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

Chapter 912 Root [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

Ying Zheng could also guess the mood of the envoy of King Qi, but he did not try to tease him any further. He directly took out the seal of the Qin State from the royal desk and stamped it on the letter.

There were three copies, one was returned to the envoy of the King of Qi, one was kept by the Qin State, and one was announced to the world.

"Has Qi notified Bingzhou?" Ying Zheng suddenly asked curiously.

The envoy of King Qi was stunned for a moment. The alliance between Qi and Qin had nothing to do with Bingzhou, and Bingzhou had vowed never to fight southwards, so it would not participate in this war. There was no need to notify Bingzhou, right?

"This is where you are wrong. After all, Qi has troops stationed in Bingzhou now. If you do something without informing Bingzhou, it would be somewhat disrespectful!" Ying Zheng reminded.

Bingzhou would not do anything without profit, especially Yan Yan, who liked to join in on everything. If Qin and Qi formed an alliance to attack Yan without informing Bingzhou, he could imagine that Bingzhou and Yan Yan would definitely try their best to get involved.

Although it was not a direct military expedition and would not affect the fact of the demise of the State of Yan, it would definitely make the three parties involved in the war feel extremely disgusted.

Yan Yan and Bingzhou are capable of doing such a thing!

Rather than being forced to feel disgusted by Yan Yan and Bingzhou, it is better to know what Bingzhou is going to do in advance.

“???” The envoy of King Qi was a little confused and looked at Ying Zheng in confusion. He really couldn’t figure out why Ying Zheng was so afraid of Bingzhou and asked them to notify Bingzhou.

"Forget it. With the intelligence capabilities of Bingzhou Military Control Commission and Qi's sieve-like intelligence system, I'm afraid that as soon as the envoy leaves Linzi, the emperor will have a copy of the same letter in front of his desk!" Ying Zheng held his forehead with his hand.

Luowang is known to be a dragnet that can penetrate every corner, and the Bingzhou Military Control Commission is no worse.

Especially in this battle between Bingzhou and Donghu, the ones who really became famous were not the Red Flame Cavalry, Bingzhou Zhennan General's Mansion and the Bingzhou East Route Army's garrisons, but the Bingzhou Military Command!

Who would have thought that the actual leader of the Zuoxian King's tribe of the Donghu was actually one of the high-ranking officials of the Bingzhou Military Control Commission, the spy named Xuan.

But the facts are right in front of us and we cannot refute them.

A force that had been hostile to Bingzhou for many years had been infiltrated by the Military Control Commission to such an extent, let alone the State of Qi, which was closely connected with Bingzhou!

Therefore, Ying Zheng did not expect Qi to hide it from Bingzhou, not to mention that Qi had never thought of keeping the matter secret.

The envoy of King Qi was embarrassed. If the ministers of Qin had mocked their intelligence network in this way, he could still argue with reason, even if it was unreasonable. However, since it was King Qin Ying Zheng who spoke, he could only bear it. After all, this was the fact.

"Please ask the envoy to go back and inform the King of Qi to be prepared to be blackmailed by Bingzhou!" Ying Zheng said helplessly. This was not only said to the envoy of the King of Qi, but also to himself.

Bingzhou deployed its troops on the border of Donghu. When Qin wanted to destroy Yan, Bingzhou could watch the whole process live. If it really wanted to get involved, Qin had no way to stop it.

Therefore, the Qin State must be hit by this bamboo bar.

"Not to fight southwards" is a promise, but can Qin dare to believe it?
Only a vow that has not been broken is a vow.

As for the binding force, it is not very effective at the national level.

The Qin State could only spend money to avoid disaster and let the oath continue to be an oath instead of turning into a lie.

Ying Zheng was also more clear that Bingzhou's attack on Donghu at this critical juncture was actually to make Qin relax its mentality, to show that it posed no threat and could not spare the hands to interfere in Qin's war to destroy Yan. That was why Bingzhou's advancement was so slow.

"The battle to destroy Yan should be started sooner rather than later!" Guo Wei Liao reminded Ying Zheng.

"When Bingzhou is free, we will demand more money!" Li Yao also spoke up. "..." Ying Zheng looked at his ministers in frustration. Are you so afraid of Yan Yan? Why don't you dare to stand up to him?

"Then what price should we pay for Bingzhou?" Ying Zheng finally sighed, there was nothing he could do!
Bingzhou has a very good geographical location, and the enemies it is conquering are foreign races, so even if Qin wanted to hinder it, it would not dare to do so.

Everyone was silent. Who would dare to speak first about such a humiliating matter? At most, they could talk about it in a small court meeting. As for such a large court meeting, it would be a loss of dignity and face for the empire if it were made public.

Ying Zheng also realized that such matters should be discussed privately and should not be discussed at the grand court meeting.

As for what Yan Yan is doing at this moment, Yan Yan is very busy!
Even though Bingzhou has been established for several years, winter has always been the biggest nightmare on the grassland. The grassland tribes have not been able to effectively resist the severe winter cold for thousands of years, and it is impossible for Bingzhou to deal with it in just a few years.

Therefore, snow disasters still occur frequently, even though Bingzhou has already responded in advance.

But when ice and snow come, there will always be various disasters that are beyond human control.

Therefore, Yan Yan is now looking at the disaster reports sent back by various parties, and then dispatching troops and supplies to provide disaster relief.

However, whether the disaster-stricken areas can wait for relief supplies and troops to arrive is something that can only be left to fate.

In the face of extreme cold and ice, everything could be gone in just one night.

The only thing Bingzhou can do is to minimize the losses.

At least it won't be like the past grassland tribal era, when a heavy snowfall would cause dozens or hundreds of tribes to completely disappear and become history.

There is no need for them to risk their lives by plundering southwards before winter arrives.

"Your Majesty, he can't be saved!" An Qisheng sighed as he looked at Yan Yan with a frown on his face.

It's not that he is heartless, but he has experienced too many things like this over the years. Sometimes, the army and baggage trains sent out for rescue were lost in the wind and snow, and not only did they not save the people, but they also killed the rescue team.

“But we have to leave some roots for them!” Yan Yan also knew that ice and snow were merciless. Extreme cold was different from other disasters. Other disasters could be overcome with strong will, but under ice and snow, things could not be changed by will.

An Qisheng was silent. Roots, if a tribe can leave behind some roots, then there is still hope.

"If Your Majesty insists, I will give the order to arrange it!" An Qisheng did not dissuade him any further and handed the choice to Yan Yan.

Yan Yan looked at the disaster reports piled on the table and took a deep breath.

"Order all local garrisons to contact local counties and bring supplies for rescue!" Yan Yan finally gave the order.

"Yes!" An Qisheng guessed that this would be the result.

If county soldiers were to go to the rescue, the risk factor would be too high and the process would be too slow. Only the garrisons in various places had the corresponding equipment and weapons that could march in the snow.

However, the guards were under the jurisdiction of the National Guard Office, and the Prime Minister's Office had no right to mobilize the army.

As for why Yan Yan was willing to go to the rescue, it was normal. When the whole country was about to give up Luo Bing and 6,000 Blood Cavalry, Yan Yan still insisted on mobilizing the entire country's troops to rescue regardless of everything.

It is to tell all the people of Bingzhou that there is still hope even in despair. Bingzhou will not give up anyone who holds out hope. At any time, you can believe in Wangcheng!
It’s the same now. If we can’t go to the counties, then we have to send out the troops from the garrisons. Even if we know we can’t save many, we will save as many as we can, at least leaving behind a root and hope!
(End of this chapter)