In the middle of the night, there was a light rain that moistened everything, and the morning air was a little humid, but it was also comfortable.

Zhao Gao came to the door and called Yingzheng lightly.

Ying Zheng was busy for most of the night, and before he woke up, he closed his eyes in a daze and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhao Gao said softly: "Your Majesty, Lord Sima Hong and Meng Yi asked to see him, saying that they had already made preparations and asked the king to travel. ”

Ying Zheng opened his eyes at this time, thinking that it must be about cultivating grain seeds, and flipped up.

Princess Nansu also opened her eyes, and went to help Yingzheng get clothes in a panic, and said, "The concubine waits for the king to get up." ”

Seeing a beautiful scenery, Ying Zheng's face unconsciously turned red, redder than his face, it seemed to be bloodshot in his eyes, I don't know if it was the impact of staying up late, or the blood gushing.

Ying Zheng hurriedly pressed Princess Nansu back and said, "You can rest more, with Zhao Gao here, the widow will go out to take a look and come back." ”

Ying Zheng quickly sorted out his clothes randomly, walked out quickly, and was helped by Zhao Gao to freshen up and go to the study.

Ying Zheng didn't rush to eat breakfast, just took a sip of water and came directly to the study, and saw that Sima Hong and Meng Yi were already waiting at the door.

"Your Majesty." Sima Hong and Meng Yi greeted each other.

Ying Zheng raised his hand and said, "Come in and sit."

After the three of them sat down, Sima Hong arched his hand and said, "It's still early, and the king is resting."

Sima Hong entered the palace to ask to see Ying Zheng, but heard Zhao Gao say that Ying Zheng had not woken up yet, so he waited outside the study. Although Zhao Gao didn't know what Sima Hong was doing, he asked briefly, and he was afraid that the matter was urgent, so he had the courage to call outside Yingzheng's door to see if Yingzheng had woken up.

"It's okay, it's okay." Ying Zheng smiled and said, "You two are ready to go?" ”

Sima Hong smiled and said: "Back to the king, we are ready, and we are here to ask you to set off, I don't know what else the king has to entrust."

Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "There is one more thing, please pay attention to the two of you."

"Though the king commands." Sima Jie said.

Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Along the way, if you meet or hear about any deep mountains and valleys in the local area, and the princely tombs, they will all be recorded, and if there are any local folk legends because of this, they will also be recorded."

"Minister, obey the king's orders." Sima Hong responded, and then said, "Presumably the king's move is related to Wen Liangju." ”

Meng Yi was also curious about what Ying Zheng said on the side, and wanted to ask, but Sima Hong said so, so he didn't ask.

"There's a reason for that." Ying Zheng said, "But it's not all, in the future, you will know." ”

Ying Zheng did not specify, and Sima Hong did not ask deeply.

Ying Zheng said: "Lord Sima is responsible for state affairs, and this expenditure will naturally come out of the treasury, and Zhao Gao will allocate some silver money, and Lord Sima will take it on the road and reward those farmers who breed, so that they must do their best."

"The king can rest assured that Weichen's previous Bashu and his party have all been properly settled, and the villagers and peasants in various places will do their best." Sima Hong said.

Sima Hong is an old man, how could he not think of these things, although the land is his own, but if the villagers want to work hard, how can they not give some additional benefits.

"In that case, let's take it together." Ying Zheng said, "I was anxious because of the Cheng Cheng incident before, and the widow didn't think so finely. ”

Sima Hong knew that Yingzheng didn't like to be polite, so he arched his hand and said, "Thank you for the king's gift."

Ying Zheng ordered Zhao Gao to allocate 50,000 silver to Sima Hong, but Sima Hong felt that what he gave was too much, and only 20,000 yuan was enough.

Ying Zheng ordered him to use the excess money to secretly collect some arable land for the royal family, and not to make a noise.

Sima Hong knew that Ying Zheng didn't want to make it public, so he received 50,000 silver coins.

In fact, judging from the current number of cereals, it is true that so much money is not needed, but with the increase of cereals, there will be more places to use money in the future, and Yingzheng will simply give more, enough for a few years.

Ying Zheng told Meng Yi again that he must ensure Sima Hong's safety. Meng Yi received the order and said that he had prepared military horses.

After the two of them asked Ying Zheng for their resignation, they went out of the palace.

Zhao Gao ordered the two maids to bring some snacks into the study, and then followed Sima Hong and Meng Yi out of the palace gate and allocated the money.

Ying Zheng was indeed a little hungry, and he didn't wait for Princess Nansu to eat in the study.

Before he finished eating, he saw Li Si enter the door with a pair of bamboo slips in his hand.

Li Si said hello, but when he saw Yingzheng eating pastries, he stood by the door and waited.

After eating a few bites, Ying Zheng took a big sip of water, then walked to Li Si's side and pulled Li Si to sit down.

"The letter written by the widow to King Zhao, has Mr. read it?" Ying Zheng wiped the corners of his mouth and asked.

"Wechen has seen it." Lees replied.

Ying Zheng motioned for Li Si to sit down and speak, and then asked, "Is it feasible to write to King Zhao like this?"

"There is nothing wrong with the content of the letter." Li Si took out the brocade silk from his arms and handed it to Ying Zheng with both hands.

Ying Zheng took the letter and asked, "Listen to the gentleman's meaning, it seems to mean something else." ”

Li Si nodded and said, "The letter written by the king to King Zhao can be seen by everyone that he is making a show, if you want people to believe it, you have to put more effort into it." ”

"Could it be that the widow married Princess Hu Yu, and ordered Wang Ben to withdraw his army and come back, and he didn't investigate Fan Yuzhi's whereabouts, isn't this enough?" Ying Zheng asked puzzled.

"Marrying Princess Hu Yu is a matter that the king decided when he chose a concubine, and it is also the basis for Qin and Zhao to get down to the next level. Withdrawing Wang Ben means to strike the army, but it is after the Zhao State. Liston paused for a moment and said, "If the king wants to paralyze the Zhao Kingdom and make it relax his vigilance, he must add more heat." ”

Ying Zheng frowned, and immediately asked, "What should I do?" ”

"As far as the ministers know, the king has not yet sent dowries to various countries, so it is better to increase the number." Li Si said, "Moreover, in the name of arresting Fan Yuzhi, in this way, it will make King Zhao convinced that the king does believe that Fan Yuzhi is not in Zhao State, in this case, King Zhao will not only relax his vigilance, but will not really drive Fan Yuzhi away." ”

Ying Zheng patted the corner of the table and said with a smile: "This plan is very good." In this way, all countries will also believe that Fan Yuzhi is not in Zhao State, and they will look down on the contradictions between Qin and Zhao, and the delusional desire to benefit the fisherman will naturally be reined in. ”

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng remembered the matter of the border of King Chu's troops, and couldn't help sighing.

Li Si continued to analyze: "And Fan Yuzhi's peaceful residence in Zhao State will not set off any storms, but it will enable our future plans to be implemented."

Ying Zheng muttered: "It's a pity, let him live a few more years, it's cheaper for this old fox."

"The king knows, why does Weichen advocate that Fan Yuzhi must be allowed to live in Zhao?" Lees asked.

Ying Zheng thought for a while, and said: "The widow understands that Fan Yuzhi is an excuse for the widow to start his journey to the countries, could it be... What does Mr. mean is that the first one to attack in the future is Zhao Guo? ”

Li Si smiled and nodded, and said, "Yes, that's exactly what it means." Among the countries, South Korea is the weakest, and it can be said that it will be destroyed at that time. The other powers, on the other hand, need to be defeated individually, and they must not be united. In this way, there must be an order for the countries to be conquered. ”

Ying Zheng rolled his eyes and said: "Since the ancestor became the king, he has mostly focused on the strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack, and sir, among these countries bordering Great Qin, why did they attack Zhao first, instead of Wei and Chu."

"The military strength of the Wei State, although it no longer has the courage of the Wei warriors of the year, but the position is the most central of the countries, if the countries send troops to help, even if the Great Qin destroys the Wei State, it is bound to be in the situation of being attacked by the Quartet, whether it can hold on, I really dare not say." Li Si analyzed.

"The position of Wei is indeed surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is not advisable to take it first." Ying Zheng said in agreement, "So, what about the Chu State? ”

Li Si smiled and said: "As for the Chu State, although its national strength is gradually declining, its territory is too vast, and it will not be easy to annex it all at once. What's more, if the state of Chu gathers its military strength to fight to the death, my Great Qin may not be able to fight quickly. ”

Ying Zheng nodded again and again, agreeing with Li Si's analysis, but he still didn't think too much about it, compared with Chu State, where was the weakness of Zhao State, but he had to find Zhao State to start first.

Li Si continued: "Speaking of the Zhao State, after the Battle of Changping, its military strength was not as good as before, this is one of them; Second, as the king knows, King Zhao is now old, and he is young and old, but this prince is narrow-minded and short-sighted, and he can't achieve big things, and now Guo Kai, an important minister in the court, is a greedy person for money and profit. If you wait until the crown prince moves to the throne, presumably the government of Zhao will be chaotic. ”

"The widow grew up in Zhao State since he was a child, and at that time he only knew that the Zhao people were fierce, good at riding and shooting, and there were many talents, and now it seems that Zhao Guo is not a difficult bone to gnaw." Ying Zheng said.

"Therefore, when the king starts the war of unification, it is necessary to start from the chaotic country in the border land." Li Si said calmly.

Li Si is talking about a chaotic country, not a weak country. If a weak country is united, it is more difficult to deal with than a chaotic country.

Liston paused, and then said: "Actually, taking Zhao Guo first is also the meaning of respecting his old man." ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng was taken aback, and said in his heart that the old man had this entrustment, and the reason must not be simple, so he asked randomly, "The senior has this intention, is there any other reason?" ”

"The specific reason, the master did not say in detail, it is to inform the king in person." Li Si's expression became serious, and he said, "Shizun just said a rough idea, and Weichen only knows some clues. ”

Ying Zheng heard that there was still some hidden information in Li Si's words, so he asked: "What does Mr. mean by the clues?" ”

Li Si leaned forward, lowered his voice a little, and said: "To the north of Zhao State, it is Hu Land, and the Hu Fu Cavalry of the Zhao people is learned from Hu Di, and the Hu people are mainly nomadic, but the folk customs are more fierce than the Zhao people, and the Zhao State has always resisted the princes inside, and the Northern Hu is resisted outside, and the Hu land is strong with the Xiongnu, so the Zhao State has built several defensive Great Walls in important passes to resist the attack of the Hu people. If the king destroys the Zhao state first, he can be as prepared as possible against the Xiongnu, so as not to attack the foreign states of Hudi. ”

"But that's the truth." Ying Zheng nodded, but the conversation changed, "It's just that with such knowledge, even Mr. will be clear, presumably the old-timers have other intentions." ”

Li Siwei smiled and said, "In the end, I still can't hide it from the king, Weichen only knows that what the master cares about is indeed related to the city wall and the beacon tower." ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng was a little surprised, but then he thought about it, what was related to the predecessors in white might be related to Jiuding, so it was not impossible to have something to do with the enemy city wall of Zhao State.

"Does the king know why only grass grows in the northern Hu land, and no trees grow?" Lees, who loves to ask questions, asked.

Ying Zheng said without thinking: "Isn't it the relationship with the climate?" ”

Li Si shook his head lightly and said, "This has nothing to do with the cold and heat, even if it is further north, there are trees growing." The reason why only grass grows in this grassland is not the climate, but the soil quality. ”

"Dirt?" Ying Zheng asked suspiciously.

Li Si nodded and said, "Because the soil there is full of volcanic ash, and there, there are concentrated volcanic groups in the world. And it is also the place with the strongest energy among the Nine Shadows. “

Ying Zheng: "......"

Seeing that Ying Zheng wanted to speak and stopped, Li Si guessed what Ying Zheng thought, so he said: "Regarding this specific reason, Weichen doesn't dare to guess, and asks the king to wait for some time, when the time comes, the master will guide the king." ”

Regarding the word "guidance" mentioned by Li Si, Ying Zheng didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

Ying Zheng retracted his thoughts and said calmly: "According to what Mr. sees, how will the order of unification be arranged in the future?" ”

Li Si took a blank scroll of books, spread it out, brought pen and ink, and neatly wrote six words in turn on it: "Han, Zhao, Yan, Wei, Chu, Qi." ”