Chapter 17: Late Bloomers (Part II)

The distant Yan country, by the Yishui River, the autumn wind is sassy, the lonely goose flies south, the white dew on the edge of the sky condenses into crystal frost under the blowing of the cold wind, the mountains and rivers of the Yan country gradually go away in the sound of horses' hooves, and the mountains and rivers and the sky gradually turn into a cloud of ink.

Yi Shui is enchanting, the falling flowers are still there, but it is already a thing or a person, the evening scene is bleak, there is a person sitting in the carriage, with a melancholy look in his face, it is Yingji who has been serving as a proton in Yan Kingdom, as a proton is nothing more than falling into other countries as a hostage, and always facing the fate of being killed, so Yingji is cautious, secretly wooing the magnates of Yan State, and handling things in a low-key manner.

Suddenly heard the bad news, King Wu returned to heaven, only grief in his heart, Yingji knew that no one would care about a proton, after all, he still had his brother Gongzi Zhuang above, as the second son to take over the throne is the most suitable, Yingji took the opportunity to return to the country is nothing more than to get rid of the fate of the proton, as for the so-called ambition is only enjoyed by those who have power.

King Wu of Qin died of the crown, and there is no heir, there is no prince, King Wu has not yet mourned, the dark tide of Xianyang City is surging, Qin has already been divided into two factions in order to compete for the throne, one faction is a group of old ministers headed by Hui Wenhou, the mother of King Wu of Qin, most of them are Qin families, they want to set up the son of Huiwen Hou Gongzi City as the king of Qin, this is understandable, the mother is expensive by virtue of the son, and can also take care of their own interests, try to ask who does not want to make their son the king.

One faction is the pro-army generals led by Gongziji's biological mother, Empress Dowager Xuan, and they want to establish Gongziji's elder brother Gongzizhuang. And Gongziji was not the desired person of any of their factions, until one person appeared, Wei Ran, his uncle.

Wei Ran's arm strength is outstanding, and he breaks boldly. After King Wu ascended the throne, he selected ministers from among his familiar relatives, and paid special attention to military talents. Although Wei Ran is the nominal uncle of King Wu, the two are about the same age, have similar temperaments, and Wei Ran is vigorous and strong, and he and the powerful King Wu practice martial arts all day long. Wei Ran's personal friendship with King Wu's other important minister and King Wu's uncle was also good. Wei Ran has a heavy position, guarding Xianyang, which is equivalent to being in power, and the Empress Dowager Xuan knows that it is very important for her younger brother to succeed, so she personally came to the door to discuss, which mentioned Gongzi Zhuang.

Wei Ran looked at his sister with a smile on her face, "Why don't you consider Yingji, he is also your son!" ”

Empress Dowager Xuan shook her head, "Yingji is now in Yan Country as a proton, Gongzi Zhuang is a brother after all, and it is more suitable to establish Gongzi Zhuang, the most important thing is to bring down those people after Huiwen!" ”

This is no longer a fight between two women and a man in the bed, it is about the future of Great Qin, and it is inevitable that the soldiers will meet each other and blood will flow.

"Wei Ran is clear!"

Empress Dowager Xuan showed a smile on her face, although those clans were difficult and even stubborn, they could only guarantee that the military power was in their own hands.

A team of heavy cavalry came on, the carriage stopped, Yingji poked his head out of the car, and a group of cavalry surrounded one person, it was his uncle Wei Ran, who hurriedly stepped down from the car and bowed to salute, "I've seen my uncle!" ”

Wei Ran got off the horse, "Ji'er, do you know why your uncle opened up the relationship to save you from Yan?" ”

"Yingji doesn't know! Could it be that the queen mother is thinking about Yingji. ”

Wei Ran snorted coldly, "You can figure it out, the Queen Mother has her own son in front of her!" ”

Yingji smiled bitterly, such a result had long been expected, "Yingji really doesn't know!" ”

Wei Ran's figure took a step back, and he suddenly bowed down and fell to the ground, Yingji didn't know why, and hurriedly stepped forward to help, Wei Ran said loudly: "Don't meet King Qin yet!" ”

Wei Ran's prestige in the army is extremely high, he holds the power of the army, and a group of cavalry behind him hula lala knelt down, Yingji looked at the situation in front of him, "King Qin, uncle don't laugh, it's Yingji's turn no matter what!" ”

Wei Ran snorted coldly, "There are capable people in the world who can get it, Gongzi City doesn't learn and has no skills, but he knows how to tout the art of slapping horses, and he only relies on the respect of those people after Huiwen." ”

"And Gongzi Zhuang!" Yingji knew in her heart that both of them were the sons of Empress Dowager Xuan, and in Wei Ran's eyes, there was no difference, Gongzi Zhuang was the eldest brother.

"Gongzi is strong and powerful, Qin people are still martial, this is not impossible, if the Qin State wants to prosper, it must not be possible to rely on force alone, Wei Ran has paid attention to Gongzi since he was a child, he has great ambitions, knows how to forbear, and is deeply strategic, and now Wei Ran does not hesitate to risk the world's greatness to establish Yingji as the king! For the future of the Qin State. ”

"King, King!"

The soldiers behind him shouted thunderously, Yingji had tears in her eyes, happiness seemed to come too suddenly, as if in a dream, "If you really can, Yingji will definitely live up to her uncle's words!" ”

Wei Ran laughed, his expression was full of heroism, Wei Ran's move was also biased, no matter who wins in the two camps, he will not be able to get the greatest benefit for himself in the end, it is better to simply let go and set up Yingji without any foundation as the king, and the only person who can be attached to Wei Ran at that time is Wei Ran.

The cavalry of the brigade rushed to Xianyang with a carriage, an accident was about to be staged in this ancient city, Wei Ran finally showed strong strength, Xianyang City was surrounded, in the face of the iron cavalry spear, the Qin family had to bow their heads, Xuantai was gloomy behind, and he didn't want to come to this trick, but fortunately, Yingji was also his own son, and he could only grieve Gongzi Zhuang, and several former kings and old ministers scolded Wei Ran for usurping the country and rebels.

"Kill!"

Xianyang City was solemn, and these prominent courtiers fell in a pool of blood at this time, and in the face of Wei Ran, who had a cold and decisive face, he had no choice but to remain silent.

The coronation ceremony was held according to the Qin system. King Zhaoxiang was supposed to be in charge of the government from now on, but he still had to face the fact that his power was on the sidelines. Although he had been mentally prepared, King Zhaoxiang, who had been crowned, still felt the threat, and the surface of Xianyang City was calm, but in fact the undercurrent was turbulent.

In the court, King Zhaoxiang, who has been crowned, not only does not have real power, but also does not get due respect, not only is the two sons of the prince arrogant and rude when they talk to him, but even the ministers who are subordinates do not have due respect for him.

Scholars and ministers have climbed to the major forces, Wei Ran, Empress Dowager Xuan, Gongzi City and Gongzi Kui. It seems that in the entire Great Qin Empire, there has never been a person named King Zhaoxiang.

The faint autumn breeze swept by, and the breath of yellow flowers came to the face. King Zhaoxiang stood on a high platform and meditated on the reason for his humiliation.

After drinking a glass of turbid wine, King Zhaoxiang finally truly understood the current Great Qin Empire.

The best way to make yourself strong is to use force to establish power, and that day Wei Ran held a long sword to make the ministers rely on strength.

The warm and humid weather is long gone. The goose-feather-like snow fell from the sky, and the miserable cold wind pierced the cheeks of King Zhaoxiang, which was extremely cold. The honor guard war horse, lined up, the tiger and the tiger showed the power of the Great Qin. On the opposite side was the team of King Chu Huai, and on the vast white plain, the kings of the two big countries looked at each other and smiled. However, King Zhaoxiang's smile was even colder, and it was more permeated with a chill. It was in this field that King Qin Zhaoxiang and King Chu Huai formed an alliance. And what the Qin State paid was to return the invaded land to the Chu State.

After the agreement was signed, King Chu Huai returned to Chu with a smug smile and accompanied the team. However, King Zhaoxiang calmly aimed at King Huai's people, and his eyes were full of greed. Because, behind this peace, an even greater conspiracy is unfolding.

At dusk, the mountains are white, the wind and snow are getting more and more urgent, and the king of Zhaoxiang and his party are gradually moving away. The sword wind blew against the mink of King Zhaoxiang, who was proud of his excellent performance in Yellow Thorn.

The high-level leaders of Great Qin are very clear: now, the six countries in the East are united, and it is difficult for Qin to deal with it, but Great Qin must not sit still and wait for death. The eastward invasion must be carried out, but if the eastward invasion is to be carried out, it is necessary to first destroy the unity of the six countries, and then break and encroach on each of the six countries, otherwise the empire will fall into the quagmire of the encirclement of the six countries and will be unable to extricate itself.

So, in order to target the conspiracy, a conspiracy began to be born. And the first step in this conspiracy is to form an alliance with Chu. Sure enough, for the sake of mediocrity, the state of Chu turned its back on the alliance of the six countries. And in the next step, the state of Chu will inevitably be attacked by the joint attack of other states of the United States. At that time, the Qin State will send troops to the rescue, and with the power of the Qin-Chu coalition army, it will defeat the Hezhong Army in one fell swoop. As a result, the Hezong State was forced to sign an alliance under the pressure of Great Qin, so that the Hezong could be dismantled.

This is just the first step in the game. There is still a long way to go.

The rhombic flowers fluttered, and the wind and hail were dark, covering the path of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, but King Zhaoxiang was extremely sober, he wanted to open up the imperial industry of Great Qin, and every obstacle in front of him would be cleared by him.