Chapter 154 One Step Away
Gao Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, sneered, and waved his hand, "Take him in the car."
Two big men took Li Mu over, lifted the curtain of the car, and stuffed him back in.
Azhu's limbs kept struggling, his eyes were bloodshot, and he bit the old military doctor's hand. He didn't let go until he saw Qu Ji coming over, and tears kept falling down his face.
Qu Ji looked at him and said, "King Zhao wants to kill General Li. I have to take him away."
The old military doctor slowly let go of Ah Zhu and said in a deep voice, "Are you going to take the general to Qin?"
"yes!"
"You little thief, let the general go! He won't agree to go with you! You're a big liar, a big liar!"
"General Li will die if he stays here." Qu Ji looked at A Zhu and spoke word by word.
Ah Zhu sobbed and finally calmed down, "Can't I ask the king for mercy? The general has been protecting us all the time."
Qu Ji stopped talking.
Ah Zhu hugged his master's thighs and cried, "I don't want to see you again."
Qu Ji bowed to them and turned to leave.
"Brother Quji, please protect the general." The old military doctor couldn't help but speak.
"I will."
Taking advantage of the night, the carriage drove out of the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion and arrived at the city gate. Gao Sheng took out Guo Kai's token and said, "The Prime Minister ordered us to leave the city. Please open the gate quickly."
The guards at the city gate checked the token and let the carriage pass. The carriage drove towards the southwest.
The moment they walked out of Handan City, the steward of Wu'an Marquis's mansion reported the news of Wu'an Marquis' disappearance to the government.
The news that King Zhao intended to kill Li Mu also spread.
Before the King of Zhao had the chance to send people to hunt him down, his purpose was exposed, so that even if he claimed that Li Mu was colluding with the Qin people and intending to rebel, in the eyes of everyone, it only became evidence of his framing Li Mu.
King Zhao was furious.
Some people also said that the person who took General Li Mu away was a close confidant of Prime Minister Guo, and Li Mu was probably assassinated by Guo Kai.
Guo Kai failed to steal the chicken and ended up losing the rice. He did want to harm Li Mu, but he definitely did not intend to dump the dirty water on himself.
Now he not only has to face King Zhao's suspicion of him, but also has to face questioning from the court and the public.
Guo Kai cursed Gao Sheng a thousand times in his heart, but now he had to appease King Zhao, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I think someone leaked the news. Your Majesty can't send pursuers openly now, but you can send assassins. Once Li Mu is dead, even if someone suspects him, it will be useless."
He added, "Even if the killer can't solve it, isn't there still Gao Sheng who can do it?"
There was a flash of suspicion in King Zhao's eyes. If Gao Sheng had not taken Li Mu away in advance, they would not be in such a passive position now. He couldn't help but wonder if Prime Minister Guo had used Gao Sheng to rescue Li Mu.
This thought only flashed through his mind, and he dismissed the guess. Many people in this world wanted Li Mu to live, but this person would definitely not be Guo Kai.
"No matter what you do, I must see Li Mu's body in three days."
"promise!"
Handan City was not far from Shangdang County of Qin State, but in order to avoid the pursuers sent by King Zhao, they still wasted some time.
Li Mu woke up and punched Qu Ji the moment he opened his eyes.
He was hit by a punch unexpectedly. Qu Ji dodged quickly and tied Li Mu up before he fully recovered.
After tying the man up, Quji felt a little guilty, "General Li, calm down."
Li Mu was so angry that he couldn't stop sneering, "What do you want to do?"
He had fought on the battlefield for many years, but he didn't expect to capsize in the ditch today.
"Our king and queen mother want to see you."
Li Mu was stunned and speechless! He had thought of thousands of reasons, but he had never thought that the King of Qin wanted to see him.
He couldn't believe that a general of Zhao State was actually being abducted by the Qin people to be taken to Qin State while he was in Zhao State!
"Do you really think that Zhao will let you come and go as you please?"
"It really works." Qu Ji chuckled.
He didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He didn't know whether to say that money was useful or that Eunuch Gao was powerful.
Qu Ji smiled through the crack in the car window and said, "We have arrived in Yecheng."
There was only the Zhang River between Yecheng and the State of Qin.
After entering the city, before Gao Sheng could take out the token in his arms, their convoy was stopped by the Zhao army.
A dark-faced general stepped out from the crowd, waving his spear and coldly saying, "Hand over General Li."
The group was captured and taken back to the county government office.
Sima Shang untied Li Mu and said in a low voice, "General, the king wants to kill you."
Li Mu paused rubbing his wrist and asked, "Did the King of Zhao order you to kill me?"
Sima Shang was silent. "The king knew I might not attack you, so he sent assassins to Yecheng to surround you. Recently, the Qin army has shown signs of mobilizing troops, so I have been sending people to guard the city strictly. I accidentally captured these assassins."
I thought he was a spy sent by the Qin State, but after interrogation I found out that he was sent by the King of Zhao.
"Did the general really betray Zhao?" Sima Shang asked. "Are the rumors in Handan true?"
"No, I have never betrayed the State of Zhao."
"General, I naturally believe what you say. But do you have any plans? Since the King of Zhao has sent people to hunt you down, you can't return to Handan. Those Qin people are extremely treacherous. They must have bad intentions in taking you to Qin."
The world is so big, but there is no place for him, Li Mu, to stay.
Li Mu thought of the old general Lian Po. He now also understood the helplessness of the old general Lian Po.
"General, if you have nowhere to go, then go back to Yanmen Pass! By then, you may want to go to the Xiongnu to conquer the world, or go to Chu, Wei, or Yan. Anywhere is fine, but don't stay in Zhao." Sima Shang suggested.
"I--"
"Oh no, General! General! The Qin army is besieging the city!" A soldier came hurriedly to report.
Li Mu and Sima Shang climbed up to the city gate. The outside was surrounded by the black flags of Qin State. Dark clouds pressed down on the city, surrounding the small Ye City.
Sima Shang was stunned. "Where did these Qin troops come from?"
The rear of the Qin army.
"Why are you here instead of staying in your Xianyang Palace?" Zhao Yuanxi felt that Ying Zheng had no awe at all as the king of Qin.
In history, emperors who dared to lead the army in person were either very good at fighting or had the talent to lead troops.
Zhao Yuanxi has not yet discovered that Ying Zheng has these two talents. Isn’t coming here just to cause trouble for Meng Tian?
"The Queen Mother can come, but I can't?"
"I'm here to pick someone up!"
"I am here to pick someone up as well."
Zhao Yuanxi felt his hands itchy.
Ying Zheng looked up at the person standing on the distant city wall and smiled, "If I don't come, how can I show my eagerness to recruit talented people?"
The Queen Mother has already set up the stage, it would be a waste if he doesn't come and perform.
When Meng Tian heard the conversation between the Queen Mother and the King, he did not look away, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
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