Qin Gong

Chapter 587 Wang Jian returns to Xianyang, Ying Zheng is hesitant.

In the small garden in the forest, the biting wind blew by, making the two maids who passed by couldn't help but shiver. After whispering about the cold weather, they continued to walk forward.

In a study room, the charcoal fire in the stove is lit, and the surrounding wooden shelves are full of exquisite pottery, as well as some scrolls of bamboo slips, along with many swords on sword holders. It is estimated that this scene, if it is ordinary Ordinary people or poor scholars can come to the room to have a look, and they can boast about it with their friends for several years, and they will still not forget it even when they are old.

This sentence is not an exaggeration at all. Not to mention the people of the Qin State, even the Qi State, which has no war all year round, the people are busy year after year for survival, just like Yanfu and Ji. They are busy all year round. If they can save some If you use money to buy some clothes for your home, it will be a good year.

Exquisite porcelain, bamboo slips, and hidden swords are things that most people in the world dare not even think about.

Wang Jian stood in front of the wooden table, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, and drank a sip of warm tea from time to time. Without the hard work of the past, and the heavy responsibility that he did not dare to slack off in the slightest, Wang Jian, who had retired from the official uniform of the Qin State, under his white hair, Like a kind old man.

However, the calm atmosphere was always broken. Different from the usual footsteps of maids and servants, Wang Jian, who had been in the army for many years, almost immediately heard the sound of the collision between armors when he heard the faint sounds coming from outside.

Armor!

Wang Jian frowned slightly, put down the bamboo slips, and looked outside the door. He felt that Qin soldiers were everywhere outside the door, and Wang Jian sighed.

Wang Jian had resigned from his post and retired to seclusion for a while, rarely enjoying some peace. Wang Jian knew clearly that whether the Qin soldiers outside the door came to kill him or not, it was not a good sign.

Wang Jian put away the bamboo slips and slowly stood up from the wooden table. Hearing the door being pushed open, his third son, Wang Cong, hurriedly came to the study.

"Father, the king has arrived outside the mansion!"

Wang Lai came to his father Wang Jian, raised his hands and said.

When Wang Jian heard this, he felt relieved. Ying Zheng came here to see him in person, and the Qin soldiers did not come to kill him.

He walked past Sanzi and walked towards the door. He just walked out of the room. Different from the warm feeling in the study, as soon as he walked out of the room, he was greeted by a biting coldness, which made people frown. .

After looking around, the Qin soldiers were indeed guards of the CRRC. Wang Jian slowly walked to the yard and waited.

Soon.

Along with the sound of footsteps in the corridor in the direction of the palace gate in the distance, in the eyes of Wang Jian and Wang Cong, they saw Ying Zheng walking towards the courtyard with a group of maids and eunuchs.

"Wang Jian, meet the king!"

"Wang Cong, meet the king!!"

Wang Jian and Wang Cong knelt on the ground one after another, and then kowtowed to Ying Zheng who was approaching.

In the past, Wang Jian was an official of the Qin State and a general of the Qin State, so he only had to perform rituals instead of kowtow. Now that Wang Jian has resigned from his official position and is willing to become a commoner, he naturally wants to see Yingzheng's carriage with the people on the street. As usual, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Old general, please get up!"

Wang Jian's head was still holding the ground when he felt the footsteps in front of his head, and then his arms were helped up. Seeing Ying Zheng supporting himself with his own hands, Wang Jian seemed to have a premonition, but he was not sure yet.

After Ying Zheng helped Wang Jian up, he didn't show any courtesy. Instead, he looked at Wang Jian with a look of reluctance and solemnity.

"Old general, Li Xin was defeated!"

When Ying Zheng said this, his heart was full of complexity. He had asked Wang Jian in the past, but Wang Jian said that he wanted 60 Qin troops, while Li Xin only wanted 20. Therefore, Ying Zheng finally chose between Wang Jian and Li Xin. Li Xin.

Wang Jian's resignation and the words Ying Zheng said in the past made Ying Zheng's heart very complicated when he was standing in front of Wang Jian. Emotions such as embarrassment, regret... etc. were all arising softly.

"General Li Xin was defeated?"

When Wang Jian heard Ying Zheng's words, he was startled. Even when he saw the CRRC guards and knew that Ying Zheng was coming and had a premonition that something would happen, Wang Jian never thought that the accident was caused by Li Xin's defeat.

Although Wang Jian did not agree with Li Xin's statement of 20 troops to destroy Chu, Wang Jian also knew Li Xin's ability. Otherwise, when Yan was destroyed, Wang Jian would not have allowed Li Xin to lead the army alone to pursue the Yan army. Now he hears that When Ying Zheng said that Li Xin was defeated, Wang Jian was stunned and puzzled.

Li Xin led the 20 Qin army. Although he could not defeat Chu, he would never be defeated so easily!

"Mr. Changping rebelled in Yingchen and incited the people in Yingchen to rebel! Seven of Li Xin's captains were killed in the battle, and the rest were all captured! All 20 soldiers died in the Chu Kingdom!"

When Ying Zheng said this, the resentment in his eyes could not be suppressed again, and his hands even trembled a little. All of this came from Lord Changping.

Fortunately, Ying Zheng was under control again and was not as angry as he was in the court at the beginning.

"I am worried that this is Chu's plan, so I asked Wang Ben to withdraw his troops and return to defend Qin, while the Chu army poured out all the troops of the country to besiege Bai Yan. I can't watch Bai Yan die in Qufu!"

After Ying Zheng's red eyes calmed down, he looked at Wang Jian with a cold expression, and then took two steps back.

Wang Jian's pupils shrank when he heard Ying Zheng's words. The news of Changping Lord's rebellion not only shocked Wang Jian, but also caused a lot of cold sweat behind Wang Jian's back. Wang Jian couldn't imagine that if he led an army of 60 to fight against Chu, Changping You are cutting off food and fodder in the rear and conspiring with the Chu State. How can he deal with it?

However, before Wang Jian could recover, he suddenly saw Ying Zheng kneeling on the ground as he took two steps back. This shocked Wang Jian again.

"I was wrong! I regret that I didn't listen to the general, which led to today's failure. Please ask the old general to help me defeat the Chu State! Defeat the Chu State's conspiracy and relieve Bai Yan's siege!"

Ying Zheng knelt on the ground and said what he said himself. Not to mention Wang Jian, the royal servants behind Wang Jian, as well as the servants and maids in the distant mansion, all stared at the spot, staring in disbelief. Even the guards at CRRC Mansion looked shocked.

Qin Wang Yingzheng!

He actually admitted his mistake to his former minister Wang Jian in person!
This is not anyone else, but King Qin Yingzheng, who is known as the tyrant and the army of tigers and wolves by everyone in the world! ! !

If this spreads out, I am afraid that everyone in the world will be stunned, and then use this matter to ridicule Ying Zheng wantonly, like a mouse's eyesight, like a foolish king...

It’s impossible for Ying Zheng not to know this!

Why?

"Your Majesty! Please stand up! Wang Jian can't afford it!"

Not to mention Wang Cong, who was already pale with fright and trembling all over, Wang Jian himself was so old that he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat when he saw Ying Zheng's actions. He quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground to help Ying Zheng.

Wang Jian was a veteran of the four dynasties of the Qin State. He was a general of the Qin State when he reached King Zhaoxiang. Therefore, he not only watched Ying Zheng grow up, but also had contact with King Zhaoxiang, King Xiaowen, and King Zhuang Xiang respectively.

Among all the kings of Qin, Wang Jian had seen King Zhaoxiang’s order to kill Bai Qi. He had also seen all the deeds of King Xiaowen and King Zhuangxiang, but he had never seen it. As the king of Qin, he would admit his mistakes to his ministers. .

"Old General, the Chu army is advancing westward day by day. At the moment, I can only ask the old general to relieve Qin's crisis!"

Ying Zheng looked at Wang Jian who was supporting him. He did not get up. Instead, he looked at Wang Jian and asked softly.

Even if Wang Jian originally had the idea of ​​not joining the Qin court again, seeing the look in Ying Zheng's eyes and his words and deeds just now, it would be difficult for him to say no.

"Please, Your Majesty, get up and follow me into the house! I will change my clothes now and follow the King to Xianyang!"

Wang Jian sighed, then made up his mind and bowed his hands to Ying Zheng.

Because Wang Jian had resigned and knew nothing about all the war situations and the movements of the Chu army during this period, the top priority now was to go to Xianyang.

"I am waiting here for the old general!"

When Ying Zheng saw Wang Jian's agreement, he said excitedly. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, stood up quickly, and saluted the old general.

Wang Jian felt the cold weather and wanted to persuade him. However, when he saw Ying Zheng whose eyes were full of hope and joy, and guessed about Li Xin's defeat, Ying Zheng felt ten thousand times more uncomfortable than the cold weather.

So Wang Jian didn't try to persuade him any more. Instead, he returned the favor and turned back to change his clothes.

Xianyang Palace.

When Li Si, Wei Liao, Wang Wan, Xin Sheng and others who were called into the palace study saw Wang Jian who was invited back by Ying Zheng in the study, they were all a little surprised. Fortunately, they nodded to each other in the blink of an eye, and then Then he bowed his hand to Ying Zheng and saluted.

"Meet the king!"

"Meet the King!!!"

Seeing that Ying Zheng's face improved, Li Si and others also breathed a sigh of relief, especially Li Si. In fact, Li Si, who was over fifty, had no idea about the phase. However, considering the Chu clan, Li Si had just given up the opportunity. , thinking that in the future Ying Zheng would step down from his official position as Lord Changping and then plan for a position.

But now Lord Changping's rebellion has made Li Si feel depressed. Not to mention his phase, even he himself will inevitably be affected by this incident.

"Your Majesty, General Tu Sui has led the Lantian troops and headed for Wuguan!"

Wei Liao reported to Ying Zheng. After finishing his words, Wang Wan on the side also raised his hand.

"Your Majesty, all the clansmen of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen are already in the cell, and officials have been dispatched to various important places to investigate the rebellion."

Wang Wan's tone of voice was also full of solemnity.

Lord Changping and Lord Changwen have so many connections in the Qin State that a simple investigation can't find anything at all. The most worrying thing now is not the cities that are rebelling, but the cities that have not yet revealed their rebellion but are already waiting for Lord Changping. Officials and generals who give orders.

Those people are the greatest threat to Qin!
"it is good!"

Ying Zheng nodded, then looked at Wei Liao.

"Now I want to recruit 20 troops. Can I recruit them?"

Ying Zheng asked, regarding the matter of population and household registration, the prime minister was originally in charge, but before Wei Zhuang went to Qi as an envoy and Lord Changping was transferred away from Xianyang, many things were shared.

When he decided to attack Chu, Ying Zheng handed over the household registration matters to Wei Liao and Wang Wan. This will remain the case until the next prime minister takes office.

"Your Majesty, if we recruit another 20 troops, it will be a big problem for the people to farm after the new year. Moreover, before, all the grain and grass in our Qin State were hoarded. Now it will be difficult to support 20 troops!"

Wei Liao frowned and shook his head.

"General Wang Jian, do you have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

Li Si glanced at Wang Jian at this time and did not express his position in a hurry, but asked Wang Jian.

Wang Wan, Wei Liao and others also looked at Wang Jian.Next to the map, Wang Jian listened to Li Si's words and turned to look at the huge map in front of him. When he saw the positions of all the Qin and Chu armies on it, even Wang Jian couldn't help but shake his head.

"If we stick to Wuguan, the Chu State can attack Nanyang and Yingchuan. This is a bad strategy. Only by transferring the [-] troops under Wang Ben's command and returning to Nanyang can we control the Chu State army!"

Wang Jian said.

For a moment, all the problems returned to Ying Zheng at the beginning, and Li Si, Wei Liao and others also looked at Ying Zheng.

Everyone knows that.

With Yingchuan and Nanyang on one side, and Wei Di and Bai Yan on the other, it all depends on how Ying Zheng chooses.

"Your Majesty, give the order!"

After Wei Liao and Wang Wan looked at each other, they stepped forward and took the lead in saluting Ying Zheng.

"It's not that the king didn't save General Bai Yan, but that Nanyang and Yingchuan were in danger. Lord Changping and Lord Changwen were both important ministers of the Qin State before, and they knew very well that the Qin State deployed its troops. Once Yingchuan fell into the hands of the Chu State, , not only was it difficult to send food and grass to Qufu, but General Wang Ben’s army in Wei was also in danger of food and grass! At that time, General Wang Ben and General Bai Yan..."

Wei Liao looked at Ying Zheng and said, before he finished speaking, he let Ying Zheng decide.

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!!"

Li Si, Wang Wan and others also bowed their hands to Ying Zheng.

Everyone knew that Ying Zheng was worried that once Wang Ben led his troops back to Qin, Bai Yan would be left alone and helpless. But now everyone knew that in this case, it was urgent to let Wang Ben return to defend Qin.

Wang Jian also looked at Ying Zheng at this time, waiting for Ying Zheng to make a decision. Why didn't Wang Jian understand that Ying Zheng wanted him to lead troops to attack the Chu State and buy time for Bai Yan to get out of trouble, but not to mention that Ying Chen was in a short time. It was difficult to quell the chaos. Even Wang Jian didn't believe Bai Yan. Lord Changping and Lord Changwen had no confidants.

Looking at the gloomy and uncertain look on Ying Zheng's side face, Wang Jian knew that Ying Zheng also knew that Bai Yan was probably in danger as well.

It’s just that Ying Zheng is unwilling to accept it!

………………

Nanyang County.

General Teng, the governor of Nanyang County, led all the people, officials, and defenders in the city. They all stood on the top of the city and looked outside the city.

As the gateway to Wuguan of the Qin State along the Dan River, Nanyang County was once under the jurisdiction of South Korea, and was later assigned to the Qin State. When Bai Yan first went out with the army in the past, he went to South Korea along the Wuguan Pass, and passed through Nanyang County. .

"Chief! We have found out clearly that the leader of the Chu Kingdom is Chu General Xiang Yan!"

The city magistrate came to General Teng and reported to General Teng.

After General Teng heard the name 'Xiang Yan', he looked at the dark Chu army in the distance outside the city. All the plains were covered with Chu army flags.

"Go to the cell, recruit all the slaves in the city, and tell them that those who assisted in defending the city and performed meritorious services will be punished for their crimes and will be exempted from punishment, and they will be restored to their status as scholars and peasants!"

General Teng turned around and ordered.

This was General Teng's last resort. With so many soldiers and horses from Chu State, what General Teng had to do before getting orders from Xianyang was to hold back the Chu army in Nanyang County as much as possible.

Even if Nanyang County is captured by Chu, time will still be bought for Wuguan's defense.

Fortunately, Wancheng, as the county seat, has been a place where weapons have been smelted since ancient times, and there is no shortage of long swords, swords, and crossbows.

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, the city commander quickly turned around and left.

At this time, a man wearing Qin official uniform in the distance came to General Teng among many Qin soldiers and officials.

"Guardian! All the weapons in stock in the city have been distributed to the people in the city!"

This man is Sima Chang. Bai Yan's first sword engraved with his name was given to him by Sima Chang.

Sima Chang, who has long been the chief iron officer of weapons smelting in Wancheng, is now following General Teng's instructions to distribute all the weapons in stock in the city to the men in the city.

Mobilize all men to defend the city together.

"it is good!"

General Teng nodded and looked at Sima Chang. Not only General Teng, but also Sima Chang's family members are all in Wancheng now. If the Chu army breaks through Wancheng, they will never let go of their families. At that time, their wives and daughters would be captured and taken to Chu State and become slaves.

"Xiang Yan!"

General Teng concentrated and held his breath. In this battle, General Teng had no confidence at all. However, General Teng had never thought of escaping from the fight. Today, the life and death of the clan will coexist with Wancheng.

"Why did the Chu army retreat?"

"That's right! The Chu army retreated. Look, the Chu army retreated!!!"

"Really retreated! The Chu army has left, everyone watch!!"

And just when General Teng was going to die, he suddenly heard screams from all over the city road. General Teng and Sima Chang looked outside the city, and sure enough they found that the Chu army, which was originally a huge crowd, suddenly became orderly. Xu began to rush towards the direction of Chu State.

This scene made General Teng and Sima Chang both frown in confusion.

what happened?

The Chu army was about to capture Wancheng, how could they leave at this time?

"Sheriff?"

Sima Chang turned his head and looked at General Teng, full of confusion. General Teng also looked puzzled, turned his head, and quickly ordered his cronies to send people out of the city to investigate.

At this time, General Teng still did not dare to order to relax his guard.

It was not until an hour later that the soldiers who left the city hurried back to the city and reported that the Chu army not only retreated, but also did not dare to stop at all, and hurried towards Shouchun, the state of Chu.

"Shouchun?"

General Teng stood on the top of the city with a puzzled look on his face. Although the sudden departure of the Chu army made him relieved at this age, as the leader of the army, he also helped the Qin State and personally led the troops to attack South Korea.

General Teng knows how to lead troops. The first question is, even if the Chu army retreats, it should not retreat towards Shouchun. Why did Xiang Yan leave in a hurry when he saw that he could attack Wancheng? Go and lead the troops to Shouchun.

"Is it possible that there is another rebellion in Shouchun?"

This was General Teng's first guess. After all, this was the only explanation that could explain why Xiang Yan left in a hurry.

"Immediately order someone to investigate why the Chu army retreated!"

General Teng ordered to his cronies, and then took Sima Chang and left the city.

The Chu army left, and cheers filled the entire city. All the people in Wancheng, young and old, seemed to have escaped a disaster and saved their lives, with smiles on their faces that looked like they had survived the disaster.

The same is true for the streets in the city. You can see the people of Wancheng everywhere, cheering each other happily and happily.

Unlike Yingchen and Yingchuan, in Nanyang County, it had only been six years since Nanyang County surrendered to the Qin State. However, under the governance of General Teng, not only the nobles in the city, but also the former Korean people in the city, all I live happily and there has never been any turmoil.

In the sheriff's mansion.

As the Chu army left, all the officials in Nanyang County and Wancheng gathered in the mansion to discuss the next matter.

After all, it is not clear what happened in Chu State, nor whether the Chu army will attack again. Therefore, officials in other cities do not dare to leave Wancheng without permission from General Teng.

under night.

While the officials were negotiating for a whole day, under the arrangement of General Teng, all the defense arrangements for the next days were planned in an orderly manner. Before the officials could leave, a man hurriedly came to the mansion.

"Chief Commander, there is news from a secret agent from the Chu Kingdom!!!"

The man was panting, and after saluting, he quickly took out the bamboo slips.

Hearing the news from Chu's spies, General Teng, Sima Chang, and all the officials looked shocked. They all knew why the Chu army left, and they might be able to glean something from this news.

Seeing General Teng step forward and hurriedly take the bamboo slips and open them, Sima Chang and others waited patiently, looked at each other, and then looked at General Teng.

"what?"

With an exclamation, everyone saw that General Teng had a shocked look on his face, and his eyes were full of disbelief, as if he had seen something that shocked him extremely.

"What's wrong? Sheriff!"

Sima Chang saw the eyes of other colleagues and thought for a moment. Due to his special status, Sima Chang asked everyone and took the initiative to look at General Teng and ask.

When General Teng heard what Sima Chang said, he turned his head and looked at Sima Chang with a look of horror on his face.

"Bai Yan is about to attack Shouchun!"

In a word.

There was silence in the room. All the officials, including Sima Chang, all had stunned expressions on their faces. Then, their pupils shrank and they looked at General Teng with a horrified look on their faces. Their mouths trembled and opened slightly.

(End of this chapter)