Fan Yi is over fifty years old, with gray hair and a slightly stooped body.
His mouth was full of Qin sounds. If you didn't know his background, you wouldn't know that this person was from the Chu country, and would just treat him as an ordinary Guanzhong elder.
When Fan Yi received Xiang Qu's message, he didn't want to see him.
He knew what it was like to secretly meet with the deputy envoy of the Chu State as Cao Yu, the governor of the state of Qin.
He also knew what purpose the other party had in meeting him.
But he still met with Xiang Qu.
Fan Yi lives up to his name, just like those strong men of Yan and Zhao Kang, he believes in the word "righteousness".
Xiang Qu's grandfather was kind to Fan Yi. Without Xiang, he would have died long ago, let alone come to Qin.
Zhien wants to repay him, just like the boy named Zhao Gao whom he saved when he was a clerk in the Hidden Palace.
Zhao Gao was very "righteous" and knew how to repay kindness.
After becoming prosperous, he did not forget to give Fan Yi a good future.
A humble son who grew up in a hidden palace still talks about "righteousness", let alone Fan Yi in the name of "righteousness".
So when Xiang Qu asked those words.
Fan Yi answered.
…
Xiang Qu quietly returned to the Chu State convoy.
Let the person wear his clothes and disguise himself as his double, and become the follower who feeds the horse again.
"Qu, what did Fan Yi say?"
Jing Zhao asked impatiently. Looking at Xiang Qu's expression, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Xiang Qu shook his head and said: "Fan Yi said that he didn't know whether the King of Qin had the intention to attack Chu, but the Bangwei Mansion has begun to transport grain, fodder, and soldiers from all over the country since Zhengdan. It seems that he wants to attack Wei after the spring plowing."
When Jing Zhao heard this, he burst into laughter.
"This person is Cao Yu from Bangwei Mansion. If the King of Qin wants to attack Chu, he will definitely know about it. Now even he can't tell whether the King of Qin has the intention to attack Chu, so he definitely doesn't."
Jing Zhao's words make sense. Chu is a great power in the world. If Qin wants to destroy Chu, it can't be won in one battle. If it wants to attack Chu, it will definitely start preparations long in advance.
Jing Zhao couldn't help but sigh again: "The ambition of King Qin is really great. After destroying Han and Zhao, Yan has not completely swallowed it up, and now he has the idea of attacking Wei. Alas..."
Xiang Qu narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Songyang Lord is not used to war, so he is thinking too simplistically. Now the Wei State is in ruins, and its power is weaker than the Yan State. In the war with the Qin State, the Wei State has fought repeatedly
After repeated defeats, I have no power to fight back."
"If the Qin State wants to destroy Wei, it only needs to let Wang Ben lead tens of thousands of troops to capture the Wei State nearby. There is no need to mobilize the entire country's grain, fodder, and soldiers."
"According to what Fan Yi said, the grain and grass transported by the Bangwei Mansion are enough to feed 200,000 people. If the quantity is so huge, if it is used to destroy Wei, wouldn't it be like killing a chicken with a cow's knife?"
Jing Zhao was stunned.
He was not a military commander, so he naturally didn't understand military warfare on the battlefield, but now that he heard what Xiang Qu said, he knew something was wrong.
"When the Qin State attacked Yan, they only sent 100,000 troops. Now they are transporting 200,000 grain and grass. It would be wrong to destroy Wei. But if the Qin State wants to use this number of people to attack the Chu State, it would be unavoidable.
It’s too frivolous.”
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"Although the war in our country of Chu has been unfavorable in the past few years, there are still millions of halberd-wielding men and the area is thousands of miles away. How can he, 200,000 people, destroy them? With such a number, I think King Qin wants to destroy Wei.
After that, we should take advantage of the situation and attack Qi." Jing Zhao did not want to believe that King Qin had the possibility of attacking Chu.
Xiang Qu glanced at him and did not argue, but said: "In any case, this matter is full of doubts. We will return home as soon as possible to report to the king so that we can make sufficient preparations in advance."
"Um,"
Jing Zhao nodded. Xiang Qu was the son of Xiang Yan, the general of Chu State. In this regard, he was indeed much more sensitive than himself.
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"Fan Yi didn't know that the king was going to attack Chu next year, but he told Xiang Qu that the Bangwei Mansion would mobilize grain after the new year. That Xiang Qu was Xiang Yan's son, so he would have guessed that we would attack Chu next year.
The matter of cutting."
Yao Jia stood in the room and reported the information to Qin Wangzheng who was in charge.
Qin Wangzheng asked: "Has the Chu envoy left the city?"
"As long as the king gives the order, he can be captured in an instant and no one can escape." Yao Jia's voice was cold, with murderous intent.
Qin Wangzheng frowned and did not answer immediately, but looked at another person in the room.
"Wei Qing, the matter happened under your hands..."
Wei Liao blew his beard and glared, saying: "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with me. This Fan Yi was not promoted by me, but was recommended by others. How can it be said that he came from my hands? And I have not revealed that I attacked Chu.
Fan Yi should be responsible for the transportation of grain and fodder, how could he hide it?"
It’s no wonder that Wei Liao is so evasive. The Qin State teaches the law of joint sitting, and Fan Yi leaks secrets. If he is investigated, his boss may not be able to escape the blame.
"Okay, okay, I know that this matter has nothing to do with Wei Qing, so I will punish Fan Yi later. But now that the Chu State envoy has left the city, how should we deal with it?"
Qin Wangzheng rubbed his swollen temples. This matter was a little troublesome.
Wei Liao pondered for a while and said: "Fan Yi only revealed the matter of transporting grain and grass, and did not mention the plan to attack Chu. Even if Xiang Qu and Jing Zhao have suspicions, it is difficult to be sure. There is nothing to worry about."
"On the contrary, if we send people to capture him, not only will the alliance break up, but we will also directly fall out with the Chu State. Capturing the envoy is no less than going to war directly."
"Well, I understand what you mean. Then Jing Zhao and Xiang Qu will just ignore it and continue to act according to their original plan. Even if they can guess a thing or two, it will not affect the overall situation."
Qin Wangzheng nodded, thinking about Fan Yi's betrayal, his eyes gradually turned cold.
He raised his head and looked outside the house, seeing that Zhao Tuo was on duty today.
Qin Wangzheng hesitated slightly and called out: "Zhao Tuo, go to Tingwei's Mansion and ask the official who is responsible for hearing the case to come."
"only."
Zhao Tuo responded respectfully, explained to Yang Xiong who was on duty at the side, and quickly left the Qin Palace and walked to the Tingwei Mansion.
He was guarding the door just now, and he heard most of what happened in the room.
I knew that an official in Bangwei's Mansion had a problem and leaked some information to the Chu State envoy.
This kind of thing is of a very bad nature, no less than treason, and the official must be awaiting a terrible punishment.
"It's just that if the king wants to judge the crime, he can just throw Cao Tie to the Tingwei Mansion. Why do you need me to come specially to invite him to the palace?"
Zhao Tuo was puzzled, but now he also had the qualities to be a Lang Wei. He kept the things he heard in his stomach and never asked questions he shouldn't have.
The calm expression lasted until Zhao Tuo entered Tingwei's mansion.
After he conveyed the edict of King Qin, the official on duty accepted the promise and said his name.
The moment he heard that name, Zhao Tuo's eyelids jumped.