PS: Sorry, today is a bit long, so the update is a little late.

After Zhao Cheng, Yan Le and other evildoers were punished, under the slogan of Han Xin's shouting of 'only punish the first evil, and the rest will not be punished', the city defense troops who were coerced into chaos soon surrendered one after another.

At night, the turbulent Xianyang finally calmed down, and a large number of Qin troops in armor took to the streets to enforce a curfew, while tens of thousands of city guards were disarmed and driven back to the camp, strictly forbidden to go out.

Han Xin, Ying Ke and others stood outside the palace gate with nervous faces, and the most important thing at the moment was the life and death of the child. Although Ziying is the new successor to the throne, it symbolizes the legitimacy of the Qin State of the Ying clan. Due to Hu Hai's wanton killing of his hands and feet, the legitimate heir of the first emperor's lineage has no one but Ziying, and the only half-brother of the first emperor, Cheng Jiao, was exterminated because of the rebellion, so if Ziying died, Qin's heir would be truly cut off.

Without the legitimacy of the King of Qin as a support, Han Xin would not be able to get the support of the Qin people even if he had the ability to reach the heavens, and even if he temporarily controlled Xianyang, it was only a matter of time before he was defeated.

Cold sweat continued to drip from Han Xin's forehead outside the hall, and he was very nervous in his heart, now he was only one step away from success, and the rest was only determined by heaven's will. If Ziying died, he had no choice but to lie to the outside world that the King of Qin was not dead in order to stabilize the situation and control the army, but the paper could not contain the fire, and sooner or later the ministers and generals would find out that he had been deceived by Han Xin. At that time, there was a strong enemy forcing the territory outside, but there was no support from the Qin people inside, so Han Xin had to retreat north with as many troops as possible, and go to the north to meet with the remnants of the northern army.

It wasn't until the time of the lamp that the imperial doctor walked out of the hall with a tired face and reported to the two in a low voice. Han Xin and Ying Ke breathed a long sigh of relief, and Ying Ke cried with joy, kneeling on the ground and clasping his hands on his chest, thanking God in his heart for not abandoning Daqin.

Although Zhao Cheng is brave, his archery skills are not exquisite, and the arrow hit the infant through his chest, but it is not a fatal point. Relying on his superb medical skills, the imperial doctor finally stabilized Ziying's injuries and allowed him to survive temporarily. After all, the child baby injured his spleen, and although he was lucky not to die, most of his life was lost, but he was in a coma and hung on the decoction.

The biggest crisis was over for the time being, and Han Xin let Ying Ke stay in the palace, and he hurriedly left to personally control the situation in Xianyang. He doesn't have many troops in his hands, only the more than 6,000 horsemen he brought can be trusted, relying on these people to control the huge Xianyang City, and at the same time monitor the unstable city defense army, it must be powerless, he must find people who can help him.

And Wang Qi is undoubtedly the first choice. He was originally Zhao Gao's accomplice, and he replaced Meng Yi as General Yulin by relying on Zhao Gao's power, but he did not gain Zhao Gao's trust, but instead reduced his troops and power everywhere, and he was resentful. Moreover, he was originally from a Qin family, and his loyalty to the royal family was not weak, so as soon as he saw Zhao Gao dead, he immediately embraced the child.

Such a power-hungry wall grass, as long as it is used properly, it is not difficult to control, and the thousands of feather forests under his command can also become a big help to Han Xin.

Sure enough, as Han Xin expected, Wang Qi was standing outside the palace in a panic at this time, stretching his neck to look at Ziying's bedroom, and his heart was very anxious.

He saw with his own eyes that Ziying had fallen to the ground after being hit by an arrow, and he thought that he was seriously injured. Although he was treated in time by the imperial doctor in the palace, he may not be able to survive and it depends on the will of God. He has been in the Qin State for many years, and naturally knows what it means if Ziying dies at this time, if the Qin heir is cut off from this, and at the same time there are strong enemies outside, then the day of the fall of the Qin State will not be far away.

On the one hand, he was worried about the life and death of Ziying and the lifeblood of the Qin State, and on the other hand, he was more worried about the fate that Wang Qi was waiting for.

Seeing Han Xin walking out of the palace from a distance, Wang Qi was proficient in the world, and he had already seen that Ying Ke was obedient to this young man named Han Xin, especially now that King Qin didn't know whether he was alive or dead, the decision-making power of the entire empire had fallen to this general who didn't know where to come from.

hurriedly straightened his armor, hurried to meet him, knelt down on one knee and bowed his head; "The guilty minister Wang Qi see General Han."

Wang Qiguan worships General Yulin, who is in charge of the emperor's pro-army Yulinwei, with a respected identity and a title above Jiuqing. And Han Xin is just a general, and his official position is far from it. Wang Qi was determined to make this great gift, and I have to say that he is indeed a person who can afford to let go.

Han Xin did not give in at all, but looked directly at Wang Qi with an arrogant attitude, and Wang Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled slightly, and his heart was very nervous.

After a long time, I saw Han Xin say slowly: "Wang Qi, you are guilty!" ”

Although it was a tone of inquiry, the tone did not have much sternness, Wang Qi was relieved after hearing it, but he still did a lot of work on his face, and said with remorse and remorse on his face; "Please tell Your Majesty on your behalf, and the guilty minister will be guilty. Because of the desire for profit and attached to Zhao Gao's villain, the criminal minister is often remorseful, and now he is just worried about His Majesty's safety, and when His Majesty is well, the criminal will definitely apologize for his crimes. ”

Han Xinzhong listened to it funny, this Wang Qi is really an old fritter, obviously he wants to know the life and death of Ziying, but he has to turn around and say such righteous and awe-inspiring words, he slowed down his tone at the moment, sighed and said; "Thanks to God's blessing, although Your Majesty was seriously injured, his life was temporarily worry-free, but he was weak and inconvenient to handle government affairs, so he entrusted Princess Huayang to supervise the country on his behalf."

After speaking, he looked at Wang Qi, and saw that his eyes moved slightly, and he knew that he was worried that he was bluffing him, so he said; "If General Wang is worried about His Majesty's health, he can go and visit him later."

Wang Qi relieved his heart at this time, and said casually; "Your Majesty is wise, the eldest princess is the concubine of the first emperor, and she is the aunt of His Majesty today, so it is natural for her to be the supervisor of the country."

I heard Han Xindao again; "General Wang, although you have made a big mistake in the past, but yesterday's actions have already made up for it, but I am strict with Qin law, since the general is at fault first, it must be punished. His Majesty and the eldest princess meant to be fined for three years, relieved of the post of General Yulin, and transferred to the position of Captain of the Guard. ”

Wang Qi was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed, he was originally worried that he had participated in the change of the sand dunes, and according to his temperament before winning, he would definitely not spare himself, and it was good to be able to save his life. Now although he has been demoted to a guard lieutenant and his knighthood has been lowered by half a rank, his real power has increased unabated. You must know that the guard is in charge of the Xianyang City Guard, and the army is in control, how can he not be grateful for Han Xin's trust.

Wang Qi's expression changed naturally couldn't escape Han Xin's eyes, in fact, he was also helpless. A huge Xianyang, he is almost completely unfamiliar with the airborne, he doesn't know those Gongqing families, and the Gongqing family doesn't know him Han Xin, an unknown junior. Wang Qijiu is the general of Yulin and the grandson of Wang Qian, and he is in control of tens of thousands of unstable city defense troops, which also makes Han Xin feel much more at ease.

Although the status of the Qin family plummeted after the Shang Dynasty changed the law, and the power of national decision-making was completely in the hands of the King of Qin alone, these centuries-old families were intertwined, and a large number of small and medium-sized officials in the court and the army were their relatives and protégés. If Han Xin wants to master Xianyang and Qin as soon as possible, it must be indispensable to win over these clansmen.

Although Wang Qi is not the patriarch of the Wang family, the patriarch Wang Li has not been in Xianyang all these years, and his title is the highest among the Wang family, so Wang Qi has faintly become the acting patriarch of the Wang family. Han Xin was born under the command of Wang Li of the Northern Army, and his nephew Wang Jing is a friend of life and death, so with this relationship, he is naturally much closer than other families. Han Xin took it upon himself to treat Wang Qi so favorably, and planned to explain to Ying Ke after he went back.

Han Xin's generosity really moved Wang Qi, he stood up and bowed to the end, and said in a solemn tone; "General Han treats me like this, and I, Wang Qi, will definitely repay him with all my might."

Han Xin stepped forward to help Wang Qi, but this time he said with a humble smile on his face; "General Wang, you are polite, my nephew Wang Jing and I are brothers in life and death, and it stands to reason that we should be counted as your juniors, how can I bear such a big gift. Now Daqin is worried about internal and external troubles, and the slightest carelessness will lead to the collapse of the society, and I hope that you and I will work together to go to the national disaster. ”

After saying that Han Xin bowed back, Wang Qi hurriedly helped Han Xin up, his face was full of emotion, and he said loudly; "Master Han, if you have any orders, please feel free to tell me. Treat you with sincerity, even if I Wang Qi fights this old bone, I will definitely go to the soup for you. ”

Han Xin was no longer polite, and he would talk about it after a deep groan; "General Wang, the troops I have at hand are only enough to control the Xianyang Palace and the city defense army camp now, and other places are beyond the reach of the whip, I need your Yulin to control Xianyang for me, how many available soldiers do you have in your hands?"

Wang Qi thought for a moment, and then said; "Nearly half of Yulin was killed and wounded in today's battle, and I only have 3,000 available soldiers, but most of the lieutenants and others in the city defense army are my grandfather and uncle's old troops, and I have a good relationship. If I go in person, I am sure that I can control the city defense army, and the adults can bring back the guards in the military camp. ”

After a pause, Wang Qi said again; "I have many side branches of my royal family, and many close families, so I write to my two sons, that they may gather together the adult men and slaves of the family with my tokens, and I think that I can get three or four thousand men, who are slightly lacking in marching and fighting, but more than enough to maintain law and order in the city."

Han Xin was overjoyed when he heard this, Wang Qi's statement could allow him to have more than 6,000 available soldiers out of thin air, and then count the 5,000 foot soldiers of Huangfu Gui who could arrive in a day, so that he had more than 20,000 horses on hand to trust, and it was not very difficult to control Xianyang.

Since he had made up his mind and the time was pressing, Han Xin didn't say much to Wang Qi, and the two went to the military camp and the palace gate respectively, and at the same time, Wang Qi also asked his soldiers to rush back to Wang's house with his letters and tokens to transfer troops.

After a busy night, Xianyang City was really controlled by Han Xin when it was dawn. Wang Qi sat in the barracks, Tian City was in charge of the city defense, and Zhao Wuji and Wang Qi's two sons led the army to inspect the city in batches to maintain law and order to reassure the people.

Han Xin led 2,000 elite horsemen to the center of Xianyang Palace, with Wang Qi and the three of them outside to control the situation, and he was busy checking the records of officials in Xianyang City who were above the rank of 1,000 stones in the palace, thinking about which ones could be reused and which ones had to be transferred.

Han Xin read the information of more than 400 people for four hours, and after reading it, he stretched his waist and yawned, only to feel a sore back and dry eyes, only to find that it was already dawn.

A sound of rustling footsteps came from outside the door, and Han Xin looked up, but it was Ying Ke who walked in with a basin of water and a food box in both hands.

Han Xin smiled and quipped; "You're really here, I'm hungry, so you can bring me food. The breakfast sent by the eldest princess and His Royal Highness the prison country, the last general is really very tearful, and only by doing his best and dying can he repay His Royal Highness's love! ”

Ying Ke heard his mouth full of nonsense, and couldn't help but blush, and said lightly, "This princess deigned to come to comfort Aiqing for the sake of your dedication to my Daqin, you are so bold, you still don't kneel down to thank you." ”

Han Xin pretended to kneel down, but he was willing to win, and pulled him up again, and the two laughed and played for a while, and suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Han Xin rinsed his mouth simply, and when he opened the food box, he saw that there were several plates of pastries inside, and the smell of the fragrance made people's appetite move, so he devoured it unceremoniously. These pastries are carefully made by the imperial chef in the palace, and they are carefully selected by Yingke, which naturally makes him enjoy eating them greatly.

In less than a moment, a large box of pastries was swept away by Han Xin, Ying Ke handed over a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth for him, looking at his expression a little haggard because of staying up late, he couldn't help but say with some emotion; "Brother Han, thank you so much, you have done so many things for me and for our Qin State."

Han Xin laughed and said; "Silly Keer, what else is there to thank between us, and I want to thank you too, it was you who gave me the opportunity to show my strengths, and it was not in vain that I came to this world to go on a show."

At this time, the sky was already bright, and Han Xin ordered to beat the drum in front of the palace gate and summon the hundred officials to the early court. As a result, until the end of the day, there were still only a few dozen people who came to the early dynasty, and the three princes and nine kings all sent people without exception to report that they were seriously ill and took leave.

Han Xin had expected that these ministers would not easily take sides when the situation was unclear, but he was not in a hurry, and he already had a countermeasure in his heart. Later, more than 1,000 cavalry rushed out of the palace gate, visited the ministers according to the address provided by Wang Qi, and handed over the letter of Ying Ke.

The letter is very simple, with only one line: If you don't go to court early, you will be regarded as Zhao Gao's fellow party.

What kind of person is Zhao Gao, now everyone can shout and beat the street rats, any basin can be buckled on his head as much as he wants, those ministers have also fallen a lot of tricks on Zhao Gao in the past, if they are really investigated one by one, no one can escape from it. Seeing that Ying Ke was so unceremoniously intimidated, the ministers had no choice but to dress up and go to Xianyang Palace.

In addition to the forty-six Zhao Gao's henchmen who died in the chaos and the ministers who fled from Xianyang because of fear, there were no less than four hundred and twenty-six ministers, and they all stood in the Jique Palace.

Under the throne high above, a small seat was temporarily built, and Ying Kezheng sat on it in the dress of a princess, with a serious expression and a dignified expression, and even had a bit of the temperament of a prisoner, and not far from her, Han Xin and Wang Qi stood on both sides.

Seeing that the ministers had arrived, Ying Ke said in a loud voice; "You must all know me, I am Princess Huayang."

Win Ke has been very favored by the first emperor since he was a child, and he often accepts his knees, and the ministers are naturally not strangers, and Win Ke continued; "After the death of my father, Great Qin suffered national disasters, Zhao Gao framed Zhongliang internally and slaughtered my Ying clan, and outside he tyrannically forced the people to rebel, so that I lost my land and lost my master, and I was in danger. Fortunately, with the blessing of the ancestors, today's Majesty is a promising Ming monarch, as soon as he ascended the throne, he killed Zhao Gao and other ministers, and reshaped the orthodoxy of my winning clan, but in the battle yesterday, His Majesty was injured by a flow of disease, and it was difficult to deal with state affairs, so he entrusted me to supervise the country on his behalf, do you have any objections? ”

Win is the aunt of Ziying, she is the eldest princess with a respected status, and there is no precedent in the previous dynasty that the young mother and offspring of the king are the superintendents, so the ministers have no objections to refute. But one of the ministers stood up and bowed and said; "Your Highness, I heard that Your Majesty was seriously injured yesterday, and the ministers are worried about Your Majesty's injury, can you allow your Majesty to visit later."

Han Xinshun went to the prestige, knowing that this person was the servant Gongsun Hong, but he was a smart person, and directly asked the key question that the ministers were concerned about - that is, whether Ziying was still alive.

Ying Ke was also prepared, so he nodded happily and said: "This is naturally possible, but Your Majesty is seriously injured, and there are many people who are afraid of disturbing Your Majesty, so you might as well elect a few representatives to visit." ”

Seeing that there was no prevarication when he won, Gongsun Hong had nothing to ask, and arched his hand and retreated to the queue.

A series of appointments followed, and Meng Jian, the most prominent of the three clans of Meng Bai and Xi, the most powerful of the old Qin people, was appointed as the prime minister, Bai Pang was appointed as the imperial historian, the Western Qing was the imperial servant, and the Wang, Gan and Gongsun clans were also appointed.

The Meng family is the descendants of Baili Xi, and the two families of Xiqi and Bai Yi are the descendants of Xiqi Shu and Bai Yibing, the two sons of Uncle Sai, and the descendants of the three families gradually took Meng Xibai as their surname. These three families have a transcendent status among the old Qin people, and the three of them themselves are not bad people with good moral talents, Han Xin let them take the lead, obviously trying to win over the Qin family.

Sure enough, all the ministers looked happy, and most of the new appointments retained their original positions, and many were even promoted. Han Xin, the last appointee, was worshiped as a general, the commander-in-chief of the Guanzhong military, and acted as the national lieutenant.

Han Xin swiped a trick, only acting as the state lieutenant, but did not appoint the state lieutenant, so that he could not only grasp the real power, but also would not be opposed by the ministers because of his position as the third prince. As he expected, the appointment went through.

Winning can see that the first court meeting was a victory, and he couldn't help but smile, and was about to say a few words of relief, but when he heard the drum and horn outside the hall, his face suddenly changed greatly.

A cavalryman rode through the palace gate and galloped, holding the military newspaper high in his hand and went straight to the main hall, only to dismount and stumble in outside the palace.

Wang Qi stepped forward to take the military newspaper and handed it to Han Xin, and the eyes of all the ministers looked at Han Xin in unison, and their hearts were all uneasy.

Han Xin slowly opened the beeswax, opened the military newspaper and took a look, the corner of his eyes jumped inadvertently, and he slowly put down the military newspaper and said in a calm tone; "The pass is lost."