Chapter 759 Shameless People Are Invincible! I Am Once Again Forced Into a Corner and Have No Alternative but to Do Nothing!

May 2, the 14th year of Qin Wangzheng.

A layer of dark clouds shrouded the sky over Xianyang City.

Even though it was midsummer, the atmosphere in the imperial study of Xianyang Palace was as cold as an ice cave!

Yao Jia, who was exhausted from the journey, stood in the middle of the imperial study and bowed to Ying Zheng with shame: "Report to the king."

"The King of Yan firmly believes that the assassins Tian Guang and Jing Ke were not instructed by the State of Yan, but acted on their own initiative. This matter has nothing to do with the State of Yan."

Wei Zhuang angrily slammed the table: "Absurd!"

"The two Tian Guang and Jing Ke are the chief and deputy envoys of the State of Yan."

"How can the actions of the envoys of the State of Yan not represent the State of Yan!"

"The King of Yan said so, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world!"

Yao Jia said helplessly: "King of Yan, I am indeed not afraid."

As soon as these words came out, the anger of the ministers of the Great Qin became incoherent.

If you have no shame, you will be invincible in the world!

King Xi of Yan, who had already broken through the moral bottom line of the Warring States Period, was fearless!

Wei Liao spoke with anger: "Whether King Yan admits that it was Yan who ordered the assassination of my king or not."

"It is an indisputable fact that Yan's envoy assassinated my king."

"King Yan must give me an explanation no matter what!"

Yao Jia said coldly: "King Yan said that he is willing to pay my Qin with 100,000 stones of grain."

Wei Liao's anger rose in his heart, and he asked solemnly: "The assassin clearly stated in the hall that he was instructed by Prince Dan of Yan."

"Does King Yan not want to hand over Prince Dan of Yan?!"

Yao Jia shook his head, and his voice became colder: "King Yan is unwilling!"

"King Yan said that what the assassin Jing Ke said was all slandering Prince Dan of Yan, and Prince Dan of Yan would never do such a thing."

"And King Yan said that Yan and Zhao have already formed an alliance, and Prince Dan of Yan's troops have joined forces with the Zhao army to attack my Qin together!"

King Xi of Yan's attitude is very clear.

Even if the Qin could present more evidence, the Yan State would not admit that the assassin was sent by the Yan State.

The Yan State knew that the Qin State would not believe it, but now that Yan and Zhao had formed an alliance, and even formed a coalition, what could the Qin State do even if it did not believe it? !

The Yan State, which had embraced its new thigh, was not afraid at all!

Ying Zheng angrily slammed the table: "The King of Yan is bullying me because my sword is not sharp!"

Yao Jia knelt down and bowed his head after lifting his robe: "I have failed the king's expectations, please punish me!"

Ying Zheng's anger ignited the anger of the entire imperial study!

"Chang'an Jun can get millions of stones of grain for a campaign for other countries. Now the Yan State assassinated my king but only wants to pay 100,000 stones of grain as compensation? This is not an apology, this is a humiliation! It is a humiliation to my Qin State!"

"The mother of the King of Yan is a maid! How dare the King of Yan humiliate my Qin State like this! This official will never reconcile with the Yan State in this life!"

"Your Majesty, I will fight!"

Where has the Qin State suffered such injustice in recent years?

More than half of the court officials stood up and shouted for war!

However, Wei Liao suppressed his anger and said solemnly: "Yan assassinated the king, and I am very angry!"

"Yes, I ask the king to think twice!"

"My Great Qin urgently needs time to recuperate. Even this war between Qin and Zhao has made it difficult for my Great Qin to move forward!"

"Moreover, Zhao has strong soldiers and brave warriors, and has a deep hatred for my Great Qin. It is impossible to borrow Qin's way. My Great Qin really has no way to cross Zhao and attack Yan directly."

"If my Great Qin forcibly attacks Yan, I am afraid that not only will it fail to avenge the king, but it will also make my Great Qin's country unstable!"

"I think that we should take the current war between Qin and Zhao as the It is not appropriate to attack Yan specifically. "

Wang Wan also took a deep breath, and with anger in his eyes, he said: "I second the proposal!"

"The lord humiliates me and I die! I will avenge this until I die!"

"However, now that Yan and Zhao have joined forces, if our Great Qin attacks Yan and Zhao together, it will be difficult to win."

"I beg the king to be patient, take the initiative to lobby Yan and express that it will not pursue this assassination, and ask Yan to withdraw its troops."

"When our Great Qin recovers some national strength, I am willing to go out in person to avenge the king!"

The three ministers came out together, asking Ying Zheng to put down his hatred for the time being, and even to pay some price to ask Yan to withdraw its troops.

Because Qin, which has been fighting for years, really can't fight anymore!

It is extremely difficult for the current Great Qin to fight against Zhao alone. If the goal of this battle is set as revenge, the chances of the Great Qin winning this battle are very small, and it may even collapse the national strength due to the long battle line.

The only way to plan for the country is to continue to set the goal of this battle as repelling the Zhao army, forcing Zhao to seek peace, and then letting the people of Qian recuperate for a few years and restore national strength!

The only drawback of this strategy is that it requires Ying Zheng to be patient!

Patience without the dignity of a king!

Ying Zheng's face was cold, and his chest rose and fell as fast as a bellows.

But after more than ten breaths, Ying Zheng finally nodded with difficulty and said: "What the three officials said is reasonable."

"I must avenge my stabbing."

"But I am the King of Qin, and I should put the country first!"

Ying Zheng finally chose to compromise with the country between the individual and the country!

Yang Hu and other young ministers were filled with deep anger and self-blame.

Wei Liao, Wang Wan and other old ministers breathed a sigh of relief and saluted in unison: "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

Ying Zheng clenched his hands into fists, his fingernails stinging the skin on his palms, but his voice had returned to calm: "Pass on my order."

"Shang Qing Yao Jia will bring 200 kilograms of gold to Yan State again to lobby Yan State's important officials. There is no need to try to punish Yan Prince Dan, and try to make Yan State stop fighting..."

However, before Ying Zheng finished speaking, a faint voice floated into the imperial study.

"Urgent military information from Chang'an Jun's troops!"

Ying Zheng's ears moved and he caught the familiar key words. He suddenly looked at the door and said without hesitation: "Submit!"

The door opened wide, and Dan Fu entered the royal study room with the help of two servants.

Dan Fu, who knew what Ying Zheng cared about most, shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door: "Your Majesty!"

"Our unit has won a great victory! Chang'an Jun is safe!"

as expected.

Hearing what Mr. Dan said, Ying Zheng's nervousness suddenly disappeared. Even the anger that he had to endure being assassinated was mostly suppressed. He even pointed at Mr. Dan and said with a smile: "Doctor Dan is quite clever!"

Breaking away from the waiter, letting his weak legs fall to the ground, Dan Fu bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I praise you greatly."

"My military report is here, please read it, Your Majesty!"

Without Ying Zheng's instructions, Meng Yi had already stepped off the platform as soon as Dan Fu entered.

The military report was handed over smoothly. Meng Yi checked the clay-seal letter as he walked. When he walked back to the high platform, he opened the bamboo tube and presented it with both hands.

Ying Zheng quickly took the bamboo tube, poured out a roll of bamboo slips, and scanned it eagerly.

[Your Majesty Chang'an obeys the king's order and orders the main force of our army to march eastward to Taihang to resist the invasion of foreign enemies and protect the people of Qin! 】

[On March 6, 14th year, I fought with Lord Wu'an of Zhao at Hou'ao Mountain and won. 】

[On April 10, 14th year, I led a surprise attack on Wu'an City and pulled it out. 】

[On April 13, the 14th year, my troops came to Handan City, and they sincerely invited the King of Zhao to speak in front of the formation, and discuss together the matter of Qin and Zhao's withdrawal of troops, in order to seek peace for the two kingdoms of Qin and Zhao. 】

【Of course! King Zhao is arrogant! Zhao Chen is arrogant! Seeing that I only led an army of 100,000 men, I treated me with utmost contempt! I waited outside Handan City for more than half an hour, but no one in Zhao State was willing to answer my question! 】

[In order to negotiate with the King of Zhao about a truce, I was forced to have no choice but to attack Handan City that day, in order to break down the barrier between me and the King of Zhao, and have a long talk and in-depth exchanges with the King of Zhao. . 】

Seeing this, Ying Zheng suddenly felt a sense of familiarity in his heart.

I seem to have seen these remarks before!

[On April 16, the 14th year, General Jian defeated Zhao Wuxiang and joined our army. 】

[On April 22nd of the 14th year, the city of Handan was destroyed. Zhao Wangqian still refused to discuss the withdrawal of troops with his ministers, but directly asked for surrender! 】

Sure enough, as soon as Ying Zheng glanced down a line, his eyes went dark.

But the touch of his fingertips made Ying Zheng's eyesight not turn completely black, because judging from the thickness of the bamboo slips, the military report was not over yet!

[On April 23rd of the 14th year, the chaos in Handan City had been calmed down. General Jian was guarding Handan. Soldiers from various ministries went out to take over the land of the old Zhao. I led 180,000 troops and continued to advance eastward. 】

【In this battle, I...】

Ying Zheng could no longer read the handwriting at the back.

Because no matter how hard it is for Ying Zheng to hold on, everything will be dark in front of him!

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"

"Is your Majesty okay? Call the imperial doctor quickly!"

"Could it be that Lord Chang'an is injured? But didn't the ordering soldier say that Lord Chang'an is fine?"

The worried voices of the ministers reached Ying Zheng's ears. Ying Zheng reluctantly handed over the bamboo slips in his hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Read it!"

Meng Yi glanced at Ying Zheng worriedly, but did not dare to say anything. He just took the bamboo slip and recited aloud: "Your Majesty, Chang'an, obeys the king's order..."

The ministers and generals all looked at Ying Zheng with worried eyes and only listened to the military report recited by Meng Yi with their ears.

But as they listened, the eyes of the officials and generals uncontrollably turned from Ying Zheng to Meng Yi, and their eyes widened and widened unconsciously!

"On April 22nd of the 14th year, the city of Handan was destroyed. Zhao Wangqian still refused to discuss the withdrawal of troops with his ministers, but directly asked for surrender!"

After reading this paragraph, even Meng Yi froze in place, holding the bamboo slip close to his eyes in disbelief, and then looked at the ministers with shocked eyes:

"Zhao Kingdom, perish!"

"King Zhao, surrender!"

In the Imperial Study Room, all the officials and generals collectively lost their voices.

Wang Ben slowly moved his right hand down and pinched hard.

"ah!"

A scream broke the peace in the imperial study room.

Wang Ben murmured: "Isn't this general dreaming?"

Yang Hu covered his pinched thigh and shouted in shock: "The Kingdom of Zhao is dead?"

"The Kingdom of Zhao is dead now?!"

What followed was an uproar!

"Qin and Zhao have fought bloody battles for more than a hundred years, and I don't know how many sons have died at the hands of the Zhao army. Now, the Zhao Kingdom has perished at the hands of Lord Chang'an! Hurry! Good luck to me, general!"

"Aweng! Grandfather! Lord Chang'an has avenged you!"

"Hahaha~ I never thought! I have known for a long time that Lord Chang'an is an unparalleled general in the world, but I never thought that Lord Chang'an's expedition could destroy the Zhao Kingdom! Great! Great! Great!"

The bloody battle between Qin and Zhao lasted for more than a hundred years?

Meng Yi, Yang Hu, Wang Wan, Sima Chang and many other veterans of the Qin Dynasty, who did not have relatives who died at the hands of the Zhao people? !

Just a few years ago, Great Qin General Huan Jue died in the battle of Zhao Wuanjun Li Mu!

These two brotherly countries, which come from the same lineage, have long turned into an endless blood feud due to war after war!

Even though Da Qin's national power has doubled today, not a single courtier dares to look down upon Zhao State, and even regards Zhao State as a powerful enemy that Da Qin needs to fight with all its strength.

Just now, the ministers regarded Zhao State as a strong enemy. Just because Yan State and Zhao State joined forces, they had to give up their revenge on Yan State and were forced to let Ying Zheng endure the humiliation.

But now, it was just a defensive counterattack to resist the Zhao army, but it was turned into a war of national annihilation by Ying Chengyu.

The blood feud of the Qin Dynasty led to the destruction of the country!

All the blood debts of the ministers will be repaid in full!