Chapter 1195: Carrying on the Past and Opening the Future (Eighty-Five) New Year’s Bell (Again)

It wasn't until the Qin army's camp was out of sight that Zhao Qi suddenly stopped his horse and turned to look at his son Zhao Xilie angrily.

"How can you take matters into your own hands?"

Zhao Xilie looked at his father, pretending to be surprised: "Father, what are you talking about?"

"Exercise, exercise!" Seeing his son's attitude, Zhao Qi was furious. "Do you know how much food it takes to organize an exercise involving more than 100,000 people? How much silver reward is needed? This is just a regular expense. If you include other things, you won’t be able to get it without hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?”

"Of course I know." Zhao Xilie said calmly: "But father, you have also seen that Lu Chao believes that the Han Kingdom has no intention of using force against us. He sent 20,000 troops just to demonstrate to the Han people, but we, don't we need to do this? I think it is necessary to show our strength to the Han people and our ability to fight. We are always short of money, but we can still squeeze it out."

"If you're not a householder, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. If you have the skills, come and see." Zhao Qi said angrily.

"Father will provide me with half of what I need, and I will figure out the rest myself." Zhao Xilie said: "Father, in fact, I did this exercise to show it to the Han people, and secondly, I also wanted Lu Chao to have a look. , Now although I, the Great Zhao, have fallen into disgrace, I am not someone he can bully if he wants to. I have made me angry, but I still look good to him. I brought 20,000 people with me and just slapped my nose on my face. I really don’t treat us as human beings. look."

"Don't mess around." Zhao Qi looked at the angry son of his cousin, with a hint of panic in his voice, "The reason why we can still exist now is because Da Qin still needs us. If you mess around and offend Lu Chao, We're done. You should know Lu Chao's background. Not to mention that he is now the general in charge of the Qin State. His master alone is enough to influence the government. What about Fan Sui, the chief minister of the Qin Dynasty? He offended them and was sent to the army. He was the minister appointed by King Qin Wulie before his death!"

Zhao Xilie sighed and nodded wordlessly.

"Be careful. You must not offend the Qin people now. After I return, I will find a way to collect supplies and silver. I hope I can satisfy Lu Chao."

Looking at his father's stooped back as he rode forward slowly, Zhao Xilie felt sad and at the same time a little disappointed. Sure enough, his father was no longer as decisive as before. He is a good man who never frowns when doing things. Li Mingjun is right. What he is doing now cannot be revealed to his father at all, otherwise it will definitely be a tragedy.

His father may still imagine that the Qin people will definitely protect him, but Zhao Xilie has understood from Lu Chao's attitude towards their father and son today that this is just his father's wishful thinking. Once he reveals his plan to his father, there is no guarantee that his father will tell Qin. People reported it, thinking that this would save the Zhao family. But the final outcome will definitely be exactly the opposite.

The Qin people would not hesitate to take down the Zhao family, and then formally annex Western Zhao, or find another puppet. Is this a difficult thing?

Lu Chao had no respect for his father. Maybe in his eyes, his father and son were just dogs in front of him.

I can only blame my father afterwards and finish the matter first. Zhao Xilie finally made the final decision in his heart.

The spurs tapped lightly on the horse's belly. Zhao Xilie caught up with his father and said, "Father, this is an exercise. I want to bring the city guards out to practice. They are the best and most capable in our army." We can fight for a while, but if we don’t practice for a long time, I’m afraid it will be wasted. This is the lifeblood of our father and son.”

Zhao Qi said tiredly: "You make the decision about the exercise. If you want to do it, do it well. If you want to pull out the city guards, pull them out. But what about the city guards? Are they all handed over to the Qin people?"

"Of course it won't work. I'll bring in some more people. There are many people in the left and right armies who can't go to the battlefield at all. They usually eat and wait to die in the army, just to make up the number. Why don't we just bring them in? Anyway, the Qin people, We send the most elite troops and the weakest troops, both are the same in their eyes." Zhao Xilie said self-deprecatingly: "In their eyes, we are all useless."

"You decide for yourself." Zhao Qi waved his hand. At this time, he was almost entirely thinking about where to get that astronomical amount of supplies to satisfy Lu Chao's greed. He was previously in Lu Chao's Chinese army tent. , the threat contained in the other party's words was already very strong.

In Majiadian, Zhao Xilie's camp, more than ten senior generals of Western Zhao were sitting around a fire. There was no smokeless firewood. These good things must be sent to the Qin people. The dignified general, now They could only get some firewood to burn. Even though the soldiers tried their best and got some dry firewood, when they burned it in the camp, the airtight space was still filled with smoke, but At this time, no one in the big tent cared about this. Firstly, they were used to it. Secondly, it was also because of the importance of this meeting. Going left or right would determine their future and lives.

"Brothers, you have been with me for many years. You are the person I trust the most. I have brought you here today. In fact, I have entrusted my life and property to you. I have decided not to do anything with the Qin people. I have to act like a bull and a horse for them and let them drive me. I want to take a chance on our future. If I win, everyone will have a bright future. If I lose, I, Zhao Xilie, will definitely die. , the Zhao family is also a dead word. Of course, if you follow me, you will also be a dead word. Today, I have brought you all here just to ask if you are willing to follow me. I won’t do anything to you if you don’t force me, but I will lock you up until this matter is over. When we win, I will let you go safely. Of course, by then, we will no longer be brothers. "Yes, if we lose, you will become a celebrity in the eyes of the Qin people, and you will naturally break up with us," Zhao Xilie said loudly.

"Do it, of course." A bearded general with a stern face suddenly jumped up, his fists clenching, "Look at what kind of life we ​​are living now. To be honest, just a few days ago God, I went back to Jinyang City and went to a restaurant. I originally wanted to have a good drink. Damn it, I was bullied by a Qin general. I ran back secretly. Naturally, I didn't want others to know, so I booked a private room, but in the end, it was occupied by a Qin army general. Everyone, I am a dignified general, and he also commanded a team of tens of thousands of people. A little tooth general from the Qin people was kicked out. What does it mean to be shameless? Why is he so cruel? If he didn't want to cause trouble to the general, I would have killed him at that time. "

Listening to the bearded general's complaints, Zhao Xilie said with a sullen face: "What are you doing? This time my father and I went to visit Lu Chao, and we even forced my father to perform a tea ceremony for him. At that time, my lungs Almost furious."

"It's done, how can we live like this? We live frugally, and even the generals live on their stomachs. Even a small soldier in the Qin people has a more comfortable life than us. Whenever there is a dispute between the two sides in Jinyang City, we will suffer the damn loss. , this year, twenty-seven brothers of my city guard were executed because of this, and the brothers could no longer bear it." Zhao Che, the commander of the Jinyang City Guard who came here specially, was also full of anger. , "Every time Mr. Zhao asks me to be patient and take the overall situation into consideration, when is this the end? If this continues, the city guards will no longer recognize me as their commander, saying that I am useless and a coward. Don't you know that I am better than They're much more painful."

The resentment in the tent became more and more intense after several people spoke. Zhao Xilie stood up and glanced at everyone, "Everyone, Zhao has spoken at the front. At this time, someone has withdrawn. Although we are no longer brothers, I also I will never take your life, but if anyone betrays you after this time, don’t blame me for being ruthless. "

No one in the tent said anything.

"Okay, then everyone passes." Zhao Xilie waved his arms and said loudly.

"General, I have a few words to say. Is it okay?" A veteran stood up and said.

"General Wang Gui, you are an old man. When I first joined the army, I was an officer under you. If you have anything to do, just tell me." Zhao Xilie said with a smile.

"Rebellion against the Qin people is what we must do, and there is nothing wrong with it. But I want to ask the general, what should we do after we rebel against the Qin people? Now we are enemies of the Han people, and the east has been annexed by the Han people. If we continue If we fight against the Qin people, we will be attacked on both sides. With our strength, we may be defeated in just a few days. Does the general have proper arrangements in this regard? "

"General Wang's question is a good one. Now I want to introduce someone to you. Once you meet him, everyone's worries will naturally be relieved." Zhao Xilie said with a smile.

As Zhao Xilie's words fell, the curtain of the central military tent was opened, and a young figure walked out from the inside. He smiled and clasped his fists, and bowed to everyone, "Generals, this is a courtesy from Cao Tianci."

Cao Tianci! There was a sound of exclamation in the big tent. Cao Tianci, the former director of the Supervisory Council of the Han Dynasty and the current minister of the police department, and Gao Yuan's most loyal confidant, actually appeared here. No wonder General Zhao is so confident. He has long been with the Han people. Got in touch.

"Welcome everyone to join the Han Dynasty. Here, on behalf of the king, I would like to express a statement to you. After joining the Han Dynasty, your positions will not change. Of course, if you do not want to lead the army, you can also choose where to go. In short In a word, if you are willing to stay, you can still bring your troops. If you are not willing to stay, you can go to the scenic spots wherever you want in the vast territory of the Han Dynasty." (To be continued.)