The Battle of Huayang has been over for a week. But all the Xinzheng people still haven't had that excitement. Five days ago, the huge dedication ceremony made the capital of Xinzheng completely boil.

What the Korean people saw was a team of captives with no end in sight, and the national soldiers in tattered clothes and armor were full of energy. The torn armor speaks silently of what a terrible battle it was.

Once a proud enemy, he is now succumbing to the South Korean army. When Mang Mao and Jia Yan knelt down to hand over the seal letter in their hands, and when King Han and Prince Ran raised the sword of the enemy commander together, the entire prisoner sacrifice ceremony reached the first level. At that moment, everyone was convinced that South Korea was invincible at this moment.

After that, it was to pay tribute to the temple and reward the three armies, and it took two whole days to stop. The crown prince was summoned to the palace after the celebration ceremony to urgently discuss post-war matters.

Although South Korea won a big victory this time, Tai Ziran clearly knew the crisis after the big victory.

The loss of Zhao's 20,000-strong army did not hurt its national strength in the slightest, and although Wei's vitality was greatly damaged, within a year, the strength of the army would be restored as before. South Korea's overall national strength is still at the bottom of the six countries (ignore Yan Guo, Amen), and the big victory has a great deal of chance and irreproducibility.

Virtuous people such as Prime Minister Zhang Ping and guest secretary Chen Xiao all know that a whirlpool has begun to brew at the time of South Korea's great victory, and if it is not careful, South Korea may enter an even more dangerous situation.

As Wang Ziran said, the Sanjin Alliance is currently the best means of self-preservation. The Battle of Huayang achieved the goal of improving the status of Korea, so the next thing to do was to go to Handan and Daliang to discuss the alliance. In particular, Zhao's side is the key to the success or failure of the alliance.

In the end, it was decided to send an embassy headed by Prime Minister Zhang Ping to Handan, and a delegation headed by Keqing Chen Xiao to send an envoy to Daliang. All the Zhao and Wei soldiers who died in this battle, and all the prisoners were placed in good places.

In the original history, the Qin State took advantage of the victory to pursue and approached the Wei capital Liang, and the Wei State had to cede Nanyang in order to make peace. Yan and Zhao sent troops to the rescue, and Qin was afraid of persecuting Tai Shidao to form an alliance with the six states of Shandong to resist Qin, so they accepted Wei's request for peace.

Now the main force of Wei has been completely lost, and its vitality has been greatly damaged. According to the wolf ambition of the Qin State, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

Whether the Three Jin Alliances can succeed is still two theories, so the crown prince built another country and began to prepare the military to prevent the invasion of Qin and Zhao.

Never hope for luck, this is the creed of Prince Ran.

On the occasion of the Huayang War, King Han was worried that the battle situation was unfavorable, so he did a fake show and asked Qin for help. But as in the original history, King Qin was saved.

Now, the news of the Battle of Huayang has spread to Xianyang Palace. I just don't know what King Qin will do? The prince thought curiously.

Xianyang Palace, nine hundred miles away.

King Zhaoxiang sat firmly at the top of the main hall, pensive. It's like looking through the doors and windows at the goose feathers and heavy snow outside. Wei Ran and Bai Qi in the audience were all solemn and silent.

Staying on the throne for a long time gave King Zhao a majestic appearance. Even though a large part of the military and political power of the Qin State is now held by the "Four Nobles" headed by Wei Ran, no one can deny the authority of King Zhao.

After the reign of King Zhao, a war for power broke out between King Zhao and Wei Ran.

During this period, Wei Ran was dismissed three times and reinstated three times. Up to now, Wei Ran's phase is stable. But everyone knows that the war between two people with a strong desire for power will never end, unless one person falls completely.

The good news for Qin is that Qin cannot do without either of the two. Therefore, there is nothing to do.

"Prime Minister", King Qin Zhao playfully glanced at the ministers who stepped down, and seemed to be very satisfied with the attitude of the ministers.

"Have you heard the details of the Battle of Huayang?"

"Your Majesty, according to the news from the Xinzheng secret agents. South Korea sent 40,000 troops in this battle, and the leader was the violent kite, Prince Ran. It was only one or twenty miles a day, and it was night to pretend to be my Great Qin army and attack at night while the fog was blowing. It was a great break to the Zhao and Wei coalition forces, the Zhao army was completely annihilated, and the Wei prime minister Mang Mao was captured, and the Zhao army commander Jia Yan was under 80,000 people. Wei Ran replied respectfully.

As the most powerful of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, Qin has always had the ambition to unify the world. Since the time of Qin Mugong, he began to build an intelligence network all over the world, and by the time of King Zhao, it can be said unceremoniously that from the capital to the frontier fortress, from the court of the Six Kingdoms to the market, there are all secret agents of the Qin State. They formed a big net, and whenever there was a wind in the world, the Qin State was always the first to know. This is also one of the reasons why the six countries have failed several times.

What's even more terrifying is the organization that directly controls King Qin's Black Ice Platform, and it is rumored that this organization is pervasive, and it is the real eyes and ears of King Qin.

If King Qin is willing, even what his ministers have eaten and what the kings of the six kingdoms have done in a day, King Qin will be clear. It monitors the whole world, and any person and thing that is not conducive to the king of Qin and the unification of the world by the Qin State is the target of its destruction.

No one knows exactly how many people are inside, because all of them are one-line contacts. Many of them lurk in the corners of the Six Nations.

Maybe they will never receive a specific task in their lifetime, but if they do, it will definitely be a thunderous blow--- at the right time, get rid of the characters who betray or obstruct the great cause of the unification of the Qin State.

On the fourth day after the end of the Battle of Huayang, King Qin got all the details of the entire battle, and this is the terrible thing about the Black Ice Platform. Now, summoning the ministers to discuss the matter is nothing more than brainstorming to see if the Qin state can get enough benefits from it.

After looking around at His Highness, King Qin took the minister's surprised or contemplative expression into his heart, and asked majestically, "What do you Aiqing think of the Battle of Huayang?" ”

The ministers below whispered and exchanged views. At this time, Wei Ran, as the prime minister, expressed his views uncompromisingly, "From the perspective of the ministers, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, our Great Qin's national strength has increased greatly, and there are few defeats in foreign wars. The Six Kingdoms are afraid of me for a long time. With only 40,000 weak soldiers from South Korea, they pretended to be reinforcements from our Great Qin, which made the Zhao and Wei armies panic. However, the 150,000-strong army was lost overnight, and it can be seen that the two armies of Zhao and Wei were weaker and Han was stronger. The king might as well send troops to conquer the city and break the courage of the nations. ”

Thinking of the defeat and retreat of the Wei State by the Great Qin in the past two years, and the appearance of being unable to form an army, the military minister in the court sneered knowingly.

"What the prime minister said is very true. Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king! South Korea is famous for its armaments, but it is not strong in South Korea when it attacks at night but tests the school in close combat. However, Han attacked the camp of Zhao and Wei with 40,000 troops, and he really put it to death and survived. From this, it can be seen that Zhao and Wei are also golden and jade, and they are among them. Huayang Jun Xin Rong immediately postscripted.

As soon as Huayangjun's words fell, another voice sounded in the main hall. When everyone looked at it, it was King Zhao's younger brother, Prince Yin - Gongzi City. "The younger brother also thinks that the six countries of Shandong are now frightened birds. Otherwise, with the weakness of South Korea, if you don't pretend to be our Great Qin soldiers, even if you sneak attack, the victory rate will be less than two percent. ”

After the death of King Qin Wu, Gongzi City was about to ascend to the throne as the heir, but King Zhao Wuling stepped in and lost the throne. In order to appease Gongzi City, the actual ruler of the Qin State, Empress Dowager Xuan (note: the posthumous nickname, which cannot be called yet) let Gongzi City enjoy the treatment of the crown prince, and once the King of Qin died, Gongzi City succeeded to the throne.

"Yes, yes, yes. The younger brother asked the king to send troops to raise the prestige of the Great Qin army in the six countries of Shandong. "King Zhao's other younger brother, Gongzi Kui, is also unwilling to be lonely.

No one in the Qin State knows that Wei Ran, Huayang Jun, Gongzi Kui, and Gongzi City are the "four nobles" of the Qin State, and behind them is the Empress Dowager Xuan, as the younger brother or son of the Empress Dowager Xuan, they control the government of the Qin State and fight against King Zhao.

As soon as the words fell, the lobby, which had been quiet before, suddenly continued to talk. There are those who sing praises and flatterers for King Zhao, and there are those who passionately say that Qin took advantage of the situation to destroy the country and unify the world in one fell swoop. For decades, Qin's invincible record in foreign wars has made every Qin State full of confidence and does not take the Six Kingdoms in their eyes.

King Zhao took the ministers' reflections to heart one by one, but did not respond.

Now that the "four nobles" have become a big trend, the Qin State knows the Empress Dowager Xuan and Wei Ran, but does not know that there is a King of Qin, and even regards the King of Qin as a transitional figure. After all, Empress Dowager Xuan once said that after the death of King Qin, Gongzi City would inherit the throne.

Seeing the collusion of the court, King Zhao was resentful in his heart, and he strengthened his determination to remove the "four nobles".

But King Zhao, who knew the emperor's schemes, also knew that now was not the best time. Although he is growing in his wings, he is still unable to regain his vital military power. Now that the military power of the Qin State is controlled by Wei Ran and Bai Qi, especially since they still have close contacts with Gongzi City, they have no choice but to do so. Over the years, as Gongzi City has become older and older, and she has always been innocent, the Queen Mother has become more and more inclined to pass the throne to her eldest son, Zhu, who is upright and prime. But it's just a tendency, the Queen Mother has not made up her mind so far, and she still needs to be patient and so on.

"Wu Anjun, tell me what you think." When the lobby was quiet, King Zhao ignored the attitude of the ministers and looked at Bai Qi, the "killing god" who didn't say a word.

The battle of Yique beheaded 240,000 people made him famous as a god-killer. According to the original historical development, thirteen years later, in the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi would kill 450,000 Zhao prisoners, which would make him the head of the four famous generals of the entire Warring States, known as "Human Slaughter".

Bai Qi raised his head, and a trace of imperceptible distress flashed on his face.

As the general of the Qin State, it is incumbent on him to be loyal to the king, and to be loyal to King Zhao. But everyone in the Qin State knows that the next King of Qin is from Gongzi City, and he was promoted by Wei Ran, a marquis who is good friends with Gongzi City, to be in the ranks, no matter what, he can't run the brand of Gongzi City.

Even if the Empress Dowager was afraid of Qin's internal strife and warned herself and Wei Ran to stay away from Gongzi City, she would try her best to remain neutral. But Bai Qi still knew that no matter how high his position was, he would never be able to become King Qin's confidant. This is also the reason why Bai Qi has always been careful not to express any opinions other than the military.

The high merit can make the marquis care more about himself and get promoted, but it will also make the king of Qin more suspicious. The truth of the cunning rabbit's dead lackey cooking, Bai Qi knows it well. Fortunately, the great cause of the reunification of the Qin State has not yet been completed, and if you are careful, you should not end up miserable.

Putting aside the distracting thoughts that flashed in his mind, Bai Qi's words resounded through the court: "As the ministers said, the prestige of Great Qin is now spread all over the world. The Zhao and Wei coalition armies, which were lucky enough to win by weak Han, were nothing more than foxes and fake tigers. However, the violent eagle soldiers made a surprise move, which was beyond the expectations of the minister. This time, the vitality of the Wei State was greatly damaged, and the Great Qin lost a strong enemy, which is really gratifying. The minister expected that with the nature of King Zhao, it was inevitable that Han would not be ashamed. The Three Jin Dynasty has been on the same page as fire and water, and the king either watches the fire from the other side, or helps Han to resist Zhao and Wei, all of which are between the king's thoughts. Even if Zhao and Wei were under the authority of our country and did not dare to attack Han, the ministers also had a plan to benefit the king. That is, to unite Han and Wei to attack Chu, one of which continued to weaken Chu, and at the same time forced Wei to submit to our Great Qin, causing discord between Zhao and Wei; The two are weak Han and Wei. ”

Hearing this, King Zhao frowned slightly, and secretly thought that Bai Qi was really unwilling to die a country! His face remained unchanged, and he said loudly: "The general has attacked Chu three times, defeated the strong with the weak, irrigated Yandu with water, and burned Yiling, and the widow will not forget it." But the country of Chu is vast, the roads are inconvenient, once it falls into a bitter battle, the widow is uneasy! ”

Hearing this, Sima Zheng, as King Zhao's confidant, spoke out wrongly.

The battle of Shu proved his superb strategic vision, and it was also the war of Shu that allowed the Qin state to obtain a stable source of food, and at the same time took the lead for the subsequent war of Chu. Sima Cuo, who is now over the age of old, is not as good as before, but he was still invited to the main hall by King Zhao in advance.

"Great King, the Jin Kingdom has always been a confidant of Great Qin. The division of the three families of Zhao, Han, and Wei is an opportunity given to me by God to Daqin. The previous kings of all dynasties aimed to occupy the Central Plains. Although the state of Chu was rich, there were many swamps, which was not conducive to the Great Qin Iron Cavalry to give full play to its strengths. The minister thought that the best time to attack Chu had not yet arrived. ”

On the other hand, Han and Wei are located in the plains, and there is no danger to defend, so the ministers think that they can be slowly planned, but they must not be in a hurry. On the occasion of the defeat of the Wei State, my Great Qin can stand by and move. If Zhao and Wei continue to attack South Korea, as Wu Anjun said, it is the best policy to help Han resist Zhao and Wei, and it is the middle strategy to sit and watch the three tigers fight, and it is the next policy to unite Zhao and Wei to destroy Han. If Zhao State dies down, it is better to help Han attack Wei. As a result, Han and Wei became even more hostile, and South Korea had no choice but to rely on our country. As for the Zhao State, it should be the great enemy of the Qin State. It's just that now the opportunity for a decisive battle has not yet arrived, so be careful. ”

King Zhao thought for a moment, and then came to a conclusion.

The benefits of attacking Chu are obvious, but so are the disadvantages. What's more important is that if you want to destroy Chu, you have to have more than 500,000 elites, and it will take three years and five years, and it is not known. I tried Bai Qi a few times, but Bai Qi always talked about him left and right. Under such circumstances, King Zhao would never hand over the army to Bai Qi for a long time. The roads in Chu are inconvenient, if Bai Qi conspires with Wei Ran, he will not be in danger.

Sima Cuo's opinion is his own preference. Korea has been weak for a long time, Wei has lost its elite, and Zhao is the great enemy of today's Qin State. As long as the Three Jin Dynasty were not in harmony, Qin could unite with Wei or Korea and isolate Zhao.

However, South Korea was a stumbling block to Qin's eastward expansion strategy, and it was located at the throat of Qin. According to Sima Cuo's Jianyì, even if the Wei land captured by the United Korea would be isolated on the Qin mainland, which was not conducive to defense. But now, Qin and Han have good relations, and it is not a good strategy to take advantage of the situation to suppress Wei and force Wei to break with Zhao.

Seeing that there was a lot of discussion in the audience, they spoke out from time to time in favor of Wu Anjun and Sima Cuo's ministers. At this point, the King of Qin had no choice but to accept his thoughts and prepare to send Bai Qi to lead the army.

Just as he was about to announce the order, King Qin caught a glimpse of Sima Cuo and Bai Qi. Thinking of Sima Cuo's grandson Sima Jin as Bai Qi's general, King Zhao had a new idea in his heart.

"Perhaps, it's time to give others some opportunities to make meritorious contributions." King Zhao pondered, then his expression changed, and he said: "The widow has made up his mind, with the right chief Hu Yang as the commander and Wang Yi as the deputy general, send 100,000 troops, set off within five days, rush to Yique, and wait for the king's order." ”

After speaking, without waiting for the reaction of the ministers, King Qin left the main hall by himself.