Handan.

Inside Guo Kai's mansion.

"Yao Shangqing, do you mean it really?"

Guo Kai asked suspiciously.

In front of him, there was also a man sitting, it was Yao Jia, the secretary of the Qin State.

Yao Jia finally came to Handan, and then through Guo Kai's greed for money and profit, greed for life and fear of death, he successfully met Guo Kai, and Guo Kai was already persuaded to shake his heart.

Hearing this, Yao Jia took out a scroll from his arms, spread it out solemnly, and said: "This is the royal edict that our king asked me to bring, and it is clearly written that if Prime Minister Guo Cheng can kill Li Mu, after our king destroys Zhao, he will make you a national captain." ”

Guo Kai hurriedly took the scroll in his hand and looked at it carefully for a while, there was really a big seal of King Qin on it, and the credibility was very high.

Yao Jia continued: "The drought in Zhao State, the crop grains have not been harvested, the king of Zhao is mediocre and incompetent, even if Li Mu can support it for a few more months, in the end it will not be able to avoid the end of being destroyed, the king asked me to come to the prime minister secretly, just to speed up the progress of the destruction of Zhao, but also to appreciate the prime minister's ability, and want to recruit him." ”

When it came to the matter of grain, Guo Kai thought of his grain stockpile, which was forcibly requisitioned by King Zhao, and he was super unhappy.

The reason for the expropriation was Li Mu's suggestion.

Guo Kai hated Li Mu the most, and said viciously: "Li Mu is really hateful, even if I don't need Shangqing to persuade him, I have decided to kill him!" ”

Seeing his reaction, Yao Jia understood that the plan was almost completed, and continued: "The prime minister should know that Nanyang is pretending to guard Ning Teng, and after he surrenders, he can be reused by the king, and we Daqin have always reused talents. ”

Of course, Guo Kai knew this, but he was embarrassed: "But I have no reason to kill Li Mu now, and I don't even have a reason to let him withdraw." ”

"Rebellion, surrender!"

Yao Jia had already helped him think of a plan, and continued: "Li Mu is in Jingcheng, the prime minister can spread rumors that he is ready to surrender to Great Qin, the relationship between King Zhao and Li Mu is not good, there must be some suspicions, call people back, not to mention that it has been so long since the two armies started the war, Li Mu has been unwilling to fight, just to consume the little grain and grass left in Zhao State, King Zhao is so mediocre, he will definitely believe it." ”

Guo Kai's eyes lit up.

I feel that playing these conspiracies and tricks is still the power of their Qin State.

I can even think of this.

"Shangqing is right, I will enter the palace tomorrow to see King Zhao, and when Zhao is destroyed, I will officially surrender to Great Qin, and then I will ask Shangqing to help me and say a few more good words in front of King Qin."

Guo Kai made up his mind to betray.

Anyway, Zhao Guo is already like this, even if Li Mu doesn't die, he won't be able to set off much storm, and it is inevitable that he will be destroyed by Qin.

King Zhao didn't have much ability.

Li Mu was very hateful.

In this case, he betrayed to the end and turned against Zhao State, judging from the current situation, Great Qin is the strongest.

Even if there is no position as a national lieutenant after surrendering, but for other positions, the status will not be too low, Guo Kai thinks that there must be no problem, and he will be able to live happily in Daqin in the future.

Watching Zhao Guo be destroyed and Zhao Guo being destroyed together are two different things.

He wanted to do the former a little more.

"It's best if the prime minister can think like this!"

Yao Jia laughed.

At this moment, a henchman of Guo Kai knocked on the door outside, saying that there was an important clue about Li Mu and that it had been passed back from Jingcheng.

Guo Kai let him in, and his henchmen put down a book of bamboo slips, and left in a hurry.

When he opened it, he burst out laughing.

"Prime Minister, what's the matter?"

Yao Jia asked.

Guo Kai smiled and said: "Someone in the Great Qin Army sent a letter to Li Mu, I don't know what the content is, but it may be persuaded to surrender, so you can start from here." ”

Yao Jia was stunned, thinking that the general's movements were also very fast, and explained: "This is what General Wang Jian did in order to cooperate with the prime minister, how to seize this opportunity, the prime minister should know, right?" ”

"I'm going to see King Zhao!"

Guo Kai pondered for a while and decided not to delay any longer.

The faster this matter is resolved, the more capable he will be, and the more he will be appreciated by King Qin.

After saying goodbye to Yao Jia, he immediately entered the palace to see Zhao Wangqian.

It just so happened that at this time, King Zhao was ready to gather the ministers and continue to discuss what to do.

Guo Kai came just right, and then all the other ministers came to the main hall, and when they heard Zhao Wangqian ask what to do, they all lowered their heads and didn't know how to respond.

It was Gongzi Jia who said first: "King, there is no problem with the food in the army, but among the people, there are countless people who are short of food, and I don't know how many people will starve to death. ”

"King, all the grain in my house has been taken out, and there is no more."

A minister immediately took a stand.

When the other ministers heard this, they were worried that they would continue to take out the grain, and all of them would start to sell miserably.

"King, my family of more than 100 people lives on the rest of the grain, and if we take it out again, we will starve to death."

"I have no food, and I want to ask the king to borrow food."

"Last night my little grandson couldn't eat enough, and he cried all night, and he really couldn't get extra food."

……

"Enough!"

Listening to their words, Zhao Wangqian was furious.

I haven't asked them for food, but they have sold it miserably!

The ministers did not dare to speak.

At present, the most serious problem is still food, and if it is not solved, the whole country will not be happy.

Guo Kai thought for a while and said, "The king, the minister thinks that the culprit of the current lack of food is Li Mu!" ”

"Prime Minister, don't frame General Li!"

Gongzijia immediately opened his mouth to refute, and also knew that Guo Kai and Li Mu had a personal grudge.

Guo Kai said loudly: "The king, the minister is not framed, but there is evidence, the minister also has people in Li Mu's army, just some time ago, Yingzheng asked people to send a letter to Li Mu, the content is to let Li Mu surrender, this matter is known to the whole army, but Li Mu did not refuse, accepted the letter and went back, since then Wang Jian no longer attacked the city, Li Mu no longer fights. ”

Zhao Wangqian was already very unhappy with Li Mu, quite resentful, and when he heard that Li Mu was going to betray him, he suddenly couldn't calm down, and said angrily: "He dares!" ”

"The king, the minister thinks that General Li will never surrender, please don't listen to Guo Kai's nonsense."

Gongzijia immediately explained to Li Mu.

Li Mu is their hope, if there are no people, Zhao Guo is basically gone, he angrily accused: "Guo Kai, what are your intentions, and now you still want to frame General Li, or have you been bought by the Qin State?" The king, the minister asks to take Guo Kai down! Don't take his word for it. ”

Guo Kai was slightly surprised, he was really bought, but he immediately calmed down: "The king, the minister was definitely not bought by the Qin State, there is evidence for the minister to say this, if the king doesn't believe it, he can let people go to Jingcheng to find out." ”

"In addition, the minister also said that the culprit of the current shortage of food is Li Mu, who has been not fighting in Jingcheng, just to cooperate with Wang Jian and consume our last grain."

"If we don't have food, how can we fight the Qin army?"

"Li Mu wants to drag us down!"

"The minister is willing to guarantee with his life, and he definitely did not frame Li Mu."

He swore and shouted.

Zhao Wangqian was a little moved.