Chapter 151 Surge 10

When Zhao Xin returned to the West Palace, the night was already dark. When Zhao She came to take over the shift, when he saw Zhao Xin coming, he greeted him and arched his hand and said, "Captain."

Zhao Xin was originally in a depressed mood. When he saw Zhao She, he felt much better. He laughed and joked, "I didn't come to hand over when I was ugly. Now the time has just passed. Why don't you sleep for a while? Is it possible that your sister-in-law quarreled with you and kicked you out of bed?

Zhao She laughed and said, "The captain is joking. How can Yinger be so fierce? I'm thinking that you are not a hard-working person like me. One person in the palace must be boring, so that you can come in advance so that you can go back early.

Zhao Xin smiled, reached out and patted Zhao She's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Not bad. It seems that you, a subordinate, know how to be considerate to superiors. Unlike Li Weina, you will never appear until a little point, and sometimes you will linger for a long time."

Zhao She then smiled and said, "So the captain is going to buy me a drink, otherwise won't he control the injustice?"

Zhao Xin punched him with a smile, "Your wine is indispensable."

Since Zhao She was careful, Zhao Xin would naturally not be polite. The two exchanged the runes and handed over the defense, and Zhao Xin got on the horse and left outside the west gate.

It's past midnight, and there will be no one else on the street except a drunkard who is unconscious. Zhao Xin galloped all the way. Occasionally, he met several teams of night patrols on the road. They all saw that he was a lieutenant's armor and did not dare to stop him, but avoided far away. Not long after, Zhao Xin had arrived at the west gate of the inner city and was stopped by the guards of the night watch.

Handan was built in the period of Zhao Jianzi and Zhao Yang. At that time, Zhao Yang, who was the minister of the State of Jin, obtained Handan. He could see that this place was locked in Hebei and remotely controlled the Central Plains. He knew that the location here was important. It took several years to build a solid city here as a base for Zhao to peep into the Central Plains. Therefore, there is a mountain named Handan Mountain, and the city is just at the end of Handan Mountain, which means the end alone, so the new city is named Handan City.

After moving to Handan, Handan has been expanded several times and has become a huge city and one of the famous strong cities in the world. The city is divided into three parts. The most central part is the royal palace, which is guarded by the imperial guard and Yulin, and the periphery is divided into outer city and inner city.

The outer city is the most peripheral defense line and the strongest defense line in Handan. The high wall and the moat surrounded by all sides firmly protected the whole Handan city. It is no exaggeration to say that if there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers stationed in the city and there is enough food and grass in the city, it is almost impossible for Handan to fall into the enemy. It was also for this reason that the king of the State of Zhao boldly set the country in Handan City, which is very close to the powerful state of Qi and Wei.

The inner wall has become a substitute for the outer wall. In case of the fall of the outer city, the defenders can quickly retreat to the inner city and close the gate as a stronghold to wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Therefore, in the more than 300 years since the establishment of Handan, except for being captured by the powerful Wei army during the reign of King Hui of Wei, the outer city has never been conquered by the enemy at other times. In this way, the inner wall has become a kind of decoration, which is only used to divide the urban area. It is respected for the inner city. Most of the people who live are public and scholars. The outer city is cheap, and most of the people living in are ordinary people, merchants and other untouchable people. Although Zhao Jian is an internal history, the place where he lives now is still the residence of the Tian official, so he also lives in the outer city. Zhao Xin goes through the inner gate when he comes home from the palace every day.

Seeing the guard coming forward to stop him, Zhao Xin pulled out of the rein and walked over slowly. He raised his whip and said with a smile, "What, are you newcomers? Don't you know me?"

Zhao Xin often comes home by passing here at night. Over time, he also has a familiar face, so he has this question.

The little officer who stopped the road smiled with a flattering smile on his face and said, "What kind of words is Lieutenant Zhao? How can the little ones not recognize you? It's just a routine. Please forgive me."

Zhao Xin smiled and didn't pay attention to it. According to Zhao Lv, those who pass through the inner gate must hold a pass, otherwise they will be arrested for the crime of spies. Zhao Xin often passed by here, and naturally knew that he did not become this pawn, so he reached into his arms and wanted to take out the pass. I just put my hand in, but my face changed.

The little officer looked at Zhao Xin, who was on the horse, for a long time, but saw that his hand was in his arms and there was no movement. He said, "Captain, your old pass..."

Zhao Xin slowly withdrew his hand, but said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I washed and changed my clothes this afternoon, so I didn't put the pass on my body. Anyway, I think you know me, why not..."

Zhao Xin looked at the officer, and his meaning could not be clearer. In fact, there are often noble children returning for fun in the middle of the night. How dare these little guards stop them? They all recognize a familiar face and let them go all the way. Zhao Xin walked through several times and didn't ask him for a pass. On the contrary, he seemed a little abnormal today.

However, he saw that the officer's face was embarrassed, and he didn't mean to make way at all, but hesitated; "Zhao Duwei, if you usually borrow a hundred little courage, you don't dare to embarrass you. But today is different. Our new lieutenant has repeatedly said that no one can enter or leave the gate without a pass. Just because a brother released Dr. Cao's son into the city yesterday, he was beaten by the lieutenant and removed from the military. The little one is really timid. I hope the captain can understand the little ones.

After saying that, he was afraid that Zhao believed it or not, so he hurriedly pointed to the distance and said, "Captain, please take a look. This is the five-color stick used to punish us. If we dare to blasevere our duty, no matter who we release, we will hit 20 military sticks."

Zhao Xin looked through the fire and saw five huge wooden sticks hanging at the gate, painted in red, yellow, green, white and black, just like thick legs. It was the five-colored sticks in the officer's mouth.

Such a thick five-color stick hits twenty sticks on his body, and even if he doesn't die, he will lose half of his life. Although the military rules in the Zhao army are strict, it is still rare for such a harsh master.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xin couldn't help but have a trace of interest in this lieutenant who had never met. He thought that this man was bold, but a lieutenant dared to do these things that would obviously offend the powerful.

Then he looked at the officer and smiled, "Well, I won't embarrass you. Where is your lieutenant? I'll go to him and talk about it."

As soon as the words fell, I heard a cold snorting from downstairs, "I was ordered by the king to guard the west gate of the inner city. No matter what position you are, you will never be selfish."

Zhao Xin was stunned when he heard the words. He only felt that his voice was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment. Then he followed the words and saw the armored general strode down the city ladder. When he got closer, he saw the man clearly. He was stunned.

The lieutenant also saw Zhao Xin's appearance at this time and was stunned. After a while, he bowed his hand with a wry smile and said, "It turned out to be Lieutenant Zhao. It's really rude. Le Yi apologizes here."

It turned out that this person was Le Yi, the commander who performed extraordinary in the camp of the State of Qin. After that, Zhao Xin asked his father for credit for him and was promoted to the lieutenant of the City Guard, but he didn't expect to meet him here.

Zhao Xin was not angry. He just turned over and got off the horse and answered with a smile. "This Handan is so small. I didn't expect to meet Brother Le here. It's really rare."

Le Yi smiled a little awkwardly and said repeatedly, "Exactly, exactly."

After saying that, he thought of something and lowered his head and whispered, "I haven't had a chance to thank the captain for his promotion."

Zhao Xin smiled and waved his hand. "You got this. I just told my father truthfully. As for your reward promotion, what does it have to do with me? Brother Le, don't talk about these, which makes you look petty.