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

Chapter 956: What does Ying Chengjiao know about government? Use me to unify, and I will win!
February 16, the 16th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi.

Twenty miles south of Jicheng is the Qin army camp.

Listening to Meng Yi's retelling, Ying Chengjiao held the bamboo slips in his hand and thought: "It seems that most of my colleagues in the court have lost their desire for unification. Only a few ministers such as the prime minister are still trying to persuade the king to fix domestic affairs first and then seek unification."

"That's right, after all, it is the great cause of unifying the world!"

"I guess many of my colleagues in the court are already selecting their fiefs for the future, waiting to be granted the title of king!"

Ying Chengjiao could understand the desires and expectations of Wei Zhuang and others.

Unification not only meant the demise of Dai and Yan, but also the expansion of Qin's territory.

It also means that the Qin Dynasty will be qualified to stand at the top of the world and proudly declare that the era of the Zhou Dynasty has come to an end.

The next era belongs to the Qin Dynasty!
This was the lifelong dream of Wei Liao and other ministers who pursued unification, and it was also the prerequisite for the dream of Wei Zhuang and other ministers who pursued unification.

More importantly, according to the conventions of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties and the cognition of the vast majority of people, Ying Zheng would become the emperor of Qin after the unification of Qin.

Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Ying Chengjiao, Wang Jian and many other important officials who assisted Ying Zheng in establishing the new dynasty will not only be recorded in history, but will also be qualified to be granted fiefs and the title of king!
But if Ying Zheng had listened to Lu Buwei's advice and focused on domestic affairs for a few decades before unifying the world, then Ying Zheng could still have become the emperor, and Ying Chengjiao would have had a chance to live to be crowned king.

But can old ministers like Wei Zhuang live to see that day?

If old ministers like Wei Zhuang did not live to see that day, not only would they not be able to see the world they had dreamed of appear before their eyes, they would also lose the credit for assisting Ying Zheng in establishing a new dynasty.

Their names will still be recorded in history, and their descendants will surely be cared for by Ying Zheng.

But it is almost impossible for them to be granted the title of king, let alone pass on the title of king to future generations!
That's the throne!!!

Who can watch the throne slip through their fingers? !

Meng Yi smiled and said, "I think that if Your Majesty wishes to crown a king after unifying the world, then Lord Chang'an must be the King of Chang'an!"

"Of course! The merits of other superiors may not necessarily qualify them to be crowned as kings."

"Therefore, I think the reason why all the superiors are advising the king to speed up the unification may be that they really want to be crowned king, but they are more concerned about our Great Qin."

"Just as the left prime minister said, the ruler and ministers of the Qin Dynasty are rare in history."

"Even if we encounter more difficulties and obstacles, the emperor and his ministers of this dynasty are capable of overcoming them."

“But if we wait until the talented people are gone, we will miss the opportunity and the problem will become even more difficult!”

Meng Yi's people are about to be broken.

Lord Chang'an, how should I respond to your words?
I dare not even listen!
Fortunately, Ying Chengjiao did not want to have a detailed discussion with Meng Yi. He looked back at the bamboo slips in his hand and asked, "So the king threw this question into my hands?"

On the bamboo slip in Ying Chengjiao's hand was a line of vigorous and powerful seal characters:

[Whether to fight or make peace, whether to unify, what do you think, my brother? 】

Meng Yi accompanied him and said carefully: "The superiors in the court have different opinions and each has his own concerns."

"However, the commander at the front line is ultimately Chang An Jun."

"Moreover, Lord Chang'an is not only the head of the clan of the Great Qin, but also in charge of many craftsmanship techniques such as the Chang'an Workshop, the Lantian Workshop, and the gold juice manure treatment. He is also in charge of the Great Qin Military Academy, training important officials and generals for the Great Qin."

"Changan Jun's thoughts are very important!"

There were many debates in the court about the timing of unification, but there was no dispute about the choice of commander-in-chief in the war of unification.

It’s Ying Chengjiao!
Since they were all working towards unification anyway, it didn't matter how much fun Ying Chengjiao had in foreign countries or how many countries he dismantled. The officials in the court even hoped that Ying Chengjiao would have more fun!
In this case, Ying Chengjiao’s ideas are particularly important for the war of unification.

Not to mention that many of the reforms in the current Qin Dynasty are directly or indirectly related to Ying Chengjiao.

Whether Ying Chengjiao supports the accelerated unification of the Qin Dynasty has a direct impact on whether the Qin Dynasty can achieve accelerated unification!
Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Zheng's handwriting over and over again, and finally hid the bamboo slips close to his heart. He took out a bamboo piece and spread it on the desk, and wrote a seal character in a quick and steady manner.

【beat! 】

After putting the bamboo pieces into the bamboo tube for storage, Ying Chengjiao handed the bamboo tube to Meng Yi and said in a deep voice, "Reporting to the king."

"Use me to unify, and I will win!"

Meng Yi quickly took the bamboo tube with both hands and said solemnly: "I will report the truth!"

Meng Yi knew very well that the content in Ying Chengjiao's handwriting was what Ying Chengjiao wanted to tell Ying Zheng.

The content that Ying Chengjiao asked Meng Yi to convey was what Ying Chengjiao wanted to tell the ministers in the court.

When Ying Chengjiao made his intentions clear, the war for unification became unstoppable!

Carefully putting the bamboo tube into his arms, Meng Yi smiled and said, "No matter what the court decides, this battle is over."

"I congratulate Lord Chang'an on his great victory and his imminent return in triumph!"

Ying Chengjiao chuckled and nodded: "Thank you."

"I will march back victoriously tomorrow."

"When I return to Xianyang, I will have a drink and chat with General Meng!"

After politely seeing Meng Yi off out of the camp, Ying Chengjiao stood there with his hands behind his back, remaining silent for a long time.

In his heart, Ying Chengjiao did not support the rapid completion of unification.

Ying Chengjiao hoped that the Qin Dynasty could first use five years to vigorously promote productivity, solve a series of problems such as the shortage of officials, and improve its internal affairs.

Then, he would use his richer background to assimilate the two kingdoms of Dai and Yan, and reduce the negative impact after unification as much as possible, so that the Qin Dynasty could avoid the curse of the second emperor's death. But Ying Chengjiao understood Ying Zheng, just as Ying Zheng understood Ying Chengjiao.

What does Ying Chengjiao know about state affairs?
The most Ying Chengjiao could do was to offer some ideas and propose some strategies that were later verified by later generations. This kind of grand strategy that concerned the overall situation was simply beyond the ability of Ying Chengjiao to figure out.

When Ying Zheng brought this issue to Ying Chengjiao, what Ying Zheng asked was not whether Ying Chengjiao supported rapid unification, but whether Ying Chengjiao was confident that he could help Ying Zheng achieve rapid unification!

How can Ying Chengjiao respond to this?

If you want to fight, then fight!
After a long time, Ying Chengjiao reached out to catch the falling snow and murmured softly: "A big change is coming!"

He clenched his right hand into a fist, crushing the flying snow into snow water. Ying Chengjiao turned around and strode back to the camp, saying in a deep voice: "Pass on my order!"

"All the soldiers in the army will be disbanded and reorganized into groups of ten and five according to their native counties. The soldiers outside the pass will be led by the commanders of the various divisions, and the soldiers in the pass and the former Qi soldiers will be transferred to the central army and led by this general."

"The whole army will cook at dawn tomorrow (3:00) and move camp at sunrise (5:00)."

"Cease the fighting and return to the capital!"

"All troops and horses must hurry and try to return home before the spring plowing season."

"Send a message to the Dai army, and invite Dai Duwei Hong, Dai Duwei Xian and other Dai County generals to the camp for a chat!"

As soon as the order was given, the army followed it.

When Li Xian, Li Hong and other Dai army generals arrived at the Qin army camp, they saw the Qin army reorganizing in full swing.

Every Qin soldier had a bright smile on his face, and all they talked about was who had won which level of title or how many acres of granted land they had received, which formed a sharp contrast with the Dai army.

Li Xian was quite surprised and said: "The Qin army is... planning to withdraw its troops?"

Li Hong nodded slightly and said, "I think the Prime Minister has reached an agreement with the Qin State, and this war will end soon!"

As he spoke, Li Hong felt quite depressed.

The purpose of Dai's expedition was to weaken Qin, but as the fighting went on, Qi was gone and Yan fled. Although Dai gained Yuyang County of Yan, its own Dai County was in a mess. It is hard to say whether it was a gain or a loss.

He, Li Hong, almost died on the battlefield!
Even though Li Bo asked Ying Chengjiao to send a military doctor to the Dai army to help Li Hong suture his wounds, and Li Mu assigned his personal doctor to Li Hong's side to take care of him day and night, Li Hong was still only able to ride a horse and walk slowly, and could not endure the hardships of the expedition.

Li Xian sighed and said, "The Qin army is only fifteen miles away from our camp. Aren't they afraid that we will launch a surprise attack while they are reorganizing?"

"This is a taboo in military strategy!"

Li Hong said bitterly: "A taboo in military strategy?"

"Which military strategist can be taken seriously by Qin Chang'an?"

"Now, Aung is still at Lingzhi Pass to confront the Yan army. Only you and I are stationed around Jicheng."

"It is a blessing that Qin Chang'an Jun did not take the initiative to attack our army. How can our army have the qualifications to take the initiative to attack the Qin army?!"

When facing Wang Ben, Li Hong had already been hung up and beaten. How could Li Hong dare to launch a sneak attack on Ying Chengjiao?

I'm already honest, please let me go!

As he was talking, Li Bo ran towards Dai Jun quickly and shouted loudly from a distance: "Brother Hong! Brother Xian!"

Li Hong and Li Xian subconsciously showed a respectful smile and bowed together: "Big Brother!"

Li Bo patted Li Xian's shoulder vigorously, then looked at Li Hong and asked gently, "Is your injury getting better?"

Li Hong hurriedly bowed and said, "Don't worry, big brother. Doctor Sun said that I have never had an abscess. My recovery speed is amazing. After I recover, I will not delay riding and archery."

"I would also like to thank you, elder brother, for asking Qin Chang'an Jun to invite Cao Jun Fayuan to treat me. Otherwise, I would definitely not be able to get out of bed right now!"

Li Bo said gently: "You and I are brothers, no need to be polite."

"As long as brother Hong is fine, I won't have to worry."

"The commander has been waiting for a long time. Brother Hong and brother Xian will follow you to meet him."

The three brothers, who belonged to two different countries and fought against each other on the battlefield, had a lot to say to each other.

But once you are on the battlefield, you have no choice.

Li Hong and Li Xian had no choice but to quicken their pace and follow Li Bo all the way to the Qin army's central camp.

What Li Hong and Li Xian never expected was that Ying Chengjiao was actually standing ten feet outside the big tent, greeting them in the wind and snow!

Li Hong, Li Xian and other Dai army generals hurried forward, clasping their hands and shouting:

"Captain Hong, Captain Xian, Captain Ma Fu... greet Qin Chang'an!"

Ying Chengjiao also bowed in return: "Commander Qin Chengjiao, greetings to all of you!"

"It's cold and snowy, everyone please go into the tent first!"

Following Ying Chengjiao into the tent, Li Bo, Li Xin, Su Jiao and other Qin generals sat below Ying Chengjiao's right hand.

Li Hong, Li Xian, Ma Fudui and other Dai army generals sat under Ying Chengjiao's left hand.

Su Jiao looked at Ma Fudui who was sitting opposite him and suddenly smiled: "The last time I sat opposite Brother Ma Fu was when we were in the city of Fu."

"If I remember correctly, Brother Mafu did not drink a lot that time!"

(End of this chapter)