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In the 34th year of King Qin Zhao, on September 26, the Qin army suddenly withdrew from the Taiyuan and Hedong battlefields, which had an absolute advantage. The main forces of the Han, Zhao, and Wei coalition armies were worried that there was fraud in them, and did not dare to pursue. When I knew that the Qin army withdrew because of the civil strife in Xianyang, it was too late to catch up. At this point, the war that took three months and affected the whole of northern China was declared over.

In this battle, the Qin army successively invested 400,000 troops to strategically put pressure on Han, Zhao, and Wei from the five directions of Yanmen, Shangjun, Taiyuan, Hedong, and Sanchuan, and achieved fruitful results, but also paid a great price.

On the Qin side, 170,000 enemies were killed, and 150,000 soldiers were lost, half of which were lost in the battle of Nanyang. Although it lost 100,000 households in Nanyang County, it also captured 50,000 households in half of Yanmen County and half of Taiyuan County in Zhao State. But in terms of the national force, less than half a million troops are available.

Zhao suffered the greatest loss, killing only 40,000 enemies, but its own loss of troops reached 90,000, counting the 20,000 troops lost by Fa Yan, and now the entire Zhao State has less than 400,000 available troops.

Wei was the most balanced, killing 30,000 enemies and losing 50,000 of its own soldiers. More importantly, with the active retreat of the Qin army, the Wei State took the entire territory of Hedong, and now the entire Wei State has 300,000 available troops.

South Korea achieved the most brilliant results, killing 80,000 enemies, losing 30,000 soldiers of its own, and newly gaining 100,000 people in Nanyang, with 250,000 troops to be recruited.

In terms of the Yan Kingdom, with the succession of the new monarch, it actively moved closer to the Three Jins. The diplomatic situation of the Yan State is very good, and the number of people with armor in the whole country is comparable to that of the Wei State, about 300,000. However, the combat effectiveness needs to be enhanced.

The State of Qi and the State of Chu were greatly injured, and the Chu general Jingyang attracted the main force of the Qi army in the front. Secretly, he sent Yingdu reinforcements to go around the lower reaches of Huaishui and attack the Qi army. Cut off the way back. Tian Dan did not notice for a while, was defeated, lost 20,000 soldiers, and retreated to Pei County. After that, the two sides fought fiercely every day, each using its own ability, and the victory was mixed.

For two whole months, the two states of Qi and Chu saw that neither of them could help each other, and they were afraid that they would cheapen their respective enemy countries. They can only strike separately. The state of Qi set the newly occupied area east of Surabaya and north of the Huai River as Donghai County. On the way home, Tian Dan obeyed the orders of the King of Qi and destroyed the unprepared Lu State in a battle.

At this point, on the entire Chinese territory, in addition to the southeast coast, there are also remnants of the Yue Kingdom, and the world is officially divided into seven countries, which are the Warring States. By group. Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan are an alliance, Qin and Chu are an alliance, but they look like they are separated, and Qi is on its own. Do not participate in the Alliance. According to national strength, Qin and Zhao are the first group, and Han, Wei, and Yan are the second group. Qi and Chu had no more than 200,000 soldiers capable of fighting, so they were listed as the third group.

State of Qin. Xianyang.

Empress Dowager Xuan turned her back to Tingwei and looked at King Qin on the sickbed. showed a distressed face. But when she turned around, Empress Dowager Xuan's face was cold, and she said in an unkind tone: "Zhang Tingwei, it has been ten days since the king was assassinated. You still haven't found any clues, have you? ”

Tingwei Zhang Yan looked at the woman in front of him who was in charge of the life and death of the Qin State, showed a humble smile, and replied: "Queen Mother, the minister has found some clues, but these clues are clueless, Rong Chen think about it carefully. ”

"Oh? Then tell me about this old woman. The old woman wanted to know who had eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall and dared to make trouble! Empress Dowager Xuan snorted coldly.

Zhang Yan dared to delay, and immediately wiped a cold sweat and said: "According to the surviving eunuchs, Jiang Wen, the leader of the rebels, entered the palace under the slogan of King Qin. After eliminating the king's internal guards, a mysterious man commanded Jiang Wen to seal off the entire palace and search for the king. After finding the king, most of the forbidden army was drunk, only the mysterious people and a small number of Jiang Wen's henchmen were left, and the next thing was that the palace where the king was hiding caught fire, and Ying Ze led the army to escort and rescue the king from the fire. The mysterious man is nowhere to be found, and Jiang Wen is dead in the chaos. Therefore, Chen suspected that most of the forbidden troops may not know that they were fooled by Jiang Wen, and this mysterious person is the mastermind behind the scenes. ”

Empress Dowager Xuan nodded inadvertently, and after ordering the beheading of all the forbidden troops, Empress Dowager Xuan regretted it a little. But they did inadvertently help the traitor, causing the Lord of Great Qin to fall unconscious. Now is an extraordinary period, and there is no way to suppress the ministers without iron and blood, and this matter can only end here.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Xuan just continued to ask: "How is the investigation over there by Wei Hun of Xianyang?" Why did he and Jiang Wen rebel and find out? ”

Zhang Yan replied: "Jiang Wen has always had a good reputation in the forbidden army, and his prestige is very heavy, and the minister really can't find the reason for his rebellion. His appearance has always been very loyal and filial, which is recommended by the avant-garde captain Wang Liao. ”

"Humph!" Empress Dowager Xuan snorted coldly and said, "Did Wang Liao participate in this rebellion?" ”

Zhang Yan immediately replied: "The minister has arrested him and put him in prison in accordance with the will of the Queen Mother. Just ......"

"Just what?" Empress Dowager Xuan asked unhappily.

It's just that he was imprisoned for only one day, and after learning that the king's life and death were uncertain because of his attack, he immediately committed suicide by hitting the wall. Only a bloody letter was left, stating that he was sorry for the king and misused the traitor. ”

Empress Dowager Xuan was stunned, and sighed in her heart, Wang Liao died to show his will, it should not be a rebellion. He asked, "When did this happen?" ”

"Yesterday afternoon."

"Where is the body?"

"Because of the rebellion, the minister did not dare to call the shots, and he was still in prison."

"Inform his family and let them take the corpse back!" Empress Dowager Xuan thought for a while, and then added, "By the way, tell his family, the disaster will not affect the family, let them rest assured." ”

"Minister, Commander."

"Go on!" Empress Dowager Xuan suddenly felt very tired.

"Whoa!" Zhang Yan glanced at the Empress Dowager Xuan and said cautiously: "As for Xianyang Wei Weihun, the minister found that he was a gambler and liked beauty during his lifetime, and found many debts in his home. Presumably it was a mysterious person who took the time to blackmail him, and he had to follow. ”

As if feeling that he was suspected of exculpating Wei Hun by saying this, Zhang Yan continued: "But this person has a bad reputation, and it is also accumulating over time that he can do such a heinous rebellion. As a court lieutenant, the minister received many reports of people reporting him, but the minister failed to deal with it in time. This is the minister's dereliction of duty, please punish the queen mother. ”

Empress Dowager Xuan glanced at Zhang Yan meaningfully and asked, "You keep talking about the mysterious person, who is the mysterious person?" ”

"Minister, don't dare to say it." Zhang Yan immediately fell to his knees.

Zhang Tingwei invited, although the old woman didn't care much about court affairs, she also knew that Zhang Tingwei was loyal to the king. There are only you and me here, who can get out of your mouth and into my ears, and no third person will know. Zhang Tingwei said that it was. ”

Zhang Yan quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and finally sensibility prevailed over reason, and said: "This is only the words of a few eunuchs, and I can't count them." But the minister thought it would be better to tell the Queen Mother. On the night of the Forbidden Army's rebellion, someone once saw the face of the mysterious man from afar, when it was, when it was ......"

"When what?" Empress Dowager Xuan asked anxiously.

"There is no doubt that it is Wanhou." Zhang Yan finally spit out these two words, and then knelt down.

"Bold!" Empress Dowager Xuan was furious.

The last thing Empress Dowager Xuan wants to believe is this fact. As a mother, her eldest son and beloved son killed each other, is the Wang family really so ruthless? However, King Qin's eyes and ears were to tell him that Wanhou was indeed in Yongcheng at the time of the incident. At the moment, someone actually said that Wanhou appeared in the palace that night, which was obviously to sow discord.

Zhang Yan trembled and did not dare to reply.

Perhaps realizing her gaffe, Empress Dowager Xuan waved her hand weakly and said, "Marquis Wanhou learned that the king was seriously injured, and he became seriously ill under anxiety. Such brotherhood is not something that you can denigrate. Moreover, the king sent 500 soldiers to escort Wanhou to Yongcheng to worship his ancestors, and many people can prove that Wanhou has never left Yongcheng. How could Wanhou suddenly appear in Xianyang, hundreds of miles away! Hugh will not mention this matter again. ”

Zhang Yan looked at King Qin, who relied on some rice porridge every day behind Empress Dowager Xuan, showed a sad look, and immediately said: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

"Let's go down!" Empress Dowager Xuan waved her hand to drive people away.

Zhang Yan was about to retire, but in a trance, he found that King Qin's hand waved. Zhang Yan also thought that he was hallucinating, but when he looked closely, he found that it was indeed King Qin's hand swinging, and when he looked up again, King Qin actually opened his eyes that he hadn't opened for a long time.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Yan's eyes were red with tears.

Empress Dowager Xuan seemed to realize something, and slowly turned around, but saw King Qin's tired smile. For a while, Empress Dowager Xuan's tears rained down.

"The Queen Mother! Worries you. King Qin said weakly.

"Good! Shrewd! Empress Dowager Xuan completely forgot that there was a foreign minister beside her, and just choked up with tears: "It's okay!" It's okay! At this moment, she is a woman with all the power in the world, just a mother who is worried about her beloved son.

"Doctor! Tell the Imperial Doctor! Empress Dowager Xuan turned around and almost shouted.

Zhang Yan dared to hesitate when he heard this, so he immediately ran out and hurriedly went to find the imperial doctor. At this time, Empress Dowager Xuan said with a soft face: "Your Majesty, you are really going to scare the queen mother to death." ”

Because he hadn't eaten well for a long time, King Qin had a lot of trouble talking, and after resting for a while, King Qin had the strength to ask, "Queen Mother, how long have I been asleep?" ”

"Ten days!" Empress Dowager Xuan replied.

"So long? Where is Yingshi? ”

Empress Dowager Xuan suddenly felt that something was wrong, and as soon as King Qin woke up, he would look for Gongzi City, could it be ...... Empress Dowager Xuan didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

"He's been in the old capital of Yongcheng! Has the king forgotten? Empress Dowager Xuan pondered her words and said.

King Qin paused again before snorting coldly: "The widow's injuries are all due to Ying City. How could he be in Yongcheng, obviously in Xianyang. ”

Empress Dowager Xuan was really stunned at this moment. How can Yongcheng, Xianyang, and Gongzi City be separated in two places! The key is that King Qin now believes that it is Gongzi City who wants to kill him and usurp the throne, which is a completely irreconcilable contradiction.

"But your guards said that the city has been in Yongcheng! They shouldn't be lying! Empress Dowager Xuan said unwillingly.

"Humph! The widow doesn't know if the one in Yongcheng is really Yingshi, the widow only knows that the one who ordered to set fire to himself is the real Yingshi! King Qin said categorically. (To be continued......)