The main hall of Xianyang Palace.

There was silence in the hall, dozens of Qin ministers knelt on their knees, their backs straightened, and a sad and misty atmosphere enveloped the entire hall, making people feel very depressing.

The reason for this is actually very simple, because of the emergency military information I just received these days.

Yin Jincheng has been conquered by Zhao's general Li Mu.

The crown prince of Qin sat on the main seat of the upper head, looking at the Qin ministers who were bowing their heads and silently speaking in the two rows of the lower heads.

These guys kept saying that they would use the method of clearing the world to deal with Li Mu. These guys kept saying that Li Mu would definitely come to Xianyang City. As a result, Li Mu not only did not come to Xianyang City, but instead ran to Yinjin City a hundred miles away from Xianyang City, took Yinjin City down, and gave the prince a big "surprise".

After waiting for a while, no one spoke. The prince finally couldn't help but call this atmosphere and called out directly: "Wu Chengjun, let me tell you, what's going on?"

Lu Buwei, who was named after the name, subconsciously shrank his head, and his heart was also a little ache.

Although everything is good in Xiangbang, it is a bit annoying to be the first to ask about everything.

Lu Buwei stood up, coughed, and said, "By the king, according to the information I received, Li Mu and others should have pretended to be a grain transport team and tricked the city gate, and then the sneak attack was successful."

The prince was unhappy when he heard this and said angrily: "How come the city of Yinjin City is so important, so why is it so easy to fall into the trap? The Qin Dynasty has countless populations. Can't we choose some more reliable generals to guard it?"

Lu Buwei waited for this sentence and hurriedly said, "King, the choice of this guardian comes from General Wang and not from his ministers."

Of course, there is a reason why Lu Buwei said this.

Lu Buwei has always advocated peace talks with the people of Zhao, so when Qin and Zhao went to war, Lu Buwei was a little speechless and had to stand aside.

For example, for this candidate to start the war, Lu Buwei actually wanted to recommend Wang Jian and Wei Liao, two young generals, after all, but Cai Ze believed that Wang He and Wang Ling were better choices.

The two sides quarreled, but since Cai Ze, the pro-war faction, was the winning party, Cai Ze's candidate was naturally approved by the prince.

In this case, although Lu Buwei was very angry at that time, the benefits were actually not lacking. That is, since Lu Buwei could not interfere in military affairs, the current fall of Yin Jincheng has nothing to do with Lu Buwei.

So Lu Buwei's meaning is very simple now, just to tell the prince that he has a wronged and has a debt. If he loses the battle, he will not bear this responsibility.

The prince obviously understood what Lu Buwei meant, turned his gaze to Cai Ze on the side and said coldly: "Guang Chengjun, come and explain!"

Cai Ze could not pretend to be dead now, so he had to come out and explained dryly: "King, the reason why there was such a situation in Yin Jin is mainly because the people of Zhao are too cunning. As long as they can learn from the lessons in the future, the people of Zhao will definitely not have such an opportunity!"

Lu Buwei, who was standing by, sneered when he heard this: "The enemy's cunning shows our stupidity! Gangchengjun, if you hadn't used people randomly, Yin Jincheng would not have been taken down by the people of Zhao!"

Cai Ze was furious when he heard this and said, "Mr. Wu Cheng, don't talk nonsense! The battles in Yinjin City and even the front line are all commanded by General Wang, and the reward for defending the city is also appointed by General Wang. What does it have to do with me?"

Lu Buwei sneered and said, "I heard that someone had just taken a concubine named Wang in the past two years. The concubine Wang had a younger brother who was originally a hundred generals in Yinjin City, but in the past two years he was promoted to the position of lieutenant at a rocket speed. In this battle, he also assumed the responsibility of staying in Yinjin City. Gangcheng Junru and the prince will tell the prince, is this matter related to you?"

As soon as Lu Buwei said these words, Cai Ze's face changed. He never expected that this matter that should have been extremely private was discovered by Lu Buwei, and he could not speak to refute it for a moment.

The prince of Qin, who was sitting in the upper head, saw Cai Ze's face flushed and said nothing. He knew that what Lu Buwei said was indeed the truth. He was even more displeased at the moment. He snorted coldly and said to Cai Ze: "Guang Chengjun, do you have any other explanation for this matter?"

Cai Ze was sweating profusely and suddenly knelt on the ground, saying to the prince: "Crown Prince, I don't know what I know, so I'd like to ask the palace to surrender!"

Lu Buwei naturally would not miss this opportunity to take the blame and took the opportunity to continue saying: "Crown Prince, Gang Chengjun is the Censor, responsible for supervising all officials. However, what I see now in Gang Chengjun's manner is far from the requirement of the position of Censor. I dare to ask the Crown Prince to consider removing Gang Chengjun's position as Censor!"

Obviously, Lu Buwei understood the truth about beating the dog in the water very much, and wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could directly knock Cai Ze down.

When Cai Ze heard what Lu Buwei said, he was immediately angry and shouted to Lu Buwei: "Wu Chengjun, why is your heart so vicious!"

"Vulnerable?" Lu Buwei sneered and said to Cai Ze: "Jun Gangchengjun, as the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, what I need to take into account is the crown prince and the millions of people of the Qin Dynasty! You, the censor, do such a disqualified manner, if I still let you steal the high position, that would be the greatest irresponsibility to the Qin Dynasty and the crown prince!"

Since these two bosses have already stood up and fired at each other, the group of younger brothers under the two of them will naturally not be idle, and they all stood up to support the big brothers.

So for a moment, the entire Qin Dynasty's hall suddenly turned into a vegetable market, and there were the sound of mutual accusations and attacks from the ministers, like a group of flies buzzing.

The prince sitting in the head became more and more angry as he heard it. Finally, he couldn't help but shouted fiercely: "Shut up if you have enough!"

When the prince got angry, all the ministers in the hall immediately closed their mouths, and the vegetable market suddenly turned into a cemetery in the night.

The prince snorted, glared at the two initiators, Lu Buwei and Cai Ze, and then spoke: "Gang Chengjun knows people but is not clear about being a nepotist, and he will be fined for one year as a punishment! Gang Chengjun, do you have any objection?"

Cai Ze was relieved when he heard this. The punishment was actually lifted up and dropped gently. If the prince really dismissed Cai Ze according to Lu Buwei's opinion, then Cai Ze would really be in tears.

Cai Ze hurriedly knelt down to thank the prince for his grace.

On the other side, Lu Buwei felt more upset.

Just when Lu Buwei was depressed, the prince had already set his eyes on him and asked very gently: "I wonder why Wu Chengjun will teach me about the next battle?"

As soon as these words were said, Lu Buwei immediately turned angry and happy.

Since the prince said so, it means that the prince is ready to consider obeying Lu Buwei's opinions more in the future.

This is the so-called method of checks and balances of the king. Although the prince is quite unfamiliar with it, there is indeed no problem in terms of application techniques.

As the saying goes, you have the right to not expire or invalidate it, especially if you have the right to suggest.

So Lu Buwei was also unscrupulous. After thinking for a while, he spoke: "Crown Prince, I think Yin Jin has fallen now, and the entire battle situation is obviously unfavorable to the Qin Dynasty. It is best to negotiate peace with Zhao immediately."

As soon as Lu Buwei said this, a low commotion occurred in the hall. Cai Ze raised his head immediately and stopped talking.

From Cai Ze's standpoint, we must naturally firmly oppose peace talks with Zhao State.

But Cai Ze's situation is quite special now, and he is in a state of being punished by the prince just now. It is very likely that he will have a negative effect when speaking at this time.

So after thinking about it, Cai Ze forced himself to suppress his desire to speak, and planned to listen to Lu Buwei finish his words first.

When Lu Buwei said that, the prince was slightly stunned and showed such a look on his face. He said to Lu Buwei: "Wu Chengjun, I think it wouldn't be like this if I lost a Yin Jin City."

"No." Lu Buwei said to the prince seriously: "Crown Prince, Yin Jincheng is a barrier to Guanzhong. Now that Yin Jincheng has fallen, the Zhao army may be able to drive straight into Xianyang at any time. What's more, Li Mu is still a cavalry that is known for its speed. Xianyang seems safe now, but in fact it is in danger. Please think twice!"

After listening to what Lu Buwei said, the prince of Qin frowned slightly and fell into deep thoughts.

From the perspective of the prince himself, he really didn't want to see Zhao army appear outside Xianyang City. After all, the last time Li Mu appeared outside Xianyang City, it gave the prince of Qin and even all the people of Qin a very painful lesson.

Seeing the prince being a little moved, Cai Ze finally couldn't help but speak: "Crown Prince, don't worry. The city defense of Xianyang City is very strong now. Even if the 400,000 Zhao army arrives, it is impossible to break through Xianyang City, let alone Li Mu's 30,000 cavalry?"

Lu Buwei was obviously very unaware of Cai Ze's statement. He sneered and said, "Gang Chengjun, if you follow your statement, then how was Xianyang City last time being compromised by Li Mu?"

After saying this, Lu Buwei turned his head to the top of the Qin prince. The tone of the Qin prince was very sincere: "Two months later, it will be the crown prince's succession ceremony. Does the prince hope to hear the news that Zhao people were at the city at that time? Now that Zhao has defeated Han and Wei, Qi seems to be in danger. How can a country like Qin alone compete with Zhao? Why not make peace with Zhao while there is still half of Hedong County in the hands of Qin? It is the right way to use these territory to exchange for Yinjin City!"

Lu Buwei's words sounded very reasonable, and immediately made the prince of Qin fall into an intention again.

The reason why the prince insisted on sending troops from the beginning was because he felt that Qin did have hope of defeating the people of Zhao at that time.

However, since this battle has been fought, judging by the current situation, the plan of the four countries to attack Zhao this time may have been shattered and there is no possibility of realization.

If you don't want Qin to become the target of Zhao's revenge and attack, then it seems like a good way to negotiate peace with Zhao in advance and lead the disaster to the east.

So after a brief hesitation, the prince of Qin finally made the final decision.
Chapter completed!