I’m The King Chapter 1192: : Carrying forward the past and ushering in the future (82) New Year’s bell will ring on time

There was silence in the big tent, Zhao Xilie and Li Mingjun both sat silently, Zhao Xilie lowered his head, his expression changed drastically, sometimes ferocious, sometimes sad, Li Mingjun looked at him quietly, no one said anything Talking, the sound of each other's heavy breathing can be heard clearly, the north wind howling outside the big tent blows, and the curtain of the big tent will be lifted from time to time, blowing the cold wind and a few snowflakes in, and falling on the two of them, It immediately turned into water stains and disappeared.

"I want to report to my father first." Zhao Xilie said: "This matter is too big, I can't decide on my own." Finally, Zhao Xilie spoke.

Li Mingjun shook his head and said: "Xi Lie, are you still a child? You are almost thirty today. If you leave Mr. Zhao, can you not make your own decisions? Don't forget, you are the imperial court's captain. , commanding the army of the entire imperial court, and being so indecisive, how can you command the army? If everything has to be approved by your father, you will not be able to do anything. You will never be Zhao Xilie, you will always be Zhao Qi Master Zhao's son."

"But this concerns the honor and disgrace of my Zhao family." Zhao Xilie said loudly.

"With all due respect, the era belonging to Mr. Zhao is over, and his thoughts have been out of this era. He can't understand what is happening in Han, and he denounces everything that happened in Han as deviant, and regards it as a scourge. , but did not see that it is precisely because of these things that the Han Kingdom has risen strongly in a short period of ten years, from scratch, from weak to strong, surpassing all the powerful countries on this continent. Xi Lie, If you tell your father about this, then this plan will end before it even started."

"No, my father doesn't have a good opinion of Qin either."

"Yes, he doesn't like Qin, but he hates Han even more. Once he finds out about this, you will lose your position as a general in command. And I'm really going to run away." Li Mingjun road.

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Zhao Xilie said sarcastically, "Run to me to persuade me to betray you?"

"Death at your hands and death at your father's hands are two different concepts. You are my life and death brother, and I owe you. But I don't owe your father. Although he promoted me, all these years I went through life and death for him, and I can be regarded as repaying his kindness."

"Including betraying him this time?"

"Xi Lie, from your point of view. I betrayed Mr. Zhao, but from another perspective, I am not saving him? If this continues, will Mr. Zhao be okay? Not only him, but all the Zhao family Will the gatekeeper be okay? We are the dogs of the Qin people, and we are dogs without the slightest dignity. The watchdog can still get a few pieces of meat and bones from the owner, but we can’t even eat the leftovers. We are responsible for helping the Qin people bite people. In addition, you have to find food by yourself. Once this dog is old and has no strength, it will be abandoned like a shoe, and it can't even save its life. Xi Lie, look at the kings of Korea, nobles, and people from the Yan Kingdom Ji Ling and the others? Grass is growing on their graves now, right?"

"Stop it!" Zhao Xilie growled.

"Why don't you say, yes, if we defected to the Han people, there is indeed no hope for Da Zhao to restore the country. But now Mr. Zhao's strategy, is there any hope? Even if the Qin people win, with In our current situation, will they allow Great Zhao to exist again? I’m afraid when the time comes. We are still fish on the felt boards of Qin and Chu. If you make a great contribution, the Zhao family can still enjoy the glory and wealth in Han. Gao Yuan can tolerate people like Tian Dan, but can't he tolerate Master Zhao?" Li Mingjun's voice also became louder.

"Mingjun, stop talking, let me think about it, please?" Zhao Xilie looked at Li Mingjun and begged.

Li Mingjun nodded, "Okay, but Xi Lie, I hope you make the right decision. I'll find a place to sleep first, I'm exhausted from the journey, by the way, let your Personal guard, get me a pot that can burn well."

"You are relieved." Zhao Xilie said with a wry smile. "Can you still sleep?"

"In the first few days, I was helpless, and the pain and struggle in my heart were the same as yours. The people of Zhao live a better life. At least compared with Han, the people of Qin have a very hard life, even worse than our people in Dazhao. They can't even give happiness to the people of their own country. The common people of Da Zhao?”

Li Mingjun turned around and left with his head held high, only Zhao Xilie was left in the big tent, holding his head in deep thought.

According to Li Mingjun's words, then this plan is undoubtedly to keep his father in the dark and count his father. Once the plan is launched, not only the hope of Zhao's restoration of the country, but also his father's will be destroyed. Regardless of whether he succeeds or not in his political career, his father will step down from the stage of history, and he will only be an ordinary person in the future.

This is undoubtedly painful for the father.

But what's wrong with that? In front of Zhao Xilie's eyes, his father's white hair, bent back, and trembling hands appeared. His father is already sixty years old. If he doesn't worry about these things, worry about political affairs, and fight with others, Maybe live longer and healthier. Maybe there will be a period of incompatibility, but eventually you will recognize the reality. I believe that Tian Dan of the Qi State is the same. Compared with his father, Tian Dan is more famous and has been in charge of the Qi State for a longer time, but he does not also He also became an obedient citizen of the Han Dynasty. I heard that when the Qin people attacked the Big Wild Goose City of the Han Dynasty, Tian Dan even helped the Han people to make suggestions and defend the Big Wild Goose City.

Ah, Zhuo Er, my Zhuo Er, he is still so young, once my Zhao family is defeated, will he still be able to live a carefree life? Be reduced to a beggar on the street, or a dead wilderness? And my young wife, who has a beautiful face like a flower, can she survive without my care? I am afraid there is only one dead end.

Zhao Xilie shuddered, and suddenly he woke up.

No, I will never let this happen, I still have the ability to change it now, so why not give it a try, maybe, this adventure, in exchange for a safe and happy future.

He stood up, "Come here!"

"General!" The personal guard Zhao Bo stepped in.

"Go and ask General Li to come over," he said.

"Ah, I just sent a brazier to General Li, and he is already snoring loudly." Zhao Bo said.

"Then drag him up, if you can't drag him up, pour a basin of cold water on it, he can still fall asleep." Zhao Xilie said angrily, "Did he fall asleep right after he got into bed?"

Looking at Zhao Xilie, Zhao Bo was in a daze. As Zhao Xilie's personal guard, he was very clear about the intimate relationship between the two.

"Hurry up." Zhao Xilie shouted angrily.

Li Mingjun stepped in with an unhappy face, looked at Zhao Xilie, and yelled: "I just fell asleep, and you came to disturb my dream again, do you know how tired I am from running all the way from Shanggu to the wind and snow?" Is it?"

Zhao Xilie ignored Li Danjun's complaints, stared at the other party's eyes, and said loudly: "I agree."

"What did you say?" Li Mingjun blinked, unable to react for a moment.

"I agree, but I want to meet someone who can keep his word and take care of things in the Han Kingdom. judgment." Zhao Xilie said.

"A person who can be in charge? You will definitely not be able to see Gao Yuan, the king of the Han Dynasty. Can the minister of their police department do it?"

"What department?" Zhao Xilie's eyes widened. "What kind of Yamen is this?"

"The Police Department, Cao Tianci, you always know about Cao Tianci!" Li Mingjun said. "How could you not know about such a big personnel change in the Han Kingdom?"

"Oh, you are talking about Cao Tianci, the director of their Overwatch Council. The name of the Police Department is too hard to remember. I forgot it when I heard it. Isn't it because the Overwatch Council changed its name!"

"It's not the same. The police department has a lot of power. The former Overwatch Council is now the National Security Bureau, which is just a department under the police department." Li Mingjun said: "He is now in my Shanggu army. If you agree to see him, I can send someone to invite him over."

"He will come to our barracks with peace of mind?" Zhao Xilie was a little disbelieving, "He is not afraid that I will break my promise and tie him up with a rope and give it to the Qin people to make a great contribution?"

"Based on what I know about you, you are not so despicable." Li Mingjun said with a smile: "What good will this do for you? How can I reward you for making a contribution in front of the people of Qin? Besides, this man is bold Very well, shortly after I reached an agreement with them, this person entered my barracks."

"Your army has already begun to accept the adaptation of the Han Dynasty?" I came here with the risk of being killed by you, but even if I die, Shanggu will no longer belong to the imperial court. My wife and children have been secretly sent to the capital of Han. "Li Mingjun said honestly.

"Cao Tianci is Cao Tianci. He is one of Gao Yuan's most trustworthy confidants. I believe he can count on what he said." Zhao Xilie nodded.

"Okay, I'll send someone back right away. In a few days, you can meet Cao Tianci. He is one of the commanders in charge of this plan."

"Who else participated in the Han Dynasty?"

"I heard that there is another important general in the military participating, but Cao Tianci didn't say who it is, and it's hard for me to inquire." Li Mingjun said.

Five days later, in Li Mingjun's camp in Pinggu County, Shanggu County, Cao Tianci, dressed in casual clothes, smiled and said to Yi Bin beside him, "Send someone to tell the king immediately that the New Year's bell will ring on time." To be continued.)