Early the next morning, Zhao Congjian, who was purely a night owl, was woken up by the maid who got up early: the subordinates who were busy with chores all day every day did not dare to be lazy to rest. In the case of a general lack of non-natural light, 'working at sunrise' is an inevitable habit of human beings.

Zhou Gong did not come in the middle of the night. When the maid urged him to get up and get dressed as soon as possible, Zhao Congjian thought that he had said yesterday that he would summon the acting county guard-in the turbulent changes, the county guard who had witnessed the unpredictable situation, the anxiety of losing his official position must be beyond words, presumably waiting outside his 'lair' soon after dawn, right?

Zhao Congjian, who remembered the teachings of Zhou Gong, planned to give Corporal Lixian, so he urged the maid to change his clothes in reverse, and then called the maid and went straight to the gate of the county guard's mansion. Sure enough, Linghu Beicheng, who was worried about completely losing his official position, was waiting outside the door with the coachman, and he was not in a hurry at this time.

Zhao walked out of Jianjing, and the servants at the door immediately bowed down to greet the monarch, and Linghu Beicheng, who was sitting in the car, heard the movement and also got out of the car and knelt down to worship the king. Zhao Congjian was not busy helping him up, smelling the smell of the morning sun along the way, the whole person could not fully wake up without freshening up, and it was a very suitable move to yawn and lazy at this time.

Linghu Beicheng still knelt down, with a lot of thoughts in his heart, I don't know why the new king, who was surprised yesterday, went out to greet him in person, and why he didn't help him get up at this time.

Zhao Congjian walked leisurely in front of the former county guard, and whispered to him: "Jun is an elder, and there are no six ears here, can you solve my confusion a little?" The latter saw that the eunuch order was not there, so he looked up at the king's chin, frowned slightly, looked at the other party with his spare eyes, figured out what he meant, and said respectfully: "The minister does not know what the king asks, if he is clear, he should know everything, and he will say everything." ”

Zhao Congjian didn't like this set very much, so he went straight to the point: "Did the King of Qin send an envoy to persuade the ministers to surrender?" I wonder what you think? Want to welcome me, welcome Qin? ”

Linghu Beicheng was obviously taken aback by this statement, because the envoy of the Qin State had indeed come to Daijun, but he did not tell anyone that it was the sin of fornicating with the enemy country to be killed! However, the facts are clear, the news of the fall of Handan has been coming for many days, and no one can be sure that when the capital is surrounded by the Qin army several times, there will be a worry of losing the country, and they have long planned to go back; And for the foreign ministers of the border counties who are harassed by the one-faced Xiongnu and Donghu, when the troops in their hands are tight, no matter which foreign forces on the other side must be privately friendly, otherwise they will lose their officials and serve the people, and at worst, their families will be ruined!

Do you want to tell the truth? Today's new king, as a Ming monarch who is obviously not easy to fool, should not be like this; He can be interrogated casually without conclusive evidence, and he often tortures the counties to send suspicious details to these methods. No matter how he answers, the decision is not in his own hands, and the only thing that can be guaranteed is this: as a foreign minister, he himself definitely has the ability to limit this kind of secret collusion to countless possibilities in the future, and he has never implemented the slightest traitorous decree at present!

"Your Majesty, Daijun is located in the place where the four directions meet, there are many people coming and going, there are many eyes and ears, and the governance cannot be perfect, if there are others whispering to the king, please make it clear to the king, and the minister will answer clearly!" Linghu Beicheng, who is rich in intelligence work, is naturally not a vegetarian, and his strong psychological quality makes him determined to persevere to the end, insisting that Qingshan will not let go, no matter whether there is a new position to grant him, he cannot take it lightly now. After all, fleeing to Yan, Qin, or even the Xiongnu is an acceptable choice, and it does not delay the future future, but is more likely to become a plus!

Zhao Congjian saw that he couldn't ask for key information on a whim, so he changed his attitude and asked the other party to lead him to eat some Bianjun breakfast. Ling Hu Beicheng's hanging heart immediately mentioned again: There are really fine works in the city!

At least from the Qin State side of the infiltration, it has never been cut off from beginning to end! From the fur sales in the border counties, to the smuggling of good horses, donkeys and camels, and even the deliberate assassination and destruction, even he has to encounter it once or twice a year, not to mention the king's bright and sparkling extra-large fat fish! He refused without thinking: "Your Majesty, this is not a joke, the people of Daijun are complicated, and the enemy country has serious infiltration, so you must not take it lightly!" The food in the city, the minister must ask someone to purchase it and send it to the house, please don't leave the county government! Now that the situation is special, you are the hope of Zhao Guo's future! ”

Zhao Congjian saw that the opportunity was coming, and immediately refuted the other party: "Since you have a fine Yingcheng, how negligent is it on weekdays?" Don't ask about the remaining sins, this king only asks you one sentence, are you willing to surrender to Qin or be loyal to Zhao? ”

Ling Hu Beicheng's face was the same as yesterday, and he was ashamed and angry, except for the words he had made at the beginning of yesterday, he had not been able to say a word of advice that would be useful to the new royal court, and the so-called 'other appointments' were mostly just to take the opportunity to seize power by stepping down his steps. has served in Daijun for half his life, sword clerk, which one is not an achievement obtained by wading through the fire and water, fighting for his life, and I am really unwilling to give it up like this! At the beginning, he didn't accept these 'uninvited guests', but he could still be the county guard of Qin and Yan......

Linghu Beicheng had the intention to surrender to Qin at this time, and he only hated that he had not promised the messenger of King Qin before, and now the dead people are not only 'anti-guest-oriented', but even have the risk of sacrificing their own heads to the sky...... After a long time, Linghu Beicheng, who looked down on honor and disgrace, finally held back a sentence: "The minister is a border person, the world guards the land, and General Li Mu is heavy, he does not avoid his nationality, and he has served as the representative guard so far, and what the king wants to dismiss, if he wants to take it, if he wants to take it, he will take it, and if he wants to collect it, it is all in the king's heart." If you ask if it is Zhao Zhong, Yi is loyal to Qin, and the minister Linghu Beicheng said bluntly, the country is in such a state, and the only way to defend the land is to replace the people! After saying that, he sweated profusely, waiting for an unknown punishment.

Zhao Congjian smiled with satisfaction, this old generation guard is not a person who can speak well, but he is clear about practice, far from the point of abandonment. At present, it is acceptable to seize or cede power for the officials of all sizes, but the most important thing is to listen to their hearts. To be forced to ask to this extent, the answer should be the bottom line.

At the same time, Miao Fengnian rushed out of the county guard mansion in a hurry, he didn't understand, he obviously expected to be able to sleep peacefully, but one night, the king unexpectedly did not lie in bed. Now he is still meeting with the foreign minister 'privately'!

Monopolizing the communication channel between the inner court and the officials of the outer court is the source of his own power, not to mention the local officials—if this kind of thing is allowed to happen frequently, the king can know the truth of the people, and where will he seize his wealth and power? So he complained to Zhao Congjian with shame and annoyance: "How can the king leave the house easily? There are too many people in this city who want to get rid of you, so remember to cherish the royal body! ”

Zhao Congjian waved his hand and asked him to beckon Linghu Beicheng to enter the mansion together, and walked into the courtyard with a smile; The former code of conduct that had been relieved sat slumped on the ground, looking hopelessly at the eunuch's surprised and confused expression.

Miao Shi quickly stepped forward and asked, "What is the matter between the king and you!" The latter got up on his own and replied indifferently: "Without it, there is nothing more about loyalty, that's all." ”

Smart as Miao, naturally thought of yesterday and now, and then quickly made a private plan: I am afraid that I was embarrassed by the king, and now I am waiting for the 'dove to occupy the magpie's nest', the truth is so, Wang Shangliwei is not a strange thing, but this little doll is too impressive, and there is this scheming...... In such an embarrassing situation, it is better not to be there. He waved generously to signal Linghu Beicheng to follow, and walked into the county hall.

After a short time, the two passed by the side hall one after another. Ling Hu Beicheng looked at the one-acre and three-point land that he had entered and exited with his hands behind his back countless times, and remembered the happy time when he was still strong and the Zhao State was still strong. Zhao Guo, Zhao Guo, why can't you be a little more angry?