Li Mu smiled: "Why not." ”

Ning Qi Zhengse said: "If the general enters the palace to see the king, it is tantamount to going deep into a dangerous place, and he will definitely fall into a place of no return." ”

Li Mu said: "I appeared as Zhao Chen, and I did not betray Zhao State, so I should go to meet the king no matter what, and state the facts, I think the king may not be unfavorable to me." ”

Ning Qi shook his head and said, "If it is a wise lord, of course it will not be unfavorable to the general, but the king has always been mediocre, and there are traitors like Guo Kai by his side, so if the general enters the palace, he will definitely die." ”

Li Mu pondered for a moment before he said: "I'd rather Zhao Guo lose me, but I will never live up to Zhao Guo, so tomorrow I must enter the palace and meet the king." ”

Li Yinghong was also anxious, and said, "Father, Uncle Ning is right, you will never be able to enter the palace tomorrow, and I will never let you go." He turned to Gao Yuan and said, "You can also help me persuade my father." ”

At this time, Gao Yuan also said: "If the general insists on entering the palace, he must promise us one thing." ”

Li Mudao: "What's the matter?" ”

Gao Yuan said in a deep voice: "We bring 20,000 soldiers to protect the general into the palace, of course, the general can enter the palace alone, but the army must be stationed outside the palace gate, surround the palace, once the king wants to harm the general, we will kill into the palace, kill King Zhao, Guo Kai and others, and avenge the general." And even if the general opposes it, it is useless, as soon as the general leaves, we will transfer troops into the city. ”

Li Yinghong also said: "Yes, only if my father agrees to our request, we can let my father enter the palace." ”

Zhao Xuan also said: "General, this time I also agree with their opinions. ”

Li Mu also smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, if you insist on doing this, I won't stop you." ”

Finally decided the matter, Gao Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said goodbye to Li Mu. Li Yinghong sent him out of the house, and Li Yinghong's heart felt heavy all the way, so he didn't speak.

After sending Gao Yuan to the gate of the mansion, Li Yinghong said: "Gao Yuan, do you think my father will raise troops to rebel against Zhao and establish himself as king?" ”

Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "Absolutely not, if it really reaches an irreparable place, I think the general will retreat to Daijun to stand on his own, this is the best choice at present." ”

It is obviously not feasible to establish oneself as king. And what Ning Qi said about the middle strategy to kill Guo Kai, elevate the king of Zhao, and master the government, if it is in the ordinary, in fact, it is a good policy, because Li Mu is famous in the Zhao country, and he has military power, killing Guo Kai is actually as easy as a hand, and Guo Kai is a recognized traitor in the Zhao state, so Li Mu killed Guo Kai in the name of "Qingjun side", not only no one will have objections, but only to make Li Mu's reputation higher, and it is also logical to take charge of the government of Zhao again. Although it is unlikely that Li Mu will be the king and operate for a few more decades, it is not impossible for Li Mu's descendants to reproduce the matter of the three families and the Tian family.

It's just that in this way, Li Mu must sit in Handan for a long period of time, cultivate a group of private forces loyal to him in the Zhao court, and firmly control the government. But this process will take four or five years, to say the least. But the current situation is simply impossible to give Li Mu so much time, because the Qin State will attack the Zhao State at any time, and now the entire Zhao State is only Li Mu has the ability to resist the attack of the Qin army, once Li Mu leaves Handan, no one will be able to control the situation, and the consequences will be difficult to predict.

Therefore, it was originally a plan for the best policy, but because of the difference in the general environment, it can only be regarded as a middle policy at this time, so the best plan is to leave Handan and retreat to Daijun. Li Mu has been stationed in Daijun for many years, won the support of the local people, has a deep foundation in Daijun, and has completely prepared the conditions for independence, but in terms of name, he still remains a courtier of Zhao State, and it is also a good policy to avoid all kinds of political affairs in Handan.

After listening to the clarity of the plateau, Li Yinghong was also a little relieved, although if Li Mu really raised troops to rebel, Li Yinghong would definitely fully support his adoptive father, but he always felt a little uneasy in his heart, if Li Mu left Handan and retreated to Daijun to stand on his own, Li Yinghong's heart would be much smoother, and he also nodded and said, "Thank you, Gao Yuan." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Then I'll go, you accompany the general more, now he may not feel good in his heart." ”

After leaving Li Mu's mansion, Gao Yuan turned back to his mansion, and as soon as he entered the door, Geng Zhong greeted him and said, "My lord, Li Boping, the head of Li Foundry, is here, and said that the things that the adults want to build have been built, please accept them." ”

When Gao Yuan heard this, he immediately said, "Okay, bring him to me." With that, he hurriedly changed his clothes and came to the lobby.

At this time, Li Boping had already waited here with a few disciples, and all the weapons that the plateau wanted to build had been placed on the ground.

Seeing that the plateau was coming, Li Boping immediately saluted the plateau and said, "I've seen the adults, and the several weapons that the adults need to build have been built, please take a look." As he spoke, he picked up a knife from the ground and handed it to Takahara with the sheath. He said: "Four of these ten swords have been refined by five times, and six have been refined by four times. ”

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Very good." As he spoke, he took the knife and took it out to see that the cold light was shining, and there were some cloud-like traces on the blade, which was a pattern unique to repeatedly forged weapons. The size is basically the same as the model made by yourself, and the amount is more appropriate. Gao Yuan waved his knife and pulled out a few knife flowers, which he also felt very comfortable.

At this time, Li Boping said: "Please try the knife." As he spoke, he took out a wooden stick with a diameter of about two inches and placed it in front of Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan raised his knife and cut the wooden stick into two pieces, and then he was also very satisfied, and said: "Yes, he is worthy of being the best craftsman in Zhao Kingdom." ”

Then Gao Yuan looked at the other nine knives one by one, and then looked at the double-edged axes and flying knives he created, which were basically the same as his own design, so Gao Yuan also nodded again and again, and said, "Very good, I am very satisfied with these weapons." ”

Li Boping was also very happy and said, "It's good if the adults are satisfied." ”

Gao Yuan said again: "I will have someone give you the rest of the money." After a pause, he continued: "But I need to forge a lot of these weapons, mainly knives and double-edged axes, and I also need at least a thousand pieces for each sample, and if your workshop is fully developed, how much time will it take." ”

Li Boping said: "The double-edged axe is easy to do, and it can be cast in three or four months at most, but if you want to build a thousand knives, it will take at least a year to make it in the villain's workshop." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Does it take so long?" I remember that a sword could be forged in a maximum of ten days. ”

Li Boping said: "My lord doesn't know, the iron weapon is longer than the bronze weapon, because it is an iron weapon that needs to be repeatedly quenched and forged, and I think the use of this knife is mainly chopping, the hardness of the blade is stronger than the sword, otherwise it is easy to break, so it takes at least three refining to do, and it is best to achieve four refining and five refining, so that it takes at least two months to cast such a knife, plus the iron smelting in the early stage, and the grinding and handle making processes in the later stage, it takes almost three months. Although there are many craftsmen in my workshop, there are only more than 200 masters responsible for casting, and a thousand knives are made, and not a year is not enough. ”

Gao Yuan nodded, thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, you go back, first do your best to make a thousand double-edged axes, and then cast knives, one hundred at a time, batch by batch." ”

Li Boping hurriedly said: "Okay, my lord, please rest assured, within three months, I will definitely give a thousand double-edged axes and the first batch of knives to my lord." ”

Gao Yuan immediately ordered Geng Zhong to take 100 Yi gold and hand it over to Li Boping, who couldn't help but make up the price of the previous batch of weapons, and also made a deposit for the next batch of weapons. Although Gao Yuan handed over all the gold he won to Li Mu and used it in the army, he still left more than 200 Eridium, after all, Gao Yuan is now a big person, and the consumption of every day is not a small number. But it took nearly half of it. However, future expenses should be deducted from military expenses.

After Li Boping left, Gao Yuan also recruited Zhong Sun Qi, Wu Zhanpeng, Du Yi, Wang Hu, and Wang Bao, and gave each of them a knife, because this time only ten were made, and it must not be distributed to the soldiers, so Gao Yuan also decided to distribute the first batch of ten war knives to everyone. Although all five of them are now cavalry, the sword is also suitable for cavalry combat, and it can also make them hurry up and get used to using the knife.

The remaining five knives, Gao Yuan also has a goal, of course he wants to keep one, but also give one to Li Mu, and Li Yinghong and Wu Hongling each also have one, the last knife, Gao Yuan decided to give it to Wu Lie, which can be regarded as a show of goodwill to him.

Zhong Sun Qi, Wu Zhanpeng and others were also very excited after they were assigned the war knife, because they had all seen the plateau sword, and in order to train the infantry, the plateau made a lot of wooden knives, in addition to the usual training, everyone will also try the wooden knife, only feel that the knife is used for chopping, it is much easier than the sword, and the power is much greater, now they can get a real war knife, and they can't wait to try it, the power of the real knife, and how to use the knife on the war horse. Therefore, they all immediately went to the martial arts training ground.

After they left, Takahara also began to practice the newly created weapons, of course he did not need to practice knives, because he had always used knives as his main weapon, and he had already used them very easily. And the main thing is to practice throwing knives.

Although the style and size of the 100 throwing knives that have just been built are similar to those used by Takahara in the past, there is a certain difference in weight. The weight of the throwing knife is different, of course, the power of the shot is also different, at a close distance of less than 20 meters, it may not have much impact, but at a long distance of 30 meters, there is still a big difference, so Gao Yuan must also re-adapt to the power of the shot, in order to make his throwing knife reach the same level as in the past.