The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 100 Reclaim Jinyang, Kill
Lord Jianxin said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Jinyang is just a small matter. The most important thing is the alliance. The new king of Qin has ascended the throne. It is said that he is favored by heaven and is benevolent and righteous. He must not be a warlike person. The fact that he sent envoys to make an alliance as soon as he ascended the throne is proof of this. Now attacking Jinyang is just an act of rage. Moreover, it was indeed Jinyang that rebelled first. It is no wonder that the king of Qin is furious when he rebelled as soon as he ascended the throne. Such a great shame and humiliation, it is no wonder that the king of Qin is furious."

"Although the coalition army defeated Qin some time ago, Qin did not lose its vitality. After all, Qin is still strong and Zhao is weak. Now that the new king of Qin is willing to make peace, if Zhao insists on going its own way, it will be detrimental to Zhao's country."

"Besides, the new king of Qin was once held hostage in Zhao. Your Majesty has always treated him with courtesy and never owed him anything. You even sent troops to escort the king of Qin back to his country. With the reputation of being kind and righteous, the king of Qin will surely be grateful for this friendship."

"Your Majesty, we should still make peace with the Qin State. If we betray the King of Qin's kindness, it will be bad for the reputation of Zhao State and undermine your majesty's wisdom."

After Jian Xinjun finished speaking, a group of people in the audience echoed him. It was not because they were giving Jian Xinjun face, but mainly because they really did not dare to fight.

King Xiaocheng of Zhao watched Jianxinjun finish speaking and smiled softly: "What the Prime Minister said makes sense, so let's make an alliance."

Lord Jianxin was delighted and continued, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"I think that to show our sincerity, we should still exchange hostages as before. Only in this way can we ensure long-term peace between the two countries. In the past, Zhao treated the King of Qin well. Now that our hostages are in Qin, they will definitely not be treated harshly. Otherwise, the King of Qin will lose face and reputation."

King Xiaocheng of Zhao was silent for a long time and then said, "I agree to the alliance. Let the Prime Minister go and talk to the Qin envoys and come up with a charter as soon as possible. As for the hostage issue, I will consider it for a while."

Jian Xinjun said yes, he was already 70% sure and had no intention of refusing on the spot, which meant he could agree.

As long as they agree, given Qin's status, only the crown prince can go.

Find Gongzi Yan to cooperate with more ministers, and then talk to them privately, and this matter can be accomplished!
Qin is a country of tigers and wolves. Whether you can come back after going there is another matter. Even if you are fine in Qin, the king's health is getting worse. If something unexpected happens one day and the prince is not in the country, the journey is long and Prince Zhao Yan would have sat on the throne long ago. It would be too late to come back.

King Xiaocheng of Zhao understood many principles, but sometimes he had no choice but to do them.

All the truths are false. The fact is that Qin is strong and Zhao is weak. My health has been getting worse recently. If a war really breaks out, I won't be able to command it. There are no reliable ministers in the court, and my two sons are fighting openly and secretly. If they really fight, I'm afraid it will be really bad.

I really envy Yiren, for having such a good son and a group of talented people to assist him, and for calming down the chaos so quickly.

Zhao, oh Zhao, my Zhao, should have killed Yiren and his family back then!
Sure enough, everything happened as Jianxin Jun expected. With Jianxin Jun's concerted efforts, King Xiaocheng of Zhao still agreed to let the crown prince Chunpinghou go to Qin as a hostage, and Qin did not need to send a hostage to Zhao. The Qin envoy was very confident that our king was not married and had no children to go to Zhao. If other royal family members were to go, it would be a disgrace to the status of the crown prince, so it would be better not to send them. Even so, King Xiaocheng of Zhao agreed.

As for Jinyang, it had been captured before the Qin-Zhao alliance was signed. After all, without reinforcements, the Zhao border troops dared not move without the king's order. Even with the king's order, they might not dare to move, and even if they moved, they might not be able to help Jinyang, as Wang He's 50,000 troops were still watching there covetously.

晋阳
Meng Ao was ruthless this time. The previous attack on Wei was unsuccessful, but the previous king did not punish him and entrusted his son to the new king. This time the new king was furious and ordered the capture of Jinyang. It was a good opportunity to redeem himself and demonstrate loyalty.

With the great support from the king, Meng Ao naturally had to do his best to fight a good battle. If the new king lost face again in his first battle, he would not go back. Death in battle would be his best outcome. Meng Ao did not return home the day he received the order. He led his troops to Jinyang with the tiger talisman, marching day and night. After a brief rest in Jinyang, he attacked directly.

Under Meng Ao's fierce attack, with no external reinforcements and internal discord in Jinyang, Jinyang was captured in less than a month.

Every time Meng Ao thought of Ying Zheng's expression that night, he felt a chill in his heart. The new king was definitely not the kind and righteous person as rumored by the outside world. Perhaps he was, but he was definitely not just kind and righteous. The new king's majesty and ruthlessness were also astonishing.

Under Meng Ao's order, all the rebels in Jinyang were beheaded. Several leaders had already died in the battle. Meng Ao originally wanted to escort their three clans to Xianyang, but after thinking it over, he decided not to send them to Xianyang. Instead, he killed them all directly in Jinyang. In one fell swoop, more than 1,500 people, including the leaders of the rebels and their families, were killed.

Xianyang
Ying Zheng had already calmed down. After combining the intelligence from Xuanyuwei and Luowang, he confirmed again and again that there was indeed no conspiracy behind the Jinyang rebellion. It was just simple insanity. He felt that the Qin State had been beaten by the coalition forces of five countries and dared not leave the country, so he wanted to rebel and return to Zhao State.

This made Ying Zheng even more angry. You bastards, you dare to slap me in the face like this just after I ascended the throne. How can I control the government and the people if I don’t destroy you?

Under Ying Zheng's series of political tricks, King Zhao agreed to sign a contract with Qin as expected. This also made Ying Zheng secretly breathe a sigh of relief. After all, now is not a good time for a war.

At the same time, news came that Meng Ao had captured Jinyang, and he had very sensibly done all the dirty work.

All the families of the rebels were wiped out. Meng Ao was very good at playing Candy Crush. It would be too disgraceful if this matter was sent to Xianyang and ordered by Ying Zheng.

After discussion, officials and garrison troops were sent back to Jinyang, and Meng Ao was summoned back to the court.

When Meng Ao received the imperial edict to return to the court, it was full of praise, and he knew he had done the right thing.

A king who claims to be benevolent and righteous and always cares about the people of the world certainly does not want to do dirty work. As a subject and a military general, killing some people is normal and blameless. Anyway, as long as the king supports military merits, nothing else matters.

Of course, this year was a very busy year. When Meng Ao attacked Jinyang, other countries were also busy.

Qi was still attacking Yan to recapture Liaocheng, and Wei was taking advantage of its great victory to attack Han. The prestige of Wei also made the other countries wary. No one would forget that Wei was once the overlord of the world. Moreover, Wei was located in the heart of the Central Plains, with fertile land, a large population, and strong soldiers and horses. No one could give Wei a chance. For Han, Chu, Zhao, and Qi, the threat of Wei was no less than that of Qin, or even greater.

Especially Chu, the two countries have the largest borders, and Chu is the most panicked now. It is already prepared to strike first.

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