========= Sinjeng, Korea =======
Shen Buhai appeared in the capital city with his hair draped over his shoulders, his armor broken, and his face covered in blood.
"Lord! Chen, Shen Buhai is back!" Shen Buhai was filled with grief and indignation as he knelt on one knee and shouted. "The Wei army has stopped attacking the city. Xinzheng is a bloody city. The scaling ladder is useless, and the Han people are all drained of blood.”Shen Buhai laughed bitterly. "Lord, go up the city wall and comfort the soldiers.”
With Shen Buhai's help, Han Jun arrived at the city wall. However, what he saw was not the soldiers guarding the city, but a sea of corpses.
Han Jun's heart was about to split apart. The capital of a country had actually suffered such heavy casualties. He spat out a mouthful of blood. "This is not the reform I want! This is not the reform I want! Shen Buhai, I hate you!"
Han Jun could only seek comfort in his heart when he was in great sorrow. He pushed the blame to Shen Buhai. However, this still could not calm the sorrow in his heart. Coupled with the bloody smell around him, Han Jun spat out another mouthful of blood. He was dead. He died.
"Lord!" Shen Buhai's eyes were about to split open. He looked at the fallen Ruler and slowly knelt down.
Even if Han Jun said that he hated him in the end, it was without a doubt that Korea had given Shen Buhai the stage to reform, and Han Jun had always supported him from behind. Shen Buhai's eyes gradually became empty. He pulled out the sharp sword at his waist and looked towards the west."Wei Yang, it's up to you now…"
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During the war between Han and Wei, Korea was exhausted, and the reform forces withdrew from the Korean political stage. From then on, Korea was unable to recover. The tragic failure of Shen Buhai's reform was a warning to the other countries, announcing the great dangers of wartime reform. Any country that wanted to reform would have to carefully consider whether they could bear the fate of Korea.
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On the other side, Pang Juan led the army back to save Daliang. When they passed by Maling Road, the sky turned dark and night fell. Pang Juan walked in front and found that the surroundings were extremely empty. There was only a big tree left. It looked strange. He walked up and raised his torch to take a look. The words "Pang Juan died under this tree" were written on it. He was instantly shocked. Maling Dao saw the ambush of the Qi army and thousands of arrows were fired at the same time. Pang Juan of the Wei army was like a turtle in a jar, like a fish on a chopping board. Prince Shen and Prince Yin, who were originally in charge of supporting the valley entrance, immediately abandoned Pang Juan and retreated decisively. Pang Juan's Wei army was completely annihilated.
At this moment, the Wei Kingdom's hegemony had completely declined. The era of the Wei Kingdom's hegemony and the era of one superpower and many powerful people had come to an end. The rising Qin Kingdom had gradually opened a new curtain!
After the defeat of the Wei Kingdom, when the court was discussing Pang Juan's funeral, Crown Prince Shen and Gongzi Yin actually proposed to throw Pang Juan's corpse into the wilderness to feed the tigers and wolves. All the civil officials in the court agreed, but the military officials did not dare to say anything. The only one who dared to speak out was Old General Long Jia. Unfortunately, the King of Wei did not listen to his advice and was headstrong. In his anger, he wanted to drag Long Jia out and behead him. In the end, under the pleading of the general, Long Jia was imprisoned.
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"The rule of art will destroy Han, and the loss of talent will destroy Wei!”When Li Xiang learned that Pang Juan's corpse had been dumped and Long Jia had been imprisoned, he couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he felt pity for these two generals.
"The Han and Wei countries have not perished yet, but they have indeed declined a lot. Now, the entire Qin country is celebrating!”Ying Quliang raised his cup and smiled.
"Celebration? It was the Qi Kingdom that had defeated the Wei Kingdom, but the Qin people were celebrating because someone else had defeated their enemy? This is something only the weak would do. Supervisor Jing, help me issue a city order!”Li Xiang said with a frown. He wrote a few lines on a bamboo slip and handed it to Jing Jian.
In the market, Jing Jian and Bai Shun Ling began to recite,""Grand Tutor Order! Now the State of Wei has been defeated. If it is not the strength of our Qin people, how can we celebrate? The land west of the Yellow River has not been recovered, and the shame of the country has not been avenged. Our people are drinking with ecstasy because of the victory of other countries. It is really a shame for the people of Qin!”
"Today, the people of our country should reflect on themselves to avenge their humiliation and celebrate their victory.”
"Subdue West River!" " Subdue West River!!!"
Li Xiangyi's order instantly changed the morale of the people of Xianyang City. They were no longer happy about the victory of other countries. They all shouted to conquer the lost land.
"With the people working hard, we can prepare to conquer Hexi.”Li Xiang said as he placed a white piece on the chessboard.
"Can the Qin army really subdue Hexi? Who should be appointed as the commander-in-chief?" Ying Quliang's hair had already turned a little white. He smiled slightly and dropped a black piece on the ground as he asked. "Da Liangzao will be in charge of the military, Ying Qian will be the general.”Li Xiang placed down another piece and said. "Whoa! If Wei Yang and Ying Qian go to war, then what about you, Grand Tutor?”Ying Quliang threw away his black chess piece and stopped playing chess. He looked at Li Xiang and said with a smile.
"I can't do anything about it. Da Liangzao is in charge of military and political affairs, so it's not like Wei Yang won't participate in such a big matter like subduing Hexi, right?”"Ying Qian, he's been guarding the new capital for five years, and he's also been the 'City Guard General' for so long. His 300 trained special forces elite soldiers are already thirsty and thirsty, and they're perfect for taking Hexi in one go.”"There are already these two people. It would be unnecessary for me to go. How much strength does the Wei Country have left?”"To be honest, Ying Qian doesn't have to go, but unfortunately, this hot-tempered old brother will definitely be clamoring to go…"
Li Xiang had just said this when the door was kicked open. A burly man in black walked in with a laugh. The first thing he said when he entered was,"Grand Tutor! I heard that you and Qu Liang are discussing how to conquer Hexi and bring Ying Qian along!”
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Wei Yang led a hundred and fifty thousand troops to secretly press into the west of the river. Ying Qian, on the other hand, had changed from a boorish man who only knew how to fight tough battles to a black-bellied old man who looked like a boorish man on the surface because of his experiences in the past few years. He led three hundred elites to secretly follow the army forward.
Just as Li Xiang had expected, the other countries despised Qin, especially Wei. Pang Juan died in battle, Long Jia was imprisoned, and Wei sent their son Yin as the commander to fight the Qin army.
Young Master Yin was a real embroidered pillow, thinking that the Qin army was just waiting for an opportunity to take revenge and was not worth mentioning at all. He actually drank and made merry in the military tent every day. The generals of the Wei Kingdom were disappointed. They all sent orders back to the capital, begging the King of Wei to release Old General Long Jia. The King of Wei was not stupid. Someone did not use it, so he gave Long Jia the chance to redeem himself. However, the King of Wei did not expect Gongshu Cuo to be trapped by Gongzi Yin and captured by Qin. Later, Pang Juan was tricked by Young Master Yin and died on Maling Road.
What could Long Jia do now? Moreover, Gongzi Yin wasn't even the commander-in-chief the previous two times, and he was already like this! As expected, Young Master Yin was still neglecting the enemy. As a result, Ying Qian's 300 soldiers advanced and captured the commander, Young Master Yin. Wei Yang followed the momentum and pressed forward. The captured Young Master Yin was dumbfounded. He did not know when the Qin army had become so fierce. In order to survive, they knelt down and begged for mercy. They even gave their swords to Wei Yang.
As for Long Jia, he was no match for Wei Yang's army. Thinking about how he would have to face those ugly faces after returning to the capital, he drew his sword and committed suicide. A veteran of his generation died in this battle. At this moment, the Qin army was unstoppable and went straight for An Yi of Wei. The King of Wei was so scared that he immediately sent a special envoy to sue for peace, willing to return all the territory that the Qin army had occupied.
If Wei Yang agreed to this, then his head would probably be stuck between two doors. He would directly send Jing Jian as a special envoy to tell the King of Wei to cede Xiao Mountain, Lishi Stronghold, and other places. Then, he would withdraw his troops, or he would directly take An Yi.
After Jing Jian left, the King of Wei said angrily,""Whoever can lead an army to resist Qin, this king will immediately seal his land for three hundred miles!!! Who is it?"
Under the King of Wei's generous reward, no one dared to stand out. Gongshucuo, Pang Juan, and Long Jia were all dead. The Wei Kingdom's military power was restrained by the Central Plains, and they were also attacked by the Qin Kingdom. In the end, they could only agree to use the Great River as the boundary. Under Wei Yang's command, the Qin army began to take over the territory and set up fortresses. When they heard this news, the entire country celebrated!
Wei Yang stood in front of Long Jia's corpse and said sorrowfully,""Old General, don't worry. Wei Yang will definitely make the King of Wei pay with his life for Old General.”
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"Grand Tutor, this battle at the west of the river is clearly a great opportunity to gain merit. The noble families are desperately trying to squeeze in, but you actually don't want to go.”Ying Quliang poured himself a cup of wine and said.
Li Xiang sipped his wine and did not speak.
"I heard that the young master, Yin Daliangzao, was released after being captured.”Ying Quliang knocked on the table and said.
This Young Master Yin was the general in charge of the Wolf Poison Archers, and he was also the culprit who killed his father, Qin Xiangong.
"Letting that idiot go back to take power will benefit the Qin country greatly.”Li Xiang shook his head. "That's right! Idiot, idiot! The Wei Kingdom let go of the Qi Kingdom's Sun Bin, and the Qin Kingdom let go of Wei Yang! Who knew how many more geniuses would be released! If you lose your talent, Wei will perish! The Grand Tutor might be right! Hahahaha!" Ying Quliang laughed out loud. Li Xiang nodded slightly. That's right, Wei State had already given Qin State a huge gift by giving Wei Yang. In the future, there would still be Gongsun Yan, Zhang Yi, Fan Sui…
According to the new law of the Qin country, meritorious deeds were rewarded. This time, subduing Hexi was considered a great merit. As the commander, Wei Yang was given a fief. Wei Yang was conferred the title of ruler, and the officials gave gifts. The next day, Wei Yang issued a decree forbidding the officials in the court from giving gifts privately under any name. At the same time, all the gifts were put into the treasury and returned one by one. Some of the officials had their own thoughts, while others were just celebrating. However, no one was happy with Wei Yang's actions. However, there was nothing they could do. Once the decree was posted in Xianyang City, the people would be happy. What could they do?
It is forbidden to work hard and waste money, and to establish a clean and honest custom, so as to conform to the hearts of the people and the people. Those old families wanted to reason with Gan Long, but they did not expect that Gan Long, who had been dormant for so long, still chose to remain silent and shut them out.
Gan Long, this old man, had a head full of white hair now, but he did not look weak at all. Perhaps in this world, good people did not live long, and evil people lived for a thousand years.
After Wei Yang became Shang Yang and reached the peak of his life, Ying Quliang saw that the State of Qin was strong, that it had recovered its lost territory, and that its friends were rich and powerful. Instantly, a string that had been broken for decades snapped in his heart, and he fell ill and fainted. At this time, Ying Si, who had gone out to visit various places in Qin, had also returned. The good news of recovering Hexi had forced him to return, but once he returned, he had to stay by his father's sickbed and take care of him.
This time, Ying Quliang did not fall ill at all. After recuperating for a month, Ying Quliang regained his spirit. But he also knew that his body was not as good as before.
At this moment, Ying Quliang was a little confused about the future development of the State of Qin, because he did not know what to do next, not to mention that he could feel that he did not have much life left. Go east out of Han Valley to clear the chaos?
This was only the general idea. What should he do?
Ying Quliang called Shang Yang and Li Xiang over to discuss the matter. As the Crown Prince, Ying Si was listening from the side. " Grand Tutor is still as elegant as ever, but Qu Liang and Lord Shang are getting old…" Ying Quliang looked at Li Xiang, who was still dressed in a white robe as he walked in, and said with a smile.
"After I leave, help me look after the Qin country!”Ying Quliang walked to Li Xiang's side and said in a low voice.
At this moment, Shang Yang had just arrived. Ying Quliang laughed out loud and pulled the two of them into their seats. After that, they served the dishes and wine and began the negotiation. "Grand Tutor, Lord Shang, what should we do next?”Ying Quliang asked after drinking to moisten his throat.
Shang Yang looked at Li Xiang and realized that he had no intention of speaking, so he said,""What is Ruler's ambition?"
"The ambition to become a strong country has never changed." "What happens after the country becomes strong?" Shang Yang continued to ask.
Ying Quliang frowned slightly upon hearing this. He stood up and looked at the map behind him, then slowly said,""Can the Qin Country unify the world?"
"It doesn't matter if you can or can't. What matters is whether you want to or not.”Shang Yang smiled as he looked at Li Xiang. "This sentence of yes or no really shows the dangers involved. Even the king of Chu, who looked down on the world, did not dare to say it lightly.”Ying Quliang looked at Li Xiang and said.
At this moment, Shang Yang did not say anything more. He dragged the slightly confused Ying Si to another room, because he knew that after Ying Quliang asked that question, he did not need to say anything more.
" Crown Prince, in the future, you must pay attention to the movements of the old aristocratic families. Please take a look at this decree. Among them..." Shang Yang began to teach Ying Si about government affairs and clarify the relationships in the court.
Speaking of which, it was quite amazing. Shang Yang, who was appointed as the official of the Great Liang Dynasty, went to teach the Crown Prince, but Li Xiang, who was the Crown Prince's tutor, stayed behind to discuss the general trend of the world and the direction of the Qin State with Ying Quliang.
This was also because Ying Quliang and Shang Yang were the third and fourth people who had some guesses about Li Xiang's identity. It was also because of this guess that Shang Yang had put down the worries in his heart, and began to have the idea of retiring after completing his mission. His reform had offended too many people, whether they were against him or supporting him. All the laws were like mountains and showed no mercy. Just this time, the ban on private gifts and bribery by government officials had already dealt a blow to a large number of people, making them unhappy. Now that the reform of the State of Qin was complete, everything was on the right track. Moreover, with Li Xiang around, Shang Yang did not have to worry about him personally presiding over the great cause of protecting the country.
Of course, the reason he could think of all this was probably because he had already entered his old age and was thinking about his wife who had rarely accompanied him for many years.
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