Before I knew it, a month had passed.
This month is the coldest season.
During this month, people in Xianyang are also the busiest.
Ying Zheng held a full moon ceremony for the second prince Hu Hai, and spent the rest of the time supervising various aspects of progress.
Li Si stayed at the Jing Kiln all day long, helping the Jing family class make "my weapons" and flying crossbows.
Jing Fan was also afraid of missing important events, so he worked overtime and led people around the clock.
Meng Wu and Wei Liao were busy training the newly expanded "our army". Due to the weather, the soldiers all wore thick winter clothes and conducted "snow training" outside.
Meng Tian and Meng Yi also participated, conducting arduous and meticulous training with the sergeants.
Wang Jian also discussed the plan to defend the city with Ying Zheng, and then received a hundred thousand troops to station in the four directions of Xianyang City.
Lu Buwei was busy moving the family members of the Western Chu army to Xianyang. Under the temptation of being given land and livestock, almost all the family members of the Western Chu army actively cooperated with the migration.
The soldiers of the Western Chu Army welcomed their relatives in surprise and expectation.
The bandits, who had been living in the mountains and forests, now finally had their own land and property, and their gratitude to the King of Qin became even more sincere.
On this day, Jing Fan delivered two thousand flying crossbows to Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty, there are still a thousand flying crossbows, which can be made in about half a month." Jing Fan said.
"Not bad." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "I heard from sir that you have made several more sets of equipment, so the manufacturing speed has been accelerated several times."
"Actually, those instruments were all made before, but they were not assembled together." Jing Fan said, "Sir, he likes to plan everything in advance, so he always asks us to prepare more in his spare time. thing."
"Sir, this is a good habit. It seems that I should learn more from it." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Jing Fan said with an expression of embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I can handle this flying crossbow, but that 'my weapon' cannot make three thousand in a short time."
Ying Zheng said with some surprise: "I never said that I was in a hurry to get these three thousand 'my weapons'. You just have to forge them slowly."
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"But..." Jing Fan paused and said, "Didn't the king order Wei Liao to lead 'our army' to capture Lao Ai when the time comes?"
"Haha." Ying Zheng laughed, "Who said that to capture Lao Ai, you have to hold 'my weapon'. Isn't it the same as holding a sword?"
"Oh." Jing Fan scratched his head and said, "I thought the king was anxious to get this 'my weapon' and then equip the 'our army' before he could go into battle to kill the enemy."
"Actually, I think that although Wei Liao's method of training soldiers is weird, it can indeed greatly improve the combat capabilities of soldiers. Coupled with flexible formations, it will definitely be a surprising and victorious force." Ying Zheng said, "But if they never go to the battlefield and just practice blindly, they will not be able to show the power of 'our army'. Therefore, I want them to show off their skills, but they are afraid of suffering losses, so they let them stay. At the end, attack Lao Ai directly."
"So that's how it is, the minister will be much less stressed." Jing Fan smiled innocently.
"By the way, why didn't Mr. come back with you?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Sir, you took the newly made 'my weapon' to the Meng Mansion, and I'm sure you'll be back soon," Jing Fan said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Si entering the door.
Ying Zheng handed a cup of hot tea to Li Si and said with a smile: "I just mentioned sir, and he came back. Take a sip of hot tea."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Si took the tea, blew it, and took a sip.
"You two have worked really hard during this period." Ying Zheng said gratefully, "However, we can't relax now and strive to get everything ready in one go."
"That's right." Li Si nodded and said, "There's still more than a month left before Wang
On the day of the blessing and crowning ceremony, now is also the most critical moment. You must seize the time ahead of time so that you can take the initiative. "
"Then sir, when should we go to Yongcheng? This will be the best time and take the initiative." Ying Zheng was anxious to see Li Si for the purpose of asking this question.
"Your Majesty, then..." Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Si opened his mouth, Ying Zheng raised his hand to stop him.
"Sir, we don't need to follow the old rules this time, let's just talk." Ying Zheng stopped Li Si and said.
"Haha." Li Si shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Okay, let's not ask or answer this time."
"Sir, please speak." Ying Zheng said.
"It is not advisable to rush this matter, otherwise it will alarm the snake. If he is determined to defeat the enemy, he will bring the Queen Mother in advance to restrain us. Then all our plans will come to nothing," Li Si said.
Ying Zheng nodded, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Similarly, this matter cannot be delayed. If we go later, I'm afraid it will be the same result. Your Majesty, don't forget that the main purpose of our going to Yongcheng is to protect the Queen Mother." Li Si said.
"Then how about we set off after delivering all three thousand flying crossbows into the hands of the Western Chu army?" Ying Zheng asked.
"After that, the king will personally come forward to appease the families of the soldiers of the Western Chu Army." Li Si said, "And during this period, we'd better find out whether there are other forces behind Lao Ai and his military strength. What kind of deployment is it?"
"According to the information sent back by Chen Li, Lao Ai is indeed supported by other forces. Otherwise, where would he have purchased so many weapons?" Ying Zheng analyzed.
"Can your Majesty find out which country is behind Lao Ai?" Li Si asked.
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "We can no longer entrust Chen Li with this matter. There are many old families in Yongcheng. I thought, I should send a member of the royal family to Yongcheng first to inquire about some real information from the old families. Details."
"Yes, Wei Chen means exactly this." Li Si said, "In Wei Chen's opinion, Ying Cheng is a good candidate."
"Hahaha, sir and I thought of getting together again." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
So, after the agreement was reached, Ying Zheng ordered Zhao Gao to summon Ying Cheng into the palace.
In the secret room, Ying Zheng and Li Si laid out the plan to Ying Cheng in detail.
Ying Cheng understood the idea carefully, and after making preparations, he drove his horse and left Xianyang.
On the other side, Yongcheng, Changxinhou Mansion.
Tuoba Hai returned to his mansion dusty and had just sat down.
"How's it going? Has the message been delivered?" Lao Ai asked eagerly.
Tuoba Hai nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, it's delivered."
"What did he say, father?" Although Lao Ai lowered her voice as much as possible, she still seemed quite anxious.
Tuoba Hai seemed to be a little thirsty and swallowed his saliva before saying: "Back to the Marquis, the Lord read the letter you wrote to him, asked the general to explain it in detail, and then summoned the clan leaders. We discussed it for three days."
"What's the result?" Lao Ai asked.
At this time, Liu Yuan handed a cup of hot tea to Tuoba Hai.
Tuoba Hai didn't have time to drink it. After drinking it clean, he said: "The Lord means that Yiqu's remaining tribe has been away from home for many years. Now, it's time to recover the blood debt. The tribal leaders are unexpected this time." They all said that the best time to start an uprising was when King Qin was still young, and during those three days, what they discussed was not whether they should start an uprising, but how to start an uprising."
"Hahaha..." Lao Ai laughed and said, "It's true that I have been holding back for many years. Now, it's finally time to avenge my previous shame."
It turned out that after Yiqu was annexed by the Qin State, most of the Yiqu people did not want to be subjugated, so they followed the descendants of King Yiqu to migrate to the west. However, the land with beautiful mountains and green waters had long been occupied, and finally , as a last resort, Yiqu's remaining troops chose a piece of desert and stayed there.
In the blink of an eye, decades have passed. The living environment of Yiqu's remnants has become increasingly difficult. They are always thinking about the great cause of restoring the country and the revenge plan against Qin.
The current King of Yiqu, named Yu Tu, grew up in the Gobi desert since he was a child. While he is full of infinite yearning for his homeland, the seeds of hatred are also buried deep in his heart.
After Yu Tu came to the throne, he led the tribe to use the few resources to restore their combat power as much as possible. At the same time, he also continued to show his goodwill to the surrounding tribes to gain greater development space.
Later, according to the plan of a clan member, Yu Tu sent one of his sons, Lao Ai, into the territory of Qin, and ordered him to do everything possible to enrich his own strength, disrupt Qin's internal affairs, and instigate There was internal strife in the Qin Dynasty.
After that, Yiqu's remnants will have an opportunity to take advantage of it, to restore the country in the light case, or to steal the country in the serious case.
Yu Tu took out the wealth he had accumulated over the years and handed half of it to Lao Ai, and told Lao Ai not to reveal his identity, let alone tell the whereabouts of Yiqu's remains.
Lao Ai took the money and came to Xianyang. After sorting it out, she entered Lu Buwei's house. Later, by accident, she was sent to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother Zhao Ji.
Lao Ai himself did not expect that he was so lucky that in just a dozen years, he would reach an equal position with Lu Buwei.
But after all, Lao Ai didn't read much, which was probably why he was always quite public.
The previous letter was written by Lao Ai to her father, the current King Yiqu, Yu Tu.
In the letter, Lao Ai analyzed the current situation and believed that the most favorable opportunity for Yiqu's remains had arrived. If he missed this opportunity, he would regret it.
After receiving Lao Ai's message, Yu Tu also believed that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After all, he was already in his sixth grade and had less and less time left. If he didn't take action, he would probably have regrets in his life.
So Yu Tu called together the leaders of all the tribes to discuss Yiqu's plan to restore the country.
Lao Ai stopped laughing, looked at Tuoba Hai, and asked, "Tell me, what was the final result of their discussion?"
"After discussion, the clan leaders unanimously decided to immediately reorganize their troops and cooperate with the Marquis to raid the northwest border of Qin on the day when the King of Qin blessed the crown ceremony. In order to decide the outcome in a battle, they are currently actively contacting the nearby Di clan with whom they have friendship to fight together. "Tuoba Hai's speaking speed accelerated a lot.
"Although there are occasional conflicts between the Di tribe and Yiqu, their attitudes towards the Qin Dynasty have always been consistent. Especially in recent years, I heard that there was a young master named Yu from the Qiang Di tribe, who was courageous, brave and resourceful. ." Mentioning that Yiqu's legacy had found a lot of helpers, Lao Ai felt even more confident.
"Yes, I heard that Qiang Yu will also lead his tribe to fight this time." Tuoba Hai said, "After all, the Di tribe in the north has also been controlled by the Qin Dynasty for a long time. After the fall of Yiqu, they were as silent as a cicada."
"Huh, lips are dead and teeth are cold, they don't understand this truth." Lao Ai said coldly.
"Master Hou, since there is no problem for the old master to go over there, shouldn't we also formulate the following strategies?" Liu Yuan asked, who had not answered.
"I have been thinking about this issue for a long time." Lao Ai said in a deep voice, "Since Ying Zheng is coming to Yongcheng to perform the coronation ceremony, I am afraid that the Queen Mother's trump card cannot be kept. If we take away the Queen Mother in advance, we must I can’t wait until the moment my father arrives.”
Liu Yuan rolled his eyes a few times and said sharply: "If the Queen Mother's trump card cannot be kept, doesn't King Qin have other close relatives? I heard that Ying Zheng just got a second prince. Now, he has five wives and two The princes are all in Xianyang Palace."
"Yes." Tuoba Hai added from the side, "I heard there are two grandmothers."
"Haha, if that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless." Lao Ai said coldly, "Who in the world knows Xianyang Palace better than me."
Yes, don't forget what he used to do.
