Chapter 787: The Beginning of the Assassination of Qin
March of the 19th year of the Qin Dynasty, Ji Chun. (That is, 228 BC. Readers who keep track of time will find that the time is messed up, but I have emphasized it many times, so don’t pay attention.)
General Li Mu of the State of Zhao ordered the execution of Zhao Wangqian.
The next month, Qin general Wang Jian defeated the Zhao army, killed Zhao Cong, the leader of the Zhao army, and occupied Dongyang. His troops were directed at HD. Yan Ju, the leader of Zhao's other army, ran away in fear.
In October of the same year, the Qin army completely occupied all the territory of Zhao except Dai County, broke through HD, and captured Zhao Wangqian.
Gongzi Jia took hundreds of Zhao royal family members and fled to the land of Dai, proclaiming himself the king of Dai.
Well...it's basically the same as existing in name only.
From this, the Qin army came to the bank of Yishui.
As the saying goes, Qin general Wang Jian defeated Zhao, captured the king of Zhao, captured all the territory, and marched to the north to capture the territory to the southern border of Yan.
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On the road back to Xianyang, a luxuriously decorated carriage was running smoothly.
Sitting in the car were the eldest son Fusu, who had been following the Qin army for more than half a year, and his teacher Gu Xun, the master of the Qin State.
After experiencing such a huge battle to destroy the country, Fusu can still hold on physically, and it should even be said that he is in better shape, but he is really tired.
Therefore, the master and the apprentice stopped riding horses on the way back and sat in the carriage honestly.
At this time, Fusu no longer had the fair face of the past. Although his face was clean, it was much rougher and had a light black color.
Although he doesn't have to be exposed to the sun and rain every day, running around and practicing, he still has to watch the battle with the army. It is normal for his whole body to be tanned several degrees.
In fact, Fusu was the darkest just after summer, but now it has turned a lot whiter. I think it will completely recover by next year.
However, the change in appearance must be more profound than the change in Fusu’s temperament.
At this time, he is no longer what he was in the past. He is like a humble gentleman who is new to the world. Most of his childishness and youthfulness have faded away, replaced by a vigorous heroic spirit.
Although he is still not tough and strong, he is completely different from the past.
Gu Xun is still very satisfied with this change, or growth.
In the carriage, the master and apprentice sat together, making Gu Xun's unchanged face look extremely white.
Fusu looked at his teacher, touched his slightly rough face, and asked with a bit of depression:
"Teacher, why haven't you changed at all, but the students..."
Gu Xun half-leaned against the wall of the carriage and replied lazily, "When you are as strong as me, you will not be afraid of the sun, wind and rain."
"...Okay." Fusu said that he was fine.
Seeing this, Gu Xun laughed and said again, "Don't worry, you don't need to be so strong."
"When your Feihong Mind Technique reaches the seventh or eighth level, you can use your true energy to shield your body from external influences for a long time."
"Seven or eight floors..." Fusu couldn't help but sigh.
He has practiced a lot since he obtained the Changhong Sword Technique. More than a year has passed before the Feihong Mental Technique has barely reached the third level.
If you want to reach the seventh or eighth level of cultivation... it will probably take more than ten years?
Anyway, don’t think about it for a while.
Fusu decisively changed the topic, "My father will definitely be very happy when the Zhao Kingdom is destroyed this time."
Gu Xun replied nonchalantly, "Yes, yes."
"Many of Zhao Guo's people are his enemies. Now he can take revenge."
As we all know, King Yingzheng of Qin followed his mother as a hostage in HD in the past. He was humiliated and suffered a lot, so he was very hostile to the nobles of Zhao.
Tit for tat, it counts... Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don't bully the young man into poverty?
Fusu very obediently ignored his father's past dark history and only talked about the war.
"Since the State of Zhao has been destroyed, I heard that General Wang Jian has already deployed troops on the southern border of Yan, on the south bank of Yishui River. Will the next step be to start an offensive against Yan?"
Gu Xun first replied, "The right path is to destroy the three Jins first. Obviously Wei is the next target."
"The purpose of Chen Bing's troops in the southern border area of the Yan Kingdom was just to shock the somewhat restless Yan Kingdom and the so-called Dai Kingdom that was barely surviving."
"But..." Gu Xun changed the topic and stopped after half a sentence.
Fusu couldn't help but asked curiously, "What's wrong, teacher, what's the matter?"
Gu Xun shook his head, "It's nothing, I just remembered that I have a friend who seems to be in some trouble next."
"Ah?" Fusu didn't know why Gu Xun's thoughts suddenly went elsewhere, but he still asked, "Teacher, are you going to help him?"
Gu Xun waved his hand nonchalantly, "No need."
"What his fate is, it's his own business, it's not my turn to care."
The friend Gu Xun mentioned was naturally the Six-fingered Black Man.
According to history, Wang Jian marched to the north to seize territory, which meant that Jing Ke was not far away from attacking Qin.
According to the plot of the anime, before Jing Ke assassinated Qin, the Six-fingered Black Man would be assassinated by Concubine Yan, the Crown Princess of Yan, with the Six Soul Terror Curse, and died in the forbidden area of the Mohist government city.
Now because of Gu Xun's intervention, Concubine Yan did not become the Crown Princess of Yan, but Yan Dan still married a Crown Princess.
Gu Xun doesn't believe that there is nothing wrong with that woman.
This means that the Six-Fingered Black Man may still follow the same path as the anime plot and die at the hands of Princess Yan.
But what exactly happened, Gu Xun had no intention of intervening.
To Gu Xun, the Six-Fingered Black Man is just an acquaintance, barely a friend, but he cannot be compared with Han Fei and others.
Gu Xun won't particularly care about his life or death.
He doesn't care what path Yan Dan will take the Mo family down, or what serious damage they will suffer.
All schools of thought can be regarded as enemies to Gu Xun now, especially those who belong to Jianghu.
He wishes that all sects would be weakened.
If he doesn't cut it now, sooner or later he will do it himself.
"Uh..." Although Fusu didn't know why Gu Xun was suddenly so 'unsympathetic', he didn't ask any more questions.
The teacher’s approach has its own reasons and must be right.
Gu Xun stretched out and said in a waning tone, "When we return to Xianyang, we, master and disciple, should be able to rest."
"Whether it is Yan State or Dai State, it has nothing to do with you or me."
After Gu Xun finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment. It seemed that there was something related to it - Jing Ke's assassination of Qin.
This incident happened in Xianyang.
But...it doesn't seem like you need to worry about it.
Every time he went to court, Zhao Gao stood beside Ying Zheng, guarding Gai Nie. His Highness also had Wei Liao, who was no less powerful than the Six-fingered Black Man.
Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin...doesn't this mean that the rabbit has gone into the wolf's den?
Oh, there is also Qin Wuyang... There is no qualitative difference if there is an extra rabbit
What's more, both Jing Ke and Qin Wuyang are the key targets of Luo Wang.
If they are allowed to serve as envoys of the Yan State, what should the Yan State pay attention to? Isn't it obvious that they are just like lice on a bald man's head?
It's not convenient to mobilize the imperial army to directly surround you, why not mobilize a few top experts to ambush you?
What other consequences can this have besides sending it on the spot?