Chapter 15 The Political Arena of the Qin State

Although the grievances and grievances between Fan Sui and Bai Qi are not well known to later generations, if they are carefully discussed and studied, it should not be a problem for novelists to write a novel of two or three million words.

The beginning of all this has to start from the time when Qin Wangji ascended the throne.

The monarch of the Qin State before Qin Wangji was Zhao Dang, the king of Qin Wu, who was a young and promising eloquent monarch who could be called the protagonist template, but because of a moment of brain fever, he went to Luoyi to raise the Jiuding of the Zhou Dynasty, which symbolized the world, and was crushed to death by the Dading...

Zhao Dang's stupid thing should be selected as the first of the "Ten Brain Remnants of the Warring States Period".

Zhao Dang did not leave any heirs after his death, so his brothers fought over the throne of Qin, and finally Zhao Dang's younger brother Zhao Ji ascended to the throne with the support of his uncle, Wei Ran, a major minister of the Qin state at the time, and Zhao Ji is now Qin Wangji (Qin Zhaoxiang Wang).

After Qin Wangji ascended the throne, he named his uncle Wei Ran, who was the first meritorious minister who helped him ascend to the throne, as the marquis, and let Wei Ran serve as the prime minister of Qin, and then Qin Wangji's own biological mother, Wei Ran's sister Mi Bazi (the prototype of the heroine of "The Legend of Miyue") was named the Empress Dowager Xuan.

But this is not the end, in order to rely on the strength of his mother's family to consolidate his throne, the young Qin Wangji named his other uncle, the younger brother of the same father and mother of Mi Bazi, as Huayang Jun, and his two brothers (the other two sons born to Mi Bazi) as Jingyang Jun and Gao Lingjun.

In this way, the Empress Dowager Xuan's eight sons not only became the monarch of Qin, but also had two younger brothers and two sons who were the feudal monarchs of Qin.

How expensive are the four nobles of the Qin Kingdom? From the beginning of Qin Wangji's accession to the throne to Qin Wangji's expulsion of the four nobles, forty-one years have passed.

In these forty-one years, Sigui's influence on the Qin State was no less than and may even surpass that of Qin Wangji himself.

In the past forty-one years, you went to Qin State to do business, and what Qin Wangji himself said, it was really not necessarily better than what Sigui said.

Until a person came to Qin from Wei State, he was summoned by Qin Wangji through a letter, and successfully persuaded Qin Wangji through a meeting, so that Qin Wangji finally made up his mind to kill his two uncles and two younger brothers, and kill all the people on his mother's side.

This person who persuaded Qin Wangji is now Fan Sui, the prime minister of Qin.

After a careful plan by Qin Wangji and Fan Sui, the seizure of power officially began, Empress Dowager Xuan's eight sons were imprisoned to death, Marquis Wei Ran was first expelled and then poisoned, Gao Lingjun and Jingyang Jun were all driven out of Xianyang, sent to the wilderness, and also lived a life of imprisonment for life.

followed by a bloody purge of the political arena of the Qin State, Qin Wangji completely controlled the entire Qin State in his own hands, and Fan Sui also soared into the sky because of this, from a guest secretary directly with the speed of a rocket to the position of the prime minister of the Qin State.

Some people may be about to say, this is all the grievances of Qin Wangji and Fan Sui, the two monarchs and ministers and the four nobles of the Empress Dowager Xuan, and what does it have to do with Bai Qi?

Of course there is, and it is a big deal.

Let's take a look at Bai Qi's family history.

In the fourteenth year of the reign of King Ji of Qin (293 B.C.), the young Qin State Zuo Gengbai Qi led 150,000 Qin troops to the east, annihilated 240,000 Han and Wei allied forces in the Battle of Yique, captured the commander of the Han and Wei coalition forces, and the famous general of Wei Gongsun Xi, seized a large area of land east of Anyi in Korea to the Qianhe River, and became famous on the stage of the Warring States in one fell swoop.

There is a problem here, the Qin State at that time was not without other generals, such as Xiang Shou and Sima Cuo. Why was Bai Qi, who was extremely young at the time and had no military exploits to serve the public, stand out and be qualified to command the 150,000 Qin army and the 240,000 Han and Wei coalition forces?

You must know that at that time, the commander of Wei State, Gongsun Xi, and the Korean general Storm Kite (Yuan First Voice) were not nameless, these two people once united with Kuang Zhang, a famous general of Qi, to break through Hangu Pass, the world's Xiongguan of Qin, and forced Qin Wang Ji to cut the land and sue for peace before returning to Hangu Pass.

In the face of such a golden combination that had defeated him, how could the people of Qin dare to use Bai Qi, who was still a nobody at the time, as the coach?

The reason is very simple, because there was a strong supporter standing behind Bai Qi at that time, and this supporter was the head of the four nobles of the Qin State, Wei Ran, the Marquis of the Qin State at that time.

Wei Ran is the Bole of this thousand-mile horse in vain!

It was with the support of Wei Ran who spared no effort that Bai Qi was able to grow step by step from a little-known Zuo Shu Chang to an invincible killing god Wu Anjun who made the entire Six Kingdoms of Shandong tremble.

There are eight sons of the Empress Dowager Xuan in the harem, Wei Ran in the court, and Wu Anjun Baiqi in the army.

It wasn't until the appearance of Fan Sui that all this changed.

It is precisely because of this that Qin Wangji will say, "In the past, King Wen of Zhou had Lu Shang thought he was the prince, Duke Qi Huan had to Guan Yiwu as his middle father, and now Fan Jun is also the uncle of the widow." "That's it.

This regards Fan Sui as a little father (uncle), which shows how important it is for Qin Wangji to make plans to help him bring down his mother, Empress Dowager Xuan.

For Qin Wangji at this time, Fan Sui was the same existence as Jiang Ziya, the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, and the famous minister of the Qi Dynasty, and he was his most important right-hand man.

With Fan Sui's gaining power, Sigui was killed and expelled and imprisoned, and the power of the entire Empress Dowager Xuan's eight sons and his family has basically been wiped out by Qin Wangji and Fan Sui, but there is one exception.

This exception is Bai Qi, who has been promoted to the highest title of Wu Anjun of the Qin State by virtue of his military exploits at this time.

For the Qin State, Bai Qi's contribution is too big, even so big that he knows that Bai Qi is the sworn friend of Marquis Wei Ran and the important minister of the four nobles and one family, but Qin Wangji and Fan Sui have no way to get rid of Bai Qi directly.

Because Bai Qi at this time is no longer just the pillar of the four nobles and one family, this man has become the Optimus Pillar that supports the entire Qin State through the past few decades of crusade and the countless loyal subordinates he has cultivated in the army!

Kill Bai Qi, that is, the Qin State is self-destroying the Great Wall.

Therefore, Qin Wangji and Fan Sui couldn't kill it, and they didn't dare to kill Bai Qi, so they could only leave Bai Qi idle, and only release Bai Qi, a giant beast that had been closely monitored and imprisoned, when they had no choice but to do so.

So from this time on, Bai Qi began to live a life of "recuperation" at home.

In 265 BC, having fully grasped all the power, the ambitious Qin Wangji began to implement Fan Sui's strategy of "distant friendship and close attack".

In order to implement this strategy, the Qin state first sent a large number of envoys to form the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu, and Yan, and then the Qin army began to attack Yewang City in Korea, preparing to cut off the connection between Shangdang County and the capital Xinzheng in Korea.

After a year of fierce fighting, although the Qin army captured the two cities of Shaoqu and Gaoping in central Korea, it also suffered heavy casualties under the desperate resistance of the Korean army.

So in desperation, Qin Wangji and Fan Sui had no choice but to transfer Bai Qi, who was "recuperating" at home, to the front line.

In the three years from 264 BC to 262 BC, Bai Qi led the Qin army to continuously break through the fortresses of Shancheng, Nanyang, Yewang and other important towns on the front line, and finally succeeded in cutting off the connection between Shangdang County and the mainland in Korea, turning Shangdang County into an isolated island.

Qin Wangji and Fan Sui saw that this goal had been achieved, well, it seems that you are useless now.

So Bai Qi was transferred from the front line again and continued to go home to "recuperate".

After Bai Qi left, he was replaced by Qin Wangji and Fan Sui, who were vigorously cultivated, hoping to replace Bai Qi's new Qin general, Wang Di.

Coincidentally, at this time, Wang Di's title was also the head of the left, which happened to be the same as the title of Bai when he was a fledgling back then.

After Bai Qi left, a series of major events happened one after another, Feng Ting, the commander of Shangdang County in South Korea, led the seventeen cities of Shangdang to surrender to Zhao, Zhao Wang Dan sent Lian Po to lead the army into Shangdang County, and the Qin general Wang Yi led the main force of the Qin army to attack the defense line of the Zhao army in Changping in the spring of 260 BC, and the Battle of Changping officially broke out.

Although Wang Di was indeed young and promising, he broke through Lian Po's two lines of defense one after another, but he was stagnant before the third line of defense laid by Lian Po and was blocked for half a year.

At this time, Qin Wangji and Fan Sui couldn't sit still, you must know that from 265 BC to 260 BC now, the army of Qin has been fighting in Korea for five years, don't look at the situation on the Zhao side, why is it not on the verge of collapse on the Qin side?

So in desperation, Qin Wangji and Fan Sui could only move out Bai Qi, who was "recuperating" at home, again.

Speaking of which, this white rise is really a brick of the revolution, where it needs to be moved.

But don't look at Qin Wangji and Fan Sui fiddling with Bai Qi so much, as if they can play with applause, but in fact, this is not the case.

Although Bai Qi is just a person, Bai Qi is not just a person.

What Bai Qi represents is actually the military system "military merit title system" that has been established since the Shang Dynasty changed the law and has been adhered to by successive Qin monarchs.

The military merit title system is the root of Qin militarism.

According to the military merit title system, as long as any soldier of the Qin army can continue to make meritorious contributions, he has the hope of being promoted from the lowest rank of the public to the highest rank of the Marquis of Che.

Bai Qi is the first person in the history of the Qin State to be promoted from a public scholar to a marquis, the person who every Qin soldier hopes to become the most, and the best idol established by the military merit title system.

As long as Bai Qi is still winning, rewarding, and promoted, then all the soldiers and generals of the Qin State, and all the people of the Qin State who are struggling under the military merit title system, will be constantly inspired, and they will keep fighting for the Qin State, and they will shed their blood.

Bai Qi represents the dream of the people of Qin.

Bai Qi is the best spokesperson for "Qin Guo Dream"!

Behind Bai Qi, it was no longer a faction standing there, but thousands of Qin people who were fighting desperately for the sake of the military merit title system!

Therefore, once Bai Qi has made immortal contributions in Changping, then these thousands of old Qin people who have the "dream of the Qin State" will definitely use the most heartfelt strength to support Bai Qi to replace Fan Sui and become the prime minister of the Qin State who is above 10,000 people under one person.

Today, if Bai Qi can become the prime minister of the Qin State, there will be a second, third, and even countless individuals who will stand out from the military merit title system and serve as the prime minister of the Qin State.

Today is their tomorrow, their future, and their dreams!

Such a force is something that Qin Wangji and Xiangbang Fan Sui, who are the monarchs, cannot stop at all.

This is the true meaning of the militarist country of Qin - public opinion!

Public opinion is like a tide, and public opinion is monstrous.

It doesn't matter if you are the monarch or the prime minister, if you dare to block my future and dreams, I will dare you to die!

In this era, Xiangbang has never been the patent of Wenchen, and military generals serve as Xiangbang, and there are many people.

So Fan Sui is really afraid, he is afraid that one day, Bai Qi, who has made immortal achievements, will ascend to the stage in great glory in the voice of the whole country, and then avenge the benefactor Wei Ran, and kick him Fan Sui into the darkest abyss.

This heart disease has been tormenting Fan Sui, making Fan Sui unable to eat and sleep well for countless days and nights, making Fan Sui such a city government person as fragile to the point that his face changed greatly just because of Zheng Zhu's words.

It's ridiculous to say that Bai Qi, the most powerful military general of the Qin State, turned out to be the biggest heart disease and the biggest enemy of Qin Wangji and Qin Xiang Fan Sui!

But that's the reality, that's the politics!

Zheng Zhu looked at Fan Sui, whose face was already extremely ugly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more intense.

Just based on Fan Sui's appearance, Zheng Zhu already knew that his task of sowing discord this time could be said to be a complete victory.

So Zheng Zhu Shi Ran stood up, Shi Shiran saluted Fan Sui goodbye, and then swaggered out of the hall, and then walked out of the door of Ying Hou Mansion.

The sun was shining outside the gate, just like Zheng Zhu's mood at the moment.

After being ruthlessly put on the table by the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State, Zheng Zhu, who was the envoy of the Zhao State, could be regarded as a return with interest this time.

Refreshing.

It's fucking cool!

Standing outside the gate of Yinghou Mansion, Zheng Zhu, who had always been known for his personableness, could no longer maintain his demeanor, looked up to the sky, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

After a moment, Zheng Zhu's laughter slowly stopped, and the envoy of Zhao State waved his sleeves and sat in the carriage.

"Let's go, go back to Handan!"

When the gate of Yinghou's Mansion gradually disappeared from his sight, Zheng Zhu, the envoy of Zhao State, let out a sigh from the deepest part of his heart.

"Just a secret letter made the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State suspicious and secretly disagreed. My king, I am truly an immortal lord! ”