Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 486 The Battle for Qin's Military Power
Chapter 487: The Battle for Qin's Military Power
In the 24th year of Qianyuan, on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, at the beginning of the new year, the streets of Chang'an in Guanzhong did not have any joy of the new year at all. Instead, they were immersed in a chilling atmosphere. The famous general, Meng Zhan, the great general of the Qin State, was already on his deathbed.

As the most outstanding general of the Qin State, Meng Zhan's status and prestige in the army are unrivaled, not even the Bai Qi who brought Qin State from the desolate Xiliang back to Guanzhong, a world of flowers and flowers, with one hand. After Meng Zhan became terminally ill, Qin's military fell into a panic. The source of this panic was Qin's Taiwei Bai Qi, the No.1 general of Qin today.

At that time, Bai Qi led hundreds of thousands of Qin troops to defeat Han in three wars, and made great achievements. Afterwards, Bai Qi became more and more arrogant, and the conflict with King Qin became more and more acute. In order to ease the relationship between each other, King Qin had no choice but to invite Meng Zhan, who was gradually retreating to the second line, to suppress Bai Qi, but now Meng Zhan, a key figure in the stability of the Qin State, is running out of time, which makes the Qin State government and the people inside and outside can't help but walk into confusion.

After Meng Zhan's death, who can ease the conflict between King Qin and Bai Qi?Discord between the state leader and the military commander is tantamount to a disaster for the prosperous Qin State, especially the military power struggle. As Qin Guo Taiwei, Bai Qi is undoubtedly the most suitable person to take charge of Qin State's military power, but in the end he can decide the ownership of military power Qin Wang is the only person in the room. If Qin Wang does not hand over the military power to Bai Qi, and Bai Qi is unwilling to let the military power go, the internal friction may really be unavoidable.

In Chang'an Palace, in the Imperial Study Room, the King of Qin convened a discussion with the important officials in the court, and there was only one theme, and that was how to treat Bai Qi in the future.

"My lords, General Meng is about to die. The successor of General Meng is still pending. This makes the army panic. It stands to reason that after General Meng, Bai Qi is the best candidate. However, what Bai Qi has done these years What I have done, I can't help but hesitate a little!" Qin Wang sat on the throne and said with a sad face, once upon a time, Qin Wang was ecstatic because he had such a famous general as Bai Qi, but now it has become the biggest confidant in Qin Wang's heart.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are aware of the worries in your Majesty's heart. However, Bai Qi's prestige in the army has been increasing over the years. There are Bai Qi's people in the army. General Meng can suppress one or two in fashion. If General Meng passes away, And if the king doesn’t hand over the general power to Bai Qi, I’m afraid that the army will be dissatisfied!” Qin Prime Minister Li You said, he was very aware of the conflict between the King of Qin and Bai Qi, but no matter what, Bai Qi was the Qin army The No.1 general on Fang Ming's face is also the current Taiwei. After Meng Zhan's death, he should be the commander in chief of the army. If King Qin doesn't give this position to Bai Qi by then, the army might not accept it.

"I understand Li Xiangzhi's words, and this is also the worry in my heart. To be honest, Bai Qi's ability is unmatched by anyone in the army. However, Bai Qi is arrogant and arrogant. I am afraid that if he succeeds in one day, he will plunge Daqin into dire straits. Among them, the ancestors went through many hardships and rebuilt the Daqin in the barren land of Xiliang. It took a hundred years of planning to set foot on the homeland of Guanzhong again. If it was destroyed because of a white Qi, what face do you want me to see my ancestors in the future?" King Qin said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to check and balance Bai Qi!" At this time, Bai Lijin, the imperial historian, cupped his hands and said.

"What's the trick of Doctor Baili? Hurry up and tell me!" King Qin, who was at a loss what to do, suddenly heard that Bailijin had a plan. He couldn't help being overjoyed and asked hastily.

Bai Lijin said: "Your Majesty, although Bai Qi has a high prestige in the army, there is more than one famous general in the army. Wang Feng, Sima Gong, Ying Huai, Geng Yue and others are also our famous generals in the Great Qin Dynasty. This general has been in the army longer than Bai Qi, and there are countless former generals in the army, if the king can support a few people and disperse the military power, then Bai Qi can be checked and balanced!"

"Wonderful!" King Qin praised, but then said: "But how many of them are willing to help the widow?"

"Don't worry, my lord. These generals are all good generals of my Great Qin. They are loyal to the Great Qin and to the king. Besides, several generals have been dissatisfied with Bai Qi for a long time, especially General Wang Feng. When General Wang Feng was unfortunately defeated in Bashu, Bai Qi was against him. The criticism was the most severe. If it hadn't been for the protection of General Meng, General Wang Feng would not be able to survive the disaster. Moreover, even today, the incidents of General Wang Feng are still brought up by Bai Qi from time to time, which makes General Wang Feng very angry with Bai Qi. Qi is very resentful, so with General Wang Feng in charge, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about Bai Qi's excessive actions!" Baili Jin said.

"Li Xiang, is this plan feasible?" Qin Wang was very moved after hearing this, and then asked Li You's opinion.

Li You sighed and said, "Your Majesty, maybe you can give it a try, but Bai Qi is very arrogant. If he finds out what His Majesty is thinking, there will be another wave of trouble. Besides, whether Wang Feng and others can fight against Bai Qi?" Qi is still an unknown number."

"That's good. After the death of General Meng, the widow will divide the army into several parts and hand them over to Bai Qi, Wang Feng, Ying Huai, Geng Yue, and Sima Gong. With Bai Qi as the respect, they will share the military power! "Since Li You felt that he could give it a try, the King of Qin didn't hesitate any more, and set the tone right now, waiting for Meng Zhan to die before implementing it.

At the same time that the King of Qin summoned important ministers to the imperial study of the palace, Bai Qi's cousin Bai Chen found Bai Qi, also in order to understand the issue of Qin's military power after the death of the war.

"Taiwei, this matter may change!" Bai Chen frowned and said to Bai Qi: "The king's dissatisfaction with the Taiwei is no longer a day or two. But because of General Meng, it is only temporarily hidden, once General Meng passes away, I am afraid that the king will take the lead in attacking the Taiwei, at least the king will not easily hand over the general power to the Taiwei."

Bai Chen and Bai Qi are brothers of the same clan, from the same family, and they are both descendants of Rentu Baiqi. They can say that they share weal and woe with each other. If Bai Qi can successfully take over the military power of Qin State, Bai Chen's cousin His status will also rise with Bai Qi's ascendance, but in the current situation, it is not easy for Bai Qi to take sole control of the military, at least it will be very difficult for King Qin to pass.

But Bai Qi didn't take it seriously, smiled and said: "Brother, why worry, once General Meng passes away, who in the army can compete with this Taiwei? Could it be people like Wang Feng and Sima Gong? Please, just relying on these crooked people to want to compete with this Taiwei, it is simply wishful thinking."

"Having said that, Wang Feng, Sima Gong and others are quite powerful in the army. If the king gathers these people together, even if they can't overwhelm the Taiwei, they will be enough to fight against us. It is really not to be underestimated!" Qi acted very relaxed, but Bai Chen didn't think so. It is true that no matter whether it is Wang Feng or Sima Gong, a single person will never be Bai Qi's opponent, but if these people are united, their strength is already enormous. It's inferior to Bai Qi, the contradiction between Bai Qi and these veterans, especially Wang Feng is very deep, there is no guarantee that they will not jump out and fight against Bai Qi.

"It doesn't matter, even if the king refuses to hand over the general power to the Taiwei, the Taiwei will force him to hand it over!" After finishing speaking, Bai Qi took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to Bai Chen.

Bai Chen took the booklet in a very puzzled manner, opened it, and immediately looked shocked, looked at Bai Qi in horror, and said, "Taiwei, you want to raid Bashu!"

Bai Qi nodded with a smile, and said: "That's right, it was the surprise attack on Bashu. As long as this Taiwei can win Bashu for Daqin, and win this last piece of revitalized territory for Daqin, then the prestige of this general will be gone. People are invincible, this military power has to be handed over no matter how much the king is reluctant!"

"But the state of Deng is powerful and far superior to my Great Qin. If a war starts, our Great Qin doesn't have much chance of winning. I'm afraid the king and courtiers will not agree." Bai Chen said, I have to say that Bai Qi's decision is too big It’s been crazy. Deng, Zhao and Qin are now in a very delicate balance. Last year, Deng and Zhao were very restrained on the issue of Guangling, for fear of accidentally breaking this balance. Qin has been committed to maintaining this balance over the years. , but now Bai Qi actually wants to take the initiative to break this balance, and directly confronts the strongest Deng Guo, which makes Bai Chen feel very incredible.

"Because of the great power of Deng, if my Great Qin wants to capture Bashu, I must do my best. And the only person who can command our great Qin lions to capture Bashu is me, Bai Qi. As for how to capture Bashu, this Taiwei has already made a comprehensive plan. It's pretty safe, brother don't have to worry." Bai Qi explained.

"Since the Taiwei already has a comprehensive plan in mind, then I won't say any more, as long as the Taiwei is useful to me, Bai Chen, just order it!" Seeing that Bai Qi was full of confidence, Bai Chen stopped talking. .

"Brother, don't worry, at that time, you will have the opportunity to make contributions!" Bai Qi comforted Bai Chen with a smile.

At this time, the housekeeper of Bai Qi's mansion rushed in and reported a news to Bai Qi, that is, Meng Zhan, the general of Qin State, had passed away in the mansion an hour ago.

(End of this chapter)