Li Xin stood at the door, took a deep breath, then took off his shoes and walked into the hall carefully.
Qin Wangzheng was sitting in the upper position, leaning on the copper case with one hand to support his face, while holding the slip in the other hand, he read it with squinting eyes.
Next to him, Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC, and several eunuchs stood silently.
King.
Li Xinxin was agitated, but he did not dare to disturb him. He stood silently in the palace and only quietly looked at Qin Wangzheng.
After a long time, Qin Wangzheng read the slips in his hands and put them on the case.
He turned his head and said to Zhao Gao next to him: "The list sent by Han is very good. I have drafted an edict for the widow, and asked the governors of Chu, Yan, Wei, Zhao and other places to honor the local princes and noble families as soon as possible. , as well as a list of the powerful and wealthy."
"only."
Zhao Gao respectfully agreed, went to the small case aside, and began to write.
Li Xin watched this scene and his heart moved slightly.
The king actually asked the governors from various places to count the nobles, nobles, powerful and wealthy people of the princes. The amount of work is not small.
It can also be said that the reason for counting the nobles and nobles is that they are afraid that these old princes and nobles will have the intention of restoration, and after getting the list, they can take precautions. But what is the purpose of counting and reporting those powerful and wealthy people?
Li Xin was a little confused, but he quickly put the doubt behind him because the king's eyes fell on him.
"Li Xin, are you willing to fight for me again?"
Qin Wangzheng spoke calmly and got straight to the point.
Even though Li Xin had been prepared, he still trembled with excitement when he heard this.
Your Majesty, you really have the intention to use Li Xin again.
This scene has played out countless times in Li Xin's dreams.
Dreams become reality.
Li Xin did not hesitate and immediately raised his head and said: "Li Xin is willing to serve the king!"
Qin Wangzheng looked at the general who was more than thirty years old and had gray hair on his temples, and sighed in his heart.
Li Xin was the most trusted general of the Qin Dynasty before Zhao Tuo.
He once gave Li Xin all his trust, even ignoring the advice of veterans such as Wei Liao and Wang Jian, and insisted on letting Li Xin lead an army of 200,000 to attack Chu. He only hoped that this young man could achieve great achievements in one fell swoop to prove that he, the King of Qin, had no political power. Mistaking the wrong person proved that without Wang Jian, he would still be able to destroy Chu.
Unfortunately, the cruel reality gave Qin Wangzheng a severe blow.
Li Xin let him down. The first battle against Chu was the biggest defeat of Qin in decades. It disgraced him. In order to avenge Xiong Qi and the Chu people, Qin Wangzheng went to Pinyang in person to apologize. He used threats to invite Wang Jian to come out again.
How shameful!
Although Li Xin's defeat in the attack on Chu was closely related to Xiong Qi's rebellion in Huaiyang, without Xiong Qi secretly conveying military information, Xiang Yan might not have been able to block Li Xin's lone army from going deep, let alone arouse the Qin army's attack The entire front collapsed. However, Li Xin ignored the advice of veterans such as Meng Wu, forcibly abandoned safe tactics and chose radical heart-breaking tactics. This was also an unavoidable cause of defeat in the battle against Chu.
Therefore, after the war, in addition to belittling Li Xin, Qin Wangzheng also expelled Li Xin from his heart.
The failure of the attack on Chu was Li Xin's shame and the dark history of his Qin government.
Li Xin was idle for two years.
Until Zhao Tuo recommended him, thinking that he was a good candidate for the conquest of Liaodong.
Zhao Tuo's words awakened the admiration and favor he once had for Li Xin in Qin Wangzheng's heart.
In two years, the anger was almost gone.
Especially when Qin Wangzheng was reminded by Zhao Tuo and noticed Li Xin's depressed appearance and rickety body in the court, he couldn't help but feel regretful. His mind sometimes recalled the time when Li Xin was so high-spirited that he claimed to destroy Chu with two hundred thousand men.
scene.
Qin Wangzheng also remembered his words of praise to Li Xin, "General Li is so brave."
What happened back then was not just Li Xin's fault.
Old emotions surged in my heart.
Qin Wangzheng looked at Li Xin and said in a deep voice: "Li Xin, I want you to lead the troops to the north to drive out the Hu invaders and regain the land of Liaodong for me. If you use troops, how many people will you need?"
Recovering Liaodong is indeed the case!
Li Xin's eyes were bright, and he wanted to speak. He said on the spot that he only needed ten thousand people to conquer Liaodong for the king.
But he endured it. After experiencing the fiasco, Li Xin changed.
I want to be steady!
Li Xinxin whispered.
He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Liaodong is vast and is now occupied by the barbarians of Donghu and Haoqi. If we use fewer troops, it will be difficult to attack the enemy and defend the territory. If we use more troops, it will be difficult to support the logistics due to the remoteness and bitter cold."
.I believe that this expedition to Liaodong will require 20,000 people."
"Twenty thousand people."
Qin Wangzheng nodded slightly. This number is neither too much nor too little. It should be no problem to recover Liaodong, which was occupied by barbarians.
"Very good. In that case, I will give you 20,000 soldiers. You will lead 10,000 soldiers from Guanzhong to go to war, and another 10,000 soldiers will go to Yan to recruit. I will ask the guards and captains of the counties in Yan to cooperate with you.
A campaign to conquer Liao."
"Li Xin will drive out the Hu invaders and regain Liaodong for the king!"
Li Xin immediately bowed his head and accepted the order.
When he stood up, he bowed down again and kowtowed to King Qin: "Li Xin, thank you for your trust."
Qin Wangzheng said calmly: "You should thank Zhao Tuo."
Zhao Gao, who had just put down his pen and ink, looked at Li Xin with a slight smile on his lips.
"Thank you Zhao Tuo?"
Li Xin looked up at the king's calm face and was stunned.
He quickly understood and his eyes became moist again.
"Zhao Tuo."
"It turns out to be Zhao Tuo."
On the second day.
The King of Qin officially issued an imperial edict for the Qin State to conquer Liaodong at the court meeting.
As soon as the king gave the order, the entire Qin State was like a machine, running quickly, transporting grain and fodder, and orders to recruit soldiers were quickly issued to all counties and counties.
This time, Qin will recruit 200,000 troops!
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Nanjun, Yidao.
The top leader of Nanjun, Governor Teng, personally came here from Jiangling, the administrative center.
"Li Junwei, Li Junwei, you have really done a good job!"
Sheriff Teng was over forty years old, with a Chinese character face and thick eyebrows. He gave off a majestic air just standing there.
He was staring at Nanjun Lieutenant Li You who was standing in front of him, looking embarrassed and uneasy, with suppressed anger and a hint of helplessness in his voice.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the Qin State's county system, a county is divided into guards, lieutenants, and supervisors.
Although some people often interpret it literally, thinking that the county guard is in charge of civil affairs and the county lieutenant is in charge of military affairs, and the two sides are not subordinate to each other.
But in fact, the county lieutenant is just the assistant officer of the county governor, and his duty is to "assist in charge of the military affairs and soldiers", that is, to assist the county governor in charge of military affairs.
This is why in history books there are often county guards leading troops on expeditions. Moreover, the rank of a county guard is 2,000 shi, and the rank of a county lieutenant is 2,000 shi, which is one level lower than that of a county guard.
The county guard is the one who truly controls the military and political power of a county, and is the one who has the power of life and death throughout the county.
In addition, the commander-in-chief Teng was a veteran who destroyed the country and was deeply trusted by the current king. At this moment, he glared at Li Youchui with his beard, which frightened the commander-in-chief and made him accuse him again and again.
Li You lowered his voice and said: "Sir, calm down. Although there were some surprises in this expedition against the barbarians, several tribes of barbarians have surrendered to me. This war against the barbarians is about to be won..."
Sheriff Teng shook his head helplessly, pointed to the dead and barren mountains in front of him, and roared: "You have been ordered by the king to conquer the barbarians, so you should. But why do you set fire to the mountains?"
"Lijun Lieutenant, your fire has spread to neighboring counties! If you really burned down the cities, mountains and forests of our Qin State, what would it look like if this news spread?"
Hearing this, Li You said with an aggrieved face: "Chief, I didn't expect the wind direction to change suddenly. The locals say that the northwest wind blows in autumn, and it blows towards the mountains and forests where the barbarians live.
I have been observing for several days, and it is true that the northwest wind blows frequently. When a fire comes, all those barbarians will be burned to death. Even if they do not die, they will definitely fear my fire attack method and surrender and pay tribute.
I knew it would turn into a south wind later..."
Li You felt aggrieved.
Yi Dao was originally a place where Yi people gathered. There were not many Qin people in the area, and the mountains and forests were all occupied by Yi people. Therefore, even if he burned the mountains, there would be no loss to Qin.
But the problem is that after the fire burns, it is no longer under Li You's control, and the most important thing is that the wind direction changes.
The fire spread directly to the next county. This incident alerted the county governor, who rushed to Yidao overnight to stop it.
Seeing Li You's appearance, I thought of the words that Tingwei Li Si wrote to him specifically to ask for care.
Sheriff Teng said helplessly: "Fortunately, no damage was caused this time, so I won't say more, but Lieutenant Li, you are not allowed to play with fire again in the future."
Li You nodded and said: "Don't worry, Sheriff. The barbarians have been frightened by my fire attack and are about to surrender. The great work has been accomplished. I don't need to set fire to the mountain anymore."
As he spoke, Li You raised an arc at the corner of his mouth.
Although something went wrong along the way and the neighboring county was almost burned down.
But as Li You expected, the Yi people were frightened by Li You's act of setting fire to the mountain. They were afraid that the Qin officer would go crazy and burn the mountain, so they sent envoys to surrender.
If the Yi people surrender, then Li You's expedition south under the orders of Qin Wangzheng has been completed, and he can return to the king!
"Your Majesty, father, I, Li You, have not let you down!"
A smile appeared on Li You's face.
The county guard nodded and said: "It is a good thing for the Yi people to surrender at this time. Your Majesty has ordered the mobilization of troops from various counties. Our Nan County is also among them, so we can concentrate on completing this matter."
Li You thought of the news he had received before and asked: "The king has ordered General Li Xin to conquer Liaodong this time. But to attack Liaodong, does it require our Nanjun to also send troops? And the number is so large?"
The governor Teng glanced at Li You and said with a smile: "Liaodong? To conquer Liaodong, naturally we won't need such a huge military force, so this time, the king should be able to take over Qi in one fell swoop. But it's not time yet, I'm afraid
The news was leaked, so it was not announced."
"Looking at the king's arrangement, he probably wants General Zhao Tuo to be the commander-in-chief of the attack on Qi. I have heard the name of that young general for a long time. He is only twenty years old, but he has already made such achievements. I still have a daughter...
"
Li You was stunned.
"Zhao Tuo is going to be the head coach and destroy Qi?"
He could no longer hear clearly what Sheriff Teng was saying.
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