Chapter 104 The God of War Returns to Qin! The King's Reward!

After Ying Zheng left!

Xia Wuqie looked at Zhao Ji deeply, and seeing that the latter was still muttering to herself, Xia Wuqie struggled for a moment and turned away.

On the other side.

In Zhangtai Palace!

Li Si and Wei Liao, two ministers, stood in the hall.

Among the civil and military officials in the court, only the two of them were summoned.

It can be imagined that the King of Qin must have important matters.

"In the battle of Weishui interception, Zhao Feng saved the queen mother and captured the culprit who planned it."

"Do you know who planned this?" Ying Zheng looked at the two ministers calmly.

"Zhao Guowei is the strongest secret soldier of Zhao State. Since he has been dispatched this time, he should be the leader of Wang Wei." Li Si thought about it and replied.

"The court judge was wrong."

"This time, it was Zhao Xiang Guo Kai who planned it." Ying Zheng sneered.

Li Si and Wei Liao looked at each other, and they were also a little surprised.

"Guo Kai?"

"This man actually knows how to plan?"

"I heard that this man relied on Zhao Yan's favor to ascend to the position of prime minister. He himself has no talent or virtue, and is a coward. How dare he come to my Great Qin to plan such a thing?" Wei Liao said in surprise.

"I underestimated his courage." Li Si also said.

Ying Zheng looked at the two ministers and said slowly: "This man is a treacherous villain. As you two beloved ministers said, he has no talent and no virtue."

"It is useless for me to kill him."

"On the contrary, leaving him to Zhao State may become a chess piece for my Great Qin to destroy Zhao in the future."

Wei Liao immediately understood: "Does the king want to control this Guo Kai and make him an internal response of my Great Qin in Zhao State?"

"This man."

"He is greedy for money and afraid of death."

"It is very easy to control."

"After Tu Sui brought him back, he also realized that his identity would cause a lot of waves, so he did not make it public. Zhao State should not know that Guo Kai was captured by my Great Qin."

"You two beloved ministers should understand what I mean." Ying Zheng laughed.

"I understand."

"This Guo Kai will definitely be used by my Great Qin." Li Si and Wei Liao said in unison.

"Go and do it."

"Give me the result as soon as possible." Ying Zheng waved his hand.

"I will leave."

Li Si and Wei Liao bowed and left the hall.

"Tu Sui is going to Weicheng, and the Yongcheng Palace needs a guard commander."

"And it's not just the Yongcheng Palace, my Xianyang Palace should also be cleaned up." Ying Zheng thought to himself.

Then.

"Zhao Gao."

Ying Zheng shouted.

...

Xianyang Prison!

Guo Kai was imprisoned in a separate cell. At this moment, he was wearing prison clothes and looked terrified.

Along the way.

Guo Kai was extremely terrified. He knew that he would not have a good end.

Whether it was when he and Zhao Yan bullied the then Qin Wang Zheng, or now kidnapped Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng would not let him go.

In this terrified state of mind, Guo Kai was getting thinner and thinner.

At this time!

Several jailers came to Guo Kai's prison and opened the door.

The sudden movement woke Guo Kai up instantly. Seeing several jailers entering the prison, he immediately trembled and said, "What? What's wrong?"

You can tell from his appearance that he was extremely scared.

"I am here to interrogate you under the order of the court judge." The jailer said coldly.

After that.

Two jailers stepped forward, forcibly lifted Guo Kai up, and walked out of the prison.

"Let me go, let me go."

Guo Kai shouted in panic and struggled.

But it was useless.

Soon.

Guo Kai was escorted to the imperial prison hall by several jailers.

Li Si sat in the main seat, and Wei Liao sat on the left side seat.

When Guo Kai came.

"Kneel down."

A jailer kicked Guo Kai's foot directly.

Guo Kai was kicked to the ground directly.

"Guo Kai."

"Prime Minister of Zhao, I didn't expect to meet you here." Li Si looked at Guo Kai and sneered.

"Court judge."

"I am the prime minister of Zhao. If you do anything to me, my great Zhao will be furious."

"Let me go back, I will definitely be grateful to the court judge, and I will definitely make my great Zhao and Qin reconcile forever." Guo Kai said with a horrified face.

"Guo Kai."

"Don't you think it's a little late for you to say this now?" Li Si sneered.

"Li Tingwei..." Guo Kai was still panicking.

"You must be aware of the crime of entering my Great Qin and kidnapping my Great Qin Queen Mother."

"This Tingwei is ordered by the king to judge your crime."

"Kidnapping my Great Qin Queen Mother is an unforgivable crime."

"Raising troops in my Great Qin to commit murder and cause the death of many of my soldiers is a crime of beheading."

"Punish both crimes."

"Sentence Guo Kai to be torn to pieces and executed immediately."

"Take the document and sign it for Guo Kai." Li Si shouted coldly.

"Yes."

Several jailers came forward, one held Guo Kai down, one lifted Guo Kai's hand directly, and the other took out a bamboo slip and a red seal.

Seeing this.

Guo Kai struggled frantically.

"No, don't kill me."

"I am useful. I am the prime minister of Zhao. I know a lot about Zhao and the King of Zhao."

"I am willing to serve the King of Qin and become his subject."

"Don't kill me..."

Guo Kai shouted in fear, trembling all over. He was extremely scared at this moment.

Looking at the bamboo slip that was getting closer and closer, he saw his hand touching the red seal and signing on the bamboo slip.

"Report to Tingwei."

"Guo Kai has drawn the seal." The jailer said loudly, holding the bamboo slip.

Li Si immediately picked it up and took a look.

A smile appeared on his face, and then he waved his hand: "Take Guo Kai to the execution ground."

"This lieutenant and the young man will execute it personally."

Hear the sound.

Guo Kai lost all his strength and collapsed on the ground with a look of despair.

But a few jailers didn't tolerate him, so they directly picked him up and carried him to the execution ground.

soon.

The execution ground outside the imperial edict.

There were jailers on duty everywhere.

However, these jailers are all real confidants selected by Li Si, and there is no way that any information will be leaked.

The news of Guo Kai's capture will only be seen by these few people.

now.

Guo Kai was already lying on the ground, surrounded by five carriages. Guo Kai's limbs and head were all tied to the carriages.

Car cracked.

It can also be called the dismemberment of five horses in later generations.

This was also the most cruel punishment of this era.

"I don't want to die."

"I don't want to die."

"King Qin."

"I am willing to be loyal to the Qin Dynasty, and I beg the King of Qin to spare my life."

"King Qin..."

Even at this stage, Guo Kai, in addition to despair, has been begging for mercy. He does not want to die.

He still has countless money that he has not spent, he has many concubines that he has not yet enjoyed, he still has great wealth and glory, and he does not want to die.

"Guo Kai, the crime is unpardonable."

"With the order of Tingwei, the car will be broken."

"Execution immediately."

Li Si said loudly and threw a token directly at Guo Kai.

When the token lands.

Guo Kai struggled even more crazily.

"No, don't kill me."

"I don't want to die."

"Li Tingwei."

"King Qin."

"Forgive me."

"I don't want to die..."

Guo Kai trembled all over and was so frightened that he peed and there was a puddle of water all over his body.

The moment of approaching death is the most frightening.

See this scene.

Li Si and Wei Liao looked at each other with a bit of a smile.

This scares.

Guo Kai was completely frightened to the depths of his soul.

It has come to such a point.

Li Si also knew that the heat had reached its peak.

A wave of his hand.

Several jailers untied the ropes that bound Guo Kai.

Guo Kai was still struggling and didn't even notice.

"Guo Kai, you look so afraid of death that you really don't have the bearing to be a prime minister!"

Li Si and Wei Liao walked to Guo Kai's face paint, and the former said with a somewhat mocking tone.

Hear Li Si's voice.

Guo Kai barely recovered from his fear and despair, opened his eyes and saw Li Si.

At this moment, Guo Kai was as miserable as he could be, with tears streaming down his face and water stains under his body that made him wet his pants.

Being the prime minister of a country is extremely honorable in itself. Generally, those who can bear this official position will have the corresponding magnanimity of the official position without losing their magnanimity.

Even if he is hit with swords and axes, he still retains his magnanimity.

But Guo Kai's actions did not look like a prime minister at all. He was just greedy for life and afraid of death, and did not have any magnanimity of a prime minister.

Maybe looking at the world, only Guo Kai is like this.

Looking at Guo Kai who was so scared that he didn't know how to speak.

Wei Liao spoke: "Are you really willing to serve Great Qin and the King?"

"I do."

"I really do."

At this juncture, how could Guo Kai be unwilling? It was important to save his life.

"That's good."

"As long as you tell the secrets about the Zhao Kingdom and sign an oath that you are willing to serve our Great Qin, the King will pardon you." Wei Liao said again.

"I do, I'll say it right away." Guo Kai nodded immediately.

"good."

"Come with me." Li Si smiled with satisfaction.

The reason why these two people want to scare Guo Kai is to make him be used by Great Qin.

And the purpose of this is naturally to get hold of something about Guo Kai so that he has no choice but to submit.

Even if you return to the Kingdom of Zhao in the future, you must not disobey it.

After all, for villains like Guo Kai, so-called loyalty is a joke.

Subsequently.

In the prison hall!

Li Si gave Guo Kai some blank silk books and asked Guo Kai to write them himself.

"Prime Minister Guo, you can write as many secrets about Zhao as you want."

"And the same thing about yourself."

"Finally, you wrote the silk letter that you are willing to serve me, Great Qin."

"all in all."

"As long as you write something that satisfies this court lieutenant and the young master, we will petition the king to pardon you."

"If the writing is not good and there is fraud, then don't blame Ben Tingwei for not giving you a chance." Li Si said with a threatening tone.

"I will definitely write well."

"I will serve Da Qin wholeheartedly." Guo Kai nodded repeatedly.

He was lying on the execution ground just now and was almost torn apart by a car. Now that he is still alive, Guo Kai cherishes it.

For him, as long as he can survive, all loyalty will be ignored.

"Write it."

Li Si waved his hand and took his seat directly.

Time passes gradually.

Probably more than an hour passed.

Guo Kai finally finished writing. While writing, Li Si and Wei Liao looked at each other.

"I didn't expect that there are so many things going on in Zhao country."

"If it weren't for Guo Kai, we really wouldn't know this." Wei Liao said with a smile.

"indeed."

"Guo Cheng is really useful." Li Si also smiled.

Listen to these words.

Guo Kai also had a flattering smile on his face: "Thank you both for your compliments."

"Come here."

"Prepare a set of good clothes for Prime Minister Guo, take Prime Minister Guo to bathe and change clothes, and then we will go to see the king." Li Si said to the jailer.

"Yes."

The jailer responded immediately.

After a while!

Zhangtai Palace!

"Your servant Guo Kai pays homage to the king."

"May the Great Qin live forever, and the king live forever."

As soon as Guo Kai entered the hall, he bowed to Ying Zheng.

This way.

He is completely a living minister of the Great Qin, not the prime minister of Zhao at all.

"I have read the silk book you wrote."

"You are very sincere."

"Since you are willing to be loyal to me, I will accept you." Ying Zheng smiled slightly.

Hearing this.

Guo Kai breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his life was saved.

"Your servant is willing to serve the king until death." Guo Kai said loudly, bowing his head.

Ying Zheng naturally smiled calmly at this so-called swearing to die.

"Guo Kai."

"The King of Zhao doesn't know that you have been captured by my Great Qin. This time you return to Zhao and continue to be your prime minister."

"If I have anything for you to do, I will let someone tell you."

"Of course."

"You can also not do it."

"But I will make public the secrets you have told me and the silk book that you serve me."

"In that case, Zhao will not tolerate you." Ying Zheng stared at Guo Kai and said.

Hearing the voice.

Guo Kai's heart trembled. He naturally understood that after writing those things, he had no way out.

As long as it was exposed, the King of Zhao would never let him go.

In addition to leaking some secrets of Zhao, he also leaked some of the King of Zhao's hobbies and dirty things, such as snatching the position of Prince Zhao Yi, all of which were written out.

If these were spread out, not only would Guo Kai die, but the Zhao royal family would also be ashamed and humiliated.

"I swear to be loyal to the king until death." Guo Kai replied respectfully, obviously knowing.

"Of course."

"As long as you work for me."

"I can promise you that as long as you work for me and help my great Qin to destroy Zhao, I may not give you a high position and a high salary, but I will definitely promise you a life of glory and prosperity, so that your descendants will have no worries." Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said to Guo Kai with a kind of win-win attitude.

Hearing this.

Guo Kai was also happy in his heart. Glory and wealth are what he pursued. As long as he has these, Guo Kai feels that everything is worth it.

"I will serve you until my death." Guo Kai bowed excitedly.

"Wei Qing."

"Find a way to send Guo Qing back to Zhao, but he should not be high-profile when he goes back, and act in a mess."

"Guo Qing, remember this."

"All the people you led to act this time are dead, and only you escaped by luck."

"After arriving in Zhao, you must never say good things about me, and you must not favor Daqin. You must show enough hostility to me and Daqin. Do you understand?" Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.

"I understand." Guo Kai nodded repeatedly.

Wait for Wei Liao to lead Guo Kai away.

"Your Majesty."

"It is really great to capture Guo Kai this time."

"With him, Daqin can know more information about Zhao in the future, and through what Guo Kai said."

"The King of Zhao does not like Lian Po, does not like Li Mu, and is particularly dissatisfied with Lian Po."

"Perhaps we have a chance to use Guo Kai to force Lian Po away from the Zhao court, so that Zhao will lose this capable general." Li Si smiled and suggested.

"When Guo Kai regains his foothold in the court of Zhao, we will start to deal with Lian Po."

"This old general is indeed difficult to deal with." Ying Zheng nodded.

"The next priority is to establish an alliance with Zhao, so that the King of Zhao can solve his worries and attack Yan."

"This matter still needs to be carefully planned." Li Si said again.

...

Time flies!

Weicheng!

As a populous border city, but because it is built on the Wei River, there is a special merchant dock on the Wei River. The adjacent Weicheng is also very prosperous, with a population of more than 100,000, many of whom are merchants.

In the city.

A tavern called Jiuxianlou has been open for ten days.

From the initial dullness to the current bustling business, it only took ten days.

"Dear guests, I am so sorry."

"The third floor of the restaurant is full, I don't know when there will be a seat."

"Of course, if you want to buy wine to drink at home, that's fine."

The owner of the restaurant bowed and shouted with a smile on his face.

"Alas, I didn't expect that I couldn't get a seat today. Boss, can't your restaurant expand? How many people can these two floors accommodate?"

"Yes, expand it quickly. Your restaurant's fine wine is famous in Weishui, and the side dishes are also good."

"Even if you don't expand, you should sell more wine every day. I have been here for several days in a row, and I can't buy it every time."

"Brew more wine. The wine in your restaurant is too fragrant and strong. It is a real top-grade wine."

"Hey, you don't know, the kind of wine we drink is three hundred coins a pot. This wine is called Erguotou, but the wine that sells for one thousand coins is better. It's called Jiuzui. Unfortunately, it's too expensive and I can't afford it."

"You are only talking about one thousand coins. I heard that there are more expensive ones above, selling for five thousand coins a pot, and the highest one is called Jiuxian, which is the treasure of Jiuxianlou. It sells for one hundred gold a pot. I don't know what it tastes like..."

People who were queuing outside complained to the shopkeeper.

However, while complaining, it was not difficult to reveal their love for Jiuxianlou's fine wine.

In just ten days.

The fine wine sold by Jiuxianlou has touched the hearts of all the wine lovers in Weicheng. Not only that, as the Weishui River is an important commercial river, Jiuxianlou's reputation will continue to rise over time.

"I have taken note of the suggestions of all the guests, and I will definitely ask the winery to increase production."

"Please queue up in an orderly manner. There is still enough wine and water now, and everyone can buy it." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

He was also very happy to see such good business.

And on the innermost floor of Jiuxianlou on the second floor.

"Master."

"Jiuxianlou's business is surprisingly good. In just ten days, this restaurant has made so much money. Master may not think of it." Han Xi looked at Zhao Feng excitedly.

"Tell me about it?" Zhao Feng smiled.

"In ten days, this restaurant alone has earned seven hundred gold."

"Or, now that winter has arrived, strong liquor is sold very well for warming the body." Han Xi said excitedly.

Hearing this number.

Zhao Feng also showed a smile on his face: "There are many people who love wine in this world. Now it is just a restaurant. When Jiuxianlou is opened all over the world, it will be easy to make thousands of gold a day."

"Congratulations, my lord."

"No need to worry about spending money on Yan Ting in the future." Han Xi immediately congratulated.

"From now on, increase the recruitment of Yan Ting."

"Requires under 11 years old, regardless of gender."

"Choose a few more hidden training places. As for the final number of Yan Ting, train 4,000 elite secret soldiers within three years."

"In addition to the training of Yan Ting secret soldiers, there are also winemakers, blacksmiths, and swordsmiths. As long as they are capable, all of them will be recruited secretly. The specific number is up to you to estimate." Zhao Feng immediately ordered Han Xi.

"I understand." Han Xi responded immediately.

"Other restaurants can also be opened faster. As long as there is enough money and the wine brewed by the winery can keep up, we can continue to open branches."

"However, as the reputation of my Jiuxianlou becomes popular, there will definitely be many situations to encounter. There will definitely be people who want to steal the recipe, or even steal it. You must be cautious about this matter." Zhao Feng reminded.

"Please rest assured, my lord."

"The recipe is only known to me, and those winemakers don't know the full recipe. In addition, every time the wine is transported out, it is diluted. Even if it is really stolen, the recipe will definitely not be obtained." Han Xi replied confidently.

"In short, treat it with caution."

"In the future, let Han Shuang send some secret soldiers to guard the winery. If anyone invades, kill them." Zhao Feng said coldly.

From now on.

As Jiuxianlou continues to be popular, there will definitely be many people who want to steal it. This is Zhao Feng's money bag, and he will definitely not let anyone succeed.

"I understand." Han Xi nodded immediately.

At this time!

"My Lord."

"Just now there was news from the army."

"The envoy of King Xianyang is here."

Zhang Ming knocked on the door and reported respectfully.

"How to arrange Jiuxianlou is in your hands."

Zhao Feng gave Han Xi a final instruction, gave him absolute power of disposal, and then left.

In the military camp!

A guard wearing different armors was waiting outside the meeting hall of the military camp.

At this moment, all the generals under Zhao Feng's command were waiting here.

"The envoy of King Xianyang has arrived. I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar. Please forgive me."

Zhao Feng walked over quickly and clasped his fists.

When he saw Zhao Feng coming.

The general who delivered the imperial edict to the king's envoy, who was also the general of the imperial guard, immediately smiled and said, "General Zhao is busy with military affairs, how could he fail."

"I am here to reward General Zhao by the king's order."

Hearing this,

Zhao Feng's heart moved: "It seems that the reward for saving Zhao Ji has come. Not to mention promotion, the title will definitely be increased by one level, right?"

Zhao Feng naturally had some guesses about this accidental meritorious service.

There is almost no chance to be promoted directly from deputy general to main general. Even if he saved the queen mother, there is no vacant position for the main general now, and Zhao Feng has nowhere to go. I think it is also a promotion in title.

And on the side.

Zhao Tuo, Chen Tao and other four generals all looked puzzled.

"Reward General Zhao?"

"Did General Zhao do something meritorious again?"

"Since we moved our troops to guard Weicheng, there has been no war at all. It's nothing more than pacifying the rioters and cutting down some trees for the winter."

"I don't know."

"It will be clear when you listen to the king's edict later."

The four generals of Zhao Tuo looked at each other and exchanged glances, but everyone had a kind of doubt and confusion on their faces.

Only Zhang Han was watching with a smile, but when he looked at Zhao Feng, his eyes were full of awe.

"Who would have thought that the Lord could save the Queen Mother by going to Weishui." Zhang Han thought to himself.

But Zhang Han did not hide it. Looking at the four doubtful people around him, he smiled with a little complacency: "Four generals, General Zhao did a great thing in Weishui, so the king will reward him."

"Great thing?" The four were even more puzzled.

At this time.

The king's envoy from Xianyang took out an imperial edict, held it high, and said loudly: "The King of Qin's edict!"

As soon as the three words fell.

All the people around bowed and worshiped, and Zhao Feng was no exception.

"Your subjects listen to the king's edict."

Everyone said in unison.

"The king's edict!"

"A few days ago, the thieves entered our Great Qin Yongcheng and conspired with the spies to kidnap the queen mother in the Yongcheng palace. The imperial guards chased them for half a month without success. On the Wei River, the thieves almost escaped. Fortunately, Zhao Feng led his personal guards to stop the thieves and rescued the queen mother, making meritorious service to the Great Qin and preventing the thieves from succeeding in their conspiracy."

"Therefore, Zhao Feng is promoted to the right minister of the title, enjoying the annual salary of the title, and is given 500 acres of good land, 1,000 gold, 10,000 coins, 100 pieces of jade, 100 slaves, and 10 elixirs." The 100 generals of the imperial guards read out loudly.

Hearing this.

Except for those who knew about it that day, everyone else was stunned.

Especially Zhao Tuo, Chen Tao and others.

"When did General Zhao go to the Wei River? And saved the Queen Mother?"

"One day it seemed that General Zhao led his personal guards to inspect the Wei River. Could it be that day?"

"While inspecting the Wei River, he happened to save the Queen Mother?"

"Isn't this too lucky?"

"The title was promoted one level, to the eleventh level. General Li Teng, as the chief general, seemed to be only the tenth level."

Several generals looked at each other in shock. Obviously, they did not expect Zhao Feng to make such a great contribution.

"Your servant Zhao Feng thanks the king for his grace." Zhao Feng immediately replied loudly.

He was naturally at ease with this promotion.

Afterwards.

The imperial guard handed the imperial edict to Zhao Feng and said respectfully: "General Zhao, except for a bottle of elixir, the rest of the rewards from the king will be sent to General Zhao's hometown by the Shaofu."

"Thank you." Zhao Feng nodded.

"This is the elixir given by the king."

The imperial guard then took out a small box from his arms and presented it to Zhao Feng with both hands.

Zhao Feng took a look and naturally took the elixir in his hand solemnly.

But he was complaining in his heart.

"Alas."

"People in this era regard elixir as a treasure, but it is actually poison."

"I don't know if the King of Qin has the habit of taking elixir now. If he has taken it, he is probably poisoned now." Zhao Feng thought secretly in his heart.

"In addition, the king also asked General Zhao to prepare for the enlistment of new soldiers after the New Year. The king hopes that General Zhao will make great contributions to the Qin Dynasty again." The guards said again.

Zhao Feng immediately replied seriously: "Please tell the king that I will do my best for the Qin Dynasty."

"The king's edict has been conveyed, and I will take my leave."

The guards smiled and clasped their fists to Zhao Feng.

"See you back, envoy." Zhao Feng bowed and clasped his fists.

Zhao Feng turned around only after all the guards left.

Zhang Han was the first to come forward: "Congratulations, General, on your promotion."

"Congratulations, General Zhao."

Chen Tao, Zhao Tuo and several other generals also came forward to congratulate.

"No need to do that."

"This achievement was also a fluke." Zhao Feng replied with a smile.

In response to this.

The hearts of the four generals of Zhao Tuo were also extremely complicated.

While patrolling the Wei River, they actually saved the Queen Mother.

This is really unbelievable!

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