After Lord Changping took Xiang Yan away, Ying Zheng withdrew from the court, changed out of his court clothes, and took Zhao Gao to Jingyao.
"Your Majesty, don't you have to answer Xiang Yan correctly?" Zhao Gao, who was walking behind, asked in confusion.
Ying Zheng did not slow down and said: "Same as last time, let him cool down for a few days and let Mr. Changping accompany him. When his patience is almost worn out, I will meet him again."
Zhao Gao asked in confusion: "Could it be that he can make any unreasonable demands regarding the Western Chu Army?"
"The problem may not be as simple as we think." Ying Zheng said in a low voice, "Before, Xiang Yan helped us recruit the Western Chu army. I owe him a big favor. Although I gave him some flying crossbows, I still owe him a big favor. But he gave most of them to Lord Changping. This move is to let me continue to owe him favors, and this time, it is very likely that we will not face Chu State’s doubts, but Xiang Yan’s own accusations against us.”
Zhao Gao asked confusedly: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be better?"
Everyone knows that the King of Chu is naturally much more powerful than Xiang Yan.
"That's not necessarily the case." Ying Zheng slowed down a little and said, "Although the King of Chu is the king of a country, there are things that he cannot get involved in. As a widowed father-in-law, he also has to take into account his face and face before making a decision. The two countries have diplomatic relations. But Xiang Yan is different. If he uses his fame and the cooperation of Lord Changping, it will be enough to cause turmoil among the Chu forces in Qin. Judging from the current situation, if they really break up and destroy these Suppressing the Chu forces is not a problem, but it will increase the consumption of the national treasury, which will inevitably waste people and money, and it may really trigger a war with Chu."
Only then did Zhao Gao understand the truth, nodded and said: "So that's it, it really affects the whole body!"
"If this matter is not handled well and war starts again, there is no guarantee that Wei will not wait for an opportunity to retaliate." Ying Zheng sighed and said, "Fortunately, they noticed Yiqu's actions late this time. If They have discovered the clues a long time ago, maybe now we are under attack from both sides."
"What the king said is true, so how should we respond?" Zhao Gao asked solemnly.
"We'll wait for a few days and then we'll see what happens." Ying Zheng said, "Now let's go to Jingyao and see how many flying crossbows we can give him this time before we make any plans."
Zhao Gao responded and accelerated his pace with Ying Zheng.
Because they have to go to Lishan again, the Jing family class is dismantling the equipment for making magic weapons, and Li Si is also here to help.
Seeing King Qin coming, Jing Fan put down the parts in his hands and led his people to greet him.
"Your Majesty, are the harem satisfied with the newly decorated palace?" Jing Fan asked first.
"Haha, I'm satisfied, of course I'm satisfied." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Whoever is dissatisfied, I will give her a thumbs up."
The crowd burst into laughter.
"I'm afraid the king is reluctant to part with it."
"Yes, yes, if it is broken, who will give birth to a baby for the king?"
The craftsmen of Jingjia class were all rough people, and they often visited and built tombs with Ying Zheng, so they naturally started joking.
Ying Zheng pointed his hand at the hecklers: "You guys, you have learned to be glib."
"Okay, okay, the king is here in a hurry. He must have something to say." Jing Fan stopped.
The craftsmen laughed and said nothing.
"I would like to know how many flying crossbows we have now?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Your Majesty, there are more than three thousand newly made flying crossbows." Jing Fan replied.
"Well, not bad." Ying Zheng said proudly, "It seems that you have not been idle during this period of protecting the harem. What about 'my weapon'?"
"'I've made more than five hundred of them, and about 30% of the alloy raw materials are left," Jing Fan said.
"Okay!" Ying Zheng praised and said, "Give these to Meng Tian. We will take the remaining materials to Lishan to discuss."
"I obey," Jing Fan responded, and then asked, "I don't know yet, when does the king plan to set off?"
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "In three days."
In the next three days, Ying Zheng did not summon Xiang Yan, but only asked Changping Jun to take Xiang Yan around to play and have fun.
Although Lord Changping was not very willing, he did not dare to disobey, so he had to stay with Xiang Yan all day long.
As for Ying Zheng, it was rare for him to take a break, spend time with his wife, play with the children, greet Mrs. Huayang, and have a meal with his mother, Queen Zhao Ji.
This was done not because Ying Zheng had nothing to do, but to give Xiang Yan the feeling that King Qin was at ease and free.
Moreover, this illusion was also used to wear down Xiang Yan's patience and Chu State's wariness.
On the fourth day, Xiang Yan finally couldn't hold it anymore and dragged Changping Jun to the outside of Ying Zheng's study in the palace.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Yan and Lord Changping would like to see you." Zhao Gao leaned over and said.
Ying Zheng was playing with a flying crossbow. Without raising his head, he said in a lazy tone: "Let them come in."
"Yes." Zhao Gao responded, then turned around and went out.
Not long after, Xiang Yan and Chang Pingjun walked into the door under the guidance of Zhao Gao, but saw that Ying Zheng was still playing with the flying crossbow and did not raise his head to look over.
"Xiang Yan pays homage to the King of Qin." Xiang Yan bowed his hands and bowed.
Ying Zheng put down the flying crossbow in his hand, stretched and yawned. Then he looked at Xiang Yan and said, "Why is General Xiang so free today? Why are you here to sit here?"
Xiang Yan held back her resentment and said, "Foreign ministers came to Qin to pay a visit, but the King of Qin ignored them. What's the point?"
"Oh?" Ying Zheng touched his chin and said, "Where did General Xiang start talking about this?"
Lord Changping hurriedly came over to smooth things over: "General Xiang had political affairs to discuss with the king, but he waited until today to see the king's face."
"Oops..." Ying Zheng said with a slight embarrassment, "General Xiang said that he came to see if the Qin State was disturbed by civil strife and whether Nansu and Fusu were well, so I ordered Lord Changping to put down government affairs. I specially accompany General Xiang to see the situation in Xianyang and see if Nansu mother and son are well. I never imagined that General Xiang has other things to do."
Xiang Yan: "..."
Zhao Gaoqiang from behind suppressed his laughter, turned around, and then covered his mouth with his hand.
What Ying Zheng said was not unreasonable, and Xiang Yan couldn't refute it, so he had to say: "That day, the foreign minister was in a hurry to visit Mrs. Huayang and did not tell the King of Qin about the political affairs. Now that the King of Qin is finally free, he came here to pay a visit. .”
"Haha, if there is any political matter, let's talk about it." Ying Zheng's tone seemed quite casual.
Xiang Yanzheng said: "My king heard that the Western Chu army formed by Lord Changping was the descendant of the remnants of the army that was defeated when Bai Qi captured Ying City, so he valued the Western Chu army very much and even ordered foreign ministers to go there. Yingcheng sent some armaments. Unexpectedly, before I set out, I heard that the Western Chu army had been recalled to Xianyang by the King of Qin and was responsible for protecting the safety of the palace."
"Well, that's right. I heard that the Western Chu Army was short of food and grass, so I ordered Lord Changping to bring the Western Chu Army back for supplies. I also allocated some land to the families of the sergeants so that they could be self-sufficient." Ying Zheng looked at Lord Changping. , said, "Right, Mr. Changping."
"Well...everything the king said is true." Changping Jun said sincerely.
"The King of Qin ordered the Western Chu Army to guard the palace. This is natural." Xiang Yan's face darkened and he said, "But I heard that the King of Qin moved all the people in the city out in advance, and then all the family members of the Western Chu Army They were placed in Xianyang City, and King Qin’s harem had already been moved out, and some deaf and mute women were used to replace them, and many prisoners were also used as imperial guards. This is probably true."
"Yes, in order to confuse the fake with the real, I specially designed this trick to lure Lao Ai." Ying Zheng said.
"Then since the King of Qin had long known about Lao Ai's rebellion plan and designed to lure her into the palace, why didn't he hand over the task of guarding the palace to the experienced Qin army, but to the newly formed Xi Chu army? Army, why did they not increase the number of ambush troops when they knew that the enemy was numerous, but let the 50,000 Western Chu army fight against those
Where are the 80,000 rebels? "Xiang Yan's voice was fierce, and his voice was full of doubts.
Ying Zheng had long expected that Xiang Yan would ask this question, and sighed sadly: "Alas! I did have certain information, but it was not detailed. I thought that by spreading the troops everywhere, I could They were separated and defeated one by one, and Wang Jian was ordered to lead his troops to guard the city gate, while Meng Tian led his troops to guard outside the city. General Xiang, if you come to use your troops, will you arrange your troops like this?"
"This star really wants to retire"
"This..." One sentence left Xiang Yan speechless.
It's true. If Xiang Yan were to take charge, nine times out of ten, the same arrangements would be made.
Ying Zheng continued: "Unexpectedly, Lao Ai was too eager to occupy the palace and placed 80,000 infantry inside and outside the palace. After learning about this, Wang Jian and Meng Tian quickly sent an order to let the Western Chu army open a way to escape. They strangled him outside the city, but unexpectedly, there were mountains of corpses outside the palace, blocking the passage. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the rebels inside made a desperate attempt, Changping-kun, right?"
Lord Changping nodded and said, "That's true."
"What's more, I had already gone to Yongcheng to suppress the rebellion and was not in Xianyang. Therefore, there was no one who was absolutely in charge at that time. As for Lu Buwei, who had always been in charge, he had been transferred by me at that time and has now become a prisoner. ." Ying Zheng frowned, and after finishing speaking, he sighed again.
After listening to Ying Zheng's story, Xiang Yan couldn't find anything to fault, so he said gloomily: "Although what King Qin said is reasonable, it is true that the Western Chu army suffered all losses. In any case, Xiang Yan's picture My old face has been completely disgraced."
Ying Zheng blinked his eyes and asked a little confused: "This is confusing to me. From General Xiang's point of view, it doesn't seem to be a political matter?"
"..." Xiang Yan, whose eloquence was average, could not cope with Ying Zheng, so she had to change the subject again, "Okay, let's talk about political affairs!"
Ying Zheng made a gesture of invitation: "General Xiang, please speak."
Xiang Yan calmed down his emotions, cleared his throat, and said: "The Qin Dynasty encountered another rebellion this time. No one can guarantee whether there are still remnants in Xianyang City that have not been eradicated. In order to ensure the safety of Nansu and the newly born prince Fusu, It’s safe. The King of Chu ordered me to bring their mother and son back to Chu State, and then send them back after the Qin Dynasty is completely safe.”
Ying Zheng couldn't help but be surprised. He thought that the King of Chu would definitely create some problems to embarrass him, but he never expected it to be this way.
It seems reasonable, but everyone knows that once Nansu takes Fusu back, Ying Zheng will not have the final say when he comes back in the future. Moreover, Fusu is his eldest son, and he may be If he is established as a crown prince and is taken away by Chu State at such a young age, then that's okay.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng sneered: "The King of Chu is overly concerned. I will naturally take good care of my wife, family, and heirs."
"King Chu, he hasn't met his grandson yet. I'm afraid he won't give up until he meets him." Xiang Yan refused to give in.
"That's not as good as this." Ying Zheng smiled and said, "I know that General Xiang loves flying crossbows, and Da Qin used those two thousand flying crossbows to defeat Rong Di's cavalry. How about I give away these two thousand flying crossbows? How is Chu State?"
Xiang Yan said disapprovingly: "Xiang really likes magical weapons, but these two thousand flying crossbows, compared with the lives of Nan Su's mother and son, are still unable to reach the stage."
Ying Zheng gritted his teeth and seemed to be making a decision.
"The wise don't tell secrets, but I know that the King of Chu definitely wants to ask Da Qin for protons in this way." Ying Zheng looked directly at Xiang Yan and said coldly, "If the King of Chu wants to exchange protons, I can consider it. But it won’t be the first child of those five ladies. After all, I can’t bear to separate their mother and son.”
"The two thousand flying crossbows are still given to General Xiang, but my condition is that no matter which one of the five ladies gives birth to a second son, he can be used as a hostage in exchange for the Chu State."
"In this way, Qin and Chu will sign an alliance just like Qin and Zhao!"
Xiang Yan stroked his beard and thought for a long time, then finally nodded and said, "Okay!"
