Su Qin led the 150,000 troops of the Coalition Army to march very smoothly, and he had already surrounded the pond like an iron bucket. Su Qin met with Ning Jun, Qu Xin, Zhou Shao and other generals in the eastern suburbs of Mianchi City, and he looked at the strong army with great pride in his heart.

The officers and men of the joint army were all cheering and cheering at this moment, and the soldiers were often singing songs, humming ballads, and greeting each other with smiles and smiles.

Compared with the joy of Su Qin and the others, it was not only Sima Cuo who fell into extreme depression on the contrary. At this time, the most anxious and worried person is undoubtedly Qin Jun Yingsi. Ever since he received Sima Cuo's report on the battle of Michi, he hasn't eaten a bite of food again, and it's been the case for two days in a row.

Win Si's beloved concubine Mi Bazi wanted to use her gentleness and charm to warm the monarch's heart and attract his attention when the battle of Anyi was unfavorable this time, but to no avail.

The Xianyang Palace was as dead and silent as a tomb, because the monarch did not eat and was worried, which eunuch or palace maid would dare to laugh loudly again? Even if Ying Si doesn't care, I'm afraid that the Empress of the Wei Clan or Mi Bazi will not spare him.

Seeing that Ying Si was really difficult to persuade and unravel, Mi Bazi thought of asking for help from the minister. However, Gongsun Yan, who has always been favored and trusted, is fighting outside, and the person who can solve this problem in the court and China is none other than the younger brother of the monarch. Although the gentleman is suspicious of him because of his fame, the situation has become so urgent that his eyebrows are burned, where will he care about the former discord?

Mi Bazi has always been at odds with Lizi Yingji, and Lizi is respectful and distant from her. He knew very well that Brother Jun Yingsi was particularly fortunate to Concubine Mi, and he obeyed her words, and as the younger brother of the monarch and the noble son of the clan, his own status was both prominent and sensitive.

If he has a relationship with Mi Bazi again, whether it is good or bad, he will inevitably be involved in the infighting of the office. This is absolutely unacceptable to a top wise man like him.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her husband to win the si, Mi Bazi was in a hurry, so she simply took matters into her own opinion, put on the skirt of an ordinary woman, and took two close-fitting palace maids to visit him in person.

Ying Ji himself is very good at hiding quietly, he took the initiative to make a gesture away from the palace contention, he lived in the Xianyang Palace far away from the barricade, saying that he would rather be in the countryside, rather than the flashy and noisy market. Therefore, the people of Qin are also accustomed to calling him Zhu Li Disease by his place of residence.

Because the situation was not good, Mi Bazi was worried that he would send a eunuch to ask for help, and he might not immediately rush to Xianyang Palace to meet the driver. was worried, so she actually went out of Xianyang Palace by herself and went to the mansion of Zhu Lijian to ask for help.

Since the last time he was in the imperial court, he was rejected by Brother Jun's proposal to temporarily suspend the army, he could see that Brother Jun's idea was resolute, and he had great hopes for sending troops to Michi, because he knew that he was powerless to change Brother Jun's idea of Winsi, he had no choice but to hide his personal dissent in his chest, pretending to be a person who had nothing to do, and quietly watched the changes in the situation on the battlefield in Michi.

The battle of Mianchi was extremely smooth at first, and the news came back to Xianyang, and he was even more reluctant to take the initiative to ask Brother Jun about the specific situation on the front line of Mianchi, and he did not want to see Brother Jun's triumphant face. Besides, if you put forward a different opinion, you will not be able to ruin the happiness of your brother, and if you can't keep it, you will be blinded or punished for disobeying him!

It is really not a lucky thing for an extremely intelligent person like Zhu Liji, who was born in a princely family, but is not the eldest son of a descendant. He would be loved by his father for his cleverness, but suspicious of him for his suspicion of coveting the throne.

After the death of his father Qin Xiaogong, he hid his illness everywhere, for fear of being remembered by Brother Jun's win, in order to save his life and not be taken down and executed by Brother Jun.

He could have simply secluded in the mountains and forests to avoid disaster, but for his brother, he was not very relieved.

He knew too well his weaknesses and strengths. If it is said that in terms of tenacity, persistence and diligence, Ying Si is undoubtedly an extremely competent monarch, and his diligence even exceeds that of his father Qin Xiaogong. However, in terms of strength, open-mindedness, and foresight, Brother Jun is far inferior to his father.

He always felt that he was the son of the Qin State and should share the worries of the country, which was his unshirkable responsibility. Whenever he thought about his identity and the instructions his father had given him on his deathbed, his heart softened. He has always been unable to forget his father holding his hand and entrusting him to make up for his brother's shortcomings, Qin Xiaogong said: "Brothers work together, and their profits are gold!" What can't be done? Don't forget! ”

Since then, he has been very careful about his words and deeds, and he will never say a word inappropriate in the office, showing a posture of no intention of power. However, no matter how much he tried to get rid of it, Brother Jun Yingsi was still very careful to guard against him, and occasionally he always had to show that he was more clever than his younger brother.

This is also an instinctive reaction. Before he ascended the throne, Ying Si swore to others that after he ascended the throne, he must appoint people on the basis of merit, let go and be bold, and introduce and use talents without sticking to one pattern. This is not necessarily hypocrisy; On the contrary, it is his true heart.

However, if you really ascend to the throne, you may not be able to give great trust to the courtiers as you thought back then. On the one hand, he was obedient to the crowd, accustomed to his own sense of correctness and superiority, and involuntarily looked down on the courtiers; On the other hand, power has an addiction mechanism, once you get it, you can't easily let it go, and you have to be careful to prevent others from grabbing it.

He knew that Brother Jun was affectionate and praised him from time to time, and he couldn't believe it all. He stayed in the court of the Qin State, and several times when there was a lack of prime ministers, he personally served as the prime minister, but he always gave up immediately when there was a suitable candidate, and he was never greedy for power.

In the intertwined conflict between personal volunteerism and national interests, between the monarch's prestige and his brother's affection, he tried to find his own precise and suitable position, and was extremely cautious.

He had already foreseen the risk of the Qin army sending troops to Michi, and he also appropriately put forward his own opinion to Brother Jun Yingsi, he believed:

"When the Qin army was fighting smoothly, Sima Cuo and Gongsun Yan and others competed for merit and victory, which may be conducive to the Qin army quickly opening up a new situation in the war in the Michi area of South Korea. However, once the battle is unfavorable, then the conflict between Sima Cuo and Gongsun Yan and others may be exploited by the enemy, and then it will evolve into a situation of the Qin army falling apart, thus evolving into one of the biggest crises that the Qin army has faced in recent years. ”