bookandnovel Chapter 173 Funeral For The Six Nations
Chapter 173 Funeral For The Six Nations
After walking down the hall and lifting up Lu Buwei's body, Ying Zheng murmured: "Father Zhong, let's go."
"Our Great Qin will prosper forever."
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[In 433 BC after Qi Dynasty, Lu Buwei, the former prime minister of the country, died. 】
[The King of Qin has been in charge for two years, and the chaotic political situation has been swept away. No one can refute the king's words. 】
[The King of Qin, who was only twenty-four years old, ordered a year of rest and recuperation. 】
[At the same time, he turned his attention to the east. If the country is stable, then the sword of the King of Qin will sweep across the eastern countries. 】
[You are cultivating silently, watching over Qin Wangzheng’s royal path, improving your cultivation, and waiting for the evil god in the future. 】
The general trend of the world is that if it is divided for a long time, it will be reunited and if it is combined for a long time, it will be divided.
Since Ying Zheng sat as the king of Qin, he would naturally want to unify this chaotic world.
It was not just the responsibilities entrusted to him by the previous Qin kings, but also his inner thoughts.
Ying Zheng, who has been displaced due to conflicts between various countries since he was a child, has always longed for peace.
Now, unifying the world with one's own hands is the best peace.
Since there always has to be one person to inherit the destiny and unify the six countries, then this person will naturally be him.
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[In the 434th year of the Later Qi Dynasty, the King of Qin wanted to send troops to Hangu to unify the six countries. 】
[At that time, the Great Qin State was rich and powerful, and was known as the Qin of Tigers and Wolves. Its military strength was unparalleled in the world. However, other countries were either weak or in turmoil, so it was the time to send troops. 】
[There were various opinions in the court, and finally the King of Qin made the final decision on the plan to destroy the six kingdoms. 】
The King of Qin re-employed Wei Liao, Li Si and others, and regardless of past suspicions, he appointed Lu Buwei, a former retainer of the former prime minister.
The ministers discussed for a long time and decided to develop the strategy of "diplomacy far away and attack near" to the extreme. They would first devour the nearby countries and then attack the distant countries.
At the same time, they also sent people with countless gold and silver treasures, natural materials and earthly treasures to bribe important ministers of various countries and obtain various intelligence.
As for those major sects, they are all on good terms and must be allowed to stand aside.
If a large number of sects do not want to be spectators and insist on dying, then they will use bloody methods to scare other sects.
Although the six countries formed an alliance with the strategy of "unity and verticalization", they seemed to be in harmony but were inseparable from each other.
Under the Qin State's "Lian Heng" strategy, it gradually became a mess.
The entire Qin State was in motion.
Ying Zheng said to the ministers: "Please, all of you, mourn for the Six Kingdoms."
[In the 434th year of the Later Qi Dynasty, Qin instigated a dispute between Yan and Zhao, and then attacked the Zhao State in the name of saving Yan and defeated the Zhao army. 】
[In the following years, the Qin army attacked Zhao with all its strength and once reached the royal city of Zhao. 】
[Li Mu, the famous general of the State of Zhao, was ordered to turn the tide before it fell, help the building collapse, and defeat the Qin army. 】
[Then Li Mu led his troops to move like an unstoppable force, and finally defeated the Qin army. 】
[However, the state of Zhao was also seriously injured. 】
The Qin army was so crazy that the king of Zhao was frightened.
Under the system of farming and warfare, people in Qin could reclaim wasteland at will, but the wasteland did not belong to them unless they could achieve military exploits.
As a result, the soldiers and civilians naturally tried their best to obtain military honors, which can be thought of as the morale of the Qin army.
The Qin State is blessed by many dragon veins, and the weather is smooth and the country is rich and powerful.
Even though Zhao Guo won consecutive battles, Zhao Guo couldn't bear the consumption of troops by each other.
Seeing the Qin army arriving again, the king of Zhao was frightened and wanted to negotiate peace.
On this day, Zhao Guoyi and his envoys arrived at the Qin Palace and asked to see the King of Qin.
However, King Qin had no time to pay attention to them for the time being. Instead, he was discussing the problem with his two counselors.
Ying Zheng said: "In the eyes of the few, as long as it can achieve results, it is a good method. As long as it can unify the world, no matter how vicious the strategy is, it can be used."
After hearing his words, the two counselors' eyes suddenly shone, with expressions on their faces as if they had met their confidants.
Of these two people, one was named Jia Xu and the other was named Cheng Yu.
Ying Zheng asked the two men about the problems that had arisen during the frontline war: "If we encounter the same situation as before, the war is stalemate, food and grass are tight, and our army is plagued by plague, what should we do?"
Jia Xu: "This is simple. We only need to throw the corpse into the enemy city with a catapult, preferably a water source, such as a moat."
Ying Zheng: "You are too vicious. Cheng Yu, please tell me how to solve the food and grass problem."
Cheng Yu: "Just replenish food and grass in time. There must be many villages along the march, right? There are many villagers in them."
Ying Zheng: "But how much food and grass can the villagers have for the army to requisition?"
Cheng Yu: "I told you, there are many villagers in the village."
"..."
Ying Zheng took a deep breath: "I can see that these two are exactly the same as Crouching Dragon and Phoenix. They are both celebrities with unique skills. They can be called my loyal ministers."
"Both of you said it very well, but my suggestion is that you stop talking."
After ordering the two of them to step aside, Ying Zheng showed a confident and calm look on his face.
Chen Ming asked: "Since the two of them used ruthless and dirty tricks, each of them is enough to leave them with infamy for eternity. If you don't use any of them, why keep them?"
Ying Zheng replied: "Every time when my conscience is uneasy, after listening to what these two people said, I feel that I am actually a good person."
"..."
Chen Ming called him a good guy in his heart.
Back then, if Li Changsheng had such an awareness, he would not easily fall into the trap.
He followed Ying Zheng to the main hall to meet the Zhao envoy.
After the Zhao envoy kowtowed three times, he explained his purpose of coming.
It turned out that the king of Zhao did not want to fight and was willing to surrender peacefully.
As long as he does not cede the land to compensate for the city, he is willing to pay a large amount of gold, silver, heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
Externally, we cannot declare that Zhao has surrendered, but that the two countries have good relations and live in peace.
To put it bluntly, the king of Zhao wanted to resolve this matter peacefully without losing face.
The envoy also said that the sincerity of the king of Zhao also brought the thick armor worn by the hundreds of soldiers who came with him.
The camouflage sealing layer on the surface of these battle armors is scraped off, and the inside is full of real gold.
When Ying Zheng heard this, he smiled and said, "You are so sincere! I agreed!"
"The King is kind and generous!!"
The envoy was overjoyed, kowtowed three times again, and then bowed and left.
Looking at Ying Zheng who was behaving abnormally, Chen Ming knew that he was about to go back on his word, and sighed: "I'm afraid many people will die again!"
Ying Zheng said quietly: "Where in the world is there a place where people are not dead? How can you only see people dying in front of you, but not those who are dying on the horizon?"
"Only by unifying the six countries and bringing peace to the world can all surnames not die in vain!"
"Therefore, unifying the world is the greatest benevolence!"
On that day, the Zhao State envoy, who had taken off his golden armor, was ambushed in the wild. Then an army of a hundred people disguised themselves, held the Zhao State flag, and headed towards the border.
This "Zhao" regiment finally reached Qingtian Town on the border of Qin.
With the great turmoil in the Qin State in recent years, spies from various countries have frequently entered and exited the Qin State.
Although the State of Qin had intensified its censorship efforts, it deliberately omitted a single detail in this town, allowing many spies to come in and out of this town, thereby gaining some traces.
Now, it has another use.
At some point, the lively town gradually became quiet.
Murderous foreign troops surrounded the town.