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

Chapter 951: King Xi of Yan's Conspiracy [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

"My king, just tell me, where is the Great Wall Army?"

Ju Wu broke into the palace, found Prince Xi of Yan directly, and questioned him face to face.

King Xi of Yan looked up and down at Ju Wu, the soldiers around him, and the Yan courtiers who came with them.

"So, you are planning to force the emperor to abdicate?" Prince Xi of Yan glanced at everyone coldly and asked in a dignified manner.

At that moment, the soldiers in the palace also rushed into the hall, and they seemed to be ready to draw their swords at each other if they disagreed with each other.

"The Prime Minister is planning a rebellion by breaking into the palace with armor on his body?" The Grand Chamberlain also stood in front of Prince Xi of Yan and looked at Ju Wu coldly, as if he was looking at a dead person.

Ju Wu also realized that he had been impulsive.

The way they are now is undoubtedly a sign of forcing abdication.

"Leave some seeds for the State of Yan!" King Xi of Yan looked at everyone deeply and waved his hand.

"My Lords, please come in!" The Grand Chamberlain issued an order to expel the guests.

"This..." Ju Wu wanted to say something, but the palace soldier pulled out half of the blade, and the threat was self-evident.

"What does the king mean?" After leaving the palace, all the ministers of Yan State looked at Ju Wu.

Ju Wu was also a little confused and had no idea what King Xi of Yan wanted to do.

"Your Majesty!" After the Grand Chamberlain drove everyone out of the palace, he returned to Prince Xi of Yan. He was also somewhat puzzled as to why Prince Xi of Yan was angry for no reason, and was angry at Ju Wu who had retreated from the front line.

In this battle, they saw very clearly that the reason for the defeat was not Ju Wu, but was entirely because Yan's national strength could no longer afford to compete with Qin.

Even without the surprise attack by the Qin elite soldiers, the State of Yan would have been defeated sooner or later.

"I am not angry because of Ju Wu's defeat, nor because of the officials forcing the emperor to abdicate." King Xi of Yan shook his head. He could understand that Ju Wu wanted to get things clear after the army was defeated.

But what made him angry was that while the soldiers of the three armies were fighting to the death, Ju Wu and the group of officers he brought back were too clean. The officials were also dressed in gorgeous clothes, and even their hair was shiny, without any signs of vicissitudes of life.

If one was really worried about the State of Yan, these six months would be enough to make any official exhausted.

But he didn't see any sign of fatigue from working day and night in this group of people.

Despite the defeat at the front line, there was not a single trace of sword or spear marks on the armor of Ju Wu and the soldiers around him, not even a speck of dust. What does this mean?
This means that they withdrew without even seeing the Qin army, leaving those men who truly fought for the State of Yan to die.

The battle reports from Shicheng were transmitted to Jicheng every day. Everyone knew how tragic the battle was in Shicheng, but they could not see any tragedy from this group of people. It was completely different from what was described in the battle reports.

Except for Ju Wu's bloodshot eyes, he could not see any signs of fatigue or worry in other people.

"They are a group of people who are just sitting there doing nothing and are also a group of termites sucking blood from our Yan State. They only care about their power and their wealth, not really worrying about the survival of Yan State."

King Xi of Yan sighed, but he was not too disappointed, or rather, he did not have any expectations for these people at all.

All the people who really gave him hope were sent to Gojoseon of Jizi and out of the State of Yan.

Originally, he thought that under the oppression of the Qin army, these people would put aside everything, work together, and unite to face the outside world, so he delayed letting Yan Chunjun and Fan Yuqi take the Great Wall garrison corps to leave Jizi Korea and land on Yingzhou Island. He still had a glimmer of hope and fantasy, but these people ultimately disappointed him.

These people are like mud that cannot be propped up.

In the Battle of Shicheng, he ordered the entire Yan State to transfer all supplies and all the nobles' private soldiers to Shicheng. Unfortunately, the supplies and soldiers that could be collected were very few.

In addition, many people even withheld supplies that were to be sent to the front lines and resold them.

With the resources of Yan State, it was no problem to gather enough arrows to consume for the army for a year. However, the arrows in Shicheng could only last for half a year. He also asked people to check the supplies transferred to Shicheng by the military supervisor. The supplies that actually arrived in Shicheng were less than one-third of Wang Ling's. Where did the lost parts go? Wang Xi of Yan could guess that after layers of exploitation, they were all embezzled by these termites.

From the bloodless clothes of Ju Wu and others, he knew more clearly that this group of people were taking the last elite troops and soldiers of Yan State to protect their power, and they had never thought of coexisting and dying with Yan State.

"Prepare a list recording what they did in the Battle of Shicheng, and then hand it over to the Qin army. Do you really think I am a soft persimmon?" King Xi of Yan said calmly.

He no longer had the ability to punish these people, but that didn't mean that once the Qin army arrived, this group of people would be able to transform themselves and land safely, becoming Qin nobles.

I believe that after the Qin State knew what these people had done, it would not let them land safely.

The Grand Chamberlain looked at Prince Xi of Yan quietly. He was almost deceived by the appearance of these court officials and thought that they were really considering the State of Yan.

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"Pay close attention to the movements of the Qin army, inform the three armies, and withdraw to the royal city. No one is allowed to go into battle without the king's order!" King Xi of Yan continued.

"Are you going to abandon the kingdom, Your Majesty?" Da Changqiu felt a little reluctant.

Even if Shicheng fell, the royal capital had been managed by the State of Yan for hundreds of years. Both the common people and the nobles were loyal to the royal family, so it might be possible to slow down the pace of the Qin army.

"Leave some seeds for the State of Yan!" King Xi of Yan shook his head.

The royal capital is the essence of a country. If the royal capital is really destroyed, how many people will be left in Yan State?
"Yes!" Da Changqiu sighed and could only obey the order.

The Qin army's attack continued, but Wang Jian did not expect that there was no decent resistance in the Yan state behind Shicheng. There were only spontaneous local counterattacks, and there was no resistance from the organized Yan army at all.

"Fight a battle to defend the royal city?" Wang Jian thought for a moment and thought of what the State of Yan might do.

"General, this is sent by the envoy of King Yan!" But at this time, Wang Jian received a long list sent by King Xi of Yan.

"Huh?" Wang Jian was even more surprised. It was not a letter of surrender, nor a manifesto. It was just a long list, a list of the nobles and powerful people of Yan State, which even clearly marked the amount of property of these nobles.

"What does the King of Yan want to do?" Wang Jian was very confused.

These people have considerable wealth, and their combined wealth can even be said to be enough to rival a country.

King Xi of Yan was so clear about the assets of these people and their corruption and fraud. If King Xi of Yan took action himself, he would probably be able to gather endless assets in just a few months and continue to compete with the Qin army.

However, King Xi of Yan handed such an important list to him.

"Prince Xi of Yan is quite cruel!" Gongsun Nu thought about it and guessed what Prince Xi of Yan wanted to do.

(End of this chapter)