Zhao Cong and Sima Shang were defeated and killed.

Zhao Mu did not dare to ask the Qin army for the land of Zhao they had occupied. He only hoped that they would stop here and stop moving forward.

But it is easier to ask the gods than to give them away. If you have Yan's army, they will help you fight against Yan's army. If you don't have Yan's army, they will beat you directly.

Prince Dan was deeply afraid of being bordered by the powerful Qin State, and wanted to unite Qi State and Chu State to send troops to rescue Zhao. However, Qi State was timid, and Chu State did not border Zhao State, so they refused to send troops. Yan State had no choice but to send troops to save Zhao State if it wanted to save Zhao State.

.The State of Zhao has been crippled, and the State of Yan has nothing to do by sending troops by itself, so it has no choice but to stand still.

The Qin army was invincible. Zhao Mu was trapped in Dai County, with no ammunition or food. Xiang Shaolong informed Wang Jian that Zhao Mu wanted to capture the prisoners alive, and at the same time wrote a letter to Zhao Mu to persuade him to surrender.

When Zhao Mu went to Xiang Shaolong for help, he thought that Qin might take advantage of him, but considering that he would definitely die if he fell into Zhao Cong's hands, he had no choice but to seek help from Xiang Shaolong.

Now that I saw Xiang Shaolong's letter persuading him to surrender and learned that Wang Jian wanted to spare his life, I thought it was because of his friendship with Xiang Shaolong that Xiang Shaolong wanted to save his life, so Kaicheng surrendered.

But little did he know that Xiang Shaolong was taking the life for the Queen Mother. When Xiang Shaolong was on a mission to Zhao State many years ago, the Queen Mother wanted Zhao Mu's head. Xiang Shaolong thought the time was not ripe and did not agree, but promised the Queen Mother that one day

Let her kill her enemies with her own hands.

When Xiang Shaolong saw Zhao Mu again, Zhao Mu no longer had the grace he had when Julu Hou Quan was in power. He became old, haggard, submissive, and did not even dare to raise his head and look at Xiang Shaolong.

Zhu Ji is currently under house arrest in Yongcheng, so Xiang Shaolong did not directly hand Zhao Mu over to Zhu Ji and imprisoned him in Xianyang first.

Xiang Shaolong did not dare to mention the Empress Dowager's affairs to Qin Wangzheng. The Empress Dowager's filth and disorder in the harem were regarded as a great shame and humiliation by Qin Wangzheng, and the viciousness gradually revealed by Qin Wangzheng also made Xiang Shaolong flinch.

At this time, a man named Mao Jiao from Qi State came to the King of Qin to admonish him. He did not talk about right or wrong, but just based on the general trend of the world. The King of Qin imprisoning his mother would make the people of the world dissatisfied and would not be conducive to unifying the world. The King of Qin listened to Mao Jiao's opinion and welcomed him back.

The Queen Mother.

Xiang Shaolong then handed Zhao Mu over to Zhu Ji. Zhu Ji didn't care whether he killed Xiang Shaolong or chopped him into pieces.

The King of Qin felt that Mao Jiao was not afraid of him, had earned a good reputation for himself, and was a minister who dared to give advice, so he named him Shangqing.

Zhao was destroyed, and only the four kingdoms of Qin, Yan, Qi, and Chu were left in the world.

The King of Qin took advantage of the power of destroying the State of Zhao, and the troops returned in triumph, forcefully promoted reforms, and implemented the "three public officials and nine ministers system".

Taiwei is the highest military officer. He has a position but no one. Military power is firmly in the hands of the King of Qin.

Xiang Shaolong was worshiped as the Prime Minister and became the head of the hundred officials. Mao Jiao was named Yushi Dafu.

Lu Buwei was only granted the title of Fengchang and was in charge of the ancestral temple etiquette. Although he was ranked first among the nine ministers and had a high status, for Lu Buwei, it was almost the same as being dismissed from office.

Even Xiang Shaolong felt that such a distribution was unreasonable. Lu Buwei was equivalent to changing from prime minister to a sinecure.

Qin Wangzheng's intentions have become clear. He wants to use the same method as Cheng Jiao to deal with Lu Buwei, force him to rebel, and then eliminate him. He wants to eradicate the roots. He has already had this idea since the rumor that he was Lu Buwei's son spread.

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Lu Buwei finally recognized the true face of his son. He already felt that he was evil enough, but he was far less ruthless than his son, and he even refused to recognize his relatives.

Lu Buwei knew that even if he did not rebel now, he would be driven to a dead end sooner or later. Qin Wangzheng wanted his life.

Lu Buwei did not dare to rebel. Qin Wangzheng dared to issue such an order, so naturally he had made all preparations, waiting for him to fall into the trap.

Lu Buwei resigned from office, dispersed his followers, and moved his family to the fiefdom of Henan in an attempt to save his life.

Once Lu Buwei left, Qin Wangzheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Shaolong felt that even if Lu Buwei resigned, the King of Qin might not let him go, but this was no longer his concern.

Xiang Shaolong is not yet thirty-five years old, but he is now the most powerful official in the court. He must always be careful not to offend the King of Qin. The previous harmonious relationship cannot be his talisman, so Xiang Shaolong becomes increasingly low-key.

. He rarely expresses his opinions when discussing politics. Even if he has opinions, he will report them to the King of Qin in advance. Generally, he agrees with the King of Qin's politics.

Qin Wangzheng also found that Xiang Shaolong was more low-key at this time than when King Zhuang Xiang was in power. He basically never opposed his opinions and always said hello in advance when something happened. Knowing that he was afraid of arousing his suspicion, he was happy to do this, so he was often alone.

Summon Xiang Shaolong.

King Qin Zhengxiao asked: "Now that Zhao has been destroyed, does the Prime Minister have any plans for the remaining countries?"

Qin Wangzheng had a close attitude and did not treat Xiang Shaolong as an outsider, but Xiang Shaolong strictly abided by etiquette and did not dare to treat the king as a child anymore.

Xiang Shaolong said: "Your Majesty, Qi has not participated in the war in the Central Plains for many years, partly because of official corruption and accepting bribes from our country, Da Qin, and also because it was afraid of being beaten by the coalition forces. Since then, it has been very weak and looked at me coldly.

The Qin Dynasty annexed the Three Jin Dynasties. It is not difficult to win. It is best to persuade them to surrender. Prince Dan of Yan is a person, but it is a pity that the Yan State is weak and the King of Yan is happy and mediocre. He can't stand alone. The Chu State is the most difficult to manage. It has fertile fields thousands of miles away, a large population, and strong strength.

Strong, but he has the best to do. The state of Chu adopts the same enfeoffment system as the Zhou Dynasty. The central power is decentralized and the royal family is weak, but the feudal prince is powerful. It is difficult for him to integrate national power, the decision-making efficiency is low, the war mobilization is slow, and the food and grass are

The transportation of baggage and baggage was not smooth, etc. The royal power was restricted by the Ling Yin and the major families and tribes. The division and rule prevented the Chu State from becoming truly powerful. We should not regard the Chu State as a country, but to enfeoff each of its small states.

As a country, we can only send a large army to annihilate them one by one. Don't hope that destroying the royal family will make the entire Chu country surrender."

He knew that in history, Li Xin lightly promised to destroy Chu with 200,000 men, but was defeated by Xiang Yan. In the end, veteran general Wang Jian led an army of 600,000 men and it took nearly two years to destroy Chu.

King Qin Zhengdao: "Then where should we take first?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "Send troops to the grasslands to expel the Xiongnu and Donghu tribes, occupy the Korean Peninsula, and put pressure on the Yan Kingdom in the north. Over the years, our army has adapted to grassland operations and is less dependent on supplies from the Central Plains and plunders materials from the grasslands.

Population, support war with war. Use troops from Qi State, and after destroying Qi, it will form a siege on Yan State. Yan State has always been weak and will not be able to resist it."

Qin Wangzheng asked: "What if the Chu State sends troops to attack us? The north and the south start a war at the same time. As you said, Chu State is a big country after all. If we divide our troops, we will probably get into a bitter fight on both fronts."

Xiang Shaolong said: "As for the Chu State, we just need to hold on. Over the years, we have been attacking. My arsenal has produced many weapons for city defense, but they have never been used. This time, they were all sent to the Qin-Chu border. Mohist

The people in the guild were good at defense. As a member of the Mohists' Guild, Yan Ping used printing to spread Mohist ideas and developed the Mohists' Guild greatly. He also seduced the people of Chu Mo and asked them to help defend the city.

. We must concentrate our superior forces to pacify the north as soon as possible, and then immediately send our troops southward. It will be up to us to decide whether to fight or peace. We must be prepared to use the strength of the whole country to fight a protracted war against Chu."

In order to celebrate the Qin Dynasty's coming to power and the annexation of Zhao State, the two brothers Changping Jun and Chang Wenjun invited Ji Fengfei, the best in the world, to perform.

Feng Fei can be called the emperor and superstar of this era, but ordinary people are not qualified to appreciate her. Those who are lucky enough to appreciate her dancing are a group of dignitaries.

Feng Fei worked particularly hard to perform in front of King Qin.

Her jewel-like eyes, fair and rosy skin, and petite and exquisite body look so endearing. Her melodious singing voice and graceful dancing postures truly deserve the reputation of being the most famous girl in the world.

Although Xiang Shaolong found it pleasing to the eye, based on his taste, he could not tell that it was any better than those palace singers. However, the bonus of star aura was still there.

After a palace song and dance performance, Qin Wangzheng smiled faintly and said to Lord Changping: "Very good, let them go to the military camp to perform a few more performances as a reward for our brave soldiers of the Qin Dynasty."

Changping Jun was stunned. The military camp was so big, there were so many soldiers, and there was no television broadcast. This had to be broadcast live. How could it be staged? Moreover, these were all performers he paid for, not his own singers or subordinates. Think about it.

I just did whatever I was asked to do, and I didn’t talk about it when I came here.

But the King of Qin didn't care about this. He gave the order and ignored the rest.

Xiang Shaolong winked at Lord Changping, asking him to agree. Now is not the time to raise difficulties.

Changping Jun quickly said yes.

After Lord Changping came down, he complained and said: "Prime Minister, how can we perform in the military camp? The military camp is too big and there are many people. If you are far away, you can't see anything."

Xiang Shaolong smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty's words are orders. If there are difficulties, you have to go up. If there are no difficulties, you have to go up even if there are difficulties. If there are no difficulties, it will not show your ability."

Changping Jun ignored Xiang Shaolong's humor at all. He couldn't get the laugh out of this sentence and said: "I don't want to show off my skills. If I fail, it will make me more upset."

Xiang Shaolong said: "There are always more solutions than difficulties. It's just a concert tour. It's just like this palace performance, it's just a different place. Control the scale well and perform more shows. Your Majesty cares about your soldiers, so you can't waste your time.

Mind."

Chang Pingjun frowned and said, "I just agreed to put on a show with her, and the cost is not small."

Xiang Shaolong laughed loudly and said: "The time has come to share the worries of the king. For you, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Not everyone has the opportunity to offend the king. If you can't do it, just say something. There are many people."

I want to do this for the king."

Chang Pingjun thought about it, and the king casually said that it was also an imperial edict. What to do specifically, you have to find a way yourself, and said: "Why don't you, Prime Minister, help me? When I invited others, I didn't say that I would perform so many!"

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Xiang Shaolong said: "When did our Great Qin become so civilized? How can you say that you are from a royal family and you can't deal with a singing girl?"


Chapter completed!