Two days later, "Weiyang Jun Yinghua" led 30,000 border garrison troops and arrived in Xianyang.
Weiyang Jun Yinghua was one of the younger brothers of the King of Qin. Unlike Lantian Jun Ying, who was relegated to the throne, Weiyang Jun Yinghua was stationed at the northwest border of Qin all the year round. "The warring princes, together with "Yangquan Jun Ying Bo", are the two sharp swords of the Qin Kingdom to win the royal family.
If it weren't for Yangquan Jun Yingbo being trapped in Lantian, and Wei Gongzi Run leading a large army to invade the country and occupy Fenghao, King Qin would never have taken the risk of inviting Weiyang Jun Yinghua. After all, after the fall of the Wei family in Longxi, the West The Qiang became Qin's only enemy in the northwest, and the Yiqu Qiang Rong were the most powerful of the Western Qiang. Their threat to Qin was far greater than that of the Wei clan in Longxi.
Weiyang Jun Ying Hua is thirty and eight years old. His appearance is somewhat similar to that of King Qin Hui, but his physique is much stronger than that of King Qin Hui.
On November 20th, Weiyang Jun Yinghua entered the new capital from the west gate of Xianyang.
After seeing the refugees everywhere in the city, Weiyang Jun Yinghua was shocked and quickly summoned the Xianyang guards who were maintaining law and order on the streets to ask what happened.
When he learned from the guards that these refugees were driven out from other counties by the Wei army, Weiyang Jun Ying Hua frowned and said nothing, and rode straight to Xianyang Palace, the palace of the King of Qin.
Xianyang Palace and Xianyang City look like a "Lu" shape from a bird's-eye view. The North City is Xianyang Palace, which is closed to civilians, while the South City is generally the residence of Qin kings, princes and nobles. However, there is also a narrow area at the corners and edges of the city. It is a place where a small number of Qin people who have obtained the status of "Huamin" or "Guimin" live - these people are generally retainers of the Xianyang nobles, clansmen or relatives of the servants, so they can live in Xianyang City because of their kinship.
After riding horseback to the Xianyang Palace in the north city, Weiyang Jun Yinghua dismounted his horse in front of the palace gate and strode towards the palace deep inside the palace.
The cultural customs of the Qin State are quite different from those of the Central Plains. Compared with the Bian Palace in Daliang of the Wei State, Xianyang Palace does not have some elegant palace buildings, but it also has its own characteristics - it is large and high.
The foundations of the palaces and pavilions in Xianyang Palace are particularly high. It is said that the Qin people like to build earth platforms, and then build Qionglou and Jade Pavilions on the high platform. This makes the palaces and pavilions in Xianyang Palace very tall. Perhaps this is related to the Qin people's worship of the Qinling Mountains. Somewhat related.
Because of this, the number of stone steps in front of each pavilion in Xianyang Palace is enough to make Wei people feel numb. After all, the foundations of Xianyang Palace's pavilions may be more than twenty feet high. This construction method is rarely seen in the Central Plains.
At this time, there were already visitors waiting under the stone steps of the main hall. After seeing Weiyang Lord Ying Hua, they hurriedly came forward to greet him, bowed and saluted: "Master Ying Hua, the king is waiting in the main hall."
After hearing this, Weiyang Lord Ying Hua adjusted his armor and battle robe, and then nodded towards the visitor.
Seeing this, the visitor shouted loudly: "Weiyang Lord, please see your Majesty."
Not long after, another visitor's response came from the main hall, which was more than 20 feet high: "The king summons Lord Weiyang to enter the hall."
After the ceremony, Weiyang Jun Yinghua ordered the guards on his left and right to wait in place, walked up the steps alone, and came to the main hall under the guidance of another visitor.
After arriving in the main hall, Weiyang Jun Ying Hua saw the King of Qin returning. He knelt on the ground with one knee, clasped his fists with both hands, and worshiped: "Ying Hua, pay your respects to the king."
Seeing this, King Qin stood up and personally helped Weiyang Jun Ying Hua. While greeting the latter affectionately, he led him to a seat on the west side of the palace.
Although Yang Quan Jun Ying Bo is also from the royal family with the surname Ying, he is just a side branch, compared to Weiyang Jun Ying Hua, who is the biological brother of King Qin Hui.
After taking his seat, Weiyang Lord Ying Hua looked at the two ministers sitting opposite, on the east side.
Those were the two prime ministers of his Qin state, namely Zhao Ran, the chief concubine who was responsible for Qin's foreign affairs (war), and Wei Yang, the chief concubine of the Zuo concubine, who was responsible for Qin's domestic affairs.
Wei Yang Jun Ying Hua is no stranger to Wei Yang, and he is no stranger to Zhao Ran.
Because Zhao Ran is one of those Zhao clan members with the Ji surname who passed through Qin when they moved to the Central Plains hundreds of years ago and finally chose to stay in Qin. From a genealogical perspective, This Zhao family is closer to the Zhao family of Wei State in terms of blood than the three Longxi Zhao families of "Zhao Zhujun Zhao Sheng".
Of course, this is only in terms of blood relationship. As for love, the Ji surnamed Zhao of the Qin State and the Zhao surnamed Ji of the Wei State have almost no clan feelings. They have long since integrated into the Qin State and become the Qin State. The princes and nobles, as a Qin citizen, consider the interests of Qin.
"Ahua, has there been any movement over Yiqu recently?" After sitting back on the throne, King Qin asked with a smile.
Weiyang Lord Ying Hua glanced at Zhao Ran and Wei Yang, raised his hands and said: "Return to your Majesty, at the summer solstice this year, the old king of Yiqu Qiangrong died, and the new king was waiting for the throne, so it caused civil strife... Not long ago, The foreign minister once sent people to Xianyang, hoping to take advantage of the civil strife to clear out Yiqu, but Xianyang rejected the minister's suggestion."
After hearing this, the chief concubine Zhao Ran raised his head and looked at Weiyang Lord Ying Hua, and said calmly: "Weiyang Lord, forgive me, Yiqu is just a scabies disease, the Wei State in the Central Plains is the one that prevents me, the Great Qin, from setting foot in the Central Plains. A strong enemy. There were frequent civil strife in the Wei State a few months ago. Naturally, we will take advantage of its weakness to send troops to defeat this strong enemy and clear the way for our Great Qin to set foot in the Central Plains..."
Weiyang Jun Yinghua sneered when he heard this and said: "How did I hear that the Wei army is in our Daqin territory?"
Listening to Weiyang Lord Ying Hua's straightforward sarcasm, Zhao Ran looked a little ugly and secretly cursed Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi in his heart.
The reason is that Wuxinhou Gongsunqi was recommended by him as the commander-in-chief. He originally thought that Wuxinhou Gongsunqi's ability was enough to defeat Wei Gongzirun - at least he would not suffer in front of Wei Gongzirun.
But who would have thought that Wei Gongzi Run actually got rid of Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, and miraculously led an army of nearly 100,000 to attack the Qin mainland.
"Ah Hua." Seeing Zhao Ran's ugly face, King Qin replied and signaled Weiyang Lord Ying Hua to say a few words.
To be fair, Weiyang Jun Yinghua and the concubine Zhao Ran have no grudges, but they have different political opinions: Weiyang Jun Yinghua has been guarding Weiyang for a long time and is very wary of Yiqu Qiang Rong, so he urgently hopes that Qin will take advantage of Yiqu. Weak, this threat was eliminated; but Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, insisted that Wei must take advantage of its weakness to further weaken Wei so that it would be easier for Qin to set foot in the rich Central Plains in the future.
Apart from this point, in fact, the two had a pretty good personal relationship. After all, they were both princes and nobles of the Qin Kingdom that had lasted for hundreds of years.
Seeing that the topic had turned to the Wei State, King Qin simply refused to talk to Weiyang Lord Ying Hua. After thinking about it, he said in a deep voice: "A Hua, the attack on the Wei State is decided by just a few people. , you should stop blaming Zhao Ran... In fact, Zhao Ran is right, Wei is the biggest obstacle for our Qin to set foot in the Central Plains." As he said that, he saw Weiyang Jun Ying Hua showing a bit of dissatisfaction. , then said: "Wei Gongzi Run destroyed our Qin Dynasty's 200,000 soldiers back then. Can the Yiqu you talk about be able to do it?"
Weiyang Jun Ying Hua was stunned when he heard this and was speechless.
He must admit that even if he is wary of Yiqu, the threat from Yiqu is indeed not as great as that of Wei. At least, Yiqu Qiang Rong 90% will not be able to reduce the number of Qin's 200,000 young men through a war. .
"Wei is the powerful enemy. If we don't try to eliminate this powerful enemy, our Great Qin will not be able to set foot in the Central Plains even if it takes several decades..." At this point, King Qin looked back at Weiyang Lord Ying Hua and continued: "My Great Qin Although there are many talented people, the Wei State is not inferior. Right now, just one Wei Gongzi Run makes us feel like we are facing a formidable enemy... Ah Hua, you have to know that our Great Qin is at a critical moment of life and death!"
Weiyang Jun Ying Hua was stunned when he heard this and looked at King Qin's reply in confusion.
He thought to himself, wasn't it just that three or four cities were captured by Wei Gongzi Run? How could it be said that our country, Da Qin, was about to be destroyed?
Seeing the suspicious look on his face, Wei Yang sighed and interjected: "Master Ying Hua, this is absolutely true."
With that said, Wei Yang told Wei Yangjun Ying Hua his judgment in detail. When the latter learned from Wei Yang that the Wei army was destroying farmland facilities in Qin and the deep meaning behind this action, he Violently changed color.
No wonder he was horrified, because according to Wei Yang's analysis, the Wei army clearly wanted his Qin State to fall!
"How dare he..." After saying half of the sentence, Weiyang Jun Ying Hua immediately became speechless.
Because he suddenly thought of something: Since the Qin State was ready to take advantage of the weakness of the Wei State and cause the downfall of the Wei State, then why couldn't Wei Gongzi Run defeat his Qin State to the death and let his Qin State also fall?
Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhao Ran. He originally wanted to ridicule those who were lagging behind, but then he thought about it, the national crisis was approaching, and it was meaningless to ridicule Zhao Ran, so he remained silent.
After a while, he said in a deep voice: "I brought 30,000 soldiers from Weiyang... How many troops are available in Xianyang?"
Zhao Ran stroked his beard and said: "There are still five thousand soldiers in Xianyang..."
At this point, he saw Weiyang Lord Ying Hua raise his head and frown at him, and quickly compensated: "However, Wu Xinhou (Gongsun Qi) has sent someone to deliver the news, saying that his troops are almost intact..."
"Almost no damage?" Weiyang Jun Ying Hua was stunned.
As if he had guessed Weiyang Lord Ying Hua's thoughts, Zhao Ran smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, Wei Gongzi Run played a trick in front of Wu Xinhou. He led nearly 100,000 Wei troops to attack 700 miles in ten days, allowing Wu Xinhou's army to attack Can't catch up..."
Regarding the "trick" in Zhao Ran's mouth, King Qin Hui and Wei Yang also looked bitter: Wei Gongzi Run's trick caused the Qin State to suffer heavy losses.
At this time, Zhao Ran continued to describe the status of the Qin army's expedition to Weiyang Jun Yinghua: "...because the reserved grain and grass were intercepted by the Wei army, Wu Xinhou had no choice but to cross the Wei River and get some from the Qiang people in Hexi. The sheep serve as food. Currently, Wu Xinhou's army is stationed in "Weibei" and is ready to attack Xiagui in Weinan at any time... I hope Lord Yinghua and Lord Gongsun will attack the Wei army from both sides, making it difficult for the Wei army to take care of both the head and tail."
When he said this, Zhao Ran actually didn't have much confidence in his heart. After all, the Wei army occupied the four counties of Xiagui, Gaoling, Lintong, and Fenghao. They had city walls for defense. They forced an attack on a city in the cold weather. How could Zhao Ran not know the difficulties involved?
However, the Qin State had no other choice - mainly because it could not catch the traces of Wei general Sima An. After all, the enemy was all cavalry and came and went without a trace. Therefore, it could only attack Fenghao and other four cities in the hope of changing the situation.
"I see."
Nodding, Weiyang Lord Ying Hua turned to King Qin and said sternly: "Please, Your Majesty, be sure to hand over the attack on Fenghao to your subordinates."
When King Qin heard this, he nodded solemnly: "Please."
The next day, Weiyang Lord Yinghua led an army of 30,000 people and braved the wind and snow to go to Fenghao.
He knew very well that the situation in his Qin State was currently dominated by Wei Gongzi Run. Unless he could defeat Wei Gongzi Run and regain Feng Hao, the situation in his Qin State would become increasingly corrupt until it was irreversible.