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

Chapter 951: You are not allowed to write official history? Then we can write unofficial history! What I want is peace in the world!

Carrying the hopes of the whole country, Li Ke led 500 guards to leave Lingzhi Pass and rush to the Qin army camp.

The historians of Yan State were eager to go with Li Ke, while the historians of Qin State were trying their best to get into the big tent, wanting to record on the bamboo slips in their hands this lobbying which concerned the survival of Yan State, the overall development of the world, and might even become a milestone in the history of the Warring States Period.

However, neither the Qin historian, the Yan historian, nor the accompanying personnel of the Yan envoys were able to enter the Qin army tent with Li Ke.

They could only watch as Li Ke walked into the Qin army tent with his head held high at noon (11:00) on January th.

At sunset (13:00) on January , he walked out of the Qin army tent with a flushed face and unsteady steps.

Looking around at the pairs of impatient, anxious and worried eyes, Li Ke first bowed to the Qin army tent, then turned to the Yan envoys and shouted excitedly: "Qin Chang'an is truly a benevolent and righteous gentleman who does not want to see the people suffer."

"Qin Chang'an Jun has agreed to our Great Yan's request and will personally lead the elite Qin army north to Yuyang County to mediate the war between Yan and Dai, giving the people a chance to live!"

"I, Dayan, will never perish!"

Hearing Li Ke's call, all the Yan envoys shouted excitedly: "Congratulations to the Prime Minister!"

"I, Dayan, will never perish!!!"

A deafening sound came towards Li Ke.

After his excitement subsided, Li Ke could no longer support his body, and he fell backwards with his face up due to the sound waves!

"Xiangbang!"

"Is the Prime Minister all right?!"

"Is there any doctor among the Qin army? I will not hesitate to pay a large sum of money to find a doctor to treat my Great Yan Xiangbang!"

The Yan envoys rushed to Li Ke in panic, and carried him to an open space, begging the Qin army to find a doctor for them.

The historians of the two countries and the ministers and generals who were interested in history were in a dilemma.

Instead of seeking revenge for its ally Qi, Dai seized Qi's young and strong men by trickery and even turned to attack another ally, Yan, forcing Yan to seek help from Qin, which was also in a state of joint attack.

Qin Chang'an Jun put aside the feud between Qin and Yan and the war between Qin and Yan, and went north as the commander-in-chief of the enemy country to mediate the war between the two allied countries of Dai and Yan.

Qin Chang'an Jun's expedition this time was not only an expedition that changed the general trend of the world, but also an important event that further trampled on the sanctity of the covenant, making people in the world even less trustful of the covenant. In the future, when countries form alliances or become enemies, they will most likely mention this incident as an example.

They would certainly not be able to ignore such an important and significant historical node, but how should they write about it?
How did Li Ke convince Ying Chengjiao? They don’t know anything at all!!!

"Because of the assassination of the King of Qin by the assassin sent by Prince Dan of Yan, Lord Chang'an of Qin deeply hates Yan. What methods and words did Yan Xiangke use to make Lord Chang'an of Qin put aside his prejudice and be willing to personally lead the army to mediate the war between Dai and Yan?"

"Yan Xiangke entered the central army tent at noon yesterday and left the camp at sunset today. I have heard for a long time that Qin Chang'an Jun despises women. If Madam Han had not taken advantage of his unpreparedness to marry Xiaoxing to him, Chang'an Jun's mansion might have no female relatives. Looking at Yan Xiangke's unsteady steps, could it be that Yan Xiangke has betrayed me..."

"Hiss~~~ Be careful with what you say! Be careful with what you say! Do you want to die?! I actually thought that Yan Xiangke took advantage of the fact that Qin Chang'an and Yan Xiangke were alone in the tent and drew his sword to threaten Qin Chang'an. The two of them were deadlocked for more than a day before Qin Chang'an finally compromised!"

"Listen to what you are saying! That is the Qin Chang'an who killed enemy generals and charged into battle! Although his bravery is not as good as that of the captain, his bravery should not be underestimated. If only Qin Chang'an and Yan Xiangke were alone in a room, Yan Xiangke should be the one who is scared!"

"You must not forget the style of a historian and must record it truthfully!"

The historians and history enthusiasts were whispering to each other behind the crowd's backs, speculating on everything that had happened in the big tent.

Finally, the historians took out the bamboo slips and wrote a line of words together:
【Li Ke persuaded Qin to ask Chang'an Jun to raise troops to stop the war.】

An event that could change the world was carried by a mere piece of bamboo.

But how could just twelve words express the historians’ turbulent emotions?

Several historians looked at each other, smiled and bowed at the same time, stepped away, took out another scroll of bamboo slips, and started writing with ink.

And further away, those history enthusiasts who were not burdened by the style of historians were writing with shining eyes, and in a short time they had written half a volume of brilliant works!
In just a quarter of an hour, countless pieces of gossip, some of which were passionate, some witty, and some inappropriate for children, were fabricated, and would be believed by historians dozens or hundreds of years later and become a good story recorded in the official history.

no one knows.

Ying Chengjiao in the central army tent did not have the sudden enlightenment after being enlightened, nor did he feel ashamed and afraid after being threatened by the sword, nor did he have the demeanor of a sage who had just put on his lower garments.

Yes, but there were a few consecutive burps.

"Hiccup~"

After another drunken burp, Ying Chengqiu took the hawthorn, plum and tangerine peel sobering soup handed to him by the fortune teller and drank it down his stomach.

"Whoo~"

Exhaling a breath of satisfied white mist, Ying Chengjiao said dazedly: "Prime Minister Li is indeed an old official who has spent his entire life in the officialdom of the State of Yan."

"You can drink a lot!"

"It is difficult for me to defeat him!"

The fortune teller laughed and said, "The reason why Prime Minister Li can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk is that it is because a good horse meets a good horse trainer and a wise minister meets a wise master. He can't help himself and is overjoyed, so he is greedy and doesn't want to get drunk."

Ying Chengjiao also laughed and said, "Prime Minister Li is like this, so am I!"

"In the battle of Xibanyu, Li Xiang was defeated and fled, which made me despise Li Xiang. I thought that Li Xiang was only lucky enough to be a senior minister because of his father's reputation."

"Although he has some talent, it's just so-so."

"Yes! After a long conversation last night, I just realized that although Li Xiang was born in a general family, his talent lies not in the battlefield, but in domestic affairs." "His understanding of the people's livelihood and the hearts of the people in Yandi and his proposal for the Northern Strategy have opened my eyes."

"I don't know when I will see Prime Minister Li again. How can I waste such a good time sleeping soundly?"

"Unfortunately, I am not good at domestic affairs. I can only listen to Minister Li's sharing but cannot judge it."

"If Li Xiang is lucky enough to return to Qin in the future and is willing to offer him the position of minister, I will recommend him to you, my brother, and you will make the final decision."

Everyone outside the tent was wondering what method Li Ke used and what words he said to make Ying Chengjiao willing to lead his troops to mediate the war, and why the two of them had been in a stalemate for more than a day.

However, the truth is far less bizarre.

Li Ke: Your Majesty! I know the strength of Yan's treasury, and I also know the real estate of Liaoxi and Liaodong counties. After offering grain and cloth to Qin for peace, Yan's strength has been exhausted. I think you can ask Yan to offer 300 catties of gold, 5 million dan of millet to be paid off in three years, 500,000 pieces of cloth to be paid off in two years, and 10,000 horses to be paid off in two years, so as to ask Your Majesty to mediate this war!
Ying Chengjiao: This reward is very heavy. I am afraid that Yan cannot afford it. I am also afraid that our lord will take advantage of Yan's fatigue to attack Yan again. It is said that the ginseng of Gaoyi (not the Goguryeo regime founded by Jumong, but a composite ethnic group that worships the bear totem, including the ancient Goguryeo people) has some of the charm of Shangdang ginseng. Gaoyi ginseng can be used to offset gold and cloth.

Li Ke: Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous! I should advise the King of Yan to drive the Gaoyi eastwards and seize all of their ginseng to offer to the Qin Empire!

Ying Chengjiao: There’s no need to be too radical.

Li Ke: I sincerely hope Your Majesty will put the interests of Daqin first!

Ying Chengjiao: In this case, I will have to trouble Prime Minister Li.

Li Ke: If Your Majesty does not forsake me, you can call me to release me!

Just seven short sentences of dialogue determined the life and death of the State of Yan!

For the rest of the time, Ying Chengjiao and Li Ke did not talk about this battle even a single word.

Ying Chengjiao chatted with Li Ke and tried to get closer to him, and also taught him how to deploy his troops and resist the Dai army.

Li Ke had been planning for this meeting for a long time, and told all the key data about Yan State, such as its customs, topography, and grain production, as well as his ideas on Qin's policy when governing Yan.

For thirteen hours, the two of them drank and chatted without stopping, which resulted in Li Ke looking exhausted and emaciated when he left the military tent.

After pondering for a moment, the fortune teller said seriously: "From this we can see that it is not that Yan State has no talented people, but that the King of Yan has no wisdom and is unable to help talented people to show their talents!"

Ying Chengjiao nodded generously and said, "How can such a large country like Yan be without talented people?"

"How can there be no heroes in a place full of generosity and tragedy?"

"It's just that the King of Yan has lost the support of the people, which is why the State of Yan is in decline!"

Gold will always shine.

There is nothing wrong with this statement, but it can only be used to describe gold.

Because the life span of real gold is unlimited, it can quietly wait for the day when it will shine, but human life span has an upper limit.

How many people have lived until their life span ended, but never saw the day when he would shine!
But is this the fault of talent?

This is the fault of the system, officials and kings!

Ying Chengjiao's appreciation for talent grew stronger, and he ordered, "This soup tastes very good, Ba Fu, you should personally bring a pot to give to Prime Minister Li."

"Leave five more soldiers to take care of Prime Minister Li. At the beginning of tomorrow, we must wake Prime Minister Li up and persuade him to return to the side of King Yan as soon as possible."

"The credit for this achievement must be firmly grasped by Prime Minister Li!"

The eighth man immediately bowed and accepted the order. The hexagram man also understood the meaning of the order by hearing the sound of the strings, and took Ying Chengjiao's armor from the side.

With his family soldiers wearing armor, Ying Chengjiao strode out of the military tent.

Li Ke had already been carried back to the tent by his own soldiers to rest, but the Yan State envoys were still waiting outside the tent eagerly.

Facing the expectant eyes, Ying Chengjiao took the halberd from the fortune teller and said in a deep voice: "My lifelong wish is for the world to be peaceful, wars to be eliminated, and people to be prosperous!"

"Of course!"

"The Dai State first coaxed the Yan and Qi States into attacking our Great Qin, and then ignored the cries of the people of Dai, ignored internal affairs, and did not provide relief for natural disasters. When the King of Qi asked for surrender and the King of Yan sought peace, it coaxed hundreds of thousands of young and strong people who could not bear the suffering of war and brazenly launched a surprise attack on the Yan State, which yearned for peace."

"The King of Dai was cruel and merciless, and his bellicosity caused over a million people to suffer in the chaos of war, and their families were destroyed!"

"I cannot bear to see it! I cannot bear to hear it! I cannot tolerate it!"

"Pass this general's order!"

"Let's make rice tomorrow (3:00)."

"We will break camp at sunrise (5:00)."

"The entire army marches north to stop the war and seek peace!"

To seek peace, one could do so at the cost of ceding territory and giving away food, fodder, and cloth.

You can also defeat the enemy country until it kneels down and begs for mercy!
As soon as Ying Chengjiao gave the order, the soldiers of the three armies shouted in unison:

"only!"

(End of this chapter)