Chapter 943 A Man Dies for His Confidant, and a Woman Dresses up for the Man Who Pleases Her! Please Don't Die!

Li Ke thought he was a qualified political creature.

Li Ke, who had enjoyed wealth and honor since childhood due to his family background and was respected by all parties, never thought he would be moved.

But today, Li Ke's defense was completely opened by Ying Chengjiao!

There was no exhortation, no wooing, no personal letter of the same style as King Xi of Yan, no additional conditions and requirements, and even no show of face. It was just like giving a goose feather, Wang Ben gave Li Ke two great gifts of more than 40,000 Qi troops and the protection of 300 miles of territory, giving Li Ke, a defeated general, the qualification to be recorded in history and be made a marquis and prime minister!

What a sincere and righteous person!

What a free and easy and generous person!

Faced with Ying Chengjiao's style, no matter whether it is a world-famous beauty or a separatist king, they will be unable to stop falling for him, let alone Li Ke, a defeated general!

At this moment, there was only one sentence echoing in Li Ke's heart:

Li, what virtue and ability do you have!

Turning his face away and wiping away tears with his sleeve, Li Ke said solemnly: "There is no need for Chang'an Jun and General Wang to worry about the peace talks between Qin and Yan this time."

"I will definitely strive for the greatest benefits for Daqin!"

Wang Ben hurriedly persuaded: "No need to do so!"

"Neither the commander-in-chief nor Daqin has ever made any demands on Li Shangqing, Li Shangqing must not embarrass himself."

"Li Shangqing only needs to do his job as an envoy to Yan, and there is really no need to do more!"

Wang Ben said it sincerely.

Yan has been defeated repeatedly in recent years, and it is not a rich country with fertile land like Qi. If Yan's compensation to Qin is too heavy and Yan's national destiny collapses, then Lu Buwei and Wei Liao will all go crazy!

However, the more Wang Ben said this, the more determined Li Ke's heart became.

Chang'an Jun is righteous and does not ask for rewards.

But if Li really did not express anything, then Li would feel guilty towards the heaven and earth!

Li Ke said seriously: "Yu Rang once said: As for Zhi Bo, a national hero met me, so I, as a national hero, repay him!"

"Which one is more important, Zhi Bo's kindness to Yu Rang or Chang'an Jun's kindness to me?"

"Personally, I think Chang'an Jun's kindness to me is far greater than Zhi Bo's kindness to Yu Rang."

"Now I can only repay Chang'an Jun during the negotiations between the two countries, which makes me feel guilty. How can I not do my best?!"

Yu Rang was first a retainer of the Fan family, and then a retainer of the Zhonghang family, but he was not valued. When he joined Zhi Bo's school as a retainer, he was valued and respected by Zhi Bo.

After Zhao Xiangzi killed Zhibo and used Zhibo's skull as a wine vessel, Yu Rang smeared his body with lacquer to cause skin ulceration, swallowed charcoal to make his voice hoarse, shaved his beard and eyebrows to change his body shape, and ambushed Zhao Xiangzi at Chiqiao.

Although Yu Rang failed, Zhao Xiangzi gave him one of his own clothes to let him assassinate, to fulfill Yu Rang's kindness, and made Yu Rang one of the four great assassins!

In Li Ke's view, Zhibo only respected and reused Yu Rang, but Ying Chengjiao's kindness to him was more than just respect and reuse!

Wang Ben was horrified and said sincerely, "Li Shangqing really doesn't need to do this!"

"The commander-in-chief's order clearly stated that Li Shangqing has been away from the Yan army for a long time, which would make the King of Yan suspicious."

"If Li Shangqing continues to fight for the interests of our Great Qin, the King of Yan may be more suspicious of Li Shangqing, and Li Shangqing will be killed!"

"Therefore, the commander-in-chief specifically ordered me not to use favors to force Li Shangqing, and should focus on Li Shangqing's future!"

In order to make his words more convincing, Wang Ben even grabbed Li Ke's hands, trying to let his sincere feelings pass through his palms to convey to Li Ke's heart!

Li Ke held Wang Ben's hand in return, and smiled with relief: "Yu Rang once said: A man dies for his confidant, and a woman dresses for the one who pleases her."

"Chang'an Jun, you really know me!"

"It's no pity to die for Chang'an Jun's great wish!"

Wang Ben was almost crazy!

That Yu Rang was an assassin under Zhi Bo, and you, Li Ke, are the Shang Qing of Yan State!

Why do you always bring up Yu Rang!

And Chang An Jun is not dead yet, there is no need for you to avenge Chang An Jun with your life!

Li Ke broke away from Wang Ben's hand, and solemnly bowed his hands and said: "Please tell Chang An Jun that there is no need to worry about me."

"Li's position as Shang Qing is not only because of the glory of my father, but also because of my ability."

"And Li has served in Yan for a long time and knows the character of the King of Yan well."

"Li will definitely fulfill Chang An Jun's wish!"

Wang Ben sighed in his heart.

This general only hopes that you can know what Chang An Jun's wish is!

But Wang Ben also knew that the words he could say to Li Ke were not enough to pull Li Ke back to his thoughts, and those words that could pull Li Ke back to his thoughts could not be told to Li Ke.

Wang Ben could only give in and warned: "I hope Li Shangqing will remember this."

"Saving Li Shangqing's life and helping him have a smooth future are part of the commander's plan."

"It is the commander's order that Yan does not need to cede territory!"

"Li Shangqing must not destroy the commander's plan!"

Li Ke's smile became more sincere: "Chang'an Jun's good intentions, I will not refuse it!"

"General Wang, you can rest assured, I will obey Chang'an Jun's orders!"

"But I will need to trouble General Wang to cooperate with me later."

Wang Ben finally felt a little relieved, but still asked anxiously: "How to cooperate?"

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An hour later, Li Ke's angry roar came from the Qin army camp: "Just because Qin is powerful, can it bully our Great Yan at will!"

Wang Ben said calmly: "At the beginning of this war, Dai, Yan, and Qi allied to attack Qin."

"Now our army commander led a small army to force the King of Qi to surrender, and ordered me to lead the main force of our army to force the King of Yan to surrender. This is a common occurrence on the battlefield. How can it be an insult?"

"If the King of Yan is unwilling to surrender to our Great Qin, I will continue to send troops to attack Yan, and then wait for our army commander to come back for help."

"Attack the Yan army from both sides, break through Jicheng, and capture the King of Yan alive!"

Li Ke shouted in a broken voice: "Don't threaten me!"

"Now Dai Wu'an Jun has led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Qin in the west. Qin Chang'an Jun must come back for help quickly. How can he have the spare energy to attack our Great Yan!"

Wang Ben sneered: "How can a defeated general be worthy of our Great Qin Chang'an Jun to lead the expedition in person?"

"My Great Qin General Jun Jian and General Wu have already led our Great Qin warriors to be ready for battle, and have been waiting for the Dai army for a long time!"

Li Ke shouted in a deep voice: "Does Qin think that my king is as cowardly as the King of Qi?"

"We, the Yan ministers, must follow our king and lead our Great Yan soldiers to defend the capital and fight Qin to the death!"

"At that time, Qin will not only fight Dai and Yan, but also fight on the east and west fronts."

"Even if Qin is powerful, how can it last?"

Then Li Ke softened his tone and said sincerely: "It would be better for Qin and Yan to reunite, and our Great Yan will give Qin money, food and supplies, and even send troops to help Qin to gather all its strength to attack and destroy Dai and obtain the territory of Dai!"

"It is better to cut off one enemy finger than to injure ten of the enemy's fingers."

"Qin attacking Dai is really not as good as one weak Yan. Fight to destroy Dai!"

Wang Ben pretended to ponder for a long time, then bowed his hands solemnly: "Li Shangqing's words are like a revelation, I will learn from it!"

"I will report all of Li Shangqing's words to my king, and my king will decide!"

Li Ke said, "This place is far away from Xianyang City. I think that before the King of Qin gives an order, Qin and Yan can temporarily cease fighting to avoid wasting the national strength and soldiers of Qin and Yan, so that Dai can reap the benefits!"

Wang Ben pretended to ponder for a long time again, then nodded and said, "Li Shangqing's words are very true!"

"However, the Yan army shall not enter the territory of our Great Qin again!"

"To show the sincerity of the King of Yan, the King of Yan should first give 500,000 stones of grain to our Great Qin and return all our prisoners!"

"To show Our army is sincere. As long as the food and prisoners are in our army and the Yan army retreats to the north of the line of Fu and Zhuo, I will not send troops to pursue them. "

"When the food and prisoners are in our army, it is time for the Qin and Yan armies to temporarily cease fire."

"As for whether the Qin and Yan armies can cease fire and form an alliance, it is up to our king to decide!"

Li Ke laughed loudly and said, "This is easy!"

"I will report to my king and raise food and grass. Please report to the King of Qin as soon as possible to help our Qin and Yan countries reconcile as soon as possible!"

Wang Ben bowed solemnly and said, "This is also what I want!"

After playing this awkward scene, Wang Ben sent Li Ke out of the camp with courtesy and sent his family soldiers and clansmen to escort Li Ke back to the Yan army camp.

Looking at Li Ke's back getting farther and farther away, Wang Ben moved his rather stiff cheeks and sighed softly: "I just know how difficult it is for Chang'an Jun today!"

"I only ask Li Shangqing not to act on his own!"

The order to send Li Ke back was indeed issued by Ying Chengqi, and he had a detailed discussion with Wang Ben before issuing this order.

But neither Ying Chengqi nor Wang Ben had ever thought of fighting for any benefit for Daqin by sending Li Ke back. Their ideas were very simple and clear.

This war has caused too much damage to Yan State. We have to send some talents back to Yan State to prevent Yan State from collapsing!

As the son of Li Fu, the Shangqing of Yan State, and the general of the defeated army, Li Ke is the most suitable candidate in terms of identity, resume, ability and threat level, so Ying Chengqi and Wang Ben chose to release Li Ke.

But who would have thought that Li Ke would suddenly become a loyal minister of Daqin after being released!

At this moment, Wang Ben finally vaguely understood some of Ying Chengjiao's pain.

Neither the Qin nor themselves had any intention of attacking and destroying the enemy country. They were even trying to help the enemy country preserve its country and racking their brains to think about how to let the enemy country live a few more years.

But unfortunately, no one in the enemy country wanted to live!

Finally, after taking a deep look at Li Ke's back, Wang Ben reined in his horse and turned around, speaking in a deep voice: "Pass the commander's order!"

"Appoint Xue Liang as a temporary commander, and order Xue Liang to lead the reorganization of the surrendered soldiers."

"Appoint Tang Ju, Lu Shao... as temporary commanders, and all obey Xue Liang's orders."

"Order temporary commander Xue Liang to lead his troops to continue chasing the Yan army. After the Yan army sends 500,000 stones of millet and our prisoners to our army, lead his troops to guard the Dukang area, strictly monitor the movements of Dai and Yan, and wait for subsequent orders from the general!"

"Pass this general's order!"

"Except for the military law officers who have joined the former Qi army to supervise the battle, all follow this general to the west!"

Under Wang Ben's command, a group of messengers bowed and shouted: "Yes!"