Chapter 84: Zhao Ben and Zhao Cheng
What should come, will come.
Zhao Gao used Li Si as a hostage, and such despicable means were used, and the powerful Prime Minister Zhao Cheng was afraid that his skills were exhausted.
Li Yuan was silent for a long time, if he said hatred for Li Si, the nominal biological father, it was the resentment from the original boy that soaked into his bones; If you talk about love, you can't talk about it, Li Si is just a stranger to him.
Zhao Gao took Li Si as a hostage, this hand seems to be clever, but in the end, it is still human nature that is playing, Zhao Chengxiang, who has been grinding people's hearts all his life, is like a gambler who is anxious to lose, he wants to use Li Si and Li Yuan's father-son relationship as a bargaining chip to make a fight for Zuihou.
"The order went down, and the messenger was beheaded, and the head was hung at the camp gate." Li Yuan said in a deep voice, only hesitated for a moment, and then made a decision. The tone was light, without a hint of emotion, as if hearing an inconsequential message.
"This, in case Zhao Gaogou jumps off the wall in a hurry." Chen Ping was stunned, it took a long time to come back to his senses, Li Yuan's decisiveness made Chen Ping, who was still entangled, admire him very much, the love of children has always been the weakness of resourceful people, and Chen Ping is the same, otherwise, he would not carry the stigma of stealing his sister-in-law and not make more defenses.
"If Zhao Gao wants to kill, let him kill it, the more he kills, the more people hate him, isn't this what we expect? As for Li Si, Qin Guo has such a result, shouldn't he give something? Li Yuan sneered. If Li Yuan was not a traverser, or a cowardly young man in Xingyang Mansion, Zhao Gao's hand might work, of course, if Li Yuan was still the same person, Zhao Gao would not need to be so panicked.
Whether Li Si is alive or dead, it is up to him to feel it, this prime minister who is difficult to explain clearly in the Qin State, and his current fate can be described in four words: self-inflicted.
Since the rise of Li Yuan, he has cooperated more with the remnants of the Li family than to use it, whether it is Xingyang or this section of the soldiers' entry into the pass, they are all in line with the strategy of win-win cooperation, even if Li Bi, Cao Xin and others are attached to defect, they also see the potential of Li Yuan itself, and have little to do with the Li family, as for the friendship with the eldest princess Zhao Yushu, it is a personal affair, and it has nothing to do with official affairs.
Li Yuan gave an order, and the generals of the pro-military camp rushed out of the tent like tigers and wolves, and grabbed Zhao Gao's messenger, a man in his forties and a thoughtful appearance, Bai Guangji rushed in front, and held down this person, and the sword on his waist was already shining out, which was about to be killed on the spot.
After Cao Xin, who was the same general as Bai Guangji, fell off the horse, he was trampled on the abdomen by Lou's annoying war horse, and all his internal organs were displaced, and his left eye was swept by the strong wind of the ebony stick, bleeding more than once, and now Cao Xin was seriously injured and lying in the back camp, not knowing life and death. How can Bai Guangji's evil anger be eliminated, now that there is a messenger in the city to send him to death, naturally his subordinates are ruthless.
"Spare your life, Li thief, no, General Li spare your life, Lang Zhong ordered Zhao Cheng, I have something important to ask to see General Li, and I want to see Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." The man who was thrown down screamed when he saw the sword unsheathed.
Lang Zhongling Zhao Cheng is Zhao Gao's own brother and the backbone of the Zhao family, speaking of which, Zhao Cheng is also forced to come back, in order to show the sincerity of the peace talks, Zhao Gao looked around, and only his younger brother Zhao Cheng was trustworthy. So, under Zhao Gao's strict orders, Zhao Cheng trembled all the way, and he didn't dare to report his real name when he was afraid of death, so he only hoped that the trip would end early, and he also returned to Xianyang to roll up his wealth and escape.
"Zhao Cheng, but Zhao Gao's younger brother, someone is coming, go to the baggage camp to call Zhao Ben and Zhao Tun to recognize him." Li Yuan heard the shouting outside, and his heart moved.
Zhao Ben did not leave Li Yuanjun as he said before after making meritorious contributions in the Hanguguan War, not because Li Yuan did not fulfill his promise, but because Zhao Ben himself did not want to leave.
The soldiers went down to Hangu and swept Guanzhong.
Li Yuan's great momentum surprised Zhao Ben, from a low-level military marquis to the captain of Sanchuan, and then to seize the military power of Yang Xiong and Sima Yin to lead an army, Li Yuan's development is almost unstoppable, and after Hangu Pass is taken, Zhao Ben is very suspicious of how many troops Zhao Gao can resist. At this time, going back to Xianyang is tantamount to death, it is better to stay in Li Yuan's army with a cheeky skin, and with these many days of friendship, you can also be a petty official.
I have to admit that a realistic person like Zhao Ben also has his own way of survival in this troubled world, that is, he does not pay attention to principles and does not talk about honesty and shame.
Li Yuan didn't say anything about Zhao Ben's allegiance, people like Zhao Ben will also have his use, but the young generals such as Luo Jia and Li Bi, who are strong in blood, are resentful of Zhao Ben's surrender, Luo Jia is even looking for an opportunity to borrow an excuse to trick Zhao Ben out of the camp and beat him up, but unfortunately, he beat him, but Zhao Ben continued to die in the camp as if he was fine.
From a county lieutenant, he was reduced to a mere general.
Zhao Ben actually had a cheeky face to do peace of mind, in the back camp, the former county lieutenant showed a vicious eye and superb skills in accumulating wealth, in the first battle of Leyouyuan, Yan Lejun's baggage lost all the way was collected by Zhao Ben like picking up treasures, at this point, Sima Hou Xi is also out of reach.
Greedy for money, lustful, and afraid of death -- Zhao Ben can be said to have many shortcomings, which makes people despised, but at the same time, this person has a "good" quality of a miser, and under his management, Li Yuanjun, who has always been nervous about baggage, actually survived the most difficult stage.
After a while, Zhao Ben, who heard the summons, shook his fat body and nodded all the way and floated over, understanding that the role of Zhao with his low status changed quickly was jaw-dropping, and the frequent smile on his face and the style of greeting everyone he saw made Li Yuanzhi feel that this person was also from the twenty-first century.
"General Zhao Tun, let's see, this person is Lang Zhongling Zhao Cheng?" Chen Ping saw Zhao Ben shaking over, and pointed to Zhao Cheng, who was pushed to the ground, and asked.
"Uh-huh!" Zhao Cheng finally turned his head a little, and was catching a glimpse of a familiar figure getting closer and clearer.
"This--who is this person, who dares to pretend to be Lord Lang Zhongling, is he not afraid of capital crimes?" Zhao Ben jumped up as if he was frightened, and it took a long time to pat his chest and say.
"You really don't know this person?" Bai Guangji grabbed Zhao Cheng's crown belt and brought Zhao Cheng's face to Zhao Ben.
"No, I don't know. Such an abominable person, how can it be Lang Zhongling, the general, the words of his subordinates, every sentence is true, please defend clearly. Zhao Ben's face was red and white, and his gaze at Zhao Cheng gradually showed a fierce color.
The Zhao family has been declining, at this time, Zhao Ben's most hope is to completely cut off the contact with Zhao Gao, Zhao Cheng and others, if the person in front of him is Zhao Cheng, no one will suspect that he Zhao Ben is still connected with Xianyang, in that case, Zhao Ben is worried that his efforts to serve will come to naught.