Chapter 99 The King of Qin was furious! Zhao Feng’s development!
Amid Meng Jia's screams, he was already covered in bruises and swollen face. The so-called aristocratic attitude of thinking himself superior was now replaced by fear.
He didn't expect that Zhao Feng would dare to order people to beat him.
He didn't care about Fusu's identity at all, let alone the identity of his Meng family.
Seeing that Meng Jia's wailing was almost exhausted, Zhao Feng spoke up, "It's done."
The many guards who had taken action finally stopped.
"If you are really sent by Fusu, then he, the eldest son, is really not qualified. Then you should go back and tell Fusu that if he wants revenge, he can come."
"If you are not sent by Fusu, then tell the person behind you that I am waiting for him."
Zhao Feng said coldly to Meng Jia, then waved his hand and said, "Throw it out."
"promise."
Several bodyguards were not polite and carried the bruised and battered Meng Jia out and threw him outside the military camp.
"Although Fusu in history was a little pedantic, he was a man of great generosity and was benevolent and wise to the outside world. He sent people to coerce and bribe people, but it is unlikely that he sent this idiot."
"Meng."
"The Mengxibai tribe?"
"They used to be the top noble family in Qin State, but they have fallen into decline under the current military merit system."
Looking at Meng Jia being carried away, Zhao Feng was thinking secretly.
Zhao Feng also knew the historical records about Fusu.
You can say he is pedantic, or that he is incompetent.
But you can definitely not say that he is narrow-minded.
So Zhao Feng felt that this idiot was not sent by Fusu, but was one of the stupid people under Fusu.
Outside the military camp.
With a plop.
Meng Jia was thrown directly to the ground.
"Sir."
"Are you okay?"
"How dare you do this to our young master?"
Several of Meng Jia's guards came running over, hurriedly helped Meng Jia up, and looked at the guards in front of them angrily.
But a few guards took a glance, didn't bother to pay attention, and turned around and left.
"Zhao Feng."
"I, Meng Jia, will remember today's vengeance."
"I will never let you have an easy time."
Meng Jia looked at the military camp with an angry face, full of hatred towards Zhao Feng.
But obviously, Zhao Feng didn't care about him at all.
If it is in another country, it is not in Qin.
Perhaps Zhao Feng really had to take the power of the gentry into consideration, but in the Qin State, these gentry had been completely suppressed by the royal power, and Ying Zheng also fostered many new nobles. The emergence of these new nobles meant cutting into the power of the old nobles.
…
Time flies! Zhao State, Handan! "Your Majesty."
"The Qin envoy is already waiting outside the palace for an audience."
Lian Po stood up and said loudly.
"Xuan."
Zhao Yan waved his hand.
"The king has issued an edict to summon the Qin envoy to the throne."
The eunuch serving Zhao Yan said loudly.
Response.
Two men in Qin official uniforms walked slowly into the hall. The former was the chief envoy Mi Qi, and the latter was the deputy envoy Yao Jia.
When the two entered the hall.
He bowed to Zhao Yan and said, "Mi Qi, the envoy of the Great Qin, pays homage to the King of Zhao."
"Yao Jia, the envoy of the Qin Dynasty, pays a visit to the King of Zhao."
The two men bowed and worshiped with a very humble attitude.
"I don't want to waste any more time talking to you Qin State. Just tell me, what did Ying Zheng send you here for?" Zhao Yan said with a cold face.
"Reporting to King Zhao."
"I, the foreign minister, have come here in compliance with the king's imperial decree to sign a non-aggression alliance between the two countries with the Great Zhao." Mi Qi said loudly.
"Ying Zheng wants to sign a non-aggression alliance with me?"
Zhao Yan was stunned, and then he was delighted. But after a moment, he immediately revealed a cold smile: "What is the relationship between your Qin State and my Great Zhao? You don't know, do you?"
"You, Qin, signed an alliance with my Great Zhao for no reason? Why?"
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
Mi Qi immediately replied: "My king is sincere in his heart and will not offend anyone. In the past, Qin and Zhao did have wars, but that is over now."
"I don't think Ying Zheng would be so unreasonable."
"Let's discuss the covenant later."
"You guys go back." Zhao Yan waved his hand without any movement.
See this.
Mi Qi and Yao Jia showed anxious expressions and immediately bowed to Zhao Yan. Mi Qi gritted his teeth and said loudly: "King Zhao, as long as Zhao is willing to sign a non-aggression treaty with Qin, Qin is willing to exempt 10% of the commercial tax on trade with Zhao."
Hearing this.
A look of surprise flashed across Zhao Yan's eyes again.
The ministers in the Zhao court also showed strange expressions.
"Did something happen in the State of Qin? Otherwise why are they so eager to sign an alliance with me?" Zhao Yan thought to himself.
but.
Zhao Yan didn't dare to make a decision until he had found out the truth.
Although he was not a wise ruler, he was not stupid either.
"Arrange the Qin envoy to rest in the inn." Zhao Yan said loudly.
I saw several Zhao Wang Palace guards walked into the hall and pointed outside the hall: "Two Qin envoys, please come in."
See this scene.
Mi Qi and Yao Jia both seemed extremely helpless.
But he seemed helpless in the face of the guards.
"The minister shall take his leave."
The two of them bowed and could only retreat with helpless expressions.
After they leave.
"My dear friends."
"Did something happen in Qin?"
"Otherwise, Ying Zheng would not be in a hurry to sign an alliance with our Great Zhao."
Zhao Yan looked at the ministers in the court and said.
"Your Majesty."
"In my opinion, perhaps something went wrong within the Qin State."
An old veteran stood up, it was General Zhao Pang Nuan.
Among the three generals of Zhao State, Pang Nuan was the only one who supported Zhao Yan from beginning to end. Lian Po and Li Mu originally supported Zhao Yi, but in the end they had to acknowledge that Zhao Yan was the king.
"Something happened inside Qin?" Zhao Yan frowned.
Then he thought to himself, "Could it be that the Prime Minister has succeeded? No, that's not right. If the Prime Minister had succeeded, the Qin envoy would definitely not have failed to mention it."
"In my opinion, something must have happened in Han after Qin annexed Han," Pang Nuan added.
Hearing this.
Zhao Yan nodded slowly.
It was at this time.
"Report."
"Secret report from Handi."
A Zhao soldier rushed into the hall, holding an unopened secret report in his hand.
"Present it quickly." Zhao Yan shouted immediately.
The eunuch nearby immediately went to report the secret.
When Zhao Yan opened it, he was originally puzzled as to why Qin wanted an alliance, but now he understood it instantly.
"Hahaha."
"I was wondering why Ying Zheng suddenly asked for an alliance with Zhao. It turns out it was because of unrest in Han."
"Unrest broke out in various parts of Han, causing heavy losses to Qin."
"Even several granaries were burned down." Zhao Yan laughed excitedly.
"So that's it."
"The Qin State asked for an alliance with the Zhao State because it was worried that the Zhao State would take the opportunity to attack it." Pang Nuan understood it instantly.
"That's right."
"Although our Great Zhao does not border Han, the State of Wei is adjacent to it. As long as I issue an imperial edict, our Great Zhao can send troops from the State of Wei to attack Qin at any time."
"Now that the Han land is in chaos, Ying Zheng must be extremely worried."
"Ying Zheng, ah Ying Zheng, he is finally afraid of me." Zhao Yan laughed even more triumphantly.
"According to me, we cannot sign this alliance with the State of Qin."
"The chaos in Han may be a trick, and Qin State did it on purpose to deceive our Great Zhao into signing an alliance with it."
At this time.
An old general who stood at the head of the military officials stepped forward.
he.
It was Lian Po, a veteran general who had served in several dynasties of the Zhao State.
He is also called the God of War of Zhao by the people of Zhao State, comparable to the God of War of Qin State, Bai Qi.
once Upon a time.
Battle of Changping.
Lian Po led his troops to fight against Bai Qi without being defeated because Qin State used a strategy of sowing discord to make the King of Zhao change his generals on the battlefield. This allowed Bai Qi to defeat the Zhao army and win a great victory at Changping.
Afterwards, Zhao's national strength declined and it lost the qualifications to unify the world.
The first battle.
Hundreds of thousands of Zhao's young and strong elite soldiers died. This hatred was remembered by Lian Po and countless Zhao people.
Hear what Lian Po said.
Zhao Yan frowned: "According to what the old general said, am I so easily fooled?"
"I dare not."
"The Qin people are cunning, so we should be more cautious." Lian Po replied immediately.
"I will make the final decision on this matter."
"alright."
"If you have nothing else to do, please adjourn this court."
"Pang Qing, please stay for a while." Zhao Yan said loudly.
The court officials dispersed.
Only Pang Nuan was left in the hall.
"Old General."
"Do you know why I left you alone?"
Zhao Yan walked down the stairs slowly and said with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty intends to be a wise ruler who expands the territory." Pang Nuan smiled and said directly.
"Hahaha."
"The old general really knows me well."
Zhao Yan laughed loudly, and then a hint of ambition appeared on his face: "Since I ascended the throne, there has been constant discussion in the court and among the people. The only way to stop this discussion is to expand the territory."
"He, Ying Zheng, destroyed the Kingdom of Han. I can also destroy a country and expand the territory for the Great Zhao."
"I hope the old general can help me."
Speaking of.
Zhao Yan's hand fell on Pang Nuan's hand.
"I, your old subject, am willing to swear allegiance to the king until death." Pang Nuan bowed immediately.
"I will give you an army of 300,000, which will be sent secretly to the border of Yan State. When the opportunity comes, you can immediately attack Yan." A cold look flashed in Zhao Yan's eyes.
"When our great Zhao attacks Yan, what we are most worried about is that Qin will raise an army to attack us."
"This is a secret report, but we also need to consider Lian Po's words, and we must also think carefully about the Qin State. If the Qin State attacks after we mobilize our troops, our great Zhao will be in danger." Pang Nuan said.
"Don't worry, old general."
"I have already made secret plans. As long as it is accomplished, I can guarantee that the old general will have no obstacles along the way to attack Yan, and Qin will never raise an army against our great Zhao."
"Ying Zheng is destined to be trampled under my feet." Zhao Yan sneered, with pride in his brows.
…
Qin State, Yongcheng! It was once the capital of the Qin State.
The city defense of Yongcheng is completely on the scale of a capital city, and its prosperity is second only to Xianyang in the entire Qin Dynasty. In addition, there is also the former Qin Palace in the city.
If the King of Qin went on tour, Yongcheng would also be used as his temporary palace.
And at this moment.
It was under the night.
Yongcheng Palace, back gate.
It was the emptiness of the inspection.
The door suddenly opened sideways.
A man dressed as a eunuch waved towards the outside of the palace gate.
Suddenly.
Dozens of men in black rushed in directly from the side door with a clear purpose, and rushed towards a place in the harem of the palace.
harem.
Dahua Palace is the bedroom of Zhao Ji, the Queen Mother of Qin.
At this moment, the palace was completely dark.
There were several maids serving in the palace, but they were all asleep.
There were six eunuchs standing guard outside the palace.
For the king, the harem is a taboo place. Except for the king, no one with a penis is allowed.
Especially after experiencing the incident of Lao Ai.
The system in the harem was even stricter, and eunuchs had to go through layers of screening before being allowed to enter the palace, thus eliminating the existence of fake eunuchs.
Let’s look at Zhao Ji.
Ever since Lao Ai rebelled, the two illegitimate children born to Zhao Ji and Lao Ai were thrown to death. Since then, Zhao Ji seemed to have contracted insanity, acting mad and crazy like a madman on a daily basis.
However, it was precisely because of her status as the empress dowager that she was constantly cared for, with imperial doctors and many maids and attendants in the palace, that she was able to survive. The only difference was that she needed the imperial physician to prescribe sleeping pills for her every day before she could go to bed.
At this time.
In the dark night.
More than a dozen eyes fell on the several eunuchs outside the Dahua Palace.
The next moment.
whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of a crossbow arrow breaking through the air from among the people in black.
Before the six temple servants could react, a sharp pain came over them. They struggled with pain and covered their necks with their hands. All six temple servants were pierced through the throat by crossbow arrows. A group of men in black rushed over. They seemed to be running at full speed, but their footsteps were very light. It was obvious that they had undergone special training. They quickly came to the side of the temple servants, took out daggers and stabbed the struggling temple servants.
Until several monks on duty had all died.
A man in black, who was leading the group, waved his hand.
Two men in black immediately stepped forward and slowly opened the door of the palace.
And inside the palace.
A maid heard the noise and saw the palace door open. She immediately called out softly, "Who?"
Without waiting for the palace maid to come back to her senses.
A group of well-trained men in black rushed into the palace one after another.
A sudden murderous intent.
The confused maid was stunned for a moment, then woke up instantly and shouted, "Assassin, there is an assassin."
But he only shouted once.
A man in black rushed over, and the cold light cut through the darkness, and the palace maid was instantly pierced through the neck.
The other palace maids in the palace were also awakened.
"assassin."
“There’s an assassin.”
"Hurry up and save me..."
Several palace maids screamed in fear, but the men in black rushed over quickly and took care of them quickly.
And on the bed.
Zhao Ji was still unconscious. Several men in black rushed over and saw a temple servant running in.
"This is Queen Mother Zhao Ji, take her away quickly." The eunuch shouted.
Several men in black immediately wrapped Zhao Ji in a quilt and quickly left the palace.
As they exited.
The patrolling eunuch heard the noise and came closer. When he saw the corpse in front of the palace, he was horrified.
"Quick, there's an assassin."
"Quickly call the guards."
"quick……"
The monks shouted in panic.
The entire Yongcheng Palace was in chaos.
And it is not far from the adjacent Zhao Ji palace.
It is also a huge palace.
After hearing the noise.
A graceful lady sat up from the bed.
"What happened? Why is it so noisy?" the lady shouted outside the palace.
Response.
Several palace maids came running over and knelt in front of the lady.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother Huayang, it seems that there are shouting assassins in the Queen Mother's palace." The maid replied respectfully.
"assassin?"
Queen Mother Huayang frowned and stood up suddenly: "Assassinate Zhao Ji?"
At this time.
A voice came from outside the hall.
"Tu Sui, the commander of the Yongcheng Imperial Guard, requests to see the Queen Mother Huayang."
A heroic voice came from outside the hall.
"Xuan."
Queen Mother Huayang said immediately.
Then.
Several palace maids immediately stood up and pulled aside a layer of gauze to cover the figure of Queen Dowager Huayang. At the same time, candles were lit in the hall.
"The Empress Dowager Huayang has issued an edict. Announce it." The palace maid said loudly.
Response.
A man in armor walked into the hall and bowed to Queen Mother Huayang: "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
"What happened?" Queen Dowager Huayang asked in a deep voice.
"Report...Report to Queen Mother Huayang."
"The Queen Mother...the Queen Mother has been kidnapped." Tu Sui reported with a trembling voice.
Queen Mother Huayang's expression changed and she stood up suddenly: "What did you say? Zhao Ji was captured? You are in charge of 5,000 guards guarding the palace, how could you have such an omission?"
"Reply to the Queen Mother."
"There is a gangster inside the Yongcheng Palace. The gangster is familiar with the layout of the palace and the patrol and change of guard schedule. They were sneaked into the palace by the gangster who opened the back door during the change of guard."
"Moreover, these bandits were very skilled. They left more than 20 of them to block my guards. Eleven of my guards died in the battle before they were able to defeat them. Moreover, my guards had the advantage in numbers."
"These criminals are well-trained and are not just civilians."
"Moreover, they were all assassins. I originally wanted to capture one of them, and I was lucky enough to capture two of them, but they just took poison and committed suicide."
"I am guilty." Tu Sui reported respectfully.
Hear this.
Queen Mother Huayang looked thoughtful.
"They kidnapped Zhao Ji at night, and there was an insider. It seems that they have been planning this for a long time."
“And the purpose is clear.”
"It's all for Zhao Ji." Queen Dowager Huayang said in a deep voice.
"But I don't understand."
"After all, Queen Dowager Zhao Ji is only the queen dowager in name only. She has lost her power since the king took power. What are they doing by kidnapping the queen dowager? What else can they gain except facing the wrath of the Great Qin?" Tu Sui looked surprised and puzzled.
Queen Mother Huayang sneered: "Although she has lost her power as queen mother, she is still Zheng'er's biological mother. If she is really kidnapped by the enemy country and used to threaten Zheng'er, it will be a bad thing."
Tu Sui's face changed and he knelt down directly: "Please Queen Mother, save me."
This matter is too big.
If Zhao Ji really fell into the hands of the enemy, the consequences would be too great for Tu Sui to bear.
"One, immediately send people to pursue them and block the entire city."
“Second, send someone to report to the king immediately and explain the whole cause and effect.” Queen Mother Huayang said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Tu Sui nodded immediately.
"Commander Tu."
"This is a serious matter. If Zhao Ji really falls into another country, you will be guilty of a serious crime."
“But if it really comes to that, I can only protect your life. If you can get it back, it means you have made meritorious contributions while serving your sentence, and you will be spared from further punishment.” Queen Mother Huayang said meaningfully.
Tu Sui knelt down with a look of emotion: "I thank Queen Mother Huayang for your great kindness."
"I will personally pursue them and will not let the bandits escape."
Speaking of.
Tu Sui immediately stood up and went out of the palace.
"Zhao Ji."
"It has come to this, and you still want to harm the fate of our Great Qin."
"It's really not a pity to die."
"If I hadn't been concerned about Zheng'er, I would have sentenced you to death."
The Queen Mother Huayang was furious.
As the grandmother of the current King Ying Zheng.
As the former Queen Mother of the Qin Dynasty.
Without a doubt.
Queen Dowager Huayang was a smart person and also a person who held power. The reason why she stayed in Yongcheng was, firstly, that she had no ties in her heart, and secondly, to do something for her grandson, which was to keep an eye on Zhao Ji.
Outside Yongcheng.
A hidden forest.
"grown ups."
"Mission accomplished."
"We have successfully captured Queen Mother Qin."
The leader of Zhao's elite secret troops, named Wang Wei, reported to Guo Kai.
Then.
He directly carried up the comatose Zhao Ji.
Guo Kai took a candle and took a look.
Under the dim candlelight, Zhao Ji's beautiful face can be seen.
"As expected of the famous Queen Mother Zhao Ji of Qin, she looks really good."
"Once we capture them and bring them back to Handan, the king will be very pleased, and you will all have done a great deed." Guo Kai looked at them and laughed.
The task was completed so easily, and the Queen Mother of Qin was captured. Guo Kai was also very happy.
As long as he can bring Zhao Ji back to Handan, it will be a great achievement and the king will favor him even more.
"Prime Minister."
"Now we are still in Yongcheng, still in Qin territory, thousands of miles away from our great Zhao. It may be difficult to take Zhao Ji away." Commander Wang Wei said solemnly.
"rest assured."
"Everything is arranged in the present situation."
"The five hundred royal guards will be divided into five groups, four of which will be the guides and one will be the main group. As for the main group, I will lead it myself. Moreover, we will not take the land route, but the water route, passing through the Wei River and the Luo River, entering the State of Wei, and then returning to the Great Zhao by land from the State of Wei."
Guo Kai stroked his beard and said with a smug look on his face.
In order to kidnap Zhao Ji, Guo Kai had been thinking hard for months. He was a man who valued his life very much. He was not good at other things, but he was very good at escaping.
"I will follow the Prime Minister's orders."
Commander Wang Wei responded immediately.
"Ying Zheng."
"hehe."
"Just as the king said, you were once trampled under our feet, and it is the same now." Guo Kai sneered, very proud.
…
Outside Xianyang City!
"Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly."
"Urgent news from Yongcheng."
A fast horse galloped towards the palace.
Qin Palace, the Great Hall of Imperial Court.
"What?"
"The Queen Mother was kidnapped in the Yongcheng Palace?"
"Hasn't it been recovered yet?"
"What does the commander of the Yongcheng Imperial Guard do for a living?"
"Asshole."
Ying Zheng roared angrily.
Since he took power, Ying Zheng has never shown his emotions on his face, and he doesn't like to show his emotions, but today he couldn't help it.
So many years have passed, and Ying Zheng does have hatred for Zhao Ji in his heart, but how can he forget the love they once had as mother and son?
Now, in the territory he controls, in another capital of the Qin Dynasty, his mother was actually kidnapped? What a slap in the face this is! "Please be happy or angry, my king."
"This time, Queen Mother Huayang has sent a letter saying that the thieves have an insider in the Yongcheng Palace. They found out the rotation of the Yongcheng Palace guards and used the insider to sneak in. Moreover, these bandits are not civilians, but trained elites."
"According to the report from the commander of Yongcheng, tokens were found on these people. They seem to be the most elite secret soldiers of Zhao State, Wang Wei." Wei Liao immediately stood up and reported.
"Zhao State, Wang Wei."
"Zhao Yan, great, that's a good trick."
Ying Zheng's face was gloomy and filled with thundering rage.
"I don't care where he comes from, I don't care who he is, I will make sure they can never go back."
"As for my mother, she must not leave the country."
"If we let the thieves succeed, I will punish them severely and will not show any leniency," Ying Zheng shouted coldly.
Wait until the court meeting is over.
Ying Zheng returned to Zhangtai Palace alone.
Such a big thing happened, and Dun Ruo was already waiting in the palace.
"Such a big thing, why didn't Heibingtai receive the news?" Ying Zheng asked, suppressing his anger.
"Return to the King."
"The Zhao Royal Guards are just like the Black Ice Platform. They are a secret force directly under the King of Zhao and receive orders directly from him. For this action, the King of Zhao did not issue any orders in the court, so the Black Ice Platform was not able to detect it." Dun Ruo replied respectfully.
Although the Black Ice Platform has penetrated the entire world, it is impossible for it to completely penetrate into the hidden organizations of various countries. Those hidden organizations have been screened and trained since childhood, and all of them are death warriors, and they cannot be infiltrated.
"Black Ice Platform is pursuing him with all its might."
"None of these Zhao royal guards will be spared."
"My great Qin Queen Mother must not make any mistakes." Ying Zheng did not blame Dun Ruo, but gave a direct order.
Dun bowed weakly: "I accept your order."
Then he immediately retreated.
"Zhao Yan."
"What a good trick."
"How dare you sneak into my Great Qin to kidnap my biological mother."
"I was careless after all. If I had strengthened Yongcheng's defenses and paid more attention to her, perhaps this incident would not have happened."
"I should have listened to my father-in-law that day."
Ying Zheng sighed, with a look of regret on his face.
If he had listened to Xia Wuji and gone to see Zhao Ji, or brought Zhao Ji back to Xianyang, the robbery would never have happened.
certainly.
What Ying Zheng was looking at was the future of the Qin Dynasty.
If Zhao Yan really succeeded, he would be restrained.
If the Queen Mother of Qin was captured and taken to another country, not only would the Qin state be destroyed, but the whole world would also regard it as a laughing stock.
If one day the State of Zhao took Zhao Ji to stand in front of the battle line, would the Qin soldiers attack or not? This matter.
Too big.
Weicheng territory!
The hidden training place of the force created by Zhao Feng, the Ghost Miasma Forest.
"kill!"
A low shout.
Young boys and girls dressed in the same black clothes attacked each other with swords in hand.
All kinds of fighting methods and all kinds of tricky assassination methods were displayed before Zhao Feng's eyes.
Three months ago.
These boys and girls are still young and do not understand much, but after three months, their temperaments have changed greatly.
And only 278 people were left out of the original 300.
The missing twenty-two people were obviously gone.
"good."
"Han Shuang."
"It's only been three months of training, you really surprise me."
Looking at the fighting methods of these assassins and the changes in their temperament from the inside out, Zhao Feng praised Han Shuang who trained them.
"Thank you for the praise, my lord. If you give my subordinates more time, they can become stronger." Han Shuang replied respectfully.
"I'll give you more time, but judging from the situation right now, there are still too few of these people."
"Han Xi."
"How has the recruitment been going in the past three months?" Zhao Feng looked at Han Xi again.
"Return to the Lord."
"There are 500 more recruited warriors in another place in Weicheng. Like these people, they are no older than eleven years old and have already started training." Han Xi replied immediately.
"Continue recruiting." Zhao Feng nodded and continued.
"My Lord."
"There is no problem with the people, but the money is consumed too much. In just three months, nearly 40% of the gold and silver left by the master has been used."
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