The Jagged Empire of Daqin

Originally, Daqin's support for the Northern Wei Dynasty was a secret support, but now, it is an open secret that Daqin's support for the Crown Prince is an open secret, so there is no need for a secret meeting, and there is no fear of being heard. Anyway, Daqin and the Northern Wei Dynasty are not afraid of being exposed.

Not only are they not afraid of being exposed, but the Great Qin and the Northern Wei also hope to be exposed, because if this matter is exposed, the Great Qin Empire's national prestige can spread far and wide to the southeast countries of Kyushu, and the Northern Wei Dynasty will rely on the Great Qin Empire to strengthen its momentum, and both will benefit.

"Ask for help?" Zhang Feizi frowned slightly, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know what the uterus needs?"

"Soldiers!"

"What did you say?"

Tian Ji uttered surprise first, startling the well-informed Zhang Feizi.

What did he hear, the Northern Wei Dynasty actually wanted Daqin to send troops!

Not only Zhang Feizi was taken aback, but Zhong He was also shocked. Without him, Daqin sent troops to aid the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was too outrageous. What's more, there are eight thousand miles if there is no ten thousand miles. It will take at least half a year for the cavalry to attack with all their strength. This is still the weather. Under stable conditions, if it rains, snows, floods, etc., I am afraid that I will not be able to reach the Southern Wei Dynasty for a year or two.

"When did you set off from the Northern Wei Dynasty?" Zhang Feizi asked.

"Seven months ago!" Tian Ji said first.

"Haha!" Zhang Feizi couldn't help laughing, "It will take seven months for your Excellency and the mission to arrive in Xianyang. If I send troops from Great Qin, wouldn't it take longer? By then, the army has not arrived in Northern Wei Dynasty. The grain carried by the army was exhausted on the way!"

Although Zhang Feizi didn't reject Tian Jixian's request in the open, he had already politely refused, but Tian Jixian pretended not to understand, and said, "We know this, but Daqin is at the border of Yueqin Yanshui Pass, Isn’t there a military camp? The Daqin Expeditionary Army can completely resupply at the Yanshui camp!”

Looking at the situation, Zhang Feizi knew that the Northern Wei Dynasty was in a dire situation. Otherwise, he would not have asked for help so shamelessly. Regarding this, Zhang Feizi couldn't help but asked curiously: "According to the facts, the Southern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty have formed a confrontation. You can't do anything about it, and you have the assistance of the Allied Forces from the Southeast and the Northeast in the Northern Wei Dynasty, so why would you think of the Great Qin Empire, which is thousands of miles away?"

"Ah..." Tian Ji sighed softly, and wrote back worriedly: "To tell the truth, the civil war between the Northern and Southern Wei and the Wei Dynasty has been tied for a long time, and the countries in the southeast cannot support the consumption of the coalition forces. Give up assisting the Northern Wei Dynasty, now there are only two allies left in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Moon Empire and the Great Qin Empire!"

"The strength of the Moon Empire is weakened, and the combat power of the army is horribly weak. Moreover, the Moon Empire has new troubles now. The emperor of the Shu Empire died, and a new emperor came to the throne. This new emperor is a warlike king. Coveting the fertile soil of the Moon Empire, the current Moon Empire can hardly protect itself, and even the Moon Empire has asked for help from the Northern Wei Dynasty!"

"Now the Northern Wei Dynasty is the same as the Moon Empire. It is difficult for the mud bodhisattva to cross the river. Now, only Daqin has the extra strength to help the Northern Wei Dynasty sweep away the rebels. Next time, I will come here not for money or food, but for soldiers. horse!"

"Master Zuo Prime Minister, if the Northern Wei Dynasty was at a critical moment, it would not ask for reinforcements from the Great Qin Dynasty. It is true that Wei Shang has a strong army and horses, and his fighting power exceeds that of our Northern Wei Dynasty. Our Northern Wei Dynasty lacks the southeast allied forces and the Moon Empire. It is difficult to match. Southern Wei, please also ask Prime Minister Zuo to learn from you!"

After hearing these words, Zhang Feizi couldn't help frowning, and his expression became solemn. He thought that the situation of the Northern Wei Dynasty was worrisome, but he didn't expect it to be so dire. In just one year, the Northern Wei Dynasty, which had the upper hand, fell to the disadvantage in an instant. .

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Chapter 724 Zhao Empire Wants Marriage?

"How many soldiers and horses do you want?" Zhang Feizi asked.

"Three thousand!" Tian Ji stretched out three fingers first.

"Three thousand?"

Zhang Feizi was stunned for a while, and couldn't help asking in doubt: "What's the use of three thousand soldiers and horses? Can they turn the tide of the battle?"

"Xuanjia Army!" Tian Jixian said immediately.

Hearing the words Xuanjia Army, Zhong He's pupils shrank, feeling a burst of fear. The Zhao Empire had already experienced the horror of the Xuanjia Army in the Battle of Jinling. No one dared to forget that power. Use 40 troops to kill the existence of [-] Zhao troops.

No wonder the Northern Wei Dynasty only had [-] Xuanjia troops, and if the Northern Wei Dynasty had the Daqin [-] Xuanjia troops to help out, the Southern Wei Dynasty would not have been hanged.

Zhang Feizi fell silent, lost in thought between his brows, and after thinking about it for a moment, he said: "This matter is too serious, please stay in the Rites Hall for a while to rest, and wait for the truth to be reported to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can make a decision!"

"Then I will trouble Mr. Zuo Prime Minister. I will leave without disturbing you!" Tian Ji saluted first, then turned and left the main hall.

After Tian Ji left the main hall first, Zhang Feizi looked at Zhong He, and asked with doubts in his tone: "I don't know what the so-called envoy Zhao is here this time?"

Zhang Feizi was not surprised that the envoys of the Northern Wei Dynasty went to Qin, but he was surprised by the visit of the envoys of Zhao to Qin. Although Qin and Zhao did not have a deep relationship, the two sides were like fire and water. Sooner or later, Qin and Zhao would launch a decisive battle. But now, the Zhao Empire actually sent envoys to Qin.

What is the purpose?

declare war?

Sue?

Uh... how can there be peace if there is no war.

"Master Zuo Prime Minister, tell me, what is the strength of our Great Zhao Empire?" Zhong He said with a smile on his face, without directly explaining his purpose of coming.

"The Great Zhao Empire has a population of 600 million, a regular military strength of 50, and a great number of wise ministers in the government and the public. There are like clouds of good generals in the army, and there is a wise king sitting in the court. It is a very powerful empire. Looking at the entire Kyushu, the Great Zhao can be ranked in the top three!" Zhang Feizi made an evaluation without hesitation, and gave Zhao Empire a high evaluation.

I have to say that the Zhao Empire is really unbeatable Xiaoqiang. The Jinling World War I was abused so badly by the Qin army, and now it has recovered, and it is much stronger. They are all good soldiers and good generals.

Compared with Qin Jun and Zhao Jun, the difference is only in equipment, and the Zhao Empire is also researching new weapons recently.

After hearing Zhang Feizi's evaluation, a proud smile appeared on Zhong He's face, and then he smiled and saluted and replied: "Master Zuo Prime Minister, Qin and Zhao belong to the northwestern country, and they are one family. One family does not speak two languages. , I, Da Zhao, would like to marry the princess and marry Da Qin, I wonder what Prime Minister Zuo thinks?"

A look of surprise flashed across Zhang Feizi's eyes. The Zhao Empire actually wants to marry Daqin!

While being surprised, he also understood why Tian Jixian asked himself how the strength of the Zhao Empire was. It turned out that he wanted to show his strength and let himself understand that the Great Zhao Empire was fully qualified to marry the Great Qin Empire.

"Really?" Zhang Feizi said excitedly.

"Naturally!" Zhong He still kept smiling, quite like Jin Xiangchou smiling.

"Hahaha, that's great. If I, Daqin, and Dazhao marry each other, and join forces, the whole world will be full of fish from Qin and Zhao. The truth about this will definitely be revealed to His Majesty, and I will do my best to promote the marriage with Qin and Zhao!" Zhang Feizi smiled with a blushing face.

Seeing Zhang Feizi's strong reaction, Zhong He knew it was done!

"I'm satisfied with Prime Minister Zuo's words, so I won't bother you, Prime Minister Zuo. Farewell!" Zhong He bent down to salute with a smile on his face, and Zhang Feizi also got up from the top seat and watched him off with a smile on his face. Zhong He leaves.

When Zhong He's figure disappeared from Zhang Feizi's eyes, the smile on Zhang Feizi's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a solemn look.

"Come here, the truth is that there is something urgent to enter the palace. If someone sends you a notebook, let him put it on the desk. Remember, no one is allowed to touch the memorial on the desk. Otherwise, you will be punished as the crime of stealing secrets!" Zhang Feizi said face-to-face Expressionlessly shouted to the guard outside the hall.

The four guards standing outside the hall immediately turned to the inside and responded, "I understand!"

After a period of time, Zhang Feizi rushed to the palace on a carriage. When he arrived at Chengdemen, he got off the car and walked straight to Xianyang Palace. After walking for about a stick of incense, Zhang Feizi finally came to the front of Xianyang Palace.

Xianyang Palace!

At this time, the gate of Xianyang Palace was closed tightly. Outside the palace gate stood ten military guards of Xianyang Palace in black robes holding knives.

"Master Zhang? Why are you here?" Pei Ji couldn't help asking when he saw Zhang Feizi's figure.

Zhang Feizi walked up to Pei Ji, and then glanced at the Xianyang Palace, which had closed its gate, and asked Pei Ji, "How is your Majesty doing now?"

"Oh..." Pei Ji sighed helplessly, "Since Chang Xiang died of illness, His Majesty has locked himself in Xianyang Palace and has not eaten or drank for ten days. The empress, the eldest princess, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince are all useless!"

"Don't eat or drink for ten days, even if His Majesty is a perfect and strong man, he can't bear it. By the way, the relationship between King Wu and His Majesty is very important. Did you invite King Wu?" Zhang Feizi asked with a worried look on his face.

Pei Ji shrugged his shoulders, and said in a helpless tone, "Please, but King Wu won't come, and told His Majesty to be quiet and not to disturb His Majesty!"

Zhang Feizi frowned, and said with a solemn expression: "Go in and report to His Majesty, the truth is urgent!"

Pei Ji shook his head and smiled wryly: "Your Majesty has issued a strict order that no one is allowed to enter Xianyang Palace. Violators will be punished as trespassing. Zhang Xiang, I dare not go in. Don't push me into the fire!"

"Then you report outside!"

"All right!"

"Cough cough!" Pei Ji moistened his throat, walked to the closed door of the palace, and shouted loudly: "His Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo has something to ask to see His Majesty, will His Majesty announce it?"

There was no movement in the hall.

Pei Ji turned his head and glanced at Zhang Feizi, as if asking, what should we do if His Majesty ignores us, Zhang Feizi also looked back, as if saying, keep shouting until His Majesty comes out, listen to the truth, you must be right .

Pei Ji hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath, "Let Zhang Aiqing in!" Just as Pei Ji was about to continue yelling to report, a calm voice came from the hall. Hearing this voice, Pei Ji suddenly I feel so ecstatic, without him, I haven't heard His Majesty's voice for a long time, I miss it so much!

"Open the door!" Zhang Feizi whispered to Pei Ji.

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Chapter 725 Ying Chang on the Ten-Day Hunger Strike!

Pei Ji quickly reacted, and gently pushed open the hall door with both hands. The hall door opened from the outside, and then Zhang Feizi stepped over the threshold of the main hall and walked into the main hall of Xianyang Palace, "Close the door!" As soon as Zhang Feizi entered the main hall, Another neutral voice came, upon hearing this, Zhang Feizi quickly closed the palace door.

When the door of the hall was closed, the main hall looked a bit dark, but you could see the facilities inside the hall clearly, and you could also see Ying Chang on the high platform of the main hall. Ying Chang was sitting on the dragon chair on the high platform, with disheveled hair and uneven beard. He was also wearing a wrinkled black undergarment with a scruffy look.

Ten days of isolation from the world caused Ying Chang's appearance to undergo an earth-shaking change.

"Minister Zhang Feizi, I greet Your Majesty, my emperor..."

"Okay, it's just the two of us, these rituals will be waived, let's just talk about it!"

Ying Chang lay lazily on the dragon chair, his tone neither sad nor happy.

Zhang Feizi, who was kneeling and worshiping, stopped immediately, raised his hand respectfully and said in salute: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has already fixed the funeral of An Guohou, and the date is on May 80th, which is still a few days away from today." For ten days, the funeral of General Huaiyuan and Zhang Wen, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, will be held on June 50. The budget for the three major funerals by the Ministry of Rites is 15 taels of silver, of which the Marquis of Anguo takes [-] taels, and General Huaiyuan and Zhang Wen, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, takes [-] taels of silver. silver!"

Ying Chang, who was lying on the dragon chair, nodded slightly, "I see, is there anything else?"

"Yes, the Northern Wei Dynasty sent envoys to ask for my Daqin's support!" Zhang Feizi replied respectfully.

"Northern Wei Dynasty?" Ying Chang raised his eyebrows, turned over, sat on the dragon chair, looked at Zhang Feizi in the audience and asked: "Didn't the Northern Wei Dynasty have the support of the Southeast Allied Forces? Why do you need support? And as far as I know, the territory occupied by the Northern Wei Dynasty is the territory of Wu and Yue, and there are [-] counties in total, which is larger than that of the Southern Wei Dynasty!"

"In addition, the Northern Wei Dynasty also received the support of many people in the Southern Wei Wei Dynasty. Whether it is financial resources, population, territory, soldiers or horses, the Northern Wei Dynasty has surpassed the Southern Wei Dynasty. Under such circumstances, the Northern Wei Dynasty actually asked for help?"

After hearing these words, Zhang Feizi saluted and replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, the minister is also very puzzled, but the envoy of the Northern Wei Dynasty said that due to the delay in the Northern Wei and the Southern Wei, the countries in the southeast have lost patience and have withdrawn their troops one after another. At the same time, the imperial power of the Shu Empire has changed, and the new emperor is a warlike emperor who intends to destroy the moon and occupy the fertile land of the Moon Empire. Now the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Moon Empire cannot protect themselves, and they urgently need the support of the Great Qin!"

Ying Chang suddenly realized, and finally understood why the Northern Wei Dynasty asked Da Qin to help him. The Northern Wei Dynasty was really useless. He played a good hand of cards and played poorly. He clearly had the advantage, and he forcibly lost the advantage. Now he has to trouble Da Qin.

Do you really think that the silver of the Great Qin Empire was blown by a strong wind!

"How much does the Northern Wei Dynasty cost this time?" Ying Chang asked helplessly.

The Northern Wei Dynasty is a waste, and he can't give up the Northern Wei Dynasty. If there is no Northern Wei Dynasty, who will contain the Southern Wei Dynasty? Although the Southern Wei Dynasty can no longer pose a threat to the Great Qin, the melee in the southern part of Kyushu is beneficial to the Great Qin.

"No money!" Zhang Feizi replied.

"No money? Just food?" Ying Chang subconsciously replied.

"No food!"

"What do you want?"

"Soldiers!"

"Huh?" Ying Chang frowned suddenly, and his expression couldn't help becoming serious, "This time, you don't need money or food, just soldiers and horses. How miserable is this Northern Wei Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses that the envoys of the Northern Wei Dynasty want are not ordinary elites. They want my Great Qin's three thousand Xuanjia troops to help in the battle, and they only need three thousand Xuanjia troops!" Zhang Feizi reported dumbfoundingly.

"Hehe!" Ying Chang sneered, "I really want it, and if I want it, it will be the most elite invincible master of the Qin Dynasty!"

Zhang Feizi replied: "Your Majesty, I believe that there is nothing wrong with the Northern Wei Dynasty needing three thousand Xuanjia troops to help out. After all, three thousand Xuanjia troops consume less than tens of thousands of troops. Extraordinary, three thousand Xuanjia troops can fight against one hundred thousand divisions, and if led by King Wu, they can fight against millions!"

"From what Aiqing said, you want to send the Xuanjia Army to help?" Ying Chang asked with a half-smile.

Zhang Feizi shook his head and replied with a smile on his face: "Of course I don't want the Xuanjia Army to help the Northern Wei Dynasty. After all, as long as the Southern Wei and the Northern Wei kill each other and consume each other, it is in the interests of our Great Qin Empire. If the Xuanjia Army joins the war , the battle situation must be one-sided!"

"In this way, it is not in the interests of our Great Qin Empire. This is just thinking in a good place. If the Xuanjia Army cannot defeat the Southern Wei Army, then it means that our Xuanjia Army has casualties. The lives of the Xuanjia Army soldiers are as precious as gold. One death in battle is our Great Qin's loss. In the battle against Yan, our Great Qin was not willing to let the Xuanjia Army go to fight, so how could we be willing to let the Xuanjia Army go thousands of miles to help in the battle!"

"But if the Xuanjia Army is not sent to help the battle, the Northern Wei Dynasty will soon be unable to support it. At that time, the Northern Wei Dynasty will perish, and the Southern Wei Dynasty will once again dominate. In the southern part of Kyushu, we will unleash the military power of our Great Qin Empire, to act as a deterrent for the future unification of the world, and let all the countries in the world know that our Great Qin Xuanjia Army is invincible in the world, and we must conquer and win every attack, and any obstacles will be nothing but the arm of a mantis!"

Ying Chang couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Zhang Feizi's words had clearly explained the pros and cons. If you help, the situation may be one-sided. If you don't help, the Northern Wei Dynasty cannot withstand the blows of the Southern Wei Dynasty. For a while, you can't help but fall into a dilemma.

Ying Chang sighed for a while, "Let's discuss this matter after the three funerals are over!"

This matter has to be carefully considered and cannot be decided rashly.

Zhang Feizi nodded, and did not object to discussing it in the future, after all, this matter is not a trivial matter.

"Anything else?" Ying Chang asked calmly.

"One more thing, the Zhao Empire also sent envoys, and the ministers have just finished receiving them!" Zhang Feizi replied with a salute.

"Interesting, tell me, why did the Zhao Empire send envoys here!" Ying Chang suddenly became interested, curious about what the Zhao Empire sent envoys to Qin.

Zhang Feizi smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the Zhao Empire wants to marry the princess and marry Daqin!"

A look of astonishment flashed across Ying Chang's eyes. He never thought that the Zhao Empire would marry Da Qin. This is truly unprecedented!

"Zhang Aiqing, what do you think is the benefit of marrying my Daqin and the Zhao Empire?" Ying Chang asked Zhang Feizi expressionlessly.

Zhang Feizi pondered for a while, then raised his hand and wrote back: "Returning to Your Majesty, whether there is any benefit in the marriage between my Daqin and the Zhao Empire depends on which step your Majesty is going to take. If your Majesty's next step is to attack Zhao, then you must not marry him." Marriage between the Zhao Empire, if the next step is not to attack Zhao, it should be a marriage!"

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Chapter 726 Agree to Marriage!

"Speaking of the next step, I would like to ask for your opinion. Zhang Aiqing thinks that after my Great Qin conquered the Yan Empire, which empire should I conquer next? There are three empires that we can attack, namely, Qi, Zhao, and Xia. The Great Empire!" Ying Chang said solemnly, without anger.

"Mie Xia!" Zhang Feizi replied without thinking.

"reason!"

"There are three reasons. First, if Qi and Qin are well established, it is impossible to attack Qi. However, the Zhao Empire is strong and strong, and the Zhao Empire is in danger of the Yellow River. In the case of my Great Qin without a navy, it is impossible to destroy Zhao. On the contrary, it will Being dragged into the swamp of war by the Zhao Empire and unable to get up, only the Xia Empire is suitable for my Great Qin to attack!"

"Second, because of the dispute over the crown prince, the Xia Empire is fighting everywhere in the country, and the national power is not as good as before. If my Da Qin sends his troops to destroy Xia, as long as there are no accidents, we will be able to successfully destroy Xia within two years!"

"Three, the Zhao Empire is our Great Qin's most dangerous enemy country in the northwest. Qin and Zhao will have a war sooner or later, but if we want to destroy the Zhao Empire, we first need a navy, and we need a waterway to allow the navy to enter the territory of the Zhao Empire. Our Great Qin will destroy Xia. After that, you can enter the Yellow River waters of the Zhao Empire through the Haikou of the Xia Empire, and the navy can enter the hinterland of the Zhao Empire if you go west!"