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

Chapter 799: This is a matter of attitude! The king dies for the country, the means of Qi Wangjian!
The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth that had just been raised suddenly dropped, and his voice became deeper again: "Please let Marquis Wenxin tell me clearly!"

Ying Zheng was quite pleased with himself at this moment.

Ying Zheng was also quite proud of the achievements he had made during his reign.

Ying Zheng admitted that the current Qin Dynasty did have many problems, but he believed that these problems would at most cause only local unrest and would never endanger the Qin Dynasty.

If it were not for the purpose of rectifying the chaos in a shorter period of time and accumulating greater strength to complete the great cause of unification, Ying Zheng would not have been willing to invite Lu Buwei to return to the court.

Now, Lu Buwei had just entered the court and he had said twice that the Qin Dynasty would perish, and he even implicitly described Ying Zheng as the king who would lose his country.

How could Ying Zheng be happy?

Lü Buwei did not restrain himself because of Ying Zheng's attitude. Instead, he sat up straight and spoke in a deep voice: "As far as I know, ten days ago, the strange phenomenon in Handan City was reported to Linzi City."

"King Jian of Qi summoned many sorcerers and witches to the court for this purpose, and it seems that he intends to hold a large-scale sacrifice."

"Hou Sheng, the prime minister of Qi, went to the palace to persuade King Jian of Qi, saying that the destiny was with Qin and that Qin would eventually replace Zhou."

"Later, King Jian of Qi announced in the court that he would set out on a journey westward."

"Enter Qin and submit to him!"

Ying Zheng said calmly: "The court has also received this news."

"Yesterday I discussed this matter with you, my dear ministers."

"Although it is a great joy for Qi to become a vassal of Qin, our Great Qin is already stretched to its limits in managing its current territory, and is truly incapable of managing Qi's territory."

"So I intend to temporarily reject Qi's request to be my vassal."

"Qin and Qi will continue to maintain an alliance, and we will take over Qi's territory after our Great Qin has sorted out its internal affairs."

Wei Liao, Wei Zhuang and other ministers also nodded in agreement.

Although the officials of the Qin State also coveted the territory of Qi, they hoped to use it to advance the cause of unification without spending a single soldier.

But the territory of Daqin today has far exceeded the limits of Daqin's management capabilities.

No matter how greedy the Qin monarchs and ministers were, they had no choice but to reject King Jian of Qi's request.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but raise his voice a little: "Although I have great ambitions, I know the strength of our great Qin. I will not act hastily, nor will I seek quick success."

"Marquis Wenxin, you worry too much!"

Lu Buwei's smile became more kind: "I have never thought that the king is a king who is eager for quick success and instant benefits."

"I believe that Your Majesty will never be deceived by the petty gains in front of him and ignore the real threat."

Lu Buwei still had some confidence in the king he had trained.

Ying Zheng frowned slightly: "If that's the case, why did Marquis Wenxin mention this?"

Lü Buwei put away his smile and said solemnly, "I have received the news."

"When King Jian of Qi left Yongmen, the Sima of Yongmen knelt down and asked: "Are you establishing a king for the sake of the country? Or for the sake of the king?"

"King Jian of Qi replied: For the sake of the state."

"The Yongmen Sima asked again: The king was established for the sake of the country, why did the king leave the country and join Qin?"

"King Jian of Qi bowed and returned the carriage!"

Li Xin muttered in dissatisfaction: "It was the King of Qi who said he wanted to be his minister, but it was also the King of Qi who refused to be his minister when he arrived at the city gate."

"Is the King of Qi bullying our Great Qin?"

"One day, I will personally destroy Linzi City and let the King of Qi know that the Great Qin cannot be bullied!"

Many Qin officials felt the same way as Li Xin.

Although they knew that the current Qin State was unable to manage the territory of Qi, even if King Jian of Qi really came to Qin, Qin would still not agree to King Jian of Qi's request.

But whether our Great Qin accepts us is our business, and whether you are willing to be my minister is your business.

Just because my Great Qin will definitely not accept your invitation to be a minister, will you not ask to be a minister?
It's a matter of attitude!

Wang Jian shook his head and said solemnly: "This is definitely not as simple as going back on one's word."

"The King of Qi is probably acting!"

Li Xin was slightly startled: "Acting?"

Wang Jian nodded slowly: "Perform a play from the Book of Rites!"

The Book of Rites states: "When a king leaves his country, he is stopped by saying, 'How can you leave the country?' The ministers say, 'How can you leave the ancestral temple?' The scholars say, 'How can you leave the tomb?' The king dies for the country, the ministers die for the people, and the scholars die for the system!

If a monarch wants to go into exile in another country, his ministers will stop him by saying, "How can you abandon your country?" If a minister wants to go to another country, they will stop him by saying, "How can you abandon the ancestral temple where your ancestors are enshrined?" If a scholar wants to go to another country, they will stop him by saying, "How can you abandon the tombs of your ancestors?"

The monarch should die to defend the country, the minister should live and die with the soldiers, and the soldiers should die to carry out the monarch's orders!

King Jian of Qi was openly asked by the Sima of Yongmen at Yongmen: Why are you leaving the country?

King Jian of Qi thanked him and returned to the palace.

Anyone who has read books can associate the conversation between King Jian of Qi and Sima Yongmen with the Book of Rites, and then understand that King Jian of Qi was ready to die for his country.

Under the Zhouli system, 'the emperor guards the national gate and the king dies for the country' has never existed in isolation!
When King Jian of Qi declared that he would die for his country, would the ministers and scholars of Qi dare to live and die with the soldiers of Qi, and dare to die in accordance with the orders of the King of Qi? ! Ying Zheng was no longer complacent, but serious: "The King of Qi cannot compete with the power of the Qi court, so he pretended to ask me to be a minister of the Great Qin."

"Once the news of the King of Qi's request to serve as a minister spreads out of the palace, there will surely be people who are unwilling to surrender to Qin gathering at the palace gates."

"The King of Qi can use this opportunity to bypass the obstruction of Qi's courtiers, publicize his aspirations in public, and attract like-minded people to come to the palace to help!"

Even Ying Zheng had to admire King Qi's strategy.

When Prince Jian of Qi was almost completely sidelined by Hou Sheng, he pretended to compromise in exchange for the opportunity to leave the palace.

Then he seized this opportunity and openly announced to the people of Qi that he would die for the country!

What a good move of retreating to advance!

What a great move! Put yourself in a desperate situation and then survive!
Ying Zheng sighed and said, "If my prediction is correct, there will be many righteous men entering Linzi, right?"

For the Qi and Lu regions where Confucianism is prevalent, King Jian of Qi's move was truly too romantic!
The monarch has already prepared to die for the country, so how could the scholars who are well-read in the classics of ancient sages let the monarch die alone!
The scholar-officials who watched their king die while they themselves lived in shame are not worthy of calling themselves disciples of Confucianism!

Lü Buwei nodded and said, "Confucian scholars from all over Qi State gathered in Linzi City, and thousands of noble sons and daughters knelt outside Wu Palace to ask to see the King of Qi."

"Doctor Tian Yu of Jimo has already mobilized 30,000 soldiers and rushed to Linzi City overnight."

"The Ju official Kuang Yong also raised an army of 20,000 and went to Linzi city in person."

"According to the time, Doctor Kuangdu will arrive in Linzi City today, and Doctor Tiandu will arrive in Linzi City tomorrow."

Hearing Lu Buwei's words, the hearts of the Qin emperor and his ministers sank.

Jucheng and Jimo were two of the five capitals of Qi State.

The two capital officials led their troops to Linzi City at the same time, which not only represented that the two capitals of Qi expressed their loyalty to King Jian of Qi, but also represented that two of the five capitals' troops would be used by King Jian of Qi!
Although Jucheng's soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties in the battle between Qin and Qi to conquer Chu, they were trained into elite troops.

As for the Jimo troops... Tian Dan once led the Jimo troops to restore the country as the doctor of Jimo!
Ying Zheng immediately asked in a deep voice: "My brother once joined forces with the official from Kuangdu to destroy Chu."

"My dear brother, what do you think of this doctor Kuangdu?"

After Ying Chengjiao pondered for a moment, he answered seriously: "In terms of ability, Doctor Kuangdu is not as good as General Jian, General Ben and other generals of our Great Qin, but he is better than ordinary generals."

"In terms of character, he lives up to Kuang Zhang's bloodline."

"If Qin and Qi go to war someday, Kuang Zhang will probably fight to the death!"

"As for the ability of Doctor Tiandu, I don't know."

"But I know that this man is a rare advocate of war in Qi. This time when he comes to Linzi, he will definitely firmly support the King of Qi in resisting Qin, and even advise the King of Qi to take the initiative to send troops to our Qin."

Listening to Ying Chengjiao's introduction, the Qin officials felt even more depressed.

Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben even covered their faces with their hands, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into to avoid attracting other people's attention.

Ying Chengjiao continued, "In addition to Doctor Tiandu and Doctor Kuangdu, I think we should pay attention to one more person."

"Lu Zha, the doctor from Gaotang!"

"I think this man is probably also a warrior."

People in later generations believed that Qi surrendered without a fight.

What later generations thought was correct!

But surrendering without a fight does not mean that Qi does not want to fight.

In the original history, although the doctor of Jimo persuaded King Jian of Qi to take the initiative to send troops but was rejected by King Jian of Qi, at the end of the process of Qin's conquest of the six kingdoms, King Jian of Qi had been sending reinforcements to Gaotang.

After the fall of the State of Yan, the State of Qi stationed its main forces in Gaotang, ready to resist the attack of the State of Qin at any time!
The reason why Qi surrendered without a fight was entirely because the main force of the Qin army bypassed the main force of the Qi army and took advantage of the empty rear of Qi to directly surround Linzi City with heavy troops!
If the Qin army failed to successfully raid Linzi City, Ying Chengjiao had no doubt that a bloody battle would break out between the Qi army and the Qin army.

And the commander of the Qi army in this bloody battle might be the Gaotang doctor Lu Zha!
Hearing what Ying Chengjiao said, even Lu Buwei looked solemn: "Doctor Lu Du has always been cautious in his words and deeds and has not been involved in the affairs of the court. I didn't know that Doctor Lu Du actually wanted to advocate war."

"Gaotang is also one of the five capitals of Qi!"

"If Doctor Lu Du also advocates war, the King of Qi can mobilize nearly half of Qi's troops in one fell swoop!"

Lü Buwei was shocked and said in a more cautious tone, "Your Majesty!"

"I see that the King of Qi is different from the King and Queen. His heart is not firm in his affairs with Qin Jin, but he is mostly coerced by the ministers of Qi."

"Now the King of Qi has ascended a high place and called out, and half of the Qi army has followed him. I'm afraid it's not just for the sake of holding the kingship."

"I believe that the only ally of our Great Qin may also become our Great Qin's enemy."

"If Qi, Dai, and Yan join forces to attack our Great Qin."

"How can our Great Qin resist?!"

The faces of Ying Zheng and the other ministers of the Qin Dynasty all turned gloomy, and the joy they had just felt was gone.

Qi has money, food, equipment, and hundreds of thousands of young and strong men who can join the army. Dai has veteran frontier soldiers who have experienced many battles and Li Mu, the Marquis of Wu'an. Yan... can also involve some of Qin's troops.

If Qi, Yan and Dai declared an alliance, Li Mu would be the commander of the coalition forces and launch a surprise attack on Qin.

Daqin, how to resist!

(End of this chapter)