The next morning, in the main hall of Xianyang City's palace, the officials gathered. Baiqi, Wang He, Meng Ao, Sima Geng, and the other generals were also present.
This was the first time Baiqi, Wang He, and the other generals had returned in triumph.
Baiqi sat at the head of the generals, while Fan Ju sat at the head of the civil officials.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, all the officials were seated. It was just that the ancients were all kneeling on the ground.
In the Song Dynasty, it became a standing meeting.
Today's court meeting was mainly to discuss the compensation for the casualties after the war, as well as the rewards for military achievements, as well as the governance of the original Zhao country.
After the war, there were fixed regulations for the compensation of casualties and the reward of military achievements. Everything only needed to be done according to the fixed regulations.
As for how Baiqi should be rewarded, the Imperial Court was still debating endlessly and had yet to reach a consensus.
Although Baiqi had just returned to Xianyang City, he had received a lot of news about the imperial court last night.
The reason why Baiqi's reward had not been decided was because Fan Ju had been interfering.
However, there were different matters. The first thing the court discussed was the governance of Zhao.
Now that they had just conquered such a large piece of land in Zhao, how to govern it had become the most important problem.
However, Baiqi did not say anything about this matter and allowed the officials in the court to come up with ideas.
Only when an official suggested replacing Lianpo, who was stationed in Handan City, and Li Mu, who was stationed in Yanmen Prefecture in the north, did Baiqi speak up.
"Your Majesty, I think it's best to let Li Mu guard Yanmen Prefecture to guard against the Xiongnu in the north. After all, Li Mu has been fighting against the Xiongnu for many years and knows them very well.”
"At the same time, General Lianpo's defense of Handan City has not been compromised. If he were to be replaced by a Qin general, it might cause unnecessary chaos.”
Baiqi stood up and said to King Zhaoxiang.
"However, Lianpo and Li Mu are the generals of the State of Zhao. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for them to stay in the State of Zhao.”Fan Ju couldn't help but stand out and refute.
"Prime Minister, you are wrong. Lianpo and Li Mu were generals of the State of Zhao before, but now they are generals of the State of Qin. If we don't use them just because they were generals of the State of Zhao, then who would be willing to join the State of Qin in the future?”
"The Prime Minister is also from the State of Wei, and isn't he currently being used by the State of Qin? If the King didn't use the Prime Minister because he was from the State of Wei, then how could the Prime Minister have today?”
"Could it be that the Prime Minister is worried that Li Mu and Lianpo will do something harmful to the Qin country because he is from the State of Wei?”
Baiqi retorted, leaving Fan Ju speechless.
He used Fan Ju's words and used Fan Ju himself as an example to refute Fan Ju. With these words, Fan Ju had no way to refute unless he first denied himself.
"I think the Prime Minister is using the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman.”Baiqi added.
He openly mocked Fan Ju for being a villain, so he also thought that Li Mu and Lianpo were the same as him.
When Bai Qi's generals heard his words, they were all dumbstruck.
Previously, they were usually rendered speechless by Fan Ju's eloquent mouth.
When had Fan Ju ever been rendered speechless by someone else?
But now, they had personally witnessed how Fan Ju was rendered speechless by their Great General. Not only that, but he had also ruthlessly mocked Fan Ju in a dignified manner. It was simply too satisfying.
Wang He, Meng Ao, Sima Geng, and the others once again witnessed the Great General's eloquence. Back then, it was their Great General who had rendered the Zhao envoy, Su Dai, speechless. Today, it was Fan Ju's turn.
They could only shout in their hearts,""Well done!"
"Your, Your Majesty, this subject has always been loyal to the Qin Country. Your Majesty, please be wise!”Fan Ju hurriedly bowed to King Qin Zhaoxiang, his face filled with fear and trepidation.
"I naturally believe in the Prime Minister's loyalty to the Qin country.”King Zhaoxiang comforted Fan Ju.
Fan Ju had followed him for many years, so he naturally trusted Fan Ju very much.
"Since Lord Wu An thinks that Lianpo and Li Mu are useful, then let them continue to guard Handan City and Yanmen Prefecture.”King Zhaoxiang continued.
For a moment, he did not know which two generals he should find to replace Lianpo and Li Mu. He was also worried that changing the generals of the Qin army would cause unnecessary chaos. Furthermore, Baiqi also agreed to let Lianpo and Li Mu continue to guard, so it was best to keep the current situation.
"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Han Country requests an audience outside the palace.”At this moment, a soldier came over and reported.
"Han Country's envoy?" When King Zhaoxiang and his ministers heard that the Han Country's envoy was seeking an audience, they could not help but have a headache.
The Han envoy had been in Xianyang City for some time and had asked to see him a few times. Therefore, King Zhaoxiang and his ministers naturally knew why the Han envoy wanted to see him.
It was all because of the peace treaty between Zhao and Han. Han's envoy had asked Qin Zhaoxiang why he had broken the treaty and allowed Baiqi to continue attacking Handan City.
At the same time, the Han envoy hoped to use the agreement to force King Zhaoxiang to retreat.
In order to deal with the Han envoy, King Zhaoxiang had only said that he had sent an envoy to order Baiqi to retreat. As for why Baiqi had not retreated, it was probably because he had not seen the envoy yet, so he had not received the order to retreat.
However, what Qin Zhaoxiang and the Han envoy did not expect was that Baiqi's speed of destroying Zhao was too fast. It was so fast that before they could react, Zhao was destroyed.
By the time they received the news, Handan City had already fallen, and even the State of Zhao had been destroyed.
King Zhaoxiang originally thought that after the news of Zhao being destroyed, the Han envoys would not continue to pester them because even if they continued to pester them, it would be meaningless. Instead, the Han Kingdom would offend the Qin Kingdom.
After the news of the destruction of the State of Zhao spread, the Han envoy had not bothered them for a while. However, they did not know why he wanted to see them again today.
"Call him in!" King Zhaoxiang said indifferently.
Now that the State of Zhao had been destroyed, King Zhaoxiang was full of confidence. He was naturally not afraid of a mere Han envoy.
"Han Country's envoy greets the king!”Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed like a scholar walked in and bowed to King Zhaoxiang with cupped fists.
"I wonder why the envoy of the Han Country has entered to seek an audience?”King Zhaoxiang said indifferently.
"This should be Great General Baiqi, Lord of Wu 'an of the Qin Country, right?”The Han envoy did not directly answer King Zhaoxiang's question. Instead, he looked at Bai Qi and asked.
Bai Qi's position was the position of the leader of the generals, and although this was the first time the Han envoy had seen Bai Qi in person, he had seen his portrait before, so he recognized Bai Qi at a glance.
"I am Baiqi, what business do you have with the Han Country?”Bai Qi frowned slightly as he looked at the Han envoy.
He knew that the Han envoy was here for him.
It was just that he did not know if this was the intention of the King of Han, the Han envoy, or someone in the court.
Baiqi was naturally referring to the Prime Minister of Qin, Fan Ju.
Because Fan Ju was the one who initiated the peace treaty, he knew the Han Country's envoy, so Baiqi couldn't help but feel suspicious.
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