The Assassins are arguably one of the oldest and most mysterious professions in the history of human development. Both in the East and in the West, Assassins appeared as early as the era of slave societies, in response to the needs of tribal warfare. During the Spring and Autumn period in China, due to the frequent occurrence of wars and the fierce struggle of the aristocracy, professional assassins appeared. Some mysterious organizations and individuals secretly trained Assassins for use by the aristocracy, and most of these trained Assassins were trained from a young age, so they were extremely capable of assassination.

The Assassins were hired by some nobles to carry out assassinations on their targets, most of which were due to revenge for the mercenary's failed political struggle. Assassins often aim to inflict a fatal blow on the target and their related things in a short period of time, so that the target target deprives the employer of the opportunity to compete for power and profit in order to meet the needs of the mercenary himself.

The Legalists hated the Assassins in particular, believing that they should be severely punished for violating the law and killing people by force. However, some thinkers have put forward the idea of differential treatment of the Assassins, on the grounds that there is also a group of moral Assassins in the uneven group of Assassins, who act on the creed of life with the principle of "death for the confidant of the soldier", and who carry out the assassination out of gratitude for the kindness of the client, with a "chivalrous" atmosphere, which is very worthy of sympathy.

"Kill one person in ten steps, and don't stay for a thousand miles; Brushing off the clothes and going away, hiding deep with the name. The four sentences and two crosses vividly portray the characteristics of this "chivalrous". However, in the era of the Warring States Period, no one defined what was a real "chivalry", and no one evaluated it, and it was difficult to determine what a chivalrous person did.

On the palace of diligent administration, hundreds of officials gathered, and Zhao Dan said to His Royal Highness's ministers with indignation: "In the capital of Zhao State, such a tragedy happened, how did you officials govern the best place of Zhao State?" Fortunately, Lin Xiangguo did not die because of this, otherwise how would you let me raise my head in front of the princes of the world? ”

"The ministers are guilty." The ministers confessed their guilt one after another, and Zhao Jie was no exception.

Zhao Dan calmed down his mood slightly, and then said to the ministers: "Lone has ordered people to temporarily close the gates of Handan, the assassins will definitely not be able to escape from Handan City, and the deadline is one day to solve this case, who volunteered to be responsible for this matter." ”

I don't know if it's because I don't have the confidence to solve the case in one day, or if there is some deeper reason, Zhao Dan's voice is backward, and no one in the hall has answered for a long time.

The ministers didn't react, so Zhao Dan looked at Zhao Jie, and the meaning of that look was very simple and clear. Zhao Jie couldn't pretend to be stupid like the ministers, so he volunteered: "Erchen is willing to investigate this case!" ”。

"My son is really a good courtier who dares to take responsibility!" Zhao Dan sighed with a smile on his face when he heard this.

Zhao Dan then ordered the book beside him:

"The edict said: Xiangguo was assassinated, Gu was deeply worried, and the crown prince Zhao Jie was the minister of the project, and hundreds of officials and subjects should obey the dispatch.

The edict said: Xiangguo Lin is loyal and diligent, lonely and knowing, and has a division to go to condole to express the understanding of loneliness and the court.

The edict said: Lin Xiangru resigned to recuperate each other, the left minister Zhao Bao was diligent and hardworking, and he was deeply lonely, and he was now appointed and dismissed as the right minister, and the left minister was succeeded by Shangqing Yu Bu. Hundreds of officials are handed over quickly, and there must be no mistakes. ”

With three decrees in a row, the distribution of power in the Zhao court suddenly changed dramatically.

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Lin Xiangru's assassination was because of the swift action of the Zhao court, but fortunately, it did not have any bad impact in the world. When the upper and lower Zhao countries were busy with phase adjustments, Pingyuan Jun also arrived at the Qin State smoothly. Unlike the ardent anticipation stated in the letter of the King of Qin, Pingyuan Jun was given a cold shoulder by the King of Qin. It wasn't until more than a dozen years after he arrived in the Qin State that King Qin Zhao summoned Pingyuan Jun as stated in the letter.

Maybe it's a coincidence! At the same time, Wang Ji also returned to Qin from Qi. Wang Ji was tricked by his monarchs and ministers in the Qi State, but he did not get any benefits, and finally returned to the Qin State in a gloomy manner, which can be said to have lost the face of the Qin State.

Because he was afraid of being liquidated by the court, Wang Ji did not go to the palace to hand over the order after returning to Qin, but went to Xiangguo's mansion first. At this time, Fan Sui was in the limelight, and he was holding great power in his hands, and he was his only life-saving straw, and the only person who could save his surname and career.

Fan Sui is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and as soon as Wang Ji entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was immediately invited as a guest.

"If it weren't for the king, how could the prime minister be rich today. Thank you envoy, this glass of wine is a tribute to you" Fan Ju raised the wine glass in front of him and continued to say to Wang Ji: "People say that 'the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring', and if you encounter any trouble in the future, you will come to me, and I will definitely help you solve it." ”

Wang Ji was overjoyed when he heard this, and he said with a sad face: "There are three things in the world that are unpredictable, and there are three things that are helpless. The day the king might die is the first thing that cannot be predicted. The possibility that you may die suddenly one day is the second thing that is unpredictable. I may die suddenly on a certain day or year, and this is the third unpredictable thing. If the king dies one day, there is nothing you can do about it, even if you regret that I was not used by the king. If you die suddenly, there is nothing you can do about it, even if you regret that you have not repaid me. If I die suddenly, there is nothing you can do about it, even if you regret not recommending me in time. ”

Wang Ji's words seemed to have a point, which made the listener Fan Ju feel a little confused, so he continued to ask: "What difficulties have you encountered, can I help?" ”

When Wang Ji heard this, he bowed and said: "My life is in danger, and I ask Mr. to save me." ”

"What the hell is going on!" Fan Ju asked with concern. So Wang Ji slowly said what happened in Qi State.

Fan Sui frowned when he heard this, and then said with a slight smile: "This matter is on me!" You can rest assured that you will wait for the king's new orders! ”

Wang Ji bowed when he heard this: "Wang Ji is here to thank you, sir!" If there is no gentleman, I am afraid that I will die in Jiuquan! ”

Fan Juli said: "The envoy is polite, if it weren't for you, where would I still be alive, and where would I still have such wealth." ”

The grace of life must be repaid. After sending Wang Ji away, Fan Ju entered the palace and said to King Qin: "Today's Qin State is prosperous and powerful, overwhelming the six countries, who is the biggest contributor to achieving this situation, has the king thought about it carefully?" ”

King Qin thought for a moment, then pointed at Fan Ju, and said with a smile: "Is it you who will be the biggest hero soon?" ”