Thirteen Swords of Qin Shizhi's Desperate Beginning

Chapter 426 Loyalty to serve the country Li Mu, 6 sword slaves have arrived

Wu'an City, the main hall of the city lord's mansion, Li Mu, who has turned fifty and is still tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is dignified and uncommon, and is reviewing military affairs memorials.

"I have seen the general."

Lieutenant General Sima Shang walked into the hall. He was nearly forty years old, his cultivation was only at the peak of the ninth rank, and his martial arts roots were average. However, he was very talented in leading the army. He was a rare general in Zhao who could be alone.

Li Mu is such a character, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, and the lieutenant general valued by the most outstanding generals of the six eastern countries in the late Warring States Period, his gold content is naturally not much worse than Bai Qi's military general Wang Wei.

Li Mu reviewed the military affairs, without raising his head, he just said, "What's the matter?"

Sima Shang looked worried, and said: "General, there have been rumors in the army recently, saying that you, that you are self-respecting and have the heart of rebellion."

Li Mu raised his head and said calmly, "What do you think?"

Sima Shang immediately said: "The last general naturally believes that the general is a man, but the rumors have already spread in the capital, and people are panicking. The rumors have been suppressed repeatedly among the [-] troops."

Li Mu said calmly: "This is just a small plan to separate Qin. The king is wise and wise, how can he not see through it?!"

Sima Shang worried: "General, the final general is not worried about the king, but about Guo Kai, Zhao Cong, Yan Ju and others. Since the king took the throne, Guo Kai and the three have taken power in the court, and the entire temple belongs to them. .”

"Guo Kai has always been afraid of you, Zhao Cong has always been jealous of the general commanding the military power, Yan Ju has a close personal relationship with Zhao Cong, if the three of them framed the general, what should we do?"

Li Mu's expression froze, and his brush stopped.

After a while, Li Mu put down his brush, stood up slowly and said, "As a general, you only need to guard the frontier on behalf of the king, protect your home and country, and don't need to think about the rest."

Because it is useless to think about it, the core of this matter is not Li Mu, but Zhao Wang Zhaoqian.

"Report!"

Outside the gate of the main hall, a soldier clasped his fists and said, "General, the king's envoy has arrived."

Hearing this, Li Mu said, "Please!"

The soldier clasped his fists and retreated: "Yes."

Soon, Zhao Qian's personal eunuch walked over. The eunuch was followed by 20 armored soldiers.

The young and handsome eunuch shouted in a sharp voice: "Jun Wu'an, Li Mu, listen to the order!"

Hearing this, Li Mu knocked on the ground with one knee, cupped his fists and said, "My minister Li Mu, listen to the order!"

Sima Shang and the soldiers of Li Mu's family knelt down one after another, waiting for Wang's order.

The envoy recited loudly: "Mr. Wu'an has guarded the northern border for more than ten years, and now he has even defeated the Qin army. He has worked hard and made great achievements."

"Now that this year is over half a century, and a grandson Li Zuoche was born in Handan, I am worried about Aiqing's health, so I hope that Lord Wu'an will disarm and return to his hometown, recuperate from his serious illness, and entertain his grandson."

The eunuch continued: "Mr. Wu'an, please pack up and set off immediately, and return to Handan within three days. I have already dispatched Chief Sikong Zhao Cong to Wu'an to serve as the commander-in-chief of the army."

When Sima Shang heard this, he said angrily, "How is this possible?"

"How can the king listen to the slander and dismiss the general?"

The young eunuch said arrogantly: "Mr. Wu An, please accept the order."

Sima Shang shook his head and said, "General, don't take orders!"

Li Mu raised his head slowly, clasped his fists, bowed to Handan in the east, and then said: "Please go back, the envoy, Li Mu will not accept this order."

"You..." The eunuch Chuanzhi's face was startled, and he squeezed his orchid finger with a frightened and angry face, pointing at Li Mu, trembling, and said angrily and fearfully: "You, you...you, Li Mu, really have the intention of treason!"

Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Li Mu was born in Zhao and grew up in Zhao. He will never abandon the country of Zhao, let alone seek rebellion against the king. Everything I do is for the country of Zhao."

If he accepts the order and leaves, no matter who will lead the [-] troops in Wu'an City?They are definitely not Li Changqing's opponent, no one knows Li Changqing's fearfulness better than him.

The little eunuch was full of anger, and asked sharply, "Are you doing this for Zhao? You are doing it for one hundred thousand military power, Li Mu, I never thought you would be like this."

Li Mu said calmly: "The general is outside, and the emperor's order is not acceptable. Only the one who has the right to act independently, as a general, can lead the entire army and defeat the enemy with one heart and one mind."

Li Mu had no shame in his heart, and said righteously: "The army under the command of Li Changqing, the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, is watching Wu'an City day and night. Leading the army will definitely be defeated by Li Changqing."

"This is a divorce plan, the Qin State's divorce plan, please ask the envoy to persuade the king after returning to the king's capital, don't fall into the trick."

The little eunuch was angry: "You, you, you Li Mu are really ambitious. It is unwise to slander the king and belittle Zhao Cong Da Sikong."

Li Mu said in a cold tone: "What Li Mu does today is only for the sake of the country, the army and the people of Zhao, and has absolutely no selfishness in it."

"Come on!"

Li Mu said loudly: "See off the guests!"

Sima Shang waved his hand and ordered: "Send the king's envoy back to the capital."

The twenty armored soldiers opened their mouths in unison, their sabers were half out of their sheaths, and the leader scolded: "Li Mu, dare you!"

Clang!

Zhenyue was out of the sheath, just for a moment, the long sword in Li Mu's hand pointed at the gold-armored leader who was cultivated at the ninth rank, his eyes were cold and stern, his aura was as towering as a mountain, and an extraordinary aura erupted, intimidating the audience.

What a Li Mu, not only a peerless warrior, but also a prodigy in martial arts.

Li Mu said coldly: "Send the envoy back to the capital."

The twenty gold-armored guards did not dare to move, and their sabers slowly returned to their sheaths; at the same time, two personal soldiers "helped" the eunuch who delivered the order to leave the hall.

Soon, the hall fell silent.

Sima Shang said worriedly: "General, although this move is very pleasing to the hearts of the people, but... how do you plan to explain it, Your Majesty?"

Li Mu said in a deep voice: "When the Qin army was defeated, Li Mu immediately pleaded guilty to the king and let him deal with it."

Sima Shang sighed and said, "Oh, that's the only way."

……

Wu'an City is only a day's journey away from Handan by riding a horse.

That night, when the little eunuch who delivered the decree returned to the palace, he narrated the whole process of Li Mu's hearing the decree with snot and tears, adding fuel and vinegar in many places.

Li Mu despises the king, belittles his colleague Da Sikong, and mocks Guo Xiangguo and the censor doctor Yan Ju as villains.

When Zhao Qian heard this, he was furious, and kicked the case table away, angrily said: "Li Mu, how dare you do this! How dare you do this!?"

"Contempt for the royal power, support the soldiers' self-respect, such a Li Mu, such a good Lord Wu'an, you are going to rebel."

The little eunuch who delivered the decree was silent like a cicada, and all the maids, eunuchs, and maids bowed their heads and remained silent, their bodies trembling slightly.

Guo Kai, Yan Ju, and Zhao Cong were very angry, and each of them kept saying one sentence after another, and put eye drops on Li Mu, which made Zhao Qian's anger burn more and more, and he completely lost his mind.

As soon as Guo Kai saw that the heat was ready, he immediately offered advice: "Your Majesty, now that Li Mu's intention of treason has been confirmed, you must not act rashly."

King Zhao said angrily: "Don't act rashly, don't act rashly... Then tell me, what do I want to do? Li Mu's army is in the hands of a hundred thousand, how will I deal with it?"

Guo Kai chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, don't forget that we still have partners."

"Partner!?" Zhao Qian was puzzled.

Guo Kai said lightly: "Snap the net."

Zhao Qian was startled when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "You mean... a snare assassin?"

"Of course!" Guo Kai clapped his palms and said, "Your Majesty, Luo Wang Six Swordsmen have arrived at the mansion of your servant, Luo Wang wants to kill Li Mu, and we want to kill Li Mu too."

"We can cooperate with Luo Wang."

A slightly smarter person would notice a bit of trickery when he heard it. Qin Guo wanted to kill Li Mu, and Luo Wang served Qin and naturally wanted to kill Li Mu. Now he, Zhao Qian, wants to kill Li Mu for self-protection.

But, why did Liu Jiannu just arrive in Handan City when Zhao Qian wanted to kill Li Mu?

Zhao Qian's intelligence quotient was mediocre, but now his intelligence was downgraded because of anger, and he immediately asked, "How does Guo Xiangguo plan to cut off Li Mu?"