Chapter Twenty-Three: Friendship Changes

The first to know that Zhuang Xun had left Zhao was naturally King Zhao, and the angry King Zhao had been three days after knowing that Zhuang Xun had left Zhao because of the information from the border.

From the information obtained from the border, he couldn't believe his ears, Zhuang Xun just watched it flow under his nose, across thousands of miles of land, and just like that, it flowed away easily.

Anger, irritation, and so many other emotions burned his heart with extreme irritation, and he remembered his mother's confession at this time.

Let yourself be optimistic about Zhuang Xun, invite every three days, have a banquet on five days, and be sure not to let Zhuang Xun leave Zhao State.

But because Jingguo and Zheng Guo recently had a bad relationship because of the heir's affairs, he slacked off, and his main energy became to provoke relations between the two countries.

In addition, Zhuang Xun's performance at the banquet was really ridiculous, and he decided that he had no ambition, so he had no defensive thoughts.

A monarch who doesn't miss his own country, a person who doesn't cherish his inheritance, and thinks what he can do.

The song and dance safari is just a concoction, and if this is the whole meaning of life, then this person is worthless.

But after reading Zhuang Xun and giving an evaluation, he was amused and even ridiculed by his rapid depravity.

Zhuang Xun fled, as if he had slapped him on the cheek, making King Zhao feel red and his face hurt from being beaten.

Fake, fake, all fake, not thinking about summer is fake, falling in love with hunting is also fake, drinking and being presumptuous is also fake.

King Zhao finally realized that he had been deceived, Zhuang Xun's actions were all to paralyze him, and he laughed at Zhuang Xun for having no ambitions, and now Zhuang Xun raised his hand and slapped him, he was dizzy.

How to explain this to her mother, how to tell her that she let go of the Zhuang Xun that she and Xuannu had worked so hard to capture.

Empress Dowager Jiang didn't hide it from him, and he also knew how Zhuang Xun came here, and even the Xuannu, who was a national teacher, was seriously injured because of this, so she retreated to recuperate.

Now they fled like this, without any hindrance, even if they had a little more vigilance, they couldn't escape, but they didn't have any suspicions.

Zhuang Xun acted too well, and the waste acted too well, maybe it wasn't that he was not vigilant, he was vigilant, but when he thought of the other party's greedy and sluggish appearance, his vigilance was soft.

Besides, when I thought of Lan Qiu following, what was the big problem, I didn't expect that the problem was not only, but also very big.

Judging from the spies who were sent back to Jinyang in batches, it was Lan Qiu's handiwork, what kind of hunting colorful green-necked geese, thinking about the rumored martial arts of Li Ruxi, they couldn't catch up with the border, the road they took, that is, they went directly to the northeast, that is, they left the border.

It seemed that he was afraid of misunderstanding and moved left and right halfway, but the target was indeed the northeast, and there was no accident in the east's defense line, it should be Empress Dowager Jiang's ear to face the order, so Lan Qiu chose the northeast.

With this kind of thief, it is no wonder that Zhuang Xun was able to escape from Zhao State, after all, he was Empress Dowager Jiang's personal attendant, who would have thought of her betrayal, even the first moment he received the information, he felt impossible.

How long has Lan Qiu followed Mrs. Jiang, he even wondered if Zhuang Xun and others had coerced Lan Qiu, the general of the Che Cavalry and the spies all said that there was no coercion, and the spies who were specially rewarded showed that "Mrs. Jiang" avoided Zhuang Xun and the others to support them.

This can only show that Lan Qiu took the initiative to defect, and he cooperated with Zhuang Xun and the others, just to send Zhuang Xun out of the country.

King Zhao's cheeks were hot, and the taste of being slapped in the face made him angry and didn't know how to vent his anger, because Zhuang Xun had already fled from Zhao State, and he really wanted to recruit troops to conquer Xia State.

Teach Zhuang Xun, who doesn't know the height of the sky, a good lesson, and let him know that Zhao Guo is not something he can provoke so easily, and the agreement is not so easy to violate.

But there is no problem in mobilizing the army of the West, the problem is what to do if it falls into the quagmire of Jizhou, it is obviously against the will of the family to send troops, and if the progress is not good, it will really lose face.

Moreover, the withdrawal of the army from the West has allowed Zheng Jing, who is now on the throne, to find a common outlet, which is more than worth the loss.

Zhuang Xun chose a good time at this time, because now is the perfect opportunity for Zhao State to deal with Zheng Jing, and King Zhao and even the powerful people of Zhao State are not willing to give up this opportunity.

If you think about it, you will know whether it is the fertile land of the Central Plains or the temptation of Jizhou in the bitter cold, you don't have to think about it, King Zhao knows what the choice of these aristocratic families is.

His mind had already thought so clearly, but King Zhao still couldn't swallow this breath, because his face was still hot, and he was swollen by Zhuang Xun.

He could imagine how Zhuang Xun laughed at him at home at the end of every banquet, especially after the last time Bu Si Xia's words, the officials ridiculed, that was not to laugh at Zhuang Xun, that was to laugh at him.

Laughing at him, laughing at him, he actually believed that Zhuang Xun had become a comfortable waste, did not see through his disguise, did not see through his embarrassment in front of himself that he said that he was worthy of the wife of the family to hunt.

bit by bit seems to reveal his true feelings, he laughs at him for being afraid of his wife, he is really a tigress at home, who knows that he is testing his bottom line, just to leave Jinyang, I don't think there is anything unusual.

Now that I think about it, every place and every point of Zhuang Xun is simply acting, and the performance is so realistic, not only did I not see it, but also the princes in the court did not see it.

Prime Minister Xu Hongwen said that he had lost his ambition, and shook his head one after another, and Taiwei and Imperial Doctor also felt that Zhuang Xun was worthy of the strength of King Xia, and now it was a joke for the entire high-level Zhao State.

There was no warning, and everyone was confused by Zhuang Xun's superb acting skills, believing that when they got the news, the other ministers would also be dumbfounded.

In fact, they are not mistaken, Zhuang Xun is a real actor, he himself is a soft rice eater, how can these people see it, it can only be attributed to his acting skills deceived everyone here.

"Urgently send a message to Dou Zhi, the king of Qinghe, be sure to stop Zhuang Xun and send him here."

After thinking about the time, he felt that the time when Zhuang Xun left should not have escaped from the sphere of influence of Dou Zhi, the king of Qinghe, so he ordered the attendants.

But he didn't have much hope, now he was just trying to save the face he had inadvertently lost, and he swore that there was still such a chance, and he must make Zhuang Xun look good.

But how can there be regret medicine, seeing each other again will be reversed.

After receiving the order of King Zhao, King Qinghe also found suspicious people in the territory and mobilized people from all walks of life to chase and intercept him.

At the same time that King Qinghe received the information, Si Qinmi also received the news that Zhuang Xun had escaped, because Zhuang Xun's whereabouts were also blinded to the gods, and there was no plan to reincarnate the king, Siqin Mi She got the news at the same time as King Qinghe.

Without any hesitation, he ordered the troops to be sent into a stacked pass, just like when the country knocked on the pass, at this moment, at that moment.

The coup d'Γ©tat of Yu State, the capture of King Qinghe of Cheng State, and the attack of Xia State, the entire Jizhou became a pot of porridge.

After going around a few circles, and finally with the expressions of a group of people looking at the river and sighing, after Li Ruxi returned to the Xia Kingdom, Zhuang Xun also arrived safely in Jidu.

Because there was almost no one to stop him, Zhuang Xun's detour was also extremely smooth, and he left the area affected by King Qinghe without any barrier, but he only arrived at Jidu after Li Ruxi returned to the Xia Kingdom.

In order not to cause trouble, when the time comes, the angry people and the pedestrians on the road can't be trusted, so they left the area where King Qinghe could influence, and the two continued to hide until they came to the kingdom of Chengguo, Jidu, and did not reveal their identities.

After the announcement of the Taishi Mansion, he did not get help from the old father-in-law, but was detained by the old father-in-law, and Zhuang Xun seemed at a loss.

"His Royal Highness arrived suddenly, stay for the time being, and I will discuss with Your Majesty." Li Pingyuan's smile was still very kind, and the reception was also very warm, Zhuang Xun even relaxed, but was told by Li's family that he could not go out, and Zhuang Xun realized that he was under house arrest again.

"What's the situation, what does Li Pingyuan mean by this." Because he was under house arrest, Zhuang Xun also lost his respect for Li Pingyuan.

"There is too little information, and it is difficult for the ministers to deduce, so we came at the wrong time? Or what is Taishi Li going to do with His Highness. ”

He Jung's mind was also thinking about what caused Li Pingyuan, who was obviously Zhuang Xun's father-in-law, to turn his face and not recognize people.

They lacked key information, they couldn't think of a reason, and on the other hand, Li Pingyuan and Li Shaoyun and Concubine Li discussed in the palace.

"Your brother-in-law is here" Li Pingyuan had a calm face, obviously not very happy, and he didn't have to do any pretense in front of his daughter.

"Ah, didn't he return to Xia Kingdom smoothly?" Li Shaoyun, who was dressed as a concubine, exclaimed, you must know that Zhuang Xun's escape from Zhao State can be said to be the hottest topic discussed in various countries recently.

King Qinghe didn't stop Zhuang Xun and it became the biggest joke in Chengguo, so many troops were turned around by more than a dozen people.

I only learned two days ago that Zhuang Xun had returned to the Xia Kingdom, and now he actually came to Jidu again, how could it be so fast.

"They are divided into two routes, your sister is a team, Zhuang Xun is a team of him, Zhuang Xun is here this time to re-sign an alliance with us, and at the same time to declare himself a vassal to Chengguo."

Li Pingyuan explained that this was also what he knew after chatting with Zhuang Xun, and when he saw Zhuang Xun, he also looked like Li Shaoyun.

After all, a few days ago, Xia Guocai announced in a high-profile manner that he had escaped from the border of Chengguo and returned to Xia Guo, making King Qinghe and King Zhao jump to their feet.

"Isn't that good? He escaped, and we also have the strength to support outside, and we are fighting against Zhao together as a family. ”

Li Shaoyun smiled, noticed Li Pingyuan's cold expression, and the excitement was gone, and asked Li Pingyuan cautiously:

"Daddy, what's wrong? Brother-in-law, did he do something wrong? Divide the troops and let Ru Ji use her as bait, or will she become arrogant when her status is high? ”

Even if Zhuang Xun was brought to Zhao Guo, he didn't know that Zhuang Xun was forced, and Li Pingyuan had never been so cold when he talked about Zhuang Xun, so Li Shaoyun guessed whether it was because Zhuang Xun made a big mistake that Li Pingyuan suddenly didn't want to see him.

"No, it's that he did too well, he obtained a complete Youguo by going to Zhao, and after obtaining a complete Youguo, he fled from Zhao to Chengguo, and was even willing to win our forgiveness and be a minister."

Li Pingyuan took a deep breath and said that Zhuang Xun's experience in the past few months can be said to be thrilling and huge.

"Any questions?" Li Shaoyun was puzzled, this way to please his own family, it shows that he has not forgotten the kindness of the Li family.

"But he is already the king of the dark land, his army is attacking Chengduguan, he is the king of the dark land!" Li Pingyuan said indifferently and ruthlessly.

"My daughter can't understand, isn't it King Xia?" Facing the cold-spoken Li Pingyuan, Li Shaoyun did not understand Li Pingyuan's alienated attitude towards Zhuang Xun.

"It's King You, six years ago, King Youwang Nie Jin raised troops to commit Yu, and now it is Zhuang Xun who raises troops to commit Yu, the purpose of King You is to unify Jizhou, what do you say is the purpose of Zhuang Xun."

Li Pingyuan compared the two and said why the attitude has changed, because Zhuang Xun has replaced the original position of Youguo in the Three Kingdoms of Jizhou and has become the new "Youwang".

"Ah, this ......" Li Shaoyun Shaoyun understood, it turned out that Li Pingyuan regarded Zhuang Xun as a threat, so he suddenly became unwelcome.

Even if Zhuang Xun went to Zhao State, Li Pingyuan did not feel threatened, and now that he is back, he feels a sense of crisis, because he is inspired by the vision of the unification of Kyushu.

It's too similar, it's too similar, the same garrison is stacked into a pass, the same "secluded country" fights Yu country, and the Chengguo in the north of the river sits back and watches the two fight.

The difference is that this time the Yu State is the chaos of the sons of Bi Yuewu who envisioned the succession, not the Yu King who still had control over the Yu State at the beginning, and due to the northward movement of the Yu King, there was great turmoil in the Yu State, and the Yu State regarded this as an internal affair and did not ask for help from the outside, and in the end, Zhuang Xun's elite was not as much as the original Youguo.

"Daddy, what do you mean? He's Ru Ji's husband. Li Shaoyun understood, and wanted to find out Li Pingyuan's attitude.

"We can't let Zhuang Xun annex Yu Guo alone, we also have to get a piece of the pie, so as to ensure that we have the qualifications to be on an equal footing with Zhuang Xun who owns the two places in the future, and I won't hurt him, Daddy, I just want him to spit out a piece of meat."

Li Pingyuan's eyes showed a cold light, and he clenched his hands: "I helped them so much, and now it's time to repay, I can't sit back and watch Zhuang Xun take down Yu Guo." ”

"But Daddy, aren't you planning to do something to King Qinghe before the Mid-Autumn Festival? If you want to pay attention to Yu Guo first, the domestic ......"

Li Shaoyun expressed his worries, after all, he had already prepared to completely solve King Qinghe, and now it is really good to suddenly change his plan.

"That's because we don't know that Zhuang Xun escaped from Zhao State, and we don't know that Xia State attacked Yu State, we can't watch Zhuang Xun become strong and swallow us up, these things are put first, we must first tear a piece of meat from Yu State, or let Yu State maintain independence."

Seeing the poor dagger, Zhuang Xun didn't understand that he had just come out of the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den again.

"Zhuang Xun is Ru Xi's husband and our family, ...... do this"

"What kind of family are you talking about at this time, the world of great contention, but not the time to use feelings, you go and convey to Your Majesty that tomorrow to discuss the attack on Yu Guo, he needs to adjust the attitude of King Qinghe's side."

Li Pingyuan made his own decision, and the current King Cheng is this role, the buffer between the two parties.

Li Shaoyun's eyes were gloomy and she should accept it.

(End of chapter)