Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 154 Swallowing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers [st update, please subscribe]

Fame needs to be earned with blood.

And the blood comes from war.

In the autumn of the sixteenth year of King Zhaoxiang, Han, Zhao, and Wei allied themselves to attack Qin. This war was not the usual petty war of alliances. The three countries seemed to have become the giant "Jin" again. , mobilizing almost all the young and middle-aged labor force.

Six hundred thousand people.

A total of 600,000 people.

In the original trajectory, a war that affected the history of the Warring States and even the history of the Central Plains and China would also break out at this time - the Battle of Changping.

However, the brutality of the Battle of Changping was not comparable to this war.

Because the Battle of Changping only involved Qin and Zhao, the Battle of Pingdu affected the four countries in the hinterland of the Central Plains - Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin.

When the three kingdoms of Korea, Zhao, and Wei united together, a sense of fear filled the hearts of the other countries. They seemed to have seen the figure of the giant, the overlord who dominated all countries.

Although the Qin State is also very powerful today, because of the "benevolence and righteousness" of these three generations of kings, and the impression that the first two kings rarely initiated wars, the kings of other countries are not so afraid of Qin. .

They began to want to drive a wedge between the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei.

Countless spies, spies, assassins, and strategists went to the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei. They had only one purpose, to alienate Han, Zhao, and Wei!

Jin must not be allowed to reappear in the world!

Of course--

All the kings know that it is almost impossible for the Jin State to appear in this world. After all, after the Three Kingdoms were divided into Jin, none of the three countries was able to annex the other two at the best time, and they have never been together since. No chance.

However, everything is possible.

What if?

What if any country suffered too heavy losses in this war and was later divided between the other two countries?

Three Jins became two Jins. Will it one day become one Jin in the future?

It is possible.

So they can't let this possibility happen, even if it is very small.

Zhao, the capital is Handan.

in the palace

King Zhao Huiwen sent away a strategist and lobbyist sent by Chu State, with a more gloomy look on his face. He knew that this alliance frightened the other kings, but he did not expect that it would reach this point.

Lin Xiangru beside him said softly: "Your Majesty, what should we do at this time?"

how is it?

King Zhao Huiwen closed his eyes slightly and said softly: "There must be no mistakes in the battle of Pingdu!"

He coughed a few times, with a slightly tired look on his face: "Let Zhao She also go to Pingdu immediately!"

King Zhao Huiwen opened his eyes, with angry flames in his eyes. His life was about to disappear, so he wanted to make this chaotic situation even more chaotic before he died.

This was also the biggest reason why King Zhao Huiwen insisted on launching the Battle of Pingdu.

It was not to teach Qin a small lesson, nor to defeat Qin.

Instead, he used his own decisive attitude to lead Han and Wei towards the terrifying purgatory!

He knew that if he died, his son, even with the help of Lin Xiangru and Lian Po, would never be able to suppress the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, let alone the ambitions of Wei and Han, so he wanted to For his own son, for the position of the royal family, and for the sake of Zhao State, he wanted to drag the Three Kingdoms into the quagmire of war.

When the three countries were trapped in the quagmire of war, even if he died, the other countries would have no way to participate in the melee at this time.

Because the 'vortex of war' spins bigger and bigger, and the attraction becomes stronger. Anyone who sets foot here will be sucked into the vortex, and the ruthless war will shatter all conspiracies.

He raised his head, looked into the void in the distance, and said softly: "Qing Lin, after this battle, the Zhao Kingdom will probably have to recuperate for a long time."

King Zhao Huiwen's voice was erratic: "I promise you that you can use any method and pay any price to drag Qin into the next quagmire and give Zhao a chance to breathe. As long as Qin cannot immediately Destroy the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, and the three kingdoms will surely recover again with the support of the other countries."

Lin Xiangru couldn't help but burst into tears when he looked at King Zhao Huiwen standing there.

At this time, Lin Xiangru admired, trusted, and was even more grateful to King Zhao Huiwen than in the original history, because in the original history, Lin Xiangru was because of the two events of "returning the jade to Zhao intact" and "five steps of blood splattering" He gained the favor of King Zhao Huiwen and rose to great heights.

But here, without doing anything, he was spotted by King Zhao Huiwen, the "Bole", and then became the minister.

No matter how Lian Po, who was also a minister and had already become a prominent figure, expressed his dissatisfaction, King Zhao Huiwen did not change his decision.

Lin Xiangru couldn't help but make a decision in his heart.

No matter what the cost, he must complete the benefactor's entrustment!

Xianyang City, Zhangtai Palace

Ying Ji walked back and forth in the hall with almost a headache. He looked at the information sent and then looked at the densely packed map of Kantu on his desk, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Xinling Lord Wei Wuji + Zhao She + Lian Po + an army of 600,000!

The Three Kingdoms have already risked their lives to fight Qin.

If you don’t know what this concept looks like, you can take a look at several previous wars.

It is not that Qin has no experience in fighting the alliance of several countries, on the contrary, its experience is too sufficient.

But in the previous alliances, the total number of people participating in the war was not as large as the number of people participating in this war. This time it was 600,000!

During this period, the total population of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period was between 25 million and 27 million.

Excluding nearly half of the old, young, women, and children who cannot participate in the war, the total young and middle-aged population of the seven countries is about eight million. Among these eight million, we also need to exclude the nobility, the ruling class who cannot participate in the war, and The number of sick and disabled people who have returned from some wars.

Less than six million people remain.

This is already more than one-tenth of the total young and middle-aged population of the seven countries!

What's more, how many elite soldiers from hundreds of battles are there among them?

not much!

It can be seen from this that how many people have been swept away by this war. It is no wonder that Ying Ji is anxious and exhausted at this time.

Among the people standing in front of him at this time, Sima Cuo, Ying Ji, Bai Qi, Chen Zhao, Chen Shen, Chen Shou, Tian Wen and other powerful officials were all standing here. Everyone looked at the anxious Ying Ji and sighed helplessly. Take a breath.

Chen Shen took a step forward. At this time, he was the only one with the authority to calm Ying Ji down.

He looked at Ying Ji and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be anxious."

Ying Ji turned his head angrily, and when he was about to rebuke, he saw Chen Shen's calm eyes. The anger and fire in his heart slowly dissipated. He looked at Chen Shen and said, "How can I not be anxious? ?”

He sighed and said: "An army of six hundred thousand!"

"Now that the Qin State has gathered all the strength of the country, I am afraid that it will not be able to raise an army of 600,000!"

Chen Shen didn't care, and just said calmly: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? There is also Chu State." He squinted his eyes: "In addition, although the other countries will not help Qin State, they will not help Qin State either. It will help the three countries of Han, Zhao and Wei. Although the three countries of Han, Zhao and Wei are powerful, these 600,000 are probably their entire military strength. Do you know what this means?"

Ying Ji was stunned for a moment, then his mind gradually cleared up: "This means that the current situation is the worst."

Seeing Ying Ji calm down, both Chen Shen and the many ministers standing behind him breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Ying Ji, who was most afraid of the king of a country, was too anxious to think calmly.

Chen Shen nodded slightly: "Yes, this is already the worst situation. From now on, it will only get better and better, not worse. This is why I am not very anxious."

"As for the 600,000-strong army?"

Chen Shen smiled: "At this time, the warlike mood of the people in the country has reached its peak. The number of soldiers in Qin who are ready to fight at any time is about 300,000. If an emergency call is issued in accordance with Qin's laws, 100,000 people can be quickly gathered. And they are all veterans of hundreds of battles.”

"This is a total of 400,000 troops."

"Not to mention the combat effectiveness of Qin's soldiers, in addition to these 400,000 troops, maybe Chu can also send troops."

Chu State?

Chen Shen nodded slightly, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to send you as an envoy to the State of Chu to support the alliance between Qin and Chu."

As an envoy to Chu, Qin and Chu formed an alliance?

Everyone present was stunned, and then they all started to stop him. Even Ying Ji, who had always wanted Chen Shen to die, quickly stopped him. At this time, there must be no accidents in Qin State, especially the Chen family!

"No! Prime Minister Chen absolutely cannot!"

Chen Shen just smiled and said, "Why not?"

"At this moment of crisis for the Qin State, why can't I go? Could it be that the Chen family can only occupy the official position of the Qin State in a peaceful environment, but cannot save the Qin State in times of crisis?"

Chen Shen bowed slightly and saluted, with a very solemn look on his face: "Your Majesty, the Chen family has never been a person who lives in poverty, not to mention that the current situation is not as dangerous as you imagined."

"The State of Chu will not form an alliance with the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, and will never detain the ministers."

He knew what Ying Ji and many of his ministers were worried about. They were worried that Chu would see Qin's decline at this time, so he changed his previous flattery and detained Chen Shen, handing him over to Han, Zhao and Wei in exchange for any benefits.

But Chen Shen knew that Chu would not do it.

Because Chu State has never been decided by one person.

The situation of Chu State means that Qin State will never give up the overall interests because of certain interests. This is not so much a country as an alliance in the skin of the country.

Chen Shen spoke again: "I have three requests."

Looking at Chen Shen's firm expression, Ying Ji could only say helplessly: "Chen Qing, please speak."

Chen Shen smiled and said: "Please give me enough treasures, please give me enough beauties, and please give me the bottom line of Qin."

"Part of the treasure and beauties are used to bribe people from the three major families. The bottom line is to test the Chu State and the three major families. The remaining part of the treasure is used to bribe the powerful officials around the King of Chu."

"When the three major families and the powerful officials around the King of Chu are bribed by us, even if the Chu State has Lord Chun Shen, even if the King of Chu wants to change something, it will be difficult to change it."

Ying Ji stood up, looked at Chen Shen and said softly: "I will give you enough treasures and beauties. As for the bottom line -"

His voice was steady and powerful: "Even if we return all the cities occupied by Qin in the previous alliance to Chu!"

Many other ministers did not object.

Because compared to those cities, Qin's current safety is the most important.

The Qin State cannot show the slightest bit of decline. If it shows the slightest bit of decline, the Three Kingdoms, Chu, Qi, and Yan will devour the Qin State, and not even a single bone will be left.

This is the cruelty of war.

It is also the tragedy of a powerful country that has reached its peak.

Chen Shen stood there with his back straight and said: "My lord, I obey the order."

In the autumn of the 16th year of King Zhaoxiang, the 600,000 allied troops of the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, commanded by the famous general Lian Po, Ma Fujun Zhao She, and Wei Gongzi Xinlingjun Wei Wuji, rushed to the battlefield of Pingdu.

Qin's 400,000-strong army arrived, led by three famous generals: Qili Jun Yingji, Jinyang Jun Sima Cuo, and Jun Sima Baiqi.

On the battlefield of Pingdu, the two armies faced each other, and the killings swept the world!

No one dares to act rashly, because both sides know that this move will be a war sweeping the world! A war that no one can stop!

A war that no one can calm down!

A war can only be stopped if one of the two sides is crippled.

In such an atmosphere, in Xianyang City of Qin State, a group of carriages slowly walked out of Xianyang City and headed towards the ferry in the south. They were going to Chu State by boat!

This time, the leader of the team is the world-famous Wen'an Lord Chen Shen!

It was the winter of the sixteenth year of King Zhaoxiang.

In front of Qu's door.

Qu Leng, the contemporary head of the Qu family, stood in front of the door with a hint of joy on his face, but this joy disappeared in an instant, and he hid his inner happiness.

He never expected that he would be visited by the world-famous Chen Shen! What an honor is this?

Who is Chen Shen?

The Prime Minister of Qin! The emperor himself wanted to make him a "gong" great sage! The "gentleman" that King Zhou Xian personally boasted about was the eldest son of An Guojun Chen Ye! The leader of the Chen family! The actual controller of Qin!

A man of great power.

Such a person worked tirelessly and came all the way from Xianyang City. When he arrived, he did not see the King of Chu, but quietly paid a visit to himself!

What does this mean? This shows that the right prime minister of the Qin State, who has all the power in the world, also believes in his status in the Chu State!

That's what makes him truly happy.

It was also the reason why Qu Leng stood at the door to greet Chen Shen.

A carriage came slowly in the distance, and a little dust stirred up on the road. Qu Leng looked at the attendant beside him and said, "Who cleans this street?"

He said lightly: "I have already told Mr. Wen An to come here today without any dust. Why is there still dust rising at this time? If Mr. Wen An minds, isn't it my fault?"

"Kill him."

The attendant beside him didn't say anything, he just whispered: "No."

The carriage stopped in front of him at this time. Chen Shen opened the curtain and walked down quickly, showing his respect for Qu Leng in every move.

"Qu Jun, I have long admired you!"

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(End of this chapter)