Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 627 The Battle in the Court
  The next day, King Jian of Qi set out early to return to Qi.

After all, no one except him knew what he and King Qin had talked about the first night.

However, rumors from the palace said that after the meeting, King Qin's face showed no emotion or anger, but King Qi Jian seemed to be quite cheerful on his way back to the palace.

According to this statement, it is not certain whether Qin Wangzheng suffered a loss in this meeting, but Qi Wangjian must have obtained a result that satisfied him.

However, this is just a guess. As a king, his emotions and anger are invisible. Qi Wangjian's behavior may have been deliberate.

In any case, this pilgrimage banquet is over. Although there are still a lot of things to tie up, it has nothing to do with the vast majority of Xianyang officials, and only a few people are still involved.

Not to mention the return trip of Qi Wangjian and his entourage, Qin Wangzheng has taken over the situation, and finally has to deal with South Korea's tired Qin plan.

The core of this matter is naturally Han Fei, the Ninth Young Master sent by South Korea to take the blame.

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Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace, Chaohui Hall.

The King of Qin wore a black crown robe and a crown on his head, sitting high on the throne.

The civil and military ministers lined up in order in the hall according to their shifts and wore court uniforms. The leader of the civil servants was naturally Xiong Qi, the right minister of Changping, and the leader of the military attachés was Guo Wei Liao.

Of course, Wei Liaosui was the head of the military attache, but he did not command troops, unlike generals such as Wang Jian and Meng Wu.

Han Fei, on the other hand, stood among the hundreds of officials of the Qin State. His purple robe was quite eye-catching among the Qin officials.

However, he was not the only one who attracted attention in the court today. There was also a person, dressed in plain white, without court uniforms or ceremonial crowns. He was among the hundreds of officials, but he was out of place.

This person was naturally Gu Xun, the Great Qin State Master who should theoretically go to court but had never attended a court meeting.

Today, the Qin court held Han Fei accountable. He unexpectedly attended the court meeting and dressed in a nondescript manner, attracting the attention of hundreds of officials in the palace.

Although what Gu Xun did was inconsistent with etiquette, the King of Qin didn't say anything. As the leader of the officials, Xiong Qi, the Lord of Changping, just reminded Gu Xun to pay attention next time. Naturally, the other officials would not be upset. Then it's uncomfortable to look for the other person from the beginning.

Regarding the appearance of Gu Xun, all officials basically had a consensus.

Most of them knew that Gu Xun had a close relationship with Han Fei, the ninth son of South Korea, and naturally suspected that the other party was trying to help Han Fei escape the court's accountability.

However, during the whole process of the officials besieging Han Fei, Gu Xun remained silent. He did not help Han Fei as they suspected. He did not even open his eyes. He kept them closed the whole time. Those who didn't know thought he was coming. Standing on top of the main hall is a person who is pretending to be sleeping.

The whole debate process is meaningless. It is nothing more than the Qin State demanding an explanation from South Korea on the grounds that South Korea is undermining Qin. The so-called explanation is nothing more than ceding territory and paying compensation.

Naturally, Han Fei did not accept it and argued with reason, explaining the importance of the Zhengguo Canal water conservancy project to Qin, saying that Qin and South Korea were better, and South Korea had no intention of harming Qin.

Of course, everyone here is a highly educated person (note: this word did not exist at this time) - except for a certain national teacher, the debate process was also based on quotations from classics, and each sentence contained a lot of meaning.

So Gu Xun was drowsy when he listened, and he couldn't understand most of what he said. Anyway, according to his understanding, it probably meant that Qin State said that South Korea had done bad things, and Han Fei said that South Korea did not do it, and everyone was talking in the car back and forth. No matter how hard you try, no one can convince anyone.

Of course, Qin Guoyuan didn't have to say anything to South Korea. As long as Qin Wang Yingzheng said a word, it was decided whether South Korea should be flattened or rounded, and the debate could end without any problem. But he just sat on the throne, taking some time to watch the quarrels and quarrels in the palace.

Among the entire hall, he and Gu Xun were the most at ease.

In this dispute, the main force on the Qin side gradually became Tingwei Li Si, Han Fei's younger brother.

The two brothers went back and forth without giving in to each other. The content of the conversation was transcribed into a great article.

Many officials who were watching were all impressed. Bu Gui was a disciple of the Confucian Mr. All the scholars sprayed it all over the place, even their own family was not spared.

The key is that no one can outshine this old master, except famous sophists who like to use shameless tactics.

However, as they were arguing... no, they were arguing, and the topic between the two of them deviated from the original topic of Ti Qin Ji, and turned to the topic of the relationship between Qin and Han.

At this time, the differences between the two brothers became more and more serious. Han Fei stated that South Korea was a minister of Qin and a sincerity of Qin. He was willing to support the country and hoped that Qin would save Han and destroy Zhao.

Li Si, on the other hand, firmly advocated destroying South Korea first to deter other countries before making any plans.

After the two men explained the pros and cons respectively - the general content was basically consistent with Han Fei's previous analysis, the debate came to an end for the time being.

All that needs to be said has been said, and the rest depends on King Qin’s decision.

All the civil and military officials in the palace cast their dark eyes towards the throne, waiting for the king's decision.

However, Ying Zheng did not give an answer. His eyes behind Liu Zhu looked at Gu Xun, who was standing at the front but had his eyes closed and was asleep.

"What does the Imperial Master think about the differences between Han Fei and Li Qing?"

"Huh?" Gu Xun opened his eyes when he heard the sound. He was still a little confused at first, and pointed at himself with his backhand, "Your Majesty is asking me?"

"Hmm..." Ying Zheng nodded slightly, his five-colored crown shaking, signaling Gu Xun to answer.

"This..." Gu Xun pondered for a moment, but did not answer. Instead, he asked abruptly, "By the way, where are Zhao's general Li Mu's army?"

Of course, this question was not for Ying Zheng, and the person who should answer it was naturally not Ying Zheng. Guo Wei Liao raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng. Seeing that he had no intention of denying it, he spoke out and said:

"We were about to leave Daijun seven days ago."

As a national lieutenant, he knows this kind of military information best. However, it is military information after all and cannot be leaked at will. Gu Xun, a national advisor, is not qualified to let him speak. He has to see what Ying Zheng wants first.

"Dai Jun... It seems that it won't be long before we have to fight with General Huanjue..." After getting the answer, Gu Xun muttered first, then curled his lips and smiled and replied, "Haha, I don't understand Li Between the adults and Han Fei, who said it was appropriate and who said it was inappropriate? However, since the war with Zhao is not over yet, I think it is okay to save Han and destroy Zhao, or to destroy Han and shake other countries. Let it go first.”

Li Si frowned slightly and said to Gu Xun, "The state counselor probably doesn't understand this. This matter is regarded as our Qin's military strategy. As for the war with Zhao State, it will not affect this matter."

　What I wrote about Han Fei's entry into the Qin Dynasty is pure nonsense, and the changes are completely inconsistent with historical facts. It is a very long process. If you are interested, you can check it yourself.

　　
  　
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