I’m The King Chapter 688: : Why is it too urgent to fry with the same root (10)
Chapter six hundred and eighty-eight: Why is it too urgent to fry the same root (10)
Zhao Qi sat alone in the big tent, within a few days, countless strands of hair turned white, the tent was deserted, there was no fire, there seemed to be gusts of dark wind wandering in it, the food in the army Starting tomorrow, it will be cut off. Even today, some troops have begun to slaughter livestock, and the uneasy atmosphere in the camp is spreading a little bit. The main generals above have basically been replaced by Zhao Qi's confidantes, but the grassroots officers below , but it cannot be washed away. These dissatisfied atmospheres come from these lowest-level officers. , with you all the way!
I was too impatient, or, according to Zhao Mu's idea at the beginning, I was going steadily and steadily, although it was slower, but it would definitely not be where I am today. In order to prove Zhao Mu's inaccuracy with my own, In the end, he really let himself fall into the bottomless abyss.
The curtain was lifted, and the piercing cold wind followed, Zhao Qi shivered involuntarily, looked up and was about to get angry, but saw his son Zhao Xilie walking in with a face full of fear.
"Father!" Zhao Xilie stood with his hands down.
"Look at your frightened appearance, what's your sense?" Zhao Qi said coldly: "The general is uneasy, and his army is not in the heart. Even if he is in a desperate situation, a general should give confidence to his soldiers."
"Father, I'm not here for this!" Zhao Xilie raised his head, looked at Zhao Qi, and said in a low voice, "Someone from Zhengdong Army came to find me, and they brought me a person, a letter."
Zhao Qi's eyes narrowed, "A person? A letter?"
"Yes, the person is Zhao Shang, and the letter is Zhao Mu's memorial to the king!" Zhao Xilie's voice trembled.
"Zhao Shang is not dead yet?" Zhao Qi took a deep breath: "Where is the person, where is the letter?"
Zhao Xilie stepped forward, took out the letter from his arms, and put it in front of Zhao Qi, "Although Zhao Shang was assigned to the death camp, he was a general after all, and Tan Chunhua didn't let him go forward , so still alive."
Zhao Qi raised his eyebrows, unfolded the letter paper, browsed through it roughly, and trembled all over, "Old man Zhao Mu, you are too deceitful. I have you all the way! He is trying to put me to death, no, This is putting my Zhao family to death!"
"What should we do now? Dad? This man, this letter can be intercepted once or twice, but where can it be intercepted again and again? You don't know the king's temper. For this sake, the king will inevitably I will throw my father as an abandoned son to calm the anger in the country. I will exchange the lives of my Zhao family for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers."
Zhao Qi let out a heavy breath, "Where is the man who conquered the Eastern Army, bring him in. Also, you go back immediately and deal with Zhao Shang. Attention, you do it yourself, don't let anyone know this This matter, and anyone who knows that the man who conquered the Eastern Army entered the camp will also be dealt with."
"I understand, Dad!"
Cao Tianci took off his mask and stood in front of Zhao Qi. His young face made Zhao Qi feel jealous. It was hard for him to believe that the person who intercepted Zhao Shanghe's fatal letter was actually such a young man. one person.
But when Cao Tianci bowed his hand casually and announced his name, Zhao Qi stood up involuntarily. As the one who controlled the tiger and leopard cavalry, he was no stranger to the name Cao Tianci. It's just that this person is extremely mysterious and rarely shows up in public. People outside Zhengdong Army are not familiar with his appearance.
Cao Tianci, the director of the Overseeing Institute of the Zhengdong Army, is only twenty years old this year.
Although he is too young, he is definitely a very important figure in the East Conquest Army.
Why is Zhengdong Army helping himself? Zhao Qi turned this thought over and over in his mind.
"You and I are enemies, it's hard for me to understand, why do you help me?" Zhao Qi sat down again after raising the letter in Yang's hand, looked at Cao Tianci, and asked.
"It's very simple!" Cao Tianci said with a smile: "Because the civil strife in Zhao State is over, of course we didn't help Zilan keep Daijun in vain. We want to get paid, but it is obvious that Zilan The rewards given to us are far from meeting our requirements. I have you all the way!"
"You are allies, it's hard for me to believe what you said." Zhao Qi swallowed, and he roughly guessed the other party's intentions.
"Our governor said a wise saying that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. At this moment, we and Zilan have the same interests. We can send troops for him, and send him a large number of horses and weapons. When our interests are inconsistent, it is not impossible to turn against each other."
"Gao Yuan wants Daijun, doesn't he?" Zhao Qi went straight to the point.
"Master Zhao is wrong, our appetite is not so big, if we swallow Daijun in one gulp, it will destroy us." Cao Tianci smiled.
"Then what do you want?"
Cao Tianci spread his hands, "What we want is not the present, but the future."
"It's still Daijun. I can't agree to your conditions. Daijun is the territory of Zhao State, and it is absolutely impossible to carve out a single bit of it." Zhao Qi categorically denied it.
Cao Tianci laughed, "If you promised to give us Daijun, will Zhao Guo assign him to us? Mr. Zhao, you should know that the current Daijun is in charge of Zilan. It is King Zhao , I’m afraid I can’t say anything, what we want is Zilan’s life. I think you agree with us on this point.”
Zhao Qi took a deep breath, "Why should I take Zilan's life? Now I am afraid that Zilan is eager to take my life. You must have read this letter. Zhao Mu has already decided to take my life." Sacrifice me, and the king will definitely agree. Can you intercept once, and can you intercept the second time?"
"We intercepted the first time and gave you extremely precious time. Now, your life is in your own hands. Of course, if you don't care about your own life, even if I haven't been here, you also You can kill me with a knife. This is your camp. I am not a god, so I will definitely not be able to escape. But you also understand that if it is true as stated in this letter, you will not die alone, but your entire family , and your posthumous name, not only will you die, but you will also be ruined, and your reputation will be ruined forever." Cao Tianci said plainly.
Zhao Qi was silent for a while, "I want Zilan to die, because only if he dies, the king will be satisfied, this big defeat can be covered up, and you want Zilan to die because you are plotting In Daijun, Zilan died, and there was no successor. Zilan's successor, Zhao Zhuo, died in Handan. The only surviving son was weak and sick, and he was not popular in Daijun. You will contact the civil and military officials of Daijun to appoint him. As the princess, and then manipulated him behind the scenes, and finally included Daijun, if I guessed correctly, you already have quite a few spokespersons in Daijun?"
"Master Zhao is a lesson learned." Cao Tianci said with a smile, "This is a matter of boiling frogs in warm water, take your time."
"But why should I promise you this deal?"
"Without a Daijun, the State of Zhao will still be the State of Zhao, and Master Zhao will still be the Lord Zhao with all the power over the State of Zhao. Will you rest in peace?" Cao Tianci said sarcastically, "I believe Master Zhao will make a wise choice."
"Why do you firmly believe that I must be able to kill Zilan?" Zhao Qi's tone finally softened. He knew very well that the only way for him to kill Zilan was to have a chance of survival.
"Of course you don't have this opportunity now, but we will create this opportunity for you!" Cao Tianci said with a smile: "If Mr. Zhao agrees to us, we will assist Mr. Zhao to leave here secretly and arrive at Mazongling. Tan Chunhua It doesn't matter, Hu Liang, but they are all your confidantes, as long as you arrive at Mazong Ridge, there is no problem in regaining control of this army, and if you leave here, you can also regain control and command the tiger and leopard cavalry, completely ignoring Zhao Mu .”
"This is the first step of the plan. In the second step, Zhao Mu has already sent Tan Chunhua to Xiling City with his personal letter, requesting to meet with Zilan to discuss how to end this dispute with dignity. Of course, The victim of this matter is undoubtedly you, my lord. Only by throwing you out, King Zhao will become a slandered king, and the people of Daijun will forgive Handan, but you, my lord, will be criticized by thousands of people. Therefore, their Meeting is your chance."
"Even if Zilan agrees to meet with Zhao Mu, she will still lead a full army. Even if I regain control of Qin Chunhua and Hu Liang's troops, I will have no chance to do so."
"Zhao Mu and Zilan will meet at Ma'an Mountain not far from Hefeng. There is a Taoist temple on the mountain. The two agreed to meet there with a hundred guards each. Since you can get away, my lord, I believe it shouldn't be a problem to ambush people here in advance, and now the ones stationed outside Hefeng to assist in the defense are the 1,000 cavalry under the command of the infantry general of the Eastern Army. As for the 200 guards, we will help you Get rid of it. Your people only need to kill Zilan~IndoMTL.com~ Afterwards, our people will also cover you to leave smoothly."
Listening to the other party planning this shocking event for him in an orderly manner, Zhao Qi couldn't help but gasped, "How long have you been planning this event, and you've even thought about every aspect so thoroughly?"
"Master Zhao, you don't need to care about us. You just need to know that this time, we are indeed doing our best to help you keep your position, and your reputation is enough."
"That's because of your ambition." Zhao Qi said angrily.
"Everyone gets what they need." Cao Tianci laughed, "Everyone gets something, isn't it the best of both worlds."
Zhao Xilie and Hou Xiyi were secretly recruited to Zhao Qi's camp an hour later. When they heard that Zhao Qi was about to leave the camp secretly, the two of them had to be inseparable during the time they left. When they firmly controlled the camp, both of them opened their mouths wide enough to stuff several eggs in.
"Remember, this matter is not only related to the lives of all of us, but also the lives of our entire family. If there is a slight mistake, we will not have to live!" The secret letter was slapped in front of the two of them. P