Chapter Seven: The Rebuilding of Mountains and Rivers Seventy-two The death of Wu Anjun Baiqi
The news of Zhao's implementation of the second reform soon reached Qin, and in a restless situation, Yingzheng immediately sent people to find Wang Juan, the prime minister of Zuo, Wang Qian, the new general, and Meng Tian, the Xianyang Ling.
"The minister thinks that my king must not allow Zhao Guo to complete the change!" Xianyang Ling Meng Tian said. In his opinion, the king of Qin should not have let Zhao Kuo go back with the kindness of a woman, and now that Zhao Kuo's mutiny has been successful, if the change is not obstructed, then the good situation of Qin's unification of China will be in vain.
"What Xianyang Ling said is extremely true! In recent years, although the Qin State has been slightly declining, its military strength still exists, and its national strength is still there! The old minister weighed the pros and cons, thinking that he had to make a decision immediately, otherwise he would sit back and wait for it to change completely like a merchant king, and it would be difficult to shake it easily in the future! If this is the case, how will the king face the ancestors of the Ying family? Wang Xuan, who has always been silent, frowned, and said a rare word.
"This battle must be won, it must be won by a large margin." Ying Zheng listened quietly, and then turned his gaze to the general Wang Qian, "I don't know if the general can succeed?" "The Qin State has been wrestling with the Six Kingdoms of Shandong for more than 100 years, and now all the countries have become a broken candle in the wind, and the domination of the world is close at hand. At this time, how could Ying Zheng tolerate the resurgence of Zhao State and share the world equally with Qin State?
Seeing Yingzheng asking himself, Wang Jian thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "In the past twenty years, although the state of Zhao has declined, its military strength has never weakened. After this mutiny, the temple of Zhao has been restored to the Qingming Dynasty, if its monarchs and ministers are of the same heart, the old ministers are not sure of victory. Wang Jian has always spoken after careful consideration, and since he thinks so, he must have his own reasoning.
"Can't you sit still?" Ying Zheng suddenly took the case.
"For the sake of prudence, the king can consult Wu Anjun's intentions." Meng Tian reminded in a low voice.
Yes! Why did you forget the famous Wu Anjun in vain? Ying Zheng patted his head and immediately asked, "Meng Tian, is Wu Anjun still in Xianyang?" ”
"A few months ago, Wu Anjun had returned to his hometown in Yixian County." Prime Minister Wang Juan replied in place of Meng Tian.
"Wu Anjun is old after all!" Ying Zheng sighed with emotion, and then instructed the chamberlain behind him, "Immediately announce that the Che Mansion will order Zhao Gao to enter the palace!" ”
"No." The chamberlain took the order and left.
About half an hour later, Zhao Gao hurriedly appeared in front of Ying Zheng: "The minister ordered Zhao Gao to see the King of Qin. Since Zhao Kuo left Qin, Zhao Kuo has been thinking about how to deal with Bai Qi all the time, but he racked his brains and never thought of a way to get rid of Bai Qi quietly.
"Zhao Gao, I order you to quickly select capable pilots to rush to Yixian County with the king's envoy to take Wu Anjun back to the court." Ying Zheng was already a little impatient to see Bai Qi.
Zhao Gao was ordered to leave the palace, his eyes rolled around, and he instantly thought about it. Back at CRRC Mansion, Zhao Gao immediately found his confidants and cronies and whispered to him in a low voice.
"Your Excellency, we look forward to the good news." The cronies bowed their hands to Zhao Gao, and then turned away......
Two days later, the bronze chariot carrying the envoy of the King of Qin appeared at the entrance of Baijia Village in Yixian County. When Bai Qi and the patriarch of the Bai clan heard the news, they led hundreds of clansmen in the village to drive out.
"Receiving the edict in vain!" The envoy of the King of Qin stood on the cart and slowly unfolded a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.
"The old minister took the edict in vain." Lao Baiqi's deep voice suddenly sounded in the wind.
The envoy of the King of Qin didn't look at Bai Qi, but just read the content on the bamboo slip by himself: "Zhao Daxing changed the law, whether to send troops or not, the ministers have different opinions. Today's special edict urges Wu Anjun to enter the DPRK for consultations, thinking that it is all right. The fifteenth year of the reign of King Qin. ”
Although he has returned to his hometown, the habits he has cultivated over the years still make Bai Qi always concerned about the general trend of the world, especially the country with the same roots as the Qin State. In the past few months, earth-shattering changes have followed, first the son Zhao Jia ascended the throne of Zhao in the bloody rain of mutiny, and then a vigorous second change kicked off in the Zhao Kingdom. Dizzying, a wave of uneasiness enveloped Bai Qi's heart deeply.
"The old minister will leave immediately." Bai Qi stepped forward and took the edict from the envoy's hand.
It's time to go back to Xianyang! Persuade the King of Qin to let himself take command of the expedition and strangle the second change of Zhao in infancy! The reason why he wants to do this, in fact, Bai Qi also has a little selfishness, he wants to have another decisive battle with Zhao Kuo, and he will be ashamed of the fiasco! And he is old, and this battle may also be the last battle of his life!
"Wu Anjun, please!" The envoy stepped aside and motioned for Bai Qi to get into the car.
"Wu Anjun ......" Seeing that Bai Qi was leaving, the gray-haired old patriarch hurriedly shouted behind Bai Qi, "Wu Anjun is old, and he still cherishes himself all the way!" ”
"Take care, Patriarch! Take care, folks! I'll be back in a few days! Looking at the old patriarch with tears in his eyes, Bai Qi couldn't help but feel a surge of heat in his heart, and he immediately turned around and bowed deeply to the whole village, and then took a ride with his right hand and jumped into the car neatly, and his skills were not inferior to the young man in his twenties.
Under the gaze of the clansmen, the bronze chariot carrying Bai Qi and the envoy of the King of Qin set off again.
All the way east, the car drove quickly on the smooth Weihe Avenue. After all, he was old and his energy was not as good as before, so Bai Qi leaned on the tall bronze umbrella handle in the carriage a little tiredly, and dozed off slightly. Suddenly, the wheel rolled over a stone on the side of the road, and the axle shook violently, and Bai got up and involuntarily leaned forward, hitting the bronze umbrella handle.
The driver heard the sound and hurriedly stopped: "Wu Anjun is frightened." ”
Bai Qi lightly rubbed his red and swollen forehead, and smiled unmindfully: "The old man has been in the army all his life, such a small injury is a big deal, no problem!" He raised his head as he spoke, "Where is this?" Bai Qi seemed to feel that the scene in front of him was somewhat familiar.
"Wu Anjun, this is Du You." The envoy of King Qin, who was sitting on the side, yawned and replied leisurely.
Du ...... Mail? Bai Qi silently recited the name of this place, he knew that from here to the east, less than ten miles to the capital Xianyang. I didn't expect to be back so soon not long after I left.
Xianyang to the west has always been sparsely populated, and it is the twilight, and there is no figure in the whole Du Post. Getting out of the car and coming to the bank of the Weishui River, facing the long thin clouds and the turbid Weishui flowing through, Bai Qi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Suddenly, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves in the distance.
In a moment, several horsemen galloped over, and the first chamberlain dismounted and walked in front of Bai Qi: "The journey is tiring, and the King of Qin asks Wu Anjun to take a break from Du Post and enter the city the next day." After speaking, the chamberlain waved his hand, and several attachés who followed him immediately took the wine and food prepared in advance to the farewell pavilion not far from here. Seeing Bai Qi's puzzled expression, the chamberlain added, "The prince of Qin personally gave wine and food, and asked Wu Anjun and the envoy to use it slowly." ”
"The old minister respects the promise." I didn't expect King Qin to be so considerate, Bai Qi was moved to tears for a while, he bowed deeply in the direction of Xianyang City, and then walked into the long pavilion hand in hand with the envoy.
Seeing the two of them walking away, the attendant hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the driver standing next to the car into the woods beside the road: "Your Excellency has an order, do it here." "It turned out that this person was sent by Zhao Gao to pretend to pass on the oral message of King Qin, and he had already secretly drugged the wine and food.
Seeing that the rider nodded, the chamberlain turned and walked out of the woods, and quickly mounted and left with his attaché. The power of the medicine was very fast, and it didn't take long for Bai Qi and the envoy to fall down in the long pavilion one after another.
After waiting for a while, after being sure that both of them were unconscious, the driver cautiously walked into the long pavilion and dragged the two of them to the bronze cart parked on the side of the road. After doing all this, the driver glanced at the old general who was snoring in the cart, and then jumped on the cart with a blank face and slowly drove the car away from the avenue......
That night, Ying Zheng, who was reviewing the recital in Wang's study, suddenly came with an urgent report: the special envoy returned from Yixian County, and Du You, ten miles outside the west gate of Xianyang, fell into Weishui, and Wu Anjun Bai Qi and the special envoy accompanying the car both drowned.
A roll of bamboo slips slipped quietly from his hand in an instant and smashed heavily on Wang's case. Ying Zheng closed his eyes tightly, trying to calm himself down, but the skin on his face was still extremely stiff. Ying Zheng stood up with difficulty, but as soon as he straightened his waist, he was so dizzy that he almost fell down.
"King!" Seeing this, the attendant behind him hurriedly stepped forward to help.
"Get out of the way!" Ying Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, roared and pushed away the inner servant, "Wu Anjun, it's Ying Zheng who harms you!" For a while, Ying Zheng couldn't help but cry bitterly.