Chapter 305

If he cannot be used, keeping such a person will only increase hidden dangers.

When it comes down to it, Li Mu still looks down on him and looks down on his mother, the Queen Dowager. The reason lies in the fact that Li Mu and his brother, the deposed Crown Prince Zhao Jia, have a close relationship; back when his father the King abolished the other's position as Crown Prince, Li Mu had spoken up for him.

Combined with Li Mu's recent criticism of his mother, as well as the incident in the royal court where he stood up to him,

Zhao Qian does not doubt that if Li Mu were allowed to return to the border, Li Mu would collude with Zhao Jia and launch a rebellion.

Such a hidden danger must absolutely not be left behind.

If he cannot be used, he must be executed!

"Grand Tutor, this matter shall be left to you to handle!"

Zhao Qian instructed Guo Kai solemnly.

Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in Guo Kai's eyes, and he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will handle this matter perfectly!"

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After receiving Zhao Qian's order, Guo Kai returned to his own mansion.

Inside his mansion, a guest had been waiting for a long time.

Upon seeing the other party, Guo Kai said in a deep voice: "I have already accomplished what you requested. The Crown Prince harbors murderous intent toward Li Mu and is prepared to eliminate him. Li Mu is well-versed in martial arts, so my men may not necessarily be able to complete this task; this matter requires you to do it yourselves."

"Lord Guo, rest assured, we will handle this matter perfectly ourselves!"

Guo Kai added: "After Li Mu is dead, I will help you handle the aftermath, but you must also deliver the payment to me!"

The other party replied: "Lord Guo, just rest assured!"

"Hmph!"

Guo Kai glanced at the other party and said nothing more.

At the same time, he was also very curious: how exactly would they kill Li Mu?

He had long heard of the Qin Guo's Luo Wang organization; could it be that they would dispatch the top-tier 'Heaven-Class Grade One' assassins to surround and kill Li Mu?

If they were to send Luo Wang assassins to surround and kill Li Mu, whether they succeeded or failed, the cleanup work would be quite difficult!

However, thinking of the price the Qin Guo had paid, and that he had already received part of the payment, Guo Kai made up his mind.

Killing Li Mu was not purely because the Qin Guo had given him substantial benefits, but also because keeping Li Mu was of no benefit to the Zhao State. A large part of what he said in front of Zhao Qian was also his true inner thought.

Li Mu had looked down on the Queen Dowager Chang Ji back in the day and had reprimanded her in public; he was also on good terms with Zhao Jia, and after Zhao Jia was deposed, he had even pleaded for him. Beyond that, he made no effort to hide his disgust toward Crown Prince Zhao Qian.

As for Guo Kai, Li Mu showed him no respect, even calling him a sycophant in public.

If the King of Zhao were still alive, the King would need to rely on Li Mu to deal with the Qin Guo, and Guo Kai would have just endured it, not worth getting angry over with Li Mu. But now, the King of Zhao was dead, and Li Mu was not as formidable as imagined.

He merely relied on natural barriers to block the Qin army; any general in the Zhao State could do that.

Since Li Mu was not irreplaceable, killing him would have no impact on the Zhao State. On the contrary, he could take the opportunity to reap a large sum of wealth from the Qin Guo.

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The guest in Guo Kai's mansion left quickly, seemingly to arrange the assassination of Li Mu.

Leaving Guo Kai's mansion, he made his way toward the eastern city of Handan.

Here, residential houses were scattered, and some of the Qin Guo's strongholds were hidden in this place.

Because the current King of Qin, as well as his father King Zhuangxiang, had both served as hostages in the Zhao State, the Qin Guo was exceptionally attentive to the Zhao State. From a very early time, they had deployed a certain number of personnel to lurk within the Zhao State; the number of strongholds belonging to the Qin Guo within the Zhao State was definitely not small.

The man arrived at a residential house, reached a room, and suddenly lowered his head respectfully: "Sir!"

Inside the room, a calm voice sounded: "Speak!"

The man said in a deep voice: "Guo Kai has already agreed to our request and persuaded Zhao Qian to kill Li Mu, but the matter of killing Li Mu requires us to do it ourselves."

"Sir, do we need me to contact Luo Wang?"

In the man's view, the safest way to successfully kill Li Mu was to use Luo Wang.

The Luo Wang organization had been rooted in the Qin Guo for more than a century.

Through several generations of Qin Kings, this organization had continuously grown stronger. At present, looking at the world, it was also a powerful force that could not be underestimated.

Honestly, he was still somewhat puzzled.

Since the King of Qin was prepared to kill Li Mu, why not entrust this matter to Luo Wang from the beginning, instead of handing it to this gentleman in the room to manage?

He did not know much about this gentleman in the room, only that he came from the Yin-Yang School.

He had followed him to the Zhao State this time. Although he was the one who contacted Guo Kai and bribed him with heavy profits, the one who truly made the decisions and led all of this was still this gentleman in the room.

"No need to contact Luo Wang!"

Inside the room, Su Xuan sat quietly on the bed and spoke softly.

After saying this, he had already sensed the astonishment of the person outside, but he did not say anything more.

If it were merely to kill Li Mu, there would be no need for him to make this trip at all.

But the purpose of the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, was never to kill Li Mu from the very beginning!

It was to obtain Li Mu as a person.

Since the Zhao State had no place for Li Mu, the Qin Guo would welcome Li Mu's arrival with open arms.

Amidst the astonished expression of the person outside the room, Su Xuan spoke again: "I have prepared a gift. Tomorrow, have someone deliver this gift secretly to Li Mu's mansion; it would be best if it is handed directly into Li Mu's hands!"

"Yes!"

The person outside the room still did not understand what gift Su Xuan was talking about.

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But soon, he understood.

The gift Su Xuan had him deliver was a walking stick.

Why send a walking stick to Li Mu?

He was very curious.

However, since it was Su Xuan's request, he obeyed obediently.

And so, under his operation and arrangement, the next day, someone delivered this gift to the gate of Li Mu's mansion.

Li Mu did not stay in Handan often, and there were only a few old servants in his Handan mansion, so the gift was quickly brought before Li Mu.

"Do you know who sent this?"

Looking at the old servant before him, Li Mu inquired.

The old servant shook his head and answered truthfully: "I heard movement outside, so I immediately opened the door and saw this gift box; I do not know who sent it."

Li Mu's eyes flickered, somewhat surprised.