The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 258 Wei: Attack Qin! Zhao: Okay, let me think about it

The two men bowed swiftly and shouted, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will repay you with my life!"

Is there any Confucian scholar in the world who doesn't want to be an official? I have never heard of that.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Everyone, get up and learn how to handle government affairs for now. You must know that state affairs are no small matter. When you are entrusted with important tasks in the future, any decision you make will affect the lives and deaths of countless people. You must be considerate of the people and be cautious and think twice before you act."

Li Si replied: "Your Majesty's teachings will be remembered in my heart. Your Majesty is so benevolent and holy. I will learn from you carefully and put the people first."

Fu Nian followed up with, "Your Majesty, I admire your virtue very much. I will follow your teachings and think twice before doing anything. I will never forget it."

Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction and was about to ask them to leave when Li Si said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"explain."

"When I left school, my teacher gave me a handwritten letter and asked me to present it to the king."

As Li Si spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and raised it with both hands.

The eunuch took it hurriedly, opened it and carefully examined it before quickly presenting it to him.

Ying Zheng read the contents of the letter, smiled lightly and put it down.

Xunzi is not a person who is inflexible.

"Alright, I got it. You guys go get familiar with it first."

He ordered the eunuch to take the two men to the Shizhong office to familiarize themselves with the place.

The two men retreated respectfully and met many colleagues together. The arrogance in their hearts was reduced a lot. As top talents, it is impossible not to have arrogance in their hearts. It is just a matter of whether they show it or not.

But look at who these attendants are? Even if the two of them were put in, they would instantly become inconspicuous, and in an instant they truly understood the importance of being respectful and humble.

By the afternoon, someone had arranged everything for them. In the mansion rewarded by Ying Zheng, Li Si stayed alone in the study. He couldn't help but feel deeply impressed by how quickly the Qin Dynasty did things. Everything was arranged in just a few hours.

Moreover, the king was really generous. He provided the king with mansions, beautiful women, servants and maids. Moreover, considering that the salaries had not been paid yet and it was not easy to live in Xianyang, he generously rewarded the king with a hundred gold coins in advance, which was enough for the king to live decently in Xianyang city.

All this is just the beginning, and nothing has been accomplished yet.

As for the future, the future is limitless and bright.

Li Si sighed again, and became more resolute in his sighs and conclusions as a teenager: the platform is the most important!

No matter what talents a person has, he or she can only truly realize himself or herself if he or she meets a wise leader and works in a country where he or she can fully develop his or her abilities.

The left and right officials of the current Shaofu were just servants in the past.

Now the commander of Xuanyuwei is just a rat in Luowang that cannot be seen in the light.

But he was lucky enough to follow the right master and became the king's confidant. Now he has risen to a high position of power and enjoys great glory.

These are all evidence!
While Ying Zheng was recruiting heroes from all over the world, the countries in Guandong were still acting in a sneaky manner.

At the beginning of May in the fourth year of the reign of King Qin, while the court of Zhao was plotting against Li Mu, the court of Wei was also busy. After arguing in the court for more than a month and hesitating for more than a month, King Jingmin of Wei finally made up his mind to fight and obey his father's will.

When he first ascended the throne, according to the old rules, he had to fight a battle to establish his authority.

It is absolutely impossible to attack Zhao, as both sides will suffer losses and Qin and Chu will gain the upper hand. It is also impossible to attack Chu, as we cannot defeat it now. It is not appropriate to attack Han, as Han still has the support of Qin, which will only give Qin an excuse. It is appropriate to attack Qi, but we will not be able to establish our prestige by attacking Qi. Moreover, Qin and Qi have always been allies, and attacking Qi now will also give Qin an excuse.

Although Wei's current situation is not suitable for war, it has no choice as Qin is eyeing it covetously and it has to fight.

King Jingmin of Wei thought for a few days and finally determined that the biggest enemy now was the State of Qin. Without breaking the momentum of the Qin, there was no hope for the Great Wei. Now it was reduced to a place of war on all sides, surrounded by powerful enemies. Every move had to depend on the face of the Qin. It was extremely passive and it was necessary to unite the various countries to attack the Qin!
The Qin State has just captured Hedong not long ago. As long as it is fast enough, it may be possible to take it back.

Moreover, the secret envoy sent by King Kaolie of Chu had also arrived. That's right, King Kaolie of Chu finally decided to take the initiative and send secret envoys to test the attitudes of Wei and Zhao first.

The attitude of the State of Chu also strengthened King Jingmin of Wei's determination to fight this battle.

However, we can attack Qin, but we cannot be the first to do so this time. The current King of Qin is too vengeful and has been targeting Wei since he ascended the throne. We cannot repeat the same mistake this time.

And since Qin and Zhao, and Qin and Chu have had such friendly relations in recent years, it is important to take this opportunity to ruin their relationship.

Isn't it because the Wei Kingdom suffered so much in recent years that it was surrounded and attacked by the three kingdoms? Their relationship was broken, and as long as the Wei Kingdom did not fight alone, Chu and Zhao did not have to fear anyone.

And there is the State of Zhao. The reason why Zhao can gain so many advantages is that there is no State of Qin targeting it for the time being.

The more King Jingmin of Wei thought about it, the more he believed this to be true. He should still instigate Chu and Zhao to be the first to take action, and it would be best if Zhao took the lead!

After making up his mind, he secretly sent envoys to the State of Zhao to discuss the alliance and attack Qin, just to test the waters.

King Zhao Daoxiang met with secret envoys from Wei and Chu. Although he was quite tempted when he heard about the alliance, he also had many concerns.

The Qin State is too strong now, which is really scary. We have to fight it. It is necessary to suppress the Qin State. No matter how good the relationship with the Qin State is now, this must be done.

But it would be a pity to turn against the State of Qin.

King Zhao Daoxiang couldn't make up his mind. After thinking it over, he decided to call his confidants to discuss the matter.

King Zhao Daoxiang was the first to speak and asked, "My lords, what do you think of what the Wei envoy said today?"

Jian Xinjun spoke first and flatly refused: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. This is a scheme by the villains of Wei and Chu. Now Zhao and Qin are on good terms and have become friendly countries. In the past two years, we have advanced and retreated together. Without Qin threatening the rear of Zhao, we have benefited a lot."

"Besides, Qin has never done anything unjust. Qin is powerful, and the right thing to do is to make friends with it. Zhao's attacks on Wei and Yan were inseparable from Qin's assistance. It is not easy to make friends with Qin, so how can we easily break the agreement and make enemies with Qin?"

"Having an enemy with Qin will do more harm than good. Turning an ally into a great enemy, if we start another dispute with other countries, no one will come to our aid, and we will have to worry about being besieged. Zhao and Wei and Yan are mortal enemies, and there is no possibility of long-term peace. However, the King of Qin is kind and generous, and has never done anything unjust. And everyone knows that the King of Qin hates breaking an alliance the most. Even if we gain a temporary advantage, can we still destroy Qin?"

"The Great Zhao State needs to recuperate right now. If we can't destroy it, can we withstand the revenge of the Qin State?"

"By then, it would be extremely difficult for Wei to help resist Qin, let alone not add insult to injury."

"I really can't think of any benefit to Zhao, but I can think of many benefits to Wei."

(End of this chapter)