The news that King Qin Ying Zheng and Queen Mother Zhao Ji were visiting the front line naturally shocked the entire army, and their morale, which had been shaken by four months of fighting, was boosted.
During the Warring States Period, very few kings came to the front line in person. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, when two armies opened up their formations and then openly faced each other in a righteous war, they became obsolete. Military strategists also officially appeared on the stage of these troubled times, and kings did not have to As in the past, the expedition was carried out in person, but by the generals under his command.
For this reason, kings rarely visit the front line in person, even to express condolences to the front line. It is even rarer for the King of Qin and the Queen Mother to visit the front line in person at the same time like Ying Zheng.
Moreover, it was not only the King of Qin and the Queen Mother who came to the front line in person, but also Ying Zheng's only two concubines, Mi Qi's daughter Mi Hua, and Princess Li Qiu of Qi. Among the most noble members of the Qin royal family, except for The old and frail Empress Dowager Huayang and all the monks came to the front line in person, except for their infant son Fusu who did not arrive.
"Father Zhong, thank you for your hard work!"
Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei, who had a few more gray hairs than four months ago. He stood in awe and leaned over to salute.
Although Lu Buwei is the only person at the moment who can make Qin operate so efficiently, the affairs Lu Buwei needs to handle are extremely cumbersome even under the premise of such efficient operation. In addition, it is related to the final decisive battle between Qin and Zhao, the old enemies. , Lu Buwei did not dare to entrust many things to others, and almost handled all the logistical matters in detail.
That is to say, now Ying Zheng can handle the internal government affairs of the Qin State in a mature manner, and no longer needs to handle everything through his Prime Minister's Office, otherwise Lu Buwei may really collapse in the Tunliu camp from exhaustion.
Lu Buwei smiled lightly and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. As long as Qin State can cross the mountain of Zhao State, then the road for Qin State to dominate the world will become smoother and smoother."
Stroking his beard under his chin, Lu Buwei felt both physical and mental fatigue from the bottom of his heart, but he was also in a happy mood.
Originally Qi and Chu were the biggest enemies of Qin, but Qi's bones were completely broken by Su Qin, and Chu's bones were broken by Bai Qi. Moreover, most of the subsequent kings of Qi and Chu did not have much ambition. Chu Kao King Lie could only manage to clean up the mess and reluctantly launched several foreign wars, but it was difficult to reverse the decline.
But Zhao State has become the main force against Qin since King Zhao Wuling. Its experience of defeating Qin several times has even won the praise of the six Shandong countries and took over the banner of anti-Qin.
Therefore, the destruction of Zhao State not only had strong military significance for Qin State, but also had greater political significance.
"However, the schedule to destroy Zhao must be accelerated."
Lu Buwei squinted his eyes, looked at the big words "Wei" and "Chu" on the map, and said: "Both the Wei and Chu countries were temporarily isolated from each other by the help of weather and time under our plan. Assistance to the State of Zhao.”
"However, neither Wei Wuji nor Li Yuan are the same bunch of insects from Zhao State."
There was clearly a lot of contempt in Lu Buwei's eyes when he mentioned the Kingdom of Zhao. What kind of opponents did he face when he was building up reputation in Handan for King Qin Zhuangxiang, who was still a proton at the time, and planning his escape plan?
Zhao Sheng, Lord of Pingyuan, Zhao Bao, Lord of Pingyang, Lin Xiangru, the old but still terrifying Shang Qing, Yu Xin, Lou Sui... And now, haha, Lu Buwei also heard about Zhang Ji's surrender to more than ten thousand generations of land. The methods used by the border troops, with such a group of insects as the pillars of the Zhao Kingdom's temple, can the Zhao Kingdom survive?
"Wei will not send troops anymore."
Ying Zheng shook his head and handed a memorial to Lu Buwei, indicating that Lu Buwei could read it.
"The Empress Dowager Leling is seriously ill, and it is difficult to cure her with medicine or stone. She may undergo a major change in the next month or so."
"Jun Xinling's mansion has been under martial law recently and has been heavily guarded. However, after careful investigation, I overturned the bucket and found dozens of kilograms of medicine residue. The doctor guessed the illness and suspected that Lord Xinling was seriously ill and would die soon."
This was a secret report from Dun Ruo, who served as Qin's envoy to Wei in Daliang City. Because of this secret report, Wei State spared no effort to hunt down the Luowang killer who delivered the secret report. Two murder-level killers and three were killed along the way. There are more than ten local-level killers, more than fifty absolute-level killers and more demon-level killers.
It is not uncommon for Queen Mother Leling to be seriously ill. She was already very old and even survived her son Wei Anxi, King Wei Yu. It was a pity that a severe cold in winter defeated the Queen Mother, who had the qualifications of a state minister.
Today, Wang Zeng of Wei has initially established his prestige with the help of her and Lord Xinling, and can at least stabilize the court situation. The Queen Mother Leling has completed her mission. However, the intelligence coming from Lord Xinling's mansion is really disturbing. People are surprised.
"Then Wei Wuji, is it really impossible?"
Lu Buwei's voice was slow and full of doubt.
This is not to question Dun Rui's ability. Dun Rui has been tested by Lu Buwei, and he naturally trusts Dun Rui's ability.
And Dunruo did not let down Ying Zheng and his trust. He actually found evidence that Lord Xinling was seriously ill from the swill bucket.
By analyzing the medicine residue and analyzing the prescription, it was concluded that Lord Xinling was seriously ill.
Although due to the situation in the world, King Wei of Wei did not continue to suppress Lord Xinling no matter how fearful he was, Lord Xinling did not die as depressed as in history, and Qin did not send Jingshao to assassinate him, but now He is also over sixty years old.
Even though Meng Ao is a first-class martial artist and is in his seventies but in strong health, Ying Zheng sent six imperial doctors to check Meng Ao's pulse every morning and before going to bed to confirm his physical condition. Not to mention Lord Xinling himself. He has no martial arts talent and his body is no different from ordinary people. It is not impossible for him to be struck down by a serious illness.
"If Empress Dowager Leling passes away, then the State of Wei will hold a state mourning and will be unable to send troops. Even if Lord Xinling pretends to be ill and the State of Wei sends troops during the mourning period, the old general Meng Ao will not relax his temperament, so everything will be fine. "
Lu Buwei nodded to express his agreement with Ying Zheng's view, then pointed to the Chu State on the map, and said with some emotion: "The Chu State is a mess that is gradually becoming clearer."
Who would have thought that King Chu Kaolie and Lord Chun Shen could not clean up the mess, but Li Yuan, who was able to put down his dignity and mediate between the temple and local nobles, condensed the national power of Chu State, and even the corruption and other illegal activities of local nobles Incidents of disorderly conduct have been greatly reduced, and there is quite a prosperous scene.
"Li Yuan, the chess piece, seems unwilling to continue cooperating with us."
Ying Zheng was also somewhat unexpected about Li Yuan. He originally thought that Li Yuan was just a flattering villain, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan was indeed capable.
Lu Buwei suddenly noticed something was wrong and looked up at Ying Zheng. He felt that Ying Zheng seemed to be getting carried away.
However, Yingzheng did have the capital to get carried away. Selecting talents within ten years of his reign could greatly increase the national power of the Qin State. He also defeated the alliance of other countries in one fell swoop and destroyed the Wei Kingdom and South Korea. Now he has pushed the Zhao State into a dead end. This series of achievements has surpassed the previous kings of Qin.
After thinking about it, Lu Buwei felt that it didn't seem to matter. Young people must have such vitality so that Qin can thrive, so he just gave a brief reminder: "There are many talents in the world, so the king must not underestimate the people in the world."
Ying Zheng nodded and accepted the instruction, but also didn't pay too much attention.
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