Qin Shi: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

Chapter 170 Qin Wang and Zheng Er

Hearing Xiong Qi's words, Cheng Yu was also a little dazed. Although he wanted Qin Wangzheng to leave Xianyang himself, he never thought that Xiong Qi would help him, and that was simply impossible.

Xiong Qi is now in the rank of Jiuqing, and also serves as the captain of Xianyang Palace. Who doesn't know that now he has become Qin Wangzheng's confidant, how can he help Cheng Yu?
Could it be that my suggestion has benefits that I don't see, and is it really a wise choice?For a moment, such doubts could not help appearing in Cheng Yu's mind.

But some people looked at Cheng Yu with more sympathy, such as Yushi Feng Jie, such as Yangquan Lord, and even Zhao Gao who was standing beside Qin Wangzheng.

In the eyes of the ministers with different thoughts, Xiong Qi said calmly: "This candidate, looking at Xianyang, there is only one person who is the most suitable."

Hearing this, a trace of uneasiness was faintly felt in Cheng Yu's heart.

Sure enough, Xiong Qi's voice sounded again in the hall: "This person is you, Lord Chang'an."

As Xiong Qi's eyes fell on him, Cheng Yu's heart fell into an abyss. Although he had long thought of being able to lead troops in battle and further expand his power, he never wanted to risk his life at such a critical moment. It is a huge risk to go to the front line. It is not a meritorious service, but a gift of the head. His Chang'an Lord's head is still very valuable to the joint vertical coalition army.

"Mr. Changping's words are justified. Mr. Chang'an is a brother of the great king, and he is familiar with the art of war. Mr. Chang'an is the most suitable person to lead the troops to stop the enemy." When Cheng Yu was at a loss, as the censor Feng Jie has already stood up.

Looking at Feng Jie, who was falling into trouble, Cheng Yu couldn't help clenching his fists, and a burst of anger grew in his panicked heart, but how should he face the current situation, and how should he solve it?

Say you can't go?Why?The current situation does not allow him to back down at all. Once he gets the reputation of being cowardly and cowardly, the title of Lord Chang'an will really stink in the whole Qin country.

Qin Wangzheng looked at his younger brother quietly, without any intention of looking at him for a while, under the calm and stern face, no one could see his specific thoughts.

The entire hall fell into an unspeakable silence.

When Cheng Yu was unable to advance or retreat, and was about to collapse, Qin Wangzheng finally spoke: "Mr. Chang'an is young, so it is difficult for him to take on such a big responsibility. This matter is another matter."

Although Cheng Yu's motives are not pure, but Qin Wangzheng will not treat the general affairs of the country as a trifle, let Cheng Yu lead the army, even if Cheng Yu himself is willing, in the current situation, Qin Wangzheng will reject this proposal, he just kept silent It's just to punish my younger brother who thinks he's smart and ambitious.

Hearing Qin Wangzheng's words, Cheng Yu couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. It's okay, it's okay, he doesn't need to go to the front line anymore. Although he is quite confident in his ability, but when will this confidence come? Fortunately, Qin Wangzheng finally I spoke.

But, what does it mean that Mr. Chang'an is young, so it is difficult for him to take on such a big responsibility?Could it be that I am so unbearable in your eyes, Brother Wang?After the rest of his life, what Cheng Yu felt was another kind of embarrassment. The contempt from Qin Wangzheng hurt his self-esteem.

"The military situation is urgent, and we must come up with an idea as soon as possible. You are all important ministers of the Qin State, so what's the best plan?" Qin Wangzheng looked around the crowd and asked. Although he didn't look panicked at this time, he understood the situation better than anyone else. crisis situation.

In war, any small mistake may change the offensive and defensive positions. What's more, tens of thousands of enemy elites broke through the defense line and penetrated into the hinterland of Guanzhong. This is not a small mistake, but a fatal one. mistake.

The sheriff of Hedong County should be killed.

For a moment, everyone in the hall looked at each other. Although they were all the smartest people in this era, the situation Xianyang is facing right now fits the old saying that a clever woman can't cook without rice, Xianyang lacks soldiers, and the defense is still strong Difficult, how can we divide the troops to face the tens of thousands of elite enemy troops, there are tens of thousands of elite cavalry, and there are fewer soldiers and horses mobilized, just to give away the heads.

"Why don't you say a word?" As time passed, Qin Wangzheng couldn't help asking, what he wanted was a strategy to defeat the enemy, not the silence of the officials.

"Since the enemy army has come, it's time to face it. How can there be any good strategies and tricks." When the ministers didn't know how to deal with it, a woman's voice suddenly sounded from outside the hall.

Before the ministers could react, Qin Wangzheng had already stood up from the throne, and quickly walked towards the palace gate with the long sword on his waist.

Others may not be able to tell who the owner of the female voice is, but how could Qin Wangzheng not be able to tell, because the person who came was his mother, Queen Mother Zhao Ji.

Seeing Qin Wangzheng's actions, all the officials quickly stood up from the banquet and followed closely behind. At this time, a red figure with his back to the sun had already entered the hall, and it was Zhao Ji who came.

"Mother, why are you here?" Qin Wangzheng asked after meeting Zhao Ji.

"At this time, can the Ai family still stay in Ganquan Palace?" Zhao Ji went straight into the hall, and knelt down beside the throne, Zhao Gao had already prepared the seat.

"Mother, this is the current situation." Qin Wangzheng, who was seated again, looked at Zhao Ji with a look of embarrassment.

For his mother, Qin Wangzheng thought he understood the current situation, he and the officials of the Qin State were at a loss what to do, what could Zhao Ji do.

"The Ai family knows, Your Majesty, the most important thing right now is to send troops to stop the enemy army. Even if the enemy army cannot be defeated, it must be delayed at all costs so that Lu Xiangguo has enough time to dispatch troops and horses back to help." Zhao Ji, who hurried over from Ganquan Palace, calmed down her breathing.

"I know, but there is a shortage of soldiers in Xianyang right now, and it is difficult to mobilize enough troops for a while. If too few troops are mobilized, it will be useless, and there is no chance of delaying time." Qin Wangzheng said.

"Your Majesty, it's not that Xianyang doesn't have troops and horses at the moment." Zhao Ji said.

"The queen mother?" Qin Wangzheng asked suspiciously. Although Xianyang has soldiers and horses, its defense is still weak. How can it mobilize enough troops to stop the enemy army? It was enough, he knew that.

"There are also guards from Aijia's Ganquan Palace, Zhangtai Palace, Lanchi Palace and other palaces near Xianyang that can be mobilized." Zhao Ji said.

"Mother's queen?" Qin Wangzheng looked at his mother's queen, and with the support of his calm heart, he couldn't help showing a look of surprise.

Of course Ganquan Palace has soldiers and horses, but there are only 600 people. Even if you add the guards of the palaces near Xianyang City, it can reach [-]. Are these people going to stop tens of thousands of enemy troops?What is the difference between that and death?
Moreover, is this something the queen mother can do?

"Empress Dowager, no, the imperial guards of Ganquan Palace are the army to protect the Empress Dowager, how can they be easily mobilized, besides, how can the imperial guards with only 600 people be able to stop tens of thousands of elite enemy troops rushing towards them?" When Zhao Ji fell into shock at what she said, Feng Jie, the censor, had already spoken, which was the censor's duty.

"Aijia asked you, if the enemy really hit the city of Xianyang, would the six hundred imperial guards be able to defend the Ganquan Palace?" Zhao Ji asked back.

"This?" Feng Jie had nothing to say.

"The Ai family tells you that the six hundred imperial guards cannot stop you." Zhao Ji said coldly, very dissatisfied with Feng Jie's interruption of her words: "The Ai family is the queen mother of the Qin State, the queen mother of the king, and in the immediate crisis In the middle, how can Aijia not stand up?"

"Mother's Queen?" Qin Wangzheng looked at Zhao Ji in front of him, and kept implying that he should be absolutely calm, and there was a storm in his heart. Sitting on the throne, the memories of the past slowly emerged in his heart.

Because of his status as a king, he regarded Zhao Ji more as the queen mother of Qin, and even regarded Zhao Ji as a possible obstacle on his way to the peak of kingship, but now, in Zhao Ji's body, Qin Wangzheng What I saw was more of a mother's shadow.

Back then, when he was in Zhao Du, the queen mother also protected the widow as she does now.

Father, are you really right?At this time, Qin Wangzheng couldn't help but see the scene of leaving himself alone in front of the sick bed before his father passed away.

At that time, Prince Chu, who had no energy left, held Qin Wangzheng's hand and said, "You will be the king of Qin. You must remember that the king can only trust himself, not anyone else."

"Does it also include mother and concubine?" Qin Wangzheng asked.

"Yes, including her." That voice was so weak and so cold that it wiped out the warmth in Qin Wangzheng's heart.

Those words have always been engraved in Qin Wangzheng's mind, but right now, the impact of those words is fading away, not too long ago, but Qin Wangzheng's almost forgotten memories resurfaced in his mind again.

At that time, the queen mother also protected the widow in this way. Although it was useless in many cases, and even seemed a little stupid, the queen mother protected the widow in that way. She protected the widow to grow up in a place like Zhaodu, step by step. Xianyang, ascend to the highest throne in the world.

Qin Wangzheng touched his forehead subconsciously. Qin Wangzheng, who has always demanded himself by the king's standard, can be said to have controlled his words and deeds to the limit, but in front of his eyes, in the sight of all the officials, Qin Wangzheng He touched his forehead with the palm of his hand. In the past, such a move was absolutely impossible for Prince Zheng.

It turns out that the widow is about to forget it?Forgot my own mother.

"Your Majesty, you?" Zhao Ji looked at Qin Wangzheng strangely. She could hear a different feeling from the mother's mother's voice. It was still Qin Wangzheng's voice, but the feeling in it was something she hadn't felt for a long, long time.

Zhao Ji didn't know Qin Wangzheng, but she knew her son Ying Zheng. At this moment, in Zhao Ji's eyes, she seemed to see the child in Zhao Du again, the young man who needed to protect herself.

At that time, Zheng'er still called me mother?As Zhao Ji thought about it, a faint smile appeared on her face: "Zheng'er."

"How should the Ai family thank you, the little guy who fascinated the Ai family." Meeting Qin Wangzheng's sight, Zhao Ji said silently in her heart, it was a figure belonging to Yang Ming.

(End of this chapter)