Chapter 354: The Charm of Power

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In the early morning of the next day, Cheng Yu got up first and felt refreshed. Seeing that Hong Lian was still sleeping soundly, he did not wake her up.

Half an hour later, breakfast was ready, and Cheng Xi re-entered the wedding room and sat beside the bed, calling Hong Lian softly.

There was no way, Hong Lian couldn't sleep in today, she had to go to see Concubine Yan, and Concubine Yan might have objections if she was delayed.

Hong Lian, who still had a faint blush on her face, murmured a few words, opened her eyes drowsily, saw Cheng Xi, and gradually regained her consciousness...

"It's getting late, it's time to get up, you have to go see Feiyan."

Cheng Yu said softly with a smile on his face,

"Oh... Ouch."

Honglian nodded slightly and tried to get up, but due to the soreness all over, he soon fell back on the bed.

"It's all your fault!"

Hong Lian glared at Cheng Xi angrily, like an animal, and didn't know how to restrain herself...

"Okay, blame me, blame me, but you still have some responsibility."

"Who said Guren, you are so beautiful?"

"I have seen the world, but I still can't control myself."

Cheng Xi happily put the responsibility on himself and praised Hong Lian at the same time.

Who doesn't like to hear good things?

Old women and cunning people are no exception, not to mention the red lotus flower that is blooming...

Honglian felt a little better after hearing this, but she still frowned cutely and asked in distress: "What should I do now?"

"It's a small matter, I'll use my inner strength to help you relieve it."

After saying that, Xiu opened the quilt and put his hand in.

"Ah, what are you doing?"

Hong Lian screamed in surprise, pouting her red mouth and looking at Cheng Xi angrily, the faint blush on her face quickly getting thicker...

"Help you."

Cheng Xi said with a serious face.

"But the position of your hand..."

Cheng Xi continued seriously: "That's not the point. Besides, we are both husband and wife, so don't worry about it."

"It's getting late. If you delay any longer, it will be too late."

Honglian opened her small mouth, still wanting to say something, but suddenly she felt a huge internal force moving rapidly through her body. It was very warm, just like taking a bath in a hot spring in winter, and her fatigue disappeared.

After half a cup of tea, Cheng Yu took back his palm that was stained with warm fragrance and said with a smile: "Do you want me to dress for you?"

"I don't want it, eh..."

Guren rolled her eyes, but before she could finish rolling her eyes, her eyes widened.

"It smells so good!"

Cheng Yu quickly stood up and left, leaving only two words behind.

I don’t know why, but Cheng Xi found that he really liked teasing Hong Lian.

Maybe it’s because the awkward Guren is so cute?

Hong Lian stared angrily at Cheng Yu's leaving figure. When the figure disappeared, she smiled again.

After a while, the dazzling red lotus came to the small dining hall in the courtyard, surrounded by maids.

Cheng Xi waited until Hong Lian sat down and said hello before he started to pick up his chopsticks and eat his breakfast.

This is the first time the two of them have breakfast together, but there will be many such scenes in the future.

After breakfast, Hong Lian, surrounded by maids, went down to the main courtyard of the back house to pay homage to Concubine Yan.

Cheng Yu went to see his children and stayed in one place for a while, and the whole morning passed like that...

Three days later, Cheng Xi took Hong Lian to Han An's mansion. Han Fei was also there, so he returned home.

Han An's attitude was naturally very cordial and friendly, while Han Fei was not so friendly.

On the surface, Han Fei's words don't mean anything, but in detail, they are a bit strange, pointing fingers at mulberry trees and scolding huai trees, and being obsessed with the sun.

However, Cheng Yu didn't bother to argue with Han Fei. It went in through the left ear and out through the right ear, and finally took the baby cabbage that he had guarded as his elder brother for more than ten years.

Be generous, it's nothing.

After returning home, Honglian looked at Zi Nu, Nong Yu, Mrs. Hu, and Hu

Accompanied by a beautiful woman, he quickly adapted to his new life.

It was when I met Mrs. Mingzhu that I had an quarrel with Cheng Xi. The nose was not a nose and the eyes were not eyes.

Of course, Guren still has a sense of propriety, but he only shows it when the two of them are alone, pretending that nothing happened in formal situations.

Cheng Yu was not willing to use absolute authority to suppress the women in the back house.

A home like that would be too cold and cold, as if you were a subordinate. Appropriate awkwardness can actually enhance feelings.

If a problem arises, solve it.

However, Cheng Xi will not explain this matter personally. If he has prejudices, the more he explains, the darker the picture becomes.

Cheng Xi asked Madam Mingzhu to handle it. She believed that Madam Mingzhu could handle Honglian with her methods.

Mrs. Mingzhu readily accepted the task.

Facts have proved that Mrs. Pearl did solve the problem.

One night while staying in Mrs. Mingzhu's room, Cheng Yu curiously asked Mrs. Mingzhu how she solved the problem.

Mrs. Mingzhu said she just told Honglian the truth, and Honglian was shocked at that time.

Chenglong went to find Zinu another day, and Honglian would probably share it with Zinu as expected.

Purple Girl said that Guren felt deeply sad for her father and at the same time felt lucky.

Honglian said that if Mrs. Mingzhu still stayed with her father, she might die one day.

She also said that it was lucky that she entered the mansion, otherwise wouldn't her father be in danger if one day Mrs. Mingzhu blew wind on her pillow and disturbed Chenglong?

Zi Nu also reminded Hong Lian not to reveal anything about Madam Mingzhu, otherwise it would be harmful to her father.

Honglian was not stupid and agreed straightforwardly.

If the matter were revealed, her father would definitely be ridiculed and worried.

Even Ninth Brother Han Fei and Hong Lian don't intend to reveal it.

After this small setback, Yonghou Mansion returned to its usual tranquility, and then welcomed happy events one after another.

Ever since Concubine Yan became pregnant, it was as if Cheng Yu had opened up the two channels of Ren and Du when it came to procreating children.

In October, Mrs. Mingzhu became pregnant.

In November, Honglian also became pregnant.

Cheng Yu spends an hour and a half every day to finish the things at hand, and occasionally works overtime for two hours.

The rest of the time, he either spends his time playing with women, playing with his children, teaching Fusu, or relaxing by himself, leading a very carefree life.

Unlike his brother Ying Zheng, even when government affairs are at their lowest, he has to work at least five hours a day.

If there are a lot of government affairs, you have to work for seven or eight hours.

Although it is not a day off all year round, the holidays are also major festivals, and there is a day off for the birthdays of the elders.

Cheng Xi’s birthday, Mrs. Li’s, Mrs. Qing’s birthday, and even my own birthday only took half a day off...

If you are not in good health and do not have enough enthusiasm for this kind of work intensity, you will not be able to persevere no matter what.

In December, Yingzheng summoned Cheng Xi, Lu Buwei, Meng Ao, Wang Jian and other important ministers to discuss the attack on Wei.

Because of the presence of Wei Yong, a powerful concubine, the Qin State slightly changed the order of attack. Instead of attacking Zhao first and then Wei, it started with Wei first and then Zhao.

Cheng Yu was not proficient in how to fight a war. Most of the time, he listened to what Lu Buwei, Meng Ao, and Wang Jian were saying.

Lu Buwei has a certain level of fighting skills, at least he is qualified. He once led troops to attack the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and defeated the five-nation coalition that bypassed Hangu Pass.

Chengyu just makes some supplements.

However, the reason why Cheng Yu was able to appear in such an important military and state discussion occasion was not only because of his status, but also because he needed to communicate with Wei Yong.

Naturally, military and state affairs cannot be carried out by long-distance communication alone. Cheng Yu needs to personally go to Daliang City in Wei State.

Wei Yong needs to understand Qin's marching strategy in order to cooperate, and Qin also needs to know how Wei Yong can cooperate.

In addition, Cheng Xi also brought the conditions proposed to Wei Yong.

Wei Yongshi

He is greedy for life and afraid of death, but he is a better role model than Han An.

After all, there are only a few kings in the world. Although Wei Yong is the top dignitary of Wei State, he is still a member of the powerful class, which is undoubtedly more universal.

Cheng Yu happily accepted the fact that he was going on a business trip.

With the Suzaku, the Mo family's mechanism beast, it is very convenient to go back and forth. If you really want a woman or children, you can quickly return at any time.

After participating in this matter, there is nothing that I need to participate in before the festival, and my life has returned to order, tranquility, and happiness.

During the festival this year, there were many more children in the mansion, and the older ones were already able to address people.

The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were together, and the atmosphere was joyful. It was the most interesting festival that Chenglong had ever had.



In mid-January of the following year, that is, 234 BC, the year when Han Fei entered the Qin Dynasty in the original animation.

Cheng Yu took Da Siming and Black and White Shao Siming to leave Xianyang on the machine beast Suzaku and secretly went to Daliang City of Wei State.

After changing into his robes, Cheng Yu took Da Siming and Black and White Shao Siming for a walk around Daliang City.

Cheng Xi also visited Daliang City in the past. In some aspects, it was even more prosperous than Xianyang. After all, the laws of the Qin State were strict and there were many restrictions in Xianyang City.

But now, Daliang City is not so prosperous, obviously affected by the fall of Korea.

Qin's next attack target will be among the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Chu.

This is because most people in the five countries now believe that Qin's primary target of attack is Zhao, otherwise Daliang City will definitely be even more depressed.

The territory of Chu is too large, with vast depth and strong military power, so it is obvious that it cannot be conquered in a short while.

Unless the Qin State loses its mind, it will attack the Chu State while the hidden danger in the north has not been eliminated.

Therefore, the chance of attacking Chu is the smallest, or even negligible.

There is not much difference in military and national power between Zhao and Wei.

The Wei State is stronger, but the terrain is too poor, while the Zhao State has more places where it can defend against danger.

If we don’t talk about the extremely harmful method of flooding the beams, the difficulty of attacking the two countries is not much different...

But everyone in the world knows that Qin and Zhao have a feud, and the King of Qin still has a grudge against Zhao. Under similar circumstances, the probability of attacking Zhao is naturally greater.

Of course, the possibility of attacking Wei first is not small, so Daliang is relatively depressed.

Those who were less courageous did not dare to stay longer in Wei State, and those who were left behind were those who were more courageous.

After wandering around for a while, Cheng Xi felt that it was not very interesting, so he sent Da Siming to contact the person in charge of Wei Guoluo's network guard.

Part of Wei's network was directly ordered by Wei Yong to help Wei Yong eliminate political opponents and stabilize factions.

Therefore, Wei Yong can be contacted directly through Luo Wangwei.

When Wei Yong received the notice, he was handling official duties in the general's office. He was shocked when he heard the news.

But soon I realized that Cheng Xi's coming to Daliang City in person must be a big event. Thinking about the current situation, I basically guessed Cheng Xi's intention.

Wei Yong first sent someone to welcome Cheng Xi into the house, and then skipped work after making some arrangements.

Of course, the boss of the government office did not skip work, but went out for inspection.

Anyway, no one dares to record the absence of their boss, and it is useless to record it.

Wei Yong took a carriage, urging the driver all the way, and returned to his house as quickly as possible.

Cheng Xi was brought to the inner study of Wei Yong's back house by Wei Yong's cronies and treated with the best tea, top-notch fruits, dried fruits, and snacks.

If Cheng Yu hadn't been accompanied by Da Siming and Black and White Junior Siming, I'm afraid there would have been many beautiful girls waiting on him.

From this point of view, Concubine Yan and Moon God are quite prescient.

That's right, it was the two women who suggested that Da Siming and Black and White Shao Siming be taken care of by Cheng Xi, not Cheng Xi's initiative.

When Wei Yong returned to the mansion, he didn't have time to change his clothes. He wore Wei's court clothes and went straight to the study in the back house.

go.

After arriving, Wei Yong's cronies whispered a few words, and then Wei Yong took a deep breath and knocked gently on the door. His face was solemn, and his body bowed slightly, even respectfully.

"Come in."

Chenglong, who didn't feel at all that he was occupying the magpie's nest, responded casually while picking up the dried fruits that Da Siming and Shao Siming had peeled, and his voice was quite clear.

Wei Yong then pushed open the door, stepped into the outer room of the inner study, bowed his head and bowed his hands.

"Greetings to the Marquis."

The study rooms of wealthy families are usually suites with all kinds of facilities, so living in them is not a problem.

"You guys go down and have a rest. I have something to discuss with the general."

Da Siming and Black and White Junior Siming had already passed the stage of shock. They glanced at Wei Yong who was very respectful, bowed and left the study, closing the door.

All the great generals of a country are from the Qin State, so the Wei State is definitely in doom.

I don’t know if there are such people in other countries?

It is estimated that even if it is not comparable, the status is not simple.

In fact, Zhao, Yan, Chu, and Qi did have hidden lines in the net. Their status and power were not as good as those of Wei Yong, but they were still upper-class dignitaries.

Guo Kai, Yan Chunjun, Li Yuan, Hou Sheng, these people are not included in the trap. These people are either bribed or exchanged for benefits.

"General Wei, please take a seat."

Wei Yong smiled flatteringly and said: "I don't dare to act like a general in front of the Marquis. Lord Marquis, just call me Wei Yong or Xiao Wei."….

The corners of Cheng Yu's mouth twitched imperceptibly.

Xiao Wei?

You have such a thick skin!

"Okay, let me call you General Wei. Sit down."

Although he is a tool who cannot control his own life and death, after all, he still has useful value, and it is not small at all. Basic respect is still needed.

Emperor Jiajing, who treated his subordinates too harshly and was almost strangled to death by his maid, is an example.

The palace maid wanted to kill the emperor, but she almost succeeded. Jiajing was the only one to become an emperor of this caliber.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Wei Yong carefully sat down opposite Cheng Xi, his eyebrows lowered and his posture respectful.

Tables, chairs and benches had already been introduced to the Wei State. Some dignitaries used them, but some did not.

As Wei Yong who was in the Wei camp and whose heart was with Qin, he naturally made arrangements early.

"You must have guessed with your wisdom why I came here this time, right?"

Cheng Yu didn't ramble on, and went straight to the main topic.

Wei Yong was very happy to hear Cheng Xi praising him, but he did not get carried away. He said respectfully: "I know a little bit about it."

Cheng Yu nodded slightly, took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Yong, saying, "This is Qin's army strategy. Take it and study it carefully."

"When I return home, I will come up with a corresponding cooperation strategy."

"Your most critical task is to figure out how to open the gate of Daliang City at the right time."

"You must also know the fatal part of Daliang City. Qin does not want to be flooded unless it is absolutely necessary."

Daliang City in the Wei State, which is today's Kaifeng in Henan Province, is located on the bank of the Yellow River. The torrent of the Yellow River rumbles past a few miles away from the city, and the terrain of Daliang City is much lower than the bed of the Yellow River.

Historically, Wang Ben led the Qin army to attack Wei. They marched all the way and quickly attacked Daliang City.

Because the city of Daliang City was strong and there was plenty of food and grass in the city, the Qin army made several strong attacks, but all failed and the losses were heavy.

If we continue to attack with force, I don’t know how many Qin troops will be lost before we can win...

Therefore, Wang Ben ordered his soldiers to dig a canal in the northwest of Daliang City to divert the water from the Yellow River and build embankments to block its downstream flow.

It was early spring, the spring flood season, and the Qin army was working in the rain.

Wang Ben personally urged him to supervise, and the rain continued for ten days, and the water became more and more powerful.

In the canal city, following Wang Ben's order, the embankments were broken and the canals were opened. Floods overflowed, and Daliang City suddenly became the Zeguo.

The city wall was immersed in water for a long time and inevitably deteriorated. Qin soldiers took advantage of it.

When the momentum came in, the beam collapsed.

Seeing that the situation was over, King Wei had no choice but to surrender. Wang Ben took all the Wei lands and made them Sanchuan County. The Wei state was thus destroyed.

History books say it lightly, but Daliang City was one of the most prosperous capitals in the world at the time, with a population of more than 100,000.

The entire capital city quickly turned into a flood. It is unknown how many people died in the floods. In addition, it is also unknown how many people died in the floods downstream of Daliang City.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it has become a purgatory on earth.

Flooding is really harmful to the world, so I might as well not use it.

It is worth mentioning that Daliang in the Wei State, Kaifeng in the Song State, or other countries that used it as their capital have never been able to defend themselves against foreign invasions in history...

Wei Yong respectfully took the scroll handed over by Cheng Xi with both hands, and said sincerely: "The Marquis and the King are really kind-hearted. This is a blessing to the people of Wei, and even more to the people of the world!"...

Cheng Xi: "..."

Forget it, this flattery is pretty good.

It is indeed a blessing for the people of Wei State. Otherwise, I don’t know how many people would have died and how many families would have been broken...

"The other thing is done. Brother Wang has promised General Wei the position of Marquis of Guannei. General Wei will also be a Marquis by then."

"How much we can live depends on how well General Wei handles his affairs."

Guanneihou, the nineteenth level among the twenty-level titles in Qin, second only to Chehou.

It has its own title, but no state or city. It has the title of how many households there are in the city. It has the right to collect taxes according to the specified number of households. The important thing is that it can be hereditary!

You must know that many of the veteran generals of the Qin army who fought on the battlefield did not have the title of Marquis of Guannei, so Wei Yong took a big advantage.

The reason for this is firstly the general reward for Wei Yong's contribution.

When the Five Kingdoms conquered Qin in the past, Wei Yong made some contributions, and later he also made some contributions by passing on various information.

But even so, Wei Yong's contribution was still not enough to seal the title of Neihou.

The second is to let Wei Yong do the work wholeheartedly. After the war, Wei Yong will be responsible for playing a bad role, taking the blame and attracting the main hatred.

Thirdly, it is to set a good example to the dissidents from other countries.

With such good treatment, don’t you want to find a way out for yourself and your family?

Wei Yong obviously knew the value of the Guannei Marquis of Qin State. He was so excited that his body was trembling slightly, and even Chenglong was afraid that he would hit him.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, and thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely do everything well!"

"Besides, in front of the real Marquis, the Marquis, I have always been a subordinate."

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, once things are done, your limitations will be gone."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis. Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Wei Yong looked like he was crying with gratitude and bowed his head.

"Okay, get up and work with the strategy to get it done as soon as possible."

"yes."

"Master Marquis...are you in a hurry to go back?"

"That's not very urgent."

"Tomorrow night, Lanyue Pavilion will gather top dancers from all over the world. Can the Marquis please go there?"

What man wouldn’t be interested in listening to music and dancing in Goulan?

"I still have to give you the face of my host."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

When Wei Yong spent money on a treat, he had to thank Cheng Chong for his face. This may be the charm of power.

If we are apart and don’t cherish each other


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