In the morning of the next day, Lord Du of the Ministry of Industry asked His Majesty to resign and return to his hometown, and His Majesty kept two sentences to agree, and then appointed Song Yingxing as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Only a few cabinet scholars knew about this matter, and the others looked at each other when they heard the name of Song Yingxing, who is this person, I always feel familiar, but I can't remember which person it is, why did he suddenly become the secretary of the Ministry of Industry?

However, the faces of the two waiters of the Ministry of Industry were gloomy, when Song Yingxing was the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, they were the Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry, and then took refuge in Xu Xianyang and participated in the act of running on Song Yingxing, and now Song Yingxing is running and sitting on the Ministry of Works, what will be their situation in the future?

In the next few days, Song Yingxing's new official took office with three fires, Xiao Rui asked Wei Zhongxian to collect evidence of corruption and bribery of the two Ministry of Industry and handed it to him, and Song Yingxing's first fire sent the two Ministry of Industry to prison, and at the same time deterred the Ministry of Industry.

Xiao Rui also found time to negotiate with Song Yingxing, and took him to visit the secrets of gunpowder, cement, Zhuge repeater, etc., and put him in charge of the franchise of the coal mine project! Three hundred will be issued preliminarily, and Song Yingxing will be responsible for the specific content.

Knowing these confidential matters, Song Yingxing realized the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, not only would he not retreat, but would rise to the occasion and repay His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for their appreciation!

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Before you know it, it has entered December, and there is still a month left before the end of the year. Although the weather is cold and there are signs of continuing to decline, it has not affected the enthusiasm of the people of Bactria for the New Year, and the streets and alleys of Kyoto are full of New Year's flavor.

But Zhao Guo did not survive the year.

Chuan Jianguo contacted the family, won over the generals who defended the city, and then took advantage of the dark and windy night to open the city gate and invite the Qin army into the city. Bai Meng, the general of Qin, led his troops into the palace, and the new emperor of Zhao was so frightened that he finally hanged himself in the palace.

In the wee hours of the morning, the sky was bright.

Bai Meng, the general of the Qin State, stood in front of the gate of the Golden Palace, looking at the majestic imperial capital of the Zhao State, and a smile finally bloomed on his resolute face.

"Decree to the world, Emperor Zhao is dead, and the State of Zhao has been destroyed. Those who resist will be killed! Those who take the initiative to surrender are not to blame in the past! Order 800 li to report back to the Qin capital as soon as possible, and inform Your Majesty of the news! Bai Meng ordered.

The deputy general next to him immediately retreated and hurried to do it.

Subsequently, the news of the fall of the Zhao Kingdom began to spread all over the world!

Chang Shenghou sat in Qijiang, Gan Ning was not idle, and began to run the great cause of the navy, but it is impossible to train a strong navy in a short time, and you have to build a building ship, if there is no warship, is it still a navy?

According to Gan Ning's plan, it will take two years for the navy to issue a scale, and the scale will not be inferior to the Qijiang battalion within three years. Of course, this speed is built by yourself, and if you can empty the white wolf, then the speed will be greatly increased.

How to empty gloves white wolf?

Gan Ning's gaze never left the Qijiang camp.

The Qijiang battalion has a large naval army and many warships, which are managed by the general of the naval army and two deputy commanders. The last time Xiao Rui was captured in Qijiang, it was Huang Qilin who colluded with a deputy commander. Since ancient times, the two deputy positions have been enemies, and everyone must look at each other unpleasantly, so during this time, Gan Ning has been wooing another deputy commander, and the effect is good.

The death of Zhao is the general trend, as an official of Zhao State, how to choose the rest of his life, whether to sacrifice his life for the country, or directly surrender to Qin, or defect to Great Xia?

Gan Ning had already received the promise of Chang Shenghou and the crown prince, so he could open a better chip to win over.

Now with the fall of the Zhao State, after the news reached the Qijiang camp, the king's heart was also disheartened, and the people were panicked.

The majority of the Qijiang camp was a stubborn old minister, and it was almost impossible for him to defect to the Qin State, so after the two deputy commanders of the navy conspired, they started to kill!

On the fifth day after the death of Emperor Zhao, the two deputy commanders designed to trap and kill the naval commanders, and after succeeding, the two divided the Qijiang camp into two.

In this way, Gan Ning got 30,000 sailors and a large number of warships without much effort, and he really got rich overnight.

In addition, after Bai Meng took the imperial capital of Zhao, he swept the rebel Zhao army eastward, went straight to the west bank of the Qijiang River, and quickly received the Qijiang camp of Toucheng, and looked at the east bank across the river.

At this moment, Chang Shenghou was also waiting on the east coast early.

The Shenzhou continent is east and west, and the two countries that have never intersected have finally met for the first time.

Looking at each other across the river without saying a word, it's too rude, and Daxia and Daqin haven't started fighting yet, and now they are neighbors who are bordering.

Therefore, Chang Shenghou sent someone to send a letter and invited General Baimeng to taste tea on the river.

Bai Meng readily agreed, and then took the two lieutenants to the boat upstairs. Chang Shenghou and Zhenyuan Marquis Han Ming and Chen Qingzhi met by boat.

The two sides met in the middle of the river, because it was Changsheng Hou Tian Boyuan who invited each other, so Bai Meng was a guest, so he moved to Changshenghou's boat.

The two met and looked at each other, both were generals who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, although they were in different camps, but heroes cherished heroes.

Tian Boyuan stretched out his hand to invite, and said with a smile: "I have heard the prestige of General Bai for a long time, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary, please..."

Bai Meng clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Hou Ye is the Marquis of Great Xia, and he is even more prestigious, it is better to meet than to be famous!" ”

The two looked at each other and laughed, and then sat on the deck, drinking tea on the river and discussing the world.

"The Kingdom of Zhao has been destroyed, and from today onwards, Great Xia and your country will be neighbors." Tian Boyuan picked up the teacup and saluted.

Bai Meng replied and said with a smile: "Yes, it is both an honor and a pressure to be a neighbor with Xia Guo. His Majesty the Emperor Xia of your country is a generation of masters, and in just twenty-three years, the Xia Kingdom has changed from weak to strong, and the means are so clever that it is a pity that you can't see it. ”

When Emperor Xia inherited Great Xia from Emperor Xiaowen, the strength of Great Xia was the second-to-last among the Seven Kingdoms, only slightly better than Yan, and he was jointly bullied by Zhao and Qi and occupied a lot of territory.

After Emperor Xia succeeded to the throne, he worked hard, and in just a few years, he became strong and weak, and now he is even more prosperous.

Tian Boyuan said proudly: "Your Majesty is not only a generation of masters, if General Bai can see it, I am afraid that General Bai will not want to return to Qin!" ”

"Haha..."Bai Meng laughed and said, "No matter how good your country is, it is not a hometown after all, and our Bai family has been loyal and good for generations, and we are willing to die for Great Qin." So it will definitely disappoint His Majesty Emperor Xia and Lord Hou. ”

Tian Boyuan nodded, and suddenly asked: "The loyalty and righteousness of the Bai family are known to the world, but isn't the general afraid of high merit?" ”

Bai Meng asked rhetorically: "Master Hou is not afraid that His Majesty Emperor Xia will fly all the birds and hide the slingshot?" ”

Tian Boyuan replied: "The world is full of heroes, how can you talk about all the birds? ”

Bai Meng said: "My Bai family has countless sons and daughters of the horse, loyalty and righteousness are in the hearts of the people, the merits of the Bai family are given by Your Majesty, and it is a matter of one sentence if Your Majesty wants to take it back, so what are you afraid of?" ”

"Well said, please!" Tian Boyuan and Bai Meng immediately sympathized with each other, and the two drank together.

At this time, Bai Meng asked: "The Zhao Kingdom has been destroyed, I believe that we will have to recuperate in a short time, what does Hou Ye think?" ”

"That's what I plan to look up to, but it's up to His Majesty Emperor Qin. I heard that His Majesty Emperor Qin wants to unify Shenzhou in his lifetime, so is Emperor Qin willing to wait? Tian Boyuan asked.

Emperor Qin is already in the age of ear shun, how old is Emperor Changxia, and if he dies at such an age, he will die, so can Emperor Qin endure ambition?

Bai Meng smiled, pointed to the surface of the Qijiang River, and said with a smile: "The barrier of the Qijiang River cannot be solved by relying on those buildings and boats in the Qijiang camp. Hundreds of thousands of troops crossing the river are live targets, so even if Your Majesty asks me to attack, I will resist the order. ”

Tian Boyuan nodded, yes, now it's not whether Emperor Qin is willing to wait or not, but that he has to wait!

At this time, Tian Boyuan smiled and said: "General Bai, since you can't come from the east, and the south is blocked by mountains, you can't fight the Yan Kingdom, but you can go north!" If you go north, you can go straight to the Yuan Kingdom, and the vast grassland of the Yuan Kingdom is a big piece of meat! What does General Bai think? ”

Among the Seven Kingdoms, the territory of the Yuan Kingdom is the most vast, almost equivalent to two Great Xia, and the population of the Yuan Kingdom is only forty or fifty million, which is composed of countless nomadic small tribes.

Tian Boyuan's remarks hit the nail on the head.

Bai Meng sighed secretly, His Majesty's goal is too big, so he will not stop, as long as this winter passes, he will inevitably go north to attack the Yuan Kingdom in the spring of the next year! The Yuan State is a nomadic people, it is not appropriate to deal with such a country's strong attack, it is most appropriate to divide it by stratagem, and His Majesty also has such a suggestion by his side, but His Majesty is a waste of time. He wanted to use the most direct way to let the iron cavalry directly kill him and break through the Yuan Kingdom!

"Master Hou, I heard that your country has hit Fengtian City of Qi State, why didn't you attack? Once the Qi State is destroyed, your country's power will become the strongest in Shenzhou! Bai Meng asked.

Tian Boyuan said with a smile: "General Bai doesn't know that the Qi State is experiencing a great cooling during this time, and the contradictions in the Qi State are intensifying, and the food shortage is becoming prominent. Therefore, I don't want Your Majesty to brave the cold to attack and lose my troops. For His Majesty, although it is important to capture the territory of Qi State, the life of Daxia Erlang is also important. Qi will follow in the footsteps of Zhao Guo, why rush for a while? General Bai should also persuade His Majesty Emperor Qin that the hegemony of opening up territory and expanding territory is easy to lose itself, and the pace should not be too big. ”

It's common sense that the pace is too big and it's easy to pull off.

Bai Meng smiled: "Thank you Lord Hou for reminding me, when I return to the court, I will definitely speak." ”

"Is the class teacher returning to the court? Isn't General White stationed here? Oh, I see, His Majesty Emperor Qin is still not at ease. Tian Boyuan said with a smile.

Bai Meng took half of the territory of Zhao, but the Qin Emperor would not let him garrison here, but would replace it with someone else. Fighting the world and ruling the world cannot be the same person, after a long time, the old people of Zhao here only recognize Baimeng, but not the Qin Emperor.

On the other hand, Emperor Xia continued to let Chang Shenghou garrison in the fourteen states of Anxi, which illustrated his strength and means.

Bai Meng was not embarrassed, and said: "This is my request to return to Beijing, the person who replaced me is General Meng Yi, this person is far more brave and capable than me, if the time comes, Hou Ye should be careful." ”

Tian Boyuan had heard of Meng Yi's name, nodded and said, "Although they are enemies, they can also be friends, each for their own master." ”

Bai Meng deeply agreed and saluted: "That's right! Today is a drink with friends, and I toast the Hou Ye with a cup of tea. ”

Tian Boyuan returned the salute, and the two drank it all.

The wind ruffles the surface of the lake, causing ripples. Suddenly, there were scattered snowflakes falling, and it turned out to be snowing.

It didn't take long for the snow to get heavier, like goose feathers.

Tian Boyuan and Bai Meng said goodbye and returned, and when they went ashore, they looked at each other on the opposite bank, and the snow had already stained the sky and ground.