Out of Yongle Palace, Ying Zheng said to Zhao Gao behind him: "Inform Shang Jun and others that Xianyang Palace will hold a court meeting." ”

"No," Zhao Gao took the order and left.

An hour later.

Xianyang Palace!

The three elders of Shang Ying, Lu Ban, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Fan Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, the Taimiao Order, and the Taishi Ling all arrived one by one.

"See the king, my king Wannian!" Shang Jun and the others said to the superior Ying Zheng.

"Your ministers are courteous. ”

"You may be seated. ”

"Today, Gu summoned you here, it is the Yue clan who wants to marry my Great Qin, and the king of the Yue clan wants to marry the princess of the Yue clan to Gu as a concubine, what do you think about this matter. Ying Zheng said in a calm and majestic tone,

"Qi my king: first, the marriage of Yue Qin is a good thing, my Qin State will have one more powerful ally, which can become a screen in the west of my Qin State, and second, there are many war horses of the Yue Clan, if we can marry, my Qin State can buy war horses from the Yue Clan and form a large number of Qin State cavalry. This marriage is a hard matter for my Qin country. Sima Terrier said.

All the ministers present here also expressed their opinions one by one, and most of them agreed with it.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Shang Ying said: "Your Majesty, the marriage between the two countries should give gifts to each other, I don't know that the Taimiao Order thinks that it is more appropriate for my Qin State to take out those gifts." ”

Taimiao ordered a salute to Ying Zheng, and then replied to Shang Ying: "What Shang Jun said is good, marriage gifts, according to the etiquette system, my Qin State should produce thousands of craftsmen, 10,000 pieces of porcelain, 1,000 pieces of silk, 10,000 pieces of bronze, and 10,000 altars of wine." I don't know what the king thinks. ”

"Taimiao Ling, are you a gift or an enemy?" Ying Zheng said lightly.

After listening to Yingzheng's words, the ministers in the palace did not know why, the Taimiao Ling was old, and he was even more frightened and knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, how dare the ministers be enemies, the gifts of the marriage of the Qin State and various countries are like this, I hope the king will see it clearly." ”

"What are thousands of craftsmen sending to the Yueshi for, but they still think that the Yueshi has too few weapons, and the soldiers are not sharp enough. Porcelain, bronze, silk, that is not the hard work of the people of Qin, so easy to give away people do not agree. Ying Zheng said coldly.

"Your Majesty, these gifts are to show the bearing and majesty of my Qin as a great power, if the king's words just now are spread, how will the countries view the Qin country, look at the king, and hope that my king will be cautious. Shang Ying said.

"The difference between Shang Jun's words, the strength of the Qin State depends on the single-mindedness of our monarchs and ministers, the prosperity of the people of our Qin State, and the invincible posture of the soldiers of the Qin State. It is not the silk, wine and utensils made by these people. Ying Zheng said loudly.

Hearing Yingzheng's words, the ministers all deeply understood, yes, the strength of the Qin State is precisely the unity of the monarch and the ministers, and the unity of the government and the opposition has the current strong Qin? Shang Ying also did not say much, and retreated to his position.

"What the king said is very true, but Qin Yue married my Qin State without gifts, I don't know what the king thinks my Qin State will give as gifts. Fan Li, the head of the household, came out and said.

"People of different races do not understand etiquette, do not know how to educate, but only know how to rob and kill. In this case, tens of thousands of copies of the classic Confucian quotations and bamboo slips have been prepared, and the manufacturing department is not making paper? As for other gifts, they will be selected by the Taimiao Order, remember, the things that are useless to my Qin State and 'of great use' to the Yue clan will be sent as gifts, so as not to make the king of the Yue clan say that he is lonely and stingy. "Ying Zhengdao.

"The minister obeys the order, I don't know who is the official of ceremonies?" Taimiao Ling touched the cold sweat on his forehead and asked cautiously.

"Isn't Fan Ju in Longxi County, he will be the envoy this time. "Ying Zhengdao.

"No. "Taimiao Lingli said.

"Do you have anything to discuss?" Ying Zheng saw that the Taimiao order was retreated, and asked the ministers of the main hall.

"The ministers have nothing to discuss!" replied the ministers.

"After the court discussion, leave the court!" Zhao Gao said loudly.

Out of Xianyang Palace, Taimiao Ling came to Shang Ying and said: "Shang Jun, this gift is really as the king said, 10,000 bamboo slips and 10,000 pieces of paper." However, how do I think it's still inappropriate, the king is young, and it is inevitable that he will be a little rash in doing things, and Shang Jun will no longer persuade the king. ”

"Taimiao Order, this matter, the king has held a court meeting, and no one in the court has objected, how do you let the old man persuade the king to change his fate. Shang Ying asked rhetorically.

"Shang Jun, who dares to object, the king is on the throne, that momentum, like a lying tiger, who dares to be presumptuous, the king just asked whether this order is a gift or an enemy, although the tone is calm, but the lower official feels that he is facing a majestic mountain, trembling like an ant in front of him. Taimiao Ling said with palpitations.

Shang Ying looked up at the scorching sun and said, "The natural king, it's all like this." ”

The land of the Qiang people, the camp of the Qin army!

Sima is wrong in the big tent!

Sima Cuo was discussing military affairs with Gan Mao, Huo Quzhi and others.

"General, the Di tribe also sent an envoy to say that it will be included in the Qin State together with the Qiang people, and now we want to return to the Lantian camp. Gan Mao asked.

Sima asked with a smile: "Why, the battle is not over yet, you want to go back, and you are satisfied with this little credit?"

Wang Qian's eyes lit up and he said, "General, could it be that the Military Machine Pavilion has given us a new military order. ”

Sima mistakenly said: "You still remember the three tips left by Mr. Zhuge a month and a half ago. ”

Naturally, I remember that after the general saw the first bag, he brought the three tips with him like a thief. Huo Quzhi said with some dissatisfaction.

"This general is also for the sake of secrecy, Mr. Zhuge first wrote in the battle plan of our army: the first step: first take the Qiang tribe, coerce the Di tribe, now they have been successful, the Qiang and Di tribes have sent envoys to Xianyang. Step 2: Unite with the Yueshi and defeat the Xiongnu. And we're going to implement the second plan. ”

Wang Jian listened and said: "General, the military order we received is to conquer the Qiang tribe in the west, if we go north to unite with the Yue clan to attack the Xiongnu, although the last general also agrees, but there is no military order from the Military Machine Pavilion and the edict of the king, we can be regarded as privately transferring the army, and we are guilty of complicity and rebellion." ”

Huo Quzhi and Gan Mao also hurriedly looked at Sima Cuo, it was not trivial to transfer troops without a military order and edict, even if they had great merit, they would not agree to Sima Cuo being sent north.

Seeing the nervous appearance of the three of them, Sima Cuo smiled slightly and said: "After defeating the 150,000 Xiongnu army and returning to Longxi, the general will write to Xianyang, in addition to your merits and the losses of our army and the gains from the victory, I also submitted a battle plan and request to the military machine pavilion to go north, and the military order of the military machine pavilion in Xianyang and the edict of the king should arrive in a few days." ”

"It turns out that the general has been prepared for a long time, but the last general has been too worried. Gan Mao and others said.

"Report ... ”

A shout came from outside the tent, and he was allowed to enter the big tent and report: "General Qiqi, our scouts have found a Qin army soldier who has been brought back, and he said that he came on the orders of Mr. Zhuge . ”

Sima Cuo's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Bring it in." ”

"No"

After a while, a soldier dressed as a Qin soldier entered the tent and saluted to the superior Sima Cuo: "See the general, Mr. Zhuge asked his subordinates to come back and bring a message to the general." ”

Sima Cuo asked, "What did Mr. Zhuge ask you to bring to Ben General?"

The soldier said: "The words that Mr. Zhuge asked his subordinates to bring were: 'The time has come'. ”

Huo Quai's few people heard it in a fog, and the time has come, what does this mean?

Sima Cuo smiled even more and said, "Okay, you go down first, Ben will know." ”

"No"

When the soldiers left, Wang Jian asked with doubts: "General, the time has come, is it possible that Mr. Zhuge has left any plan for the general?"

Sima mistakenly said: "There is no strategy, but there are three tips, and the time has come, which means that the second bag can be opened." ”

After speaking, he took out the second bag from his arms and opened it, and Huo Quzhi and several people only had dry eyes below.

"Mr. Zhuge deserves to be Mr. Zhuge , good strategy, good calculation. Sima sneered. Then he folded the silk and put it back in his bag, carefully carrying it back into his arms.

Then he said to the herald soldier outside the account with a serious face: "Go and invite Jiang Han and Jiang Gong to discuss important matters." ”

"No"

Yue's King's Tent!

"Plastic seal, can the envoy of the Qin State go out?" asked the Yueshi King.

"Yu Danyu, since the envoy of the Qin State came to the Yue Clan, he has never left the hundred steps away from where he lives, nor has he inquired about my Yue Clan. "Send the plastic seal back.

"There is such a talent in the Qin State, how good it would be if this person was a person from my Yue Clan, dominating the grassland is just around the corner. It's a pity that it's a Qin person, if he is allowed to return to Qin, he will not be able to sleep and eat. "The Yue Clan is king.

Jisu Feng was shocked, he heard that the king of the Yue clan had murderous intentions towards Zhuge Liang, and hurriedly dissuaded:

"Shan Yu, no, Zhuge Liang is the envoy of Qin, if there is any accident in my Yue clan, Qin Yue will meet each other. ”

"Okay, this is just a matter of knowing the severity. King Yue waved his hand impatiently and said.

"Yes,"

There was silence in the tent for a moment.

"Qi Yu Shan Yu: The envoy of the Qin State asks to see you!" a voice sounded outside the account, breaking the silence.

"Biography"

Zhuge Liang walked in leisurely and said to the king of the Yue family: "Kong Ming, I have seen the king of the Yue family." ”

The King of the Yue Clan smiled and said, "Mr. Kong Ming is still in the habit of living in my Yue Clan. ”

Zhuge Liang replied: "The king of the Yue clan is entertained with good wine and meat, and it is an honor to be there, and Kong Ming has enjoyed such treatment since the end. ”

The King of the Yue Clan smiled again and asked, "As long as Mr. Kong Ming is willing, it will be easy to eat good wine and meat in the future." ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "King Xie Yue's kindness, Kong Ming has long been accustomed to the days of coarse tea and light rice, and Kong Ming knows that he will not be blessed with good wine and meat. ”

"Hmph", the king of the Yue clan snorted coldly, and said in a cold tone: "The Qin envoy came to see Ben Danyu, what is the so-called matter?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Please Shan Yu spread the news of my Qin army's conquest of the Qiang tribe throughout the entire Yue army. ”

"What? Zhuge Liang, you are so bold, do you know that if this is the case, my Yue Clan's soldiers are impetuous, if they are attacked by the Huns, how can they be the enemy?

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Shan Yu, even if you keep blocking the news of Qin's attack on the Qiang people, do you really think that Jiang Wen, the commander of the 80,000 cavalry of the Qiang people, will not receive any news? You must know that there is no impermeable wall in the world. It's just a matter of time. ”

"You... This matter makes Ben Shan Yu think about it. The King of the Yue Clan said angrily and helplessly.

He sent the plastic seal out and asked, "Qin envoy has a strategy to break the enemy?"

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said, "This is nature. ”

"Please also ask Zhuge Liang to say a good strategy to break the enemy, and my family Shan Yu will also give an account to the tribes of the Yue Clan. Said the plastic seal.

"In fact, the Xiongnu in the north of the Yueshi no longer have an army of 400,000, only 250,000 left. As for the strategy of destroying the enemy, there are only four words: divide and attack. Zhuge Liang said.

"What two hundred and fifty thousand, how is it possible?" said the Yue Clan King with a look of disbelief.

What did he think of, and said, "Shi Li?"

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "That's right." ”

He was shocked and couldn't believe it, but Zhuge Liang, as an envoy of the Qin State, would not joke and deceive them on this kind of thing, so it must be a fact.

The king of the Yue clan said: "How can you let this Danyu believe you?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Liang, I believe that Shan Yu has his own way to find out whether the Xiongnu have 250,000 soldiers left." ”

"Tomorrow, Liang will come to visit Shan Yu again, and present Liang's 'divide and attack' strategy. After speaking, Zhuge Liang left the tent.