In the seventeenth year of the Qin Dynasty, late winter turned to early spring, and Lu Yan was gradually implementing the Qin system in Zhao. The battle for Nanyang between Qin and Chu lasted for four months without realizing it.
Xiang Yan, the Shangzhu State of the Chu Kingdom, managed to stabilize his reputation this time, preventing Qin General Wang Ben's army from overstepping its boundaries.
Wang Ben's army has been fighting outside for a whole year. They defeated Jingxing, marched to Wu'an, returned to Daliang, and fought again in Nanyang. The Qin army was not invincible. At the end of its powerful crossbow, it could not defeat Lu Zhen, not to mention that the opponent was Xiang Yan's army with higher morale.
The high Chu army.
The Nanyang front line was fighting life and death, and when the frontal battlefield was in a stalemate, some people couldn't help but start thinking about taking advantage of the situation.
It was at this moment that the old Queen Huayang of the State of Qin passed away. All the people in Xianyang with the surname Mi mourned the death of this Dinghai Shenzhen.
In the Changping Jun's Mansion, brothers Xiong Qi and Xiong Dian were both dressed in mourning clothes, with red eyes.
"Brother, the King and Queen Mother have passed away. Where is the... King..." Xiong Dian spoke intermittently, feeling a little embarrassed.
Xiong Qi pointed it out directly, "You want to ask why the king has not established a queen for so long."
Xiong Dian nodded, "Brother, the king is indeed a man of great talent and great strategy, and no one in the Qin State disapproves of it. But the harem has always been ownerless, so that's not the solution."
Xiong Qi walked away helplessly and sighed: "Alas, there are princesses from the six countries in the queen's harem and countless concubines, but she has not established a queen for a long time. This is a way to create chaos. How could I not know?
These are all the troubles left behind by Zhao Ji back then. Your Majesty has a problem with handling the harem, who dares to use this kind of thing to make comments?"
"If that's not the case, let's try it in a different way."
"Um?"
Xiong Dian walked to his brother's side and explained: "Now there seems to be some problem between Lu Yan and the king. When Lu Yan was in charge of Zhao, the king personally sent Feng Quji, the Shangqing, and his son Feng Jie, who were called assistants, but in fact they were just to keep an eye on him.
he.
If it were based on the king's trust in Lu Yan in the past, he would not have done anything unnecessary.
Originally, when Fusu reached his age, Lu Yan, the tutor, should be the one to teach him, but now it is impossible."
"You want me to use Fusu's teacher as an excuse to explore the king's thoughts." Xiong Qi pondered for a while and nodded in agreement, "Well, Fusu has indeed reached his age, and a good teacher is essential.
important."
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That night, Xiong Qi sat in his study, holding a pen and wrote eight words, and then he stayed blank.
Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die. These eight words almost determined his life.
Qin will unite the world, but the day it unites the world will be the time when Qin's national destiny is exhausted. Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die. The future of this world belongs to Chu.
Xiong Qi had no doubts about this before.
Internally, he endured the oppression of the Zhao clique headed by Lu Buwei and stood firmly on the side of Ying Zheng.
Outside, he had close ties with Chun Shenjun and supported the farm family's continuous expansion.
During the Lao Ai Rebellion, Lu Buwei was overthrown. He became the most popular minister and took charge of the state affairs of Qin on behalf of the Chu clan.
When Qin and Chu were fighting, he only had to cooperate with Chu to destroy Qin in an instant and replace the most powerful country in the world.
However, the Chu clan did not get any credit for the Lao-Ai Rebellion. His official position remained unchanged and his power was even reduced.
Chun Shenjun was jointly executed by Xiong Han and Li Yuan, and his entire family was wiped out without a single successor.
After Lu Yan caused trouble to the east, the farmer was left half disabled and completely cut off contact with him.
Even the state of Chu was severely damaged after a civil strife triggered by Lu Yan.
In all senses, the Qin State's national power surpassed the rest of the other countries, but it still acted steadily and was not radical at all.
Xiong Qi now has some doubts about this prophecy.
After he sighed deeply, he lit the note with eight words on it, stared at the dancing fireworks, and murmured: "Lu Yan, Lu Yan, since you became an official in Qin State, every situation has changed."
Behind everything, there is your shadow. Since there are prophecies in the heavenly book, why do you appear again..."
"Click~" The rubble on the roof made a sound.
Xiong Qi was immediately alert.
"Hmph, Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many years." A masked man in black appeared in front of Xiong Qi, speaking in a very dismissive tone.
Xiong Qi was shocked and confused, "You are, Tian Guang!"
"Haha, your Majesty is very sharp." Tian Guang took off his black scarf, revealing a rough face.
"Your farm family was stymied by Lu Yan's trap in Chu State, and you actually dare to show up in Xianyang in person?"
"Who in the world doesn't know that now that Lu Yan is no longer in glory, the King of Qin is already unhappy with him. He was ordered to govern the land of Zhao. In my eyes, Xianyang's trap is nothing more than paper."
Tian Guang's attitude made Xiong Qi look extremely ugly. He knew that this person who had broken off friendship for many years must have bad intentions.
"Tian Guang, what do you want to do?"
"The old Queen Huayang passed away, and the King of Qin still refused to appoint Mrs. Mihua as his queen. The eldest son Fusu could have formed a teacher-student relationship with Lu Yan, but now it's a mess."
Tian Guang said it very sincerely, as if he was seriously considering Mi, "Your Majesty, the future of Mi seems to be worrying in Qin."
Xiong Qi rolled up his sleeves and turned away, saying coldly: "Qin and Chu are still fighting in Nanyang, and you come to me to scare me. It seems that you want me to betray Qin and end this war. You are thinking too much.
I don’t have the ability.”
"Da Qin?" Tian Guang sneered, and then his tone became unkind, "Your Majesty, you must not forget that you have done a lot of hard work in order to destroy Da Qin."
"Threaten me? Huh, even if you kill me, I don't have the ability to make the king give up attacking Nanyang."
Nanyang is a battleground for military strategists and the key to sending troops out of Chu in the future. Xiong Qi doesn't think Ying Zheng will let this place go.
Tian Guang also knew that this matter was extremely difficult, so he specially prepared something.
He took two steps slowly, as if telling a story: "Ying Zheng is a rare hero, he has great magnanimity. Only when it comes to Zhao Ji, he will retaliate.
The farmer made a sword called Daju, and it was this sword that killed Zhao Ji.
Back then, Your Majesty secretly supported my farm family, providing money, resources, and connections, among which the precious metals were priceless. I have kept the records of these transactions."
"You!" Xiong Qideng was frightened and turned to look at him.
Tian Guang tried his best to use the calmest attitude and said the sharpest words: "If these things are exposed, whether it is for national interests or Ying Zheng's personal feelings, not a single person with the surname Mi in Qin will be left."
"Gu~" the sound of the Adam's apple rolling.
Xiong Qi never thought that Jiang Hu Cao Mang, who was once raised by him, would dare to put a sword on his neck like this one day.
"Your Majesty, this matter does not need to be considered. The lives of the entire Mi clan are in your hands."
"Hello!" Xiong Qi's voice came out of his throat, like a wild beast. He stared at Tian Guang and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Seeing his compromise, Tian Guang finally revealed his purpose: "Qin's latest killer weapon, the God of War Crossbow, is completely unknown from the design drawing to the production process to the storage location.
Apart from the Shadow Secret Guards, the only people who know about this are Gongshu Chou, the head of the Gongshu family, and Ying Jue, the chief general of the Forbidden Army. Please help me deceive one of these two."
"Gong Shuqiu is obsessed with the agency, and Ying Jue is a die-hard loyalist to Ying Zheng. I have no friendship with either of them. You——"
"It is precisely because it is as difficult as climbing to the sky that we need to work hard for you. With such a despicable threat, Tian Guang has no choice but to do it."