Chapter 3 Counting is Counting
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King Han said a lot, but there is only one central idea, that is, the king must obey the will of the people, and the courtiers must obey the will of the people, so that they can be called loyal to the monarch and patriotic. If Qin State conforms to the will of the people and no longer uses swords and soldiers, then South Korea will have no offense against Qin Guoqiu! This was true not only for Qin, but also for the five states of Zhao, Qi, Chu, Yan, and Yue.
In this meeting, what South Korea wants is peace in the world, otherwise, all countries in the world will continue to conquer and fight, and the most bitter people will be the people, and the Hu people in the north will benefit.
King Han did not expect Bai Qi and Wang Jian to express their stance immediately, but hoped that the two of them could walk around South Korea, and think about it carefully, whether this world will continue to be turbid, or whether the long pain is better than the short pain, and it is better to be unified.
Coming back from the palace, as Bai Qi and Wang Jian expected, Yiren was angry after hearing that King Han had built a mansion for the two, but Yiren, who was angry to the limit, not only did not accuse the two, but treated them more and more kindly.
Yiren had already understood under the reminder of his confidants that if Bai Qi and Wang Jian were loyal to Daqin, then their own reprimand would hurt the hearts of loyal ministers. If the two of them make up their minds to be loyal to South Korea, they can't afford to offend themselves as protons. Just let the two of them go! But when it comes to confidential matters, Yiren no longer discusses with Bai Qi and Wang Qian, although Bai Qi and Wang Jian still serve Yiren, but everyone knows that the relationship between them has begun to become separate.
In May, a major event occurred in the Qin State. On the seventh day when King Qin and his entourage left Liyang and went to Luxian to participate in the alliance, Bai Qi and Wang Qian's families disappeared from Liyang City. Liyang ordered to immediately report the situation to the new prime minister who stayed behind, Ying Ze, on the one hand, quickly reported the situation to the King of Qin, who had already sent a letter to Guguan. On the one hand, people secretly searched for Bai Qi and Wang Qian's families. It's just that no trace of Bai Qi and Wang Qian's family has been found, and King Qin's will has been transmitted back earlier. Let him go, just four words show the attitude of King Qin.
It didn't take long for King Qin and his entourage to find that the number of Han troops guarding them had decreased significantly, and the counties along the way greeted them more enthusiastically. And King Han, who originally planned to go to Lu County first, also sent someone to inform King Qin, saying that he would wait for King Qin to arrive in Luoyang. Then we headed to Lu County together.
Eight days later, the dusty King of Qin and his entourage finally arrived at the outskirts of Luoyang, although the King of Han did not personally go out of the city to greet him, but also appointed Prime Minister Zhang Ping, the Imperial Historian Fan Sui, and the Taiwei Storm Kite to go out of the city to meet the King of Qin, which can be regarded as giving the King of Qin enough face.
Although he knew that it was impossible for King Han to risk the world to ambush him, and once Korea tore his face, he would not be spared, but King Qin still politely declined Korea's invitation to enter the city to rest. The king of Qin led his 5,000 warriors to camp outside the city. King Han also tacitly did not insist. It's just that Prime Minister Zhang Ping, Imperial Historian Fan Sui, and Taiwei Storm Kite represent themselves and set up a banquet outside the city to entertain the King of Qin. Nothing was said all night.
Next. King Han led 5,000 Tiger Elite to meet King Qin. Both sides are 5,000 men and horses, and they are the elite of their respective armies, but the difference is that the ground under their feet is Korean, and among the 5,000 people, the Qin army is only 1,000 heavy infantry, and the Korean army is up to 3,000 people. In terms of morale, the South Korean army has won more and lost less over the years. The Qin army won fewer victories and lost more, and the princes of Qin had to come to Luoyang as hostages. The South Korean army undoubtedly has the upper hand!
But as a soldier, naturally no one is willing to bow down, so as soon as the two sides meet, the two sides will be against the generals, soldiers against soldiers. However, the king of Han and the king of Qin turned a deaf ear to the-for-tat atmosphere and talked and laughed.
Retreated from the crowd. King Han and King Qin rarely can say the truth without scruples, and King Qin has a lot of complaints about the treatment along the way, so he took the lead in saying: "I heard that King Han has mobilized all the boats and boats to Luoyang!" ”
Of course, King Han knew the meaning of King Qin's words, originally starting from Ning Qin, King Qin and his entourage could go boating. All the way down the river, directly to the Bowang area, from Bowang to Lu County, where the alliance is located, is only a hundred miles away, if you take this route, it is the most labor-saving, and for the Qin State, it is also the safest. However, South Korea forbade the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State to take the waterway because of the trouble of bandits and heavy rain, and the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State had to enter the Tongguan Pass and leave the Han Valley, and it took more than half a month to arrive in Luoyang.
Thinking that Bai Qi and Wang Qian's families disappeared during this time, it is clear that South Korea did this on purpose. In order to use King Qin and his entourage as a threat, he forced Qin to let Bai Qi and Wang Qian's families enter Korea. Now, South Korea's goal has been achieved!
King Han smiled and snorted, and said apologetically: "There was a lot of rain in the Central Plains in May, and I wronged King Qin for safety!" However, the widow ordered people to watch the sky at night, and then there would be a clear sky, and the king of Qin and the widow happened to take a boat down the river from Luoyang to enjoy the great rivers and mountains under the rule of the widow! ”
King Qin hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Then there is King Lao Han!" King Qin also realized that now his party is standing on the territory of South Korea, the so-called people are swords, I am fish and meat, and it is not good to tear the skin with South Korea. Who would have expected, but King Han mentioned this matter with his mouth.
"King Qin, the widow almost forgot to tell you, Bai Qi and Wang Jian have lost a lot of weight since they came to Luoyang! The widow concluded that the two of them were missing their families, so they privately made an assertion and brought Bai Qi and Wang Qian's families to Luoyang. I hope King Qin doesn't mind this! King Han said with a smile.
Bai Qi and Wang Jian did lose a lot of weight, but not because they missed their families, but because they were frightened by King Han's dramas one after another. After all, the two of them are still the courtiers of the Qin State, and they really can't withstand such a courtship from King Han! King Han either summoned himself to the palace twice in three days, or asked people to take him to visit, so that Bai Qi and Wang Jian completely became different in the Inhuman Mansion and were isolated!
King Qin was even more annoyed, King Han had already taken Bai Qi and Wang Qian's families back to South Korea, what was the use of not minding? Besides, what if you mind?
Although he was not angry in his heart, King Qin still said indifferently: "That widow is relieved!" The widow thought they had been taken captive without a word! If this is really the case, then the widow really doesn't know how to explain to the two Aiqing! ”
King Han took the initiative to ignore the sarcasm, but suddenly said: "The widow wants Bai Qi, Wang Jian and his family to stay in Luoyang for a long time. I don't know if King Qin is willing to part with his love! ”
King Qin was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, you have already done this, and you still come to ask yourself what to do? Do you have to force yourself to play a play with you to be satisfied?
"After all, they are Qin people, and few people think that it is better for them to make their own decisions!" King Qin replied without being salty.
King Han said: "If King Qin is willing to facilitate this, it will definitely be beneficial!" ”
King Qin's mind turned. understands that King Han has probably encountered obstacles in wooing Bai Qi and Wang Qian, otherwise, there is no need to come forward to promote this matter by himself. It's a shame that I still listened to the rumors, thinking that Bai Qi and Wang Jian had turned their backs on themselves! The King of Qin was naturally reluctant to send Bai Qi and Wang Jian to South Korea, but as long as South Korea used their families to blackmail them, Bai Qi and Wang Jian would definitely not have the opportunity to continue to serve the Qin State. Rather than that, it is better to exchange them for some tangible benefits.
"I don't know what treasure King Han wants to give?" King Qin pretended to be very interested and asked.
"I don't know what King Qin wants?" King Han asked rhetorically.
According to the idea of King Qin. Of course, he hopes to dedicate the land of Guanzhong, but King Qin also knows that although Bai Qi and Wang Jian are important, they are definitely not worth so much! If he really dared to bring it up like this, King Han would definitely walk away!
Therefore, King Qin made his appetite a little smaller, and said tentatively: "How about the five cities of Shangdang?" ”
In the eyes of King Qin. If you want to claim land, Xianyang is not counting on it. The three rivers on the other side of the river are also imaginary, and the rest can only be the land of Shangdang! For the party, Qin Guo has been coveting it for a long time! If you go south, you can attack Luoyang, and if you go east, you can threaten Handan, and Qin doesn't need to occupy too much of such a strategic place, only three or five cities can revitalize the overall situation!
King Han shook his head gently but resolutely. King Qin felt that he might have touched the bottom line of Korea, and if he were himself, he would not cede the five cities of Shangdang to Qin, so he continued to say tentatively: "Then exchange Xianyang?" ”
King Han still shook his head, Xianyang was the old capital of Qin. If Qin is allowed to get Xianyang again, even if it is ceded by South Korea on its own initiative, Qin will be greatly boosted by this, which is not in the interests of South Korea.
King Qin suddenly had nothing to say, apart from these two choices, King Qin really couldn't think of any other choice, so he simply asked King Han directly: "Then according to King Han's meaning, what should I do?" ”
King Han stretched out two fingers and said two choices, one was that Korea ceded Pingyang to Qin, and the other was that Qin could get Korea's friendship. King Han promised that within ten years, he would never take the initiative to attack the Qin State!
King Qin immediately hesitated, these two, Pingyang is a tangible interest, and the friendship of South Korea is an ethereal thing. To the west of Fenshui, there is only one city in Pingyang in Korea, but it has a land radius of nearly 100 miles, as long as the king of Qin nods lightly, the Qin State can lay a nail in Taiyuan, and there will be an advance base in Taiyuan County in the future.
As for South Korea's friendship, South Korea is known for its faithfulness, and if South Korea can really not take the initiative to attack Qin for ten years, it will definitely be a godsend for Qin! Enough for Qin Guo to recover his vitality! How to make a choice, it is really very tangled, how King Qin hopes that King Han can not only give Pingyang to himself, but also guarantee that he will not attack himself within ten years, but King Qin also knows that you can't have both!
In the end, King Qin chose Pingyang and chose the former, not only because the tangible interests can be seen and touched, but also because King Qin believes that as long as he does not provoke South Korea in the future and relies on the influence of this military meeting, within three or five years, the Qin State will not encounter any war! King Qin even bet that South Korea would like to act as a pawn of South Korea to weaken Zhao!
King Han and King Zhao then agreed to demote Bai Qi and Wang Jian to concubines and give them to South Korea to serve, and South Korea paid for a hundred miles of land west of Fenshui! Without Bai Qi and Wang Jian knowing, King Han and King Qin decided the fate of the two of them while talking and laughing, which cannot but be said to be a kind of sorrow for the courtiers!
King Han, who was in a good mood, took advantage of the situation and proposed that before leaving, King Qin could summon the prince Yiren to share the relationship between father and son, and at the same time summon Bai Qi and Wang Jian for the last time as the monarch, and King Qin agreed.
Half an hour later, 5,000 Han troops and 5,000 Qin troops began to board the Korean ships one after another, and the prince Yiren brought Bai Qi and Wang Jian to meet the King of Qin.
The time to intersect with the Inhuman is very short. After all, when it comes to feelings, Yiren is just a succession of King Qin when he was the crown prince, and King Qin just instructed Yiren to be careful in everything, to put state affairs first, and after being cautious in his words and deeds, he ordered someone to send Yiren back to the city.
Pull back the surrounding guards. King Qin looked at Bai Qi, who burst into tears with excitement after seeing him, and Wang Jian also had unbearable feelings, but King Qin quickly restrained his feelings, because he knew that there was no room for things to turn around, and the three of them could only end here. What will happen if he goes back on his word and teases King Han, no one wants to know.
King Qin first took Bai Qi's hand and sighed: "Wu Anjun has been in the army for forty years!" ”
"Your Majesty, the minister joined the army at the age of sixteen, and now he is just fifty-six. But it's been forty years! Bai Qi was obviously very emotional.
King Qin nodded and said, "When Wu Anjun was twenty-eight years old, he was promoted to Zuo Shu Chang because of the attack, and he was the youngest Zuo Shu Chang in the history of my Great Qin. When he was twenty-nine years old, he broke through the 240,000 Han and Wei coalition forces, captured Gongsun Xi, and was promoted to the rank of national lieutenant, which was the greatest victory for our Qin State against the Six Kingdoms of Shandong. East of Angeup. All belong to my Great Qin, and Wu Anjun's merit is great! At the age of thirty. Conquer Wei, occupy sixty-one large and small cities, and rise to Daliangzao. Thirty-one years old, defeated. At the age of thirty-six, he defeated Zhao. If it weren't for the Qin State in order to prevent the countries of Shandong from uniting to attack the Qin State all these years, Wu Anjun's credit would have been even greater! Forty-two years old. Led the troops to attack Chu and conquered the five prosperous cities of Yan and Deng. At the age of forty-three, he defeated hundreds of thousands of Chu troops, conquered Yingdu, and burned Yiling. The king of Chu fled in a hurry and took refuge in Chen, so the Qin state then had Wujun and Qianzhong. If you talk about Wu Anjun's merits, no one in the world dares to compare with you! When he was forty-eight years old, the Three Jin Dynasty formed an alliance, and Wu Anjun was ordered to cut it down, but unfortunately Yiqu was in chaos, and Wu Anjun had to be defeated in order to save Guanzhong, but he exterminated Yiqu's Sheji, and the credit was still the first. Subsequently, there was the capture of Taiyuan and Yanmen, but unfortunately it was destroyed by the rebellion of Gongzi City. There are 200,000 allied forces of Yan, Qi and Zhao, and there is the merit of taking Hedong, all of which are remembered by the widows! ”
Bai Qi bowed his head and said: "The minister is just following the will of the previous king and the king, and Lai Shishu is dying, and he does not dare to be proud of his achievements!" ”
King Qin waved his hand and said, "The merits are in the hearts of the people, and the few know it!" In terms of merit, none of the Qin Kingdom is better than yours! It's just a pity that the Qin State is declining, and the general is afraid that he will be buried! ”
Before Bai Qi could speak, King Qin looked at Wang Jian again and said: "General Wang was discovered and recommended to the first king by Wu Anjun, and the widow believes in the vision of the first king and believes in the vision of Wu Anjun, so after succeeding to the throne, he entrusted the general with a heavy responsibility!" The general really lived up to the hope of the widow. Surprise attack on Wuguan, if it weren't for a little luck, Nanyang would have returned to my Great Qin! Defending Qi County for more than 20 days, annihilating more than 100,000 Xiongnu troops. Guarding Tongguan for half a month, so that the Korean army cannot invade my Guanzhong! With the talent of a general, given time, he will be able to take charge of himself and pay homage to the prime minister, no problem! ”
Wang Jian said: "What the king said, the ministers dare not be ashamed!" ”
King Qin grabbed Bai Qi and Wang Jian at the same time, and said bitterly: "It's a pity that there are two people who are so virtuous, but they don't know how to make good use of them, so that they have today's defeat!" ”
"The defeat of the Qin State is not a crime of war! It's that South Korea's national strength is too strong to be stopped! The outspoken Wang Jian took the lead in saying.
Bai Qi also said: "The momentum of Korea has surpassed that of Qin when the previous king was alive!" You can only outwit, not fight! ”
King Qin nodded, and said with a stern expression: "Do you two still think that I am the Lord of Great Qin?" ”
Bai Qi and Wang Jian suddenly knelt down in fear and said, "The minister is afraid! The king has a drive, and the minister dare not obey! ”
"Good!" King Qin was overjoyed and said: "The widow will make a will, degrading the two of you as concubines, committing yourself to Korea, and serving the king of Han to death!" ”
Bai Qi and Wang Jian looked at each other, isn't this scene the same as what King Han said? The king of Qin wants to be loyal to Korea, and his obedience seems to be loyal to the king, but in fact, if he does not obey, it seems that it is against the will of the king of Qin.
Seeing the hesitation in the eyes of the two, King Qin said in a very small voice: "King Han has already brought the families of the two Aiqing to South Korea, and in less than half a month, the two of them will be able to reunite with their families!" The widow sees that King Han likes the two Aiqing very much, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal! If there are no people, the Qin State will be in trouble! Therefore, the widow thinks that it is better to agree first! King Han had already agreed to cede the land of a hundred miles west of Fenshui to the Qin State, in exchange for the two Aiqing! Once the two Aiqing defect to South Korea, they will inevitably be in a high position, and then they will think that they should respond, wouldn't it be wonderful? ! It's just that I have to wronged the two Aiqing! For the sake of the Qin State, the widow can only do this! I hope the two Aiqing can agree! ”
Bai Qi and Wang Jian suddenly realized that they finally understood King Qin's plan. If it succeeds, the Qin State can naturally hit South Korea hard without much effort, but before that, I am afraid that I will become the target of the Qin State's Qianfu, and my reputation will be ruined!
To say yes or not to say yes, it's really a tough choice! It is a relief to die with a will, but the responsibility of the living is greater! In the face of King Qin's plea, Bai Qi and Wang Jian couldn't refuse, and they couldn't refuse! At this time, the two even regretted that they might not have survived in the first place! (The novel "The Resurgence of South Korea" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)
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