"It's passed to the marquis Ying." After Prince Zhu left, King Qin said in a deep voice.
The army is the foundation of a country and the foundation of a strong country. There must be no problems. Even if the King of Qin himself has been frugal in recent years, he has never lost a grain of food on the front line.
No matter who is responsible for this winter coat, the King of Qin will investigate thoroughly, even if it is Ying Hou.
"Old minister, I pay my respects to the king." Fan Ju leaned over and said.
"Explain it." King Qin pointed to the memorial on the desk and said.
Fan Ju opened it and took a look, and quickly knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, this matter was done by Lord Jingyang, and I...can't stop it..."
Although he had a rift with Bai Qi, he would never dare to cheat Bai Qi on this matter. This would lead to death.
"Jingyang Jun? Isn't he... seriously ill in bed?" King Qin asked.
Lord Jingyang is the younger brother of King Qin. He is a few years younger than King Qin. He was fine some time ago. But he suddenly fell ill half a month ago, and his illness was very serious. He was about to lead King Qin, so when King Qin went to war That's why I didn't take him with me.
"Jingyang Jun's son took the winter clothes in Jingyang Jun's handwriting and personally went to the warehouse outside the city to pick up the winter clothes." Fan Ju leaned over and said.
"Send the order to Jing... no, send the order to the Tingwei to control Jingyang Jun's family first, find the winter clothes and send them to the front line immediately." King Qin said.
At this time, when foreign enemies invade, it would be better to have less turmoil in the country. Once the foreign enemies are defeated, these accounts will be settled one by one!
"Your Majesty, the envoys to Yan and Qi are back." At this time, a eunuch came in.
King Qin had just learned that the four kingdoms were united, and before they were defeated, he sent envoys to Yan and Qi to ask for alliance. Now he finally came back.
"Please come in quickly." King Qin said.
After a while, two envoys entered the hall.
"What do the two countries say?" King Qin asked quickly without waiting for the two to salute.
"Your Majesty, Qi State has refused. Qi State is afraid that after the Three Jin Dynasties defeat Qin State, they will turn around and attack them." The envoy to Qi State said.
"Your Majesty, the State of Yan has sent troops to the border of Yan and Zhao, but no troops have been sent." The envoy to the State of Yan said.
"A bunch of idiots, don't they know that they were the ones who suffered from the rise of the Three Jin Dynasties? Our Qin State has Hangu Pass, what do they have? They are short-sighted!" King Qin kicked several cases over and cursed loudly.
"Send envoys to the State of Yan again, promising benefits, and let the State of Yan send troops no matter what." After a while, King Qin calmed down.
Regarding Qi State, he had given up, but Yan State could still be saved.
"promise."
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Zhi Pass has been breached." At this time, Qin Yue quickly walked into the palace holding the battle report.
"We defeated it so quickly! Where is Si Li?" King Qin grabbed the battle report and opened it, "Zhao Kuo, you are so cruel!"
"Let's take a look." King Qin put the battle report in front of Fan Ju. "What suggestions does Ying Hou have?"
After reading this, Fan Ju felt a little surprised and leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you send an envoy to sue for peace and temporarily hold back the coalition forces, and then send spies to Handan to spread rumors that Zhao Kuo wants to seize the land of Shangdang in Hedong and claim the throne. Even if King Zhao cannot order Zhao Kuo to withdraw, he can still drive a wedge between the three Jin states."
"Okay, let's do it like this." King Qin said. "Who do you think is better to send as an envoy?"
"Young master, I can make longevity candles for you." Fan Ju thought for a moment and said.
"Invite Shouzhu to the palace immediately." King Qin ordered, and then looked at Qin Yue, "Is there any news from Nanjun?"
"Your Majesty, there is none at the moment." Qin Yue said.
"That shouldn't be a big problem." King Qin nodded.
He was relatively reassured about Nanjun. Although there were many Chu troops, they all fought independently, with more than enough defense but not enough offense.
Except for Bai Qi's army, the remaining elite troops of Qin were all in Nanjun, and those guarding Nanjun were famous generals of Qin.
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By the time Shouzhu arrived at Hedong, the coalition forces had already reached Wangyuan (today's Yuanqu County, Shanxi).
"I wonder why the Qin envoy came here?" Zhao Kuo met the Qin envoy Shouzhu in the coalition camp.
As his name suggests, Shouzhuren is an old man in his dying years. His beard is all white, but he is still in good spirits. Otherwise, he would not have been able to reach Wang Yuan all the way through the long journey.
"Does the commander know that disaster is coming?" Shou Zhu's mouth was the standard starting point for lobbyists.
"Drag him out." Zhao Kuo immediately ordered without even listening.
"You..." Before Shou Zhu could react, he was dragged out by the soldiers.
"Commander, why don't you wait for the Qin envoy to finish?" said a Wei general.
Zhao Kuo glanced at General Wei and said, "If you want to hear it, go find the envoy of Qin yourself."
"Commander, will our army continue the attack?" Jin Bi asked with his hands raised.
"Of course, attack, not only attack, but also hit hard." Zhao Kuo said sternly.
When the Qin envoys came, they only wanted to do two things, either to ask for peace or not to ask for peace.
If it is asking for peace, then giving Qin a good beating before asking for peace is very conducive to peace talks.
If it's not about asking for peace, then let alone beating him until he asks for peace.
The next day, the Qin army retreated again, and the coalition successfully captured Xinjiang.
Shouzhu asked to see Zhao Kuo again, but Zhao Kuo did not see him.
On the third day, the coalition forces captured Quwo, and Si Li led the Qin army to retreat to Anyi.
Shou Zhu asked to see Zhao Kuo again, but Zhao Kuo still didn't see him, so Shou Zhu turned around and asked to see Wei Wuji and Bao Yuan, who met him.
On the fifth day, the coalition forces captured Xingcheng and surrounded Anyi.
Shouzhu couldn't sit still anymore and stood in front of Zhao Kuo's tent all day. When he saw Zhao Kuo coming back, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Zhu was a little rude a few days ago. I hope General Haihan will respect you." Shou Zhu leaned over and bowed.
"Can you tell me why you came now?" Zhao Kuo glanced at Shou Zhu and thought he could keep his composure, but he couldn't hold it back after only five days.
"Zhu came here to seek peace." Shouzhu said respectfully, not daring to underestimate Zhao Kuo at all.
"Tell me about Qin's conditions." Zhao Kuo said.
"We, the State of Qin, recognize that Shangdang belongs to the State of Zhao, and promise that the State of Zhao will not attack Shangdang within three years." Shouzhu said.
"anything else?"
"No more..." Shou Zhu said guiltily.
"The King of Qin sent you to die, right?" Zhao Kuo looked at Shouzhu and said with a smile: "Now Qin has lost the land of Sanchuan and Hanoi, and Hedong is about to be lost. Nanjun is being attacked by Chu. Where are you from Qin?" Do you have the courage to say such a thing?”
"General, do you think it is our country, Qin, that is stronger, or Han and Wei?" Shouzhu asked.
"Of course Qin is strong." Zhao Kuo said.
"In this case, why didn't the general exchange the land of Sanchuan and Hanoi for the friendship of our Qin State? Instead, he gave it to South Korea and Wei State without getting any benefit from it? This is unwise." Shouzhu said.
"Because... Qin will become weak soon. Take him away." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and did not continue to argue with Shouzhu.
He was completely sure that Qin was here to delay time and had no intention of negotiating peace.
"You...if the general is not satisfied with the conditions, we can talk again, but please stop attacking first." Shou Zhu said loudly.
"What are you doing standing still? Drag us on!" Zhao Kuo glared at the guard.
The guards quickly dragged Shouzhu out.
"How should I explain to the king when I go back?" Shouzhu stood outside the camp, his face full of grief and indignation.
Zhao Kuo's order came from the camp: "Continue the attack tomorrow and fight until Qin is in danger."
