Empress Dowager Xuan also looked extremely ugly.
Faced with the wrath of all the ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty, even Empress Dowager Xuan and Wei Ran, who had completely controlled the government and wielded power, had to retreat temporarily...
Queen Mother Xuan stood up. Although her voice was soft, every word she spoke was like thunder hitting Wei Ran's heart——
"The news just came... Yan Junji has died under the Chu people's 'sky fire'."
Wei Ran was struck by lightning!
Who is Yan Junji? That is a living totem of Qin! A walking legend!
This is an old minister with the blood of the Qin royal family!
His other name is even more popular - Qiliji!
Qiliji, also known as Yan Junji - surnamed Ying, the son of Qin Xiaogong and the younger brother of King Huiwen - a real veteran of the four dynasties!
This man is not only senior, he is an old think tank of the Qin State, and he has also made great achievements in civil and martial arts - during the reign of King Huiwen, Qili quickly attacked the city and captured the territory, captured Quwo of Wei, captured Linyi of Zhao, captured Chu and Hanzhong... with real results. Distinguished military achievements were awarded the title of Yan Jun.
After King Wu of Qin came to the throne, two ministers, Qiliji and Gan Mao, worked together to promote a large number of foreign wars and expand Qin's territory on a large scale.
In the first year that King Yingji of Qin came to the throne, the first prime minister he paid homage to was Qi Liji - with such a simple move, he simultaneously appeased the three major factions of the Qin royal family, the veterans of the previous king, and the military meritorious officials, and allowed the long-standing Ying Ji of the Yan Kingdom secured the throne - this person's huge influence is evident.
Such an important minister actually died?
Although it is not as serious as the consequences of the Queen Mother and King Qin being burned to death... it is still a political earthquake that is enough to cause landslides and tsunamis!
Wei Ran is numb!
The angry old royal minister just now said in a cold voice: "Wei Ran, I don't care what means you use, let the Chu people stop now!"
The Chu people's kerosene bombs continued to bombard the urban area of Xianyang.
Like those ordinary Qin soldiers and civilians...if they die, they will die.
But now, even important ministers like Qi Liji died in the fire from the sky... The Duke of Qin lived in Bengbu!
In fact, in addition to Qiliji, many royal families, nobles, and ministers of the Qin Kingdom have died in the sky fire... These losses are simply unbearable by the Qin people!
If this continues, what if reinforcements arrive two days later? What if Xiong Wuliang was cut into pieces with a thousand knives?
A large number of Qin's top officials are dead, how can they support state affairs?
After the spring comes, Chu, Wei and Han will add insult to injury, how can they resist?
The veteran of the royal family said angrily: "Wei Ran, I want to ask you - if you are to lead the troops out of the city to fight the Chu Kingdom now, what are the chances of winning?"
Wei Ran felt a little difficult: "It should be...50%."
The veteran of the royal family beat the ground repeatedly with his cane: "Then let's negotiate a peace! Let's negotiate a peace!"
"Old Qin cannot afford such a loss at the hands of your siblings!"
Wei Ran looked at Empress Dowager Xuan as if asking for help, but saw that Empress Dowager Xuan also looked ugly and shook her head slightly - it was obvious that she could not help.
Wei Ran let out a long sigh and said no more.
If he continued to consume it, he wouldn't have to wait for the heavenly fire to burn him to death - the angry Duke of Qin would be enough to eat him alive.
Wei Ran slightly bowed his hands to everyone, turned around and strode out of Xianyang Palace, leading the team of riders to Xiong Wuliang's camp for the third time...
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After being scolded, if I think about it carefully, it is not impossible to hand over Wuguan to Xiong Wuliang.
After all, Wuguan is now in the hands of the Chu people.
With this in mind, Wei Ran's psychological pressure was greatly reduced, and he went straight to Xiong Wuliang's camp. This time, there was no need to reveal his name. As usual, the sergeants from the personal camp protected Wei Ran and came directly to Xiong Wuliang. before.
Wei Ran was too lazy to talk nonsense and went straight to the point: "Mi Liang! Stop it!"
"I, Da Qin, accept your proposal!"
"The land of Wuguan and Danyang will be temporarily occupied by the Chu Kingdom... Please immediately order people to stop the fire attack on Xianyang and retreat as soon as possible!"
In the end, Wei Ran did not forget to say a harsh word: "My dear Mi Liang, you are lucky this time... Wuguan, I, the Qin Dynasty, will take it back sooner or later!"
Xiong Wuliang looked at Zhao Hua with a smile.
Zhao Hua was amazed and once again convinced of Xiong Wuliang's clever calculation.
Xiong Wuliang coughed solemnly: "Prime Minister, you are wrong again."
"What you said was the price just now."
"Now... I have a new request!"
Wei Ran was dumbfounded, with a strong foreboding in his heart...
Sure enough, Xiong Wuliang's face became solemn and he said coldly: "In addition to the land of Wuguan and Danyang, I also have a new condition - the Queen Mother of Qin and the King of Qin must personally pay homage to those who died in the first Danyang War. The soldiers of the Chu army worship the innocent civilians of Chu!"
"In addition, I want sufficient war compensation - one hundred thousand gold!"
Wei Ran's face turned red!
Hold the grass!
Are you crazy or am I crazy?
Not to mention the huge sum of 100,000 gold... Wei Ran would definitely not accept the first proposal alone!
If Qiang Qin really followed Xiong Wuliang's advice and publicly paid homage to the dead soldiers and civilians of Chu... then he would really lose face!
It should be noted that Empress Dowager Xuan, Wei Ran, and Ying Ji were originally of Chu descent, and were criticized by the Qin government and the public... If according to what Xiong Wuliang said, they made such concessions to the Chu people...
The regime may not be able to remain stable!
Wei Ran was furious, and the red marks on his face were bright red due to congestion: "Xiong Wuliang, why did you change your order in the morning and evening?"
"Shameless!"
Xiong Wuliang smiled solemnly, his lips moved slightly, and he spat out four big cold words without thinking -
"I am a barbarian!"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding Chu army soldiers exclaimed in surprise, and then they couldn't restrain their excitement and cheered one after another!
With just four words from Xiong Wuliang, the morale of the entire army reached its peak!
I am a barbarian!
Behind these four simple words is the ancient story of Chu State——
In the late Shang Dynasty, the ancestral leader of the Chu people, Wu Xiong (pronounced yu), responded to the call of the Zhou people and participated in the war against Zhou.
The Chu people who had gone through bloody battles did not receive fair treatment from the Zhou people - in the ceremony of canonizing heroes, the Chu people's ancestors did not receive any titles!
The Chu people who had made great sacrifices for the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty suffered unfair treatment. It was not until the period of King Cheng of Zhou that Xiong Yi, the grandson of Xiong Xiong, was granted the lowest rank of viscount by the Zhou people... At that time, the state of Chu could only hold land. Only fifty miles away, small, poor, and very remote... always inferior to many powerful vassal states in the Central Plains!
When Xiong Yi happily participated in the princes' alliance for the first time, he was actually arranged to 'guard Liao' outside the palace!
What does Shou Liao mean? Guard the fire!
This is a great shame!
Xiong Yi felt deeply ashamed... After returning to the fiefdom, he worked hard and worked hard... he led the ancestors of Chu to open up the mountains and forests, conquered the barbarian southern barbarians... and began the arduous road to revitalization.
For countless years, the Chu State has become more and more prosperous...but it has never been looked upon seriously by the princes of the Central Plains.
They will always regard Chu people as Nanbarians! No matter how powerful the Chu State is, it is just a small country that associates with the Southern Barbarians!
After Xiong Qu, the sixth-generation king, came to the throne, he continued to work hard to govern and expand the territory. He successively annihilated many vassal states and conquered large areas in the south with force... The power of Chu State was unprecedentedly powerful! Xiong Qu made an amazing decision!
He openly calls himself the King of Chu!
Even his three sons were named kings by Xiong Qu!
According to Zhou rites, only the emperor can claim the title of king - Xiong Qu's earth-shattering move is undoubtedly an astonishing transgression!
The Zhou royal family was angry and sent an envoy to question him. Xiong Qu coldly said:
'I am a barbarian, and I don't deserve the posthumous title of China'!
This is the origin of these four words!
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