Chapter 84: Zhao Ben and Zhao Cheng
What is supposed to come, will come.
Zhao Gao used Li Si as a hostage and resorted to such despicable methods. Prime Minister Zhao, who was so powerful for a while, was probably at the end of his rope.
Li Yuan was silent for a long time. If he said he hated Li Si, his nominal biological father, it was the resentment of the former boy that penetrated deep into his bones. If he talked about love, it couldn't be mentioned. Li Si was just a stranger to him.
That’s all.
Zhao Gao took Li Si as a hostage. This move seemed clever, but in the end he was playing with human nature. Prime Minister Zhao, who has spent his life trying to figure out people's hearts, was like a gambler who was desperate to lose. He wanted to use the love between Li Si and Li Yuan and his son to win.
chips to make a last ditch effort.
"Send the order, kill the messenger, and hang the head on the camp gate." Li Yuan said in a deep voice. After only a moment of hesitation, he made a decision. His tone was light and without a trace of emotion, as if he had heard something important.
The news is the same.
"Well, what if Zhao Gao jumps over the wall..." Chen Ping responded in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. Li Yuan's decisiveness in killing impressed Chen Ping, who was still struggling. The love between children has always been
Chen Ping also has the same weaknesses as a scheming person. Otherwise, he wouldn't be carrying the stigma of being a thief and not making more excuses.
"If Zhao Gao wants to kill, let him kill him. The more he kills, the more people will hate him. Isn't this what we expect? As for Li Si, Qin has such a result, shouldn't he pay something?
?" Li Yuan sneered.
Said. If Li Yuan had not traveled through time and was still the cowardly young man in Xingyang Mansion, Zhao Gao's move might have worked. Of course, if Li Yuan was still the same person, Zhao Gao would not have had to be so panicked.
Whether Li Si lives or dies is up to him to feel. The current fate of this prime minister whose merits and demerits of the Qin State are hard to explain can be described in four words: he brings it upon himself.
Since Li Yuan's rise to the present, he has cooperated more with the remnant forces of the Li family than exploited them. Whether it was Xingyang or the period when the troops entered Guanzhong, they all followed a win-win strategy. Even if Li Bi, Cao Xin and others attached themselves to defect, it would be
Seeing Li Yuan's own potential, he had almost nothing to do with the Li family. As for his friendship with the eldest princess Zhao Yushu, it was a personal relationship and had nothing to do with official matters.
Li Yuan gave an order, and the generals from the personal camp rushed out of the tent like tigers and wolves, grabbing Zhao Gao's messenger, a man in his forties with a decent appearance. Bai Guangji rushed in front and held him down.
This man, the sword on his waist was drawn out with a clanging sound, and he was about to be killed on the spot with blood splattering on him.
In the battle of Leyouyuan, the Guards Battalion shouldered the important task of confronting General Lou Fan head-on. After Cao Xin, who was also a camp general with Bai Guangji, fell from his horse, he was heavily trampled on the abdomen by Lou Fan's horse. All his internal organs were displaced, and his left eye was damaged.
Even
He was blown away by the strong wind of the ebony stick and was bleeding profusely. Now Cao Xin was still seriously injured and lying in the back camp, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. How could Bai Guangji get rid of his bad breath? Now that a messenger from the city came to die, naturally he would show no mercy.
"Spare your life, Thief Li, no, General Li, spare your life. The doctor ordered Zhao Cheng to see General Li and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess for something important." The man who was knocked down shouted anxiously when he saw his sword unsheathed.
The doctor's order, Zhao Cheng, was Zhao Gao's biological brother and a backbone of the Zhao family. Speaking of which, Zhao Cheng had no choice but to come back. In order to show his sincerity in the peace talks, Zhao Gao looked around and found only his younger brother Zhao Cheng.
Therefore, under Zhao Gao's strict order, Zhao Cheng was trembling all the way. He was afraid of death and did not dare to give his real name when reporting. He only hoped that this mission could be ended early and return to Xianyang Juan
He ran away with the money and silk.
"Zhao Cheng, he is Zhao Gao's younger brother. Come, go to the transport camp to call Zhao Ben and Zhao Tun general to identify him." Li Yuan heard the shouting outside and thought.
After Zhao Ben made meritorious service in the Hangu Pass battle, he did not leave Li Yuan's army as he had said before. This was not because Li Yuan failed to fulfill his promise, but because Zhao Ben himself did not want to leave.
The troops went down to Hangu and raided Guanzhong.
Li Yuan's illustrious power surprised Zhao Ben extremely. From a low-level military prince to the captain of Sanchuan, and then to the capture of Yang Xiong, Sima Yin's military power led an army alone. Li Yuan's rise was almost unstoppable, and he was captured at Hangu Pass.
After the attack, Zhao Gao was very doubtful as to how many troops Zhao Gao could resist. Going back to Xianyang at this time would be tantamount to death. It would be better to shamelessly stay in Li Yuan's army. With these many days of friendship, he could still get along.
A small official Dangdang.
I have to admit that a realistic person like Zhao Ben has his own way of survival in this troubled world, which is to play both sides without respecting principles and shame. He will take refuge in whoever is more capable. As for what others say,
No matter what, if he loses his life, everything he says is in vain.
Li Yuan didn't say anything about Zhao Ben's allegiance. People like Zhao Ben would also be useful. However, young generals such as Luo Jia and Li Bi, who were full of blood, were very dissatisfied with Zhao Ben's surrender. Luo Jia
They even looked for an opportunity and used an excuse to trick Zhao Ben out of the camp and beat him up. Unfortunately, when he was beaten back, Zhao Ben continued to stay in the camp as if nothing was wrong.
From a lieutenant of a county, he was directly demoted to a general of a mere village.
Zhao Bi actually acted shamelessly and calmly. In the back camp, the former county captain showed his ruthless vision and superb skills in amassing money. During the battle of Leyouyuan, the baggage that Yan Lejun lost along the way was picked up by Zhao Biru.
They collected them like treasures. At this point, Sima Houxi was also beyond his reach.
Greedy for money, lustful, afraid of death--Zhao Ben can be said to have many shortcomings that make people despise him, but at the same time, he also has the "excellent" qualities of a miser. Under his management, the baggage has always been tight.
Li Yuanjun actually survived the most difficult stage.
After a while, Zhao Ben, who heard the summons, floated over with his chubby body shaking and nodding his head. Zhao, who understood his low status, changed roles so quickly that it was shocking. He often smiled and greeted everyone he saw.
His style made Li Yuanzhi feel that this person was also a time traveler from the 21st century.
"General Zhao Tun, let's take a look. Is this the doctor's order, Zhao Cheng?" Chen Ping saw Zhao Ben coming over and pointed at Zhao Cheng who was pushed to the ground and asked.
"Well, ah——!" Zhao Cheng finally turned his head a little, and saw a familiar figure getting closer and clearer.
"This - who is this person? Are you not afraid of the death penalty if you dare to pretend to be a doctor?" Zhao Ben jumped up as if he was frightened, and it took him a long time before he patted his chest and said.
"You really don't know this person?" Bai Guangji grabbed Zhao Cheng's crown and brought Zhao Cheng's face close to Zhao Ben.
"No, I don't know. How could such a disgusting-looking person be a doctor, general, and everything I said is true? Please explain clearly." Zhao Ben's face was red and white, and he looked at Zhao Cheng.
Gradually, a fierce look emerged.
The Zhao family has already declined. At this time, what Zhao Ben hopes most is to completely cut off contact with Zhao Gao, Zhao Cheng and others. If he identifies the person in front of him as Zhao Cheng, there is no way anyone will suspect that Zhao Ben still has contact with Xianyang.
Chapter completed!