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

Chapter 910 Qi Wangjian's wishful thinking [Subscribe*Monthly ticket requested]

"I don't know how far Bingzhou has advanced now!" Yan Chunjun and Fan Yuqi were both a little curious.

The time when Yan State sent troops to Jizi Korea was earlier than Bingzhou's troops to Donghu, so both of them did not know what the current situation in China was.

"Bingzhou has only dispatched the Red Flame Cavalry. I'm afraid they have no intention of a quick victory. They are probably still advancing steadily and eroding the Donghu step by step!"

Yan Chunjun could guess Bingzhou’s intention.

"This is unlikely. This is not the style of Bingzhou!" Fan Yuqi was the first one who didn't believe it.

Wars in Bingzhou have always been fought quickly and resolved within half a year, and will never be dragged on until the New Year.

"You only saw Bingzhou's determination and bravery, but forgot that the Bingzhou of today is no longer the Bingzhou of the past. The current Bingzhou is vast and has a large population. It is no longer the barefoot state it once was. Therefore, they will no longer bet everything on one throw like they did in the past."

"The most important thing is that the Emperor is a man who never gets up early without profit. If there is not enough benefit, he will not start a war lightly!"

Yan Chunjun believed that he knew Yan Yan very well.

Even though Bingzhou once gambled everything on its own, the results proved that the benefits brought by the war to Bingzhou were always greater than before the war.

Therefore, even among the various schools of thought, no one dared to say that Bingzhou was warmongering.

Warmongering is a reckless war that will empty the national treasury without bringing enough benefits, and will completely empty and destroy a country's economy.

Fan Yuqi still shook his head and didn't quite believe it.

Bingzhou has the strongest cavalry in the world with the most complete types of troops. It will be no problem for it to directly defeat the Donghu. There is no need to get involved with the Donghu.

"Let's take a gamble, ten gold coins!" Yan Chunjun said with a smile.

Fan Yuqi hesitated. He was not greedy and did not hoard money. He also gave a lot of his salary to the families of the soldiers who died in battle, so he really didn't have much money.

"What we are most worried about is whether Qin will give us time!" Seeing that Fan Yuqi did not bet with him, Yan Chunjun looked to the west and sighed.

Originally, according to their expectations, after Qin conquered a country, it would take at least one to three years to recuperate and wait for the food and grass to be replenished and for officials to be trained.

However, because of Bingzhou, the troublemaker, Qin's repeated destruction of other countries did not cause much damage, and it is entirely possible that it will directly attack Yan after the spring.

What's more, the most terrifying thing is that there are only three princes left in the Central Plains of China today, Qin, Yan, and Qi, and among them, Qi has a feud with Yan.

If Qin really wants to attack Yan after the spring, Qi might replace Bingzhou and become the troublemaker in Qin's conquest of Yan.

The facts were just as Yan Chunjun had expected.

During the Qin State's year-end summary meeting, the envoy of the King of Qi secretly went to Xianyang and met Ying Zheng.

"Qi is going to support Qin in destroying Yan?" Ying Zheng looked at the envoy of King Jian of Qi with an expression of disbelief.

With Ying Zheng's experience and shrewdness, ordinary things could not shock him so much.

He even doubted his own ears and was unwilling to believe that Qi would really do this.

What did the envoy of King Jian of Qi say?
Qi was willing to provide some food and supplies to the Qin army as long as Qin launched an attack on Yan after the spring.

It's not just verbal support, but support in real money.

Not only was Ying Zheng shocked and confused, but all the nine ministers and generals of Qin were also shocked and confused.

"Doesn't the King of Qi know that after the fall of Yan, Qi will be the next?" Xiong Qi asked the same question that everyone was wondering.

The lips and teeth are cold. But Qi was not only cold, but also took the initiative to hand the knife to Qin.

"Your Majesty knows!" said the envoy of King Qi indifferently.

"Is Qi still willing to support Qin?" Ying Zheng couldn't help but ask, and was even unwilling to let other ministers speak for him.

"It's not that our support for Qin is in vain. My Qi also has conditions!" said the envoy of the King of Qi with a smile.

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as the conditions were met, it would be good. Otherwise, he was really afraid that Qi would deliberately instigate Qin to attack Yan, and Qi would suddenly send a well-equipped army to kick them in the ass.

In terms of wealth and national wealth, all the princes combined are not enough to defeat Qi. Therefore, the princes would not force Qi into a desperate situation unless they had no other choice, and they all went along with it.

"What conditions?" Li Yao asked directly.

When it comes to money, he is always the most positive.

"All money, food and supplies will be settled in currency, with an annual interest rate of ten percent. Similarly, after the Qin army conquers the Yan State, the Qi State will give priority to selecting ten pieces of spoils." The envoy of the King of Qi said with a smile.

The interest rate of 10% is not low, but the Qin State can afford it.

After destroying the State of Yan, we can still afford it even if the revenue doubles.

As for the so-called ten pieces of trophies, they were just a bonus.

"Something's wrong. It's absolutely wrong!" Li Yao frowned and shook his head.

He didn't believe that Qi would be so generous, and it was not in the interests of Qi.

"Of course, if Qin can return the land that belonged to Qi but was occupied by Yan during the reigns of King Xuan and King Wei to Qi after it destroys Yan, my king can also refuse the interest!" the envoy of King Qi continued.

Ying Zheng and others became even more confused, and something was even more wrong.

After the destruction of Yan, Qi, without military preparations, was unable to hold on to its former lands, and eventually fell into the hands of Qin.

Why should Qi State do this?

"Prince, do you know how the history books record our king now?" Seeing that the Qin officials still looked incredulous, the envoy of the King of Qi continued to ask.

Everyone shook their heads. Who would dare to read the historian's records?

With just one glance, the historian would dare to add a sentence that someone intended to falsify the history books, which would completely destroy the reputation they had worked hard for their entire lives and make them infamous forever.

"After Xuanwei, he is another ruler who expanded the territory and revived the State of Qi." The envoy of the King of Qi said with a smile.

"..." Ying Zheng and all the Qin officials were silent.

Don’t you understand how you, King Jian of Qi, got the land to expand your territory?

They took advantage of the fact that Qin was poor and did not have enough manpower to take over the 36 cities of Lu, so they bought them with money and even the garrison was composed of mercenaries hired from Bingzhou.

But... the historians, out of respect for the elders and the respected, would never record the specific details of the thirty-six cities that King Jian of Qi bought with money. They would only record that in such and such years, King Jian of Qi formed an alliance with Qin and Bing, sent troops to destroy Chu, and obtained the thirty-six cities of Lu.

When they thought of this, everyone seemed to understand it again!
If King Jian of Qi could take back the territory of Qi during the time of Xuanwei, those cities that were annexed by the State of Yan, King Jian of Qi would be written about in great detail in the history books of Qi.

As for Qin's conquest of Qi, what does that have to do with King Jian of Qi? At that time, the ones who would take the blame would only be the corrupt officials of Qi, the parasites of the country.

Even King Jian of Qi had found someone to take the blame: his uncle, the Prime Minister of Qi, Hou Sheng!

(End of this chapter)