Chapter 36 1. Borrowing a knife to kill someone, winning the government

People who are good at strategy can often use the hands of others to remove possible competitors and obstacles on their way forward at the right time without leaving any traces. This is the so-called "a gentleman is good at fake things".The talented Qin Shihuang Yingzheng is such a king who is good at strategy. In 246 BC, Ying Zheng, who was only thirteen years old, successfully ascended the throne with the full support of his prime minister and second father, Lu Buwei, and inherited the Qin State.At this time, Yingzheng was still young and did not have the ability to handle state affairs. Therefore, the military and political power of Qin during this period was actually in the hands of the two people who had the closest relationship with Qin Shihuang——Yingzheng’s mother, the Queen Mother Zhao, and her second father, Lu Buwei. .

With the passage of time, Yingzheng grew up day by day; the intrigues in the royal family, the rivalry among the officials, and the rumors circulating among the people about his wrongful origin made the young emperor mature quickly. .He gradually realized that there was a person who had posed a potential threat to his throne.That person was none other than his younger brother Chang'an Juncheng.Because at this time, around Lord Chang'an, a group of people who opposed Lu Buwei and Yingzheng had gathered, and the strength of this group was gradually growing, and its representative was Fan Yuqi, a general of Qin State.

The young Yingzheng realized it. He was several decades older than him, and his second father, the thoughtful and cunning Xiangguo Lu Buwei, of course also realized it. In 239 BC, Ying Zheng was 20 years old.This year, a rebellion broke out in the six cities of Shangdang County. The rebels killed the local governor sent by Qin there, and declared that Shangdang had since been separated from Qin's jurisdiction.Qin State sent people to investigate and learned that the incident was planned by Zhao State, and the angry Qin State subjects demanded revenge on Zhao State.The shrewd Lu Buwei noticed that the time had come to get rid of Chang'an Juncheng.

At the court meeting to discuss how to deal with this matter, Lu Buwei proposed to Emperor Qin Yingzheng to appoint Lord Chang'an as the commander-in-chief and lead troops to crusade against Zhao.Although a few officials raised objections, Yingzheng agreed to Lu Buwei's proposal and immediately made a decision to order Chang'an Juncheng to lead one hundred thousand elite troops to attack Zhao. into command. At that time, Chang'an Juncheng was only 17 years old, still young, and had no experience in leading troops.Wouldn't it be child's play to entrust such a heavy responsibility to a child?Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Lu Buwei's proposal to let Chang'an Jun lead troops to crusade against Zhao, the most powerful country among the six countries at that time, undoubtedly hoped to use the hands of the Shangdang rebels and the powerful Zhao army to eliminate this potential threat. The person who wins the throne.

Fan Yuqi, a general of the Qin State who went out with Chang'an Jun, was brave and good at fighting, and was very resourceful, so he was deeply relied on by Chang'an Jun.However, Fan Yuqi and Lu Buwei, the prime minister, had always been at odds. He was extremely dissatisfied with Lu Buwei's arbitrary power and Yingzheng's laissez-faire. He wrote to Yingzheng many times, but nothing came of it.Coupled with the recent rumors that Ying Zheng is Lu Buwei's illegitimate son, it made him feel even more angry. When Lord Chang'an led his army to the border between Qin and Zhao, Fan Yuqi, who had been thinking for a long time, came to the tent of the Chinese army to meet Lord Chang'an.He signaled to Mr. Chang'an that he had an urgent military report, and asked him to get away from the left and right.Lord Chang'an did as he said, and when there was no one else in the tent, Fan Yuqi quietly said to Lord Chang'an: "Recently, people all over the world have spread word of mouth that the current state of Qin no longer has the surname Ying. The son of the former king was actually the son of Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji. The common people also said that they were the ones who collude and stole the throne that should belong to the son. I wonder if the son knows about it?"

Lord Chang'an was taken aback, and said: "Has the general heard about it? Actually, I've heard about it a long time ago, but I've always been unwilling to believe it to be true. I never thought it would happen." Fan Yuqi said bitterly: "Young master is kind-hearted, but unexpectedly this time he fell into the trap of a traitor. Please think about it carefully, young master, this time you led troops to suppress the rebellion. On the surface, it seems that you are being reused, but in fact it is hiding evil intentions." The purpose is to let you die on the battlefield. Moreover, if the young master is unfavorable this time, Ying Zheng will definitely use this to condemn you, ranging from being demoted to a commoner to being punished."

Hearing this, Lord Chang'an panicked and said, "Thanks to the general reminding me, otherwise I would have been kept in the dark. I never thought that Lu Buwei and Ying Zheng would be so vicious! According to the general, how should I deal with it?" Fan Yuqi said: "Now the imperial general Meng Ao leads the army outside and has no time to take care of it. The rest of the generals in the court have nothing to worry about. Your son now has a heavy army. As long as we form a righteous army and spread the message to the world, exposing the fact that Lu Buwei and his son have stolen the country, Prove to the common people that you are orthodox, and I believe that all the subjects in the world will support you.”

Lord Chang'an was persuaded by Fan Yuqi, and he said angrily: "What is there to be afraid of, sir! I intend to get rid of these people who have harmed the country. I hope the general will help me." Seeing that he had persuaded Lord Chang'an, Fan Yuqi immediately said firmly to Lord Chang'an: "Young Master, please rest assured, in order to help you establish a great cause, it would not be a pity to die!" After some planning by the two, Chang'an Juncheng and General Fan Yuqi led their 100,000 troops, stopped advancing, changed the direction of the march, and went straight to Xianyang. A rebellion aimed at destroying Qin Wang Yingzheng broke out.

The news of Lord Chang'an's rebellion reached the court, and King Qin Yingzheng was astonished.He originally wanted to use the hands of Zhao Jun to clear it up, but he didn't expect that he neither quelled the rebellion nor defeated Zhao, but rebelled first.very good!In this way, I can justifiably kill you, my Lord Chang'an.A cruel smile appeared on Ying Zheng's stern face. Under the appointment of Qin Wang Yingzheng and Xiangguo Lu Buwei, the loyal general Wang Jian led an army of 100,000 troops to attack Chang'an Lord.At this time, Lord Chang'an's central army was stationed in Tunliu City, and the rest of his subordinate troops were stationed in Changzi, Huguan and other cities.

After Wang Jian led his army to fight Fan Yuqi fiercely, he suffered a lot.Seeing that Fan Yuqi was brave and good at fighting, the far-sighted Wang Jian knew that a strong attack would not work, so he decided to outwit him. It happened that under Wang Jian's command, there was a general named Yang Duanhe, who had been a diner under Chang'an Jun and knew Chang'an Jun well. Through Yang Duanhe, he could get in touch with Chang'an Jun.So, under Wang Jian's secret order, Yang Duanhe sneaked into Tunliu City in disguise to persuade Lord Chang'an. Wang Jian's troops were divided into three groups. He personally led the Chinese army to besiege Tunliu City where Fan Yuqi and Lord Chang'an were stationed. The other two groups attacked Changzi City and Huguan City respectively.Mr. Chang'an was trapped in the city, seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, he was very worried.He anxiously asked Fan Yuqi: "What should we do if Wang Jian's army besieged and stayed in the village for a long time?"

Fan Yuqi said to Lord Chang'an confidently: "Your subordinates fought Wang Jian today, and his army's morale has been dampened. Tomorrow, I will lead the whole army to capture Wang Jian alive, and then go straight to Xianyang. You can rest assured, son. The throne is just around the corner." In the war with the fierce general Fan Yuqi, the seasoned Wang Jian adopted the military strategy of surrounding but not fighting.He ordered the soldiers to retreat ten miles, dug deep ditches, built high walls, and sent troops to guard the dangerous places, so as not to fight.In order to capture the two cities occupied by the rebels, Changzicheng and Huguan, he sent another 20,000 reinforcements.Due to the fact that the imperial army fought more against the few, the rebels in Changzi City and Huguan City were successfully wiped out.Fan Yuqi thought that Wang Jian was timid and was discussing sending troops to support Changzi City and Huguan City, but unexpectedly there was news that the two cities had fallen.Fan Yuqi hurriedly transferred the rebels who were originally stationed in the city outside the city, and deployed defenses overnight, while Lord Chang'an was still stationed in the city. Lord Chang'an in the city heard that the eldest son city and Huguan city had fallen, and hurriedly sent someone to summon Fan Yuqi to the city to discuss.Fan Yuqi saw that Lord Chang'an was so frightened that he lost his soul, so he had no choice but to comfort him and said: "As long as I lead an army to fight Wang Jian decisively, if I win, we will pursue the victory. If we lose, we will retreat to other countries." Lord Chang'an had no choice but to agree. . Yang Duanhe, who sneaked into the city, saw that the victory of the Qin army was in sight, so he came to Chang'an Jun's tent late at night to meet Chang'an Jun.He understood it with reason and moved him with emotion, and persuaded Lord Chang'an to surrender.Fan Yuqi's successive defeats made Lord Chang'an panic all day long. Not long after Fan Yuqi returned to the barracks outside the city from Lord Chang'an, he personally led the army to fight a fierce battle with Wang Jian's army.Although Fan Yuqi was brave and good at fighting, but the morale of his subordinates was low and they had no fighting spirit, so they were defeated in the end.Fan Yuqi rushed left and right, led the remaining subordinates to successfully break through, and finally escaped back. At the base of Tunliu City, Fan Yuqi ordered the soldiers defending the city, "Open the door!" At that time, Yang Duanhe was accompanying Lord Chang'an to watch the battle on the tower, and happened to see this scene.He knew that once Fan Yuqi entered the city, he would lose the chance to persuade Lord Chang'an to surrender, so he must not let Fan Yuqi enter the city. Yang Duanhe quickly pulled out the long sword he was wearing, put it on Chang'an Jun's neck, and ordered to the soldiers guarding the city: "I am the envoy of the imperial court. Chang'an Jun has surrendered. Whoever dares to open the city gate and let the rebels go?" When Fan Yuqi enters the city, he will be shot or killed." Seeing that the defeat was decided, all the soldiers guarding the city had no choice but to obey Yang Duanhe's order, and they remained calm. No one dared to open the city gate, and Lord Chang'an had lost his mind long ago.Seeing this, Fan Yuqi sighed, "The concubine is not enough to plan!" He led a few soldiers around him to fight a bloody road and fled to the country of Yan.Seeing that the general situation was over, Mr. Chang'an committed suicide in helplessness and disappointment. After successfully suppressing the Chang'an Lord's rebellion, King Qin Yingzheng ordered to kill all the soldiers who followed the Chang'an Lord's rebellion, and move the people in the whole city to the border Lintao; he also offered a reward of five cities and ten thousand gold in exchange for Fan Yuqi's head.A mutiny subsided in this way, it is really "its prosperity is also prosperous, and its death is also sudden". Lu Buwei suggested that Qin Wang Yingzheng send the seventeen-year-old Chang'an Jun to lead troops to attack Zhao in an attempt to get rid of him by killing him with a knife.Ying Zheng, who is good at strategy, pushes the boat along the way. With Lu Buwei's strategy, he eliminates Chang'an Jun, who is a potential threat to his throne, and eradicates all his remaining parties, thus firmly consolidating his position.