Gao Yuan was really taken aback, he knew from history that Li Mu only had a one-year lifespan, and thirty years ago, someone could predict that Li Mu would die next year, which really made it difficult for Ling to send a letter. Is it difficult to say that in ancient China, there was really a magical prediction technique?

At this time, Gao Yuan remembered that when he first arrived in this era, he had also heard Li Mu talk about it, because his teacher predicted that he would appear at that time and place, but he had just come to this era at that time, and he was not familiar with Li Mu, so he didn't ask in detail, and now it seems that Li Mu's teacher must be a strange person. So Gao Yuan asked again: "May I ask the general, which master is Lingshi?" ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "When I went down the mountain, the teacher strictly ordered me to confide in outsiders about the origin of the teacher, so I can't tell you the honorific title of your teacher, but I think you and the teacher will meet in the future." After a pause, Li Mu said again: "But there is one thing I can tell you, when the teacher predicted your coming, he also said that now the troubled times are coming, and you are the one who can change the destiny of heaven, end the troubled times, and bring peace to the world again, so I asked me to wait for you there, and try my best to protect your safety." Unfortunately, I won't be able to protect you for long. ”

Gao Yuan couldn't help but be shocked again, Li Mu's teacher actually had a prophecy related to him, and according to Li Mu's statement, wasn't he equivalent to a savior?

The troubled times are coming, and if you think about it carefully, it is indeed good, even if it is counted from this year, it took ten years of war for the Qin State to unify the whole country by force and officially establish the Great Qin Empire. Moreover, after the reunification of the country, although there were fewer wars, under the rule of Qin Shi Huang, it did not bring peace to the world.

Qin Shi Huang reigned for 12 years, conquered South Vietnam in the south, attacked the Xiongnu in the north, went out on patrol five times before and after, and built the Great Wall, Afang Palace, Lishan Mausoleum, dug the Ling Canal, repaired the Chi Road, pinned the front and cast gallium, sealed Mount Tai, and sought medicine for immortals.

As a result, China once again fell into a full-scale war, Qin lost its deer, the world chased it, Chu and Han successively fought for hegemony, until the Chu overlord Xiang Yu Wujiang killed himself, and the Han Empire was established, which ended the troubled times for more than 30 years, and the world gradually restored stability.

From this point of view, Li Mu's teacher's prophecy is indeed not wrong, plus he has successfully predicted his arrival and Li Mu's death, so Gao Yuan can't help but believe it.

But do you have the ability to end this troubled world early? So what should I do, I should conform to history, help the unification of Qin, and then change Qin Shi Huang's practices to bring real stability to the world, but how can I influence Qin Shi Huang? According to the historical situation, before the reunification, Qin Wangzheng was still a person who was humble and could change his mistakes. But after unifying the world, Qin Shi Huang was definitely a self-serving, brutal and ruthless emperor, who would never listen to the advice of others. And confront the Qin State and prevent the unification of the Qin State, but now that he is poor and white, he wants money and no money, and he wants no soldiers, what can he use to confront the Qin State and end the troubled times in advance? Therefore, at this time, the heart of the plateau is also a mess.

At this time, Li Mu said again: "Gao Yuan, there is not much hope for Zhao State, and you have a heavy mission, so there is no need for you to stay in Zhao State and be buried with this country, no matter where you decide to go, I will never blame you, or that sentence, I just ask you not to be an enemy of Zhao State in the future." ”

Gao Yuan could also see that Li Mu's words were definitely sincere, because when Li Mu said this, his eyes were calm and calm, without the slightest uneasiness and flickering. Because it was Li Mu's hands flat on the desk, there was no change.

Gao Yuan is an agent born and has been professionally trained, and can infer people's psychology from some small movements, although the eyes are the windows of the soul, and people's emotions often come out of the eyes, but what can really reflect people's feelings is actually the movements of the hands. Because people deliberately hide their eyes, but they rarely hide the movements of their hands. When they are nervous, their hands will involuntarily put in the position that is most suitable for action and the fastest response. But Li Mu's hand was calm and quiet, without the slightest change.

After being silent for a while, Gao Yuan finally said: "General, I can promise you that as long as the general is still built for one day, then I will never leave the Zhao State, and I am willing to listen to it under the command of the general." ”

This decision was made, although partly because there is indeed no place to go on the plateau now, but mainly because the plateau was moved by Li Mu's generosity. However, after deciding down, Gao Yuan also felt as if he had put down a big stone in his heart, and secretly thought, whether he was a real savior or not, as long as he was worthy of his conscience. At the same time, Gao Yuan also made a decision that he must try his best to change Li Mu's fate. Whether you succeed or not, you have to give it a try.

Although Li Mu was ready to leave the plateau, but in his heart, he still didn't want the plateau to leave Zhao Jun, although he took in the plateau because of the teacher's prophecy, but after getting along for more than two months, he had a good impression of the plateau, and he could also see that Li Yinghong also had a good impression of the plateau, if the plateau left, his daughter would be very sad, so hearing what the plateau said, Li Mu's face also showed a smile, nodded, and said, "Okay." ”

And Li Yinghong smiled even more and said, "Great, I knew you wouldn't leave." However, thinking that Li Mu said that his lifespan was only more than a year, he couldn't help but be a little silent in his heart, and said: "Father, you really only have... Only..."

Li Mu patted Li Yinghong's head and said, "Okay, life and death are fateful, don't force it, go down and rest, tomorrow we will set off back to Handan." ”

Li Yinghong had no choice but to say goodbye to Li Mu and withdraw from Li Mu's big tent with Gao Yuan.

After walking out of the big tent, Li Yinghong said: "Gao Yuan, does my father really only have a one-year lifespan?" ”

Gao Yuan pondered for a while and said: "If the general is dying, then I have no choice, but if someone deliberately frames the general and wants the general to die, I will never care, and I will definitely try to change the fate of the general." ”

Li Yinghong nodded and said, "Gao Yuan, thank you." ”

―――――――― the dividing line――――――――― dividing line―――――――― early the next morning, Li Mu first disposed of the prisoners of war of the Qin army.

In this battle, the Zhao army captured a total of more than 20,000 prisoners of war, of which more than 100 had reached the rank of five or above. The titles of the Qin State are divided into 20 levels, and those above the fifth level can basically be regarded as an official position at the level of the doctor of the countries, and they can be regarded as officials with considerable status.

Among these captives, nearly 3,000 people were willing to surrender to the Zhao army, and Li Mu also ordered these people to be dispersed and incorporated into the Zhao army. As for the remaining nearly 18,000 Qin army captives, Li Mu ordered that all the others, except for more than 100 Qin army generals with intermediate titles, be released and given a certain amount of food to return to Qin.

After this decision was announced, the Qin prisoners hardly dared to believe their ears, because among the nations, how to deal with prisoners of war was a difficult problem, although there were professional soldiers in this era, but the vast majority of the army was still temporarily recruited from the people, and these soldiers often thought of their homeland, and only a few soldiers would surrender sincerely. Therefore, if you stay in the barracks, you will not only consume a lot of food, but also easily become a factor of instability.

So many generals chose the easiest way, which was to kill all the prisoners of war. One of the most famous is that after the Battle of Changping, the Qin general Bai Qikeng killed 400,000 Zhao troops who surrendered, and the small-scale killing of prisoners was countless.

However, killing prisoners is not good in reputation after all, and Bai Qi has won the title of killing god from this, so it is not the time when it is absolutely necessary, and ordinary generals will not adopt such an extreme approach. But they would also use the captives as slaves and labor in the mines and mountains for the rest of their lives. And a general like Li Mu who released all the captives was very rare in this era. After all, releasing prisoners of war is a very risky thing, and if you don't get it right, the other side will regain its strength in a short period of time.

In fact, the practice of releasing war puppets seems pedantic, but if it is handled well, it can also reap many unexpected benefits. In addition to gaining a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, it can also break the fighting spirit of the enemy. If it is known that the captives will be released, then even the strong-willed warriors will probably be shaken. In addition, you can also kick the problem to the other side, and how to deal with the released prisoners of war is indeed a big problem, and it is not easy to deal with it lightly or severely.

But this is not Li Mu's problem. Therefore, Li Mu only appeased the captives with kind words, so that after returning to the Qin State, they would reunite with their families, farm well, and not join the Qin army again, and go to the battlefield to adventure again. And the captives of the Qin army were also grateful to Li Mu, and they all bowed to the ground, thanking Li Mu for his release, and then they all left the camp of the Zhao army.

After releasing all the captives, Li Mu led the men and horses to set off with Li Yinghong, Gao Yuan, Zhao Xuan and others and returned to Handan.

This time back to Handan, in addition to the plateau commander of more than 1,500 cavalry, Li Mu also brought 5,000 soldiers, 300 chariots, because although the Qin army retreated, but the danger has not been lifted, Qin can send a large army to attack at any time, so in Jingjing, Fanwu line, still can not relax vigilance, in addition to Yuan Xuan to take away, aid Handan 30,000 troops, Zhao army in Jingjing, Fanwu line about more than 100,000 troops, Li Mu also basically left the army, at the same time do not arrange the generals left behind to step up the construction of fortifications, to build equipment to prevent the Qin army from attacking again.