Chapter 6
Facing Le Yi's replies, Sima Xi's face froze slightly, and then said unhappily: "Has General Le Yi not seen clearly the current situation?"
Le Yi said: "I hope to hear the details."
Sima Xi said: "The king of Zhao is only sixteen years old now. What can I understand? Everything is the master's father's decision. Even if the master's father wants to abolish the king, it is just a matter of one sentence.
Zhao Zhang, the king of Anyang, is brave and good at fighting. He has the style of being a master of the father and is highly appreciated by the master of the father. He is also the true eldest son of the master of the father. Whether from the perspective of patriarchy or from the perspective of prestige, the king of Anyang is a better candidate for the king.
You and I are both surrendered ministers in Zhongshan. After coming to Handan these days, I don’t know how much despised the people of Zhao.
I took the initiative to say, "If I am a surrendered minister, it will be extremely difficult if I want to be promoted to Zhao State by normal means. If I am loyal to Anyang Lord and help him seize the position of King Zhao State, then you and I will definitely be infinity in the future."
General Le Yi, as the saying goes, you must not miss this opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, you may never have a chance to stand out in Zhao State in the future!”
Sima Xiyu said a lot of earnestly, then looked at Le Yi, waiting for Le Yi's reply.
There are many big families in Zhongshan. After the Zhao State destroyed Zhongshan, only not many survived. Sima and Le family are both members of it.
The Sima family's power was concentrated in the Shoucheng, Tuling, Zhongshan Kingdom, while the Le family's power was mainly in Zhongren City, the old capital of Zhongshan.
As the prime minister of Zhongshan Kingdom, Sima Xi had actually secretly united with Zhao Kingdom a few years ago.
It is precisely because of Sima Xi, the inner force, that the State of Zhao was able to destroy the century-old enemy Zhongshan Kingdom, which was once known as the "Nation of Ten Thousand Vehicles" in just five years.
As the actual ruler of Zhao State, the master father Zhao Yong has made a promise to Sima Xi that Sima Xi and the Sima family will gain enough benefits in the subsequent rewards.
However, Sima Xi's ambitions did not stop there.
For the ambitious Sima Xi, the stage of Zhongshan Kingdom is still too small after all. Zhao, one of the seven major warring countries, is the real place suitable for Sima Xi to play.
What is Fei Yi? I, Sima Xi, is no worse than him!
Moreover, Sima Xi and Anyang Jun were also old acquaintances. In the battle to capture the capital of Zhongshan Kingdom, the general of Zhao State was Anyang Jun. Sima Xi cooperated with Anyang Jun to cooperate with the inside and outside to finally defeat Lingshou, and set the last nail on the coffin of Zhongshan Kingdom.
Therefore, when Anyang Jun sent someone to persuade Sima Xi, both sides hit it off.
But Anyang Jun also has weaknesses, which is that the general trend of the entire Zhao State political arena is still under the firm control of his master Zhao Yong.
If the Lord Father does not agree, it is impossible to replace the king.
Therefore, Anyang Jun needs more people to help build momentum.
The Le family where Le Yi is located came from Le Yang, the general who led the army that Wei State destroyed Zhongshan Kingdom for the first time. He was quite powerful in Zhongshan. For Zhao State, he was a person who "abandoned the dark and turned to the light" and was a target that Anyang Jun liked very much.
As long as Le Yi and Le join the Lord to Anyang Jun, Sima Xi will make great contributions!
Le Yi was silent for a while, with a look of hesitation on his face, and he seemed to have not made up his mind for a long time.
Sima Xi was about to continue persuasion, but saw Le Yi suddenly looked up and said, "Le Yi has recognized Mr. Sima's kindness. But Le has just become a minister of Zhao and has no clue about the political arena of Zhao. If he rashly participates in such a battle to seize the throne at this time, it would be a little too risky. Please forgive me."
Although it is very tactful, anyone can hear it. Le Yi rejected Sima Xi.
Sima Xi's face darkened and she couldn't help but say, "Is General Le Yi really so obsessed?"
This is not the first time Sima Xi has persuaded Le Yi, but every time Le Yi uses various excuses to refuse.
The clay man was also very angry. Le Yi refused again and again. Sima Xi was naturally quite unhappy, and his tone became much sharper when he spoke.
Le Yi ignored Sima Xi's ugly face, bowed his hand, and said, "Mr. Sima forgives his crime."
Sima Xi left with her sleeves.
Walking out the door, Sima Xi, with an ugly face, couldn't help but spat: "I don't know how to lift up!"
Sima Xi was about to leave when a voice suddenly came from beside him: "Hey, your saliva almost spitted me!"
Sima Xi was stunned for a moment, looked up and found a young man in Hu's uniform riding on a horse a few steps away, looking at him with a bad expression.
Judging from the boy's outfit and the guards around him, it is not difficult to see that this is a child of a nobleman in Zhao State.
How could such an aristocratic boy appear in the pedestrian hall?
Sima Xi was puzzled, but she still bowed to the other party and said politely: "I have lost my composure, sorry."
As a surrendered minister of Zhongshan Kingdom, Sima Xi, who had an awkward identity, was not willing to offend the other party, a boy with obvious extraordinary family background.
Not all noble boys can enter and exit the pedestrian hall with their guards casually.
The boy Sima Xi met was Zhao He who came out to visit Le Yi in a mistress.
Zhao He looked up and down at Sima Xi.
This old boy spitted everywhere, and it was obvious that he was unhygienic. Should he educate him?
Although I don’t know Sima Xi’s identity, it can be seen from Sima Xi’s Chinese clothes with big sleeves and fluttering sleeves that this guy is a Zhongshan Chinese.
The people of Zhongshan are also my ministers, so let it go this time.
Zhao He said, "Be careful next time."
Looking at Sima Xi's hurriedly leaving, Zhao Heruo thought about something.
Speaking of which, although Zhongshan Kingdom was a country established by the alien Bai Di, this country quickly became central to the Central Plains after its establishment. The whole country respected Zhou rituals, wore Chinese clothes, and even spoke mainly in the official language of the Zhou Dynasty. Even the original nomadic cavalry warfare was abandoned, and the Chinese vassal army, supplemented by chariots and infantry, was organized to fight.
Then, the Zhongshan Kingdom was destroyed by one of the Chinese princes, but Zhao, who had Hu clothing, cavalry and shooting, learned the method of nomadic war, and was defeated with cavalry.
I have to say that this is a pretty ironic thing.
After retracting his dissipated thoughts, Zhao He glanced at the closed courtyard in front of him: "This is Le Yi's residence? Zhuxian, when he went to knock on the door, he said that a friend came to visit him."
The conversation was divided into two parts, but in the lobby inside the building, Sima Xi had just left, and a young man appeared in front of Le Yi.
"Brother, what Sima Laoer said seems to make some sense. Why didn't Brother Lao agree?"
The young man was about the early twenties and had a certain similarity to Le Yi's appearance. He was named Le Cheng, who was Le Yi's clan brother.
Le Yi shook his head and said, "This matter is not that simple. It is well known that the Lord's Father is deeply trusted by the Lord's Father. But have you ever thought that since the Lord's Father trusts Anyang, why don't he pass the throne to Anyang?"
Le Cheng was stunned for a moment, grabbed his head, and couldn't speak for a long time: "Is there any hidden truth in it?"
Le Yi nodded slowly and said, "Although this king is young now, I heard that this son is quite smart and easy-going, and has received strong support from many ministers of Zhao State. It is not that simple for Anyang Jun to do this decree."
Le Cheng couldn't help but say, "But Brother, I have been waiting for Handan City for so long, and I have contacted many ministers of Zhao. In my opinion, the Anyang family is indeed quite powerful..."
Le Yi interrupted Le Cheng's words: "It's powerful, but it's not enough. Brother Zhong, don't forget that this time, the elders in the clan asked you and me to come to Handan to meet the master's father, in order to keep the Le family alive, rather than to take this risk strategy. If not, thousands of people from the Le family will die without a place to die!"
Le Cheng was silent for a moment and said, "Brother Bo said it is reasonable, Brother Zhong has received the teachings."
Seeing Le Cheng surrender, Le Yi also felt relieved.
This clan brother was grown up by Le Yi since he was a child. He was a little more adventurous at a young age. If he couldn't convince him, he really couldn't tell what he would make.
Le Yi breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but whisper: "If you have to participate in this matter, it would be more practical than to stand on the side of that king. It's a pity..."
Le Cheng said, "What are you talking about by Brother Bo? The voice is too small and I can't hear it clearly."
Le Yi smiled and said, "It's okay, the wind is getting louder now, so don't go out and walk around at will."
Le Cheng disagreed and said, "Brother Bo is worried too much. Now we are ministers of Zhao. What can we do?"
While the two brothers were talking, a guard from Le's came in to report: "The head of the family, someone outside claims to be a friend, is here to visit."
"Friend?" Le Yi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Can you report your name?"
The guard said: "The visitor calls himself Zhao Di, and has admired the head of the family for a long time. He hopes to make it to friends with the head of the family."
Le Cheng said with a roar and said, "Brother Zhao, don't know such a friend."
Le Yi frowned and said, "What does this Zhao Di look like? Tell me carefully."
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"Young man, nobleman, have several guards around him, one of whom is suspected to be a temple man?"
Le Yi pondered for a while and suddenly stood up.
Chapter completed!