"Hun?"
Ying Zheng looked at the bamboo slips and saw Yang Duanhe telling about the crisis in Yanmen. He frowned slightly. Fortunately, he saw Bai Yan had arrived at Yanmen later and felt a little calmer.
Ying Zheng did not expect that the Huns would take this opportunity to go south!
Obviously, now that the Huns dare to go south, the Yuezhi must have done something secretly, otherwise the Huns would definitely not be able to go south.
Fortunately, Bai Yan has returned to Yanmen!
Ying Zheng recalled the time when Bai Yan left, and after reading the contents of the letter, he realized after thinking about it for a moment that Bai Yan probably went straight to Yanmen after leaving Xianyang, and the journey was still day and night.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng felt a little relieved in his heart. In the miserable political affairs day after day, after dealing with one irritating matter after another, seeing Bai Yan's actions was really impressive.
However, Ying Zheng also knew that there were very few people like Bai Yan in the Qin court, not to mention the ministers in all counties and counties of Qin.
This is not a question of ability, but of attitude and responsibility.
"Your Majesty, what happened to Yanmen?"
Princess Mi stood up, came to Ying Zheng's side, looked at Ying Zheng with a frown, and asked with concern.
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng looked at the contents of the bamboo slips.
"The Xiongnu are preparing to go south. Yang Duanhe said that the Xiongnu army has attacked Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng."
Ying Zheng said.
"Ah! The Huns are attacking south and attacking Yanmen?"
When Princess Mi heard what Ying Zheng said, she was surprised and worried.
"Don't worry, Bai Yan has arrived at Yanmen and is leading his army to Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng to resist the Huns. With Bai Yan and Yang Duan here, it's not that simple for the Huns to want to go south to Yanmen!"
After reading the bamboo slips, Ying Zheng put away the bamboo slips, looked at his beloved concubine who looked worried, and said softly.
While talking, Ying Zheng walked back to the wooden table, put down the bamboo slips and prepared to continue handling matters.
Hearing this, Princess Mi also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Bai Yan resisted the Xiongnu, even if the Xiongnu army was outnumbered, other counties or General Wang Jian could send troops to come back for reinforcements, so there shouldn't be any serious problems.
The second day.
As the night receded and the sky was not bright yet, Ying Zheng finished washing early and had something to eat, then went to the palace hall to preside over the affairs of the state.
Your Highness, most of the civil and military officials are bringing up old matters again, and the matters in Yingchuan are always endless. The rest are the daily reports of the governor of Su Neishi and the general of the Shaofu.
Listening to the officials arguing about some things in a chaotic manner, Ying Zheng did not rush to make a decision as usual, but let the officials argue until they were red-faced. In a word, only after the debate did you know who everyone understood, who was in the right, and who was in the right.
"Report! Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Yanmen!"
Suddenly, outside the main hall, a palace guard hurriedly walked into the main hall, and then came to the center below the main hall to report the ceremony to Ying Zhengji.
After hearing the news about Yanmen, the officials who were still arguing with Yuan En and blushing became quiet one after another and looked at each other angrily. They were all ready to rest for a while. After hearing about Yanmen, it is not too late to argue again. Now I just took a breather and prepared my speech.
Li Si, Wei Liao, Chang Wenjun and others were a little surprised when they heard the news that it was Yanmen, and then frowned slightly.
Now General Wang Jian and Deputy General Xin Sheng are leading the Qin army to attack Yan. At this time, there is an urgent report from Yanmen. This is not a good thing.
Under the gaze of everyone, Han Ye walked down the stairs to the center of the empty hall, took the bamboo slip from the palace guard, held it above his head with both hands, returned to the hall, bent down and handed it to Ying Zheng.
In the quiet hall.
Ying Zheng knelt down on the throne, took the bamboo slips and opened it to read. Ying Zheng had just received news from Yanmen Yang Duanhe last night. Unexpectedly, just one night later, there would be another one.
"What? Guo Yi?"
After Ying Zheng read the bamboo slips, he became furious. In front of all the civil and military officials, he threw the bamboo slips in anger and got up and walked in the hall.
"Peng Yi, Guo Yi!"
Ying Zheng walked back and forth, muttering these two names, angry in his heart.
The bamboo slips not only record the news that the Huns had 40,000 troops approaching Yishui, but also the news that Bai Yan withdrew his troops and returned south after the Huns retreated. Finally, it records Peng Yi’s confession after he captured Peng Yi. It turns out that the Huns army , not attacking Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng, nor Yishui, but Yunzhong!
Peng Yi, Guo Yi!
Thinking of these two names, these two people who were bribed, it was not these two people who made Ying Zheng angry, but Guo Zong.
Ying Zheng is not stupid. Bai Yan and Yang Duanhe had mentioned the matter of Guo Zong before. Now, there is no doubt that the mastermind behind Peng Yi and Guo Yi's actions is Guo Zong.
Your Highness.
All civil and military officials were startled when they saw Ying Zheng's furious look. Ying Zheng's actions undoubtedly told all officials that something must have happened in Yanmen, and it was definitely not a small matter, otherwise Ying Zheng would never have been so angry.
Although Li Si, Wei Liao and others were mentally prepared, looking at Ying Zheng, they also realized that the seriousness of the matter might exceed their expectations.
"We'll discuss things tomorrow and withdraw from the court!"
Ying Zheng's voice came from the main hall. When the officials who had lowered their heads looked up at Ying Zheng, they saw that Ying Zheng had left the throne, and Han Yezhe picked up the bamboo slips that Ying Zheng had just thrown, and walked quickly Follow and leave.
"What happened in Yanmen?"
"I don't know either! I haven't heard of it!"
"The king is so angry, something big must have happened!"
Seeing Ying Zheng leaving, all the officials began to whisper.
Li Si, Wei Liao and others looked at each other.
Among the officials, after Bai Yu and Mr. Hu met, they could also see each other's worries.
Half an hour later, as the civil and military officials retired from the court, Li Si, Wei Liao, Chang Wenjun, Wei Zhuang and others were left behind by the eunuchs in the Xianyang Palace. Under the leadership of the eunuchs, they came to the study.
In the study, everyone came to Ying Zheng's side and raised their hands in salute.
"Kings!"
"Kings!!"
When Li Si, Wei Liao and others were saluting, they noticed that Han Ye, who was standing aside, was holding a wooden tray with two scrolls of bamboo slips placed on it.
Ying Zheng stood in front of the huge map, looking at the map blankly, looking at the location of Yanmen written on the map.
With Ying Zheng's silence.
Han Ye came forward with a wooden tray and asked Wei Zhuang, Chang Wenjun, Li Si, Wang Wan and others to look at the two bamboo slips. Both volumes were sent by Yang Duanhe of Yanmen. The difference was that one scroll It was delivered last night, and one volume was delivered just now.
After Li Si and others read the bamboo slips, they all looked at the location of the Yunzhong Mountains north of Yanmen on the map, and then looked at the location of Shanwu City on the map.
After learning what had happened, Li Si and others understood why the king was so angry.
From learning that the Huns were heading south, to Bai Yan having arrived at Yanmen, and then news of the Huns army north of Yishui, before everything was over, people could take a breath, Shanwu Chengcheng captured Peng Yi, Peng Yi. Yi's confession made people's hearts feel extremely cold and they fell to the bottom.
It turns out that it was all a cover-up from the beginning. Whether it was the Xiongnu attacking Yanmen Mountain, Pingcheng, or north of Yishui, it was a cover-up to confuse people.
The real Xiongnu army is going south from the Yunzhong Mountains.
What's more chilling is that this time, it's not just the Xiongnu army, Peng Yi's confession also mentions the Yueshi.
"This is definitely not a plot by the Huns!"
After reading the bamboo slips, Chang Wenjun looked worried and said in a heavy tone. He turned to look at the location of Yanmen on the map. Chang Wenjun still knew something about the capabilities of the Huns. Throughout the Xiongnu's march south, regardless of the location of Daidi, Whether it was forcing Bai Yan to lead the border cavalry to divide the troops, or the number of Xiongnu troops north of Yishui, every one of the plans could be seen to be carefully prepared.
The ones who made the plans were definitely not the Huns!
and
Peng Yi and Guo Yi seemed to confirm this. In the past, there must be someone, a very powerful person or a noble family, colluding with the Xiongnu behind the scenes in Zhao territory.
"Yanmen is in danger!"
Chang Wenjun frowned and said, thinking that his eldest son Mi Jing was still in Yanmen at this moment, Chang Wenjun also felt worried and uneasy in his heart.
Previously, the King of Chu died of illness, and his eldest brother Changping Jun had rushed to Chu State to express his condolences. Before his brother left, he asked him to return to Xianyang.
Unexpectedly, I got such news now.
"Is there any news from the Yuezhi?"
Wang Wan suddenly thought of something and looked at Li Si. He remembered that he had sent envoys to the Yuezhi before, so why did the Yuezhi suddenly put down their hatred with the Xiongnu and deal with Qin.
Li Si looked at Wang Wan, shook his head, and looked at the map.
"I'm afraid there's a lot of bad luck!"
Li Si didn't say much, but behind the simple words, it meant that the Yuezhi had probably torn up the alliance and secretly colluded with the Xiongnu. This trip south was by no means a temporary move. The envoys sent there were probably already gone. Can't come back.
"Wei Liao! Can Shangjun still mobilize troops to help Yanmen?"
Amidst the conversation, Ying Zheng, who had been silently looking at the map, turned his head, looked straight at Wei Liao, and asked softly.
At this time, Ying Zheng's face was neither sad nor happy, and he could not see the angry look just now.
Perhaps this is why even Li Si, Wei Zhuang and others, and even Wang Jian said privately that Ying Zheng was born to be the king of Qin. No one is more suitable to be the king of Qin than Ying Zheng. of the throne.
"The main camp in Shangjun still numbers fifty thousand! However, more than half of them are new troops, and less than half can actually be transferred to Yanmen. The ministers are worried that once Shangjun transfers troops to reinforce Yanmen, the Yuezhi will return in an instant. From the north of Shangjun, go south from Gaonu again!"
When Wei Liao heard what Ying Zheng said, he raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
The armies stationed in Longxi, Beidi, Shangjun, central Guizhou, and Bashu must not be mobilized at the moment. The first three counties are closely related to the safety of the north, and central Guizhou is close to the Chu Kingdom, and the troops in Bashu cannot be withdrawn. If the troops withdraw, there will be rebellion at any time.
"If the king wants to increase troops to rescue Yanmen, he can only recruit them from the counties of Hedong, Hexi and Yingchuan!"
Wei Liao said to Ying Zheng.
As one of Ying Zheng's most valued ministers, in order to keep Wei Liao, Ying Zheng not only shared everything with Wei Liao, but even lived together. It can be said that in order to keep Wei Liao, Ying Zheng even put aside his dignity as a king.
"but"
After Wei Liao named those counties, he looked at Ying Zheng, hesitated, and then reminded him.
"I am worried that if the king sends troops to Yanmen, there may be a bigger rebellion in Yingchuan!"
Wei Liao said to Ying Zheng.
Most of the armies commanded by Wang Jian were composed of armies from Hedong, Hexi, and Taiyuan. The armies originally stationed in Hedong and Hexi were far inferior to those in their heyday. In addition, after the fall of Korea, Yingchuan County was established, and many troops had to be transferred. Yingchuan is stationed. Faced with the current situation in Yanmen, once the last troops are transferred to Yanmen, Yingchuan, which is always in turmoil, will immediately take the opportunity to rebel among the restless local nobles.
Facing Wei Liao's reminder, what everyone didn't expect was that Ying Zheng's face kept changing, his expression was full of hesitation, and he finally made a decision that caught everyone off guard.
"I have given you an order to dispatch troops from Hedong, Hexi and Shangjun to assist Yanmen!!"
Ying Zheng looked at the map and ordered.
With one sentence, Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Wang Wan, and even Chang Wenjun all looked at Ying Zheng in shock after hearing Ying Zheng's words. Even Li Si was no exception. Li Si's eyes flashed with confusion at this moment.
Two years! The king has been planning for two years. If Yingchuan is in unrest ahead of time, the opportunity he has waited for two years will be wasted.
Could it be that the king did not expect this consequence? No, it is impossible that the king did not expect this consequence. Why?
While Li Si was thinking, he suddenly looked at Chang Wenjun on the side.
Is it Mi Jing, the eldest son of Lord Chang Wen?
No, it's not Mi Jing. Mi Jing is not worthy of the king, not even if Chang Wenjun is included.
It's Bai Yan! ! !
After Li Si suddenly thought of this, he turned his head. He was already fifty years old and looked a little old. At this moment, he looked at Ying Zheng. For some reason, he felt a deep sense of crisis in his heart for the first time.
Once upon a time, the king valued him so much that he even asked Li Si's daughter to either marry a relative of the Ying clan or be betrothed to a prince of Qin, and his son was no exception.
Therefore, even though Ying Zheng ate and lived with Wei Liao, Li Si saw that he did not feel the crisis and was never worried that he would lose Ying Zheng's respect and favor.
But at this moment.
A sense of crisis suddenly emerged in Li Si's heart!
"Your Majesty! I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
"Your Majesty, this must not be done!"
Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, and Wang Wan all raised their hands and said, admonishing Ying Zheng to take back the king's orders. In response, Wei Liao did not hesitate to use King Wei as an example. If not for King Wei's various actions, Wei State would not have declined from prosperity to decline.
Chang Wenjun also looked at Ying Zheng in surprise. At this moment, Chang Wenjun stood silently, not knowing how to speak.
Yu Li, Lord Chang Wen knew that what Wei Liao and others said was right. It was definitely not a wise move to send troops to assist Yanmen at this time. Even when other vassal states faced this kind of situation where they could not mobilize their troops, they could only rely on and defend. He will be able to hold on and hold on and will not easily mobilize his troops.
But for Qing, the eldest son Mi Jing is still in Yanmen.
In the study room.
As the words of persuasion from Wei Zhuang, Wang Wan and others continued to sound, no matter what everyone said, Ying Zheng shook his head.
"I have made up my mind. Yanmen is related to the success or failure of destroying Yan. If anyone dares to rebel in Yingchuan County this time, I can destroy Han once, and I can destroy Han again!"
Ying Zheng said softly, then looked at the map.
"As for Shangjun, once the crisis in Yanmen is over, I will return to the army to rescue Shangjun. We will destroy Yan first and then put an end to the chaos!",
As he spoke, Ying Zheng was telling Wei Liao, Wei Zhuang and others that the purpose of sending troops to support this time was not just for Yanmen, but also to destroy Yan. Wang Jian and Xin Sheng are still leading the Qin army to attack Yan. country.
But this high-sounding reason fell into the ears of Li Si, Wei Liao and others in the study. Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Obviously, no one believed what Ying Zheng said.
To maintain peace on the outside, we must first make peace on the inside!
Li Si and others all understand this truth, how could Ying Zheng not understand that once something happens to the three counties, even if they capture the Yan Kingdom, they may not have time to take care of it.
"Chang Wenjun!"
Ying Zheng said.
"Wei Chen is here!"
Upon seeing this, Chang Wenjun stood next to the map and bowed to Ying Zheng.
"This time, I will entrust you with the important task of leading troops to reinforce Yanmen. You will dispatch troops and horses from the three counties to rush to Yanmen's aid!"
Ying Zheng ordered.
Li Si, Wei Liao and others were not surprised when they heard Ying Zheng's order. Ying Zheng had already decided to mobilize soldiers and horses from three counties to assist Yanmen County, which is enough to see how much he attached importance to it. Under such circumstances, Ying Zheng could The general who is most confident in leading troops is Chang Wenjun.
After all, Mi Jing is the eldest son of Lord Chang Wen. Now, like Bai Yan, Mi Jing is still in Yanmen, serving as the censor.
If you want to lead troops to reinforce Yanmen, then having Chang Wenjun lead the army to reinforce Yanmen is the best choice and will also be the most reassuring!
"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"
After hearing Ying Zheng's order, Chang Wenjun raised his hands and said.
After saying this, Chang Wenjun didn't know whether he should breathe a sigh of relief.
Half an hour later.
With Ying Zheng's decision, the mobilization of the army and possible situations that may arise in the future must be discussed in advance to prepare.
After the discussion, Li Si, Wei Liao and others left the palace study one after another.
Walking under the tall eaves outside the palace hall and passing huge pillars, Wei Liao and others were chatting and shaking their heads.
"The king's order may not be a wise move!"
Wei Liao said, his eyes vaguely worried. Yingchuan has been in turmoil for a long time. Some local nobles were secretly causing trouble, causing public resentment to boil and the people to be hostile to Qin.
Previously, there were large camps stationed in Hexi and Hedong, so there was no need to worry about large-scale rebellion.
"Indeed, Si thought so too!"
As Li Si walked, he listened to Wei Liao's emotion.
After looking at Wei Liao, Li Si shook his head and sighed.
"When I heard that Bai Yan was transferred back to Yanmen before, I thought that the king was worried and had doubts about it, so I never thought about it."
Li Si said this, stopped and looked at Wei Liao.
"If this is what I think in my heart, there is no doubt that Bai Yan will be the permanent attendant in the future, and there will be no other two!"
When he said that there are no more two people, Li Si's mind seemed to recall that at that time, he was also highly regarded by Yingzheng. It can be said that at that time, Tingwei was in charge of the entire Qin State's laws and cases. This position belongs to none other than Li Si, and in fact, this is the case. Apart from him, Ying Zheng has never thought of handing over such important positions as Tingwei to others.
"I never thought that the king would value Bai Yan so highly!"
Wei Liao looked at Li Si, sighed and nodded.
Didn't he feel how much Ying Zheng valued Bai Yan?
"It seems that the king didn't mind that the Bai family was in vain!"
Wei Liao sighed with emotion inadvertently.
Wei Liao stopped and didn't notice that following his words, Li Si's face suddenly relaxed and he seemed to be no longer as worried as before.
Wei Liao turned his head, looked at Chang Wenjun walking beside him, and raised his hands.
"Chang Wenjun, Wei Liao is presumptuous. Although Mi Jing is in a dangerous situation in Yanmen, the military of the three counties is not a matter of one person and one city. It is related to the three counties. It is a major matter for the country and the disaster of survival. We must not be careless. Therefore, Wei Liao I also hope that Lord Changwen, thinking of the safety of the three counties, can ask Princess Mi to speak to the King in private and ask the King to take back the throne!"
Wei Liao raised his hands to Chang Wenjun and said.
Although he knew clearly that the situation in Yanmen for the eldest son of Chang Wenjun, Mi Jing, was not optimistic. Without reinforcements, the situation would be very doomed. However, Wei Liao stood in the position of the Qin State and could not help but ask Chang Wenjun to let Princess Mi go. Turn the wind around so that Ying Zheng can take back his mind.
If it were anyone else, Wei Liao would not ask, but the person in front of him was Chang Wenjun.
In an instant.
Li Si, Wei Zhuang, Wang Wan and others all stopped and looked at each other, then looked at Chang Wenjun, wondering if Chang Wenjun would agree.
Speaking of which, even if Lord Chang Wen doesn't agree, they all understand that people are not saints. He is currently serving as a censor in Yanmen, but Lord Chang Wen's eldest son, if it were them, they wouldn't be able to watch their death. The eldest son, Zisi, was trapped alive in Yanmen and was besieged by the Huns but remained indifferent.
"good!"
Finally, Chang Wenjun raised his hand and said one word. After finishing speaking, he put down his hand and left slowly.
This scene made Li Si, Wei Liao, Wang Wan and others moved. Even Wei Liao looked ashamed when he looked at Chang Wenjun's leaving figure, and he sighed after a long time.
Wei Liao knew clearly that in the Qin court, although the Chu clan was feared, there were also many good ministers and talents, such as Lord Chang Wen, who was sincerely admired. With these people, the chaos of Qin was able to be pacified in the past. The country is strong and will no longer have the troubles and chaos that plagued other countries in the past.
Under night.
In Wang Wan's mansion, Bai Yu and Mr. Hu were all shocked when they learned from Wang Wan what happened in Yanmen.
"What?"
Bai Yu shook his head. At this moment, he finally understood why the king was so angry.
"Mr. Hu, Bai Yu wants to go out with the army in three days!"
Bai Yu turned to look at Mr. Hu and said with a worried look.
As a leading general, Bai Yu knew better than Mr. Hu and Wang Wan how dangerous and serious the situation was in Yanmen.
"Your body?"
Mr. Hu frowned and looked at Bai Yu.
"No problem!"
Bai Yu couldn't care so much. Although he was a general with a title in the Qin Dynasty, Bai Yu knew better than anyone else that for him now, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to be promoted to another title. He didn't know when this life would be gone. He had always known that he was a general who could not go to the battlefield. Although others dared to say it, it was the fact. If it hadn't been for the king's kindness, he would have died long ago. Return to the Bai family.
Therefore, Bai Yu understands better than anyone else that on the surface, he and Bai Yan have always been the pillars of the Bai family, but in fact, the real pillar is Bai Yan, who leads the troops outside.
Whether it is Yueyang where the Ying clan lives, or Yongcheng where the ancestral temple is, the Ying clan members, other noble clans, famous families, and even the Feng clan and the Yang clan respect the Bai clan so much that they are willing to make friends and even befriend the Bai clan. The reason for the marriage was because Bai Yan still had a chance to rise.
Therefore, at the moment, he really doesn't feel comfortable letting Lord Changping go to reinforce Yanmen alone.
Even though he was in poor health, even though he wanted to go with his enemy Chang Wenjun, as long as he could rescue Bai Yan, even if Chang Wenjun took the opportunity to kill him, he would not regret it.
"I'm afraid that the king will definitely not allow General Bai to go!"
At this time, Wang Wan suddenly spoke and looked at Bai Yu.
Three days later.
After Princess Mi's exhortations for days came to no avail, Ying Zheng announced the appointment of Lord Chang Wen in front of hundreds of civil and military officials in the court hall.
Chang Wenjun had no choice but to leave Xianyang.
As for Bai Yu's request to go with the army, Ying Zheng finally rejected it. Even with Mr. Hu's help, Ying Zheng still did not agree.
Looking at the lost Bai Yu, Ying Zheng frowned slightly, sighed, and asked the officials to continue discussing political affairs.
Mr. Hu could only give up.
Indeed, as Wang Wan said, Bai Yan is now besieged in Yanmen, how could the king agree to let Bai Yu go again? Everyone in the world said that Ying Zheng was a tyrant, but only the Qin court officials knew that Ying Zheng was a nostalgic person. Bai Yu is one of the only two people in the Bai family. Ying Zheng will not allow Bai Yu and Bai Yan to appear on the battlefield together.
In the main hall.
Watching Chang Wenjun leave, the civil and military officials learned that the cause of Ying Zheng's anger a few days ago was because the Xiongnu went south. Everyone couldn't help being secretly frightened. Looking at Bai Yu with a worried look on his face, the officials Among them, there were some ministers who were feeling regretful, some ministers who were gloating about the misfortune, and there were even more people watching the excitement.
After going down to court, almost all officials, both civil and military, inquired about the specific situation in Yanmen. Although the king did not go into details, almost all officials knew that seeing Ying Zheng’s anger that day and letting Lord Chang Wen lead the Soldiers, these are enough to show that there may be bad luck in Yanmen this time.
In Xianyang City.
The news of Ying Zheng's appointment and the spread of the news from the officials also led to the news of the Xiongnu going south in just one day. As the news spread, it soon spread throughout Xianyang City.
The high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the teahouses and restaurants, the merchants, and the scholars from Chu, Qi, and Wei all talked about it one after another. In their words, they were eager to hear the news of Bai Yan's death.
And as the news spread from person to person, it gradually became outrageous. Later, it went from some people speculating that Bai Yan might be in trouble, to Bai Yan having died in Yanmen.
In the next two days, amid countless discussions, in Xianyang City, a Qin official on horseback, holding a bamboo slip, hurriedly drove down the street, heading towards the palace while the people on the street avoided him.
(End of chapter)
