"The King of Chu ordered Qu to kill the Qin envoy, and then sent people to attack Nanjun?"
Zhao Tuo stood in his mansion in Xianyang, whispering about the news he heard today.
Chu went to war without declaring it, killed Qin's envoys, and attacked Qin's city.
War has broken out!
Although Zhao Tuo knew that this would happen sooner or later, when the day actually came, he still felt a little scared.
At the same time, Zhao Tuo also had some doubts in his heart. If King Chu of Chu could kill his brother and successfully usurp the throne, he must be at least a wise man. Why did he behave so stupidly in this matter?
In front of the whole world, he presented the city to the King of Qin to beg for peace, but refused to give the city back, and instead killed Qin's envoys. Isn't this just giving Qin an excuse to launch a war?
And let himself be charged with injustice.
And why did Chu attack Nanjun? Do you want to strike first?
Of course, because the place was too far away, Zhao Tuo could not know what was happening in Chu and whether Chu had attacked Qin's Nanjun. He didn't know. Anyway, if King Qin said there was, then it must be there.
As soon as this news was announced, the Qin government and the public were in a state of excitement.
From the generals and ministers at court to the ordinary Qin people outside the court, everyone was furious and felt extremely insulted.
What a shame!
At this time, our Qin State is invincible in the world.
South Korea, Zhao State, Wei State, Yan State... As long as I, Qin State, want to, I can destroy them with my backhand.
Chu State should just be like Qi State, kneeling humbly in front of Qin State, wagging its tail like a dog and begging for mercy.
Now the King of Chu actually dares to betray the covenant, kill my envoys, and attack my Nanjun County. He is simply eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard. How can it be so unreasonable!
Especially a few days later, the body of the envoy who was stabbed through the throat by a Chu man and chopped into meat paste was sent back to Xianyang.
The meat-like corpses passed by in the street, and all the Qin people in Xianyang saw this tragic scene.
The anger of everyone in Qindu broke out in an instant.
"If you have no faith in the Chu State, you will kill my envoy and insult the prestige of our country. We must kill him!"
"You actually dare to send troops to attack my Nanjun. How brave is the King of Chu to destroy him!"
"Destroy the State of Chu, and take the King of Chu to Xianyang to humiliate him! We also capture all the beauties in the palace of the King of Chu, and let Nai Gong see how thin the waists of those Chu girls are!"
In the capital of Qin, the anger was overwhelming, as if it was back to the time after Jing Ke assassinated Qin, when the people of Qin raised their arms and shouted, roaring to declare war on the state of Yan.
Countless Qin people in Xianyang City roared filial piety, and the rumble finally turned into a sentence.
"Fachu!"
"Fachu!"
"Fachu!"
In the Qin Palace.
Qin Wangzheng stood on the high platform, looking at the turbulent anti-Chu sentiment in the city, with a smile blooming at the corner of his mouth.
"Pass the widow's edict."
"The king of Jing has made an appointment to the west of Qingyang to kill my envoys and attack our Nanjun. How can such an untrustworthy country stand in the world? I should kill it with righteous soldiers."
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"not me!"
"I don't!"
"This matter has nothing to do with me!"
When Qu Shen, the feudal lord of the Qu family in Qingyang, stood in the main hall of the Chu Palace, he could not help but express his grief and anger to the King of Chu who was sitting on the king's couch in front of him.
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All the Chu ministers in the palace looked at Qu Shen coldly with dark faces. No one listened to his argument.
King Chu of Chu suppressed his anger and said, "You didn't kill him, so who was it? The envoy of the State of Qin died in your Qingyang City. Is this a lie?"
Qu Shen said with a tearful face: "The Qin envoy did die in Qingyang, but it was definitely not the Qu clan who sent someone to do it. There must be someone from Chu who was dissatisfied, so he took action privately. It has nothing to do with my Qu clan."
King Chu of Chu could no longer suppress his anger and shouted: "Then why did you disobey Bu Gu's edict and not hand over those cities to the Qin people? If you had given the three cities west of Qingyang to If the Qin people are killed, then the Qin envoy has left long ago. How can
How could such a thing happen! "
Qu Shen was speechless when asked. He couldn't say it in front of many Chu ministers. He probably couldn't bear to part with those cities.
You, the King of Chu, were generous enough to offer your city to Qin to beg for peace, but what you offered was the fiefdom of my family, Qu!
"This incident has given Qin an excuse to launch a war, and it has also given Bu Gu the reputation of betraying the covenant. This is all your fault, someone..."
Just when the King of Chu was holding the cud and shouting that he wanted people to drag Qu Shen down and execute him, a gray-haired veteran stood up.
"Your Majesty, please wait."
The King of Chu opened his eyes and saw that the person who spoke was Xiang Yan of Shangzhu State, now the pillar of the Chu State's army.
He could only suppress his anger again and ask the attendants who came to the palace to drag people back.
"Shangzhuguo, do you have to plead for this Qu family?"
Facing Chu King's question, Xiang Yan said calmly: "The responsibility for this matter naturally lies with Qu, which gave Qin an excuse to attack Chu. But now that it has happened, even if Qu is killed, It's useless, but it will only weaken the national strength of our country of Chu."
Hearing this, he looked at Xiang Yan's expression.
King Chu Chu understood, and the murderous intent in his eyes gradually receded.
Yes, the Qu Jingzhao family is the mainstay of the Chu State and controls a large number of land and people. If he kills Qu Shen, he may anger the Qu family.
Not to mention that in the past six months, King Chu of Chu had managed to win over many nobles who were originally opposed to him. If he killed Qu Shen at this moment, some people would be dissatisfied and the division within the Chu Kingdom would become even more severe. It was even more difficult to gather strength in the face of the Qin army's attack.
Seeing that King Chu's anger was gradually extinguishing, Xiang Yan said: "And I think there are still doubts about this matter. I have carefully inquired about the people of the Qu family. The Qin envoy has a very vicious attitude, and there is no guard when he travels. It is completely unreasonable to dare to walk in Qingyang City with just two or three servants. Moreover, those who assassinated the Qin envoy were all outsiders. No one in the area had seen them. They succeeded in the assassination and immediately fled out of the city. The speed is so fast, it must have been planned in advance.”
As Xiang Yan analyzed the export, King Chu Chu was stunned, and many Chu ministers were also shocked.
Songyang Jun Jingzhao couldn't help but said: "According to Shang Zhuguo's opinion, is there someone behind this plot?"
Xiang Yan nodded and said, "Yes, in my opinion. This matter is a conspiracy facilitated by the Qin State!"
"The Qin State has now destroyed the Three Jin Dynasties, and the King of Qin was so dissatisfied with his political ambitions. He wanted to take advantage of the situation and destroy our Chu State, but due to the peace agreement last year, he could not declare war, so he deliberately killed his own envoys and created This kind of thing happened, just like they wronged our Chu country and attacked Nanjun, it was all a conspiracy to create an excuse for war!"
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After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.
Qu Shen even shouted: "Shangzhu is right, all this is the fault of the Qin people!"
King Chu of Chu also understood.
Yes, your Qin State is so powerful. If you don't attack me, how can I dare to attack first?
I obviously didn't attack Nanjun of your Qin State, but you told the world that I did. Isn't this just to put a shit basin on my head and accuse me, the State of Chu, unjustly?
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The attack on Nanjun was carried out in a deceitful way..."
Chu State also formally declared war on Qin State.
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Qin and Chu declared war.
The whole world was shocked.
At the original junction of Wei and Chu, now the border of Qin and Chu, the soldiers and horses of the two countries faced each other, and the situation was very tense.
But it doesn't stop there.
Because the season has entered late August, various places have begun to enter the autumn harvest stage.
Standing in the farmland, looking up, there are golden and yellow mature crops in all directions. The golden ears of grain are swaying in the breeze, which is very pleasing to the eye.
In the fields, farmers were busy harvesting with simple farm tools.
In this era dominated by farming, autumn harvest is a very important event.
The Art of War says: An army will perish if it has no baggage, it will perish if it does not have food, and it will perish if it has no accumulation.
Without food, no military operations could be carried out, so ancient wars were usually conducted in autumn.
After the autumn harvest, when the grain is mature and no strong labor is needed for farming and harvesting, they can be sent to the battlefield to fight each other.
Therefore, although the situation between Qin and Chu was tense, there was no immediate fight.
They are all urgently collecting food in their own country, recruiting soldiers, repairing weapons and city defenses, and stocking up various supplies to prepare for the next shocking battle.
There is quite a feeling that a storm is coming between Qin and Chu.
The Qin army's camp in Wei.
Wang Ben looked at a piece of silk paper in his hand. It was a letter from Huan Zhao, the chief of the right concubine who was stationed in Chenliu.
"The Marquis Huan said that we can take advantage of the autumn harvest to send troops to invade the territory of Chu, cut off the Chu people's grain and destroy their autumn harvest. What do you think of this suggestion?"
In the military tent, several generals looked at each other, and one of them said: "My subordinates once heard what the Legalists said, 'Surround the farmers in the spring, feed them in the summer, mow them in the autumn, display their treasures in the winter, and shake off their roots with great force. "The letter written by Marquis Huan Jun is very consistent with this idea. He harvested the Chu people's millet and rice to use it as food for my army. This is a very clever strategy."
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"How wonderful?"
Wang Bendan smiled. Huan Zhao's petition was indeed feasible. After all, although the Chu State had deployed troops on the border, it had not yet recruited soldiers on a large scale. Its troops were only limited to a few large cities and the number of soldiers was not large.
The vast Chu land is full of gaps. If he sends his army to the Chu land to harvest the Chu people's rice and replenish his own army's food supply, it is indeed a good move that seems to be very beneficial.
"They are just short-sighted people."
Wang Ben smiled disdainfully.
Although Huan Zhao's words of "cutting them in autumn" are consistent with the art of war, it also depends on when they are used.
Ordinary small battles naturally don't matter.
But the battle against Chu that is about to begin now is a war to destroy the country, a shocking battle involving hundreds of thousands of people. The grain required is at least millions of dan. What's the use?
Instead, he sent troops at will and destroyed the balance between Qin and Chu. It could easily make the Chu state nervous and trigger a war in advance.
As the saying goes, a single move can affect the whole body. No one knows what the consequences will be when the time comes.
In a nationwide war, we must not act rashly.
When he, Wang Ben, goes to war, just like his old father Wang Jian, he also seeks stability. He doesn't want this kind of "small profit" without knowing the consequences.
Not to mention, the main general in the attack on Chu this time was not Wang Ben, but Li Xin, who had not yet come out of seclusion.
His king, Ben, has accomplished great feats by destroying the Kingdom of Wei. Now he only needs to stay in Wei and ensure that nothing goes wrong. When Li Xin takes over, he can return to Xianyang and enjoy his glory. merit.
Why do you need to do such a small trick at this time? Once something big happens and the King of Qin is angered, all the previous efforts will be wasted.
Therefore, Wang Bi sneered at Huan Zhao's letter, and wrote back to reprimand the other party, telling Huan Zhao to just defend the city and not think about things that he shouldn't think about.
Chen stayed in the city.
"Wang Ben!"
"What a piece of shit!"
Huan Zhao was furious. He took the slip sent back from the main camp and just glanced at it. His eyes were about to spit out fire again.
He smashed the bamboo slip on the ground hard. Because of the excessive force, the bamboo slip jumped up again and jumped far away.
"Wang Ben, you know nothing about fighting!"
"The Art of War says: A wise general will feed the enemy. If he feeds the enemy for one minute, he will treat me as twenty bells; if he avoids one stone of his pole, he will treat me as twenty stones. Do you understand?"
"What's wrong with my strategy and the art of war?"
"It must be because of Zhao Tuo!"
Huan Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "Why do you and Li Xin both like Zhao Tuo? I wanted to conquer the Wei Kingdom, but your king was not allowed, so he changed hands and sent it to Zhao Tuo. Whatever Zhao Tuo said, you agreed. .I gave you some good ideas, but you scolded me for being nosy, bah!"
"I, Huan Zhao, come from the famous Huan family. I am also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for more than ten years. I am resourceful and wise. How can I not compare with Zhao Tuo? What is wrong with my plan? Just forget it if you don't adopt it. You still humiliate me like this, damn it!"
The more Huan Zhao thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but vent all his anger on Zhao Tuo, who was far away in Xianyang.
"Zhao Tuo, isn't it great that your Majesty has recalled Xianyang?"
"Isn't it great for you to become a concubine?"
"I, Huan Zhao, am now the chief of the right concubine!"
"Even when it comes to attacking Chu, I will still crush you, Zhao Tuo!"
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"Next time you see me, you have to say hello!"
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"Zhao Tuo."
Qin Wangzheng whispered, stroking a piece of slip with his fingers, a slight hesitation in his eyes.
The eucalyptus in front of him was piled with thick bamboo slips, and the air was filled with a faint scent of bamboo.
"After using the retting method proposed by that boy Zhao Tuo, Guanzhong has a bumper grain harvest this year. Although the autumn harvest has not been completed, according to the statistics of the Shizhi Nei Shifu, basically every acre of millet planted in the field can increase the grain harvest by about one stone. , Nakata can reach one and a half stones, and Ueda can even approach two stones."
"This kind of merit should naturally be rewarded."
When Qin Wangzheng said this, he hesitated again. Naturally, he would not be stingy with the gift of gold and jade, but what about the title?
When he thought about this problem, he had a headache again.
"Meng Tian, Li You, Wang Li..."
Among the entire young generation of Qin State, these three people are the best among them.
The three of them are not only outstanding in themselves, but also have prominent backgrounds behind them.
Meng Tian and Wang Li have been generals for generations.
Li You's father, Li Si, was a great talent in the world and was a minister of Wang Zuo who was favored by the King of Qin.
These three people are also the future pillars of Qin.
But now, Meng Tian and Li Youjue are the chiefs of Zuo Shu, and Wang Li is just a fifth official.
Zhao Tuo is nearly ten years younger than Li You, and even younger than Meng Tian, but his title is already on the same level as the two.
If Zhao Tuo was promoted to the next level due to this skill and became the chief of the right concubine, he would surpass Meng Tian and Li You.
Will it rise too quickly?
Qin Wangzheng hesitated slightly.
As a king, he needs to maintain a certain balance between the government and the opposition.
His eyes turned to the man who had been standing by his side.
Although Zhao Gao's position was the order of CRRC, he was proficient in laws and could write well.
Qin Wangzheng often took him with him to consult him on legal issues, or asked him to draft edicts on his behalf, and he was quite favored.
"Zhao Gao, what do you think of me rewarding Zhao Tuo with a thousand pieces of gold in lieu of his title?"
Thousands of gold!
Zhao Gao's eyelids twitched, this number was considered very large.
You must know that Wang Jian destroyed the Yan State, and King Qin only rewarded him with five hundred yi of gold.
Thousands of yi gold is enough to make a person the most wealthy person in the entire Qin Kingdom and enjoy a lifetime of luxury.
But the price is that he cannot be promoted to the right concubine.
When Zhao Gao served the King of Qin, he
The time was very long, and it was natural to understand the inner struggle of this king.
After hesitating for a moment, he said: "I heard that when Lord Shang created the Qin State's military merit system, he once said, 'Those who have meritorious service will be honored. By praising merit with titles, soldiers can use their lives and advise ministers to offer their wisdom. In this way, The country must be strong. Our Qin State will follow this method to praise meritorious deeds and promote those who have meritorious service. Therefore, all the wise men and brave generals in the world will belong to our Qin State, so that we can achieve today's hegemony."
After Zhao Gao finished speaking, he shut up and stood.
He didn't answer clearly.
But Qin Wangzheng suddenly became enlightened.
He was previously entangled in the balance of the younger generation, but ignored the core of military merit.
Those who work hard will be rewarded generously, and those who make more contributions will be honored.
This is what Zhao Gao said: "Those who have meritorious service will be honored."
Titles are originally used to reward meritorious deeds. The Qin State has strictly followed this method for hundreds of years, awarding titles and rewards to those who have made meritorious services, and establishing a credibility that "nothing can be deceived". Only in this way can it attract talents from the six countries and achieve Today's situation of dominating the world.
The military merit system is the foundation of Qin's strength.
The King of Qin can use his privileges to reward his favorite people with titles. This is the right of the king. Although it may cause dissatisfaction, it will not shake the foundation of the system.
But if those who have made great achievements do not receive corresponding rewards, it will shock the hearts of countless people.
Those who have meritorious service will not be rewarded. If there is a problem with the title system, the country will lose its credibility. Then who else will think about meritorious service, and who else will work hard for your Qin State!
The method of fertilization offered by Zhao Tuo can be called the art of strengthening a country. If such a contribution is not rewarded with a title, will he still offer it next time when he has something good?
When others see this scene, will they still offer advice to Qin?
This is actually shaking the foundation of Qin!
There is no doubt about Qin Wangzheng anymore.
He nodded and said, "You are right, we have already decided."
"The king is wise."
Zhao Gao smiled slightly and praised him.
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