King Zhuang Xiang's words were very unhappy, because of Yingzheng's words, King Zhuang Xiang did not deploy too many soldiers and horses on the border with the Xiongnu. As a result, when the Huns raided, the border states and counties suffered heavy losses. At this time, King Zhuang Xiang somewhat attributed these losses to Yingzheng's head, and naturally he was not angry when he spoke.

Ying Zhengyi arched his hand and said: "Father Qi, among the countries near the Xiongnu now, Qin is the strongest, and Yan Zhao is the weakest. It stands to reason that the Xiongnu in the north have had insufficient rain for many years, and countless people, horses and livestock have starved to death. At any time, the Qin state was not the first choice for the Huns to invade south. ”

"Don't talk so much nonsense!" Zhuang Xiang said angrily: "Now all the counties on the border of Qin have been invaded by the Huns, and they will be miserable at any time!" You're still saying that! Can't you just find another excuse for yourself to quibble! ”

Cheng Jiao took the opportunity to say: "Father, the king's brother made a mistake in his advice, and he should be guilty." He still doesn't know how to repent of it, and he still argues for himself with the same rhetoric he once made, without considering the crisis of the Qin State at this time! Sin is one more! ”

Lu Buwei listened to Cheng Jiao take the opportunity to embarrass Yingzheng, but it was rare that he didn't speak for Yingzheng. Since the First World War half a year ago, Ying Zheng's prestige in Qin has become increasingly popular, and more and more people in the army are willing to obey Ying Zheng's orders. Gradually, he has begun to be able to fight against Cheng Jiao and Lü Buwei, so at this time, Cheng Jiao is embarrassed by Yingzheng, Lü Buwei does not come forward for Yingzheng, but he doesn't want to fall into the ground, after all, once Yingzheng really falls, he will not end well.

Ying Zheng arched his hand and said: "Enlighten the father." The Huns uncharacteristically abandoned the relatively weak Yan and Zhao to attack our Qin State, and there must be a reason for it. He asked his father for permission to go to the border in person to thoroughly investigate the border violations of the Huns and solve the border troubles for the Qin State. ”

Cheng Jiao said coldly on the side: "Brother Wang, don't talk about him left and right!" Now I am asking you about the sin of making a mistake in your advice, misleading the country and the people. ”

Ying Zheng ignored Cheng Jiao and continued: "The Huns invade our Great Qin, and they must be sure that they will win. And if we simply send troops to repel them, without completely eradicating the deeper causes, sooner or later they will violate the border again. What's more, the Huns have always been cavalry combat, coming and going like the wind. If we really want to repel them, we must station heavy troops in all the counties and counties at the border passes, so that we will inevitably reduce the number of troops guarding against the six countries of Shandong. Although the countries of Han, Wei, and Zhao have just experienced a major war with our Qin State, and they have suffered heavy losses. But there is also a south of the country, now in the six countries of Shandong led by Qi Chu, if the two countries here see that we are in the air defense, in the United Qi State to take advantage of the void, the Qin State is in danger. ”

After hearing Yingzheng's words, King Zhuang Xiang felt that there was some reason, so he asked: "How many soldiers and horses are you going to take to the border?" ”

Ying Zheng said: "Thirty thousand." ”

As soon as Yingzheng said this, it was far more surprising to the people in the court than in the past when he had to defend Hangu Pass with 80,000 horses. You must know that although there are only about 200,000 people from the Huns this time, they are all cavalry, and they are skilled in archers and horses, brave and good at fighting. Coupled with the fact that the cavalry is flexible and comes and goes like the wind, it is impossible for the troops given by King Zhuang Xiang to be all cavalry, at most one-third of them are good. Moreover, the Huns never attacked the city, and only fought in the field. In this way, Ying Zheng only brought the equivalent of one-twentieth of the enemy's troops this time to solve the Xiongnu border trouble.

King Zhuang Xiang looked at Yingzheng and said solemnly: "Zheng'er, this can't be a joke. I know that you are like a god in your army, and you have just broken the Three Jin Alliance, and your confidence will inevitably swell. But this time it was the Huns who drank blood and even fed on human flesh. It's not child's play. ”

Ying Zheng said: "Father, the root cause of this Xiongnu border trouble is not the number of troops, but how to find the support behind the Xiongnu who have the confidence to invade Daqin. In this way, we can cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and never suffer from future problems. Moreover, if there are too many people and horses, it will still give the six countries of Shangfeng a chance to fight for it, so 30,000 soldiers and horses are enough. ”

Then King Zhuang Xiang granted Yingzheng's request, ordered him to go back to pack his bags, and rushed to the border with soldiers and horses three days later.

After Ying Zheng returned to the mansion, he and Gai Nie discussed the matter in detail while playing chess: "Mr. Gai Nie, in your opinion, if the Xiongnu dare to invade the border of Daqin, what will his battle be?" ”

Gai Nie said after falling: "Without him, it's just an internal response." ”

Ying Zheng's hand holding the chess piece and thinking about the place where it fell suddenly froze in mid-air and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Gai Nie said: "Since the time of King Huiwen first, the rebellion of Ganlong and Du Zhi began, and the Hu people including Yiqu were the strong reinforcements of various countries that wanted to disturb the Qin State. ”

After Ying Zheng finished his decision, he asked: "That gentleman thinks that this internal response is the people within the Qin State, or which one of the six countries in Shandong?" ”

Gai Nie said: "Among the six kingdoms of Shandong, the Three Jin Dynasty was defeated by Gongzi, the main force in the country was lost, and there was no state as an internal response, and the Qi State and the Qin State were too far away and did not border, and they were also powerless. Only the state of Chu, the largest of the six kingdoms of Shandong, with a vast territory and a million armor, and the state of Qin had constant disputes over the land of commerce, so it had this condition as an internal response. After speaking, he landed on the chessboard.

Ying Zheng looked at the chess game and said, "Won't it be a person from the Qin State?" ”

"Although the battle of Gongzi Hanguguan was a small test, it has indeed become a problem for Lu Xiang and Cheng Jiao's sons, but Qin's domestic affairs are shameful under the pretense of outsiders, not to mention the Hu people. Even if he succeeds in getting rid of Childe, he will be ashamed of the world. They're not stupid, they won't do that. Ganie said that he was about to make a move. Suddenly stunned slightly, put back the chess pieces, got up and arched his hand towards Ying Zhengyi and said, "The subordinates will retire first." ”

Ying Zheng nodded, and Gai Nie withdrew from the house and hid in the distance.

Ying Zheng waited until Gai Nie was far away before he said, "The people have already left." If the girl has something to do, just come down and talk about it. ”

After Ying Zheng finished speaking, Flame Spirit Ji jumped down from the roof beam and landed opposite Ying Zheng, where Gai Nie was sitting just now. Flame Lingji looked at Ying Zheng, and at this time, Ying Zheng looked at Flame Lingji's eyes without a trace of desire, and it was extremely clear. I couldn't help but think in my heart: "People are still different after all." However, the last time I used fire charm on him, why did I see those unsightly things? ”

Ying Zheng saw Flame Lingji looking at him and didn't say a word, but there seemed to be a trace of sadness between his eyebrows, and he couldn't help asking: "What's the girl's trouble, do you want to find it to spit out bitterness?" ”

Flame Spirit Ji let out a long breath and said, "You...... Do you think anything wrong about me? ”

Ying Zheng looked at Flame Spirit Ji and said without hesitation: "Yes." ”

"I'm also asking in vain, if you didn't think about it, you wouldn't be so light on me when you first saw me. But with your ability, you can keep me by your side and do whatever you want. Why do you want me to come and go with you? Flame Spirit Ji said.

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "With the appearance of a girl, there is only one kind of person in the world who will not think about a girl - a madman who is obsessed with other things. But there is nothing to deny this, as the saying goes: My Fair Lady, Gentleman. It's one thing to have an idea, but it's not the same as having an action. As soon as you have an idea in your heart, you have to act regardless of right and wrong, and there are rude and unrighteous beasts over there. As a human being, it is inevitable to have evil thoughts in his heart, and the reason why people are human is because they can suppress such evil thoughts. ”

Flame Spirit Ji still sighed: "It's a pity, even if it's a human, it's inevitable that they will be like beasts. ”

Ying Zheng frowned slightly after hearing this and said, "Listening to the girl's words, it seems that I have been wronged. Don't let you just say it and listen to it, although you are not talented, but you can still vent evil anger for the girl. ”

When Flame Lingji heard Yingzheng's words, although she was a little moved, she didn't say anything after all, after all, Tianze was her master, and she had a "life-saving grace" for her, and Flame Lingji would not do anything to betray him. Suddenly, Flame Lingji thought of a small way to take revenge on Tianze, and said to Ying Zheng: "Are you going to the border to solve the matter of the Huns?" ”……