Chapter 20 Zhao Xiangqi and Tian Dan
Facing Lin Xiangru's praise, Zhao Kuo's face remained calm. If he were five years younger, he might have been floating because of Lin Xiangru's praise. After thanking him, he immediately replaced Lian Po and led his army to fight Bai Qi to the death. But now he has already known a truth, the empty truth is so pale in reality. Can he defeat Bai Qi by himself just because of a vain heart to defeat a strong enemy?
Can this brave heart allow the soldiers to have a few full meals? Even if they are stewed, it is not enough for them to eat alone. In this way, the heart of this warrior may not be as good as two or three roasted pig hearts. At least this pig heart can feed one or two soldiers of Zhao State, so that they have enough strength to cut down the enemy.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo was very calm. He just leaned over and bowed and said, "Please teach me how to save the Zhao people."
Lin Xiangru was stunned and smiled bitterly. He said, "If I really had this method, I should be in Changping. I used to be a mediocre person with a little courage than ordinary people. Until now, my courage has not diminished, but I can't even get up. I have become a little courageous person who is not as good as ordinary people. What kind of help can a person like me give you?"
If Lin Xiang was really old, he could no longer hold on after less than half an hour of conversation. His forehead was covered with sweat and he was coughing so hard that he almost coughed up bleeding. Even though he did not show his intention to see him off, Zhao Kuo still left here. He felt a little unbearable and a little ashamed.
When he walked out of Lin Xiangru's mansion, Li Mu followed him and said helplessly: "Why is Ma Fuzi in a hurry to leave? Since Mr. Lin sent me to pick you up, there must be something to order. If you don't listen to him, you will leave in a hurry. What is the reason?"
Zhao Kuo glanced at Li Mu beside him and said seriously: "You and I are both nine-foot-sized men, young and strong! How can we continue to trouble such a young old man who has devoted his whole life to Zhao State? If he continues to stay at Lin Gong's house and asks him to help us solve the difficulties in front of us, I will die of shame." Li Mu's heart trembled when he heard this, and suddenly, he felt that Zhao Kuo in front of him looked a little different from the past.
"What you said makes sense. I've been taught!" Li Mu bowed and said seriously.
Zhao Kuo nodded and asked, "Do you know where Mr. Tian's home is?"
"Of course I know, I have visited him, but what do you want to do when you ask about this?"
"Of course I have to ask him to help solve the predicament in front of me."
"...But you just said...we are young and strong..."
"It is precisely because we are young that we need to listen to the old man's teachings more. Please take me to see him."
Li Mu had just developed a sense of admiration for Zhao Kuo, and it disappeared without a trace, but he still took Zhao Kuo to Tian Dan's mansion. Along the way, Zhao Kuo was asking Li Mu about Tian Dan's situation. Tian Dan was originally just a clan of the Qi family, so he was not discovered by the people of the world. During the reign of King Min of Qi, the five countries sent troops to attack Qi, defeated the Qi army in the Jishui River, and killed the generals of Qi.
After achieving the goal of weakening Qi, all countries retreated one after another, but Yan State, in order to avenge Qi, took Le Yi as the general and continued to attack Qi. Le Yi captured the capital of Qi Linzi, and captured 70 cities of Qi within half a year and destroyed Qi. Only Ju County (now Ju County, Shandong) and Jimo (now Pingdu City, Shandong) were not defeated by Le Yi. At this time, Chu State sent troops again, and in the name of rescue of Qi, he really wanted to divide the land of Qi.
The Chu general killed King Min of Qi, the State of Qi was destroyed, and the Jimo County doctor also died on the battlefield. At this time, Tian Dan finally showed his talents. He called on the Qi people to unite and win over defeated troops from all over the country. The Jimo people elected him as the city guard.
Tian Shan guarded Jimo and fought with the Yan army for five years, but he was never captured. Tian Shan took advantage of the stalemate of the two armies to rectify the soldiers, build cities and strengthen defense. He also shared the joys and sorrows with the military and civilians, and he must take the lead in fighting. He organized his wives and concubines, and his tribe members entered the army and distributed all his money and food to the soldiers, which was deeply trusted by the military and civilians. However, the general of Yan State Le Yi was also a capable general. When he learned that he could not attack for force, he adopted a siege, which made Tian Shan miserable.
In order to solve Le Yi, Tian Dan sent people to Yan State to make a plan of separation and spread rumors everywhere, saying: The only thing Qi feared was that the general of Yan State was the cavalry of the cavalry. He also said that Le Yi wanted to be king in Qi State, so he was unwilling to attack Jimo, so he wanted to take time to control the army. He also said that if the Yan people sent the cavalry to serve as generals, Jimo would definitely be captured. Sure enough, the King of Yan sent the cavalry to replace Le Yi.
Le Yi was furious and afraid of being killed by the King of Yan, so he defected to Zhao State. The story later became very simple. After the opponent was replaced by a cavalry, Tian Dan defeated the Yan army with the Fire Bull Formation, and regained the land of Qi from various countries and saved the destroyed Qi State. However, he himself might not have expected that he, who saved Qi State, was sold to Zhao State by the King of Qi State because of his high reputation.
An embarrassing thing happened, and the person who came to greet him was Le Yi.
Le Yi smiled and waved to him: Hi, are you here too?
What Zhao Kuo cares about is not the grudges and hatred between Le Yi and Tian Dan, what he cares more about is... Lian Po, Li Mu, Le Yi, and Tian Dan are all in Qi State!! How could this lose? No matter how strong Bai Qi is, a famous general now, two famous generals from the past, and a famous general in the future, can defeat Bai Qi when tied together? Zhao Kuo was very surprised. He did not expect that Zhao State was full of talents!
Today, King Zhao seems to have a different obsession with talents. He attaches great importance to these talents. Tian Shan went to Zhao, and King Zhao personally welcomed him, and even appointed him as Dupingjun. This incident made the generals of Zhao State particularly angry. Lian Po did not receive such a reward. How could Tian Shan get such rewards when he was useless to Zhao State? Even Le Yi, the same is true. He was named Wang Youjun as soon as he returned to Zhao State.
King Zhao's behavior was that Lian Po and others were more loyal, so they did not leave angrily.
When he arrived at Tian Dan's mansion, Zhao Kuo was still a little worried. He didn't know if Tian Dan was in his mansion. He was a prince with his own fiefdom and would not live in Handan forever. Fortunately, Tian Dan was still in the mansion, and he did not leave Handan. When Li Mu knocked on the door, a retainer came out. The retainer was dressed in uniform and Zhao Yu, who was mixed with the accent of Qi, was even more awkward.
Zhao Kuo sighed. When he saw the clothes of this retainer, he already understood why King Zhao would not use Tian Shan as the general of Zhao State. Tian Shan expressed his attitude very clearly. He was in Zhao State and was in a state of mind. Since he came to Zhao State, he had Tian Shan entered Zhao's camp without saying a word. Zhao Kuo and Li Mu waited for a moment, and the retainer took them to the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Zhao Kuo saw the vegetable gardens on both sides of the front door of the courtyard. It seemed that Tian Dan had a lot of leisure time. Finally, Zhao Kuo met Tian Dan, the savior of Qi. Unlike Zhao Kuo imagined, he did not look like a general, but like a gentle literati. He was not young anymore, but he was not as weak as Lin Xiangru. He sat indoors, holding bamboo slips, and a sense of a pride that a literati had revealed.
"Li Mu, a man from Bai Ren, pays homage to Mr. Tian. How dare you ask Mr. Tian if he is sick?" Li Mu paid respectful greetings. Tian Dan then put down the bamboo slips in his hand, looked at Li Mu in front of him, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, you have grown up."
"You are my enlightenment teacher. I have never heard of anyone who can forget his teacher." Li Mu said seriously. Zhao Kuo was stunned. Tian Dan had taught Li Mu. Tian Dan shook his head and said, "I just gave you a few martial arts. I have never taught you any knowledge. I can't be considered your teacher."
The two of them greeted for a while, then Tian Dan looked at Zhao Kuo on the side, and his eyes lit up. What a handsome young man, he couldn't help but fall in love with him. He asked with a smile: "Is this young man your friend?"
Li Mu explained a little embarrassedly: "He is my friend, he calls him Zhao Kuo, and he is a horse costume..."
"Hmph!!" Before Li Mu finished speaking, Tian Dan's face changed drastically. He threw the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground. He looked at Zhao Kuo angrily and said coldly: "I'm not feeling well, please leave."
Zhao Kuo looked at Tian Dan with a little confusion. He had indeed heard that Tian Dan had some small conflicts with his father, but judging from his attitude, it seemed... this was not a small conflict!!
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