The Qin people were united.
This was a good tradition of Great Qin.
Among the seven Kingdoms, Great Qin was the only Kingdom that did not have a royal court seizing power.
This country, from top to bottom, seemed to have an obsession of unity.
This was also due to history.
Back when King Wu conquered Zhou, the ancestors of the Qin people chose the wrong side. When the Zhou Dynasty was first established, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, directly stripped the old Qin people of their surnames and destroyed their ancestral temples, banishing them to the bitter cold land at the border.
This punishment was very severe.
At that time, it could be said to be the extermination of the entire clan!
The surname was gone, and the ancestral temple was gone.
A tribe would lose its most basic cohesion.
Over time, everyone in the tribe would be scattered and devoured by other tribes.
However, under such circumstances, the people of Old Qin had actually persevered for more than 200 years!
It was not until Quanrong conquered Haojing that the ancestor of the Qin people, Fei Zi, led the old Qin people to fight for the king. Only then was his surname restored, and the old Qin people had roots.
This spirit of unity and perseverance influenced the later generations of Qin.
Therefore, when faced with major issues, the people of Old Qin were always able to unite as one.
Just like now, the tiny country of Han was actually secretly causing trouble in the great cause of the Qin country.
If Ying Zheng wanted to attack Han, the old Qin people would naturally give their full support!
Seeing that all the ministers were united against a common enemy, Ying Zheng slightly raised his hand to suppress the agitated crowd.
"So…"
"Report!"
"Reporting to the Great King!"
Just as Ying Zheng was about to speak, a guard suddenly ran in in a panic.
"What is it?" Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
The guard knelt on one knee and cupped his hands excitedly."Your Majesty, General Huan He has returned!”
His words resounded throughout the entire Zhangtai Palace.
All the ministers and Ying Zheng were stunned.
The hall was completely silent.
Moments later-
Ying Zheng asked in disbelief,""What did you just say?"
"General Huan He, come back!" the guard said excitedly.”
"General Wang Ben and General Yang Duan He came back with us!”
General Huan He is back?
Ying Zheng was stunned at first, then he said with great joy,""God bless Great Qin! The heavens bless Great Qin!"
"Where is he?"
"We're already outside the palace gates," the guard replied.”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng hurriedly walked down from the nine-story high platform and said to the Wei Wei,""Quickly announce it!"
"Yes!"
The guard received the order and ran out.
With a smile on his face, Ying Zheng heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
To be honest, Ying Zheng did not feel much heartache after losing a hundred thousand soldiers.
Great Qin had a million soldiers, and losing 100,000 soldiers did not cause Great Qin to be greatly injured.
However, the northern generals were Great Qin's foundation.
They were the future pillars of Great Qin, and they were all incredibly talented generals.
It could be said that a good general was worth thousands of troops!
Losing one was already heartbreaking enough, let alone three or four?
But now, Huan He and the others had escaped death and returned, which made Ying Zheng feel very surprised.
Ying Zheng stood in the main hall and looked up.
All the officials in the hall also looked out of the palace.
Among them, the happiest was still Wang Jian.
He had thought that his children and grandchildren had all died on the battlefield, and the feeling of being sent off by a white-haired person almost made him collapse.
However, now that he suddenly learned that his grandson had returned, the joy of regaining what he had lost completely washed away the haze of defeat in his heart.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Huan He, Wang Ben, and Yang Duanhe slowly walked into Zhangtai Palace.
After entering the hall, the three of them immediately knelt down and bowed."Your Majesty, the culprit has returned!"
The three of them said in unison.
Ying Zheng hurriedly went up to them and helped them up personally.
"Generals, please get up. It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!"
The breach did not mention the defeat on the northern front and the death of 100,000 soldiers.
Ying Zheng held Huan He's hand and said with concern,""Old General, you've had a tough journey."
Seeing Ying Zheng like this, Huan He was overwhelmed by the favor and said gratefully,""Your Majesty, this old minister…this old minister has let down Your Majesty!”
"Old General, victory and defeat are common in the military. There's no need to worry!”
"Quickly tell me, how did the old general and his group return?”
Ying Zheng asked.
When the news of the defeat on the northern front and the annihilation of the army of one hundred thousand men came back, Ying Zheng had always thought that everyone, including Huan He, had died in battle.
He did not expect that they would actually be able to return to the State of Qin.
"Your Majesty, this old minister and the other generals were able to safely return to Great Qin because of one person.”
Huan He had already decided to recommend Xia Lan, so he naturally had to give all the credit to him, so that he could leave a good impression in Ying Zheng's heart.
"Oh?"
"Who is it?"
"For bringing back three generals for my Great Qin, I will definitely reward him greatly!”
Ying Zheng said.
"He's a guard…" Huan He took a deep breath and said.
Then, Huan He briefly explained what happened to Xia Lan.
He told them everything, including Xia Lan fainting from the attack on Shuo Yang's rations, jumping onto the city wall of Chi Li City in the Battle of Chi Li City, fighting hard to kill the enemy in the siege of Yi 'an City, and then being ambushed by Li Mu's army.
There was no exaggeration in the middle.
In Huan He's opinion, Xia Lan's actions were enough to shock the world. There was no need to exaggerate.
As expected, all the officials in the hall were shocked after hearing Huan He's story.
"Great King, the heavens bless Great Qin!"
"This child is definitely a rare general talent of Great Qin!”
Among the civil officials, Imperial Messenger Wang Wan hurriedly stood out and cupped his hands.
"God bless Great Qin!"
All the officials in the hall shouted in unison.
Ying Zheng was overjoyed as well, then he looked outside the hall.
"Where is he?"
"Quickly announce it to the palace. I want to reward him heavily!”
Seeing this, Huan He quickly said," Please forgive me, Your Majesty. General Lan is still young and this is the first time he has served the night shift. He has been away for several months. He has returned this time and is very homesick. This old minister will allow him to go home first."”
His first night shift?
These words once again shocked the officials in the hall.
Everyone knew what it meant to be on duty for the first time.
Twelve years old!
The Qin law stipulated that one should start serving at the age of twelve.
This meant that this "Hundred Generals Lan" was only twelve or thirteen years old!
At such a young age, when he grows up in the future, his future will be limitless!
There were already quite a number of officials who had secretly memorized Lan's name in their hearts.
Who knows, this person might become a Marquis or Lord in the future!
"Cai!"
"Cai!"
Ying Zheng rubbed his hands excitedly.
Although they had lost 100,000 soldiers in this battle, they had saved three generals and discovered another young general!
He had profited!
Thinking carefully, Ying Zheng immediately said,""Pass down my order. Immediately send someone to Longxi Shuo Yang and invite the young hero of my Great Qin to Xianyang. I will personally reward him!”
"Great King."
Huan He hurriedly said.
"What do you think, old general?" asked Ying Zheng, puzzled.”
Huan He whispered a few words into Ying Zheng's ear, then cupped his hands and said,""Your Majesty, this is what this old minister thinks. Please make a decision.”
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said,""Wang Wan, pass on my order to promote General Lan Jue to a doctor and order the Longxi County Chief to head to Shuo Yang. In Longxi County, I will agree to any position that General Lan wants!”
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