Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 143 Nie Qiu
Seeing that the strong man was not surprised, Zhao Wuming felt a surge of pride in his heart: "I am Zhao Wuming, the fourth son of King Zhao. Believe it or not, those caravans were not sent by me."

"Fourth, the fourth son of King Zhao".The strong man was surprised and suspicious. As a poor man, he couldn't understand the life of a prince of a country: "As a prince, you shouldn't live in a wealthy mansion and enjoy the glory every day. How could you put yourself in danger."

Zhao Wuming handed the jade pendant to him again, and then explained: "Today Captain Xue held a banquet, and I came to the appointment as promised. After the banquet, a hunting game was held as usual. Just now, my son hurriedly looked for my nephew Zhao Yong. I was attacked by two fierce tigers. If it wasn't for the rescue of a strong man, I'm afraid the consequences will be unpredictable. The grace of saving my life has to be repaid, and this jade pendant represents my promise. If you meet in Loufan with the same banner as the words on this jade pendant, you You can ask them for help."

"Nephew Zhao Yong, Fourth Young Master?"The brawny man looked at the jade pendant handed over, still dubious: "If you are really the fourth son of the king, I can believe that those caravans were not sent by you, but I have to ask you one thing."

Zhao Wuming didn't emphasize his identity any more, his expression was startled: "Please tell me".

"Why do you sit and watch Lou Fan's country go south and remain indifferent? Where did the blood and courage of my great Zhao go? Don't you people above the temple know that Lou Fan is going south? For us people on the border, how is it? Big catastrophe?".Thinking of these years of misery and inner torment, his tone became heavier every time, and the strong man almost roared when he said the last word.

Zhao Wuming's expression was moved, thinking of the scene of asking Xue Qian at the beginning.His lips moved, regardless of whether he understood or not, he still explained to him: "This matter has been discussed with Captain Xue. Zhao Guo is not without blood and courage, but should be Zhongshan Kingdom. Zhongshan Guoyi As long as the sun never dies, Zhao Guo will not be able to deal with foreign races with all his strength."

"Excuses, if you don't send troops, you dare not go. Then I, Nie Qiu, will go alone."Nie Qiu only thought that Zhao Wuming was looking for an excuse, and there was a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.It seems to be laughing at one's own country, but also at one's own destiny.

Zhao Wuming was silent. As the fourth prince of Zhao country, he could not represent the whole Zhao country.In the face of the people who have gone through all kinds of hardships, there is only silence.Because no matter what kind of promise you make, it seems pale and powerless.

Nie Qiu didn't hear Zhao Wuming's justification, looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and then calmed down his emotions, trying to keep his tone as calm as possible: "If you are really the fourth son, I don't want your jade pendant. I just ask you to ask the king for help." , Zheng Lou bothered to solve those elders and women who were looted from the north. If you can’t do it, let this matter go, and don’t say anything about saving your life.”

"I can't convince the king to let Zhao Guo send troops."Zhao Wuming thought about it, and decided to tell the truth.

After getting the expected answer, Nie Qiu turned around and walked forward: "There will be no future...".

"Slow down".Seeing Nie Qiu, Zhao Wuming left immediately and tried to stop him.

Nie Qiu turned to look at Zhao Wuming, knowing that there was no hope but still had a little expectation: "You tell me to stop, but you can persuade the king to send troops."

"cannot".Zhao Wuming said these two words categorically, seeing Nie Qiu's disappointed expression, he subconsciously squeezed the jade pendant and made a decision in his heart: "But I can send out a large army to conquer Lou Fan."

"Is this true? Where is the army, I will go now."Feeling a glimmer of hope, Nie Qiu hurried to Zhao Wuming and asked eagerly.

Seeing his eagerness, Zhao Wuming showed a slight smile: "Isn't it a trifling matter to conquer an army, I can only promise you to let them go to Loufan within one year."

"There is no proof in your mouth. You have to tell the army where it is. I can only believe it after seeing it."Nie Qiu looked at Zhao Wuming in disbelief, and needed to verify the authenticity of the matter immediately.

Zhao Wuming's lips moved, not without concealment: "North".

"Governor of Daijun? No, although I was in Qin State last year. But I heard that the prefect of Daijun is Zhao Fan, the third son, not the fourth son."Nie Qiu pondered in his mind, and his expression of disbelief became stronger.

Zhao Wuming saw that Nie Qiu's expression was getting lower and then said frankly: "Loufan is further north, if you go to Loufan and meet a caravan, let them take you to a country called Seoul in the north of Loufan. The information about Lou Fan told them that they will definitely go south within a year."

"Lou Fan is further north?".Nie Qiu suddenly smiled, full of disbelief: "It seems that you are either the fourth son, or a liar. Bullying me who doesn't know the situation in the north of Loufan country is ridiculous, ridiculous...".

Zhao Wuming frowned slightly, but thinking of the experiences he said, he still didn't argue with him: "Yes or no, you can hold this jade pendant and you will know when you meet a caravan."

"You are still stubborn, try it and I will see what else you have to say."Nie Qiu picked up the jade pendant from Zhao Wuming's hand, turned around and walked towards a dead tiger, leaning on his shoulder and walking forward.The voice drifted towards Zhao Wuming along the wind: "The other tiger and the two cubs, even if I compensate you for your brocade robe, let's say goodbye."

Watching Nie Qiu go further and further away, a guard behind Zhao Wuming couldn't help but say: "My lord, this person speaks without words, and I have repaid my life-saving grace by not killing him, so why give him the jade pendant?"

"He is a poor man. If he can go to Seoul as promised, it may be of great benefit to our city to eliminate Loufan."Zhao Wuming explained, and then walked towards the grass.

The two tiger cubs took two steps back in horror, Zhao Wuming touched the head of one of the cubs, feeling a little moved in his heart.It may also be a good idea to raise cubs: "You hold these two cubs well, and put them in the mansion to feed them when you return home."

"promise".Two personal guards came, one of them stood behind Zhao Wuming holding a cub.

Zhao Wuming raised his head and looked at the sky, thinking that Zhao Yongsheng was a little worried: "Two people, go and carry the dead tiger back to the meeting place, and the rest will follow the orphan to find Yong'er."

"promise".Two people walked out of the guards, pulled out the arrows from the tiger's body, and walked in the same direction as they carried the tiger's body.

Zhao Wuming got on his horse with dozens of personal guards and galloped forward.

The horseshoe galloped, and came to a fork after a while, Zhao Wuming felt depressed for a while.

A personal guard couldn't help but say: "Master, there are so many forks here, it's not a way to find it like this."

"For the current plan, it seems that we can only search separately."Zhao Wuming thought for a while, and then ordered: "There are four forks ahead, choose one alone. For the other three forks, go to each fork with 20 people."

"After we part, if the lord is in danger, what should we do?"This time, the personal guard did not agree with the promise, but instead asked Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming pulled the reins, the horse turned around and looked at the nearly [-] guards behind him: "Ten people go to each fork in the road, before sending one person to find Sun Buer, let him come immediately."

"promise".The personal guards were not in the way, and they suddenly agreed.

Seeing the thirty personal guards walking away, Zhao Wuming patted his horse on the back and galloped forward with fifty personal guards.

Xue Zimo walked forward slowly with twenty bodyguards from the prince's mansion and twenty private soldiers.Now that the fourth son is already riding a horse, he is chasing after the king and grandson.The king and grandson should be in no danger, so he yelled at the thought.

The sound of horseshoes came from behind, and Sun Buer came galloping with three hundred guards.One of the guards among the soldiers turned around and hurriedly bowed to greet him: "I have seen the commander."

"Sun Guard".The guard's voice drove away Xue Zimo's drowsiness, and he turned to look at Sun Buer to greet him immediately.

Sun Bu'er stopped the horse, and the three hundred guards stopped behind him.He nodded to Xue Zimo, then looked at the personal guard: "Where is the lord?".

"The fourth son went to catch up with the king and grandson."Before the guard could speak, Xue Zimo answered for him.

Sun Buer was a little puzzled: "Wang Sun? Aren't you and Wang Sun together?".

"Wang Sun disliked us for walking too slowly, so he ran forward alone. There are too many side roads in this damn forest. If I didn't walk slowly, I might have lost my way."Xue Zimo complained to Sun Buer for a while.

Just as Sun Buer was about to speak, he saw a figure appearing on the ground, looking up at the tree, he was startled: "Quickly rewind".

The person on the tree knew that he couldn't hide, so he pushed aside the branches in front of him, pulled out the sword at his waist and jumped towards the direction where the guards were.

At this time, the war horse has become a burden, Sun Bu'er and the others got off their horses one after another to welcome them up.

At this moment, a man in black jumped down from the tree, stabbing Xue Zimo with the bronze sword in his hand.

Xue Zimo had never seen such a posture before, he patted the horse in a hurry, and the horse started to gallop in pain.

Immediately after the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Xue Zimo fell heavily to the ground. Fortunately, he avoided the fatal sword.

The man in black missed his sword and stabbed again.Xue Zimo just felt dazed and stayed on the ground.After all, he is a ten-year-old child, so not crying out loud at this time is considered his limit.

Sun Buer had already rushed over at this time, and the two swords collided heavily.

The [-] personal guards had dismounted at this moment, and when they saw Sun Bu'er facing the enemy, they rushed to help.

A sharp whistle sounded, and dozens of men in black rushed out from the woods, as well as several rounds of arrow rain.

Twenty guards of the Prince's Mansion and twenty private soldiers fell into a pool of blood before they had time to react.

The [-] personal guards subconsciously divided into two waves, one wave greeted the dozens of men in black, and the other wave ran quickly in the direction of the arrow.

The sound of swords and soldiers resounded in the woods. Facing the most elite guards in Seoul, those men in black fell into a pool of blood.

Sun Buer helped Xue Zimo up, and the battle was over after a while.

A personal guard came quickly and reported to Sun Buer: "Commander Qi, there are a total of 120 men in black, and all of them have been killed."

"Sun, Sun guards, who are they, and why did they attack us?"Xue Zimo forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart, and asked Sun Buer.

Sun Buer shook his head, thinking of the ambush that Zhao Wuming encountered when he sent Fan Shun off, a trace of uncertainty rose in his heart.

A soldier came quickly on a horse from a fork in front of him: "Commander, my lord has divided up the troops to find the king and grandson. At this time, there are less than forty personal guards around, so I order you to go quickly."

"No, the lord is in danger."Sun Buer quickly got on his horse and told a guard beside him, "Quickly, call the [-] guards behind and quickly rescue the lord."

"promise".The soldier didn't dare to neglect, he quickly turned the direction of the horse and galloped away.

Seeing that the situation was urgent, Sun Buer didn't say hello to Xue Zimo, and immediately slapped his horse on his back and galloped away in the direction where the soldiers came.

(End of this chapter)