After Bai Qi arrived at Handan City, he immediately lit smoke and ordered the Qin army to assemble.

When Bai Qi was preparing his army and would re-erect the banner of "Wu Anjun", a man with the order of the King of Qin asked to meet with Bai Qi.

"I've been waiting for Wu Anjun near the city gate for a long time." Cai Ze held the bamboo slip and said, "In Xia Cai Ze, he is a friend of Zhu Xiang." has lobbied the King of Qin to solve Wu Anjun's worries. ”

Cai Ze did not return to Handan after lobbying Xinlingjun, but actually made a detour to Shangdang, risking his life to stop the King of Qin, who was about to return to Xianyang.

After the King of Qin learned that Cai Ze was a friend of Zhu Xiang, he summoned Cai Ze.

After receiving the edict from the King of Qin, Cai Ze immediately hurried back to Zhao and hid near Handan City, waiting for Bai Qi's arrival.

Bai Qi glanced at Cai Ze and took the bamboo slip in Cai Ze's hand. As soon as he unfolded the bamboo slip, his breath stagnated.

"Exchange Handan City for Zhu Xiang?!"

Bai was stunned at first, and then laughed out loud.

At this moment, the depression in his heart towards King Qin was swept away.

Even if King Qin has murderous intent towards him, what if he can follow such a king, even if there is danger?!

I'm going to go!

"Cai Qing, do you dare to be an envoy of the Qin State and complete this deal for the Qin State?" Bai Qi laughed.

Cai Ze arched his hand: "No." ”

Bai Qi waved his hand: "Raise the banner of General Ben!" Send Cai Qing to meet King Zhao! ”

Qin Bing's voice shook the sky: "Only! ”

……

Zhu Xiang heard the jailer's shouts.

He froze for a moment, then tried to pry open the door. But the door was so strong that he couldn't pry it off.

Zhu Xiang sat on the ground dejectedly.

Although the wooden door is heavy, it cannot completely isolate the sound. In order to maintain ventilation, Zhu Xiang's cell was closest to the wooden door. So Zhu Xiang could hear the faint sound of battle outside the wooden door.

I don't know if the cell is too quiet, Zhu Xiang's hearing is very sharp at this time. He could even make out the screams and curses coming from people he knew.

After the jailer shouted, "King Zhao wants to kill Zhu Xianggong", Zhu Xiang did not hear the jailer's voice again.

Was he lucky enough to escape? Or was he assassinated before he could make another sound?

The battle outside the door was very slow, Zhu Xiang counted his heartbeat, and the seconds were like years; The battle outside the door ended quickly, and the screams gradually subsided and became the sound of chopping wooden doors.

The wooden door was so heavy that they couldn't split it open, so they began to look for the key.

Listening to their cursing, the process of finding the key was not smooth.

After that they seem to want to burn down the wooden door with fire, but there is not enough firewood.

They seem to have finally found the key

Zhu Xiang sighed deeply, put on his clothes, brushed the folds of the cuffs, straightened the crown of his head, and then stood in front of the cell door with his hands behind his back, his spine straight.

……

After replacing most of the Assassins who remained in the front hall, the jailers finally collapsed.

The remaining assassins were few and far between, and after hearing the shouts of the leader, they did not have time to replenish all the jailers, so they hurried to the rear for reinforcements.

A jailer opened his eyes, pushed the dead body away, and crawled towards the gate.

He struggled to open the door, then fell to the ground, surrounded by a crowd of people.

Mother Zhao was the first to arrive, and was trying to find a way to break open the door, when the door suddenly opened.

"King Zhao, send secret guards to kill Zhu Xianggong!" The jailer, who was struck by several crossbow arrows, roared, "Kill my colleague, kill my mouth!" ”

After he shouted these two sentences, he maintained a tearful demeanor and died of anger!

Zhao Mu pulled out her sword and rushed towards the door without saying a word. The retainers followed.

They saw Zhao people dressed in jailer clothes all over the ground, with unwilling and resentful eyes open, lying in a pool of blood.

Mother Zhao took a deep breath, her nose filled with the angry smell of blood.

She continued to rush forward and saw King Zhao's secret guard slashing a corpse.

"Kill!"

Mother Zhao ignored her old age and frailty, and rushed over with her sword.

"Yui!"

The retainers quickly jumped over Zhao's mother, holding their swords and slashing at King Zhao's secret guard.

Chapter 37: Falling Snow and Dust

The envoys of Qin were about to arrive, and King Zhao had to return to the palace and wait.

But he sent someone to rescue Zhu Xiang, and summoned Pingyang Jun, Pingyuan Jun, Lin Xiangru, and Lian Po back to Handan to tide over the difficulties together.

King Zhao waited anxiously for a quarter of an hour, and Cai Ze, who was dressed in cloth, held the edict of King Qin and walked slowly into the palace.

Cai Ze's appearance is still so ugly, but when the nobles, including King Zhao, look at Cai Ze, they all think that Cai Ze is very powerful, and at first glance he is a talented and virtuous man, and he is respectful to Cai Ze, and does not despise Cai Ze with Cai Ze's appearance.

Cai Ze gave King Zhao a salute: "The king has an order to exchange Handan City for Zhu Xianggong; Our country will also send back the proton of Zhao State in exchange for the proton prince of Qin State. ”

Cai Ze smiled arrogantly at King Zhao: "It is the etiquette of the country to exchange protons for protons. And the value of Zhu Xianggong is worth the Qin State in exchange for Handan City. King Zhao and Wu Anjun have already approached the city, but the gate of Handan has not been closed. Now can you go with me to send Zhu Xianggong into Qin? ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for King Zhao's answer, nor did he ignore Zhao Chen, who wanted to speak next to him, he stood up straight, laughed and turned his back to Zhao Dynasty and walked out.

The envoys of the Qin State insulted King Zhao so much, and the faces of King Zhao's ministers were ugly. They wanted to reprimand Cai Ze on behalf of the king, but Cai Ze's words "Wu Anjun has already come to the city, but the gate of Handan has not been closed" made them dare not be disrespectful to this Qin envoy.

If he is disrespectful to the envoys of the Qin State now, will Wu Anjun immediately use this as an excuse to lead his troops to kill him?

They are very depressed, is there no Lian Po, is there no one in Zhao State who can lead the troops? Why did the Qin army get the news only after they had arrived at the city of Handan? Now I don't even have a chance to pack up my gold and silver and escape!

"Your Majesty, bear with me for the time being." The close attendant who colluded with the Qin State said, "Bai Qi once burned the capital and ancestral land of the Chu State, and the monarch must be patient for the sake of the foundation of the ancestors and the Zhao State!" Back then, the first king was able to endure the humiliation and go to the pond, please follow the example of the first king! ”

The attendant's words made King Zhao's face soften.

The other Zhao Chen also felt a lot better. That's right, the first king was also forced to go to Mianchi, and he also drummed for the king of Qin. At this time, the Zhao State was weak, the Qin State was strong, and it was the most important thing to endure this time, holding the capital of the Zhao State and the ancestral land of the King of Zhao.

King Zhao took a deep breath: "Humiliated for the country, the widow is willing to follow the example of the first king!" ”

The attendant shouted: "Your Excellency is wise! ”

With someone to start, the Zhao ministers also shouted "The king is wise", followed the footsteps of King Zhao who got up and left the palace, and walked behind the envoys of the Qin State step by step.

Cai Ze glanced back from the corner of his eye, and saw from the crowd the nobles who laughed at his appearance and expelled him from Handan City.

The nobleman didn't recognize Cai Ze, and showed a flattering smile to Cai Ze.

Cai Ze retracted his gaze.

He remembered the appalling nonsense Zhu Xiang had said when he was drunk.

Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?

With such a deferential and ugly person, why do they keep standing on the head of virtuous civilians like us?

Cai Ze took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled this breath.

He strode forward, as an envoy of Qin, to welcome his best friend into Qin.

He thought at the moment, if he couldn't live a life rich and safe, maybe it didn't matter.

……

The door finally opened, and Zhu Xiang saw the light of day again.

"Zhu Xiang!" Li Mu was the first to rush in.

When Zhao's mother led her retainers to kill King Zhao's secret guard, Li Mu also arrived at the right time and joined the battle.

Zhu Xiang raised his hand: "The key is on the ground." ”

Li Mu immediately ran back, picked up the key and ran back: "Are you okay?" ”

Zhu Xiang asked, "Is the jailer and jailer outside the door okay?" ”

Li Mu was silent.

Zhu Xiang closed his eyes, then walked out of the cell door with his eyes wide open, and walked outside.

The people brought by Li Mu and the people brought by Zhao's mother all consciously withdrew from the passage, leaving a way for Zhu Xiang.

Zhu Xiang walked out of the heavy wooden door of the corridor, and the strong smell of flesh and blood rushed straight to his head, making him breathe for a while before he saw the tragic scene on the ground.

Zhu Xiang stood stunned for a long time, and said in a trembling voice: "Is there anyone still alive?" ”

Mother Zhao gritted her teeth and stepped forward and personally pleaded guilty: "Zhu Xianggong, please atone for your sins, I ......"

Zhu Xiang, who usually respects the elderly, continued to shout as if he couldn't see Zhao's mother: "Is there anyone still alive?" ”

He lowered his head, bowed his body, gently patted the shoulder of the man on the ground who was dressed in the clothes of the jailer jailer, and asked in a pleading tone, "Is there anyone alive?" ”

He walked step by step in the courtyard with his back hunched, walked to the lobby, ignored the people standing outside the door, and patted his shoulders one by one: "Are there any still alive?" ”

He rummaged through the overlapping corpses, carrying the jailers one by one into the courtyard and putting them away, while muttering to himself, "Is there anything still alive?" ”

Some people stood guard outside the door, and some followed Zhu Xiang into the courtyard to help Zhu Xiang carry and sort out the remains of the jailer.

They looked at Zhu Xiang, who had been talking to himself, and didn't dare to talk to Zhu Xiang.

Li Mu clenched his fists, almost wanting to step forward, but he flinched.

He didn't know how to comfort Zhu Xiang.

Even if they didn't get along for too long, Li Mu knew how much Zhu Xiang attached importance to human life, especially the lives of those who were good to him. Therefore, for the sake of his neighbors, Zhu Xiang took the risk of bribing King Zhao's favored ministers and went to Changping to lobby Wu Anjun and King Qin.

Now that these people are dying for Zhu Xiang, how can he comfort Zhu Xiang so that Zhu Xiang can cheer up from the blow?

"Alas......" Xun situation has also arrived.

He looked at the corpses all over the ground and sighed.