Chapter 3 In the second quarter, Qin Wuwang faintly felt that something was wrong

It is so quick and convenient to conquer Yiyang, and it is only three days before Ganmao's victory is reported and the army goes east!As a result, Qin Wu Wang Lian Xianyang's township affairs have not been properly arranged. Originally, the Qin State after King Qin Hui was already very strong, and staying behind to guard the country was just a name that was indispensable to state affairs, and it was easy to deal with it.But it was a problem for King Wu of Qin, the whole reason was that he had no prince but only eight concubine brothers.There is a huge age gap between these brothers and his eldest son, the youngest Ying Ji is still a teenager, and the eldest son Ying Zhuang is already twenty-six years old.Ying Zhuang and Qin Wu Wang Yingdang are compatriots from the same line, and the son of Qin Hui Wang's wife, Hui Wenhou, and his temperament is very similar to Qin Wu Wang.But because King Wu of Qin was nearly thirty years old and had no children, there were many subtleties among the brothers.King Qin Wu's strength and bravery are well known throughout the world, almost all of the more than twenty wives, concubines and concubines are exhausted, but none of them is pregnant!Empress Huiwen once went to the Taimiao to pray and asked the great wizard in red to drill the tortoise for divination. The big wizard with frosty hair stared at the scattered tortoise pattern for a long time, and then he let out a long sigh: "God's will, the old minister is also difficult to see the mystery of the tortoise." Hey!" Hui Wen was ignorant, and couldn't think of a way out, so he could only keep praying, hoping that God would give him a grandson as soon as possible, so that the restlessness that quietly spread in the Xianyang court would calm down as soon as possible.King Qin Wu was brave and rough in nature, but he was also aware of this subtle aura, which was what he thought about staying behind to guard the country.After thinking over and over again, King Qin Wu invited his second younger brother Ying Zhuang to visit his mother together, and in front of Queen Huiwen, he promoted Ying Zhuang to be the head of Zuo Shu, and led Xianyang City Defense to guard the country.After Huiwen saw the two sons supporting each other, he was very relieved, wiped his tears and said with a smile: "Danger, don't worry, mother will also supervise the country for you, and look at the second brother." After entering the harem, he immediately summoned the secret merchant of Chuliji.

At the beginning, King Wu of Qin wanted to keep the talented Zhang Yi, but Ying Hua had doubts about him and worried that Zhang Yi would make a fuss about the cause of his father's death, so he had no choice but to let Zhang Yi go.Sima Cuo was let go on purpose by him, and there was only one reason: Qin had no shortage of generals, and Sima Cuo had too much prestige, which made him unable to let go of military affairs.As soon as these two people left, the old ministers of the middle school left only the towering and lonely trees in Xili.It's just that this three-generation veteran who is all-rounder in civil and military affairs is indifferent, and he pretends to be sick and refuses to go to court, and he looks like he's letting go.However, Yingdang understands in major matters that as long as Xi Liji is in the country, Yingdang will never force him to do anything, and as long as this old think tank is in an emergency, he does not want him to participate in daily state affairs.Xi Liji has made outstanding achievements, has high prestige, and has a foundation that ordinary important officials do not have: his wife is Princess Yongcheng, the cousin of King Hui of Qin, and has the status of a royal relative.Due to changes in state ownership, Chiliji, who has such power and such a foundation, is the key figure.King Qin Wu didn't understand why he called Chiliji immediately on a whim. After all, the middle school was peaceful, but he always had a strange feeling, and he talked to this old minister for half an hour!

"The old minister knows." Xi Liji had only a few words, and the humorous self-mockery of the past was gone. King Qin Wu wanted to say something, but finally said nothing, bowed deeply to Chi Liji, and strode away. The next day, King Qin Wu led all the ministers and concubines, and marched eastward under the protection of six thousand imperial guards.Three days later, when they arrived at Mengjin Ferry, Gan Mao had already led his army to the north, and the army was stationed on the south bank.After reading the "Military Merit Book" handed by Gan Mao, King Wu of Qin cheered up. Standing on the cart, he announced three edicts: promote Baishan to the Xianyang order, and immediately guard the city defense of Xianyang; promote Baiqi to the former army The lieutenant-general acts as the former commander-in-chief; the rest of the meritorious officers and soldiers are all promoted and promoted according to the "Military Merit Book".After the edict, the three armies cheered, and everyone was excited.After the celebration banquet that night, King Wu of Qin and Gan Mao discussed and decided to send Baishan to lead an army of 50,000 from Hangu Pass to return to Qin State. Bai Qi, the former deputy general of the army, assisted the general Gan Mao in governing and controlling, in fact, the specific command power was handed over to Bai Qi.

In the early morning, when the sun had just climbed over the city of Yiyang, more than 10,000 soldiers from kings, ministers, concubines and concubines of King Wu of Qin crossed Mengjin in more than 100 large boats. When Yan Shui's royal guard of honor arrived at Mengjin Ferry, 50,000 Qin cavalry soldiers had just crossed the river. Black battle flags rolled across the green field, and Mengjin Ferry was surrounded by forests of masts and black sails to block out the sun.In the wilderness on the south bank, the cavalry of the Qin army formed three huge square formations amidst the echoing ox horns.On an iron-wheeled chariot in front of the central phalanx stood a large flag with the word "Qin" standing three feet six feet high. The flag bearer was Wu Huo, a warrior on the iron tower in front of the hall.Under the banner of Dazhu, King Wu of Qin rode a large specially-made bronze chariot. He wore a bronze armor, a black embroidered gold cloak, and a spear-shaped king helmet on his head. , actually looks like a golden god!On the right hand of Wang Che is another strongman Meng Ben. Although he is walking with a big bronze axe, he is almost as tall as King Qin Wu on the chariot, standing like a black cloud chariot!On Wang Che's left hand were Gan Mao and other brigade of courtiers and a large group of concubines who were submerged in the forest of flags fluttering in the wind.Wang Che was followed by a small phalanx of thousands of riders. In front of the formation was a battle flag with the word "Bai" written on it. The flag was the young new former general Bai Qi.

King Wu of Qin raised the black horsewhip on his wrist and asked loudly, "General, how far is it from Luoyang?" Gan Mao replied loudly on the horse: "Eighty li, an army of iron cavalry can arrive in half a day." King Wu of Qin raised his whip and laughed loudly: "In ten days, you can pass through Sanchuan and the next Zhou's house, and you will die without hatred!" "Let's drive, king—" Gan Mao ordered loudly, and King Qin Wu's large chariot started rattling and rumbled under the guard of two iron tower warriors on the left and right.After the royal chariot guard of honor, Bai Qi waved the flag left and right: "Advance the phalanx! Get up—" He heard the rumble of thirty-six war drums on the chariot behind him. The phalanx of cavalry followed Qin Wuwang's guard of honor, and they rushed across the freshly green grass like a cliff.

Suddenly, a group of red chariots approached from the official road, and the sound of music horns could be faintly heard. "General, is this considered the emperor's teacher?" King Qin Wu looked at him in surprise. Gan Mao had already seen it: "Report to my king: the minister expects the envoy to be rewarded by the emperor!" "Reward? Huh!" Qin Wuwang sneered contemptuously: "I want to see, how can a doomed emperor present a good show to reward me, a prince?" With a whip in his hand, he said, "Army in formation!" In the interlacing of war drums and horns, Bai Qi waved the command flag, and a cavalry army of 50,000 uniforms spread out on both sides of the king's chariot. The knights raised their spears and set up their knives, neatly and solemnly like well-trained battle guards.

The red car drove to a stone's throw away from the Qin army's formation, and then slowly parked.Compared with the dark and shining army formation of the Qin army, this chariot looked extremely shabby, its armor and flags were dilapidated and dim, and even the flag gun and the tassel of the "Zhou" flag in front of the bronze chariot were incomplete. The soldiers of the cavalry were even more dispirited and dispirited. Against the mighty and powerful Qin army, they formed an absurd and weird contrast!Qin Wuwang widened his eyes and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

At this moment, Lao Yan was helped off by a maid from a luxurious and old bronze cart, and walked over with difficulty, followed by two maids in red holding large copper plates.Finally, Yan Shui walked up to the chariot, which was half a man taller than the usual chariot, and cupped his hands neither humble nor overbearing: "The king of Qin entered the emperor Wang Ji, and my grand master rewarded the three armies for being late, please forgive me." An old voice Not without sadness, but without a trace of panic. "Whoever comes comes here, why dare the emperor reward him?" Although it was a diplomatic rhetoric, King Qin Wu said it coldly.

Yan Sui did not realize it, but bowed his hands again and made a salute: "The King of Zhou specially sent veterans to ride in the king's chariot and hold the king's wine to reward the army. Zhou and Qin came from the same source in the west, and should welcome the King of Qin to Luoyang King City for a visit." King Qin Wu sneered: "Yiyou? If I want to destroy Zhou Changzhu, what should I do?" Yan Li was unhurried: "The Zhou family is in decline, and it survives in name only. It can't withstand the blow of any big country, let alone Qin's iron cavalry? However, the Zhou family has no wealth, no land, and no army. Criticism. As the proverb goes: It is useless to destroy the Zhou Dynasty. It is true."

King Wu of Qin burst into laughter suddenly: "The old grand master is wise! I don't want to destroy Zhou, I just want to see the weather in Luoyang." Yan Shui immediately relieved: "King Qin is wise! Please get off the carriage and accept the wine from the emperor." Suddenly, Qin Wuwang sneered arrogantly and reservedly again: "The king of Zhou is the king, and this king is also the king. Why do you need to get out of the car?" Yan Shu's face turned red, and he argued according to "Rituals": "Etiquette for the Son of Heaven: On the chariot, no one can receive wine!"

"Why not?" Meng Ben roared at the side of the car, and Yan Shui staggered and almost fell to the ground in shock.At this time, I saw Meng Ben stepping in front of the two maids with big strides, stretched out his two big hands, one hand grabbed the slender waist of one of the maids, and with a stretch of both hands, he suddenly lifted the two maids.Before the two maids had time to scream, their faces turned blue, they floated onto the large chariot inexplicably, and surrounded King Qin Wu in fear.Meng Ben roared: "Kneel down! Toast!" "Li Beng Le is ruined!" Yan Shu muttered in pain and closed his eyes, two lines of old tears suddenly gushed down his cheeks. The two maids were so frightened that they completely forgot the sacred etiquette of giving wine, and they couldn't help but kneel down in panic, holding the bronze baron with both hands, but they didn't want to forget to hold the tray with one hand; the copper tray fell in the strong wind, and there was a sound of "Dang!" When he touched the copper railing of the chariot, he flew out of the chariot, and rolled to Yan Shui's feet shining with bronze light!The red silk under the copper plate was blown up by the river wind, and hung on the tip of the spear of the black "Qin" flag, flying non-stop. The two maids lowered their heads and held the title in panic: "Respect, please drink to the king..." King Wu of Qin laughed loudly: "The Son of Heaven is toasting, how can you not drink it? Hurry up!" He grabbed the two bronze cups with a big hand and drank them all in one gulp.The two maids were trembling with fright at this unheard-of giant's aura, and they didn't know what to do, so they hugged King Qin Wu's legs and curled up into two balls.King Qin Wu laughed, and grabbed a maid with one hand: "The maid of the Son of Heaven, you are as cowardly as a mouse!" With a wave of both hands, the two maids floated up like leaves.Only two screams were heard, and the two maids floated to the ground from the air, and fell on Yan Shu together.Embarrassed, Lao Yan hurriedly pushed the two maids to the ground, and stood up with a shake of his sleeves. King Qin Wu laughed and pointed at his whip: "Old Master, please ride with me." Yan Shui waved his hands quickly: "Thank you King Qin, the old man is impatient with the bumps of the chariot, so I can take the king's chariot and follow." King Qin Wu's face turned cold immediately: "Chariot? This king's chariot is a hundred times more stable than your king's chariot. The old master tried it." Before Yan Shu could speak, Meng Ben grabbed Yan Shu's waist with both hands, and lifted the old man into the large chariot.Yan Shui frowned, but he could only force a smile: "The King of Qin invites you." Qin Wu Wang ignored Yan Shui, and slapped his horsewhip: "Soldiers are sent to Luoyang!" The large chariot started rumbling and rumbling.The emperor's guard of honor brought by Lao Yan Shuo paralleled the guard of honor of King Qin Wu, and it was so insignificant that Yan Shui couldn't bear to see it. Two hours after the army advanced, the Luoyang Royal City was in sight.King Qin Wu looked as far as he could, and saw a huge lonely city standing under the setting sun in spring. It was the season of vigorous spring plowing, but the place was full of desolation and desolation: there were no farmers in the fields, no carriages and horses on the official roads, and no tourists as he imagined. The country style of Wang Ji, who sings and answers each other, is not as prosperous as he yearns for the gathering of businessmen, officials and officials... In King Qin Wu's dream of Sanchuan, the Luoyang royal family is the source of civilization in the world, and it is a magnificent palace. It's still like a fairyland in the sky!Now seeing the ruins of the royal city, a coldness suddenly permeated the body and mind, seeing the dim red crowd under the pavilion outside the city, King Qin Wu didn't even have the interest to ask. Lao Yan stood up: "King Qin, please see: the officials of the Zhou family are welcoming the emperor on behalf of the emperor." Is this also the Suburb of the Son of Heaven?Two teams of young and old "Heavenly Soldiers" lined up outside the Dashi Pavilion and continued to the city gate. They were lined up in two rows, and a huge old red felt was spread outside the pavilion. On the red felt was a barely complete royal band, but the musicians were all gray-haired old men and ordinary-looking middle-aged women.Two rows of young maids with slightly brighter clothes are behind the official queue, and they are probably the only bright colors in the suburban welcome queue. The minister of ceremonies outside the pavilion made a long announcement: "The suburbs welcome the King of Qin, and the emperor sings music—" The grand music sounded, and the maids sang melodiously: King Wu of Qin stared at the dilapidated guard of honor of the royal family, and was at a loss when he heard this feeble hymn.Gan Mao didn't hear the lyrics clearly, so he asked loudly, "What is the song? I haven't heard it yet!" Yan Shu cupped his hands to King Wu of Qin: "To the King of Qin: This "Ode to a Guest" was specially written by the Son of Heaven. Welcome King Qin!" Qin Wu Wang nodded expressionlessly, and he was completely different from the flamboyant Mengjin Ferry. The minister of ceremonies in the suburbs made another long announcement: "King Qin enters the city——!" King Qin Wu suddenly came to his senses, and after a little thought, he ordered Gan Mao: "The army is stationed outside the city, and will enter the city tomorrow morning!" Yan Shu couldn't help being stunned, and felt relieved in a flash: "The old man is going to enter the city immediately, and ask the emperor to reward the three armies!" King Wu of Qin beat his horsewhip on his chariot, obviously very impatient: "What a reward? Don't make too much noise! ​​Just wait for tomorrow!" Lao Yan was even more relaxed, and bowed deeply: "Old minister welcomes King Qin tomorrow!" Then he retreated side.Gan Mao knew the nature of King Qin Wu very well, so he turned around and ordered to Bai Qi: "The army camps on the spot!" Bai Qi had already seen the surrounding terrain clearly, and waved his flag: "Camp on all sides! Defend the king's tent—!" Wan Tieqi immediately camped separately according to the order of the tribe, and guarded the big tent at the gate of King Qin Wu in the central area. After a while, he saw smoke rising from all sides, and the camp entered an orderly night camp defense. King Qin Wu had no peace all night, tossing and turning, always unable to get rid of a thought that popped up all of a sudden——Is the trip to Luoyang not worth the candle?After careful recollection, the moment I saw the emperor rewarding the guard of honor at Mengjin Ferry, this idea came up, and when the soldiers approached the city of Luoyang, this idea became unstoppably clear.Sanchuan is so boring, but he takes it as the first major thing to do, not only forcing the six countries to restore their alliance, but also getting the notoriety of "the same origin can kill each other, it is not the king's injustice"; This notoriety is nothing.For the first time, King Wu of Qin vaguely felt his own recklessness, and felt the sophistication of his father and Zhang Yi-the Luoyang King City, which was close at hand, just ignored him, and just went all out to mediate with the Central Plains Warring States.At that time, he was contemptuous of his father and Zhang Yi's unremitting efforts. In his opinion, if there were 200,000 soldiers from the state of Qin Xiong Gu, as long as they let go of their hands and feet and killed them from the outside of Hangu Pass, they would surely be killed within three years. Destroy the world!Why pull the saw back and forth?Thinking about it now, it seems that something is wrong.Not to mention anything else, as a group of teachers in Luoyang, he will face the situation of joining forces with the Six Nations, and from the experience of the Battle of Yiyang, if it weren't for Bai Qi's surprise attack strategy proposed by Sima Cuo, he would have defeated the Allied Forces of the Six Nations. Not easy.Thinking about it, Qin Wuwang actually complained to Gan Mao a little bit: How could a prime minister and leading general not come up with a better strategy, but just follow his own heart?It seems that there must be something to gain in Luoyang, but what is the gain?What does Luoyang have? Dimly, King Qin Wu finally fell asleep.The ancient Black Hawk Castle was floating among the clouds, but he could not catch up with his strides.Suddenly, a big black eagle rushed from the clear blue sky. With a roar, he grabbed the black eagle's wings and flew up!The big black eagle let out a long chirp and fell straight down. There was an abyss in front of him, and a cliff opened its fangs and rushed towards him... "Ah!" King Qin Wu screamed and turned over and sat up. Under the force, the army couch was broken into pieces, and his hands were still only grasping the side rails of the couch. Meng Benwu had rushed in from two iron towers: "Where is the assassin?" Two roars were like thunder. King Wu of Qin woke up and said with a chuckle, "I'm dreaming of fighting. It's okay, let's go." As soon as the two left, King Wu of Qin got up and went out of the tent. Looking at the sky full of stars, he didn't know where he was?He covered his face with his hands and calmed down for a moment before he came back to his senses. He stood until the white belly of the fish was exposed in the east, and then returned to the big tent. As the sun rose, Yan led the Zhou family's young and old officials out of the city to welcome them.Gan Mao came to ask how to enter the city?King Qin Wu asked for the first time: "How does the prime minister think that he will enter the city?" Gan Mao cupped his hands and replied, "Show off our army's prestige, and the army will march in!" Thousands of iron cavalry enter the city." Gan Mao was taken aback for a moment, then strode away.A moment later, Bai Qi personally led a team of thousands of people from his headquarters to escort King Qin Wu's car, and drove into Luoyang rumblingly.