Chapter 213 Working together
King Yan of Zhao was a very greedy man, so in the order sent from Handan to Yecheng, he not only asked Yang Chong to go to Handan, but also asked Yang Chong to bring the most elite battalion of his troops into Handan and station them in Wu'an County, which was only 50 miles away from Handan. He did it under the pretext of defending Handan to prevent the Qin army from breaking through the Taihang Mountains and attacking Zhao.

Looking at such an order, Yang Chong almost laughed. If he had not originally planned to send Zhao Wangyan on his way, he would have been furious just by seeing this order.

But Yang Chong was very calm at this time. After all, who would be angry with a dead person?

"After I leave Yecheng, this place will be handed over to you. I will transfer Xiao He here to serve as the mayor of Yecheng. Since one of you is a civil official and the other a military officer, I think it will not be difficult for you to control such a city." In the official residence of the mayor of Yecheng, Yang Chong gave his final instructions to Mo Ya.

"Your Excellency may go to Handan without any worries. Yecheng already belongs to you, and I will never let anyone else get involved in this place." Mo Ya promised.

He was looking forward to Yang Chong's trip to Handan. He wanted to see how Yang Chong was going to break the current predicament. Zhao State was Yang Chong's biggest reliance now, but King Yan of Zhao had gone back on his word. It could be said that King Yan of Zhao's change would directly cut off Yang Chong's plan. If he could not rely on the power of Zhao State, Jibei County was only a corner. It would be extremely difficult to plan for Qi State, no matter how good Yang Chong was at accumulating wealth and fighting.

Therefore, Yang Chong had to continue to resolve the difficulties caused by Zhao Wangyan's inconsistency.

But how to change this situation? It is not easy to convince King Zhao.

And... While Mo Ya was thinking, his eyes fell on Yang Chong again. Based on his understanding of Yang Chong over the years, he didn't think that Yang Chong would think about how to persuade Zhao Wangyan this time.

When in South Korea, Yang Chong had chosen to overturn the chessboard more than once when faced with a difficult chess game. Will it be the same this time?

Could the former Bai Yifei and Ji Wuye be the current Zhao Wangyan?

Vaguely thinking of this possibility, Mo Ya suddenly felt a trembling excitement for no reason.

Mo Ya was once Ye Mu's killer, and also Ye Mu's most powerful killer. He also thought that he was the best killer in the world, but it was not until he met Yang Chong that he realized that as a killer, he was far inferior to Yang Chong.

He killed so many people, but it was not as shocking as Yang Chong killing just one person.

Bai Yifei, the Marquis of Han for his military merits, and Ji Wuye, the most powerful official in Han, second only to the emperor. If you kill one of these people, you can brag about it for the rest of your life, not to mention that Yang Chong killed two of them.

And now, Yang Chong is very likely to plot against Zhao Wangyan, and Mo Ya, who has the habit of being a killer, has begun to look forward to it. Killer and assassin is a very ancient profession. Throughout the ages, there have been countless killers, but only a few can truly leave their names in history. If Yang Chong can really kill Zhao Wangyan, then in the future, in the killer industry, Yang Chong will definitely become a ancestor-like existence.

It's a pity that Mo Ya was wrong. His killer thinking was too heavy. Or he simply didn't know the three levels of killing that Yang Chong once mentioned. How could Yang Chong use the lowest level method among them?

"You need to change your way of thinking. The army's operating rules are different from those of the night." Seeing Mo Ya's eagerness to try, Yang Chongsui reminded.

"Don't worry, sir. I have seen that world." Mo Ya assured. Now he knew very well what he needed to do. As for being a killer, it was just a hobby. People should always have some hobbies in life, otherwise life would be too boring.

After arranging matters in Yecheng, Yang Chong went directly to Handan.

Handan, Yang Mansion.

"Congratulations to County Magistrate Yang. You have won a great victory in this battle and become famous throughout the world." Guo Kai, who came with gifts, congratulated Yang Chong.

"It's just a little fame. Besides, fighting on the battlefield is not what I want, but I have no choice." Yang Chong said modestly.

Yang Chong had no intention of pursuing the title of famous general. If there was someone else under his command who could be used, why would he go into battle himself?

It was all just because he had no other choice. With no one under his command, he had no choice but to go into battle himself.

"If others heard this, they would be so angry that they would die." Guo Kai shook his head, then thought for a moment and said, "But, although this battle will make you famous, it may not be a good thing for you."

"What do you mean?" Yang Chong asked in surprise. Of course he knew what Guo Kai said, but Yang Chong was a little surprised that Guo Kai would tell him this.

Because what Guo Kai had just said was directly telling Yang Chong that King Yan of Zhao was going to go back on his word.

"This battle, Governor Yang, let Qin know how powerful you are, but it also let the king see your ability to fight. How could the king not use such a talent? But you just can't become a general of Zhao." Guo Kai said tactfully. He could remind Yang Chong, but he couldn't directly reveal Zhao Wangyan's thoughts. On the one hand, it was because he was still loyal to Zhao Wangyan, and on the other hand, it was because Yang Chong was not worthy of him.

"The King of Zhao is afraid of me." Facing Guo Kai's tactful reminder, Yang Chong directly revealed the King of Zhao's thoughts.

"You..." Guo Kai looked at Yang Chong in shock. It turned out that Yang Chong knew everything.

"The King of Zhao's thoughts are not difficult to guess." Yang Chong was just calm.

"Then why did you come to Handan?" Guo Kai pondered. For a moment, he couldn't figure out Yang Chong's thoughts, but he still instinctively smelled a hint of something unusual.

"The king's order is difficult to disobey. Besides, King Zhao's mind is not impossible to change. Just as his promise to me has changed compared to before, his mind can also be changed in the future." Yang Chong said.

"The king's mind is indeed changeable, and existing things are not unchangeable." Guo Kai subconsciously touched the short beard on his upper lip, thinking that Yang Chong already had a plan to persuade Zhao Wangyan to change his mind. He would never have thought that the Zhao Wang Yang Chong was talking about might not be Zhao Wangyan.

Yang Chong wanted to change King Zhao's mind, but a person's mind is difficult to change, and Yang Chong was not interested in doing such a thankless task, so instead of changing King Zhao Yan's mind, it would be easier to replace him with another King Zhao.

"Let's not talk about these annoying things. The war is over. It's a rare chance to relax, but don't waste the wine in front of you." Yang Chong raised his glass and said.

"Yes, now is not the time to think about those troubles." Guo Kai agreed. The current trouble was Yang Chong's trouble. Since Yang Chong himself didn't care, he was even less anxious. This pair of friends who only traded money had some enthusiasm of true friends in the toast.

It was already night when Guo Kai was sent away. Looking at the stars in the night sky, although they were within his sight, Yang Chong knew that they were something beyond this time and space. They were things that had crossed endless time and space to appear in his sight.

"It's time to act." Yang Chong muttered to himself as his figure floated in the darkness like a breeze.

In Feixue Pavilion, Yang Chong met Queen Zhao again, the woman who contacted him on her own initiative.

"If you can help my son ascend the throne, I will fulfill all the things that the king promised to give you before. In addition, I can also give you Pingyuan and Dong'a, and directly help you establish Qi in the name of Zhao." Queen Zhao put forward her conditions as soon as they met.

Yang Chong was also quite surprised by Queen Zhao's decisiveness. This woman was quite magnanimous, much more magnanimous than Prince Zhao Yan.

The change in Yang Chong's expression due to surprise turned into hesitation in Queen Zhao's eyes. She thought that the conditions she proposed were generous enough. Yang Chong's hesitation was only because he did not understand the meaning, so she explained: "Pingyuan and Dong'e are both big cities that are not inferior to Yecheng. With these two cities, plus the nine cities in Yedi and Jibei County, the people under your jurisdiction will exceed 700,000. These 700,000 people can at least provide you with 70,000 troops, and even 100,000 is possible."

"That's true. With 700,000 people, we can indeed mobilize 100,000 people as long as there are enough resources to support us." Yang Chong nodded.

Among the 700,000 people, excluding the elderly, the weak, women and children, there are almost more than 100,000 males between the ages of 18 and 40. If we remove those who are not suitable for military service, we can really form an army of 100,000. Of course, this is the ideal limit and it is actually impossible to do so. But even so, it is still very easy to form an army of 70,000.

"Not only that, the title of King of Qi is even more important. Now you are just the prefect of Jibei County, and the talents you can recruit are limited. But if you become the king of Qi, it will be different. The throne is the appeal, which can allow you to recruit countless talents. Even within Qi, there will be people who will side with you." said Queen Zhao.

What Queen Zhao said was very right. The appeal of a king and a county governor is completely on a different level. But correspondingly, Yang Chongruo is only the county governor of Jibei County. Those in Linzi may not take him seriously. But when the temperament of Qi is brought out, he will really tear his face with Linzi and fight to the death.

Although this day will always come, Yang Chong does not want it to arrive too early before he has sufficient strength. Courageous progress is important, but necessary shabby development is also a necessary stage for success.

Therefore, the conditions that Queen Zhao offered to Yang Chong could be described as a poisonous delicacy. Although it was tempting, it could result in death if one was not careful.

"The Queen's conditions are very tempting. However, I have other plans for the matter of the King of Qi, so I won't bother you. I agree to the other condition." Yang Chong rejected the damn temptation. He still needed two years to grow. The State of Qi was not something he could shake at the moment.

"Deal." Queen Zhao looked at Yang Chong in surprise. It was beyond her expectation that Yang Chong could actually refuse the temptation of the throne. A man who can resist temptation is terrifying.

However, Queen Zhao's surprise was only for a moment. Such a Yang Chong made her feel more at ease. She was not King Zhao Yan. In King Zhao Yan's eyes, he saw the threat of Yang Chong, but in her eyes, she saw Yang Chong's strength.

This is a reliable man.

"Now that the conditions have been agreed upon, what do you think we should do to realize our plan?" asked Queen Zhao. Although she was determined to kill King Zhao Yan and become a widow, she did not have enough means. What's more, the chaos after King Zhao Yan's death was not something she could face alone.

"Although King Zhao's body seems to have recovered, he has only entered into a pathological balance. As long as this balance is broken, he will become seriously ill again. Moreover, his previous illness has consumed his limited potential. There is no reason for him to recover this time." Yang Chong said.

"Then how can we destroy his balance?" Queen Zhao asked.

"It's very simple, just add a little bit of stuff." Yang Chong said.

"Add something?" Queen Zhao was stunned. This was not something she could understand.

"A little fire in your heart." Yang Chong stretched out his palm, and a ball of empty flame bloomed in it, which made Queen Zhao's pupils shrink slightly. When facing the unknown, people will have an instinctive fear.

"Heart fire?" Queen Zhao tried to stretch out her fingers towards the fire in Yang Chong's palm. As her fingers got closer, she could not feel any temperature. Is this fire?
"I have read the information you sent about Zhao Wangyan, including his illness and his miraculous recovery. It was all caused by the false fire. Although he has suppressed the false fire now, that is only superficial. Things that have accumulated over the years are not so easy to disappear. You only need to integrate this ball of heart fire into his body, and his false fire will be ignited again. This time, his body no longer allows him to fight against the false fire, and he will only face death." Yang Chong explained.

"I see. Then how can this so-called heart fire be injected into the king's body?" Queen Zhao, who still didn't know what heart fire was, was too lazy to delve into it. She just needed to know how to achieve her goal.

"Physical contact is enough. Just a moment of contact is enough. With the relationship between the Queen and the King of Zhao, there will be many such opportunities." Yang Chong said.

"I can't let others know that I have anything to do with this matter." Queen Zhao said. She sought cooperation with Yang Chong just to clear herself of suspicion in this matter, so how could she let herself become the executor.

"No one will know that it was you, the queen, who did it. This anger can be hidden for three days. When King Zhao falls ill, no one will think that it was you, the queen, who did it. If the queen is not on good terms with someone, she can even put the blame on that person." Yang Chong explained.

Queen Zhao must be the executor, otherwise if Queen Zhao turns against him afterwards, he would suffer a great loss.

A woman who can lay hands on her own husband is not trustworthy. Letting Yang Chong completely trust such a woman would be irresponsible of himself.

Only grasshoppers on the same rope can trust each other.

"Three days? That's enough." Queen Zhao thought, and the balance in her heart was shaken.

When she took the initiative to find Yang Chong, she no longer had the chance to turn back, and besides, she didn't want to turn back.

She has paid so much to have everything she has now, and she will never allow anyone to take away everything she has, even if these things were originally given to her by King Yan of Zhao.

(End of this chapter)