"The king's order is for Lord Wu 'an to immediately withdraw his troops and return to the court!”
"What do you think, Lord Wu 'an?"
The envoy felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cellar by the murderous gaze of the general in the tent, and his entire body was filled with coldness.
However, he quickly recovered.
He was the messenger sent by the king. Baiqi and the others would not dare to do anything to him unless he dared to rebel.
The envoy stared at Baiqi and repeated King Zhaoxiang's order before turning to Baiqi.
Most of the civil officials were on Prime Minister Fan Ju's side, and the messenger Fan Ju sent this time was his trusted aide.
At first, the envoy had thought that it would be best if he did not offend Bai Qi, but now, he saw that Bai Qi seemed to want to defy the imperial edict.
He immediately changed his mind. If he could provoke Bai Qi and make him say something he shouldn't, then he would have done a great service when he returned. Prime Minister Fan Ju would naturally not mistreat him.
Fan Ju wanted to know Bai Qi's reaction after receiving the order to retreat. If he could use this opportunity to get hold of Bai Qi, that would be for the best.
Previously, he had suggested to King Qin Zhaoxiang to let Han and Zhao cede territory and sue for peace. Firstly, he had selfish motives. Secondly, he wanted to test King Qin Zhaoxiang's reaction.
Since King Zhaoxiang had agreed, it meant that he was starting to worry that Baiqi's achievements would shock his master.
This was also the reason why Fan Ju was able to make King Zhaoxiang order Baiqi to commit suicide by adding fuel to the fire.
After Fan Ju figured out King Zhaoxiang's thoughts, everything was easy to handle. He also knew what to do.
If he could get hold of Bai Qi's weakness, he would be able to report it to Qin Zhaoxiang King and make Bai Qi suffer.
Although it was impossible to pull Bai Qi down completely in a short time, after all, Bai Qi's influence in the army and the Qin country was much greater than his.
However, boiling a frog in warm water slowly would have an unexpected effect.
Moreover, King Zhaoxiang was already wary of Baiqi, and that was enough.
This was the politics of the imperial court, filled with all kinds of dark sides.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many alliances during the Warring States Period, and there wouldn't have been so many counter-plots.
For example, Lianpo had been replaced because of the plot.
Later, Li Mu was also killed because of the counter-plot.
There was also the famous general of Yan, Yue Yi, who fled Yan Country and went to Zhao Country because of the counter-spy tactic.
Of course, the soldiers might be more straightforward and not as scheming as the civil officials in the court.
However, Fan Ju had completely offended the Qin army by making King Zhaoxiang of Qin give the order to retreat.
Cutting off a person's source of wealth was like killing one's parents.
Fan Ju had cut off the path of Baiqi, Meng Ao, and the rest of the Qin army.
Ever since Shang Yang's reform, the Qin country implemented the military merit system, and the rewards for soldiers were very generous.
It was also because of the existence of the military merit system that the Qin people enthusiastically joined the army. On the battlefield, they were even more fearless.
To the Qin soldiers, the enemy's head was their merit.
If the Qin army really destroyed the State of Zhao in one go, the credit would be immense.
At the very least, Baiqi and the others had fought for so many years, but they had never managed to destroy a country.
At most, they would only cripple Chu, Wei, Han, Zhao, and other countries.
And Fan Ju's actions were equivalent to making the Qin army give up on destroying Zhao. This enmity was completely formed.
The reason why Fan Ju agreed to Zhao's request for peace was because he was afraid that if Bai Qi were to destroy Zhao again, Bai Qi would probably ride on his neck.
Of course, if Fan Ju was really doing this for Great Qin, Baiqi could understand.
However, Fan Ju had harmed Great Qin's interests for his own benefit, so he deserved to die.
Baiqi hated traitors like Fan Ju the most.
When he returned to Xianyang, Baiqi would think of a way to deal with Fan Ju.
The most important thing now was to take the opportunity to destroy the State of Zhao.
"Now that the State of Zhao is weak, it's the best time to destroy it.”
"If we miss this chance, the price we have to pay to destroy Zhao will be dozens of times greater.”
"For the sake of the Qin country, forgive this general for not being able to obey this order!”
Bai Qi said calmly.
Everything was for Great Qin-this was the duty and mission of Great Qin's soldiers.
"Great General!" When Meng Ao and the other generals heard this, they hurriedly shouted, their faces filled with worry and anxiety as they looked at Bai Qi.
"There's no need to say anything else!"
Baiqi knew what Meng Ao and the others wanted to say, so he interrupted them.
"As a soldier of Great Qin, there are some things that you have to do even if you know you can't.”
"Everything is for Great Qin's benefit; I've already put my personal life aside.”
"This General is willing to die for Great Qin!”
Baiqi said firmly, his voice resounding with power.
When Meng Ao and the others heard this, their expressions changed, and they looked at Bai Qi with eyes filled with respect and worship.
"We will listen to Great General's orders and are willing to die for Great Qin!”Meng Ao and the other generals bowed and cupped their fists at Baiqi.
They were Great Qin's soldiers, and since the General could disregard his own life for Great Qin, they could do the same.
"Since Lord Wu 'an is unwilling to obey His Majesty's order to retreat, then I will return to report.”
"I will definitely report everything to the king and let the king make a decision.”
Seeing that Bai Qi, Meng Ao, and the others were determined not to retreat, the envoy had nothing else to say. He clasped his hands at Bai Qi and coldly laughed in his heart.
No matter how great Wu Anjun's contribution was, even if Wu Anjun didn't die after defying the decree, his future would be completely over. He could also go back and explain to Prime Minister Fan Ju.
With that, the envoy turned around and prepared to leave.
"System mission activated. Host, please choose.”
" God's Chosen One: Kill the messenger and increase your lifespan by ten years!”
"God's Chosen One: Return to the court as ordered and extend your lifespan by one year!”
At this moment, a cold mechanical voice sounded in Bai Qi's mind.
"System?" Bai Qi was stunned for a moment before he felt a surge of joy in his heart.
He did not expect to have a system after his rebirth. It was really a pleasant surprise.
Soon, Bai Qi recovered from his surprise.
Was there a need to choose?
Bai Qi unsheathed his sword without hesitation and killed the messenger who had just turned around to leave.
"Congratulations, host. You have completed the system mission Chosen One of the Gods, increasing your lifespan by ten years!”
After Bai Qi killed the messenger, the cold mechanical voice rang out in his mind again.
At the same time, Bai Qi could clearly feel the life force in his body becoming denser.
The organs in his body seemed to have become much healthier.
His entire person also became much more energetic.
" Ten years of lifespan!" Bai Qi couldn't help but feel delighted.
Who would complain that they had a long life?
Just as Baiqi was rejoicing over his ten years of lifespan, Meng Ao and the other generals in the tent were all scared silly.
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