Chapter 111 Murder is revealed (seven)
Such a big incident happened in the camp of the Qin delegation, so Zhao Xin naturally did not dare to hide the master's father. He hurriedly asked someone to carry the assassin's body and hurried to Xin Palace to ask for a visit to the master's father.
The master's father was having a meal with the building in the palace at this time. He was shocked when he heard this and quickly summoned Zhao Xin to the side hall to ask about the situation. After hearing that the King of Jingyang was only a little scared and that the person was not seriously injured, Zhao Yong felt relieved.
If the King of Jingyang died suddenly in Zhao, no matter who instructed him, Zhao would definitely be unable to escape. You should know that the King of Jingyang came to Zhao to accompany the Dudu Gongshu, and the natural security guarantee was also provided by Zhao. If something happened to the guests at the court meeting, Zhao must give an explanation for whether it is reasonable or not, otherwise it will cause the trust of the whole world. Who dares to come to Zhao's alliance in the future?
Zhao Xin also secretly felt a little worried. Fortunately, he was sent by a devil and sent to the Qin camp by the King of Yan. Otherwise, if the assassin succeeded, he, the Yulin Duwei and Han Sheng, the doctoral order, would have been to blame. Losing his official position is a trivial matter, and he was afraid that Zhao would hand them over as scapegoats under the pressure of Qin.
Although he was very favored by his father, politics is politics after all. Zhao Xin would not be so naive that he thought his father would risk offending the mighty Qin in order to save his life and then breaking his trust in the world.
Zhao Yong stared at the assassin's body on the ground, pondered for a long time, then waved his hand and ordered, "Please carry it down, and let the coroner check it out, and report the results immediately."
"No." Several guards of Zhao State rushed in from outside the door and carefully carried away the assassin's body on the ground. When they left, they closed them with knowledge, leaving only the Lord's father and Lou Yan and Zhao Xin inside. Seeing that the Lord's father and Lou Yan seemed to have a secret discussion, Zhao Xin bowed and slowly retreated, and wanted to take his leave. However, the Lord's father reached out and stopped him and said, "Stay."
Zhao Xin lowered his head and responded in a low voice, still feeling a little scared. He stood aside carefully, his eyes swept across the face of the Lord's father quickly. Seeing that his face seemed to have no intention of pursuing it, he felt relieved.
Zhao Yong looked at Lou Yan and asked in a deep voice, "What do you think?"
The incident happened this time in the Qin delegation, and Lou Yan had been a prime minister of Qin for so long, so he naturally knew the situation of Qin, so Zhao Yong asked him first.
When Lou Yan heard that the King of Jingyang was stabbed, he was very surprised. Although he had already submitted his resignation like the King of Jingyang yesterday and asked him to return to his descendants to the King of Qin. But in the end, there was no new Prime Minister of Qin before he was appointed, Lou Yan was still the nominal prime minister of Qin. If something happened to Jingyang, Lou Yan would be uneasy.
After hearing the Lord's Father ask him, Lou Yan quickly calmed down and thought about it carefully before speaking, "Master Father, according to my foolish opinion, this matter seems to be a political assassination that is extremely contemptuous."
Zhao Yong frowned and pondered, "How can I see it?"
"There are only two reasons for sending assassins to assassinate, one is personal grudges, and the other is interest demand. Although Jingyang Jun was arrogant in Qin and offended countless people, he was not yet at the point of killing him. Besides, if it was an old grudge, it could be resolved in Qin. Why bother with a deliberate grudge and take the opportunity to act. It is inconsistent with reason."
"The other kind is much more complicated. It may be that people with ulterior motives deliberately attack our Zhao and Yan countries through the death of King Jingyang."
A sharp look flashed in Zhao Yong's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Who is the most suspicious in your opinion?"
Lou Yan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, so I can only roughly speculate that if the King of Jingyang was assassinated and died in our Zhao State, Yan State would be the first to be affected. The Qin-Yan alliance will inevitably break down, and Qi's attack on Yan State would be less restrictive. Moreover, our Zhao State cannot be blamed. Queen Mother Mi, who lost her beloved son, will definitely be angry with us Zhao State, and Qin-Zhao's long-term harmonious relationship will inevitably be affected. Therefore, from this point of view, Qi State is the most suspicious,"
"Of course, it is not ruled out that other countries are taking advantage of the situation. Whether it is Wei, Han, Chu, or even small countries like Song, they all want to see Qin and Zhao get into evil, and Yan loses foreign aid and is attacked by Qi. So I can only make a rough guess and dare not to boldly draw conclusions."
"Qi State!" Zhao Yong narrowed his eyes, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"If it was really Qi State, it must be the envoy of Tian Wen. Could it be that he was unwilling to be humiliated by our Zhao State? There is this possibility,"
Lou Wei glanced at Zhao Xin and saw that the Lord Father spoke in front of him and was not shy. He thought that he had trusted the young man so much, so he also felt relieved and said to the Lord Father's words. "How should you deal with this matter according to Lord Father's wishes?"
Zhao Yong snorted coldly, "Since Tian Wen is determined to be an enemy of our Zhao State, don't blame me Zhao Yong for attacking him. Does he think he is the only one who has assassins? I will only have more assassins than him, and I will not have fewer assassins than him."
Lou Yan heard the meaning of the Lord's father's words, and actually wanted to send an assassin to retaliate against Tian Wen. He was shocked and hurriedly advised, "Master, this matter must not be done. If another country knows that our Zhao State sends assassin to assassinate another country, it will inevitably attract common anger and will be extremely unfavorable to our Zhao State."
What Lou Yan said was the rules of the game in this era. The so-called "generals and ministers are not humiliated by each other". Disputes between countries in this era are resolved through power schemes and wars. Few people break the rules and send assassins to assassinate opponents. Unless they are dead soldiers like Yurang and Nie Gai who are determined to take revenge after their lord was wiped out.
This is the unspoken rule of this era and the rule that the monarchs of all countries must follow. If anyone breaks the rules, it will inevitably lead to common confrontation by everyone. So Lou Yancai advised Zhao Yong not to go astray. If the matter is leaked, the consequences will inevitably be unimaginable.
Zhao Yong was just angry and said that it was not really meaningful. He gave up after hearing Lou Yan's advice and completely dispelled this idea. In fact, he knew in his heart that Zhao State could not do anything to Qi State for the time being, because from the beginning to the end, Zhao Yong only regarded the powerful Qin State as an opponent, and Qi State was not his imaginary enemy. All he needed was a stable and unthreatening Qi State, so that he had no worries to concentrate on attacking Qin. Once Qin State was destroyed, how could Qi State be the opponent of Zhao State?
Besides, now that he is gradually losing power in Zhao State, Zhao State is no longer what he said. For Zhao Yong, the most urgent task is to regain the royal power that has fallen behind for a long time, rather than to fight against the outside world.
Zhao Yong's eyes fell on Zhao Xin, who was beside him. Seeing that he was curling his lips, he seemed to be dissatisfied. Zhao Yong knew that he was careful and often made unexpected discoveries, so he asked, "You were there at that time, tell me what you think."
Zhao Xin looked at the master's father and said hesitantly, "Master's father, if he is really from Qi State, then there is something in his heart that Bei Zhi really can't figure it out."
Zhao Yong said, "If you have something to say, say something and let it go, and do something to cover up. If you say you are not happy, I will let someone drag you down and hit the board."
Zhao Xin shrank his head after hearing this, thinking for a while before saying, "Master, what Lou Xiang analyzed just now makes sense, but I really can't figure it out. If it was really instructed by Mengchangjun, why didn't he directly assassinate King Yan? Isn't this more beneficial to him? Why should he assassinate King Jingyang in a far-reaching way?"
As soon as Zhao Xin said this, Zhao Yong and Lou Yan looked at each other with a look of shock.
Indeed, they all fell into a thinking trap, that is, if something happened to Jingyang Lord, who would be the most beneficial to him, so they suspected that he had joined Qi. However, they ignored the people who really wanted to get rid of Qi the most, and Jingyang Lord was far from being ranked.
Zhao Xin's eyes flashed a little, and he continued, "Or, since he was going to assassinate, why not assassinate the more profitable, such as the Lord Father, you... You should know that since the assassin can get involved with the King of Yan, there must have been many opportunities to meet with the Lord Father..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Xin didn't continue, but his meaning was self-evident.
Chapter completed!