"He went to Wei Liao Mansion?"
In the Qin Palace, there is a slightly dark room.
Qin Wangzheng looked at the middle-aged man standing in the room, his voice was a little cold.
Yao Jia nodded and said, "It was Wang Ao who was sent by Bang Wei to take the initiative to invite me."
"Um."
Qin Wangzheng closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking about, and the room was silent.
After a long time, Qin Wangzheng said to himself: "I probably know why Wei Liao is looking for Zhao Tuo. He previously advised me to think carefully about this attack on Chu. He said that Li Xin was too young. With him as the commander-in-chief, it would be difficult to win 200,000 troops. Go to the Kingdom of Chu. Although it was not stated clearly, the meaning of Wei Liao's words was nothing more than accusing me of being careless and using my generals incorrectly, or perhaps saying that I was arrogant. So his visit to Zhao Tuo this time must be related to this matter. .”
At this point, Qin Wangzheng's voice turned cold.
"Yao Jia, do you also think that I was rash when I asked Li Xin to attack Chu?"
Yao Jia's eyelids twitched, and he cupped his hands and said, "I am not good at military affairs, so I don't know how to win or lose in military battles."
"However, according to the information I have received, the current state of Chu is not yet stable. Although Zheng Chu usurped the throne, although he appeased the nobles in various places, many people were dissatisfied with it. Now with Lord Changping's activities in Huaiyang, many people in Chu have I have secretly communicated with our country. In this case, the brave General Li led his troops to attack it, and Lord Changping instigated the Chu nobles to rebel. With such internal and external cooperation, it is expected that even if Chu cannot be destroyed in one battle, Chu can be severely damaged. There is almost no possibility of failure in this battle.”
"Yes, Wei Liao always said that Li Xin was rash, but isn't there Mr. Changping behind Li Xin?"
"Changping Lord has been our Qin Prime Minister for ten years and has acted steadily. With him as Prime Minister Li Xin's rear, the retreat of our Qin army will be guaranteed. Even if Li Xin encounters obstacles when he attacks Chu, he can rely on Changping Lord and slowly Stalemate with Chu State."
"Although General Li is young, he still has room for growth, and I am very much looking forward to it."
When Qin Wangzheng said this, he thought of Zhao Tuo's words in the palace the day before yesterday. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Forget it, the state captain is also thinking about our country, Qin. There are always some benefits to the advice of the old man who plans the country. I will listen to Zhao Tuo. Tu Zhiyuan asked Meng Wu to be Li Xin's deputy general. In this way, Meng Wu and Changping Jun will assist Li Xin on his left. These veterans can finally feel at ease."
Yao Jia lowered his head and said, "What the king said is true. With such an arrangement, the state commander will definitely be speechless."
"By the way, what happened to Qingyang?" Qin Wangzheng suddenly thought of this matter.
A smile appeared on Yao Jia's face: "Back to your Majesty, the Qu clan prince of Qingyang is really unwilling to surrender. He has been delaying it with excuses. The King of Chu has not expressed his position yet."
"Huh, that's the case. You continue to send people to urge the Chu State to hand over territory, and at the same time send people to secretly anger Qu's people. It's best to let them take action first. In this way, our Qin State will be able to conquer this renegade country in the name of righteousness. country."
"Your Majesty, I think that as long as the people of Chu take action first and kill my envoys, our country, Qin, will be able to destroy their country and become famous."
A smile appeared on Yao Jia's stiff face. Qin Wangzheng's move was indeed very good in holding justice in his hands.
Qin Wangzheng raised his head and looked to the south with a sneer on his face.
"A few cities to the west of Qingyang, do you want me to stop the pace of dominating the world?"
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"You bear the cud, what I want is your Chu Kingdom's 800-year-old state!"
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After Zhao Tuo returned from Wei Liao's mansion, he sent someone to submit a greeting card to Li Xin's mansion, preparing to visit him early the next morning.
This time he was recalled to Xianyang from Wei, except that Qin Wangzheng heard about his achievements and wanted to inspect and question him personally.
Another reason is that since the Wei State has been destroyed, the war against Chu will begin to be put on the agenda.
As the arm that Li Xin requested by name, and also the young Qin general who was favored by the King of Qin, Zhao Tuo naturally had to return to Xianyang. After the autumn harvest, he would attend the swearing-in ceremony with Li Xin and set off from Guanzhong together.
Therefore, regardless of Wei Liao's instructions or not, Zhao Tuo had to visit Li Xin.
On the next day, Zhao Tuo once again carried a little lamb and went to Li Xin's mansion not far from Qin Palace.
Li Xin's mansion.
It was a mansion given to him by Qin Wangzheng personally after the Battle of Yan.
It occupies a vast area and is decorated brilliantly. The houses in the mansion are decorated with painted railings and high eaves, which fully demonstrates the nobility of the noble title.
Although the attack on Chu led by Li Xin is currently only known to the upper-level officials of Qin and some senior Qin generals. But those Xianyang rich people with "sensitive sense of smell" still flocked to the place like vultures smelling the smell of rotten meat.
Wang Jian retired and returned to his hometown. General Li was young and brave, and was deeply loved by the King of Qin. If he didn't come to curry favor at this time, when would he come to curry favor with him?
Outside the Li Mansion, there was a lot of traffic, and many Xianyang nobles and nobles came to visit every day.
When Zhao Tuo came here, he could not help but sigh when he saw that the traces of the carriage running over in front of the mansion were deep into the ground.
There is no need to go in. Just looking at the scene outside the mansion, it can be seen that Li Xin has been doing very well in Xianyang during this period, and he is a hot upstart that everyone wants to visit.
And unlike Zhao Tuo's polite refusal, General Li basically refused to refuse these fawning wealthy families.
Zhao Tuo even heard that General Li had several concubines during this time.
The Gan family, the Du family, the Meng family, and even women from the Bai family all entered the Li family one after another.
"Xunzi once said, 'When the ban on things is great, things will turn from prosperity to decline when their prosperity reaches its peak. I don't know if the mansion here will still be so prosperous after this attack on Chu."
Zhao Tuo sighed secretly in his heart, feeling very heavy for him who already knew the result.
Even someone as powerful as Wang Jian took the initiative to resign, and even someone as famous as Wei Liao could not persuade the King of Qin.
Even though Zhao Tuo came from a later generation, it would be difficult for him to change the overall situation. It was a war to destroy the country involving hundreds of thousands of people, and it involved all aspects. He, a later generation, could not easily change the outcome with a little cleverness.
[In view of the general environment,
At this moment, the door of Li's mansion was wide open, and Li Xin came out to greet him in person.
"Zhao Tuo has met General Li."
"Haha, Zhao Tuo, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Come in quickly!"
Li Xin strode out, carrying the wind as he walked, making Zhao Tuo sigh slightly. Although General Li has been on the bed for a long time, his vigor is still as strong as on the battlefield.
When the two met, Li Xin generously put his arm around Zhao Tuo's shoulders and said with a smile: "Long time no see, you kid has grown a lot taller. It seems that it won't be long before you can be as tall as me."
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"If I could be as tall as General Lee, I would be satisfied."
The two of them entered the mansion hand in hand. The maids and servants standing in the mansion looked curiously at the young man who was led in by General Li.
Entering the mansion hand in hand, people who are not close friends will never enjoy such treatment.
Over the past few months, countless dignitaries from Xianyang have visited the Li Mansion, but General Li has always been aloof. Even when old families such as the Gan family and the Du family visited, General Li always turned his head upward and looked at people with his nostrils.
Only today, he actually turned down many visits, opened the door to this young man alone, and invited him hand in hand, which shows how much General Li values this young man.
"Li Xin, you are really kind to me."
Zhao Tuo also knew very well that Li Xin may have many problems, but Zhao Tuo had nothing to say about how good he was.
Moreover, Li Xin's respect and favor were completely different from those of Jing Ke in the past.
The reason why Jing Ke valued Zhao Tuo was because he wanted to use Zhao Tuo's ability to help him complete his great cause of assassinating the King of Qin.
It's more of a transaction than a favor.
He used the treatment he received as deputy envoy along the way in exchange for Zhao Tuo's life.
And this transaction is compulsive.
If Zhao Tuo accepts it, then he will complete his great cause with me, Jing Ke, and die together.
If you don't accept it, then for the sake of confidentiality, you, Zhao Tuo, should die on the spot.
Zhao Tuo believed that if he showed any hesitation or suspicion on the road, Jing Ke would definitely thrust the dagger into Zhao Tuo's throat without hesitation.
That's why Zhao Tuo reported on Jing Ke without any guilt, because he was very
It is clear that the kindness shown by the other party is nothing more than naked use.
Only fools will be deceived by it.
Now, Li Xin values Zhao Tuo, and may also hope to take advantage of Zhao Tuo.
But more importantly, it is the appreciation for Zhao Tuo.
It's that kind of genuine appreciation.
Zhao Tuo can feel all this.
He murmured in his heart: "In the battle against Chu, I will try my best."
Li's mansion is vast and vast, with beautiful scenery everywhere.
Li Xin joined hands with Zhao Tuo to enter the house and sat across from him.
After a while, a young girl brought water and wine.
The girl is handsome and dressed in luxurious silk clothes, not a maidservant.
When she saw Li Xin and Zhao Tuo in the room, her face turned red, she put down the water and wine, bowed and left.
"She is Bai's daughter."
Li Xin said with a smug smile on his face.
Zhao Tuo looked at the direction where the Bai girl left, suddenly feeling enlightened.
Ying's surname is Bai.
He is also the descendant of the Qin clan and the descendant of Gongzi Bai, the son of Duke Wu of Qin.
Prince Bai was granted the title of Pingyang, and his descendants took Bai as their surname and passed it down from generation to generation until now.
The Bai family was originally just an ordinary branch of the public clan, but decades ago, a general who shocked the world emerged.
Bai Qi.
This man has fought dozens of battles in his life, without losing a single one.
Bai Qi attacked Han and Wei and was defeated by Yin Que, beheading 240,000 people.
Bai Qi attacked Zhao and beheaded 30,000 people in the battle of Guanglang City.
Bai Qi attacked Huayang, defeated Zhao and Wei, and beheaded 150,000 people.
Bai Qi attacked Han, captured nine cities, and beheaded 50,000 people.
In the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi defeated the Zhao army and beheaded 450,000 prisoners. The world was shocked!
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All these achievements, in the words of Su Dai, a political strategist: "Wu'an Jun conquered more than seventy cities for Qin's victory, and defeated Yan, Ying, and Hanzhong in the south, and captured Zhao Kuo's army in the north. Although the contributions of Zhou, Zhao, and Lu Wang were not beneficial, That’s it.”
Comparable to the two Dukes of Zhou and Zhao, and comparable to Taigong Wang, it can be seen how the reputation of Lord Wu'an shocked the world.
Bai Qi alone pushed the Bai family to the top.
Countless women want to marry Bai's son.
Countless men want to marry Bai's daughter.
Li Xin is one of them.
As a general of Qin, his lifelong pursuit is to become a world-famous general like Bai Qi and achieve unparalleled achievements.
He naturally yearns for Bai's women.
As Qin destroyed Zhao and Yan, Li Xin became prominent among them. In particular, he pursued Li Xin for thousands of miles, intercepted and killed the King of Yan's convoy, captured all the Duke of Yan's family, and captured Prince Yan Dan with his own hands. These achievements pushed Li Xin to the top.
"General Wang is old, General Li is very brave!"
Qin Wangzheng's personal praise made Li Xin float into the sky.
Li Xin felt that he was getting closer to the God of War he had worshiped since childhood.
Especially when the Bai family, which was in decline, personally sent women from the clan to Li Xin to accept them.
Li Xin's mentality became even more inflated.
Did you see that even Lord Wu An’s granddaughter has become my concubine, Li Xin?
He was galloping on the Bai family's woman.
Suddenly, he felt that he was Bai Qi's heir.
He, Li Xin, will inherit Bai Qi's unfinished business and complete what Wu Anjun failed to do in the past.
He, Li Xin, will even surpass Bai Qi.
"The land of Chu is five thousand miles away, and it has millions of halberds. It is a great country in the world. However, Lord Wu'an raised an army to fight against Chu. He defeated Yan Ying in one battle, burned Yiling in another battle, and humiliated the ancestors of the king of Chu in three battles. The Chu people were shocked. Afraid, they move eastward but dare not go westward."
Li Xin stood up and said in an excited voice in front of Zhao Tuo: "I, Li Xin, dare not compare with Lord Wu An. I can defeat the capital of Chu with tens of thousands of troops, but today's Chu State is by no means the leader of the world in the past." long."
"Now, my men
I have more soldiers than Lord Wu An, and the Chu State of today is weaker than the Chu State of the past. I also have Lord Changping to support me. How can I not win in such a battle? "
"The king ordered me to attack Chu. This is destiny!"
Li Xin became more and more exaggerated as he spoke, and his face turned red.
"Haotian wants me to accomplish the task of destroying Chu that Lord Wu An failed to do in the past!"
"I, Li Xin, will destroy Chu State this time!"
Zhao Tuo was stunned on the couch, staring blankly at the excited Li Xin in front of him.
General Li seems to be more confident and arrogant than when he was in Yandi.
After Zhao Tuo thought about it, it seemed normal.
People have always been affected by the environment.
In the face of endless praise and compliments, even the most humble person can easily be knocked down.
Not to mention someone like Li Xin, who is extremely confident.
The brilliant achievements, the praise of the king, Wang Jian's retirement, the vying to fawn over Li Xin, and countless Qin people who regarded Li Xin as a hero.
Those words of praise were enough to push Li Xin's confidence to the top and make him completely lose himself.
The woman presented by Bai gave him a feeling similar to "destiny".
Li Xin's destruction of Chu seemed to be a mission given to him by God.
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"Zhao Tuo, I already know what happened to you in Wei. You pursued the Wei army in Xingyang and defeated Wei. You blamed Shan's father. Your courage and bravery are so similar to mine!"
"Although you are young, you are really a natural general. That's why I have always regarded you as my arm and my confidant, and that's why I asked you to join me in the battle against Chu in front of the king."
"Now that the king is about to unify the world, it is the time for our men to make great achievements and travel across the nine states. This time, I will destroy the State of Chu with you!"
Li Xin was high-spirited and looked at Zhao Tuo with burning eyes.
Under that piercing gaze, Zhao Tuo, who was originally entrusted by Wei Liao, could no longer utter any words of advice.
Who can advise Li Xin to be cautious in this state?
Even if the eloquent Li Shiqi comes, it is useless to be afraid.
"Tuo, I will definitely assist the general in this battle against Chu."
Faced with Li Xin's passionate eyes, Zhao Tuo could only answer with a forced smile.
Later, Li Xin talked with Zhao Tuo about the war in Wei with great interest.
He greatly appreciated Zhao Tuo's pursuit of the Wei army, but scorned Wang Ben's approach of besieging the city for three months and flooding the beams with water.
"With powerful soldiers and siege equipment like giant cannons, it is a waste to rely on the power of the river to defeat the dying Wei State."
"If I were to come, I would use my weak troops to fake defeat, lure the Daliang defenders out of the city, and destroy them with one strike. Then I would concentrate all the cannons on one city wall and launch attacks day and night. I would be able to capture Daliang in less than a month. ! In this way, not only can Wei Sheji be destroyed, but Daliang City can also be preserved instead of being abandoned."
"This General Xiao Wang has really inherited the general's style of play. He talks about playing it safe in everything, but in fact it consumes time, food and manpower. In the end, he conquered Wei and destroyed a great city in the Central Plains. So why not let me Go and attack quickly."
Li Xin's voice was full of sarcasm, as if he didn't care about Wang Ben.
Zhao Tuo agreed obediently. Faced with Li Xin in this state, he didn't even dare to refute.
In the evening, Zhao Tuo had dinner at Li Xin's mansion, and then walked out of Li Xin's mansion in a daze.
He turned around and through the walls and houses, he seemed to be able to see Li Xin holding the Bai girl in his arms, with a proud look on his face.
"He has considered himself Wu Anjun's successor."
Zhao Tuo sighed. He didn't know whether Li Xin in history was also like this.
But in this time and space, perhaps it was because of Zhao Tuo's participation that he promoted the battle to destroy Yan in advance and allowed Li Xin to intercept King Yan's convoy.
This Li Xin's pride and self-confidence have reached the extreme, and no one can dissuade him.
No one can persuade the King of Qin to govern his affairs.
No one could persuade Li Xin.
Again
Plus Mr. Changping, who lives in Huaiyang and has a smile on his face.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but shudder.
He remembered that when he entered the mansion, he was moved by Li Xin's kindness to him and said in his heart that he would try his best to help.
Zhao Tuo shook his head bitterly.
"This battle is in danger and cannot be saved."
"When we get to the battlefield, it's still important to save our lives!"
Dongjun taking off
