Under the watchful eyes of Li Si, Wei Liao, Ying Kan and other civil and military officials, the palace guard quickly came to the center of the hall and held the bamboo slips in both hands.
"Reporting to the king, General Li Xin was defeated. On his way to Chengfu, he was chased and killed by Chu general Xiang Yan. All 200,000 troops were killed by the Chu army. Seven captains died in the battle, and all the rest were captured!
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Gong Wei reported the report with a panicked expression. After saying these words, Gong Wei's whole body was trembling.
And in the main hall.
"ah!!!"
"This! What should I do?"
After hearing the news, all the civil and military officials looked at each other with horrified faces, their expressions full of panic.
All the 200,000 Qin troops led by Li Xin were defeated!!!
this……
So what should Qin do now?
Not only the civil and military officials in the hall, but also Li Si, Ying Kan, Wei Liao and others who stood at the front of the officials were no better. Their faces became pale following the palace guard's words. It took a long time to
After coming back to their senses, they looked at each other worriedly.
The most worrying thing happened. Li Xin was defeated. The 200,000 Qin army that entered Chu from Nanyang was destroyed by Chu. This also meant that Wuguan was in danger.
Wang Ben must immediately lead the army back to defend Qin!
Think of this.
Li Si and others all turned their heads and looked worriedly at Ying Zheng in the main hall. They saw Ying Zheng wearing black royal robes, standing blankly in the main hall, his eyes dull, and his whole person fell into a sluggish state.
"Kings!"
Following Han Yezhe's exclamation, Li Si, Wei Liao and others, as well as the civil and military officials, saw that Ying Zheng stumbled back two steps, then fell back and fainted.
"Kings!!!"
"Kings!"
Li Si, Ying Kan and others also panicked for a moment and looked at Ying Zheng with concern. However, the Qin State has always had rules. Civil and military officials are not allowed to step forward. Otherwise, they will violate the laws of the Qin State. Not only will they be punished, they may even be punished.
You may face penalties.
This is why when Jing Ke assassinated Ying Zheng, even though the officials were not wearing sharp swords, so many burly and fierce generals still did not dare to step forward to stop Jing Ke.
Even if he had to watch Jing Ke pursue Ying Zheng.
The same is true now. Looking at the unconscious Ying Zheng, all the officials can only watch, even though they are full of anxiety.
Fortunately, the imperial physician Xia Wuqi quickly went to Ying Zheng's side. After confirming that Ying Zheng was fine, he was just furious and asked the eunuchs to carefully carry Ying Zheng back to the harem to rest.
See Ying Zheng leaving.
The hall instantly became noisy, with countless officials looking at each other and talking loudly to each other.
"Guowei, what should we do now?"
Ying Kan also frowned at this time, and came to Li Si with a worried look on his face. He looked at Wei Liao, Wang Wan and others on the side, thinking of Ying Xi who was accompanying Li Xin on the expedition, but at the moment, Ying Kan couldn't take care of that much.
, worried, he looked at Wei Liao and asked.
Ying Zheng has been taken to rest by the imperial physician, and they cannot sit still.
The State of Qin gradually dispatched large armies from various prefectures and towns to Han, Zhao, Yan, and Wei to suppress the rebellions in these places. At present, there are only very few Qin troops in Qin's territory.
The 200,000 Qin army was defeated, and Chu might send troops to attack Qin at any time.
"It is absolutely impossible for Lord Changping to rebel by just one person. Immediately pay attention to the news from other cities and order people to pay close attention to Wuguan. Lord Chongquan! You can lead the army and immediately capture all the clansmen of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen who stayed in Xianyang."
, then I will trouble Lord Chongquan and lead the Xianyang officials to garrison Wuguan first!"
Wei Liao said to Ying Kan and glanced at the empty hall.
"The matter of dispatching troops to reinforce Wuguan must wait for the king's personal order!"
Wei Liao sighed, fortunately, Ying Kan was a member of the royal family, and behind him was the Ying clan. Ying Kan commanded the officials in Xianyang, and no one could say anything. Moreover, after Ying Kan owned the fiefdom, he had a large number of disciples and powerful men.
He is one of the few people who can go to Wuguan to guard him first.
What Wei Liao was most worried about was that if Wuguan was lost, Qin would not even have time to mobilize Wang Ben back.
"good!"
When Ying Kan heard Wei Liao's words, he nodded, then glanced at Li Si, and after nodding to each other, he turned and left.
Li Si looked at Ying Kan's leaving figure with a solemn expression on his face. Fortunately, Ying Kan believed in him. Otherwise, Lord Changping would have rebelled, and I am afraid that he, a Chu native in the rank of Tingwei, would be implicated to some extent.
All this time, Li Si never thought that Lord Changping would actually rebel.
You must know that Changping Jun is already the prime minister of the Qin State, and as the Qin State destroyed Han, Zhao, Yan, and Wei, Changping Jun, the right prime minister of the Qin State, is far from being the Prime Minister of Qi, and the Chu State Ling Yin can be compared.
At this time, what worries Li Si even more is that in the past, Ying Zheng had the idea of expelling the guest ministers. Now that Lord Changping has rebelled, it is difficult for Li Si to judge whether Ying Zheng will have any estrangement against Chu officials because of this matter.
"Changping Lord rebelled against Qin, and Li Xin and Meng Tian were defeated. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Wei to stay!"
"Yes! If I had known earlier... Hey, I said in the past that after destroying Wei, we should not attack Chu too hastily!"
Among the officials, some elderly officials shook their heads.
There were many words that no one had ever heard before, but at this time, they were said one after another, "It's all my fault for not listening to me." Everyone can say this sentence, and with this sentence, in times of crisis,
When looking at other people's worried and anxious faces, a sense of superiority will arise spontaneously with this sentence, and it will last for a long, long time before the matter is over and after it is over, and even some things cannot be undone.
Later, it became a lifelong mantra for many people.
"My king had no intention of going to war with the Chu State. It was because Bai Yan was so arrogant that he took the credit and relied on my king's favor. After destroying Wei, he did not return to Xianyang, but directly attacked Chu! If it weren't for Bai Yan, what happened today would not be possible, and Lord Changping would not be here.
Rebellion against Qin, Li Xin was defeated!"
Cai Chao and other officials who were dissatisfied with Bai Yan also came out to add fuel to the fire.
As the person who dared to say that Bai Yan was "arrogant and arrogant" in front of Bai Yu and Bai Yan, Cai Chao can be said to be the person who broke up with Bai Yan in the Qin court without any regard for human feelings.
After hearing about Lord Changping's rebellion against Qin and Li Xin's defeat, Cai Chao's first move was to put all the blame on Bai Yan.
In the past, when Bai Yan led troops to attack the Wei State, the Cai Dynasty scolded Bai Yan in person outside the palace. However, later on, because Bai Yan really destroyed the Wei State and did so at no loss, the Cai Dynasty had no chance.
Then when he heard that the big tripod sent by Bai Yan was a fake tripod, Cai Chao also secretly prepared to tell Bai Yan to death. He never thought that the big tripod sent by Bai Yan was really the Kyushu tripod. This made Cai Chao
The excitement in the morning is in vain, and the busy work is in vain.
At present, the Qin State has lost 200,000 soldiers in battle, and more than 100,000 households are wearing white silk ribbons. How could the Cai Dynasty let go of such a big event and such a good opportunity?
"Bai Yu, what are you going to do?"
Just when Cai Chao finished speaking, he heard his colleagues next to him looking behind him. Seeing this, Cai Chao also turned his head. When he saw Bai Yu with a gloomy face, Cai Chao raised his hand and was about to speak.
Take action when you see Bai Yu.
Fortunately, at this time, Wang Wan from afar came over quickly and scolded Bai Yu.
"General Bai Yu, don't hurt anyone!"
Wang Wan is the imperial censor, supervising all the officials in the court, and is also the superior of the censors in each county. Therefore, when he saw Bai Yu was about to take action, he quickly came to stop him. Seeing Bai Yu calm down with a gloomy face, Wang Wannai
Wan Ye looked at Cai Chao dissatisfied.
Lord Changping rebelled against Qin, Li Xin was defeated, and when Qin was in danger, Cai Chao and others did not think about how to help Qin overcome the difficulties. Instead, they immediately blamed Bai Yan.
Fortunately, the king is not here, otherwise Cai Chao would be the first to die.
Bai Yan led the troops to destroy Wei for Qin and found the Nine Provinces Cauldron for Qin. Now in Qufu, once General Wang Ben withdraws his troops, Bai Yan will probably be surrounded. In this case, the king has not thought about it yet.
How to make a decision? Cai Chao actually said those words.
If this spreads out, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, the king's words from the court are used by someone with intentions. If it reaches Bai Yan, the first thing sent to Bai Yan will be Cai Chao's head.
"Old man, if you keep talking nonsense, even if Bai Yu doesn't have this life, he will make you die!"
Bai Yu pointed at Cai Chao's face and threatened without mercy. It can be seen that Bai Yu was really angry at this moment. After saying that, Bai Yu turned around and left. His temper was so hot that even Wang Wan and Bai Yu started from scratch.
No greeting was given at the end.
Cai Chao looked at Bai Yu's leaving figure with an angry look on his face, but looked at Wang Wan with fear and finally endured it.
"Don't mention what you said just now, otherwise General Bai Yan will leave Qin in anger because of your words. Without General Bai Yu, the king will suppress your tribe!"
Wang Wan told Cai Chao, then turned and left.
If he hadn't thought that Cai Chao was also secretly helping him when he was competing for the position, Wang Wan would not have reminded Cai Chao of this sentence. Since the position of Prime Minister Zuo was vacant, Wei Liao had no intention of taking the position, and the other people were not qualified enough, and there were only a few.
Some people can compete with Wang Wan, and among them, Feng Shi and Feng Quji are the opponents that Wang Wan has never been sure of defeating.
Faced with Feng's connections and Feng's best efforts, Wang Wan was exhausted and had no choice but to do anything.
Changping Lord's rebellion made Wang Wan relieved, at least now not only the left prime minister but also the right prime minister was vacant, and the king would never let a Chu official serve as prime minister at this time.
The positions of these two prime ministers give Wang Wan and Feng Quji a chance to ease their relationship. After all, they are competing for the left prime minister. It is better to discuss and send other contenders first, and then the king will decide.
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Not to mention that Bai Yu didn't attack Cai Chao just now, even if he really continued to fight, Wang Wan wouldn't even take Bai Yu at this juncture.
"Bai Yan!"
Cai Chao was warned by Wang Wan, and his face turned blue and white, but even Wang Wan said so. Cai Chao thought that if Bai Yan really left Qin like Lord Changping, then the king...
Think of this.
Cai Chao, who is in his fifties, can't help but feel a little cold sweat behind his back.
Xianyang Palace.
In the harem, under the care of the imperial doctor Xia Wuji and a group of old doctors, Ying Zheng was lying on the bed, and finally slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were a little confused, but within two breaths, Ying Zheng thought of something,
He quickly came to his senses, shook his head in panic, and struggled to get up.
Han Yezhe, who had been watching over him, quickly stepped forward to help Ying Zheng.
"Help me go to the study!"
Ying Zheng's face was still a little pale, but Ying Zheng could no longer care so much. During his breath, Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with regret and deep worry.
Li Xin was defeated!
Then Wang Ben will return to defend Qin. By then, the Qin army led by Bai Yan will be completely trapped in Qufu and will be besieged and destroyed by Chu at any time.
That is something that Ying Zheng will never tolerate. The Qin State has already suffered 200,000 casualties in this battle. If all the elites under Bai Yan's command are killed, this will definitely make the situation that Qin has finally stabilized.
, is once again in turmoil, and Korea, Zhao, Yan, and Wei in the past will definitely take the opportunity to restore their countries.
What makes Ying Zheng even more worried is that Bai Yan, who once showed his wisdom in Luoyin crossing the river, is already the person Ying Zheng focuses on training. After more than ten or twenty years, Bai Yan will inevitably be appointed as the emperor.
The most important minister in the hall.
Therefore, not only Bai Yan's elite men could not be surrounded and destroyed by the Chu State, but Bai Yan also could not be killed by the Chu people.
"Tell Li Si, Wei Liao, Wang Wan and others to go to the study room..."
Ying Zheng ignored the dissuasion of the imperial doctor and others and hurriedly went to the study.
Down the corridor, Princess Mi hurriedly walked in with her maid. When she saw Ying Zheng, Princess Mi's face turned pale, her red eyes were full of fear, and she quickly knelt on the ground.
"Kings!"
Princess Mi lowered her head, not daring to look at Ying Zheng.
When Ying Zheng hurriedly walked by, Princess Mi breathed a sigh of relief and showed a look of despair.
In the study.
Ying Zheng held a bamboo slip in one hand and kept looking at the map with his eyes, looking at the positions of the Qin army on the map. Some sweat showed on his forehead. No matter what Ying Zheng thought, it could not change. Bai Yan would be captured by Chu in Qufu.
The army surrounded.
Thinking that Wang Zhaodu, who had given Bai Yan the title of king, was still in his study and had not waited for Bai Yan's return, he thought that Bai Yan had just led the army to destroy Wei for him as Ying Zheng, and found the Nine Provinces Cauldron for him as Ying Zheng, which was in compliance with the name of destiny.
And Ying Zheng has been looking forward to asking Bai Yan personally about the dream he had that day.
One thing comes to mind.
But now, all he could do was watch helplessly as the Chu State waited for Wang Ben to withdraw his troops and quickly surrounded Bai Yan.
"Changping-kun!"
In Ying Zheng's heart, there was an anger that could no longer be restrained. He widened his eyes and roared at the top of his lungs. With a ferocious face, he slammed the bamboo slips in his hands to the ground. Then, as if venting his anger, he stepped forward for advice.
Kick all the Chu army puppets on the map off the map.
"Mr. Changping, you have failed me!!!"
Ying Zheng roared and looked at the map ferociously, looking at the location of Chu State, his eyes full of anger.
Han Yezhe and other eunuchs who were waiting on the side also lowered their heads, not daring to look at Ying Zheng's appearance.
This was when Qin General Huan Jue was at the time. Although Ying Zheng was angry, he did not act like this.
Study door.
Fortunately, Li Si, Wei Liao, Wang Wan and others had just arrived in the study. When they saw Ying Zheng's appearance, they all stopped. After looking at each other, they bravely continued to the study.
"Greetings to the King!"
"Meet the King!!!"
Li Si and others quickly bowed their hands to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng, who was stepping on the map with his bare feet, had just calmed down. However, his gloomy expression and those eyes made people shudder.
"I can never sit back and watch Bai Yan besieged. My dear friends, please give me some advice!"
Ying Zheng said calmly.
While speaking, Ying Zheng did not look at Li Si and others, but spoke directly.
"Your Majesty, I forgive my bold words. Unless the Chu Kingdom does not attack Wuguan, General Wang Ben must return to defend the Qin Kingdom. Your Majesty, do you still remember that in the past, King Huai of Chu defeated the troops of the Chu Kingdom and took advantage of me?
When General Sima Cuo of the Qin State attacked Shu, he attacked our Qin State. If other countries had not raided the Chu State, the Qin State would have been in danger. Now our Qin State is just like before. Lantian, Lishan, and Xianyang are all empty of troops. In addition, Changping Lord was previously
I, the Prime Minister of the State of Qin, am well aware of the arrangements of the State of Qin..."
Wei Liao thought for a while, glanced at Li Si aside, and finally looked at Ying Zheng: "If the king doesn't give the decisive order, I'm afraid things will change!"
Wei Liao did not say that, Lord Changping rebelled in Yingchen. How could Lord Changping, the leader of the Chu officials, only instigate Yingchen? You must know that except Lord Changping, Lord Changwen also rebelled in various counties.
He was also quite prestigious in the Qin army's camp.
Thinking of this, Wei Liao was suddenly stunned.
"Your Majesty, it's not good! Lord Changping rebelled, and Lord Changwen may have secretly contacted other generals in the Qin army's camp!"
Wei Liao suddenly said with a pale face, and the meaning was obvious.
"Bai Yan!!!"
Wang Wan, Li Si and others also woke up at this time, and they all looked directly at Ying Zheng. A terrible thought suddenly appeared in their minds.
Everyone knows that in the north of the Qin State, the cavalry and side cavalry commanded by Bai Yan are all the elite troops of the Qin State. Since the Chu State started to besiege Bai Yan, they had Lord Changping and Lord Changwen as internal agents.
It is impossible not to instigate rebellion against the generals of the Qin army.
"Prepare the carriage!"
When Ying Zheng heard Wei Liao's words, he also reacted. Ying Zheng, who was already desperate and weak, seemed to be discouraged in an instant, and his eyes were filled with confusion.
This is the first time that Ying Zheng has shown such a confused expression since he succeeded to the throne of Qin.
"I want to see Wang Jian in person!"
Right now, the only person Ying Zheng could rely on was Wang Jian. Whether it was Tu Sui from Lantian or the generals from other counties, Ying Zheng could no longer trust him.
On the one hand, Wuguan is in danger, and the Chu army will attack Qin at any time. On the other hand, Wei has lost the land. After Li Xin, the Qin army in Qufu and Bai Yan are in danger of being destroyed.
At this time, Ying Zheng no longer dared to bet on others.
Only Wang Jian can be trusted by Ying Zheng, and only Wang Jian can give Ying Zheng some peace of mind at the moment. As long as there is any possibility, Ying Zheng does not want to give up. In Ying Zheng's eyes, as long as Wang Jian is willing to lead troops for Qin to attack Chu.
The state will definitely be able to attract most of the Chu state's troops, and Bai Yan's siege will be broken by itself without attack.
"Wang Jian!"
Li Si, Wang Wan and others looked surprised when they heard what Ying Zheng said, but then they watched Han Yezhe take the order and leave, and turned to look at Ying Zheng. Li Si and others also realized that Ying Zheng was going to bow to Wang Jian.
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But thinking of what Wei Liao had just said, they were still a little worried. Even if Ying Zheng could invite Wang Jian, in the face of Lord Changping's sudden rebellion, as well as Lord Changwen's planning and connections, could Bai Yan be able to survive until then?