After returning to the mansion, Li Mu immediately ordered Yuan Xuan to lead all the troops into Handan City, take over the four gates of Handan, and completely control the entire Handan. Then he notified his family and guests, and asked Ning Qi to sort out the things in the house, prepare the vehicle, and prepare to evacuate Handan and retreat to Quyang.

At the same time, Li Mu sent someone to pick up Sima Shang's family. Originally, Sima Shang supervised the construction of the Great Wall on the north bank of Zhangshui, but the Qin State returned the twelve cities of Zhangnan to the Zhao State, so the Zhao State also stopped building the Great Wall of Zhangbei, so Li Mu transferred Sima Shang to garrison the Jingjing camp. Li Mu and Sima Shang are friends of life and death, advancing and retreating together, so Li Mu evacuated Handan, and Sima Shang's family must also be taken away.

Quyangyi is now Li Mu's fiefdom, but Li Mu has never been to Quyang, but only sent some family members to Quyang to take over Quyang's government affairs. Quyang is located in the north of the Zhao Kingdom, about 200 miles away from Jingjing and Fanwu, and belongs to the jurisdiction of Daijun.

Li Mu has been stationed in Daijun in the early days. The time lasted for more than ten years, because Li Mu governed the army strictly, and the whole army was prepared to resist the Huns and protect the people, which was indeed popular in Dai County, and the army led by Li Mu was basically the local people. Therefore, if Li Mu is self-reliant in Daijun, it will be very advantageous in terms of conditions in all aspects. And Quyang was also used by Li Mu as the basis of his management in Daijun.

Once he made up his mind, Li Mu's actions were not dragged in the mud, so the orders were handed down one after another, neatly, simple and clear, indicating that this time Li Mu's attitude was very firm, and he was no longer under the illusion of Zhao Wangqian.

Then Li Mu ordered people to invite Wu Lie, Lin Wenqing, Zhuo Donglai and others to come to his house tomorrow to discuss matters. Because Li Mu had promised the merchants that he would protect their interests, but now the situation has changed, and Li Mu is forced to evacuate Handan, so it is also necessary to invite everyone to negotiate how to operate in the future, and after Li Mu retreats to Daijun, he also needs a large supply of food and materials, Handan can't count on it, so he can only rely on these merchants.

After arranging these things, Li Mu called Gao Yuan and Li Yinghong to the inner room. Li Mu said: "Gao Yuan, thanks to you today, otherwise I might have died in front of the palace." ”

Gao Yuan said: "General, you're welcome. But I think this assassination is very strange. Because one of them was when I rescued Luo Huan, I met with her. At that time, it was clear that they were probably Qin's spies, but why did they appear in the palace? Judging from the situation at the time, they should have secretly changed their disguises and mixed in with the soldiers guarding the palace, I am afraid that even Zhao Shuo did not know. ”

Li Yinghong said: "Isn't it obvious? Guo Kai must have colluded with the Qin State, so he could let this group of people mix in the soldiers and assassinate his father. ”

Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "It's not that simple, if it really has something to do with Guo Kai, he shouldn't let people hide among the soldiers in the palace to assassinate the general, because he can't expect the general to be so close to the city gate, otherwise there will be no chance to assassinate at all." Instead, you should find a way to let the general enter the palace, and then set up an ambush to kill the general halfway. Even if the general brings the guards into the palace, the chances of success are much greater. And at that time, there were only a dozen people who made a move, and Zhao Shuo didn't move at all, if Zhao Shuo ordered at that time to let other soldiers release arrows on the city, we would be in great trouble, so I think this time has nothing to do with Guo Kai, it was a spontaneous act of the people of the Qin State, of course it is good to be able to assassinate the general, if you can't assassinate the general, you can also make the general and Zhao completely break with the country. ”

Li Yinghong also nodded, to be honest, at the moment when Li Mu was assassinated, Li Yinghong's heart was indeed full of anger, and he couldn't wait to kill him in the palace and kill Zhao Wangqian and Guo Kai.

Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, no matter what their goal is, Zhao Guo and I may not be able to return to the past, so leaving Handan is our only choice." Gao Yuan, you have only been in the company for a few days, and you are going to be affected by me. ”

Gao Yuan hurriedly said: "What the general said, I have been taken care of by the general since I came here, and I came to Zhao State to follow the general, so I don't care at all if I am not an official, as long as the general can be safe and sound." ”

Li Mu also smiled slightly, and said: "Okay, I won't be polite to you, to be honest, after withdrawing from Handan this time, the future is unpredictable, if I encounter an accident, then Yinghong will take care of you in the future." ”

Li Yinghong was stunned for a moment, her face was flushed, and she said coquettishly: "Father." ”

Although the relationship between Li Yinghong and Gao Yuan is not a secret now, it has not been said after all, and now Li Mu's words have a very obvious meaning, that is, like Gao Yuan's marriage, Rao is Li Yinghong has always been hearty and generous, but he is also a little unbearable.

Li Mu gently stroked his daughter's hair and said with a smile: "After the beginning of the year, the Qin army will inevitably attack the Zhao State, and this time it will definitely be a soldier who will overthrow the country, and the outcome is indeed unpredictable, but I am over fifty years old, even if I die now, it is not a premature demolition, and I have fought all my life, this time even if it is a battle to the death, the horse leather shroud, is also the duty of the general." It's just that the only thing that can't let go of your mind is you. ”

At this time, Li Mu's words also had some meaning of last words, so Li Yinghong also immediately said: "Father, don't say such ominous words. ”

Li Mu smiled and said: "As a military general, there are so many taboos, although you are not my biological daughter, but I have always regarded you as my biological daughter, Gao Yuan, if I am gone, can you guarantee to take care of Yinghong?" ”

Gao Yuan suddenly sat up straight, bowed to Li Mu, and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the general, I can promise the general that I will never let down Yinghong for the rest of my life." ”

Li Mu also nodded, and said with a smile: "Okay, with your promise, I can also rest assured, when Quyang settles down, I will officially hold a wedding for you, but the time is urgent, and it will inevitably be a little rushed, but now is an extraordinary time, and I can only be simple." ”

Gao Yuan said: "One qiē is according to the general's will." ”

Li Mu smiled and said: "Okay, Yinghong's lifelong trust, I have nothing to worry about, and I can fight this battle with the Qin army without any scruples, Gao Yuan, you also go back to prepare, tomorrow there is still one day to prepare, and the day after tomorrow morning, we will leave Handan." ”

So Gao Yuan said goodbye to Li Mu and got up to leave, but Li Yinghong still sent him out of the mansion in a habitual manner. However, because that layer of paper was pierced, the two of them were more or less incomprehensible, and they didn't speak, until they walked to the door of the house, Li Yinghong said: "Gao Yuan, my father can be safe and sound today, thank you very much." ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "Between us, there is no need to say thank you, and now the general is my father-in-law, I won't help him help anyone, after we evacuate Handan, I will do my best to help the general and defeat the attack of the Qin army, you can rest assured." ”

Li Yinghong's face turned red, hooked Gao Yuan and his neck, kissed him on the face, and said, "I'm really happy to be your wife." After saying that, he turned around and went back.

Leaving Li Mu's mansion, on the way back to his mansion, Gao Yuan's mind was also thinking rapidly. Judging from the current development, there have been some small deviations from the real history, but on the whole, the course of history has not changed, the Qin State is still strong, the Six Kingdoms are still weak, Korea is still extinct as before, and the Zhao State is still ruled by the traitorous ministers.

However, Gao Yuan's efforts are not completely fruitless, at least from the current point of view, Li Mu's fate has indeed changed a lot. Due to the lack of historical materials, there are generally two theories about Li Mu's death in history, one is that he was relieved of his military power and was captured and killed on the spot; The other is that after returning to Handan, he was killed, but from the current situation, the possibility of either outcome is very small. This is also the main goal of the plateau at this stage, and from the current point of view, this goal can be regarded as basically achieved. But after retreating to Daijun, how to develop, Gao Yuan has no bottom in his heart.

But Gao Yuan also knows that although Li Mu's fate has changed, the fate of Zhao Guo is still the same, and the situation is not optimistic. Because after the New Year, the Qin State will definitely raise a large army to attack the Zhao State, and this time the main general of the Qin Army must be the famous general Wang Jian who is as famous as Li Mu in the late Warring States period, plus the strong state of the Qin State as a support, so it is indeed difficult to predict who will die in this battle. But Zhao Guo's winning side will never be higher than Qin's.

In fact, there has always been such a controversy in later generations: if Li Mu does not die, can he protect the Zhao State. There is a saying that after all, the general trend of history is that Qin is strong and Zhao is weak, and this gap is not something that Li Mu can change alone, so even if Li Mu is still there, it is difficult to protect Zhao State, it is nothing more than that Qin State has to waste some more strength, spend a little more time, and unify the whole country a few years later.

Another theory is that it is entirely possible for Li Mu to protect the Zhao State, because there were still six countries in the world at that time, and after the destruction of Korea, other countries also had some feelings of rabbit death and fox sorrow, and cold lips and teeth. Therefore, as long as Li Mu can resist the Qin army, and other countries can organize another joint defense against Qin, it is indeed difficult to say what the outcome will be. Even if it can't change the general trend of Qin's strength, it is entirely possible to delay the reunification of Qin for more than ten years.

In fact, both of these statements are reasonable, although it is said that the general trend of history will not be changed by the efforts of a certain person, but in some local situations, individual efforts can also change the general trend of history, and Li Mu is precisely a person with such ability. Therefore, the next goal is to do our best to expand this local situation as much as possible.

Judging from the current situation, Zhao Guo is not without opportunities, first of all, Li Mu's outstanding military talent, which has been proven by history, and now there are more plateaus. Even the plateau itself can feel that with the passage of time, its influence on history is gradually increasing, with the favorable terrain, coupled with the new cavalry army and the new mandarin duck formation, the combat effectiveness of the Zhao army has also been greatly improved, so it is not impossible to defeat the Qin army again.