Chapter 385 Edge

Handan City Head.

Zhao Shuang leaned behind the watchtower in Yuecheng, hiding from the harsh sunlight of the day with a group of corvees.

It was time to rest at this time, but the commotion still made Zhao Shuang a little upset.

"Guo Kai is here?"

Zhao Shuang was startled when he heard the whispers of the bondmen. Isn't this guy pretending to be sick? How come he has time to come here in broad daylight?

But soon, Guo Kai's servants brought a large amount of food and wine, saying that they were on Guo Kai's order to reward the slaves.

Although many of the corvees were dissatisfied with Guo Kai, they were all very happy because they were taking advantage of him in vain. Soon, among the soldiers of Zhao Jun, a man in luxurious clothes walked to the top of the city.

The people of Zhao land all said that Guo Kai was a treacherous minister, but he did not have the face of a treacherous minister. Instead, he looked loyal, with a warm luster in the corners of his eyes, like an elder, smiling at the ragged corvees and expressing condolences. With.

However, after walking from the long city wall and reaching the watchtower at the end, when I looked at the young man's eyes, something changed after all.

"Xiangguo, that guy is the businessman I'm talking about."

"Shut up!"

Guo Kai cursed and walked over quietly to inquire about the tower guard beside him.

"Have all the weapons and equipment in this enemy tower been assembled?"

"The prime minister has everything he needs."

"The key to defense is to stay in the enemy tower. Go up and see the real situation."

"promise!"

Although the guard of the city tower wondered why Guo Kai had such a leisurely mind, he did not dare to disobey him after all.

With that said, Guo Kai took a few steps forward and stopped when he was approaching the door.

"Guo Qi, find that corvee. Remember, don't offend anyone."

"good!"

Although Guo Qi was surprised, he did what Guo Kai wanted.

The four-story enemy tower is located at the top of a protruding part of the city wall, which has the effect of intimidating the three parties. Guo Kai went up at this time, but it was empty inside. The generals guarding the building did not dare to let anyone inside, and cleared out all the soldiers and corvees beforehand.

"You should go down too. You want to see the real situation alone. You don't want to be disturbed."

Guo Kai walked up to the fourth floor, feeling really uneasy. From the first moment he saw the young man, Guo Kai had determined his identity.

While waiting, Guo Kai felt uneasy. Until Guo Qi came up with someone, in an instant, the sorrow on Guo Kai's face turned into a smile.

"Guo Qi, you stay downstairs and don't let anyone come up."

Guo Qi was stunned for a moment, a little unbelievable.

"Xiangguo, let this boy come with you?"

"Go quickly!"

Guo Kai's voice was very urgent, for fear that Guo Qizai would anger the young man in front of him.

Guo Qi's footsteps sounded on the stairs. Guo Kai saw that the young man in front of him changed his whole temperament after Guo Qi left.

He smiled slightly, sat down alone, and patted his sleeves.

"I didn't expect that the first person in Handan City to discover my identity was the traitorous official who everyone hated in Zhao. It's really interesting!"

Guo Kai looked at the young man in front of him with complicated emotions. After all, he still had some fear in his heart.

"Hanyang Lord, this place is dangerous. If the officials of Zhao State know about it, they will definitely not let you leave Handan easily. Tonight, I can arrange for Hanyang Lord to leave."

Zhao Shuang smiled. The Guo Kai in front of him has gained a lot of weight compared to a few years ago, and his whole body is chubby.

However, the Prime Minister of the Zhao Kingdom in front of him did not have the arrogance he had when he faced Zhao Shuang, the captain of the Zhao Kingdom, nor the forbearance after being suppressed. Instead, he only had the anxiety to seek compromise and fear of harming himself.

"Does Prime Minister Zhao really think that if I want to leave, someone in Handan City can stop me?"

"The Lord of Hanyang wants to destroy Zhao?"

Guo Kai looked at Zhao Shuang with a calm expression, but the anger bred in his eyes was clearly visible.

No matter how powerful Guo Kai was, he was still the prime minister of Zhao State. Zhao's death would be of no benefit to him.

"At this moment, the Zhao State does not appear to be in danger of subjugation. The current King of Zhao is sometimes fatuous and sometimes shrewd, but he cannot be the king of subjugation. No matter how prodigal he is, as long as Li Mu is here, the Zhao State will not be destroyed."

Listening to Zhao Shuang's words, Guo Kai felt a little numb. He was shocked that the other party saw the situation in Zhao State so clearly.

"Then what Lord Hanyang wants...is the Nine Cities of Yedi?"

After all, Guo Kai was not a mediocre person, and he quickly understood Zhao Shuang's intentions. The Qin army advanced all the way to Handan. Although the march was fast and the offensive was quite fierce, it only penetrated into the Zhao army's defense area instead of occupying the Zhao army's defense area.

Although the main force of the Zhao army was dispersed, they still defended the isolated city. As long as Handan is not broken, they will not surrender.

But tens of thousands of Qin troops could not break the huge city of Handan, not to mention the lack of siege equipment. At that time, Wang Yan led an army of 200,000 to attack but could not defeat it. He could only wait for Handan City to run out of food and supplies. However, in the end, they only waited for reinforcements from Lord Xinling. In the end, the 200,000-strong army was defeated.

"Prime Minister Zhao is indeed a smart man."

"King Zhao will not agree."

"Of course King Zhao will not agree, but Prime Minister Zhao can make him agree."

"Why is Lord Hanyang so aggressive?"

Guo Kai was a little dissatisfied. After all, he was the prime minister of the country, but the boy on the other side showed his sharpness, which made him unable to step down.

"I want to achieve meritorious service and become a noble, but Prime Minister Zhao won't help me?"

If you want to be promoted to a noble title through meritorious service, do you want me to cut your flesh?

Guo Kaixin was accumulating anger, but he still didn't vent it out.

"It is really difficult at this time. Yedi is related to the safety of southern Handan. King Zhao attaches great importance to it and spends a lot of effort to set up defense lines. Even though the Qin army has arrived at Handan City, it is still a lonely army after all. King Zhao does not understand and will not agree. It’s easy to cut off the city. Besides, I am Prime Minister Zhao after all, so I can’t make such suggestions.”

"Prime Minister Zhao, even if the State of Zhao dies, it is also the business of King Zhao. What does it have to do with you? You are Prime Minister Zhao now, and you will also be the Qin State's minister in the future. What's the difference?"

Facing Zhao Shuang's pressing step by step, Guo Kai's expression finally became more and more gloomy. In the end, Guo Kai nodded and reluctantly agreed.

"Your Majesty, I will try."

"Then there will be Prime Minister Lao Zhao."

Zhao Shuang smiled, bowed his hands, and walked down the stairs. Guo Kai was the only one left, and his complexion turned purple. It took a long time for him to slowly fade away.

At this moment, Guo Kaixin already had an idea.

This boy is so talented that even if he can join the Qin State and become a minister one day, Guo Kaixin thought that he would not have a good life with this boy around.

But, after all, we can't let him die by his own hands.

Guo Kaixin was thinking, among the many forces in Handan, Zhao State, who can get rid of this kid?

After thinking for a long time, Guo Kai's purple face faded away, and finally, he thought of something.

Snare!