Chapter 22 The Need for Lobbyists
"Clang!" Guan Ying inserted the bloody knife into the scabbard.
Xunzi touched the blood on his neck and said with a smile: "If the king doesn't kill my head, I can keep the king's head." Guan Ying said: "Don't talk nonsense, I just want to know what the plan for the defeat of Huainan King?" Xunzi said: "Isn't this obvious? The plan of Huainan King is for your sake."
Guan Ying let out a mocking smile and said, "Please forgive me for being a little ignorant and I can't see what the relationship between Yingbu traitor and me?" said, "Then I will tell you to the king." Guan Ying walked to the door, held the hilt of the knife and said, "You'd better make it clear, otherwise today will be your death." said, "If King Qi was a smart person, I wouldn't die today." Guan Ying looked at him and kept sneering, thinking, no matter how you say your clever words and demeanors.
After the case of the left head, she sat down. The blue robe had frozen a piece of black and brown plasma on her chest, and the smell was so fishy that he seemed to be completely unaware of it. He talked freely: "My Huainan King Xiongcai's gaze is brilliant. At the beginning of the rebellion, he saw that the situation in the world would undergo a huge change. Qin Ershi's hard-earned country would soon be lost. With his deep wisdom and infinite courage, he came up with this wonderful plan to retreat to advance, defeat first and then win, and all he could do was King Qi.
You." Guan Ying cursed, "Fuck, Ying Bu's rebellion is nothing to do. Could it be that he is my slave to Guan Ying, and everything he does is for me?" Wenwen said, "This is the great place of the King of Huainan. He is thinking for the people of the world." Guan Ying smiled and said, "According to what you say, Ying Bu betrayed the King of Western Chu was also thinking for the people of the world." Wenwen nodded and said, "That's right." Guan Ying said angrily, "It's all nonsense. I ask you, how did he do it for me?"
He vented his personal opinion: "The answer is right in front of him. After Peng Yue and Han * died, King Wu Rui of Changsha was taken hostage to Xianyang, took away his fiefdom, and became an idle person. The King of Huainan was smart and wise. He saw that Qin Ershi was narrow-minded and could not tolerate the princes of the world, so he wanted to hand over the fiefdom like Wu Rui. He went to Xianyang to be an idle person, and at least he could keep his head. However, after thinking about it, King of Huainan felt that this was inappropriate. Although he could keep his head, he harmed the people of the world. He wanted to get rid of this tyrant for the people of the world. After thinking about it, the King of Huainan thought that Huainan's troops alone were not the opponent of the millions of Qin troops, so he planned to sacrifice himself to become the King of Qi—"
Guan Ying snorted coldly: "Nothing is the nonsense, he has made me happy!"
"As far as this is concerned, can't the King of Qi understand the painstaking efforts of King Huainan? The King of Huainan is good at it, and this is a plan to hide the truth." Guan Ying shook his head blankly: "I think you are a fool!" Xuan said: "Your Majesty, think carefully, how many people in the Qin State were in Guanzhong?" Guan Ying said: "About 130,400,000." Xuan said: "That's right, 130,400,000. What about now?"
"The same is true now-" Guan Ying raised his eyebrows: "No, there are only six or seven hundred thousand left now." He said privately: "That's right, there are less ordinary people. The other half of them are busy extermination of the Huainan army in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, and they can't return to Guanzhong for a while. In other words, Xianyang's defense is reduced by half; that is, if you raise your army to the west now, you will have a 50% chance of winning. Think about it, did the King of Huainan help you a lot?"
Guan Ying's mind was filled with an eight-magnitude earthquake. He was right. Ying Bu's trouble did attract most of the Qin army. Wang Ben's hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in Xingyang. If the Qi army took this opportunity to cross the river from Qi to attack Zhao, and along Jingxing Pass, Lang Meng went straight to Jinyang, it would take less than half a month for the army to directly attack Hangu Pass from Hexi County. Wang Ben's army would be left behind. It is hard to say that the surname Ying Guan was in the world.
When I saw Guan Ying pondering, I knew that his heart was shaking, so I took advantage of the situation and added a fire: "The King of Qi must still be worried about Wang Ben's army. In fact, that's not a problem at all."
"oh!"
He smiled privately and said, "I wonder if the King of Qi has heard that the Huns recently defeated the powerful enemy Donghu tribe on the grassland. Maodun Shanyu was strong and was preparing to move his troops to the south to annex the Three Jins. The King of Qi only needed to write a letter to the Shanyu and ask him to send troops to attack Dai County, and delay Wang Ben for one month, and great things would be accomplished."
Guan Ying took a deep breath: "In this way, wouldn't the great rivers and mountains fall into the hands of foreign races? 'Sitting alone in the poor mountain and leading the tiger to defend itself' is not advisable, nor advisable."
I thought to myself that Guan Ying was actually a fool, far inferior to the King of Huainan. The King of Huainan dared to act and act resolutely, and he would never learn in his life. God knows that Ying Bu robbed the family and ignored the life and death of the people, and Guan Ying really couldn't learn it even if he had lost his energy. In order to deceive Guan Ying to send troops, he would certainly not say this. After thinking about it, he said, "The king is so bad. I can guarantee that the Hu people can't even take advantage of it." Guan Ying rolled his eyes: "You promise, what you guarantee, just open your mouth."
He exposes his personal opinion: "Your king, you have worked with Wang Ben and Zhou Bo before. You should know their abilities. Wang Ben has 300,000 to 400,000 people under his command, and even if you can't beat the Huns, you can protect yourself and never throw the land to the aliens. Maodun and Wang Ben are restraining each other in Dai County like two sharp swords that are facing each other, and you can take this opportunity to break through Hangu Pass. As for Huan Yi and Fan Kuai who are far away in Chu, there is no time to return."
Guan Ying understood this and sneered: "If I really did that, Fan Kuai and Wang Ling would definitely lead the army back to defense. Didn't it just save your king's life?"
He vented his personal opinion: "At this time, can we still divide each other? We are united in the same hatred against Qin. Our king has already said that we should support King Qi as the emperor. At that time, all the land will be yours." Guan Ying cursed: "You regard me as an idiot. Ying Bu will only support me as the emperor at the end of his journey. Once he escapes from the trap, I am afraid that the matter of support will not count."
Zhuozi took out a sheepskin from his arms and handed it to Guan Ying: "King of Qi, this is my king's handwritten letter, covered with the seal of the King of Huainan, which states that Qin II would depose the King of Qi as emperor, and this cannot be denied." Guan Ying unfolded the sheepskin half-believingly, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the ink marks on the sheepskin, as if a horse's hooves were trapped in the mud and could not be pulled out. Zhuozi smiled and said, "King of Qi, King of Qi, King of Qi." After shouting three times in a row, Guan Ying came to her senses.
Guan Ying was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is this really written by the King of Huainan?" He said in private: "I had expected that King Qi, you don't believe me. I have another military order issued by the King of Huainan, you can compare it." As he said that, he took out a bamboo slip. Guan Ying hesitated for a moment and reached out to take the bamboo slip. It was an order issued by Ying Bu on disarmament at the beginning of last year, requiring all the old, weak and remnants of the Huainan army to be discharged from the army. It was covered with the seal of the King of Huainan, and Ying Bu would not be fake. Guan Ying took two words and fell into deep thought.
He stood up and turned around Guan Ying, and said with a smile: "There are more than 70 cities in Qi, and the place is not small. You should not have any unreasonable thoughts here. However, the king and Qin II are determined to reduce the vassals. They treat the princes in the world like sand in his eyes, and they cannot tolerate it for a moment. If you don't deal with him, he will have to deal with you. Although he gave gold and princesses today, it's just a temporary solution to stabilize you. When he pacified Huainan and the Huns in the future, it will be your turn to be in trouble. At that time, you are alone and lonely and regretful."
Guan Ying shook her head and nodded, nodded and sighed. She felt that it weighed a thousand pounds, and she couldn't take it or let it go. She took a big step and turned around in the house. Anyone could see this situation. Guan Ying was convinced. She thought that as long as Guan Ying was fooled, Fan Kuai would immediately return to the army and the danger of Huainan would be resolved. Seeing that Guan Ying could not make up his mind, he said: "The second generation of Qin married the princess to the King of Qi to reassure him. In my opinion, the King of Qi could just use the tricks and use the princess of Qi to gather the strength of the people of Qi to defeat Qin in one fell swoop."
Guan Ying couldn't help but ask: "Will the plan come out?"
He was very happy and thought to himself that the big fish had finally taken the bait. He smiled and said, "No need for any tricks. As long as the king and Princess Tamazu get married as soon as possible. Princess Tamazu has a grudge against the people of Qi to destroy the country, she will definitely hate Qin Ershi to the bone. If you don't need the king, you will take the initiative to provoke the king. With the help of the princess, the king can recruit 200,000 troops in Qi. With the original army, 300,000 troops will not be a problem."
Guan Ying was completely exposed and thought, such a god-given opportunity cannot be missed. Although King Qi is good, after all, it depends on Qin Ershi's expression, so he can't compare to being the emperor!
Guan Ying came back from the secret examination and called the generals under his command to meet. Luan Bu, Xia Shuo and Wang Xi attended the meeting. Guan Ying did not intend to notify the rest of the lower-level officers. When Xia Shuo and Wang Xi heard that they were going to rebel, they were so excited that they saw a hunting dog barking with bones, and rushed to speak. Only Luan Bu remained silent, and cold sweat rolled on his cold and hard nose. Guan Ying did not notice Luan Bu's inappropriateness and was very satisfied with Xia Shuo and Wang Xi's performance.
"You guys say, what should I do next?"
Wang Xi rubbed his hands and said, "Kill the envoy of Qin." Xia said, "No, now is not the time. Qin II played tricks with us, so we will use the tricks to stabilize him and make him unprepared." He paused and saw that Wang Xi had no intention of rushing to speak, and said proudly: "The king will start preparing to marry the princess tomorrow, hold a wedding meeting the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow respectfully send Suihe away. We will start to recruit troops to rebel here." Guan Ying praised, "General Xia's words coincide with me." Luan Bu suddenly said, "The king——" and stopped talking. Guan Ying said, "General Luan, say something."
Luan Bu stammered and said, "When, what if the princess doesn't agree?" Guan Ying laughed and said, "This man has his own conspiracy. As the saying goes, it's easy to marry a chicken and a dog and a dog. If I fail, it will definitely be a crime to destroy the nine clans. Can she escape? Besides, he and the Emperor of Qin have an irreconcilable hatred." Luan Bu woke up and said, "The king is right, but the last general's worries are a little unnecessary." Wang Xi clapped his hands and said excitedly: "The princess raised his arms and shouted, and the people of Qi will definitely follow him. 200,000 troops will not be a problem." Guan Ying laughed uncontrollably, as if he had already sat on the throne of the emperor.
After the meeting, Guan Ying followed the steps to implement the agreed plan. First, she went to see Sui He and asked him to preside over the wedding the day after tomorrow. "I have discussed with all the ministers. At present, the war in the whole country is in a tight situation. Mr. Sui is also an important official of the country. It is not advisable to stay in Qi for a long time, so the wedding will be held the day after tomorrow."
Sui He also hoped to finish his work early and hand in the work early, and happily agreed: "You can make a hero and beautiful woman, and Sui is worth the trip. Haha." The two talked for half an hour and studied the situation at home and abroad. Guan Ying repeatedly expressed his loyalty to Qin Emperor. Sui He Ting liked it, and did not find any flaws.
The next day, Guan Ying began to prepare for the marriage of the princess. The palace of Qi was decorated in a short time, with lights and colorful silk floating everywhere. The palace maids were busy and the guards were happy. The palace was immersed in the festive and peaceful atmosphere of the son. But who knew that the festive and peaceful atmosphere was hidden in the festive and peaceful atmosphere. The wedding of the princess and the princes was as usual, and the etiquette, music, clothes, jewelry, and ceremonies had to be strictly screened and prepared, and the money consumed was almost enough to fight a war. However, because time was too urgent, everything could only be kept simple. Fortunately, Princess Tamazu had no objection.
After preparing for the whole day and night, the eunuchs and maids in the palace were exhausted. Suihe was not easy, and was hired and Najib. He was responsible for these cumbersome but must-do formalities. After finishing his work, he was already very lit. Tanuma was very cooperative from beginning to end, without any disgust. Suihe was very happy secretly.
Sui He returned to the wing where he was staying, lay tired on the couch, and fell asleep in a while. I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly someone shouted in his ear: “Sir Sui, Sui!” Sui He woke up alertly, turned over and saw him, and was startled. A strange man with a hat on his head and wanted to wear a long sword on his head, standing at the bedside, looking at him in a flash. Sui He was also a general, turned around and took out a dagger from under the pillow, scolding him: “Who?”
The man lowered his body and knelt down: "Sir, don't argue, I'll be here to deliver the letter." The cold sweat on Sui He's forehead had flowed into his clothes along his cheeks, and his sleepiness had disappeared. He took a breath slowly, calmed down, and asked, "Who are you?" The hat on the man's head turned around, looked at the door, turned back, and took off the hat. Sui He said in surprise: "You are, yes, General Luan Bu - General Luan Bu, please get up quickly." Then he helped Luan Bu up.
Luan Bu brought back his hat, covered his entire face, and kept his voice down to the lowest point, saying, "Sir, the generals cannot stay for a long time. Now there is only one word to tell - the King of Qi has decided to rebel. Go back and notify Your Majesty and ask him to prepare early." Sui He subconsciously took a step back and said tremblingly: "This is true!" Luan Bu said, "Today, the King of Qi has summoned all the generals to hold a meeting. They plan to use the princess of Qi to recruit soldiers. It is estimated that they will take action in at most two or three months."
Sui He stomped his feet and said, "It's a pity that Guan Ying didn't even miss His Majesty's love! He, he swears to be loyal this morning-" Luan Bu stopped Sui He's words and said, "It's all because Ying Bu's messenger vents his personal affairs. This man is a first-class lobbyist. He convinced the King of Qi in a few words. The general said he was wandering around. Now he has a small family. He doesn't want to do such a rebellious act of licking blood from the knife. He risked his life to inform the Lord. Lord must not reveal the ground and reveal the secret."
Suihe smiled bitterly and said, "You can rest assured that if I leaked my secrets, I can't even survive. However, you said that the King of Qi was determined to rebel, but what evidence was there?" Luan Bu said: "If there is no evidence, if you like to believe, you believe it. If you don't like to believe, you will pretend that I have never been here. You can even hand me over to the King of Qi for disposal."
Sui He pondered: "General, you are too worried. Luan Bu is a hero with a word of all words. You have always been well-known in the army. I just asked casually. If there is iron evidence, you can talk to Emperor Qin." Luan Bu smiled bitterly and said, "The only evidence is that Ying Bu's messenger exposes his personal affairs. Can the lord take him away?" Sui He shook his head and said, "I have a way to distinguish the authenticity, so the general doesn't have to worry." Luan Bu sighed: "Sir, I respect myself, I will say goodbye." As he said that, his body shook, and passed through an open window on the left like a shuttle, disappearing into the vast night. Rushing rush
The footsteps went away, and three sounds of gongs came from outside. Sui He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said to himself: "It's the third day, it's the third day, it's dawn. Damn, Guan Ying is going to rebel? If it's true or false, you can't wrongly accuse the princes with just one word from Luan Bu! Go, this kind of thing is better to believe than to believe it. Your Majesty originally wanted to reduce the vassal states, regardless of whether it's true or false. Sui He thought, this time the job was not considered a mess. Guan Ying was going to recruit soldiers, and it would not be possible for him to recruit soldiers for a month or two. This would have bought time for Your Majesty, and I think Your Majesty would not blame him.
He walked back and forth in the room from the third hour until dawn. As the mist outside the window dissipated, thousands of yellow lights in the morning turned into golden needles and pierced into the room, his heart calmed down. Then he called the palace maids in, took water to wash, and put them solemnly, preparing to attend the wedding of King Qi. Before leaving, Sui He repeatedly corrected his smile in front of the mirror, trying to make it look more natural and peaceful, but strangely, since he heard about Guan Ying's rebellion, he seemed to be sleeping on a cliff, and his heart was always trembling. The smile that he forced out was dry, and his whole face was like an orange peel with water.
"What should I do if there is a flaw in it?" The time has come, so I can only go out with a tough bullet. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!