The Empress Dowager Qin got the promise of the King of Qin, and got the oath made by the four nobles, and the heart hanging in her throat finally landed. After all, the Empress Dowager Qin is an old man in her eighties, and in order to prevent this palace coup, she can only support her sick body. When the coup ended peacefully, the whole person fell into sleep. Gongzi Fu, Gongzi Kui, Wei Ran, and Qi Rong also left.

Seeing that he could peacefully settle the four nobles and the deposed queen mother without using troops, King Qin waved his hand, and the soldiers all retreated. In Nuoda's main hall, only Qin Wangji and Fan Ju are left. King Qin recalled the thrilling scene just now, and the whole person was shocked.

Fan Ju asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?" ”

Qin Wangji didn't answer, but asked: "The widow treats the queen mother like this, why does she still help the widow." ”

Fan Ju understood people, saw through the crux of the problem, and replied: "The queen mother helps the king, and she also helps herself." ”

Qin Wangji couldn't figure out this sentence and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Fan Ju replied slowly: "The Queen Mother is old and no longer has the energy to control the Qin State. The four nobles are powerful, and without the support of the Queen Mother, they cannot control the Qin State. However, Wang Shang is the king of the Qin State and represents the orthodoxy of the Qin State. The Queen Mother is old, and she also knows that she can't check and balance the king. The minister estimated that the queen mother wanted to find a way out for the four nobles before leaving. The queen mother asked the king to treat the four nobles well. ”

Qin Wangji asked: "The queen mother can unite the four nobles, abolish the widow, and set up a new king." ”

"In the life of the queen mother, the king knows better than the ministers." Fan Ju deliberately lowered the speed of his speech, "The Queen Mother, it's not something that ordinary women can compare. The Queen Mother did this for the sake of the Qin State's country. ”

King Qin thought for a moment and asked, "For the sake of Qin's country?" ”

Fan Ju nodded and said: "Although the Queen Mother is old, she is not confused, and she also understands a truth, only the king can stabilize the Qin State." Only the king can make the country of Qin flourish. If the queen mother unites the four nobles, deposes the king, and sets up a new king, it will definitely cause trouble to the Qin state. ”

King Qin said: "You mean that the queen mother also approves of widows." ”

"Minister, I guess that's the case." Fan Ju recalled what the Queen Mother said, "The Queen Mother said that she would hand over the world of Qin to the king, and the king must have forgotten." ”

Qin Wangji thought about it, and the Queen Mother said such a thing.

Fan Ju said again: "Your Majesty, although this palace change has been resolved. But we broke with the Queen Mother and the Four Guis. The rest of the things we can't take lightly. ”

Qin Wangji let out a sigh of relief and calmed down, "We still can't slack off on the matter of the four nobles, in case they fight back." If they are willing to fulfill the widows, the widows can drive them out of Xianyang. If they make any changes, they will be killed. ”

Three days later, Marquis Wei Ran, Gongzi Fu, Gongzi Kui, and Huayang Jun Mi Rong wrote to King Qin and asked to return to the fiefdom. King Qin kept it a secret and nodded in agreement. The four nobles of the Qin State went to Zhangtai Palace to bid farewell to the Empress Dowager Qin, and then left Xianyang and went to their respective fiefdoms. Empress Dowager Qin was imprisoned in Zhangtai Palace and was not allowed to go out.

Before Wei Ran left Xianyang, he looked back at the city where he had lived for decades. This is also the place where he made great achievements and left a prestige. However, this city can no longer accommodate him. Wei Ran also knew that he would never have a chance to return to Xianyang after this farewell. Wei Ran looked towards Xianyang, bowed deeply, and then chose to leave with a sad face.

The doorman Wei Xun asked: "Marquis, will the King of Qin kill us and kill them all?" ”

Wei Ran said: "King Qin doesn't have the guts. If he dares to do anything to us, the court of the Qin State will be in chaos. ”

Wei Xun asked: "King Qin dares to abolish the Queen Mother, and chase the Marquis, Huayang Jun, Jingyang Jun, and Gaoling Jun." What else can make King Qin jealous. ”

Wei Ran glanced at Xianyang again, "If King Qin dares to do something to us, he will lose the support of the people." At this moment, King Qin does not want us to die, but wants us to live well. ”

With the Marquis Wei Ran the last to leave. King Qin abolished the queen mother, and the palace turmoil was finally calmed down.

The court of the Qin State did not have turmoil because the Queen Mother was deposed and the four nobles were expelled. On the contrary, the coup d'état was quite smooth.

When the situation of the Qin dynasty stabilized, the king of Qin held a banquet and invited Fan Ju to celebrate this victory. Qin Wangji raised the bottle to invite, drank it all, put down the wine bottle and asked, "Fan Ju, can the widowed Qin State establish a hegemony?" ”

Fan Ju said triedly: "The land of Qin is surrounded by four places, and there are dangerous passes such as Ganquan and Gukou in the north; The south is surrounded by Jing and Wei Ershui; The west is based on Longshan and Shu Road; The eastern side occupies Hanya. Guanzhong is 800 miles of fertile fields, and there is the land of Bashu Tianfu. Now in the Qin State, there are 10,000 chariots and hundreds of thousands of armor soldiers. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended. The king has the land of the king's industry, and it is a matter of time before he establishes a hegemony. ”

"Okay." The King of Qin was in a happy mood when he heard this, "Zhou has Lu Jiang, and the dead emperor Xin won the world; Qi has Guan Zhong, and he can dominate the princes; Jin Wen has five sages, and the world is afraid of Jin; Yan Dele Yi was able to break Qi Xue's shame. If you are outnumbered, you will not be able to win the world. ”

When Fan Ju saw that the king compared him with these virtuous ministers, he pounced and knelt down and said, "The king has loved." Ministers, even if they are broken to pieces, they cannot repay the king's kindness. ”

"Hurry up, you are a virtuous minister who has won the world and chased the princes." Qin Wangji asked: "Fan Ju, you offer a widow, abolish the queen mother, and chase the four nobles." Only the widow can dictate the situation, control the situation, and become the real king of Qin. The widow can have now, you are indispensable. What do you want the widow to reward you? ”

Fan Ju hurriedly said: "This is the duty of the courtier, how dare the minister ask for a reward." ”

King Qin liked to hear what he said, and saw that he was not arrogant, so he hurriedly said: "The rewards and punishments are clear, and this is also the way to be a king." You are very responsible for this success. The marquis is gone, and the position of Qin Xiang will be handed over to you. ”

Fan Ju said: "Minister, how can he be in the phase, how dare he be in the phase." Please ask the king to choose another virtuous minister to assist the king in establishing a hegemony. ”

"Your talent and ability have been seen by few people. You don't have to excuse yourself. King Qin said sincerely: "If the widow says you can do it, you can do it." ”

Fan Ju was an exile, how could he have thought that there would be today, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, king." Ministers, broken bones, cannot repay the king's kindness. ”

"The widow doesn't want you to be crushed." King Qin smiled faintly and said, "The widow wants to establish an eternal career with you and achieve the hegemony of the Qin State." ”

"The minister is willing to work with the king to build a hegemony together."

"Okay." King Qin looked at him and said, "I heard that before you came to Qin, you suffered a lot and almost died. You have helped the widow, and the widow will be angry for you. Fan Ju, what do you want to do for you? ”

Fan Ju recalled what happened to him in the Wei State, and couldn't help shedding two lines of tears, "What the king said is extremely true. The minister suffered a lot in Wei and almost died. If it weren't for Zheng Anping, Wang Ji and others, they would have helped the ministers leave Wei and flee to Qin. How can a minister meet the king and be in a high place? ”

"It's happened, don't be sad." King Qin said coldly: "As the saying goes, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Now that you are the prime minister of Qin, you can settle accounts with Wei State. ”

Fan Ju pondered for a while, his eyes lit up, and asked, "Is the king planning to avenge me?" ”

Seeing that he saw through his deep meaning, King Qin smiled and said, "You are the Qin Prime Minister of the widow, and you have made great contributions to the widow." If Wei bullies you, it is equivalent to bullying the widow. How can the widow not help you avenge your shame. The widow wants to let the princes of the world know that no one dares to bully the Qin State. ”

"The king plans to destroy Wei."

"Yes, that's what the widow means."

"The king avenged his ministers, and the ministers were grateful." Fan Ju changed his words and said, "The minister thinks that Wei can't be defeated. ”

Seeing that he didn't want to be angry for him, King Qin asked, "Wei State bullied you, won't you take revenge?" ”

"Of course, the grievances suffered by the ministers must be avenged, but now is not the time." Fan Ju saw King Qin's confused expression, and said: "The minister thinks that the top priority is to kill Zhao. ”

"Var Zhao." King Qin looked at him coldly and asked, "Didn't you tell the widow, Zhao, Wen has Pingyuan Jun, Lian Po and others, and Wu has Ma Fujun, Lian Po and others, you can't cut them down." Why do you advise the widow now? ”

"The minister stopped the king from attacking Zhao because he was worried that he would be constrained by the queen mother and the four nobles. Now the Queen Mother was banned and the four nobles were expelled. The king should cut down Zhao, not Wei. ”

"Why do you want to be outnumbered?"

"Cutting down Zhao can not only divert the attention of the subjects, but also the shame of the Snow King's defeat of Zhao twice ten years ago. The shame of a minister is a small matter. The king's disgrace is the big thing. ”

When King Qin saw that he didn't think about his own shame, but thought about him, he was quite moved, and said gently: "The shame of the widow cannot be forgotten, and your shame cannot be forgotten either." ”

"Your Majesty, we are attacking Wei and Zhao at the same time, and the battle situation is not in our favor. The minister suggested that my shame be put aside for a while, and we should concentrate our forces to defeat Zhao. ”

"Good. You're a gentleman. When the king of Qin saw that he had put his country before his family, he was overjoyed and said: "The widow said, and your shame cannot be forgotten." ”

Seeing that the king still insisted on helping himself avenge, Fan Ju said: "Widow, Wei is afraid of Qin. We only need to put pressure on the Wei State to send the people who offended me to the Qin State to confess. Wei didn't listen, and we raised troops to attack Wei. ”

King Qin nodded and said, "This plan is very good. ”

Fan Ju said: "The national strength of Zhao is equal to ours. Ten years ago, the Zhao State defeated our country twice, and its morale increased greatly, and it was not afraid of the Qin State. We can only use force to shame. In the first battle, we must win in order to boost the morale of our army. ”

"Okay, just do as you say. Pressure Wei to apologize to himself. King Qin recalled his defeat to Zhao ten years ago, and said angrily: "Sending troops to attack Zhao is a shame for ten years." ”

The King of Qin met with the Wei ambassador and asked him to bring a message to the King of Wei. Within one month, the king of Wei sent Wei Xiang Wei Qi and others to Qin to ask for guilt. Otherwise, the 100,000 troops of the Qin State will be on the front of the Liang.

The Wei envoy left Xianyang, rushed back to the Wei capital of Daliang overnight, entered the palace, and told the king of Wei the letter of Qin and what the king of Qin had to say.

The current King of Wei is the son of King Zhao of Wei, King Anjiao of Wei, and he is also the sixth monarch of Wei. Marquis Wen of Wei and Marquis Wu of Wei are so majestic, the princes of the world dare not offend Wei. King Wei Hui moved the capital to Daliang, respected the royal road, and also pushed the Wei State to the extreme. However, at the same time as prosperity, there is decay.

After the two battles of Maling and Guilin, the Wei State began to decline. Although King Xiang of Wei and King Zhao of Wei once revived the hegemony of Wei. But it still could not restore the Wei state to the era of the civil and military marquis.

The current King of Wei succeeded to the throne in 276 BC. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, in order to contain Meng Weijun Tianwen, he named his half-brother Wuji as Xinling Jun. However, the ambitious King of Wei, who was ready to do a big job, lost the accumulated national strength of King Wei Zhao because of the Battle of Huayang, and also hit the ambition of King Wei. This battle also made King Wei realize that the Qin State was not easy to mess with.

When the king of Wei looked at the letter sent by the Qin state, and the words that the king of Qin said. The king of Wei was not only not angry, but calm. The King of Wei threw the letter of state to Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, and asked, "Look at it." ”

Xin Lingjun took the letter of state and looked at it, and immediately said angrily: "Qin Guoan dares to bully me." ”

King Wei let out a sigh, "Whoever is called Wei State can't win against Qin State." It is also normal for King Qin to rely on his national strength to bully my country. ”

Xin Lingjun put away the national letter and asked, "What is the king going to do?" ”

King Wei didn't answer, but asked, "What do you say the widow should do?" ”

Xinling Jun said: "Your Majesty, we can't send Wei Qi and the others to the Qin State. ”

King Wei's tone was soft and weak: "If the widows don't send them to the Qin State, the war disaster is coming." The two countries are at war, the Wei State is defeated, what should the widows do. ”

"Your Majesty, if you can't win, you have to fight. This is to proclaim our attitude to the state of Qin. Seeing that the king was silent, Xinling Jun said again: "We sent Wei Qi and others to the Qin State, which has three disadvantages. First, this is a show of weakness to the Qin State, which will only make the Qin State despise our country even more; Second, when the princes see that we are obedient to the words of the Qin State, they will also laugh at us; Third, if we do this, we can temporarily stay safe, but it will chill the monarchs and ministers of Wei, and the king will also bear the infamy of jealousy of Qin. ”

"You say this, how can the widow not know." King Wei said helplessly, "The widow is the lord of Wei, and there are many issues to consider. The widow didn't want to make enemies with Qin, nor did he want to send Wei Qi and the others out. However, the widow can do the same. ”

"Your Majesty, our country is still capable of fighting with Qin. Even if he is defeated, he will not live up to the body of a man and the wisdom of his ancestors. ”

"Hit, hit, hit." King Wei sighed: "Force cannot solve any problems. Especially Qin is strong and Wei is weak. Fighting, not a wise move. ”

"If the king doesn't fight, he just wants to endure it."

"Let's wait and see what happens." King Wei held his forehead and said weakly: "Su Jia, this matter was caused by Wei Xiang Wei Qi." You send this letter of state and what the King of Qin said to Wei Xiang. ”

Su Jia commanded: "Whew." ”

Suja was ordered by the king to come to the Xiangguo Mansion. Xu Jia and Wei Qi became friends, and simply asked for warmth, and then cut to the chase. He told him the state letter of Qin, what the king of Qin said, and what the king and Xinlingjun said in the Daliang Palace.

Wei Qi understood the attitude of King Wei. He didn't want to bear the infamy of being jealous of Qin, and at the same time, he didn't want to start a war with Qin. The king of Wei wanted him to make his own decisions, whether it was to go to Qin to ask for guilt, or to fight with Qin, or even to flee from Wei.

Wei Qi put down the letter of state and did not say a word. For many years, it ended up like this. Seeing that he didn't speak, Su Jia asked, "Wei Xiang, what are you going to do?" ”

Wei Qi saw that the king of Qin was bound to win, and the content of the national letter also had the meaning of persecution, and asked: "I didn't offend the king of Qin, why did the king of Qin want my head." ”

Su Jia said: "It is not the King of Qin who wants the head of the Prime Minister of the State, but the Prime Minister of Qin." ”

Wei Qi scolded: "I am good friends with Wei Ran, why does he want to harm me." ”

Su Jia sighed: "The king of Qin has deposed the empress dowager and expelled the four nobles. The prime minister of Qin is not Wei Ran, but Zhang Lu. ”

"I have not heard of who he is."

"His real name is Fan Ju, and he was named Zhang Lu in order to avoid trouble."

"Who is Fan Ju?"

"The Prime Minister must have forgotten that he is my guest. A few years ago, he and I went on an envoy to the country of Qi, and for betraying the country, he received ten gold from the king of Qi. ”

"What, it's him." Wei Qi was shocked, he never thought that the person who was down at the beginning would become Qin Xiang.

"I went to Qin and learned that he had become the prime minister of Qin. The king of Qin and the prime minister of Qin said that if they did not hand over the head of the prime minister of Wei, they would slaughter the state of Wei. Wei Xiang, we have a feud with Qin Xiang. If the villain is successful, he will be rampant. When we humiliated him, how could he not repay him? This time, he will not give up. ”

"The villain has a will! The villain has a will! Wei Qi was furious.

"Wei Xiang, what are you going to do?"

"The king uses me, the king believes in me, and I am also a very human minister. However, King Qin and Prime Minister Qin want my head. The king is jealous of the Qin State, and he will not protect me. Wei Qi felt a sadness in his heart, "Wei State, there is no place for me to stand. ”

"Wei Xiang doesn't have to be like this." Su Jia also said, "Xinling Jun is virtuous, you ask him for help." He won't sit idly by. This matter can still be dealt with. ”

"Xinling Jun is virtuous, but the king is suspicious of him. How can I cause trouble to my son. Wei Qi shook his head and said, "The king did not send me directly to the Qin State, but gave me this national letter to read." The king has done his best to me. ”

Su Jia heard what Wei Xiang meant and asked, "Wei Xiang, is it possible to go to the Qin State to ask for a crime." ”

"Please? Jokes, I am also a dignified man, how can I enter Qin. Wei Qi looked to the north and said with emotion, "The world is not afraid of the Qin State, and there is still the courage to compete with the Qin State, but the only one is the Zhao State." I heard that the plains of Zhao are virtuous, and I plan to go to Zhao to settle down. ”