Spring and Autumn Confucian Heroes

Chapter 411
General Huan Chang was assassinated, and the whole city of Shangqiu was shaken. Song Gong was furious and sent a large number of officers to investigate the person who instigated the assassin.

Not only that, there are also heavily armed soldiers passing by on the street, and everyone has awe-inspiring expressions on their faces.

Huan Mansion, Huan Chang looked carefully at the letter in his hand, and suddenly sighed deeply.

There were two letters in front of him, one of which was signed by Fang Li, and the other signed by Han Shaoyun.

Ever since Huan Chang decided to become an official in the Song Dynasty, he thought of the talented Ji Bo, Fang Li, and Han Shaoyun.

The three entered Qin successively, but because they were too far apart, Huan Chang did not get any news of the three.

With the mentality of trying, Huan Chang still wrote a few letters and sent them to Qin through official channels, hoping to get in touch with the three of them.

Huan Chang still had a small expectation in his heart, that is, if the three of them were not valued in Qin State, they would be invited to come to Song State as officials.

In the past, Huan Chang couldn't make a promise to the three of them, but with Huan Chang's current power and his status in Duke Song's mind, he was able to give the three of them a very bright future.

Huan Chang is confident enough that as long as the three of them are willing to come to Song State to help him reform, and with the full support of Song Gong, then Song State will be able to restore the prosperity of Xianggong's period sooner or later.

After waiting for several months, Huan Chang finally got a reply, but the content of the letter made him feel mixed.

After Ji Bo and Fang Li entered the Qin Dynasty, with their talents, they were quickly valued by the King of Qin.

The King of Qin is a man of great talent, broad-minded, good at employing people, and eager to strengthen the Qin State. After meeting the two, he talked with them non-stop for five days and five nights, and then began to promote them exceptionally.

Just a year and a half ago, the King of Qin had already negotiated with the two of them on the matter of the reform, and despite all the opinions, Ji Bo was made the head of the left concubine, in charge of internal affairs, and presided over the reform of the Qin State.

Fang Li was also highly regarded by the King of Qin, and he was named Shangqing, responsible for making suggestions and presiding over Qin's diplomacy.

During this period, Qin State repeatedly broke out wars with other countries in the Western Regions. After Han Shaoyun entered Qin, he joined the army, and soon emerged as an important general in the army.

King Qin took Han Shaoyun as his general, and defeated the countries of the Western Regions several times with fewer victories and more victories.

Not only that, but Fang Li brought gold, silver and beauties with him, and with his perfect tongue, he wandered among the countries in the Western Regions, provoking conflicts among the countries in the Western Regions.

When the countries in the Western Regions were at war with each other, Fang Li persuaded King Qin to cede territory to two neighboring countries and then sign a non-aggression treaty.

The people of Qin were staunch, and in the past even if there were endless wars, they still would not cede a city or a pool.

After hearing Fang Li's suggestion, all the ministers of the state of Qin were furious and wrote letters to impeach Fang Li.

But Fang Li insisted on reasoning, saying that the king of Qin said: The reason why the countries in the Western Regions are constantly fighting against my country of Qin is because they are afraid of the bravery of our Qin people, so they want to destroy my country of Qin.

As long as Qin State pretends to surrender to the countries of the Western Regions, the other party will definitely think that the Qin people have bent their backs and lost the blood in their bones. By ceding a little territory, you can sign a peace treaty with the countries of the Western Regions.

Without the worries of the Qin people, and with my sharp tongue, I will definitely be able to provoke wars among the countries in the Western Regions, so that the countries in the Western Regions will no longer have time to look east.

What Qin State lacks now is a stable space and time for development. As long as the new law can be fully promoted, no one in Qin State will be able to underestimate it ten years later!
Fang Li's words moved Uncle Ji, and King Qin as well, and that's how the Qin State cede land for peace.

Sure enough, as Fang Li expected, the countries in the Western Regions, who were very jealous of the Qin people, immediately signed a non-aggression treaty with Qin after seeing that the Qin people took the initiative to cede land for peace and put on a groveling posture.

Of course, the fact that the treaty can be signed so quickly is inseparable from Han Shaoyun's repeated defeats of the countries in the Western Regions, and Fang Li's ability to sow discord among the countries in the Western Regions with his sharp tongue.

In any case, Qin Guo temporarily bowed his head to gain enough time for development, and he can reform with peace of mind from then on.

Afterwards, Fang Li wandered among the countries of the Western Regions again, and began to fan the flames and sow dissension. War finally broke out among the countries of the Western Regions that had signed a peace treaty with Qin.

In the short term, the countries in the Western Regions will no longer be able to move eastward.

"King Qin has Brother Ji to preside over the reform, Brother Fang Li to advise and be in charge of diplomacy, and Brother Han to lead the army to conquer the Quartet, and supplemented by Qin people's tough and fearless personality. Given time, how can Qin not become stronger?"

At this time, Huan Chang suddenly regretted, not knowing whether it was good or bad for him to support Fang Li and Han Shaoyun's entry into Qin Dynasty.

"Since the three elder brothers have a good home and are able to display their talents quietly, I should also be happy for them."

Reining in his emotions, Huan Chang remembered the news sent by Shadow again, knowing that Qi, Zhao, South Korea, Chu, and Wei were all reforming, and immediately felt a strong sense of urgency.

"This is a world of great struggle. If the Song Dynasty cannot move forward bravely, it will be eliminated by the times sooner or later."

Thinking of this, a murderous look flashed in Huan Chang's eyes, and then he shouted to the door: "Invite An Ying, Liu Sandao, Mo Dao, and Wu Jing, I have something important to discuss!"

Not long after, the four of them came to Huan Chang's study one after another. Looking at their lord's serious face, they already had some guesses in their hearts.

"Since I was assassinated, the implementation of the new law immediately encountered great resistance."

"Shadow, have the nobles who led the opposition to the new law, and the generals with double hearts been investigated clearly?"

Shadow immediately stepped forward and answered: "There are many nobles who oppose the new law, and five of them are the most important ones, and my subordinates have already investigated them clearly."

"As for the general with two hearts, although the subordinates can't come up with conclusive evidence, they have been able to determine who actually sent someone to assassinate the lord."

Someone assassinated Huan Chang in the street, the purpose is self-evident.

Even though the assassination was unsuccessful, these people sent a clear signal to Huan Chang and the officials and people in Shangqiu that someone was determined to obstruct the implementation of the new law.

After this incident happened, the nobles and tyrants who had maintained a wait-and-see attitude immediately did not hesitate any more and began to work together to resist the implementation of the new law.

Huan Chang has been patient for more than two months. If he does not take any action, this reform will definitely be aborted.

"Since it has been possible to determine which generals have evil intentions, it doesn't matter if there is no conclusive evidence."

"Give me an order to invite those generals to the banquet today."

Huan Chang's eyes flickered coldly, and he had already decided to get rid of these generals vigorously, otherwise, if this delay continued, it was very likely that a mutiny would be triggered.

If Song State's army started to fight among themselves, it would definitely be a nightmare for the already weak Song State.

(End of this chapter)