Lu Fusheng had been their contact all these years, so Lu Li's sudden arrival in Qin surprised Chu Liu.

"Didn't you send a message by carrier pigeon saying that Zhao has sent an envoy to Qi? Qi has also received the news, so I'm planning to go to Qi and stop by Zhao to inquire about things."

Chu Liu nodded, but he did not expect that Lu Li would personally go to Qi.

"How did you manage to obtain such top-secret information about the State of Zhao?"

Logically speaking, such a top-secret matter should only be known to the high-ranking officials of the Zhao state. Could it be that Chu Liu has already made contact with the high-ranking officials of the Zhao state?

"Replying to my master, the Prime Minister of Zhao is named Guo Kai, and he is a regular customer of mine."

Good heavens! Guo Kai, the "God of War" of Zhao? This person is quite famous in history, but his talent does not match his strength. Moreover, he is greedy for money and lustful to an extreme.

Lu Li frowned. How could Guo Kai have told Chu Liu such top-secret information? Could it be that she and Guo Kai...?

Seeing Lu Li's expression change, Chu Liu immediately knew that Lu Li was overthinking things, and quickly explained, "Master, Guo Kai has always admired me, so in order to please me, he tells me almost everything."

Hearing Chu Liu's explanation, Lu Li nodded in relief, even though he had sent Chu Liu to Zhao as a spy to gather information.

But he didn't want Chu Liu to sacrifice his virtue; if he did, he would be a failure as the master of the Black Ice Platform.

"What kind of person is Guo Kai?" Lu Li continued to ask.

He wanted to know if Guo Kai was as recorded in the historical books.

“Master, Guo Kai is greedy, lustful, jealous of talent, and ostracizes his colleagues.”

"He once framed Lian Po, which led to Lian Po no longer being given important positions."

After King Daoxiang of Zhao ascended the throne, he appointed Yue Cheng to replace Lian Po as the commander-in-chief, which aroused Lian Po's dissatisfaction.

Lian Po then led his private troops to attack Le Cheng, who was forced to flee. Lian Po also fled to Daliang, the capital of Wei, out of fear of punishment.

Lian Po had lived in the State of Wei for a long time but had not been given important positions, so he wanted to return to the State of Zhao to be reinstated.

Because the State of Zhao had been repeatedly attacked by the State of Qin, it lacked outstanding generals. King Daoxiang of Zhao also wanted to recall Lian Po. So King Daoxiang sent an envoy to meet with Lian Po to see if he could be of use to the State of Zhao.

Guo Kai had a personal grudge against Lian Po, so he bribed the envoy to slander Lian Po before the King of Zhao. When the envoy met Lian Po, Lian Po ate a peck of rice and ten catties of meat in one meal, then donned his armor and mounted his horse to show that he was in good health and could be used by the King of Zhao.

The envoy accepted Guo Kai's bribe and reported back to King Daoxiang of Zhao: "Although Lian Po is old, his appetite has not diminished. However, when he met with me, he went to the toilet three times in a short period of time." King Daoxiang of Zhao thought that Lian Po was too old and useless, and did not recall Lian Po to the country.

After hearing what Chu Liu said, Lu Li couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"With such a ruler and prime minister, how could anyone not be pleased?"

Lian Po was the most famous general of the Zhao state, a figure who even Bai Qi found quite troublesome.

The Qin state dispatched a large army to attack the Zhao state. Zhao general Lian Po led hundreds of thousands of troops to block the Qin army at Changping.

Lian Po knew that the Qin army had a large force and that transporting supplies would be difficult, which would be detrimental to a prolonged war. Therefore, he ordered the Zhao army to hold their ground in the terrain so that the Qin army would retreat without a fight.

The armies of Qin and Zhao were locked in a stalemate at Changping for a long time. Seeing that their supplies were running out, the Qin army came up with a crooked idea: they spread rumors that the Qin army was not afraid of Lian Po at all, but only of Zhao Kuo.

King Zhao, unaware of the scheme, believed the rumors and immediately appointed Zhao Kuo as general, replacing Lian Po.

This shows that the person Bai Qi really had a headache was Lian Po, who was good at defending cities.

Moreover, the saying "Lian Po was still vigorous at sixty" has been passed down through the ages. Yet the King of Zhao now refuses to use it and instead listens to the words of the villain Guo Kai. He truly lacks the ability to judge character.

"Does Master have any plans?" Chu Liu asked.

Lu Li asked, "When did Guo Kai come to your tavern?"

“He would come here to drink every day at noon.”

Noon? Lu Li pondered for a moment, then immediately had an idea.

"You're doing this..."

Lu Li revealed a sinister smile and whispered in Chu Liu's ear.

Little Deer couldn't help but feel a chill, because every time Lu Li showed such a smile, it meant that someone was about to be in trouble.

I wonder who's going to be unlucky this time!

The next day, Guo Kai indeed arrived and sat in a private room on the second floor, accompanied by Chu Liu himself.

"Prime Minister Guo, please have another drink!"

Today, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, was unusually enthusiastic, leaving Guo Kai somewhat bewildered.

"Okay, okay."

After downing glass after glass of wine, Guo Kai became quite drunk.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out downstairs, and the waiter immediately ran up and shouted, "Manager, someone's causing trouble!"

On the sixth day, he put down the wine pot in his hand and said to Guo Kai, "Prime Minister Guo, I'm going down to take a look."

Unexpectedly, Guo Kai grabbed Chu Liu's hand and said, "How dare you! Someone dares to cause trouble here? I'll go and see!"

Having said that, Guo Kai staggered to his feet, pushed open the door, and asked the waiter, "Who's causing trouble? And why?"

The waiter quickly explained, "Sir, a few young men have come into the shop. They've had some drinks and want to pay on credit, but as you know, we don't offer credit at our tavern."

"Outrageous! I've never even run a bill, who dares to be so bold as to eat here for free? Take me away!"

After saying that, Guo Kai was about to walk downstairs when Chu Liu hurriedly said, "Prime Minister Guo, you've had too much to drink. Leave this small matter to me."

Who knew that Guo Kai was a little tipsy at this time, and how could he miss such an opportunity to show off?

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