Chapter seven hundred and eighty second Zhang Liangji
Xu Shi heard that his power was expanding smoothly, and Liu Ji asked excitedly: "In that case, when should I attack Qin to fulfill the destiny of heaven?"
As soon as he said this, Liu Ji clearly saw that the originally high-spirited expressions on the faces of Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Cao Shen instantly dimmed a lot.
Liu Ji, who had been hanging out in the market since he was young, suddenly realized that what he just said might be inappropriate, and asked cautiously: "Is it possible that what I said is wrong? Why do you look like this?"
Xiao He reacted the fastest and laughed loudly and said: "My lord is wise and mighty, but his ambition is hesitant. How can you say that is wrong? We are just overwhelmed by the lord's momentum for a moment, and we don't know how to express it."
"Commander, are you right?"
Finally, Xiao He gave Zhang Liang a vague wink.
Zhang Liang understood and took a step forward: "What Mr. Xiao said is absolutely true. A king should have great ambitions. What my lord just said is majestic and majestic. It is really the image of an emperor."
Cao Shen even assisted on the side and said: "As the master of destiny, it is normal for my lord to have such behavior. However, few of us have seen it, which made my lord laugh."
When Liu Ji heard this, a look of confusion appeared on his face. Could it be that he was really impressed by Gu's momentum as they said?
Is this the domineering spirit that Lin Ze once mentioned?
After thinking hard for a while, Liu Ji suddenly came to his senses. No, Gu just seemed to have just asked when Qin would be conquered, and didn't say anything else.
So, Liu Ji stared at the eyes of the three people and said in a deep voice: "I ask again, when should we march westward to conquer Qin?"
Zhang Liang followed behind and said: "When the time comes, I will naturally march westward to conquer Qin."
"Then when will the time come?" Liu Ji persisted and continued to ask.
Zhang Liang asked in reply: "How does the lord's virtue compare to that of the Qin Emperor? How does the bravery of the generals compare to the Qin army? How does the strength of the soldiers compare to Qin Mo?"
Three times in a row, Liu Ji was struck at his vital points, leaving him speechless and feeling very aggrieved.
After holding it in for a long time, Liu Ji said unwillingly: "Then according to what the military adviser said, is it possible that Gu will not be able to march westward to conquer Qin in this life?"
Zhang Liang took a step back, bowed his hands and said: "No, although my lord's virtue is slightly inferior to that of Emperor Qin, my lord has the help of Confucian sages, so there is no need to be afraid of him."
"Although my lord's soldiers are not as brave as the Qin army, as long as they strengthen training and strictly observe military discipline, they may not be unable to fight."
"Although the armor used by the army is not as sophisticated as the armor made by Qin Mo, there are still Qi Mo and Zhao Mo in the world. If my lord can find them for help, why worry about Qin Mo?"
"My lord, have you ever heard that in the past, when the Yue Kingdom destroyed Wu, it took ten years of gathering together and ten years of lessons before you could get your wish. What's more, my lord is ten times weaker than the Yue Kingdom, and the Qin Kingdom is tens of millions of times stronger than the Wu Kingdom?"
"What I said is that the time has not come yet, not because I am perfunctory with my lord, but because of this. If we are not strong enough and rush westward, we will lose our troops and generals at the least, and our hegemony will collapse at the worst. I hope my lord will wait patiently."
When Liu Ji heard this, he replied calmly: "If Gu can wait, can the Confucianists be equal? Are the Confucian sages willing to be equal?"
"Without the support of Confucianism, I and you would still be in the mountains and forests with wild beasts, and we don't know when we will see the light of day."
"The day before yesterday, a Confucian sage sent his disciples to ask me when I would send troops to march westward. I asked my military advisor to teach me how to respond."
As soon as Liu Ji said this, the hall suddenly fell into silence.
Doesn't Liu Ji know that compared to Qin, his strength is far insufficient?
However, the Confucians sent people to urge him again and again, hoping that he would immediately lead his troops into Guanzhong.
It's not that Liu Ji never thought of explaining to the envoy sent by the Confucianists, but every time he opened his mouth, he was blocked by the other party saying, "The words of the sages are just conveyed by the young man, and he dare not comment on them."
In desperation, Fang Liu Ji summoned Zhang Liang and three others today to inquire about the situation of all parties and see if they could send troops to the west in a symbolic way so as to give the Confucians an explanation.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Liang was beaten again.
A flash of anger appeared in Zhang Liang's eyes, and he said with an ugly face: "How can there be such short-sighted people in Confucianism? Don't they know that my lord is the emperor of destiny and has been appointed by the Confucian sage?"
"My lord, why don't you refuse in the name of Confucian sage?"
Liu Ji smiled bitterly and said: "If it's only once or twice, if it's just one or two people, Gu Shang can deal with it in the name of a Confucian sage."
"But some time ago, the people behind the group of envoys who came to Gu Gu accounted for at least half of the Confucian sages. Gu Ke dare not think that his status in the hearts of Confucian sages can surpass that of many Confucian sages."
"Threatening the emperor with the destiny of the emperor is a way to kill him. I dare not take it. I wonder what the military advisor can do?"
Zhang Liang was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "According to what my lord said, the Confucian sages must have anticipated something and be so impatient. If my lord doesn't follow his wishes, I'm afraid he will be blamed."
"From this point of view, my original plan of accumulating strength in five years, conquering Qin in five years, and establishing the world in ten years will definitely not be accepted by the Confucian sages. In this case, we will find a way to send troops within three months."
Xiao He, who was standing aside, said helplessly: "Although the situation is much better than before, according to the current recruitment speed, in three months, a maximum of 20,000 troops can be recruited. Including the existing troops, it will only be 50,000."
"With an army of 50,000, just to maintain law and order in two and a half counties, we have to leave 20,000. With only 30,000 new troops, how can we attack Qin?"
"If the scene of conquering Qin is too ugly, my lord may have an impression of incompetence in front of Confucian sages, which will be even more detrimental to my lord."
Cao Shen said with a face of high spirits: "What Brother Xiao said is very true. It will not be flattering if you do it. It is better not to do it. If the Confucianists are really capable and let them lead troops to attack Qin, why bother my lord and us?"
After listening to the words of Xiao He and Cao Shen, a dark look appeared on Liu Ji's face, and his eyes fell on Zhang Liang. This might be his last hope.
But I heard Zhang Liang say leisurely: "I have a solution that is not a solution, and I would like to tell it to my lord."
Liu Ji's eyes lit up and he said, "Please invite the military advisor to come."
Zhang Liang walked directly to the wall with the map, pointed to a place and said: "There are hundreds of thousands of elite troops here. If my lord can take them for his own use, why worry about not having a large army to attack Qin?"
Liu Ji followed Zhang Liang's hand and discovered to his surprise that he was referring to Liaodong. Then he looked at Zhang Liang with a puzzled look, as if waiting for his explanation.
Zhang Liang calmly said: "The Qin Dynasty has five major military palaces. Except for the Donghai Patrol Palace, the other four palaces all have hundreds of thousands of elite troops."
"This place in Liaodong was where the Qin State's northeastern expedition against Liao was located. When Chen She launched an army against Qin, Yang Duanhe, the commander of the northeastern expedition against Liao, instead of leading his army south to quell the rebellion, instead led his army deep into Liaodong, destroyed Goguryeo, and established himself on his own.
For the Lord of the country."
"Yang Duanhe will definitely be panic-stricken when he learns that Emperor Qin has returned from the dead. He is afraid that Emperor Qin will settle his accounts in the fall. My lord can send envoys to Liao to persuade Yang Duanhe to surrender."
"With Yang Duan and Ruo Jiang, hundreds of thousands of elite Qin troops will naturally belong to the lord. With such elites in hand, lord, why worry about not being able to attack Qin?"
When Liu Ji heard this, he became emotional and said: "If Zhang has a good plan, why worry about failing to achieve a great cause?"