The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain - 561. Destroy Wujiapu

Five days later, outside Ganden City.

According to the plan agreed with Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Julu, Zhao Wangdan traveled in simple clothes to inspect the people outside the city. The reason for this is to deliberately give the assassin a loophole. Otherwise, he lives deep in the Zhao Palace, and no matter how shrewd he is at this moment, it will be difficult to break through the protection of the palace guards and assassinate him.

The plan was carried out as promised.

Soon, a group of men in black attacked Wang Jia and assassinated King Zhao.

The roads in ancient times were not wide, so even if King Zhao brought enough men and horses, they would only form a long snake formation. So as long as there are enough people, not many, dozens of people, they can attack Wangjia once. Of course, the results are often not optimistic.

Just like Zhang Liang assassinated Qin Shihuang in the sand dunes. .

The same goes for the assassination of Zhao Wangdan this time.

Soon, these assassins were captured by the palace guards.

“Who dares to assassinate Yu Weiren?”

Zhao Wangdan was on the chariot with an angry expression. He clapped his hands and said, “I am the king of Zhao. I encountered an assassination near the capital. Where is the Gandan order? Do you know the crime?”

Ganden ordered him to come out to accept the crime.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, Zhao Wangdan’s eyes showed a trace of amusement. He squinted his eyes again and interrogated the assassin leader, “Who ordered you to assassinate me? Tell me who is behind the scenes, and I will give you a hundred gold.” Descendants. But your life will not be spared.”

“It’s… the envoy of Wu Shiluo…”

The assassin leader was frightened by this and said quickly.

As soon as these words came out, all the officials were shocked. It was well known to the Zhao court that Wu Shiluo had always had dissident intentions, but no one could have imagined that Wu Shiluo would have the courage to assassinate the King of Zhao. This is a serious crime against the Nine Clans. Once the secret is leaked, what will happen…

The atmosphere was deathly quiet.

However, at this moment, an assassin who was suddenly tied up by the palace guards broke free from the rope, rushed to Wang Jia, grabbed a long sword from the guard, and stabbed King Zhao.

But the fate of this assassin was not good either. As soon as he rushed near Wang Jia, he was pierced by thousands of arrows and died.

“The Wushi criminal is here, and he wants to assassinate me…”

Zhao Wangdan glanced at this group of people with cold eyes and said, “Where is Li Mu? Send troops to besiege Wujiabao. If there is resistance, they will kill him. Capture Wushi Luo alive in front of me. I want to see how many bears he has given birth to. The courage of a leopard. Kill a few people to please the King of Qin? Haha.”

The reason why he teamed up with Julu Hou Zhao Mu to make this plan this time. One was to eradicate Wu Shiluo, a traitor in Zhao who was flattering Qin, and the other was to kill chickens and scare monkeys, so that the atmosphere in the Zhao court could be suppressed.

Once the Zhao Kingdom is destroyed, these Zhao ministers can still be prosperous and wealthy, but he, the king, will never end well.

Li Mu, dressed in military uniform, stepped out, nodded, and led half of the palace guards to leave directly to eradicate the Wujiabao forces. Although it is possible to mobilize troops from other places, time is limited. If we cannot rush to Wujiabao as soon as possible, the assassination of the Wu Mansion will inevitably be leaked. By then, Wushi Luo will have already fled Wujiabao with his relatives… .

After half of the palace guards left, Zhao Wangdan showed a slight smile on his face, “Thanks to Li’er for helping me kill these assassins this time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. If Li’er has meritorious service, I want to make him a general and take charge of the three armies. As Mr. Xinping’s deputy, I wonder what all the dear friends think?”

When the assassins attacked Wang Jia just now, in addition to the palace guards who bravely killed the enemies, Bai Gui also took action at the right time and quickly eliminated half of the enemies with superb swordsmanship.

The merit of rescuing the driver is the merit of Conglong. This is considered a first-rate achievement. From ancient times to the present, this has never been the case.

Even though this was a conspiracy between Zhao Wangdan and Zhao Mu, the ministers didn’t know it. Taking this opportunity, it was natural for King Zhao to promote Bai Gui, a close confidant.

The ministers had no objection.

Now Bai Gui has become the son-in-law of Zhao Wangdan, and he has made great contributions to the Wei State. It is not an exaggeration to be promoted to Lord Xinping’s assistant general. If they question it, they will not only offend King Zhao, but also Zhao Mu, the Julu Hou. This kind of promotion of meritorious officials does not conflict with their interests, so they are too lazy to object.

“My son, I would like to thank the king for the reward.”

Bai Gui stepped forward to thank him.

“Your Majesty, now that Zhong Mou Ling has been appointed as a general and has no military merits, the matter of eradicating Wujiabao…” Julu Hou Zhao Mu raised his eyebrows and stepped forward to admonish him.

What he said makes sense. Although Bai Gui had meritorious service, he had no military achievements. Now that he had eradicated the Wujiabao rebellion, it was naturally regarded as a military achievement.

The ministers did not doubt this. In addition to their military achievements, everyone in the Zhao Kingdom knew that Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Julu, and Wushi Luo were mortal enemies. Now that Wushiruo has suffered a “miserable defeat”, it would be strange for Juluhou Zhao Mu not to take advantage.

“What Julu Hou said makes sense.”

Zhao Wangdan nodded, “I have promoted you as a general, but you are still lacking in military merit and it is difficult to convince the crowd. I will give you two hundred men and horses. You quickly follow Li Mu and help him eradicate the Wujiabao rebellion.”

This kind of thing is reasonable and reasonable, and Zhao Wangdan does not want to refute the face of Zhao Mu, his favorite minister.

Bai Gui took the order and separated a group of palace guards.

The plan went smoothly, and Zhao Wangdan had no intention of patrolling outside, so he prepared to return to the court. However, at this moment, another group of assassins came forward to assassinate.

This time, without Bai Gui present, the palace guards were reduced by more than half, and they were responsible for maintaining the safety of all officials. So for a moment, Zhao Wangdan was caught off guard.

Finally, after paying the lives of dozens of skilled players, an assassin stabbed Zhao Wangdan.

The assassination was finally over.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty…”

Juluhou Zhao Mu hurriedly stepped forward to check on Zhao Wangdan’s injury, his tone sad.

“I’m fine, I’m fine.”

Zhao Wang Danqiang sat on the throne with his body propped up, “How could such a small crowd kill me? If it weren’t for Wujiabao…”

As he was speaking, his expression suddenly changed.

He and Juluhou Zhao Mu looked at each other and immediately had a guess in their minds.

In the first wave of assassins, he and Zhao Mu discussed a plan together, intending to frame Wujiabao. As for the second wave of assassins, there is no way it could be the two of them, so… the news leaked out, allowing Wujiabao to steal the information and make a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

This is not unimaginable. Wu Shiluo was a wealthy businessman from the Zhao Kingdom. He was as rich as anyone in the country. It was not difficult to bribe some eunuchs in the palace. Wujiabao asked his retainer Xiang Shaolong to escort Zhao Zheng to the Qin State, which showed that he had long wanted to surrender to the Qin State. The assassination of him this time was obviously to give the Qin State a certificate of surrender.

As for Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Julu, assassinating him?

That’s impossible!

Not to mention that “Zhao Li” and Zhao Qian had just gotten married and were being favored, but their foundation was not yet stable. Secondly, the relationship between Zhao Mu and him was extraordinary. How could such a close relationship be abandoned by him…

Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Julu, did not have another partner. Letting him die would do no good to Zhao Mu.

“Damn it! Wushi Luo is so rebellious!”

Zhao Wangdan cursed loudly.

“Your Majesty, your injury is serious, don’t be angry…” Zhao Mu glanced at the sword wound on Zhao Wangdan’s abdomen. The sword wound was not deep and would not be life-threatening. However, if it was delayed for too long, it would cause heavy bleeding. Whether one’s life can be saved is still a matter of uncertainty.

“You are interested.” Zhao Wangdan nodded, feeling satisfied, and then ordered the accompanying doctor to stop his bleeding quickly, and to make the chariot go faster and return to the palace as soon as possible.

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Wujiapu.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Bai Gui led his troops to catch up with Li Mu and arrived at Wujiabao with Li Mu. With the arrival of the two of them, Wujiabao’s secret sentry had already sent a message to the people in the fort. By the time they arrived, Wujiabao had already implemented martial law.

Wushi Luo was a merchant, and his wealth could rival that of the country. Therefore, Wu Shiluo felt uneasy living in Ganden City, so he spent a huge amount of money to build Wujiabao. In addition, the Wu family’s main business was horse trading, and it was inconvenient to live in Ganden City, so they moved outside.

“Li Mu, why did you send soldiers to surround my Wujiapu?”

Wu Shiluo stood on the city wall and looked at the densely packed Zhao army outside the city. He was terrified in his heart, but he still showed a calm expression on his face and asked Li Mu in turn. To flatter Qin? This is not just Wujiabao who does this. Not to mention the ministers of Zhao State, there is no one among the ministers of other countries who has not secretly communicated with Qin State. This isn’t really a crime at all.

“Chief Wu…”

Li Mu looked coldly at the heavily guarded Wujiapu and said coldly: “Chief Wu, the fact that you sent assassins to kill the king has been exposed. I, the general, have been ordered by the king to eradicate Wujiapu. Don’t resist. otherwise……”

At this point, he paused and did not continue.

But both Bai Gui and Wu Shiluo felt the cold murderous intent of these words. As long as they persist in resisting, everyone in Wujiabao will surely shed their blood.

Needless to say, assassinating the king was a major crime against the nine clans.

“This is a false accusation! I, Wu Shiluo, have never sent an assassin to kill the king…”

Wu Shiluo looked shocked and quickly defended himself.

Although he had the intention to assassinate Zhao Wangdan, he would only use it when he had no choice but to do so. Before that, the Wu family was not at the end of its rope, so how could he think of assassinating Zhao Wangdan. By assassinating Zhao Wangdan, he might not be able to gain favor from Qin. A minister who betrays his master is not welcome in the first place. If he is charged with assassination, there will be no hope of recovery. How could he be so unwise?

“Chief Wu, this general doesn’t want to listen to your excuses…”

Li Mu raised his right hand, and the surrounding Zhao army quickly bent their bows and arrows, intending to attack Wujiabao.

Seeing this, Wu Shiluo felt anxious. At this moment, he noticed Bai Gui, who was beside Li Mu, and his expression changed, “It’s Zhao Mu. It must be Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Julu, who framed me. General Li, you have to know right from wrong.” Ah, don’t be deceived by traitors, please ask General Li to report to the king…”

“Chief Wu, this young master is the king’s consort, how could he do such an unwise thing?”

Bai Guice immediately stepped forward, smiled, and said: “I’m going to ask Chief Wu a few things and ask Chief Wu to answer. First, did Chief Wu ever sell horses to the Qin State? Second, did Xiang Shaolong, who escorted Zhao Zheng the day before yesterday, sell horses to Qin? I am a retainer of Chief Wu, and I have had a physical relationship with your granddaughter Wu Tingfang. Among the three, have Chief Wu ever had contact with the Qin State, and wanted to assassinate the king as a surrender?”

He was very thoughtful, and of the three things he asked about, the first two were solid facts, and Wu Shiluo could not refute them. As for the last one…, as long as Wu Shiluo admits to the first two, he has committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy. Whether he admits to the last one or not, it doesn’t matter.

“You…” Wu Shiluo was furious and speechless.

These are all secret things, how could he say it openly. In addition, the Wu family sold horses to the Qin State, but the reason why the Wu family can grow stronger is that doing business with other countries is an indispensable thing, and they cannot develop in the Zhao State. If he really lived in the Kingdom of Zhao, how could his Wu family get so much wealth? The same goes for other wealthy businessmen. This is inevitable.

After hearing this, Li Mu narrowed his eyes, “Fire arrows! Attack the city!”

He was still slightly suspicious of Wu Shiluo’s assassination of King Zhao, but after hearing the three things Bai Gui said, he already felt disgusted with Wu Shiluo. Even if he did not assassinate King Zhao, he was only responsible for these few crimes. It was enough to make him determined to eradicate Wujiabao…

Although Wujiabao is not as well built as Ganden City, it is still extremely tall and strong. Even if Li Mu, a man who was good at conquering and fighting, encountered this fort, he would lose his troops and lose his generals instantly, making it difficult to make any progress.

“General Li, I am not very talented, but I am willing to show my swordsmanship and help the general.”

Seeing this, Bai Gui rode out and spoke to Li Mu.

“Young Master Li’s swordsmanship is enough to dominate other countries. Li Mu has also learned about this. However, the battlefield is dangerous and how can the bravery of an ordinary man be contrary to the battlefield situation…”

Li Mu shook his head and tried to dissuade him.

Although he was displeased with Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Julu, and considered this treacherous minister. But Bai Gui is different. Bai Gui has always had a clear name, he can emerge from the mud without being stained, and he has a reputation as a chivalrous person.

“General Li, please take a look.”

Bai Gui didn’t explain, he just slapped his horse and rushed forward.

Block arrows, step on city walls, and kill guards, almost all at once. In the blink of an eye, he came to the city wall of Wujiabao, used his sword, and killed dozens of guards in just an instant.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Zhao army attacking the city also rushed forward.

Wujiabao was captured.

“Young Master Li is indeed the best swordsman in our Zhao Kingdom…” After Bai Gui came back, Li Mu looked in disbelief and said this after a long silence.

This was the first time he saw such a brave swordsman.

“It’s just a little bit of swordsmanship.”

“It’s also that the Wujiabao city wall is not high. It would be much more difficult if it were Ganden City.”

Bai Gui said modestly.

He is not someone who likes to show off his strength. However, the Li Mu in front of him was actually a bit important. Among Zhao’s generals, Lian Po is now old, and only Li Mu can assume the leadership of Zhao’s military. So he acted like this in front of Li Mu because he wanted to win over Li Mu.

“Young Master Li…”

Hearing this, Li Mu shook his head helplessly.

He is also a master of swordsmanship. If Bai Gui’s swordsmanship is considered to be a low-level swordsmanship, then his swordsmanship is even less worth mentioning.

With Bai Gui’s intervention, Wujiabao was quickly completely defeated by Zhao Jun. Without the protection of the city wall, even though Wujiabao had many followers, they were definitely no match for Zhao Jun.

From time to time, the women, children, old and weak of the Wu family were all tied up in front of Bai Gui and Li Mu.

“Zhao Li, you and I just have a little grudge. Why do you treat my relatives like this…”

When Wu Tingfang saw Bai Gui on the horse, he gritted his teeth and said bitterly.

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