Yingxi wiped the beads of sweat from her head, panting lightly, with a look of disappointment on her face, she was about to cry in a hurry. Father Yinghuan comforted her and said, "It's okay, won't Zhang Yi come back from Chu State after a while?" There is no hurry. ”

Zhang Tong glanced at Yinghuan dissatisfied, and thought, "You said it easily, and it's not all your fault for this old man." If you hadn't come over early in the morning to make trouble, pulled your daughter to talk, and delayed the time, would the lady have been able to delay the arrival at the east gate? ”

It turned out that Ying Xichen did not arrive at the east gate of Xianyang City, not because Zhang Tong forgot to give her a gift, but because there was an unexpected situation temporarily. Early this morning, Yingxi's father Yinghuan rushed to Zhang Yi's house in a hurry, he was anxious to see his daughter, pleaded with his daughter, and asked Zhang Yi to help him find a half-official position.

Qin Jun Yingsi worshiped Zhang Yi as the prime minister overnight, and also asked the ministers above the head of Zuo Shu to accompany him, and the news was like wings, and he flew all over Xianyang City overnight. Ying Huan also heard the news from his clan relatives and friends, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night, feeling that he had married his daughter to Zhang Yi, he was really marrying the right person, and he had been poor all his life, and finally survived to the day when he completely turned over.

As soon as it was dawn, Yinghuan got up and walked to Zhang Yi's mansion. Daughter Yingxi had also gotten up at this time and was dressing up in the room, Yinghuan waited patiently for Yingxi to finish her makeup, so she went to her daughter's room to talk to her.

The housekeeper Zhang Tong told Yingxi Zhang Yi what he instructed last night, and he was going to rush to see her husband outside the east gate of Xianyang City, but when she saw her old father coming, she was not in a hurry to leave. But Yinghuan was embarrassed to ask his son-in-law for help for a while, he went through a lot of words, and spent a lot of words with his daughter, and only after the last time did he tell the inside story under Yingxi's urging.

Yingxi hurriedly replied to her father: "I was also about to rush to see him, you might as well go with me to the east gate of Xianyang City, and you should personally propose it to him." ”

At this time, Ying Huan knew that his son-in-law was going to envoy Chu State, and he set off from Xianyang City this morning, and he secretly complained in his heart that he was not happy and delayed.

Ying Huan hurriedly came to the east gate of Xianyang City with her daughter and the housekeeper of Zhang's mansion. However, when they arrived, all that Zhang Yi's mission convoy left them with was their backs.

With infinite melancholy, Yingxi had no choice but to return home, and along the way, her father Yinghuan was very sad to see her, and it was inevitably another useless nonsense of persuasion.

Zhang Yi and the convoy of the embassy did not take the Wuguan Pass that led directly to the Chu State, but first came to the Hangu Pass. Seeing this scene, Captain Zheng Cheng felt a little strange in his heart, but since it was the prime minister's order, how could he dare not carry it out.

Zhang Yi also did not explain his purpose to Zheng Cheng and others, which was a military secret. He went to Hangu Pass to meet a person, he was in Mianchi to suffer a defeat, and now he stayed in Hangu Pass, in a dilemma.

After Zhang Yi arrived at Hangu Pass, the school captain showed the seal of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the edict of the monarch to the guards of Hangu Pass, and the guards of Hangu Pass immediately knelt on the ground and paid homage to Zhang Yi, the new prime minister of Qin State in the carriage. Zhang Yi ordered him to be exempted, but he didn't even get out of the car, so he let the guards of Hangu Pass lead the way to the Chinese army camp of the Qin army in Hangu Pass.

Lieutenant Zheng Cheng gave a simple order to Prime Minister Zhang Yi to the guards of Hangu Pass: immediately let the generals of Hangu Pass report to the Chinese army hall, especially to inform General Sun Yan, the prince of Daliang, to be sure to let him come.

That Gongsun Yan was repeatedly frustrated, and he was extremely depressed, he didn't dare to go back to Xianyang to see Qin Jun Yingsi, worried that he would punish his crime on the spot. If he left the Qin Kingdom, he didn't know where to go? The family in Xianyang City is small, and he has ordered someone to notify them, so that they can pack up and hide in a secret place, for fear that they will be sentenced to exterminate the clan because of the unfavorable battle on the battlefield of Mianchi, which will affect the family.

Just when Gongsun Yan was undecided, the news came that the new prime minister had arrived at Hangu Pass and asked him to go to see it.

When Gongsun Yan heard that the new prime minister of Qin had come to Hangu Pass, he was excited and thought: "This can be regarded as an opportunity for himself to take advantage of, to see the new prime minister, and to exonerate himself from the military situation of Michi, maybe he can get the appreciation and kindness of the new prime minister, and say a few words to the monarch, even if this difficulty is over?" ”

Before Zhang Yi arrived at the Qin army camp, the Hangu Pass guard had already sent a herald to convey Zhang Yi's order. When Zhang Yi came to the gate of the Chinese army camp, most of the generals had already felt there in advance.

Captain Zheng Cheng announced to the generals of the Qin army who came to the gate of the camp to greet them: "The prime minister has arrived, and the generals will pay homage!" ”

Gongsun Yan, Feng Liang, Xing Meng and others hurriedly arched their hands, bowed to the end, and respectfully saluted the prime minister to Zhang Yixing, who came over. Zhang Yi gave Zheng Cheng a look, waved his hand again, and pointed to the middle of the barracks, he didn't stop, and walked directly to the lobby of the Chinese army of the Qin army. Zheng Cheng then announced to the generals: "The generals are exempt, please follow me to the Chinese army, and the prime minister will discuss with the generals." ”

When Gongsun Yan saw such a big pomp and circumstance for the new prime minister, he was envious and jealous in his heart, he defected to the Qin State by himself, didn't he dream of such a day? But by mistake, the opportunity was lost.

When Gongsun Yan and the others arrived at the Chinese army, they looked at Zhang Yi who was sitting on the main seat, and couldn't help but stare at them in surprise. Especially Gongsun Yan, it was not that he had never seen Zhang Yi before, but at that time he had always been a cloth dress, poor and cheap, no one would pay more attention to him, Gongsun Yan wondered: "How did this poor boy become the prime minister of the dignified Qin State overnight." It's incredible, isn't it? ”

Zhang Yi was surprised to see that all the generals were surprised, he didn't care, and calmly asked the generals to report the military situation they had learned and their views on the battle situation. After everyone finished reporting one by one, Zhang Yi instructed the generals: "At present, the battle situation in Michi is vague and unclear, and the combined forces may take the opportunity to invade Hangu Pass at any time. ”

Zhang Yi actually had a pessimistic judgment on the battle situation in Michi, and the so-called "ambiguity" was also to play sloppy in front of the generals in Hangu Pass, so as not to frustrate them.

He boosted morale and said: "Rest assured, the generals and I already have a plan to break the enemy in Michi, and the key at present is to carry forward the tenacious character, bite the other party to the death, and wait for the tide of the battle to turn around." ”

All the generals listened silently, of course they had their own thoughts, these people were not fools, and they were very worried about the situation of the Qin army in the current battle situation in Michi. After listening to the words of trusting Prime Minister Zhang Yi, these people will be suspicious.