At the end of the Zhou Dynasty in the fifty-ninth year of King Zhou (256 B.C.), the Son of Heaven was in trouble, and there was no owner in the world.

The countries of the Central Plains did not have a unified era name, and they all recorded according to the era name of their own king, and the land of China also entered a period of more frequent wars.

In the second year of Yan Wangkang, during the period from the Spring Festival to the end of April, the form of the Central Plains countries can be described as twists and turns.

At the end of February, the Yan army began a crusade against Wei in an attempt to recover the Yan vassal state of Wei, which was occupied by Wei.

In mid-March, the city of Weidi Diqiu was conquered by the Yan army, and the Wei army withdrew from Weidi.

Immediately afterwards, King Yingji of Qin convened a meeting of the kings of Qin, Zhao, Chu, Wei, and Han in Luoyi, and jointly launched a military campaign against Yan in Lianheng, preparing to destroy Yan.

In the face of such a situation, the Yan Kingdom also actively began to prepare for war, preparing to compete with the five countries of the Central Plains in the defense land.

Entering April, the war between various countries and Yan was in full swing.

The coalition army was divided into three armies, northern, central and southern, and launched an all-round attack on Yan State.

In particular, the middle army of the coalition army gathered the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Han, with a total of 300,000 troops, led by Zhao Yi, the general of Qin, and attacked the defense land.

In mid-April, at the same time as the main army of the Yan State and the main force of the coalition army were facing off in Diqiu City.

Lian Po, the commander of the coalition army, deceived the Yan army with a partial division all the way, and personally led 100,000 elite Zhao troops to the south of Fancheng, trying to conquer Fancheng and cut off the connection between the main force of the Yan army under Diqiu City and the rear.

Faced with such a situation, the commander of the Diqiu Yan army, Lejian, was forced to lead the Yan army and adopt the strategy of "Duzi" to attack the main force of the coalition army under Diqiu City. In the west of Diqiu City, the main force of 300,000 coalition forces was defeated, and Zhao Yi, the main general of the middle route coalition army, was killed in battle.

In Fancheng, the 100,000 Zhao army led by Lian Po and the defenders of the Yan army launched a tragic offensive and defensive battle in Fancheng. While the Zhao army had conquered Fancheng, it was attacked by the Yan reinforcement army led by Wang Shi, the general of the Yan State, and the Zhao army was defeated and fled in a hurry.

After the two Yan armies led by Le Jian and Wang Shi met in Fancheng, they took advantage of the situation to recover the original inherent territory of Weidi.

Yan Wang Kang and Yan Guo Chaotang established Wei County.

After the end of this war, there was a lot of discussion in the world.

The people of the world, no one doubts the strength of Yan Guo anymore.

Many people with lofty ideals believe that the Yan State is the right thing in the world and will replace the Zhou Dynasty and dominate the world.

Many big families in various countries have also given up their original wait-and-see and wandering attitudes, and have secretly moved the main branch of the family to Yan Kingdom, and tried to let their outstanding sons and daughters obtain an official position in Yan Kingdom, intending to strengthen their families in the future.

The kings of all countries in the world, and even the courts, also fell into panic because of this war.

In early May, the capital of Qin, Xianyang, the palace.

After receiving the news of the defeat of the coalition forces in the front and the death of the general Zhao Yi, the king of Qin who returned to Xianyang, the old man who was already over 70 years old and had ascended the throne of the king of Qin for more than 50 years, was eloquent and had the ambition to dominate the world, the blow was too great.

Yingji couldn't bear the blow and finally lay down on the sickbed.

Above the court of the Qin State, there is also an undercurrent.

As the longest-reigning king in the history of Qin, it is simply "bad news" for the princes of Qin who have been trained as the successors of Qin, and it is an unbearable burden.

If you want to become the King of Qin, you first need to have a long life and energy consumption that can surpass your father!

In the 40th year of King Yingji of Qin (267 B.C.), the prince of Qin, who was hostage in Wei, did not consume his father Yingji, died in Wei, was transported back to China, and buried in Zhiyang (now east of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province).

In the forty-second year of King Yingji of Qin (265 BC), at the suggestion of Fan Ju, the prime minister of Qin, King Yingji of Qin set up his second son, An Guojun Yingzhu, who was already thirty-eight years old at the time, as the second prince of Qin.

The elderly Yingji, like many kings in Chinese history, the older he gets, the more important he values his position, and the more suspicious he becomes, and regards the current prince in his forties as the biggest threat to his throne.

An Guojun, the prince of Qin who is almost fifty years old, is not having a good time in the palace of the king of Qin.

No, after Yingji fell ill, the crown prince Yingzhu came to visit his father Yingji.

After a few words, the crown prince Yingzhu was hit by his father and "incomplete".

"Prince, what do you think of the current situation in the Central Plains?"

Yingji was on the sickbed and asked the prince Yingzhu.

"Father Qi, the son thinks that the current Central Plains countries, the Yan Kingdom has risen in the north, and other countries are not enough."

Ying Zhu thought for a moment and replied cautiously.

"Is that all? So in your opinion, how should I, the Qin State, deal with such a situation? ”

Yingji didn't let go of her son, coughed a few times, and continued to ask.

The crown prince Yingzhu looked at his father Wang Yingji's face and found that his father had his eyes closed and was not looking at himself at all. However, the winning column is already familiar with such situations.

"Father, my sons think that it is not appropriate for my Qin State to use swords and soldiers at the moment, but should focus on recuperation and recuperation, restore national strength, and then make good friends with the Central Plains countries and slow down the Yan Kingdom."

After thinking about it, Ying Zhu replied to King Yingji of Qin.

"How can we recuperate and restore our national strength?" Yingji asked again.

Yingzhu pursed his lips, bowed to Yingji, and said:

"Father, my sons think that the real pillar of my Qin State is still the old Qin people of my Qin State, and they are the noble clansmen of my Qin State, not outsiders who come to my Qin State to talk about it."

"Therefore, if you want my Qin State to quickly restore its national strength, I should forgive sinners, reward me with Qin people's meritorious heroes, be kind to relatives, and relax my garden. In this way, our Qin State can recover as soon as possible. This is the humble opinion of the son, please ask my father to learn clearly. ”

After listening to Ying Zhu's words, Ying Ji opened her eyes and said coldly to Ying Zhu:

"According to your words, it is inappropriate for my father to unite the countries of the Central Plains to cut down Yan; Reusing people from other countries such as Fan Ju and Cai Ze is not very in line with your intentions, is it not? ”

When the prince heard this, he was sweating!

With a "poof", he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yingji again and again.

"Father, the son has no such intention, please forgive your father!"

Yingji, supported by several attendants next to her, sat up, pointed at Yingzhu and scolded:

"Yingzhu, it seems that you don't agree with your father's approach, don't you wish your father would die early!"

The crown prince won the pillar, and was frightened by his father Wang Yingji's words, and hurriedly kowtowed to Yingji:

"Father, my sons don't dare."

Yingji coughed violently a few times again, and said to Yingzhu:

"Of course you don't dare now, because you haven't ascended to this throne yet. If you wait for you to ascend to the throne, I am afraid that your father will also end up as King Zhao Wuling. ”

"Don't look at you as a forty-eight-year-old or almost fifty-year-old, but there is still a long way to go between your governance of the country and the government. My Qin State can dominate the world, relying on the sword soldiers in the hands of my Qin army. ”

"What are you talking about, the old Qin people are the pillars of my Qin country! What do you say to reward me for the meritorious heroes of the Qin people! It seems that you think that you are not right to expel Guixun for your father, and even give Wu Anjun to death, including this time to unite all countries to attack Yan, don't you think that you have done it right for your father? ”

Win the column at this time, there dare to say more! Just kneeling on the ground and kowtowing non-stop.

Yingji closed her eyes and slowly said to Yingzhu:

"I can't last long for my father's body, and sooner or later you will be the one who will ascend to the throne of King Qin. Father, what I tell you today is: It is for you to cut down swallows across the world; For the Father's sake, he who reuses other nations is for your sake; Expelling Guixun for his father and giving death to Wu Anjun Baiqi are all for you! ”

"Think about it, people from other countries come to my Qin country, and they have no foundation, so they can only do their best to assist my Qin country; And I, the Qin State, a noble like Wu Anjun Bai Qi, has too much power in the court and even in the army. If you don't get rid of them, will you be able to sit on the throne in peace? ”

Speaking of this, Qin Wang Yingji gasped a few times one after another, and continued to the crown prince Yingji:

"Since the Battle of Handan, my Qin State should recuperate. But have you ever thought about it, when my Qin State was recuperating and recuperating, the Yan State was expanding its national strength and military strength. If we don't clear it early, our Qin State will definitely have a big disaster in the future! ”

"O Prince! For the father's operation, it is also a last resort. Father...... I am afraid of my father, once my father dies, after you ascend the throne, you will not be Yan Wangkang's opponent! ”

The crown prince Yingzhu hurriedly said to his father Wang Yingji: "Father, the son understands it. ”

Yingji slowly opened her eyes again, looked at the prince Yingzhu and said, "Prince! The way to be a king lies in balance. Not to mention anything else, the reason why Yan Kingdom rose in the hands of Yan Wangkang is because Yan Wangkang knows this well! ”

"Think about it, Yan Wang Kang began to suppress the gate lord clan from Liaodi, attract talents from other countries, and balance the Yan court; For lower-level officials and generals, vigorously promote and serve him. This is the way of a king, the way of a true king! ”

Ying Zhu kowtowed to Yingji and said, "Father, the son knows, thank you for your father's correction." ”

Qin Wang Yingji shook his head and said to Yingzhu:

"Thou shalt think that thou shalt be obsessed with wine, and thou shalt be bewitched by thy father. It's far from it, this is a small way! My father hopes that you, as the crown prince, can understand the way to govern the country and the government, do you understand? ”

"Erchen understands now." Win Zhu replied.

Yingji looked at the crown prince Yingzhu who was kneeling on the ground, sighed, waved his hand, and said:

"Go down!"

"The son of the retainer retired, please take care of your father's health." The crown prince Yingzhu bowed down and withdrew from Yingji's dormitory.

After the crown prince Yingzhu walked out of the dormitory, Qin Wang Yingji coughed violently a few more times, and said to himself:

"At this point, even the Hengyan has failed, and there is not much time left for the widow! I hope God will bless my Qin country! ”

Within two days, Lu Buwei, the guard who followed Gongzi Yiren to Xianyang, knew the content of the conversation between Qin Wang Yingji and the crown prince Yingzhu in the mouth of the official who was waiting for the official order of King Yingji of Qin.

Lü Buwei took out a cloth bag full of gold from his bosom and stuffed it to the attendant.

"Thank you for the order, this is a little heart, I hope that the waiter will not shirk the order. In the future, if there is such news, I hope that the waiter will not hesitate to inform me, and I, Lu Buwei, will be greatly grateful. ”

Lu Buwei smiled and said to the waiter.

The chamberlain of the Qin Palace ordered him to put the cloth bag handed over by Lu Buwei into his arms, and said with a smile:

"So, thank you, sir. Rest assured! In the future, the news in the palace will be reported to you later. ”

Lü Buwei laughed out loud and personally sent the squire order out of his place of residence.

After seeing the waiter order to ride away, Lu Buwei's face became extremely gloomy.

"The crown prince wins the pillar, it seems that he is very unfriendly to me and other people who come to Qin to serve!"

Then he turned and said to his old butler:

"When you go to Li Si's mansion, you will say that I, Lu Buwei, invited him to come to the mansion to talk about something."