Guanzhong.

On the endless plain, thousands of horses gallop.

In a fierce battle, he defeated 25,000 Zhao cavalry from Meng Ao's troops. Under the leadership of Yu Lianpo and Zhao She, he swept across the Guanzhong Plain like a wind sweeping away the remaining clouds.

After winning the Battle of Ji County, there was no force in the entire Longxi and Yiqu that could be hostile to the Zhao army. Therefore, Lian Po let some of his troops go north with wounded soldiers, many prisoners and spoils to return to the northern county of Zhao State, while himself and Zhao She led the streamlined troops to continue advancing eastward.

In the past few days, Lian Po and Zhao She entered Guanzhong from the old land of Qinyi south of the Liupan Mountains, conquered Yong County and Guo County one after another, and swept along the Wei River to the east.

"There is Mei County ahead!" Zhao She rode his horse and Lian Po side by side and said loudly.

Lian Po looked up and saw a city on the plain far ahead.

That is their next target, Mei County.

It is worth mentioning that this is still the hometown of Bai Qi, a famous Qin general.

At this moment, there were fertile fields everywhere in front of me, but there was not even a single figure.

Lian Po laughed loudly and pointed his whip straight ahead: "Two and three sons, come up with me to siege the city!"

Half an hour later, more than 20,000 Zhao army cavalry lined up in a row, surrounding the entire Mei County in a black manner.

Lian Po looked at Zhao She and asked, "You said before that there are only a thousand defenders in this Mei County?"

Zhao She nodded and said, "That was before Meng Ao sent troops. If Meng Ao drew troops from here, there might be even fewer defenders in the city."

Lian Po said: "And the remaining defenders are definitely not very capable of fighting, because those who can fight must have been taken away by Meng Ao."

Zhao She smiled and said, "It's true."

Lian Po also laughed: "Then what are we waiting for? Second and third sons, go ahead!"

A sound arrow soared into the sky and headed straight towards the wall of Mei County in front of him.

One hour later, Ji County was defeated.

Lian Po yawned a little bored and said to Zhao She: "You go to the city. Remember to restrain these people from killing civilians indiscriminately. After defeating Meng Ao, they all made contributions. I don't want them to be targeted by military judges for these destructive things. Also, remember to arrest all the officials, especially the minor officials under their command. There may be a few officials who are not afraid of death, but nine out of ten minor officials are absolutely afraid of death. If you give some promises, they will betray Qin faster than anyone else. Get more information and we will continue to fight Xianyang next."

Zhao She was a little amused and laughed: "I know more about these things than you. Do you still need to teach me? By the way, where are you going?"

Lian Po waved his hand: "Sleep!"

...

What Lian Po didn't know was how much shock his rapid march caused to the Qin monarchs in Xianyang.

Queen Mother Xuan, who had always been in the harem and devoted himself to educating her two sons, summoned the King of Qin very rarely.

"What's wrong with the queen?" King Qin asked very respectfully.

The King of Qin has always had a good attitude towards Queen Mother Xuan, which is not only because of the Four Nobles and One Lines that Wei Ran belongs to, but also because Queen Mother Xuan can actually dominate the direction of most of the Qin tribes.

In the years before the King of Qin ascended the throne, this Queen Mother Xuan was always in charge of the rule behind the scenes.

At this moment, although the woman who gave birth to him was old and had been living in the deep palace for many years, she was still the only person in the entire Qin State who was able to pose a real threat to the throne of the King of Qin - even Wei Ran could not do this.

Queen Mother Xuan looked at King Qin and showed a smile on her old face: "Ji'er, the old woman heard that you have been very busy with state affairs recently and often forgot to take care of her body, so she summoned the palace doctor several times, which is very bad."

When the King of Qin heard this, he was slightly shocked and thought that he had summoned the palace doctor because of a headache, but it was quite secret and issued a ban. How did the Empress Dowager know?

As his thoughts turned, the King of Qin did not show any abnormality, but smiled and said, "I have worked hard for my mother, but I am just a little tired."

The Queen Mother glanced at King Qin and said lightly: "It's the best."

The King of Qin smiled and said nothing, his eyes fell on the two teenagers in front of the Empress Dowager.

These two young men have little similarities with the empress dowager, but are more like the King of Yiqiu who has been dead for several years.

Every time I see these two teenagers, the King of Qin felt extremely unhappy. After all, this was a wild species born by his mother who brought a cuckold to his deceased father.

The hall fell into silence for a moment.

After a while, the Queen Mother patted the shoulders of the two boys in front of her: "Okay, go out to learn equestrianism, the Queen Mother has something to say to your brother Wang."

The King of Qin nodded at the two boys with a smile on his face. I am not your brother Wang, a wild breeder.

After the two teenagers left, the empress dowager put away her expression and spoke slowly: "Realistically speaking, the old woman should have been enjoying her grandchildren at her age and was waiting to die in the deep palace, but some things are really unreasonable. Although the old woman is a useless woman, she also wants to say a few words."

The King of Qin said respectfully: "My mother is the Queen Mother of the Great Qin, so you will naturally listen to whatever you want to say."

The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "The old woman has only you children in her life. You are the king now, and Fu'er (Jingyang Jun) and Ju'er (Gaoling Jun) have their own family businesses. But you have seen these two children, and there is no way out until now. It really makes the old woman worry."

The King of Qin then realized that the mother-in-law was talking about this problem, and subconsciously said: "Yiqiu Jun has been awarded the title, and another one... Since it is the mother-in-law, then I will be awarded a title to him when he is at the time of his title."

Queen Mother Xuan stared at the King of Qin with a stern look and said, "Although they are different from you, they are also the same brother. Can't you even say a younger brother?"

The King of Qin bowed his head and said nothing.

Queen Mother Xuan laughed in anger: "Okay, okay, the old woman understands it. You are growing up now, and no one listens to what the old woman said."

The King of Qin sighed in his heart and said, "Don't calm down, I will naturally take care of the two... younger brothers."

Queen Mother Xuan's expression then calmed down and said, "My mother knows that you don't like their fathers, but don't forget that when you competed with Prince Zhuang, if it weren't for their fathers who strongly supported you, today's old woman and you would have a different story with the empress dowager and the king of the Qin Dynasty. Looking at the relationship between the old woman and their father, you should treat them better."

The King of Qin bowed his head again and said, "My mother has taught her a lesson."

When the Empress Dowager saw the King of Qin surrendering one after another, her tone became more and more gentle: "By the way, the old woman just heard that the war outside was very unfavorable. It seemed that the people of Zhao had already come to Guanzhong. I wonder what the king had thought?"

The King of Qin seemed to understand something, but he was still calm on the surface: "The battle situation is indeed a bit difficult now, but please rest assured that there is no big problem."

The empress dowager shook her head and said, "The old woman heard that the situation is not that simple. It is said that Lian Po poisoned the entire Yiqu and harmed Longxi again. Even Meng Ao is not his opponent. Now Bai Qi is still fighting against King Zhao at Hangu Pass. Do you think if Lian Po fights to Xianyang, will we all have to surround him? You must know that this is something that has not happened in the years since the founding of the Great Qin Kingdom! Da Qin must not be able to lose his face."

The King of Qin was timid, but was shocked and angry. In order to avoid affecting the people's hearts, these news has always been strictly blocked and limited to the upper class of Qin. Who leaked the news?

Could it be Wei Ran? But as for the cooperation attitude Wei Ran had shown before, he should not tell the Empress Dowager.

Seeing that the King of Qin did not speak, the Queen Mother's tone gradually became higher again: "Does the King think the old woman is too annoying? Why don't you even want to answer the old woman with a word?"

The King of Qin took a deep breath and said, "My mother was joking. When the people of Chu fought to Lantian, were they blocked by their father? Although Zhao was coming in a fierce manner, he was confident that he would stop him."

The Empress Dowager looked at King Qin deeply and said, "This is the best. If it doesn't work, then cede the territory and seek peace. Your father had not done such a thing back then, and it would be embarrassing. But you have to remember that no matter how you cede the territory, Yiqiu is the foundation of your two brothers in the future, but you must not dare to lose it. Do you understand?"

The Qin King's body shook slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "I understand."

Queen Mother Xuan waved and said, "Okay, I know you are very busy as a king, go and do your business."

The King of Qin responded in a depressed voice, but when he turned his back to the empress dowager, his face was full of unconcealed murderous intent.

Outside Hangu Pass, the Korean army camp.

night.

As the main general of the Korean army, Bao Yuan had just finished his patrol and returned to the commander's tent, but unexpectedly found that there was already someone inside.

Bao Yuan was shocked, subconsciously pulled out the long sword on his waist and wanted to call the guards outside. However, just as he was about to do this, the other party had already spoken first: "Don't be impatient, it's me."

Bao Yuan looked closely and realized that it was not someone else, but the Korean Grand Tutor Han Qi.

Han Qi was the concubine of the previous generation of King Han. He was loyal and trusted by King Han. He can be said to be the confidant of King Han.

What is the purpose of such a confidant suddenly appeared in Bao Yuan’s handsome tent in the middle of the night?

Bao Yuan subconsciously looked around the big tent, worried that a group of swords and axes would suddenly jump out to cut himself off.

With the character of King Han, it is really not impossible to do this.

Seeing this, Han Qi smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand the violent appearance. I'm just alone when I come here."

As he said that, Han Qi spread his hands and signaled that he did not have any weapons on him.

Bao Yuan then slowly felt relieved, and put down his hand on the hilt of the sword, and said, "I wonder what the hell is doing when the Grand Tutor comes late at night?"

Han Qi calmed down the smile on his face and looked at Bao Yuan in a deep voice: "I'm not hiding the words of the fu Xiang. I just want to ask Bao Xiang for a word - are you still loyal to Dahan?"

Bao Yuan was shocked and suddenly worried about the swordsman who didn't know if it existed here.

But soon Bao Yuan threw this idea behind his mind and looked at Han Qi in front of him and said, "Why did the Grand Tutor ask about this?"

Han Qi slowly took out something from his hand, placed it on the table in front of him, and signaled to Bao Yuan: "Of course it's for Dahan."

Bao Yuan looked carefully and found that what Han Qi took out was half a tiger talisman.

Bao Yuan thought about it and took out half of the tiger talisman from his arms.

After a light sound, the two tigers fit together, and the slits were tightly matched, and instantly turned into a complete tiger talisman.

Bao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "Bo Yuan was loyal to the king from beginning to end."

Han Qi said: "So what happened to the battle in Lianggou?"

Bao Yuan sighed and said, "I have already stated all the details to the king in the memorial, and there is no falsehood. If I didn't do this at that time, Dahan would have followed Qin's steps on the road to failure."

Han Qi looked at Bao Yuan and didn't speak for a long time.

Bao Yuan was not afraid at all and looked at Han Qiran with him.

After a while, Han Qi nodded slightly and said, "It's great. Since that's the case, I will talk about the violent minister in front of the king and resolve this misunderstanding."

Bao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It would be the best."

To be honest, the life of Bao Yuan, who was so suspicious of the King of Han, was very sad. Bao Yuan knew the tricks of the King of Han clearly, and he really didn't want to lose his official position and life inexplicably when he woke up.

As for rebellion... Bao Yuan never thought about it.

When Han Qi saw Bao Yuan's relieved expression, his smile became stronger and stronger: "Since that's the case, then... the king had an order before he came. Tomorrow, please go and talk to King Zhao. The alliance between my Dahan and Zhao State ends here. Tomorrow, the general will lead his army back to Xinzheng."

As he said that, Han Qi took out another decree from his arms and placed it on the table.

Bao Yuan was shocked: "Why is this?"

Han Qi stretched out two fingers: "There are two things to tell the Baoxiang. First, civil strife suddenly broke out in Wei State, and Wei State Tian Wen fled. The King of Wei has declared Tian Wen a rebel and ordered Mangmao, who has fought outside, to return from Hedong. Second, Chu has signed an alliance with Qin State, and Qin State ceded Nanyang and Nanjun to Chu State, and Chu State will send a large army north and will arrive at Hangu Pass soon!"

Bao Yuan was shocked again: "This...is there actually such a thing?"

Han Qi nodded and said seriously: "That's right, the current situation has changed, and I, Dahan, also need to make adjustments. I, the violent figure, are you willing to follow the will of this king?"
Chapter completed!