If Zhu Xiang is killed, what will the angry Zhao people do?

Even if Zhao Guoren is still worried that "Ma Fujun" will not do too much, will King Zhao push this matter on his own head?

In order to maintain the remaining reputation of her beloved, in order to protect her beloved's bloodline, even if she makes her retainers feel cold, she must let everyone know that she has no intention of avenging Zhao Kuo!

And even if you avenge Zhao Kuo, you shouldn't go to Zhu Xianggong! Mother Zhao is very grateful to Zhu Xianggong, if all the Zhao soldiers died on the battlefield of Changping, I am afraid that no one in the future will know Ma Fujun anymore, only Zhao Kuo, who was defeated in Changping!

"You ask yourself, should you hate Zhu Xianggong? If you still have a conscience, you won't hurt Zhu Xianggong because of jealousy and anger! ”

"On the contrary, Zhu Xianggong persuaded the Qin people to bring back the remaining Zhao army and make up for the mistakes of our and other descendants, we should protect him!"

Mother Zhao angrily reprimanded: "If you agree with the old woman's words, please drip blood into the wine jar and make a blood oath that you will never take revenge on Zhu Xianggong'en!" If you don't agree, leave, and from now on those who leave will be the old woman's enemies! ”

After saying that, Zhao Mu pulled out the sword that her lover had used, and looked at the sword body without the slightest trace of rust with sad eyes.

"No, Mistress!" The nearest retainer rushed up and cried bitterly, "Mastermother, we all know that we should thank Zhu Xianggong, how could we hurt Zhu Xianggong?" ”

With that, he immediately drew the saber at his waist, cut his fingers, and dripped blood from his fingertips into the wine jar.

One after another, the retainers poured blood into the jars. They themselves have swords, and some also carry small daggers with them to facilitate cutting meat when eating, and there is no need for Zhao's mother to prepare utensils.

Seeing that everyone was willing to make a blood oath, Zhao's mother breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

She didn't expect the blood oath to bind these people, she just had to force her retainers to take the blood oath and spread the word.

One by one, they swore a blood oath. Zhao's mother ordered someone to pour the wine from the small wine jar into a larger wine jar, give each person a bowl of wine, and then call for a feast.

Just when the atmosphere of the banquet finally became less tense, there was the sound of metal falling to the ground.

The crowd looked at them in horror, and an old man with gray hair dropped his wine cup on the ground, hiding his face and weeping.

"Mistress, it's late, it's late...... the old man's voice was very painful, "I know that I shouldn't hate Zhu Xianggong, but I don't dare to hate King Zhao, I can't hate Zhao Kuo, who else can I hate?" ”

Mother Zhao walked over with a sword: "What did you do!" ”

The old man shook his head: "King Zhao wants to kill Zhu Xianggong and blame the Qin State." I helped him lure Lian Po and Lin Xiangru out of Handan City. ”

Mother Zhao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart: "You didn't do it? ”

The old man smiled bitterly: "I also sent someone to ......"

Mother Zhao stabbed her sword into the low table in front of the old man and scolded, "Are you old and confused!" When King Zhao tells you this, he is also blaming you, blaming me! If the people don't believe that Zhu Xianggong was killed by the Qin people, the people you sent will become evidence of King Zhao's blame! Not ......"

Mother Zhao smiled bitterly: "No, it's not a blame, you really made a move!" ”

The old man put his face on the ground: "I'm confused!" I listened to the words of the mistress and realized that I had been deceived by King Zhao. Not only will I not be able to take revenge, but I will also be able to bring harm to the rest of my family. Mistress save me! ”

Mother Zhao took a deep breath and said to the surrounding retainers: "Even if you are still angry with Zhu Xianggong in your hearts, but just for you not to be blamed, go with me to protect Zhu Xianggong!" ”

All the retainers stood up and stood: "Yui! ”

"Nuo" is a person of high status or equal status to accept a request, and "wei" is mostly used in the military to obey the orders of superiors. Both are written language, and such a formal response is not usually used.

When the retainers said "only" to Zhao's mother, they regarded Zhao's mother as their main general, and they wanted to go to the "battlefield" with Zhao's mother who might die.

Zhao's mother carried a sword and asked her retainers to drive the car towards the prison where Zhu Xiang was held.

Pulling down the carriage curtain, Zhao's mother held the sword, revealing a frightened look.

She wiped her tears, scolding why Zhao Hao died in front of her, so that she had to carry a sword to be the "main general" of her retainers.

Zhao Hao offended people in his early years, and only married his wife after Zhao settled down. His health is not very good in the perennial rush, and he only has one son, Zhao Kuo, so he spoils Zhao Kuo a little too much.

Zhao's mother has never suffered or encountered danger since marrying Zhao Hao. Although she was smart, she only stayed in the rear and became Zhao Hao's backing, never using a sword.

When she was old, she became the "main general", carrying a sword and leading her retainers to a battlefield with an uncertain future, she was really scared.

"Beloved...... I'm really scared......" Zhao's mother held the sword and cried, "I was scared when Kuo'er went to Changping, I was scared when Zhu Xiang returned to Handan with more than 100,000 Zhao soldiers, and now I am also ......"

The old woman curled up and said what she had said when she was a young girl when she led the troops to the battle and returned from a great victory. But now no one will take her into their arms, stroke her hair, and tell her "I have everything, don't be afraid".

She could only wipe away her tears, pretended to be resolute, carried the sword left by her beloved, and led the retainers who had followed her beloved to fight to protect this family and protect her beloved's remaining reputation.

……

Lian Po left Handan City and went to a certain place to deal with urgent matters related to Zhu Xiang.

Lin Xiangru also left Handan City, and also went to a certain place to deal with urgent matters related to Zhu Xiang.

Snow didn't know what they were dealing with. She was scared.

Even though Li Mu and Xun comforted Xue, Xue was still panicked.

She hugged Ying Xiaozheng tightly and sobbed helplessly. Obviously promised her lover, she will definitely wait for her lover, guard the government, and be the backing of her lover. But she was not as strong as she said she was, nor did she live up to the intelligence she promised.

"Zheng'er, my aunt is so panicked." Xue didn't dare to disturb the elders and friends of the beloved who were already trying their best to save her beloved, she could only cry to Ying Xiaozheng, "I feel that something is going to happen, but I don't know what to do." ”

Ying Xiaozheng kept wiping her tears for her aunt with her fleshy little hands.

He was also very flustered.

While his uncle was in prison, he entered a dream room. In the dream room, he kept thinking about how to save his uncle. Thinking about it, he only felt deeply powerless.

What can a child with short legs do if he runs fast and falls? He couldn't do anything.

Ying Xiaozheng could only comfort her aunt, give ideas for her panicked aunt, show her intelligence beyond children, and help her aunt take care of the family's affairs.

Xue did not fear the wisdom of children beyond common sense like the people Ying Xiaozheng had met, but encouraged Ying Xiaozheng. Xue said to Ying Xiaozheng, who was a little afraid of showing his talents, that Zhu Xiang was as smart as Ying Xiaozheng when he was a child, so that Ying Xiaozheng didn't have to hide.

Ying Xiaozheng only dared to come up with ideas for Xue now.

"My aunt and my uncle are heart-to-heart, and my aunt is suddenly flustered, maybe something will really happen to my uncle." Ying Xiaozheng wiped away her aunt's tears and said with a straight face, "Uncle can ask Lin Weng and Uncle Li to visit uncle together." If nothing happens, it will only cause some dissatisfaction among King Zhao, who is already disgusted with his uncle. However, Lin Weng is not an official of Zhao State, and Uncle Li has a low official position, so King Zhao should not care too much about them. ”

Xue touched Ying Xiaozheng's hair and said, "Okay, you, you stay, aunt ......"

"Nope! I'm going with you too! Ying Xiaozheng hugged Xue's neck tightly, "If anyone hurts my aunt, I will shout that I am the son of Qin, and if the Zhao people kill me, the Qin State will have a reason to attack Handan and avenge me!" They don't dare hurt me! ”

Snow: "But ......"

Ying Xiaozheng rubbed Xue's cheeks and said, "Uncle, Xun Weng and Uncle Li have left with my aunt, and I am not safe at home, so it is better to go with you." ”

Xue hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay, my aunt will protect you!" ”

Xue changed into a bearded suit and picked up Zhu Xiang's sword.

Xue didn't have much strength, and Zhu Xiang's sword was a little heavy for her.

She pursed her lips, put the sword behind her back, and went to look for Xun Kuang and Li Mu.

Xun Jing and Li Mu were flustered when they heard Xue's words, and they were willing to visit Zhu Xiang immediately for peace of mind, but they hoped that Xue and Ying Xiaozheng would stay at home.

"If something really happens to the beloved, they may send someone to attack me and Zheng'er. Zheng'er and I will go with you, so that it is safest. Xue used Ying Xiaozheng's words to persuade her to convince Xun Kuang and Li Mu.

Xun Jing ordered a few Confucian disciples who he did not admit to being his disciples, and Li Mu took his private soldiers and rode towards Handan City.

Snow also rides horses.

When Zhu Xiang learned to ride a horse, he made her a hufu and taught her to ride a horse. Although she doesn't like bumps, she can barely keep up.

Xue carried Zhu Xiang's sword behind his back, and Zheng'er was tied in front of him, and his horseback riding was very difficult. Li Mu wanted to help hold Zheng'er, and then handed over Zheng'er to Xue, but Xue refused.

She thought, if she can't even do this little thing, how can she fulfill her promise to her beloved?

……

It was almost dusk, and someone suddenly came to pass the royal order to replace the jailers specially selected by Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao in order to protect Zhu Xiang.

The jailer stopped, "The jailer must have the same token as Pingyuan-jun and Pingyang-jun for the transfer. ”

The leader of the team scolded: "Could it be that the orders of Pingyuanjun and Pingyangjun can leap above the king's order?!" ”

The jailer said, "Not really. It was the royal decree that required all the people in the prison where Zhu Xianggong was held to change the order of Pingyuanjun and Pingyangjun. ”

The leader frowned.

The jailer also frowned: "You don't know about this?!" ”

The leader of the team frowned and smiled: "Of course I know." I'm just testing you. To give. ”

He showed the tokens of Pingyuan-jun and Pingyang-jun: "You can change people now, right?" ”

Although the jailer is still suspicious, the token is true, and he can only agree to be replaced.

"Give me the key to the prison." The leader of the group stretched out his hand.

The jailer was alert again: "I am the official who has been ordered by the king to assist in this matter, unless the king personally asks me to hand over the key, even if Pingyuanjun and Pingyangjun come, they will not be able to transfer my position." ”

The leader's expression froze. Didn't the king tell him about this? Don't......

He had a plan in his mind. It seems that the king doesn't want to stay alive, but he doesn't say it explicitly.

Figuring out the intention is also what the dead need to do. After doing this, the dead man will bear the fault for the king. He sighed in his heart, regretting that his moment of loyalty to the king had come so early, but he was not dissatisfied or afraid.

The dead are trained from an early age and are not afraid of death-bound tasks.

"I'm just going to deliver the royal order to Zhu Xiang." The leader of the team said, "Take me to see Zhu Xiang." ”

Before he could finish speaking, the man behind him had already moved his hand, drawing his sword and stabbing at the unsuspecting jailer.

The jailer didn't expect the other party to turn his face when he said it. Fortunately, he was alert and immediately drew his sword to block the blade of the comer.

"Who are you...... No, you're ...... I've seen you, you're the king's guard! The jailer's eyes widened in surprise, "Your Excellency wants to kill Zhu Xianggong?!" ”

The leader didn't expect to be recognized by the little jailer.

He only acts as a guard when King Zhao travels, and his face is disguised, so he is confident that others will not recognize him.

But this jailer is a capable official, and he became a jailer in Handan City because of his strong memory of human faces and his meritorious work in catching thieves. It was precisely because of his ability that Pingyang Jun and Pingyuan Jun specially asked King Zhao to transfer him to guard Zhu Xiang.

"Kill." After being recognized, the leader panicked a little, and immediately ordered someone to block the door, take out a crossbow arrow, and slaughter the jailer.

The Dark Guards carry out most assassination missions, and their crossbow arrows are very small and are specially used indoors to assassinate people who are not armor-piercing. Even if the small crossbow bolt is not too lethal, it can make people lose their combat effectiveness after a single shot. They just need to make up for the last sword.

But the jailers were veterans transferred by Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao, and some of them were private soldiers specially planted by Lian Po, and in the face of crossbow arrows, they charged fearlessly as if they were facing a rain of arrows from the enemy, and they did not stop waving their long swords when they were hit by several arrows.

The jailer ran backwards and said, "Hurry out!" As long as the people outside heard that King Zhao had killed Zhu Xianggong, the assassins would not dare to let Zhu Xianggong die! ”

"Kill him!" When the leader heard this, his heart began to panic.

He led a group of men past the desperate jailers and chased after them.

The jailer consciously divided into two teams, one rushing out, and the other running backwards with the jailer.

As he ran, the jailer reached for the fire on his waist and lit a pile of hay in the courtyard, and the smoke billowed and slowly rose towards the sky.

After lighting the haystack, he ran to the thick wooden door in the corridor that connected to the prison. The heavy wooden door was opened during the day to ventilate the prison where Zhu Xiang lived. He threw the key to Zhu Xiang's cell into the wooden door before closing the wooden door and locking it.