General Qin

"Zhao country?"

Zhao Tuo froze for a moment.

It has been almost four years since the country of Zhao fell.

It suddenly came out of Xiong Qi's mouth, and Zhao Tuo felt strange for a while.

But soon, he reacted.

Zhao Tuo stared at the disheveled and pale man in front of him.

This Xiong Qi has some skills.

What he said just now, regardless of whether it was his real reason for Xiong Qi to rebel against Qin.

But speaking out, people can no longer blame him.

Because Xiong Qi's actions were not a simple betrayal of the Qin State, but a betrayal for the inheritance of his surname and for the continuous extinction of his ancestral community.

The reason and motivation of this kind of betrayal is very convincing in this era.

Except for the Qin people who were betrayed by Xiong Qi and suffered heavy losses.

The people of the six countries in the world will all have admiration and regret for Xiong Qi's actions, and even regard Xiong Qi as a moral model.

This descendant of the Xiong family surnamed Mi really gave up his life for righteousness, and did not forget the blood of his ancestors!

At the same time, Xiong Qi's words just now, apart from talking about himself, are not intended to awaken the resonance of the descendants of the Zhao family in front of them for the blood of the surname and the ancestors.

Especially when it comes to the last two sentences, it is even more obvious, pointing out Zhao Tuo's identity, and questioning Zhao Tuo morally.

I, Xiong Qi, are willing to give up my glory and wealth in Qin for the sake of the state of Chu, and resolutely leave Qin and return to Chu!

You, a descendant of the Zhao family, are not ashamed to help the Qin State that destroyed your ancestral land?

If it were a native born and bred Zhao family nobleman who possessed the values ​​of this era, maybe he would really be blushed by Xiong Qi's words, and even have feelings of admiration for Xiong Qi in front of him.

Once there is a flaw in the mind, Xiong Qi can take advantage of the situation to attack and kidnap with morality and morality to achieve his goals.

But for Zhao Tuo, those "blood surnames, ancestral community" that Xiong Qi said did not touch him in any way.

Zhao Tuo didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "Your Majesty, do you still remember what I said to Jing Ke in the Qin Palace in the past."

"The world."

Xiong Qi muttered these two words, and then sneered: "What the world, isn't this why you, Zhao Tuo, are greedy for life and afraid of death, and you are afraid of your reputation being ruined after betraying Jing Ke, that's why you found out the reason."

Zhao Tuo's face turned dark.

I, Zhao Tuo, are afraid of death?

He sternly said: "Your Majesty, with the heart of a villain, can save the heart of a gentleman. If I, Zhao Tuo, were afraid of death, why would I ask for orders to go to the battlefield when the old king appreciated him and let me enter the school? "

"I, Zhao Tuo, fight with people on the battlefield. Every rank of title is obtained from the fighting. I have fought for several years, and I have encountered countless dangers. Just last year, I attacked Shouchun with a surprise army and traveled thousands of miles back to Qin. Walking all the way, there is no danger of life and death. If I, Zhao Tuo, were greedy for life and afraid of death, how could I take the initiative to go to the battlefield?"

"I was just coerced by Jing Ke to go to the Palace of Qin. What Jing Ke did was a small righteousness between him and Yandan, but I, Zhao Tuo, have the righteousness of the world in my heart, so I didn't conspire with him."

"What the lord said is so unreasonable!"

Xiong Qi was silent.

What Zhao Tuo said, he really couldn't find anything to refute.

The battlefield is the most dangerous place in the world. Throughout the ages, countless people have lost their lives on the battlefield.

Even the always invincible Qin army suffered a disastrous defeat by Li Xin, with more than half of the 200,000 army wiped out, and that battle was exactly what Zhao Tuo experienced.

Looking at it this way, it really cannot be said that Zhao Tuo is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

"What a great righteousness in the world. But have you forgotten your Zhao family's ancestor Sheji? The Qin people destroyed Zhao and cut off your ancestor's blood and food, so you don't have the slightest grudge?"

Xiong Qi stared at the young man in front of him.

He didn't believe that a boy from a real noble family would not have the slightest nostalgia for his mother country.

He, Xiong Qi, was born in the state of Qin, and even because of his blood, he fell in love with the state of Chu, willing to betray the King of Qin for the sake of the survival of the state of Chu.

This Zhao Tuo is a nobleman who was born in the Zhao country. Doesn't he have the slightest nostalgia for his motherland?

Hearing Xiong Qizhi's question, Zhao Tuo laughed out loud.

"Zhao Guo, haha!"

"My father was loyal and devoted to the survival of Zhao Guosheji, and even advised Li Mu. What happened? Zhao Wangqian was cruel and innocent. He listened to Guo Kai's slander and killed my parents. If I hadn't escaped by chance, I'm afraid I would have died die."

"The king of Zhao is so mediocre. He kills loyal ministers and good generals, and reuses traitors and traitors. Even their royal family doesn't care about their ancestors. Why should I be attached to the Zhao country that killed my parents and relatives? Even the Qin country destroyed Zhao and captured them That stupid King Zhao, I wish I could drink and sing, to express the joy of revenge for my parents."

Xiong Qi's eyelids twitched.

Qin Jun's destruction of Zhao, to a certain extent, really avenged Zhao Tuo's parents.

It makes sense that Zhao Tuo didn't blame Qin.

But Xiong Qi was not reconciled, he whispered: "Qin State destroys Zhao, destroys your country and society, your ancestors will have no blood to eat!"

Zhao Tuo laughed, and said softly, "Your Majesty, you are wrong. My ancestor with the surname Ying has blood sacrifices in Qin State."

"The ancestor of the Zhao family was the ancestor of Qin. Our surname Ying is the descendant of Emperor Gaoyang, after Boyi."

"For the first ancestor of the surname Ying, the State of Qin still has sacrifices. As long as the State of Qin survives, my ancestors Gao Yang and Boyi will have blood and food in their stools. How can there be no one to offer sacrifices?"

Seeing Zhao Tuo smile and speak.

The corner of Xiong Qi's mouth twitched.

He had forgotten that Qin and Zhao had the same surname, and both had the same ancestor.

Qin and Zhao are not only the same as their Chu State, they are all descendants of Zhuanxu Miao, and the ancestors of Qin and Zhao are both Boyi.

The State of Zhao offered sacrifices to Zhuanxu and Boyi, and the State of Qin would also offer sacrifices to Zhuanxu and Boyi.

So even if Zhao Guo perished, his ancestors of Zhao Tuo were really fed up with blood.

The only difference is probably that below Boyi, after Zaofu, no one sacrificed to the ancestors of his Zhao family. But looking at Zhao Tuo's appearance, he would not care about these things.

Xiong Qi sighed.

He really has nothing to say now.

Xiong Qi shut up, but Zhao Tuo expressed his feelings.

"Have you ever finished asking about the words of the lord? If it's over, then listen to me."

Xiong Qi nodded silently.

Zhao Tuo said: "The reason Junhou Shicai said to rebel against Qin was just for the sake of one family and the blood of the ancestors. That's why he betrayed Qin when General Li attacked Chu. Such behavior may be the righteousness of the monarch, but for As far as the whole world is concerned, the reunification has been postponed even longer."

"In the old days when Qin and Zhao fought each other, I followed the Zhao people at the lower level. I saw with my own eyes that the head of Guizhou was displaced, bones were exposed in the wild, there was no one living in the village, and the common people had to change their sons to eat. Those scenes were so sad and heartbreaking. The princes and princes have never seen it. pass?"

Zhao Tuo's voice was low and sad.

"The king sits on the top of the temple, wears brocade clothes and eats jade food. He can issue orders with the flick of the commander's hand. He enjoys great power. For the glory of your nobles and the blood of your ancestors, you can launch wars at will and recruit the common people at the bottom. battlefield."

"But have you ever asked, in this world, whether the countless common people in Guizhou are willing to sacrifice their lives and fight for the blood of your ancestors!"

"On the banks of the Huai River, besieged on all sides, do you still remember?"

"Twenty thousand Chu troops fled in all directions overnight, doesn't that explain everything!"

"Except for those noble people who are obsessed with the blood and food of the country and the glory of each family name, the rest of the Chu people don't want war at all!"

"They have parents and wives. What they want is the reunion of their parents and wives. They are satisfied with a bite of food at home. So at the bank of the Huai River, when the people of Chu heard the song of Chu and heard what I did to them When you promise not to hurt your life, see how many people are willing to follow you in the end!"

Xiong Qi couldn't help arguing: "Since you are against war, why do you want to help Qin fight and kill Chu people? Isn't it contradictory?"

Zhao Tuo sneered and said: "If there is no war, the best solution is to unify the world. Just as Zi Mozi said, 'The righteousness of the world is to rule the world'. I help Qin, just as Qin Mo helps Qin , all in order to bring the world into one faster. The process of Qin’s unification of the world will certainly cause a lot of killings, but the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. As long as the world is settled into one, the war will naturally subside, and the people in Qianshou can live and work in peace and contentment .”

"This is what I, Zhao Tuo, want, and this is the righteousness that I, Zhao Tuo, have pursued in my life!"

"For the righteousness of the world, even if the Zhao family is cut off, even if the six kingdoms are wiped out, what's the matter!"

"I, Zhao Tuo, as long as the world is unified!"

Zhao Tuo held his head high, his eyes were piercing, and his voice was full of determination.

Facing the imposing declaration of the young general in front of him, Xiong Qi couldn't help but get a little shorter.

"The world."

Xiong Qi murmured.

He turned his head and sighed softly: "You can see Zhao State perish without complaining, but I don't want to see Chu State perish."

Seeing Zhao Tuo's determined expression, Xiong Qi knew that no matter what he said, it would be impossible to move this young man's heart.

"The matter has come to this, I have nothing to say, please give me the sword."

He propped himself up and asked Zhao Tuo.

"Li Shang."

Zhao Tuo took a deep look at Xiong Qi, and already knew the other party's plan.

The king of Qin wanted Xiong Qi to die, so naturally he couldn't live.

But nobles also have noble ways of dying.

Not to mention, he is a king.

Hearing the call, Li Shang pushed open the door and walked in, cupped his hands and said, "General."

"Give him the sword."

Zhao Tuo spoke calmly.

Li Shang hesitated for a moment, then obediently drew out the dagger and handed it to Xiong Qi.

Xiong Qi stretched out his hand to take Qin Jian, and caressed the sharp blade with his palm, dripping dark red blood.

There was a sad look in his eyes.

"Please also tell the king that I, Xiong Qi, am sorry for him."

In Xiong Qi's desolate voice, Zhao Tuo nodded and agreed.

Only then did Xiong Qi smile, but that smile was full of bitterness.

He looked at Zhao Tuo again with a complicated expression.

"Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo, when I was in Xianyang in the past, I knew you were extraordinary. But I didn't expect that it was you, Zhao Tuo, who finally destroyed our country of Chu!"

Xiong Qi looked up to the sky and sighed, with the sword on his neck.

In an instant, blood spattered.

Xiong Qi, the last king of Chu, killed himself in the land of the Yue people.

Zhao Tuo stood where he was, watching the warm blood splash on his shoes, a daze flashed in his eyes.

With Xiong Qi's death, the state of Chu is truly dead.

This reminded him of the prophecy that was circulated among Chu people in Shouchun.

Tuo who destroyed Chu!

"Chu is dead."

Looking at Xiong Qi's corpse on the ground, Zhao Tuo sighed.

"General, it's unbearably hot. I'm afraid it will be difficult to bring Xiong Qi's body back to Xianyang. Do you want to behead him?"

Li Shang stared at the corpse on the ground and asked.

Zhao Tuo frowned slightly.

It is thousands of miles to Xianyang, and in addition to the summer season, the temperature is unbearable.

Xiong Qi's corpse was really difficult to deal with. I'm afraid it would rot and be full of maggots in a few days.

Zhao Tuo turned around and walked outside the house.

Only the lingering sound is left.

"Marinate it."

Something has happened these few days, so keep two updates for the time being. There will be three changes on the 19th and 20th.

"Historical Records Qin Benji": The first of Qin, the grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu's Miao descendant is called Nvxiu.

"Historical Records Zhao Family": the ancestor of the Zhao family, and the common ancestor of the Qin Dynasty.

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