Winter is here.

In Chengdu City, snowflakes have fallen from the sky.

The King of Qin stood in front of the hall, allowing the snowflakes to fall from the sky and landed on his crown.

He had long been used to the snow-capped world, but the winter in Bashu was so difficult for the King of Qin.

A carriage stopped under the hall. The King of Qin glanced briefly and saw Wei Ran's figure, but did not move.

After a while, Wei Ran hurriedly walked up to the hall and saw the King of Qin standing at the gate of the hall. He was shocked: "It's so cold outside the hall, why don't the king enter the hall to rest?"

The King of Qin's face moved slightly and asked another question: "Is there any news about my mother and Jingyang Jun?"

He did not ask Gao Lingjun the whereabouts of the Great Qin traitor.

Wei Ran shook his head and said, "The people of Zhao did not release them."

The King of Qin suddenly spoke, "Have we never sent anyone to talk about this to Handan?"

Wei Ran was slightly stunned, and after a while, he said, "Yes."

The King of Qin sighed again and said, "Then find time to send someone to Handan."

Wei Ran originally wanted to say that even if he went there, the people of Zhao might not release the empress dowager, but after all, he didn't say it, but just responded in a dull sense.

Wei Ran suddenly sneezes.

The King of Qin glanced at Wei Ran and said, "Go into the palace and talk."

There is a stove burning in the hall. Although it cannot completely dispel the chill, it is also much more comfortable.

The king and his minister each sat down, and Wei Ran said: "There are two things today. The first thing is that the palace examination of Zhao State has been completed and the final ranking has been announced on the same day."

When the King of Qin heard this, his face moved slightly and asked, "The imperial examination of Zhao is harmful to the nobles and nobles in Zhao State. Isn't anyone opposed it?"

Wei Ran shook his head and said helplessly: "The King of Zhao is at its peak, and with the escort of Master Zhao and Fei Yi, there are also four generals in the army, Le Yi, Lian Po, Zhao She, and Le Cheng. Who dares to say no to King Zhao's decision?"

The Qin king and ministers looked at each other, and a brief silence suddenly fell into the hall.

After a moment, the King of Qin broke the silence: "It's a pity that he can think of it. He used the exam road to find another way outside the military merit system... Hey, it seems that he really feels that he can sweep the world."

Wei Ran nodded and said, "That's right. But if the Qin Dynasty can destroy Zhao and the princes in the future, it is impossible to try this."

This is a wise man and his ministers of Qin, and he knows why King Zhao introduced the imperial examination at this time.

After a few years, the imperial examination system will be almost mature, and other countries should have been destroyed by Zhao.

Without a decent war, how could the people of Zhao who were accustomed to the military merit system find a new way to rise? At this time, the role of the imperial examination was reflected.

It can be foreseeable that if everything goes well, the imperial examination system of Zhao State will inevitably be paralleled with the military merit system for a period of time, and eventually become an important means of Zhao State to win scholars.

However, those are not things that Qin State should care about now. The King of Qin said, "What else is there?"

Wei Ran said: "One other thing is that civil strife broke out in the Chu State. The Right Yin Zhaoqi killed Ling Yin Xiong Zilan and Zuo Yin Jingcui, and exterminated Xiong Zilan and Jingcui. Now Jingcui clan member Jingyang has raised an army to resist Zhaoqi, and both sides should be in a war at this time."

"Oh?" The King of Qin showed a very surprised expression on his face, and it only subsided after several seconds: "Why did this Chu State suddenly have civil strife at this time?"

Wei Ran said: "The old minister doesn't know either. It is said that it is related to the secrets of the palace of Chu."

The King of Qin shook his head, as if he was thinking of something, and Wei Ran's face suddenly became a little embarrassed.

The King of Qin coughed and said, "Will this matter be related to Zhao State?"

Wei Ran's face changed, and after a while, he said: "It looks a bit like the Zhao people's technique, but it's impossible to confirm it now."

Since his death, the Qin spy organization has basically been a mess and has not reached a scale.

The King of Qin sighed and said, "So, what you mean is..."

Wei Ran said: "I think you should consider taking the opportunity to attack Chu State and open up more land for the Qin Dynasty?"

The King of Qin narrowed his eyes and said after a while: "Is this matter... possible?"

Wei Ran said: "The elite troops of Chu State were wiped out in the Battle of Huangchi last year. Now they have experienced another civil war. No matter who wins, they will not be able to compete with the Qin Dynasty in a short period of time. As long as the king ordered Bai Qi to lead troops eastward along the Yangtze River, then the Nanyang County and Nanjun of Qin should be restored."

The King of Qin said: "It's winter now."

Wei Ran said seriously: "It is precisely because of winter that the people of Chu, even Zhao, Han and others would not have thought that the Qin Dynasty would send troops to Chu. By the time they realized, the Qin Dynasty must have been able to complete the attack on the western territory of Chu."

The King of Qin pondered for a moment and said, "Where is the State of Zhao?"

Wei Ran said: "If Zhao wants to march into Nanyang County and Nan County, it either passes from Chu or passes through the land of South Korea. With the current situation in Zhao, neither Chu nor South Korea can agree to Zhao's accession."

The King of Qin shook his head and said, "What do I mean if Zhao State sends troops to aid Chu?"

Wei Ran said: "Without the leader of Chu still has a trace of reason, he will not agree."

The King of Qin said again: "Then, what if Zhao State also sent troops to destroy Chu?"

Wei Ran said: "It depends on who can grab more land from Daqin or Zhao."

The King of Qin frowned and after a while, he said, "Can you not fight against Zhao with Chu and South Korea?"

Wei Ran let out a sigh of relief and said: "Last year, the four countries failed to fight against Zhao. I wish you frankly, now... the Qin can only rely on itself. Only when the Qin Dynasty is stronger can there be more hope of victory when facing the southern invasion of Zhao State!"

The King of Qin was silent.

There was a silence in the hall, and only the bitter sound of snow and snow outside came in from afar.

After a while, the King of Qin said, "How many people are going to be dispatched?"

Wei Ran said: "In order to prevent the Zhao army in the north, we can only dispatch 30,000 to 50,000 people."

The King of Qin frowned and said, "Is such a small number of people enough?"

Wei Ran said: "Of course it is not enough to give to others, but if you give to Bai Qi, it should be enough."

The King of Qin rubbed his temples and fell into the long examination.

After a long time, the King of Qin said, "Didn't Bai Qi resign?"

Wei Ran said in a deep voice: "This matter is the responsibility of me. Bai Qi still has patriotism. I am confident that I can persuade him to come out again!"

The King of Qin opened his mouth and exhaled a cloud of white mist.
Chapter completed!