Yan Yan let go of Zhao Ji's hand and walked towards the door.

Zhao Ji watched his back disappear outside the temple gate, and she looked at her hands in a low voice, "Is it really not worth your look?" ”

When the Yan State raised troops to attack Zhao, Zi Chu, who got the information, summoned Lü Buwei to the palace to see him.

Zi Chu looked at Lu Buwei and said, "Yan Guo raised two armies half a month ago, and two thousand people rode towards the border of Zhao State, and the two cities of Yan and Dai. ”

"What does the prime minister think my Qin State should do now? Is it to take the opportunity to attack Zhao or to aid Zhao? ”

Lu Buwei shook his head and said, "Didn't the king forget about the new deal two months ago. ”

"At present, the Qin State has recruited husbands and military service and rushed back to their hometowns to restore farming, and they are grateful to the king."

"If the king suddenly rises up at this time, everything the king has done before will be in vain, like a flower in the water to dissipate."

Zi Chu stood up and said, "The widow has not forgotten, but this opportunity is really rare, once it is successful, then the Zhao State will at least enter the Qin State with at least ordinary territory." ”

Lü Buwei said, "King, today's Zhao State has strong domestic soldiers, although the Battle of Changping caused Zhao to lose 300,000 men, but since ancient times, Zhao has faced the invasion of the northern Xiongnu for many years, and has developed a strong habit of folk customs. ”

"Both men and women of Zhao can defend the city, and both young and old can go into battle, if they raise troops to attack Zhao here."

"First, the Qin army was resistant to the king's untrustworthy words, and their morale was low."

"Second, once Zhao gives up guarding against the Xiongnu in the north and transfers the army to the south, it will be difficult for the Qin army to end the war in a short time."

"Although Han and Wei are now obedient to the words of the Qin State, it does not mean that they will let go of this opportunity to get rid of the Qin State."

"The state of Qin and the state of Zhao are mired in a battle array, and the two countries of Han and Wei will inevitably unite to attack Qin and get rid of Qin's control over the two countries in turn."

Lü Buwei shook his head and said, "In this way, the king not only smashed the name of benevolence with his own hands, but also made the Qin State fall into a deeper predicament again, and it is even possible to lose control of Han and Wei, and the losses will be huge." ”

Zichu listened to Lu Buwei's words, and his heart was constantly weighing and making trade-offs, and in the end, Zichu found that all this was as Lu Buwei said, and there was a possibility of happening.

Zi Chu lowered his head and said in a low tone: "Judging from the prime minister, who has a greater chance of winning between Yan and Zhao." ”

Lü Buwei "As the minister said just now, the Zhao people are fierce, although Yan and Zhao face the Xiongnu together, but Yan Wangxi and his courtiers are not worthy of great talent, and it is difficult to win." ”

Zichu: "Prime Minister means that Yan will be defeated. ”

Lü Buwei nodded.

The war between Yan and Zhao was indeed as Yan Yan and Lü Buwei expected, and the Yan army was defeated and retreated to the border of Yan.

At this time, in the cold winter wax moon, the wind and snow drifted in the sky, and the two countries stopped fighting.

Xianyang City.

Zichu is about to ascend the throne for one year, counting the year of Shouxiao, Zichu has been in control of the Qin State for almost two years.

Zi Chu summoned Ying Zheng Xuan into the palace, and Yan Yan sat alone in the pavilion, dressed in black and looking at the white wind and snow.

Yukihime suddenly appeared in the gazebo, she looked around and said, "What, my little sister isn't there?" ”

Yan Yan picked up a cloud of mist and drank it into his mouth, put down the already empty teacup and said, "How about the information you want to explore?" ”

Yukihime sat beside him, picked up the teapot and filled the teacup, and a cloud of mist rose up.

She whispered in Yan's ear the news she had received during this time.

Yukihime drank the cup of tea and said, "My sister is here." ”

After saying that, Yukihime disappeared into the pavilion, leaving no trace.

Qingling walked into the pavilion, looked at the empty teacup, and gently poured it in front of Yan Yan.

Yan Yan picked up the teacup, looking at the traces on it, thinking about the information that Yukihime had said.

The New Year's bell rings.

The second year of Prince Chu of Qin.

Ying Zheng was eleven years old and half a year away from the age of twelve, and his height was already close to that of an adult man, with a height of five feet six inches (168).

Yan Yan has turned twenty-five years old, and is five feet nine inches tall (177), still skinny.

Xue Ji is twenty-three years old, and Qing Ling is twenty-three years old.

After the festival is over, the first pilgrimage of the new year takes place as scheduled.

Ying Zheng sat behind the seat, and Yan Yan sat behind him with his head bowed slightly.

Zi Chu looked at the ministers and said, "The Qin State has been recuperating for a year, and all industries in the country are prosperous, and the harvest year is happy. ”

The ministers congratulated, "Congratulations to the king, the king is benevolent." ”

Zichu: "What do you have to do?" ”

Yan Yan stood up and said, "The king, the minister has something to do." ”

Zichu: "Young Master, please speak." ”

Yan Yan said, "Last year, Yan attacked Zhao and was defeated by Zhao, but fortunately, he saved Yan Guo's life in winter. ”

"However, in the minister's opinion, it would be impossible for Zhao Guo to let go of Yan State easily, and he would definitely raise troops to attack it."

Yan Yan raised his head and said, "On this occasion, why don't you take this opportunity to report the enmity between Wei and Han to save Zhao during the Battle of Handan." ”

Zi Chu sat up straight, he looked at Yan Yan and said, "Young Master said in detail. ”

Yan Yan said, "Ten years ago, the Qin army besieged Handan, and the Wei state Xinling Jun stole the military talisman to aid Zhao, and at the same time persuaded Korea to resist the Qin army's attack on the Wei state. ”

"After that, although Wei was beaten by the Qin army to bow down to Qin, Korea still did not have any losses."

"Now the minister thinks that when Zhao attacks Yan, he has no time to take care of Han and Wei, and sends troops to Korea, and when Han is destroyed, he will go north and attack Wei."

Yan Yan's voice resounded in the hall.

Zi Chu looked at Yan Yan, his eyes burst with bright light.

It's something he thinks about day and night, something he thinks about all the time.

The first kings of the Qin State had great achievements, and even his father, who had only ascended the throne for three days, had made many military exploits in the matter of the crown prince, and he was in charge of the Qin State until he ascended the throne for a year, and there had never been a military operation, and he was anxious.

Zichu always remembered the pros and cons that Lu Buwei said before, and the heavy price had always been pressed on his heart, and now, someone had moved it away.

Zi Chu looked around the hall and said, "What do the Qings have different thoughts?" ”

At this moment, the entire court was in an uproar, and everyone was discussing whether it was feasible or not.

Zi Chu looked at Lu Buwei and said, "Prime Minister." ”

Lü Buwei stood up, "King." ”

Zichu: "What is the Prime Minister's opinion?" ”

Lu Buwei's heart was jumping, he glanced at Yan Yan, before this, the court was silent, asking a sentence of answers, what happened to the sick cat today?

Lü Buwei "returned to the king, and the minister thought it was inappropriate." ”

Zi Chu frowned slightly and said, "Oh~, why is it?" ”

Lü Buwei said: "It is unrighteous to raise troops. ”

"Wei has already declared itself a vassal to Qin and voluntarily become a vassal state of Qin, and South Korea has also sent protons to Qin, rashly raising troops, and will be afraid of Qin by the people of the world."

"And since the king is exempt from tax for three years, then the world's military service and conscription need to be engaged in farming, and it is meaningless to recruit husbands and delay farming."

After Lü Buwei finished speaking, some ministers also nodded in agreement, and they also agreed with Lü Buwei's point of view.

Zi Chu looked at Yan Yan and said, "Young Master thinks what the prime minister said is right or not. ”

Yan Yan: "What the prime minister said is not right. ”

Zichu: "Young Master, please speak." ”

"The army that the prime minister is worried about is unjust, but in fact it is not, the Qin State raised troops to attack Han and Wei, in the name of revenge."

"As the so-called gentleman takes revenge, it's not too late for ten years."

"As for the second point, the prime minister's concern about the conscription of husbands and the destruction of benevolent government is even more worrying."

Zichu: "Why did the young master say this. ”

Yan Yan said: "Could it be that my Great Qin attacks Han and Wei need to recruit people, and I need to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the country?" ”

Yan Yan looked at Wang Ji and Meng Wei, who were the first generals, and said, "Do the two generals think so too?" ”

Wang Yi and Meng Fu were burned by the fire and had to stand up to extinguish the fire to protect themselves.

Wang Yi stood up and said, "Back to the king, what the young master said is right, the land of Han and Wei is barren and the area is small, and it is difficult to raise horses and train soldiers, which is not enough for me to recruit and transfer people. ”

Meng Fu also said, "King, my Great Qin has a standing army of 200,000, which is more than enough to attack Han and Wei. ”

Zi Chu looked at Lu Buwei and said, "What does the prime minister think." ”

Lü Buwei said: "The minister thinks it is feasible. ”

Zi Chu nodded and looked at the ministers and said, "In this case, who of the two generals is willing to go to avenge the widow." ”

Meng Fu and Wang Yi looked at each other and said at the same time: "The last general is willing to avenge the king." ”

Zi Chu looked at Meng Yu and Wang Yi and laughed loudly, "Okay, good, my Daqin is really a bloody man." ”

"This time, General Meng Fu will share the worries of the widows and lead the army to the battle."

Meng Fu saluted and said, "The last general will order." ”

Zichu stood up and said, "The general just go forward, there are widows in the rear." ”

After speaking, Zichu left the main hall.

"Retreat."

In the apse, Zi Chu's footsteps were very fast, because he was able to completely prove that he was a qualified king of the Qin State this time.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Meng Fu found Yan Yan.

Yan Yan looked at the bearded Meng Fu and said, "What is the general waiting for me?" ”

Meng Fu looked at the white-clothed Yingzheng beside Yan Yan, and he saluted and said, "I'm here to thank the young master." ”

Yan Yan said: "Thank you. ”

"The young master should understand that he is a military general, and the general's place lies in where he is, so he doesn't need to say much about it, so I thank you for this." ”

Yan Yan shook his head and said, "These are all things that courtiers worry about for the king, you and I just do our own duties, how can you thank me." ”

After speaking, Yan Yan left with Ying Zheng, leaving Meng Fu to stand alone.

At this time, a chamberlain appeared to salute the two and then led the two towards the apse.

Leaving the palace apse, Zi Chu's face was full of joy, and he saluted Yan Yan who came in, and Yan Yan flashed away.

Zi Chu didn't care, he grabbed Yan Yan and asked him to sit down, and the feeling of his hand told Zi Chu that Yan Yan was not as weak as he looked, and his muscles were tight and slender.

Zi Chu said with a smile, "Mr. can put forward this resolution, so that Zi Chu can stand on a par with the first kings of Qin, establish meritorious deeds, and let Zi Chu not face the previous kings without shame." ”

"Zichu is really overjoyed."

Yan Yan saluted and said, "This is the duty of a courtier. ”

Zichu shook his head and said, "Hey~." ”

"Why should Mr. be humble, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not mention Xingge's actions, they were all thinking about their own interests, and they had never thought about the country, where was Mr. A sincere feeling."

Zi Chu ordered a banquet.

Zi Chu "It's just that Zi Chu still has something unclear, and I hope Mr. will solve his doubts." ”

Yan Yan: "My lord, excuse me." ”

Zi Chu: "Since Mr. Zhao will inevitably attack Yan, why don't you let Qin directly attack Zhao but Han and Wei." ”

Yan Yan: "The king thinks that compared with Zhao and Han Wei, who has stronger national strength and many soldiers. ”

Zi Chu "Zhao Guo." ”

Yan Yan: "The Qin State attacked the Zhao State and gained a little territory, or destroyed the Han and Wei countries, and the benefits were greater." ”

Zi Chu didn't answer immediately, but thought about it carefully and nodded, "Destroying the two countries of Han and Wei, the road to the winter of the Qin State is smooth, and attacking Zhao is not as great as the benefit of destroying the two countries of Han and Wei." ”

Yan Yan: "Since the division is famous, attacking Zhao and destroying Han and Wei are all in the name of revenge, why not take the latter with greater benefits and take the former?" ”

Zi Chu stood up and said, "Zi Chu is taught." ”

Zichu: "Mr. thinks how many troops are enough to destroy Han?" ”

Yan Yan said: "100,000 is enough. ”

At the end of the meal, Yan Yan left alone.

Zichu said to Yingzheng, "Zheng'er, go see your mother, she misses you very much"

Ying Zheng: "Erchen knows. ”

Ying Zheng walked towards Zhao Ji's bedroom, and all the maids and maids who saw him bowed along the way.

Ying Zheng came to Zhao Ji's bedroom, and the maid went in to say goodbye.

Zhao Ji appeared at the door, looked at Ying Zheng for a while, and then grabbed him and walked towards the main hall.

Zhao Ji: "Zheng'er hasn't had lunch." ”

Ying Zheng "After returning to his mother, Zheng'er had lunch with his father and teacher. ”

Zhao Ji looked back, "Are your father and teacher still discussing political affairs?" ”

Ying Zheng shook his head, "Father and the teacher have finished discussing, and the teacher has returned to Huayang Palace." ”

"My father began to deal with political affairs, saying that the queen mother missed Zheng'er, and asked Zheng'er to come and visit the queen mother."

Zhao Ji pulled Ying Zheng to sit on the seat, she looked at Ying Zheng, since she entered the deep palace, and Zheng'er have been seeing each other less and less.

Zhao Ji: "How do you learn from Mr., but you have angered Mr. ”

Ying Zheng: "The teacher praised Zheng'er for his good academic progress, and he didn't dare to anger the teacher. ”

Next, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng chatted about family life.

Zi Chu also prepared the will of the army and sent it to the guard Meng Wu, and at the same time, the inner attendant of the Shangguan Bureau also sent the talisman to Meng Fu.

As the old saying goes, soldiers and horses go first before they move grain and grass.

When a country raises an army to go to war, it is impossible to say that it is ordered today, and then the army can set off, that is the act of a reckless man.

After Meng Wu received the will, the transfer of all the guards and soldiers of the Qin State and the guarantee of grain and grass took time.

A month later, Meng Fu arrived at Hangu Pass with the Qin army.

At the same time, as Yan Yan said, King Wu of Zhao sent the veteran Lian Po and Le Cheng, who voted for Zhao, to send troops to Yan State.

All of a sudden, Qin and Zhao sent troops at the same time, and there was a trend of chaos in the world.

Korea.

When the king of Han learned that the Qin State had raised an army to send to Han, he consulted with the super important ministers overnight and came to the conclusion that Qin.

So the king of Han sent an envoy to the state of Qin, and the Han envoy at the two borders held up the festival and asked to meet Meng Fu after identifying himself.

Meng Fu agreed to the request of the Han envoy and met with him.

The Han envoy looked at the veteran Meng Fu and said, "King Han is willing to cut the land and sue for peace." ”

"Please tell the King of Qin on behalf of the King of Qin of the sincerity of my king."

Meng Fu sent spies in the army to Xianyang to inform Prince Chu of Qin of the news.