Daqin: The Greatest Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Gai Nie glanced around and said in a deep voice, "The Pingyang Heavy Armored Army led by General Wang Xi has experienced three generations of Qin kings, fought on the battlefield for a long time, attacked Changping, captured Wu'an, conquered Pi Lao, occupied Shangdang, and made great military achievements.

"After capturing Shangdang, General Wang Xi and the Pingyang Heavy Armored Army have been stationed in the Taiyuan area all year round. Now they have suddenly come to the border between Qin and Han to guard Wusui. There must be something hidden in this matter. We need to be careful."

Although Gai Nie's words were rather obscure, Ying Zheng still understood the hidden meaning behind his words. His eyes darkened slightly, and he looked at Su Xuan and asked, "What do you think, sir?"

Su Xuan pondered for a moment, then said, "The change of power is often accompanied by swordplay and bloodshed. Now that the king is about to take power, some people are happy to see it happen, but naturally there are also people who do not want to see this scene."

"If Your Majesty wants to pacify the six kingdoms, the first step is to eliminate internal troubles and consolidate power."

Ying Zheng deeply agreed with this. Since he succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen, the military and political power in the court had been controlled by Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji for more than ten years. Even when he was about to be crowned and take power, Lu Buwei showed no sign of giving up power.

That is his right!

According to the Book of Rites, a man would perform the coming-of-age ceremony when he turned 20. He should have taken charge of the government two years ago, but they postponed it for two years!

He could not wait any longer. He did not want to be like his great-grandfather, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, who was a puppet for forty-one years. It was not until he was sixty years old that he, with the help of Fan Sui, overthrew the three nobles of the Chu clique and regained power.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to take the risk alone and went to South Korea, just to find a helper like Fan Sui to help him eradicate these insects and help him regain power.

He looked at Su Xuan. Fortunately, he met the master. In his opinion, the master's ability was ten or a hundred times greater than Fan Sui!

Su Xuan continued to analyze, "As for General Wang Xi's sudden change of garrison location, this may not be a coincidence."

"Besides Your Majesty, who else can make a general change his stationing location?"

Ying Zheng's face darkened, and he already had the answer in his mind.

"Wang Xi is an old general with outstanding achievements. The Qin State has treated him well. Why would he betray me?" Perhaps because of his anger, Ying Zheng clenched the knuckles of his right hand together, and they even showed signs of turning white due to excessive force.

"Maybe it's because of Wu'an Jun." Su Xuan stopped there and didn't discuss the topic in depth.

Some words don't need to be explained in detail to still understand their meaning.

Ying Zheng naturally knew about Bai Qi's deeds, and felt sorry for his fate.

As Bai Qi's deputy general, it is normal for Wang Xi to have resentment towards his great-grandfather, but what does this have to do with him?

Is it just because he is the King of Qin? Or do they think he is weak and can be bullied?

A nameless anger rose up in Ying Zheng's heart for no reason.

At this moment, the scout who had just gone to report the news came back and said, "Master Shang, the general is not in the central army at the moment. I'm notifying you to go to the military camp and wait."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng's impression of him became even worse.

As a subject, how rude of you!

Under the guidance of the scout, Su Xuan and his companions soon met Wang Xi in the tent.

"You have done a great job. Here, this is my toast to you." Wang Xi's hair and beard were all white, but his eyes were still as sharp as a spear. He held a wine glass and walked slowly to several scouts to give them rewards.

The candlelight in the tent flickered slightly. At some point, Wang Xi had drawn his sword and slashed at the scout in front of him with lightning speed.

He is fast, but there are people who are faster than him.

Su Xuan retracted the sword seal, and pinched the sword tip with his right index finger and middle finger. No matter how hard Wang Xi tried, he could not advance even an inch.

The scout came to his senses and was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He took several steps back and looked at Wang Xi with a vigilant look.

"What do you mean, General?" Su Xuan asked expressing his confusion.

"Who are you?" Wang Xi's pupils suddenly shrank. What a fast speed! Besides Gai Nie, there is actually such a master beside the King of Qin?

"Confucianism, Su Xuan." Su Xuan replied calmly. Although his eyes were calm, they brought an inexplicable sense of oppression to Wang Xi.

Wang Xi was surprised and doubtful. How could such a talented person be recruited by the King of Qin?

"It's you?"

"Why did we attack them?" Ying Zheng asked with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Wang Xi knelt on one knee and bowed, "There are many spies in the military camp. If your identity is revealed, it will be dangerous."

"I did this for the safety of the king."

Ying Zheng's expression eased slightly.

Ah!

Su Xuan sneered, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "General Wang Xi, do you know where this is? This is the Qin army camp! This is Qin territory!! There are tens of thousands of Qin soldiers, and countless brave and vigorous old Qin people. If the king's safety cannot be guaranteed here, isn't that a huge irony?"

"Furthermore, if General Wang Xi's actions were noticed by someone with ulterior motives, wouldn't it backfire and put His Majesty in even greater danger?"

After hearing what Su Xuan said, Ying Zheng felt that Wang Qi was indeed acting recklessly and making his own decisions. In addition, he already had a bad impression of him, and now he shook his head secretly.

What a sharp tongue! He said everything white turned into black!

Wang Xi suppressed his anger and said, "It is my fault for not considering it carefully."

Su Xuan had no intention of letting Wang Xi go. He walked up to several scouts and gently patted their shoulders. "The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty are all loyal, brave and good fighters. If they have to die, they can only die on the battlefield. If they die at the hands of their own people, wouldn't that disappoint the loyalty of thousands of Qin soldiers?"

"Even if it was the former Wu'an Jun, his sword, spear, and halberd would always be pointed at the enemy, not at his own people!"

The originally iron-willed Qin army scout suddenly had tears in his eyes and was grateful in his heart.

Ying Zheng's expression was also moved, and there was more disgust in his eyes when he looked at Wang Xi.

All the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty are his people. Their life and death can only be determined by the laws of the Qin Dynasty and can only be decided by him, the king!

Gai Nie was deeply touched, as if he saw the so-called chivalrous spirit in Su Xuan.

Su Xuan was merciless and continued to attack, "Internally, General Wang Xi didn't even know whether the scouts were loyal to the king. This is dereliction of duty. He acted on his own initiative and killed first and reported later. He treated the king as nothing. This is disloyalty. He didn't know right from wrong and wanted to kill his comrades. This is an even greater crime!"

He was never the kind of person who would wait for others to attack before fighting back. Since he knew that Wang Xi had ulterior motives, he took the initiative to attack and cut the Gordian knot.

The camp is Wang Xi's home ground. If he is given a chance to react and prepare adequately, wouldn't he be putting himself in danger?

Ying Zheng felt that what Su Xuan said made sense, and he took this opportunity to test Wang Xi's loyalty.

"Wang Xi, do you admit your guilt?"

Chapter 117 Beheading Wang Zhi

"If you want to accuse someone of something, there will be no end to it."

Perhaps remembering the past events of Wu'an Jun, Wang Qi stopped pretending, stood up, and glared at Su Xuan and Ying Zheng.

"When Wu'an Jun was still alive, our Qin soldiers were so powerful! They were invincible in battle and conquered every enemy. Their might shook the world and no one in the world could stand up to them!"

"In the Battle of Changping, Wu'an Jun defeated the Zhao army and annihilated more than 450,000 Zhao soldiers, which severely damaged the vitality of Zhao. It should have been a good opportunity to pursue the victory and annihilate Zhao in one fell swoop. However, because Fan Sui was jealous of the talented, he made slanderous remarks to King Zhao and ordered a ceasefire and peace talks, which led to failure."

He sneered and continued, "But Zhao State changed its mind at the last minute after agreeing to cede land in exchange for peace. King Zhao was so angry that he sent troops to attack Handan again. Wu Anjun advised King Zhao three times, but King Zhao did not listen, which led to a great defeat. As a result, Wu Anjun was sentenced to death and died by taking poison."

"A famous general who never lost a battle in his life died in a war he never participated in."

"Today, do you also want to use the same method to deal with this general?"

Wang Xi glared at Su Xuan angrily, his voice full of emotion. It was clearly a dead end, but he had torn a hole in it.

Su Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Wang Xi was indeed an old fox, having lived to this age.

He almost believed this acting.

But considering the situation in the camp, it is not surprising that Wang Xi took such action.

Su Xuan first glanced at Ying Zheng. At this time, Ying Zheng had his hands behind his back, looking at Wang Xi, his expression remained unchanged from beginning to end.

But from his facial expression, it is impossible to tell what he is thinking at the moment.

Su Xuan's mouth curled up slightly, and he inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction in nurturing the First Emperor. He turned his gaze to Wang Xi again and said, "Although Wu'an Jun killed many people, he never killed any Qin soldiers without reason. Although Wu'an Jun did not respect the king's orders, he never had any evil intentions."

Su Xuan said in a deep voice, "In the Battle of Changping, Wu'an defeated the State of Zhao and killed 450,000 of Zhao's elite soldiers. However, in the siege of Handan, you lost 300,000 soldiers and returned in defeat!"

"Wu'an Jun is Wu'an Jun, and you are you. How can the two be confused?"

"I don't know whether Wu Anjun is guilty or not, but you are definitely guilty!"

"If you trust the king, put down the sharp weapon in your hand. The king will find out the right and wrong and give you justice."

Ying Zheng nodded secretly, feeling that Su Xuan was quite pleasing to his heart.

In his opinion, ability is never the first priority, loyalty is!

If Wang Xi could turn back from his wrong path, he might spare his life, but if he refused to repent, he would have to eliminate the traitor.

Looking at Su Xuan's smiling face, Wang Xi gritted his teeth and wished he could cut him into pieces. If looks could kill, Su Xuan would have died countless times by now.

He glanced around the room, his mind racing.

Lay down your weapons? Wouldn't that mean I am at the mercy of others?

What kind of fate did Wu'an Jun get for his loyalty in the past?

While Wang Qi was still making a decision, Su Xuan calmly retreated to Ying Zheng's side and whispered a few words to Gai Nie.

"I am innocent, please look into my mind, Your Majesty!" He bowed slightly and slowly put down his sword. But at the moment when everyone relaxed their vigilance, he suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Ying Zheng.

Gai Nie, who remained vigilant, stopped Wang Xi at the first opportunity. After a few moves, Wang Xi took the opportunity to leave the military camp.

"Enemy soldiers have sneaked into the barracks with the intention of assassinating this general. Kill them immediately!"

Dozens of guards immediately surrounded him, and Wang Xi took the opportunity to rush towards the central army camp.

The military camp was unguarded and separated from the central army in a hidden location. It was originally the burial place he prepared for Ying Zheng and his party. He never expected that the situation would be reversed and he would be in danger.

Gai Nie, who was well prepared, would not let him escape. He held the hilt of the sword in the air, activated his inner energy, and controlled the sword with his Qi. With a flash of cold light, the sharp sword edge slashed towards Wang Xi like lightning.

His sword move was Guiguzi's famous skill, Hundred-Step Flying Sword.

Wang Xi turned around to block, and the swords collided. Sparks flew out in an instant, and the terrifying force from the sword made Wang Xi retreat repeatedly. Gai Nie raised his sword finger slightly, and the blade swept behind Wang Xi, and turned sideways. Before Wang Xi could react in time, the sword had already scratched the side of his neck.

In a moment, his life was taken.

As expected, he is worthy of being the combat power ceiling of Qin Shi Ming Yue!

Su Xuan thought that Wang Xi's death at the hands of Gai Nie was a worthy death.

After all, this was a man who claimed that he could take the general's head from among thousands of soldiers, and he was still quite confident.

Even though his current cultivation level is not as high as it will be in the future, it is still easy for him to kill a veteran like Wang Xi among hundreds of people.

"Who are you? How dare you cause chaos in my Qin army camp!" The captain Meng Tian, ​​who was patrolling outside the central army camp, rushed over. Seeing the general Wang Xi lying on the ground, he was shocked and angry. He shouted, "Come here! Surround them and don't let any of them go!"

Hundreds of Qin soldiers responded to the order and surrounded Su Xuan and his companions from all directions.

"Sir, it was General Wang Xi who wanted to murder Young Master Shang. Young Master Shang is..." The scout leader hurried forward to explain, but halfway through he remembered that Young Master Shang's identity had to be kept secret, so he stopped talking.

"Don't be shy, I am the King of Qin!" Ying Zheng looked steady as he strode forward, with an invisible air of majesty and dignity. He turned his gaze towards Meng Tian, ​​then scanned the entire room and said in a cold voice, "You are pointing weapons at me, are you also planning a rebellion?"

Under Ying Zheng's sharp gaze, none of the Qin soldiers who were surrounding him dared to look him in the eye. They looked at each other in shock and confusion, and finally, they all turned their eyes to Meng Tian.

Meng Tian frowned, with many questions in his mind, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have a token?"

"Can this thing prove my identity?" Ying Zheng took out the seal of the King of Qin from his arms.

Gai Nie took the seal and handed it to Meng Tian for inspection. Meng Tian only took a glance and after verifying whether it was real or fake, he knelt on one knee without thinking and said respectfully, "General Meng Tian greets His Majesty!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" All the Qin soldiers present bowed in unison.

Someone with the surname Meng?

A hint of surprise flashed across Ying Zheng's eyes, and he asked, "Meng Tian, ​​are you Meng Ao's?"

"My ancestor Meng Ao and my father Meng Wu served as generals in the reigns of King Zhao and King Zhuang." Meng Tian replied with a bow.

"Wang Xi once told me that there are many spies in the military camp. If several scouts know my identity, he will cut off the roots, otherwise he cannot guarantee my safety." Ying Zheng looked at Meng Tian seriously, "Meng Tian, ​​if it were you, could you protect me?"

Meng Tian was stunned at first, then glanced at the scouts behind Ying Zheng, with a flash of anger in his eyes. Then he clasped his hands together and expressed his feelings, "I am willing to serve the king as a pioneer, even if it means sacrificing my life."

"Good!" Ying Zheng praised loudly, walked to Meng Tian, ​​and helped him up, "The Meng family has been loyal for generations."

"I believe you!"

"Your Majesty may encounter setbacks on the way back to Xianyang. Since General Meng Tian is confident, why not let him lead his soldiers to protect the king?" Su Xuan took advantage of the situation and added an extra layer of protection for himself and his group.

With a thousand guards, they should be safe along the way unless someone rebels.

"Just as you say, sir." Ying Zheng felt warm in his heart. It was still the sir who was always thinking about my safety!

After this, Ying Zheng ordered the extermination of Wang Zhi's three clans, and all those who recommended, sponsored, and approved his career advancement process would be strictly investigated!

Chapter 118 The final gift

Hanwang Palace.