Chapter 180

It seemed that because the Qin State was too brilliant last year, by this year, it was like arriving in the middle of winter, all things began to wither, and life was the same. First, at the beginning of the year, Lu Lu Buwei died of illness in his hometown of Luoyang.

Lu Lu Buwei, as an old minister of three dynasties of the Qin State, although he was dismissed from the position of Chancellor because of the Lao Ai incident, he had been in charge of the Qin State for many years, and his influence was not small. His death caused a huge disturbance.

But because he died of illness, not because he drank poison to commit suicide due to the King of Qin's edict as in history, although some people were sad for Lu Lu Buwei's death, the matter of expelling guests did not break out after all.

Lu Lu Buwei's death was like drawing the curtain on the old era, indicating that the era belonging to Ying Zheng had begun.

By the middle of the year, Wang Yi, who led the army to destroy the Han State last year, also died of illness.

He died with a smile. As a deputy general of Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, he completed the task of destroying the country that Wu'an Jun Bai Qi had not completed, and it could be said that he had no regrets in death.

The old ministers and old generals of the old era had died one after another.

A new era had arrived, and Ying Zheng also wanted to support his own team. For civil officials, he had Li Si, Han Fei, and others, and for military generals, besides great generals like Wang Xuan Jian, he took a fancy to Fan Fan Yuqi and Li Xin among the younger ones.

In the blink of an eye, the tenth year of King Zheng of Qin also came to an end. This was the end of the year. This year, the Qin State did not launch any blades, working hard to recuperate. Because the Zheng Guo Canal was open, coupled with the input and use of new agricultural tools, this year's grain production had multiplied on the basis of past bumper years, which could be called an unprecedented bumper harvest.

In addition, Ying Zheng actively adopted Su Xuan's suggestion and treated the people of the destroyed Han State equally. Last year, because of the drought in the Han State, there were cries of sorrow among the people. The Qin State took advantage of this opportunity to actively provide disaster relief and help the people of the Han State. After the Han State was destroyed, it exempted the people of the Han State from taxes for three years and let officials guide them to plow land and actively sow seeds.

New agricultural tools were also put into use in the Han State.

This year, although the Han State was not as unprecedented a bumper year as the Qin State, it was still a bumper year.

Due to a series of actions by the King of Qin, the resistance of the people in the Han State to the Qin State was also constantly decreasing.

Perhaps, for those wealthy merchants and nobles, they held resentment toward the Qin State because the Qin State destroyed the Han State and took away everything they had, but for the lower-class people, the Qin State was simply like a savior sent by heaven.

Their lives were much better than when the Han State was still there. If at this time, some Han nobles called on them to oppose Qin, they would be the first to disagree.

What was so good about the Han State?

When the Han State was still there, they were almost starving to death. If it were not for the Qin State, they would not have lived such a good life.

It was also because they saw that after the Han State was destroyed, the lives of those people were not only unharmed but became better.

The moods of Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and others became more and more complicated.

They established the Liusha organization to eradicate the treacherous officials in the court, change the Han State, and make the people live a better life.

As a result, the things that Liusha did not do, the Qin State helped them do.

On the one hand, they had some resistance to the Qin State in their hearts. After all, it was the Qin State that destroyed the Han State. On the other hand, seeing that the lives of those people were getting better and better after the Han State was destroyed, they could not help but feel happy.

If these people lived better under the rule of the Qin State, the destruction of the Han State seemed not to be an unacceptable thing. At least, the relatives and friends they cared about were still alive and unharmed.

However, thinking about it from another perspective, the Han State had already been destroyed, and the other few countries still existed, which was truly a thing that made people more angry the more they thought about it.

Since the Han State could no longer be restored, and reality was so cruel, Han Fei's thoughts also changed accordingly.

He prepared to help Ying Zheng realize the unification of the world and complete the great cause that Ying Zheng mentioned earlier.

The Han State had been destroyed, how could the other countries be allowed to exist?

Han Fei and others took the initiative to defect and began to work for the Qin State, which made Ying Zheng very happy. He had long admired Han Fei's talent, and Han Fei's willingness to work for him could be said to be a wish come true.

It was also because this year's Qin State was a bumper year, and there was no turmoil in the Han State.

As a result, at the end of this year, Ying Zheng had some thoughts.

In the Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng invited Su Xuan and talked about a matter.

"I intend to use Fan Fan Yuqi as a general to conquer the Zhao State in the spring of next year. What does Mr. think?"

This year, the Qin State did not move its blades rashly, which was a very rare thing, so Ying Zheng did not intend to break this precedent. But next year, it might not be the case, especially since there was a bumper harvest this year and so much grain was piled up in the warehouse, it would be a pity not to use some.

Especially since destroying Han last year was effortless, which made Ying Zheng see the weakness of the six countries in the east.

Therefore, next year, if he did not take advantage of the opponent's weakness to take a hard bite out of them, it would be somewhat unreasonable.

He did not ask to destroy Zhao in one battle, as long as he could weaken the Zhao State, it would be enough.

After Wang Yi died, the Qin State still had some old generals, but relying only on old generals was not right. It was time to support some young generals.

Fan Fan Yuqi could be considered a leader among the young generals of the Qin State, and Ying Zheng relied on him quite a bit.

Although he had thoughts in his heart, Ying Zheng was still prepared to consult Su Xuan's opinion.

After all, being able to destroy Han in one battle last year, Su Xuan played a crucial role in it.

After Su Xuan heard Ying Zheng's words, he was silent for a while and said, "The Zhao State is different from the Han State. Famous generals emerge one after another. Even if Hong Lian Po leaves and Pang Nuan is old, there are still famous generals like Li Mu who emerge. Even if the Battle of Lord Changping had a great impact on the Zhao State back then and its vitality has not yet recovered, wanting to destroy the Zhao State is not an easy thing!"

The name Li Mu made Ying Zheng's expression solemn.

After Hong Lian Po and others, Li Mu had become the military god of the Zhao State. He had once broken the 100, 00 Xiongnu army in the Yanmen area on the northern border of the Zhao State and became famous in one battle. Later, he returned to the court to serve and also repelled the Qin State's attacks several times in a row.

This made Ying Zheng inevitably feel a little indignant. Why could the Zhao State emerge with so many famous generals one after another?

At this moment, hearing this name again, Ying Zheng could not help but say in a deep voice, "Li Mu is indeed a difficult opponent, so I did not think about destroying the Zhao State in one battle like destroying Han. It is enough to be able to plunder some land and cities from the Zhao State."

"Plunder three cities today, and plunder five cities tomorrow. Sooner or later, the Zhao State will be destroyed!"

Ying Zheng said his thoughts.

Su Xuan said, "If Your Majesty wants to attack cities and plunder land in the Zhao State, then my suggestion is that you cannot use Fan Fan Yuqi as a general. In fact, not only can you not reuse Fan Fan Yuqi, but you should also execute him immediately!"

Ying Zheng's brows tightened, "Why does Mr. say this? Has this Fan Fan Yuqi offended Mr.?"

Su Xuan said softly, "I have never met Fan Fan Yuqi, and Fan Fan Yuqi has never offended me, but I know one thing about Fan Fan Yuqi."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Three years ago, Lu Lu Buwei, in order to avenge the five countries' attack on Qin, decided to attack the five countries in the east. He sent Meng Ao and Zhang Tang to supervise 50, 00 troops to attack Zhao. Three days later, he ordered Lord Changan Chengjiao and Fan Fan Yuqi to lead 50, 00 troops as reinforcements. However, no one expected that after Chengjiao arrived in Tunliu, he started a rebellion. Chengjiao was not old and did not understand military affairs. All military matters were decided by Fan Fan Yuqi. This rebellion of Chengjiao stemmed from Fan Fan Yuqi's instigation!"

"It's ridiculous to say that Chengjiao has already been brought to justice, but Fan Fan Yuqi, nothing happened to him..."

After Ying Zheng heard these words, his face was already gloomy.

The rebellion of Lord Changan Chengjiao had passed for several years, but it had always been a thorn in Ying Zheng's heart. He really could not understand why Chengjiao would betray him. Now, he knew part of the reason.

— Author's Notes —

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