Fan Ju shook his head and said, "No, the minister should only be ranked third, and the first place should be you, the king." If it weren't for the king's virtuous and sage, I wouldn't have been able to make me so noble, and I wouldn't have been able to use my talents to assist the king in governing this huge Qin country. Now that my official position has been achieved, the title has been sealed to the liehou, and the king has also treated me as a teacher, which can be regarded as extremely rich. With my merits to give corresponding rewards, the Qin State did not treat me badly. ”

King Qin smiled, and then asked with a little confusion: "Lone is the first, Qing is the third, so who is the second?" ”

Fan Jushen said mysteriously: "Does the king remember the little envoy who brought me to the Qin State at the beginning? If it weren't for his loyalty to the Qin State, I wouldn't have been able to save this life, and I wouldn't have been able to enter Hangu Pass, let alone serve the king. The minister thought that he was the second person with merit. ”

"Sir gave such a high opinion to the little envoy, I think the little envoy must be an extraordinary person! Such a person should be reused, and he wants to see the strange person in this gentleman's mouth. King Qin continued: "I haven't asked Mr. yet, what is the name of this person. ”

"Wang Ji!" Fan Ju replied solemnly. In this way, the king of Qin summoned Wang Ji, and after some interviews, not only forgave him for his sins in the state of Qi, but also gave him a new position - to be the envoy of the Zhao state to envoy Pingyuanjun, and even promised to appoint him as the county guard of Hedong if he did a good job of receiving the envoy, and allowed him not to report everything in the county to the court for three years.

Fan Sui struck while the iron was hot and recommended Zheng Anping, who had protected him, to King Qin Zhao, and King Zhao did not hesitate to appoint Zheng Anping as the general of Shangjun.

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The winter of King Zhao Huiwen's 34th year came much earlier than usual. Under the bitter cold wind, Zhao Jie and Handan Ling Lou Ji surveyed the scene of the assassination.

"Lord Lou, don't come for a long time, don't come unharmed!" Zhao Jie greeted him cordially and said.

"Thank you Your Highness for your concern, Weichen has always been very good." Lou Ji also greeted Zhao Jie with a smile.

"What do you think of this assassination case?" Zhao Jie glanced at Lou Ji, and then asked lightly.

Lou Ji also looked at Zhao Jie, then shook his head and said slowly: "It's hard to say!" It's hard to say! ”

"What if I insist on you saying something!" Zhao Jie suddenly said seriously.

Lou Ji said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Then it depends on whether His Highness wants to hear the truth or lie!" ”

"How's the truth? What about lies? Zhao Jie continued to ask.

"If Your Highness wants to hear a lie, I will tell Your Highness that this assassination is completely a conspiracy of the enemy country to disturb the dynasty of my Zhao State. If Your Highness wants to hear the truth, then I, uh-. Lou Ji was halfway through his words, and then suddenly stopped.

"If I want to hear the truth, then what about you?" Zhao Jie continued to ask, not giving Lou Ji a chance to hide his thoughts at all.

Lou Ji heard that he pointed in the direction where Handan Palace was located and persuaded: "Your Highness, you'd better take that lie as the truth!" You see the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, who didn't understand the reason for the assassination, but they all chose to hide it and hide the truth in history. Let's ask the truth that even they dare not expose, where are we qualified and capable of exposing it! ”

"The truth is the truth, and the truth is not something that can be replaced by an illusion, and it is not something that can be consumed by time. Only when the darkness is exposed can light be sprinkled all over the world, and justice can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! Zhao Jie said impassionedly

Lou Ji heard the words and persuaded again: "Your Highness, since ancient times, it is rare to be confused, I advise Your Highness not to ask again." If the light exists in the world, then the darkness will also exist in the world, and the two are one and the same, so let this truth live forever in darkness! ”

Zhao Jie was furious when he heard this, and said indignantly: "Everyone has a scale in their hearts, and my heart tells me that it is really heavier than anything." In fact, I also have a version of the truth in my heart, which should not be much different from yours, you can not confirm it with me, the princes in the hall can do their best to conceal it, and the people behind those murderers can also do everything to prevent me from investigating, but I must find evidence to prove my conjecture, and then bring the murderer to justice, so that the people behind him can feel the power of light. May the light shine forever on the fertile soil and sweep away all the ghosts and ghosts. ”

Lou Ji couldn't help but shake his head again when he heard this, and secretly thought to himself: "Your Highness is still too young. I think that those who have experienced ups and downs, how many of them will say such things that they are right! ”

"Found a clue!" Not far away, there was a shout of surprise from the subordinates. Hearing this, Zhao Jie slowly walked towards the other side.

Looking at Zhao Jie's back, Lou Ji couldn't help but nod again, and secretly thought to himself: "Who is not self-righteous when he is young, touch nails a few more times, experience a few more setbacks, and take a few more corners, and his self-righteousness can be changed." His Royal Highness is smart and talented, and now he has a lot of experience, which is also a good way to grow. I believe that His Royal Highness will definitely become a rare virtuous king of my Zhao Kingdom in the future! ”

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I don't know if the murderer was too careless, or the murderer believed too much in the ability of the person behind him, and followed the clues he found all the way, and one huge flaw after another showed in front of Zhao Jie's eyes. On the second day, Zhao Jie caught the incognito murderer in the largest green building in Handan City, 'Xunhuanlou', and when he was arrested, the assassin was still warm and warm.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jie did not bring the assassin back to the prison in Handan City, but directly launched a swift trial in the 'Joy Tower'.

"What's your name? What nationality are you from? What do you want to do when you sneak into me, Zhao Guo," Zhao Jie scolded.

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"Who did you say instructed you to assassinate me, Zhao Guoxiangguo?" Zhao Jie is the murderer of the inquirer.

"I see that you are young, you should live for a long time in the future, if you let you and me go now, I can guarantee you a prosperous official fortune and a good future!" When the assassin heard this, he tempted Zhao Jiedao.

"Can I understand you like that?" Zhao Jie relaxed his tone when he heard this, and asked: "The power behind you is quite huge, and it can influence the major policies of the imperial court of my Zhao State, and you have extremely huge power in my Zhao Kingdom. ”

The assassin nodded, then continued, "Boy, can't help but be tempted! Let me go, you're good, I'm good! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Jie pretended not to be able to resist the temptation, and personally stepped forward to untie the rope for the assassin, and then pretended to flatter: "Brother Assassin, who is the person behind you!" ”