Chapter 150 Come with Me
Ah Zhu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry! General, I'll go to the door and guard it for you."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay."
He nodded slightly to the old military doctor, who understood and took Azhu away.
Qu Ji propped himself up and sat up, while at the same time looking at the Zhao general in front of him.
He has sharp eyebrows, bright eyes and an upright figure. Just standing there gives people a sense of iron-like fortitude, like a heavy sword hidden in its scabbard, sharp yet calm and restrained.
He is an unfathomable person.
"It seems you're recovering well."
Since he is leaving here, he has to deal with the trouble he brought back personally.
"What do you want to talk to me about? I have told Doctor Liao everything I need to say." Qu Ji looked at him.
Li Mu said, "I know all this. I came here today to ask if you are willing to stay with me."
"I am from Qin."
"I am about to leave this place. After I leave, you Qin prisoners of war will either be executed or used to exchange for supplies with Qin. I can release the others, but not you."
If Qu Ji wants to stay alive, this is the only way. Otherwise, he cannot guarantee that he will not kill him now for the future of Zhao State.
"Why?" Qu Ji was puzzled. He was just a centurion, not even a captain. Why would the general of Zhao spend time dealing with someone like him?
"I never let a tiger go back to the mountain." Li Mu said lightly. Perhaps he didn't know how powerful he was. An eighteen-year-old boy became a centurion after joining the army for half a year. He could fight with him back and forth, and even understood the art of war. In time, he would surely become a powerful general of the Qin State.
Li Mu admired him, but he could not allow him to return to Qin.
"Aren't you afraid that I might run away?"
"You can't get away."
Seeing that he was silent, Li Mu said again, "Follow me back to Handan tomorrow."
Qu Ji was a little angry. Who did he think he was? Did he think that if he threatened him with his life, he would listen to him?
Li Mu ignored the anger in the boy's eyes and asked, "Are you from Yongcheng too?"
also?
Qu Ji raised his eyes, full of confusion. Is there anyone else here from Yongcheng besides him?
"Do you know Gao Sheng?"
A strange look flashed in Quji's eyes. Isn't Gaosheng the Empress Dowager's man?
"It seems that you know him! You were once a guard beside the Queen Mother of Qin, and Gao Sheng also served beside her. It's not surprising that you know him. What kind of person is he?" Li Mu asked.
"I have only met him a few times and we are not familiar with each other." Qu Ji looked calm, but his heart was like a huge wave. The Queen Mother sent people to Zhao State. If he could contact Gao Sheng, could he return to Qin State?
"Tell me what you think promotion is like."
Qu Ji seemed to be lost in memories. His only impression of Eunuch Gao was that he smiled happily beside the Empress Dowager. He did whatever the Empress Dowager asked him to do and was also humble and polite to them, the guards.
Quji pondered and said, "He is very polite and thorough. He is a good man."
“…”
The timing of Gao Sheng's appearance was too delicate, and Li Mu was worried that this person might be another spy who was "clever and flattering, and good at currying favor with superiors."
Li Mu did not expect to get any important clues from Qu Ji, but he could not help but twitch his lips when he heard such an evaluation. Being able to betray his former master in public, being servile to the enemy, and making the king and his ministers smile happily were clearly the actions of a villain. How could he be called a good person?
He was a little disappointed and just said, "Have a good rest tonight and leave tomorrow."
The door was closed. Qu Ji listened to the voices of Li Mu and the old military doctor outside, as well as Ah Zhu's chattering. He raised his hand and pressed his chest, a glimmer of hope in his eyes. As long as he could contact the Empress Dowager, she would definitely send someone to find him.
The next day.
Upon hearing that the general was going back to Handan, many generals were extremely angry.
"What does the king mean by this? He doesn't want the general to lead the troops, but instead goes back to repair the bullshit!"
"Without the general here, who can manage these hundreds of thousands of troops?"
"Old General Lian Po is still able to lead troops in his seventies, but our general is only in his forties, so why is he going back to retire?"
“…”
The group of people were arguing until the general sent by King Zhao to replace Li Mu came over, and then everyone suppressed their anger.
Qu Ji has now become Li Mu's guard. He watched this farce, but did not find it funny. He even felt a little sympathy for Li Mu.
Despite having made great contributions, he was still treated coldly and suspected. Are all the people in power in Zhao State so jealous of talented people?
Not long after Li Mu left the military camp with Qu Ji and a group of guards, Gao Sheng and Guo Kai arrived.
Gao Sheng tentatively spoke, "Lord Prime Minister Guo, I have a younger brother who is just a small soldier in the Qin State. I heard that he was recently captured here. I wonder if you could do me a favor and let me meet him today."
Guo Kai asked, "Could it be that Gao Qing came to me just to save your brother?"
Gao Sheng lowered his head in embarrassment and complained, "My little brother is still young and naive, but he loves to wield swords. Now that he has been captured by the Zhao army, I think he will behave himself from now on."
Guo Kai laughed heartily. "It's normal for young people to be ambitious and want to do something. If you find him, just take him away."
"In that case, thank you, Lord Guo."
Gao Sheng never thought that the person he was looking for left with Li Mu before an incense stick of time had passed.
He arrived at the prisoner camp and asked around, but of course he didn't find anyone.
Ah Zhu came to deliver food to the captives and heard someone talking about Qu Ji. He looked over there curiously and saw a well-dressed, fair-faced young man talking to the guards.
Gao Sheng's face was gloomy. He had clearly received news that Qu Ji was brought into this camp, but why couldn't he be found?
Whether Qu Ji was dead or alive didn’t matter to him, but he had to give an explanation to the Queen Mother.
"Who are you to that big buffalo?"
Big Water Buffalo was the nickname Ah Zhu gave to Quji. As soon as he said that, he realized what was happening and added, "Who are you to Quji?"
Gao Sheng frowned and looked at the skinny child in front of him, "You know him, do you know where he is?"
"Of course I know. If I hadn't taken care of him, he would have died long ago!"
"So where is he now?"
"Let's go!" Azhu looked innocent.
"Gone?"
Ah Zhu nodded, "He left with the general."
Gao Sheng's expression softened slightly, and he coaxed softly, "Kid, can you tell me why he wants to follow your general?"
"That's of course because our general is so mighty that the small Qin people are naturally impressed by him." Azhu said with his hands on his hips.
Gaosheng asked about what happened after Quji came here. Azhu emphasized how they took good care of him and also talked about the general's life-saving grace.
Gao Sheng's face was not very good. There was only one possibility for a Qin person to be treated like this by the Zhao army, that is, Qu Ji had betrayed the Qin State.
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