"Yes, my father's approach to discussing with the courtiers is consistent with yours, Zheng'er."
When Ying Zheng heard Ying Zichu's praise, a smile appeared on his face.
"Based on my father's understanding of Wei Wangyu, he is a man who is not too small-minded, but not too big-minded either."
"Coupled with Wei Wuji's reputation, status, and power, it is a real threat to Wei Yu's royal power. As long as we increase the intensity of the heat, the possibility of Wei Wuji being dismissed and seizing power is at least 80%."
Ying Zichu felt very comfortable after being massaged. He squinted his eyes slightly and said confidently.
"What exactly does your father plan to do?"
Cheng Qiao raised his eyes from behind and said.
"First of all, Lu Xianghui sent people with tens of thousands of gold to bribe the close servants and trusted ministers around the King of Wei, so as to drive a wedge between the King of Wei and Wei Wuji."
"The Six Kingdoms are corrupt. The servants are easy to bribe, but the important ministers in the court are not easy to bribe. The ministers who are too light cannot be bribed."
"We already have targets. For example, Wei Yong, the Grand Commander of the Wei State who just came to power, is a relative of the Wei royal family outside the fifth service, and was once taught a lesson by Wei Wuji."
Wei Yong?
Isn't that Xuan Jian's lover and Wei Qianqian's father? This man is cunning and cunning, and he is willing to sacrifice everything for his own benefit. He is indeed a good bribe target.
And if he remembered correctly, Tianjiu Zhong Gai Nie Weizhuang handed the evidence of Wei Yong's crime to Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling. Wei Yong was ordered to be executed by Wei Wuji, and then regained control of Wei Wu's soldiers, but was later killed by King Wei Got it done.
Wei Wuji was completely discouraged and indulged in wine and sex, and was killed by a trap using a beauty trap.
Although everything has changed now, the two of them are really enemies of each other...
"Father, what's behind?"
"Later, my father will send envoys to the Kingdom of Wei to congratulate Wei Wuji on becoming the King of Wei."
"The front is a conspiracy, the back is a Yang conspiracy, the combination of Yin and Yang, as long as the King of Wei is afraid of Wei Wuji, Wei Wuji will inevitably be dismissed from his position and seize power."
"To be honest, even if my father is in the position of King Wei, I can't guarantee that he will not have doubts. Wei Wuji is a real threat to the royal power."
"Why did my grandfather kill Bai Qi back then?"
Ying Zichu's grandfather was King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and he was the great-grandfather of Ying Zheng and Ying Chengqiao.
Ying Zheng didn't understand the real reason, but Cheng Qiao knew a little bit, but not completely, so he still pretended not to know and looked at Ying Zichu with the same curiosity as Ying Zheng.
"After the Battle of Changping, our Qin army besieged HD. Fan Ju, because he did not want Bai Qi to get in his way, and based on practical considerations, persuaded King Zhao to stop attacking HD and accept Zhao's peace talks."
"Facts have proved that Qin did miss the opportunity to destroy Zhao, which gave Zhao a chance to breathe and gave the five countries time to send troops to assist. However, King Zhao's realistic considerations were not unreasonable."
“At that time, more than half of the soldiers were killed or injured, the food and grass consumption was huge, and a lot of national power was consumed. Moreover, the soldiers fought for years, and their morale was low. The front was too long and it was difficult to supply.
"The people in the newly occupied land are not strong-minded and may rebel at any time. Han, Wei and Chu are ready to make a move, and their flanks are quite unsafe."
"Under such circumstances, do you think it is outrageous to say that your great-grandfather gave the order to stop the siege of HD?"
Ying Zheng and Cheng Qiao shook their heads in tacit understanding after hearing this. This is not outrageous.
As the king of Qin, King Zhao needs to take charge of the overall situation. Unlike Bai Qi, who only leads troops to fight, he only considers military issues at most, and does not care about other political, economic, people's livelihood and other aspects.
"Later, the hateful King Zhao refused to fulfill the contract. King Zhao was furious and immediately gathered his troops to attack Zhao."
"It was indeed not the time to attack Zhao State at that time. The best opportunity had been missed. What Bai Qi said makes sense."
"King Zhao was indeed a little carried away by the anger of King Zhao for cheating on his birth, and acted on his own initiative, but he paid a high price and did not get what he deserved, which was also an important reason."
"If HD is not taken, firstly, it will damage the prestige and face of King Zhao and the State of Qin; secondly, it will need to suck the blood of the State of Zhao to replenish the lost national strength of the State of Qin."
"When Bai Qi was invited, Bai Qi couldn't do it, but the arrow was on the string and he had to fire it. He had to send Wang Ling to lead the army to attack HD, but he lost his troops and generals."
"The second time, King Zhao sent Prime Minister Fan Ju to Bai Qi's mansion to praise and compliment Bai Qi. However, he still refused to invite him again."
"King Zhao had no choice but to send Wang Lu as general to attack HD, but he still lost his troops and generals."
"The third time King Zhao sent someone to invite him, Bai Qi still refused to go. He had no choice but to accept Fan Ju's recommendation and make Zheng Pingan the leading general."
"Although King Zhao was very dissatisfied at this time, he had not yet developed murderous intentions."
"At that time, Zhao State had been besieged for three years. King Zhao Xiaocheng vowed not to surrender. Mao Sui, a retainer of Zhao Sheng, Pingyuan Lord of Zhao State, persuaded King Chu Kaolie and ordered Chun Shen Lord to send General Jing Yang to lead the Chu army to rescue him.
Zhao.
"Zhao Sheng's brother-in-law, Wei Wuji, also stole the Wei King's military talisman and led the Wei army to rescue Zhao. Facing the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, Zheng Ping'an was helpless, and the battle was unfavorable and suffered heavy casualties."
"King Zhao had no choice but to pull his old face and go to Bai Qi's mansion to invite him in person. Bai Qi still used the same old rhetoric and said he would rather be executed than be the defeated general. King Zhao was so angry that he turned around and left."
"Although Bai Qi was right, he persuaded King Zhao's troops to return to the court after the war went badly. In addition to the previous two times, he persuaded him three times in total. But the situation is already so critical, is it still time to be stubborn?
"When the frontline was defeated and the news came back that Zheng Ping'an led more than 20,000 Qin soldiers to surrender to Zhao, a minister reported that Bai Qi had said a lot of complaints in private. King Zhao was so angry that he finally had murderous intentions.
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"I issued three orders in a row, one after another, depriving Bai Qi of all his official titles, expelling him from Xianyang, and rewarding him with poison and a sword to commit suicide!
"This is the ins and outs of Bai Qi being sentenced to death."
"Four times of request and three times of persuasion, who is wrong?"
"Have you figured out why Bai Qi died?
Ying Zheng and Cheng Qiao were both a little confused after hearing this. It seemed that everything was right, it seemed that everything was wrong, it seemed that they had thought clearly, but they seemed not to have thought clearly, and their minds were very confused.
In future generations, Bai Qi would have been so wrong!
After all, future generations will insist that the emperor cannot make mistakes. Even if he makes mistakes, it will be the fault of his ministers. How dare you not give the king face like this is just asking for death, but this era is different.
Scholars in the Warring States Period were independent, noble, and impermanent. They had their own ideals and principles, and had their own ideals and principles. They were not servile or sycophantic at all, and would not flatter, compromise, or live an ignoble existence.
Bai Qi is obviously a typical example among the Warring States scholars.
The atmosphere is like this, and Bai Qi seems to be right in insisting on himself. Can we only blame the two of them for being stubborn and insisting on their own way?
Ying Zichu saw the confused look on his two sons' faces and didn't say much. After a while, seeing that his two sons still hadn't figured it out, he opened his mouth to explain.
"There are many reasons for Bai Qi's death, but most of them are minutiae. Even if Bai Qi was hated and feared by the six kingdoms, and jealous and feared by the courtiers within the Qin State, it was still minutiae."
"The most fundamental reason is that at that time, King Zhao, who had never suffered a disastrous defeat in his life, suffered a great loss in his own prestige, and even the clan was disgraced. He was already very old, and suffered a major blow, which severely weakened his body."
"Also, because King Zhao held power very tightly, your grandfather did not replace the deceased Prince Mourning for a long time, so he did not have enough power and prestige."
"Under such circumstances, if Mr. Wu An, who is estranged from the king and has terrible prestige in the army, is allowed to live, if Bai Qi has any rebellious intentions, then..."
"Although it turns out that Bai Qi has no rebellious intentions and will die obediently, Bai Qi has actually mastered the ability to rebel."
"Actually, as long as King Zhao still trusts Bai Qi, Bai Qi will not die no matter what. At most, he will be stripped of his official title and driven out of Xianyang."
"The moment Bai Qi separated from King Zhao, he was doomed with Bai Qi's military ability and military prestige."
"The great defeat was just an introduction, prompting King Zhao to make up his mind completely..."
It was explained so clearly that Ying Zheng and Cheng Qiao finally understood, and both felt that they had learned a lot.
"Having said so much, what did you two learn from King Wei and Wei Wuji, King Zhao and Bai Qi?"
"Tell me the most important point."
"trust."
Brothers Cheng Qiao and Ying Zheng said in unison.
Seeing such a tacit understanding between the two brothers, Ying Zichu was very happy and happy, and the corners of his mouth were grinning like lotus flowers.
This was exactly what he wanted the two brothers to answer. He took this opportunity to tell the secrets and teach his two sons. The most important purpose was to deepen the relationship and bond between the two brothers.
"That's right, it's trust!"
"My father hopes that when my father is away, you two brothers can still trust each other and never happen what is about to happen to the Kingdom of Wei."
Ying Zi Chu waved to Ying Zheng, pulled Cheng Qiao out from behind, held the hands of his two sons, looked left and right, his eyes were full of hope, and his words were serious.
"Father, don't worry."
"Based on our brotherly feelings and my brother's heart, I believe that as long as I don't touch military power too much and don't do anything treacherous, my brother can tolerate my misbehavior in any other situation."
"Children have their own sense of proportion. If my brother wants me to take control of the military, I will take control. I can take it back at any time. There will never be any brother-in-law fighting."
Cheng Qiao once again felt Ying Zichu's fatherly love. After speaking with a smile, he took the initiative to extend his other hand.
"Father, please rest assured, my child has never forgotten what we three said when we were together that day."
Ying Zheng was quite satisfied with his younger brother's proactive statement. After speaking solemnly, he stretched out his other hand and held Cheng Qiao's hand tightly.
"Okay, okay, okay."
Ying Zichu was very satisfied with what his two sons said, and they applauded them repeatedly.
His hard work was not in vain. His two sons are both outstanding people and know how to advance and retreat appropriately. He can rest assured.
Facts have proved that you can really rest assured.
In the future, the two brothers have indeed lived up to Ying Zichu's expectations. The two brothers have trusted each other from beginning to end and are closer than real brothers!
The father, son and brother held hands and flirted with each other for a while before they took their seats separately and talked about business again...
This chapter has been completed!