Chapter 221 Wang, I'm sorry
The carriages of the ministers were parked at the door of the palace. Unlike other countries, the ministers of Zhao rarely had the luxury style. The frame of the carriage is of course the best proof that a person's family's fortune can be seen. People who are willing to show off will inlaid various rare treasures on their carriages, carve the most beautiful and noble patterns, and choose the most handsome horses. Of course, they also have to choose horses of the same color to show off their family's fortunes. Occasionally choose four red horses, and occasionally replace them with four snow-white ones.
Such a luxurious atmosphere is the most popular in Qi. In the eyes of all countries, Qi people are arrogant, pompous and boastful. Some Qi ministers even borrow money to "maintain" their frames in order to maintain their dignity. Looking at their luxurious frames of the same color, Qi people often shook their heads and sighed to their left and right: I have too many good horses and don't know which one to ride. I really envy those who only have a dozen horses at home!
Although their own horses were borrowed or rented for money, they did not admit this. This was especially true for the competitors of Qi. Even if they were beaten to death by Le Yi on the battlefield, they would boast: they almost cut off Le Yi's head, but they only admire General Le Yi's character and General Le Yi's character, so they did not do that. Later, the riding robbery was bad, so we cut off his head.
Although these people probably have not participated in the war against Yan, they still do not admit this.
Chang'an Jun, who has been a proton in Qi for many years, obviously inherited the fine tradition of the Qi people. His frame was so conspicuous and eye-catching around the carriages of the crowd. Even his driver raised his head proudly and looked like he was unwilling to talk to others. When Mr. Pang got off the carriage, he happened to see Chang'an Jun's frame? He seemed to understand something in his heart.
He stayed here and did not enter the palace.
Waiting for a while? Just now, I saw Yu Qing and Dong Chengzi rushing to come? I paid homage to Mr. Pang, Mr. Pang looked at them? Still left Yu Qing, and Dong Chengzi walked into the palace first? Yu Qing followed Mr. Pang's request? He helped Mr. Pang into the palace. Although Mr. Pang seemed weaker than Mr. Pang, Mr. Pang walked on the steps and said seriously to Yu Qing: "Is there a Lou Chang missing in the palace? This is not a good thing..."
Yu Qing was stunned? Mr. Pang blinked at him and said nothing more.
When they walked into the palace, most of the ministers had already sat down, but their eyes were on Chang'an Jun not far away? Chang'an Jun ignored the gazes of these people at all, just looked at Zheng Anping beside him. He started chatting happily with him. Zheng Anping carefully talked to him. From time to time, Chang'an Jun laughed loudly? King Zhao sat in the upper position? Accepted the visit of Mr. Pang and Yu Qing? He stood up and returned the greeting.
After everyone sat down, King Zhao then said his first order, using Chang'an as the censor.
Although the ministers were surprised, no one came out to refute it, because the position of the censor was to record the words of the ministers, which were to record documents and history. This position has always been held by the royal family and the office, and has never changed. After Chang'an Jun returned from Qi, he should have served as an official position. However, everyone hated him very much, and no one stood up to congratulate him. Then, King Zhao talked about Lou Yan again.
"I think that you can forgive Lou Yan's death sentence and imprison him!" Chang'an Jun immediately stood up and said, his eyes only on King Zhao, and he did not look at the ministers in the audience. When they heard his words, everyone was shocked. Dong Chengzi stood up angrily and said, "According to the law, his sins cannot be forgiven!" He said angrily: "I and Ma Fujun formulate the law of Zhao. The law is to tell everyone what they cannot do. How can Lou Yan's crimes be forgiven now?"
"If we do not punish severely, we are afraid that more people will follow our example!"
Chang'an Jun's eyes lit up. Although he hated Fatty Dong, the fat man really talked about his heart. He gave Dong Chengzi a gaze of praise, which made Dong Chengzi a little confused. But he then said: "Lou Yan has made contributions to Zhao State after all, and he can be pardoned."
"Not bad!" Pang Gong nodded, looked at Chang'an Jun with a smile, and said, "It's true."
"It cannot be pardoned, but it should be punished with the death penalty!" Yu Qing suddenly spoke, Dong Chengzi looked at him in surprise. He didn't know why Yu Qing said that, so a dispute broke out among the ministers again. Chang'an Jun, Zheng Anping, Pang Gong and others demanded the release. Dong Chengzi, Lian Po, and Xu Li demanded the death penalty, but Yu Qing demanded the death penalty, and the three parties quarreled in the palace.
The King of Zhao, who had been frowning and worried, seemed much more relaxed at this moment. He smiled and looked at the ministers, interrupting the controversy and said, "Since all the masters can't say it, let me decide, let Lou Liu leave with decent." Hearing his words, everyone stopped the quarrel. Then, Chang'an Jun proposed to discuss peace with Qin and stop the war, and everyone started quarreling again.
As usual, Yu Qing and Lou Chang quarreled, Xu Li and Pingyang Jun quarreled. When he heard the familiar quarrel, King Zhao was finally able to feel a little relieved.
At this moment, the situation on the battlefield was very unfavorable to the coalition forces. First of all, the Zhou royal family became a joke. The Zhou emperor borrowed money to organize an army. This unlucky army went out to meet a group of elite Qin grain transport teams, and then they were completely destroyed. Even the Western Zhou Duke was captured and sent back to Xianyang. The grain transport officer, with his own transportation brigade, destroyed the Western Zhou Duke... The Western Zhou destruction.
The biggest winner was of course the grain transport official called Wang Jian. He successfully won the destruction of the country with a legendary story. The Duke of Western Zhou was treated inhumanely in Xianyang. The King of Qin ordered the warriors to strip his clothes and whip him like a livestock. He tied him to a pillar to a street for public display. Finally, he demoted him to a commoner and drove him back, and the Duke of Western Zhou, who could not bear the humiliation, committed suicide.
Then, the wealthy families who lend money to the Emperor of Zhou began to go to the palace to collect debts.
In this period when the monarchy was not a tyrannical life, ministers could talk about the king at will, they could change jobs and not be criticized by other families, and wealthy families could also meet and chat with the king, and scholars could even scold the king's behavior. Therefore, when these wealthy families came to collect their accounts, the poor Zhou emperor could only hide in the high platform of the palace, which was "high debt".
Perhaps it was because he was ruthless in the debt collection, or it might be because he could not bear such humiliation that this old man, who was not old enough to Pang Gong, died in the high platform. He just felt sorry for those who borrowed money for him, and he could not recover his debts until he died.
The Zhou royal family lost the last king and the last fig leaf, and was so naked and humiliated.
This made the princes who had gathered together because of the orders of the Zhou emperor, and some of them were afraid to act again. If it were just like this, it would be fine. What was even more fatal is that the turmoil caused by the "rebellion" incident was first Han, and the soldiers of Han followed Wei Wuji to fight, and a group of newly defeated Wei people came to protect the palace. The King of Han wanted to capture these Wei people, but was driven out of Xinzheng.
Fortunately, the Prime Minister Zhang Ping appeased the soldiers in time, welcomed the King of Han into Xinzheng again, and took over the command of the Xinzheng defenders.
Under the orders of the King of Wei, Mao Sui left and no longer obeyed Wei Wuji's orders and stationed on the border of Wei. The absurd order of the King of Wei made him suffer because his opponent, Bai Qi, would not miss such a perfect opportunity. Bai Qi planned the six armies and made detailed arrangements for them, attacking the coalition forces from multiple aspects, cutting off the connection between them, and annihilated them one by one.
The Wei people suffered another great defeat and hurriedly fled back to the State of Wei.
Wei Wuji also suffered heavy damage. Only the Chu people, under the command of Jing Yang, repelled Bai Qi's attack. Perhaps because of the continuous defeats over the years, Jing Yang's ability to withstand pressure has become extremely strong. Even when facing Bai Qi, he could no longer reveal flaws and march with great caution. The Chu people, who had suffered a crushing defeat, actually advanced some under the leadership of Jing Yang.
But even so, it will not help the battle.
In the camp, Wei Wuji was telling the generals his strategy. The wars over the years have also made him a little vicissitudes. He lit the map and said seriously: "We bring not much baggage, and the whole army marched rapidly. As long as we can travel through Taihang, avoid the eyes and ears of the Qin people, and bypass Hangu Pass... we will definitely win. It is too late for Bai Qi to return to the rescue. We must fight to Xianyang!"
This is the most perfect strategy to fight the enemy that Wei Wuji thought of. Through detour, to be precise, Bai Qi gave him inspiration. When Bai Qi and Jingyang fought in Nanyang, Bai Qi bypassed Jingyang through the detour and appeared directly behind him... Now, Xinling Jun thought of a bigger detour tactic, a thousand miles of detour, directly attacked Hedong and passed Hangu Pass. He must let Bai Qi and Fan Ju taste the taste of fear too!
Just as Xinlingjun was perfecting his strategy, suddenly a soldier was looking for a meeting outside the tent.
In order to hide, Xinlingjun did not reveal his strategy. He knew what he wanted to do. Only a few trustworthy generals here. After the last betrayal, Wei Wuji no longer dared to do things with great fanfare. He stood in front of the map and let the soldiers come in. When the soldiers walked in, they were obviously a little frightened. He hurriedly said: "We have lost contact with the surrounding counties..."
"Why didn't the scout come early to report?"
Wei Wuji said, but without waiting for the soldiers' explanation, he gritted his teeth and said hurriedly: "Support quickly!" He hurriedly looked at the map again. The retreat of the Wei people disrupted his deployment. He originally wanted to use some people to involve Bai Qi and then achieve a big detour, but now no one can do it. If he leads people directly and Bai Qi closes the retreat path, wouldn't he die in Qin?
Wei Wuji sighed helplessly and shook his head.
All countries are trying to aid Chu and send troops. Qin did not directly threaten them. They were not willing to fight the Qin people with all their might. The coalition forces have many conflicts and distrust each other. Bai Qi is fierce, Fan Ju is cunning, and Wei Wuji suddenly feels a deep sense of powerlessness. If this continues, he can only be led by Bai Qi, and Bai Qi completely takes the initiative on the battlefield. Alas...
At the end of the year, the King of Wei ignored the dissuasion of Pingyuan Jun and Long Yang Jun and insisted on sending people to negotiate peace with Qin, and once again withdrew from the land of Hanoi he captured. Qin generously forgave Wei's behavior and advised them: they should not be so clever or clever again. This allowed Wei to withdraw from the battlefield. Of course, during the peace talks, Bai Qi used his perfect control of time to take advantage of the opportunity of Wei's sending people to negotiate peace talks, but the peace talks were not successful yet, and quickly chased the retreating Wei army and ordered Qin troops from all over the country to attack Wei.
The Qin people captured Gaodu, clan treasures, and other cities. Although the Wei State explained that he had already negotiated peace, the Qin people did not withdraw. After the peace talks, the King of Wei was surprised to find that his territory had shrunk again. He hurriedly sent people to hand over the transaction, but the Qin people did not agree. They had withdrawn from the battlefield on the grounds that Wei State agreed to negotiate peace talks, and that peace talks meant that they agreed to the ownership of these cities, and drove away the envoys of Wei State.
When the King of Wei heard this, he fell ill on the bed.
Then there was South Korea. Well, this time it was not the King of Han who was the decision, but the Prime Minister Zhang Ping submitted a memorial, hoping that the King of Han could stop the war with Qin. South Korea became the main battlefield and suffered too much losses. South Korea had no power to fight again. Even the Wei people stationed in Xinzheng ran away. Bai Qi could attack Xinzheng and come to massacre the city at any time. King of Han also sent envoys to negotiate peace with Qin.
Qin did not pay attention to their envoy and directly sent someone to tell the King of Han that he would ced Yangcheng and carry the two cities of Shu to Qin, which allowed Han to get out of the battlefield.
Now the only ones who are fighting against Qin are Zhao and Chu. The large-scale coalition forces gathered by elites are not the opponents of Qin, including Wu'an Jun and Yinghou. Then, it is Chu. Chu could no longer accept the war. The people in the country were resentful, rebellions were everywhere, and wars were smoky. The Chu people who endured the hunger for two years could no longer bear it. The Chu State had starved to death and delayed too many farming.
The soldiers hated and hated the war, and they were about to collapse. They had no intention of continuing to fight. They missed their families and their hometowns in great detail. A large number of soldiers defected, and a large number of soldiers committed suicide, crying day and night, crying about their family names. Some nobles took this opportunity to win over the people to resist the royal family, and the Chu people killed each other. On the original fertile land, there was no longer the clear stream, but the blood of the Chu people.
Chunshenjun was under increasing pressure. He wanted to quell the local rebellion, he wanted to save the people, he wanted to transport food to the front line, and he also had to bear the reputation of causing the war, the failed war, and the rebellion. The war lasted for three years. Chunshenjun persisted for three years, but he finally couldn't hold on. When Chunshenjun vomited blood and fainted in front of the bamboo slips, the King of Chu finally made up his mind. He hurriedly sent someone to inform Zhao that Chu could not hold on anymore and Chu was about to negotiate peace.
When Chunshenjun woke up, the King of Chu, whose eyes were red, sat aside.
"The king...I'm sorry...Chu State was defeated...I'm defeated..."
Chunshenjun cried and shouted.
Chapter completed!