Now when he heard that Meng Tian actually said that Yi Xiaochuan was the missing Meng Yi of his Meng family, Qin Shihuang was overjoyed. He didn't need to be so anxious about his cannibalization plan, nor was he afraid of making too big a move and destabilizing the morale of the military.
So, Qin Shihuang glanced at Yi Xiaochuan, and then said calmly, "Okay, such a good thing is unexpected. I am worried about my beloved's serious illness. How can my great Qin's cavalry in foreign wars survive for a day?"
Is there a commander-in-chief? In this case, Yi Aiqing, no, since Meng Yi is the queen of the generals, I am relieved, so I will send Meng Yi to temporarily take over the general seal, while you concentrate on recovering from your illness, what do you think, Meng Aiqing?"
Meng Tian was very happy to see that the matter was settled. He said respectfully, "Your Majesty, with Meng Yi taking over the military affairs, I can rest assured and recover from my illness."
Li Si originally thought that Meng Tian was seriously ill and would definitely not be able to continue leading the army. He wanted to fight for his son, but he never expected that Meng Yi would appear out of nowhere. He quickly stepped out to stop him and said, "Master Meng, please recognize me."
This matter is really important, don’t make a mistake, how do you know that General Yi is your Meng Yi?"
Wang Yue was speechless. The two factions were fighting so fiercely that he completely forgot that he had also made great contributions. The emperor hadn't given him a reward yet, so he couldn't say much. Anyway, he didn't think it would be less.
His, he just stood there with concern, listening to the argument between Meng Tian and Li Si.
It's just that the two of them were quarreling so fiercely that not only Wang Yue couldn't stand it any longer, but even Qin Shihuang was annoyed. Moreover, he found that Meng Tian had a faint tendency to quarrel.
The First Emperor had his own arrangements, so how could he let Li Si ruin things? He immediately said, "Li Si, have you forgotten that General Yi helped Lanchi rescue him, then he saved Concubine Li, and now he is offering advice."
Offering advice severely defeated Rong Di and severely damaged Rong Di's vitality. This is an even more extraordinary feat. Even if he is not General Meng's brother, I still entrust him with a heavy responsibility. Do you think I am short-sighted?"
After hearing what Qin Shihuang said, Li Si knew that the First Emperor was angry about this matter. He did not dare to continue to pester him. He repeatedly said that he did not dare and retreated to his position.
Qin Shihuang saw that after Li Si retreated, the others were silent. Then he turned back to Meng Yi and said majestically, "Meng Yi accepts the title!"
Yi Xiaochuan had been paying attention to Gao Yao just now, and was very worried that Gao Yao would interfere with it, but Gao Yao didn't say anything, which made him relax a little. When he heard the call, he quickly stepped forward and said, "I'm here!"
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Qin Shihuang did not hesitate and continued, "From today on, Meng Yi will be the minister, assisting Meng Tian and overseeing military affairs!"
Yi Xiaochuan quickly gave a salute and said solemnly, "My lord, I accept the order to express my gratitude!"
After Qin Shihuang waited for Yi Xiaochuan to express his gratitude, he looked at Wang Yue and asked in a soft voice, "Wang Aiqing, what reward do you want?"
Wang Yue did not hesitate and said passionately, "Your Majesty, I want to learn from my grandfather and father and open up territory for the Qin Dynasty!"
Qin Shihuang thought about countless possibilities, but he didn't expect this. He was a little confused as to what kind of reward this was.
Li Si did not come out this time, but another minister came out and refuted, "Our Daqin is currently recuperating, and it is really not the time to start fighting again. I hope your Majesty will consider it."
Meng Yi had been prepared for a long time, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, on the way back, General Wang told me that he wanted to use Rongdi prisoners to build a Wubao outside the Great Wall of Yan, and gradually push towards the outside of the Great Wall.
, there is no need to requisition labor, I think this plan is feasible. General Wang is full of enthusiasm and wants to imitate General Wang Jian and Wang Ben to open up territory for the Qin Dynasty, but I really can’t let him lose his fighting spirit."
Qin Shihuang thought of the several countries that Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his son worked together to destroy, and also thought of what happened back then. The most important thing is that the Wang family does not love power. It seems that reputation is better. Isn't this an example of a good minister?
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As for Wang Jian's request for a reward when he went out to conquer Chu, Qin Shihuang certainly knew that this was to reassure him and would not really care.
Although Gao Yao felt that Wang Yue's thoughts should not be like this, but thinking that he wanted to return the favor but had not yet done so, he did not remind Qin Shihuang. Anyway, he didn't care what happened to the Qin Dynasty.
Li Si and others were even less willing to offend Wang Yue. After all, Wang Jian was not dead yet. The other ministers were relieved when they heard that the country would not require labor service, and no one opposed Wang Yue's opinion at all.
So Qin Shihuang thought about it and felt that Wang Yue's suggestion was actually good. If it could destroy several small and unruly countries without consuming national power, it was actually not bad, so he gave Wang Yue the position of general.
Let him take charge of Yan's military affairs.
The position of general only appeared when going on an expedition. Now that Wang Yue was given this position, it is obvious that Qin Shihuang really wanted Wang Yue to continue his expedition if conditions allowed.
Of course Wang Yue understood this meaning. He originally thought that it would be good to give a title to another general, but he didn't expect Qin Shihuang to be so old and still play such a big role, so he quickly received the order to thank him.
This position allowed Wang Yue to temporarily control the counties in the Yan region and ensure the logistical supplies of the army, which greatly facilitated Wang Yue's plan to manage the Northeast.
After Wang Yue returned to Yandi, he did not hesitate to use the prisoners of Rongdi to speed up the pace of city construction. As for food and supplies, of course, they were continuously transported by sea. It didn't take long to build two cities.
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Just when Wang Yue was sharpening his sword and preparing to send troops to the Korean countries, he suddenly received the order from Qin Shihuang, asking him to send his troops to destroy the small country of Tuan'an.
It turned out that during the time when Wang Yue returned to Yandi, another major event happened in Xianyang.
Queen Tu'an came to Xianyang under the pretense of missing her daughter, but secretly assassinated important officials of the Qin Dynasty in order to shake the foundation of the Qin Dynasty.
When Gao Yao assassinated Meng Tian last time, he happened to be discovered by Tu An's successors, and the evidence was obtained. The evidence was originally used to blackmail Gao Yao for cooperation, but was used by Li Fei to blackmail Gao Yao into letting Yi Xiaochuan go.
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Gao Yao was resentful and had been admitting it for a long time. Finally, when he found an opportunity, he told Qin Shihuang that Queen Tuan was the mastermind behind Meng Tian's assassination. He also deliberately let Qin Shihuang watch him write a secret letter, saying that he would kill Li Si and Meng Tian together with Queen Tuan.
As a result, King Tuan was indeed deceived, and when he went to the meeting place, he was caught by Qin Shihuang.
Fortunately, Concubine Li didn't know much about her mother's behavior. Qin Shihuang liked this beauty so much that he sent Concubine Li into the cold palace, and then ordered Wang Yue to attack Tu'an.
Of course, Wang Yue did not hesitate when he received this order. After all, the small country of Tu'an was within his defense range. Because of Li Fei's relationship, he had not taken action against this small country, and the pattern was not honest. Instead, Wang Yue took advantage of Wang Yue to eliminate Donghu.
At that time, he accepted a lot of barbarians, which actually strengthened his power.
Therefore, Wang Yue, who had long been dissatisfied with Tu'an, mobilized his troops very quickly. In less than three days, 70,000 to 80,000 troops were assembled, and even the baggage needed for the siege was ready.
It's not that Wang Yue was so quick, but that he originally wanted to attack North Korea and wanted to show it to Emperor Qin. He wanted to use Qin's army to attract North Korea's attention, and then use his own private troops to
Taking advantage of this opportunity to conquer several important places, Tuan got into trouble himself.
Wang Yue was also surprised by the thoughts of the small country of Tu'an. A small country had always been honest when Yan and Zhao were around, and did not dare to make any strange moves at all.
But after the Qin State destroyed the six kingdoms, it actually took Qin's mind and tried to disrupt the Qin State's political power in order to gain more land and interests. This is simply unreasonable.
Wang Yue was speechless for this crazy act of seeking death. The cavalry he obtained from the other three counties last time have not returned yet, and the 20,000 that were added to him this time to support his plan, now he has ten
Fifty thousand soldiers and horses, excluding those guarding the edge of the Great Wall who cannot be mobilized, he still has 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses in his hands.
Just the night before Wang Yue prepared his troops and was about to lead his army to the expedition, a man suddenly came to visit unexpectedly, which surprised Wang Yue.
The person who came was none other than Yi Xiaochuan, who had just been promoted to Shangqing and became Meng Tian's deputy. This guy actually left his post without permission and came to Yandi.
After Yi Xiaochuan saw Wang Yue, he was not worried at all that Wang Yue would report him. As if he was sure of Wang Yue's character, he said directly to Wang Yue, "General Wang, do you have to fight Tu Anguo this time?
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Wang Yue glanced at Yi Xiaochuan. Although he didn't want to report it and make his Meng Jiajun dissatisfied, he asked without giving Yi Xiaochuan any face, "This is the emperor's order. Do you want me to resist it? I and I
Tu An's country doesn't have such a strong friendship. If Tu An hadn't committed suicide and had Concubine Li in the palace, Tu An would have had peace for at least a few years. How could what happened today be possible?"
When Yi Xiaochuan heard what Wang Yue said, he said excitedly, "Don't think that I don't know. You have already had ideas about those small countries north of the Great Wall. There is even a mysterious cavalry, and there are various signs that they are your subordinates."
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Wang Yue did not expect Yi Xiaochuan to be so ignorant. He did not arrest Yi Xiaochuan and report him, which was already a test of his character. Unexpectedly, Yi Xiaochuan did not care about Meng Tian who was still seriously ill, let alone Zhao Gao and Li Si.
Is this crazy that you are looking at him with eager eyes and come to trouble him again?
Wang Yue didn't want to say anything more to this unconscious person. He frowned and looked at Yi Xiaochuan and said coldly, "Does General Meng want to start a war with me?"
Yi Xiaochuan was startled by Wang Yue's cold words. He then realized that he and Wang Yue had no conflict in the first place. Wang Yue's forces were developing outside the Great Wall and had nothing to do with him. He used this as a blackmail.
Wang Yue was inherently unethical.
Moreover, which of the big families today does not have its own power? Take the Meng family as an example. Except for the 100,000 Meng family troops who were divided by Wang Yue, half of them are about to leave. The other soldiers and horses are all imprisoned.
Those who are firmly in control will not listen to others unless they receive orders from their family members.
Thinking of this, Yi Xiaochuan also knew that he almost got into trouble if he was not careful. He quickly made up for it and said, "I didn't mean that. It's just that Tu'an country is Li Fei's country after all. Can't we give them a way out?"
Wang Yue saw that Yi Xiaochuan had understood, and did not argue with him. He just said coldly, "Submission or death, there is no third way."
Yi Xiaochuan hesitated for a moment, but still wanted to fight for it, and said pleadingly, "Can't we let them move away from the Qin border?"
Wang Yue was speechless. This guy was confused. He said bluntly, "It's too late. Unless you can convince His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise, even if I don't send troops, you will still have to receive the order to send troops."
When Yi Xiaochuan saw what Wang Yue said, he felt very disappointed. He knew that he could not fulfill Yu Shu's request, so he left in despair. He didn't know how to go back and face Concubine Li.
After Wang Yue saw Yi Xiaochuan leaving, he decisively issued an order and ordered the attack to be accelerated so as not to give Tuan any chance to breathe.
Tu Anguo was still hoping that Li Fei or Yi Xiaochuan could play some role. He didn't expect that Wang Yue would suddenly speed up his march. Before they could react, the small checkpoints Tu An had set up had no effect at all.
Then Wang Yue attacked him and got under the royal city.
After Wang Yue besieged the city, he did not pursue or intercept them at all. He only trapped the southwestern sides of the imperial city, and even when he attacked, he only attacked these two sides.
The Tu'an garrison did not expect Wang Yue to do this. They thought Wang Yue was trying to save Concubine Li by giving them a way to survive, so they did not take much precautions on the northeastern side, but did not take the opportunity to escape.
So, after three consecutive days of attacking, at the beginning of a month when it was dark and dark, Wang Yue's secret guards led his private troops and used the explosives prepared by Wang Yue to blow open the walls and gates of the imperial city, and took advantage of the situation to attack.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Yue's subordinates heard about this movement and heard the sound of killings in the city. They quickly came to Wang Yue's handsome account to report and asked if they wanted to go in and check.
Wang Yue glanced at the eager generals, pretended to think for a while, and then said tangledly, "Forget it, there may be civil strife in Tu'an country, we don't care about it, we will just wait and see what will happen tomorrow."
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Vice General Wang Yue, who was Meng Tian's confidant, asked solemnly, "General, are we just going to watch the chaos in the city? This is a good opportunity for us to formally break the city."
Wang Yue took a deep look at the deputy general, and then said inscrutably, "Leave aside the fact that General Meng Tian's younger brother Meng Yi personally came to be a lobbyist, just because of Concubine Li's favor in the palace, who of you is willing to take the responsibility of attacking the emperor?"
Is there any danger of offending Concubine Li or Meng Yi?"
After Wang Yue finished speaking, not only Meng Tian's former cronies, but also the generals who had already sided with Wang Yue, immediately understood what Wang Yue meant.
That is to say, something happened in the city, and it must be aimed at Concubine Li's family. If Concubine Li's family died unexpectedly, then ignore their affairs. After the dust settles in the city, if the winning party is still ignorant, they will wait to break through.
In the Imperial City, there was no need to offend Concubine Li and General Meng Yi, so everyone agreed with Wang Yue's idea and did not take any action.
Now that everyone has unified their opinions, they all go down to appease their men. For the soldiers, it is certainly good not to fight. After all, siege battles are the battles with the highest casualties. If they can not fight, no one would want to.
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As a result, the shouting that lasted the whole night subsided until it was almost dawn. However, after dawn, the entire imperial city was silent and there was no sound at all.
Wang Yue was well aware of this situation. He pretended to think for a while and then immediately ordered a strong attack. The 50,000 to 60,000 Qin troops fell down the palace wall without resistance, and the royal city of Tu'an was captured.
After Wang Yue destroyed Tu'an, he deliberately left the 50,000 troops stationed here who had no intention of returning, while he himself led the remaining troops back to their base.
Qin Shihuang was very satisfied with Wang Yue's handling of the matter. He loved Concubine Li very much and even made preparations for Concubine Li to be buried in the future. Therefore, he did not want Concubine Li to hate the Qin Dynasty during his lifetime, so he deliberately indulged Wang Yue.
There was civil strife in Tu'an, and he didn't even care about letting the remnants of Tu'an go. He even admired Wang Yue for leaving 50,000 troops without any hesitation and returning to his original defense line.
After Wang Yue returned to Yandi, he also tightened his control here. He even assassinated those disobedient officials and then arranged his disguise there.
It didn't take long for Wang Yue to have the whole thing in his possession, plus the small cities that were developing rapidly outside the Great Wall, and the tens of thousands of tamed barbarian troops.
In fact, Wang Yue now had the opportunity to rebel, but he did not do so. Instead, he systematically launched a tentative attack on North Korea, which made everyone in the court believe that Wang Yue's intention was North Korea.
After fighting like this for a while, although Wang Yue's army only captured a few cities, the entire Korean Peninsula seemed to be still defending persistently.
What outsiders didn't know was that when the two armies were fighting, there was already another group of troops who had already taken advantage of Wang Yue's grand siege to capture the Joseon Royal City.
Now that the whole of North Korea has come into his hands, the battles on both sides are actually just a show. The people lined up to defend the city are all soldiers and horses loyal to North Korea.
Wang Yue also started to gather the aborigines and barbarians together and slowly moved them to several small cities outside the Great Wall.
People who fled the Qin Dynasty and were transported by waterway were also filled in the peninsula, gradually replacing the original people.
Because everything was covered by Wang Yue's troops, no one noticed the changes here for a while.
While Wang Yue was busy accumulating his own strength, some major events happened in Xianyang in Qin State.
The first is General Meng Tian. After Wang Yue attacked Tu'an, he found that Yi Xiaochuan had left the city overnight to find Wang Yue. He was so angry that he could no longer bear it and died. There were more than ten thousand Meng family troops, and the entire
