Chapter 2598: Li Jing: Zhang Yi, you fucking plot against your own people.
Yangpingguan, Qin army camp.
Since the one hundred thousand Yongliang Qin army arrived in Yangping Pass in batches, they have been building various siege fortifications outside the pass.
However, the catapults have been set up long ago, the wells have been assembled, and all kinds of siege crossbows have been placed in appropriate positions, but the Qin army cannot be seen attacking the city.
After Zhang Ren saw this situation, he was relieved. He felt that the Qin army was just pretending and would not really attack Yangping Pass, but he still did not dare to let down his guard.
Not only Zhang Ren, but also many people in Shu felt that Da Qin would not really fight this time.
After all, for Great Qin, which was expanding its army, now was obviously not a good time to start a war.
The Shu Kingdom even wished that the Qin army stormed Hanzhong and suffered a bloody blow at Yangping Pass, but Da Qin obviously would not be stupid enough to let the Shu Kingdom have its way.
Therefore, most people in Shu, including Liu Yu, felt that Da Qin was just pretending to show the world, and there was a high probability that they would not really fight this time.
So is Qin Jun really just pretending? It can't be said that it isn't.
Li Jing tried his best to pretend to be ready for war at any time, but instead made Shu think that the Qin army would not go to war.
The 100,000 Qin troops in front of Yangping Pass had actually been ready to attack for a long time. The reason why they had been holding back was just waiting for news from Zhang Yi.
"Grand Governor, Master Zhang's flying pigeon message has been sent back."
"Send it over quickly."
Li Jing, who had always been calm, showed rare excitement after hearing the news. After receiving the letter, he immediately opened it and read it.
Wu Qi, Long Qie, Yang Jian, Sima Cuo, Sun Chongjin, Li Maozhen, Hua Xiong and other generals also looked forward to it. After all, whether this battle will be won or not mainly depends on Zhang Yi's letter.
The generals in Yongzhou naturally want to fight. After all, for them, Hanzhong is a hurdle that must be overcome sooner or later. If they can get over it at this time, when the unification war is launched in the future, the pressure on them will be It will also be much smaller, so it is better to fight early than to fight late.
After reading it, Li Jing took down the third piece of letter paper and passed the first and second pieces down expressionlessly for the generals to circulate. Then he closed his eyes and meditated.
When the generals saw Li Jing's expression, their hearts suddenly thumped, and they all rushed up to watch.
Wu Qi saw that all the generals had gathered around him, and they were very interested in telling him something. He, a straight man, could not bear this, so he could only squeeze out and read loudly for everyone.
Zhang Yi's letter was extremely confusing, and there was a lot of official Chinese in it. It was so confusing that even uneducated people couldn't understand it, so after Wu Qi finished reading it, many people didn't understand what it meant.
Longxuhu scratched his head and asked with a confused look on his face: "What do you mean by this, Mr. Zhang Yi? If Nanman wants to send troops, he will send troops. If he doesn't, he will send troops. Is this sending troops or not?"
"Junior brother, don't you understand?"
Yang Jian didn't want to see Long Xihu being embarrassed here and lowering the reputation of his Yuqing faction, so he quickly explained: "In short, the King of Nanman agreed to send troops, but the condition is that our army starts a war with the Shu army first , attracting the main force of the Shu army to Hanzhong.”…
When Longxuhu heard that the Nanman agreed to send troops, he didn't care about Yang Jian's last words, and said with a smile: "Hey, it's just such a sentence, but Master Zhang wrote three pages. Literary people are troublesome.
Um? Wait, you want our army to start the war first? "
Even if Longxuhu is not smart, he still knows that if the Qin army goes to war with the Shu army first and attracts all the Shu army to Hanzhong, it will be much more difficult for the Qin army to capture Hanzhong. Even if they can successfully capture Hanzhong in the end, they will still have to pay a lot of effort. Several times the original casualties.
If the main force of the Shu army is mostly attracted to Hanzhong, then the southern Shu area will definitely be empty of troops, and it will be much less difficult for the southern barbarian army to capture southern Shu.
The Qin army wanted to use the southern barbarians to contain the Shu army and seize Hanzhong, but the southern barbarians also wanted to use the Qin Dynasty to seize southern Shu.
At this thought, all the generals present were a little angry, and Hua Xiong even cursed: "Nanman is just an ignorant white-eyed wolf. He has taken so many benefits from our Great Qin, and he is not willing to do anything, but he still wants to use me." Da Qin."
Hearing Hua Xiong's words, generals such as Tu Xingsun, Wu Ji, and Kang Anyu, who were equally angry, also echoed in their curses and cursed the Nanman ungratefulness.
"Which bastard came up with the foreign policy towards the Southern Barbarians? The Southern Barbarians have taken so many advantages for nothing. Where will this money be used? Well..."
Before Tu Xingsun could finish speaking, Yang Ren covered his mouth.
Yang Ren gritted his teeth and whispered in his ear: "Junior brother, stop talking nonsense."
Tu Xingsun broke away, but he was still not angry: "Why am I talking nonsense? What should I do with this money? I have gained the advantage of Nanman's supercilious eyes..."
Before Tu Xingsun finished speaking, he found that the generals were looking at him strangely, and Yang Ren and Yang Jian also looked completely speechless.
Wu Ji pulled Tuxing Sun and whispered: "The foreign policy towards the Southern Barbarians was proposed by His Majesty himself."
Tu Xingsun: "..."
Why didn't you tell me earlier? Tu Xingsun felt filial piety in his heart. Why was he the only one who didn't know about this?
Although Tu Xingsun was short, his younger brother was strong. After being appointed as the commander of the Zhuzi Army by Li Jing, his military rank and salary were greatly improved.
He had been suppressed for too long before, but after becoming powerful, he naturally wanted to enjoy himself, so he often caused trouble to the major brothels in Chang'an.
Unlike Yang Jian, Yang Ren and others, Tu Xingsun only cared about enjoyment and indulgence after official duties, and he had no idea about the specific foreign policy of Qin.
"Um, um, I drank too much yesterday and I haven't woken up yet."
Tu Xingsun laughed and argued with embarrassment: "Brother, what I just said was drunken talk. Don't pay attention to it."
All the generals looked at Tu Xingsun speechlessly. Do you believe what you said?
At this moment, Li Jing, who was above him, opened his eyes and thought: "Tu Xingsun violated the ban and drank in the army. He was punished with fifty sticks to serve as a warning to others."
When Tu Xingsun heard this, not only was he not surprised, but he was overjoyed. After all, drinking in the army was a much lighter crime than criticizing the Holy One. The governor was deliberately trying to protect himself.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, I will never dare to drink alcohol again."
Tu Xingsun said with a flattering face, and then he was pulled out and scolded. …
Looking at Tu Xingsun being pulled out, the corners of Li Jing's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Looking at Yang Jian, Yang Ren and others below, they all looked speechless, and they were obviously embarrassed by Tu Xingsun's performance. .
Li Jing was also a little confused. The Yuqing sect's standards for accepting disciples were so high, so why did Tu Xingsun come out?
Tu Xingsun almost single-handedly brought down the entire Yuqing Sect.
For Li Jing, Tu Xingsun's matter could only be regarded as a minor incident. What really troubled him were the conditions put forward by Nanman and Zhang Yi's turtle grandson who dared to plot against him secretly.
The Great Qin Court's attitude towards this dispatch of troops is very clear. If they don't fight, they will just show off to the world. If they fight, the Nanman troops must be the first to send troops to control the Shu army in the south. Then the Qin army can capture Hanzhong County at the lowest cost. .
But now the southern barbarians asked the Qin army to go to war with the Shu army first on the grounds that the country was weak.
In this case, although the order is just reversed, the meaning to Da Qin is completely different.
The Great Qin Court could accept fighting or not. The reason why Zhang Yi was sent as an envoy to the Southern Barbarians was just to try the best possibility. Even if it failed, it didn't matter at all.
The one who really wanted to start the war from beginning to end was the Yongliang military led by Li Jing.
But now if the order of sending troops is reversed, the situation after the war will most likely evolve into the situation where Da Qin has spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but in the end got nothing.
Even if Hanzhong can be conquered, it will definitely cost a lot and the gains will not be worth the losses. On the contrary, it will benefit the Nanman fishermen and get a big deal for nothing.
Li Jing was naturally aware of this, and the content on the third piece of paper that he detained and no one saw was Zhang Yi's advice to him.
In the letter, Zhang Yi asked Li Jing to take a long-term view, not just in Hanzhong, but in the whole world.
Great Qin sent troops first, although it would benefit the Southern Barbarians, but it could also drag the Southern Barbarians into the water. This was a good thing for Great Qin and was conducive to the plan of unifying the world.
With Li Jing's overall view, he naturally knew that this was a good thing, and it was indeed conducive to the unification of the country. It was good for both Daqin and the Southern Barbarians, and the only thing that would be harmed was the interests of the Yongliang Group.
Li Jing is now the Grand Governor of Yongliang, representing the collective interests of Yongliang, and sharing the prosperity and loss of the Yongliang military.
Once the Qin army in Yongzhou goes to war with Shu first, no matter whether it can capture Hanzhong in the end, it will definitely pay a huge price.
It would be okay if Hanzhong could be captured, but if it could not be captured, Daqin had to pay such a heavy price but failed to get the rewards it deserved. Then the Yongliang Group headed by Li Jing would not be able to blame it. As the Grand Governor, Li Jing will definitely be held accountable.
Originally, Li Jing was just the executor of the plan. Regardless of whether to fight or not, he was just acting in accordance with the court's orders.
But being interfered with by Zhang Yi, Li Jing, who had been the executor of Zhang Yi's plan, became the decider of Zhang Yi's new plan, and had to take risks for Zhang Yi's plan for no reason.
Zhang Yi did not report to Luoyang, but directly sent a letter to Li Jing, kidnapping Li Jing out of righteousness and morality, and forcing Li Jing to make a choice.
Li Jing could naturally follow the court's orders and turn a blind eye to Zhang Yi's calculations, so that he and the Yongliang Group would not have any responsibility, but it would not be a good thing for Da Qin and the world. …
Zhang Yi knew that Li Jing was a person who took the overall situation into consideration, and also knew that Li Jing was a gentleman, and only a gentleman can be bullied.
In order to let Li Jing carry forward the spirit of self-sacrifice, Zhang Yi specifically stated in the letter that after returning to the court, he would speak kindly in front of His Majesty and explain to all civil and military officials that the Yongliang army achieved the Qin Dynasty at the expense of the individual.
But Li Jing didn't believe a word of Zhang Yi's words. After all, if Zhang Yi really had this intention, why did you write this letter so vaguely?
The wording of Zhang Yi's letter is too profound and ambiguous. The same sentence, interpreted from different angles, has completely different meanings.
In Li Jing's opinion, this was a sign of not wanting to take responsibility, and it was also what made him most angry.
You, Zhang Yi, planned the incident, but you have completely brushed yourself off. You don't have to take responsibility, but you let the Yongliang military take the blame. After all, half of the credit belongs to you.
That is to say, Li Jing is the governor of Yongliang. If he were replaced by Yue Fei, Xue Rengui or Huo Qubing, these commanders with low political attributes, if they were fooled by Zhang Yi, they would definitely get excited and shout that it would be no harm to sacrifice their own interests for the great cause of the unification of Qin. ?
Little did they know that this was just their self-impression. After being sold by Zhang Yi, they were still counting the money for him.
At this time, in Li Jing's heart, Zhang Yi no longer had any image to speak of. He was just a sinister and despicable villain.
If Zhang Yi knew that she just wanted to show off her literary talent, but was misunderstood by Li Jing as wanting to abdicate responsibility, I'm afraid she would regret wasting so much pen and ink.
Among the Yongliang Qin army, apart from Li Jing, only Wu Qi saw Zhang Yi's plan.
Wu Qi looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was also cursing Zhang Yi as a mad dog. He would go crazy and not even spare his own people. Who did their Yongliang army provoke whom? Are you, Zhang Yi, plotting against you like this?
After all the generals left, only Wu Qi stayed. He said to Li Jing with a serious face: "Grand Governor, Zhang Yi is such a bad guy. Can our Yongliang army survive the hole he dug?"
Hearing Wu Qi's words, Li Jing knew that he had noticed it too. He gritted his teeth and said, "Jumping is a good thing that is conducive to unification. Why not jump?"
Zhang Yi was using a conspiracy. Not only could Chi You not refuse, but Li Jing also agreed that he could not refuse. Even though he knew that there was a trap ahead, he still had no choice but to grit his teeth and jump in.
"But this is not over yet, Zhang Yi, you are so stupid that you even plot against your own people, so you wait for me."
Li Jing almost yelled the last sentence, which clearly showed the anger in his heart. After all, he had been tricked by others. Anyone else would probably be the same as Li Jing.
But Li Jing soon suppressed the anger in his heart. After all, it is common sense that "you will not fight if you are angry, and you will not fight if you are angry".
"Send the order and prepare to attack the city tomorrow."
After saying that, a strange color flashed in Li Jing's eyes and he sneered: "Zhang Yi is too arrogant. He believes that if he sends troops first, our Yongliang army will definitely not be able to defeat Hanzhong, so he wants to sacrifice our Yongliang army in exchange for the overall situation of unification.
But the unification of the world has always been achieved by us soldiers and not by your literati.
I, Li Jing, will tell him Zhang Yi today that, looking at the overall situation, my Yongliang army has never been lacking, but my Yongliang army in Hanzhong County is also determined. "
