Qindu, Xianyang.

In the main hall, a group of royal family members fell to their knees, and outside the main hall, a group of ministers of the Qin State fell to their knees.

Today is the seventh day of Qin Wangzhu's death, which is the so-called "first seven", and the whole city of Xianyang is immersed in an atmosphere of sadness.

In less than three years, two generations of Qin monarchs passed away one after another, and several major wars ended in failure.

It can be said that the current Qin State is exactly what people often call "the passing years are unfavorable".

This kneeling lasted for a day, until the sky darkened, and many royal families and ministers dispersed one after another, and only a few palace guards of the Qin State were left in the main hall.

Zhao Zichu (Note (1)), the crown prince of Qin, took Yangquan Jun Mi Chen, Gangcheng Jun Cai Ze and Lü Buwei to the side hall only one wall away from the main hall.

The prince of Qin, who used to be known as a stranger, and now is called Zichu, still has a little sadness on his face, his eyes are very swollen, and tears keep flowing out, which is the result of ginger wiping his eyes too much.

The whole person looks wilted and doesn't have much energy, because he hasn't eaten for a day and is hungry.

The meal was quickly served, and everything was simple during the mourning, and the meal was also very simple, but a few people who had been hungry for a day didn't care so much, and they gobbled up all the food in front of them in a short time.

Lu Buwei, who finished eating the fastest, even glanced at other people's tables with great interest, and wanted to do it for him.

It stands to reason that now is the period of national mourning, and everyone only needs to put on a sad look, and everything should be put aside.

But the problem is that the situation facing the Qin State is too grim now, and it is not interesting to pretend at this time, and it is most reliable to find a way to survive the crisis in front of you.

As the de facto supreme leader of the Qin State today, Zi Chu naturally sat on the main seat.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that Zi Chu has discussed state affairs with these important ministers of the Qin State, and before that, Zi Chu was not even qualified to participate in government affairs like his own father.

This is not to say that Qin Wangzhu is unwilling to give his son power, but because Qin Wangzhu feels that his son has not received an orthodox royal education after all, and he still needs to hone it well.

Back then, Qin Wangzhu was also allowed to participate in political affairs as the crown prince, and Zichu is only in his thirties now, which is still young.

As a result, before Zichu had honed to Qin Wangzhu's standards, Qin Wangzhu had already returned to the sky.

At this moment, Zi Chu's face was a little abnormally flushed, which was caused by the excitement in his heart.

Until he met Lü Buwei, although Zichu was named the grandson of Qin, he was actually worse than many Qin people with military merits.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, Zichu actually achieved a big turnaround in his life with the help of Lu Buwei and sat in this position representing the highest power of the Qin State.

It only takes one more year of mourning for Zichu to be able to officially ascend the throne and become the undisputed monarch of Qin.

Zi Chu is a very affectionate person, so on the day that Qin Wang Zhu returned to heaven, after gaining the power of supervising the state in the face of many Qin princes and ministers, Zi Chu immediately repaid Lü Buwei.

Today's official position of Lü Buwei is one of the nine secretaries of the Qin State, and he holds the command of the forbidden army in the Qin court and the highest military power in the entire Xianyang City.

Coupled with Zichu's special attitude of leaving Lü Buwei behind when discussing national affairs, it can be said that from now on, the entire Qin State will be a situation where the troika of Mi Chen, Cai Ze and Lü Buwei will go hand in hand.

Neither Mi Chen nor Cai Ze objected to this.

The new monarch ascended the throne, and it was normal to promote his henchmen into the inner circle.

In fact, Mi Chen and Cai Ze are now thinking more about how to keep themselves in this circle, if they can still kick their opponents out by the way, how can they offend Zichu at this time?

Zi Chu coughed and said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Zhuqing, now that Li Mu's troops are outside Jingyang City, which is only a day's distance from Xianyang, how should I deal with it?" ”

This was where the trouble of the cavalry came in, the infantry had to travel for two or three days, and the cavalry only needed one day to be able to enter the city.

Mi Chen thought for a while and said, "Prince, it's better to choose another person who can command the soldiers and horses, and fight to the death with Li Mu!" ”

The original commander of the Qin army, Wang Di, has been brought back, and he has not had time to deal with it before he is locked in prison.

Zi Chu is not in the mood to deal with Wang Di now, he is more concerned about how to drive away the cavalry of Zhao led by Li Mu under his nose.

As soon as Mi Chen's idea came out, it was opposed by Cai Ze: "Yangquanjun said this, I dare not agree. Thinking that Wang Di was originally the strongest general that could be sent out now, and now that Wang Di is already invincible, how can others be able to defeat Li Mu? It's not right, it's not right! ”

Mi Chen glared at Cai Ze fiercely, and sneered: "Gang Chengjun, it was you who strongly recommended Wang Di at the beginning, and kept saying that Wang Yu would definitely be able to defeat Li Mu, but now you look at what this Wang Yu has become!" It's all this time, and you still have the face to oppose my opinion? ”

Although Cai Ze's old face thought it was thick enough, he couldn't help but blush at this time.

But Cai Ze knew that he would definitely not be able to show weakness in front of the new monarch when discussing national affairs for the first time, so he immediately retorted: "If Yangquan Jun thinks that there is anyone in Xianyang who can be against Li Mu at this moment, even if he puts it forward, I only hope that person will not follow Wang Di's old path!" ”

The two went toe-for-tat and quarreled for a while.

Zi Chu shook his head, and his perception of these two former ministers was inevitably a little worse.

This is all a big enemy, if you can't come up with a solution, forget it, what's the point of arguing here!

So Zi Chu simply turned his head to Lu Buwei, who had not spoken on the other side, and asked Lu Buwei, "What is Lu Qing's opinion?" ”

Lü Buwei's title has also been promoted along with his official position, and now there is no problem in calling Lü Qing.

After hearing Zi Chu's words, Mi Chen and Cai Ze also stopped arguing with interest and set their eyes on Lu Buwei.

Regarding Zi Chu's problem, Lu Buwei had obviously expected it a long time ago, and immediately said to Zi Chu: "Prince, in the opinion of the ministers, there is only one way to save the situation. ”

Zi Chu hurriedly asked, "What's the plan?" ”

Lü Buwei replied: "The minister asks the prince to quickly recall Wu Anjun and let Wu Anjun meet this Li Mu!" ”

As soon as Lu Buwei's words came out, the other three people in the hall were instantly stunned.

Want to recall Bai Qi?

Mi Chen frowned, and the first one objected: "Wei Wei's words, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate." Now that Wu Anjun is attacking the city and plundering land in Hedong County, seeing that Hedong will return to the hands of Daqin in a few days, wouldn't transferring Wu Anjun back at this time mess up the hearts of the soldiers on the front line in Hedong and make the frontline war rise again? ”

Cai Ze also frowned, but did not speak.

Zi Chu looked at Mi Chen, the expression on his face thoughtful.

Lu Buwei glanced at Mi Chen and said with a smile: "Yangquanjun, Hedong is important, but Guanzhong is where the foundation of Great Qin is located. If Guanzhong is made miserable by this Li Mu, then what is the use of taking Hedong? And I heard that now Lian Po has led his army north to aid Hedong after breaking through Chen Ying, and it is not so easy to take Hedong County from the Zhao people. ”

Mi Chen snorted and glared at Lu Buwei with some unhappiness.

In Qi Chen's opinion, since Ben Xiangbang has already objected, then Ru Lu Buwei should obediently shut up, not only does you not shut up now, but you dare to refute it, don't you want to be confused?

Lu Buwei's heart is also a little unhappy, I Lu Buwei has also tried his best to befriend Ru Michen in the past few years, and being your little brother can be regarded as doing his best, this is the first time he officially participated in national affairs before he put forward an opinion, and you jumped out and slapped your face, is it a bit excessive?

In just a few breaths, the estrangement between Lu Buwei and Mi Chen immediately deepened a lot.

Cai Ze sat on the side and looked at this and then that, his heart suddenly moved, and he thought of some way, and a smile immediately appeared on his old face.

The young Zichu didn't think about it so much, but after listening to the debate between Lu Buwei and Mi Chen, he was even more confused in his heart.

What Mi Chen said is indeed reasonable, now that the Cuihan Passage has also been won, Hedong County is about to arrive, it is the most critical moment of the whole battle, as long as it is fought over, then what Daqin lost to Zhao in the past few years will basically be taken back.

But now Lian Po is coming to Hedong, which is a big trouble.

Li Mu is still wreaking havoc in Guanzhong, which is another big trouble.

The two troubles in front of us together can be said to be quite and very troublesome.

Zi Chu knocked on the table with some annoyance, and suddenly found that he didn't seem to be able to solve any trouble.

What to do?

At this time, Cai Ze's voice sounded: "Prince, the minister has a plan." ”

Zi Chu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately raised his head.

The three ministers of the Qin State present, Mi Chen was Zi Chu's uncle, and Lu Buwei and Zi Chu were also teachers and friends, all of whom were much closer than Cai Ze.

But when all this is burning eyebrows, Zichu can't control so much, and the courtiers who can solve the problem are good courtiers.

After all, it was not that Lu Buwei and Mi Chen had been given a chance before.

So Zi Chu opened his mouth and urged: "What is Gang Chengjun's clever plan, come quickly!" ”

Cai Ze said: "Didn't the king forget that there is a clan named Yue Clan in the west of Nashuofang County?" A few years ago, the Yue clan went east and suffered a big loss at the hands of Li Mu, and the king of the Yue clan must have a grudge against it. ”

"Now that Li Mu led the main cavalry of Zhao State to the south of Guanzhong, then the defense of the two counties of Zhao Shuofang and Hetao must be empty, and the king only needs to send an envoy to Yue's party, and the king of Yue's family will definitely send troops east to attack these two counties of Zhao in order to take revenge."

"If Li Mu learns the news of the Yue Clan's eastward advance, whether he wants to or not, he must go north to defend himself, so that Guanzhong will have no worries, and Wu Anjun can also stay in Hedong County to concentrate on fighting the enemy with Lian Po, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

After saying this, Cai Ze touched his beard proudly, looked at Zi Chu in front of him with a smile, and waited for Zi Chu's reply.

Zi Chu slapped his thigh and couldn't help but praise: "Gang Chengjun's words, great goodness!" ”

Mi Chen glanced at Lu Buwei, and also agreed with Cai Ze's opinion in an extremely rare way: "Prince, Gang Chengjun's plan is very good, I think it is indeed feasible." ”

Lu Buwei opened his mouth, but in the end he held back his objections, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Whether it is Mi Chen or Cai Ze, they are all old courtiers, and they have deep roots in the political arena of the Qin State, as long as the two join forces, then Lü Buwei will not have the strength to resist at all.

It seems that if you want to completely control the situation in the Qin State, you have to get these two guys first, or at least one of them.