A carriage slowly drove past the streets of Xianyang.

Although half a year has passed, when Lu Buwei, who was sitting in the carriage, looked around, he could still see the trauma brought to the city by the war that six months ago.

Even in front of Lu Buwei, the street that was once the most prosperous in Xianyang City, there were still many ruined mansions appearing in front of Lu Buwei.

Through the ruins of the ruins, Lu Buwei could even see the originally very regular and atmospheric houses in this mansion.

They are now completely abandoned, and several wild dogs foraging run through the mansion, as if they were biting each other because of a few bones picked up from unknown places. The barking of dogs startled a few birds living on the trees and flew into the sky with chirping.

Lu Buwei withdrew his gaze and shook his head gently.

After this disaster, it will take at least ten years before Xianyang City can return to its former state.

The abandoned mansion that Lu Buwei had just passed was from the former Qin State Guard. According to the subsequent investigation, the Qin State Guard was very dissatisfied because he was replaced by Lu Buwei, so he secretly colluded with the Zhao people and gave the Zhao people a token, which eventually led to the fall of Xianyang City under the internal and external cooperation of the Zhao people.

What made all the senior officials of Qin even more furious was that the former Weiwei disappeared without a trace after the breaking of Xianyang City, and obviously he had evacuated with Zhao's army in anonymous name.

In order to vent his anger, Zhao Zichu, the prince of Qin who returned from Anyi, issued an order to drag all the three tribes of the Guard to the vegetable market and beheaded in half.

In addition, Zichu also ordered the already old Qin intelligence leader "Wai" to mobilize all the secret forces in Zhao State, and be sure to find this damn traitor.

"It's all useless..." A sneer appeared on the corner of Lu Buwei's mouth.

Only Lu Buwei knew where this former Wei Wei, who was a scapegoat, died.

The poor Weiwei and his whole family and his wife were killed by Zhao Jun after the city was broken and buried in the back garden.

If you read that right, these damn wild dogs just competed for are actually the bones of a human arm? It has been so long since there has been no bone marrow inside for these wild dogs to suck.

Can't these soldiers of Zhao dig the pit deeper and clean the head and tail?

The carriage drove away from the abandoned mansion and continued to head towards the Xianyang Palace in front of him.

If the Xianyang Palace before was as beautiful, grand and dignified as the queen of Qin, then the Xianyang Palace now was as swollen as the wife of Huayang, with her face swollen and her eyes unconscious. Even the temples began to appear white hair and deep wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes, like an unforgettable old woman, it was unbearable to look at her.

The people of Zhao moved almost everything that could be moved away. Even the two thick copper push rings on the gate of the palace were removed from the gate by the Zhao people. The two bare and cracked marks on the main gate of Xianyang Palace City seem to be still telling the shame of the time to everyone passing by.

Fortunately, Zichu is still a monarch who knows the general principles. He is not in a hurry to rebuild this majestic and atmospheric palace, but instead uses all the funds he can raise to restore people's livelihood.

But money cannot buy everything, at least in this era.

No matter how much money the Qin State had, it was impossible for him to buy even one stone of food from Zhao State or South Korea.

Under such circumstances, the past winter was a very cruel torment for Guanzhong.

Even with food aid from Bashu, the output of Bashu is not enough to provide the consumption of millions of soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong. At least 50,000 Qin people died of starvation in the past winter, and countless injured people.

Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County, is said to be excavating a large-scale water conservancy project in the Minjiang River. According to the memorial presented by Li Bing, the project called Dujiangyan will be completed within two years, and the grain output in the Bashu area will increase rapidly. At most ten years, it will be enough to supply the entire Qin State with the two counties of Bashu.

Lu Buwei was somewhat skeptical about this matter.

However, Lu Buwei did not agree with the opinions of those who hoped to draw Dujiangyan civilians to Guanzhong for restoration and construction during the court discussion, but firmly supported Li Bing's request to continue building Dujiangyan.

Let the Qin people invest more manpower and material resources in this stupid Li Bing who can only brag with his mouth and consume more national strength.

Lu Buwei thought very optimistically.

Handan has also received feedback. In another three years, when Zhao Heng, the crown prince of Zhao State ascends the throne, a woman named Li will become the chief wife of Zhao State.

In addition, a young man named Li Ling will become the right-hand man of the Prince of Zhao.

Li, Lu; Li Ling, Lu Ling, sounds very similar, so close that Lu Buwei feels very happy.

The spring sunshine shines from the sky, gently shining on Lu Buwei. The palace gate is right in front of him, and Lu Buwei subconsciously straightens his body.

We need to continue working hard.

Half an hour later, Lu Buwei and other Qin ministers gathered in the main hall of Xianyang Palace to start a fierce debate over the letter of help carried by an envoy from Yan State.

"We must send troops to Hedong immediately to restrain Zhao from the rear!" No matter when and where, the voice of Yangquan Jun Mi Chen was always the one with the biggest. The prime minister of Qin waved his hands and looked very imposing:

"In the world today, Han, Wei and Qi are willing to be a lackey in Zhao, and only Chu and Zhao are in a relationship. If they refuse to rescue Yan, then wouldn't Qin have lost one ally on the road to fighting against Zhao?"

Mi Chen's words echoed in the hall, and his words were filled with the momentum of the old Qin people moving forward, and were recognized by many Qin ministers.

Lu Buwei knew it was time for him to take action.

So he coughed and said slowly: "Yangquanjun, are you trying to let the Qin Dynasty run out of the last drop of blood?"

Lu Buwei's words immediately ushered in Mi Chen's glaring eyes. The Qin prime minister stared at Lu Buwei: "I wonder what Wei Wei has to say?"

If the eyes could kill people, then Lu Buwei should have died several times.

Lu Buwei was completely unmoved toward Mi Chen's gaze and said slowly:

"Last year, the Battle of Hedong was defeated. Now Xianyang and Guanzhong are in a state of chaos. At this moment, we did not take advantage of the Zhao State to quickly restore our national strength when it conquered the East, but instead launched a war for the Yan State thousands of miles away. Yangquanjun, is this the best opinion you put forward from the position of the Qin Dynasty as the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty?"

Lu Buwei's tone was not high at all, but every word was stabbed towards Mi Chen like a knife.

Mi Chen's face was so angry that he was blushed by Lu Buwei's words, and he said angrily: "Lu Buwei! If you follow your wishes, will you not save your life and let Zhao be so powerful? Besides, if the Qin Dynasty does not rescue its allies this time, then who can safely form an alliance with the Qin Dynasty to fight against Zhao next time?"

Lu Buwei shook his head and said, "Yangquan Jun is such a bad word. Looking at the movement of King Ping east and the princes have been together for hundreds of years, there are quite a few actions between the countries to betray alliances. In just a few years, Wei has been defeated by the Wei and Zhao alliance, Chu has been defeated by the Chu and Zhao alliance, Qi has been against the Qi and Zhao alliance. Since this is the case, why can't Qin be able to defeat the Qin and Yan alliance today for the survival and development of the Qin Dynasty?"

When saying this, the mocking meaning of Lu Buwei's mouth was very clear, and every Qin minister could clearly see this mocking smile.

The ministers of Qin suddenly felt ashamed.

In fact, when it comes to betraying the alliance, not only other countries have done a lot, but Qin itself has done a lot.

Mi Chen was stagnant by Lu Buwei's words, and after a while, he said: "If the Qin Dynasty did not send troops, wouldn't Zhao State be sure to win? When the Zhao State destroys Yan State, the Qin State cannot be called safe!"

Lu Buwei said calmly: "First of all, although Zhao State is strong, it is probably difficult to succeed if Zhao State destroys Yan. Although Yan State is weak, its people have always grown in bitter and cold places, and their stubborn personality is not so easy to be annexed. Otherwise, Qi State, the overlord of that year, would have long destroyed Yan State, so why should they be today?"

"Secondly, even if Zhao can destroy Yan, is that a good thing for Zhao? I don't think so. When Qi destroyed a small Song State, it attracted five countries to attack Qi. If Zhao State really destroyed Yan State, now, Han, Wei and Qi will definitely deviate from Zhao State because of fear. Five countries are just around the corner to attack Zhao. Isn't this a blessing for the Qin Dynasty?"

After Lu Buwei said this, Mi Chen was speechless.

It was at this moment that another voice suddenly sounded: "Crown Prince, I think Lu Qing's words are just a correct explanation. The Qin Dynasty now only needs to rest and recuperate. No matter whether Zhao annexes Yan State in this battle, it will definitely be feared by the countries in the world. If all countries can be organized to attack Zhao State together, then great things will be accomplished!"

Everyone turned their eyes to the person who was talking, and then they realized that it was no one else, but another of the three giants of Qin, Cai Ze, the Gangcheng Jun.

Cai Ze has always maintained a relatively transcendent position, and he is somewhat of a bit like watching Lu Buwei and Mi Chen compete.

Judging from the current situation, Mi Chen, as the prime minister, is undoubtedly the most powerful. Cai Ze, as a former prime minister, also has the foundation, but is not as strong as Mi Chen, and Lu Buwei is the most trusted but also the shallowest foundation due to his recent rise.

Even so, after the collapse of Xianyang City last year, Zichu replaced and arrested a large number of Qin officials on charges of dereliction of duty, Lu Buwei took the opportunity to arrange many of his own people, which greatly increased his strength.

So if Lu Buwei and Cai Ze join forces now, it is enough to resist Mi Chen's strength.

Therefore, when Cai Ze also spoke, the forces against the war in the entire Qin court immediately gained the upper hand.

Zi Chu pondered for a while and finally made the final decision: "Since that's the case, then I'd better take a rest for the time being and wait for the opportunity. By the way, Gangchengjun, Ru and Lu Qing recently contacted other countries to try to win over the allies of Zhao. Fortunately, they cooperated with the Qin Dynasty to give Zhao a blow at the critical moment!"

After all, the blood of the old Qin people flowed in Zichu's body. Although temporary dormant is allowed, the ultimate goal of the old Qin people will never be to retreat in a corner of Guanzhong.

Zichu believed that he would break through the damn Zhao State like those indomitable Qin Kings and finally win the Central Plains!

Looking at Mi Chen's unhappy expression, Lu Buwei showed a happy smile on his face. He turned his head and happened to meet the friendly gaze that Cai Ze cast. The two of them smiled at each other.

"Maybe it's time to find an opportunity to visit Gangcheng Jun's mansion." Lu Buwei thought to himself.
Chapter completed!