But it was obvious that Xiao Yuan had already appointed military generals, and his contact with Huanshi was nothing more than perfunctory prevarication.
Ji Ao will definitely not be arrested in a short period of time. He has committed such a big thing and there is no way he is still in Huan Kingdom.
This will give Qin the best reason to send troops.
When the news came back to Huandu, King Huan was also extremely anxious. He hated Ji Ao and others so much that his teeth were itching. In the court meeting hall, he couldn't help but said repeatedly: "Where are the people! That thief Ji Ao hasn't been here yet." Caught!? If you don’t surrender, how can you deal with Qin!”
This is a key point. When the ministers heard this, they all lowered their heads slightly. Qiu Rong bravely said: "Your Majesty, Ji Ao has committed such a big thing. He must have already thought of a way out. I'm afraid... I'm afraid he is no longer in Huan. "
"This is unreasonable!" King Huan was furious and said sternly: "Where is my hometown! Where is the dog thief's hometown!? Go! Send people to arrest all the people related to his hometown!"
The Huan Kingdom was only eager to capture Ji Ao, and the Ling Kingdom naturally heard about it.
In the study room of the palace, King Ling frowned and said: "How could King Huan make such a mistake? Doesn't he know that King Qin wants to annex? Isn't this a clear excuse to send troops to Qin!"
When Cheng Ping heard this, he shook his head slightly and said, "The King of Qin will never let this matter go. It is very likely that he will send troops to Wuxia Pass."
"In this case, even if I want to help Huan, I am afraid that I am powerless. After all, his third-rank minister was indeed killed by Huan's army for no reason. The Qin State is responsible." King Ling said helplessly.
"But if your Majesty doesn't care, then in this battle, the Huan Kingdom will be conquered and destroyed by the King of Qin. At that time, the northern border will be settled, and Qin, the tiger and wolf, will comprehensively conquer the world." Cheng Ping said.
"I understand this truth." King Ling frowned more and more: "King Huan is stupid and lacks strategy. Let me think about it..."
On the other side, Qin State.
Xiao Yuan met with Ambassador Huan again and explicitly questioned Yang Qing'an.
At this time, no news had come from Huan Guo, and the envoy Huan didn't know how to reply.
After several words, Xiao Yuan was furious on the spot: "Master Yang is our great hero of the Qin Dynasty! The envoy avoided talking about the murder, and he was talking about what his intentions were!"
"Your Highness, please calm down. Master Yang's death was not Huan Guo's original intention, but was caused by Xiao Xiao. My king is also doing his best to investigate." Huan Shi said.
"This is nonsense!" Xiao Yuan's anger continued: "Master Yang was clearly killed by the Huan Army generals. Now I ask Huan Guo to hand over this man, but you have resisted! It has been so many days, and you just want to protect him. The culprit, shirking responsibility! Prevaricate this king!"
Hearing this, Ambassador Huan was very anxious and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, your highness clearly knows that my king is indeed chasing the murderer, but that Ji Ao rat is too cunning..."
"Does the envoy believe this kind of excuse?" Xiao Yuan stood up fiercely and said angrily: "Huan Jun's actions are despised by the world! Qin will never allow others to bully him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he shouted directly: "Send off the guests!"
"Ah? Your Highness, this, this..."
Ambassador Huan wanted to say something else, but Xu Hu was already standing beside him and said with a cold face: "Your Excellency, please."
Seeing this, Ambassador Huan had no choice but to swallow his saliva, salute and retreat.
Two days later, Xiao Yuan issued a royal edict to mobilize more than 200,000 troops on the grounds that Huan Guo had killed Qin's ministers for no reason. At the same time, he ordered Zhao Mu to lead his troops to march from Liangdi and approach Wuxia Pass.
As for the Qinzhou camp, the generals of various ministries had already completed their preparations. With the king's order, the army immediately moved out of Shanyu Pass, passed through Yiyang and other places, and went up diagonally to attack Wuxia Pass.
The two armies, with a total of 300,000 troops, advanced from two lines, which resembled the character ">". The point where the two lines converged was the Wuxia Pass entering Huandi.
At the same time, Xuanling border, Qingtian County, Xiaowan Village.
Xiaowan Village is located in Xuanguo. Since there has been no war here for many years, there are still many residents.
But today, the village was ravaged by the Lingguo cavalry. This group of cavalry, about a hundred people, was very fast. After burning, killing and looting, it quickly withdrew to the direction of the Lingguo.
This was a typical plundering war. The entire village was almost looted. After the villagers cried in sorrow, there was no doubt that they collectively complained to the local magistrate.
In the lobby of the county government office, almost all the villagers of Xiaowan Village were kneeling, weeping inconsolably.
Seeing this, the Qingtian County Magistrate frowned and said sternly: "If you have any grievances, just come here and don't cry in the lobby of the county government."
Even so, people could not stop crying. An old man kneeling in front said with tears: "We are all villagers in Xiaowan Village. We are safe and sound. Who would have thought that at noon today, the Lingguo Cavalry , but suddenly attacked, burning, killing, looting, committing all kinds of evil, almost destroying the entire village, and we asked the county master to make the decision for us..."
"What did you say!?" The county magistrate suddenly widened his eyes and said in shock: "Lingguo cavalry attacked your village?"
"Yes, sir." The old man said while wiping his tears.
"This, how is this possible?" The county magistrate was a little confused.
Unexpectedly, the old man screamed sadly: "How dare the common people deceive the county master? No matter how stupid we are, we can still recognize the armor of the Lingguo cavalry. If you don't believe it, you can follow us to Xiaowan Village to have a look. You will know at a glance." "
"Please ask the county master to make the decision for us..." Others also began to kowtow.
When he first heard this, the county magistrate was somewhat doubtful. Seeing that the villagers in Xiaowan Village said so, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, stood up and said, "Let's go, I will go to Xiaowan Village to see what happened." thing!"
He left as soon as he said so. After all, it was no small matter for neighboring countries to invade the border. When he arrived at Xiaowan Village, he found that it was indeed as the villagers said, the entire village had been almost destroyed.
Seeing this scene, the county magistrate was furious and said on the spot: "Lingguo has gone too far to deceive others! I will never give up on this matter! I will seek justice for you and others!"
But before he could make any move, news came the next day that another village under the jurisdiction of Qingtian County was once again plundered and looted by the Lingguo cavalry.
This time, the county magistrate couldn't bear it anymore and wrote a letter to Shangguan on the spot, requesting to report to the court.
He is the father and mother of a county. How could he not be angry when the people in his jurisdiction are being brutalized like this? The words in the letter are even more outrageous, saying that the Lingguo army is trampling on the people of his country at will and constantly intruding on the border.
The troops of other countries entered the territory of their own country at will without permission, and burned, killed and looted. This was not a small matter. When the superior officer received the letter, he was also shocked. He quickly discussed it with the county and immediately also wrote a memorial. Arrive at the Xuanguo court.
After reading the memorial, Queen Xuan was furious.
