Ying Xi wiped the sweat from her head, panting lightly, with a look of disappointment on her face. She was about to cry. Her father Ying Huan comforted her and said, "It's okay. Zhang Yi will leave Chu after a while."

Has the country come back? There’s no rush now.”

Zhang Tong glanced at Ying Huan with dissatisfaction and thought: "You make it easy for me. It's not all your fault, this old man. If you hadn't come here early in the morning to cause trouble, dragging your daughter to talk and wasting time, Madam could have delayed Chen Shi."

Are you rushing to the east gate?"

It turns out that Ying Xichen did not arrive at the east gate of Xianyang City at that time. It was not because Zhang Tong forgot to report to her, but because an unexpected situation suddenly occurred. Early this morning, Ying Xi's father Ying Huan rushed to Zhang Yi in a hurry

At his house, he was anxious to see his daughter and begged her for mercy, asking Zhang Yi to help him find an official position.

Qin Jun Yingsi consecrated Zhang Yi as prime minister overnight, and also ordered ministers above Zuo Shu Zhang to accompany him. The news seemed to have wings and flew all over Xianyang City overnight. Ying Huan also heard the news from his relatives and friends

, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night. He felt that he had really married the right person when he married his daughter to Zhang Yi. He had been in poverty all his life, and finally made it to the day when he completely turned around.

As soon as it got dark, Ying Huan got up and walked to Zhang Yi's house. His daughter Ying Xi had also gotten up and was dressing up in the room. Ying Huan waited patiently for Ying Xi to finish her makeup, so he went to his daughter's house.

room and talk to her.

The housekeeper Zhang Tong told Ying Xi Zhang Yi's instructions last night. She was originally going to rush to see her husband outside the east gate of Xianyang City, but when she saw her old father coming, she couldn't leave in a hurry. However, Ying Huan felt embarrassed again.

When he directly asked his son-in-law for help, he hesitated for a while and spent a lot of time talking to his daughter. Finally, under Ying Xi's urging, he revealed the inside story.

Ying Xi hurriedly answered her father: "I am also rushing to see him. Why don't you come with me to the east gate of Xianyang City and propose it to him in person?"

Only then did Ying Huan know that his son-in-law was going on a mission to the Chu State and had set out from Xianyang City this morning. He secretly complained that he was unhappy and had delayed the mission.

Ying Huan hurriedly arrived at the east gate of Xianyang City with his daughter and Zhang's housekeeper. However, when they arrived, all that was left of Zhang Yi's mission team was their back.

With infinite melancholy, Ying Xi had no choice but to return home. Along the way, her father Ying Huan saw that she was in a very sad mood, so he inevitably gave her useless persuasive nonsense.

The convoy of Zhang Yi and the envoy did not go straight to Wuguan Pass in Chu State, but first came to Hangu Pass. Seeing this scene, the captain Zheng Cheng felt a little strange in his heart, but since it was the Prime Minister's order, how could he not dare not

implement.

Zhang Yi did not explain his purpose to Zheng Cheng and others. This was a military secret. He went to Hangu Pass to meet a person. He was defeated in Mianchi and stayed at Hangu Pass in disgrace.

, Gongsun Yan is in a dilemma.

After Zhang Yi arrived at Hangu Pass, the captain showed the seal of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the monarch's edict to the guard at Hangu Pass. The guard at Hangu Pass immediately knelt down and paid homage to Zhang Yi, the new prime minister of Qin who was on the carriage.

Zhang Yi ordered him to refrain from courtesy, but without even getting out of the car, he asked the guard of Hangu Pass to lead the way to the Qin army's Chinese army camp at Hangu Pass.

Lieutenant Zheng Cheng simply gave the order of Prime Minister Zhang Yi to the guard at Hangu Pass: Immediately ask all the generals at Hangu Pass to report to the Central Army Hall, especially General Sun Yan, the Daliang Zaogong general, must be allowed to come forward.

Come for a visit.

Gongsun Yan suffered repeated setbacks and was particularly dejected. He did not dare to go back to Xianyang to see Qin Jun to win the throne, fearing that he would punish him on the spot. If he left Qin, he did not know where to go? As a small family in Xianyang city, he

After being informed, they were told to pack up their belongings and hide in a secret place, fearing that due to the unfavorable battle on the Mianchi battlefield, they would be sentenced to genocide and their families would be harmed.

Just when Gongsun Yan was undecided, news came that the new prime minister had arrived at Hangu Pass and asked him to go and see him.

Gongsun Yan heard that the new prime minister of the Qin State came to Hangu Pass and asked to see him by name. He was excited and thought: "This is an opportunity for me to take advantage of. When I meet the new prime minister, I will talk to him sincerely."

By exaggerating Mianchi's military situation and excusing myself, maybe I can get the appreciation and mercy of the new prime minister, and with a few nice words to the monarch, my difficulty will be over?"

Before Zhang Yi arrived at the Qin Army's camp, the general guarding Hangu Pass had already sent messengers to convey Zhang Yi's orders. When Zhang Yi arrived at the gate of the Chinese Army's camp, most of the generals had already felt there in advance.

The captain Zheng Cheng announced to the generals of the Qin army who came to greet him at the gate of the camp: "The prime minister has arrived, and all the generals will pay homage according to the ceremony!"

Gongsun Yan, Feng Liang, Xing Meng and others hurriedly clasped their hands, bowed to the end, and respectfully paid homage to the Prime Minister Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi winked at Zheng Cheng and waved his hand.

, pointed to the center of the military camp, and without stopping, he walked directly to the central hall of the Qin army. Zheng Cheng then announced to the generals: "Without courtesy, generals, please follow me to the central army. The prime minister wants to discuss matters with the generals.

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When Gongsun Yan saw the grand ostentation of the new prime minister, he felt envious and jealous in his heart. He defected to Qin himself, not just dreaming of such a day? But he lost the opportunity by accident.

Gongsun Yan and others arrived at the central army and looked at Zhang Yi sitting on the main table. They couldn't help but stare in surprise. Especially Gongsun Yan, it was not that he had never seen Zhang Yi before, but he had always been a stranger at that time.

He was just a commoner, poor and humble, and no one would pay him any attention. Gongsun Yan wondered: "How come this poor boy turned into the prime minister of Qin overnight? This is simply unbelievable!"

Zhang Yi was surprised to see all the generals, but he didn't care. He calmly asked the generals to report their understanding of the military situation and their views on the battle situation. After everyone reported one by one, Zhang Yi told the generals: "Mianchi is now

The situation of the war is unclear, and the allied forces may take the opportunity to invade Hangu Pass at any time, so the generals must concentrate and not show any signs of fatigue."

In fact, Zhang Yi had already made a pessimistic judgment about the situation of the Mianchi battle. The so-called "ambiguity" was just to show off the generals at Hangu Pass and not to make them depressed.

He boosted morale and said: "Generals, don't worry. Your Majesty and I have already devised a plan to defeat the enemy in Mianchi. The key now is to develop your tenacity and hold on to the opponent, waiting for the situation of the battle to turn around."
Chapter completed!