The news of the military parade held by Yan Guo on 1 September spread quickly.

The next day's edition of the "Yan Guo Xun Bao" made a comprehensive review of the military parade from all aspects, and distributed comments and drawings so that the people could get true and reliable information.

The additional edition of this issue of "Yan Guoxun Bao" not only broke through the previous sales, but also was hard to find.

The military parade held by Yan in September also sent a clear signal to all countries: that is, Yan is not afraid of any external pressure, and no country wants to infringe on Yan Guo's interests.

Handan, the capital of Zhao State, is very close to Yan State, and it is the first country to know the details of Yan State's military parade.

In the royal palace in Handan City, in a palace.

After Zhao Wangdan read the "Yan Guo Xun Bao" sent back from Jidu, he gently knocked on the desk in front of him with his hand.

said to Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, with emotion:

"Uncle Wang, have you also read this report? What do you think of this military parade in Yan Kingdom? ”

Zhao Sheng sighed and said to Zhao Wang Dan: "Great King, to be honest, the minister didn't expect the Yan Kingdom to develop so strongly. My Zhao Kingdom is adjacent to Yan Kingdom, which is definitely not a good thing for my Zhao Kingdom. ”

Zhao Wangdan thought for a while and said to Zhao Sheng: "Uncle Wang, I am also very worried about this widow. Now that the Qin State is eyeing my Zhao State, and the Yan State in the north is also so strong, where should I go from here? ”

Zhao Sheng lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said to Zhao Wang Dan:

"King, over the years, Yan Kingdom has continued to expand its territory, and its heart is not small. Especially since King Kang of Yan ascended the throne, he actually sent troops to annex the State of Qi. If Yan does this, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the countries of the Central Plains, especially the Qin State. ”

"Since last year, the Qin State has continuously sent envoys to various countries in an attempt to reconcile relations with them. In the opinion of the ministers, the purpose of the Qin State in doing this is probably the idea of attacking the Yan State in a row. ”

"This time, the Qin State invited envoys from various countries to Xianyang to participate in the sacrifice to the heavens, and there must be this consideration. The king, the minister thinks that my Zhao State should wait and see the changes at this time, see the trend of the situation, and then consider the next countermeasures of my Zhao Kingdom. ”

After listening to Zhao Sheng's words, Zhao Wangdan nodded.

After Cai Ze attended the military parade in Yan Kingdom, the group had no intention of staying in Yan Kingdom.

When Cai Ze was about to return to Qin this time, he specially implored Ji Kang to allow him to return to Qin with his relatives.

Ji Kang immediately agreed at that time, and did not embarrass Cai Ze.

After King Yingji of Qin waited for Cai Ze to return to Xianyang, he personally summoned Cai Ze and asked about the situation of Cai Ze and others envoy to Yan State.

"What? Yan Wangkang, this little child, actually dares to humiliate my Great Qin like this, and not take my Qin State in his eyes? ”

The old man Yingji said angrily to Cai Ze.

Cai Ze hurriedly said to Yingji: "King, this time and that time. At this time, the Yan Kingdom is no longer the scene when my king was in the Yan Kingdom. In the opinion of the ministers, the national strength of the Yan State is not weaker than my Qin State at all, or even above my Qin State. ”

Cai Ze's mouth said that the matter of Qin Wang Yingji in Yan refers to the fact that when Yingji was young, when Yingji's father Qin Huiwen Wang Yingsi was in power, he adopted the suggestion of Qin Xiang Zhang Yi at that time, and let the young Yingji unilaterally come to Yan as a hostage.

After carefully questioning Cai Ze and the others, Ying Ji sat on the pu mat and was speechless after the various situations that Yan Guo saw, especially the grand parade of Yan Guo.

Seeing this, Cai Ze sighed and suggested to King Yingji of Qin:

"My king doesn't have to be discouraged, although the Yan Kingdom is strong, it is not without weaknesses. That is, after the Yan State annexed the Qi State, it had already caused panic among all countries in the world. For the Yan Kingdom, all countries are also regarded as great enemies. ”

"Especially this time the military parade of Yan Kingdom, the envoys of various countries in Jidu were invited to watch the ceremony. According to the minister's hear, for the strength displayed by the military parade of the Yan Kingdom, the envoys of various countries are secretly cold, and they will inevitably report it to their respective kings. ”

"The situation today is similar to that of our king and the time of King Qi. I think that back then, after the Tian family replaced Qi, after more than 80 years of development by King Qi Wei, King Qi Xuan, and the three generations of monarchs in the early stage of King Qi Shu, the Qi country was rich and the first side, and my Qin State became a trend of standing side by side. ”

"The king judged the situation in that year, and joined all countries to fight together, and under the First World War, the land of Qi collapsed, and the national strength declined, so that today's annexation of Qi by Yan happened."

"Today, Zhao and Wei occupy the territory of the Wei Kingdom. Yan was also quite dissatisfied with Zhao and Wei because of the defense of the country. In the opinion of the ministers, Yan will inevitably force the armies of Zhao and Wei to withdraw from Weiguo soon. ”

"At that time, I, the Qin State, should connect the countries of the Central Plains and jointly cut down Yan. As long as our king promises, I don't want an inch of Yan country's land, but give it to other countries. Then the four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Chu will inevitably follow our Qin State and jointly crusade against the Yan State. ”

Cai Ze's words made Yingji nod frequently and agreed.

Yingji looked at Cai Ze and said to him:

"What Cai Qing said is very much in line with the widow's meaning, is Cai Qing willing to continue to serve as Qin Xiang?"

Cai Ze clasped his hands together, bowed down and said to Yingji:

"Great King, whether the minister holds the position of Qin Minister or not now is not important to my Qin State. The king has been vassaled as Gangchengjun, and Cai Ze is more able to serve my Qin State in this position, please ask me Wang Mingjian. ”

After listening to Cai Ze's words, Yingji said to Cai Ze with a sigh:

"Cai Qing can be so indifferent to fame and fortune, not to be a famous person in the world, but also a blessing for the widow. Well, that's fine. lest someone always mumble and slander Cai Qing in front of the widow. ”

"Although Cai Qing is a Yan person, the widow thinks that Cai Qing is the minister of my Qin State humerus. This time, Cai Qing returned to Xianyang with his relatives and others, which showed Cai Qing's loyalty to my Qin State. In the future, as long as Cai Qing does not live up to the Qin State, the widow guarantees that the Qin State will not live up to Cai Qing. ”

When Cai Ze heard this, he said to Yingji gratefully: "Thank you to my king." ”

Ying Ji casually picked up the "Yan Guoxun News" on the case and said to Cai Ze:

"Cai Qing, do you know what the so-called "paper" of Yan Guo is made of? ”

Cai Ze was stunned, shook his head, and said to Yingji: "I don't know." ”

Yingji sighed again: "The development of Yan Kingdom is really beyond the expectations of the widow at this time. In daily life, there is not only this "paper" that is more expensive than gold, but also the so-called "cement" official road. ”

"The widow even heard that in the military, when the Yan State defeated our Qin army, a new weapon called "Hand Fire Thunder" was used, and the sound was like thunder. The fortified city of Qi, Jimo City, can be broken by the Yan army in a short time, and I am afraid it also depends on this thing. ”

When Cai Ze heard this, his heart tightened, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said to King Qin Yingji:

"King, the "cement" pipeline you just mentioned, the minister personally walked in Yan Country this time, it is really spectacular. It is this so-called paper, and the minister also spent a lot of money to buy several books made of this object in the bookstore of Yan Kingdom. ”

"The reason why the minister is worried about Yan is because Yan is developing too fast and its national strength is growing too rapidly. As for the items that the king said just now, is there no way for my Qin State to make them? ”

Yingji shook her head slowly, and said to Cai Ze:

"Cai Qing, it's not that you don't want to make it! But they don't know what these things are made of. The widow sent a lot of people to Yan Kingdom, but the losses were heavy! ”

"For the above things that the widow said, Yan Guo is very vigilant and very vigilant. In particular, the "hand fire thunder" used by the Yan army, it is said that it is only in Liaodi, where Yan Wang Kang started, that there is such a thing. ”

Speaking of this, Yingji shook the Xunbao in her hand and said to Cai Zeyan:

As for the "paper" and the so-called "cement", the impact on my Qin State is not great. However, the "hand fire thunder" used by the Yan army must be understood for my Qin State. ”

"The widow also consulted the generals who were lucky enough to return from the war with the Yan army in Shangdang. For the "hand fire thunder" used by the Yan army, he was extremely afraid, claiming that once it exploded, everyone nearby would be flesh foam, which can be described as fearful! ”