On the other side, Xianyang, Qin State.

As soon as Xiang Shou returned to Xianyang, he did not return to his mansion, nor did he go to Gongzi Fu or Gongzi Kui's mansion, but directly entered the Qin Palace.

In the palace.

Xiang Shou was full of joy and reported to the King of Qin: "The king, the minister has lived up to the king's trust, and this trip to the state of Chu has successfully completed the king's entrustment, and has successfully moved the king of Chu, so that the king of Chu will send important ministers to Xianyang to make peace with my Qin country." ”

Hearing this, Qin Wang Dang let out a long breath, and even the sorrow between his eyebrows instantly relaxed.

Not long ago, in the battle of the Five Kingdoms against Chu, the Chu State broke the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song in the Battle of Huaibei, and the Wei and Song coalition forces were annihilated, and the Qi army was nearly half lost.

This battle gave Qin Wangdang a great shock, although Qin has also been attacked by several countries, but the reason why Qin can repel the coalition forces of various countries is because Qin occupies a dangerous pass, and all countries cannot kill it, and Qin only needs 20,000 elite soldiers to block millions of heroes from all countries.

This is not the case with the state of Chu, from the sea in the east to the Danxi defense line in the west, the defense line of the state of Chu stretches for two thousand miles, and all parts of the state of Chu need to be defended.

Even so, when the State of Chu responded to the attacks of various countries three times in a row, each time it mobilized a large army to resist the siege of various countries. And every time it is not a one-touch collapse, each time it has been topped for more than a year.

Through these three wars, Qin Wangdang has been deeply aware of the strength and tenacity of the Chu State, and at the same time, it has also made him feel a fear of the current Chu State.

It can fight against all countries in the world three times and twice with the strength of one country, and it can also win in battle. Such a Chu State is not something that the current Qin State can fight head-to-head alone.

Now that the vitality of the Wei and Song dynasties has been greatly damaged, it is impossible to form a five-nation alliance in a short period of time. There is no other country on the side to contain the Chu State, and the Qin State is close to the Chu State, to be honest, Qin Wangdang is not only bottomless, but also full of worries.

I was not worried that the Chu State would attack Guanzhong, but I was worried that the Chu State would gather the two countries, and then contact the remnants of the Shu State, intending to attack Southern Zheng Shu.

If Chu really did this, then Qin might only be able to keep Nanzheng.

But fortunately, through this temptation of Xiang Shou, it was found that the Chu State did not seem to have any intention of attacking the Qin State.

This shows that the next target of Chu State's retaliation is not Qin State. And as the leading state of the third attack on Chu, Qin did not have to worry about facing the troops of Chu alone.

Thinking about it, King Qin smiled with palpitations: "Okay, it's really good, this time I can convince King Chu, Xianqing is indispensable." ”

Xiang Shou saw that King Qin's face showed joy, and immediately smiled and arched his hand: "Thanks to the Great King God!" ”

Soon, Xiang Shou came out of the palace and returned to his mansion, and found that General Wei Ran was already waiting for him in the hall at this time.

Seeing this, Xiang Shou immediately walked towards the hall.

in the hall.

As soon as Wei Ran saw Xiang Shou coming in, he immediately asked, "How?" ”

"It's finished." Xiang Shou nodded and said: "This time Shou went to Wancheng, not only met the King of Chu and persuaded the King of Chu to agree to make peace with the State of Qin, but also said that the King of Chu would contribute to get rid of Gan Mao together. ”

"Okay." Wei Ran praised with great joy.

At this time, Xiang Shou remembered Wei Ran's plan, and he didn't know the bottom in his heart, and said hesitantly: "General, Shou heard that Gan Mao led the army back to China two days ago, and the king didn't blame him, but comforted him with kind words. Judging from the current situation, the king has not alienated Gan Mao because of the defeat, can our opportunity succeed? ”

Wei Ran saw that Xiang Shou's face was faintly worried, and said confidently: "Don't worry, Gan Mao will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in the Qin State this time." Although the king didn't blame him, the people who blamed him were everywhere in Xianyang, Gongsun Zheng, Gongsun Hao, Zuo Cheng Prime Minister Lou Xuan, Guowei Sima Cuo, Keqing Candle Shou, etc., but they all complained about him.

Even Gongsun Zheng and others still say bad things about Gan Mao in front of the king several times a day, and Gongzi Fu and others often say that Gan Mao is not in front of the king, and every time they mention Gan Mao, they shake their heads and sigh that Gan Mao is misleading the country.

Now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are criticizing Gan Mao, even if he Gan Mao has the trust of the king, what can he do. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Ran smiled coldly: "Besides, I will go to the king and put another fire in front of the king later, which will definitely make the king and Gan Mao separate, and lose their previous trust..."

Soon after, in the Qin Palace.

Wei Ran saluted respectfully and said, "King." ”

Seeing Wei Ran's arrival, Qin Wang Dang remembered the persuasion of Wei Ran's grandson Zheng Zhushou and others before, and said with a heavy face: "The general is here for the affairs of Wei State." ”

"King Mingjian, the minister is here for the matter of destroying Wei." Wei Ran nodded.

Qin Wangdang frowned and said: "General, the matter of attacking Wei still needs to be considered in the long run, and now our war with the State of Chu has just ended, not only are the soldiers tired, but also the long-term war has also consumed a lot of money and grain in the treasury, and at this time the war with the State of Wei, I am afraid that the country will be embarrassed." ”

"Not really." Wei Ran shook his head and said: "Great King, not long ago, the 150,000 army of Wei was wiped out in Huaibei, and now Tang Yu of Chu is stationed in Chen, looking down on Wei, and Wei not only did not send people to negotiate peace with Chu, but also urgently dispatched a large army back to aid Daliang.

At this moment, the Hedong of the Wei State is already empty, and now it only needs 100,000 troops, and it only takes ten months of effort to take Hedong lightly. Although the soldiers are tired and the treasury is empty, can't the 100,000 troops be taken out? ”

"This..." Qin Wangdang showed a difficult face.

Before Gan Mao returned with his army, Qin Wangdang also consulted him about the war against Wei, but Gan Mao strongly opposed the war against Wei and recuperated with the main force.

On the one hand, after years of conquest, the Qin State has suffered a great loss of national strength, and the people are also complaining, and they really need to cultivate.

On the other hand, the power of Wei was not weak before, and Qin rarely had the idea of fighting Wei, but now the strength of Wei has been greatly damaged, and even the remaining troops have been transferred to Daliang to guard against Chu.

To be honest, Qin Wangdang was not willing to give up this opportunity.

It was only because the object of Chu State's revenge was not clear before, and Qin Wangdang was worried that the Chu State would coerce Wei and Han, and then take Wei and Han to attack Qin, so he had been hesitating.

And now, an important concern of the war has been reported, and the only thing left is the serious loss of national strength, and the people have been fighting for many years and causing complaints.

At this time, Wei Ran saw that Qin Wangdang was still hesitant, and after many days of lobbying, he certainly understood where Qin Wangdang's concerns were.

So, Wei Ran suddenly sighed and said: "Great King, since the world was conquered, the Chu State and the Three Jin Dynasty have blocked Guanzhong, and it has been more than twenty years. In the past twenty years, the three Jin have been trapped, and my powerful Qin State has not been out of the customs to fight for twenty years. Twenty years, this is simply a shame for the Qin State, a shame for the ministers. ”

When Qin Wangdang heard this, his face changed slightly, Qin Guokong has strong strength, but he is trapped in the pass, which is really a nest.

Wei Ran saw that King Qin's face changed, and he continued to say: "King, the humiliating ministers who have not been able to get out of the customs for twenty years can still endure it for the time being, but the most unbearable thing for the ministers is that the people have many complaints about the country and even the king." ”

King Qin was stunned, and in a panic in his heart, he heard Wei Ran's voice again:

"Does the king know what the people complain about? The people complained not about the king's continuous wars, but about the king's continuous wars but with no results.

Death is despised by the people, war is what the people rejoice, and promotion of military achievements is what the people want. Now the king attaches importance to what the people despise, ignores the preferences of the people, and ignores what the people desperately want.

Missing this chance to win, the minister was worried that there would never be such a good opportunity in the future, and if the next foreign war was not won again, the people would work in vain. At that time, the minister was worried that Qin Fa would be spurned by the people, and you, the king..."

Qin Wangdang's face changed when he heard this, and then without waiting for Wei Ran to finish speaking, he hurriedly spoke: "Spread the edict, please come to discuss the matter..."