Thirteen Swords of Qin Shizhi's Desperate Beginning

the next morning

King Zhao's palace, the court hall, and hundreds of civil and military officials gathered together.

Before the "Changping War", Zhao State dominated the six eastern countries and was the mainstay for the six eastern countries to resist the invasion of Qin's iron cavalry.

Decades ago, King Wuling of Zhao reformed the military system of Zhao State, implemented "Hufu riding and shooting", and built the Great Wall of Zhao State along the shade of the mountain, swallowing Zhongshan State, and the national strength increased by leaps and bounds.

In just 30 to [-] years, Zhao State became the most powerful country in the six eastern countries, second only to Qin State in national strength, which opened the era of Qin and Zhao's decades-long struggle for hegemony.

Like the State of Qin, the State of Zhao also has stars and advisors.

Zhao Guofeiyi, Lou Sui, Lin Xiangru, Yu Qing, Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng, Ma Fujun Zhao She, Lian Po, Pang Nuan, Li Mu and other good generals and virtuous ministers continued.

Compared with Qin, Zhao State was only a little less lucky.

Perhaps it was because King Zhao Wuling exhausted the structure, wisdom, and vision of the Zhao royal family, and the subsequent Zhao kings were not as good as each generation.

The current King of the State of Zhao, King Zhao Mourning (dao) Xiang, is over [-] years old, but he is old-hearted. Like Han Wangan, he is an lsp.

Indulging in wine and sex, panic when hearing the war.

However, there were still a few influential figures in Zhao Guo during this period.

In addition to Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen Gate, there are still some capable people in the court of Zhao Guochao.

Commander of the Forbidden Army, Li Tong.

Zhao Guoda Sikong, Mao Sui.

Both of them are related to Zhao Sheng, one of the four sons of the Warring States Period.

20 years ago, in the Changping War, Zhao State was defeated, and the country was in jeopardy. Mao Sui, a follower of Mr. Pingyuan, stepped forward——Mao Sui recommended himself as an envoy to Chu State, and persuaded King Chu Kaolie to send troops.

The three countries of Zhao, Wei, and Chu forged cooperation, defeated King Qin Zhaoxiang's army, and resolved the crisis of Zhao's extinction.

Mao Sui became famous all over the world and won the title of "a three-inch tongue is better than a million teachers".

As for Li Tong, although his reputation is not as good as Mao Sui's, he is by no means a dead man.

At the beginning, during the Battle of Handan, the State of Zhao was at stake. It was Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng who spent all his wealth and raised tens of thousands of gold just to let Li Tong lead his troops to retreat from Qin.

Chu State, Wei State, and Zhao State were in the alliance of the Three Kingdoms. The general of Wei State's army was Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling, and the general of Zhao State's army was Li Tong.

Today's Zhao State, the capital of the King of Handan, is dominated by Mao Sui and Li Tong.

As for the position of Prime Minister of the State of Zhao, since Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng passed away, no one in the State of Zhao has held the position of Prime Minister for more than ten years.

King Zhao Mourning is over sixty years old, with a big belly and a gray beard. Judging by his age, he should be several years older than Han Wang'an. His face is already covered with wrinkles, and he looks a little old.

"My dear friends, how should Qin Guo and Yan Guo attack our Zhao country?"

In the Changping War 20 years ago, 50 to [-] young and strong armored soldiers of Zhao Guo died, and Zhao Guo has never recovered from a fall.

That battle made Qin Wu'an Lord Bai Qi the name of killing millions of people and killing gods; Bai Qi's name can stop children from the six eastern countries from crying.

In the past 20 years, Zhao Guo has encountered wars one after another. There have been no major wars, but small wars.

In addition, the northern wolves, Hu people, and foreign races from northern Saibei frequently went south to harass the northern border of Zhao State, and it was impossible to guard against it.

It wasn't until Qin Zhaoxiang King Yingji passed away, Lord An Guo died violently three days after succeeding to the throne, and Qin Yiren succeeded to take power... Zhao Guo was able to breathe for a few years.

Today, Zhao Guo has exhausted its national strength and can raise 20 troops.

However, Zhao State is different from the other six eastern countries. Zhao State has always faced threats from alien races in the north, especially the army of wolves (Huns), who often spy on the border of Zhao State, intending to go south to the Central Plains.

Li Mu guarded Yanmen, Dai Commanderies, and Yunzhong Commanderies, confronting the alien races from all sides in the north. His [-] soldiers and horses were scattered to guard various cities and could not be easily mobilized.

Therefore, Zhao Guo now has only [-] soldiers available.

Mao Sui was a high-spirited and ambitious young man at the beginning, and now he is over fifty. He cupped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty, the purpose of Li Changqing, the envoy of the Qin Kingdom, is unclear. Why don't you announce his audience first, and find out."

"Report!"

The herald galloped to the palace with his horse, which proved that this was an urgent report and the military situation was urgent.

Outside the long ladder, the soldiers dismounted and rushed to the stone ladder with an urgent report: "Report, urgent report."

The soldiers rushed into the hall, knocked on one knee, and said, "Report to Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the front line."

King Zhao Mourning asked nervously, "Where is the front line?"

The soldier held up the bamboo book and replied: "Western front. Qin's lord general Meng Tian led fifty thousand troops to attack, and he has conquered the three cities of Yuci, Xincheng, and Langmeng."

King Zhao Mourning seems to have been hollowed out by the wine, his ears are not very sensitive, he was shocked and said: "Meng Ao!?"

Qin General Meng Ao, No. 1 in the army under Qin Wu'an Jun, has led countless battles, and his military achievements are even higher than today's Wang Jian. He is the No. 1 in the Qin Army.

The soldier said loudly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it's not Meng Ao, it's Meng Tian."

King Zhao Mourning asked, "What's wrong?"

Soldier: "Meng Tian."

King Zhao Mourning: "What Tian?"

Soldier: "Meng Tian."

King Zhao Mourning: "What kind of Tian is you?"

Soldier: "Meng Tian."

Mao Sui was the closest to King Zhao, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the leading general of the Qin State is Meng Tian, ​​a rising star in the Qin State Army, less than twenty years old, and he is the grandson of Meng Ao."

King Zhao Mourning nodded and said, "Oh, so it's Meng Ao's grandson, not Meng Ao himself."

While speaking, Zhao Wang let out a sigh of relief.

"Report!"

Another soldier rushed to report and came on horseback.

The soldiers walked into the main hall, clasped their fists on the ground and said: "My lord, the king of Yan, with Ju Xin as his commander, has led a hundred thousand troops, and has crossed the Yishui and went south, capturing seven cities of our army one after another."

Above the court hall, the faces of all the civil and military ministers changed.

"This, this, what should I do?"

"The Qin army is 15, and the Yan army is [-]. The [-] army is attacking from left to right. Where will my country of Zhao go?"

"Also ask the king to immediately send an army to support the front line."

"..."

In the court hall, King Zhao Mourning was very annoyed.

Mao Sui said loudly: "Quiet!"

As Zhao Guo's No. 1 civil official, as a very dignified veteran of Zhao Guo, when Mao Sui spoke, all the officials in the court stopped making noise.

Many people looked at Mao Sui, seeing his calm face, everyone felt a little confident for a while.

Don't be afraid, although there is no Xiangguo Zhao Sheng, no Lian Po, no Lin Xiangru, no Ma Fujun Zhao She, but they still have Da Sikong Mao Sui.

A three-inch tongue is better than a million teachers.

With him, Zhao Guo will not fall.

Mao Sui said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, for the present plan, first summon Li Changqing, the envoy of Qin State, and see why he came here?"

King Zhao Mourning Xiang was puzzled when he heard the words: "What Sikong means is that there is still room for change in this matter?"

Mao Sui said: "I heard that Lu Buwei is in charge of the state of Qin. Although he is the second father of the current king of Qin in name, the relationship between the two is not compatible."

"As for Li Changqing, who belongs to the King of Qin, his mission to Zhao must be for the benefit of the King of Qin, not for the benefit of Lu Buwei. Perhaps there is room for change."

Upon hearing this, King Zhao Mourning looked joyful and said, "Hurry up and declare the envoy of Qin State to have an audience."

"Your Majesty has ordered that Li Changqing, the envoy of Xuanqin Kingdom, meet with you."

Above the court hall, a group of civil and military officials looked out of the gate.

Tap, tap, tap... The sound of the envoy's scepter hitting the stone ladder came, and the Qin scepter appeared first, and then they saw a handsome face.

Slender figure, green shirt and jade robe, holding a scepter, with outstanding demeanor.

Li Changqing strode straight into the court hall of Zhao Kingdom, walked several zhang in the main hall, and stood on top of Zhao Guo's ministers, with a calm face and clear tone, he said: "Your Majesty, King Zhao, your country is about to perish."

"what?!"

Zhao Wang's expression changed.

The faces of the officials changed.

As soon as Li Changqing's words fell, Zhao Guochaotang immediately stirred up a thousand waves with a stone.