After the dinner, Ying Zheng did not go directly to the harem, but took Zhao Gao back to the study.
Li Si is still here, and there is a square box on the table.
Ying Zheng pulled Zhao Gao to sit down at the table and said, "Zhao Gao, I know that you are extremely loyal. No matter what task I give you, you will complete it?"
Zhao Gao was a little confused by the question and quickly said: "Of course I will spare no effort to fulfill the king's order."
"Is it really possible to do any task?" Ying Zheng asked, staring at Zhao Gao.
"certainly!"
Zhao Gao has always been a little resentful because Ying Zheng never took him with him when he went out and only let him focus on taking care of the harem, especially after the Lao Ai rebellion, and he always wanted to help Ying Zheng and do big things.
"That's what you said." Ying Zheng had a sly smile on his lips, and then opened the wooden box.
The box was stuffed with cotton.
After removing several layers of cotton, the red egg condensed from Xi's body was revealed.
Zhao Gao had never seen such a big egg before. His eyes widened and he asked, "Your Majesty, is this...?"
Ying Zheng didn't hide anything, and told the entire cause and process of this New Year's Eve.
After digesting it for a long time, Zhao Gaocai murmured: "No wonder the king wanted to strictly control the cause of Han Fei's death and went to round up the Xi beast himself."
Ying Zheng said: "I have promised to hatch this Xi egg, but I often go out to do business, so it is really inconvenient to carry it with me. And you are the only one who has lived in the palace for a long time and won my trust."
Zhao Gao "..."
A layer of cold sweat appeared on Zhao Gao's forehead. He never expected that Ying Zheng gave him such a task. Isn't this treating people like old hens?
Ying Zheng saw that he was reluctant, so he continued: "These days, Li Si and I have been taking care of him extremely carefully and taking turns incubating him. It's actually quite simple. Just hug him under the quilt for an hour every day. .”
"The First Clan"
The King of Qin had said so, and Zhao Gao also knew that he could not refuse. Anyway, he was only sleeping alone at night, with an egg by his side and a companion.
"Okay." Zhao Gao said, "But for the sake of safety, Your Majesty, you have to send two guards to the slave. Otherwise, if the egg is lost, the slave will not be able to afford it."
Seeing that Zhao Gao agreed, Ying Zheng was filled with joy: "Haha, that's no problem."
After placing the red eggs left by Xi, Ying Zheng placed the Xuanyuan Sword and then went to Nan Su's palace.
When Fu Su grew up, he was already taken care of by his maid and slept alone next door.
After not seeing King Qin for a long time, Nansu played some songs for Ying Zheng to relax his mind.
Listening to the soft tone, Ying Zheng unconsciously stretched out his hand to grab Nan Su's catkins. The lamp went off and the light disappeared.
The land that had been dry for a long time was finally nourished by manna.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng handled many state affairs in the court.
The envoys from Dayuan came together with the envoys from Qiemo, and the main discussion was about trading the bloody BMW.
According to Ying Zheng's wishes, Dawan agreed to exchange the sweat and blood horses for Da Qin's military rations, but asked for a certain amount of seeds, and Da Qin sent people to Dawan to help learn farming there.
Ying Zheng thought about it briefly, agreed, and then ordered Sima Hong to allocate grain for exchange.
The ministers had a slight dispute, but when they thought of the new seeds being implemented, they all understood King Qin's intentions.
As the old saying goes, the new will not come.
If you want to encourage people to cultivate new seeds, the best way is to collect all the previous seeds and grains.
What's more, everyone has seen how outstanding the bloody horses that Ying Zheng rode back are. If a group of such horses can be cultivated, it will undoubtedly increase the combat power.
Improved a lot.
The envoy from Dawan retreated, and the envoy from Juejue came up to the hall.
Ying Zheng had seen this envoy, and he was an outstanding fifth elder.
It turned out that after Ying Zheng left Jingjue, the news that the Jingjue Kingdom was moving to Da Qin spread among the clan. Many young men were full of curiosity about the Qin Kingdom and begged the elders to come over first to have a look and experience the customs here. , see if you can get used to it.
Unexpectedly, after traveling through mountains and rivers to Xianyang, he waited for two months to see King Qin.
Fortunately, Sima Jie settled down well, and the ghost hands from Lishan came to join them from time to time, so it didn't seem so lonely.
Ying Zheng arranged several residences for them to live there first, and when spring came, they could farm and herd with the people.
The fifth elder thanked him and left the hall with his decree.
"Brother Wang!"
I heard a loud shout from outside the hall, and two young men in foreign clothes walked in.
It was Thorin and Qiang Yu.
Ying Zheng was so happy that he stepped down from the throne and hugged the two brothers.
After greeting each other, Thorin said directly: "Brother Wang, the two of us came a step late. We didn't know until we arrived in Xianyang that you led the army to encircle and suppress the Xi beast. It would have been better if I had come earlier and followed you. hunt."
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, that's not hunting. It took the seven countries to work together and it took more than three months to catch the Xi beast. This process was not as easy as you thought."
Qiang Yu said: "No wonder this incident caused such a sensation. I think that Xi Beast's ability has exceeded our imagination."
Ying Zheng didn't want to get involved too much on this topic, so he turned to say: "No matter how vicious it is, it has been eliminated. I heard that the Huns are starting to cause trouble?"
Thorin said: "Yeah, but it's not serious. Not long ago, there were some internal conflicts among the Xiongnu. Several tribes left the grassland and came to the border north of Longxi to grab things, but we were repulsed by us."
"Seeing that they couldn't find any bargains, they moved westward." Qiang Yu added, "However, it is unknown whether they encountered any attacks from them on the Hexi Corridor."
This is what Ying Zheng is even more worried about. Ever since King Xi Qiang gave him half of the land in the Hexi Corridor, infrastructure construction has been going on there. The first wave of prisoners has been sent there, which has involved many guards. With the strength of the army, if they are attacked by the Huns again, they don't know whether they can withstand it if they are isolated and helpless.
The reason why Qiang Yu and Thorin were eager to see Ying Zheng was precisely based on this.
"Brother Wang, don't worry. The third elder has already gone on inspection with his troops." Qiang Yu said with relief, "If they were not desperate, the Huns would not have been defeated."
Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "I'm afraid they are heading west just because they are desperate."
Qiang He said: "In my opinion, there should be no problem, otherwise General Xu would have sent a letter long ago."
Ying Zheng was still a little worried: "I am still worried, how many troops do they have?"
Thorin replied: "Including women, old and young, there are about 40,000 to 50,000 people."
While Ying Zheng was thinking, he returned to his seat and shouted loudly, "General Wang Jian, please obey."
Wang Jian took a step forward and said, "I'm here!"
Ying Zheng sent an order: "I will give you 100,000 elite troops to rush to Jiayuguan for reinforcements. If the Xiongnu takes the initiative to attack the city, then wipe them all out. If they are eager to attack, then take the initiative to attack and drive them thousands of miles away!"
"I obey the order." Wang Jian kowtowed and accepted the order.
Ying Zheng looked at Qiang Yu and Solin again and said, "Brothers, I would like to ask you for a favor."
Thorin said: "The Yiqu tribe and I are now the subjects of Brother Wang. Brother Wang can just pass the order."
"Okay!" Ying Zheng said
He said, "I will also give you one hundred thousand elite troops, march to the northeast, and declare to Zhao that we will use the land to attack the Xiongnu!"
"This..." Thorin felt a little guilty, "I'm afraid Zhao Guo won't agree."
Indeed, borrowing land to attack a city is mostly an excuse for a sneak attack, and many people have suffered this loss before.
Ying Zheng snorted lightly and said: "What you want is that he refuses. As long as he refuses, we will fight all the way."
Wei Liao took a step forward and said: "Wouldn't the king's move mean that he would start a war with the Zhao State? However, the king clearly signed an alliance with the Zhao State before. I'm afraid..."
"Haha." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "It is precisely because we have concluded an alliance that he still refuses to let us use the land to travel. It is not because Zhao Guo broke the alliance first, and I will beat him for betraying the alliance."
This statement is a bit forced, but it makes sense.
Ying Zheng continued to say to Solin: "If there is a war, don't be reluctant to fight. Just attack two or three cities by surprise. If Zhao Guoxiang asks for peace, the condition is that they will go to trouble the Huns on our behalf."
Only then did everyone understand what King Qin meant. It turned out that he was just pretending, and the actual purpose was to use the help of Zhao to encircle and suppress the Xiongnu.
What a borrowed knife to kill someone.
Wei Liao still said with some worry: "What if the Zhao Kingdom refuses to attack the Xiongnu, but instead fights with us?"
Ying Zheng said: "This situation is not impossible to happen. In that case, it is no wonder that I took action on Zhao Guo first and settled the old and new accounts with him."
Thorin said: "Since Brother Wang has made his decision, Thorin accepts the order."
Ying Zheng, who originally planned to recuperate within ten years, suddenly decided to risk breaking up with Zhao to attack the Huns. In fact, it was not just a whim.
Judging from the physical nature of the Xiongnu, if you only defend but not attack, he will intensify his efforts, and may sneak attack you somewhere, and then run away after killing you.
If that's the case, how can we recuperate?
The best way is to either frighten him and drive him far away so that he doesn't dare to come over again, or simply devise a plan to completely eliminate him, even one of the tribes.
As for Zhao State, it is actually a cover.
Previously, Ying Zheng was in urgent need of black fire oil when smelting alloys, so he had no choice but to form an alliance with Zhao. But now that he cannot hand over the "weapon" Zhao asked for, it can be said that conflict is inevitable.
For hundreds of years, the two countries have been at war with each other, and there has never been peace in the true sense.
King Zhao actually knew this well.
What's more, the Qin State's crusade against the Xiongnu this time was not unknown. At the same time, the Zhao State also hated the Xiongnu.
What Ying Zheng is betting on is Zhao Guo's choice. Because in anyone's opinion, no one will side with the Huns.
Although Thorin accepted the king's order, he had no confidence in his heart, so he said: "Brother Wang, I can lead the troops, but if you lose, don't blame me."
Ying Zheng said angrily: "Look at your courage, where has the energy to attack our country gone?"
Thorin stuck out his tongue, but had no words to retort.
Qiang Yu took over and said: "Brother Wang, if you let the two of us lead the army, I'm afraid the soldiers will be dissatisfied. It's better to send a commander and the two of us will be the vanguard."
"That's right." Ying Zheng said, "I need to ask you to make some military exploits first, and then you can take the lead."
Ying Zheng looked at the ministers in the hall, and his eyes were fixed on a tall figure.
"Yang Duanhe," Ying Zheng said, "With you as the coach, how about going to Zhao State to stretch your muscles?"
This man's name is Yang Duanhe, and he is a strategic military commander.
"Thanks to the king for your love, Yang Duanhe takes the order!" Yang Duanhe knelt down to accept the order.
