assassinate?" Brother Yingzheng, you also have to be careful, Jing Ke assassinated Qin, didn't all the offerings know in advance? In my estimation, they will continue to assassinate you, and your game with the worshippers is beyond the realm of peace, so you must be careful in the future, and you must not let yourself be left alone. ”
Ying Zheng's face was ugly, and he said loudly: "Who are we? We are the leaders of the royal family. We are the Lord, the worshippers are servants, the master and the servant are different, and the rule of superiority and humility must not be buried in our hands. ”
Ying Zheng said very solemnly, especially from the Granny Mo of the Yiling Palace, I learned that the worship originated in the Zhou Dynasty, when she was a servant in the hands of Zhou Tianzi. It was only because the Zhou room was weak and the vassal states grew stronger, and the worshippers changed their courts, each choosing a different allegiance to their master.
But the worshippers are still loyal to the royal family, and they are still walking in the world as servants. This rule is not set by a certain king or a certain worship, but a rule set by the prince of blood and mortal himself.
Want to become an offering? You must be loyal to the royal family and serve your master as a servant in order to receive the royal family's support. Whoever violates this rule will be punished by Scarlet Moon.
But Yingzheng and Zhao Jia both knew in their hearts that it was just that Lu Qi had made a move alone, and he hadn't killed anyone yet, so it was impossible for Scarlet Moon to intervene. In particular, Lu Wei's choice of assassination time was very ingenious, just in time for Scarlet Moon to destroy the Yishui organization, and it was not Ying Zheng who assassinated, it is estimated that in addition to Ying Zheng, the life and death of other kings, where will Scarlet Moon care, because she herself looks down on those so-called kings.
The reason why the worshippers did not pay attention to the kings of the nations, and even many of them did not listen to the announcements, was due to the influence of the Scarlet Moon. Now you can play with the worshippers, and you have to distinguish who it is. If it wasn't Yingzheng, wouldn't the worshippers take a second look, and it is estimated that they would not pay attention to it.
The two have discussed and exchanged their respective ideas, the canonization matter is kept secret for the time being, and they can also use Zhao Jia's identity to implement some strategies against Yan Guo, such as killing Yan Dan.
In Zhao Jia's words, Yan Dan cannot be kept. After the secret discussion in Zhongnanshan, leaving alone was considered a betrayal. And this person does not distinguish between right and wrong, and at the most critical moment, he still thinks about personal power. If the battle of the Xiongnu happens in the future, what if Yan Dan still does this?
Yan Dan's identity is too sensitive, as long as he is alive, it is impossible for Ying Zheng to order the Yan State Guard, maybe Yan Dan will give a knife in the back. Yan Dan often does this kind of thing, for the sake of power, there is nothing he can't do.
At the same time, Zhao Jia said something again, which attracted Yingzheng's attention.