Xianyang City.

This day is the day when the Qin State holds a great court meeting.

It was still cold in the early morning, and before the palace gate of Xianyang Palace was opened, many Qin officials had already come to the palace gate, complaining about the damn cold in the ice and snow, while greeting and chatting with the surrounding officials and colleagues.

Suddenly, a carriage slowly drove into the square in front of the palace gate, and quickly attracted everyone's attention.

"That's Tsunasari-kun's carriage." Immediately, sharp-eyed people recognized the emblem on the carriage that belonged to Cai Ze.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the palace gate, and Cai Ze, whose temples were already gray, slowly walked down from the carriage.

As soon as Cai Ze came, many officials of the Qin State rushed to surround him and greeted Cai Ze very warmly.

"Tsunade Jun!"

"I've seen Tsunade Chengjun!"

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and Gang Chengjun's demeanor is gone, which is really gratifying."

The sound of sycophants like this was incessant, and for a time overwhelmed the other voices in the square.

However, this is also a very normal thing, you must know that since Bai Qi's death, the Taiwei among the three princes of the Qin State has been vacant. Therefore, except for Xiangbang Wu Chengjun Lu Buwei, the current Cai Ze is really above 10,000 people under the two of them, the biggest official in the entire Qin State, with such power there, it is natural that there are many henchmen.

It was at this time that another carriage drove into the square.

Although most of the people's eyes were on Cai Ze's side, there were still good deeds who shouted: "Wu Chengjun is here!" ”

A moment later, the carriage stopped, and Lü Buwei emerged from the carriage.

Lü Buwei's appearance suddenly caused a commotion in the entire square.

Many officials directly rushed up, directly surrounding Lü Buwei on the inside and outside of the three layers.

"I've seen Wu Chengjun!"

"Say hello to Wu Chengjun."

"I haven't seen Wu Chengjun for many days, and his demeanor is better than in the past, which is really the luck of Daqin and the luck of the world!"

Whether it was the number of people or the movement, Lu Buwei's side was obviously much stronger than Cai Ze's side, and Cai Ze's momentum was suppressed at once.

But this is also a very natural thing, after all, everyone knows that the current Qin King Chu Ke has a very close relationship with Lü Buwei, and Lü Buwei is a serious Qin State minister, whether it is from the trust of the king or from the power of the Qin State's political arena, it is much better than Cai Ze.

Lu Buwei looked at these ministers of the Qin State in front of him, and he also felt a little emotion in his heart, he had worked hard in the Qin State for so many years, and finally managed his own strength and confidence.

Thinking of this, Lu Buwei couldn't help but have doubts about his previous decision to return to Zhao State, did he really want to give up the power he had cultivated in Qin State for so many years and run back to Zhao State alone?

Just as Lü Buwei was dealing with these enthusiastic subordinates and other thoughts in his mind, a few bells suddenly interrupted his thoughts, and also attracted the attention of everyone in the square.

Once these Qingyue bells rang, it meant that the first great court meeting of the Qin New Year was about to begin.

So in just a short period of time, the officials of the Qin State who were scattered on the square immediately consciously lined up in a neat long line.

As the head of the hundred officials, Lü Buwei naturally stood at the front, and on the right hand side of his back stood Cai Ze, after Cai Ze was Jiuqing, and after Jiuqing was the hundred officials of the Qin State.

A few more bells rang, and the palace gate of Xianyang Palace slowly opened.

A palace guard general appeared on the palace wall and said in a loud voice: "The king has announced that hundreds of officials have entered the palace!" ”

Lü Buwei took the lead alone, leading the hundred officials of the Qin State behind him into the palace gate, and it took nearly a quarter of an hour to finally come to the top of the main hall.

After entering the hall, the ministers sat down according to their positions.

Of course, the area of the main hall is limited after all, so not everyone can have the right to sit in the main hall, only the three princes and nine ministers like Lu Buwei and Cai Ze can have seats, and the other civil and military officials can only stand.

A moment later, a male duck's voice suddenly sounded: "The king has arrived." ”

Everyone immediately lifted their spirits and stood up from their seats, and the people who were standing subconsciously straightened their backs to make themselves look more energetic.

Soon, the young Qin monarch Qin Wang Chu appeared in front of everyone.

Qin Wang Chu's mood seems to be quite good, and the privileged life since he ascended the throne has made him a little richer than his previous thin body. The whole person's face was full of red light, and he was very radiant.

After Qin Wang Chu sat down, Lu Buwei bowed to Qin Wang Chu and said in a loud voice: "The ministers have seen the king, I wish the king a holy body of peace." ”

After Lü Buwei spoke, the civil and military officials of the Qin State said in unison: "The ministers have seen the king, I wish the king the holy body is safe."

Qin Wang Chu nodded and said, "The widow is in good health, you don't have to be polite, and you can all sit down." ”

After Qin Wang Chu said this, Lu Buwei and the other three princes and nine ministers naturally sat down, and the other ministers obviously could only continue to stand, after all, they were not part of the "Qing".

This time the court meeting was actually a relatively routine meeting.

Because it is mainly a summary of the actions of the past year, and then here is announced the rewards or punishments of various institutions and officials of the Qin State.

All in all, it is destined to be a time when there will be a lot of people laughing and a lot of people crying.

But in any case, basically the fate of most people has already been decided at this time, and all that is done is to be announced.

Sure enough, Qin Wang Chu immediately spoke: "The reason why this great court meeting is held today is to announce to the ministers the achievements of the past year, and the outstanding will be rewarded, and the unqualified will also be severely punished!" Okay, let's get started."

As soon as Qin Wang Chu's voice fell, more than a dozen palace guards immediately carried several large baskets of bamboo slips and walked out of the main hall and came to Qin Wang Chu.

Lu Buwei looked at the baskets in front of him, and suddenly remembered Zhao Guo's paper in his heart, and couldn't help but think with some envy: "If all these bamboo slips are recorded on paper, I'm afraid it's just a thread-bound book in your hand at most, right?" ”

In fact, Lü Buwei's mood is very good, because according to the results learned a few days ago, this time Lü Buwei's faction can be said to have won a lot of victories with the support of Qin Wang Chu, and successfully squeezed the living space of Cai Ze's faction.

Sure enough, as the list of rewards and punishments was announced, Cai Ze's face gradually became ugly, until it was as black as the bottom of a pot.

After all, Cai Ze was not Qin Wang Chu's confidant, so he was not able to achieve the result.

If the forces of Lü Buwei and Cai Ze were slightly stronger and Cai Ze a little weaker before, then now Lü Buwei can be said to be significantly stronger than Cai Ze.

It took almost half an hour to recite all the rewards and punishments lists, and the smile on Lu Buwei's face and the joy in his heart reached its peak at this moment.

From now on, the Qin State is Lü Buwei who has the final say!

After announcing these rewards and punishments, this time the great court meeting ended, but to Lü Buwei's surprise, Qin Wang Chu actually kept him and several important ministers of Qin, and then secretly held another meeting.

I saw Qin Wang Chu say straight to Lu Buwei and the others: "Ladies and gentlemen, Zhao Guo just sent an envoy not long ago, and I want to let the widow send troops to attack Yan State with Zhao State, I don't know what your opinions are on this matter?" ”

As soon as Qin Wang Chu's voice fell, many people turned their attention to Lu Buwei.

Lü Buwei thought for a moment and said, "Great King, in fact, the minister feels that even if he wins this war, it will not be beneficial to Daqin at all. ”

Qin Wang Chu nodded thoughtfully, glanced at the ministers of the Qin State present, and then said, "Do you all have the same opinion as Wu Chengjun?" ”

Although the question was asked by everyone, Qin Wang Chu's eyes were firmly fixed on Gang Chengjun Cai Ze.

Cai Ze pondered for a moment and said: "Great King, in fact, the minister feels that this time is a good opportunity to buy people's hearts, after all, that Duan Ganzi's rebellion and killing the monarch are intolerable things for the people of the world, and eliminating Duan Ganzi is also a move that conforms to the people's hearts." Besides, the minister heard that the kings of all the countries in the world of the Zhao Dynasty had sent invitations, and all the monarchs who thought that the princes would agree to such an invitation. ”

Lu Buwei sneered and said, "What about criticism? Great Qin has been established for hundreds of years, and when has it not been criticized by the Central Plains? If criticism can defeat Great Qin, then how can Great Qin have today's prosperity? ”

When Cai Ze was told by Lu Buwei, he suddenly felt that his face was a little unbearable, and he immediately retorted: "Wu Chengjun, you are talking nonsense. Do you have to be isolated and discriminated against by the Great Qin and the Central Plains to be happy? ”

Lu Buwei snorted and said to Cai Ze: "This kind of thing should not be considered by us as the minister of the Qin State at all, what we should consider is whether this matter is good for Great Qin, if it is not beneficial, why do you want to do it?" ”

The two of them had a quarrel, but no one could convince anyone, so it was obvious that they could only let Qin Wang Chu come up with ideas.

Qin Wang Chu looked at the two people in the quarrel, and the expression on his face was also a little hesitant.

To be honest, this time Qin Wang Chu is actually more inclined to listen to Cai Ze's opinion, because as Cai Ze said, once he participates in this counterinsurgency, then Qin Wang Chu's prestige will definitely increase.

Men want to save face the most, which is a common problem.

And the younger and more enthusiastic the man, the more urgent the need for face, Qin Wang Chu, as a young Qin monarch who has just ascended the throne, he undoubtedly needs a victory to enhance his prestige and face.

So Qin Wang Chu coughed and said to Lu Buwei, "Does Wu Chengjun have anything else to add?" ”

Qin Wang Chu's meaning is very simple, if you Lu Buwei has nothing that can impress the widow, then this time you will obey Cai Ze's meaning.

After hearing this, Lu Buwei's heart couldn't help but sink slightly.

You must know that Lü Buwei had already known about this matter in advance, and Zhao Guo had quietly sent Hu Yiwei to send a secret letter to Lü Buwei before this, hoping that Lü Buwei could send a "man of his own" to control the Qin army this time, so that the Qin army would not become a threat to Zhao this time.

Lü Buwei is such a cunning person, as soon as he saw this, he immediately understood that Zhao Guo must have wanted to plot in this battle against Wei.

But the problem is that although Lü Buwei has some connections in the military in the past few years, now Lü Buwei's reliable subordinates in the military are not qualified to serve as the chief general for the time being, which is why Lü Buwei has always resolutely opposed Qin's dispatch of troops.

Just when Lu Buwei was not paying attention, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said: "Great King, the minister thinks that instead of following in the footsteps of the Zhao people, it is better to take advantage of the time when the Zhao people have no time to take care of the west in the east, and send troops to recover Yiqu!" ”

As soon as Qin Wang Chu heard these words, his spirits perked up, and he immediately became interested, and said to this Lu Buwei: "Lu Qing, tell me in detail!" ”

Lü Buwei said to Qin Wang Chu: "This matter has only been thought of for a long time, after all, the attention of all the countries in the Central Plains is in Wei State, and it is an excellent opportunity to recover Yiqu." ”

You must know that since the independence of the Yiqu State two years ago, this small country that is not too big and has a population of less than 200,000 has caused a lot of trouble to the Qin State.

Yiqusheng's monarch Yiqusheng obviously understood very well the truth that only by relying on Zhao could he maintain his independence, and he fell to Zhao without reservation, looking like he was willing to be the younger brother of Zhao, which made the monarchs and ministers of Qin extremely unhappy.

Moreover, after the restoration of Yiqu, there was a shortage of sufficient cavalry sources in Qin, and troops had to be sent to the northern border to guard against the southern invasion of the Yiqu people who could come at any time, which was also a consumption of Qin's national strength.

If Yiqu can be recovered, then the territory of the Qin State will increase, and it will only need to concentrate on guarding against one Li Mu.

Therefore, after pondering for a long time, Qin Wang Chu finally opened his mouth and said to all the ministers present: "The widow has decided, so use Wu Chengjun's suggestion!" ”

On the multiple-choice question of prestige and land, Qin Wang Chu finally believed that land was the most worthy choice.

Lü Buwei took the opportunity to say again: "Great King, after all, the Zhao State is the overlord of the world, and it is not good if he refuses to be recruited, the minister thinks that it is better to send 10,000 troops to join forces with the other princes, and by the way, it can also paralyze the vigilance of the Zhao people." ”

Qin Wang Chu nodded and said, "Okay, that's it!" ”

Lü Buwei's plan was eventually approved in its entirety.

Looking at Cai Ze, whose face was pale, the corners of Lu Buwei's mouth couldn't help but show a smile.

Cai Ze, Cai Ze, want to fight with me? Thou art far away! It won't be long before you leave the political arena of the Qin State!