The generous gifts prepared by Tian Dan for Zhang Ping and Fan Sui were finally successfully sent. Not only that, but the rest of the three princes and nine kings of South Korea also received yellow and white things of different sizes. Because since Han Wangran took the initiative to accept it, the rest of the ministers were naturally disrespectful. This made the Korean monarchs and ministers see the generosity of the Qi State.

Two days later, Da Liang also came with the news that Qi Guo wanted. At first, Xin Lingjun also pretended to be crazy and stupid, and faced the envoy of the Qi country, Mink Boxu and the snake. Although before this, Wei almost went south with Qi to attack Chu, but because of the invasion of Qin, this matter was completely put on hold, and the relationship between the two countries was weakened.

Wei lost more than 70,000 elites in this war against Qin, and only wanted to recuperate. Qi Guo came under the banner of Lian Heng. Everyone knows that the Yan State in the north, the Chu State in the south and the Qi State are not harmonious, and the Zhao State is even more eyeing each other. If he agreed to the Qi State, then the Wei State might have to send troops to defend the Qi State from time to time, and the King of Wei would not agree to such a thankless matter.

Xinlingjun is well aware of this truth, so he entertains Mink Bo to enjoy the mountains and rivers with delicious food and drink, but he does not mention the things that are even horizontal. Diao Bo was surprisingly not in a hurry, and occasionally inadvertently asked about the decision of King Wei, but he was prevaricated by Xinling Jun. It wasn't until the news of Korea's agreement to join the Qi State reached Daliang that the Wei State realized that it might be a good idea to connect with the Qi State.

In this troubled world, one more friend is always better than one enemy. Since South Korea is willing to be the thigh of Qi State, the Yan State, which is in-law with Zhao State and South Korea, is most likely to be neutral, and Chu State is the weakest. For the sake of South Korea's face, most of them will not embarrass Qi country. In this way, even if it is the State of Zhao, if it really wants to attack the State of Qi, it will most likely have to be weighed. Even if South Korea does not send troops to reinforce it. Zhao will also be tied up in the use of troops against Qi State, who knows if South Korea will suddenly cut off Zhao's back road. Qi can besiege Wei to save Zhao, and South Korea can naturally surround Zhao to save Qi.

Moreover, compared with Zhao, because of its close proximity to Daliang and Yingdu, Korea's influence on Wei and Chu was far greater than that of Zhao. To put it mildly, if Wei and Chu make Zhao unhappy. Zhao's army traveled at least more than 600 or 1,000 miles to punish the two countries. But if the two countries offend South Korea, it won't take two days for South Korea's army to be able to march to Daliang or Yingdu.

Therefore. After weighing the pros and cons, the Wei State quickly agreed to Qi State's request for Lian Heng. Its speed is so fast that it is a world of difference from the other day when he slowly took the mink around the girder. This is not surprising to Ermine. Speaking of which. Wei was understandable for doing so. The national strength of Wei can also deter Chu, but it can't stop Yan from coveting Qi State, let alone Zhao State. But with South Korea, it was very different, South Korea was responsible for containing Zhao, and Wei and Qi joined forces, which was enough to make Yan and Chu not dare to act rashly.

Qin State, Xianyang.

Compared with the gaffe a few days ago, King Qin was undoubtedly much calmer. The continuous blows tormented the old man, who was nearly sixty years old. It is true that he is the king of a country, but he is also an old man. A powerful old man, of course. If it weren't for Han Wang Rancun, he would have deposed the four nobles this year and monopolized power, and the Six Kingdoms would still be living in the shadow of Qin. Unfortunately, the arrival of a butterfly has long since changed history beyond recognition.

The story of the loss of Hanzhong County has emerged under the careful analysis of the Black Ice Platform. South Korea's 150,000 army marched by land and water, first Liankexun County, Baihe, Xunyang, after blockading the Meridian Road, the naval army went down the river and took the three counties of Wuling, Fangling and Shangyong. After the other part attacked Chenggu and attracted the main force of Nanzheng to the east to reinforce it, the first part attacked Nanzheng, and the other part took Chenggu overnight. In this way, Chuyang became an isolated city, and it did not last long.

"Your Majesty! Hanzhong County Shou Yingqu and County Lieutenant Ren Yu have died in battle, what specifications should their funerals be handled? Wei Ran groaned and said in a deep voice. A few days ago, Han Jun sent Ren Yu's body to Xianyang, and it was time to set the specifications for the funeral. Although they were defeated, they were also loyal servants of the Qin state. Whatever you say, you have to fight for the treatment they deserve, otherwise, the soldiers should be chilled.

King Qin thought about it, now that the people's morale is sluggish, this battle is not all their fault! If it were someone else, I am afraid it would be difficult to stop the Han army's whimsical and risky plan. What's more, he has already ordered the killing of several spy leaders who are incompetent, and it makes no sense to pursue them further.

"Just do what they were treated when they were alive! After all, Yingqu and Ren Yu are my loyal ministers of Great Qin! O loyal servants! King Qin sighed a little.

"The minister has written it down!" Wei Ran replied.

After a pause, Wei Ran continued: "Your Majesty! Then about the son of Li Chong, the county guard of Longxi County, is the funeral of the late lieutenant Li Yao according to this ceremony? ”

"Humph!" King Qin snorted coldly and said, "If it weren't for Li Yao's light exit, it wouldn't have caused the widowed Great Qin to lose Hangu Pass." As soon as Hangu Pass is lost, I don't know how long it will be postponed when I enter the Central Plains in the east! Let's do it according to the etiquette of the official doctor! ”

Prince Zhu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, Li Yao was the title of the fifth doctor before his death, and he was buried according to the etiquette system of the official doctor, which was obviously lowered by three levels, which shows the anger of the King of Qin! After hesitating, Prince Zhu spoke before Wei Ran could speak: "Your Majesty! Erchen thought it was inappropriate! Li Yao's father and son have been in my Great Qin for five generations or as a high-ranking official in Qianshi or as a military general, and his father Li Chong was named the Duke of Southern Zheng by the king, and he guarded Longxi for a long time for the king. His generations of loyalty and virtue are widely praised among his subjects! The reason why Li Yao was defeated was because he was eager to fight and wanted to rescue the rest of Huan Qi. Unexpectedly, the backup will not continue, and there will be this defeat. Erchen heard that Li Yao was still shouting to kill the thief until he died in battle, this is a loyal minister! Why is the king willing to forgive Yingqu and Ren Yu, but not Li Yao? If the king is bent on humiliating Li Yao, the Li family in Longxi will be cold! Ponder, O King! ”

Wei Ran looked at the crown prince pillar with some admiration, among the ministers, only the prince pillar as the only heir could speak so bluntly, and the king of Qin could still listen to it, if it was himself, the king of Qin would probably snort coldly and walk away.

King Qin knew that his words were a bit too much. He changed his words and said, "What Wang Er said is very true! It's a superficial outnumber! The Li family of Longxi has contributed to Daqin, and Li Yao has not insulted the prestige of my Daqin. Passing on the widow's order, Li Yao was buried with the treatment of the left chief, and Taibu was ordered to make a sacrifice to mourn him. ”

"The ministers obey the king's will!" Lang Zhongling on the side replied.

Prince Zhu thought of quietly defecting to his Huan Qi, and said, "Your Majesty! Huan Qi has led the remnants of the army back to Xianyang and waited for the king's fate. Regarding the fate of Huan Qi, Erchen has something to say! ”

King Qin narrowed his eyes and said casually: "Wang Er, it's okay to say it! You are the crown prince of the Qin State. Naturally, you can speak freely! Don't worry about right or wrong! ”

Prince Zhu bowed forward slightly, clenched his fists and said: "Although Huan Qi defeated Hedong this time, he has also gained a lot!" Erchen asked the prime minister. Huan Qi plundered more than 10,000 households from Hedong, more than 5,000 stones of grain and grass, and annihilated more than 50,000 Wei troops. I thought. Huan Qi is not guilty. On the contrary, it is meritorious! ”

The cold light in King Qin's eyes flashed, if it wasn't for Huan Qi's rash advance, Li Yao would never have died in battle, and if Li Yao hadn't died in battle, Hangu Pass would not have been lost. In the past, this was a great achievement, but if it is compared to the loss of Hangu Pass, Huan Qi's exploits are not worth mentioning.

"What do you think of this?" King Qin did not take a stand. Asked Wei Ran.

Wei Ran knew that King Qin was a little dissatisfied with the statement of the crown prince, and Huan Qi was the culprit of the loss of Hangu Pass. King Qin will definitely punish him. If King Qin supported Prince Zhu's opinion, he would definitely bow his head directly, and then symbolically ask his own opinion.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wei Ran said: "The minister thinks that Huan Qi has merit and fault in attacking Hedong this time, and how to deal with it should be shared with merit." If the merit is greater than the fault, it will naturally be rewarded, and if the fault is greater than the attack, it will naturally be punished! In this regard, the king and His Royal Highness the crown prince should have no opinion, right? ”

King Qin nodded and replied, "You should be like this!" I, Qin Fa, have always emphasized fairness! A widow will not spare a sinner, nor will he embarrass a meritorious man! ”

Prince Zhu is also smiling. Seeing this, Wei Ran plucked up the courage to say: "The minister thinks that Huan Qi's merit is to annihilate 50,000 Wei troops, capture more than 10,000 people, capture 5,000 stone grain and grass, and kill Xin Huanyan, the main general of the Wei army. ”

King Qin was silent, Prince Zhu was full of expectations, but Wei Ran didn't seem to see the expressions of King Qin and the crown prince, and said the truth to himself: "However, Huan Qi also has a big fault. Huan Qi originally had an army of 30,000 under his command, but now there are less than 2,000 people left, and the battle is not good, and more than 28,000 people have been lost, which is a big mistake! Even if Huan Qi is deeply trapped in Hedong, he still does not forget the king, does not forget Daqin, and returns to the country after a lot of hardships, but he still can't wash away the humiliation of defeat! The minister thought that he should be demoted three levels in a row to set an example! ”

King Qin smiled, Prime Minister Wei Ran is changing his way to intercede with Huan Qi! First promoted to two levels, and then lowered to three levels, in the end, Huan Qi is equivalent to descending from the title of official doctor to the public passenger, as long as he leads the troops to get a small victory, he can be reinstated.

glanced at Prince Zhu, where did King Qin not know that Huan Qi secretly sent someone to surrender to Prince Zhu. King Qin just pretended not to know! Speaking of which, the prince is getting older and older, and it's time to cultivate his own power! Because of the serious injury last time, my body is not as good as before, maybe five years, maybe ten years will die! It's time to train the crown prince well, don't let him be like when he first ascended the throne, he has the name of King Qin but can't command the ministers. It's okay to keep this Huan Qi!

King Qin smiled inexplicably and said, "Prime Minister, is the widow such a stingy person?" Huan Qi's merits are offset! Let's keep the title of official doctor! Such a faithful person is still worth sharpening! In this way, isn't there still a vacancy in Xianyang, let Huan Qi take up his post tomorrow! ”

Prince Zhu was overjoyed, Wei Ran was shocked, although Xianyang Wei was only a position of a thousand stones, it was a weight! King Qin is going to promote the rhythm of Huan Qi! Thinking of the joy of the crown prince, there must be a secret in this that he doesn't know.

Lang Zhong ordered Gong Qi to promise while secretly thinking that Huan Qi is worthy of deep friendship! Just from the fact that he can turn danger into a disaster, it can be seen that he is extraordinary, if he is not operating, he will not believe it!

"Wang, in the direction of Yaoguan, Wang Jian defeated the 130,000 Han, Wei, and Chu coalition forces, and tried his best to ensure that Yaoguan was not lost and Guanzhong was peaceful. Meritorious deeds! This reward ......," Wei Ran continued to the next thing.

Of course, King Qin knew that Wang Jian was recommended by Wei Ran, but he was rewarded for his merits and punished for his merits. I won't turn a blind eye to Wang Qian's exploits! Moreover, he occupies the position of righteousness, and Wang Jian is both young and worthy of wooing. You might as well give it a high position. If Wei Ran loses power or dies, the people who are attached to Wei Ran's name will naturally fall apart.

"The position of guard captain has been vacant, and I appreciate Wang Jian and the widow very much, why don't you appoint him as the guard captain of my Great Qin?"

"Wei Wei is an official in charge of the palace gate, and he is not allowed to be appointed unless he is a close confidant of King Qin. King Qin suddenly promoted Wang Jian to such a sensitive position. What is the intention? Is he showing his trust in himself to his ministers? Or do you play to warn yourself? After Wei Ran heard King Qin's words, his mind became lively. Although King Qin was in a consultative tone, Wei Ran didn't dare to refuse! For now, I can only say yes first. If it was placed in the past, Wei Ran would naturally be ecstatic, but with the death of Gongzi City and Gongzi Kui, the idea of rebellion has faded! What Wei Ran is worried about now is that he will lose the favor of King Qin!

"Maybe. It's time to think about delegating power. Or say goodbye to the old and return home! Wei Ran thought secretly. His backer Empress Dowager Xuan has passed away, and the whole dynasty is full of Qin king's cronies, and he trembles around the court every day, which is really tired!

King Qin didn't know that one of his decisions made Wei Ran have so many thoughts, but if he really knew that Wei Ran thought so, King Qin would also slap his hands and laugh. Taking Wei Ran's past credits, King Qin is not good at punishing Wei Ran. On the one hand, the King of Qin wanted to use Wei Ran to stabilize the court, but on the other hand, he was afraid that Wei Ran's power would be too great. Although Wei Ran had already handed over the military power. But King Qin was still not at ease. This may be the so-called "high merit and shock the master"!

After talking about how to deal with the officials in the three places of Hanzhong County, Yaoguan, and Hanguguan, Wei Ran talked about the last thing - the issue of Bai Qi's reward, which was also a difficult problem that made the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State quarrel in private.

Bai Qi was the holder of the highest military title of the Qin State before this, Daliangzao, and this time on the banks of the Luoshui River, he annihilated more than 120,000 troops of the Yan, Zhao, and Qi alliances, and the price he paid was only 40,000, which can be described as a great victory! Especially Zhao Guo, not only killed 70,000 elites in the battle, but the image of Lian Po, the god of war in the hearts of Zhao Guo's people, also collapsed. The significance of Bai Qi's victory is far from being explained by numbers, and Zhao Guo is afraid that he will never dare to go west after this battle!

In terms of merit, Bai Qi should naturally be rewarded, and it is not too much to even be promoted to three levels, but three levels up is Guan Nei Hou, and above Guan Nei Hou is the twentieth level Che Hou! If Bai Qi makes a few more great achievements, he will be rewarded again for nothing! What's more, Bai Qi's position is always a little embarrassing. Before, he was close to Gongzi City and Gongzi Kui, but later, although he abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, he stood on the side of King Qin with Wei Ran, and killed Gongzi City who rebelled, but it is really hard to say that he can win some trust from King Qin. Bai Qi's military achievements are outstanding, and King Qin will definitely not abandon it, but if the long sword is too powerful, one carelessness will hurt himself. Many ministers are waiting for King Qin to make a decision! I want to use this to determine my attitude towards Bai Qi in the future.

Therefore, as soon as Wei Ran's words fell, the entire hall was surprisingly quiet, but Wu Anjun took the initiative to stand up and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, the ministers think that this battle depends on the king's leadership!" During the Battle of Sanchuan, the king did not suspect that the ministers led the defeated army back to Guanzhong, and did not severely punish the ministers, and the ministers were grateful! During the Battle of Taiyuan, the ministers took half of the land of Taiyuan and lost it, and the king did not punish him! Thanksgiving! This small victory, the minister is really ashamed! ”

King Qin smiled after hearing this, the reason why Bai Qi defeated Sanchuan County was to rush to the aid of Guanzhong to resist Yiqu, and the reason why he gave up the hard-won Taiyuan County was to come back to quell the rebellion in Gongzi City. Especially in Taiyuan County, he was worried that Wei Ran, Bai Qi and Gongzi would join forces and rebel together, so he was strictly ordered to return to his division. He even sent his henchmen to take over Bai Qi's army, and Bai Qi did it honestly. Now he blames himself for the failure, which really makes King Qin quite pleased. Over the years, Bai Qi has completely cut off communication with Wei Ran, and has not met again except for a few words with Wei Ran at the court meeting.

"Qing does not live up to me, and I will not live up to Qing!" King Qin said secretly in his heart, and said to the prince pillar in the audience: "Prince, you are the prince, you come and say, should Wu Anjun be rewarded?" ”

Prince Zhu had already received a hint from King Qin, so he said without hesitation: "Back to the king, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, my Great Qin established the country with the law, and the emphasis is on rewarding meritorious merit and punishing mistakes!" In the case of Sanchuan and Taiyuan, Wu Anjun used military exploits to overcome them. This Luoshui victory, my Great Qin subjects are excited, and the six countries of Shandong are frightened, it is really a great victory! Erchen thinks that Wu Anjun should be rewarded! If you don't reward you, you can't promote my Great Qin's martial arts! There is no clear distinction between rewards and punishments for the king! I can't show that Daqin has rewarded meritorious officials! Only in this way can the world's talents come to vote! Only then can the national strength of my Great Qin flourish! ”

King Qin nodded with satisfaction, turned to Wei Ran and said, "What does the prime minister think?" ”

"Be rewarded!" Wei Ran's answer was very simple, King Qin's meaning was so obvious, and Wei Ran also sent a favor!

"What do you think?" King Qin asked again.

"Be rewarded!" The ministers responded in unison.

"Good! The widow named Wu Anjun as the Marquis of Guannei, and he ate ten thousand households! Bounty, 100 beauties, 100 slaves! King Qin said in high spirits.

"The king is wise!" The ministers replied in a louder voice. (To be continued......)

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