Ying Zheng recalled that when he played with Cheng Huan in his childhood, he had seen Cheng Huan wearing this jade pendant.

"Cheng Huan has worn it?" Li Si was puzzled, "How could that be in Jinxia's hands." ”

Ying Zheng sneered: "Don't forget who Cheng Huan's master is, this should confirm my previous conjecture." ”

"The king is saying, Fan Yuzhi?"

A few years ago, Cheng Huan was bewitched by Fan Yuzhi and mutinied, wanting to oust Yingzheng from the throne with an unknown background, so Yingzheng sent Wang Jian and his son to quell the rebellion.

At that time, Li Si and Jing Liang suggested that one be captured and one should be released, so as to leave an excuse to attack the nations.

So Jing Liang changed his name, and on the way to Qi State, he rescued Fan Yuzhi, and then sent him to Handan.

But I didn't want to, and after all, I left a bane.

"Take me to Jinxia, I'm going to try her again." Ying Zheng said.

Li Si answered and led King Qin to the dungeon where Jinxia was held.

I saw Jinxia with her hair scattered, and her face was haggard and half-lying on the mat, obviously having been punished.

Seeing Yingzheng, Jinxia was obviously stunned, and then turned her head away, pretending to dodge.

"Don't you have anything to say when you see the widow?"

Jinxia didn't look back and didn't answer.

Ying Zheng became angry and threw the jade pendant in her hand at the wall she was leaning on.

Syllable!

The jade pendant hit the wall and fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces.

Jinxia looked down and realized that what he threw was his beloved thing, so he hurriedly picked up the pieces, and then looked at Yingzheng viciously.

However, the more she cares about this jade pendant, the more she can confirm Yingzheng's conjecture.

"If you guessed correctly, this jade pendant was just given to you by Yan Dan when he took the opportunity to enter the palace." Ying Zheng said coldly, "He not only gave you a jade pendant, but also brought news of Fan Yuqi." ”

Jinxia looked at Ying Zheng in shock, she couldn't understand how Ying Zheng knew the secret she refused to reveal after being tortured.

Seeing her expression in his eyes, Ying Zheng said with more and more certainty: "Immediately, Yan Dan gave you a packet of poison and asked you to poison the Queen Mother, so as to take the opportunity to disturb the court." ”

"You did something wrong, and you were afraid of being found out, so you fled overnight......"

"After I was arrested, I thought that as long as I resisted the torture, I could keep it a secret."

"Yes and no?"

A series of words, Jinxia was speechless, her psychological defense line was completely defeated, and she could only stare blankly at the jade fragment in her hand, not knowing what to do.

Her reaction has confirmed Yingzheng's words, and there is no point in asking more.

"Keep her life, I want her to see Fan Yuzhi's head with her own eyes!" Ying Zheng put down a cruel sentence and turned to leave.

Out of the dungeon, Ying Zheng said to Li Si: "Send someone to check, Fan Yuzhi is still in Zhao State, Xianyang City, and whether there are any comrades similar to Jinxia." ”

"Okay, Weichen will investigate thoroughly." Li Si responded.

"And." Ying Zheng added, "Send a letter to Wei Yu, ask him to find a way to sign an alliance with the Qi State, and then come back to protect Xianyang, and inquire about the situation of the Wei State by the way." ”

Previously, the Ying Zheng faction Wei Yu secretly took Lü Buwei to envoy to the Great Qi State to appease him to be able to remain a cold bystander during the battle of unification.

Before Wei Yu came to the news, he had already made a point out of the Qi court, and now the Manchu Dynasty regarded him as a friend and Qin as a friend, and the King of Qi also promised to renew the alliance with Great Qin and be the overlord of the world together.

It's just that Ying Zheng was far away in the Western Regions before, and without further instructions from King Qin, Wei Yu couldn't directly sign an alliance with King Qi.

Li Si understood that letting Wei Yi sign an alliance with the King of Qi was a signal for the official start of the battle of unification.

Sure enough, I heard Yingzheng continue: "Draft the document and send troops to attack Zhao from now on, until the king of Zhao sends Fan Yu to me." ”

The meaning is very clear, if you don't send Fan Yuzhi, my attack will not stop.

"I understand." Li Si arched his hand and said, "I'll write down the accusation of Fan Yuzhi and raise troops to ask for it." ”

"Come with me to Sima Mansion." Ying Zheng took a big step and walked out of the main gate.

Sima and his son had just finished mourning in the palace, and they collided with Ying Zheng outside the palace gate.

"It is unfortunate that Princess Nansu and Queen Mother have passed away one after another, and I ask the king to mourn." Sima Hongdao.

"The ministers are not effective in protecting the palace, and they ask the king to punish them." Sima Jie said apologetically.

Ying Zheng said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not here to tell you this." ”

Sima and his son were a little embarrassed, and accompanied Ying Zheng into the mansion with a smile.

After sitting down, Ying Zheng said: "I came this time to ask your father and son, last time you said that the Sima family also has some industries in Zhao State, and you can help buy the grain over there, how is this thing doing?" ”

Sima Hong said with a smile: "I heard Jie'er say that the king wants to take a salary from the bottom of the kettle and buy the grain of Zhao State to Daqin, so I have been operating this matter for half a year, and now it has been quite effective." ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng frowned, "Let's hear it." ”

Sima Hong said: "This thing is difficult to say and difficult to do, and it is easy to say that it is easy to do, it all depends on whether you have found the right person." Sima Shang of Zhao State, presumably the king has heard of this person, and when it comes to it, we are the same generation, he is a few years younger than me, that is, my brother. ”

Ying Zheng not only heard of it, but also saw this person when he went to Zhao State, and when he was drinking with the father-in-law of the old Zhao Wang, Sima Shang also toasted him with a glass of wine.

"Is that Sima Shang who worships Shangqing?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Exactly." Sima Hong said, "His position in the court is to prepare military rations, plan the ratio of civilian rations to military rations, and coordinate the prices of civilian rations. ”

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "No wonder Sima Jie said before that he was so sure, it turns out that there is still this relationship." ”

Sima Hong said: "Although there are some clan relatives, but they are also their masters, I can't ask him to be used by Great Qin, it's just a normal business between clan relatives." ”

"Then tell me how you did this business." Ying Zhengdao.

Sima Hong smiled: "Didn't the king bluff to attack Qin last year, so Sima Shangtun had a lot of military rations, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any movement from us, and the people sold the military rations at a low price, so naturally they didn't have a lot of money." ”

"So, I started buying grain at a higher price and selling our seeds at a lower price."

Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "Why, you sold our original seed to them?" ”

"It's not for sale, it's for exchange." Sima Hong explained, "The seeds that are transferred to Zhao Guo are all leftovers that we select, and they are either small or hollow, and they will definitely not grow any good seedlings." ”

Only then did Ying Zheng understand Sima Hong's intentions: "Doesn't that mean that Zhao Guoguo will reduce the yield when sowing seeds this year?" ”

"Exactly." Sima Hong said, "If the year is not good, maybe the people can only fill their stomachs, and they will not be able to take out excess grain to sell to the imperial court, so after about a year, Zhao Jun will definitely run out of food." ”

"That's good news." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "If there is no food, I see what Zhao Guo will use with us, by the way, didn't Sima Shang stop this situation?" ”

Sima Hong said with a smile: "I showed him the ears of grain and bean seedlings that were laid during the autumn harvest, and he also exchanged military rations for some seeds, how could he obstruct it." ”

"That's good." Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, and then said, "In this way, we have to adjust our strategy, originally I wanted to fight with Zhao Guo quickly and settle the situation in one battle, but now it seems that I have to confront him for a year and a half, and then Zhao Guo will be self-defeating." ”

Li Si said: "Indeed, in this way, we can also lose fewer soldiers." ”

Sima Jie asked, "Since the king agrees with this strategy, does the Chu State also concoct it?" ”

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "The situation of Chu is not quite the same as that of Zhao, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the grain produced is different from that in the north, but I am afraid that it will not be easy to run." ”

"I heard that the king brought back two foreign envoys this time." Li Si said on the side, "It's better to go to the Chu State to collect grain in their name, and extend the time a little longer, so that the Chu people can't detect it." ”

"That's a good idea." Ying Zheng said, "Originally, we also wanted to pacify the north, and then put on a posture to study the Chu State, if we reached a further trade with them at this time, we would definitely appease them to turn a blind eye to the war in the north." ”

Sima Hong arched his hand and said: "Weichen is willing to go to Chu State in person to implement this plan for the king." ”

"That's hard work, but you must pay attention to safety." Yun Zheng pointed to Daniel Zhang behind him and said, "I will send Daniel Zhang to you as your personal guard, you must remember that you must not force everything to be forced, if it does not go well, withdraw and we will be subordinates again." ”

Sima Hong gave his hand to the order, and then nodded at Daniel Zhang.

Who is Daniel Zhang?

The leader of the Tiger Army, the personal guard of Yingzheng's travel.

The fact that the King of Qin was able to give such a figure to Sima Hong shows the importance he attaches to his safety.

Speaking of Chu State, Li Si said with some worry: "Your Majesty, I have sent a lot of people these days, but I still haven't caught that Chang Wenjun, how should we deal with this accomplice?" ”

"Give a royal order to Changpingjun." Ying Zheng said, "Let him escort Chang Wenjun back to Xianyang within two months, and if he can't send him back, let him take the blame for his younger brother himself." ”

Sima Jie was puzzled: "Presumably, even if Chang Wenjun really defected to him, he would not hand over his own brother, is this going to force him to rebel?" ”

"He didn't dare to rebel." Ying Zheng sneered, "At most, he just gave up his title and ran back to Chu State." ”

What everyone didn't know was that King Qin had already made a private agreement with Changping Jun, and now taking advantage of Chang Wenjun's matter was a perfect opportunity for him to return to Chu State.

At this time, Chang Wenjun had indeed come to Yingcheng in disguise and entered Changping Jun's mansion.

"You're a fool!" Changping Jun scolded, "You've only known Yan Dan for a few days, and you were suddenly moved by his rhetoric?" It's the princess who died! It's the princess of our Chu country! ”

Facing his brother's thunderous anger, Chang Wenjun knew that he was wrong, and he didn't dare to refute half a sentence, so he honestly stood with his head bowed.

Han An, who originally came to play chess with Changpingjun, comforted him on the side: "You are also angry, the incident has happened, is it possible to tie him up and send him back to Xianyang?" ”

As the former King of Han, Han An's temperament has changed a lot now, because he knows his current situation.

"Why not!?" Chang Pingjun stared at Chang Wenjun angrily, gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Before I send it back to Xianyang, I will whip it again, so as not to beat it again if I want to beat it in the future." ”

Chang Wenjun finally raised his head and explained in a low voice aggrievedly: "Don't I also want to vent my anger to my brother, you lost your official position before, and Mrs. Huayang is not long in life, the Chu forces will definitely be suppressed, rather than being angry in the Qin State, it is better to go back to the Chu State." ”

Although he was angry, Changpingjun knew that he was also right.

"Then you shouldn't have abducted Nansu's mother and son, now that something has happened, how can you let me explain to King Qin?"

Chang Wenjun stood up, and he had no idea for a while.

Han An's brows moved slightly, and he said: "In my opinion, it is definitely impossible for you two brothers to completely get away with their crimes this time, if you want to save your life, it is better to return to Chu as soon as possible." ”

"What about you?" Chang Pingjun looked at Han An and asked.

"I don't want to lose my head either." Han An said, "Let people know that I have seen Chang Wenjun, and I will definitely not be able to get rid of it, so why don't you take me with you." ”