"Your Majesty, Wang Jian invites you to fight and lead his troops out of the city to fight to the death with the Zhou army!" Wang Jian is worthy of being a strong general of the Qin Dynasty. When he saw that Xianyang City was in trouble, he immediately stepped forward.
Ying Ming also shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be General Wang's vanguard, even if I die on the battlefield!"
Just when Ying Zheng was about to speak, Lu Buwei said first: "The two generals must not be impatient. The Zhou army is coming with great force. We should avoid their sharp edges and find their weaknesses to attack. This battle is related to the life and death of our great Qin, so how to fight must be Be careful!"
Ying Zheng originally wanted to agree to Wang Jian and Ying Ming's request, but Lu Buwei's words were somewhat reasonable. After the Qin State established its capital in Xianyang, it had never been besieged, so it had to be carefully planned.
"What Lu Xiangguo said makes sense. Today's court meeting will end here. Everyone can go back!" Ying Zheng said: "Lu Xiangguo and General Wang will stay and go to the widow's study. Let's discuss this matter together!"
"I obey!"
The atmosphere in Ying Zheng's study was a bit depressing, and Ying Zheng's face was extremely cold as he asked, "Do you two have any strategy for retreating from the enemy?"
Wang Jian and Lu Buwei looked at each other, and he took the lead and said: "The general thinks that this battle is inevitable. Since this is the case, he should go out and beat the enemy hard to let them know that Qin is not easy to bully. Only in this way can we win from the enemy." Basically repel it!"
"General Wang is a fierce general, so he would naturally have such a suggestion!" Lu Buwei said with a smile: "I am a civil servant who prefers to subjugate the enemy without fighting, so that he can force the enemy back without causing casualties and losses to us. , why not!"
The relationship between Wang Jian and Lu Buwei was not close. He was a little unhappy after hearing this. Soldiers like to go straight. Of course, except for conspiracy and conspiracy on the battlefield, in his opinion, the only way is to fight hard, and everything else is just a matter of course. Heresy!
Civil servants and military generals have different starting points for considering things, and the results will naturally be different. Throughout the dynasties, conflicts between civil and military officials have never stopped. This is not surprising at all.
However, the current situation is very sensitive. Under normal circumstances, Wang Jian would not care, but it is different now. He hates Lu Buwei's continuous sinister smile.
"Oh, Prime Minister, please tell me!" Ying Zheng was very interested.
Lu Buwei smiled and said: "Your Majesty and General Wang should remember that I asked Cao Qiudao to assassinate Ji Jie. I won't show off. Cao Qiudao failed at that time, but he did not die. I will arrange for him to sneak into the Zhou army's camp , assassinate Ji Jie again! As long as Ji Jie dies, the Zhou army will be leaderless..."
"Wait!" Wang Jian interrupted Lu Buwei rudely and said, "Cao Qiudao is not dead? Well, even if he is not dead and failed last time, can he guarantee success this time?"
Lu Buwei was a little unhappy that his words were interrupted, and his tone couldn't help but become stronger, and said: "Whether it can succeed, we have to give it a try. Does General Wang guarantee that he will win if he leads the attack? Only Cao Qiudao is needed for the assassination. If it works, everyone will be happy; if it doesn’t work, it won’t have any impact on you, me, or the entire Qin State, so why not give it a try?”
Wang Jian gritted his teeth and suppressed the anger in his heart. He thought that even if he succeeded, he would still be defeated. As a person in charge of the army, what he hoped most was to defeat his opponent on the battlefield, not Use such despicable means as assassination.
"I think what both of you said makes sense!" Ying Zhenghe said, "Therefore, I feel that it is necessary to make two preparations. Lu Xiangguo is solely responsible for the assassination, and it must be arranged cleverly; General Wang is responsible for the assembly. If the assassination fails, our troops will still have to rely on our Daqin warriors to fight with blood! Of course, no matter which one of you succeeds, it is a great achievement!"
What Ying Zheng said is very clear, whoever has the ability will get the credit.
"Okay, let's do it!" Wang Jian said, clenching his fists.
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Chu State, the Empress Dowager's Palace.
Several palace maids ran in in a panic, and Li Yan said with an unhappy expression: "What do you want to do? The king finally fell asleep. If you wake me up, I will not let you go easy!"
Several palace maids quickly knelt down, and the boldest one said: "The Queen Mother is not in good condition. The command of the palace lieutenant has been taken away by Marshal Li. He is rushing here with a team of troops. Everyone said ...all say..."
Li Yan frowned and asked: "What are you talking about? Answer me quickly!"
The palace maid gritted her teeth and whispered: "Everyone said... Marshal Li is planning to usurp the throne and depose the King and the Queen Mother..."
"What!" Li Yan stood up with a "whoop", pointed at the palace maid's nose and said: "How dare you slander Marshal Li with evil words. This is a crime of beheading. You don't want your life..."
Before Li Yan finished speaking, there were noisy footsteps and the sound of armor clashing outside.
"Hahaha, sister, don't blame this little palace maid, she is telling the truth!" Li Yuan, wearing a set of extremely bright battle armor, carrying a long sword, strode in with a proud and proud look. Come.
Li Yan looked at Li Yuan with disbelief. She never imagined that her brother would do such a thing.
"Brother, what on earth is going on?" Li Yan asked seriously, how she hoped Li Yuan would tell her that this was a joke.
"You and my dear nephew are no longer suitable to govern the Chu Kingdom!" Li Yuan said boldly: "So as an elder brother and an uncle at the same time, I have no choice but to step forward!"
"You..." Li Yan was trembling with anger, pointing at Li Yuan and said: "Are you really planning to usurp the throne?"
"Sister, don't speak so harshly!" Li Yuan said with a smile: "I worked tirelessly to help my nephew manage Chu State. Sister, please don't thank me. This is what I should do!"
Wow……
The infant King Chu began to cry loudly, and Li Yan squatted on the ground.
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After receiving the news from Chu State, Ji Jie scolded him in front of all the generals: "Li Yuan, a second-rate idiot, actually fought for the throne with his nephew. Before the farce in Qi State could calm down, he immediately did it again. If something like this happened, his head must have been caught in the door!"
"Isn't it just a small Chu Kingdom? Even if I, the King of Heaven, are their king, they are no match for our great Zhou Dynasty!" Xiong Bi said in a disdainful tone: "Not to mention that a sinister villain like Li Yuan is in power. He only It can speed up the demise of Chu State!"
Ji Jie nodded and said, "You are right! When we take over the Qin State, I will lead my army south and make a detour, and I will launch a north-south pincer attack with the army led by Xue Ling. I want to see how Li Yuan responds! "
"Your Majesty, please order the attack on Xianyang!" Xiong Ben asked for a fight. This was what the generals were thinking.
Ji Jie thought for a few seconds, then nodded solemnly, and the generals cheered.