Cai Ze's face flushed when he said that King Qin Yingji said.

I was angry in my heart, and I couldn't help but walk back and forth in the hall twice.

However, Yingji had to admit that Cai Ze's words were very reasonable.

Turning around, Qin Wang Yingji said to Cai Ze:

"As Xiangguo said, the battle of Handan is indeed the biggest defeat suffered by our Qin State since the widow ascended the throne. The Yan army successively beheaded our generals Meng Fu and Sima Terrier, and wiped out my 150,000 army, which was the biggest loss of our Qin State. ”

Cai Ze nodded and continued to Qin Wang Yingji:

"Your Majesty, since the Battle of Handan, the national strength of my Qin State has indeed suffered a great loss. Even now, my Qin State has not fully recovered. Not only that, but the four kingdoms of Zhao, Chu, Wei, and Han in the Central Plains have also decayed under the blows of our Qin State for many years. ”

It was under such circumstances that the Yan Kingdom in the north sprung up. After nearly 20 years of recuperation and recuperation after two generations of kings King Wucheng and King Xiaocheng, the national strength of Yan State has far surpassed that of King Yan Zhao in the view of ministers. ”

"This year, Yan Wang Kang has just ascended the throne, and when the national strength of the Central Plains is weak and unable to interfere, he once again sent troops to invade the Qi country, which shows that the battle of Qi is a long-term strategy of the Yan country."

"Now, Qi Wangjian has bowed down to the Yan State, and the Qi State has been completely annexed by the Yan State. The annexation of the Yan State to the Qi State should have caused strong dissatisfaction among the neighboring countries. But Yan Wang Kang is not greedy. ”

"After the end of the Yan State invasion of Qi, he gave the land of Ganyu of Qi to Chu State, the land of Hexi State to Zhao State, and the land of Taoyi of Qin State to Wei State. Thus, the dissatisfaction of various countries with Yan was resolved. In the eyes of the minister, this is really a clever plan! ”

"King, Yan Wang Kang, although he is young, he not only has a strategy, but also knows how to use soldiers and people. From the current point of view, the national strength of the Yan State, and even the military strength, are not inferior to our Qin State, which is really worrying! ”

After listening to Cai Ze's words, Qin Wang Yingji was speechless for a while, and wandered back and forth in the hall.

After a while, he sighed again and said to Cai Ze: "Xiangguo, a widow has never served anyone in his life. However, in the face of Yan Wangkang, the widow has to say that this is really the fierce rival of the widow and my Qin country. ”

After Cai Ze came to the Qin Kingdom, he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard the praise of the kings of other countries from the mouth of King Yingji of Qin for the first time.

Yingji walked around and continued to say to Cai Ze:

"Xiangguo, the widow is now seventy years old. But this Yan Wang Kang is not yet twenty years old. From the current point of view, this son, like the widow, has the ambition to dominate the world. The destruction of Zinawei is a clear proof of this. ”

"Thinking about what Yan Wangkang did, it was really terrifying. The widow is alive and is not worried about this son. What the widow is worried about is that after a hundred years of widowhood, no one in my Qin Kingdom will be able to stop this Yan Wang Kang! ”

"This Yan Wangkang, his heart is very big, and his actions are very proper. Once, let him lead the development of Yan Kingdom for a few more years, few people think that there will be no one in the world who can stop him from dominating the world! ”

"Therefore, the widow wants to take advantage of his current and fledgling wings to take the lead in sending troops to attack it in order to solve the worries about the future of our Qin country. I don't know Xiangguo, what do you think? Do you agree with the opinion of the widow? ”

After Cai Ze listened to Yingji's words, he clasped his hands together, bowed down to Yingji, and said:

"Your Majesty, my Qin State must not send troops to attack Yan at this time! There are three reasons: First, between Yan and Qin, there are three kingdoms of Zhao, Han and Wei. If you want to cut down Yan, you need to borrow the Three Kingdoms, which may not be appropriate. ”

"Second, after the Yan Kingdom is now destroyed by Qi, the soldiers are sharp; And after the battle of Handan, the military strength of our Qin State has not yet recovered. With the tired army of our Qin State, I went all the way to face the sharp army of Yan State, and the consequences were unimaginable. ”

"Three, for so many years, the countries of the Central Plains have been very suspicious of our Qin State. Seeing that my Qin State is rejuvenating and destroying Yan, I will meet together to fight against my Qin State. King, my Qin State is cutting down Yan or Wei at this time, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”

Yingji frowned, and after thinking for a while, she said to Cai Ze:

"Xiangguo, could it be that I, the Qin State, just watched the Yan Kingdom grow and grow day by day? In this way, one day in the future, my Qin State will see that Yan Wang Kang and lead the army to fight my Xianyang! ”

Cai Ze didn't expect Yingji to be so afraid of Yan Wangkang!

But after thinking about it, Cai Ze understood in his heart.

If he was Qin Wang Yingji, he would indeed be afraid of Yan Wangkang.

Yan Wangkang himself is too young!

Cai Ze lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then suggested to King Yingji of Qin:

"The king, the minister has a strategy, but he can deal with the Yan country."

When Yingji heard this, she stopped and said to Cai Ze: "Xiangguo, you can come quickly." ”

Cai Ze stepped forward and said to Yingji:

"Your Majesty, the Yan Kingdom has destroyed Qi Nawei, and the heart of the Central Plains has been made clear to the world, and everyone in the world knows it. In the current situation, all countries in the world must also be afraid of Yan Kingdom. I, the Qin State, can connect the countries of the Central Plains and jointly seek its Yan State. ”

Yingji was stunned, looked at Cai Ze and said, "Lian Heng? ”

Cai Ze bowed down and said to Yingji: "King, now that the Yan Kingdom has accepted the Wei Kingdom as its vassal state. However, Zhao and Wei, which were adjacent to Weiguo, would inevitably be dissatisfied with Yan because of this. ”

"Now, my Qin general Zhao Yi is leading an army to fight a fierce battle with Wei in Wucheng. Now it is winter, and our army is in dire straits. Our king can take the opportunity to let General Zhao Yi take the initiative to lead his troops back to Hangu Pass and rest his soldiers. ”

At the same time, the king could send envoys to Wei and Zhao. He said to the two countries that he was willing to reconcile with Wei and Zhao and rebuild the alliance between the two countries, but he did not say anything about plotting against Yan. Zhao Wang Dan and Wei Wang Yu are afraid of my Qin State, and they will definitely agree to our king's request. ”

"Your Majesty, the alliance with Zhao and Wei is the basis for my Qin State to plot against Yan State. After I form an alliance with Zhao and Wei, our Qin State can instigate Zhao and Wei to defend again. ”

"Wei Guo is the vassal state of Yan State, but it is close to Zhao and Wei, and the two countries are seeking to defend their hearts, which is early! As long as Zhao and Wei sent troops to defend them, they would inevitably arouse the opposition of the Yan State. The three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, and Wei will inevitably have discord. ”

"Your Majesty, Han Ran obeyed my Qin words, and the king of Chu, Xiong Wan and Ling Yin Huangxie, were as greedy as wolves. In this way, our king can take the opportunity to connect the four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Chu, and together with my Qin and the five kingdoms, they will cut down Yan together. ”

"As long as our king promises the four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Chu, and Han, after the war, my Qin State does not want an inch of land between the Wei State and the Qi State, and the land of the Wei State and the Qi State can be divided among the four countries. The four countries are willing to follow our Qin State and jointly attack the Yan State. ”

"Your Majesty, as long as I, the Qin State and other countries, have destroyed the Yan Kingdom. With the national strength of my Qin State, what can other countries do! This is the foolish opinion of the ministers, and I ask my king to consider and adopt it. ”

Cai Ze's words made Qin Wang Yingji suddenly realize, and said in a loud voice:

"Good. Xiangguo's words are extremely true, even the matter of cutting down swallows will be handed over to Xiangguo, and it will be carried out according to Xiangguo's policy. ”

Cai Ze saw that Yingji obeyed his words, and bowed down to Yingji and said, "Obey my king's edict." ”

In the third year of Yan Xiaocheng's reign (255 B.C.), at the end of November.

Zhao Yi, the general of the Qin State who fought a fierce battle with the Wei State in Wucheng, led his army to withdraw to Hangu Pass under the edict of King Yingji of Qin.

At the same time, King Yingji of Qin sent envoys to Zhao and Wei to form an alliance with Zhao and Wei.

And Wang Ji, the commander of Hedong County of Qin, revealed the news of Qin's dispatch of troops to Wei to Wei Wangyu because he privately received bribes from Wei State, and was denounced by his subordinates. After being taken back to Xianyang by the edict of King Yingji of Qin, he was executed, and his body was abandoned in the city.