The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 224: King Zhao sends an envoy to Qin to ask for a hostage, and the border general Li Mu enters Qin again

"I'm here!" Lian Po stood up proudly, full of high spirits.

The noisy court gradually died down.

All the ministers felt strange looking at the king and his minister.

The King of Zhao Dan and the fake Zhao Xiang Lian Po were at odds, and everyone in the Zhao court knew about it. Why...

"The Prime Minister Ying Chengjiao is capable enough to be a Prime Minister, and his virtue is worthy of being a Prime Minister.

"However, he has been away from Zhao for a long time, has no intention of returning, and does not care about our country's government affairs. He is not worthy of being the prime minister.

"I am dismissing Ying Chengjiao from his position as prime minister and appointing Lord Lian as prime minister. Do you have any objections?"

Zhao Wangdan looked around with a dignified look, as if he would not tolerate any refusal.

Those who can enter the court are all smart people.

For something like this, who would dare to object if the king didn't warn people in advance?
Even Le Cheng, who had a very bad relationship with Lian Po, glanced at the king and saw that he didn't see any hint, so he lowered his head and accepted it with a pinch of his nose.

"It seems that Lian Gong is popular among the people." Zhao Wangdan smiled with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lian Po bowed and expressed his gratitude, his heart filled with emotion.

Nearly three years.

He keeps a low profile and doesn't show off his talents.

Buried up to his neck in the earth, he thought the rest of his life would be wasted, with little ups and downs, and he became disheartened.

The king trusted him just like his predecessor and appointed him as prime minister.

Mountain darkly, vista.

"It's been a long time since Yi'er went to Qin State. I miss Yi'er very much." King Dan of Zhao talked to himself on the throne.

Lian Po understood the elegant meaning of the music by hearing the string music. He quickly estimated the current military strength of the country in his mind and thought about the situation in Qin.

After a moment, the old general who had stood up and did not sit down said loudly:
"I am willing to go as an envoy to the State of Qin! Please ask Chunping Hou to return to the country!"

The expressions of all the ministers changed slightly, and many of them looked at Zhao Yan, who had been established as the crown prince.

Zhao Yi, Marquis of Chunping, was the former crown prince of Zhao and had been a hostage in Qin for three years.

During these three years, Zhao State changed its crown prince, and many Zhao officials stood behind Crown Prince Yan.

Now when he heard that the former Crown Prince Zhao Yi was going to be brought back, Crown Prince Yan's face became worried.

The former crown prince Zhao Yi, who had been on the same side all along, did not change his allegiance, and his face was filled with joy as he loudly echoed Zhao Wangdan.

The few who did not take sides did not care, but most were also happy.

Compared with the former Crown Prince Zhao Yi, the current Crown Prince Zhao Yan is really nothing to praise and is lacking in every aspect.

Zhao Yi obtained the title of Marquis of Chunping through his literary and military achievements.

There was only one prince in Zhao State who was granted the title of marquis, Zhao Yi.

Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng was also very satisfied with Zhao Yi during his lifetime, and once said that Prince Yi could be the prime minister.

Prince Yan's face changed.

He was very clear about Brother Yi's ability, which was far beyond his own!

If his brother Yi returned to Zhao, he would lose his position as crown prince.

Prince Yan stammered, wanting to stop it, but he couldn't think of any reason for a moment.

He instinctively looked towards the position where his grandfather Zhao Bao originally was.

Sitting there was Zhou Yu, the chief judge of the State of Zhao.

Since his grandfather passed away, no one can help him...

"I won't bother you with this matter, Prime Minister Lian." Zhao Wang Dan said with a smile, "Send someone to deliver a letter to the border counties, asking Li Mu to go as an envoy to Qin."

There is a sense of concentration between Lian Po's eyebrows.

He knew Li Mu, a young man with a lot of ideas.

Although his arm is disabled, he is definitely a brave general.

His judgment of the war situation and use of tactics are not inferior to his own.

He was far superior to Le Cheng, who was given the title of Wuxiang and was the second-in-command of the Zhao State's generals.

When others were on guard against the Huns, they had to seek supplies from the country, resulting in casualties, loss of troops, land and people.

Since Li Mu left, the border has been peaceful and developed very well in the past two years.

Not only does it not need to be supplied by the state, it can even send cattle and sheep to replenish the state. Without Li Mu, Zhao would not recover so quickly, and Lian Po was determined not to ask for people from Qin.

Li Mu has made great contributions to the development of Zhao State in the past two years.

Such a young man who was guarding the border was called back just to go to Qin State to ask for someone?

The old general didn't understand and bowed his head:
"Your Majesty, Li Mu has an important mission to guard the border, so I should go."

Zhao Wangdan shook his head and said with a smile:
"Li Mu went to Qin two years ago to persuade the Qin to control water and build canals. He is more familiar with Qin than Xiang Lian.

"Li Mu has the responsibility to guard the border, so does Lian Xiang have no responsibility to govern the country? Lian Xiang is the prime minister of our country."

King Zhao Dan glanced at his ministers and raised his voice:

"Li Mu once said that he would not return to Zhao unless the country's survival was at stake.

"The succession to the throne is a matter of life and death for the country.

“There’s no need to discuss this matter any further!
"Tell Li Mu to return quickly! Send him to Qin! Go pick up my Yi'er!
Three days later.

The letter reached Li Mu in Yanmen County.

Li Mu sneered and threw it on the table:
"You want Naigong to go back?

"Unless the sky collapses and the earth sinks!"

He didn't want to go back to Handan and suffer again.

In Handan, he was Zhao general Li Mu, with a head full of people.

In Yanmen, he is Li Mu, the great general of Zhao! He is in charge of both military and political affairs!

Two days later.

Li Mu set out on his journey back to Handan.

Three days later.

Li Mu arrived at his home in Handan.

As soon as he entered the house, he found his father rocking in a rocking chair without even having time to wash off his weather-beaten clothes:

"Why do you want me to come back? Can I leave now? Won't I become the same person I was two years ago? I can wipe out this shame right away and kill all the Xiongnu and Linhu, do you know that..."

Li Mu kept nagging and complaining, with a look of dissatisfaction and complaints on his face, and sometimes there was even a flash of hatred in his eyes.

His father Li Ji was rocking in a rocking chair, feeling contented with the creaking sound.

Occasionally look at my son.

His mouth was turned down, his eyes looked disdainful, and his face was extremely speechless.

It took Li Mu a while to finish what he said, and his mouth seemed to be borrowed.

Li Ji, who had completely given up on his son's political thinking, no longer wanted to enlighten his son's political mind.

Straightforward:

"If the king wanted to remove your military power, he would not use such a lame excuse to transfer you back to Handan.

"Who can't go as an envoy to Qin? It has to be you, Li Mu?

“The king is testing your loyalty.

"The more lame this excuse is, the more loyal you will be if you return to Handan, and the more it proves that your statement that you would not return unless it was a matter of national survival was just a rant.

"This time the king will believe that you are a foolish man who only knows how to fight, and he will have complete confidence in you.

"Only when you come back will your status as the general of Bian County be confirmed."

"If you don't come back, just wait for the king's army to arrive at Yanmen with the corpses of all our clan members."

Li Mu was unhappy and sat down. After a long while, he said unhappily:
"Your Majesty, why are you testing me?

"Those guys in Bian County were so angry that they were about to fly off the roof, but I had to suppress them.

“The longer this fire is suppressed, the more violent it will become when it breaks out.

“Now that I’m back, there’s no one to suppress them, and if they can’t hold back, they’ll fight the Huns.

"My hard work over the past two years will be halved! I..."

"That's enough!" Li Ji couldn't help but stood up and interrupted: "How many times have I told you that the military is the continuation of politics! The military serves politics! Fighting wars, all you think about is fighting wars! Use your dog brain and think about it carefully! Can the king casually test the loyalty of a border general? Huh?!"

"Father, what could be more important than military affairs? If we allow the Xiongnu to enter the pass, other countries will take advantage of the situation and invade, and Zhao will be in danger of extinction." Li Mu sneered: "The king is in trouble, what can he be in trouble? Is he going to die?"

(End of this chapter)