Chapter 96: White, White, White
"Who did it?!"
"I want to kill him! Kill him!!"
Inside the palace, King Zhao roared angrily.
Lou Chang, Zhao Bao and Yu Qing stood in front of him. Lou Chang wanted to speak but stopped. From time to time, he raised his head and looked at King Zhao. Zhao Bao looked angry and frowned. Only Yu Qing was particularly calm and even had a smile on his lips. King Zhao paced back and forth, walked for a long time before he noticed Lou Chang's strange appearance and asked: "If you know what the situation is, tell me not to be like a woman!"
Then Lou Chang bowed to King Zhao in panic and said, "I have heard some news about the murder of the envoy, but I am worried that there is something wrong with the news. I am worried that it will destroy the harmony between you and the important ministers." King Zhao was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Which important minister is it? You can just say it straight. Even if it is wrong, I will not punish you!"
Lou Chang looked at the two ministers around him and said nothing. King Zhao was furious and said, "If you don't say anything, I will hand you over to Qin as a criminal!"
Lou Chang then said, "I received the news. It is said that Ma Fujun had taken people away from the horse suit before the envoy was killed. After the murder, he returned to the horse suit with a carriage, and there were fewer visitors." He only told the news that he had found, but did not express his guess. Hearing his words, King Zhao suddenly laughed and shook his head and said, "Will a kind and righteous person like Ma Fujun be a thief?"
"Or, do you think my Ma Fujun is a thief?"
Lou Chang shook his head quickly and said, "This is just the news that I have found out, and I don't dare to say that." King Zhao cursed, "Execute all the villains who conveyed the news! I dare to discuss Ma Fujun behind his back and provoke my relationship with him! This is a death sentence!" Lou Chang received the order. Yu Qing stood aside and said with a smile: "I don't know. It turns out that you have eyes and ears everywhere. I have not received any news from this false appearance, but you already know."
Lou Chang said unceasingly: "As Siko, I am not my duty to arrest criminals and punish thieves?"
Yu Qing sneered and said, "You are Siko of Zhao, not from Qin. King Zhao loves you, don't treat it as King Qin. You have not done anything about Zhao, but you have to rush to do things about Qin."
King Zhao had not spoken yet, but Zhao Bao said with some dissatisfaction: "The most important thing now is not to capture the thieves, but how to deal with the aftermath. The Qin envoy died in the territory of Zhao, and they would definitely not discuss peace again... I think that we should order Lian Po to guard against the crazy revenge of the Qin people." Yu Qing also nodded and said: "You are talking about this truth. I think that the news that the Qin envoy was killed can be transmitted to various countries."
"Since there is no way to ease the relationship with Qin, then use the bodies of these envoys to let the countries see the determination of Zhao. In this way, if the princes attack Qin together, Qin will definitely fail."
King Zhao pondered for a moment before answering, saying, "Just do it like this."
The news of the envoy being killed in Zhao State quickly spread to various countries.
Zhao Kuo returned to the horse suit, buried his disciples for a long time, and sent money to their families. He was in a bad mood. He was reading in the courtyard, waiting for the changes that would happen next. He was already prepared in his heart. Even if King Zhao sent his soldiers to capture him, he would not be surprised. However, King Zhao's envoy did not arrive, but an unexpected guest came to the horse suit. The person who came was Qin Zhengzi and Ying Yiren.
Ying Yiren rushed to the horse costume with an old man.
Zhao Kuo's guests may not have any good feelings for this distinguished guest of Qin because of the fight he had just experienced. However, as Ma Fujun's guests, they could not be rude and report to Zhao Kuo. After receiving Zhao Kuo's approval, they took them into the courtyard. Zhao Kuo sat in the courtyard, holding the bamboo slips. When he saw Ying Yiren entering the door, he did not get up. He looked at the old man following him, and his eyes stayed for a moment.
"Kuo, I haven't been clean for a long time, isn't it bad?" Ying Yiren showed great enthusiasm. He walked to Zhao Kuo happily, so he leaned over to salute. Zhao Kuo slowly stood up and said, "I'm not bad." Ying Yiren smiled and said, "When you went to Yan State, I wanted to see you off, but Yu Qing didn't allow me to get close to the schoolyard. I can only come to celebrate you after you triumphantly."
"I heard that you led by the leader, killed the generals and seized the flag, but with thousands of troops, you defeated the 100,000 troops!" Ying Yiren had no anger or fear in his eyes, but only joy, as if he truly admired his friend's great achievements. Zhao Kuo smiled, looked at the old man behind him, and asked, "Is this gentleman Lu Buwei?"
Lu Buwei was stunned. He really didn't expect that Zhao Kuo recognized him just at first sight. He hurriedly leaned over and saluted, saying, "Lu Buwei pays homage to Ma Fujun."
Several visitors surrounded Zhao Kuo, perhaps because Ying Yiren had a criminal record, so he did not dare to relax his vigilance. Zhao Kuo did not answer Ying Yiren's question, but turned the topic to Lu Buwei, which made Ying Yiren feel a little uncomfortable. In the past, when the two met, the topic was always in the hands of Ying Yiren. Zhao Kuo just followed him. In a very short time, Zhao Kuo seemed to have become a different person.
"I have never met Ma Fujun. How did Ma Fujun recognize me?" Lu Buwei asked curiously.
"You don't know that I met Yinghou Fan Ju too late and had a close relationship. He is my close friend. We often communicate with each other. He once told me about you. He said that you were just a merchant. After meeting Yiren, you said that this was the rarest goods, so you helped him get the position of the crown prince." Zhao Kuo said calmly, Lu Buwei was shocked, and Ying Yiren, who was beside him, changed his face.
In any case, being called goods is definitely not something to be happy about.
However, he quickly recovered and said with a smile: "If I had not had the help of my husband, I would have been just a proton that could not survive. I would be very grateful to me for my help."
Lu Buwei did not continue to ask Zhao Kuo. Ying Yiren smiled and talked to Zhao Kuo about interesting stories in Handan. As he chatted, Ying Yiren suddenly asked: "Do you know the murder of the Qin envoy?"
Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "I killed it."
Ying Yiren widened his eyes, and the words he had prepared were paused in his throat and could not speak. He was silent for a moment before he asked angrily: "Why do you do this? Qin really wants to make peace with Zhao and end the war. Don't you care about the suffering people of Zhao?" Zhao Kuo looked at him and said seriously: "Horse Ying once wrote me a letter to tell me the real purpose of sending the envoy. He also inspired me to kill the envoy."
"This is impossible! The messenger is Ying Hou..." Ying Yiren said halfway, and then stopped.
Zhao Kuo also said with some confusion: "Yes, I didn't expect that the messenger was Ying Hou's disciple. However, Ying Hou is a good friend worth making. He can sacrifice national affairs and even his own disciple for the sake of his friends. I am very happy to have such a friend. When I can introduce him to make friends with you sometimes, I think you will definitely love him as much as I do."
Ying Yiren's face kept changing. After a long time, he finally showed a gentle smile.
"Okay, I'd love to make friends with him."
Ying Yiren looked at Zhao Kuo, but in his heart he kept muttering the name of the person who could solve all problems.
Bai Qi.
Chapter completed!