warring states careerist

Chapter 402 Time is ruthless and heaven and earth are glowing ([-])
Two days later, outside Chencang City, by the Weishui River.

The crowd gathered on the bank of the river, and Qin Jun, who had just grown up, was going to sacrifice to Hebo.

Ximen Bao in Wei State had already abolished the bad habit of offering sacrifices to the Boss of the River, but in the State of Qin, there were people who died at this time.

When Qin Jun came to the throne, he was only ten years old, and he has only just come of age now.

This year, Wei and Chu went to war again, and Zheng Guo realized his own danger. This time he stood on Chu's side, but he didn't want to be occupied by the Wei people, and the Chu people lost again.

Marquis Wei, who has become the prince, transferred Wu Qi, who had been operating in Xihe for more than ten years, back to the capital. Duke Qin, who had just grown up, felt that this was an opportunity.Taking advantage of Wu Qi's absence in Xihe and Wei Chu's war again, he opened up a situation for what several generations of Qin kings had tried to do but failed, so they sent troops to attack Wei.

However, although Wu Qi left, the soldiers were still there. In the battle of Wangcheng, [-] Qin people stained Luoshui with blood.

A few years ago, there was an earthquake, and the Guoshan Mountain collapsed and blocked the Yellow River. There are many rumors that it was because the Wei people did not sacrifice to He Bo.In the past few years, there have been aftershocks, and there have been heavy rains on the Weishui River. When Duke Qin first came to the throne, when Wangcheng was defeated, he thought of offering sacrifices to Hebo in order to hope that the weather will be smooth this year and there will be no more problems.

The priests of Wuzhu, the guards with drum music, and the people of Qin State who watched the ceremony all gathered by the Wei River.The woman who was about to be sacrificed was terrified, and Wu Zhu couldn't help comforting her. She only said that she was going to marry He Bo, make money for the people of Qin, and die a worthy death.

Nie Zheng squeezed forward with his strong body. Looking at this ugly scene, he knew not only about Yecheng, but also about the Mo family's governance of Wuzhu in Pei County, so he couldn't help feeling disdainful.

He didn't know that although he was not very willing to listen to his old friend's "righteousness", the righteousness of the Mohist school is like a ball of ink that falls into the water and gradually melts, moistening things silently.So he rejected Yan Zhongzi, and Xu Shen was Shengchuo.

After all, it was because of the understanding of "righteousness" that he gradually became somewhat different in his heart.

At this time, Princess Qin sacrificed, Nie Zheng touched the two bombs in the leather bag behind him, confirmed that the matchlock in the bamboo tube was still burning, and secretly observed the situation.

Since he decided to take action, he didn't think about retreating. The only thing he worried about was that the assassination would fail, so that he didn't fulfill his oath.It is just three cups of turmoil, the five mountains are light, life and death are nothing, and it is a shame to fail to fulfill a friend's entrustment.

After choosing the location for the surprise attack, Nie Zheng lowered his hood, pushed away the people in front, and chose an excellent location for the assassination.

This place is only a hundred feet away from Duke Qin, if two bombs were thrown out, he would be able to assassinate him immediately while taking advantage of the chaos.

He was about to make a move when he suddenly heard the crying of the girls in front who were about to be sent to the Weishui River to be He Bo's wives. The crying was heartbreaking.

The corners of Nie Zheng's mouth showed unseen tenderness, thinking of his sister's children. At that time, the wheat flour from the Mo family had just spread to the neighborhood, and the sister's children cried and begged his uncle to buy wheat cakes.The crying at that time was almost the same as the crying now, but not long after that crying, the children of the sister's family ate wheat cakes, but the girls in front of them were about to be thrown into the river.

The parents of several girls were crying in the crowd, and Wu Zhu did not hinder them. This is exactly the case with marriage. Parents always cry before they get married, which is adding to the breath of marriage.

Nie Zheng knew that if he threw a bomb at this time, it would certainly cause confusion among the people of Qin, so he took advantage of the chaos to stab Qin Jun with his sword... but those children might not be able to avoid it either.

Touching the bomb in the leather pouch with his fingers, he thought to himself when he was young and avenged others and was a ranger, how could he have these things?Isn't it just killing one person in ten steps, enjoying revenge?

Thinking about it again, my imposing body of eight feet is entrusted by all friends, and I want to hurt women and children?Is that what the husband did?
After thinking about it, he made up his mind, and said to himself: "I, Nie Zheng, have killed countless people with the help of a single sword. That young master is still invincible even with the dead soldiers around him, so why should I be afraid?"

He took one last look at the crying girls, thinking about Sheng Chuo's persuasive words, and said in his heart: "After all, I died not only for the righteousness of my friends, but also for the so-called righteousness of Gong Zaoye. There is no Lian Shengchuo and the son, but there is no negative public Zaoye. Today's incident, if you want to come to Gongzaoye, you will always know that I did it. He just led people to capture the King of Chu and Yue. Today I will kill the King of Qin! "

Thinking that I have only one elder sister, even if she is already married, if someone bullies her elder sister one day, she will be aware of it, even if she is running around in the Mo family for the benefit of the world, she will not ignore it, she really has nothing to worry about.

At this time, the clock was about to ring, and Wu Zhu got up, and brought the "marriage boat" made of reeds, and was about to load the girls into the boat.

Nie Zheng took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to fasten the scarf on his head, moved the fingers of his right hand slightly, and suddenly drew his sword, moving like a rabbit, and rushed forward, stabbing at a Qin soldier.

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Weidu, Anyi.

Wu Qi was sitting in the room, the "Simple Nine Numbers and Geometry" was still piled up on the table, but he hadn't flipped it after reading it for a long time.

Three years ago in the battle of Daliang, he made great contributions to the Wei State, beheading the four rulers of Guigui and You Yin, and capturing one of the rulers, which shocked the world.

The prince decided to enter Chen, and he called himself the king of Chu, and he was also the Duke of Chen.Chu State's Daliang, Yuguan and other cities in the Central Plains were completely reduced to the land of Wei State. Except for Luyang, Chu State had no way to march to the Central Plains.

Sishang Huaibei, the Mohists have already occupied, and the Chu State is powerless to get involved.Chen Ren Fuguo supported Wang Ziding, and the road going north on the central line of Chu State was also blocked.

In the battle of Daliang, the Mo family "unintentionally" helped a lot.The book about the defense of Daliang City allowed Wu Qi to siege the city and fight for aid. After defeating Ye Gong and scaring away Queen Chu, he easily broke through the city and captured Lord Shaoliang.

Gunpowder smashed the city, making the strong Daliang City vulnerable, and the Wei people cheered.

Originally, he could have achieved a greater victory, taking advantage of the opportunity when the Chu people panicked, he could break through Wuyang, capture Fangcheng, and open the door of Chu State.

But... Marquis Wen, who trusted him, died, and the crown prince ascended the throne.Li Kui, a visionary and prestigious veteran, also died later.

From the perspective of prestige and strength alone, no one in Wei State at that moment could control Wu Qi, who had a large army, a great reputation, and could be a general or prime minister.

not a single person.

If we continue to use troops in that battle, once Wuyang and Fangcheng are broken, the defense line of the Great Wall of Chu State will collapse, and the Nanyang Plain is in our hands, and Chu State can only retreat to Yanying.At that time, there will still be a prince to make this declaration, so what can Chu do?
However, the crown prince dared not allow himself to lead the elite soldiers of the Wei state, let alone take down the Chu state and become a prince.After all, he is not Wei Chengzi, not the younger brother of Marquis Wen, nor the uncle of Prince Chi.

What is even more frightening is that he can be a general and a prime minister, govern the people, govern the army, win a decisive victory, change the military system, be invincible in all battles, govern and convince the people of one side, and even preside over the construction of cities and reforms. ...

Such a person is suitable to be a prime minister, but the king who can suppress such a prime minister is none other than Marquis Wen.

Wu Qi thought he had already paid too much for Wei.

When the Mo family was defending Shangqiu, Wu Qi was fighting with the prince. He felt that the Mo family should be allowed to defend Shangqiu. He believed in the ability of the Mo family to defend the city. The state relies on the state of Wei and becomes a vassal of the state of Wei.

At that time, he did not suggest oppressing Chu State too much. Wei State needed a Chu State to allow South Korea and Wei State to stand together.

When the Mohists captured the king of Chu in the battle of Shangqiu, Wu Qi immediately wrote a letter when they wanted to hold a military meeting.

He hoped that the Central Plains would wipe out the soldiers, relying on the ability of the Mohists to defend the city, act as a crap stick in the Central Plains, isolate Qin State, regard Qin State as Xi Rong, prevent Qin State from participating in Central Plains affairs, gradually reduce Qin State's living space, and use 20 Years let the state of Qin decline, so that the state of Wei will have no worries. The Central Plains is vast, and the state of Wei can move freely.

When all this failed and the prince decided to go to Wei, Wu Qi felt that if he was the commander in chief, he would not be unable to attack Niu Lanyi, so that he won precious breathing time for Chu.

After Si Ziyang of Zheng Guo was killed, Wu Qi resolutely opposed Wei Guo's idea of ​​allowing South Korea to encroach on Zheng Guo in exchange for South Korea's support: If South Korea does not have Zheng, it is just a country like Song and Zheng. In the long run this is absolutely impossible.

When Yan Zhongzi in South Korea was fighting with Xia Lei, he was the one who recommended Nie Zheng to Yan Zhongzi because he knew Nie Zheng when he was young and knew what Nie Zheng was capable of.Hanhou Xinxi, Xialei is the uncle of the new Hanhou Han. If Xialei is killed, South Korea will definitely be in chaos for a while, which can buy more time for Wei Guo and take the initiative.

When the new weapons, stirrups, and bronze cannons of the Mohist School began to appear, he was the first to keenly discover the dawn of the military system reform. He was convinced that the chariot soldiers were about to usher in the sunset, and he was convinced that the reform of the military pawn system would make Wei strong.

Even when Marquis Wen appointed Wei Chengzi as prime minister, Wu Qi recognized it without any complaints: After all, Wei Chengzi was the uncle of Prince Chi, and Marquis Wen was old at that time, and needed a stable country to maintain his non-public servants. conflicts with the clan.

He is not a political idiot, he understands the joints, and he is not a "weird" who only knows how to fight and govern the country. How can he not understand politics if he can achieve his position?
When he led the army to defeat the Chu people in Daliang City, he felt that the golden age of Wei State was coming.When the news of Wenhou's death came, he was sure that Wenhou still trusted him, because Wenhou still didn't let him return to the army even before he died.So much so that when the crown prince asked him to withdraw his troops and return, he even thought about the idea of ​​accepting the orders of the emperor abroad, and tried to solve the problem of Chu State in World War I and let Chu State decline for 20 years.

After returning from the front line of Chu State, he immediately wrote a letter to Prince Chi, or Wei Hou, hoping to maintain the decline of Chu State, contain South Korea, and keep an eye on South Korea. When you go to the state of Chu, don't even think about carve up the state of Zheng with South Korea... This is of no benefit to the state of Wei, and it will only allow South Korea to take advantage of the opportunity.

His strategy is still to suppress South Korea, weaken Chu, ally with Qi, attack Qin, guard against Zhao, and support Zheng.The state of Chu is already weak, and without the power of the Central Plains for 20 years, Wang Ziding has split the state of Chu.The Mo family had already gained a firm foothold in Sishang, and the agitated Sishang was in a terrible peace.

Last year when Qi State attacked Lu, the Mohists immediately abided by Meng Zhuze's covenant and sent troops to help Lu defend the city. Wei and Han sent troops, and then defeated Qi State. north.

The current situation of Wei State, in Wu Qi's view, should not hesitate three years ago, completely defeat Chu State, and create another chaos of Chu kingship, just like the 50 years after the co-king.

Either now, kick South Korea away, and no longer need the full support of South Korea's ally, let alone acquiesce in South Korea's encroachment on Zheng Guo.At this time, it is necessary to win over a part of the state of Zheng, support the people of Zheng, create hatred between Zheng and Han, and act as a mediator, so as to withdraw from the Central Plains and continue to compress the state of Qin westward.

And all these strategies require Xihe to have more power, more investment, and more troops, and his power as Xihe Guard will grow stronger and stronger.

So the prince hit Fuxu.

It appears that this is a strategic battle: continue west?Or attack the Central Plains?

In fact, it is a dispute between the monarch and his ministers.Marquis Wen could suppress Wu Qi and trust Wu Qi, but the crown prince dared not attack him, nor did he have such courage.

It was rumored all over the world that he was unfilial, wife-killing, greedy, and lustful.

But all his rewards are distributed to the soldiers, so that the soldiers can advance and retreat with them. Is there such a greedy person in the world?Those people accused him, saying that he did this only to make greater achievements, and to make greater achievements was to make it easier to be greedy in the future.

Facing such accusations, Wu Qi just smiled lightly, thinking of the words of Mo Jia's Kai Zhishi: Xia Chong is beyond words.

Although it was a smile, the heart was depressed and incomprehensible.

There was still a smell of residual wine on the case table. A trusted servant came over and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is an old friend from the State of Lu asking to see you. I didn't say my name or surname."

Wu Qi was taken aback, thinking that he didn't have any old friends in Lu country?There are many enemies.

"What else did he say?"

The servant said anxiously: "He said that he not only met in Lu State, but also met in Luoyin. I have blocked you twice, so I can be called an old friend."

When the servant said this, a person suddenly appeared in Wu Qi's mind, and he thought of the rumors circulating in Anyi. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "How dare he come? He blocked me twice?"

Seeing this, the servant was about to back out, wanting to drive away the gentleman wearing the jade pendant, but after Wu Qi cursed angrily, he put his right hand on the hilt of his sword and said, "Let him in!"

The servant was startled, but still obeyed, Wu Qi cursed secretly: "Sheng Chuo, Sheng Chuo, how dare you come to see me? You really have courage!"

(End of this chapter)