After Changping Jun took Xiang Yan away, Ying Zheng retired from the court, changed out of his court clothes, and took Zhao Gao to Jingyao.

"Your Majesty, don't you have to answer Xiang Yan correctly?" Zhao Gao, who was walking behind him, asked puzzled.

Ying Zheng didn't slow down, and said: "Like last time, cool him down for a few days, let Changpingjun accompany him, and when his patience is almost exhausted, the widow will meet him again." ”

Zhao Gao asked suspiciously: "Could it be that he can make any unreasonable demands regarding the matter of the Western Chu Army?" ”

"The problem may not be as simple as we think." Ying Zheng said in a low voice, "Xiang Yan helped us recruit the Western Chu Army before, and the widow owed him a lot of favors, although he gave him some flying crossbows, but he mostly transferred them to Changping Jun, this move is to let the widow continue to owe him favors, and this time, it is likely that it is not the question of the Chu State, but Xiang Yan's own accusation against us." ”

Zhao Gao asked inexplicably, "If that's the case, wouldn't it be better?" ”

Everyone knows that the King of Chu is naturally much more powerful than Xiang Yan.

"Not necessarily." Ying Zheng slowed down a little and said, "Although the king of Chu is the king of a country, there are some things, but it is inconvenient to participate, as a widowed father-in-law, before making a decision, he also has to take care of face and the diplomatic relations between the two countries. But Xiang Yan was different, if he used his fame, coupled with the cooperation of Changping Jun, it was enough to cause turmoil among the Chu forces in the Qin State. Judging from the current situation, if you really tear your face and suppress these Chu forces, it will not be a problem, but it will increase the consumption of the treasury, which will inevitably cost the people and money, and it is very likely to really cause a war with the Chu State. ”

Zhao Gao understood the truth at this time, nodded and said: "I see, it really affects the whole body!" ”

"If this matter is not handled well and there is really another war, it is difficult to guarantee that the Wei side will not wait for an opportunity to retaliate." Ying Zheng sighed and said, "It's also fortunate that they noticed the action on the Yiqu side late this time, if they had discovered the clue earlier, maybe we would have been attacked by now." ”

"What the king said, then how should we deal with it?" Zhao Gao asked with a solemn expression.

"Delay it for a few days, and then we'll see how it goes." Ying Zheng said, "Now let's go to Jingyao and see how many crossbows we can send him this time before making plans." ”

Zhao Gao responded and accelerated the pace of walking with Ying Zheng.

Because he was going to Lishan again, the Jing family class was disassembling the equipment for making divine soldiers, and Li Si was also here to help.

Seeing that King Qin was coming, Jing Fan put down the parts in his hand and brought someone to greet him.

"Your Majesty, is the harem still satisfied with the newly decorated palace?" Jing Fan was the first to ask.

"Haha, satisfied, of course satisfied." Ying Zheng smiled, "Which one is not satisfied, the widow beats her board." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

"I'm afraid the king can't bear it."

"That's it, that's it, it's broken, who gave birth to a doll for the king."

The craftsmen of the Jing family class are all rough people, and they often visit the tomb with Yingzheng to build a mausoleum, so they naturally joked.

Ying Zheng nodded at the coaxing ones with his hand: "You guys, you have learned to be oily." ”

"Okay, okay, the king is in a hurry, there must be something to say." Jing Fan stopped.

The craftsmen grinned and said no more.

"The widow wants to know, what is the number of crossbows we have now?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Back to the king, there are currently more than 3,000 newly made flying crossbows." Jing Fan replied.

"Well, that's good." Ying Zheng said quite proudly, "It seems that you have not been idle during the period of protecting the harem. What about 'me'? ”

"More than 500 more than 500 have been made in 'my device', and three of those alloy raw materials are left." Jing Fan said.

"Good!" Ying Zheng praised and said, "Deliver these unifications to Meng Tian, and let's take the rest of the materials to Lishan." ”

"Wechen obeys." Jing Fan responded, and then asked, "I don't know yet, when does the king plan to leave?" ”

Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Three days later." ”

In the next three days, Ying Zheng did not summon Xiang Yan, but only let Changping Jun take Xiang Yan around to play and have fun.

Although Changping Jun was not very reluctant, he did not dare to disobey, so he had to accompany Xiang Yan all day long.

And Ying Zheng is also a rare rest, accompanying his wife, teasing the children, saying goodbye to Mrs. Huayang, and having a meal with his mother Zhao Ji.

This is not because Yingzheng has nothing to do, but to give Xiang Yan a feeling that King Qin is very comfortable and leisurely.

Moreover, this illusion was also used to consume Xiang Yan's patience and Chu State's vigilance.

On the fourth day, Xiang Yan finally couldn't hold it anymore and dragged Changping Jun to the outside of Yingzheng's study in the palace.

"Your Majesty, Xiang Yan and Changping Jun ask to meet." Zhao Gao leaned over and said.

Ying Zheng was playing with a flying crossbow, and he didn't raise his head, and said in a lazy tone, "Let them in." ”

"Yes." Zhao Gao responded, then turned around and went out.

Not long after, Xiang Yan and Chang Pingjun walked into the door under the guidance of Zhao Gao, but saw that Ying Zheng was still playing with the flying crossbow and did not look up.

"Xiang Yan pays a visit to King Qin." Xiang Yan bowed his hand and saluted.

Ying Zheng put down the flying crossbow in his hand, then stretched his waist and yawned, then looked at Xiang Yan and said, "Why is General Xiang so idle today and come to sit here with a widow?" ”

Xiang Yan endured his resentment and said: "The foreign minister came to visit Great Qin, but the King of Qin ignored it, what is the reason?" ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng touched his chin and said, "Where did General Xiang start with this?" ”

Changpingjun hurriedly came over to the round: "General Xiang originally had political affairs to discuss with the king, but he didn't see the king until today. ”

"Oops...... "Ying Zheng said with a little embarrassment, "That day, General Xiang said that he would come to see if Qin was disturbed by civil strife, whether Nansu and Fusu were okay, so the widow ordered Changping Jun to put down government affairs and accompany General Xiang to see the situation in Xianyang, and see if Nansu's mother and son are okay again, I really can't imagine that General Xiang has other things." ”

Xiang Yan: "......"

Zhao Gaoqiang, who was behind, held back a smile, turned around, and then covered his mouth with his hand.

What Ying Zheng said was not unreasonable, and Xiang Yan was not easy to refute, so he had to say: "That day, the foreign minister was in a hurry to visit Mrs. Huayang, and did not talk about the political affairs to the King of Qin. ”

"Hehe, if there is any political matter, let's hear about it." Ying Zheng's tone seemed rather casual.

Xiang Yanzheng said: "My king heard that the Western Chu army formed by Changping Jun is the descendant of the remnants of the defeated army when Bai Qi captured Yingcheng, so he attached great importance to the Western Chu army, and ordered his ministers to send some armaments to Yingcheng. Unexpectedly, before he could set off, he heard that the Western Chu army had been recalled to Xianyang by the King of Qin and was responsible for guarding the safety of the palace. ”

"Well, yes, the widow heard that the Western Chu army lacked food and grass, so he specially ordered Changping Jun to bring the Western Chu army back for supplies, and also allocated some land to the families of those sergeants, so that they could be self-sufficient." Ying Zheng looked at Changpingjun and said, "That's right, Changpingjun." ”

"Hmm...... Everything the king said was true. Changping Jun said admittedly.

"The King of Qin ordered the Western Chu Army to guard the palace, which is a matter of course." Xiang Yan's face sank, and he said, "But I heard that the King of Qin moved all the people in the city out in advance, and then placed all the families of the Western Chu Army in Xianyang City, and the harem of the King of Qin has already been transferred, replaced by some deaf and dumb concubines, and many prisoners are used as Praetorian Guards, which is also a fact." ”

"Yes, in order to confuse the real with the false, the widow specially devised this plan to lure Chang Yu." Ying Zheng said.

"Then since the King of Qin had long known about Chang Yu's plan to make a rebellion, and designed to lure him into the palace, why didn't he hand over the task of guarding the palace to the experienced Qin army, but to the Western Chu army, which had just been formed, why did he not increase the number of ambushes when he knew that there were many enemies, and let the 50,000 Western Chu army go to fight against that

What about 80,000 rebels? Xiang Yan's voice was fierce, and her voice was full of doubts.

Ying Zheng had long expected Xiang Yan to ask this question, and sighed rather sadly: "Alas! The widow did have a certain amount of information, but it was not detailed, thinking that the troops could be scattered everywhere and could be separated, so as to break through each one, so he ordered Wang Jian to lead the army to guard the city gate, and Meng Tian led the troops to guard outside the city. General Xiang, if you come to use troops, will you also arrange troops like this? ”

"This star really wants to retire"

"This ......" sentence made Xiang Yan speechless.

It is indeed true, if Xiang Yan is allowed to command, there is a chance that it will be arranged in the same way.

Ying Zheng continued: "How did you expect that Chang Yu was too eager to occupy the palace, and placed 80,000 foot soldiers inside and outside the palace, after learning of this, Wang Jian and Meng Tian quickly issued an order to let the Western Chu army open the way to escape, so as to strangle it outside the city, but how did it happen, the corpses outside the palace were mountainous, blocking the passage, and the rebels inside saw that there was no hope of escaping, so they made a desperate fight, Changping Jun, right?" ”

Changpingjun nodded and said, "That's true." ”

"What's more, the widow had already gone to Yongcheng to quell the rebellion at that time, and was not in Xianyang, so at that time, there was no one who was absolutely in charge, as for Lu Buwei, who had always been in charge, he had been transferred out by the widow at that time, and now he has become a prisoner under the order." Ying Zheng's brows furrowed, and after he finished speaking, he sighed again.

Xiang Yan listened to Yingzheng's story, and couldn't find anything wrong with it, so he said sullenly: "Although what King Qin said is reasonable, it is a fact that the Western Chu army has lost everything, no matter what, Xiang Yan's old face has been lost. ”

Ying Zheng blinked his eyes and asked a little ignorantly: "This can confuse the widow, listening to General Xiang's meaning, it doesn't seem to be a political matter?" ”

"......" Xiang Yan, who is generally eloquent, can deal with Yingzheng, so he has to change the topic again, "Okay, then talk about political affairs!" ”

Ying Zheng made a gesture: "General Xiang, please speak." ”

Xiang Yan stabilized his mood for a while, cleared his throat, and said: "Daqin encountered a rebellion again this time, no one can guarantee whether there are any remnants in Xianyang City that have not been eradicated, in order to ensure the safety of Nansu and the newborn prince Fusu, the king of Chu ordered to bring their mother and son back to Chu State, and then send them back after Daqin is completely safe." ”

Ying Zheng couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, he thought that the King of Chu would inevitably have some problems to embarrass him, but he never expected it to be this way.

seems reasonable, but everyone understands that once Nansu goes back with Fusu, when he will come back in the future, it is not Yingzheng's final say, besides, Fusu is his eldest son, and he may be made the crown prince in the future.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng sneered: "King Chu, he is too worried, and the widow's wife and heirs will naturally take care of it." ”

"King Chu, he hasn't seen this grandson yet, I'm afraid, if he doesn't see him, he won't give up." Xiang Yan refused to budge.

"That's not as good as that." Ying Zheng smiled and said, "The widow knows that General Xiang likes flying crossbows, and Daqin used those two thousand flying crossbows to defeat Rong Di's iron cavalry, why don't you send these two thousand flying crossbows to the Chu State?" ”

Xiang Yan said disappreciably: "Xiang does like divine weapons, but these two thousand flying crossbows, compared with the lives of Nansu's mother and son, they can't step on that table." ”

Ying Zheng gritted his teeth, as if he was making a decision.

"The Ming people don't say secret words, and the widow knows that the King of Chu must want to ask for a proton from Daqin in this way." Ying Zheng looked directly at Xiang Yan and said coldly, "If the King of Chu wants to exchange protons, the widow can consider it, but it will not be the first child of the five ladies, after all, the widow can't bear to let their mother and son separate." ”

"The two thousand flying crossbows are still given to General Xiang, and the condition of the widow is that no matter which of the five ladies gives birth to a second son, they can be exchanged with the Chu State as a proton."

"In this way, the two countries of Qin and Chu will also sign an alliance like Qin Zhao!"

Xiang Yan stroked his beard, pondered for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay!" ”