Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 346, Wei Liao and Han Xin
After the Six-fingered Black Man learned about Qin's conditions, he left.Ziyou headed towards Xianyang the next morning. It was impossible for him to conquer Jiugong Shendu Mountain by himself, and this matter was a matter of Jianghu, and Qin's army could not be used, so he A long-term plan is needed.

After fighting and cleaning up in the middle of the night, the Qin army took control of the flood the next morning. Li Xin even ordered Meng Tian to lead the golden fire cavalry and infantry to surround Jicheng, but could not let King Xi of Yan go.Li Xin, on the other hand, led the army to clean up the prisoners.

King Xi of Yan just woke up from the bed of his concubines in the harem and heard the news that the Qin army was approaching the city. King Xi of Yan's first reaction was that it was impossible, and he immediately wanted to kill the person who sent the message. The military newspaper sent back by Ju Wu yesterday said What about the confrontation with the Qin army in Zhishui?Why did the Qin army suddenly arrive at the city?

Jicheng has natural dangers for controlling floods, and the last elites of the Yan Kingdom are guarding the river. Unless the Qin army flies over directly, this ridiculous idea has just formed in Yan Wangxi's mind, and he was heard by the clash of armor outside the hall. Wake up with a start.

"Your Majesty, the Qin army is approaching the city, and the civil and military officials of the entire court are waiting for your Majesty in the Chaoyi Hall!" King Yan's personal bodyguard shouted loudly outside the hall.

Listening to the voice of his trusted guard, Yan Wangxi's face immediately became extremely ugly, his whole body went limp, and he collapsed on the bed. The frightened concubine beside him screamed in panic, and quickly helped Yan Wangxi up.

"What's wrong with you, Your Majesty? Come, call the doctor!" the concubine shouted in panic.

Listening to the noise in his ears, King Yan Xi immediately stretched out his hand to stop the concubine from shouting.

"I'm fine, I'll fix my robes and go to court!"

Yan Wangxi sat up from the bed again and said. Under the service of his concubines and waiters, Yan Wangxi, who had put on his robes, strode towards the outside of the hall.

"Your Majesty!" The guard came to Yan Wangxi's side and saluted.

"Well, send people to be ready. Once there is no hope in Jicheng, immediately open the secret passage and take the money and treasures to leave the Yan Palace." King Yan said in a low voice. When the Yan Palace was built, he considered being beaten back to his hometown. In order to make preparations, a secret passage was built in the Yan Palace that led directly to the outside of the city, and there was an underground palace in Liaodong, which was the back-up plan left by King Yan Zhao.

During the reign of King Yan Zhao, King Yan Zhao had no confidence before launching a war with Qi State. After all, Qi State had been hegemonic for many years. Although it declined, a lean camel was bigger than a horse. King Yan Zhao, who was not sure of the true strength of Qi State, decided to do so in advance. After that, they built an underground palace in the deserted Liaodong. It was said that the palace was actually an underground fortress. Later, all the kings of Yan repaired the palace to some extent, in order to prevent the Yan Kingdom from disappearing that day, and they did not. Hiding place.

"promise!"

At this time, in the court meeting hall, all the ministers and dignitaries of the Yan Kingdom were full of panic and fear. When they woke up, the Qin army was approaching the city. Who wouldn't be afraid of this?Some ministers did not even attend the meeting and were hiding at home, ready to run away at any time.

"The king is here!"

After some courtesy from the monarch and his ministers, King Yan sat on the throne and looked at the ministers below who were obviously missing by one-third. There was no expression on his face that was neither sad nor happy.

"Why did the Qin army arrive at the city so quickly? Where are the palace guards? Where is Yan Yi? Where is Ju Wu? Aren't they confronting the Qin army by the Zhishui River?" King Yan asked in a deep voice.

Look at me, civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. I see no one dares to reply. Looking at the ministers below who seemed to be mute, King Yan immediately slapped the table and roared.

"Speak!? Don't you usually argue all day long? Now, no one dares to answer my question?"

"Your Majesty, according to the evidence, the returning soldiers said that General Yan Yi surrendered to Qin and covered the Qin army's crossing of the river last night, which resulted in the water control being breached." Jicheng garrison general stammered.

"What!? Yan Yi actually surrendered to Qin!?" King Yan stood there blankly. He thought that the Qin army might have attacked by force or used a trick to defeat the water control, but he did not expect that it was Yan who was trusted by him. Yi surrendered and cooperated with the Qin army inside and outside, causing the flood control to be broken.

Looking at King Xi of Yan standing there blankly, the ministers below did not dare to breathe, for fear that King Xi of Yan would spill Yan Yi's anger on his head for betraying Yan and surrendering to Qin.Although the Qin army came to the city, King Yan was still their king after all, and it was easy to kill them.

The guard of Jicheng was sweating profusely, and his head was probably lowered.

"Where is Ju Wu? Where are the imperial guards sent out?" Yan Wangxi immediately shouted, Ju Wu and the imperial guards sent out were his last trump card.

"According to the reports of the returning soldiers, the Taifu discovered Yan Yi's surrender and led the soldiers to fight with Yan Yi. However, the Qin army had already crossed the flood control at that time. Seeing that the situation was over, the Taifu rushed towards the Qin army and was captured. The Qin army hacked them to death with random swords. As for the imperial guards, the whole army was wiped out." The guard lowered his head and panted heavily as he replied. His face was covered with sweat, and beads of sweat flowed down his cheeks to the end of his chin. It dripped on the floor.

Upon hearing the news, King Yan's eyes immediately darkened and he fell on the throne. Looking at the fainted King Yan, the whole hall was in chaos. Some people called the imperial doctor, while others took the opportunity to run away. Finally, the prime minister After calming down the panicked people, on the one hand they sent people to send King Yan Xi back to the harem, on the other hand they began to actively organize soldiers and people to defend the city.

Meng Tian looked at the tall and solid Jicheng, his face full of caution.

"The whole army camped on the spot, waiting for the arrival of the general. At the same time, the entire Jicheng was surrounded, and the surrounding areas were checked." Meng Tian ordered. They marched in a hurry, and they did not bring many siege equipment. They were enough to attack the previous cities. It was used, but an indestructible city wall like Ji City was not enough.Moreover, he leads mostly cavalry, so attacking the city is not a wise choice now.

Looking at the flag of the Yan army on the top of Jicheng City, Meng Tian waved his cloak and returned to the army. The defenders who hurriedly organized on the top of the city breathed a sigh of relief, and some of the common people who were forcibly captured to be young men were even more trembling. He put down the bow and arrow in his hand and gasped for air. Fortunately, the Qin army did not attack the city just now.

In Xianyang, in the main hall of Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng was sitting on the throne, looking at the Chu servants below, his whole body full of solemn aura.

"Submit the edict." Ying Zheng said calmly.

The Chu servant who was kneeling below immediately took out the document of land cession written by Li Yuan. Zhao Gao took the edict, opened the document with another servant and placed it in front of Ying Zheng.Ying Zheng looked at the ceded city and the seal of King Chu written in the document. Ying Zheng waved his hand and Zhao Gao put it away.

"Did you bring the map and household registration?" Ying Zheng asked.

"This is the map of the seventeen cities north of Juyang and the household registration of the people. I would like to ask the King of Qin to take a look."

Taking the map handed over by Zhao Gao, Ying Zheng checked it and said it was correct.
"Okay, since the King of Chu is so sincere, our country of Qin is naturally willing to build a good relationship between the two countries." Ying Zheng said.

"Being able to form a good relationship with the Qin State is a blessing for the Chu State. I still remember that when the Chu State was occupied by Helu of the Wu State and the capital city of Ying was occupied, it was Duke Mu who lent troops to the Chu State to help the Chu State to successfully recover. Now the national thief Xiong Qihe is carrying Chu, intending to rebel and overthrow the Chu State. It is the Qin State that sends troops to help our King Chu regain Shouchun. The Chu State will remember Qin State's kindness forever." The Chu State envoy immediately flattered the Qin State and said, Qin State is now powerful , the envoy of Chu State was eager to flatter Ying Zheng a few more words.

When Ying Zheng heard the flattery of the Chu envoy, he immediately laughed heartily, and the civil and military ministers of Qin also laughed.After the court meeting, Ying Zheng summoned Lu Buwei, Li Si, Han Fei and Zhang Cang. After everyone arrived, Ying Zheng told the story of the war situation in Yan. "According to the military report, Li Xin and Meng Tian have already arrived at Jicheng, but they lack the equipment to attack the city, and the battle line is too far. They are now a lone army, so I decided to send another army to Yan. What do you think?" Ying Zheng asked.

After hearing Ying Zheng's words, the four of them immediately hesitated. In fact, they were not in favor of sending more troops. The Qin army has been fighting continuously for this year. Not to mention the consumption of national power, the soldiers may have become disgusted with the war. Now The state of Wei was pacified, the war in Chu was over, and only one battlefield was left in the state of Yan. The pressure on the entire Qin state dropped sharply, and it was a good time to recuperate. However, Li Xin went deep into the state of Yan. If he did not send someone to respond, he would If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

"You can send people, but which army to send and who will lead the troops need to be carefully discussed. There have been constant wars in the past two years. Although the treasury can support another army to go out, the soldiers also need to recuperate." Lu Buwei said said.

"Father Zhong, don't worry about the soldiers. I am going to send the Yulin Army to go on an expedition. In addition to assisting Li Xin, I will also shock the State of Zhao and let Li Mu see the military might of the State of Qin." Ying Zheng said.

Since the Yulin Army attacked the Xiongnu in the north, they have been staying in Xianyang, guarding the Qin Palace. After that, Buwu and Zhongli followed the Wei battlefield, but they only experienced an unsealed battle. At this time, they were sent to the battlefield. There is no problem on the battlefield either.

"This matter still needs to be discussed with the Taiwei before drawing a conclusion." Lu Buwei said cautiously.

Ying Zheng nodded, thinking of Wei Liao, Ying Zheng asked again

"I haven't seen the Taiwei in court recently. What is the Taiwei doing?"

"Your Majesty, the Taiwei has been on leave for more than half a month. He said that he went out to the city for hunting a month ago and caught the cold occasionally. He has not recovered yet." Li Si replied.

"Oh? Have you been feeling cold for more than half a month? Zhao Gao, take Xia Wuqe to help the Taiwei to diagnose his pulse. The Taiwei has made great contributions to our Qin State. If you need any medicinal materials, feel free to use them, and you must ensure the Taiwei's health." Ying Zheng ordered.

"promise!"

Looking at Zhao Gao's figure, Lu Buwei, Li Si, Han Fei and Zhang Cang all understood in their hearts that Ying Zheng had sent Xia Wuji and Zhao Gao to test Wei Liao.Everyone present knew Wei Liao's true thoughts. Now that Wei Liao had not gone to court for half a month, it would naturally arouse Ying Zheng's suspicion.They have all seen with their own eyes how high Wei Liao's ability is in leading troops, and they naturally understand what kind of enemy Qin will face in the future if Wei Liao is let go.

"How's the harvest of cotton and Champa rice?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Cang and asked.

When Ying Zheng sent someone to leave him behind, Zhang Cang knew what Ying Zheng was going to do and immediately replied

"Back to your Majesty, after calculation, the cotton harvest was 12 shi, far exceeding the Academy of Sciences' expectations, and the yield per acre also exceeded our expectations. According to our plan with the farmers, large-scale implementation can be carried out next year. The harvest of Champa rice grown in Hanzhong alone reached 150 million shi of grain, more than double the previous amount."

Hearing that the cotton and Champa rice harvests were both good, Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and then asked

"The promotion of cotton has been decided. What about Champa rice? I heard a report from the Academy of Sciences before and said that there are many restrictions on the cultivation of Champa rice and it cannot be promoted on a large scale, right?"

"Yes, but according to the survey conducted by the disciples of the Kanyu family and the Nong family, a suitable place for planting rice in Champa has been identified, which is enough for promotion." Zhang Cang replied.

"Well, that's good. The teacher is not in Xianyang. You, Zicang, will be responsible for the cotton and Zhancheng rice matters for the time being."

"promise."

"How is the compilation of the New Qin Law going?" Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and Han Fei.

"Now [-]% has been completed. These have been implemented and tested and can be promoted throughout the Qin Kingdom. As for the remaining [-]%, they are still being tested. There are some problems and the Tingwei Mansion is revising them." Li Si said with his hand.

"The parts that are being revised have been tested locally. Once there are no problems, they can be incorporated into the New Qin Law." Han Fei added.

Just when Ying Zheng was about to express his views on the new Qin law, Zhao Gao hurriedly walked into the hall. Zhao Gao's panicked look attracted everyone's attention.

"What happened?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Your Majesty, the Taiwei has run away. The Taiwei's mansion is empty, but the Taiwei has hung his official seal on the beams of the house."

"What!?" Ying Zheng stood up with his eyes widened.

Others were also shocked. They didn't expect Wei Liao to run away now.

At this time, outside Hangu Pass, looking at the majestic pass behind him, Wei Liao breathed a sigh of relief. He had been planning to escape for the past half month. Now that he had successfully escaped from Hangu Pass, even if the Qin State reacted, it would be impossible. Catch him again.

The young man behind Wei Liao was reading the military book written by Wei Liao, his eyes full of curiosity.The young man was met by Wei Liao when he was escaping. When he saw the young man for the first time, Wei Liao knew that the young man was a natural strategist. After learning that the young man could no longer survive in his hometown, he went out. Yu Liao immediately accepted the other party as his apprentice.

"Xin, how do you read the military book?" Wei Liao asked.

"Teacher's art of war is profound. I have only learned [-]% of it so far. The rest still needs practical experience to improve." Han Xin said, putting down the military book.

Hearing Han Xin's words, Wei Liao took a deep breath. In less than half a month, Han Xin had learned [-]% of his military skills. Even if it was just on paper, this talent was already terrifying.

"I understand, you are a rare genius among military strategists, so today we should separate as master and disciple." Wei Liao patted Han Xin on the shoulder and said.Wei Liao knew what he was going to do in the future, so he didn't want to implicate Han Xin, and Han Xin was his only disciple and the heir to his mantle.

(End of this chapter)