In this era of information blockade, the collapse of a country can only cause a small splash.
If the entire Zhao State had not been concentrating on the Qin State's border, they probably would not have known so early that Qin had destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and did not invade Zhao's territory.
However, this might be good news for the State of Zhao. At least it would not have to face the powerful Qin directly, and it would have more time to ease the situation and develop. After all, no one wanted to fight a strong enemy during the spring planting season.
When some people let go of their worries, naturally others will bring them up again.
Xinling Jun still looked at the messenger in disbelief and asked tremblingly:
"Can you find out for sure? Is the letter real?!"
How could the messenger not hear the tone in Xinling Jun's words? He also replied tremblingly:
"Your Majesty, it is true. And the king asked you to return to defend the Wei Kingdom. After all, it is too close."
How could the two be trembling in the same way? One spoke out of extreme anger, the other out of fear.
There was another silence, and the only sound in the entire tent seemed to be the sound of burning lights.
"Ru, have you heard what your grandson said?"
The messenger was so frightened that he dared not look up. He seemed to feel an extremely deep gaze falling on him, which forced him to kneel down unconsciously.
"I don't know."
The herald didn't know how long it took him to squeeze out these three words. He felt all his strength disappear.
"A general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home. Do you understand?"
Cold sweat covered the messenger's entire body. This sentence could have countless meanings. However, the most appropriate one at this moment was probably that one.
He is just an ant-like person, what can he say more about such things?
You know, Xinling Jun is the younger brother of King Anli of Wei and has the right to inherit the throne!
"I understand."
Xinling Jun looked at him, his eyelids drooping, as if he was a little old: "Please leave."
"promise!"
Although the messenger was weak all over, he felt like a life-saving straw when he heard these words. He grabbed them and rolled out.
The tent seemed to get a little darker, and the wind that had just come out made the lights sway a little.
"Learn the method of the orphan to control the orphan?"
Xinling Jun seemed to be talking to himself again.
"So what? Do you think I will definitely return to defend Wei? Ridiculous! I don't want Wei anymore! I will fight with Ruqin for the fate of our nation. If I succeed, I will live forever. If I fail, I will also live forever!"
"General Le Cheng, please come to the tent for a chat!"
Le Chengben was still hiding there, and the letter was intercepted before it could be delivered, so he had no idea about the fall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Now that Lord Xinling has sent people to look for him, we should at least give him some face.
The candlelight in the tent dimmed a little because of Le Cheng's arrival, and Xinling Jun was facing away from the light, which made him look particularly creepy.
Le Cheng had caught a cold when he arrived, and after entering the tent, not only did he not warm up, he even shivered.
"Lord Wuxiang is here?"
Le Cheng recognized the voice as that of Xinling Jun, but because the lights in the tent were dim, he could not see Xinling Jun's face clearly, which made him a little confused.
"But what happened? I noticed that Your Majesty was a little anxious."
Le Cheng could only say clichés. After looking for a long time but not being able to see clearly, he could only say clichés.
"Nothing much. I just wanted to ask Lord Wuxiang if the 100,000 elite troops of Wei could capture Handan, the capital of Zhao."
Le Cheng's face froze, and he wondered if he had just heard something wrong.
"Your Majesty, what did you just say? I just came back from the mountains, and the wind froze my ears on the way, so I didn't hear clearly."
"Why must Lord Wuxiang be so? I'm not joking."
Xinling Jun moved slightly, and his originally kind face was filled with ferocity.
Le Cheng was startled and recalled what he had just said. His right hand subconsciously reached for the sword at his waist.
"Do you want to kill me?" Xinling Jun didn't move at all, nor did he throw the cup or call for help. He just looked at Le Cheng calmly, which made him a little nervous.
Le Cheng swore that he was not so nervous when he was conquering all directions, and he was not so nervous even when he met Wang He.
"How dare I disrespect Your Majesty? It's just that Your Majesty's words were shocking and made me think."
Although Le Cheng had the idea of killing Xinling Jun here, he was afraid that this man had other tricks up his sleeve, so he didn't dare to do it in the end, and his hand on his waist fell down.
silence.
Silence seemed to reign supreme in the tent. Without Xinling Jun's orders, Le Cheng dared not move, ultimately remaining in his grasp.
“Click.”
The sound of a bronze cup falling finally broke the silence in the tent and shattered Le Cheng's tense nerves.
“Clang—”
This was the sound of a sword being drawn from its sheath. Le Cheng remained calm and placed the sword on Xinling Jun's neck, but did not dare to stab him.
"Have you thought it through, Your Majesty? I just drank some wine and my mind is a little unclear now. What if I heard it wrongly and hurt Your Majesty?"
Le Cheng still had a look of alert on his face, and was about to move the sword in his hand forward a few inches.
Not only was Xinling Jun not afraid, he even stretched his neck forward, and a stream of bright red blood fell down.
"If I die, not only will Wuxiang Jun be gone, but I will also have to pay the entire territory of Zhao. If you don't mind, then go ahead and stab me."
Le Cheng just stared at Xinling Jun. Seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, he believed in his backup plan and did not dare to use the sword to hit him anymore. He slowly retreated.
"Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, please speak directly. There is no need to scare me like this. It is meaningless."
"I don't mean anything. I just received a letter today saying that the Qin army had defeated the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and that the emperor and a large number of royal family members had been taken captive to the Qin capital, Xianyang. I just wanted to discuss with Wu Xiangjun when to go to the Qin capital to welcome the emperor."
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