Early the next morning, Li Mu and others bid farewell to Lin Wenqing and set off again.

At this time, it was already very close to Handan City, so although the speed of the crowd was not fast, it only took more than an hour to reach the front of Handan City.

Handan was the largest city in the Zhao State and had a square layout, which was also the common layout of ancient Chinese cities. The width of each side was at least two thousand meters, and a moat was dug in front of the city around the city, the width of the river was more than ten meters, and on each side of the wall, in addition to the main gate, there were two secondary gates, and there were also eight horse-faced structures protruding outward.

The walls are made of large square bricks, with a height of about 10 meters, and some sections of the castle towers are as high as 12 meters. On the top of the city wall, there are still many traces of impact, showing that it has experienced many wars. Moreover, there are four acropolis built outside the city, and a battalion of Zhao troops is stationed in each city, and there are tunnels and boxes in Handan City to defend Handan. More than 30,000 troops of Yuan Xuan's army, which was sent back to aid Handan in advance, were stationed outside the city. The city tower is full of sentinels, the sword is tense, the military camp outside the city is extended, and the guns and halberds are numerous, which is quite intimidating. Even from the perspective of the plateau, it is also a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

And in Handan City of more than 70,000 households, the population of more than 300,000, can withstand a long-term siege, after the Battle of Changping, Qin State has twice sent a large army to surround Handan City, the longest time to besiege the city of three years, but in the end can not break through the city of Handan, kill the feather and return, so Handan's city defense is strong, also famous in the countries.

This time, Li Mu brought back a total of more than 6,000 people, of course, not all of them into Handan City, only brought 300 cavalry, 100 chariots, and another 1,000 soldiers into the city, and the rest of the soldiers were stationed in Yuan Xuan's barracks outside the city.

The layout of Handan City is also mainly square, the roads are criss-crossed, the city is divided into a square area, after entering the city, at this time there are many residents on both sides of the road into the city, welcome Li Mu back to the city.

Li Muping is also quite famous in the country, so he is very respected by the residents, and this time he defeated the attack of the Qin army and protected the Zhao State, so many residents spontaneously came out to welcome Li Mu. There were also a few old men who were recommended by the residents and respected in Handan City, and toasted Li Mu in front of Li Mu's car. And Li Mu also got off the chariot, took the wine bowl, drank it all, and then said kind words to everyone to comfort everyone, and then got back on the car and moved forward.

Gao Yuan said to Li Yinghong: "It seems that the general is very popular."

And Li Yinghong was also quite proud, and said: "Of course, my father is the most respected person in Handan City, and you will know it when you live here for a while." ”

The team walked a few hundred meters further, only to see a convoy on the side street in front of them, about 100 people, surrounded by a horse cart, and Li Mu's brigade came head-on. To be able to ride such a high car, it must be the children of the nobles of the clan, so Li Mu also immediately ordered to let the team walk to the side and give up half of the street, so as not to clash with the other party.

After the two teams met, the convoy stopped, and a person got down on the high car, wearing a golden crown on his head, wearing a wide-sleeved robe, and gorgeous clothes, and saluted Li Mu: "Jun Shang has worked hard all the way, and Zhao Jia has made a special trip to welcome you." ”

Li Mu also got down from the chariot, returned the salute, and said: "It turned out to be Gongzi, what kind of virtue does Li Mu have, and Gongzi Lao is waiting for him." ”

Zhao Jia said with a smile: "The king is too sorry, this time the king defeated the Qin army, killed more than 60,000 people of the Qin army, killed the Qin army Huan Qi, and made a contribution to the country for the great Zhao, and is still the minister of my great Zhao Dongliang, Zhao Jia, as the younger brother of the clan, should welcome the king." Then he looked at Li Mu's team again, and said: "I heard that there is a general star in this battle, and now he is in the army of the king, I don't know which one, can I let Zhao Jia see it." ”

Li Mu also knew that Zhao Jia came to greet him, mainly because he wanted to see the plateau, so he said: "Childe wants to see the plateau, of course you can, please wait." Then he turned back into the line and told the plateau.

Gao Yuan also knows that this kind of thing may be indispensable in the future, who will let himself bear the name of descending the star into the world? Therefore, he had to dismount and follow Li Mu to meet Zhao Jia.

Now the plateau also has a certain understanding of the title of this era, in the past, I watched some costume movies and television or classical novels, and the young male children were respectfully called "Gongzi", in fact, this title was the exclusive title of the younger brother of the public office in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and regardless of age, as long as there is no succession to the throne, you can be called "Gongzi". For example, Meng Huijun Tianwen of Qi State, Wei Wuji, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji of Wei State, Zhao Sheng, Pingyuan Jun of Zhao State, and Chunshenjun Huang Xie of Chu State, are also known as the four princes of the Warring States, each of whom has more than 3,000 guests, many of whom are talented people, so the reputation of the four princes is extremely high and is not under the monarch. Of course, at the end of the Warring States period, it was relaxed a lot, and as long as it was the son of a powerful person, it could also be called a "childe". It was not until the Ming and Qing dynasties that this title was completely popularized.

Zhao Jia is now Zhao Wangqian's brother, originally Zhao Jia's mother was originally the concubine of King Zhao Mourning, Zhao Jia was the son-in-law, and should have succeeded to the throne of Zhao State, but because of this, King Zhao Mourning Xiang favored Zhao Qian's mother, so he abolished Zhao Jia and established Zhao Qian as the prince, and appointed Guo Kai as Zhao Qian's teacher.

However, because Zhao Qian's mother was born as a prostitute, and Zhao Qian was not good at studying, Guo Kai guided Zhao Qian with a lustful matter, so after Zhao Qian succeeded to the throne, he was very fond of Guo Kai, and Zhao Jia was originally born as a concubine, and when he became an adult, he intended to imitate Zhao Sheng, the plain king of Zhao State, Corporal Lixian, and recruited customers, although it has not yet reached the standard of more than 3,000 people in the four sons, and there are more than 1,000 customers under the door, so Zhao Jia also has some good reputation in Handan, and many officials and celebrities are good friends with Zhao Jia.

Gao Yuan followed Li Mu to Zhao Jia, and also stepped forward to salute: "Gao Yuan has seen Gongzi. ”

Zhao Jia returned the salute and said, "Mr. Gao doesn't have to be polite. But Gao Yuan could hear it, and in his tone, he couldn't hide his disappointment.

It turned out that after Zhao Jia heard about the plateau, he was also full of curiosity about the plateau, but he always thought that the plateau would be outstanding in appearance and dignified, but after seeing the plateau, he found that the plateau was not amazing, the appearance was ordinary, no different from ordinary people, and there was no temperament of descending the stars, so he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and even wondered if the so-called descending stars was deliberately made by Li Mu.

However, the appearance of the plateau is indeed very ordinary, because the secret service personnel, except for a few people with special roles, the first condition is to look as ordinary as possible, and it is best to be the kind of person who can't find it when thrown into the pile, like what kind of British and chic, Qiyu Xuanang, Yushu Lingfeng, handsome and other agents, only appear in film and television dramas, and in reality, they were shot as early as the selection stage. Therefore, if you look at it from the outside, the plateau is an ordinary, ordinary appearance.

Although he was a little disappointed, Zhao Jia didn't dare to be snub to Gao Yuan, so he also praised Gao Yuan a few words in the name of his respect. And Gao Yuan also took a closer look at Zhao Jia, and saw that his age was about thirty-five years old, with white skin, thin eyebrows and long eyes, and three long beards, but in his demeanor, he still brought out a unique arrogance of a noble brother.

Since he couldn't see the right eye, of course, he didn't speculate, and after a few polite words from both sides, Zhao Jia also said goodbye to Li Mu and got in the car to leave. Li Mu also got back into the car and moved forward.

This time, he didn't meet other dignitaries on the road, and after turning two corners, he also arrived at Li Mu's mansion. And Ning Qi, the head of Li Mu's mansion, also led the servants who stayed in the mansion to welcome Li Mu's return at the door.

Although Li Mu has been fighting all the year round and has lived in Handan for very little time, the scale of the mansion in Handan is still very large, and there is no problem in accommodating one or two thousand people, and the courtyard wall is tall and strong, like a city within a city. After all, Li Mu is now a king, with high power, and he has a fief and a fief, and his family also supports hundreds of guests, so the mansion will naturally not be sent there.

However, Li Mu's family members who stayed in the mansion were not many, because most of the guests Li Mu supported went with him on the expedition, and Li Mu's wife died of illness a few years ago, and he did not leave a daughter, and Li Mu did not accept adultery, so only two or three hundred people were left in the mansion, basically all of them were servants and maids. And the more than 1,000 soldiers that Li Mu brought into the city can also all live in Li Mu's mansion.

In fact, most of the soldiers are Li Mu's doormen, or used to be Li Mu's doormen, they are not strangers to Li Mu's mansion, and they are also very familiar with Li Mu's family, so everyone greeted each other when they saw each other, and many people were in tears.

Ning Qi is a middle-aged man in his forties, at the age of 20 he joined Li Mu's door as a guest, for more than 20 years, he has been loyal to Li Mu, and he is also very shrewd and capable, and he also learns to read and write, quite insightful, Li Mu has several times to recommend him to enter the court as an official, but Ning Qi refused, so he is now promoted to the director of Li Mu's house, and also takes care of Li Mu's house in an orderly manner, and the financial accounts are clear, Li Mu also regards him as a friend, and does not regard him as a subordinate. And Ning Qi watched Li Yinghong grow up, and Li Yinghong also respected him very much and called him Uncle Ning.

Li Mu introduced Gao Yuan to Ning Wei, and asked Ning Qi to arrange a residence for Gao Yuan, and also arrange a place for other soldiers. Although there were more than 1,000 people living in the house at once, Ning Qi was not in a hurry at all, but assigned and transferred, people, horses and vehicles, all had their own arrangements, and they were all very orderly, and it could be seen that this person did have strong organizational skills.