In the TV series "Looking for Qin", King Zhao is portrayed as a mediocre and incompetent person, who favors Zhao Mu and causes Zhao to centrifuge up and down. However, the image of King Zhao in the original book is very different from the image in the TV series. He is commonly known as the king of filial piety, and as soon as he appears, he exudes the spirit of a king.
In the TV series, King Zhao is portrayed as a weak and incompetent person, but this is not the case with King Xiaocheng in the original book. When he was about thirty years old, he walked into the palace surrounded by concubines, followed by hundreds of guards. His face is slightly pale, his face is handsome, his eyes are sharp, his forehead is broad, and his appearance is dignified. The long crown plate on the top of his head, round in front and behind, with dozens of beaded jade hanging down at the top, gave him the majesty of a monarch. The dragon robe on the body is decorated with patterns such as the sun, moon, stars, and dragons, which is very gorgeous. He walked alone to the chairman's place, and the concubines sat in the three seats in the back, while the guards guarded the sides and the rear respectively, showing the might of the lord of a country. They fell on their knees and waited for him to be seated. After King Zhao sat down, he said softly: "Zhongqing's family is flat, please take a seat." After the crowd chanted their congratulatory words, they returned to their seats.
King Zhao raised his glass and said: "King Yan is not happy, and sent chestnut belly and Qing Qin to attack, and defeated our country, and now General Lian Po has been ordered by the widow to lead the troops to surround Yan, I see that King Yan wants to sleep peacefully one night, and drink a cup of him for my big Zhao Yan." The crowd cheered and drank together. At the moment of celebrating the victory, King Zhao suddenly stood up, and everyone was so frightened that they all stood up. He laughed and said: "The success of this expedition against Yan is indispensable to the fact that the ministers have made great contributions, but if Mr. Wu does not provide war horse food, Mr. Guo's weapons and ships may not be able to succeed, so let us give a toast to the two gentlemen." And every man drank another cup. Wu Shi and Guo Zong were both overjoyed and very happy.
King Zhao's move made Xiang Shaolong, who didn't look down on him very much, also impressed, and secretly thought that the person who was used to being a king had a different bearing. This kind of bearing is in stark contrast to the image in the TV series, highlighting the unique charm of King Zhao in the original book. In 251 BC, five years after the Battle of Changping, the Zhao State, led by the famous general Lian Po, successfully repelled the invasion of the Yan State. However, Zhao Guo, behind this victory, is facing three serious problems. First of all, Zhao's national strength has declined significantly. Although the Yan State was defeated, the years of war had exhausted the country, and the national strength was much worse than before.
Second, Zhao's victory was not the result of domestic unity. The two major domestic forces, the Guo family and the Wu family, played a key role in the war. The Guo family is the first manufacturer, while the Wu family provides war horses and other materials. However, in order to dominate the Zhao State, the Guo family united with Zhao Mu, the new favorite of King Xiaocheng, to suppress the Wu family. Because of their Qin blood, the Wu family has always been suspicious of King Xiaocheng. In the end, the government of Zhao was actually controlled by Zhao Mu. This Chu man was the son of Chun Shenjun, and he deliberately came to Zhao to disrupt the political situation and make it impossible for Zhao, Korea, and Wei to achieve unification. Due to Zhao Mu's chaotic government, both the army and the royal family of Zhao expressed dissatisfaction with him and King Xiaocheng. Mrs. Ya sighed: "This is all the consequence of the Battle of Changping. Our country, already with a small population, has lost more than 400,000 men in the prime of life. In the past nine years, although we have encouraged childbearing, stipulating that unmarried women must be assigned marriage by the land protector, and violators will be sent to public prostitution, it will take at least ten years to restore the former national strength. So no one is optimistic about us now, otherwise King Yan would not dare to attack Handan. ”
Xiang Shaolong responded: "But now we are the winners!" Madame Ya led him into a large beautiful garden, where a chic palace was faintly visible. She sighed, "A momentary victory is nothing. Except for the Yan Kingdom, who does not regard us as the fat meat of Yan in the east, Qin in the west, Han and Wei in the south, and Hu in the north. We can't afford a second failure. And Brother Wang is not angry, and favors Zhao Mu, a traitor who can't tolerate things and doesn't believe in his words. She said to the end, gritting her teeth in anger. For Zhao Mu, who deceived her and abandoned her, she gritted her teeth with hatred. Xiang Shaolong deeply felt the indifference of the impending disaster, wasn't Wu Yingyuan disagreeing because of this? In the Warring States period, the Qin general Bai Qi was a famous murderer, he once killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers in the Battle of Changping, and also beheaded nearly 400,000 Wei soldiers. This method is both vicious and effective. Why did King Xiaocheng favor Zhao Mu? It's disgusting to say it, it turns out that these two people have a personal relationship.
The two walked in the garden, Tao Fang's face was heavy, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Shaolong, do you know who is the person who really holds power in Handan?" Xiang Shaolong was surprised: "Isn't it the king?" Tao Fang looked around, and after making sure that there was no one else, he said softly: "On the surface, the Great King has the most power, but there is one more person who can influence and manipulate him, and this person is the real master of the Zhao Kingdom. Xiang Shaolong was puzzled: "Who can influence the king?" Tao Fang smiled bitterly: "It's his man." Xiang Shaolong exclaimed: "What? Tao Fang sighed: "Our king's preference for men is famous all over the world. According to the news from the palace, every night when the king sees this person, he will wear **. You know what I mean! ”
Xiang Shaolong suddenly understood: "Who is this person?" He knew in his heart that it was no wonder that Wu Yingyuan didn't want Wu Tingfang to marry into the palace, and King Zhao was also willing to let go of a beauty like Wu Tingfang. Tao Fang said in a low voice: "It is Julu Hou Zhao Mu, he has a deep mind and superb swordsmanship, and he is the crown of my Great Zhao." There are also many high-ranking people under him, and there are strange people from all over the world among the diners in the house. His influence in our country is second only to Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng. Xiang Shaolong thought of the Hou Ye who forcibly summoned Mrs. Ya, that person must be Zhao Mu, no wonder Mrs. Ya was so afraid of him. He asked, "Is Madame Ya his woman?" Tao Fang was shocked: "How do you know?" Xiang Shaolong told him what happened in the morning.
Tao Fang's face became even more ugly, and under Xiang Shaolong's repeated questioning, he said, "For Juluhou, Zhao Ya is just one of his many playthings. He has countless beautiful women and handsome men. Since the death of Pingyuan-kun, he has been even more unscrupulous. Now except for my master, Guo Zong, and a few generals, no one can check and balance him. "Yu Zijun is so worried, the nobles dare not speak out against him. Xiang Shaolong was deeply troubled, but finally had a clearer understanding of Zhao's power structure. King Xiaocheng's favor for Zhao Mu has reached an astonishing level, and he can even spoil his concubine with Zhao Mu, who is also Zhao Qian's biological mother. Zhao Qian glanced at him: "This sword is beautiful and simple, but because it was given to you by Zhao Mu, I don't want to see it." Xiang Shaolong was surprised: "It turns out that you don't like Zhao Mu." Zhao Qian's eyes turned red and said, "I not only hate him, but I hate my father even more." ”
Xiang Shaolong hugged her into his arms, moved her to the side, and sat on the seat, next to the cushion. He reached out and stroked her crisp breasts and asked, "Did Zhao Mu misbehave towards you?" Zhao Qian was touched by him and was weak, snuggled into his chest, and said quietly: "I have a marriage contract with the Wei people, and he doesn't dare to be so presumptuous, but Qian'er's mother died because of him." Xiang Shaolong stopped the activity of his big hand in shock, and said in a lost voice: "What? Zhao Qian burst into tears and hugged Xiang Shaolong: "Xiang Lang, make the decision for Qian'er, help me kill this traitor." Xiang Shaolong wiped away her tears and said softly: "You first tell me how your mother was killed by him." He never asked about Zhao Qian's palace, and thought that the current Queen Zhao was her biological mother. Zhao Qian's eyes were filled with tears, and she said sadly: "At that time, Qian'er's mother was the most favored Zhaoyi by her father. One night, Zhao Mu and his father summoned his mother into the palace, and the next day his mother committed suicide. Qian'er is only ten years old, but she will never forget that scene, her mother died a bitter death! She began to cry again.
Xiang Shaolong couldn't have imagined that this beautiful and flawless princess would have such a miserable and terrible childhood. He let her cry bitterly and vent her hatred, caressing her fragrant back, and an irrepressible anger welled up in his heart. Zhao Mu and King Xiaocheng are really inferior to beasts, and they actually play this kind of ** erotic tricks in the palace. As a result, there are still many victims in the palace. The royal palace is indeed the most filthy and unethical place. In fact, under the protection of King Xiaocheng, Zhao Mu did far more than this.
In Handan, Zhao State, Zhao Pan's (future Yingzheng)'s biological mother, Mrs. Ni, finally went to the road of self-destruction due to a relationship entanglement with Xiang Shaolong. Mrs. Ni and Mrs. Ya are not the same person, but concubines. At this time, Xiang Shaolong gradually understood the complex relationship. Zhao Mu tried to completely control the situation by controlling Zhao Ya, and once he succeeded, no one in Handan City could escape. Zhu Ji's mother and son will also be in a desperate situation because Zhao Ya has all their secrets.
Despite the complicated relationship between Zhao Ya and Qi Yu, she never divulged these secrets. Today, she revealed the contradiction in her heart, hoping that Xiang Shaolong could take her away from the Zhao State, but she had doubts about the Qin people. In fact, King Zhao still has deep feelings for her, but is she really willing to betray King Xiaocheng and leave this hopeless Zhao country?
Mrs. Ni chose to leave Zhao mainly because she did not want to become a person who died in the country. Qi Yu's appearance provided her with a new choice, a shelter that could take her away from the Qin State. There seems to have been some secret agreement between the two states of Qi and Chu, and they spared no effort to prevent the unification of the Three Jins, and even to divide the Three Jins. In order to realize his ambitions, Zhao Mu invited the assistance of Wei Mu, and now he has invited a master of the love field to snatch love. Behind all this, there is the secret support of King Zhao.
King Zhao also seems to have a plan. He allowed Zhao Mu to do this, probably just thinking that Mrs. Ni and Xiang Shaolong got together because of loneliness. He thought that as long as Zhao Mu could give her the same enjoyment, she would return to his arms. However, he did not anticipate Mrs. Ni's chastity and chose to commit suicide after being defiled.
For Xiang Shaolong, as he learned more and more about all this, all his confusion was answered. This is why Zhao Mu was able to cover up Mrs. Ni's bloody case, because all of this was with the tacit approval of King Zhao. For the sake of his own interests, King Zhao would rather offend Li Mu than suppress this matter. For Zhao Guo, Xiang Shaolong has been completely disappointed. On his revenge list, there is another name - King Zhao.
Mrs. Ni is the daughter-in-law of the famous general Zhao Hao, and her husband is Zhao Kuo's younger brother. And the cause of her death was not a simple emotional entanglement, but involved deeper political intrigue and power struggle. All of this makes this story even more complex and thought-provoking.
As heavyweights in the military, Lian Po and others have great respect for Mrs. Ni. However, the death of Madame Ni made the military and the royal forces disappointed with King Hyo-sung. Faced with such a predicament, Li Mu took a deep breath and said firmly: "We couldn't bear it anymore this time, so we decided to make a desperate bet and use Mrs. Ni's matter to make a final game with Zhao Mu. He patted Xiang Shaolong's shoulder vigorously, his eyes were full of sincerity: "Xiangguo and I have been paying attention to you, Shaolong." You are a rare talent among our generations of Da Zhao, and you are so young. He sighed again: "If the king still protects Zhao Mu this time, Shaolong, you must leave Zhao State immediately and go to other places to conquer the world, and don't blindly guard this hopeless motherland like us." ”
Xiang Shaolong asked in astonishment: "Since we have obtained the secret record, why is the general still so pessimistic?" I think Dazhao's population is growing, and in a few years, it will be able to recover! Li Mu interrupted him: "Shaolong, your understanding of national affairs is not deep enough. Even without the major blows of the Battle of Changping, we have congenital defects. The Huns, who constantly invaded the border, made us consume national strength for a long time to deal with it. As a result, only my country has the most sparse population. Although there are many famous generals, after the founding of the country, they only have the ability to defend, and there is no power to expand. ”
Xiang Shaolong admired this outstanding general on the same level as Lian Po from the bottom of his heart, and couldn't help asking: "Since the general has seen this clearly, why is he still nostalgic for Zhao Guo?" Li Mu looked out of the car window with a sympathetic expression: "People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless." I guarded the northern frontier for a long time, fought against the Xiongnu, and established a deep relationship with the inhabitants of the border fortress. If I abandon them, who else can resist the vicious Huns? How can I bear to let them be slaughtered? Alas! The words were full of helplessness and sadness.
In addition, Mrs. Ni's incident caused King Hyo-sung to lose the support of the royal family. After Mrs. Ya went to the palace, she found that there were only Zhao Qian and Gongzipan in the palace. Zhao Pan has obviously matured a lot, and he no longer sneaks out to play, flirt with maids, or gather crowds to make trouble all day long like before. Zhao Qian sympathized with his plight and accompanied him to read and write. Accompanied by the cousin of the beautiful princess, Zhao Pan also became diligent and studious. Xiang Shaolong was a little relieved when he saw Zhao Pan's change.
He took Zhao Pan to the garden, patiently taught him Mozi swordsmanship, and arranged for his subordinates to conduct actual combat training with him. In the practice of Zhao Pan's full devotion, Xiang Shaolong and Zhao Qian chatted about the changes in this child. Zhao Qian said with tears in her eyes that Zhao Pan now only has hatred in his heart, and he wants to learn from Xiang Shaolong, become wise and brave, and avenge his beloved Aunt Ni. Xiang Shaolong looked at Zhao Pan's resolute expression that did not match his age, and his heart couldn't help but tremble. He sensed that Zhao Pan would make a difference in the future, but it was still difficult to predict what it would be. Zhao Qian told Xiang Shaolong in a low voice that Zhao Pan accepted her on the one hand because she was Xiang Shaolong's person, and on the other hand, because they both hated Zhao Mu and King Zhao.
Xiang Shaolong felt a burst of sadness, he asked Zhao Qian why King Zhao didn't thoroughly investigate the matter of Mrs. Ni, Zhao Qian sighed, since the Battle of Changping, King Zhao has become indecisive and afraid to face the ministers, especially the military generals, resulting in Zhao Mu's power expanding day by day. The matter of Mrs. Ni should have been thoroughly investigated, but after Zhao Mu intervened, the matter was hastily concluded, and the hearts of the people in the palace were lost. Xiang Shaolong realized from Zhao Qian's words the profound impact of the Battle of Changping on Zhao. The defeat in that war caused King Zhao to lose confidence and become an escapist monarch, which provided Zhao Mu with an opportunity.
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Zhao Mu satisfied King Zhao's emotional needs and became the person he relied on. Now King Zhao has become a homosexual, which makes Xiang Shaolong deeply regretful. This may also be a kind of self-defeating, even a bit of masochistic destructive behavior. Of course, this may also be an innate physiological pursuit, and the real reason is probably not clear to King Xiaocheng himself. In the text, the royal forces (Queen Jing) had conspired with Xiang Shaolong in an attempt to kill King Xiaocheng and Zhao Mu. Queen Jing turned to look at the snow-capped winter forest outside the window, and sighed, "What should I do with this?" If I hide it for you, sooner or later I will be discovered, and I will not escape the blame. If the Wei people.