Chapter 34 The gentleman and the villain
"Thank you, Mr. Pingyuan!"
Before leaving, Zhao Kuo respectfully bowed to Zhao Sheng and thanked him many times. But this time, it was probably the most sincere time for him. Zhao Sheng sent him to the city gate. From Pingyuan Jun's mansion to the city gate, the carriage lined up in a long queue. If it weren't for Zhao Sheng, Zhao Kuo would not have been able to transport so much food. Pingyuan Jun and his disciples lent Zhao Kuo a full 300,000 stones of food.
Zhao Kuo distributed two stones of corn to his subordinates every month, which was considered a good treatment. Therefore, a person would consume about twenty-four stones of corn a year. The 300,000 stones of grain could support it for more than 10,000 people. Of course, there were other livestock. Zhao Sheng had three pastures and many livestock. He promised to send 4,000 sheep and 1,000 pigs to Zhao Kuo. Since Zhao Sheng said that, he would definitely not break his promise.
Zhao Sheng doesn't like to eat poultry, so he doesn't have chickens and ducks, which is a pity, but Zhao Kuo did not blame him. After all, Pingyuan Jun's friends are everywhere, so they can definitely find poultry and other places.
No matter how much he joked, Zhao Kuo sincerely thanked Zhao Sheng. No matter what his motives were, he helped Zhao Kuo a lot. He saved Zhao Guo. With this food transported to Changping, General Lian Po could continue to persevere. No matter how much food the Qin people had, it would never be possible to persevere for a few years. If the Qin people had so much food, in history, they would not have to kill prisoners, and they could also destroy Zhao Guo at one time instead of waiting for decades.
Zhao Kuo did not stay in Dongwu City. His time was very tight, and Zhao Sheng was doing things very quickly. As soon as the banquet ended, his retainers had already started to transport grain onto the horse carriage. At the same time, the same was true in several other county towns. Zhao Sheng had his own grain warehouses in several county towns. Zhao Sheng had many disciples and many retainers. These people went to various county towns. They would gather on the road and go to the horse suit together.
Zhao Sheng’s carriages were not enough, but this was not a problem. Zhao Sheng’s status in these eastern counties was too high. When the nobles here heard that Zhao Sheng needed a carriage, they gave their carriages to Zhao Sheng for use without saying a word. Several families even sent their own carriages. The vast convoy scared the local people, but after they heard of Pingyuan Jun’s righteous actions, they couldn’t help but praise them.
It’s not a shame that Pingyuan Jun has spent all his family property for his friends. Where can Zhao find a second person like this?
Zhao Sheng and Zhao Kuo walked with Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo looked at the carriage next to him happily. The carriage was full of food. Zhao Kuo was very happy. Zhao Sheng looked at the carriage proudly and said, "I have ordered them to set off. They will deliver the food to the horse suits. There are also the other county towns on the way. Maybe they can meet with you halfway. I have sent people in the pasture. Their speed may be slower, but I will ask them to deliver it as soon as possible."
Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Sheng and said sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Pingyuan."
"And..." Pingyuan Jun pointed to a group of people in the distance. These people were tall, holding horses, holding strong bows, and belted arrow bags. There were more than 60 people. Zhao Sheng said again: "It is not safe for you to bring so much food. These people were sent to protect you. They will escort you to the horse suit. The other counties also sent escort knights, with a total of more than 200 people."
Zhao Kuo was already speechless. He looked at Zhao Sheng seriously and said, "I will never forget your kindness, I will definitely repay you." Zhao Sheng looked indifferent. He raised his head and said arrogantly: "What kind of kindness can these things be considered? You don't have to be polite, just take it away. For my friends, I can even sacrifice my life, let alone these things outside of my body?"
"Of course I know what kind of person I am. Uncle, I have something to tell you..." Zhao Kuo looked around, lowered his voice, and said: "The so-called people are in essence but not in the crowd. If you don't ask about your details, you will inevitably have people with bad intentions in it, which will harm you... It will ruin your reputation. Please be vigilant." Zhao Kuo said, bowing to Zhao Sheng again.
Zhao Sheng slowly put away his proud face and patted Zhao Kuo on the shoulder with a smile, "Youzi, don't worry, I have my own sense of responsibility, take care of myself on the road."
Zhao Kuo nodded. He also sent his carriage to transport grain. He could only borrow a horse from Zhao Sheng to ride. Fortunately, Zhao Kuo had ridden a horse before and did not show any fear. Zhao Kuo turned over the horse, tightly clamped the waist of the horse with his legs tightly on his horse, holding the reins in his hand, and led everyone away from here. The carriage slowly drove towards the distance. The knights sent by Zhao Sheng patrolled around and repelled the passers-by in front of him.
The carriages were still coming out from the city gate, but Zhao Kuo could no longer be seen. Zhao Sheng stroked his beard and looked into the distance with a smile.
"He is still a kind person, not a pure villain." At some point, an old man walked out of Zhao Sheng. Although the old man was wearing simple clothes, he still had a different temperament, and his eyes revealed wisdom. The old man was very thin, but his skeleton was very large. It can be seen that he was also a warrior when he was young. When he heard the old man's words, Zhao Sheng smiled and said, "Yes, I don't know why Zhao Sheng had such a son!"
"Hahaha~~~", the old man stroked his beard and smiled.
"I had arranged people to anger him and let him leave by himself. Who knew that his age could be so tolerant and treat him calmly in the face of such reprimands. I really envy Zhao She now." Zhao Sheng sighed, turned around and walked towards the city. The old man followed him and said, "But he has helped you a lot. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't be able to support Changping."
"Yes... This kid must have thought that it was my false benevolence and righteousness, and he didn't care about the lives of the soldiers, but only cared about his fame. I simply performed a Pingyuan Jun for him... My real Youzi, who is worried all day long and wary of me, how could I not be a false benevolence and righteousness? If I am not careful, I will win over the soldiers and intend to rebel..."
Zhao Sheng said helplessly.
"But now it's different. You just borrowed food for Zhao Kuo. The food was sent by Zhao Kuo. That person wouldn't be afraid of a child?" The old man said, raised his head and said seriously: "It's a pity that you have taken on all the food, but this reputation has become Zhao Kuo's, and the soldiers will not accept your affection."
"Hahaha~~", Zhao Sheng turned around and joked: "You are too immersed in the play. Zhao Kuo has left! I am the son of Zhao State, and Zhao State is my country. It is natural for me to die on the battlefield for Zhao State, let alone just sending some food and livestock?"
But the old man said firmly: "If you were the king of Zhao, Zhao would never end like this, I..."
"No need to say more!" Zhao Sheng's face became solemn and said, "If you say this again, I will cut off my ears." The old man sighed helplessly, looked up at the sky, and said, "I know you are worried about the infamy of treason, but you must know that rebellion is an act of killing the king and chasing the country. Your starting point is to save the country. The final result must be to repel the enemy and protect the people. Your purpose and result do not meet the principles of rebellion. How could such an act be a rebellion?"
Zhao Sheng didn't say anything. He pulled out the short sword from his waist and placed it on his left ear. The old man had no choice but to close his mouth.
Zhao Sheng then put down his sword. He stopped talking about this and said, "However, what Zhao Kuo said makes sense. Although I took many villains under my command because of my last resort, I cannot allow them to do too much. Mr. Gongsun, please help me clean up some people with bad behavior, and don't clean them all, so that some can rest assured that I can rest assured."
Mr. Gongsun nodded, and then Zhao Sheng walked into the mansion. Seeing the guys in front of him with fake smiles, even though he was disgusted, he still said proudly: "What happened today is not worth revealing, you don't have to talk about it to the outside world!" The people nodded and sent Zhao Sheng away, then walked out of the house with muttering.
"This stupid guy has been cheated by Zhao Kuo so many things, and he is still thinking about promoting his own deeds?"
Chapter completed!