A leaf fell off from the potted plant next to it.

The white peach does not take its eyes off it.

Almost from this leaf, she saw the scene of layers of white flags rising from the palace, like white waves.

The Empress Dowager Huayang's time is short.

She could feel the dead air here.

Entangled, growing, overwhelming.

Quiet and deserted, the hall with the smell of bitter medicine.

Rui'er stood at her side.

Bai Tao knelt on the ground and picked up the decoction and blew: "Grandmother." ”

The Empress Dowager Huayang looked like gray and white withered grass, her eyes were closed, and her anger was like a gossamer: "What about the king, why doesn't he." Halfway through speaking, she gasped for breath and tugged at the fur with her withered hands.

Bai Tao: "The king is entangled in military affairs." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the old man, "Military affairs. He wanted this world, and he didn't dare to come to see the old woman, because he was busy with how to deploy to attack the Chu State. ”

“.”

Bai Tao didn't say anything.

She stood on a high platform, in the midst of a storm of power, but she never said a word about what Brother Zheng did.

The Empress Dowager Huayang's nasal cavity muffled out a vague syllable, and she looked at the top ornament pattern dryly, her lips trembled, and tears spilled all over the pillow.

This old man who is about to go to the ground.

When he was young, he married another country, had no sons and half daughters, lost his husband early, and was alone in a bleak and prosperous place, and in the end, even his homeland would be destroyed.

Bai Tao listened to her suppressed cry.

Silently lowered her eyelashes.

After a long time, the Empress Dowager Huayang said hoarsely: "The king sent you to visit the old woman, this affection is understood by the mourning family, go." ”

Bai Tao withdrew with Rui'er.

It was a bright sky outside, shining on the green tiles of the palace wall, and the deep palace was still the same deep palace, but the people who were so strong in the past had grown old.

*

Attack the state of Chu or the state of Qi?

At present, the Yan Kingdom exists in name only, waiting for the final cleanup, what is the next strategy, this is a topic of conversation in Xianyang, and it is also the focus of discussion in the temple.

Speaking of Qi country.

Qi and Qin have been trading for many years, Qi Wang Jian'er is soft-rooted, cowardly and incompetent, and he is also willing to be mediocre and conservative.

The state of Qin is even clearer than that of Qi Wang Jian.

Speaking of the vassal state Chu located in the Yangtze River Valley, the relationship between Chu and Qin is complicated, and what is the internal affairs, we have to start from two aspects.

First, Zhuang Ji, who seized the royal power, was tyrannical.

Zhuangzi recorded: "The Chu people thought that the mermaid was a first, the sand was like a golden stone, like a huge iron hammer, miserable as a bee, light and profitable, and like a fluttering wind, but the soldiers died in the weeping sand, Tang scorned to death, Zhuang jumped up, and Chu was divided into three or four." ”

After that, Li Yuan was chaotic.

King Chu Kaolie had no children, so Li Yuan sent his sister, who was already pregnant with Chun Shenjun's child, to the palace and gave birth to Xiong Han, the king of Chu You.

At the same time, he killed Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, who "invited guests, seized each other, and assisted the country to hold power".

A cicada is followed by a bunch of yellow finches that don't know whether they are alive or dead.

This conspiracy cicada seems to be weak and harmless, but it kills the yellow finch to the ground.

The cicadas flew into the sky quickly.

The brazen and powerful gangsters controlled the government.

began the dark moment of the temple of Chu State.

Too rapid a change of power is a fatal blow to any dynasty.

Xiong Han, the king of Chu You, died early, and Xiong You, the widow of King Chu Kaolie, succeeded to the throne the following year, and was soon supported by the Xiang Yan family, a big family of Chu, and persecuted and seized the throne on the grounds of improper blood.

Negative, that is, the king of Chu Ai.

Now it is only a few years since the king of Chu took the throne, the minister is not attached, and the fierce struggle between the factions within the Chu State is far from stopping after the Zhuang Ji Tyranny, especially the Chu State has a large number of people, the system is rigid, and because the king is light and the ministers are heavy, extravagance has become a trend.

"As the saying goes, the one who wants the same wins."

Zhang Xueyu teased the caged bird, and the feather fan poked out the undulating outline, "After saying what the Chu State has to say, this attack the Chu State, and see how the King of Qin sends troops——"

*

Li Xin stood up with his fists clenched, and his voice was sonorous: "Your Majesty, the State of Qi is not to be afraid, attacking the State of Chu, but leading 200,000 troops." ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

200,000 annihilation, how rampant is it? But this rookie general put forward it in a grand manner, and several ministers who did not understand military affairs, such as Li Si Wangguan, felt quite incredible.

What's more, the old spicy general sitting here with a big cadre crawling on the battlefield?

Wang Qian's eyelids drooped, as if he was drowsy.

His tiger son Wang Ben sat up straight, listened with a wooden face, and looked exactly the same as his father, but the corner of his eye didn't know how many times he turned back and forth.

The accustomed cold king, the indifferent Guowei Weizi, and a number of courtiers waiting for the king to speak.

Approving, disfavoring, neutral, appreciative, sarcastic, skeptical.

Wang Ben had a night conversation with his brother Li Xin a few nights ago.

He had really heard of Li Xin's military strategy against Chu, meticulous and unmistakable, as fierce as a beast predatoring, as unstoppable as a deep valley.

The other is united in their hearts to seize the danger of the enemy.

The result is strong and brave, and the big husband should fight like this!

Father Wang Jian seemed to be aware of the many eyes glued to his face, and his voice had a thick nasal voice, "Your Majesty, to attack the Chu State, you must have an army of 600,000. ”

600,000?

Two hundred thousand?

The ministers watched each other.

Wang Ben listened uncomfortable, moved his waist, and pouted in his heart, his father is good at everything, but he is too conservative, and he still has a clear eye when he fights, and he doesn't know how to be flexible.

If you are so suspicious on the battlefield, I am afraid that Wei will still not be able to take it until now.

Wei Xuanzi said: "The country of Chu has a large number of people, and every household is a soldier, and because the Qin State and the Chu State have been married for a long time, they have adopted Zhang Yi's strategy of distant friendship and close attack, and they have not fought for a long time. As General Wang Jian said, 600,000 is not wrong. ”

Wang Jian listened without a reaction, frowned, and pleaded to Yingzheng: "The old man fell into a problem of eating cold food and abdominal pain during the war, and now the stomach pain is unbearable, it is an internal urgency, please retire temporarily." ”

“.”

The ministers were stunned.

Ying Zheng said: "Elder Wei, General Wang, Li Xin will discuss with Gu, and the rest will be dispersed." ”

The king's robe, chiseled with gold and silver stripes, slipped off the corners, and he got up and walked away like a black hurricane.

The ministers bowed their heads and sent them off, thinking in their hearts: Li Xineng was summoned by the King of Qin alone to discuss matters with Wei and Wang Qian.

It seems to be quite appreciated by the King of Qin.

Entering the palace of governance, Li Xin was full of sharp energy, and his words were unabashed: "Those who plan first and then will prosper, and those who plan first and then will die, summer can be knotted, winter ice can be broken, and the destruction of Chu State at this moment is rare and easy to lose." ”

Ying Zheng stood up.

He had long eyebrows and sideburns, and he was naturally sharpened, and his eyes were now focused on his sword from top to bottom.

Li Xin's eyes were extremely bright and quiet, talking about the marching route, the offensive and defensive layout of Chu, and finally pointed to the sand table and said: "The enemy will be beaten so that it cannot be divided, and the division cannot be united, the left cannot save the right, the right cannot take care of the left, and the Chu country will be in the king's pocket!" ”

After saying that, it was already dark.

The night is thick and the wick is undulating.

Zhao Gao was guarding outside, and he didn't know how many times he let the deaf and dumb waiter come in and changed the hot soup and mosquito repellent incense cakes.

General Wang Jian ran back and forth four or five times because of abdominal pain, and when he came back for the last time, he faced Yingzheng, "General Wang, what do you think?" Questioning.

also only sighed: "General Li is really a famous general, he has led the troops many times, and defeated the enemy in the sharp, which is really outstanding, but if he captures the Chu State, 600,000, one person is not bad." ”

In the end, Wang Jian walked out with his feet, and Li Xinda walked away.

Ying Zheng looked at the backs of these two famous generals, and finally turned his gaze to Guo Wei, who was in charge of the overall war, "Old Wei, according to your observation, who is worthy of a spear when you break through the Chu barrier?" ”

Wei Xuanzi said: "The troops of Chu are scattered, and the powerful are in charge, but now that the war to destroy the country and live and die is at stake, Fu knows that it will not work together, and the land of Chu is wide and the climate is complicated, and it will be difficult for the Qin army to march when it enters Chu." ”

"Considering many factors, General Wang's conservatism is not unreasonable, but Li Xin is a general in the world and a madman, and what he said seems to be unbeatable, but in fact it is meticulous."

"After the king ascended to the throne, he cut redundancy and eliminated the weak, and reorganized the army like a wolf and a tiger, like wind and rain, like thunder, like thunder, shocking the world, and it is precisely the need for such a cutting-edge commander to lead the troops to fight."

Ying Zheng bowed his hand: "Be taught." ”

Wei Yuzi was flattered, and hurriedly saluted: "The king has the wisdom of Yao Shun, respects talents, and makes good use of people, whether it is the 600,000 of General Wang or the 200,000 of Li Xin, the most important thing is Jun." ”

He also said: "You don't have to win the war, you can't talk about the war, you don't have to pull out the attack, you can't talk about the attack, although Li Xin is a great talent in the world, the battle is like the wind, the attack is like a river, you can face the Hehechu army with 200,000, no matter how thoughtful you are, it is not considered sinister, this is to ask the king to weigh the pros and cons." ”