Bai Yan and Han Yezhe rode in the carriage of the palace and were escorted all the way by the palace guards. They were summoned late at night. This honor was something that not many people in Qin could obtain.
After arriving at the palace gate, Bai Yan and Han Yezhe hurriedly entered the palace and rushed to the main hall study.
In the huge and vast open space in the palace, twelve maids held candle lanterns to lead the way. The breeze blew and the candle lanterns swayed. Bai Yan glanced at the stars and bright moon in the night sky, and then walked while resisting his sleepiness.
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After walking up a hundred steps, bypassing the main hall, and arriving at the study, the maids and eunuchs all stopped.
Only Han Yezhe and Bai Yan entered the study.
In the study room.
After Bai Yan followed Han Yezhe in, he saw Ying Zheng behind the innermost wooden table, looking at the bamboo slips.
Bai Yan had met the princess behind her occasionally when he was helping Ying Zheng deal with the bamboo slips in the study. If Bai Yan remembered correctly, that princess was Concubine Qi.
The reason why Bai Yan has such a deep memory and can be recognized at a glance is that Bai Yan is from Qi, and he lives in the mountains on the outskirts not far from Linzi. When he was in Qi State, Qi Concubine had not yet married to Qin State.
, in the village, many villagers, whether they are young people, middle-aged men, or old people, when they talk about Princess Chunchan of Qi State, they can't praise her any more. If any villager can be lucky enough to see her from a distance in Linzi City,
Even if the carriage arrives at Princess Shuchan, even if it is avoided at a distance, it is enough to excite the villagers for a long time, and even become a source of conversation in the past few years, or even more than ten years.
When I first heard that Princess Shuchan had married into the Qin Kingdom, many people could not forget it for a long time. Even Bai Yan had heard about it. Princess Shuchan had a very good reputation. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also kind and intelligent, and she was loved by people all over the country.
"Kings!"
They had been walking in the study room, and when they came to a place not far from the wooden table, Bai Yan and Han Ye stopped. At this moment, Bai Yan could see at a glance that the bamboo slips on the wooden table were all given by him before.
In the bamboo slips he came, he wrote what Xiong You and Li Yuan said.
"General Bai has been brought here!"
Han Yezhe slowly bowed to Ying Zheng and signaled that he had brought Bai Yan. When he saw Ying Zheng raising his head, Han Yezhe backed away slowly, turned around and left the study.
"Bai Yan, a humble minister, pays homage to the king!"
After Bai Yan waited for Han Ye to leave, he raised his hand and saluted Ying Zheng.
In the quiet study, it was not until a few breaths passed that Ying Zheng's voice came.
"Where did the news in these bamboo slips come from?"
Without too much nonsense, Ying Zheng asked the most important question concisely and directly, which was the source of these messages.
When Ying Zheng finished saying this, he tilted his head slightly.
Concubine Qi, who had been rubbing Ying Zheng's shoulders, stood up slowly and in a measured manner and told Ying Zheng to prepare warm soup. Before leaving, Concubine Qi and Bai Yan looked at each other and saluted each other.
Walk outside the study room.
Bai Yan turned his head to look at Concubine Qi's back as she left, then turned to look at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng saw Concubine Qi leaving.
"Are these reports true?"
Ying Zheng frowned and looked at Bai Yan seriously.
Even at this moment, Ying Zheng still couldn't believe that Bai Yan could bring him so much news just by going to the border of Qin and Chu. You know, Bai Yan is not Yao Jia. The biggest difference between Bai Yan and Yao Jia is that
Yes, Bai Yan commanded the elite soldiers of the Qin State. These soldiers followed Bai Yan on the battlefield and fought bravely to kill the enemy and open up territory for the Qin State.
Yao Jia, on the other hand, took the thousands of gold and carriages given by Ying Zheng to keep his retainers and bribe his craftsmen, specifically using them to alienate, assassinate, win over and other means to provide information to the Qin State.
This is why when Bai Yan went south, the news was leaked and he was almost assassinated. If it were Yao Jia, this kind of thing would definitely not happen.
The good things they do are different, and the things they do are different.
This is also the biggest difference between Bai Yan and Yao Jia. One holds thousands of gold from the Qin State, while the other holds the elite of the Qin State.
The results are now.
The general holding the elite army of the Qin State went to the Qin-Chu border and was almost assassinated. Just when even he, Ying Zheng, was worried about it, this general who did not bring ten thousand gold with him brought back more than twenty volumes.
News that cannot be brought back even if tens of thousands of dollars are spent.
What did Ying Zheng think? What would Yao Jia think if he knew about it?
Previously, Yingzheng gave Yao Jia so much money, asked Yao Jia to keep many retainers secretly, and carefully planned how many connections and influence he had expanded in the vassal states. The number of carriages and rides he spent alone was an astronomical figure.
It was good at the moment. Bai Yan, a man who did not have a fortune and was not responsible for traveling around the six countries, just went to the border and brought back the news that Yao Jia had spent countless money and could not bring back in several years.
Such a ridiculous thing even gave Ying Zheng a sense of illusion.
He Yingzheng wanted more from Yao Jia, so why did he spend so much money? Bai Yan could bring him so much news without asking for anything.
"Back to the king, this news is absolutely true. I have already ordered people to verify it. After returning to Xianyang, Bai Yan has ordered spies to go to the Chu State Granary. If the news is true, it can be burned at any time!"
When Bai Yan heard Ying Zheng's words, he slowly cupped his hands.
Chu State has a vast territory, a pleasant climate, and fertile land. As the leading general of Qin State, Bai Yan knew very well that if Qin State went to war with Chu State, the first thing he would do would be to destroy Chu State's granaries, otherwise Chu State would
The territory is vast, and it uses its depth to fight Qin. Qin will lose so many troops and horses that even Qin may not be able to bear it.
At this moment, Bai Yan didn't understand Ying Zheng's thoughts, so he didn't think much about it.
"Who is this person?"
Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan's salute and was shocked when he heard Bai Yan's personal assurance that the news was true. Even though he was prepared, Ying Zheng couldn't help but tremble slightly at this moment.
This is enough news to destroy the Chu Kingdom!!!
Ying Zheng couldn't imagine how much trouble and disaster it would bring to the Qin State if all the granaries, garrison troops, and gaps were known in such detail to other vassal states.
"This person is Xiong You, Li Yuan's confidant!"
Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng and raised his hand: "Previously, Xiong You and Li Yuan had planned to prevent Xiong Fuchu when King You was seriously ill. Unfortunately, Xiong You succeeded to the throne with great difficulty, and Li Yuan did not wait for Xiong Fuchu.
When his party members took action, he was assassinated by Jing Qi of the Jing clan, and the entire Li Yuan clan was wiped out."
In the study room, Bai Yan found an excuse to put it off. As long as the news was true, it didn't matter to Ying Zheng who gave it to him. If the Chu Kingdom was really destroyed one day, Bai Yan could bring him with him.
Go to Ying Zheng and accept Ying Zheng's reward.
Later, under Ying Zheng's questioning, Bai Yan told everything about his journey south to be assassinated and then to his trip to Shouchun, Chu State. He only had reservations about his uncle and Ban Ding.
It was also at this time that Ying Zheng learned that Bai Yan had personally ventured to Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, in order to find out the news.
"Aren't you afraid that the people of Chu will see through such a rash move?"
Ying Zheng frowned and looked at Bai Yan. He was horrified. When he thought that Bai Yan actually went to Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, Ying Zheng didn't know what to say. Did Bai Yan know that once someone discovered it, the consequences would be disastrous?
"Back to the king, I am a humble minister leading troops on the battlefield. I have already seen life and death. Besides, going to Shouchun is a thousand times better than the battlefield!"
Bai Yan thought for a while and explained with a smile, indicating that Ying Zheng didn't need to worry, but halfway through, his voice became hoarse.
Ying Zheng could naturally see Bai Yan's tired look, his eyes were red with bloodshot eyes, and looking at so many bamboo slips in front of him, Ying Zheng was a little speechless for a moment, and just now he wanted to blame Bai Yan for not showing his face.
If you don't take it to heart, you won't be able to speak for a while.
After all, after learning what had happened, Ying Zheng knew better than anyone else that Bai Yan could not have taken the risk during this trip, let alone deliberately take risks to go to the hinterland of Chu State to find out this information.
Bai Yan knew that the purpose of letting him go to the border of Qin and Chu was to deal with Chu. If Bai Yan really didn't take his words to heart, where would these bamboo slips be today?
There are more than twenty volumes of bamboo slips! They are full of secrets of the Chu State!
Think of this.
Ying Zheng's only trace of dissatisfaction disappeared when he glanced at Bai Yan. From the beginning to the end, Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan with eyes full of respect and trust as before.
Behind the wooden table.
Ying Zheng thought of the bamboo slips he had been looking at when Bai Yan didn't come, so he slowly stood up.
After walking around the wooden table and making way for Bai Yan, Ying Zheng came to the widest map in the middle of the study and looked at the two huge territories of Qin and Chu.
"Bai Yan!"
Ying Zheng looked at the map and asked softly: "With these, if you were to destroy Chu, how many troops and horses would you need?"
After asking, Ying Zheng patiently waited for Bai Yan's answer. As for the boy next to him who was much younger than Li Xindu, when the Qin State attacked Zhao State, Ying Zheng was the one who overriding all opinions and appointed Bai Yan as the deputy general.
, this decision once caused hundreds of civil and military officials in the court to be blocked by countless people. Even Li Si, Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao and others saw the horseshoe nails and stirrups in advance, considering that they could have miraculous effects.
I didn't refute this decision in court just now.
All the fundamental reasons are because of Bai Yan's age.
Bai Yan is really too young. There are few people in the world who, at Bai Yan's age, command so many elite troops.
now.
In this late night, Ying Zheng stood next to the map and still asked this question, which was enough to shock everyone in the world.
How many soldiers and horses does Bai Yan need to be confident of destroying Chu!!!
If Ying Zheng had sent Bai Yan as the deputy general of the army last time when he sent a large army to attack Zhao in order to destroy Zhao, then now Ying Zheng has obviously had his mind set on letting Bai Yan lead the army to destroy Chu, just like these bamboo slips are Bai Yan's.
It's the same as what Yan brought back. Maybe Bai Yan will give him Ying Zheng and bring unexpected surprises to Qin.
"The king said to destroy Chu, should we attack Shouchun and destroy the king of Chu, or"
While Bai Yan was speaking, he paused and looked at Ying Zheng with some doubts.
"Everyone wants to be destroyed!"
Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan's eyes, turned his head and looked at the location of Chu State on the map, and spoke without hesitation before Bai Yan finished speaking.
Bai Yan, who was standing next to Ying Zheng, looked at the map again after hearing Ying Zheng's words and thought for a moment.
"Your Majesty, with an army ranging from 300,000 to 600,000, it will take at least one year to destroy the Chu State! It will take ten years to pacify the Chu State!"
Bai Yan lowered his head and gave his answer.
This answer was the result of Bai Yan thinking about it countless times. It was only after receiving the information from Xiong You and Li Yuan that he dared to say it.
The more he understood the Chu State, the more fearful Bai Yan became, and the more he understood why in later generations, General Wang Jian had to use an army of 600,000 to destroy the Chu State.
Bai Yan guessed that Wang Jian must also know that if most of the forces of the Chu State cannot be destroyed before the decisive battle, the Qin State will not even be qualified to fight a security war in front of the gentry forces of the Chu State. Later Li Xin should only consider the battlefield and simply
He wanted to lead the troops to attack Shouchun and capture the King of Chu, but he did not consider other aspects.
As a veteran general of the older generation, General Wang Jian obviously thinks more about things outside the battlefield.
"What is three hundred thousand, what is six hundred thousand?"
This was the first time Ying Zheng heard such a huge disparity, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised. He turned to look at Bai Yan curiously.
"Three hundred thousand, the right time, place and people are indispensable! Six hundred thousand, a battle for national power!"
Bai Yan said to Ying Zheng, the certainty of 300,000 troops is different from the certainty of 600,000 troops. To attack Chu State with 300,000 troops, one needs to wait for the opportunity, but the opportunity may not come. But to attack Chu State with 600,000 troops,
Then you can rely on national strength to exhaust Chu's grain and treasury, and then Qin's chances of victory will naturally increase.
The former was a bit adventurous and risky, while the latter was Bai Yan's reference to Wang Jian's method of dealing with the Chu State. It cost a lot of money, but it was safe, and he could also make use of the information contained in the bamboo slips.
"Hehe?"
Ying Zheng fell silent after hearing Bai Yan's explanation, then looked at the map and thought quietly.
Bai Yan stood beside Ying Zheng without saying a word, and stood quietly with Ying Zheng.
The countless candle lights in the study swayed slightly, and by the quiet window, in the night, there seemed to be the sound of strong wind blowing from the vegetation in the palace.
"The appetites of those people will only gradually increase, just like rotten insects. If they exist under our Qin Kingdom, I can't wait to get rid of them!"
After a long time, Ying Zheng spoke again, and this time, Ying Zheng's expression was no longer as excited as before. After all, when he saw the bamboo slips presented by Bai Yan, Ying Zheng felt that he really saw the hope of destroying Chu. However, Bai Yan
Those words made Ying Zheng become solemn again.
Ying Zheng has been the king of Qin for so many years and has been in charge of the Qin Dynasty. He can't understand what Bai Yan said about "harmony" and what he meant.
"Your Majesty, it is far easier for the Chu people to deal with the Chu people than it is for the Qin people! The same will be true for the governance of Chu in the future!"
Bai Yan thought for a moment and replied softly, looking at Ying Zheng.
Bai Yan has found out the news clearly, and now it is up to Ying Zheng to decide whether to give up a small part of the benefits to those people, or to waste Qin's national power at all costs and spend years or even decades on huge governance costs.
Bai Yan prefers the former, but the person who makes the final decision is Ying Zheng.
"Kings!"
At this time, three eunuchs came to the gate. Each of these three eunuchs was holding a wooden tray with several scrolls of bamboo slips placed on it. Han Yezhe glanced at Bai Yan and then looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng was still looking at the map, thinking, and his expression was full of struggle and hesitation.
"Put it on the wooden table!"
When Ying Zheng saw the bamboo slips on the wooden plate, he gave instructions to Han Yezhe, and then ignored them.
Bai Yan glanced at the eunuchs and felt that the way Han Yezhe looked at him was a little strange. Before Bai Yan could think about anything, Ying Zheng's voice came from beside him again.
"Bai Yan, according to what you said, should I attack Chu first or destroy Wei?"
Bai Yan turned his head and looked at Ying Zheng looking at the map with a serious look on his face. After thinking for a while, Bai Yan raised his hand.
"Your Majesty, Bai Yan thinks that Wei must be destroyed first, and then Chu!"
Bai Yan replied, mentioning the Kingdom of Wei, Bai Yan immediately thought of the young master Wei Jia with whom he had a grudge, and now the King of Wei Jia.
As Bai Yan finished speaking, Ying Zheng was silent, turned to look at Bai Yan, and then continued to look at the map.
"I want you and Wang Ben to lead the army to destroy Wei!"
Ying Zheng said softly, this was something that Ying Zheng had already thought about when he was just waiting for Bai Yan to come to the palace.
Bai Yan was very surprised when he heard Ying Zheng's words. Looking at Ying Zheng's direct gaze, he still didn't understand what Ying Zheng meant. It was a lie to say that he felt uneasy. In front of Qin, Wei State was far inferior to Chu State.
There is such a threat, how many officials in the court want to get this opportunity.
But, thinking about Mr. Hu’s burial matters
"Kings!"
Bai Yan took a deep breath and raised his hands to Ying Zheng.
"Wei Chen was once favored by Qing Hu Quan. Now that Mr. Hu has passed away, Wei Chen wants to go to Luoyin to guard Mr. Hu's mausoleum for a while! Now he wants to resign from the king!"
Bai Yan was not sure whether Ying Zheng would agree to his request. Bai Yan had not expected that Ying Zheng would plan to let him lead troops to attack Wei. But now, Mr. Hu had protected him several times and now that he has passed away, he has something to do.
Regardless of what he did, Bai Yan was more willing to guard the mausoleum for Mr. Hu than to contribute to the destruction of Wei.
Without him, I don’t want to regret my procrastination when I look back in the future.
In the study room.
Not far away, two eunuchs were asked to bring a small wooden table. He reached out and slowly took out a roll of bamboo slips from the wooden tray in the hands of the three eunuchs. Han Yezhe, who placed it on the wooden table, suddenly heard a white noise coming from behind.
Yan's words made everyone stunned. When he turned around, his eyes were full of shock and confusion, and he looked at the figure next to Ying Zheng.
It was obvious that Ying Zheng wanted to be promoted, but Han Ye couldn't figure out why Bai Yan refused.
If other generals can destroy Wei this time, and Bai Yan wants to lead troops to destroy Wei in the future, he may not have the chance. Is it worth it just to guard Hu Quan's mausoleum?
You know, no matter how many generals ask for this opportunity, they can't get it.
"Guard the mausoleum?"
Ying Zheng turned his head and looked at the young man who bowed his hand in front of him with a surprised look on his face. Ying Zheng didn't understand. Could it be that in Bai Yan's eyes, the matter of Mr. Hu's mausoleum was so important?
While Ying Zheng was thinking, he suddenly looked in the direction of the young man. He accidentally saw Han Yezhe looking over at the wooden table in the distance. Seeing Han Yezhe, he quickly turned his head and continued to place the bamboo slips. Ying Zheng's eyes finally caught his eye.
Focus on the scattered and opened bamboo slips on the wooden table.
At this moment.
Ying Zheng's eyes returned to the young man in front of him again, who had traveled thousands of miles from Qi to Qin. He thought of Gao Nu and what happened in Yun Zhong. When he turned his head to look at the map, Ying Zheng's eyes revealed a hint of relief.
Finally, Ying Zheng said something that shocked everyone present.
"After guarding the mausoleum, can we destroy Wei?"
Ying Zheng asked.
A word rang out in the study room, and Bai Yan, who had lowered his head to salute, immediately raised his head. His eyes, which were originally filled with guilt, now looked at Ying Zheng full of surprise.
Why couldn't Bai Yan understand the meaning of Ying Zheng's words?
Han Ye, who was not far away, and Concubine Qi who came with hot soup outside the study door, were all stunned when they heard Ying Zheng's words. Even all the maids and eunuchs inside and outside the study lowered their heads.
In all the years in the palace, when had all of them seen Ying Zheng doting on a Qin minister so much, and this minister was also a general.
If this were spread, no one would dare to believe it.
"Definitely capable!"
Bai Yan saluted Ying Zheng.
Thinking of Wang Ben's method of capturing Daliang in later generations, Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng in front of him. No matter what he did this time, he would not disappoint Ying Zheng's expectations. He would definitely capture Wei with his own hands.
"Bai Yan!"
Ying Zheng turned around and faced Bai Yan.
"I have been waiting for you for half a month. After half a month, I will order you to be the general. Remember this time, you must destroy Wei for me!"
Ying Zheng's majestic eyes looked directly at Bai Yan. Previously, he believed that Bai Yan helped him conquer the Zhao Kingdom. As a result, Bai Yan not only fought with Li Mu, but also fought a battle at Jingxing from behind. Even General Wang Jian praised him repeatedly.
Now, he believes in Bai Yan more than before.
"promise!"
Bai Yan faced Ying Zheng's eyes and replied seriously: "Bai Yan, you will definitely live up to the king's order!"
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng walked past Bai Yan and walked straight back behind the wooden table. At this time, Concubine Qi and several maids had already served hot soup.
"Your Majesty, the night is already deep, so I will take my leave first! Your Majesty, please rest early!"
Seeing this, Bai Yan said goodbye to Ying Zheng and prepared to leave.
"I have ordered someone to prepare a dish for you. Please wait until you are full before leaving the palace!"
Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan and did not let Bai Yan leave. Instead, Bai Yan ate with him and motioned Bai Yan to go to the small wooden table where Han Ye kept the bamboo slips.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing this, Bai Yan bowed his hands in gratitude to Ying Zheng, then came behind the small wooden table, looked at Han Yezhe, and slowly sat down on his knees.
"Bai Yan, you can take a look at those scrolls of bamboo slips while eating soup!"
Ying Zheng watched Concubine Qi put the soup on the wooden table. After kneeling down, he looked at Bai Yan and said. As he spoke, Ying Zheng himself picked up a volume of Qi Jian and opened it again.
"promise!"
After Bai Yan knelt down and heard Ying Zheng's words, he bowed to Ying Zheng and was about to reach out to pick it up. He just touched the bamboo slip and could not lift it up.
"General Bai Yan, these are the bamboo slips specially prepared for you by the king. These bamboo slips were cast and written by the famous old man who rode the bull in Qi! Scholars all over the world outside are hard-pressed to find one!"
Seeing Bai Yan's actions, Han Yezhe glanced at Ying Zheng, then turned to Bai Yan and whispered to Bai Yan, telling Bai Yan how valuable these bamboo slips were, and worried that Bai Yan might say something he shouldn't say later.
After all, this is Qi Jian, whom Ying Zheng loves most and cannot let go of.
At this moment, Han Yezhe looked at Bai Yan with unprecedented emotion. In all these years in the palace, Han Yezhe had never seen Ying Zheng trust someone so much. Even the Qi Jian that he had treasured in the past was given to Bai Yan.
Looking at it, this meaning of importance is already too obvious.
Ying Zheng clearly wanted to train Bai Yan as a pillar and even the prime minister.
This is a treatment that Lian Yingkan, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Li Xin, and even Li Si's son Li You have not received yet!
"ah!"
When Bai Yan heard Han Yezhe's words, he looked surprised. Then he glanced at the bamboo slips he touched with his palms, stood up quickly, walked around the wooden table, and saluted Ying Zheng.
"Weak minister, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Bai Yan said.
"Get up! Qi Jian can only be read and never taken out of the study! How much you can comprehend depends on your talent!"
Ying Zheng said to Bai Yan while drinking the soup fed by Concubine Qi. Looking at Bai Yan's appearance, Ying Zheng thought Bai Yan was excited, so he didn't pay attention and continued to look back at the bamboo slips in his hand.
In Ying Zheng's heart, he was actually very sure that Bai Yan had not seen those bamboo slips. After all, whether Mao Jiao went to Qi State to investigate or Bai Yan's original report, there was no deviation. That is, not long after Bai Yan came into contact with Tian Feiyan,
Because of this, Tian Ding was driven out of Qi State.
Under such circumstances, everyone knows that Bai Yan will never know about these bamboo slips. You must know that, let alone such a short period of time, Bai Yan is an outsider. Even the woman's father, Tian Ding, a clan member of the Tian family,
I never knew about this.
"General Bai Yan, please don't let the king down!"
Concubine Qi was also beside Ying Zheng at this time. She looked at Bai Yan with her beautiful eyes and said with a smile. The look she looked at Bai Yan was full of intimacy.
"I will definitely live up to the King's wishes, and I am willing to bow my heart to the King until I die!"
When Bai Yan heard Concubine Qi's words, he looked at Ying Zheng again and said politely.
"No courtesy! Take a seat, run all the way, rest early later, don't hurt your body!"
Ying Zheng glanced at Concubine Qi next to him and saw how Concubine Qi quickly lowered her head. He turned to look at Bai Yan's tired expression and quickly told Bai Yan to eat quickly and go back to rest after eating.
"promise!"
Bai Yan finished the ceremony again and then slowly stood up. He looked at Ying Zheng, who had been looking at the bamboo slips carefully, and then at Concubine Qi, who was looking at her with a friendly smile. Bai Yan nodded slightly, lowered his head, and walked back to the wooden table.
In the study room.
As Ying Zheng looked at the bamboo slips, Bai Yan also looked at the 'bamboo slips' while eating soup.
In the quiet atmosphere, it was not until a long time later that Bai Yan, reminded by Han Yezhe, realized that it was getting late, so he quickly put down the bamboo slips and said goodbye to Ying Zheng.
"Just now, General Bai almost forgot that it was getting late!"
After Concubine Qi saw Han Yezhe sending Bai Yan back, she smiled and said to Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty is willing to give such important Qi Slips to General Bai for review. General Bai must be extremely grateful to the King and cannot repay him in return!"
Concubine Qi thought carefully and secretly praised Ying Zheng.
"I hope he can have some enlightenment!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng looked in the direction of the study door where Bai Yan had just left, sighed and shook his head.
Just as he was about to get up and leave with Concubine Qi, he watched the eunuchs come in to clean up, and looked at the neatly arranged bamboo slips on the wooden table. At this moment, Ying Zheng couldn't help but think about what Bai Yan just said, whether it was really like Bai Yan's words.
As Yan said, use Chu people to deal with Chu people.
If it were in the past, Ying Zheng would have refused without hesitation. However, after experiencing what happened in Yingchuan, Ying Zheng had to hesitate. Bai Yan's analysis of Chu State really made him wake up. Bai Yan said
Yes, the territory of Chu State is vaster than that of South Korea and Zhao combined, and its terrain is also more complex.
"Kings?"
Concubine Qi looked at Ying Zheng standing still and asked curiously.
Ying Zheng came back to his senses after hearing this and shook his head.
"Put these bamboo slips together with the Qi slips. No one is allowed to open them without my order!"
Ying Zheng told Han Yezhe to take these bamboo slips and put them away later, and no one was allowed to take action without permission. Bai Yan's assassination reminded Yingzheng that even if Yingzheng is now
I don't doubt Li Si and others, but except for the general who led the army to attack Chu, the fewer people who know about these bamboo slips that Bai Yan brought back after being in danger, the better.
The next day.
In the court hall of the State of Qin.
When he was about to go to court, Ying Zheng informed all the officials that he had decided to let Bai Yan take the post of general and lead the army to attack Wei half a month later.
Not surprisingly, almost all the civil and military officials of Qin State in the court started making noises.
"What's going on? Didn't I hear that Bai Yan resigned from Luoyin to guard the mausoleum?"
"Yes! I heard that I had already left the city early in the morning. Why did the king let Bai Yan lead the army to attack Wei?"
“This is really inappropriate.”
In the main hall, after hearing Ying Zheng's words, not to mention the civil servants, but also the military generals, all the generals looked at each other, looked at each other in confusion, and talked in low voices.
Wei Liao and Wang Jian looked at each other in surprise. Li Si, Wang Wan and others on the other side in the distance were also full of doubts.
Yesterday, they were in the palace discussing how to send troops to attack Wei. At that time, they all saw that Ying Zheng had not yet decided who to lead the troops to attack Wei. Why did he suddenly speak out today and what was going on.
Just when Li Si and others were puzzled, a minister among the civil servants hurriedly walked out and came to the center of the hall.
"Your Majesty, no! Please take back your order. To destroy Wei, our Qin State will use at least 100,000 troops, and as many as 200,000 troops. General Bai Yan has never commanded such a large number of troops before, and Xianyang has many troops before.
There are rumors that he hastily assumed the leadership of the general to attack Wei. This move is very inappropriate! Please take back the king's order!"
This slightly older minister remonstrated with Ying Zheng and tried to get Ying Zheng to take back his life.
Following this official's move, some other ministers also stood up and came to the center of the hall, calling for Ying Zheng to take back the king's order. Even some generals in the ranks of military commanders did the same.
At this moment, almost most of the officials believed in their hearts that Ying Zheng must be thinking about Bai Yan's original mission of protecting the king, and that's why he acted like this.
"Your Majesty, I think that although General Bai is young, he will win every battle he has fought in the past few times. It is the best choice to destroy Wei this time!"
Feng Jie saw that all the voices were against Bai Yan, and no one spoke for Bai Yan, so he walked out from the ranks of generals, stood in the center of the hall, raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
Feng Jie also knew that a person could always say something weak, let alone a military commander, so he was not as able to refute the words of other ministers as Mr. Hu was.
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal! General Bai Yan is a good general who is good at fighting, and he is the best choice to lead the army to destroy Wei!"
Ying Kan also stood up at this time, raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
In the main hall, Ying Zheng watched the civil and military officials objecting to Bai Yan's attack on Wei. Ying Zheng was not too surprised. After Hu Quan left the court, many officials began to criticize Bai Yan.
Various actions, including the original assassination of Bai Yan, several officials wrote to remonstrate, saying that Bai Yan leaked information, which led to the exposure of the plan, and should be punished.
Looking at Feng Jie, Ying Kan and others, some officials just spoke for Bai Yan. Ying Zheng finally turned his attention to Wang Jian and others.
"General, Tingwei, Prime Minister, Guowei, how is this matter?"
Ying Zheng asked, looking at Li Si, looking at each one one by one.
"Your Majesty! I think there is nothing wrong with General Bai leading the troops to destroy Wei!"
"Your Majesty, I agree with General Bai Yan to lead the army to attack Wei!"
Li Si and Wang Jian reported to Ying Zheng at the same time. Both of them were not stupid. They knew that the reason why so many people were complaining was that many generals also thought that they could lead troops to attack Wei this time, but this time
Ying Zheng has obviously decided this matter in his heart. If they refute, they will not only offend the Bai family and Bai Yan, but also make the king unhappy. It is really unwise, so it is better to go along with the situation.
"Your Majesty, I also agree!"
Wei Liao and Wei Zhuang also stood up at this moment, raised their hands to Ying Zheng and said.
As the people who had strongly recommended Ying Zheng's order to transfer back an elite unit under Bai Yan's command, the two of them were no longer too lazy to object to Ying Zheng letting Bai Yan lead the troops to attack the Wei State. Anyway, the Wei State now has no Chu State and Qi State to rescue them.
In this case, it all depends on how Bai Yan captures Wei, how many troops he damages, and how long it takes.
If the attack fails for a long time, if the siege lasts for two or three years, or if the damage is too great, then it will definitely not be credit. At that time, other officials in the court will not let go of the opportunity, and will definitely advise Ying Zheng day and night.
Bai Yan, Ying Zheng cannot ignore the wishes of the officials every time, sooner or later the general will change.
"My fellow ministers and officials, does anyone have any objections?"
When Ying Zheng heard the words of Li Si, Wang Jian, Wei Liao and others, his calm face glanced at the civil and military officials again, especially those who had just stood up to stop them.
This time, everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng waited for a long time and made sure no one refuted before speaking again.
"If there is no objection, the matter will be decided on this matter. In fifteen days, Bai Yan will lead the army to attack Wei!!!"
After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he saw that it was already time to go to court. He asked the officials if there was anything important to discuss. After seeing that the officials had nothing important to discuss, he got up and went to court.
As Ying Zheng left the main hall after going to court, the civil and military officials under the main hall started talking again, shaking their heads as they walked.
"Alas, it is not a good thing that the king favors Bai Yan so much. From ancient times to the present, officials who are so favored by Bai Yan have been a scourge to the temple! I am worried that one day, sooner or later, that Bai Yan will
Those who rely on their parents’ favor but are arrogant and domineering may be like people like Guo Kai!”
"No, but I want to see if Bai Yan can capture the Wei State this time. The land of the Wei State is fertile, Daliang is the capital of the Wei State, and trade is prosperous. The city has been strong for hundreds of years, and there are countless grain and grass supplies in the city. I
I want to see how Bai Yan captures Daliang!"
"Yes, that makes sense! Let's take a look and see if Bai Yan can capture the beam! If not, we will never let the king favor Bai Yan so much in the future..."
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