The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 473 The Threat from Bingzhou [Please subscribe*Please vote]

Yao Jia and his entourage did not detour through Hangu Pass. Instead, they crossed the Qinling Mountains from Wuguan and returned to Xianyang. The speed was half as fast as that through Hangu Pass. In just five days, the envoy and his entourage returned to Xianyang.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!" Back in Xianyang, Yao Jia knew how to be miserable and gain a sense of presence.

Without even changing his clothes, he took Zhao Gao and Wen Wen directly into the Palace of Qin to report, without even the Foreign Minister's Office clearing up the case.

"Yao Qing, Zhao Qing, thank you for your hard work!" Ying Zheng did not ask the two to stand up directly. Instead, he waited until he had read all the credentials before smiling and having someone give them seats.

"Inform the generals and above of the Guowei Mansion to come to the palace to discuss matters!" Ying Zheng ordered again.

As for the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was immediately passed over.

Yao Jia and Zhao Gao didn't know what happened, but they wisely kept silent.

Normally, the Prime Minister's Office would be notified first, but Ying Zheng did not do so, which means that there must have been some gap between the Prime Minister's Office and Ying Zheng during their absence.

In this regard, the two of them did not dare to get involved easily. To put it simply, this matter was a conflict between the king and the prime minister. To put it more seriously, it was a conflict between the Chu family and the royal family.

If it were just a letter of surrender and a document of ceding territory and asking for peace, then it would not be a death sentence for Korean rebels. But it happened that there was also Bai Yifei's letter of surrender!

Korea is coming to an end.

If they get involved without knowing what's going on, they will only die miserably.

“South Korea wants to play the party’s tricks again!”

"This is the credential brought back by Yao Qing and Zhao Qing. All generals, please read it!" Ying Zheng asked the eunuchs to circulate the documents one by one.

Seeing this, Yao Jia and Zhao Gao understood even more that the king was going to attack the Chu clan.

Also coming were the nine ministers of the Qin Dynasty, but there were no officials from the Prime Minister's Office, and not even the Prime Minister Changping Jun was notified.

If South Korea really turns that into the next Shangdang, then Qin is also worried that another Lord Xinling will not appear in the Five Nations, especially since Huang Xie is still alive.

Soon, Wang Jian and Wang Ben followed Guo Wei Liao to Qinian Palace.

Li Si looked at the people all around who were silent and did not dare to speak, and took the initiative to stand up and salute.

If such people have submitted letters of surrender, South Korea's defense will be in vain.

After everyone had finished reading, the servant Wang Wan slowly spoke.

South Korea wants to repeat its old tricks. It is obvious that the Qin court is not a fool.

Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his son read the document together, but they both remained silent and waited for everyone to finish reading the document.

Who is Bai Yifei? The general of South Korea, the commander-in-chief of the frontier army.

The Shangdang incident was not only a tragedy for the Zhao State, but also a tragic victory for the Qin State. After the Changping and Handan battles, in addition to gaining the Shangdang State, the Qin State was also seized by the combined armies of the five countries to seize the land east of the river and west of the river. He was forced to return to Hangu Pass.

Wei Liaozi took the lead in getting the credentials of South Korea, read it carefully, and his breathing became heavy.

With Wang Wan's reminder, everyone who was originally excited stopped talking.

Everyone knows the painful lessons learned by joining the party.

"Li Qing, please speak!" Ying Zheng did not remain silent. Instead, he looked at Li Si confidently and motioned for Li Si to speak.

"I believe that there are three reasons why South Korea is willing to hand over Nanyang. One is because the strong diplomatic rhetoric of Yao Shangqing and Master Zhao forced them to agree!" Li Si first praised Yao Jia and Zhao Gao so as not to offend them.

When Yao Jia and Zhao Gao heard Li Si's words, they also smiled and nodded. They wanted to remember this compliment. "Continue!" Ying Zheng also nodded to Yao Jia and Zhao Gao, recognizing their contribution to this mission.

"The second is South Korea's conspiracy. South Korea's idea is probably what Mr. Wang Wan said, selling two things for one thing, replicating the Shangdang's conspiracy." Li Si continued.

Ying Zheng frowned, a little dissatisfied. What I want is for you to express your opinion, not for you to make peace with others and praise others.

When Li Si saw Ying Zheng frowning, he knew he had to speak quickly.

"However, I believe that selling two things for one thing is the last resort chosen by South Korea. In the end, they may not choose to sell two places for one thing, repeating the party's plan."

"Reason?" Ying Zheng was surprised. Shangdang's plan was just a bad policy, so what was the best policy?
"Nanyang is different from Shangdang. Shangdang is far away from Xinzheng. Even if it is lost, it will not have a great impact on Xinzheng's security. Nanyang is different. Once Nanyang is lost, Xinzheng's door will be wide open."

"So, selling two places in one place, no matter whether our country, Da Qin, gets Nanyang or Chu State in the end, it will not be a good thing for South Korea."

"In addition, Nanyang has belonged to Zheng and Han for generations and belongs to the core hinterland of South Korea. The public's recognition of Xinzheng is not comparable to that of the Shangdang."

"Therefore, I believe that South Korea's move is to bully our Qin army into being unable to go south, and the army is stationed in Nanyang."

Listening to Li Si's words, Ying Zheng, Guo Wei Liao, Wei Zhuang and other nine Qin ministers also nodded in approval.

It is impossible for Nanyang to sell two places in one place like Shangdang, otherwise Xinzheng will be too dangerous.

Selling two places in one place will only be a bad idea. South Korea will not make this choice until the last moment.

"What do you think?" Ying Zheng did not express his opinion, but looked at the others.

"What I am most worried about is not South Korea's overt and covert rebellion, but Bingzhou!" Feng Chang, the leader of the Nine Qing Dynasties, spoke like a king, aiming directly at Bingzhou.

Li Si believed that South Korea finally chose to sell two places in one place to Chu State, but Wei Zhuang had a different view.

Everyone knows that Yan Yan and Han Huan, the late crown prince of Han, had a mentor-disciple relationship. If South Korea sold Nanyang to Bingzhou as a Bingzhou enclave, that would be the biggest problem.

Because the Qin State could not control Nanyang, let alone Bingzhou.

And South Korea can use Han Huan's love to dedicate Nanyang to Bingzhou. In fact, South Korea is still under the jurisdiction.

Once Bingzhou intervenes, it will be more difficult for Qin to go eastward.

The northern border of Qin State is not short, and it fully borders Bingzhou.

If Bingzhou's army goes south, whether it goes to Lishi Fortress or to the north, Qin will have to deploy a large army to defend it.

Li Si and others also suddenly came to their senses. If South Korea is really sold to Bingzhou, it will really be a big problem.

"Yao Qing and Zhao Qing have just returned from Beiye Royal Court. Do you think Bingzhou will come forward?" Ying Zheng was also a little scared. They really forgot about Bingzhou.

The main reason is that Bingzhou has been active on the grassland since its establishment until now, making everyone forget that they can directly threaten the three northern countries.

Yao Jia and Zhao Gao looked at each other, neither of them dared to speak. This was a major matter related to national policy. If you made a mistake or misjudged something, you would have to take responsibility.

"Based on my knowledge of Bingjun, Bingzhou will not interfere!" Seeing that Zhao Gao was looking at his nose and his nose without speaking, Yao Jia knew that he had to stand up.

"Reason!" Ying Zheng said the same thing.

"Being an enemy of Great Qin for the sake of an enclave is not in line with Bingzhou's development strategy!" Yao Jia said bravely.

(End of this chapter)