Chapter 26: Five Kingdoms Invade
At this time, all state affairs were in the hands of Lu Buwei, and because Ying Zheng was getting older, Lu Buwei was more guarded against him and would not easily give up power to others, fearing that he would spend his whole life planning and end up in vain. Ying Zheng has been holding back. , the chess pieces he laid around Zhao Ji are now gradually taking effect. At this time, Lu Buwei himself is also very anxious. In July, Chu, Zhao and other five countries united to make an agreement with King Chu Kaolie to make an agreement. Chun Shenjun Huang Xie came to the army, and Pang Nuan, a veteran of Zhao State, commanded the five kingdoms to jointly attack Qin. It was like one wave after another! When the news reached the Qin State, Lu Buwei almost took out the sword from his waist and killed the former. Anyone who came to send a message was hacked to death.
The messenger looked at Lu Buwei's face, and was so frightened that he peed his pants, but he didn't dare to hide. Looking at his hand holding the bronze sword high, his eyes widened, but he didn't even dare to make a sound. All the counselors looked at Lu Buwei. He looked extremely angry, shaking his head and sighing in his heart, but someone stood up to stop Lu Buwei from killing this man. Li Si took the lead in blocking the man, frowned, and said loudly: "Lord, calm down, even if it is Angrying at this person will not help matters, so it would be better to think of a way to teach other countries a lesson!"
"A traitor is bullying someone!" Lu Buwei was so angry that his eyes were red. This was already the second time since he became prime minister that all the countries had united to attack Qin! It was simply unbearable, but it was unbearable! He was extremely depressed at this time, and he thought about the recent past. Ying Zheng's eyes were so cold and chilling that something like this happened again at this juncture. At that moment, Lu Buwei felt that everyone in the world was laughing at him and looked down upon him! Otherwise, if King Zhaoxiang didn't say anything, that person The king was a strong man, and he made all the countries tremble with fear. It would be fine if he did not cause trouble for him. How could he dare to take the initiative to cause trouble for him? After King Xiaowen and King Zhuang Xiang came, although these two people were a little incompetent, But the states were also very quiet. Who would have expected that after he became prime minister, this would be the second time they would join forces to attack Qin!
Lu Buwei could already imagine that when he went out tomorrow, the villain who would add insult to injury would secretly laugh at him. When he thought of this, he felt very angry. In addition, Lu Buwei had heard some gossip recently about Zhao. Ji's, he went to Yong Palace several times in private, but he didn't see Zhao Ji's face, let alone Zhao Ji, he didn't even see Lao Ai. At this time of hesitation and uneasiness, who would have expected that at this time, he would see Ji Ji. This happened.
"Lord, please calm down. They are just clowns, so why should they matter?" Li Si cupped his hands with a look of disdain on his face. In fact, seeing Lu Buwei's appearance and thinking of Ying Zheng's instructions, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"In normal times, I wouldn't care about you, but at this time, Zhao Zheng has been waiting for the power in his hands for a long time, and he is afraid that this is the opportunity to pull him down!" Lu Buwei sneered twice, with a gloomy haze between his eyebrows, and he It took a lot of calculation to get all this, so he regards power as extremely important and refuses to give it back to others easily. Even though these permissions should have belonged to Ying Zheng, they have been in his hands for a long time and let him spit it out again. , it is inevitable that it is a little impossible. When Lu Buwei thought of this, he hated the countries even more, sneered twice, and said loudly: "Prepare the car, I want to go to the palace to discuss with the king how to retreat from the enemy! "
As soon as Lu Buwei said these words, all the counselors were stunned for a moment. Li Si's eyelids twitched slightly and he quickly said: "My lord, you already have an idea in mind?"
"That's right!" Lu Buwei nodded, reached out and stroked the beard on his chin, with murderous intent in his eyes, and said sinisterly: "Zhao Zheng has a powerful general. If you don't need it now, when will you need it? I can borrow it.
At this time, he used his people to retreat from the enemy. I guess he would not dare to refuse. The Meng family is getting stronger now. If the time comes, it will become a serious problem for someone, and they will not be able to stay! At this time, the five countries are united to attack the Qin Dynasty. The situation is real
It is extremely dangerous, and there are no capable generals in the court, so Mengshi is just right, and it can also get rid of a certain heart problem!" After Lu Buwei finished speaking, he sneered twice and stood up. He originally thought that all of these people were his confidants.
Therefore, he didn't take it seriously when he said what he had in mind, but Li Si's heart beat wildly several times after hearing this.
Meng Ao can be regarded as his benefactor, not to mention that Meng Ao still needs to be valued by Ying Zheng. Even if he doesn't mention Meng Ao to him because of his kindness, he only needs to keep Lu Buwei's plan intact.
Fu Fushuo told the King of Qin that when Ying Zheng had secured a close general, Ying Zheng would definitely value him more! Thinking of this, Li Si couldn't help but feel his heart beat. He had talent in his heart, but in order to win Ying Zheng's trust
, he is still doing human work, which is extremely dangerous, but Ying Zheng's mind is as deep as the sea, and he can't figure it out. If this matter is reported to him, he will definitely take it seriously!
The more Li Si thought about it, the happier he felt, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily. Fortunately, after everyone listened to Lu Buwei's words, some thought deeply, some frowned, and some happily agreed. Therefore, his appearance did not arouse suspicion. Lu Buwei
Even when she saw the smile on his face, she just thought he was happy for her. Thinking of her own method, she couldn't help but feel proud. She couldn't sit still for even a quarter of an hour, so she immediately hitched a carriage and entered the palace.
As soon as Lu Buwei entered the palace, Li Si had already returned to his residence, disguised himself, and wandered around Xianyang City several times. It was not until the sky darkened that he saw Lu Buwei's carriage drive out of the palace gate.
He ducked and came to the side door of Dingzi Palace. On weekdays, almost no one, except for the palace servants who went out to buy things from the palace, visited this side door. The doorkeeper was Ying Zheng's confidant. When Li Si came, the man didn't even raise his eyelids.
Let him in.
At this time, in the Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng looked cold. Lu Buwei was extremely arrogant before. He told him about the five kingdoms' joint attack on Qin, and strongly demanded that Meng Ao be sent to the expedition. This was not a discussion with him.
, instead, as if telling him, Ying Zheng still had murderous intentions in his heart, so he heard Zhao Gao come in to report, saying that Li Si was here.
"Pass!" As soon as Lu Buwei left, Li Si came. He must have something urgent to say. Ying Zheng guessed that Lu Buwei asked Meng Ao to go on an expedition. Meng Ao was brave and good at fighting. Although the countries merged at this time, the incoming force
However, with his ability, even if he may not win, resisting is not a problem. After all, the five countries are the first to provoke this battle. Qin is completely waiting for work, which has an advantage in itself. What's more, Qin has sufficient food and grass, and
The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and Meng Ao has experienced hundreds of battles. Even if he can withstand the attacks of the countries for a moment in this battle, he has achieved great success. If he can repel the countries, it will be a great achievement. Pingri Sesame Seed
Lu Buwei would hold all the credit in his hands, no matter how big or small. How could he be so generous and give credit to others, let alone his own?
When things go wrong, there must be monsters! When Li Si came in to explain his intention, Ying Zheng proved this point. He was frightened and angry, but he didn't expect that Lu Buwei would turn his thoughts on Meng Ao. At this moment, he wanted to kill Lu immediately.
The five horses cut his body into pieces to vent his hatred. Li Si looked at his face carefully and saw that he was sullen and silent, and he couldn't help but feel frightened. Ying Zheng had left such a deep impression on him over the years that Li Si felt for him from the bottom of his heart.
Fear and awe, even if Ying Zheng didn't say a word at this moment, still made him unable to sit or lie down, his whole body was extremely stiff, and he didn't even dare to breathe.
"Your merits today will be recorded by the government!" After a long time, Ying Zhengcai said coldly. Only then did Li Si let out a long sigh of relief. His body went limp and he almost collapsed on the ground, but he held on.
, was afraid that Lu Buwei would find that he was missing when he returned home, so he quickly kowtowed and said: "This is a matter within the minister's duty. How dare I take credit for it? General Meng is also kind to me, and I can't just watch something happen to him!" After he finished speaking,
, and then respectfully lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have been out for a long time. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, I..."
"You will go back first. For this matter, General Meng, on behalf of the government, will thank you for your life. Once the Lu family is removed, your honor will definitely be withheld from you!" After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Li Si was surprised and happy in his heart.
What was surprising was that Meng's status in Ying Zheng's heart was indeed very high, not only trusting him, but also being so loved and valued by the king. What made him happy was the promise that Ying Zheng said. Li Si lowered his head and hid the surprise in his eyes.
Se, he agreed in a low voice, then stood up and walked backwards to the outside of the palace.
At this time, Lu Buwei was not the only one planning secretly, but in another part of the palace, Xia Ji, who had been under house arrest for a long time, was an inner palace attendant who had escaped surveillance. In the corner of the palace, she was whispering to a middle-aged man, whispering from time to time.
.Under the cover of night, Xia Ji's face was full of ferocity and cruelty, and the madness in her eyes was shocking. Her face was haggard and her figure was thin, but her eyes were extremely bright, filled with resentment. She stood opposite her.
The sitting middle-aged man listened to what she said. After thinking for a long time, he nodded, then leaned back and gradually disappeared into the darkness. As soon as Xia Ji and others left, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she calmed down.
After putting on his clothes, he slowly walked towards his palace.
Lu Buwei decided to wash away the insults inflicted on him by the five countries, so he immediately ordered Meng Ao to be the commander-in-chief and Zhang Tang to be the deputy commander-in-chief, leading an army of 50,000 people all the way north. On the other hand, Xia Ji came forward in a high-profile manner to force him, and used his many years to
The Korean people who came to run the business came together and secured a place for Cheng Qiao in the army. Ying Zheng knew her plan, but pretended not to notice it, and nodded happily. Seeing the proud smile on Xia Ji's face, he
He was sneering in his heart. Not only did Xia Ji and Lu Buwei have their own plans this time, he also wanted to completely destroy the Korean party and eradicate Xia Ji's ambitions in this war. She had lived long enough and had exceeded
It was within Ying Zheng's tolerance range, so naturally she could no longer be tolerated.
Everyone had their own ulterior motives, but Meng Ao had already entered the palace a few days ago. After listening to Ying Zheng's detailed instructions, he didn't care about the fact that Chang'an Jun Chengqiao was equal in status to himself. He just went to court.
On the towering city gate in the distance, the tall figure wearing the king's crown took a look, then drove his horse and shouted loudly before walking in front of the army.
Meng Ao's army marched towards the north without stopping all the way. Even setting up camp was late every day before stopping. After running for several days, the army was not in chaos and was still in order. Although the sergeant
Their faces had a look of weather, but their discipline was very strict. Zhang Tang looked at Meng Ao's order coming out like a mountain. No matter what he said, the soldiers would almost always follow him. This time, Meng Ao was leading him to follow him.
The elite generals who have been fighting for several years all have a fierce look on their faces. Even in the Qin State, which has a strong military, such a team has strict military discipline and is almost all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles.
He was very strong. In the evening, when Zhang Tang personally brought Meng Ao's food into the tent, he saw that he was still holding a simple map and observing it under the lamp, and he couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart.
"General, you have been driving for a whole day, why don't you take a rest." Although Meng Ao is not old yet, he has been driving for many days in a row, which is too much for many young and strong men. He has to endure it every day.
At night, the effort was several times more. Zhang Tang brought the food and placed it in front of a simple table made of temporary stones. It was just two simple bowls of food and a few simple vegetables with no meat residue visible.
, all made of slightly yellow corn, exactly the same as the meals of all the soldiers in the army, nothing special. This made Zhang Tang feel more admirable in his heart, and even his face became more respectful: "It's just a simple meal, I hope
General, don’t dislike it.”
"How can you be so particular when you are away from home?" Meng Ao carefully folded the map and put it in the position between his chest. Then he took the meal and said nonchalantly. When he was marching and fighting, when he was away from home, he always talked with the soldiers.
We all wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and don’t do anything special. That’s why he has led this team for many years, so he is so respected and commanded like a fish in water. It can be said that Meng Ao’s victories over the years are also due to his soldiers.
Credit is there!
Meng Ao was really careless. He devoured two bowls of food in a few mouthfuls and wiped them with his hands. When Zhang Tang took out the bowls and chopsticks, he took out the map he had been looking at before. This map was extremely simple.
, but at this time, no matter how simple the map is, it can make many people jealous, and it is also the lifeblood of many people. However, when he went on the expedition, Ying Zheng told him early in the morning that Lu Buwei had evil intentions and spent a lot of money to save his life.
Li Li found this map and handed it to him. After he learned it by heart, not only would it be more advantageous to attack, but it would also be more convenient to escape. After all, even if Lu Buwei had the intention to get rid of him,
He also won't make big moves to get his own people to take action, leaving others to say nothing, and it's very easy to cause serious disasters.
However, Ying Zheng, using his status as the king of a country, was distracted by the troubles he went through to find the map in order to escape. This distraction not only made Meng Ao the leader, but also made the Meng clan grateful in their hearts, wishing they could die for him.
Then it was time to repay the favor! When Zhang Tang came in, he saw that he was still reading the scroll in his hand. He couldn't help but smile and compliment: "The general's reputation is indeed true. With this kind of painstaking effort, why?
Chapter completed!