Mrs. Qin Xiangguo

086

It has been nearly ten years since Li Mu paid homage to officials and went to the border.

After ten years of absence, Zhao Weizhen never expected that there would be a day of reunion.

Zhao Weizhen stepped into the interior of the restaurant, stepped over the threshold, and recognized Li Mu at a glance.

The young man who was sixteen or seventeen years old in the past seems to be a young general in charge of himself now.Li Muwei sat behind the long case. Although he was only dressed as a Zhao nobleman, his straight spine and heroic face still showed his warrior demeanor.

Li Mu was born with dark skin, and his long-term life in the border has made his skin rougher. He looks much more mature than his peers, and he has a heroic general look.

With a jug of wine in his hand, he heard footsteps and raised his head.

Looking at each other, Li Mu was slightly taken aback, and then he didn't get up to salute, but shook the flagon in his hand, grinned and showed two rows of white teeth: "Mu finally tasted the good wine from Madam's wine shop."

To this day, the Lu family restaurant still has a sign that those who have not reached the crown are not allowed to drink.

Back then, Li Mu avoided steaming wine because of this, and now his wish has been fulfilled.

Zhao Weizhen relaxed, and raised the corners of his mouth.

"If the general likes it, I can handle it here."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and told the shopkeeper to fetch another jar of new wine and sit down by herself.

Li Mu handed over the jug in his hand, Zhao Weizhen was not polite, and raised the empty wine jug in front of him.

"I respect the general with this cup," she said.

"How can Madam respect me first?" Li Mu evaded.

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Weizhen smiled and shook his head: "The general has made great military exploits and repeatedly defeated the Huns, and his reputation has spread to Xianyang. How can he be disrespectful?"

"That's Mrs. Mu Gaijing too."

Li Mu hurriedly toasted: "Thank you Madam for recommending you back then."

Zhao Weizhen: "Okay then, this cup is for you to respect and I will respect to mine."

Li Mu: "This—"

He froze for a moment, then laughed helplessly.

"That's the case, that's fine." After Li Mu finished speaking, he drank the clear liquid in the glass quite boldly.

After putting down the wine glass, he couldn't help sighing: "It's really good wine!"

Zhao Weizhen: "Thank you for your love, General. How is Handan doing recently?"

"I haven't returned for many years." Li Mu replied honestly: "Just after returning to the capital from the border, I was sent by the monarch to Qin."

"How about Old General Lian Po?"

"He's very strong." Li Mu was very proud when he mentioned his friends with similar personalities: "The old general is still like that, drinking and practicing every day. No matter how many young people can't match him, how can he look like a veteran?"

That's good!

Zhao Weizhen immediately felt relieved.

Although it is known that General Lian Po lived a long life in history, it is another matter to know it and hear it from the old man himself.

"only."

After Li Mu finished speaking, his wanton expression subsided slightly: "The monarch's health is not very good."

It's not that Li Mu doesn't shy away from it, but it's not a secret to Qin.

If King Zhao was not in poor health, Zhao Guo would not have sent a general of Li Mu's level to escort Marquis Chunping back home.So Zhao Weizhen didn't take it seriously, just said lightly: "Don't make him get angry when you go back, the whole family loves to worry."

Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Scholars from Yanzhao are indeed bloody people."

Just let it be bloody!Zhao Weizhen curled his lips in his heart, he didn't see that King Zhao Xiaocheng and his son Zhao Yan were so bloody, it was true that they fell in love with each other.

Looking at it this way, from King Wuling to Lord Pingyuan, and then to Zhao Yan, this aspect can be regarded as the same line.

After teasing, Zhao Weizhen did not forget why Li Mu came.

"Even so." She took advantage of the situation and said, "Wang Zhao hopes that his eldest son can go home."

Before, he shouted murderously to the point of changing the crown prince, and it was about to die. Aren't he still thinking about his own flesh and blood?

If I had known that day, why bother.

However, now that Marquis Chunping is going back...

Zhao Weizhen's harsh words came to his lips, but when he looked at Li Mu, he swallowed them again.

This made Li Mu tilt his head.

The handsome young general had a calm expression on his dark face.He raised his sword eyebrows, looked over with bright eyes, and said frankly: "If it wasn't for Madam's recommendation, Mu would not be where she is today. Madam has something to say, just speak up."

Zhao Weizhen: "..."

Ten years have passed, things have changed, time, place, and people have all changed dramatically, but Li Mu's words made Zhao Weizhen a little dazed.

It seems that everything has changed in the past ten years, except Li Mu.

His bright eyes were the same as before, and he spoke words similar to the past.

Zhao Weizhen smiled: "That's what the general said back then."

Li Mu: "Oh? I just don't know. Madam, can you hesitate about the same thing?"

Zhao Weizhen: "...Indeed."

But he was so frank, it seemed that her hesitation was a bit redundant.

"I just think that the return of Marquis Chunping to Zhao today is more ominous than good." Zhao Weizhen said honestly, "You should also know the level of the crown prince Yan. This man is narrow-minded. The replacement of the crown prince back then was a disaster for him. Now the Marquis of Chunping Returning, will inevitably be wary."

After speaking, Zhao Weizhen frowned in disgust, recalling Zhao Yan's fangs and claws.

"I was even worried that he would take his anger out on the general for escorting Marquis Chunping back to Zhao," she added.

Not to mention anything else, King Zhao Xiaocheng is really not good enough.If Zhao Weizhen remembers correctly, Zhao Yan became king in the last two years.

Li Mu was not angry when he heard the words.

He just calmed down his expression a little, and after a long time, he said inexplicably: "When I just returned to Handan, the monarch deliberately led me to meet the prince. But the prince prefers to get along with the friends who grew up with him since childhood, and has always been neither cold nor cold to me. "

Thinking about it this way, King Zhao may have done it on purpose when Li Mu came back from the border.

I hope the prince will have a good relationship with Li Mu, it can be considered that he is paving the way for Zhao Yan.

It's a pity that Zhao Yan didn't appreciate it.Needless to say, Li Mu, Zhao Weizhen also knows who the "friend who grew up together" is.

"Even so," said Zhao Weizhen, "does the general still want to stay in Zhao?"

Li Mu laughed again.

Zhao Weizhen didn't feel embarrassed, she said calmly: "I was hesitant to say something just now, but I just didn't want to say it. The general declined it back then, and I'll bring it up again today. It doesn't respect you, and it's a waste of words. It's the general who said I can speak bluntly."

"It's okay."

Li Mu smiled and shook his head: "I know Madam is doing it for my own good."

Zhao Weizhen: "Zhao has no future, and I don't want to see the old man seek his own death."

This was said calmly and coldly, but Zhao Weizhen's heart was indescribably complicated.

What more can she say?

It is really a waste of words to say that it is impossible to poach Li Mu from Zhao Guo.But knowing the history but wanting to watch him go into the abyss, how can Zhao Weizhen remain calm?

As a Chinese, Li Mu is a loyal minister and good general written in textbooks, and he is a great hero.

As a person who has had friendship with him, Zhao Weizhen also respects his talent and character.

No matter what the reason is, she is unwilling to see Li Mu go to the end of history.

Now Zhao Weizhen feels like he is watching Sisyphus push the stone.Li Mu pushed the stones towards the steep mountain step by step, Zhao Weizhen was terrified, knowing that one day the stones would roll down - he himself knew that the stones would roll down, and even crush himself.

But Li Mu pushed Shi Tui willingly without complaint or regret.

For a while, Zhao Weizhen felt emotionally heavy.

Li Mu understood.

He understood what he was doing and what Zhao Weizhen's subtle expression meant.

But the young general just laughed a few times suddenly, and he picked up the flagon again: "What Madam said, even Mu understands."

Zhao Weizhen: "I understand, but I don't necessarily have to look back."

Li Mu: "In the Zhao Kingdom, the crown prince is in a daze, and he listens and believes. There are no top ministers in the court, only the veteran Lian Po. If I leave, what will be left?"

He looked nonchalantly at the wine glass that was gradually filling up.

"My lieutenant trusts me, and my soldiers trust me." Li Mu said, "I can't abandon this trust. If I'm not loyal to Li Mu, I must serve King Zhao. It's just that I have been in the border for many years, and I have something that I can't let go of." People and responsibilities. Mu believes that the same is true for Madam.”

It means that he stayed in Zhao country not just for Zhao Wang.

Today's Li Mu is the great general of Megatron, he can't abandon his subordinates who are loyal to him, trust him, and shed their blood for him, and become the generals of other countries to fight against them.

The so-called sincerity and passion are nothing more than this.

But while Zhao Weizhen was shocked, he also tasted a bit of bitterness.

Li Mu has been guarding the pass for ten years, and has accumulated countless military exploits and reputations.His methods are clever, his soldiers are loyal, in the future, for the other six countries, he will be the general of the country, and Zhao will not be broken if he is in Zhao.

In history, it is only recorded that Li Mu slandered a treacherous minister and harmed a faint emperor.

But from the current point of view, Zhao Ting only has him, can Zhao Tingrong have a soldier who is loyal to Li Mu, who is higher than the king?

But these Zhao Weizhen can not say.

Besides, she believed that Li Mu knew it very well.

It's just that even if it's clear, you can't help it.Because otherwise, they would not be able to make the six nations fearful, nor would they be able to train an invincible army.

Apart from full of admiration, Zhao Weizhen couldn't express any more emotions.

She took a deep breath and raised her glass as well.

"Meng Kai sighs that it is not as good as it is." Zhao Weizhen said sincerely: "I will respect the general again with this cup."

Li Mu: "Ma'am, you are welcome."

The two drank it all in one go.

After the cup is poured, the heavy topic will come to an end.Li Mu brought the content of the conversation back to the business again: "Today I'm asking for a private meeting, reminiscing about the past is the first priority, and Mu also asks for something."

Zhao Weizhen: "General, please speak."

Li Mu: "Looking at the old friendship, Mrs. Wang persuaded the King of Qin not to embarrass the people of Zhao, and sent Marquis Chunping back to Zhao smoothly."

Zhao Weizhen turned his head to the side: "The general said this because he was afraid that my king would not let him go?"

Li Mu smiled bitterly: "The young monarch has just ascended the throne, and Mu doesn't know his nature. Mu only knows that if King Zhao was bullied and made things difficult by the Qin people when he was young, and now he is holding on to King Qin's son, he will definitely blackmail him and ask for a large amount of land, city ​​in exchange."

In fact, his worry was justified.

Although sending back Marquis Chunping was a plan to alienate Qin, let alone King Zhao, if it were Yingzheng's great-grandfather, King Qin Zhaoxiang, the great devil known as a hooligan would do the same.

It's a scam, if you can knock it off, it's a fortune, but if you can't knock it off, I'm happy to make Zhao Guo feel uncomfortable.

but……

"I promise you." Zhao Weizhen said: "But I can only say a word to the king. How to make a decision depends on what the King of Qin thinks."

Li Mu let out a sigh of relief.

He nodded earnestly: "With Xia Yangjun's promise, Mu can rest assured."

Zhao Weizhen couldn't help laughing: "Okay, make fun of me with Feng Jun?"

Li Mu said seriously: "I haven't congratulated Madam yet! The first Taifu and Grand Master of the Qin Kingdom is the first female gentleman. It is Mu's honor to be able to make friends with Madam. If there is a chance, I would still like to drink with Madam again. but……"

"but?"

"I thought I could see Prime Minister Qin today." Li Mu said, "Mu has heard the name of Prime Minister for a long time."

Zhao Weizhen raised his eyebrows.

Of course she understood Li Mu's subtext, but Zhao Weizhen didn't point it out: "You can see him in the court in a few days."

After the words fell to the ground, Zhao Weizhen couldn't hold back his smile when he thought of Lu Buwei's yin and yang appearance before, and teased a few words: "I'm breastfeeding the child at home."

Li Mu: "..."

The young general slapped his head: "Almost forgot, madam and Qin Xiang gave birth to two babies!"

He immediately fumbled into his bosom, fumbled for a long time, took out his purse, and poured out two low-quality silver cakes from it.

"Count it as a first-year gift for the baby." Li Mu handed it over: "Madam, don't dislike it."

Both Deyin and Wenyin are over two years old, and Lilly is really a bit late this year.

But this is Li Mu's wish!

After thanking her, she took it solemnly and put it away.

Zhao Weizhen decided to put a string on the low-quality silver cake and hang it on the bedside of the twins in the future, so as to ensure that ordinary ailments and troubles would not dare to get close.

"What about the general?" Zhao Weizhen asked.

"what?"

"Don't pretend to be confused." Zhao Weizhen smiled and said, "Of course it's your family business, are you married yet?"

"Never."

Li Mu was not at all embarrassed, and raised the corners of his mouth in a bachelor manner: "There are many crises at the border, either starting a war or preparing for a war, and I don't want to drag good people down."

"Then it's time to go back to Handan now." Zhao Weizhen said.

"Will Madam introduce you?" Li Mu joked.

"Okay."

Zhao Weizhen responded earnestly: "If you want me to introduce you, you can marry any princess of Qin State if you want."

Li Mu laughed so hard that he almost couldn't hold his wine glass: "Forget it, I can't afford it! Furen can rest assured, if something good happens, someone will be sent to Xianyang to announce the good news."

A few jokes wiped away the tragic and seriousness just now.

Eating and chatting over a meal, old friends get together, it can be said that the host and guest have a good time.

After he was full of wine and food, and said a few words emphatically on how to arrange the affairs of Marquis Chunping, Zhao Weizhen got up to send Li Mu out.

The two of them were one behind the other, just as they stepped out of the inner room, Zhao Weizhen heard the shopkeeper raise his voice in astonishment: "Master, why are you here?"

Zhao Weizhen: "..."

She raised her head suddenly, and saw Lu Buwei lift the curtain of the restaurant and walk in.

Lu Buwei doesn't wear black for non-business matters on weekdays.He was wearing a white shirt, which looked simple, but when he opened the curtain, the sun outside the door shone in, coating his clear and handsome face with a layer of soft light.

The clean white clothes and fair skin, on the contrary, show a bit of the glamorous and bright white stone that is not only set off by the expensive clothes.

As if feeling something, he turned his head and happened to meet Zhao Weizhen's gaze.

A pair of bright eyes were bent, and then Lu Buwei saluted Li Mu first like a gentleman, and then slowly opened his lips after Li Mu returned the salute.

The words were spoken to the shopkeeper, but his gaze was always on Zhao Weizhen.

"Come to take my wife home." Lu Buwei said gently.