Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 239 The king is the king, and the minister is the minister! ! ! (Third update, please subscribe)

South China Sea.

The news that Fusu was about to go south had already reached the army.

Hearing this news, Zhao Yu suddenly felt bad.

He was keenly aware that Fusu was probably targeting his own family this time, which caused great panic and uneasiness in Zhao Yu's heart.

He is the son of Zhao Tuo, and the news in the army is very well-informed.

After several rounds of inquiry, he basically found out the reason for Fusu's visit.

Moreover, Fusu did not cover up too much during this trip.

Zhao Yu had a gloomy face.

He paced back and forth around, feeling more and more wrong the more he thought about it.

If all the middle- and lower-level officers are replaced, then his father's power in the army for so long may be wiped out. Even if there are still some trustworthy generals under his command, only three or five generals, How can it really shock the whole army?
At that time, his father's influence in the army will undoubtedly decline.

And when that time came, his father would be in a situation where no one was available, and it would take too long to re-promote some close and trustworthy non-commissioned officers.

It's not worth the candle.

Think of this.

Zhao Yu couldn't sit still anymore.

He hastily ran to Zhao Tuo's camp, wanting to discuss with his father how to deal with it. He must not sit idly by and let his father's years of painstaking efforts come to naught.

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Seeing Zhao Yu coming in such a hurry, Zhao Tuo already understood why Zhao Yu came here, but his expression was very calm, and he said calmly: "The army is a camp of life and death, how can you be so impatient? You have been in the army for a long time. I have also said it many times, why have I never changed it?"

After being scolded by Zhao Tuo for a while, Zhao Yu was also full of grievances.

He bowed and said: "Father, the boy knows his mistake. The reason why the boy is so impatient this time is that he really wants to discuss something important with his father."

"I heard the news in the army that His Royal Highness Fusu intends to come to the army to arrange for the discharge of non-commissioned officers. The boy felt a little uneasy, so he couldn't help but get a little impatient, and asked his father to calm down."

Zhao Tuo's face was calm, and he said indifferently: "I have known about this for a long time."

Seeing Zhao Tuo's composure, Zhao Yu's complexion changed slightly, and he asked curiously: "Father, aren't you in a hurry? This time His Highness Fusu came here, I'm afraid it was specifically for father."

Zhao Tuo sneered, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"urgent?"

"Is it useful to be in a hurry?"

"If it is urgent and useful, Ren Xiao will not die in battle."

"And your father and I have no chance to be the chief general of the 50 troops in the South China Sea."

"Anxiety won't solve the problem."

"But what you said is indeed true. This time His Highness is indeed targeting me, but it's not because I have brought the blame on myself. If I hadn't developed some thoughts that I shouldn't have, how could I have fallen into the current situation?"

Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, Zhao Yu also said anxiously: "Father, what time is this, why are you still thinking about these things? If we don't take any action, Father, you have been operating in the South China Sea for so long, I'm afraid it will all be ruined."

Zhao Tuo looked at Zhao Mei coldly.

Naturally, he could see the unwillingness in Zhao Yu's eyes.

He sighed lightly, and said disappointedly: "Put away your thoughts that you shouldn't have. Do you really think that you can change the situation by doing some actions now? But just relying on the methods you can come up with, most likely you want to fish in troubled waters and catch up with the situation." Before the arrival of His Royal Highness Fusu, some non-commissioned officers who were promoted by generals close to me will be secretly exchanged to prevent these people from being replaced."

Hearing Zhao Tuo express his thoughts, Zhao Yu's cheeks flushed slightly.

He did have this in mind.

Zhao Tuo snorted coldly, and said in a cold voice: "I used to be too careless to discipline you, so that you didn't pay attention to everything in the military, and now I think about it, but I don't even know where it is. "

"A few days ago, Li Xin had arrived in the army."

"Li Xin?" Zhao Yu didn't take it seriously, he knew about it, but Li Xin was just a lieutenant general, and he was new to the army, how much influence did he have in the army?
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Zhao Tuo's eyes were gloomy, and he said, "He participated in the attack on Chu twice in those years."

Zhao Mei nodded.

He is still clear about this.

The first time Li Xin led the army, he was defeated miserably, losing more than 10,000 troops. It was Qin's worst defeat at that time, and since then, Li Xin has never been a general.

Zhao Tuo said slowly: "The campaign against Chu Li Xin was indeed defeated."

"But after the defeat, Li Xin fought bravely to take the lead. He was no longer just a general who was strategizing and decisively winning thousands of miles away, but became a general who mounted his horse and personally recruited him, and even took the lead many times. After the defeat, not only did his prestige in the army not decline, but it continued to increase with some of his later behaviors."

"Many soldiers in the army now participated in the attack on Chu."

"These people also have complicated feelings for Li Xin."

"I, Zhao Tuo, are no longer in charge of the current South China Sea army."

"And on the day of Li Xin's arrival, he asked the military commander for the list of generals in the army."

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Zhao Yu's expression changed drastically.

His eyes were full of shock and he dared not believe it: "Father, is what you said true? This Li Xin just came to the army, and he asked for the list of generals? Doesn't this mean that Li Xin already knows the truth about the generals in the army?"

Zhao Tuo nodded.

Seeing Zhao Tuo nodding his head, Zhao Yu's face turned pale.

How could he not know the problem? Now that Li Xin knows the real situation in the army, it is impossible for him to fish in troubled waters. Doesn't that mean that they can only be slaughtered now?

Think of this.

Zhao Mei also had a look of panic.

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Zhao Tuo showed displeasure, and scolded: "So I told you a long time ago, don't think about scheming the court. You can count those old foxes in the court? These people have already thought of countermeasures, waiting for you When you realize it, it’s already settled.”

"But you don't need to panic too much."

"The attack on Mr. Hu Hai will not be revealed in a short time."

"In the past two months, I have communicated with other generals. These generals have long been on the same vine with us, and they will not betray you easily."

"but."

Zhao Tuo paused for a moment, and said with a deep expression: "Although you may be fine, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape the responsibility, and my time in the army may not be too long."

Speaking of which.

Zhao Tuo also deeply regretted it.

When Zhao Yu was doing these things back then, if he had been able to stop him, he might not have been able to reach the present situation at all. In the end, he was too proud and self-satisfied and a little too conceited, and he couldn't recognize his identity, which led to this incident. disaster.

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Zhao Yu's expression relaxed at first, and then his expression changed slightly.

He knows his own situation very well, and his talents are not outstanding, or even mediocre.If it wasn't for being Zhao Tuo's son, he would have no chance to gain a firm foothold in the army. If his father lost power, his life would not be easy either.

He worried: "Father, what should I do?"

immediately.

He seemed to have thought of something, with a stern look in his eyes, and whispered: "Father, according to the time, it may not be long before the third conquest of Baiyue, we may use this war to make some articles?"

Zhao Tuo looked at Zhao Yu coldly, his eyes filled with disappointment.

He said angrily: "Just your brain, don't make any crooked ideas, you don't have that brain."

"What is the situation in the Ouyue area now? Do you really have no idea? You have been here in Lingnan for so long, do you really know nothing about it?"

Zhao Yu lowered his head, not daring to breathe too much.

How could he not see that his father was really angry.

Zhao Tuo said angrily: "In the Ouyue area now, there are no more than a thousand soldiers in armor, and the population is even less than [-]. They are all huddled in the hills and mountains over there, and there is no climate at all."

"And it's different now."

"The imperial court's first crusade failed not at the hands of the Yue people, but underestimated the hot climate in Lingnan, and did not expect that the Qin army would encounter a large area of ​​plague, malaria and other diseases as soon as they entered Lingnan. As for the second time, in fact The whole of Lingnan has been taken, but in the end because of insufficient supply of food and grass, it was eventually withdrawn, not a defeat."

"It was also from this time that Daqin completely occupied Lingnan and divided it into three counties."

"In order to ensure the imperial court's control over Lingnan, the Lingqu was built."

"The current Ouyue is actually nothing to be afraid of at all. The reason for mobilizing the troops so much is that many people in the army are angry and want to vent the painful experiences of the previous two times. The current Ouyue area is completely vulnerable. "

"If you dare to play tricks on this battle, even if I am the general of the army, I can't protect you. How can you bear the anger of a 50 army? Even if it is me, I dare not do anything."

"Don't even think about this battle."

Zhao Yu was dripping with cold sweat.

He didn't really think much of it at all.

But after listening to his father's words, he immediately came to his senses.

Qin Jun had been in a stalemate with the Baiyue people for so long, and he had long held back his anger. It was just that these Baiyue people were very cunning in the past, and they basically ran away when they were harassed, which made the army a little helpless. Strengthening, the activity space of the Baiyue people is constantly being compressed, and now they can only shrink to one place, and wait until the end of this war.

Lingnan will be completely settled down.

It was precisely because there was no suspense in this battle that the court dared to directly manipulate the army, and this was beyond Zhao Tuo's expectations. He originally wanted to use this to delay time, to observe the situation in the world, and by the way, to take advantage of it. The army should be integrated to a certain extent to strengthen its own control over the army, and use this to ask for more food and supplies.

It's just that what happened to Lu Jia last time made him completely passive.

In order to calm the incident, and to show his attitude, and even more to show his loyalty, he directly led his army to wipe out all the Baiyue tribes in the three counties. The more decadent it became, the weaker it could be.

Zhao Yu asked anxiously, "Then what should we do now?"

"Are we really just watching? Do nothing?"

Zhao Tuo shook his head and sighed: "Don't do anything now, the fate of our father and son is no longer in our hands, and it has all fallen into the hands of the court. The court called Li Xin from the beginning to prevent We are acting on the sidelines of evil and doing things that harm the stability of the army. With the arrival of Li Xin, it is basically impossible for the army to change. After all, it is still Qin Jun."

"It's not Zhao Tuo's private soldier!"

"But it's too early to say that."

"The imperial court should not have much evidence that I intend to do something wrong, so all the next actions are just to weaken my influence in the army, so the imperial court is unlikely to take action against me in a short time, but I The position of the general of the army will not be too secure."

"and"

"What follows is just the beginning."

"When will the punishment of the court fall on my head?"

"That's when it really ends."

"In the next period of time, the only thing we can do is to wait quietly."

"Waiting for the dust to settle."

"Waiting for the court's final punishment to fall."

Zhao Tuo sighed softly.

He actually figured it out early on.

Since the attack on Hu Hai, I can't control my own destiny. It's just that it will take some time to make a final decision, but there will definitely be one. Shihuang is indeed tolerant, but he also has untouchable reverse scales, the most important of which is the army.

The 50 troops in the South China Sea belong to His Majesty after all.

It will only belong to His Majesty.

Zhao Yu was also silent, and his heart was full of remorse.

If he had prevented Lu Jia from making a move, perhaps the situation would not have gotten so bad.

It's a pity that it's too late now.

After all, they are only the courtiers of Daqin.

As a courtier, how could it be so easy to stand on his own?
It's just that he was still deceived by Lu Jia's rhetoric in the end, which led to today's catastrophe step by step.

Zhao Yu resigned.

Zhao Tuo stood alone in the big tent.

In fact, he may not be so willing to admit defeat in his heart.

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He had actually thought about cooperating with Yelang and Dianyue in the south, but with the rupture of his relationship with Lu Jia, he had already lost contact with the two parties, and now Lu Jia is still at large, even if he could find Lu Jia However, Lu Jia feared that he would no longer believe in himself. Without the help of Yelang and Dianyue and other remaining Yue tribes, the only remaining Ouyue region would be too weak.

It can't stop for a few days at all.

And what he reported to the imperial court before had actually included these two forces in it.

But right now I'm afraid I can't hide it.

Even if he sent troops to take a precautionary stance, the tribes in the south of the Five Ridges had already been scared out of their wits, and it was difficult to organize too many troops to resist.

There is no room for manipulation in this matter.

Think of this.

Zhao Tuo's eyes were filled with emotion.

If it weren't for Hu Hai's sudden arrival, with Lu Jia on the sidelines to build a bridge, he would have the confidence to continue to spend it. As long as it takes long enough, the South China Sea army's resentment towards the court will only deepen. However, with Hu Hai's arrival and what Hu Hai did Rewarding the army and the words completely shaken his plan.

And in his panic, he also made mistakes one after another.

Ultimately unable to turn back.

Long thought.

Zhao Tuo was still discouraged after all.

He knew that there was nothing he could do to turn the situation around.

Since Hu Hai's arrival, the situation has turned out of control. With the arrival of Li Xin, he completely lost control of the situation.

I have worked so hard and put in so much effort, the reason why I was disintegrated so quickly.

In fact, it is only six characters.

The king is the king, and the minister is the minister.

And he is a minister!

(End of this chapter)