As night fell, the royal study was brightly lit.
Ying Zheng invited Li Si and Wei Liao to the palace to discuss important matters.
"There are still three of the six states that have yet to be destroyed. I wonder if the two beloved ministers have any plans?”
"Your Majesty, I believe that the Chu Country has a vast territory and strong troops. If we fight with the Chu Country, it will definitely take a long time. Therefore, I believe that we can first take Yan and Qi, and then form a three-sided encirclement to surround Chu.”
The emissary of the Chu Country was already in Xianyang City. Although Ying Zheng had the intention to destroy the Chu Country, it was indeed disadvantageous for him to attack the Chu Country rashly with the army outside.
"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion," Li Si said. Even though the Yan and Qi Kingdoms had formed an alliance, it was still difficult for the two countries to resist the Great Qin's cavalry. Especially the Qi Kingdom. After the Yan army invaded, Qi's vitality was greatly depleted, so much so that it did not have the strength to participate in the political and military struggles between the other countries and the Great Qin Dynasty.”
"Therefore, when Great Qin sent out its troops, the Qi Kingdom remained outside and watched as the other countries were destroyed. In the past, at the critical moment of the Battle of Changping, Zhao Xiangqi had requested for military rations. The farsighted Zhou Zi had once said to King Qi,""Moreover, Zhao and Qi and Chu are in a dilemma, just like teeth have lips. If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. If Zhao is destroyed today, Qi and Chu will be in trouble tomorrow." He strongly advocated actively assisting Zhao. King Qi did not accept this far-sighted suggestion, and although the vassal states had joined forces to fight against Qin several times, Qi had either avoided participating or had not participated in the war, in an attempt to curry favor with Qin.”
Li Si said a lot in a row, and Ying Zheng was greatly impressed.""Beloved minister is right. King Qi is incompetent. Then what do you mean?"
"Destroy the Yan Country first, leave the Qi Country behind, and destroy the Chu Country.”
"According to this order? Wei Liao, what do you think?"
Wei Liao pondered for a moment and said," Prime Minister, you are right. Because Qi doesn't have a common border with Qin, they have not been attacked. They have been in a peaceful environment for a long time and have not prepared for war. They have reached a shocking level of political apathy. King Qi Jian was fatuous and incompetent, and Prime Minister Qi Hou Sheng was a greedy person. The government had long been abandoned. Even if Qi State had more than 70 cities, they would still be vulnerable. Your Majesty, I believe that we can follow the Prime Minister's wishes and take down the Yan Country and move to the Chu Country.”
"Good!"
Ying Zheng clapped his hands in delight. With these two people's plan, it was enough to take down the Yan and Chu Kingdoms.
Qi Country was a coward, so they didn't need to be too cautious.
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While the royal study was discussing important matters, some situations also occurred in Xianyang City.
The Network Assassins were lurking outside the relay station, and there were twenty assassins waiting around.
Twenty-one pairs of eyes stared at every corner of the relay station, not letting go of any clues.
When it was midnight, the city was already silent, except for the occasional sound of the night watchman.
Twenty-one assassins lurked in the dark, like dormant beasts, silent.
"My lord…"
All of a sudden, an assassin made a hand gesture, and the Startling Salamander immediately looked over. Killing intent flashed in its eyes, and it immediately charged towards that place.
At the wall behind the relay station, more than ten figures jumped over the wall and landed on the ground. They turned around and headed towards Xianyang Palace. He was decisive and had a clear goal.
However, in the next moment, 21 figures suddenly appeared around these people and surrounded them.
"Kill them!"
The Startling Salamander let out a low growl. With a flash of white light, the assassins attacked at the same time.
The dozen or so people were shocked. Could it be that their tracks had been exposed?
When they saw the assassins charging towards them, they immediately counterattacked. The light of blades and the shadow of swords could be seen as more than thirty people instantly engaged in battle. The sound of metal clashing echoed in the night, and the reflected cold light illuminated everything in the surroundings.
Murderous intent lurked everywhere. The people who came out of the relay station were also masked and dressed in black. They were skilled and their movements were unpredictable. They weaved through the sword lights and avoided the fatal attacks of the assassins.
Shocked Salamander looked on coldly. The strength of the dozen or so people was not weak, but he had brought the elites of the Network Assassin Group this time. It would not be a problem for him to kill these people.
About fifteen minutes later, a short confrontation had ended. More than ten people had been beheaded.
The Startling Salamander walked over and rummaged through one of them. Finally, he took out a token. When he took a closer look, his pupils suddenly constricted.
"It's them!" After saying that, he put away the token and nodded. The assassins understood and quickly cleaned up the scene of the battle. They took the corpses of more than ten people and left the vicinity of the relay station, leaving only a few people to continue monitoring the place.
Shocking Salamander kept the token in his hand and quickly rushed towards Xianyang Palace.
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