Xianyang, the camp of the Qin army.

Outside the big tent, the wind blew the sand and dust, and the torch was enchanting. Inside the tent, the candle flame was also carried around, and it could be extinguished at any time.

Zhu Liji's face was calm, kneeling next to Qin Wangdang's coffin. The weather is still cold these days, so it doesn't stink. Since the coffin was sent to Xianyang, Zhu Liji has been in the camp and has not dared to leave for a while. Before Yingdang left, he gave him the talisman and ordered him to control the soldiers and horses near Xianyang, and he was strictly guarded against it, and no one was allowed to step into the big tent except himself.

This was a routine after the monarch left, but I didn't expect it to become a prophecy.

He looked at the body in the coffin, full of resentment and worry.

When he was angry, he naturally didn't listen to his own persuasion, so he rashly went to the front line and then arrogantly, listened to the instigation of villains, alienated himself, and had to go to the top of the throne. As a result, he died in a foreign land, and his death was miserable. Especially the leaked white bones, even he, a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, can't help but tremble.

He was worried, naturally worried about Yingdang's death. The Qin State has not faced such a crisis for decades, as a clan, can he take the Qin State away from this crisis?

He didn't know.

Although he did not leave the camp, he also knew that rumors had spread in Xianyang City, and there were undercurrents surging in the seemingly calm city.

Yingdang has no children, and his brothers are all strong, each has a group of supporters, and he has a few backers, so it is not so easy to give up. Poor Qin State since the filial piety, the country finally inherited in an orderly manner, with strong soldiers and horses, and full of vitality. Now that he is on the verge of infighting, do you want to look at this hard-won good situation and slowly destroy it in yourself?

What is more terrible than internal troubles is external troubles.

Now that the Seven Kingdoms are in turmoil, the Qin State will inevitably take advantage of other countries because of its late rise, especially the Chu State, the Wei State and the South Korean State. After last year's war with Qin, Chu suffered a great loss of vitality, but the national strength still exists, and it cannot be underestimated Although Wei is no longer beautiful, its strength is still strong and recently, South Korea, which has just been defeated by Qin, although it is difficult to pose a threat to Qin in a hurry, is not unable to cause constraints to Qin. And most importantly, behind these three kingdoms, there is another figure looming Zhao Guo.

The period of time when he was left out in the cold allowed him to have time to examine the general trend of the world. found that I don't know when, Zhao Guo has become an existence that can be compared to Qi State. For more than ten years, a small second-rate country that was bullied by the princes has now annexed Zhongshan, expanded thousands of miles between Qi and Yan, and became a mediator between the two countries to marry Chu, echoing the north and south of the Chu people, and relying on Chu, Wei and Korea formed an alliance. Unconsciously, the six eastern countries became the pawns of the Zhao State.

If that's all there is, it's not surprising. The key is the internal strength of Zhao State, which also makes people have to worry.

"Xiangbang, Zuo Xiang has something, come to visit."

"Got it." Zhu Liji stood up and cleaned up, ready to go out to greet him, no matter what, Gan Mao is still the left minister, and he must go out to greet him as usual.

When he came out of the tent, he saw that Gan Mao had been waiting for a long time. Although his face was calm, he could see the anxiety in his eyes. The two chatted for a while, each retreated, and entered the big tent, before it was time for NB, Gan Mao hurriedly whispered: "Xiangbang, Xianyang is probably going to be chaotic recently." If it is not handled well, I am afraid that the Qin State will be suspended. ”

Zhu Liji nodded, and walked to Yingdang's coffin with Gan Mao expressionlessly, signaling him to go first. Gan Mao then remembered, hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and then the two of them sat down.

"I have a general understanding of the affairs of Xianyang." Zhu Li paused quickly, and was not afraid of Gan Mao's suspicions, "It should be that there are people fishing in troubled waters, some people are preparing to take chestnuts from the fire, and some people are watching the fire from the other side." ”

"Either way, it's not good for Childe. You and I have been appointed to entrust orphans, and we must be cautious and careful in the here and now. ”

There was a slight request in Gan Mao's tone, and he couldn't hear it. In the final analysis, even if he Gan Mao is the left minister, when the matter comes, he still has to listen to the words of his right minister, who was born in the clan.

"What did Xiang Bang hear?" He asked.

"There are a lot of things, and I see flowers in the fog. There's a lot of information, but not much of it's useful. It can only be roughly seen that it is related to the two sons. ”

"Gongzi Zhuang and Gongzi Fu."

Gan Mao nodded.

"And the person behind this?"

Gan Mao hesitated for a while, and said cautiously: "It is said that there is a person who stirs up trouble in it, but this person's identity is too special, and the news of a certain person is unreliable, so I dare not assert it." ”

"Meng said?" He said lightly.

Gan Mao shuddered, indeed, his informant had told him that it was indeed his name. This also made Gan Mao instantly grasp a trace of enlightenment, thinking that this Meng said that he must have spread some news in it. That's right, a person who was originally dead came back alive, and he also personally experienced the whole process of Qin Wangdang's death, which is naturally more convincing.

Meng said that not many people knew about the escape, and Gan Mao dared to report that he had died in order to avoid responsibility. Now that the newspaper has actually said his name, how can Gan Mao not be afraid? This is why Xianyang has reached the verge of getting out of control, and Gan Mao came to meet him. He originally hoped to be able to take the lead in capturing Meng Shuo, and he would be able to control this rebellion, but he never had a chance, and Gongziji was about to arrive in Xianyang, and if he didn't launch it, he was afraid that it would cause a monstrous disaster, so he had no choice but to come to see Zhu Liji.

It seems that the other party claims to be a think tank, and it is indeed true.

Seeing that Gan Mao didn't speak, he already knew in his heart, and it seemed that he had not guessed wrong. "In this way, dare to ask Xiangbang, before the king dies, whether he really wants to pass on to Gongziji, please tell me the truth."

"There is no need to doubt this. Even if Gan Mao had the courage, he didn't dare to lie about his death. Then he recounted the events of that day.

He closed his eyes and thought about it, and was finally able to comprehend Yingdang's intentions. Yes, he coveted a whim to attack South Korea, and now that he occupies Yiyang, he will inevitably be hostile to the six eastern countries. If you want to avoid war, you must ease relations with the Six Nations. And looking around, only Gongzi Ji is the most suitable.

On the one hand, Gongziji's mother has a lot of power in the Xianyang Palace, and his younger brother has military power, which can facilitate the control of the rebellion of the public office and the six eastern countries, and now he is respected by Qi Chu Zhao. The State of Qi is too far away to easily attack the State of Qin, and the vitality of the State of Chu is greatly damaged, but it is eyeing the tiger, and the State of Zhao is ruthless and low-key, and it may not be without the heart of watching. But all this has a chance to be eliminated for Gongziji. First, his blood relationship with Chu State, and secondly, he was a hostage in Zhao State, if he could return to China, it would definitely make King Zhao happy.

In this way, it is logical for Gongzi Ji to succeed to the throne.

Zhu Lijian kept sighing in his heart: Even if Yingdang was stubborn a little, he paid the price for it, but when he was dying, he still pretended to be the great cause of the Qin State.

Zhu Lijian cleaned up his mood, looked at Gan Mao's hopeful eyes, and said slowly: "Please Xiangbang sit in Xianyang, sit in the camp, and wait for the son to come." Then he said with a murderous tone: "This day, it can't change." ”

Gan Mao was determined in his heart, the purpose of his visit this time was to obtain the support of the Gang Liji, so that at least he could ensure the neutrality of the other children of the office when he suppressed the rebellion, and now, his purpose has been achieved.

Standing outside the tent, looking at Gan Mao's distant figure, he was silent. This time, the wind is blowing more tightly, maybe in two days, it will be full of spring.

"Tell me that from tonight onwards, all the soldiers will be ready to set up camp at any time. Without a certain military order, not a single soldier or soldier can act rashly. Violators, behead! ”

"No!"

"Chief, I'm afraid the situation has changed?"

Gongzi Yong hurried to Gongzizhuang's mansion, panting as he spoke.

"What's wrong? Did they raise an army? Gongzi Zhuang's face tightened, could it be that the other party made a preemptive strike?

Gongzi Yong waved his hand again and again, "No, no, no." Gongzi calmed down, "Early this morning, I went to the camp first, ready to persuade the right minister, but when I arrived at the camp, the situation was a little unusual. ”

"How unusual?"

"In that camp, the soldiers were all neatly armoured, and they were stubborn, and there were more and more people patrolling than usual. It seems to be preparing for war. ”

Gongzi Zhuang frowned.

Not only that, but he tried to go to the camp, but was stopped by the soldier at the door. A certain shouted his identity, but the other party did not buy it, and said that he had an order from the commander, unless he held a token, he was not allowed to let a soldier out of the camp, nor was he allowed to let a person or a horse enter the camp. ”

"What a sickness!" When Gongzizhuang heard this, he couldn't hold back any longer, "This is to threaten me to wait." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Gongzi Yongzhan asked tremblingly, speaking of which, he really didn't have the courage to raise troops.

As Gongzi Zhuang walked inside, he sent someone to contact his cronies to come and visit, "Obviously, he heard the rumors that we intended to rebel." But he didn't have any evidence, so he put on this posture to deter us. ”

As he spoke, he asked people to put on their armor, "Hmph, if so-and-so is in his heart, I'm afraid that the day Gongziji returns will be the time of a certain leader!" ”

"Childe you"

Gongzi Zhuang hung the sword on his waist and looked at Gongzi Yong, no longer having to hide his ambitions.

"Today is the time for so-and-so to fight them to the death. If you want tomorrow's glory and wealth, follow a certain army to seize Xianyang Palace. If you are still cautious and cautious, just watch from the sidelines, and wait for a certain succession to the throne, it will not be difficult for you to wait. ”

Saying that, he walked like a fly, and went to the front yard first. Gongzi Yong was stunned for a long time, and finally knew that there was no way to retreat now, so he could only saddle up the horse and follow him out.