The king asked the second son to stay for a meeting.
For a moment, Zhao Gao, Meng Wu, Li Si, and Fu Su had mixed feelings. As for exterminating Chu, did they, who could be called geniuses, really not have a strategy?
No, it was just that they did not want to send troops. After all, even with the land of Ba Shu, the Great Qin was not strong enough to withstand the defeat of 200,000 troops and instantly assemble 600,000 troops.
That was too much of a joke.
However, none of them had expected that Mu Wu would actually go along with Ying Zheng's wishes. More importantly, he had come up with a really good strategy, which had lowered their positions in Ying Zheng's heart by quite a bit.
It also caused Mu Wu's status to rise a lot.
"We will take our leave." Li Si and the others bowed helplessly. Fu Su's gaze on Mu Wu had changed. There was a hint of wariness and a hint of love.
However, Mu Wu had long expected this. The struggle for the throne had always been a life-and-death battle. If he wanted to take over the throne peacefully, he could only dream about it. Since he had already planned to take this position, he was destined to face these things.
Li Xin whispered to him,"Young Master, I'll wait for you outside."
Mu Wu nodded slightly.
"Zhao Gao, you can leave too." Ying Zheng ordered Zhao Gao.
Although Zhao Gao was unwilling to accept this, he did not dare to resist Ying Zheng, so he bowed and left.
For a moment, only Ying Zheng and Mu Wu were left in the huge study.
Ying Zheng looked at Mu Wu with undisguised admiration in his eyes. His impression of this useless son of his had been continuously improving, and now, it had changed from the contempt he had for Mu Wu nearly a year ago to admiration.
He even felt that Ling Die was not bad. She had turned his useless son into a different person.
"Tell me what you think."
"Yes, Father." "Actually, I'm only looking at it from Sun Tzu's Art of War. It can only be considered a theory." However, your son feels that Chu is vast and has many people. If you want to attack Chu, 600,000 people are necessary, and it might take a longer time. After all, the morale of the Chu army is high."
"More importantly, we need a famous general to lead these 600,000 soldiers. Not only must he have rich battle experience, but more importantly, he must be loyal!”
Mu Wu's words struck a chord in Ying Zheng's heart. There were many experienced generals in Great Qin, and the key was loyalty. The 600,000 soldiers could be said to be Great Qin's power. If the commander harbored ill intentions, he would lose his throne.
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, then looked at Mu Wu and asked,""Do you have anyone in mind?"
"Wang Jian." Mu Wu replied.
"Oh."
Ying Zheng knocked on the table without giving a definite answer. Wang Jian was indeed a talented commander. Last time, when he attacked Chu, he said that he could not send out 600,000 troops, which proved that he was indeed capable enough to attack Chu.
As for loyalty, the Wang family was a general of the Great Qin Empire, and their loyalty was obvious. However, he was still a little worried. That was an army of 600,000. This was like investing all of our assets. This was completely gambling. If we won, we would get rich overnight. If we lost, we would be completely finished.
Even Ying Zheng, who had always been decisive, started to hesitate at this moment.
However, Ying Zheng suddenly noticed that Mu Wu's expression was also a little hesitant, as if he wanted to say something, which made him a little curious.
"What else do you have to say?"
Mu Wu seemed to have made up his mind."Father, your son requests to follow the army!”
Ying Zheng was stunned. He looked at Mu Wu for a moment, and was so shocked that he did not know what to say.
At this moment, Mu Wu was also extremely nervous. He had originally thought that his request for an expedition might make Ying Zheng worried and put him in a difficult position. However, when he was talking about loyalty, he suddenly realized that it would be extremely difficult for him to go out with the army. If he went out with the 600,000 Qin soldiers, what would happen if they rebelled?
One had to know that he was a prince. The chances of him rebelling were much stronger than Wang Jian.
Therefore, he was a little hesitant. However, if he missed out on this battle to destroy Chu, it would be difficult for him to leave a mark on Great Qin's soldiers in the future!
Coincidentally, Ying Zheng asked, and Mu Wu also told him everything.
Ying Zheng looked at him with a trace of inquiry in his eyes.
" Father," Mu Wu quickly said," I think General Wang Jian might not be able to command 600,000 soldiers alone. Why don't we let General Meng Wu go with him? As for Wang Ben, he can stay in Xianyang!"”
The meaning behind his words was obvious. Meng Wu was going to divide the power, and Wang Ben was going to be the hostage. This would reduce the possibility of a rebellion to the minimum, including the possibility of him rebelling. After all, Wang Jian and Meng Wu were the heads of the two largest families in Great Qin, so he, Mu Wu, was nothing in front of them. Moreover, the three of them formed a triangle and supervised each other, reducing the danger to the minimum.
Ying Zheng thought for a moment. Mu Wu's plan could be considered relatively stable, and it could also be seen that Mu Wu really wanted to go out with the army, and did not have that intention.
"Mhm, we'll do as you say. Go and prepare. As for Wang Jian, let this one personally invite him.”
"Yes, Father." Mu Wu let out a sigh of relief and felt a little happy in his heart. He had prepared for this war for such a long time, and now it was finally going according to his plan.
His moment to amaze the world would also begin from this moment!
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