My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 760: The former prison is now the king's land! Where else is Chang'an Jun going?
The great worry in my heart suddenly collapsed!
But what followed was a deep sense of confusion.

Since Ying Chengjiao still had the energy to write the military report, he probably was not seriously injured.

The victory on the front line was certain, so why did Ying Zheng act like this?

After Xia Wuqi's emergency treatment, Ying Zheng's vision finally regained.

Facing the worried gazes of his ministers, Ying Zheng asked in a hoarse voice: "Is Zhao State already dead?"

The ministers immediately clasped their hands and said, "Zhao is dead!"

Ying Zheng asked again: "Handan, has it already belonged to our Great Qin?"

The ministers once again bowed and shouted: "Handan is now the territory of our Great Qin!"

Ying Zheng slammed the table and laughed heartily without hiding his anger: "Yesterday's revenge is finally paid today!"

"The former prison is now the king's land!"

"Happy!"

“How wonderful!!!”

Few people know what kind of life Ying Zheng lived in Handan City.

In the 56th year of King Nan of Zhou, Ying Zheng was born in Handan.

In the same year, Qin general Wang He led a large army to besiege Handan City. The whole city of Handan was in mourning, and the hatred between Qin and Zhao reached a new peak.

After Ying Yiren fled, all the hatred of the Zhao people towards the Qin Dynasty was concentrated on the newly born Ying Zheng!
Although they did not dare to kill Ying Zheng, it did not affect their efforts to humiliate and treat Ying Zheng harshly.

Even Ying Zheng's maternal grandfather's family would beat, scold and humiliate Ying Zheng at will. They often did not give Ying Zheng food to eat, or only sent him some rotten and unpounded corn, without even a spoonful of pickles!

The city of Handan carries the darkest and most desperate past in Ying Zheng's life.

Ying Zheng's hatred for the State of Zhao far exceeds Zhao Yi's hatred for the State of Qin!
And today, the State of Zhao was destroyed and Handan fell.

Great revenge must be avenged!

How could Ying Zheng not be happy! How could he not be happy!

The ministers and generals finally felt relieved and all bowed excitedly:
"Congratulations to your Majesty!"

Ying Zheng laughed even more happily: "This is my joy, and it is also the joy of the Qin Empire!"

"Da Qin, everyone should celebrate!"

Seeing this, Xia Wuqi had to remind him: "Happiness hurts the heart, and a hurt heart leads to weak qi."

"Your Majesty, your heart is already filled with blood and your qi is weak and you are dizzy because of your great joy. You must be cautious!"

Ying Zheng smiled and shook his head repeatedly: "I can't help myself! I can't help myself!"

"I never thought that my brother would bring me such great joy!"

Despite what he said, Ying Zheng still tried his best to control his emotions and said with a smile: "My dear Lord Meng, why don't you read it?"

"Read my brother's military report to you all!"

Meng Yi hurriedly bowed, then tried to suppress the joy in his heart and recited loudly at the top of his voice:

"On April 23rd of the 14th year, the chaos in Handan City had been quelled. General Jian was stationed in Handan, and soldiers from various units went out to reclaim the former Zhao territory. I led 180,000 troops to continue the eastward advance."

"In this battle, our army captured 385,209 enemy heads, captured 264,113 enemies, killed 163,985 comrades, and seriously injured 97,318 comrades."

"He also executed Zhao Xiangbang Guo Kai, Sikou Zhao Chong, Siguo Zhao Wuya, Langzhongling Guo Chang, seven other senior ministers, sixty-eight senior officials, and twenty-three captains."

"We also captured King Qian of Zhao, six high officials, and thirteen commanders."

"On the 23rd day of the fourth month of the 14th year, Prince Chengjiao of the Chang'an Lord of Qin paid homage to His Majesty from afar at the Royal City west of Handan City!"

Hidden behind the cold data are piles of bones.

More than 160,000 Qin men died on the battlefield!

The troops led by Ying Chengjiao suffered even more serious casualties, and after the Battle of Handan City, they were almost completely wiped out!

The gains from this heavy price are also astonishing.

More than 380,000 Zhao soldiers died in the battle, and more than 260,000 Zhao soldiers were taken prisoner. Not only did the young and strong generation of Zhao State be almost wiped out, but Zhao State also suffered heavy losses no less than the Battle of Changping, and the Zhao State was overthrown!

More importantly, Ying Chengjiao led a weak force to confront the State of Zhao head-on and won the battle!

Yang Hu was filled with shock and shook his head repeatedly: "In recent decades, our Great Qin has always used its large forces to bully Zhao's small forces, but it has also been defeated many times."

"Chang'an Jun is only leading an army of 600,000 to fight, and Zhao has also sent 600,000 troops. If you count the garrison troops in Handan and the reinforcements from other cities, the number is far more than 700,000!"

"Changan Jun was able to achieve such a great victory!"

"Unbelievable! Incredible!"

"I only regret that I was not able to go on the expedition with Lord Chang'an!"

Wang Ben also said with emotion: "Zhao State has many great generals and is indeed a strong enemy of our Great Qin State, but now it has been easily defeated by Lord Chang'an."

"Which country in the world today can stop the army of Lord Chang'an?"

"With Lord Chang'an here, our Great Qin has nothing to worry about!"

Wei Zhuang was even more excited and shouted: "Yan State is fickle and untrustworthy, Qi State indulges in pleasure, and neither of them has the strength to fight a foreign war."

"The only powerful countries in the world are Qin and Zhao!"

"After this battle, our Great Qin will have no rivals in the world!"

“Unification, there is hope!!!”

Listening to the heartfelt praise from his ministers, Ying Zheng did not hide the smile on his face, and even walked to the edge of the platform to listen to the praise from his ministers.

夸！
Keep praising me!

The blood feud between Qin and Zhao has been resolved today, not to mention the endless praise from the ministers.

Even if all the previous kings of the Qin Dynasty appeared in spirit and praised Ying Chengjiao, Ying Zheng still felt that Ying Chengjiao was worthy!

More importantly, Zhao State has always been the most solid stumbling block standing in the way of Qin State's unification cause.

With the demise of Zhao State and the fall of Handan, Ying Zheng's lifelong pursuit of unification finally became possible!

However, when the imperial study was celebrating, Wang Wan had a solemn expression on his face and had to step out and pour cold water on the situation: "Your Majesty, are you willing to accept the territory of Zhao as Qin's territory?" Ying Zheng said without hesitation: "Of course!"

The State of Zhao has a special meaning in Ying Zheng's heart.

Handan is an irreplaceable place of trauma for Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng could return or transfer any territory obtained from any country, including Chu, Han, Wei, etc.

But the territory obtained from Zhao State, especially the city of Handan, must be incorporated into the rule of Qin by Ying Zheng!
Wang Wan sighed softly, thinking that it was just as he expected, and then he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the officials of our Great Qin are already stretched to the limit in governing the current territory."

"Fortunately, the ministers gave advice and came up with various ingenious plans, which allowed my Great Qin to barely govern the local area."

"I ask the king to think about this. If the Qin Dynasty were to take over the territory of Zhao, where would we get officials to govern the people?!"

"Our Great Qin used the strategy of forcing the rebels to be punished collectively to eliminate many of the former Wei rebels, but this also caused fear among the powerful people in the world."

"There is a century-old blood feud between Qin and Zhao. Even if Zhao is incorporated into our Great Qin, chaos will surely break out."

"I ask Your Majesty to think again. If the old Zhao is in chaos, and then the old Wei, old Chu, and old Han follow suit, and Yan and Qi take advantage of the situation to send troops, how should we deal with it?!"

"In recent years, our Great Qin has fought many wars and expanded its territory. The newly acquired land is several times larger than the old Qin territory."

"I ask the king to think for the third time. If the Qin Dynasty expands the former Zhao territory into the Qin Dynasty territory, how can the Qin Dynasty stabilize the people's hearts?"

Wang Wan bowed deeply to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider this matter!"

This one sentence extinguished the raging enthusiasm in the imperial study.

It also made the ministers in the imperial study fall into deep thought.

Destroying Zhao is indeed a good thing.

But the timing to destroy Zhao is wrong!

The ministers of the Qin Dynasty had already used all the methods they could, and Ying Chengjiao also offered many other means, such as the imperial examination.

However, the number of officials in the Qin Dynasty is still insufficient for the territory it controls today, and can barely meet the most basic needs of local administration.

If the territory of Zhao State is incorporated into the territory of Qin State, Qin State will never be able to spare enough manpower to manage it!
Wei Zhuang hesitated for a moment and shook his head helplessly: "I think what the Prime Minister said makes sense."

"The situation forces us to be cautious!"

"The Great Qin of today does not lack territory. On the contrary, more territory is a burden to the Great Qin of today."

"I believe that the heavy damage done to Zhao, the annihilation of more than 300,000 enemies, and the capture of more than 200,000 enemies have made it difficult for Zhao to revive within ten years."

"You can order Lord Chang'an to temporarily stop the pace of taking over the city and secretly support Prince Jia of Zhao to succeed to the throne."

"In this way, our Great Qin can continue to recuperate and recover as planned, and we can also take over Zhao's land in the future."

Even Li Si, who loved to follow Ying Zheng's wishes and make suggestions, bowed and said, "In just a few years, our Great Qin has expanded its territory so much that chaos has occurred frequently in various parts of our Great Qin."

"In just the past year, the number of prisoners in our Great Qin has increased by 27 times compared to ten years ago!"

"The newly annexed people need to be educated and they need time to integrate into the Qin Empire. Otherwise, the Qin Empire will only have the name of commanding the local people, but not the actual power of commanding the local people."

"I advise that our Great Qin should only take the fertile lands such as Handan and abandon the useless places."

One court official after another gave different advice.

But the advice from every court official had something in common.

Leave Zhao a way out!

If we don’t leave Zhao a way out, then our Great Qin might also collapse!
Ying Zheng's eyelids drooped slightly, with some displeasure in his eyes: "My brother fought bravely, and the soldiers of the Great Qin fought bloody battles to seize this territory. How can I hand it over to others!"

"I also know that there are many weak places in my Great Qin."

"Of course, if there is a problem, just solve it!"

"I do not want our Qin soldiers to shed blood and sacrifice their lives in the future to attack Zhao!"

Ying Zheng was really unwilling to give up this opportunity to destroy Zhao in one battle.

However, the ministers below the stage all bowed their hands and shouted: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Almost all the court officials bowed their heads, but one official stood tall, standing out from the crowd.

Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Wei Liao, who was out of tune with the other ministers, and asked, "What advice do you have, Commander?"

Hearing what Ying Zheng said, all the ministers looked at Wei Liao in surprise.

In the past, every time military reports came back that Ying Chengjiao had disrupted the overall strategy, Wei Liao was always the most grief-stricken and angry person, and the one who rushed to the front and screamed.

So why did Wei Liao remain silent after Ying Chengjiao's military report was passed back?

"Captain of the State? Captain of the State!"

Ying Zheng called out twice before Wei Liao slowly raised his head, revealing bloodshot eyes, and murmured in a hoarse voice: "I was wrong!"

"Why did I think that Zhao could stop Lord Chang'an?!"

"How dare I let Lord Chang'an go to war just because the enemy is Zhao?!"

"I overestimated the State of Zhao... No! I underestimated Lord Chang'an!"

"I am totally wrong!"

Seeing Wei Liao's haggard, exhausted, and self-doubting appearance, even Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little ashamed: "My brother... is indeed too brave!"

Wei Liao took a deep breath, suppressed the confusion in his heart, and looked up at Ying Zheng with bloodshot eyes: "But now that Zhao is dead, this doesn't matter anymore."

Ying Zheng was slightly startled.

The ministers were puzzled.

How come this isn't important?
Wei Liao took a step forward and looked at Ying Zheng pleadingly: "Chang'an Jun said in the military report: 'I will lead 180,000 troops to continue advancing eastward.'"

"I beg Your Majesty to make it clear."

"Where else is Chang'an Jun going?"

"Where on earth is he going?"

(End of this chapter)