Qin Wangzheng was sitting on the couch, eating a bowl of steaming noodle soup.
The noodles are soft and smooth. Sprinkle the special meat sauce made by the palace chef on top and stir evenly.
In this cold spring season, if you take a sip, it will really make your whole body feel comfortable, and your stomach and intestines will feel warm. It is much more delicious than eating corn rice or something.
"Retting and plowing can be said to be the skills of farmers, the cannon is the legacy of Gongshuzi, and the military battle on the battlefield can also be said to be the hard study of the art of war. Then what is the explanation for this wheat cooking method? It is said that Zhao Tuo was still on the battlefield. Cuju turned into a football, and some trumpets were made.”
"Little Zhao Tuo is less than twenty years old, but he knows a lot of things, and I don't know who he learned it from. When the world is settled, I will definitely dig out his details and see who he is. disciple."
Qin Wangzheng smiled and sucked the last mouthful of noodles into his stomach. Looking at the soup in the bowl, he hesitated slightly, put down his chopsticks, picked up the bowl and took a sip.
After a while, the maid took away the tableware.
Zhao Gao, who had been prepared for a long time, sent a pile of slips for the King of Qin's political approval.
He himself stood by with his hands down, so that when the King of Qin had some ideas, he could write orders for him, or consult on some detailed legal issues.
Qin Wangzheng picked up the top slip and opened it. The smile on his face froze.
"Li You's letter?"
After reading it, Qin Wangzheng's thick eyebrows were even more tightly knitted together.
Li You took the initiative to ask for war in his letter, willing to help the king to destroy the small states in Daidi and work hard for Qin's great cause of unifying the world.
This patriotism and high fighting spirit made Qin Wangzheng quite praised.
Although Li You suffered repeated defeats, in addition to luck, he also had problems with his own command errors and lack of ability. However, he is not discouraged by defeat and is still full of fighting spirit and motivation. This attitude has surpassed that of many people.
At least in Qin Wangzheng's view, Li You was stronger than Li Xin, who had not yet emerged from the shadow of attacking Chu.
Qin Wangzheng glanced at Zhao Gao, who was standing respectfully beside him.
It's a pity that Li Youshu is strange.
Qin Wangzheng actually knew what Zhao Gao Jinyan was thinking, but these words were close to conspiracy. Combined with Li You's three consecutive defeats, it pierced Qin Wangzheng's heart like a sharp thorn, so he had to guard against it.
But Li Youquan's patriotism cannot be easily attacked. Moreover, it was too arbitrary to cut off Li You's future just because of a rumor, and he was not the master of sage.
Qin Wangzheng thought for a while and said: "Zhao Gao, here is my order. The Yi people in Nanjun are undecided about their rebellion. When they attacked Chu last year, the barbarians not only resisted the corvee and refused to pay taxes, but also colluded with the Chu people to attack our Nanjun. Although we have retreated now. , but do not spare him lightly. The fifth official, Li You, was patriotic and ordered him to be the Nanjun Lieutenant. He would lead the Nanjun soldiers to conquer the barbarians for the few and promote the power of Qin."
Zhao Gao was startled and immediately accepted the order and wrote the order for King Qin.
Qin Wangzheng put down Li You's hand and submitted a letter.
He looked outside the palace.
Asking Li You to go to Nanjun to attack the Yi people who rebelled against Qin last year not only effectively avoided the defeat of Dai, but also tested Li You's "number of oddities".
When Li You attacked Chu, he always used the weak to attack the strong and suffered defeat.
Now let him fight against the barbarians in Nanjun, using the strong to defeat the weak. Is this possible?
…
Ever since the king and his ministers had eaten wheat at that farewell banquet and praised its deliciousness.
During this time, there was a wheat storm throughout Guanzhong.
With the king as a living "billboard", wealthy families rushed to buy wheat and installed stone mills in their homes. At the same time, they found connections and paid heavily to hire chefs who could cook wheat.
Let wheat food become a fad.
Because this is not the season for wheat to mature, and there is not much wheat in Guanzhong, there is a trend of wheat shortages on the market.
At the same time, on the secret black market, the price of wheat soared, and for a while it was as valuable as corn.
People in Guanzhong all say that wheat in Xianyang is expensive and a single wheat is hard to find.
At this moment in Li's residence, Li Si was holding a piece of wheat cake and eating it.
Although he is old, his teeth are still good. He not only likes to eat sour Huaibei oranges, but also likes to chew on this dry and hard wheat cake among the many new ways to eat wheat.
Li Si took a bite of the wheat cake, peeled off a piece of orange and stuffed it into his mouth, mixed it with chewing, and showed a satisfied expression on his face.
"This wheat cake is really good. A small bite can fill your stomach. You'er, in the past, Wang Ben, Meng Wu and others said that using this food as army food, they might be able to perform extraordinary feats during raids. You Since we are going south to conquer the barbarians this time, maybe we should consider this kind of food?"
"Father, Nanjun Shaomai."
Li You replied, and then said with a sad face: "I asked for the order to conquer the Dai Dynasty. I had the intention to serve the country. Why did the king not only refuse to allow it, but also asked me to lead troops to the south to attack the barbarians?"
Li Si put down the cake, shook off the wheat crumbs in his hand, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "You are a coward who doesn't know what is good and what is good. Why did the king let you serve as Nanjun Lieutenant and let me conquer the barbarians? This is because he favors you!"
"Trust me, really?"
Li You was very depressed. He was already prepared to submit to Zhao Tuo and conquer the dynasties to make contributions. Who knew that after submitting the letter, the king gave him this strange appointment.
Li Si explained: "Haha, what do you think the position of a county lieutenant is? It is a high position with a silver seal and a green ribbon, with a rank higher than two thousand stones. If it is placed on other people, it should at least be the title of the chief of the left concubine and the chief of the right concubine. I can take the position. Your Majesty, if you let one of your five officers be the captain of a county, wouldn’t it be an exceptional promotion? This is a high promotion!"
"When you attacked Chu in the past, weren't you the Nanjun soldiers? I guess you must have a few cronies in the army, right?"
Li You thought of his former capable general Gong Ao and the black-faced generals who once saved his life, and couldn't help but nodded and said: "There are a few."
"You see, the king has promoted you to a high position, and allowed you to command the old troops, and then attack the weak barbarians in the south. Doesn't this mean that you will make achievements? From my point of view, the king favors you. You, I want to restore you to the title of Zuo Shu Zhang in the past, but I am worried that you will alienate other heroes who conquered Chu, so I let you go to Nanjun to fight."
"As long as you, Li You, do well in Nanjun and defeat the barbarians and return, you will definitely regain the title of Zuo Shu Zhang! You said, this is not the king's favor for you, then what is it? Do other people have this? treatment?"
"Don't think about destroying the dynasty anymore. Serving as a general under someone else's command, how can you be as comfortable as controlling an area by yourself and controlling the military power of a county? Do you think so?"
Under Li Si's words, Li You's eyes shone.
"Yes, Father, you are right!"
"The king must have favored me, so he promoted me to Nanjun Lieutenant to conquer the barbarians, so that I can be promoted again for my meritorious service! I, Li Youding, will definitely not let the king down!"
Seeing his son's high fighting spirit, Li Si nodded happily and said, "It's good that you understand. The governor of Nanjun, Teng, was the general who destroyed Han in the past. I have dealt with him before. I want you to come and serve as a county lieutenant there." , he will not make things difficult for you. Just do your best, I will be waiting for your triumphant return here in Xianyang!"
"Father, don't worry, I won't let you down!"
Li You was in high spirits, turned around and went out, starting to prepare his luggage for the trip south.
Seeing his son leaving full of fighting spirit, Li Si sighed softly.
What I said just now were just words of encouragement to my son.
As a veteran minister, he had already guessed the king's intention.
"If You'er is not allowed to defeat Dai, it seems that the king has decided to make Zhao Tuo the main general. If my prediction is correct, then after Zhao Tuo destroys Dai this time, he can naturally serve as the main general to destroy Qi."
"Young talented man, as long as nothing happens in the future, this boy will have a bright future."
Li Si sighed and shook his head. Because of Li You's incident, he had some resentment towards Zhao Tuo, but seeing that Zhao Tuo was deeply favored by the king, he had the potential to soar to the sky.
As a qualified veteran in officialdom, Li Si knew exactly what to do at this time.
"Zhao Tuo is far from comparable to Han Fei in the past."
"I, Mr. Li, should be on good terms with him, Zhao Tuo."
…
"Hey, Li You has been appointed as Nanjun Lieutenant by the King?"
In the young master's residence, Zhao Tuo also received the news that Li You went south this morning, and was quite surprised.
"Didn't Zhao Gao say that the king is afraid of the words 'Shu Qi'? Why did he let Li You be the county captain? It seems that Zhao Gao's strategy is not very effective."
Zhao Tuo smiled and shook his head. He didn't have much hostility towards Li You.
First of all, he wanted to make friends with Li Si. Not to mention being friends, at least he didn't want to be an enemy of someone like Li Si.
Secondly, from Zhao Tuo's point of view, Li You was really miserable. When he first entered the battlefield, he was attacked by Xiang Yan and was defeated in three battles. Such an unlucky encounter made people want to hate him but they couldn't.
Would a victorious general hate a defeated general?
Therefore, Li Youzhi just thought about it, and Zhao Tuo put it behind him and did not take it into his heart.
Now there was another thing before him.
The king asked him to greet the envoys of Qi who came to see him.
Thinking of the name of the Qi envoy, Zhao Tuo's face was full of smiles.
…
Outside Hangu Pass, on Sanchuan Avenue.
A huge convoy consisting of dozens of carriages stopped near a post station. The people wanted to drink and eat their horses here and rest for a while before continuing on their way.
Tian Chong walked out of the inn and looked at a bamboo forest in the distance.
"Da Sima, it is said that the Yan State's convoy that used to go to Qin used to spend the night here. It was in that bamboo forest that Yan State's deputy envoy Qin Wuyang was killed, and Jing Ke appointed Gao Tuo as his deputy envoy, which ultimately led to the failure of the plan to assassinate Qin. ah!"
A square-faced man in his late thirties stood nearby and sighed.
Grand Sima Tian Chong also sighed: "That Jing Ke is a fool. For some reason, he listened to the words of the traitor Gao Tuo and killed Qin Wuyang."
"If Jing Ke had taken Qin Wuyang as his deputy, the two of them would have joined forces and the King of Qin would have crowned him in the main hall. How could what happened today be possible?"
"What a pity Qin Wuyang!"
The square-faced man also said: "Da Sima is right. However, because of Jing Ke's assassination, the King of Qin will not let the envoys from various countries get close to him. Even if we want to assassinate him, there will be nothing we can do."
Tian Chong's expression changed drastically and he immediately scolded him.
"Tian Dan (dān) don't talk nonsense!"
"We, the State of Qi, are only seeking peace as a gift. We present the Chu captive Jingzhao and the Korean invader Hancheng to the King of Qin to show our sincerity. How can we have any intention of assassination?"
"Historical Records·Biography of Tian Dan": Tian Dan people are from Di, so they are also from the Tian clan of the King of Qi.
(End of chapter)
