A person of despicable character will do the most unscrupulous things when he is at the end of his rope.
King Qian of Zhao's situation was even worse than in the original history.
In the original history, he succeeded to the throne when the State of Zhao was not too dangerous, and served as the King of Zhao for several years in peace and stability. He was captured in Handan, and except for being exiled at the end, he basically did not suffer any hardship.
In this life, King Yan of Zhao passed the throne to him when the country was about to be destroyed. On the first day of his accession to the throne, he had to flee in a hurry. He had not yet experienced the joy of being a king, but he became a fugitive and a frightened bird.
After arriving in Gucheng, Zhao Wangqian, knowing that he was at the end of his rope, vented his fear with extreme indulgence and violence, until he caused a riot among the citizens of Gucheng.
King Qian of Zhao did things with some sense of propriety. He only humiliated the wives and daughters of commoners, and did not touch the families of the literati.
He thought he could rest easy this way. Who knew that a commoner would dare to hate the king who was so high and mighty
Not to mention Zhao Wangqian, even the literati like Gu Cheng did not expect this development.
Gu Cheng's resistance was very tenacious. Some scholars wanted to live and die with Zhao, while others wanted to wait for the Qin army to come and negotiate with them. Regardless of the considerations, Gu Cheng should not be captured by Qin so easily and without any relationship with them.
When Wang Jian heard that some scholars and officials were scolding the unruly people for treason, he thought they were indeed ignorant and foolish.
The citizens around him glared at the scholar-official, but some scholars sighed, somewhat agreeing with his anger.
Although it is understandable that these common people are angry from an emotional point of view, but in terms of justice, common people are still not allowed to do so.
Wang Jian's eyebrows twitched, and he walked up to the scholar-official who was cursing and asked: "Are your wives and daughters among those tortured to death by Zhao Qian?"
The scholar-official didn't understand why Wang Jian asked him.
But he still answered truthfully that he had no, and then continued to talk about some great cause.
Wang Jian said indifferently: "Since there is no such thing, then what qualifications do you have to speak so arrogantly here?"
After saying this, Wang Jian drew his sword and chopped down. The head of the scholar-official who was cursing fell to the ground, rolled twice, and rolled in front of the common people who were watching.
The commoner raised his foot and kicked the head of the high-ranking scholar-official off: "Well said!"
Some scholars were stunned.
Common people and some scholars applauded.
Wang Jian turned around and calmly instructed the clerk behind him: "Write an article about how King Qian of Zhao humiliated the common people and lost the city, and how the scholars and officials in the city insulted the common people who lost their wives and daughters in the city for being unfaithful. Isn't it said that the Xianyang Journal published by Zhu Xiang is in need of this kind of fresh material?"
The clerk said, "Yes."
He looked with disdain at the scholar-official's head that was kicked away by the common people.
Although the students of the Xianyang Academy studied a wide range of subjects, he was indeed a genuine Confucian scholar with a good family background who escaped from Qi to Qin.
And almost every Confucian scholar of this era was a "traitor" hated by the monarch.
Whether it is Confucius, Mencius or Xunzi, they all uphold the idea that "If the king regards his subjects as dirt, then the subjects will regard the king as an enemy." Xunzi also extended this idea of literati to the common people, saying "The people can carry the boat, but they can also overturn it."
Now, the small boat of King Qian of Zhao was overturned by the huge waves caused by the common people of Zhao, but the scholars of Zhao were still complaining about why the waves occurred.
There is no wind without waves. Why not ask about the evil winds that have been blowing among the kings of Zhao throughout the dynasties
They all say that the Mandate of Heaven lies with Qin, but looking at how badly King Yan and King Qian of Zhao have become, it is clear that the people's hearts are with Qin.
Although Confucian scholars are all "rebels", they still have some ability in writing and can win the hearts of the grassroots people.
In Gucheng and other Zhao cities that had not yet been captured, they spread the story of King Zhao Qian's small boat being overturned by huge waves caused by the people of Zhao, in order to disturb the people's hearts.
Before Lian Po and Li Mu arrived, Wang Jian wiped out most of Zhao State.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Lian Po was unaware of Wang Jian's little thoughts.
Handan had been captured, and he knew that Wang Jian could quickly wipe out Zhao. He came to Zhao not to fight, but to use his remaining reputation in Zhao to make Zhao less resistant and settle down sooner.
Li Mu's goal was similar to Lian Po's, but he also had the idea of seeking revenge.
But Li Mu and Wang Jian were very familiar with each other, so he guessed Wang Jian's depression from Wang Jian's different combat styles before and after.
As soon as they met, Li Mu joked: "Why are you in such a hurry? Besides Zhao, there are Yan and Chu. I can give in to you."
Wang Jian went up and kicked him.
Li Mu did not avoid or give way, and patted the footprints on his clothes: "Don't worry, when the king was still young, he said that he would definitely make you a marquis, and that he would wait until you became General Wang."
Wang Jian laughed and scolded, "Shut up and don't presume to speculate on your Majesty's thoughts."
Li Mu said: "I didn't speculate, it was indeed what the Lord said when he was a child."
Zhu Xiang pushed open the door and came in: "What did Zheng'er say when he was a child?"
King Zheng of Qin followed behind Zhu Xiang and said, "I want to know, too."
Wang Jian immediately said cautiously: "It's nothing, I was just joking with Lord Wu Cheng."
Li Mu, however, was not cautious and repeated what he had just said truthfully.
Qin Wangzheng nodded: "That's what I said."
Zhu Xiang asked curiously, "How old does Wang Jian have to be before you confer a title of nobility upon him?"
Qin Wangzheng pretended to think for a while, then asked, "When is Lian Weng's age now?"
Wang Jian: “…” Your Majesty, are you serious or joking
Li Mu said seriously: "Then Wang Jian should be careful. It is not easy for a general to live to the age of Lord Lian. If Wang Jian is not careful, he will be posthumously honored."
Zhu Xiang patted Wang Jian on the shoulder and sighed, "General Wang, you must take good care of your health."
Wang Jian: “…” Are you serious or are you kidding
Qin Wang Zheng asked in confusion: "General Wang, isn't this joke funny? Why don't you laugh?"
Zhu Xiang was the first to laugh. Although Li Mu did not laugh, his shoulders trembled slightly, and it was obvious that he was having a hard time holding back his laughter.
Wang Jian's mouth twitched: "I can't laugh."
Qin Wangzheng said with a smile: "General Wang is too serious, please relax. Although I am already the King of Qin, you are still my elder who has watched me grow up, so you can be more relaxed."
Wang Jian: "..." This is not a question of whether I am comfortable or not. Do you think I should laugh? How can I laugh at this joke
Qin Wangzheng, Zhu Xiang and Li Mu all thought it was very funny. They told Lian Po about it and Lian Po also laughed happily.
Only Wang Jian couldn't laugh.
King Zheng of Qin firmly believed that Wang Jian did not have the sense of humor that his uncle mentioned.
After teasing Wang Jian, who was anxious to make a contribution, King Zheng of Qin took Zhu Xiang and hurried to Handan.
It was time for him to fulfill his young promise.
King Zheng of Qin did not enter Handan City immediately, but went to find his original home first.
He thought that he and his uncle and aunt lived in the suburbs of Handan. Although Zhao had experienced famine and war, the suburbs of the capital should not be damaged much.
But the facts were beyond his expectations.
The village where he played was burned;
The courtyard where he had lived was in ruins;
He sat on his elder's neck and stretched out his short hands to pick dates from the jujube tree, but all that was left was a big wooden stump, surrounded by weeds.
King Zheng of Qin looked at the large wooden stake in the weeds, clenched his hands tightly, and his palms were painful from his nails.
Zhu Xiang sighed, cleared the weeds around the wooden stake, and let King Zheng of Qin sit down and rest.
King Zheng of Qin sat down silently, holding his breath.
"How could this happen?" King Zheng of Qin seemed to be asking angrily, or talking to himself.
Zhu Xiang said: "I'll go ask someone."
King Zheng of Qin nodded sullenly, like a child who had been wronged.
Although Zhu Xiang and King Zheng of Qin traveled in disguise, they were accompanied by many attendants to avoid being attacked.
Although the surrounding area had become a wilderness, it was still near the capital. Zhu Xiang only needed to find the Zhao scholars and officials who had fields nearby to find out the situation.
The Zhao royal family was placed under house arrest in their respective houses in Handan City, awaiting the arrangements of the King of Qin.
Near this village, there is actually the residence of Pingyang Jun.
The attendant brought back Lord Pingyang's young son from his house.
The youngest son was a few years older than Zhu Xiang, and although he did not know Zhu Xiang, none of Pingyang Jun's family members were unfamiliar with Zhu Xiang. After all, Pingyang Jun was thinking of Zhu Xiang when he died.
Pingyang Jun's youngest son said sadly, "When my father was alive, he specifically asked the previous king to allow the nearby area to be his fief, and he took good care of this courtyard. When my uncle Pingyuan Jun was alive, and when Xinling Jun was still in Handan, they often came here."
He paused for a moment and said in a low voice: "After Zhao Yan succeeded to the throne, he believed the slander and took this place away as a royal estate..."
He lowered his voice even lower: "Destroy the village... demolish the houses, ah."
Zhu Xiang approached King Zheng of Qin and let his nephew, who was so angry that his eyes turned black, lean on him.
He reached out and gently patted his nephew's back to comfort him.
"It is true." Zhu Xiang said, "When Lord Pingyang was alive, he must have protected this place very well."
After all, when Pingyang Jun passed away, he came to see him, reminiscing about the past and regretting not recommending him.
"Okay, don't be angry. King Yan of Zhao is already dead." Zhu Xiang said.
Li Mu failed to rescue King Yan of Zhao, and told this to Zhu Xiang with great guilt, asking Zhu Xiang to speak well of him in front of Lin Zhi.
Zhu Xiang rolled his eyes when he heard this.
The records of the so-called human sticks in ancient times are basically "legends" and are not very credible. Because there were no antibiotics in ancient times, such a large amount of bleeding and wounds would most likely lead to wound infection and death.
Li Mu stammered and said that he accidentally hit Zhao Wangyan with a few more swords, and Zhao Wangyan really couldn't withstand the blows and didn't make it.
Zhu Xiang wanted to ask, Li Mu, how could you think that the spoiled Zhao Wangyan could survive? !
He could only ask Li Mu to write a few more letters of apology and then go around Lin Zhi.
King Yan of Zhao once wanted to dig up Lin Gong's tomb, so he asked Lin Gong's relatives to dig their ancestor out of the ground from afar and transport him and the tablet to Qin State.
The hatred of digging up the ancestral graves was worthy of Lin Zhi cutting Zhao Wang Yan into pieces. It was better not to offend Lin Zhi at this time.
Lin Zhi had been trying to keep it a secret from him, but Zhu Xiang's good nephew accidentally let it slip.
Zhu Xiang pretended not to hear it, asked someone to investigate it privately, and then kept the matter deep in his heart and did not mention it to Lin Zhi.
This kind of thing makes one more angry the more one talks about it. Ordinary words of comfort are not only useless, but will make one even more angry.
Only after the State of Zhao was destroyed and King Yan of Zhao was captured, would other people's comfort be of any use to Lin Zhi.
King Yan of Zhao even wanted to dig up Lin Xiangru's tomb, let alone the courtyard where Zhu Xiang lived.
He could only hope that the common people in the village were not implicated too seriously.
After Zhu Xiang asked, Pingyang Jun's youngest son said, "My brother moved all the commoners to Pingyang after hearing that Zhao Yan was going to vent his anger on the common people here, and only left me in Handan. My cousin... even Pingyuan Jun's eldest son also helped."
Zhu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Pingyang Jun's youngest son.
Pingyang Jun's youngest son hurriedly said that he dared not, this was his father's instruction, and as a son he was just following the instructions.
Zhu Xiang asked Qin Wang Zheng: "Do you want to go to Pingyang to take a look?"
Pingyang Jun's youngest son quickly knelt down to express his gratitude.
He was very grateful.
After my father passed away, there was a fierce argument in the family over whether to protect the people of this village despite the hatred of King Zhao Yan.
Finally, the eldest brother and cousin decided that since their father had asked them to protect the old friends of Lin Gong and Zhu Xiang, they had to do as their father asked and fulfill their father's "righteousness".
Moreover, from the perspective of interests, the decline of Zhao is inevitable, and the trend of Qin's unification of the world is unstoppable. Pingyuan Jun is kind and benevolent. If they do this, they may be able to get some help from Changping Jun when Zhao is destroyed in the future.
Anyway, after Zhao Wangyan succeeded to the throne, he was very disgusted with the descendants of Pingyuan Jun and Pingyang Jun who were closer to Chunping Jun and supported Chunping Jun's succession. Even if they disobeyed some of Zhao Wangyan's orders, it didn't matter.
As members of the royal family, King Yan of Zhao not only did not allow them to take up official positions, but also did not dare to do too much, so they lived a rather tight life.
They didn't expect that Zhao would perish so quickly. They didn't expect that the King of Qin would attach so much importance to those common people.
"Although the land here is barren, the soil is still very fertile. We can move back those who left and move my fiefdom here. Or, Zheng'er, do you want to convert the Zhao Palace into a temporary palace?" Zhu Xiang asked.
Qin Wangzheng said in a low voice: "It's unlucky not to live in Zhao Wang's palace."
Zhu Xiang said: "Okay, bad luck. Then rebuild this place?"
King Zheng of Qin said: "Of course it must be rebuilt. My uncle's fief will remain unchanged, and this place will be changed to Uncle Lin's fief."
Zhu Xiang said, "That's fine. This place originally belonged to Lord Lin."
Although the descendants of Pingyang Jun and Pingyuan Jun could inherit the title for one more generation, their fiefs would certainly not be that large. They should be moved to a place near Xianyang to facilitate surveillance.
Moreover, the descendants of Pingyuan Jun and Pingyang Jun also hoped to move to the vicinity of Xianyang City so that their descendants would have an easier time in serving the country.
Zhu Xiang asked the descendants of Lord Pingyang to leave first, and asked the attendants to stay a little further away. Then he took King Zheng of Qin into his arms and gently patted him on the back: "Don't be angry. Being angry will only make you suffer."
Qin Wang Zheng said embarrassedly: "I am no longer a child, I don't need my uncle to coax me."
"Zheng'er is certainly not a child, but people of any age can get angry. What does it have to do with whether you are a child or not?" Zhu Xiang gently stroked Qin Wang Zheng's back, "Let's plant another jujube tree here."
Qin Wang Zheng said in a muffled voice: "That is not the original jujube tree that belonged to me."
Zhu Xiang loosened his arms and smiled mysteriously at Qin Wang Zheng, "That's not necessarily true."
King Zheng of Qin wondered, "If the trees are cut down, can they grow back again?"
Zhu Xiang said, "The jujube tree in our family grows very well, and the jujubes are very sweet, so I distributed many plants to others. Most of the jujube trees in this village are the children of this jujube tree. Lord Lin and Lord Lian also have jujube trees from our family. Li Mu also took jujubes to Yanmen County to plant, but I don't know if they survived. Along the way, I found that there are many jujube trees in the village, which must be the children of our jujube tree."
Qin Wangzheng's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Zhu Xiang said, "Of course it's true. Zheng'er, you also know how delicious our dates are. That bastard Lin Li always likes to steal dates. If he comes to steal dates, why doesn't he transplant the date trees to his own home?"
Qin Wangzheng's expression finally relaxed a little: "Uncle Lin will definitely steal the jujube tree as well."
He jumped up from the tree stump and pulled Zhu Xiang out: "Let's go and ask the teacher if the jujube trees in Yanmen County have grown."
Zhu Xiang staggered when he was pulled by his eldest nephew.
He laughed in his heart. Zheng'er said he was not in a hurry, and it was impossible not to be in a hurry. Fortunately, the jujube tree had indeed been divided into many species for other people.
Li Mu escorted the King of Qin to Handan and had just taken over Handan's government affairs and was busy.
Seeing King Zheng of Qin pulling Zhu Xiang towards him quickly, he sighed in his heart.
Obviously, Li Mu also knew that the village was destroyed.
He was just thinking about how to comfort Zheng'er when King Zheng of Qin asked loudly, "Teacher! Did you grow the dates that your uncle gave you in Yanmen County?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly and said, "It's alive. I went to see Yanmen County after it returned to Qin, and the jujube trees were bearing a lot of fruit."
King Zheng of Qin let go of Zhu Xiang and sat down on the chair where Li Mu had just stood up: "If the jujube trees of the Lin family are cut down, we can transplant the jujube trees in Yanmen County here."
Although his uncle said that all the jujube trees in the village were probably the children of the old jujube tree in their family, King Zheng of Qin believed more in the "bloodline" of the jujube trees planted by his teacher and Lin Bo's father.
Li Mu said: "The Lin family's jujube trees were not cut down, so we can also transplant the jujube trees from Yanmen County. Two jujube trees are not too many."
Qin Wang Zheng said: "That's right!"
Li Mu winked at Zhu Xiang.
Zhu Xiang understood and said, "We can plant a jujube forest nearby, and then build a big house, and come here often to play. Although this is Lin Li's fiefdom, it is no different from our manor."
Qin Wangzheng nodded vigorously, and his mood really improved: "When the villagers come back, I will exempt them from taxes for the rest of their lives!"
Zhu Xiang smiled and said, "Of course. We must make it clear with Lin Li, so that he won't secretly take money from the villagers to buy wine."
Qin Wangzheng laughed: "Uncle Lin would never do such a thing. At most, he would drink the wine from the palace and then leave a note for me in the palace wine cellar."
Zhu Xiang shook his head and said in disdain: "Lin Li did it wrong. When I took your great-grandfather's sheep, I never left any traces. Your great-grandfather didn't even know who did it. This is stealing."
Qin Wangzheng burst out laughing: "Grandfather Zeng must have known that it was my uncle who did it. Who else but my uncle would dare to take Grandfather Zeng's sheep without asking?"
Li Mu held his forehead and said, "Zhu Xiang, don't teach Zheng'er a bad lesson."
Qin Wangzheng laughed even harder: "I am already the King of Qin, I will not be taught badly by my uncle."
Li Mu said, "You are already the King of Qin, so Zhu Xiang should not tell you this. What if you go to Lin Li's house or someone else's house and steal something?"
Qin Wangzheng laughed so hard that his shoulders kept shaking: "What does it matter? Will Uncle Lin not give it to me?"
Zhu Xiang nodded vigorously: "That's right, how could Lin Li be so stingy? He took so much wine from Zheng'er, no amount of sheep would be enough to pay him back."
Li Mu sighed. Is this a petty question? The King of Qin went to the minister's house to steal something. How bad a reputation do you want to leave for Zheng'er? If the group of trolls in the Xianyang Academy knew about this, there would be no peace in Xianyang City.
Li Mu secretly took note of this matter and prepared to secretly write a letter to Xunzi to complain.
Now only Xunzi can control Zhu Xiang.
As for Lian Gong, if he told Lian Gong about this matter, Lian Gong would definitely roll his eyes and say, "It's no big deal, just lead it," and then go and give a hundred sheep to Zheng'er and Zhu Xiang.
Lord Lian had always been very doting on Zheng'er and often acted as an obstacle when they were teaching Zheng'er.
Zhu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief after finally coaxing his nephew into submission.
He was really worried that Zheng'er would get angry and burn down the ancestral tomb of King Zhao's family.
Now that Zhao State has just been conquered and Qin State is taking the route of righteous army, some face must be shown. It cannot be like what Bai Gong did in the past, who burned down the ancestral tomb of the King of Chu just because he was displeased.
Moreover, Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang had done him favors, so he didn't care what King Yan of Zhao and King Qian of Zhao did. However, the ancestral tomb of King Zhao was also their ancestral tomb, so he still had to take the relationship between the two into consideration.
It is better not to burn the Zhao family's tombs now, as it will cause great trouble in governing the newly acquired Zhao territory.
If Zheng'er is really angry, he can wait a few years or even decades and then let the Zhao King's ancestral tomb accidentally catch fire.
At that time, Zhao State had been destroyed for many years, and the tomb keepers were certainly not attentive to the ancestral tomb of the King of Zhao. It was normal for it to be accidentally caught in fire or stolen. After a few years or more, the people of Zhao basically became Qin people and no longer cared about the ancestral tomb of the King of Zhao.
King Zheng of Qin's mood improved and he listened to his uncle's advice.
He really wanted to burn down the ancestral tomb of King Zhao's family.
Since his uncle said so, and the descendants of Pingyang Jun and Pingyuan Jun had done some good things, he decided to postpone dealing with the ancestral tomb of King Zhao.
Ten years later, he sent people to cause the Zhao King's ancestral tomb to catch fire due to theft in order to relieve his hatred.
King Zheng of Qin came to Zhao State not only to look for previous traces, but also to fulfill his promise.
He exempted the people of Zhao from taxes and corvee labor for one year, and promised to treat the people of Zhao the same as the people of Qin in the future. He would build schools and colleges for them so that they could enter the officialdom of Qin.
He also met with people who had old ties with Duke Lian and Duke Lin, and asked them to select outstanding offspring to study at the Xianyang Academy.
If someone is a veteran general, after being assessed by Lord Lian, he can serve under Lord Lian.
King Zheng of Qin was so good to the scholars of Zhao that the people of Zhao, who were originally dissatisfied with Qin's invasion of Zhao, temporarily gave up their desire to rebel.
Anyway, the King of Zhao and the King of Qin were one family eight hundred years ago, so let's just assume that the King of Qin inherited the throne of the King of Zhao. They are still loyal to this family, so it's not considered a betrayal of the King of Zhao.
Zhu Xiang felt complicated after hearing their self-deceiving words.
As a result, after the demise of the State of Zhao, the only one willing to be buried with the King of Zhao was the treacherous minister Guo Kai.
Guo Kai's reputation improved greatly because of this incident. Even the knights of Zhao State stopped looking for his family.
Originally, many people in Zhao State were looking for the hidden family members of Guo Kai, the treacherous minister, and wanted to kill his entire family in order to avenge Guo Kai's slander and instigation of the King of Zhao, which led to the demise of Zhao State.
However, Guo Kai became the only person who died for King Zhao and the only upright minister around King Zhao, which made the people of Zhao feel extremely complicated.
Although Guo Kai was indeed a treacherous minister, he was also truly loyal to the King of Zhao. It was just that the King of Zhao was incompetent, so he followed suit and became a treacherous minister to please the King of Zhao. In fact, the fault was still with the King of Zhao.
Therefore, considering that Guo Kai was a loyal minister, the scholars in Zhao State who hated Guo Kai felt somewhat relieved.
Lin Zhi did not kill Zhao Yan with his own hands, and he was as angry as Li Mu and Zhu Xiang had imagined.
If Li Mu was in front of him, even if he knew rationally that he was wrong, he would kick Li Mu hard and ask Li Mu to collect at least 100 jars of good wine to make amends. Even if Cai Ze and Zhu Xiang cursed him from the left and right, "I'll get you drunk to death", he would not compromise.
Unable to kill his enemies with his own hands, Lin Zhi could only disgust the State of Zhao.
He sent people to spread the word about how loyal Guo Kai was to King Zhao, and used the treacherous minister Guo Kai to trample on all the ministers in the Zhao court.
Guo Kai was a treacherous villain known to the world, but he was more righteous than those nobles of Zhao State. No wonder the King of Zhao only listened to Guo Kai's slander. Although the King of Zhao was stupid, he knew who was loyal to him.
The only person with backbone in Zhao State is the treacherous minister Guo Kai. What are the other officials of Zhao State who are not as backbone as Guo Kai? Everyone in Zhao State scolds Guo Kai, but they are not even as good as Guo Kai. I think Zhao State has been rotten from top to bottom since the death of Pingyang Jun. It deserves to be destroyed!
King Zheng of Qin cooperated very well with Lin Zhi.
He was moved by Guo Kai's loyalty to King Yan of Zhao, so he specially asked Guo Kai to be buried with King Yan of Zhao in the tomb that King Yan of Zhao built for himself.
As for Zhao Wangyan himself, Qin Wangzheng threw a fat pig that had been burned to ashes into the tomb. Only Lin Zhi knew where the real body of Zhao Wangyan was thrown.
So Guo Kai slept alone in the tomb of King Yan of Zhao, and was also offered incense and worship by the royal family of Zhao for ten years.
Zhu Xiang was speechless about Lin Zhi and Zheng'er's secret attempt to disgust the Zhao Wang family. But... as long as they are happy, that's fine.
In fact, from a personal point of view, he does not like to praise treacherous ministers like Guo Kai who bring disaster to the country and the people.
Although Guo Kai was beneficial to Qin, he caused serious harm to the people of Zhao. Especially when Zhao attacked Qin, he instigated the king of Zhao to send the old Zhao generals with the infected people to die, which crossed Zhu Xiang's bottom line.
Zhu Xiang found it hard to accept that such a person did not just be reduced to ashes but also became a loyal minister of the State of Zhao and was able to lie in the tomb of King Zhao for ten years.
But there were many things that Zhu Xiang found difficult to accept.
The main reason why King Zheng of Qin and Lin Zhi praised Guo Kai highly was not to vent their anger, but to suppress the restless scholar-official class in Zhao State, making them look disgraced and without the legitimacy to restore their country.
So, Zhu Xiang said nothing again.
Zheng'er and Lin Li were right, and Tian was the naive one. Supporting Guo Kai and suppressing the scholar-official class of Zhao State was one of the best ways to stabilize Zhao State.
But Qin Wang Zheng saw Zhu Xiang's mood and promised him: "Uncle, just ten years. After ten years, I will grind Guo Kai to dust and scatter his ashes, and find a Zhao person to grind him to dust and scatter his ashes. He was loyal to the king of Zhao, but he harmed the people of Zhao. It is normal for the Zhao people to secretly dig him out and burn him!"
Lin Zhi, who was far away in Xianyang, also guessed Zhu Xiang's dissatisfaction and wrote a letter to explain that he would settle accounts with Guo Kai after he had used him. If Guo Kai's descendants could be found, they would not be given the opportunity to sneak into the Xianyang Academy. Guo Kai's descendants could only live as commoners and experience the suffering of commoners.
Qin Wangzheng suddenly clapped his hands and said excitedly: "Now we have a reason why the Zhao Wang Zu Mausoleum caught fire!"
Zhu Xiang: "..." What's wrong with Zheng'er's head? How can he be so flexible? He is indeed the nephew of the First Emperor!
He laughed: "Okay, now we have the reason why the Zhao King's ancestral tomb caught fire. That's great."
(End of this chapter)