Chapter 52: The Fall of Wei
Xiang Shaolong did not compete for the position of commander, he can be said to be the chief architect of this war, and no one can take away the credit, there is no need to fight for military power.
Xiang Shaolong now has to appropriately slow down the pace of his meritorious service, Qin Jun is already a little rewarded, if it develops to the point where the monarch and the minister are jealous, things will not be beautiful.
I don't lack wealth and power now, and my life is comfortable, I really don't want to change my current life, and one day there will be a sword and a war between the monarchs and ministers, and I will only rebel desperately.
Meng Biao can be called the "C" general of Great Qin at this time, and finally decided to lead the army, with Meng Wu and Huan Qi as the vanguard, and the whole army is ready to go out at any time.
Li Mu attacked Wu Sui and Fangcheng of the Yan State, and with the secret support of the Qin State, the Yan State was extremely tenacious, and the losses on both sides were huge, and at this time, the Qin State went on an expedition.
The war machine of the Qin State was in full swing, and together with the war, the price of grain in Wei Land soared, and riots occurred in many places. Under the organization of the latent personnel of the Qin State, there was even an armed uprising to attack the city and plunder the wall, and the power of civilians stepped onto the stage of history for the first time.
The smoke in the Wei area was everywhere, the Qin army was like a broken bamboo, and the Huan Qi soldiers surrounded the beam, leading the Yellow River water to irrigate. The crown prince of that year, the current King of Wei, succeeded to the throne less than a year ago, and Kaicheng surrendered, and Longyangjun disappeared.
Qin established Dangjun in the eastern part of the Wei realm.
Due to the rebellion in Wei, Zhao saw an opportunity, and took advantage of the fact that the Qin army did not have time to receive the land, and actually ignored Li Mu in a bitter battle, and took the opportunity to occupy a large area of land in Wei with the veteran Pang Xuan as the commander.
Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed to get the news and told King Qin that this was a good time to start a war against Zhao.
The Wei and Qin armies marched north; Xu Xian and Nei Shi Tengbing went out to the party, and went deep into Zhao Realm over the Taixing Mountain, approaching HD; Wang Jian Chen Bing outside Yanmen County, from the grassland to the south. At the same time, we will increase assistance to Yan State, and we must not let Yan Zhao negotiate peace.
The soldiers of the Qin State were divided into three routes, the army pressed the border, the Zhao State was shaken, and they hurriedly wanted to negotiate peace with the Qin State. But now that the Qin State has the upper hand, how can it be easy to stop fighting.
Xiang Shaolong, as an important minister of the Qin State, is naturally the primary figure, Zhao Mu thought that Xiang Shaolong had paid attention to the third princess Zhao Qian and Mrs. Ni, and immediately sent these two beauties to Xianyang.
When Xiang Shaolong saw these two beauties, he was very surprised, looked at Zhao Mu's letter, and thought secretly: "Is I so unbearable in Zhao Mu's eyes?" ”
In the General's Mansion, Xiang Shaolong looked at these two, a little unsure of what to say, and felt that he was a bully who bullied men and women, just like Huang Shiren or Nan Batian. How do you explain it to your wife? It's tricky!
Several ladies were also surprised when they heard that someone had given Xiang Shaolong a beautiful woman, this was something that had never happened before, and they all came over to see what was going on.
In the hall, on one side were his four ladies, and on the other side were two beauties of the Zhao royal family, Xiang Shaolong had a terrible headache.
The four ladies looked at Xiang Shaolong with a slightly mocking smile on their faces, a look that saw through everything.
Xiang Shaolong knew that he was going to express his position, and said to the third princess and Mrs. Ni: "It's Zhao Mu who misunderstood, I don't have any intentions for the two, so I will send someone to send the two back to Zhao State." ”
Qin Qing sneered: "Lord Xiang didn't do anything, how can it be misunderstood." Our sisters are not jealous people, why are you in a hurry to send people back, as if our sisters can't tolerate people, and in the future, in this Xianyang City, we may not be able to talk about our sisters. ”
Xiang Shaolong cried with a sad face and said, "I swear to the lamp, I have never done or hinted at Zhao Mu, this is really his wishful thinking." ”
Ji Yanran also smiled: "Lord Xiang is in a high position in the Qin State, and he is rich in the world, if he wants to bribe Lord Xiang, the only choice for the beauty, this Zhao Mu's eyesight is not bad, and the beauty sent is also worthy of Lord Xiang." ”
Xiang Shaolong was about to cry, this black pot was too worthless, and secretly scolded Zhao Mu: "Can the beauty be sent directly to the General's Mansion?" Isn't this making yourself uncomfortable? "I hit the muzzle of the gun, and I couldn't argue.
The third princess, Zhao Qian and Mrs. Ni, came to Xianyang with anxiety about the future.
They have all seen Xiang Shaolong, who was dressed in white back then, and the snow drinking knife was beginning to show its edge, and the knife was slashed and slashed, with a sense of amazement in the blood; Later, at the funeral of King Xiaocheng, Xiang Shaolong, as an important minister of the Qin State, came to mourn, dressed in black, calm and solemn, and majestic. With Xiang Shaolong's tall figure and resolute face, he really doesn't annoy women.
But they didn't come here to fall in love, they were given to Xiang Shaolong as trophies, their identity may not even be considered slaves, and they are full of fear of the future.
But when they saw Xiang Shaolong, who made Zhao Guo frightened, lose ground in front of his wife, and was sincerely afraid, their fear immediately decreased, and they only thought it was funny.
In this era, men are the sky, they are in the royal family, and they know how ridiculous men, especially very powerful men, are, I really didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to be afraid of his wife.
Wu Tingfang was born in a wealthy family of Zhao State, and he has known the third princess for a long time. It was not a trivial matter for her to marry into Wei back then, and it was very unexpected to see her suddenly sent to Xiang Shaolong, and she couldn't help but hold her and ask what was going on.
Although Qin Qing and the others were annoyed that Xiang Shaolong quietly recruited two more beauties, they couldn't really drive them out of the General's Mansion, otherwise they would only leave Xiang Shaolong in the name of fear and jealousy.
Xiang Shaolong still had to explain: "When the third princess married Wei State, I was in Zhao State, so when I saw the third princess at the funeral of King Xiaocheng, I couldn't help but ask. As for Mrs. Ni, she and Mrs. Ya are both Zhao Hao's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ya has a bad reputation, but Mrs. Ni is clean and self-loving, and is deeply respected by the military. Zhao Mu was despicable and lewd, and he couldn't bear to be harmed by Mrs. Ni, so he warned him. This is really a misunderstanding! ”
Qin Qing said: "Is it a misunderstanding, people have already arrived at your house, and you will only ruin the reputation of our sisters if you send them back, so you Lord Xiang will laugh at it." ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "I'm not Zhao Mu, I won't shamelessly treat women as objects, I only have respect for the third princess and Mrs. Ni." It's not a lie that I want to send you back to Zhao just now, you can rest assured, when you return to Zhao Kingdom, no one will dare to hurt you in the slightest. ”
Mrs. Ni opened her mouth and asked, "Then will the Qin Kingdom withdraw its troops?" ”
Xiang Shaolong frowned and said: "National affairs, whether you stay or not, cannot be changed. You have to fight when you should fight, and you will naturally stop when you should stop. ”
The crowd was silent.
Wu Tingfang asked the third princess: "How did Zhao Mu persuade you to be willing to be given to your husband?" ”
The third princess said sadly: "What's the use of persuasion? How can people like us be on our own, and they didn't ask my opinion when they married into Wei. ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "What about Mrs. Ni? With the respect of the Zhao military for you, even King Zhao won't dare to force you, even General Li Muda won't be able to pass the pass. ”
Mrs. Ni said: "We orphans and widows are not capable of competing with Zhao Mu. Besides, when the national disaster is at hand, how can they care about my thoughts. ”
Xiang Shaolong sneered and said, "Men are incompetent, and if they pin their hopes on women, it is only a matter of time before the country dies." By the way, what about your son? ”
Mrs. Ni said: "They sent me to you as a concubine, how can they let me take my son." Pan'er was arrested by Zhao Mu and forced me to agree to come to you, and I had to die halfway. ”
Qin Qing said angrily: "Shameless, using such despicable means to deal with a weak woman, hateful!" ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "Don't worry, Zhao Mu doesn't dare to do anything to your son, this is just a means to coerce you." ”
Wu Tingfang said: "In today's situation, if they go back, it is also a blessing and a curse, so it is better to stay." ”
Xiang Shaolong thought for a while and said, "Zhao Guo is indeed not a good place for you, even if they can escape this time, the day of destruction is not far away, and no one can change it." If you still cherish Zhao Guo, I will send you back to keep you safe; If you no longer have nostalgia for Zhao State, you will stay in Qin State, not to be a concubine for me, you can do whatever you want, and it is absolutely safe. ”
The third princess and Mrs. Ni really don't know what they can do except be a concubine for Xiang Shaolong, they have always only been princesses and noblewomen.
Looking at them with a blank face, Wu Tingfang introduced them to his full and meaningful life, and the two beauties of Zhao Guo who listened to them were leisurely fascinated.
The third princess spoke first: "I'll stay." ”
She doesn't have any nostalgia for Zhao Guo, only hatred. Her mother died of Zhao Mu's insult, but King Xiaocheng was indifferent, she hated Zhao Mu, and even hated King Xiaocheng, and even the entire Zhao Kingdom.
At that time, Xiang Shaolong's sassy and heroic appearance left a deep impression on her, when the third princess was only sixteen or seventeen years old, it was when the love was first opened, and she had no contact with other young men, so only Xiang Shaolong's figure was left in her heart. It's just that Xiang Shaolong continued to dive after that and hid himself. The third princess married Wei Guo, and the two had no intersection, and Xiang Shaolong was just a passing moment for the third princess, thinking that there would be no day to see each other. Unexpectedly, when Zhao Guo was in danger, Zhao Mu actually planned to give himself to Xiang Shaolong.
The third princess is weak and obedient, but what she needs most is the protection of a strong man like Xiang Shaolong. She was desperate to live in Zhao State, so she did not resist staying in Qin State.
Mrs. Ni considered that since she came to the Qin Kingdom, even if she returned to the Zhao Kingdom, her reputation of chastity would have been completely destroyed, but her son was still in Zhao Mu's hands, and she really couldn't rest assured.
The third princess said: "Auntie, the king favors villains like Zhao Mu, and if we go back, we will not escape the fate of being sent out again in the future." ”
Mrs. Ni said: "But the plate is still in Zhao Mu's hands." ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "That's not a problem, I asked Zhao Mu to send your son over, he will not dare to disobey." ”
Mrs. Ni said, "Then there is Lord Lao Xiang." ”
Ji Yanran said with a smile: "Don't worry, our Lord Xiang will definitely do our best to let you stay here with peace of mind." ”