" Your Majesty, are you…" Meng Ao asked with uncertainty.
"Yes, Meng Qing, you guessed correctly. This king plans to use troops.”
Hearing Meng Ao's words, Ying Zheng nodded. Then, he took out a flying knife and shot it onto the map of Zhangtai Palace.
"Clang!"
The flying knife directly stabbed into the map. That clear sound caused Wang Jian and Meng Ao's eyes to flicker. After which, they looked at each other.
King's move was not simple.
"Your Majesty, you mean…"
However, despite their shock, the two of them still turned their eyes to the place where Ying Zheng's flying knife was stabbed. That was the Han Kingdom!
"That's right, I want the entire Han Country.”
"What do you think, Generals?”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng directly voiced out his thoughts. Previously, he had said that he would start in three years, but that was an understatement. Moreover, he had also met Liu Bowen, Li Si, and the others at the Muke Pavilion. Now, he naturally needed to prepare in advance.
Moreover, it was now the eighth year of the government, and next year would be the ninth year.
It was almost the beginning of the story of Tian Xing Jiu Ge, which also meant that the thread of the Qin Dynasty was about to arrive. As for this story, Ying Zheng naturally wanted to read it.
At the same time, he also wanted to use this story to see if there was anything he could use to conquer the Han Country.
It should be known that in the Nine Songs of Heaven, the Han Kingdom's royal court was in an abnormal state of turmoil, and Ying Zheng intended to use this to completely mess up the Han Kingdom.
Han Fei, Bai Yifei, Zhang Liang, Wei Zhuang
Ying Zheng wanted to make good use of these people, and he was also very curious about their actual strength.
"Your Majesty, this old subject naturally has no objections. As long as Great Qin has enough food, this old subject would like to have more soldiers.”
Meng Ao spoke at this moment. His eyes flickered, a gaze that only Zhan Kuang had.
A few years ago, he led his troops to attack the thirteen cities of the Han Country and then took two cities of the Wei Country. At that time, he thought that after this battle, if the Qin Country did not take the initiative to attack for ten years, there would be no more war, so he retreated bravely.
However, he did not expect that in just a few short years, they would start a war again. Moreover, from what his king said, it was a war to destroy the country.
This caused the flames of war to reignite in Meng Ao's heart. What had he not experienced in his life? What military merits had he not obtained?
If one counted carefully, there was no one in the entire State of Qin who could surpass him in terms of military merits. Even Wang Jian, who was in his prime, could not do so. The current Meng Ao, even if he retired, was still the number one person in the army in the hearts of many people.
His military merits were currently number one in the current Qin country!
The only pity was that he did not have the ability to destroy the country.
This was not only for the king, but also for him as a commander. It was a very tempting contribution.
He, Meng Ao, was tempted!
"Wang Qing, what about you?"
"As long as Your Majesty needs it, the people of Great Qin can become soldiers!”Compared to Meng Ao, Wang Jian's reply was more formal. Of course, it sounded nice.
"In that case, two months later, we will act according to this conscription order.”
" Two months later?!"
"Your Majesty, are you planning to let those who have passed the martial sciences examination lead this new army?”
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, the two of them were stunned for a moment. Then, Meng Ao came back to his senses and asked Ying Zheng.
"I can't be considered a commander, but I can train myself.”Hearing this, Ying Zheng did not deny it, but agreed directly.
"Hiss ~"
Meng Ao and Wang Jian both drew in a cold breath, as they could not help but have a little immature idea in their hearts. Ying Zheng seemed to have seen through it, and merely waved his hand.
"You guys make the arrangements. This king is waiting for your good news.”
Having said that, Ying Zheng did not go into detail about this matter. He had already arranged the matter, and left the rest to Wang Jian and Meng Ao.
It wasn't that he couldn't interfere, but he believed in their abilities and their loyalty. Moreover, it wasn't a national policy, so he didn't have to do it himself.
After that, the three of them chatted for a while longer. After Ying Zheng told them to take care of their bodies, the two of them ran back happily. During this period, some people wanted to visit them, but they were all rejected.
Some people who wanted to find out more had no choice but to give up.
At the same time, in the Imperial Court, the aristocratic families, and the gentry, a force that opposed the imperial examinations slowly formed. In just a few days, it spread throughout the entire State of Qin, and almost everyone's attention was focused on it.
During this period of time, Ying Zheng did not step forward to mediate the situation. He allowed them to make such a ruckus, giving people the impression that he was very determined.
Even if there were official memorials in the Imperial Court, he would still ignore them, completely ignoring them.
The imperial examination was imperative!
....
At this moment, in a luxurious house in Xianyang City, three middle-aged men were sitting in the hall. There were no servants around to serve them, but there were many people outside the hall. From their looks, they were all martial artists.
These three middle-aged men were all dressed in brocade clothes. One was slightly plump, one was slightly thin, and one was slightly tall. At this moment, they were all frowning. The tea on the mahogany table was already slightly cold, and there was no steam coming out.
The plump man among them moved his hands. His five fingers were covered with various jewelry and rings. He moved his fat body and said to the other two.
"I say, two elder brothers, there is no need to hide. This time, we came here to discuss something. If this matter is not settled, in the future, where will we have a place in the State of Qin?”
"The King of Qin's matter this time is really a drastic measure. He actually held the imperial examination to change the official selection system. Did he ask if we agreed?”
As this person spoke, the calm of the three was broken. The thin and elegant middle-aged man raised his herbal tea and took a sip."This Qin King is still young and doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.”
"Right now, more than half of the officials in the court have been elected by us over the years. Which one of them doesn't accept our incense? Although few of our three families have entered the court as officials, no one dares to ignore our strength.”
"Alright, alright. Brothers, calm down.”Hearing their complaints, the last tall and strong man came out to mediate and waved at them.
"We came here this time to discuss countermeasures. We have to let the King of Qin know that he still has the final say in the country. Of course, this is under the condition that we don't touch his interests.”
The three people who spoke were the three great families of the State of Qin, Meng, Xi, and Bai.
Before Shang Yang's reform, the three great clans of the State of Qin were much more low-key after the reform. However, their strength had indeed been preserved until now. Many people in the Imperial Court were related to them.
They relied on their past prestige and elected officials to benefit from it.
However, Ying Zheng's imperial examination this time had indeed cut off their way of arranging manpower in the imperial court. Therefore, they could not sit still and wanted to make a move.
He wanted to show Ying Zheng the power of the great clans.
"Alright, in that case, the three of us will each contact the officials in our hands and let them continue to oppose in the city and in the imperial court. The bigger the fuss, the better.”
"At the same time, Brother Bai and I will contact the Ying Clan. We can't keep this Qin King.”
"Brother Meng, can you contact the other clan heads? Should we go to court and petition? Don't you know a few generals?”
“....”
Their conversation sounded light, as if everything was very simple. Even the matter of forcing the abdication was played down by them.
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