Chapter 632: Ying Chengjiao Is in Action! Great Unification! Connecting Three Generations! Drawing a Big Picture!
At the same time.
The Qin army's central army tent outside Helu City.
Ying Chengjiao paced back and forth in the tent.
Since the expedition, Ying Chengjiao had dark circles under his eyes for the first time!
All because of worry!
Although Ying Chengjiao had no accurate idea of how big a mess he had made in this battle, he knew very well that he had once again destroyed the unification strategy of the Qin Dynasty, making the plan that Ying Zheng and a group of court officials had worked so hard to formulate go down the drain, and adding a lot of trouble to Ying Zheng.
So Ying Chengjiao tried his best, even personally brought his family soldiers to visit the big families in Chu one by one, earnestly asking the big families in Chu to nominate the King of Chu and rebuild the State of Chu.
However, to this day, not even a big family is willing to help Ying Chengjiao revive the State of Chu!
Ying Chengjiao can only look for another strategy.
But how can his strategy be so easy to find!
"Commander?"
Hearing the anxious voice outside the big tent, Ying Chengjiao answered without raising his head: "Come in."
The curtain was lifted, and more than ten Qi generals and great scholars including Tian Zhen, Bu He, Gong Yangba entered.
Seeing Ying Chengjiao, who was so worried that he was spinning in circles, several people looked at each other, and finally Bu He took the initiative to speak: "Commander, this battle has been decided, do you want to have a big banquet to celebrate?"
Ying Chengjiao replied without thinking: "Wait for the order of King Qi."
Bu He said bitterly: "Commander, since my army destroyed Chu, you have been in a panic all day long."
"Our soldiers saw it with their eyes and doubted it in their hearts!"
"It is clear that he has made great contributions to destroying the country, but the soldiers dare not speak loudly, for fear of alarming the commander."
"If it continues like this, I am worried that the morale of the army will be eroded, and even chaos will occur!"
Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly, raised his eyes and asked: "I will be the commander, and you are also generals."
"Do I need to personally come forward to boost the morale of the army!"
There is no major battle now. The Qin-Qi coalition has won a series of victories. The rewards have been distributed in full swing. The military market not far away is in full swing, with singing girls and dancing.
In Ying Chengjiao's view, what is there to worry about the morale of the army?
The captains of each department are enough to maintain the morale of each department within a controllable range, and there is no need for Ying Chengjiao to show up in person.
Tian Zhen said helplessly: "Although we are generals, the soldiers now only recognize the commander-in-chief."
"Even the deputy general cannot make the soldiers feel at ease."
"If the commander-in-chief does not show up for a long time, the soldiers in Judu will be in turmoil!"
Tian Zhen's words are exaggerated, but not completely exaggerated.
The grassroots soldiers are indeed a little confused because they have not seen Ying Chengjiao for a long time, but it is not to the extent of military turmoil.
The real military turmoil is the high-level generals of Qi State such as Tian Zhen and Chunyu Huang!
Ying Chengjiao has been staying in the tent and not going out in recent days. Who knows if Ying Chengjiao is formulating a strategy to attack Qi!
What if Ying Chengjiao suddenly came out of the tent and shouted one day, and led the army north to attack Qi, what should they choose!
Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly: "It's a small matter."
"I will go to the army later."
"But I will return to Qin after all, and most of our soldiers will return to Qi..."
At this point, Ying Chengjiao paused, and then his eyes shone with a gleam.
Although the Qin Dynasty emphasizes rewarding merits and punishing faults, this set of rules does not work for Ying Chengjiao.
Since the demise of Chu is a foregone conclusion, why bother to hold on to the path of reviving Chu?
Bring more small gifts to Ying Zheng, maybe Ying Zheng will be happy!
In this way, Ying Chengjiao can make up for his mistakes in another way, so that he will not feel guilty.
Ying Chengjiao suddenly looked at Bu He with shining eyes: "What does Bu Zhongfu think of my Great Qin?"
Bu He: "Ah???"
Commander, didn't you change the topic too quickly!
Ying Chengjiao suddenly showed a full smile, and pulled Bu He, Gong Yangba and other great scholars to sit down: "Everyone, sit down! Sit down!"
"Guafu, bring wine!"
"Bring good wine!"
Forcing a group of great scholars and generals of Qi to sit down, Ying Chengjiao looked at Bu He sincerely: "Bu Zhongfu is the descendant of Zixia, and he is also the patriarch of the Bu family. In this battle, I find that Bu Zhongfu is quite capable."
"But now Bu Zhongfu is only a Zhongfu in Judu."
"This is really a pearl covered in dust and a waste of natural resources!"
Bu He felt warm in his heart.
Is Bu He talented?
Of course!
But Bu He is not good at playing dirty tricks, nor is he good at giving gifts, and he will not give up his determination to serve Hou Sheng.
In addition, although the Bu family has a long history, it no longer has fiefs, so Bu He's path to promotion is long and difficult.
Now, his talent has been recognized by Ying Chengjiao!
Bu He bowed gratefully: "Thank you for the compliment, commander!"
"Of course, although I am a middle-ranking official, I can also fulfill the duties of a middle-ranking official!"
Ying Chengjiao waved his hand and said: "I can clearly fulfill the duties of a senior official, why do I have to fulfill the duties of a middle-ranking official?"
"Why don't Bu Zhongfu come to my Great Qin? I will personally recommend Bu Zhongfu to the king!"
Bu He widened his eyes, and a group of great Confucian generals in the tent were all stunned:
"Ah???"
The army has not been disbanded yet, and you still hold the seal of the left prime minister of Qi.
You start poaching people in front of us now?
Is this appropriate!
After Bu He was shocked, he hurriedly bowed: "I thank the commander for his respect!"
"Yes, our ancestors once said: Serve your parents with all your strength. Serve your king with your life. Be faithful to your friends."
"Since I am a minister of the Great Qi, I should naturally sacrifice myself for the Great Qi. How can I defect to another country?!"
Ying Chengjiao said more sincerely: "If Brother Bu is willing to follow me into Qin, I can cede one more city to Qi."
"To exchange my life for a city is enough to show loyalty to the king!"
Bu He was shocked.
Although he is a descendant of Zixia, Zixia is Zixia and Bu He is Bu He.
The world values Zixia, but it does not mean that the world will give Bu He face.
Now Ying Chengjiao is willing to exchange a city for Bu He to enter Qin, how can Bu He not be grateful!
Bu He bowed his hands loudly: "How can I be worthy of a city! Please don't say that again, Master!"
"Master, you value me so much, I have no way to repay you!"
"But, I am a minister of Qi after all. Since I have served the King of Qi, how can I serve two masters?"
"If Master, I am willing to select 100 successful children from my clan to go to Qin!"
Bu He was very moved and touched.
But the moral bottom line and the concept of monarch and minister formed since childhood made Bu He unable to take that crucial step no matter what.
Being able to send 100 children from the clan to Qin is already the limit of Bu He!
Seeing this, Ying Chengjiao was slightly disappointed, but he did not force him to do anything. He just smiled and nodded: "I will take good care of these 100 Bu family members."
"I hope I can have a chance to drink with Brother Bu in the future!"
Bu He nodded solemnly: "I will!"
Then Ying Chengjiao turned to look at Gong Yangba and said only three words: "Great unification!"
Gong Yangba: !!!
Gong Yangba, who was still eating melons, suddenly stood up with his ears and looked at Ying Chengjiao in astonishment.
Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "I have a dream, that is great unification!"
"I will not hesitate to sacrifice, and I am willing to end the lives and years of our generation, great unification! Say no to chaos!"
"With the blood, sweat and years of the next generation - a peaceful world!"
"Leave a long and peaceful world for future generations!"
Looking at Ying Chengjiao's firm eyes, Gong Yangba's heart trembled suddenly.
Great unification!
This is the dream that the Gongyang family has been pursuing.
Three generations!
This is also the dream that the Gongyang family has been pursuing.
Gongyang Ba did not ask Ying Chengjiao if he was lying to him.
Because Ying Chengjiao had no reason to lie to him, and Ying Chengjiao's reputation was trustworthy enough.
Gongyang Ba did not ask Ying Chengjiao if he was sure to realize this dream.
Because Ying Chengjiao has always been at the forefront of unifying the world! And unifying the world is the prerequisite for unifying the world!
Gongyang Ba said with emotion: "Create a chaotic world to resist a chaotic world!"
"Use great chaos to seek great order!"
"It turns out that the reason why Chang'an Jun repeatedly went on expeditions to destroy countries was to resist the chaotic world and unify the world!"
"Gongyang and Chang'an Jun have the same goal, but I am ashamed that I am far inferior to them!"
Standing up, Gongyang Ba bowed his hands loudly: "Gongyang clan is willing to follow Chang'an Jun's horse."
"Follow Chang'an Jun to create a great unification! Reject the chaotic world together!"
"Return the world to a peaceful world!"
Gongyang Ba bowed without any hesitation!
After all, the Gongyang clan is still just a small clan. It is not easy to be valued by nobles, not to mention nobles who share the same ideals as them.
There is no reason not to bow!
Ying Chengjiao also stood up immediately, helped Gongyang Ba up with both hands, and said with emotion: "I am so lucky to have the help of Gongyang family!"
Looking at this scene like a great talent meeting a great man, Qi Diaoli clapped his hands and laughed: "Brother Gongyang, you finally met a noble man to pick you up!"
"Qi Diao, congratulations for Brother Gongyang! Congratulations for Lord Chang'an!"
Although the other great scholars and generals had different expressions, they all bowed their hands to congratulate.
Gongyang Ba bowed gratefully to his friends in return.
Ying Chengjiao cast his eyes on Qi Diaoli: "Qi Diaoli's life is not easy now, right?"
Qi Diaoli smiled casually: "Although poor, I am happy to talk."
"Although in trouble, I am at peace."
"What's not easy?"
"If Lord Chang'an is willing to recommend virtuous people, he can recommend the rest of you."
"None of my Qi Diao's children are willing to serve as officials."
Qi Diaoli certainly understood what Ying Chengjiao was doing.
Qi Diaoli was also happy to see other great scholars who were both enemies and friends realize their dreams.
But Qi Diaoli would not interfere in this matter, because Qi Diaoli's pursuit was contrary to entering the government.
Ying Chengjiao asked back: "If you don't enter the government and rely on your own strength, can you really fulfill Qi Diaoli's chivalrous heart?"
Qi Diaoli responded as a matter of course: "Not entering the government is indeed less powerful, but it is free."
"Entering the government is indeed more powerful, but it is difficult to keep your heart!"
Ying Chengjiao nodded lightly: "Qi Diaoli is right."
"However, Qi Diaoli, have you ever thought about what would happen if Qi Diaoli was chivalrous in Qin?"
Qi Diaoli did not answer, but his eyes were full of anger and he drank the wine in the cup.
Qi Diaoli certainly knew what would happen if he was chivalrous in Qin.
Because once the children of Qi Diaoli entered Qin, they would never come out again - they all became prisoners!
The free and easy chivalrous and the strict law are simply incompatible.
So much so that Qi Diao had already strictly ordered his disciples to enter Qin!
Seeing that Qi Diao Li did not answer, Ying Chengjiao continued: "I think Qi Diaozi knows."
"But Qi Diaozi, have you ever thought that most of the world has belonged to Qin."
"Most of the world's people live in Qin!"
"In the future, Qi Diaoshi will only be able to be chivalrous in Qi, Yan, and Zhao."
After a pause, Ying Chengjiao suddenly smiled: "I was negligent. Zhao also practices the rule of law."
"Although it is much more relaxed than our Great Qin, the Qi Diao clan is ultimately difficult to fit in with the national policy of Zhao."
"In other words, in the future, the Qi Diao clan can only be chivalrous in Qi and Yan."
"Then I dare to ask Qi Diaozi, will the Qi Diao clan be doing great justice or small justice at that time!"