After Li Mu was granted the title of Lord Wu'an, the Qin army finally returned to the court. After a grand sacrifice to the ancestral temple and rewards to the three armies, the core figures of the Qin court once again gathered in Ying Zheng's battle palace.
"Li Mu was granted the title of Lord Wu'an. It seems that Zhao Wangyan's trust in Li Mu exceeds our imagination." Ying Zheng said with some emotion.
There are two biggest obstacles to Qin's unification of the world, one is Li Mu and the other is Xiang Yan. Because Chu State was divided, Xiang Yan had nothing to fear. As for the obstacle of Li Mu, the Qin State could not solve it for a while. Originally, Ying Zheng wanted to send people to drive a wedge between the kings and ministers of Zhao State and make Zhao Wang Yan alienate Li Mu, but Zhao Wang Yan had deep trust in Li Mu and could not do anything about it.
"Wang Yan of Zhao is a very interesting person. Although he behaves absurdly and hires traitors, he only uses Guo Kai, a person who has accompanied him since he grew up. He can also use people and talents for other officials. The people of Zhao State have great respect for King Zhao. Yan's biggest dissatisfaction is that he appointed Guo Kai as prime minister and a prostitute as his queen." Han Fei said, touching his chin.
For Zhao Wangyan, he can be regarded as half a qualified monarch. As for why he is half, it is because the current Zhao country is very contradictory. On the one hand, it is trying hard to govern, but on the other hand, it is dim and corrupt. Zhao Wangyan is also suspicious by nature, but he does not care about his ministers. He had great trust in Guo Kai, Li Mu, or other ministers, but he was constantly suspicious of his own son. He deposed the previous prince Gongzi Jia and made the prostitute's son Gongzi the prince.
"Zhao Wangyan is indeed an interesting person, but according to the information sent back by HD, Zhao Wangyan has caught wind and cold, and his complexion is getting worse day by day." Ziyou said, ever since Li Mu was awarded the title of Lord Wu'an, Ziyou has been keeping an eye on Zhao Wang. Yan.
"Wang Yan of Zhao has great trust in Li Mu, but that doesn't mean that the crown prince of Zhao, Gong Zi Qian, has great trust in Li Mu. I heard that when King Yan of Zhao replaced the prince, Li Mu and Zongzheng Zhao Yi of the Zhao royal family supported Gong Zi Jia." Lu Buwei said. .
After hearing Lu Buwei's words, everyone realized that their chance was to wait until Zhao Wang Yan died to sow discord between Zhao Wang Qian and Li Mu. Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao.
"Your Majesty, according to the news from Luo Wang, Zhao Gao's Prime Minister Guo Kai is quite dissatisfied with Li Mu being granted the title of Lord Wu'an, and believes that Li Mu will threaten his position." Zhao Gao said.
"It seems that this Prime Minister Guo is expected to become the number one hero of our Great Qin Dynasty." Lu Buwei said with a smile.
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment and then laughed. Others also understood the meaning of Lu Buwei's words. First, they forced Lian Po away so that Lian Po would not be used by the Zhao State for life, and now they had murderous intentions towards Li Mu.
"In this case, Zhao Guo, please let Luo Wang help Prime Minister Guo stabilize his position." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
"promise!"
"In addition to this incident, news came from the Wei State that Lian Po's position as general was abolished by Wei Wang Zeng. The reason was that Lian Po and the young master were too close to each other, which made Wei Wang Zeng feel uneasy. Lian Po felt He left Wei directly in anger, went to Chu, and is now with Lord Changping," Ying Zheng said.
Regarding Wei Wangzeng's behavior, Ziyou felt that it was unreasonable and expected. What Wei Wangzeng hated the most was the young master contacting the general. After all, Wei Wangzeng relied on this method to rise to power, so he was very worried that his children would use such methods. Empty your own power.
"God is really helping us, Great Qin. Now we lack a reasonable reason to attack Wei next year." Wang Jian said.
"Well, I have one here." Zi You told the story of the attack on the Mo family's main hospital in Yan State. The head of Shan Chuan, the young master's fake retainer, has been specially processed and is still stored in the net. Anyone who wants to use it can You can take it out at any time.
"This is God allowing me, the Qin Dynasty, to rule the world. After the spring plowing next year, it will be time for my army to go on an expedition!!" Ying Zheng said.
After all matters were settled, the entire Qin State returned to unprecedented calm on the surface, but secretly it made all preparations to attack the Wei State. Wang Ben and Li Xin were currently in Xinzheng, preparing to attack the Wei State at any time.
As time went by, after a New Year's Eve, news came out of the State of Zhao that King Zhao Yan had died suddenly. At the last moment, King Yan of Zhao appointed Gongzi Qian as the new king, and at the same time advised Gongzi Qian, the prostitute and Guo Kai, Zhao Wangyan The country cannot live without Li Mu, so they must protect Li Mu and not take action against Li Mu.
The whole HD is full of plain clothes, and everyone in the Zhao State wears hemp and mourns for King Zhao. The officials of Zhao State also negotiated a posthumous title for King Zhao Yan, King Zhao Mouxiang. To perform sacrifices without restraint is called mourning; to die young in middle age is called mourning; to fear from a place is called mourning; to die early in life is called mourning; to have virtue in the earth is called Xiang; to work in armor is called Xiang; to do meritorious deeds is called Xiang; to be stubborn and overcome strength is called Xiang; The one who praises and achieves success is called Xiang; the one whose mighty virtue is far away is called Xiang. This is the most reasonable evaluation for Zhao Wangyan.
Just when everyone was discussing the newly appointed Zhao Wangqian, an even more shocking news appeared in the Qin State. Shan Chuan, a fake retainer of the Wei State Young Master, intended to assassinate the Qin King's master Ziyou. The Qin King was furious and stationed troops on the Wei State's border, preparing to wait for an opportunity. Attack Wei.
Although everyone knew that this was Qin's reason for attacking Wei, Shan Chuan's attack on Ziyou was in a busy city, and many people saw it. Afterwards, Qin hung Shan Chuan's head on the wall of Xianyang. Some people who know Shan Chuan also said that it is undoubtedly Shan Chuan.
The imperial court of the State of Wei.
"Asshole, who asked Shan Chuan to assassinate the Qin King's advisor without authorization? Doesn't he know how much harm this will bring to our country of Wei?" Wei Wangzeng stood in the court and cursed.
The young master pretended to kneel on the ground and did not dare to speak. His trembling body showed his fear at the moment. The surrounding ministers looked at Gongzi Ji and did not dare to intercede for him. The entire Wei State knew that Gongzi Ji was a staunch anti-Qin faction and had a close relationship with the former general Lian Po. The two often discussed that Wei was the next target of Qin. , I hope King Wei will make preparations early. It makes perfect sense for Shan Chuan, who was the false guest of the Young Master, to assassinate Zi You.
At this moment, the young master just felt that he was very aggrieved. If he hadn't wanted to win over Lian Po, he wouldn't have joined the anti-Qin faction. Wouldn't it be better to live a comfortable life by himself? If it weren't for the fact that several of his brothers had posed a danger to his position as prince, he wouldn't have pretended to be an anti-Qin faction in order to win over Lian Po. Shan Chuan was also a disciple recommended to him by Lian Po. At this time, the young master already hated Lian Po in his heart, but at this moment he could only take the blame. If he said all this now, the ministers in the DPRK would not support him. It's okay if you don't despise him.
"Father, please calm down. This Shan Chuan has left the Prince's Mansion for a long time. I didn't even know that he went to assassinate Zi You!" the young master said falsely.
"You don't need to say it. It doesn't matter whether you instigated Shan Chuan to assassinate Ziyou or not. Now the Qin State is furious and has stationed troops on the border. What should we do!?" Wei Wangzeng scolded sternly.
Young Master Ji immediately did not dare to speak anymore and could only lower his head and dare not speak. He knew that there was only one way to silence Qin, and that was to sue for peace and hand him over to Qin.
The court of the State of Wei also had a huge quarrel because of the issue of King Wei's increase. The main war faction believed that the State of Wei had absorbed the land captured by Chu. It was not impossible to stop the State of Qin with the only remaining Wei soldiers and troops, and they hoped that the increase of King Wei's He sent people to the Chu State to invite Lian Po back and asked him to lead the army to resist the Qin Army.
The peace faction believed that Wei's remaining army and Wei soldiers could not defeat Qin at all. If they had defeated Qin, they would not have been beaten by Qin and moved the capital to Daliang. For a time, the whole court was quarreling. , and as the king of Wei, Wang Zeng of Wei prefers peace. Of course, he knows that the current Wei State cannot stop Qin State at all. If Zhao Chu was fine before, he would still fight with Qin State.
But now the State of Zhao has passed away because of King Zhao Qian. The State of Zhao is still in mourning and cannot raise weapons. During the period of national mourning, no foreign wars can be made, and other countries cannot attack the country during the period of national mourning. As the saying goes, teachers should not attack the country during the mourning period. This is a rule passed down from the Spring and Autumn Period. Although it was also broken during the Warring States Period, countries that took the initiative to break this rule were the last ones. More or less, they all suffered retribution.
For example, the State of Wu took advantage of the fact that the old king of the State of Yue had just died and the new king colluded to inherit the throne. The State of Wu sent troops to attack the State of Yue. The entire army was annihilated by the State of Yue. King Helu of Wu was also seriously injured and died. There is also the famous Battle of Weishan. Duke Mu of Qin wanted to attack Zheng while the king of Zheng was just dead, but Jin and Zheng jointly defeated the Qin army.
Coupled with the advocacy of others, this rule allowed later generations of people and monarchs to inherit this rule and avoid sending troops to attack other countries during national mourning as much as possible. Moreover, attacking other countries during their national mourning period can easily arouse public anger, thereby losing the support of the people, which is not conducive to future rule.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the Qin army has just experienced the war with the Huns and has been trained. Now its morale is at its peak. We should avoid its sharp edges and choose to negotiate peace with it. The gap between Qin and Wei is obvious. If a war breaks out, we will not have a general. Able to command the three armies to fight." A minister came out and said.
Seeing that someone was the first to say Zhu He's words, Wei Wangzeng stopped pretending and said immediately
"As Aiqing said, I don't know who is the right person to ask to talk to Qin?"
When it comes to talking to Qin, everyone is reluctant to go to peace talks. These people know that Qin will definitely not give up, and the chance of successful peace talks is very small. If they go to Qin, they will be humiliated. None are willing to go.
"If no one is willing to go, then according to the law, let Dianke go to Qin to discuss peace talks." Wei Wangzeng looked at Dianke.
Dianke Ling felt as if he was struck by lightning, but in the face of Wei Wangzeng's order, he did not dare to resist and could only bow his head and accept his fate. While Wang Zeng of Wei was still preparing for peace talks, Wang Ben and Li Xin had already sent troops to attack Wei. When Wei's army encountered the Qin army in front, they simply charged and fled without fighting. The chief general of the Wei army even Abandoning the city and fleeing, in just three days, Wang Ben and Li Xin had already conquered three cities.
(End of chapter)
