When the envoys sent by the three vassal states of Yan, Wei, and Southern Han rushed to Qin almost at about the same time, Nie Feng, the king of Qin, watched the team escorting the ransom and walked out of Feng'an City.

A full 600,000 taels of gold is an extremely heavy price even for the Qin State, which has the strongest national strength. Looking at the escort team in the distance, the eyes of several ministers of the Qin royal court were filled with endless anger.

"King! You agreed to Zhao Guozi's unreasonable request so easily, and the ministers have always been uneasy! ”

Qin State Minister Xu Gong's face was ugly, in the past few days in the royal court, he and his uncle Sun Liang and others have been resolutely opposed to paying the ransom, however, the King of Qin finally made a decision. Now the convoy full of gold is gone, and even if they oppose it, it will be useless.

"Gong Xu, don't say anything more about this matter. The lives of the soldiers are the most precious, as long as they can come back alive, it is nothing to lose some money. ”

Nie Feng's face was very calm, and any thoughts in his heart could never be seen by outsiders from the outside. This king with a full beard and a very tall and mighty look, if you meet for the first time, it is easy to think of him as a brave man who is more reckless than resourceful, but in fact, only those who have really understood his deep scheming will know how terrible it is.

"Your Majesty, what Xu Gong said is actually what a few of us think in our hearts. Alas! The loss this time is really too serious. In the past few years, in order to help the king realize the ambitious hegemony in his chest as soon as possible, all the officials inside and outside the royal court have worked hard and fulfilled their duties...... I finally saved up these family funds. However, he was blackmailed so much by the people of Zhao at once! 600,000 gold! When I think of it, my minister's heart is dripping blood! ”

Doctor Shang's uncle Sun Liang couldn't help but choke up. Thinking of the hardships I have experienced, although the wood has been completed, I am unwilling to do so anyway.

"Yes, my lord...... This Qin State can't bear the weight too! Although the king cherished the lives of his soldiers and had no choice but to agree to Zhao Guoren's request, this matter could not be left as such. Someone has to be in charge! ”

Another minister's voice was indignant, and it was clear that he had something to say. Several other important parliamentary ministers also echoed the voice, and began to point the finger at the culprit who led to the defeat. King Qin frowned and sighed secretly, he knew in his heart that his attempt to suppress the dispute in a quick way was likely to be difficult to achieve.

"Ladies and gentlemen, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, but it is just a defeat in a war, so why should it be so? What's more, how can there be a general who doesn't want to win a battle! Most of the blame for this defeat lies with the Lone King, because I underestimated the strength of the Zhao people so much that I let the soldiers on the expedition cause such heavy damage...... Alas! ”

"Don't take it for anyone, the king! I have long heard that because of the strength of the country over the years, there have been several victories, and those generals have become too proud. Hum! Proud soldiers, a long-standing history...... If the Qin State can't learn a lesson from this defeat, I'm afraid it will suffer even greater losses in the future! In order to strictly enforce military discipline and alert the generals and soldiers, the ministers believe that they must be severely punished for the responsibility of this defeat! ”

Doctor Shang's uncle Sun Liang is a guy who doesn't eat hard and soft. The civil and military discord in the Qin State has been going on for a long time, and in many major events, it has almost reached the point of incompatibility. Seize such an opportunity this time, if you don't take the opportunity to hit hard, when will you wait!

And the person with this kind of mind is not only himself, but most of the important ministers of the royal court, everyone knows it. That's why they all took the opportunity to make trouble. And their breakthrough this time was the general Wang Jian, who was captured by the Zhao people, and the Wang family behind him.

As the saying goes, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. And how about the state? I have to say that the civil and military discord of the Qin State has become more and more serious with the development of national strength. Nie Feng, the king of Qin, had long been aware of the inappropriateness of this problem, and he had tried to resolve this contradiction several times, but with little success, and sometimes even he felt a little helpless.

And the origin of all this, in addition to the reason why the generals of the Qin State have always been arrogant, is mainly because of the fact that Wei Ying changed the law to become strong and established military merit as the first promotion merit.

The Qin people recognized as the two great warriors, with Wei Yang in front and Wei Wuzi in the back. And the person who made the Qin State really start the road from weakness to strength is undoubtedly the Wei Martingzi who pioneered many new reforms.

In that year, the first king, with supreme courtesy, entrusted all the state affairs to this Wei Yingzi and let him restructure the map. That man of genius lived up to the king's expectations. In less than ten years, he single-handedly led the Qin State on a path of strong development. And the basis of all this is to build on strengthening the level of combat effectiveness of the army.

Determining the lord by military merit was one of the most motivating policies created by the Qin State alone. All lieutenant colonels, regardless of their status, are to be awarded on the battlefield according to the merits they have made and the number of enemies they have killed. Such a policy swept away all kinds of unequal methods of evaluating military merit that were common among the vassal states of the world in the past, and greatly encouraged the willingness of the officers and men in the army to fight on the battlefield.

It was from that time that the courage to step on the battlefield and seize fame and wealth with the knife in his hand and Changge became the biggest goal of the warriors of the Qin State. And this effect is obvious, the combat effectiveness of the Qin army has increased by leaps and bounds, surpassing the princes of various countries in a very short period of time, almost overwhelming the world.

However, there are always pros and cons to everything in the world. With such a simple promotion ladder for the soldiers of the Qin State, many brave men in the army, in addition to being loyal to the King of Qin, naturally no longer had to rely on the scholars and nobles, so contradictions began to arise.

To this day, it is often difficult for the Wenchen group headed by the Minister of State Xu Gong and the uncle Sun Liang of the upper doctor, and the Jiangmen headed by the Meng and Wang families to reach common opinions on many matters. for tat, mutual refusal, has been going on for a long time!

For this contradiction between civil and military, King Nie Feng of Qin looked at the fire. For a long time, the reason why he did not use strong means to stop it was only because in many things, this kind of mutual struggle between civil and military ministers was beneficial to him. King Qin, who has the posture of a hero, knows very well that the so-called royal means are just playing with the art of balance. In order to stabilize one's dominance, it is necessary to tolerate or appropriately indulge these guys against each other.

However, even today, when he noticed that the Wenchen group headed by the Minister of State wanted to take the opportunity to do something, he was still extremely angry in his heart. These guys are simply dizzy for power, right? Don't look at what time it is! He felt it was time for him to show off his majesty.

"Doctor, what do you mean by that? General Wang Jian and his more than 50,000 soldiers were forced to surrender, which was actually a correct choice under the circumstances at that time. The Lone King never thought that dying in battle was the best loyalty to the country. If they can save their lives, be brave in the future, and wash away their shame with practical actions, they are the bravest warriors...... I believe that General Wang Jian, they also think so. ”

King Qin's tone was a little serious, obviously expressing the displeasure in his heart. And his intention to protect Wang Jian, as long as he is not a fool, anyone can hear it. Unexpectedly, Uncle Sun Liang didn't know which evil he was in today, so he stiffened his neck and directly contradicted it.

"The general of the defeated army, how brave is it! The king did this, which is tantamount to covering his ears and stealing the bell, and making outsiders laugh in vain! ”

"Uncle Sun Liang! Do you know what you're talking about? Such a personal revenge is not the work of the minister! Where are the samurai? Give him to me ....... ”

King Qin was furious, and he was about to attack on the spot, and taught his uncle Sun Liang, who didn't know how to advance or retreat, a hard lesson. The tiger is not powerful, it is really a sick cat! However, before he could finish his order, someone had already hurried over from the side and bowed down in front of him.

"Father's wrath! What the Doctor said was all out of public interest, and when the army was defeated, it was not appropriate to blame the minister. Otherwise, if it spreads, I am afraid that the outside world will talk about it, which will damage the amount of my father's tolerance! ”

King Qin looked down at the young son Nie Wushuang who still had a look of wind and dust on his face, this son who escaped death and rushed back from Zhao State, made him very distressed. Since he came out to intercede, of course he would not make a big move. What's more, he didn't want to do anything to Uncle Sun Liang, just to scare him and let him know some duties.

"This matter ends here, and the Lone King has his own measure. Hum! Retreat, all of you! ”

Seeing that King Qin was really angry, Minister Xu Gong and Uncle Sun Liang glanced at each other, originally they wanted to take this opportunity to hit the Wang Jian family hard, but now they are anticlimactic, although they all feel unwilling, but they are helpless. I had to bow down the stairs and retreat. Before leaving, Uncle Sun Liang cast a grateful look at Nie Wushuang. The young master secretly gestured to him, and they understood each other, and many things were not spoken.

"The young master is still very good, it would be nice if he could take power earlier......

After walking out of the hall, Uncle Sun Liang muttered to himself. Xu Gong made a silent gesture to him, but then nodded, and then the two of them whispered softly and walked forward side by side. The King of Qin relied too heavily on the generals, and even now he is more and more partial to them. This has made many of them feel dissatisfied.

Who would have thought that the Qin State, whose overall strength far surpassed that of other vassal states, perhaps, had many internal banes, which had already quietly sprouted in the dark.

And after everyone in the main hall withdrew, Nie Wushuang, who was exhausted, finally had the opportunity to ask his father the question in his heart.

"Father, Wei Wuzi hid his identity and followed him to Zhao Kingdom, what is his purpose?"