Apart from the great victory last year, the war between Chu and Qin did not bring any turmoil to the prosperous Xianyang. Spring sun was warm and the warm wind blew, and noble officials were still used to wearing Chu clothes to go out at home and visiting the two sides of the Wei River with red and green willows. Everyone knew that the Qin army won the battle of Jiangyi and killed 20,000 Chu army, but the Qin army was defeated in Qingshui and lost 30,000, but the court was a little secret.

The general Meng Wu, who commanded this battle, had already been unemployed because he was not strong in fighting and his strategy was repeated, but the persistence of the guard Sikong Ma was praised at that time. In this battle, the Qin cavalry attacked and broke the Chu army camp and seized the flag of the Chu general Xiang Yan. The victory or defeat was between the front line. There was nothing wrong with insisting on it. The general Meng Wu was panicked and the handling was wrong.

In addition to praising Sikongma, Li Xin, who led more than 100,000 troops to escape, was also praised. The King of Qin also summoned Li Xin himself and asked him about the situation of the two armies at that time. The victory and defeat were uncertain. If Meng Wu could be more decisive at the time, or if he simply did not seize Jiangyi and concentrated the 240,000 troops in one place, it would have been a great defeat for the Chu army. However, all these had passed.

"You said the new king doesn't want to marry me from Qin?" In the Huayang Palace on the north bank of the Wei River, the old empress dowager Mi Ji was worried about her mother country. However, even if she tried her best to promote a friendship between Qin and Chu, some people would not appreciate it and truly regard it as a donkey's liver and lungs.

"My brother Wang doesn't want to marry into our Qin State," Xiong Qi did not return to Qin State from the Huai River, nor did he go back to Qin State from the Honggou to the Yellow River. He went east along the Huai River, entered the Yangtze River from Hangou, and returned to Qin State from Nanjun. He walked like this for more than a month.

"Why?" Zhao Ji appeared in Mi Ji's mind. Zhao Ji from Qin had been imprisoned by the prince to Yangyang, Yongcheng, but Zhao Ji from Chu was still living in Ruoying Palace in Shouying.

"Brother Wang said that the safety of Chu will never be reliable and secure. If Princess Xu does not want to marry into Qin, then she will not marry into Qin." Changpingjun smiled bitterly, but this is indeed what Brother Wang said in person.

"Absurd!" Mi Xuan, who was helping the queen mother massage her back, was fine when she heard this, but the queen mother was furious when she heard this. "How can a royal woman marry if she wants to marry, and if she doesn't want to marry, she won't marry if she doesn't want to. Even a clan woman should not do this." She finally added: "This must be the cause of the girl Zhao."

"Auntie, Brother Wang is smart and heroic. He dares to move forward before he is old. This is a hero. A hero is unwilling to marry a princess to seek peace in the country..."

"Damn it! If I hadn't tried my best to protect my mother, the *** Kingdom, had been destroyed by the Wu Kingdom." Mi Ji stood up, and was so violent that he was naturally dizzy. Fortunately, Mi Xuan supported her, otherwise she might have fallen.

"Auntie, I'll persuade Brother Wang again." Xiong Qi hurriedly helped Mi Ji back to the ceremony and persuaded in harmony.

"Then let the girl Xuan return to her motherland quickly." The problem seemed to fall on Mi Xuan again. Xiong Jing was young, so it was natural that it was inappropriate to marry a princess of Qin. However, Mi Xuan was the legitimate daughter of the official office, so there was nothing wrong with her returning to Chu.

"Auntie, I'll let Xiao Xuan return to her motherland at the end of the month." Xiong Qi said quickly, and after that, he looked at Mi Xuan worriedly. At the age of fourteen, he was going to travel thousands of miles back and forth, and he really felt wronged as Xiao Xuan.

"I'm fine." Mi Xuan smiled brightly, "It's the Shangsi Festival to set off at the end of the month."

"Your Majesty," even the temple's people in Huayang Palace spoke Chu language, "Your Majesty, the king summoned you to your main bed."

"The King summoned me?" Xiong Qi was a little surprised. He had just come out of the bed, and he had already handed over the battle between Qin and Chu to the National Guard, and suggested not to fight with the Chu people.

"The king summoned the prime minister to the main bedroom to discuss matters." It was the voice of the palace envoy. This is Huayang Palace, so they dared not break in.

"I have seen the king." In the Mingtang, King Zhao Zheng of Qin was still sitting among the pile of bamboo slips. He was young and strong and always had endless energy. He browsed hundreds of kilograms of bamboo slips every day. At that time, King Qin was still reading bamboo slips.

"Prime Minister is exempted from courtesy!" King Zhao Zheng of Qin was extremely polite to Xiong Qi. "I am asking the Prime Minister to discuss the matter with new knowledge."

"Please say it to the king." Xiong Qi said again: "Please also ask the left prime minister..."

"The left prime minister is still in charge, so there is no need to summon each other." King Zheng of Qin finally put down the bamboo slips in his hand. "I heard that the King of Chu made paper. One piece of paper can be written with tens of thousands of words. After writing the front, the reverse side can be written with it. Is it true?"

"King..." Xiong Qi was a little confused. He felt that it was unlikely that the king would call him into the palace for Chu paper. "If the king wanted to buy Chu paper, merchants would sell it in Xianyang City. The price was not high, or a large piece of five cents."

"Da Zhang? Five Cent?" Qin Wangzheng also said casually, and he was always interested in novel things.

"I have only heard of it, but I have not seen it myself before I bought it. A large piece of Chu paper can be cut into thirty small pieces, and a monday may have six pieces." Xiong Qi continued. "Not talking about bamboo slips, even wooden sticks are not as good as those, so everyone calls it a convenience."

The bamboo piece of bamboo is written, and the wood piece of wood is written. A piece of bamboo is 0.3 yuan, which is twice as expensive as paper. The price of paper could have been higher, but the Chu State is short of money at the moment. In order to occupy the writing market in the whole world for a period of time, the price of paper is cheaper than that of bamboo. In this way, the price of books is very expensive. Books can be passed down from family. A book can be counted for gold or ten gold, and it may not be copied. However, when Chu paper entered Xianyang, Chu book was sold out by merchants as soon as it arrived in Daliang.

"If it weren't for the king of another country, I would have to try to invite the King of Chu to Xianyang to see him." King Zheng of Qin sighed. "Look at what kind of smart person looks like."

"King, the King of Chu is a child who is not yet a rosy." Xiong Qi saw the king praise his younger brother, and did not dare to show a hint of joy. "Although he was smart, he gave him a handle and decided on the people of the country to determine the Chu government. Once this policy was released, the Chu State was weak."

The new policy of Chu was also the content of the discussion of the Yan Dynasty in the Qin Palace. In the eyes of the Legalists, the people's policies of the dynasty were completely weak in military affairs. In this ten years, the Chu State had no power to fight. The policies that value culture and education were opposed by ministers. Taking officials as teachers and law as teachings is the reality of Qin. You can be an official by being familiar with the law, but the official positions are limited. Teaching all the people understand the law. Not to mention that there are not so many officials, the people will all learn the law. So who will go to fight? Who will go to farm?

"The weak and not weak in the Chu people are both foolish and not like the Zhao people." The matter finally turned to the point. King Zheng of Qin took out a bamboo slip and said, "The Prime Minister looked at it."

The bamboo slips are heavy, but the word Zhao is the name of the opening. This is a private message from King Zhao to King Qin. In addition to the respectful title of "foot", he also called himself a "foreign minister". His words are so humble, but the things mentioned are all important, especially the private message from the Marquis of Wenxin, Lu Buwei Tong, Zhao, and the art of offering the great iron of Chu, is the most important. No wonder he rushed to summon himself to the palace.

"What do the Prime Minister think?" King Zheng of Qin smiled, "The Chu State cannot get the skills of the great iron, but Zhao State has offered it. Haha."

"Will the King be able to make peace with Zhao State?" Xiong Qi's eyebrows leaped. He had just agreed to the Qin-Chu Alliance the day before yesterday, and he was worried that the King would change his mind.

"Of course not." King Zheng of Qin's smile disappeared without a trace, "Whether private revenge or public interest, I will destroy Zhao. However, since Zhao State has offered a great iron technique for peace, why shouldn't he promise King Zhao? The disciples of the Marquis of Wenxin are still wailing for him, why not let King Zhao send the Marquis of Wenxin to Xianyang?"

"The king wants to..." These things from King Xian of Zhao, especially those of Wenxin Hou Tong Zhao's crimes, were urgently needed by Qin, but the state of Zhao was to attack immediately. Xiong Qi understood the king's meaning, but he was a little confused.

"You said, if Qin and Zhao have a good relationship, what does King Zhao want?" King Zheng of Qin looked at Xiong Qi and felt that he was a little slow today.

"King Zhao..." A moment of light flashed in his mind, and Xiong Qi said, "If I, Daqin, and Zhao, will attack Yan."

"That's right!" Qin Wang Zheng laughed, "When the Zhao army attacked Yan, our Qin army suddenly launched a large-scale attack on Zhao..."

As if he foresaw the embarrassment of Zhao people, King Zhao was furious, and King Qin Zheng couldn't help laughing. Although Yan State was weak, Zhao State had always been like a hint of light. As long as he had free time, the Zhao army would definitely attack Yan. The last time Zhao State defeated Yan State lost 37 cities in Jinyang, and this time Zhao State defeated Yan State, I don't know that those cities would be lost again.

"The king is wise!" Xiong Qi was shocked and sweated coldly, and immediately bowed deeply to King Zheng of Qin.

"The Prime Minister is exempted from gifts, and the gifts are exempted." King Zheng of Qin laughed. "You will leave the matter of being accomplice with Zhao Guo to deal with you. No one may mention the matter of attacking Zhao. Those who violate it will be killed!"

"I respectfully accept the order!" Xiong Qi bowed again, then left Mingtang, and returned to the Prime Minister's Office to summon Shijun, the envoy of Zhao State. After explaining the intention of King Qin and Zhao Xiu, he went to Huayang Palace on the north bank of the Wei River to find Mi Xuan.

In Xianyang, where the lights are just on, the Xinchengjun Mansion seems to be deserted, and several skillful maids are serving Mi Xuan to bathe. Although the fief of Xinchengjun has been recycled, the big trees in the palace are not falling, and this is still the mansion respected by the nobles of Xianyang. In this way, the women in the mansion naturally use the best rouge and the most gorgeous clothes in the world.

The fox fur and the bells had already faded away. Mi Xuan, who entered the bath room, only wore a delicate brocade jacket with delicate patterns, and her lower body was a skirt made of thick silk. The bath room was foggy, and her hair was coiled and her face was steamed red. After taking off the skirt, her white jade-like buttocks were exposed. This is the one that women often wear. The skirt must be worn together, otherwise both buttocks will be exposed.

He took off his skirt, took off his hair, and finally took off his brocade jacket. Although he still had a white silk dress on his body because of his shyness, the girl's beautiful and thin body still made the maids look at her without wanting to blink. They had also had youth, but now they are no longer there.

"Zi Qi is here." Before the mansion, Xiong Qi's car frame had not stopped yet, and Xincheng Jun Michang welcomed the car.

"Where is girl Xuan?" Xiong Qi asked, he came directly from Huayang Palace.

"Where is Xuan'er?" Mi Chang didn't know what his granddaughter was doing. He had many granddaughters, but Mi Xuan was loved by the old empress dowager.

"Your Majesty, the girl is taking a shower." A maid ran out.

"What's wrong with Zi Qi? Let's stop after nothing." Mi Chang grabbed Xiong Qi's hand and pulled him into the hall.
Chapter completed!