Chapter 245: Twisted Soul
Handan, as the capital of Zhao State, is not as popular as Puyang. The Lu family of Wei State has always attached great importance to this famous city in the Central Plains, so the people who are placed here are capable and extremely loyal. But despite this, when they heard about the news of the Lu family's great change and the killing of Lu Xiong, some people still had bad intentions in the face of huge wealth. They bullied Lu Buwei's young and lacked qualifications, so they deliberately put on an elder's face, and used these reasons to evade the Lu family's property for themselves.
Faced with these people's questioning, Lu Buwei didn't say much, but just smiled coldly and turned away, and even remained indifferent to the sarcasm behind him. Only a few days later, these shopkeepers who jumped the most happily died suddenly in bed overnight, and the way of death was exactly the same. At the same time, Lu Buwei came to the door again with a expressionless face and demanded to take back his own property. This time, all the selfish people all lost their voices together. They then realized that the handsome young man in their eyes was not a bully. Under the gentle face, there was a murderous heart.
In this world, only power is the most expensive commodity. Even if you accumulate thousands of wealth, no amount of money is worth a penny in the face of power, because the people in power only need a simple sentence to make you accumulate wealth for several lifetimes turn into ashes. At this time, Lu Buwei, the hidden crazy factor in his blood, was completely inspired by the death of his father. In his eyes, all those who hinder him from gaining power are his enemies, and they must not have mercy on the enemy. Only dead people are the safest.
Ying Guang sent Lu Buwei to Zhao State to keep him away from this nest of right and wrong and allow him to do what he wanted in a safe place, but he never expected that it was this trip to Zhao State that allowed Lu Buwei's already twisted soul to be free from the shackles. For the sake of power, he would eventually abandon his last humanity and become a profit-oriented and complete madman.
With the withdrawal of the Guards, Ying Guang, a temporary small group, also faced the crisis of dissolution. Tai Shiheng was fine. He was old and lost his energy and energy. Now, Wei Ling didn't know how to live or die. He did not recognize the new king, so he lost his intention to continue to serve the Wei Kingdom. He could retreat bravely, but the old brothers in Shangjun were not good. They were all professional soldiers. They could do nothing except killing people, so they had to give him before leaving.
They arranged a way out. As for Zhang Shouxin, they only wanted to defend Shuyang. They were not interested in the fights, so after the crisis was lifted, he took the initiative to separate out. However, before leaving, he still agreed with Ying Guang to have an offensive and defensive alliance. Once one side receives an attack, the other side will definitely send troops to rescue him. In fact, the old fox Zhang Shouxin can see clearly that in this world, only mutual support can survive, and fighting alone can only be eaten by others bite by bit.
"Brother Taishi. You want to leave." Facing Taishiheng's farewell, Ying Guang was mentally prepared. The three counties were temporarily united. Now the situation is eased. It is inevitable that separation is inevitable. However, Ying Guang never expected that Taishiheng's departure was different from what he understood. Taishiheng wanted to leave by himself and entrust all the huge Shang County and its troops to Ying Guang.
"This must be done. No." Ying Guang shook his head like a rattle, and refused to accept anything. This was indeed a good thing on the surface. He could occupy Shang County without a single soldier, but what should we do about this follow-up matter? Tai Shiheng was like a flag, stationed in Shang County for many years, and everyone from the generals to the people there was very much in recognition of him. If he had not experienced it, he would jump up directly. Although Tai Shiheng took the initiative to give way, the people below would not think so. It would be strange if he didn't get angry at that time.
"Brother, I know what you think. Just listen to me. Now King Wei is just imprisoned and no news of his death has been reported. The new king has not yet established a stable foothold, so we still have hope. Let's take a step back and say, what can kid do you have to command the powerful generals under your command, so don't talk about this matter again."
Seeing Ying Guang's attitude was firm, Tai Shiheng could only sigh and said, "Whether, whether it's better, Shang County is close to your Qingyun County, anyway, I won't leave. Find me a place and I want to live here forever. As for Shang County's government affairs, I really have no intention of dealing with it. If you arrange someone to go there, you need to use the seal to directly find my deputy general. By the way, Lu Da is good, and it's very pleasing to me. Let him stay there as a buffer."
Ying Guang smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Old brother, you are going to put me on the fire and roast me. What's the difference between this and I got Shangjun?"
"Of course it's different," Tai Shiheng interrupted arrogantly: "The army is still in my hands, and I still have the final say in Shangjun. You are at most a steward. Okay, this matter is decided. Anyone who dares to come out and make trouble? Just let him come to me."
Perhaps he was really tired. The veteran who had been in the military chose this way to withdraw from the stage of history. He actually knew in his heart that although Ying Guang was tactful, the new king could not keep the life of King Wei. When Ji Chong stabilized the situation, Wei Ling died. The old friend who had been loyal to his life finally ended up like this, which also made Taishiheng lose the motivation to continue. Now Ying Guang has been with the Wei court and he has given Shang County to him and asked him to complete his mission of quelling the rebellion for him. As for whether there is Wei State in the future, it is not what this veteran general considers. He is just to avenge his old friends.
At this time, Ji Chong focused his attention on Zhao State and had no time to take into account these small changes behind him. Perhaps in his eyes, Ying Guang and others were just clowns who could do their best to clean up in a minute. But I don’t know if he would be so calm when he faced Ying Guang, who unified the three counties.
It is gratifying that Li Mu did not move again after occupying Luofeng County, and he was a little disappointed. This also greatly reduced Ji Zhong's pressure, and the two sides finally returned to peace in a tacit understanding.
But at this moment, the Yiren who was far away in Handan suddenly encountered a big trouble. For some reason, all the rice shops in Handan City no longer sold them to themselves for a little food, even if they paid five times the price, they would not be continued.
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Chapter completed!