I’m The King Chapter 1193: : Carrying forward the past and ushering in the future (83) New Year’s Bell (Part 1)

The bell of the new year is the action plan of the Han State to completely overthrow Western Zhao and then formally bring the entire Zhao State into the territory of the Han State. For this action plan, both the military and political systems of the Han State have secretly acted , Jiang Jiaquan led his people to Handan, Cao Tianci led the National Security Bureau and the Military Investigation Bureau to Dai County, and he went straight to Shanggu County. Ye Zhong sat in the Ministry of War and began to dispatch troops.

When the messenger Cao Tianci sent back submitted the secret letter that the New Year's bell rang on time, the whole plan officially started.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, in Handan, the royal palace, Zhao Wou-ki, with a swollen face and an extremely bad complexion, sat down on the throne symbolizing the throne, staring at the generals Zhao Guowenchen who bowed to him in the audience , the anger in my heart overflowed outwards, and I wished to growl and ask these people: "Are you still the ministers of Zhao Guo, are you still Zhao people?"

But he dared not.

He doesn't know how many of the people below still have Zhao Guo in their hearts. He can only be sure of one thing, standing in the first place, looking up at him in armor He is Zhou Changshou, the former general of the State of Zhao, and now the chief assistant of the State of Zhao. He is also the minion of the State of Han who directly controls the Eastern Zhao regime. At this moment, he is Holding the saber in his hand, he stared at him with falcon-like eyes.

Different from usual, there are many more soldiers at today's court meeting. Although these soldiers are wearing Zhao's army uniforms, they definitely cannot be Zhao's army. It's a familiar face, but today, none of these people is known to him. Looking at the sharp swords and spears held by these standing soldiers, Zhao Wuji shuddered. He thought of that nasty gray-haired old man with an extremely confident smile in the harem...

It should be killed, everyone should be killed! He growled in his heart.

It's a pity. He could only growl in his heart. The history of Great Zhao will finally end today, which makes Zhao Wuji's heart extremely broken. Today is his last court meeting, after today's court meeting. He will set off for Dayan Lake in Dayan County of the Han Dynasty, where he will be with King Qi, Tian Dan, Zhou Yuan and others. Go fishing and enjoy the scenery together.

In the harem, his family members have already packed up their packages and loaded the carriage, and they are gathering together to wait for him to go down, wait for him to step on the carriage, and leave his hometown together, never to return again home.

If I dare to make any mistakes, I am afraid that not only will they not be able to wait for me, but they will be waiting for a sharp steel knife!

"Your Majesty, the court meeting has begun. Aren't you going to announce something important?" Under the steps, Zhou Changshou took a step, bowed slightly to him, and urged him, calling his Majesty, but his attitude But it is extremely arrogant.

Zhou Changshou's voice pulled Zao Wou-ki out of his sad thoughts, he glared at Zhou Changshou angrily, but the other party didn't give in, and stared back directly, their eyes met in the air. After a moment of stalemate, Zao Wou-ki was finally defeated, he withdrew his gaze a little timidly, and looked up at the beam. After a while, he finally stood up and looked at nearly a hundred civil servants and military generals, large and small, in the court hall.

"My fellow ministers and workers, Da Zhao is really lonely and incompetent today, unable to sort out the state affairs from above and unable to appease the people from below. Weeping and crying under the tyranny of human beings, the lonely king felt ashamed and felt ashamed. In order to save the people from the misery, he thought repeatedly and decided to abdicate." At this point, Zao Wou-ki's face was full of tears, and he was almost choked up. But above the steps, there were hundreds of civil servants and no generals, but almost no one said a word. Occasionally, a few people's eyes were full of anger, but they also suppressed themselves and did not dare to explode.

Everyone had expected this result a long time ago, and it has been beyond the expectations of too many people.

"At the end of the day when the King of Great Zhao abdicates from the throne, the territory of Great Zhao will be merged into the Kingdom of Han. The King of Kings has nothing to ask for, but that the King of Han can treat the people of Great Zhao kindly, send troops as soon as possible, and save our Great Zhao from falling under the tyranny of Qin. Ten thousand people are in the midst of water and fire, but the lonely king will be grateful." Zhao Wuji almost shouted these words.

As soon as he uttered these few words, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and he collapsed, curled up in the wide seat, covered his face with his hands, and cried bitterly.

Zhou Changshou clasped his fists in both hands and bowed to the ground. "Your Majesty is a wise man! I obey your Majesty's orders."

"The ministers take orders!" More ministers bowed and took orders.

Among the voices of obedience, a roar suddenly appeared. "Zhou Changshou, you bullied the king and became a minion for a tiger. You will die a bad death."

Zhou Changshou looked back coldly. It was a young official standing by the gate. on the ground. But he still held his head up hard, looked at Zhou Changshou, and cursed loudly.

Zhou Changshou looked at the other party contemptuously, "You don't know anything, what do you know?" He raised **** and flicked them outward, like flicking away a piece of dust.

The two soldiers dragged the young official away as if they were leaving. The shouting and cursing continued. After a while, the angry shouting stopped abruptly. He shuddered, knowing in his heart that that bold young man was decapitated at this moment.

"Your Majesty, please return to the palace." Zhou Zhishou turned around and said with a smile.

Two palace servants walked up to Zao Wou-ki, helped him up the paralyzed Zao Wou-ki, and then walked towards the harem. After Zhou Changshou watched Zao Wou-ki's back disappear, he strode up the steps , turned around, facing the many civil servants and generals in the audience.

"Everyone, from this moment on, we are the courtiers of the Han Dynasty. I have been entrusted by the King of the Han Dynasty to take full responsibility for the entire process of my Great Zhao's surrender to the Han Dynasty. Here, I want to assure you , your rights and interests will not be violated in any way, this is also Han Wang’s promise, of course, the premise is that everyone must abide by all the laws and regulations of the Han Dynasty and do not do anything unfavorable in the process of this surrender.”

"Yes, Mr. Shoufu." There was an echoing voice from the audience again, but his attitude was much more respectful than before to Zao Wou-ki. It's the popular fried chicken.

"During this period of time, no matter what you do or say, everyone should act cautiously, so as not to cause unreasonable disasters. The army and tiger and leopard cavalry will strengthen the protection of your mansions. Love, heart, and understanding, this is only temporary, and everything will return to normal soon." Zhou Changshou said to everyone with a smile.

Military control has been implemented throughout Handan City, and there are troops patrolling everywhere. Zhao Wou-ki's abdication edicts, which had been prepared long ago, were quickly pasted all over the city walls of Handan, and more notices were led by a messenger to the place, and it took only a few days. , the news will spread throughout the world.

The response of the people in Handan was very flat. It was just a change of king. For them, life has not changed much. Over the past year, Han and Zhao have frequent trade, and many people have been to Han. For them, the free life of the people there is a kind of real freedom.

Although the city is under martial law and the military is under control, life must go on, and what needs to be done cannot be delayed. For the small people in Shengdou, this is nothing. One way of it.

At the east gate of the palace, under the guard of heavily armed soldiers, a row of two carriages slowly drove out of the palace gate. Zhou Changshou stood in front of the palace gate, bowed slightly, and came to see Zhao Wuji off. , only him.

A carriage stopped in front of him, and the curtain was lifted, revealing Zao Wou-ki's pale, bloodless face. There was no hatred in his eyes, but only sadness.

"Zhou Changshou, you were originally a general of the state of Zhao, and you have been favored by the state. You have followed General Zhao Mu to conquer the east and west for many years. Taiwei Mu Zhao?" His voice was extremely cold.

Zhou Changshou raised his head and looked at Zhao Wuji, "Your Majesty, do you only remember General Zhao now? The country of Zhao has reached the state it is today, and you are the one who started it. It can be said that you have worked hard for the survival of Zhao Guozhi, but have you really believed in him? Just because he has a very good personal relationship with Zilan, you guessed it because of him. It will make Zilan Xianggong leave Germany~IndoMTL.com~ and then trigger the civil war in Zhao. If you didn’t favor Zhao Qi and deposed General Zhao, how could Da Zhao lose again and again? General Zhao died, and he followed Zhao Da General Wu Zeng suffered an injustice, and was labeled a traitor after his death. If I hadn’t seen the opportunity early, I would have been the same as Wu Zeng, right? Those loyal ministers and righteous men were all punished by Zhao Qi was killed, so at this time, no one stood up to speak for you. Dazhao was once one of the most powerful countries in the world, but it fell to this point in a short period of time. Could it be me Is it Zhou Changshou’s fault? Zhou thinks to himself that he doesn’t have this ability yet, it’s all your fault! Now you can still save your life, and you can take your family to spend your old age peacefully. In any era, this is impossible. The King of Han even allowed you to bring all your belongings. What is there to be dissatisfied with? Think about King Han and King Yan, what happened to them in Qin? Besides, you can't escape the gift of steel sword and dove wine, compared to that, your fate is considered good."

"You..." Zhao Wuji pointed at Zhou Changshou, his lips were trembling, but he couldn't say a word.

Zhou Changshou looked at him contemptuously, "Your Majesty, from now on you will be a commoner of the Han Kingdom, and this minister, with the grace of the King of Han, will serve as the political affairs hall of the Han Dynasty. Don't worry, I will not forget you. It’s actually a match between a monarch and a minister, I will not let you be wronged, please go ahead, Your Majesty.”

Zhou Changshou waved his hand, and the motorcade started slowly. (To be continued.)