By the time Meng Fu led the main force to rush out of Hangu Pass, a scout had already reported: "General Yu, the forces of the Five Nations Alliance have all retreated, and now they are fleeing towards their respective countries in five ways." ”

"It doesn't make sense......"

Meng Fu sat upright on the back of the horse, his brows furrowed. As for why the five-nation coalition did not take advantage of the victory to tackle the key problems but retreated overnight, Meng Fu was puzzled.

"Father, will the enemy have some traps?" Meng Wu couldn't help but ask.

"Our granary has fallen, hundreds of thousands of horses are about to face the problem of grain and grass, Wei Wuji put such a good opportunity to withdraw his troops suddenly, if there is no trap, no one will believe it."

Meng Fu was puzzled: "But there is no strong place to defend outside the river, and there is no terrain suitable for ambushes, what kind of trap can Wei Wuji play?" ”

Meng Wu persuaded: "No matter what trap the enemy has, as long as we can't hold out, they can't do anything about us." ”

Meng Wei pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a firm look in his eyes: "The land hundreds of miles from Hangu Pass to the river is a knife and a shot from our Qin people, and they are beaten down with blood and sweat, how can it be lost in my hands." Pass my orders, and the whole army will follow me to regain the lost territory! ”

"Father!" Meng Wu was still a little worried.

"Needless to say!"

Meng Fu raised his hand to stop: "No matter what trap the enemy has, even if I fight for my old life, I must take the river back again!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the three armies were shaken, so they responded to General Meng's order and marched eastward at full speed.

It's just that what they didn't expect was that they didn't encounter the traps laid by the enemy along the way, and they didn't even see the figure of the five-nation alliance.

Although the generals were all confused, it did not hinder their joy of retaking the river.

After all, Meng Fu was worthy of the famous generals of the Warring States, and he immediately guessed that something was wrong in the rear of the enemy that forced him to withdraw his troops in a hurry. But whatever goes wrong in the rear of the enemy, this is great news for yourself.

Immediately, Meng Fu made people hurry up to report to Xianyang, and on the other hand, he arranged manpower to strengthen the defense outside the river, and at the same time rebuilt the Huashan granary to ensure logistics supply.

It is said that Xinlingjun and a group of disciples reluctantly returned to the Wei capital of Daliang, but they did not receive heroic courtesy, but were monitored by the men and horses sent by the King of Wei like thieves all the time.

Xinlingjun originally accumulated a belly of anger and wanted to vent his brother King Wei Anli, but he only got "The king is sick and can't see guests!" The cold response.

And the news from his eyeliner in the palace: King Wei is indeed riddled with evil diseases, and rumors have spread recently that it is that King Xinling relies on military merit and prestige to replace King Wei......

If he suddenly dies one day, his prince and nephew will ascend to the throne of King Wei in his shadow, and I am afraid that everyone will not be at ease at that time......

Thinking about this, Xinling Jun couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "The gentleman is frank, and the villain is a relative." Because Wei didn't believe in his own people, he finally gave up the only chance to cut off the threat of Qin, and I am afraid that in the future, the only way to destroy the country and destroy the species is ......"

"Well, since Brother Wang is so suspicious of me, I will prove my innocence to him......"

Since then, Xinling Jun has lived in the mansion, dismissed all the generals, and spent all his days looking for pleasure without asking about things outside the window, and collapsed and died three years later.

When the good news of Meng Fu was transmitted back to Xianyang, from Lü Buwei to the civil and military officials, no one dared to believe that it was true for a while.

After the news was confirmed, the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji cried with joy, and hurriedly ordered Fengchang to arrange sacrifices to the temple to thank the ancestors for their protection in heaven......

In the Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng sat behind the dragon case, practicing calligraphy with a wolf in his hand, turning a blind eye to the officials and clan relatives who came to congratulate.

Of course, he knew the real reason for the hasty eastward retreat of the Five Nations Alliance, and he also knew for a long time that Meng Fu would not only hold Hangu Pass, but also recover the lost territory outside the river.

"This Hangu victory is all due to the heroic garrison of General Meng, and I also ask the Queen Mother, the King, and the Prime Minister to commend them!" A Qin official went out to work under Lü Buwei's arrangement.

"This lord is reasonable, General Meng Fu and his son led my Great Qin soldiers, fearless of the allied troops, held the Hangu Pass, and finally achieved a great victory, and also recovered the lost territory outside the river. Such merits naturally need to be rewarded, and I think it is up to the prime minister to reward them for their merits. Zhao Ji's lips opened lightly, and she said gracefully.

Lu Buwei hurriedly thanked him: "The old minister is the empress dowager on behalf of General Mengfu and the soldiers of the three armies, Xie Empress Dowager Longen!" ”

"Let's go!"

The imperial pen in Ying Zheng's hand was firmly set on the copper pen stand, and the crisp sound spread far away in the hall.

Lu Buwei's expression became a little unnatural, could it be that Yingzheng didn't agree to ask Meng Fu for a reward?

"What is Wang'er's opinion?" Zhao Jifeng's eyes were cold, and he asked in a condensed voice.

But seeing Ying Zheng smiled, he picked up the bamboo slip on the case and presented it to Zhao Ji, and said, "The queen mother sees that I can write well, can I make progress?" ”

Zhao Ji's gaze moved from Yingzheng's face to the bamboo slip, and said with a flat expression: "There is progress, we are discussing giving General Meng Fu a reward for his merits, I don't know what Wang Er's opinion is on this?" ”

"This kind of thing can be left to the queen mother and the middle father to discuss, so why ask the child's opinion?" Ying Zheng turned around and continued to practice calligraphy, leaving Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei with embarrassed faces.

Above the court, those who cling to Lü Buwei are very satisfied with Xiao Yingzheng's performance, they smile contemptuously one by one, what a king, just a naughty boy who has not been deeply involved in the world, it seems that he is doing the right thing to follow Lü Buwei, and now Lü Buwei is the middle father of the king of Qin, and he is in the position of prime minister, this time he can further control the Qin army according to the merits of Meng Fu, and it is not impossible to replace the king of Qin in the future......

And those who are still loyal to the royal family, seeing that Lü Buwei is so powerful and domineering, and King Qin is now just a puppet, he naturally hates Lü Buwei one by one, and Lu Gong, who has just recovered from his injury, is one of them.

Since the last assassination, Lu Gong's beard has become whiter, fortunately, the perennial military has made his body more tough, but his fiery temper has not changed at all.

I saw Lu Gong come out of the class and asked: "Although the Five Nations Alliance has withdrawn, now is not the time to reward meritorious deeds. This time, the joint column army is headed by the Wei State, and the old minister is willing to lead the army to attack the Wei State, otherwise everyone in the world thinks that my Qin State is easy to bully, and if you want to fight, you can come, and if you don't want to fight, you will go, and my Qin State will not become a vegetable market? ”

"What Lu Gong said is extremely true, and the minister seconded it!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

A group of civilian and military generals came out one after another to support Lugong's proposal.

Lu Buwei saw that the original request for credit to Meng Fu had become Lu Gong's invitation to fight, and he couldn't help but have a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Hahaha"

Lu Buwei let out a long laugh: "Lu Gong is Lu Gong, and his fiery temper has not changed at all." However, Lu Gong is old and has just recovered from his injuries, so it is really not suitable to lead the army to fight again. I think it's better to send another young man to the crusade against Wei. ”

Lu Buwei's words sounded like he was thinking about Lu Gong, but at a deep level, he was deliberately provoking the generals, saying that Lu Gong was too old to be useful.

"Humph!"

I only heard Lu Gong snort coldly: "I joined the army at the age of sixteen, and I have fought countless big and small battles, and I was given the surname Lu by King Zhaoxiang for my military merits, how could I hide behind the young man because of a little injury?" ”

"Please allow the Queen Mother!" Lu Gong once again surrendered his hand and asked for his life.

Qin Wang Yingzheng naturally understood in his heart that Lu Gong was too old to lead the army, but now that the old general has repeatedly asked for his life, if he refutes Lu Gong's face, wouldn't it be equivalent to agreeing with Lu Buwei's point of view?

Lu Buwei secretly glanced at the Queen Mother Zhao Ji, how could Zhao Ji not understand what he meant?

I saw her Yingying get up, take two steps forward, and smile slightly: "Lu Gong's courage is commendable, since the Wei State dares to provoke the alliance, my Qin State naturally can't be indifferent." Since Lu Gong asked for his life, I gave Lu Gong permission to lead 100,000 troops to attack Wei. ”

As soon as these words came out, the crusade against Wei became an ironclad certainty, and no one could change it.

"The old minister receives the order, thank the Queen Mother for her grace!"

Lu Gong knelt down on one knee and bowed his hand to thank him, Lu Buwei's eyes were happy, but Yingzheng was anxious in his eyes, and hurriedly looked at Li Si on the side, only to see Li Si nodding slightly, and said silently at Yingzheng: "Wang Qian!" ”

Although there was no voice, just by Li Si's mouth, Ying Zheng already understood what he was saying.

"Queen Mother, the prince has a proposal." Ying Zheng stood up and said.

"Oh? What does Wang Er propose? Zhao Ji asked with interest, in her opinion, it was rare for her prince to speak out about politics.

Ying Zheng first ran down the royal seat and personally helped Lu Gong who was kneeling on the ground to pick him up, and then said: "Lu Gong is willing to personally lead the army to crusade against Wei, I am naturally happy, but this is a long way to go, how can I rest assured that the old general is in danger alone?" ”

Unexpectedly, the young King of Qin knew how to sympathize with his subordinates, Lu Gong couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and said with emotion: "Thank you for my king's favor, with my king's intimate words, the old minister is willing to die." ”

"Hey, the old general must not die lightly, my sons and daughters of Great Qin are still waiting for the old general to be trained, and my territory of Great Qin still wants the old general to guard!" Ying Zheng said childishly.

When Lu Gong heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"I recommend a person as the deputy general of Lugong, this person's surname is Wang Mingjian, and he is also my Great Qin general, who knows a little bit of strategy, and can help the old general." Ying Zheng took the opportunity to recommend Wang Jian to Lugong.

About Wang Qian, of course Lu Gong knows that this person has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and his archery skills are excellent and brave, but because his ancestors have declined, he has no chance to fight on the battlefield, so he was buried.

Now that Yingzheng personally recommended it, how could he shirk it, so he hurriedly thanked him.

Seeing that Lu Gong's crusade against Wei was a foregone conclusion, Lü Buwei's heart was overjoyed, and he said pretendedly: "Lu Gongbao's sword is not old, and he still wants to lead the army to the east, which is really a model for my Great Qin." Lu congratulated Lu Gong on his triumphant return in advance. ”

Lu Gong snorted coldly, ignoring Lu Buwei, which made his face a little unbearable on the spot.

After receiving the Netherworld Order, the Netherworld Guards scattered everywhere gathered in the Xianyang Palace.

At this time, Wu Zhan stood with his head in front of him, and standing behind him were Qing'er, Peng Liang, Ling Feng and Feng Fei, who were more familiar with him.

Standing on the opposite side was a team of about thirty people drawn from all over the world.

According to Wu Zhan's division of labor, Qing'er and Peng Liang were in charge of Tianluo, and their main responsibilities were to spy on intelligence everywhere, including princes and nobles at home and abroad, and civil and military officials. Ling Feng and Feng Fei are in charge of the ground network, and their main responsibilities are to buy or assassinate operations.

At present, the team of more than 30 people is also divided into two groups according to their comprehensive strength and advantageous characteristics, and they are under the leadership and control of Tianluo and Earth Network respectively.

At this point, an invisible net has begun to appear, and it is slowly encompassing the Qin State and the magnates of other countries, and it is precisely because of this big net that Ying Zheng can always anticipate the enemy's opportunities and be invincible. And the operator behind this big net is the same young Wu Zhan.