Just when Ji Kang was recalled to Jidu by his father Ji Yun and was busy holding the crown prince ceremony. In Xianyang, the capital of Qin, King Yingji of Qin fell into boredom.

The defeat in the Battle of Handan was too hard for Yingji, who was already sixty-nine years old.

Under the Hangu Pass, the Qin State was forced to sign an agreement with the Central Plains countries to return to the three kingdoms the territories of Zhao, Wei, and Han that had been invaded by Yingji in decades of bloody battles since his ascension to the throne. This is unbearable for Yingji.

Qin Xiang Fan Ju came to the door of the main hall where Yingji worked, and saw the attendant next to Yingji holding a stack of slips and walking out of the palace of King Qin.

Fan Ju stepped forward and ordered the waiter: "Lord Waiter Ling, my king is still handling official business in the palace?" ”

The waiter next to Yingji has a good relationship with Fan Ju.

He looked back at the hall and whispered to Fan Ju: "Fan Xiang, the king is extremely angry, and he killed two servants with a rod just now. Now there are several stacks of slips piled up on the king's case, and the king doesn't even bother to look at them. Xiangguo, it's better not to go in for the time being. ”

Fan Ju sighed when he heard this.

After a while, Fan Ju ordered the waiter: "Lord Waiter, you should be busy first!" Let's go down and take care of something else. ”

Unexpectedly, at this time, Yingji's voice came from the hall: "Is it Xiangguo?" Come on in. ”

Fan Ju nodded to the attendant order beside Yingji, and walked into the hall.

I only saw a few stacks of slips stacked in front of Yingji on the table in front of Yingji. Behind the king's table, Yingji was holding a wine bottle, bowing her head and drinking slowly.

Fan Ju frowned slightly, and said to King Qin: "King, although my Qin army lost in Handan, retreat to Hangu Pass. But now that the allied forces of the Central Plains have retreated, hundreds of thousands of our Qin army are resting in Hangu Pass, and they will be able to recover immediately. ”

"Great King, after our army rests and recovers, the army of our Qin State can cut down the countries again, regain the lost land of our Qin State, and restore the inherent territory of our Qin State. Why is my king so decadent? ”

Yingji put down the wine bottle in his hand and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, the previous kings of my Qin State, all took it as their responsibility to go east to the Central Plains and unify the world. When the widow ascended the throne, he destroyed the righteous canal in the west and swept the Chu country in the south. The northern expedition to the Xiongnu and the eastern expedition to the countries. ”

"And those who hinder my Qin State's eastward advance have the Jin State in front and the Zhao State in the back. In the Battle of Changping a few years ago, the widowed army destroyed as many as 450,000 elite Zhao, and the widow thought that in this world, no one could stop my Qin country from advancing eastward and unify the Central Plains. ”

"But the widow really didn't expect that in the first battle of Handan, our army lost as many as 35 soldiers, and its vitality was greatly damaged. Xiangguo, my Qin State can be described as a big defeat in Handan! Now the widow is nearly seventy years old. Xiangguo, you say, in the lifetime of the widow, can the world be unified again? ”

Fan Ju didn't know what to say at this time, and seeing that Yingji was so worried, he bowed down and said:

"Your Majesty, the minister heard that "the lord is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the lord humiliates the minister's death", the minister is the prime minister of Qin, and my king entrusts the state affairs to the minister. Wechen should have handled a lot of matters for my king. Although the minister is a villain, he is also willing to be used by the king. ”

"The king's wish is to unify the world; The minister's wish is to get ahead. Only the king's hegemony is successful, and the minister is a meritorious party. But now my king is worried, and Weichen can't solve this worry, so I ask my king to deal with the sins of his subordinates. ”

Yingji stood up, came to Fan Ju, and said to Fan Ju:

"Xiangguo, the widow understands, and he will not be decadent in the future. The defeat in the Battle of Handan this time was due to the joint efforts of Wei, Chu, and Yan and Zhao, and sent troops to attack our Qin State! It led to the destruction of Zhao by our Qin State, and it fell short. ”

"Xiangguo, according to your policy, now the coalition forces of the Kwantung countries have been disbanded and each has returned to his country. I, the Qin State, have no way to deal with Yan and Chu for the time being, but should I give the Wei State some color to see? ”

Seeing that Yingji finally cheered up, Fan Ju replied: "Your Majesty, as soon as the coalition forces of various countries are dispersed, Han Wangran will send a messenger to my Xianyang and say to my Wang Yan, it is a last resort to attack my Qin army before!" I am willing to surrender again to my Qin state. ”

"It can be seen that the six countries of Kwantung are all too selfish, and it is impossible to truly form a joint trend to resist our Qin State. Your Majesty, now my Qin general, Wang Di, has led our army of hundreds of thousands in Hangu Pass, rested, and is fully prepared to attack Wei at any time. ”

When Yingji heard Fan Ju mention Wang Ji, she was speechless for a long time.

After half a ring, he sighed: "Xiangguo, Wang Yi is the talent of leading the army, far away from Wu Anjun!" He first led the army to confront Zhao Jun in Shangdang for three years, and there was no way to take Zhao Jun. As soon as Wu Anjun arrived, he immediately destroyed the withering and decaying, and killed the 450,000 elites of the Zhao army. ”

The widow asked him to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Handan. After three years, he did not capture Handan, but was defeated by the coalition army under the city of Handan, and even damaged the generals of our Qin State, Meng Fu and Sima Terrier. ”

"No wonder Wu Anjun is so proud in front of the widow! Xiangguo, tell me, is there no other good general in my Qin State except for Wu Anjun? By the way, Wu Anjun is now in the shadows, right? ”

As soon as Fan Ju heard Yingji talk about Wu Anjun again, he knew that King Qin Yingji still remembered Wu Anjun.

stepped forward and said to King Yingji of Qin: "My king, now Wu Anjun is still in Xianyang City, and he has not gone to Yinmi." ”

When Yingji heard this, she couldn't help but be furious:

"Bold! This Wu Anjun is simply too bold, he actually dares to resist the king's order, who let him stay in Xianyang City? ”

Fan Ju bowed and said: "King, my king just demoted Wu Anjun to a soldier before, and did not go to his title. Wu Anjun used this as an excuse to say that he was sick and could not travel far. According to my Qin system, Guixun is like this, which is in line with the laws of my Qin country! ”

The old man Yingji took two steps back and forth in the hall and pondered for a moment.

Then he said to Fan Ju:

"Xiangguo, since Wu Anjun is still in Xianyang, you go to his mansion to meet him. Tell him that the widow will give him one last chance. If Wu Anjun can lead his troops to fight against Wei this time, and the widow will not be held accountable for the past, he will still be the widow's Wu Anjun. ”

"If he doesn't go out on the expedition by the edict, you will announce the edict of the widow to him, let him get out of Xianyang immediately, and give the widow to the yinmi, and the widow will never want to see him in the future."

Fan Ju bowed down and received the order: "The minister obeys the edict." ”

Wu Anjun got up in vain, on the grounds that he was sick, stayed in the house and did not go to the secret.

I don't go out in the house, and I read in the study every day, and I enjoy myself.

Hearing that Qin Xiang Fan Ju was coming to the house, Wu Anjun invited Fan Ju to the study.

Fan Ju came to Bai Qi's study, knelt opposite Bai Qi, and said to Bai Qi with a smile:

"Wu Anjun, I haven't seen you for many days, I don't know if Wu Anjun is getting better?"

Bai Qi smiled coldly at Fan Ju and said:

"Xiangguo, Bai Qi is already a criminal minister, if there is anything, please ask Xiangguo to say it directly."

Fan Ju sighed and said:

"Wu Anjun, the old man and Wu Anjun may not have drunk together for a long time! When I came to Wu Anjun's house today, the old man brought his own wine and food, can I invite Wu Anjun to have two bottles of wine? ”

Bai Qi was shocked in his heart, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Fan Ju's gourd? But it is impossible to refuse.

I had to say: "I can't do it." ”

Fan Ju turned back to the door and said, "Come on, bring the wine and food." ”

After a while, Fan Ju's people filled the white desk with wine and food, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and retreated.

Fan Ju poured Bai Qi and the wine bottle in front of him full of wine, and then picked up the wine bottle and said:

"Wu Anjun, please."

Bai Qi also picked up the wine bottle in front of him, touched Fan Ju and the two, and the two drank it all.

After three rounds of drinking, Bai Qi looked at Fan Ju and said, "Xiangguo, this time you came to see Bai Qi off, right?" ”

Fan Ju said to Bai Qi: "Wu Anjun, is it not a secret, is it leaving?" Is it to stay? It all depends on Wu Anjun's mind. The old man came to meet Wu Anjun this time, he wanted to ask Wu Anjun to lead the army to fight against Wei, I don't know what Wu Anjun wants? ”

Bai Qi laughed and said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, my king came to invite Bai Qi to go on the expedition twice, but Bai Qi didn't agree to my king. What's more, Bai Qi is now a criminal minister, do you think, can Bai Qi promise you? In this case, where is the face of my king? ”

Seeing Bai Qi like this, Fan Ju sighed and said to Bai Qi:

"Wu Anjun, Fan Ju wants to ask, my king has been to the palace several times to ask Wu Anjun to lead the army to the expedition, but you have refused to lead the army to the expedition, why is this? Don't you know that this is the way to die? ”

Bai Qi took the wine bottle in front of him and drank it all.

said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, I don't hide it from you, Bai Qi is reluctant to go on the expedition because Bai Qi is cold about the actions of the king and Xiangguo." After I returned to Xianyang from Changping in vain, I finally figured out one thing. ”

"After the Battle of Changping, you, Fan Ju, were selfish and dissuaded my king from leading my army to seize Handan; And my king is also afraid that Bai Qi will take Handan and destroy the Zhao State, and the merit will be high. ”

"Xiangguo, Bai Qi has always wanted to ask the king and you, Bai Qi led my Qin army to fight for the Qin State for a lifetime, conquer cities and conquer land, and kill millions of people, but is there a little selfishness?"

"But the two of me and Xiangguo did this, but it made Bai Qi feel sad. I didn't know if what I had done was right or wrong for so many years? I don't know, who are you fighting for? Why the king's minister? ”

"Bai Qi is a martial artist, killing people like hemp, and life and death have long been downplayed. Since Bai Qi returned to Xianyang, he also knew that sooner or later, Bai Qi would die unexpectedly, and Bai Qi was also waiting for this day to come! ”

After listening to Bai Qi's words, Fan Ju picked up the wine bottle in front of him and drank it all.

Then, he filled the wine bottle in front of Bai Qi and himself.

Dialogue said: "Wu Anjun, this is what makes you inferior to Fan Ju?" ”

Bai Qi was stunned for a moment, looked at Fan Ju and said: "Xiangguo, after the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi urged my king to pursue and conquer Handan. But Xiangguo, you are favoritism, and you are afraid that Bai Qi will make military exploits again, so you strongly persuade my king to let me withdraw my troops from Bai Qi. Xiangguo, is Bai Qi right? ”

Fan Ju nodded, and said to the dialogue: "Wu Anjun, what you said is not bad. At that time, it was indeed me Fan Ju who had selfishness. But as you said, I, Wang Shengming, if my king is not jealous of you, why should I listen to Fan Ju's words? ”

Seeing that Xiangguo Fan Ju was so calm, he was also stunned.