King Ji of Qin was in a good mood. Just now, good news came from Longxi. Wang Jian and Yiren once again defeated the Yueshi, Quyan, and Yiqu coalition forces, killed the false King Yiqu, captured countless horses and baggage, and expanded Qin's border to the west.
They traveled two hundred miles and built a capital temple to intimidate the Yueshi.
"Inform the whole country of the good news." Qin Wangji said happily.
Although it had been known for a long time that the Qin army would defeat the foreign coalition forces, when the news came, there was still a lot of excitement.
"Your Majesty, do you want the young master and General Wang Jian to come back?" Fan Ju cupped his hands and asked.
When the war reaches this level, generally speaking, it is time to return home.
"What do Marquis Rang think?" Qin Wangji looked at Wei Ran.
Since losing his fiefdom, although Wei Ran is still a nominal Marquis, his actual status has plummeted.
He also knew that Qin Wangji was very afraid of him and would not grant him a new fief, so he did not submit another letter to request one.
He just sent people to the State of Zhao to redeem his family back. Whether intentionally or not, although Wei Ran took his family to the State of Qin, he left his smartest grandson in the State of Zhao.
"I thought the Yuezhi could be adopted as a horse breeding land." Wei Ran said slowly.
The Qin State had several horse farms in Longxi and Shangjun, which could produce about 10,000 good horses every year.
However, after the Battle of Shangdang, the Qin cavalry was almost completely wiped out, and the horses in the stalls alone were not enough.
Qin Wangji had seen the power of cavalry. In his opinion, Qin still needed to form cavalry even if it lacked some chariots.
So Qin Wangji appropriated some horses from the chariots and reorganized 20,000 cavalry.
But this will not solve the fundamental problem of Qin's lack of horses, but will affect the combat effectiveness of the chariots.
But occupying Yuezhi as a horse breeding land is different. Qin's strength will make a qualitative leap.
Moreover, the Qin State also needs some victories to maintain the military merit conferment system. Now that the eastward direction has been blocked, it can only find a way from other directions.
"I am afraid that the food and grass of our country cannot support this war." Qin Wangji shook his head.
The Yuezhi were not a small tribe, with a population of hundreds of thousands and a favorable geographical location. It would be easy for Qin to defeat them, but it would be very difficult to occupy them.
"The construction of Dujiangyan in Shu County has been completed, and the flooded land in the past has been turned into thousands of miles of fertile land. This year, the weather will be good, and the food will be harvested. Moreover, our army can slowly encroach on it first, weakening the Yuezhi's strength. If your Majesty is assured, after the autumn harvest,
If I give you one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, I will bring all the land of Yueshi into our Qin State within one year." Wei Ran said with his fists clasped.
Qin Wangji was a little hesitant. Until now, the pensions and rewards for the soldiers had not been issued. He originally planned to fill this part of the shortfall in the past two years before launching a war.
But after hearing what Wei Ran said, Qin Wangji had some intentions. If he could capture Yueshi, it would be of great benefit to Qin. Not only would he be able to obtain a large area of horse-raising land, but he would also be able to make up for the previous deficit.
"Marquis Rang is already old, and I can't bear to keep running around. It's better to stay in Xianyang to accompany me. I will send other generals to conquer the Yuezhi."
After a few breaths, Qin Wangji still could not withstand the temptation and decided to launch an army to attack the Yueshi. Of course, Wei Ran could not be the leader.
What he didn't know was that Wang Jian had no intention of withdrawing his troops at all. The six months he originally mentioned was not the time to defeat Yiqu.
"No." Wei Ran was not disappointed. He knew that King Qin would not let him lead the army unless it was absolutely necessary. He was just testing it out just now.
The result is obvious that he will not be able to take power for some time to come.
"The states of Yan and Qi have agreed to form a secret alliance with our country. The prime minister will send more people to bribe the ministers of the two countries. Don't be afraid of wasting money." King Qin said to Fan Ju.
He thought very clearly that as long as the Qin State can destroy the other party, all the money spent now will be returned.
On the other hand, if Qin is destroyed by other countries, it will be useless to keep money now.
"No." Fan Ju leaned over and bowed, then pretended to ask casually, "Isn't there any news from Mr. Buwei?"
"Lu Buwei sent someone to send a message back. The Chu State has formed an alliance with the Zhao State. He is heading to Jiangdong to find immigrants from the Yue State. He intends to help the Yue State establish a country to fight against the Chu State." King Qin sighed, but he did not blame Lu Buwei.
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Among the six eastern kingdoms, Qin and Chu have the most frequent marriages. However, Chu has also been cheated the most by Qin. Now it is normal to choose to form an alliance with Zhao.
Moreover, an entourage recorded all the conversations between Cai Ze, Lu Buwei and the King of Chu in the palace of Chu at that time and sent them to his bed.
Qin Wangji understood that it was not that Lu Buwei was inferior to Cai Ze, but that Qin's reputation was too bad, and the conflict between Qin and Chu was far greater than the conflict between Zhao and Chu.
No one could make Chu fall to Qin under such circumstances.
Unless most of the territory Qin invaded and occupied by Chu was returned, that was impossible.
When Fan Ju heard this, he felt happy. Although King Qin did not blame Lu Buwei on the surface, he could already tell from the title that he was alienated.
In the past, King Jike of Qin always called Lu Buwei Mr. Buwei, but now he calls him by his first name.
However, Fan Ju admired Lu Buwei's wisdom in his heart. After his plan to form an alliance with Chu failed, he was able to quickly think of forming an alliance with Yue.
Given the current situation of the Yue Kingdom, if someone can support them and help them establish a country, they will definitely agree to any conditions.
Moreover, as long as the Yue State is established, it will inevitably be targeted by the Chu State, sharing the pressure of the Qin State, and Lu Buwei's position has also been stabilized.
"It's a pity. I thought Mr. Buwei would be able to succeed immediately and convince the King of Chu to form an alliance." Fan Ju shook his head and said regretfully.
"It's the same thing if it can help the Yue State establish itself." Qin Wangji waved his hand and said, "By the way, haven't the famous doctors been invited yet?"
He was still waiting for a famous doctor to treat the prince.
"Your Majesty, news just came from the Kingdom of Zhao that famous doctors refused to come to our Kingdom of Qin. Our people wanted to contact us again, but they were stopped by King Zhao's people." Fan Ju leaned over and said.
"Zhao Kuo!" Qin Wangji clenched his fists, with bulging veins on his forehead.
But now he had no way to deal with Zhao Kuo, not even a threat. He could only sigh deeply and said, "Let's send people to other places to look for famous doctors."
"I heard that King Zhao ordered to summon famous doctors from all over the world to compile the "Medical Code". By then, famous doctors will gather in Handan. I asked my men to wait in Handan for a while, and there will always be famous doctors willing to come to Qin." Fan Ju said.
"Ying Hou should think carefully."
"I am terrified."
"Is the strong man we found earlier willing to assassinate Zhao Kuo?"
Qin Wangji said in a deep voice that he could not wait to get rid of Zhao Kuo no matter what method he used.
"He drove our people out. When our people contacted him for the second time, he had disappeared." Fan Ju shook his head.
"As long as it is related to the Zhao State, everything will go wrong. Forget it, let's send people to search again. I don't believe that he is the only strong man in this huge world." Qin Wangji waved his hand and said helplessly.