Chapter 54: Deportation
"That's not what we meant!" Zhao Bao and others panicked.
Only then did they remember that Jin Yao was the head of a branch of the Mohist school. Now that the bodies of the Mohist disciples were still warm, they actually wanted to kill a head of the Mohist school.
"Master, please stay!" Zhao Bao and Lian Po hurriedly chased out and tried to stop the Six-Fingered Black Knight.
"So, do you still want to kill me?" Jin Yao looked at the ministers of Zhao State with a smile, and finally looked at King Xiaocheng of Zhao on the high platform.
Everyone's faces were gloomy. The State of Zhao was already in decline, and now the defensive Mohist was driven away by Jin Yao's few words. They not only wanted to cook him, they even wanted to eat him alive.
"Which country is Shangqing from?" King Xiaocheng of Zhao finally spoke, looking at Jin Yao, somewhat doubting his position.
Since Jin Yao came to Zhao State, he first sent away the Qin hostages and the Hexi land, then split the army, and now he has instigated the Mohist school to leave.
Even though Jin Yao had a perfect explanation for every single thing, after combining them together, King Xiaocheng of Zhao discovered that Jin Yao had actually played the entire State of Zhao in his hands. Without the Qin hostage and the land west of the Yellow River, Qin had no worries and could attack Zhao with all its might.
It split the army and caused resentment throughout the camp.
Without the Mohists, defending the city became even more difficult.
"I still have a country?" Jin Yao asked with a smile.
King Xiaocheng of Zhao was silent. They all knew Jin Yao's background, so this man was a prodigal son without a home or country.
"Instead of thinking about how to kill me, you might as well think about how to face the 400,000 Yan troops!" Jin Yao said, pointing to the huge map on the side.
The map looked dangerous, as the entire eastern hinterland of Zhao State was almost entirely covered with the flag of Yan State.
"Retreat to Handan and wait for reinforcements!" Le Cheng sighed. He didn't expect that things in Handan would become like this just after he came back. The former favored son of heaven turned into a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill.
"Defend? How to defend? Did you defend Yangcheng? Or did you defend Anping and Wusui?" Jin Yao continued to speak sarcastically.
"You!" Le Cheng was furious, but had nothing to say.
Lian Po was training new troops, so he was the one guarding these places, but they all fell!
"If you don't want to defend, do you still want to take the initiative to attack?" The eldest son Zhao Yan had disliked Jin Yao for a long time and started to mock him.
Jin Yao's bad reputation is largely due to these royal sons, because this person threatens their status.
Otherwise, the people would not have known so quickly that Jin Yao handed over the land west of the Yellow River to the Qin people, and they would not have known what was happening in the army.
"Why not?" Jin Yao asked directly.
"You bastard!" Zhao Yan laughed angrily, "You took the initiative to attack and dragged the entire Zhao army out to be killed by the Yan people, leaving Handan undefended. I now suspect that you are a spy sent by the Yan people!"
"Father, please kill Shang Qingyao. I am sure he is a spy sent by the Yan people!" Zhao Yan turned to King Xiaocheng of Zhao and asked, and then continued to give examples, "Didn't Su Qin leave Yan and harm Qi in the past? This is a common trick used by the Yan people!"
After Zhao Yan's reminder, the way all Zhao's ministers and generals looked at Jin Yao changed. After all, Jin Yao had a blank past, and it was hard to say if he was really trained by Yan.
"Prince Yan is good at discussing politics and attacking people's hearts!" Jin Yao did not refute. He was still looking at King Xiaocheng of Zhao, waiting for his answer.
King Xiaocheng of Zhao did not believe it at first, but the uproar among his ministers and the advance of Yan State made him confused.
"Hand over the Shangqing Order and go back!" King Xiaocheng of Zhao finally sighed and ordered his men to take away Jin Yao's Shangqing Order.
Jin Yao looked at King Xiaocheng of Zhao very seriously, and finally decisively took off the jade token representing the position of the prime minister of Zhao State and placed it on the wooden tablet brought by the waiter.
"What Yao has done is worthy of heaven and worthy of Zhao State. Since the king wants to take it away, Yao will not accompany him!" Jin Yao turned around and walked out of the Zhao Palace calmly.
Lian Po and Zhao Bao failed to capture the Six-Fingered Black Knight after all, and when they returned they happened to meet Jin Yao who had left alone.
"Where is Shangqing going?" Lian Po and Zhao Bao frowned.
Although they were dissatisfied with some of Jin Yao's behaviors, they also knew that some of Jin Yao's decisions as the prime minister were beneficial to Zhao State and he deserved the position.
"Let's find a Feng Shui treasured place and watch how you die, how Handan falls, and how the State of Zhao is destroyed!" Jin Yao said lightly.
It is impossible to say that he was not angry. He believed that he was eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries, and he worked diligently. Unfortunately, the people of Zhao did not believe him, and the King of Zhao did not believe him!
Jin Yao also somewhat understood why so many sages did not stay in their own country, but instead went around and shined in other countries.
"This?" Lian Po and Zhao Bao were a little puzzled. Could it be that someone attacked this kid again when they were away?
Are you stupid? Lian Po was very angry. The six-fingered black knight was gone, but Jin Yao was still here. Could the Mohist family still sit back and watch their leader die on the battlefield?
"Shangqing, don't joke. Go back with Bao. Bao wants to see who is talking nonsense!" Zhao Bao wanted to hold Jin Yao's hand, but was dodged.
"Zhao State cannot wait for any reinforcements and can only rely on itself. If it were me, I would take the initiative to attack!" Jin Yao walked down the high steps and said the last words.
"Those eight hundred warriors are Yao's last gift!" Jin Yao said, and his figure disappeared at the end of the palace in a flash.
Lian Po and Zhao Bao listened to Jin Yao's words, frowned and thought, then watched Jin Yao's figure disappear, and finally walked back to the hall with anger on his face.
"Did you drive away the prime minister?" Zhao Bao looked at the civil officials angrily in a low voice. In front of the battle between two armies, what is the difference between driving away one's own prime minister and replacing generals in front of a battle?
All the civil servants were silent. They had just been led astray. After they came to their senses, they realized that even if they wanted to kill the other party, they had to wait until after the crisis.
Lian Po also glared at the generals, and the generals also lowered their heads.
King Xiaocheng of Zhao also regretted it, not because he drove away Jin Yao, but because the Mohist School had just helped the State of Zhao suffer heavy losses, and then the State of Zhao drove away the Mohist prime minister. How would the world and the hundreds of schools of thought view the State of Zhao and themselves?
Therefore, what King Xiaocheng of Zhao regretted was the consequences of driving Jin Yao away.
Lian Po and Zhao Bao also learned that it was the king who finally drove Jin Yao away, and they felt a little sad. The Battle of Changping replaced Lian Po, and now Shang Qing was driven away again. History was so similar.
Lian Po felt even more sad. The same thing happened again. Was the State of Zhao going to be destroyed again?
"That guy is a spy for the Yan people. He even said he wanted to go out of the city to fight and take the initiative to attack!" Zhao Yan saw that Zhao Bao and Lian Po had strange expressions on their faces, and hurriedly helped to explain.
Lian Po walked to the map without saying a word. He knew very well that Jin Yao was right. The State of Zhao... had no support!
