The alliance between Qin and Yan was promoted at an extremely fast speed by Lu Buwei and Yan Chunjun. On the contrary, Yan Dan was just a spectator from the beginning to the end. Until the time when the two countries needed to formally sign the alliance, the Yan State
The prince officially appeared in people's sight.
In the main hall of Xianyang Palace, there are many soldiers. The majestic and solemn hall, set off by the power, has a feeling that is hard to touch, but can't help but tremble.
Under the guidance of the chamberlains, Yan Dan and Yan Chunjun climbed up the high platform step by step and arrived at the Xianyang Palace.
The civil and military ministers of the Qin State on both sides and the Qin Wangzheng on the throne were all in the Xianyang Palace, which brought an inexplicable pressure to Yan Dan.
This is the sense of oppression brought by power.
When Yan Dan walked out of Xianyang Palace, he only remembered one sentence, no, one word to be precise: Yes.
And in the future, in exchange for the word "ke" from Ying Zheng, he walked thousands of miles, crawled in the Xianyang Palace, and did his utmost to grovel under the sight of Qin's important ministers.
This made him feel deeply humiliated.
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Naturally, Ying Zheng didn't know that his old friend Yan Dan would have such a mental journey. At this time, he was summoning someone, Zhang Tang.
"General Zhang, I heard that you rejected the Prime Minister before. I don't know what made General Zhang change his mind?" Ying Zheng asked Zhang Tang, who was kneeling at the bottom.
"Report to the king, because I saw someone." Zhang Tang was confused as to why Ying Zheng summoned him, but when faced with Ying Zheng's question, he still chose to tell the truth.
"Gan Luo?" Ying Zheng asked.
"How could the king know?" Zhang Tang felt vaguely uneasy.
"I not only know that person Gan Luo, but I also know that General Zhang was favored by Gan Luo's grandfather, Gan Mao, the prime minister during the ancestor period of King Wu, when he was young," Ying Zheng said.
"How could your Majesty do this?" Zhang Tang's mind, standing on the battlefield without changing his expression, was instantly shaken.
Because he had heard another meaning from Ying Zheng's words.
"General Zhang wants to know why Gu knew about this?" Ying Zheng said.
Ying Zheng has been paying attention to Zhang Tang for a long time. This general who was active during the reign of King Qin Zhaoxiang but later became silent is exactly the talent Ying Zheng needs, not only because Zhang Tang had already proved his ability with his military exploits.
His talent was also due to the fact that after the death of Lord Wu'an Bai Qi, he had faded out of the Qin court for some special reasons.
It can be said that the changes in the court of Qin in the past ten years have nothing to do with Zhang Tang. For Ying Zheng, this man is considered a person with a clean financial background.
Of course, there is something else about Zhang Tang that makes Ying Zheng admire him with admiration.
"This is an extremely secret matter, not to mention it happened decades ago. I didn't expect that your Majesty would know about it. Yes, when I was young, I was greatly favored by Duke Gan." Zhang Tang admitted.
"So, are you willing to sacrifice your own reputation this time to pave the way for a young man like Gan Luo?" Ying Zheng said.
Regarding the incident of Gan Luo lobbying Zhang Tang to accept, everyone thought it was Gan Luo's intelligence and eloquence that convinced Zhang Tang, but Ying Zheng saw something else. He saw a trace of abnormality in it.
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"Since the death of Duke Gan, the Gan family has no one who can support its appearance. Fortunately, Gan Luo is very talented and I have lived for most of my life. If I can pave the way for Gan Luo's future with this reputation, it will also
It can be regarded as repaying the great kindness given to Duke Gan back then."
Zhang Tang then smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that I never thought that I could hide it from Lu Xiangguo, but I couldn't hide it from the king."
"If many orphans happen to know about the relationship between the general and Gan Mao, they will probably be deceived by you like the prime minister," Ying Zheng said.
"But the king noticed it after all." Zhang Tang said helplessly.
He used his fame to build momentum for Gan Luo, but he never thought that problems would arise at the link where he thought they should be the least likely.
"It doesn't matter if I see it alone. Even if the general deliberately cooperates, Gan Luo's talent in this matter is indeed better than that of most of his peers. In a few years, he may not be able to become a pillar of our Qin country."
." Ying Zheng said.
"What does the king mean?" Zhang Tang looked happy. He did not hear the anger that made him uneasy from Ying Zheng's words, but another hint that seemed to be good.
"I didn't promise anything." Ying Zheng said noncommittally.
"Yes." Zhang Tang replied, he already understood another meaning of Ying Zheng's words.
"What does General Zhang think of the Qin-Yan alliance?" Ying Zheng asked, changing the subject.
"It will be a good thing for our country, Qin." Zhang Tang said.
"The old general really thinks so?" Ying Zheng leaned forward slightly and looked directly at Zhang Tang and asked.
"Actually..." Zhang Tang hesitated for a moment, and instantly solidified his thoughts, saying: "The alliance between Qin and Yan is simply dispensable for our Qin State. If our Qin State wants to attack Zhao State,
There is no need to form an alliance with the Yan State. Besides, since our Qin army failed to conquer hd in one fell swoop, it has already focused its main attack direction on both sides of the river."
Zhang Tang paused and continued: "Moreover, our Qin State's offensive direction has been the same in the past few years. Now it has captured the northern border of South Korea in the west, and there are dozens of cities around Taoyi on the move. As long as it is conquered again,
If Wei Guo is captured, Shangdang, Hanoi, Wei Guo, and Taoyi will be connected in a line, completely separating Zhao Guo from Han Wei. At that time, whether it is attacking Zhao Guo or Han Wei, our Qin
The country will no longer encounter the situation when Lord Xinling led his troops directly to the city of hd, so that our Qin State's strategy of conquering hd and destroying Zhao State in one fell swoop failed."
"The old general has no secrets against Gu," Ying Zheng said.
"I dare not make the slightest false statement to your Majesty," Zhang Tang said.
"Gan Luo can be regarded as a young talent. However, although he has made great contributions to the Prime Minister due to the cooperation of the old generals, that is only for the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister cannot yet represent the Qin State. Therefore, Gan Luo still needs to work for our Qin State.
Only when the country has made great contributions can the country be rewarded." Ying Zhengdao.
"What is your Majesty saying?" Zhang Tang's mind was raised.
"Gu intends to facilitate the mission to the State of Zhao. If Gan Luo can take over this important task from the Prime Minister, after returning home, Gu Ke will grant Gan Luo the status of a minister." Ying Zheng said.
"Envoy to the State of Zhao?" Zhang Tang was slightly startled, unable to understand why Ying Zheng would send an envoy to the State of Zhao at this time.
Fortunately, his curiosity is not that serious. He only needs to know that Gan Luo has received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"I will tell Mrs. Gan about this matter, and she will promote it. To be honest with the king, Gan Luo does not know about this relationship between me and the Gan family. Everything is hidden from Gan by me and Mrs. Gan."
Luo secretly facilitated it," Zhang Tang said.
He also had another purpose in saying this, which was to tell Ying Zheng that Gan Luo had not deceived Lu Buwei. He was also telling Ying Zheng that Gan Luo had not deceived Lu Buwei now and would not deceive Ying Zheng in the future.