Chapter 96 Qin Feng: Since General Wang Jian is unwilling to take command, this is the only way
Qin Feng had a good rest for two days in Shanglinyuan and received some good news.
When the battle against Chu failed, only Qin Feng and his soldiers fought to the death and won the first victory in preserving the army!
Qin Fengjue was promoted to the fourth level and became a fifteenth-level nobleman, officially entering the ranks of the nobility!
The rest of Heiniu, Tiezhu, Zhang Han and others were also promoted to the third level and were rewarded with thousands of taels of gold!
When the day came for the Great Court Meeting, Qin Feng got up early.
Hurrying quickly and slowly, when we arrived outside Wangyi Palace, there were already hundreds of civil and military officials standing there.
But it can be seen that the atmosphere is quite solemn.
After all, the failure of the Qin army in attacking Chu was beyond everyone's expectations.
Since the death of Lord Zhao Wuan and Li Mu, no one has ever caused such losses to Great Qin!
"It's been a long time, Prime Minister. I'm looking better and better!"
"Uncle Meng, is your back problem feeling better?"
"Lord Li Si! Is my eldest nephew okay?"
Qin Feng squeezed all the way through, greeting the minister with a smile as he walked.
Then, in full view of everyone, he showed off a jade pendant and entered Wangyi Palace in advance...
"What's going on? It's not the point yet!"
"You know nothing! What he is holding is the king's personal jade pendant!"
"How much does the king's love for Qin Feng go so far?"
"No wonder! After all, he saved the lives of 200,000 Guanzhong disciples! What a great achievement!"
Some ministers of Qingshui Yamen did not mind the excitement and looked at Li Si without hesitation.
In the past, Li Si was a close friend of the king. He would discuss any major military affairs with Li Si, and he was extremely close.
Even if he kills Han Fei, whom the king likes very much, it will be nothing. He is a first-class favorite.
However, after Qin Feng came, the situation changed.
The king gradually moved farther and farther away from Li Si, and there was a distance between the king and his ministers.
This is unacceptable to Li Si!
Below one person, above tens of thousands!
I, Li Si, have extensive knowledge of the past and present, studied everywhere, and studied hard while living in poverty, all for the purpose of becoming the prime minister!
However, Li Si still had a warm smile on his face at this time, and there was no trace of anger at all.
Meng Wu sighed deeply. He had worked together for many years and he knew very well what Li Si was thinking now.
As for Mengshi, he needs to make a choice between Li Si and Qin Feng!
This gave Meng Wu a headache.
When the morning court time arrived, the palace doors opened wide, and the ministers filed in, shivering with cold.
After finally reaching the main hall, it felt a little warmer.
While they were quietly waiting for the king to arrive, Qin Feng and Ying Zheng were sweating profusely and had just finished practicing their swords.
Ever since Qin Feng mentioned the need to exercise last time, Ying Zheng has followed suit and practiced swordsmanship and running every morning.
Now more than half a year has passed, and Ying Zheng, who already had some martial arts background, has become stronger and stronger.
"What Wei Chen said is right, go to the harem less and run more...Ouch!"
As soon as Qin Feng said something mean, he received a tickle on his butt.
After they washed up, they went to the back hall to eat fried dough sticks and drink millet porridge.
"Your Majesty, do you still want to eat this tea egg? If you don't want to eat it, I'll eat it!"
Qin Feng's question was very hypocritical, and he took the egg away as soon as he spoke.
Ying Zheng snorted softly and ate a big fried dough stick in just a few bites.
Zhao Ji looked on happily and saw that the king's appetite was getting better and better.
After the two of them had eaten and drank enough, they patted their bellies and prepared to go to court.
Of course, in order to prevent the officials from impeaching him, the two men naturally appeared from the main hall one after the other.
"Huh? General Qin, you have come in a long time ago. Why did you get here?"
"Hiccup~ I ate too much in the morning and my stomach hurt, so I went to relieve myself."
Qin Feng squeezed in behind Meng Wu without leaving a trace, letting his generous body block him.
Then he began to close his eyes and doze off.
Ying Zheng sits high on the dragon throne, and the majesty of the king makes people dare not look up.
"My dear friends, we have failed in the battle against Chu. What will happen next?"
Prime Minister Wang Wan immediately stood up:
"Your Majesty, the reason why this battle was lost was due to insufficient preparation.
In this case, Wei Chen believes that the Qin Dynasty should rest and recuperate, and if it launches a large-scale attack on Chu in three years, it will definitely be able to defeat it in one battle!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers immediately agreed.
Most of them are old Qin Xungui. After all, Guanzhong has been almost hollowed out by successive wars.
Ying Zheng was noncommittal, looked at the others, and said in a deep voice:
"Is there still a memorial for your beloved?"
Li Si slowly stepped out of the queue, glanced at Wang Wan, and said loudly:
"Wei Chen thinks that we should immediately mobilize our troops and attack Chu again!"
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the hall.
"Li Si, are you crazy? The army has just been defeated. How can we go out to fight immediately?"
"If we send too few troops, we can't defeat Chu. If we send too many troops, we won't be able to sustain food and grass. What should we do?"
"Li Si! What are your intentions!"
Li Si was completely unaware of the doubts and continued:
"Your Majesty, it is said that the feet of hundreds of insects are dead but not stiff, let alone the state of Chu!
The land of Chu is thousands of miles away, and there are millions of soldiers! The king of Chu is very ambitious! He is quite talented!
If we give him three years of buffering time so that he can unite with his nobles internally and with Qi State externally, then I am afraid that this battle will be even more difficult to fight!"
Ying Zheng nodded slightly:
"What Ai Qing said is true!"
Since the king said this, the ministers stopped admonishing him. After all, Ying Zheng's prestige was very high.
[Okay, okay, let’s go straight to the main course. I recommend General Wang Jian to go on the expedition. Everyone is happy. Everyone goes back to his home and finds his mother. 】
Just when Qin Feng thought the meeting was about to end, Ying Zheng suddenly said in a deep voice:
"Qin Feng! What do you think of this attack on Chu?"
Qin Feng was stunned for a moment and hurried out of the queue:
"Wei Chen thinks that we should ask the old general Wang Jian to take command, attack Chu with an army of 600,000, and defeat it in one fell swoop!"
[The First Emperor is so bored, why is he asking me?]
But what everyone didn't expect was that Ying Zheng actually shook his head and said:
"Old General Wang Jian excuses himself from getting old and hiding in Pinyang. I'm afraid he won't be able to take command this time."
Qin Feng was stunned. What happened?
[Something is wrong! Something is very wrong! Does the First Emperor want me to take charge? Impossible!]
[I understand! Before, the First Emperor had no choice, so he didn’t even need to lose face and went directly to Pinyang to force Wang Jian to go on an expedition!]
[But now he seems to want to save face, so he asked me to get along with him! Go and ask General Wang Jian for him!]
[Damn it! Although my reputation is a little bit not very good, but I still have to show my face, okay? 】
Qin Feng looked at Ying Zheng with a bitter face.
But a smile appeared on the corner of Ying Zheng's mouth, and he would touch and scratch it from time to time. The threat was coming out, which seemed to further support his thoughts.
Qin Feng's eyes rolled, he was just playing anyway, let's play big this time!
So he lifted up his sleeves, knelt on one knee, cupped his hands and said loudly:
"Your Majesty! Since General Wang Jian is unwilling to take command, I have no choice but to ask you to lead the expedition in person!"
What? A personal conquest by the imperial chariot???
