Golden Summoner

As soon as the man opened his mouth, Xia Ping'an knew that the man must be Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi entered Qin and was appreciated by King Qin Hui. Now he is the prime minister. Zhang Yi has been urging Qin to attack Han and coerce the emperor of Zhou to order the princes.

Zhang Yi scolded Fang Qiu in the main hall and talked eloquently, "Ba and Shu are just small countries. Now the two countries are fighting. It seems that we, Qin, can get an advantage, but the road to Shu is extremely difficult. If we don't build a road to Shu, we, Qin, will It is difficult for the army to enter Shu, but as soon as the road to Shu is dug, Bashu and Bashu will immediately know that our Qin State wants to annex Shu. Their disputes will be stopped immediately, and they will inevitably unite to fight against Qin. In this way, our Qin State will The country spent a lot of effort, but not only failed to annex Shu, but instead united Shu, and at the same time allowed South Korea to continue attacking our Qin border, giving Qin an opportunity. Isn't this what a wise man would do..."

Many ministers in the main hall nodded secretly and whispered to each other after hearing Zhang Yi's words.

King Qin Hui was also a little moved, but he was still a little hesitant. King Qin Hui had long wanted to conquer Bashu and destroy this small country in the southwest hinterland of Qin, consolidate Qin's national power, and expand Qin's territory. Bashu was fighting in front of him. Everyone seeks help from Qin. If Qin just sits back and watches, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity?

King Qin Hui's eyes moved around among the crowd, and finally fell on Xia Pingan's face. Seeing that Xia Pingan had been silent in the hall, his breath was calm, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.

"General Sima, you once annexed the land of Bashu from a small army. Now in the palace, do you have any good ideas?"

General Sima?

He was indeed Sima's fault! (Note)

Xia Ping'an said secretly in his heart. Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, he took two steps and saluted King Qin Hui, "Your Majesty, I disagree with what the Prime Minister just said!"

"Oh!" King Qin Hui suddenly became energetic, "General, please elaborate!"

"If our Qin State wants to dominate, horizontal and vertical strategies are only auxiliary. The fundamentals are that the country is rich and the people are strong. The territory must be vast, the warehouses are sufficient, the country has spare strength, and the soldiers are well-equipped. This is the basis for domination. If Qin State can annex Shu at present, The land has greatly increased our national strength, and our Qin State has less internal troubles. This will allow our Qin State to take an advantage in wars with other countries and establish a place for self-strengthening. And if we attack South Korea , threatening the Emperor Zhou, not only failed to make any profit, but also gained a bad name. If Zhou and Han were in danger, they would definitely unite with Qi and Zhao, and Qi and Zhao would not just sit idly by. At this moment, if Qin takes advantage of Han, that is the next best thing to do!"

"The road to Shu is difficult to travel, so how can my army enter Shu?" King Qin Hui asked.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan that can break the difficulties of Shu. Destroying Shu can be as easy as turning the palm of your hand!"

"Oh, what's the plan?"

"This strategy is a military secret and should not be announced here!" Xia Ping'an smiled slightly, "Leave this matter to me, Your Majesty, I will let the King of Shu himself repair the Shu road for our Qin army to attack Shu. At that time, our army of Qin can easily march straight into Shu, destroy Shu, and let Shu be in the hands of the king and become the territory of our Qin!"

King Qin Hui was overjoyed and almost stood up from the throne, "General, what you said is true!"

Other ministers also looked at Xia Ping'an with suspicion. Are you kidding me? Do you think the King of Shu is a fool? We want to attack the Kingdom of Shu and let the King of Shu build the Shu Road for us?

Xia Pingan said confidently, "The king and ministers will wait and see. If I can't do it, I am willing to come and see you!"

Although King Qin Hui favored Zhang Yi, he was also very opinionated. When he heard Xia Ping'an said that he had already planned a strategy to pacify Shu, in line with his wishes, King Qin Hui made a direct decision on the strategic choice between attacking Han and attacking Shu. Chose the latter.

Finally, Xia Pingan and Zhang Yi were entrusted with important tasks by King Qin Hui. King Qin Hui put them in charge of conquering Shu.

Entrusting Zhang Yi, who was opposed to the attack on Shu, with the important task of attacking Shu, this was also the sophistication of King Qin Hui.

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After the next dynasty, Qin's state machine has slowly started to rotate.

As soon as Xia Pingan walked out of the Qin Palace, a voice came from behind, "General Sima, please stay!" Xia Pingan turned around and saw Zhang Yi walking up with a smile.

Zhang Yi is a political strategist, and political strategists are very thick-skinned. They live by their tongues and did not take what happened in the court to heart. In fact, Zhang Yi also saw that the one who really wanted to conquer Shu was King Qin Hui. It is estimated that King Qin Hui had thought about the temptation of expanding his own territory and allowing Qin to annex Shu for more than a day, which is why King Qin Hui so firmly supported Sima Cuo.

As a strategist, Zhang Yi naturally would not displease King Qin Hui and wanted to go against the grain, so as soon as he came to court, he immediately approached Sima Cuo to discuss the attack on Shu.

"Prime Minister!" Xia Pingan bowed slightly towards Zhang Yi who was striding towards him.

"What General Sima just said is indeed reasonable. General, please rest assured. Since Your Majesty supports the general's suggestion, I naturally support it, but the difficulty of the Shu road is the biggest obstacle for our Qin army to attack Shu. The general just said that there is a way to do it. Let the King of Shu clear the way for our Qin army, you can take it seriously!"

"Seriously!" Xia Pingan nodded.

"Oh, what a good idea, do I know?"

"The Prime Minister will attack Shu with me, of course you can know!" Xia Pingan turned his head and looked around. There was no one around, so he leaned into Zhang Yi's ear and whispered a few words.

Zhang Yi's expression was first one of astonishment, then excitement, and finally admiration, "If this skill is achieved, it will indeed not be difficult for our Qin army to attack Shu!"

"We also hope that the Prime Minister will give us your full support!"

Zhang Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty and the general are giving me military merit. How can I push it beyond my reach? In this battle, we have to rely more on General Sima. The army needs logistics, supplies, food and fodder. Please rest assured, general, I will personally supervise you!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, each having a tacit understanding in their hearts.

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As soon as he returned to the general's mansion, Xia Ping'an immediately ordered his men to find the best stonemasons and goldsmiths in Qin.

Half a month later, Xia Pingan took the opportunity to inspect the border and led a team of people to the pass bordering Qin and Shu to personally inspect the Shu road. A group of Qin's best craftsmen were in Xia Pingan's team.

On the surface, Xia Pingan was inspecting the Shu Road, but in fact, he arranged for the craftsmen he brought to start working quietly. Xia Pingan set aside a special place in the military camp for those craftsmen to work, and put a cow in it. None of the soldiers are allowed to approach.

After the craftsmen tinkered in the barracks for more than ten days every day, on this day, their men came to report that what Xia Pingan asked the craftsmen to make had been completed.

Xia Pingan went to check it out in person.

When we arrived at the designated camp area, we saw the stonemasons carving a lifelike stone cow. The goldsmiths took out several large piles of golden cow dung. Yes, it was cow dung. Cow dung made of gold, just like real cow dung.

Because the cow dung was so heavy, it was difficult for one person to pick it up. It took two people to pick it up easily.

Xia Pingan checked it, nodded, called a few craftsmen over, pointed at the stone cow and said, "Where the cow's butt is, there should be a little golden cow dung, more like..."

Several craftsmen immediately admired, "The general has a sharp vision, but we didn't think carefully!"

The goldsmith and the stonemason discussed it and started working immediately. A few hours later, the butt of the stone was indeed stained with a little golden cow dung and gold powder.

Seeing that the things were ready, Xia Ping'an immediately arranged manpower to send Shi Niu out of the military camp and to the designated location tonight.

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A few days later, a group of defenders at the Shu pass went to inspect the Shu road outside the pass as usual early in the morning.

Walking on the misty Shu Road, waiting for the sun to come out, when these Shu troops saw the stone cow on the Shu Road in the pass, the patrolling Shu troops were shocked.

When the Shu army ran up to the stone cow and took a look, they heard a loud bang. It was amazing. There were actually a few large pieces of golden cow dung on the ground behind the butt of the stone. They were genuine. When I saw the cow dung, it looked like Gold, there is still some golden cow dung on the buttocks of the stone cow. It seems that the cow dung is quite fresh.

An officer of the Shu Army took a bite of the cow dung and found that the cow dung was actually gold. He immediately asked the people around him to protect the stone cow and then informed his superiors.

I heard that the Shu army had discovered a stone cow that could pull golden cow dung on the Shu road. The pass general who heard the news immediately rushed to confirm it.

The Shu army did not dare to hide such a big thing, so they immediately reported it level by level. Soon, it was reported to the King of Shu, and the piles of golden cow shit were also handed over.

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The Palace of the King of Shu...

The King of Shu looked at the golden cow dung brought up by the people below, and bit it with his teeth. He immediately became excited and excited. There was only one thought in the King of Shu's head. This is auspiciousness from heaven. God has chosen him to give a piece of cow dung. A stone cow that could only pull gold was given to him. He wanted to bring that stone cow to the palace. He would reach the peak of his life by picking up cow dung in the palace every day.

It's just that the stone ox is big and heavy. If you want to transport the stone ox from the Shu road to the palace, you need to rebuild the Shu road. The Shu road must at least be built enough for carriages and horses. This is a waste of people and money.

There is gold cow dung, is this a big deal?

The king of Shu looked at the golden cow dung still stained with his saliva, and immediately waved his hand and ordered to open the Shu road. The stone cow that can only pull gold must be transported to the palace for me. Who dares to fight with me? Cow dung, whose head I chopped off.

The stone cow belongs to me, but those cow excrements belong to me, hahahaha...

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Half a year later, the road to Shu was repaired. The people of Shu wereted money and money, and there were many complaints. The king of Shu held a grand ceremony and welcomed the stone cow with gold cow dung on its butt into the palace. Every day, he also let people release various Green grass, bean cakes and other things were in front of the stone cow, eagerly waiting for the stone cow to pull down the hot cow dung for him to pick up.

The King of Shu even prepared a warehouse containing golden cow dung, and he was just waiting to reach the top of his life by picking up cow dung.

However, the stone cow never pooped out cow excrement, but the Qin army followed the Shu road and easily drove the army to the palace of Shu.

Xia Pingan was speechless when he saw the fat-headed King of Shu for the first time. The stupidity of the ruler was almost vividly displayed in the King of Shu.

Looking at the Qin Dynasty soldiers standing in front of him, the King of Shu shouted, his face pale, "I didn't expect... I was actually harmed by a few pieces of cow dung..."