Ying Zheng clenched his fists and said: "Back to my father, this situation has already been thought of by the ministers. Erchen thought that the Qin State did not need to send troops into the Yan Realm, so he could force the Qi State to temporarily withdraw its troops. ”

King Zhuang Xiang had long known Yingzheng's strategy, but above the court, he still asked Yingzheng to talk to the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces. So he said, "Tell me, what do you want to do?" How can the Qin State not only prevent the Qi State from annexing the Yan State, but also prevent the Qin army from being attacked by the enemy and losing its troops. ”

Ying Zheng bowed his hand and said: "Back to my father, my son thinks that if you want to stop the Qi State from attacking Yan, you don't have to directly dispatch the Qin army to the Qi State or the Yan State. As long as we create enough reasons to prevent the Qi State from cutting down Yan, our goal will be achieved. ”

After Ying Zheng's words, the entire Qin court began to boil again. Qin's diplomatic relations activities have always been based on the Qin army's great victories, Zhang Zilian broke through the vertical and longitudinal, and Fan Sui made a close attack from afar, relying on the victory of the Qin army. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Qin army is the foundation of the Qin State, not the ministers of the court who talk eloquently above the court. But Ying Zheng's words seem to be to completely subvert the situation. But Ying Zheng, as the great Liangzao and Wu Anjun who were in charge of the soldiers and horses of the Qin State, didn't this weaken his influence?

Only King Zhuang Xiang knew that Ying Zheng did not mean this. But the two of them have to perform a play in the court first, after all, they can't let the Manchu Dynasty civil and military see at a glance that the two of them have discussed everything first. Although King Zhuang Xiang was not afraid of the consequences of Lü Buwei, Cheng Jiao and others learning that he intended to inherit the throne, he still did not want to cause an imbalance of power in the entire Qin court. Not to mention that Ying Zheng has not yet been able to completely crush the absolute advantage of the two of them, once they counterattack, it is likely to lead to civil strife in the Qin court.

Ying Zheng waited until the discussion in the court gradually became quieter, and then continued: "If a country does not dare to enter the army, there are only two reasons. The first is that the opponent is strong, and once the army enters the army to engage it, the outcome is unpredictable, and there is even a danger of losing the army and humiliating the country. Second, although it can conquer the enemy country in one fell swoop, it will take the territory and people of the enemy country into the pocket. But with that comes an even greater cost, outweighs the benefits of annexing the enemy. As long as you are not a fool, once you encounter these two situations, you will take the initiative to withdraw from the army. As the saying goes: move in line with the profit, not stop at the benefit. Exactly. What Qin had to do was to increase the price after Qi annexed Yan and let him take the initiative to withdraw his troops. ”

When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard this, they knew that this Wu Anjun of the Qin State did not want to weaken the influence of the Qin army in the Qin State, and had a better way than the Qin army to suppress the border and align the country. At this time, the court was in Yingzheng by a member of the rear ministers stood up and said: "Although what Wu Anjun said is reasonable and has no flaws, it is too naïve to think about it. If you really implement it, I'm afraid you can't do it at all! ”

"It can be done!" As soon as the minister finished speaking, Ying Zheng immediately retorted: "It can be done completely, as long as we send troops to the north, drive the Hu forces including the Xiongnu from west to east, let them gather in large numbers on the border in the north of Yan and Zhao, and even have to send troops to harass the border between the two countries, then for the Qi State, the Yan State will become a hot potato." If you annex Yan State, you will have to endure the constant attacks of the Hu people back and forth after accepting the northern frontier of Yan State. Even if the Qi State only plundered a part of the land of the Qi State and weakened the power of the Yan State against the Hu people in the northern Xinjiang, for the Central Plains countries, it was tantamount to betraying the billions of trillions of people in China! Although the countries of the Central Plains have been fighting each other for a hundred years, and the Hu Lu people are often used as help, if the Hu people start to invade the border of the Central Plains, no one dares to risk the disapproval of the world and lead the alien race to invade the territory of China! If the State of Qi really does this, even if we ask Zhou Tianzi for an edict at that time, cut the title of the palace of the State of Qi, and destroy the State of Qi, it will be justified. ”

Ying Zheng's words once again caused a burst of discussion in the court, and sending troops to the desert north of the wilderness seemed to be easy with the military strength of the Qin army, after all, the Qin army's armament, combat power, and fighting spirit far surpassed the Hu people. However, the armies of the Central Plains countries need to go out to fight, which requires great logistical consumption. Moreover, this kind of consumption increases exponentially with the elongation of the battle line, and the logistics consumption increases exponentially for every point farther away. The Qin State went to Mobei to crusade against the Hu people, and the distance between them was thousands of miles! The consumption of grain, grass and ordnance is simply astronomical.

If it is said that Bai Qi used up the family foundation of the Qin State for a year in the first battle of Changping, if the battle of Yingzheng is defeated, I am afraid that it will consume the family funds that Qin Guo Zhuang Xiang has saved for all these years. Although the ministers of the DPRK and China know all this, they are not very proficient, but even so, some people have already shaken their heads, thinking that this matter cannot be done in this way.

King Zhuang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yingzheng, do you know how much grain and grass you will consume after this battle?" With such a large consumption, can the Qin State afford it? ”

After Ying Zheng heard it, he also frowned. This incident also made Ying Zheng think about it for a long time, but he never thought about how to solve it. When it was mentioned in the court today, he could only reply: "The Mobei grassland has not had enough rain in the past two years, but after all, there are many places where water and grass are abundant, if our army thinks of more ways along the way, we can impact the grain and grass of more than 10,000 people in the territory of the Hu people." ”

After hearing this, King Zhuang Xiang frowned and nodded and said, "It is not bad to have more than 10,000 people." In the Northern Expedition to the Huns, there were more than 30,000 or 20,000 people, enough! ”

"Back to my king, the old minister has a word." Lü Buwei stepped forward from among the courtiers and said.

When King Zhuang Xiang saw that Lü Buwei stood up and had something to say, he felt a little displeased, and said, "Lü Xiang just say it!" ”

When Lu Buwei saw the appearance of King Zhuang Xiang, he knew very well that he was going to hinder the father and son. But now what he wants to say is really not for his own selfish interests, I saw Lu Buwei arch his hand to the court and said after taking turns to make a move: "Ministers and colleagues, I just heard everyone say below, if you send troops to the Northern Expedition according to Wu Anjun's method, I am afraid that the consumption of grain and grass will be huge, and it will be difficult for the Qin State to maintain." Wu Anjun also said that he could raise his own grain and grass in the territory of the Mobei Hu people! It is about 10,000 people who raise their own grain and grass. But dare to ask everyone, do you know how much food and salary the army needs every day to go to Mobei? ”

When Lu Buwei asked, everyone in the court was stunned. They really don't understand this, including Ying Zheng, although he has been in the military for the past, but he doesn't understand these trivial details. Lu Buwei saw the appearance of everyone in the court, so he smiled and said: "Everyone here knows that Lu is a businessman and loves to settle accounts. I'll settle this account for you in the next place......" As he spoke, Lü Buwei began to talk in detail about the transportation and consumption of grain and grass to the princes and ministers including Yingzheng and King Zhuangxiang.

After Lu Buwei's calculations, King Zhuang Xiang and Ying Zheng were both startled, none of them thought that this counter-plan would consume so much. But for Yingzheng's father and son, this battle can't be left unfought, otherwise let go and let Qi State become bigger, but when the time comes, it will be equivalent to filling in a strong brother and mortal enemy for Qin State! After Lu Buwei finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Ying Zheng in a somewhat striped manner: "Wu Anjun, do you still want to go north to attack the Hu people?" It may not be a good idea to ask this question, so let's ask it differently! Can you still give more than 10,000 soldiers to raise their own food and grass on the Mobei grassland? ”

At this time, the entire court was still silent, and even Ying Zheng didn't speak for a long time.

Lu Buwei looked at Ying Zheng and saw him like this, so he shook his head with a smile and said: "So, Wu Anjun's words are exciting to hear, but it is ...... to do it."

"Yes!" Just as Lü Buwei was speaking, Ying Zheng suddenly interrupted Lü Buwei and said, "Even so, Ying Zheng can raise more than 10,000 people for the Northern Expeditionary Army of Qin in the Mobei War Zone!" ”

As soon as these words came out, it was Lu Buwei's turn to be dumbfounded. He couldn't imagine that the young Ying Zheng would say such things directly in the court. Lü Buwei has presided over the government of Qin for many years, and he has long been familiar with how to run the army's grain and grass allocation, and the "can" that Ying Zheng said is simply impossible in his opinion! And just when Lü Buwei was about to say something. King Zhuang Xiang said: "Okay! In that case, the matter is settled! Then you said to Ying Zheng, "You go back and carefully list the specific things, and then take a good look at what is lacking." Let's go down first! ”

The Qin Dynasty, which was originally a great dynasty of the Qin court, was ended by the king of Qin. After Ying Zheng went down to the court, he hurriedly returned to the house, returned to the house and entered the door, and was slightly stunned. At this time, the entire military marquis mansion of Wu Anjun has changed greatly, because Yingzheng didn't like cumbersome and complicated decorations earlier, and he didn't care about the repair of the mansion, just like the barracks, if it wasn't cleaned, I thought no one lived in it. But as soon as Ying Zheng went home at this time, since he had been decorated with lanterns, under the jade tile carved railing, the brilliance was no less than that of the Han Palace.

"Wu Anjun is back!" The housekeeper Hei Bo saw Yingzheng returning to the mansion and hurriedly said, and came out to greet him as he spoke.

"Ahh Hebber: This is ...... What's going on? Ying Zheng asked after answering Heibo's answer.

Hei Bo smiled and said, "Wu Anjun doesn't know, isn't Zilanxuan still repairing the interior?" The girls you brought back had nothing to do, so you decorated the whole house again, and just finished the front hall of the gate, and there are a lot of them in the back! ”

Ying Zheng frowned after hearing this, and said, "Didn't I say that all the girls are my guests?" How to make them do some trivial chores! ”

Hei Bo smiled and said: "I don't have a rut, but I always started to do it myself without even saying a word for the girls, I just can't stop it!" ”。

After hearing this, Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it yet!" You hurry up and get the generals over now, and I'll discuss it again!" ”

When Hei Bo heard this, his expression was straight, and he said, "Obey!" Then he hurried out quickly!