The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 634 A gentleman keeps his abilities to himself and waits for the right time to act.

After a few words, they confirmed the matter and immediately sent Yao Jia to Wei and Qi. They also sent an urgent letter to the secret guard who was assigned to serve as a retainer beside Fu Chu, asking him to give Fu Chu advice and request help from the two countries of Wei and Qi.

Yao Jia has been extremely idle recently.

Weird.

People like him will never allow themselves to be idle.

Although he was already the Lord of Huangchi, he was not willing to stop there.

On the larger platform of Daqin, he longs for greater progress.

He has an important task secretly assigned to him by Ying Zheng, and it may not be used until ten or even twenty years later. Although he cannot wait, he can wait.

However, there is no conflict in doing what should be done now.

A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and moves when he waits for time.

He can become the Huangchi Jun of the Qin Dynasty, maneuvering among the countries in Guandong and being successful in everything he does. It is not just luck that matters, but more his ability.

It was because he studied hard since childhood, traveled to various countries, observed carefully, learned cautiously, and accumulated a wide network of contacts that enabled him to rise to prominence!

Not everyone can take shortcuts. Or rather, there are no shortcuts in this world.

In Xianyang, a bigger stage, Yao Jia naturally yearns for greater achievements.

Even though he is now famous all over the world, it is not enough. What he wants is to be famous for all eternity!
He and Guo Kai spent lavishly of money every day, feasting and drinking constantly. He seemed to be depressed and indulged in wine and women, but in fact he was enjoying life and making connections.

No one would refuse a banquet hosted by great sages and righteous men like him and Guo Kai.

What's more, they are generous, humble, and generous. Everyone who comes is a guest and is welcome.

He was multi-talented, good at singing and dancing. Every banquet was attended by many people and was extremely lively. At night, the lights were often bright, and everyone sang and danced, showing off their endless celebrity style.

Their mansion had become the most famous social place in Xianyang, and people from all walks of life, including civil officials, military generals, high-ranking officials and nobles, were all welcomed.

Even a few cabinet ministers would come occasionally, which made many people feel comfortable and wanted a chance.

As a result, every time Yao Jia and Guo Kai held a banquet, there was always a constant stream of people coming and going at the residences.

The two of them are so high-profile that they seem to have a clear conscience. To outsiders, these two people are now addicted to wine and sex because of the fall of their country, but they also have the elegance of celebrities and know how to behave well.

Yao Jia and Guo Kai did these things not only to expand their own network and understand the complex personal relationships in Xianyang, but also for fishing.

If the door is closed every day, then if someone sneaks in, it would be too conspicuous, and even someone with ulterior motives would not dare to come easily.

But every day is so lively, with singing and feasting, passing cups, and toasting. People sigh about their homeland from time to time when they are drunk, and there are always people who are fooled.

This is what it means to hide in the city.

Anyone who still has ulterior motives and is still alive now is absolutely cunning. Without top fishing masters like them, they cannot be caught.

But even if they catch a fish, they will not alert the snake and kill it easily. Small fish and shrimp are not worth using them. As long as they don't commit any crime, they will be dealt with according to the law. After all, fish will always be watched more closely if they are hooked.

Yao Jia loves making friends the most. His life motto is that all problems in the world are human problems.

Solving these problems also requires people, so the more friends the better.

Another of his rules is to think twice before doing anything.

The first thing to think about is intelligence. You can’t do it if the information is incomplete, untrue, or unclear.

The second thing to think about is interests. If interests cannot move people’s hearts, then we cannot do it.

The third thing to think about is danger. If the danger is greater than the gain, don’t do it.

After Yao Jia received the mission to be an envoy to Wei and Qi, he was very happy. There was no shortage of opportunities in Xianyang, and the more opportunities to make achievements, the better. For someone like him, all he lacked was opportunities.

Yao Jia knew very well that the merits he and Guo Kai had made in secret could not be brought out in public. The king was not the kind of person who would not reward meritorious deeds, so he would naturally assign some things that could be publicly rewarded. As long as the reputation was maintained well, even if more rewards were given, it would be justified. After all, the king valued talents the most.

The task I am assigned now is simple to do, but it is not easy.

It would be too easy if we just got things done.

However, on the basis of getting things done, we must not damage our image or ruin our secret fishing activities, so we need to strike a good balance.

Fortunately, the king also helped, and the tasks he assigned to me were all things that would not have much impact on the surface.

This time, Yao Jia went on a diplomatic mission to the two countries, ostensibly to give wine money to King Jingmin of Wei and King Jian of Qi.

In fact, he contacted Wei Yong and Hou Sheng, bribed these two people, and asked them to persuade King Jingmin of Wei and King Jian of Qi to attack Chu.

Similarly, Ying Zheng took the initiative to show goodwill in order to hint to King Jingmin of Wei that the Qin would not attack him this year, so he could attack Chu without any worries. Slightly easing the relationship was also for the sake of preparation for the future.

Moreover, he only showed goodwill to Wei and Qi, but ignored Chu. This was a hint that he hoped those two countries would attack Chu. So after Wei Yong and Hou Sheng made their suggestions, they had to consider the attitude of Daqin.

As for Fu Chu, he was already being beaten.

Fu Chu was not unaware of the situation. His men were in a panic, and Big Brother Hao was growing stronger. It was now obvious that he was no match for Big Brother Hao.

After all, he was a traitor. His greatest advantage was that he took people by surprise and most people were dissatisfied with King You of Chu and were just waiting and watching.

But now, the unexpected plans, for some reason, have been exposed again and again.

King You of Chu clarified the rumors and once again established the legitimacy of his regime. He also gave away the entire Jiangdong and Jing family as rewards, which made those who were watching salivate and they all became loyal ministers.

Then he has now become a traitor and no longer has a legitimate reason to start a war.

But Fu Chu was worthy of being Fu Chu, and he changed his statement immediately.

He announced to the public that he was deceived by a traitor, which led to the misunderstanding of King You of Chu and the fratricide among the brothers.

The traitor is Li Yuan!

This traitor deceived the king, acted recklessly, and monopolized government affairs. He had previously brutally murdered Chunshen Jun's entire family for power.

Now they are holding the king hostage, controlling him, and deceiving him!

It is this traitor who harbors evil intentions and wants to do something bad!

He plotted to kill his brothers in order to further eliminate the power of the Chu royal family and further control the king. He wanted to rebel. He is a real traitor! A traitor!
Fu Chu Malu changed the banner of restoring order to one of clearing the imperial court and rectifying the relationship between ministers!
Fu Chu even wrote a letter to King You of Chu that was filled with sincerity, saying that he had also been deceived and now realized his mistakes.

But the prince was also deceived. As long as the prince killed the traitor Li Yuan, he was willing to surrender without a fight, accept the blame, and allow himself to be dealt with.

Fu Chu's move made Li Yuan's nose crooked. He was born as a minor official and relied on the royal power. Could he have rebelled? Could he have seized the Xiong family's kingdom?
But Li Yuan was still shocked and hurried to explain to King Chu You. He was really afraid that King Chu You would misunderstand and really believe Fu Chu's lies. The previous incident with the cliff cypress was not completely over yet.

King You of Chu certainly didn't believe Fu Chu's lies. He couldn't be fooled by such a simple attempt to sow discord. Although he was indeed dissatisfied with Li Yuan's sending Yabai last time, he couldn't allow civil strife to break out now.

After pacifying Li Yuan, King You of Chu wrote back, demanding that Fu Chu surrender immediately. As long as he surrendered, he would be given a lighter sentence because he had been deceived!
Of course, neither of them believed the other's lies.

It's all just for the sake of having a legitimate reason.

But the most anxious one was Fu Chu. The difference in strength made him unable to sleep well.

Since ancient times, if internal rebellion in the royal family cannot be quickly resolved, the initiator of the rebellion will often have no way out.

Before order completely collapses, all subjects will follow the inertia of order, subconsciously maintain order, and naturally follow orthodoxy.

Even for someone like King You of Chu, once he stops messing around, the advantage will gradually slip to him.

The most important thing is that Fu Chu lost on the battlefield.

This is the most fatal thing. Rebellion and seizing power are all empty talk. The real thing is to be able to fight. Once you lose on the battlefield, you will lose too much support in an instant, and the fence-sitters will change their camp in an instant.

The failure of the assassination attempt and the defeat on the battlefield were the important reasons why King You of Chu regained power.

If the Jing family had not known that there was no way out and had not given full support with the Jing family's hundreds of years of accumulation, Fu Chu would have been finished long ago.

Fu Chu was already extremely anxious and unable to sleep or eat. After hearing the advice of his retainers, although he felt that the possibility of successfully obtaining help from Wei and Qi was slim, he still wanted to give it a try.

The same promise of ceding land or giving away cities is just a blank check anyway. It has to be opened now. If you don’t open it now, you will have no chance to do it when you die.

Whether or not to give it after the matter is settled is another matter.

Now even if Wei and Qi attack, we are still fighting against our big brother, and we are also robbing our big brother.

Only when your big brother is too busy to take care of other things can you get a chance!
Just as Fu Chu was looking for help everywhere, King You of Chu was finally ready.

In early summer, the branches are full of locust flowers.

Li Yuan personally led the army, 30,000 of which were from the royal family. Together with the troops from all directions who came to the rescue, a total of 180,000 troops were in existence. They claimed to have 400,000 troops, and marched towards Jiangdong in a mighty force.

Fu Chu opened the treasury, and Jing Shi did her best to give away all the treasures. Fu Chu also made all the promises he could and was ready to fight to the death.

But they can't win the war. This is not an attack from abroad. No matter how much the upper nobles want to fight, the lower-level soldiers don't want to fight.

Especially on the side of Fu Chu, his reason of clearing the court of evil officials made it difficult for the soldiers to firmly resist the royal army.

The huge disparity in troop strength and the disadvantaged position made the soldiers lose their will to fight. Even with the support of wealth, they were still defeated. Fu Chu could only hold on with difficulty.

Just when Fu Chu was beaten, Yao Jia finally returned to Daliang City again.

(End of this chapter)