"You...... You...... Why do you suddenly ask like that? Meng Tian, who had just turned fifteen, immediately blushed and asked.

"How old are you? Just thinking about falling in love, marrying a wife and having children? The young Meng Yi struck mercilessly.

Meng Tian grew up in a family of military generals, deeply influenced by the family environment, and had great ambitions since he was a child, determined to charge into battle and serve the country. He was gifted and intelligent, well-read in military books, and was born with a high military talent. But after all, he is two years older than Meng Yi and four years older than Ying Zheng. Little is known about romance and love, the relationship between men and women.

"You're so funny! It is very common for a man to marry and have children at the age of fourteen. Meng Tian looked at Meng Yi inexplicably, like he was looking at a fool.

The average life expectancy of ancient people was much shorter than it is today, and the productivity was relatively low. In order to ensure the population, the age of marriage in ancient times was often relatively early, many men could marry and have children at the age of 14 or 15, while women married at a younger age. In some places, the custom of "child bride-in-law" has long appeared.

"Well, like you follow the custom. But do you know that the prince also takes a fancy to Miss Dong? "The young Meng Yi is mentally old, and he forced himself to accept ancient customs, so he could only persuade Meng Tian in another way.

"What? How old is the prince? Can the king agree to this marriage? When Meng Tian heard this, he was even more surprised than the young Meng Yi, and his mouth was as big as a toad.

Although the Qin army has always been known for being brave and cold-blooded, this is only for the enemy. Internally, the generals of the Qin army were still as enthusiastic about power as most of the Qin people, and sometimes even more eager than the generals of the Six Kingdoms of Kwantung! Therefore, it is unwise to offend the powerful, and it is even more unwise to be the future King of Qin.

At this moment, Meng Tian's heart is very conflicted, loyalty is secondary, the key is whether this matter will affect the power and future of the Meng family in the Qin State?

At the same time that Meng Tian was distressed, the life of the crown prince was not easy.

As the crown prince of Qin, Yingzheng had just passed a few years of stable life, and the external situation of Qin changed again.

In 248 B.C., King Yingyi of Qin successively ordered Meng Fu to attack Zhao and captured 37 cities such as Taiyuan, Yuci, Xincheng, and Wolf Meng.

In March 247 B.C., King Yingyi of Qin ordered Meng Fu to capture the high capital and Jicheng of Wei, and Wang Yi attacked Shangdang County, and finally established Taiyuan County. The blade of the Qin State is extremely sharp, and it has reached the point of invincibility and invincibility.

Qin's successive large-scale attacks caused panic among the other six countries. At this moment, Xinlingjun, who stole the talisman to save Zhao, returned to Wei and became the commander of the Wei army.

Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, the son of Wei, was born as the son of the Wei State, and was known as the "Four Sons of the Warring States" together with Chunshenjun Huang Xie, Meng Weijun Tianwen, and Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng. When Wei Wuji was in the decline of the Wei state, he followed the auxiliary methods of Meng Weijun Tianwen and Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, recruited diners, raised thousands of soldiers, and became a force in his own right. Corporal Wei Wuji was a corporal and anxious for the hardship of the people, and defeated the Qin army twice militarily, saving the Zhao State and the Wei State from the crisis respectively.

In 255 BC, after killing 400,000 troops of Zhao at Changpingkeng, Qin marched to besiege the Zhao capital. Wei was afraid that the Qin soldiers would not dare to send troops to rescue Zhao. In a hurry, Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, put the interests of the country first, put life and death aside, and stole the talisman from the hand of Ruji, the king of Wei, to kill the Wei general Jin Contempt and seize military power, completing the mission of saving Zhao and consolidating the position of Wei. In this way, Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, stole talismans to save Zhao in 257 BC, broke Qin Ju Zhao, and shocked the world. Wei Wuji lived in Zhao for more than ten years and did not return. The rejuvenated Qin State took advantage of Wei Wuji in the Zhao State and attacked the Wei State day and night. Wei Yu, the king of Wei, was anxious about this, so he sent an envoy to ask Wei Wuji to return to China and serve as the commander of the Wei army.

In 247 BC, Wei Wuji sent envoys to ask for help from the vassal states, and when they learned that Wei Wuji had returned to China as the general of Wei, they all sent troops to rescue Wei. All of a sudden, Qin's 300,000-strong expeditionary army fell into the treacherous situation of being besieged.

The inner palace of Xianyang of the Qin State, the study of the prince Yingzheng.

"Meng Yi, do you think the Qin army can win this time?" Yingzheng, the crown prince of Qin, stood proudly on the bookcase.

"I think it's hard. The Qin army is on an expedition, with limited troops and logistical difficulties, not to mention that the enemy is strong and I am weak, if my grandfather, General Meng Fu, can see the opportunity to act, he can only withdraw his troops safely and return. However, I think that the king of Qin and the ministers are blindly confident, and they refuse to withdraw their troops after all, and this time it will be a big defeat! The young Meng Yi saw that the prince was full of political ambition and triumphant, and thought that he was really young and frivolous.

"A big defeat? I, the elite soldiers of the Qin State, are strong, how can I be defeated by the rabble of the Six Kingdoms? Yingzheng, the crown prince of Qin, didn't care, and despised the young Meng Yi for making nonsense, growing the ambition of others and destroying his own prestige.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the disparity in strength between the two sides, coupled with the enemy's hatred of the enemy, has soared in morale. And our army is hanging alone, and the time, place, and people are not advantageous, how can it be victorious? The young Meng Yi patiently explained, hoping to wake up the blind and confident prince Yingzheng.

"This prince doesn't believe it, who in the world can stop my Qin State soldiers? Besides, didn't the previous Six-Nation Coalition also return with a big defeat? This time, General Meng Fu will definitely be able to return home with a great victory! However, Yingzheng, the crown prince of Qin, failed to understand the good intentions of the young Meng Yi, but instead had a rebellious mentality, and he and Meng Yi carried it.

"In that case, I wish His Royal Highness the Crown Prince all his wishes come true." The young Meng Yi found that he couldn't be persuaded, and thought to himself that fortunately, you are not the king of Qin now, otherwise how could you bear such a happy and sad ending?

"Meng Yi, let's make a bet, if it is as you say, this prince owes you a promise. If you lose, how about giving Ben Prince a shoe massage? Yingzheng, the crown prince of Qin, suddenly had an idea and came up with a ghost idea to tease Meng Yi.

"Okay, but if I guess correctly, how about letting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lift his shoes for massage? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince shouldn't be cheating, right? "The young man Meng Yi couldn't ask for it, thinking that even if you are the future Qin Shi Huang, this time it will make you deflated, and you still want to tease me, a future agent?

"Hmph, this prince is full of words. We'll see. "Ying Zheng, the crown prince of Qin, naturally did not miss the opportunity, and made up his mind to tease the arrogant Meng Yi.

The young Meng Yi had just finished making a bet with Yingzheng, the crown prince of Qin, and before he could stop at home, he ran into Mrs. Dong's mother and daughter who were visiting.

Xianyang, Qin State, Mengjia Study. General Meng Fu led the army outside, and the affairs of the Meng family were handled by Meng Wu.

"General Mengwu, I learned that the Qin army was trapped, and I was worried. I don't know why the court of the Qin State unanimously opposed the Qin army's breakthrough? Tianji Pavilion Master Madam Dong asked eagerly.

"Mrs. Dong, in recent years, the army of the Qin State has been invincible, and the court of the Qin State is blindly confident, and it is no longer able to listen to the advice and persuasion." General Meng Wu replied helplessly, also showing deep worry.

"If the Qin army is defeated this time, will Hangu Pass be able to hold on?" Tianji Pavilion Master Madam Dong asked further tentatively.

"It depends on how many Qin soldiers my father can bring back? After all, the Qin army not only had to defend Hangu Pass, but also needed troops to defend places like Wuguan. There was no need for General Meng Wu to avoid suspicion, and replied very frankly. Under the subconscious of General Meng Wu, he already regarded Tianji Pavilion as Qin's own power.

"In this way, the national fortunes of the Qin State are in danger!" Mrs. Dong, the master of Tianji Pavilion, said with a sigh of amazement.

"The situation is still unclear, and the Qin army may not necessarily lose. Mrs. Dong, please wait for news from the front. "General Meng Wu didn't know that the Qin army's war decision was too risky, but there was nothing he could do about it now, so he had to comfort others and himself.

Ten days later, the results of the battle came out. Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, led a coalition of five vassal states with a total of 600,000 troops, and defeated the Qin army south of the Yellow River, causing the Qin general Meng Wei to flee in defeat. The coalition army took advantage of the victory to attack Hangu Pass, and the Qin army closed the gate tightly and did not dare to leave the pass for the time being. At this time, as a veteran and meritorious hero of the three dynasties of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, King Xiaowen of Qin, and King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, Meng Fu led the army to fight several times and made many military exploits. It successively seized more than 10 cities in Korea, more than 30 cities in Zhao and more than 50 cities in Wei, so that Qin could set up Sanchuan County and Dong County, and let Qin's territory connect with Qi, forming a three-sided encirclement of Korea and Wei, laying a firm foundation for Qin's unification of the six countries in the future. In the eyes of the people of Qin, General Meng Fu rarely had defeats in his life, even if Bai Qi was not reckless, he could actually be defeated?

When the news of the defeat of the Qin army came, the court of the Qin State was in an uproar.

First of all, the voices of angry scolding and questioning sprayed at General Meng Fu together, like a mountain roaring out of a tsunami.

"An army of 300,000 will be defeated? I think General Meng Fu is really old! ”

"Who's to say it isn't? I thought that at the beginning, the 200,000 army in vain forced the six countries not to dare to give the city with both hands, but now the 300,000 army can't protect itself! ”

"I think General Meng Fu is really capsized in the gutter, and the evening is not guaranteed. Pity my good man in the Qin Kingdom, with countless deaths and injuries. I heard that it was almost completely wiped out? Is it true? Could it be that I, Daqin, are also going to experience a Changping fiasco? ”

Then, rumors of worry and panic instantly spread throughout the Qin Kingdom, like the sky collapsing.

"The coalition army has already come to Hangu Pass, I heard that Taiyuan County, Sanchuan County, and Shangdang County outside the pass are also besieged by the coalition army, or it won't be long before they will be lost, won't our soldiers fight in vain after so long?"

"What else are you talking about? It doesn't matter if the three counties are lost, if the coalition forces break through the Hangu Pass, they will definitely be able to drive straight in, and the foundation of Great Qin is afraid that it will be destroyed in one fell swoop, and Meng Fu is bound to become the sinner of Great Qin through the ages! ”

In the end, Qin Xiang Lü Buwei stood up and said a few fair words, while reassuring Qin Wang Yingyi that there was no need to worry about the defense of Hangu Pass.

"Don't worry, King, the coalition forces will never be able to break through the Hangu Pass. There are still 50,000 elite soldiers in Hangu Pass, plus 200,000 troops who have returned to the pass, which is enough to ensure that Hangu Pass is foolproof. ”