Qin was defeated in the battle outside Hebei and suffered heavy casualties.
General Wang Lu and deputy general Bi led the remaining troops to retreat in a hurry to Hangu Pass. The Qin army closed the door tightly and did not dare to leave the pass easily.
The victory of the five kingdoms uniting to attack Qin this time also made the reputation and prestige of Xinling Lord Wei Wuji spread throughout the Central Plains again.
It also brought Lord Xinling's name to the pinnacle of his life.
Since then.
The Qin State guarded the Hangu Pass gate tightly and recuperated, while secretly sending people to leave the Qin State and bribing the powerful officials of the Wei State with tens of thousands of gold.
He used words to drive a wedge between King Anli of Wei and Lord Xinling Wei Wuji.
And on the other side.
There were also some people who brought heavy gifts and openly visited Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling, and made a big publicity to celebrate his ascension to the throne of Wei Kingdom.
This Qin State's strategy is in line with the discord among the powerful officials within the Wei State.
Finally, King Wei Anli once again became suspicious of Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling, and was extremely fearful, so he forcibly took back Wei Wuji's position as general.
And confine him to Xinling.
A large number of spies were also deployed secretly to monitor Xinling Lord Wei Wuji's every move day and night.
At this time, Wei Wuji, the Lord of Xinling, was disheartened and drank for fun every day to drown his sorrows. His patriotic passion gradually turned cold.
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In May of the same year.
King Zhuangxiang of Qin died of illness, so the whole country observed filial piety and could not afford to fight.
During the period of mourning.
The secret struggle between the forces of the Crown Prince and the forces of Chang'an Jun Chengjiao became increasingly fierce and gradually turned into an open struggle.
The civil and military ministers of North Korea and China each have their own agendas.
In the end, Lu Buwei made suggestions and defeated Lady Xiuli's side again, and the prince's position as the future King of Qin was finally stabilized.
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The end of May of the following year.
Prime Minister Lu Buwei met again with Prince Zheng, who was about to become king after his period of filial piety had expired.
Lu Buwei looked at the thirteen-year-old Zhao Zheng, his eyes full of compassion and encouragement. He bent down slightly and personally helped Zhao Zheng tidy up the clothes that were blown by the wind.
Then he held his hands on those still slightly immature shoulders and warned him carefully.
"Zheng'er, you have to remember!"
"The person sitting on the throne of Qin is not you, but thousands of common people in the world."
"At that time, don't pity yourself, let alone indulge in love between men and women, and have constant emotional disputes. You should look at the whole world and have thousands of people in mind."
"Because you...are the king of Qin."
Prince Zhao Zheng bowed his hands after hearing the words of Prime Minister Lu Buwei.
Bow deeply to Lu Buwei.
"Thank you, Father Zhong, for your teaching. Zheng'er understands."
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June of the same year.
Prince Zhao Zheng officially ascended the throne as the king of Qin.
A new era begins.
In the same year, Gan Luo, the grandson of Gan Mao, entered Wenxinhou Lu Buwei's family due to family changes and became one of his many disciples.
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In the first year of the Qin Dynasty, there was a severe drought in the Qin State.
King Huanhui of South Korea discussed with his ministers and came up with a plan to weaken Qin. He then sent South Korea's water conservancy engineering master Zheng Guo with orders to enter Qin.
In the name of building water conservancy projects, the intention was to make the Qin State waste money and people, and weaken the national power.
He could no longer afford to go out on an expedition.
When Zheng Guo entered the Qin Dynasty, he persuaded the civil and military ministers of the Qin State to agree to launch a major water conservancy project plan.
The King of Qin ordered him to dig a channel to divert Jing.
However, within just a few months, Qin discovered his identity as a Korean spy and that the water conservancy project was a conspiracy.
As a result, Zheng Guo was thrown into death row by Qin State.
The night before execution.
Qin Wangzheng once again personally met with the Korean spy Zheng Guo. His face was expressionless and he spoke calmly.
"What else do you have to say?"
"In the beginning, I was a minister, but if the canal is completed, it will be beneficial to Qin." In this regard, Zheng Guo told him frankly, without any concealment, saying: "If this canal is completed, it can serve Han Yan for several years."
"But for Qin... he can make great contributions to the world."
Qin Wangzheng pondered quietly, staring at Zheng Guo with a pair of deep eyes.
But Zheng Guo looked calm.
"From now on, you will still be the person in charge of this project."
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In June of the same year, Qi State.
Songhai City, Xiaoshengxian Village.
Lin Zhengping, a knight-errant of the State of Qi, has been a disciple of Confucianism for a long time. During this period, he has been secretly investigating and searching for news about Yan Hui.
And secretly make corresponding preparations to steal.
After locating the true record of Yan Hui Chongtong, he did not act rashly, but remained patiently dormant, waiting for the right opportunity.
Soon, the Confucian ceremony of the new year will begin again.
Take advantage of this opportunity.
Lin Zhengping launched the long-prepared method, and not long after, most of the Little Sage Village was burning with raging fire.
On this day, there was still a continuous wind.
The wind helps the fire, and the fire boosts the wind.
Lin Zhengping took the opportunity to enter the library in Xiaoshengxian Manor, stole the bamboo slips containing the true double-eyed records about the Confucian Yan Hui, and decisively fled the Confucian Xiaoshengxian Manor.
Go straight to Daliang City of Wei State.
The raging fire, driven by the wind, also spread quickly.
In the end, a corner of the library was burned down.
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Half a month later.
Wei State, inside Yuncang City.
Si Yuan, who was already fourteen years old, had killed countless enemies in various wars over the years, and was successfully promoted to the rank of Five Hundred Master among the Wei soldiers due to his military merits.
The two to five hundred leaders who are far away from the senior brother's ceremony, that is, the captain of thousands, are only superiors and subordinates.
This time, he was ordered to lead a small-scale battle. At this time, he was temporarily stationed inside Yuncang City for rest and reorganization.
Inside a certain room.
Si Yuan took off his three-attribute heavy armor and sat cross-legged on a soft couch alone.
Be prepared to receive the ferocious energy coming from the Hell Eater at any time.
"My prison-devouring prison will finally transform again in the hands of Luowang Tianzihao killer."
"With the help of the ferocious aura of the Devouring Prison, my current progress in shield armor training should be able to reach the true stage of great achievement."
"When the time comes, I will combine it with the ordinary external skills of Tietou Gong, Iron Cloth Shirt, Eagle Claw Iron Cloth Shirt, Iron Crotch Gong, Iron Lock Hengjiang, Golden Thread Clothes, Stone Skin Kung Fu, and Jade Body Technique."
"I wonder how strong the defense is?"
Si Yuan was not kept waiting for too long.
Soon, the prison-eating image felt in the Purple Mansion of Upper Dantian changed drastically again.
The original sword grid, sword jaw and other parts have completely transformed into a ferocious skull like a devil's glutton, with the fangs on the upper and lower jaws slightly open.
It holds a scarlet sword blade in its mouth, which seems to be derived from its tongue.
The entire blade of the sword is covered in a layer of viscous blood, which is as weird as scarlet magma, slowly circulating all the time.
As for the thirteen pairs of small branch blades located on both sides of the main blade.
At this moment, it flows like a liquid, converging towards the demon's gluttonous sword jaws, and eventually evolves into a pair of long and narrow bone-bladed arms at the junction of its upper and lower jaws.
The bone blade arm is as scarlet as blood, and the blade is thin and sharp.
Take an open posture from left to right.
Then wrap the main blade around the center, with the tip facing the blade and the blade facing outward.
As for the strange bloody vertical pupil at the junction of the sword blade and the sword jaw, it had completely turned black and red at this time.