Chapter 26 Who Can't Die
Zhao Kuo didn't know why Ying Yiren said these words to him. Did he be drunk and couldn't help but brag about it? Or did he deliberately humiliate himself and do something ridiculous? However, Zhao Kuo was not angry, as if he didn't understand Ying Yiren's words. He chuckled gently, nodded and said, "Young Master, you are right, this is indeed the case."
Ying Yiren waved to the distance, with a little drunkenness, and said, "I regard Ma Fuzi as a relative, you can come to see him!" Zhao Kuo turned his head and saw a woman who said she was a woman. In fact, she was very young and should not be over twenty years old. She was wearing a white dress and a light yellow embroidered dress with patterns. She lowered her head, looked pretty, without makeup, and her crystal clear face made people unable to take their eyes off.
She raised her head and smiled slightly at Zhao Kuo. Suddenly, Zhao Kuo's disciples were all out of sight, with a dazed look and could not speak.
Fortunately, Zhao Kuo was not paying attention to the beauty of this woman, but her identity, the birth mother of the First Emperor, and confusing rumors. Zhao Ji paid homage to Zhao Kuo, so Zhao Kuo naturally wanted to return the gift. In this era, there was no strict etiquette to restrict women, and women could also show up in public, and even often refused the marriage arranged by their parents and got married to their lovers.
In this era, women even have the power to divorce. Oh, by the way, only in Qin State can women have the power to divorce. If the husband beats and scolds his wife, or the two sides quarrel and the family is in a row, women can appeal and demand divorce. Zhao State still cannot do it, beat you? Then you will bear it. Who told you to marry him? In Zhao State and Yan State, women are more like private property.
Especially in Yan State, men give their wives to others. When guests come, they will also let their wives and concubines sleep. Zhao State is better than Yan State, but it is not much better. If a husband kills his wife without asking for punishment, in Qin State, even parents cannot kill their children without telling the situation. If the child is unfilial, you can report it to the government and the government will help you clean up, but you cannot do it privately. This is the Qin State that has been denounced as a barbaric Qin State by the countries.
Ying Yiren happily asked Zhao Ji to sit beside him, and said with a smile: "This is my wife, Zhao Ji."
Meeting a person's parents and family is the greatest respect of this era. Letting the other party pay homage to his parents and his wife and children pay homage to him is the greatest courtesy to him in this era. Only by treating his confidants and friends can he do this.
Ying Yiren said again: "She is pregnant, and I don't know whether she is a man or a woman."
"It must be a man."
"Hahaha, I'll lend you a good word. If you're a man, then I have to think of a better name."
"It's better to call it Zheng."
"Um?"
"Politics are righteous, the first one."
"Wu...zheng..." Ying Yiren frowned and thought for a moment, then said with a smile: "Okay, if you are really a male, then it is Zhao Zheng!" Perhaps because Zhao Ji was still pregnant, Ying Yiren quickly asked Zhao Ji to leave for rest. Before leaving, Zhao Ji looked at Zhao Kuo with some confusion. Since he grew up, men always stared at her face when they saw her, and stared at her abdomen. She had never met Zhao Kuo before.
The two chatted enthusiastically for a long time, and Ying Yiren suddenly put down the wine cup in his hand and said with a smile: "I want to tell you three things."
"Please tell me."
Ying Yiren lowered his voice, stared at Zhao Kuo's eyes, and said, "The first thing is that the Qin people and the Zhao people were fighting in Shangdang. General Zhao Lian Po knew that they were good at fighting. Without enough food and the army had no fighting spirit, they did not let the Qin people attack the land of Zhao. Qin regarded him as the biggest disaster. I followed Lu Buwei's plan and promoted your reputation for you, so that you could replace Lian Po, just to let the Qin people change to an incompetent opponent."
Zhao Kuo was surprised. He didn't know why Ying Yiren said this to him. He nodded and said, "I have become famous in Zhao State over the past few days, and it seems that I have to thank you so much."
"You don't have to be polite, this is what you should do." Ying Yiren shook his head and said, "The second thing is that you saw through Lu Buwei's plan, and then told Xu Li, let Xu Li talk to General Lian Po, and then visited Tian Dan, Le Yi and others, just to get the plan to defeat the Qin people. You sent two people to Shangdang County this morning, probably to inform General Lian Po of the strategies you got from them."
"You!!" Zhao Kuo could no longer remain calm. He suddenly stood up and stared at Ying Yiren in front of him. How did he know? Discovering the abnormality here, Li Yu and Xun in the distance stood up. Zhao Kuo looked at them, shook his head, and then sat down again.
“How did you know?”
"How could Qin State be worse than Zhao State? Qin's laws are strict, and people are not allowed to wander around, otherwise they will be arrested. People who come and go must be able to prove their identity and carry them to pass on them. Otherwise, they will not even be able to walk out half a mile away, and no one dares to go out. Zhao State is different. In Zhao State, anyone can wander around without being punished. Outsiders can settle at will without being questioned. If they are bribed to the prison gate, they can enter and exit anywhere at will."
"Not to mention your actions, the Qin people knew everything about what King Zhao ate today."
Zhao Kuo's face was a little pale. He had the illusion that he had been stripped naked and stood in front of the Qin people. The Qin people could see his every move, but he knew nothing about these things. Zhao Kuo trembled and calmed himself down. He just looked at Ying Yiren, and he didn't understand why Ying Yiren told him this.
"Why did you tell me these things?"
"Please listen with peace of mind. I have a third thing to tell you."
Ying Yiren continued: "The State of Zhao lost on the battlefield, not only the soldiers, but also the people of Zhao also hated this war. They felt that it was not worth the loss to Zhao fight against Qin for the land of South Korea, and the people all resented it. At this time, who should they hate? Who caused all this? There were two people who proposed to accept Shangdang's land at the beginning."
"It's a pity that one of them is King Zhao. Will he allow himself to be the culprit? Of course not, then, it's another person. What's more regretful is that the other person is the King of Pingyuan Zhao Sheng. Pingyuan Jun is very famous in Zhao State and the scholars respect him. Of course, he cannot become the culprit... Therefore, the failure to repel the Qin people, but instead loses the land, causing the generals to be captured and the soldiers are mostly injured and injured, Lian Po must become the culprit."
"If it weren't for his incompetence, how could the current situation be? It's not because of King Zhao, but because of King Pingyuan, but only because of Lian Po. In this situation where there is no way to advance and no way to retreat, Lian Po is destined to be unable to continue to serve as a general. He can only be a victim of King Zhao. In the current Zhao State, Tian Danxin is not in Zhao, and Le Yi is paralyzed. Among Shangdang, most of them are Ma Fujun's former subordinates. In this way, it's only you."
"King of Zhao knows that you are not as good as Lian Po, but what can you do? Among the mediocre people in Zhao State, you are already the best choice."
Ying Yiren grinned and said, "He can only blame Lian Po for the reason for the defeat and use you more seriously. Otherwise, the young and powerful prince who is eyeing him will complain and the soldiers will be angry. He, King Zhao, doesn't want to be trapped in the palace and starve to death. I think you are just another Lian Po for King Zhao, who can die. If you are defeated, you will die, and Lian Po will survive."
"In this way, I can only die?" Zhao Kuo asked.
Ying Yiren shook his head and said, "You don't need to die." He stared at Zhao Kuo's eyes and said seriously, "Lu Buwei wants to plan the throne for me. I want you to follow me and I can take you out of Zhao State. I used to despise you, but I didn't see your talents. You easily saw through Lu Buwei's plan, did not become arrogant because of your reputation, and could persuade Xu Li like that. I don't know if you are a talented person, but you can definitely become a good prime minister."
"I asked my wife to come to see you, treat you as my relative, please help me, and when I become the king of Qin, I can share the land of Qin with you."
"If I don't agree, I will have to die in battle on the battlefield?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Hahaha~~~", Ying Yiren suddenly laughed. At this moment, Zhao Kuo suddenly burst into laughter. His laughter gradually overwhelmed Ying Yiren in front of him. Ying Yiren stopped laughing and looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him in shock and suspicion. Zhao Kuo laughed loudly, and tears of laughter came out. He stood up and looked at Ying Yiren in front of him, saying loudly: "In Mafu Township, there was once a prison gate. I don't like this person's good flattery. This person's younger brother died in Danhe."
"I once had a fellow villager who was a shoemaker and he starved to death at home."
"When I came to Handan, I saw a young city gatekeeper, and he was also dead."
"They can all die!! Why can't I, Zhao Kuo?!!"
Ying Yiren was stunned. Fortunately, Li Yu and others had already stood up, their hands were placed on the hilt of the sword, and the sword was tense. Zhao Kuo shook his head, looked at Ying Yiren again, and said, "Please tell General Bai Qi that killing soldiers is not a good thing for Qin's conquest. If so, I am afraid that no one will dare to surrender to Qin again in the future. People in the world will continue to regard Qin as a barbarian and hate Qin's tyranny."
"If you meet on the battlefield in the future, please let General Bai Qi release the soldiers and kill me, Zhao Kuo."
Chapter completed!