The knights pulled the reins tightly, looked at the defeated soldiers of Yan State in the distance, and the horses lowered their heads and paced back and forth. The people of Yan State finally saw their hometown, and their tears filled their eyes. They couldn't help but speed up their pace and ran towards Yan State. Zhao Fu rode his horse and ran back and forth in front of them. He shouted: "Ma Fuzi is kind and righteous, and forgive your mistakes! But if Ersan dares to invade our Zhao State again, they will not be forgiven by Ma Fuzi again!! I hope Ersan will remember it!!"

The Yan people didn't say anything. The moment they rushed into the Yan country's land, they finally couldn't help but kneel on the ground, put their foreheads on the land, and some people lay directly on the cold land, and put them out to paint their faces. Yan country was very cold, especially at this moment, snow was already falling in most areas of Yan country, but the Yan people's hearts were still warm. They finally got home and lived.

They had never heard of a general who would release his captives and forgive his enemies. The defeated army would often die miserably at the hands of the enemy, even if he surrendered. Because of the military merit system, Qin State generally did not like to capture the enemy. The other princes' generals were all nobles. They needed to prove their bravery and use the enemy's head to get the reward of the king, so they would not let the prisoners go.

Only when standing on the land of his own country did these Yan people wake up, and their feet seemed to have really landed on the ground. Zhao Fu just looked at them coldly, but he still thought that the general was doing something wrong. If he didn't kill these Yan people this time, the King of Yan would recruit them sooner or later and attack Zhao again. The war would be endless. Only by killing all the men of Yan Kingdom could the war end.

The soldiers of Yan State who were able to survive faced the direction of Zhao State, lowered their heads and muttered something. Occasionally, a few soldiers raised their hands and jumped around with big strides. The strange tone made the knights of Zhao State a little afraid. They couldn't understand what the Yan people were saying. Some knights came to Zhao Fu uneasy and asked: "What kind of witchcraft are they using? We need to prepare some mulberry trees?"

Zhao Fu was very calm. He shook his head and said, "They are praying for the horse cousin... No obstacle, go back."

.........

Since the reinforcements arrived, Zhao Kuo kept Lou Chang by his side, saying that he wanted to ask for advice and not let him leave his side. Even Xu Li did not have such treatment. Xu Li took the knights to check whether there were still defeated soldiers from the Yan people and had no chance to stay by Zhao Kuo's side.

Ge said to his left and right: Ma Fuzi should ask Lou Chang seriously. Ma Fuzi's reward for making such military achievements is not as good as Lou Chang's flattery. If he doesn't ask him about how to flatter the Lord's knowledge, how can Ma Fuzi invite you to reward you?

Lou Chang naturally knew why Zhao Kuo wanted to keep him by his side, but he was not angry, and was particularly respectful to Ma Fuzi, treating Ma Fuzi in a humble manner. Zhao Kuo sat in the inner room, holding the bamboo slips, but was waiting for news from Zhao Fu and Xu Li. Lou Chang was sitting beside him, looking at Zhao Kuo, his face full of false smiles. Zhao Kuo put down the bamboo slips and looked at Lou Chang with a smile.

"I remember Lou Jun's father was an official in Qin?"

"Zhong's father is a good friend of Mr. Pang and he served King Wuling. The King of Qin also knew his talent, so he sent someone to invite him. In order to ease the relationship between Qin and Zhao, King Wuling sent Zhong's father to Qin. Zhong's father served as prime minister in Qin, making Qin and Zhao as close as brothers during that period, and no longer had any war." Lou Chang said proudly.

Zhao Kuo continued: "Your Zhongfu is indeed a talented man. I heard that he had given many useful strategies for Qin. Zhao wanted to get him back, but he refused. Therefore, Qiu Ye entered Qin and told the King of Qin that the King of Qin had dismissed him and used Wei Ran as prime minister. Since then, many of Qin's strategies for Zhao seemed to be proposed by your Zhongfu. As a Zhao man, he helped the enemy to damage his country. What kind of person do you think your Zhongfu is?"

Lou Chang laughed, shook his head and said, "I think Zhongfu is a talented wise man. Qin Xiang Fan Ju is from Wei, Yan Xiang Li's belly is from Qi, Zhao Xiang Tian Dan is from Qi... If a bird is selected, how can a wood be selected? Just like the soldiers, if they don't follow you and treat them as confidants, do you still have to follow a villain like me? Isn't it the same for those who are ministers?"

Zhao Kuo did not speak. During this period, he generally served the individual rather than the country. Under the feudal system, from top to bottom, there were his own monarchs. What everyone had to do was to find a monarch who could value himself and treat him with courtesy. Of course, such thoughts seemed to be gradually changing. After all, now there are counties and counties in the local area, and they are directly ruled by the king, and the feudal system has collapsed.

In the past, there were smaller vassal states in the vassal states. You might have lived in Jin State, eating corn and singing Tang style. Suddenly, a doctor enfeoffed a town here, and you changed your nationality. If the doctor enfeoffed a certain scholar again, you had to continue changing it, so this concept of serving the vassal state rather than the state was formed. At this time, the vassal state was like Ma Fuzi, without the power to administratively and re-enfeoff, and of course there would be no vassal state of its own.

Seeing that Zhao Kuo did not answer, Lou Chang said, "I know your talents, and you have not received favors worthy of your merits. Why don't you find the right tree to live in?"

Zhao Kuo looked at him deeply and said, "I have never fought for one person, I have been for millions of people."

Lou Chang was silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, I have followed my Zhongfu since I was a child and learned a lot of principles of governing the country..." Suddenly, he stopped, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said to Zhao Kuo seriously: "My Zhongfu, I asked me about your situation a few days ago. The King of Qin knew your reputation and was very afraid of you. You should be careful. There are many Qin spies from Zhao State, and I am worried that they will murder you."

"Thank you for your reminder. I also want to remind you something. I heard that no one distinguishes the swans and sparrows from the forest. Only when they spread their wings and soar, can the swans jump into the sky to identify the difference between them and sparrows. Because the dense forest hides its figure, they cut down the forest and kill the sparrows that are in their families. Is this okay?"

Lou Chang just smiled foolishly and stopped talking.

A soldier came to report that Zhao Fu had arrived outside the city. Zhao Kuo said goodbye to Lou Chang and left the inner room.

Lou Chang watched Zhao Kuo leave, and then murmured: "If there is no chance to spread his wings, what's wrong with cutting down the perch? When the perch falls, all sparrows and swans have to spread their wings and fly high. Those who can't fly will have to be thrown to death."

Zhao Fu came back and brought good news. The soldiers of Yan State had been sent back to the territory of Yan State by him. This means that the war is over. As long as the King of Yan has not gone crazy, he will not start a war in winter. Moreover, these soldiers who have just failed have completely lost their combat effectiveness. If the King of Yan organizes to attack again, I am afraid that the entire army will collapse when they see Zhao Kuo's flag, and maybe they will stage a plot of killing the generals and surrendering again.

The news of the war ended swept across Boren.

The people shouted Ma Fuzi and were ecstatic, while the soldiers wiped their tears and hugged each other. They didn't think they could survive. After all, they had too many enemies, and they were just a group of old and weak recruited temporarily. However, they did not expect that Ma Fuzi would completely destroy the Yan people's army with such old and weak. Yan Xiangli's death was the biggest blow to Yan State.

The city was in full swing. Dong Chengzi brought Bai Ren and many old men to thank Zhao Kuo, but Zhao Fu had no choice but to tell them that Ma Fuzi was not in the city.

In the dense forest outside Songzi City, Zhao Kuo knelt on the ground, holding the bad wine given by King Zhao. He didn't know how to drink. After seeing the people's experience, he resisted drinking. But at this moment, he was pouring wine into his mouth with a large mouthful of wine. In front of him, there were many graves.

"I'm going back... Sorry, I can't take Er Sanzi back with me."

"I will take good care of my parents for you and raise your children well. Please rest assured."

"I have killed the skull. I wanted to hang his head here, but I was worried that it would attract wild beasts and defile your resting place."

"Sorry...I'm sorry."

Zhao Kuo raised his head and poured it hard again, and a tear mark crossed his face.
Chapter completed!