Chapter 688: Why Are We so Anxious to Fight Each Other? (10)

Zhao Qi sat alone in the big tent. Within a few days, countless hair turned gray. The tent was deserted and deserted. There was no fire. It seemed that there was a dark wind wandering in it. The food for the army would start from tomorrow. , will be cut off. Even today, some troops have begun to slaughter livestock, and the atmosphere of uneasiness in the camp is spreading little by little. The main generals above are basically replaced by Zhao Qi's confidants, but the grassroots officers below are The atmosphere of dissatisfaction that cannot be washed away comes from these lowest level officers. , with you all the way!

I was too impatient, or, according to Zhao Mu's original idea, he would proceed slowly and slowly. Although it would be slower, he would definitely not end up like today. In order to prove that Zhao Mu was incorrect with his own correctness, in the end, it was indeed true. Let yourself fall into the bottomless abyss.

The curtain was lifted, and the biting cold wind came in. Zhao Qi shivered involuntarily. He raised his head and was about to get angry, but saw his son Zhao Xilie walking in with a face full of fear.

"Dad!" Zhao Xilie stood with his hands down.

"Look at your panic, how unbecoming you are?" Zhao Qi said coldly: "The general is uneasy and his army is not in his heart. Even if he is in a desperate situation, a general should give his soldiers confidence."

"Dad, this is not what I am doing!" Zhao Xilie raised his head, looked at Zhao Qi, and whispered: "Someone from the Zhengdong Army came to find me, and they brought me a person and a letter."

Zhao Qi's eyes narrowed, "A person? A letter?"

"Yes, the person is Zhao Shang, but the letter is a memorial written by Zhao Mu to the king!" Zhao Xilie's voice was trembling.

"Zhao Shang is not dead yet?" Zhao Qi took a deep breath: "Where is the person, where is Xin?"

Zhao Xilie took a step forward, took out the letter from his arms, and placed it in front of Zhao Qi, "Although Zhao Shang was assigned to the Dead Soldiers Camp, he was a general after all. Tan Chunhua did not let him charge forward with strength and armor, so he still alive."

Zhao Qi's eyebrows jumped, he unfolded the letter, and after reading it roughly, he started to tremble all over, "Zhao Mu, old man, is too much of a bully. I'll be with you all the way! He's going to kill me, no, he's killing me." I'm going to kill someone's family!"

"What should we do now? Dad? This person, this letter can be intercepted once or twice, but how can it be intercepted again and again? You don't know the king's temper. At this point, I'm afraid the king will definitely treat dad Throw them out as abandoned sons to quell the anger in the country, in exchange for the lives of these tens of thousands of soldiers."

Zhao Qi let out a heavy breath, "Where is the man from the Eastern Army? Bring him in. Also, go back immediately and deal with Zhao Shang. Be careful, do it yourself and don't let anyone know about it. Also, those who know that this man who conquered the Eastern Army has entered the camp,

Dispose of them all too. "

"I understand, Dad!"

Cao Tianci took off his mask and stood in front of Zhao Qi. His young face made Zhao Qi jealous. It was hard for him to believe that such a young person had intercepted Zhao Shanghe's fatal letter.

But when Cao Tianci casually handed over his hand and announced his name, Zhao Qi stood up involuntarily. As the man who controlled the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, he was naturally no stranger to a name like Cao Tianci, but this He is extremely mysterious and rarely appears in public. People outside the Zhengdong Army are not familiar with his appearance.

Cao Tianci, the director of the Overwatch Council of the Eastern Conquest Army, is only twenty years old this year.

Although he is extremely young, he is definitely a very important figure in the Eastern Expedition Army.

Why are the Zhengdong Army helping themselves? Zhao Qi turned this thought over and over in his mind.

"You and I are enemies. It's hard for me to understand why you want to help me?" Zhao Qi raised the letter in his hand, sat down again, looked at Cao Tianci, and asked.

"It's very simple!" Cao Tianci smiled and said: "Because the civil strife in Zhao State has ended, of course we didn't help Zilan defend Daijun in vain. We want to get rewarded, but obviously, Zilan gave us The remuneration is far from what we asked for, and I have been with you all the way!”

"You are allies. It's hard for me to believe what you said." Zhao Qi swallowed. He had roughly guessed the other party's intention.

"Our commander-in-chief once said a wise saying, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. At this moment, our interests are consistent with Zilan's. We can send troops for him and send him a large number of war horses and weapons, but when our interests Even if they are inconsistent, it is not impossible to turn against each other. "

"Gao Yuan wants Daijun, right?" Zhao Qi went straight to the point.

"Master Zhao is wrong. Our appetite is not that big. If we swallow Dai Jun in one mouthful, we will be exhausted." Cao Tianci said with a smile.

"Then what do you want?"

Cao Tianci spread his hands, "What we want is not the present, but the future."

"It's still Daijun. There's no way I can agree to your conditions. Daijun is Zhao's territory and it's absolutely impossible to carve out even a single bit of it." Zhao Qi flatly denied it.

Cao Tianci laughed and said, "If you promise to give Daijun to us, Zhao will give it to us. Mr. Zhao, you should know that Zilan is the one who decides Daijun now. Even King Zhao, I'm afraid You can’t say anything, what we want is Zilan’s life. I think you are in agreement with us on this point.”

Zhao Qi took a deep breath, "Why should I take Zilan's life? Now I'm afraid Zilan can't wait to take my life. You must have read this letter. Zhao Mu has decided to sacrifice me. , and the king will definitely agree. If you can intercept it once, can you intercept it a second time?"

"We intercepted the first time and gave you extremely precious time. Now, your life is in your own hands. Of course, if you don't care about your life, just pretend that I haven't been here. You can also kill me with a knife. Leave me, this is your camp, I am not a god, and I will definitely not be able to escape. But you also understand that if it is true as stated in this letter, you will not be the only one who will die, but your entire family, as well. Not only will you die, but your reputation will be ruined and you will be infamy for thousands of years." Cao Tianci said calmly.

Zhao Qi was silent for a while, "I want Zilan to die, because as long as he dies, the king will be satisfied, and this great defeat can be covered up. But you want Zilan to die because you are plotting to defeat the county. After Zilan's death, there was no successor. Zilan's successor Zhao Zhuo died in Handan. The only remaining son was weak and sickly. He was not popular in Daijun. You will contact the civil and military officials of Daijun to appoint him as the princess. , and then manipulated him behind the scenes, and finally brought Dai Jun into his pocket. If I guessed correctly, you already have a lot of spokesmen among Dai Jun, right? "

"Master Zhao is a wise man." Cao Tianci smiled and said, "This is a matter of boiling a frog in warm water and taking your time."

"But why should I agree to this deal with you?"

"Without Daijun, the State of Zhao will still be the State of Zhao, and Master Zhao will also be Master Zhao who dominates the State of Zhao. But if Zi Lan survives and Zhao Mu'an is here, Master Zhao will become a ghost of injustice, and he will not know what will happen after his death." ?" Cao Tianci sarcastically said, "I believe Mr. Zhao will make a wise choice."

"Why do you firmly believe that I have the ability to kill Zilan?" Zhao Qi's tone finally softened. He knew very well that the only way for him to survive was to kill Zilan.

"Of course you don't have this opportunity now, but we will create this opportunity for you!" Cao Tianci said with a smile: "If Mr. Zhao agrees to us, we will help you leave here secretly and arrive at Mazhao Ridge. Whether it is Tan Chunhua, Regardless of Hu Liang, they are all your confidants. As long as you arrive at Mazhao Ridge, there is no problem in regaining control of this army. And once you leave here, you can regain control of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and completely sideline Zhao Mu."

"This is the first step of the plan. In the second step, Zhao Mu has sent Tan Chunhua to Xiling City with his handwritten letter, requesting to meet with Zilan to discuss how to end this dispute decently. Of course, this matter The victim is undoubtedly you, my lord. Only by throwing you away will King Zhao become the deceived king and the people of Daijun will forgive Handan. However, my lord, you will be blamed by thousands of people. Therefore, their meeting will be a disaster. This is your chance."

"Even if Zilan agrees to meet with Zhao Mu, he will bring enough troops. Even if I regain control of Tan Chunhua and Hu Liang's troops, I will not have a chance to make a move."

"The meeting place between Zhao Mu and Zilan was set at Ma'an Mountain not far from Hefeng. There is a Taoist temple on the mountain. The two agreed to meet there with a hundred guards each. Since you can escape, sir, I believe that in It shouldn't be a problem to ambush people here in advance, and currently stationed outside Hefeng to assist in the defense are a thousand cavalry led by the infantry general of our Eastern Conquest Army. As for the two hundred guards, we will help you deal with them. Your people only need to kill Zi Lan, and our people will help you leave smoothly afterwards."

Listening to the other party methodically planning this shocking event for him, Zhao Qi couldn't help but gasped, "How long have you been planning for this matter, and you have thought so thoroughly about all aspects?"

"Lord Zhao, you don't need to care about us. You just need to know that this time, we are indeed doing our best to help you keep your power and position. Fame is enough."

"That's because of your ambition." Zhao Qi said angrily.

"Everyone gets what they need." Cao Tianci laughed, "Everyone gets something, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Zhao Xilie and Hou Xiyi were secretly recruited to Zhao Qi's tent an hour later. When they heard that Zhao Qi was about to leave the camp secretly, during the period of departure, the two of them had to firmly control the situation. When they took control of the camp, both of them opened their mouths wide enough to stuff several eggs into them.

"Remember, this matter is not only related to the lives of all of us, but also related to the lives of our entire family. If there is a slight mistake, we will not have to live!" Zhao Qi took a photo of Zhao Mu's secret letter. in front of the two of them. P