Chapter 157: Capsize in the Ditch
Sima Shang laughed at himself, looked out at Handan in the distance, and murmured, "Can you stop them from shouting and shut up the mouths of the people of the world?"
Everyone will know that it was King Zhao who forced Li Mu away.
The State of Zhao is about to fall into chaos!
Although the King of Zhao was not so angry that he screamed, he was still very angry. Not only did Li Mu not die, but he was taken away by the King of Qin!
What is he? What is he?
Not only Li Mu, but also Gao Sheng and Sima Shang, these people all deserve to die! If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have left them here!
"Where is the Prime Minister? Why hasn't the Prime Minister come yet?" King Qian of Zhao's eyes seemed bloodshot and murderous, and the long sword in his hand was still stained with blood.
The young eunuch who came back to report was trembling and knelt on the ground, "My king, Prime Minister Guo is missing!"
With a "swish", the long sword cut off the little eunuch's neck, and blood splattered all over the ground.
"Guo Kai, Guo Kai! Come, pass the order down and arrest the criminal Guo Kai!" King Zhao was furious!
He could be ruthless, but he would never accept betrayal. Guo Kai fled for fear of punishment, which was obviously a taboo for King Zhao.
When Guo Kai heard that Li Mu was not dead and had gone to Qin, he knew that King Zhao would definitely blame him. Rather than being angered by King Zhao, it would be better for him to leave first. Anyway, the money he had accumulated was enough for him to spend in several lifetimes.
Guo Kai obviously knew that King Zhao would definitely send pursuers, so he took some remote paths and deliberately avoided people.
Seeing that he was about to leave Zhao State and go to the territory of Yan State, Guo Kai laughed heartily. It turned out that God was still kind to him!
No matter how powerful the King of Zhao was, he still managed to escape!
Suddenly, the carriage stopped and Guo Kai almost fell down. Just as he was about to scold the driver, he saw people surrounding him outside.
"Stop! Hand over all the money you have!" A group of masked bandits stopped him.
Guo Kai hugged the treasure tightly in his arms, pointed outside, and shouted to his guards, "Hurry up and get rid of them!"
The guards were there to make a living, and now they were reluctant to become desperate criminals with Guo Kai. When they saw someone threatening them with a sharp weapon, they would never be willing to risk their lives for Guo Kai. They fled in droves, not even giving Guo Kai a chance to stop them.
The bandits were a little timid at first, but when they saw everyone had run away, they became even more arrogant, "Old man, why don't you get out of here!"
Guo Kai was roughly pulled off the carriage, and the bag in his arms fell loose, revealing a large amount of gold, silver and treasures hidden inside.
The bandits' eyes turned green in an instant.
"Brother, we've encountered a fat sheep!"
"Old man, give me the money!" Someone started to snatch it.
Guo Kai was unwilling to let his treasure be taken away like this, so he held the bag tightly with both hands and refused to let go.
The bandit lost his patience and slashed at his back with a knife.
Guo Kaifa let out a scream. The wound on his back was so deep that the bone was visible. The blood instantly dyed the bag in his arms red. His old body twitched, but he still did not let go.
The bandit kicked him hard, snatched the bundle from his arms, and opened it. "Oh my god! How much are these things worth? I'm afraid they could buy an entire city."
A group of bandits scrambled for the treasure and divided it up.
Guo Kai stared with his eyes wide open as he watched his things being taken away. A large amount of blood spurted out of his mouth, and he died with his eyes wide open.
He vaguely heard it before his consciousness faded.
"Brother, why do I feel like this person is the one on the wanted poster?"
"Yeah, yeah! I think so too!"
"What does the wanted poster say? A hundred gold coins for the captured man alive, fifty gold coins for the dead."
"Who did it just now? Fifty gold coins are gone just like that!" someone said angrily with regret.
"Who cares? Cut off his head and claim the reward from the government. It's worth fifty taels of gold, after all!"
Guo Kai died at the hands of a group of bandits, and his head was exchanged for a bounty.
When King Qian of Zhao heard the news, he was so angry that he wanted to chop people with a knife. The palace maids and eunuchs were scared and dodged everywhere.
He was not careful for a moment and fell down the stairs. Although his life was not in danger, he was left disabled and half of his body could not move.
The news of the civil unrest in Zhao spread to the other six kingdoms. Before people had time to sigh that Li Mu was accepted by the King of Qin, they received the news that the King of Zhao had fallen down due to madness and became disabled.
All the countries were ready to make a move, and everyone wanted to take advantage of Zhao's decline to bite off a piece of meat from it.
The same was true for Ying Zheng. The State of Zhao was already in his pocket, and there was no way he would let others snatch it away.
However, the Qin army had just suffered a heavy blow, and it was the autumn harvest season, so Ying Zheng had to slow down and postpone the attack on Zhao for two months.
Although Li Mu entered the Qin State, he was not willing to help the Qin State attack the Zhao State.
Ying Zheng didn't care. After all, his Qin State had no shortage of good generals. As long as Li Mu was not his enemy, that was enough.
What's more, everyone in the world now knows that Li Mu was invited by the King of Qin himself. How he treats Li Mu will be seen by people from other vassal states. The more he values Li Mu, the more people will be willing to join Qin.
Ying Zheng appointed Li Mu as a general and granted him a general's mansion. Although he did not have the power to lead troops for the time being, he was given great freedom.
Qu Ji finally returned to Xianyang. When he finally had some free time, he asked Li Mu for leave and wanted to go home.
Li Mu naturally agreed to his request and even gave him some reward money.
Qu Ji thanked Li Mu and, before leaving, saw the general sitting alone in the courtyard. He couldn't help but suggest, "General, don't you want to go home with me?"
Li Mu was stunned.
Qu Ji hurriedly explained, "My family lives in Yongcheng. My parents admire you very much. When they heard that I was following you now, they were very grateful to you!"
"I have many brothers in Yongcheng, and they all want to see you!"
"But if you don't—"
Li Mu stood up and said calmly, "Let's go!"
Quji finally came to his senses and immediately jumped up and cheered, "I'll go pack your things for you right away."
Li Mu chuckled, and his brows, which had not been relaxed for a long time, finally smoothed out a little.
The two men were riding horses, followed by some Qin soldiers.
"General, when you arrive in Yongcheng, you will definitely like it there!" Qu Ji said with some pride.
Li Mu was not as excited as him, but staying in Xianyang was too depressing, as if reminding himself all the time that he was a surrendered general of Qin State, and now he could only be held in the hands of the King of Qin to show off to the world.
Qu Ji continued, "The Empress Dowager also lives in Yongcheng. Aren't you an old acquaintance of her? You can go and see her when the time comes. She will definitely be happy to see you."
"I'm not familiar with her." He could hardly remember what Qin Wang Zichu looked like, let alone the woman beside Zichu.
Qu Ji was a little surprised. "Is that so? I thought you had a good relationship with the Queen Mother! It was the Queen Mother who begged the King to bring you back!"
Inadvertently, Qu Ji exposed the fact that Zhao Yuanxi had set a trap for Li Mu.
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