The long dark night finally ended, dawn appeared, and then a sun slowly rose, dispelling all darkness.

In the Zhao army camp at the foot of Wushen Mountain, many camp tents near the camp gate have been burned. Although the flames in the ruins have been extinguished, there are still curling smoke and fog of smoke.

Zhao Kuo sat in the commander's tent that originally belonged to Yu Xin, quietly listening to the report of the county magistrate in front of him.

"The inspector, in the battle last night, the number of people killed was 230, and the number of people injured was more than 1,000. A total of 631 bandits were eliminated. The leader of the bandits' leader was confirmed to be true."

The county lieutenant was somewhat happy when he spoke. After all, the tone of the shaking of the sky was already the last bandit force in Shangdang County. It was also a great achievement for a county lieutenant to completely eliminate the bandits.

Zhao Kuo looked at the county lieutenant with interest and suddenly said, "You don't seem to care about Yu Xin's life and death?"

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, and then whispered: "To be honest, the second daughter of the lower official married Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Qing's eldest son."

Zhao Kuo then realized it and couldn't help laughing.

Two hundred county soldiers exchanged for six hundred bandits, which seems to be a loss-making deal, but if two hundred county soldiers exchanged for three hundred Qin Ruishi and three times the bandits, it would be a big profit.

Qin Ruishi, they all have the ability to fight ten. If Zhao Kuo had not directly crushed the troops of Chiyou's heavy cavalry, the Zhao army would have been defeated last night, and it would have been irreversible.

Zhao Kuo looked at the county magistrate and said slowly: "Since there is this relationship, then you should know what to say about the memorial in Handan, right?"

The county magistrate hurriedly took out a memorial from his arms and handed it to Zhao Kuo respectfully: "To be honest, the inspector has actually been collecting evidence from Yu Xin during this period.

These are all evidence that Yu Xin suppressed dissidents when he took office in Shangdang County. Please check it out."

Zhao Kuo raised his eyebrows and looked at the county lieutenant in front of him in surprise, finding that he might need to look at him with admiration.

Zhao Kuo did not speak, but carefully read the memorial handed over by the county lieutenant.

After a while, Zhao Kuo became more and more surprised and couldn't help but look up and said to the county magistrate: "Are you sure that everything above is true?

It’s not that I suspect you, these things are really too much, right?”

If we follow the memorial, Yu Xin would do everything he could to suppress Zhou Shaofen's subordinates in the past. Many people even made up a charge and then removed the other party's official position. Many officials were even directly imprisoned and executed, and their families were destroyed.

Is Yu Xin really so brainless?

The county magistrate smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, the inspector said that Yu Xin was originally a famous scholar. Everyone thought that he would do a good job when he came to Shangdang, but he didn't expect that... the subordinate was willing to use his life to guarantee that everything in the memorial was true. If the inspector didn't believe it, he would send someone to collect evidence."

Zhao Kuo was silent for a long time and sighed: "If this is true, then Yu Xin will be self-destructive."

In fact, Zhao Kuo also understood Yu Xin's mentality. The Shangqing of Zhao State was ruthlessly beaten by Zhao Kuo in the political struggle with Zhao Kuo. Then, after coming to Shangdang, he found that his original allies Lin Xiangru and Lian Po were actually directly hooked up with Zhou Shaofen, who replaced Yu Xin, and it is very likely that they would form the trio of Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, and Zhou Shaofen in the future.

First, he was beaten by the enemy and betrayed by his allies. Who can withstand this?

Yu Xin's mentality collapsed directly, so it was no surprise that he would do anything.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo closed the memorial and said, "Let's send your memorial to you by yourself.

Since the earthquake is dead, these county soldiers will be disbanded. Winter is about to begin, and many work in their family are waiting to be done."

After the inspector left, Xu Li walked in and said, "Master, since Zhen Potian is dead and Yu Xin has also been captured, what should we do next?"

Zhao Kuo stretched and smiled happily: "What else can I do? Of course it is... go home!"

...Handan City, Lin Xiangru's Mansion.

Lin Xiangru and Lian Po sat opposite each other, and the expressions on both of them were quite pleasant.

Lin Xiangru smiled and said, "After so many days of persuasion, Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Qing were finally shaken and ready to join us. It's really rare."

Lian Po nodded and said in a rough voice: "Yes, Pingyuan Jun and Zhao Kuo's party are now strong, so it is not easy for Zhou Shaofen to make a decision to stand on our side.

Lin Xiangru smiled faintly and said, "Actually, this matter is predictable. Although Zhou Shaofen and Zhao Kuo do have ginseng business dealings, the two have now had a stumble.

Besides, no matter what kind of business it is, how can it be more reliable than political allies?"

Lian Po agreed with this: "Yes, the way of merchants is just a small way.

If you and I make contributions to the country like this, that is the way that everyone should follow, the right way!”

Lian Po's words are exactly what most people in this era think.

Lin Xiangru paused and smiled and said, "Speaking of Zhao Kuo's absence during this period, you and I have saved a lot of trouble."

Zhao Kuo is simply the nemesis of the scholar sect. Although Zhao Kuo has only taken office since last year, the lessons Zhao Kuo brought to the scholar sect in this short year really impressed Lin Xiangru.

Speaking of Zhao Kuo, the smile on Lian Po's face disappeared a lot and he said lightly: "But he went to Shangdang County, and I don't know if Yu Xin can deal with him?"

Lin Xiangru thought for a while and said, "It should be no big problem.

I have told Yu Xin before that he must not leave any flaws when he asks him to do it. If he can't even do this, there is nothing he can do."

Lian Po smiled and said, "Yes, that shocking luck is pretty good, and he can last until Yu Xin arrives in Shangdang County to take office."

Lin Xiangru smiled faintly and said, "I just hope that Yu Xin can control it well, but don't create a big bandit that harms the local people because of Zhao Kuo."

Even before Shangdang County was occupied, there were many bandits active in the Northern Taihang of Zhao State, which was the target of the Zhao State government's headache.

Lian Po snorted and said, "If there is no way to deal with the bandits at all, there is no need for Yu Xin to talk about governing the country. It would be better to stay in Shangdang for the rest of his life."

Lin Xiangru sighed and said, "For some reason, I always feel bad. I hope Yu Xin won't make any mistakes this time and will be caught by Zhao Kuo."

Lian Po waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "What mistakes can be made?

Yu Xin has suffered so many losses under Zhao Kuo. No matter how stupid a person is, he always has to learn some lessons. He should be more reliable in doing things, right?"

Lin Xiangru was still waiting to speak, when suddenly a manager from Lin Xiangru's mansion came in, with a hurried expression: "Master, it's not good. Zhao Kuo arrested Yu Qing just now from Shangdang County!"

The lobby suddenly became quiet.
Chapter completed!