The vicious soldiers of Yan State surrounded a town. With the orders of the generals, the town looked very large, but in fact there were not many people. The walls were very low, and they were even worse than those of the Mafu Township. When the prison gate found the soldiers of Yan State around him, their faces changed drastically. They hurriedly pulled the minor officials and walked towards them. The team was led by a young nobleman who brought more than a hundred soldiers.

The prison gate came to him, leaned over to salute, and paid homage to the nobleman. However, the young noble did not return the salute, pointed to the village and asked, "How many guests are there in the old thief in Li's belly?" The prison gate trembled and then whispered: "Li Xiang has no guests... only three servants." The young nobleman grabbed his neck fiercely, widened his eyes, and said angrily: "There is no Li Xiang, do you know?"

The prison gate gritted his teeth and said, "Even though Li Xiang was defeated in the battle, he had made great contributions."

The nobleman smiled and pushed him, and two soldiers immediately grabbed him. The nobleman waved his hand and said, "Look at him, the rest of them come in with me!" After that, he led a hundred soldiers into the township, and soldiers familiar with the local people led the way in the front. Soon, they arrived at a simple courtyard. The soldiers knocked on the gate. After a while, two old servants opened the door.

Fierce soldiers entered one after another and rushed into the courtyard.

The two old servants scolded them and were taken aside by the soldiers. The nobles also walked into the courtyard. The courtyard looked a little dilapidated and did not look like the mansion of a former prime minister. There were even vegetables and poultry in the mansion. Hearing the noise in the courtyard, a scholar walked out of the inner room. He was tall and had a similar face to his chest belly. He walked out of the inner room. He looked at the soldiers around him and fell silent.

"Is this the Lord's order?" the scribe asked calmly, stroked his beard.

The young nobleman nodded with a cold face.

The literati called Li Wen. He was Li Fu's eldest son. As early as the news of Li Fu's death came, General Le Jian had looked for him. General Le Jian said: Li Fu was defeated by Zhao Kuo with thousands of people, which damaged countless soldiers and the food he carried was not saved. The Lord of the Supreme Lord will not forgive him. Please leave Yan State. However, Li Wen did not leave. Although his father was defeated, he also made a lot of contributions to Yan State, so he would not implicate his family, right?

Later, the King of Yan did not pursue the investigation. General Lejian sent someone to tell him: The reason why Shangjun did not pursue the investigation was that the Qin people had not been defeated. Li Fu attacked Zhao due to the Qin people's agreement. If Qin countries were defeated, Shangjun would definitely hold him accountable.

But Li Wen still did not leave because he still had an old mother at home. She was very old and could not leave in the cold winter.

Now, General Lejian could not come to help again because he was under house arrest. He heard about his father's death and wanted to return to Zhao State to worship. Someone told the King of Yan that Lejian was rushing to Zhao State to defect to Zhao State and give up Yan State. The King of Yan was furious and did not dare to kill Lejian directly, so he sent people to surround his mansion and prevent him from going out.

Li Wen looked at the young nobleman in front of him, leaned over and bowed, and said, "There are only two people in the family, my son died in Liaodong in battle, and my wife died of grief because of this incident. My mother is over 70 years old this year. You can kill me, please forgive her, okay?" The nobleman did not hesitate, he nodded and said, "Yes."

Li Wen returned home and told his trembling old mother that he was going to rush to the capital to be an official. Shangjun sent someone to greet him and asked her not to worry. Then he said goodbye to her and followed the nobles and left the village. As soon as he walked to the door, he saw the prison gate with a bruised nose and swollen face. He bowed to the prison gate and said, "My mother is alone at home and no one is taking care of her. If possible, please help me take care of her... I will tie a rope for you to trip your enemy and repay your kindness."

On this day, Li Fu's son, his retainers, and his distant relatives, were killed, and there was no living Li family left in Yan State, and their charge was for treason and collusion with the enemy. The ministers in the court who were close to Li Fu were also severely punished, and all the strategies and policies designated by Li Fu in Yan State were abolished. Even the altars that the people in the country were demolished.

The King of Yan was very angry. At that time, Li Fu repeatedly asked for troops, which brought such a disaster to Yan State. The 100,000 army could not defeat thousands of old and weak. This was simply a shame for Yan State! If it weren't for the ministers' dissuasion, the King of Yan would have almost driven all the Qi people in the country back to Qi, just because Li Fu was the Qi people!

...........

Sitting in the courtyard, Lejian lowered his head and was depressed. These days, he often dreamed of his father. His father was in Zhao State and Yan State. There were actually not many opportunities for father and son to meet, and he could only meet once or twice a year. During these years, Lejian was busy conquering the various places in Liaodong, developing land, and adding household registration. For more than a year, he had no time to meet his father. He did not expect that his father would leave so suddenly.

Every night in his dream, he dreamed of the tall man, letting him ride on his neck and running around the yard with him. He had forgotten all these, and his memories were very blurred, but after his father passed away, these memories kept pouring up, so clear, as if yesterday, he remembered his father taught him to use a sword, and he remembered the foal his father gave him.

He remembered the little boy decades ago and his tall father.

Every day, Lejian was crying, and these tears seemed to be endless. Leyi was once very strict with him. No matter what it was, Leyi wanted him to do the best. With a stern face and made a little mistake, he would punish himself severely. When Lejian just grew up, he hated his father very much and was only willing to stay by his mother's side. However, when he had a son himself, when he looked at the little life and felt that he could die for him, he understood Leyi a little.

His son grew up and he was also very strict with his son. Whenever his son hid beside his mother and showed his anger towards him, Le Jian felt a little bitter in his heart. At that moment, he completely understood Le Yi.

Unfortunately, he seemed to understand a little late. When the father and son met, he could no longer act coquettishly with Le Yi. He could only apologize for his mistakes when he was young. Le Yi was often stunned and said casually: I can't remember it anymore.

Lejian's son Uncle Le is now locked in the courtyard with his father.

Whenever he saw his father crying, Uncle Le felt very sad. He had never seen his father so sad. Lejian was sitting in the courtyard, and Uncle Le smiled and returned to the courtyard from the gate of the courtyard. Uncle Le was not old and a brave boy. He walked to his father's side. He sat down and said seriously: "The soldiers said that the Shangjun executed the Li family in China. No matter who was a general, an official, or even a distant relative, he had not let him go..."

Lejian glanced at him without saying anything.

Uncle Le looked around and said, "Father, Li Fu has managed Yan for a lifetime, and has opened up thousands of miles of land and increased by one million. But because of his fault, the King of Yan killed all his tribesmen. You have been fighting for Yan for many years and are invincible. However, because of the villain's slander, he did not allow you to go back to worship your father, and even detain us. Is this king who violates human ethics and disregards his friendship worthy of our service?"

Lejian frowned and looked at his son, but he still said nothing.

Uncle Le continued, "Why don't we return to Zhao State. I heard that King Zhao is a king who loves talented people. He will definitely respect you and will not treat you as rudely as King Yan. Moreover, Zhao State has a kind and righteous gentleman like Ma Fujun. I heard that Ma Fujun is deeply favored by King Zhao. Even if a villain frames us again, Ma Fujun will definitely help us to avoid disaster. I heard that Xinling of Wei State also followed Ma Fujun to Zhao State."

"Okay, there's no need to say much." said peacefully.

"Father, didn't you say that the eldest father and Ma Fujun are very close. The eldest father's letters also have a high evaluation of Ma Fujun? King Zhao has also sent envoys to invite you to Zhao State many times. Why do we still stay in Yan State and follow such a mediocre monarch and join those villains?"

"No need to say more!" Lejian said, turning around and returning to the room. Seeing his father leaving, Uncle Le sighed helplessly, lowered his head in frustration, and returned to the side room to rest. He was lying on the bed. He tossed and turned, but couldn't sleep. He was still thinking about leaving Yan State in his mind. There are two people who the young Uncle Le admires the most, one is his great father Le Yi, and the other is Ma Fujun now.

He could hear the reputation of Ma Fujun in Yan State. Although the King of Yan did not allow everyone to discuss this person, his deeds spread. Especially after he defeated Bai Qi, his reputation once swept across the six kingdoms. Everyone knew that there was a young, brave, strong, and righteous gentleman in Zhao State. He was upright and generous to others, and was a respectable person, especially those soldiers of Yan State who returned from Zhao State.

When they were drinking with Uncle Le, they would always shed tears and tell their experiences. Whenever they talked about Ma Fujun, they would praise this enemy. The Yan people had never seen such a benevolent commander, and even he could forgive the enemy. It would be great if they could become soldiers under his command.

After chatting with them, Uncle Le quickly realized that as long as Ma Fujun is still alive, Yan State would not be able to defeat Zhao State. The soldiers of Yan State knew that Ma Fujun would not kill prisoners and were grateful to him and would not fight to the death with Zhao people. If the generals of Yan State beat and scolded him, the soldiers might directly tied up the general and went to surrender to the horse. It is precisely because Uncle Le admired Ma Fujun so much in his heart, and defeated the soldiers without fighting. This is probably the case.

Uncle Le was thinking, and suddenly, he broke into his inner room alone.

Uncle Le jumped up suddenly, but it was Lejian that came in.

Lejian looked at him and said, "Put your clothes and follow me!" Uncle Le was a little confused, but he quickly put on his clothes and followed his father out of the inner room. As soon as he reached the courtyard, he saw several carriages. He didn't know where these carriages came from. His father's guests were busy. Soon, the gate of the courtyard was opened, and the soldiers outside the door looked around with sharp blades in their hands, and confirmed that there was no one. He followed Lejian and left here.

When the group arrived at the city gate, the city gate was open. Uncle Le saw a few corpses lying on the ground. Those were generals. The carriage quickly left the city. The soldiers who followed the departure rode on horses and followed around the carriage. Someone brought a horse to Uncle Le, and everyone fled here quickly.

All night, everyone was speeding around. They bypassed the city along the way and ran wildly towards the southwest.

Uncle Le rode his horse and came to his father's side. Lejian rode a horse and walked in front. Uncle Le asked in confusion: "Father? Are we going to Zhao State? Have you accepted my advice? Then why don't you tell me?"

Lejian said seriously: "Actually, those villains did not lie. I had long wanted to leave Yan State."

"The King of Yan seems to trust me, but he has always suspected that I had an affair with Zhao State, did not appoint my proposals, did not give me the tiger talisman, and was wary of me... Such a monarch is indeed not worth my follower."

............

Leaving Lin Xiangru's mansion, Li Mu seemed a little lonely, lowered his head and said nothing.

“It will get better.”

Zhao Kuo raised his head and whispered, as if comforting Li Mu, or as if comforting himself.

It was late at night, and Zhao Kuo and Li Mu could only rush to stay at their acquaintances' homes. Zhao Kuo's acquaintance in Handan was naturally Dong Chengzi. Dong Chengzi is now serving as Si Kou and in charge of criminal law. When Zhao Kuo rushed to his mansion, the round Dong Pang rushed out, his stomach trembling. He was very happy. He knew that the two wanted to stay overnight, so he pulled them into the room excitedly. King Zhao's banquet ended, but Wei Wuji was kept by him.

Dong Chengzi did not understand the law. After serving as Siko, he began to learn the law. Fortunately, no major incidents occurred and he needed to deal with it. In his inner room, bamboo slips were piled up. Dong Chengzi couldn't help complaining that the law of Zhao was too simple. For example, the law prohibited stealing, but did not explain how the thieves should punish them, so he found the thieves. Some officials chose to let them pay, some officials executed them directly, and some officials chose to let them be slaves.

Zhao Kuo frowned and said, "In fact, you can convict according to the amount of stolen goods... The higher the value of the stolen property, the heavier the punishment, and this is reasonable."

Dong Chengzi nodded and said with some sorrow, "It seems like this is how Qin State is. I had proposed to borrow some Qin State's laws, but no one except Yu Qing was willing to support me. They laughed at me for being imitating the barbarians, and some directly accused me of being unfaithful..." He paused and said, "I said I would add laws against officials, severely punish officials who oppress the people, greedy and bribes, and were then impeached by the ministers and almost lost the position of Si Kou."

Looking at Dong Chengzi who was a little aggrieved, Zhao Kuo said seriously: "You said it very well."

"The laws of Qin seem harsh, but it also protects the people of its own country. If we can borrow the laws of Qin and make the punishment more relaxed, this will be very beneficial to Zhao, and I will support you."

Dong Chengzi nodded and suddenly thought of something. He smiled and said, "Yes, Mr. Tian has not attended the banquet today. Shangjun is very angry and wants to dismiss him and regard Mr. Xinling as the prime minister. If you can get the position of Prime Minister, no one will dare to oppose me."

"Mr. Xinling is the prime minister?"
Chapter completed!