When I was in Qin Dynasty, I really didn't want to make progress

Envoys from the six countries like Li Si have not taken any action yet, but the military and civilians under the rule of Dong'a City are different. In Dong'a, Yang Chong's prestige is already very high. Now they have witnessed the myth with their own eyes, and they all worship Yang Chong as a god.

Although many of them did not quite understand why their master suddenly became the King of Qi, they no longer made a fuss like before. At this time, they just felt that it was not impossible for their master to become the King of Qi, let alone the ruler of the world.

For a moment, shouts like a landslide and tsunami rang out under the altar. As Yang Chong's palm fell, the world returned to peace.

This kind of strict prohibition made the envoys of the six countries stare at each other, but they had been shocked enough before, so they were not more surprised at this time, and they also realized what they should do.

They came with a mission.

"Congratulations to the King of Qi." As Han Yu shouted this, Li Si and others responded one after another. No matter who was present at this time, no one wanted to appear too different.

What is this? The soldiers and civilians of Dong'e City also reacted at this time. They were only concerned with shouting just now, but forgot about this matter. Sure enough, some things still need educated people to do. They couldn't think of such a slogan, but it was not too late for them to learn it now.

It's just that some people were too honest and didn't react very quickly. For a while, the voices of congratulations for the king and the King of Qi rose and fell. It seemed chaotic, funny, but also terrifying.

"Is it true or false?" As a family member of Yang Chong, Yan Lingji, who was standing under the altar, looked at the scene in front of her, recalling what had just happened, and couldn't help but feel doubtful.

Is this still the Yang Chong she knows?

"He is as cunning as ever!" Just when Yan Lingji was skeptical, Zi Nu understood.

"What are you talking about the strange vision just now?" Yan Lingji reacted suddenly after hearing the words.

"Of course it's true." Meeting Yan Lingji's gaze, Zi Nu uttered this answer.

"Really?" Yan Lingji was still skeptical.

"No matter whether others believe it or not, I believe it anyway." Zi Nu said firmly.

Yan Lingji looked at the determined Zi Nu and understood in a trance. Then she smiled and said, "Yes, in the eyes of ordinary people, am I not also a witch?"

"No, it's the goddess." Zi Nu corrected.

"Hey, you don't have to praise me so much. I won't compete with you for that position." Zi Nu's show of goodwill did not make Yan Lingji feel much friendship. As the two women closest to Yang Chong, how could there be no dirty feelings between her and Zi Nu? Although it has not risen to the point of jealousy, there are still conflicts.

Although Yang Chong has many women, he doesn't care much about them, whether it's Yan Lingji or Zi Nu, because they know that compared to those women, Yang Chong likes them the most. Those women are not even qualified to be their opponents. Only they can be opponents to each other.

"You know everything?" Zi Nu was a little embarrassed as Yan Lingji saw through her thoughts at a glance.

"He has told me that you are the most suitable person to be the housekeeper. I am not capable of that. I can't even take care of myself, so how can I manage a palace in the future? He really needs you." Yan Lingji said with a smile.

Zi Nu was surprised to hear this, but also a little moved. It turned out that Yang Chong still valued her more. After realizing this, some of her previous grudges against Yan Lingji disappeared. She would be the queen in the future, so naturally she had to be more tolerant and should not be jealous of Yan Lingji anymore.

Seeing Zi Nu's reaction, Yan Lingji also sneered in her heart. Isn't this as smart as it looks? Isn't it also quite stupid?

At this moment, Yan Lingji couldn't help but recall what Yang Chong once whispered to her: Zi Nu is not like you. She cares about her identity, especially the title. But you are different. I know you only like Yang Chong, and I also like you the most. We don't need that title or that relationship at all. But Zi Nu is different. We need to win her over.

Thinking of this, the corners of Yan Lingji's mouth rose slightly. She now had the answer to her previous doubts. So what if Zi Nu took away the position of queen? Yang Chong still loved her the most.

However, this is a confusing account, how can it be settled? It is not certain who deceived whom and who deceived whom.

"If I seize the opportunity, maybe I can really leave my name in the history books." In another direction, Xiao He, who was recalled from Yecheng, had such a thought. He used to be just a scion of a large family in Pei County, and had to wait to take over his father's official position before he could enter the official career. But now he sees a smooth road ahead, and no longer has the distress caused by being 'kidnapped' before.

"Maybe I can give it a try?" Yan Ju's thoughts were different at this time. When he knew that King Zheng of Qin united the kings of the five countries to recommend Yang Chong as the King of Qi, he was desperate, because in his opinion, Yang Chong might have a chance to take over Qi in the future, but Yang Chong at the moment still needed to accumulate strength. This suddenly pushed Yang Chong to the forefront. With Dong'a's strength, it could not fight against the entire Qi State.

So he even thought about leaving.

But what happened to Yang Chong today shocked him deeply. He is a Qi person, and he knows better than anyone what position Canglong holds in the spiritual world of Qi people.

Chapter 244 There is no such thing as bullying

Next, Yang Chong successively conferred titles on civil and military officials. As for family affairs, there was naturally no need to bring them up in this occasion.

When the ceremony was coming to an end, not too far to the east, Qin Shangqing Dun Ruo had already entered Linzi City and was invited to the residence of Prime Minister Hou Sheng with a lavish display of gold coins.

"Mr. Dunruo, why don't you stay in Qin and be a good minister? Why do you have the mood to come to our Qi? Is it because the salary King Zheng of Qin doesn't give you enough?" The chubby Hou Sheng greeted Dunruo with a smile. He was not familiar with Dunruo, but he felt very close to Dunruo's money.

Hou Sheng was a mediocre prime minister of Qi. If his sister had not been the Queen Dowager who had been regent of Qi for decades, he would never have become the prime minister of Qi because he had no talent. Not to mention being the prime minister of a country, even being a county magistrate was beyond his ability.

In this era of great strife, a mediocre prime minister is a disaster for a country, but Hou Sheng is an exception, because such a mediocre person is the product of the special decades of brewing in Qi State.

To some extent, Hou Sheng's national spirit is exactly the same as Qi's current national spirit. It is precisely because of this that he can complement each other with King Jian of Qi and the civil and military officials of Qi, and has sat firmly on the position of Prime Minister of Qi for more than ten years. While other countries are treading on thin ice in the war, they are living in peace in a corner, living a life of luxury.

"Could it be that the Prime Minister doesn't know?" Dun Ruo was a little surprised when he saw Hou Sheng, who showed no sign of nervousness. With such a big commotion in Dong'e City, didn't Hou Sheng get any information? Or was it that Hou Sheng was too scheming and he couldn't see the clues?

Compared with the latter, Dun Ruo was more willing to believe the first reason, because no matter how he looked at it, he could not see that Hou Sheng, a fat man who relied on his sister's nepotism to get to his current position, could have any extraordinary talents.

"What do you know?" Hou Sheng asked in confusion. He knew everything about Linzi, but he didn't know much about Qin. After all, after Qi closed its borders, Qin was too far away from Qi both geographically and psychologically.

"Yang Chong, the descendant of Qi State's Lu family, has been officially crowned as king in Dong'a City in the presence of envoys from six countries." Dun Ruo was speechless.

"What king?" Hou Sheng hadn't reacted yet.

"King Qi." If it weren't for his professional training, Dun Ruo would have rolled his eyes at this moment.

"How is that possible? How can there be two Kings of Qi in this world?" Hou Sheng said in shock. Only then did he react.

There is no two suns in the sky, and no two kings in a country. This principle is universally applicable in this world. There is only one State of Qi in the world, so how can there be two kings of Qi?

"But now there are two Kings of Qi, and Yang Chong is going to be the only King of Qi." Dun Ruo said with emphasis.

He came to Linzi with only one purpose, which was to instigate a war between Qi and Dong'e. Although according to common sense, King Jian of Qi could not tolerate Yang Chong's claim to the throne, but King Jian of Qi was a person who could not be guessed by common sense, so he came to make something that might happen become inevitable.

"Is he going to attack the State of Qi?" Hou Sheng's angle of approach to the issue seemed somewhat strange.

Was it Hou Sheng's abnormality, or was it that Qi was indeed abnormal? Dun Ruo's cognition on this matter was refreshed again.

"Shouldn't the Prime Minister be considering the king's thoughts now? Now that Yang Chong has openly proclaimed himself king, where does this put the king and the Prime Minister?" Dun Ruo was already extremely speechless and could only remind Hou Sheng, as he was afraid that Hou Sheng would not be able to react.

As a person who practices the art of diplomacy, he knows people's hearts and understands the pros and cons through his eloquence. He can make the target follow his ideas unconsciously, and eventually fall into his rhythm and be convinced by him. This is what Dun Ruo is very good at. In the past few years, he has used such means countless times to persuade all kinds of people, from kings to ordinary people, but no matter what kind of person he faced, Dun Ruo had never been as speechless as he was today.

"This Yang Chong is really too much. He just proclaimed himself king, but he even wants to attack us? We in Qi have only enjoyed a few years of peace!" the young man said angrily.

The look of righteous indignation made Dun Ruo even unable to help but have an illusion.

"No, I will report to the king right now." Hou Sheng said.

"I wonder how the Prime Minister intends to advise the King?" Dun Ruo asked tentatively.

“Of course, I implore the king to send troops to destroy Yang Chong and make the so-called descendants of the Lu family completely become the dust of history.” Hou Sheng said without hesitation.

"That's right." Dun Ruo smiled with satisfaction.

"No, the kings of the six countries jointly recommended Yang Chong as the King of Qi. The King of Qin was also involved in this process, right?" Just when Dun Ruo thought he was about to succeed, Hou Sheng suddenly thought of something that he had just overlooked, but was enough to be fatal.

The kings of the six kingdoms jointly recommended Yang Chong as the leader of Qi. Did they reach some kind of deal with Yang Chong behind this? If Qi sent troops to attack Dong'e, what if the six kingdoms also sent troops to intervene?

Thinking of this, Hou Sheng felt a chill all over his body. As a person who had experienced the chaos of the Five Kingdoms' Invasion of Qi, Hou Sheng had an instinctive fear of the term "coalition of various countries".

How powerful was the State of Qi back then? It had an army of 600,000 and a population of 8 to 9 million. In terms of national wealth and population alone, it was even stronger than the State of Qin.

But such a powerful Qi State collapsed rapidly under the attack of the coalition forces of five countries. Seventy of Qi State's 72 important cities were lost. Even King Min of Qi, the grandfather of King Jian of Qi, ended up dead. His death was so cruel and painful that it ranks among the most tragic in history books.

"Of course there will be the King of Qin." Seeing Hou Sheng's reaction, Dun Ruo was not panicked by the possibility of being rejected. Instead, he smiled. This was the rhythm he was familiar with. Although Hou Sheng's reaction was a little slow, he finally had the reaction he should have. In this way, the words he had prepared for a long time were really put to good use.

"Since the King of Qin has already supported Yang Chong, why did you come to Linzi?" Hou Sheng said angrily.

"Of course I hope that the king can send troops to destroy Yang Chong." Dun Ruo said.

"Wait a minute sir, the King of Qin helped Yang Chong become the King of Qi, but now he wants to destroy Yang Chong? The change in attitude before and after is too big." Dun Ruo's thoughts were confused, what a complicated human heart!

"The reason why our king helped Yang Chong was because he owed Yang Chong a favor, so he had to help Yang Chong. As for why our king wanted to destroy Yang Chong and the forces under his command, it was because Qin's main target in recent years has been Zhao, and Yang Chong has become someone who can influence the direction of the war between Qin and Zhao." Dun Ruo explained.

"So, the King of Qin is planning to kill someone with a borrowed knife?" Hou Sheng reacted very quickly this time.

"It's not about killing someone with a borrowed knife. Qi State needs to destroy the fake king Yang Chong." Dun Ruo said.

"That's not the same thing." Hou Sheng rolled his eyes. Even at his age, he still showed his dandy nature.

"Please ask the Prime Minister to explain the pros and cons of this to the King." Dun Ruo said.

"Okay, but my king is not easy to convince." Hou Sheng agreed in the first half of the sentence, but changed his words in the second half.

"As long as the Prime Minister can make this happen, everything will be fine and easy to discuss." Dun Ruo smiled and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket and placed it in front of Hou Sheng.

Although Dun Ruo came here to trick Yang Chong, as a scholar, he still has to thank Yang Chong. It can be said that any scholar in the world has to thank Yang Chong. The invention of paper has greatly benefited scholars all over the world. For this reason alone, in future history books, no matter whether Yang Chong succeeds or fails, he will leave a strong mark. In later generations, people will even forget Yang Chong's martial arts and only remember his paper.

Hou Sheng only took a quick glance and understood what was written on it. A bright smile broke out on his chubby face.

"Mr. Dunruo, you are being too polite. You have come here to help our State of Qi. How can I accept your gift?" Hou Sheng refused with a smile, but his hand had already taken the gift list and was holding it tightly, with no intention of letting go.

In response, Dun Ruo just smiled, but he was full of contempt in his heart. However, he would not show anything. If everyone in the world was a gentleman, his tactics of diplomacy would be of less use.

It is precisely because there are so many people like Hou Sheng in the world that the strategists can shine in this era. If there are no flaws in people's hearts, there will be no room for the so-called strategists.

After accepting the gift, Hou Sheng happily rushed to the palace. He was not only the prime minister of Qi, but also the uncle of King Jian of Qi, so it was very convenient for him to enter and exit the palace. Soon after entering the palace, he saw King Jian of Qi who was drunk.

"Why did my uncle come here this time?" Qi Wangjian asked in a daze with his drunken eyes.

"Your Majesty, the descendants of the Lu family have borrowed the land of Zhao and the names of the six kingdoms and have proclaimed themselves kings in Dong'a." Hou Sheng, who knew King Jian of Qi well, replied.

"What king?" King Jian of Qi asked in astonishment. His reaction was almost the same as Hou Sheng's before.

"King Qi."

"Hiss!" Qi Wangjian couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This matter seemed a bit serious, but...

But it doesn't seem to matter. Even if Yang Chong becomes king, what can he do? With the little power in Dong'a, can he dare to attack Qi?

"Then let him play by himself." Qi Wangjian thought for a moment and returned to his drunken state.

"Your Majesty, things are not that simple. The Qin State wants us to send troops to deal with Yang Chong." Hou Sheng, who would do things for money, continued.

"Something is wrong. Didn't I just hear that the six kings jointly recommended Yang Chong to be the king? Why does King Zheng of Qin want us to attack Yang Chong now?" King Jian of Qi asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, things are not that simple. As far as I know..." Hou Sheng repeated to King Jian of Qi what Dun Ruo had just told him.

"Isn't the mind of Qin Wang Zheng too scary?" After listening to Hou Sheng's story, Qi Wang Jian couldn't help but take a deep breath again. Could there be such a sinister person in the world?

"We'd better have less dealings with the Qin State." After a little thought, King Jian of Qi said this. He felt that King Zheng of Qin was too treacherous. Instead of dealing with him, he might end up being cheated like Yang Chong. It would be better for him to stay in the palace, continue playing music, and continue dancing.

"Your Majesty, things are not that simple. I heard that King Zheng of Qin once said that as long as Yang Chong is in Zhao, it will be extremely difficult for Qin to conquer Zhao. In order to change this situation, Qin must transfer Yang Chong's energy to places outside Zhao." Hou Sheng learned what Dun Ruo taught him.

"Where?" King Jian of Qi also looked nervous. He loved to enjoy himself and was most afraid of accidents.

"Qi, I even heard that King Zheng of Qin once said to his confidants that if Qi did not take the initiative to send troops to destroy Yang Chong, Qin would help Yang Chong to attack Qi. Only in this way could Qin prevent Yang Chong from helping Zhao." Hou Sheng said.

"What?" King Jian of Qi was horrified. After struggling for a moment, he said angrily, "You can't bully people like this. King Zheng of Qin wanted to seize Zhao and plot against Yang Chong. He should have done it himself. Why did he include me and Qi in it? He made Yang Chong the King of Qi, and now he wants me to destroy Yang Chong. Is there anyone in the world who acts like this?"

At this time, King Jian of Qi was very depressed. Why? Why?

He is no longer as obsessed with striving for supremacy as his ancestors. Now he just wants to live his own life. Why is it so difficult?

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Hou Sheng asked tentatively. He felt that it would be better to send troops. Even without the intervention of King Zheng of Qin, they had enough reasons to send troops. After all, as a matter of common sense, there cannot be two kings of Qi in the world!

"Send troops. Although King Zheng of Qin's plan is disgusting, we do need to send troops. There cannot be two Kings of Qi in the world." King Jian of Qi pondered for a moment and could only make this choice.

Due to internal and external forces, he had no more choices. The key point was that both Yang Chong and King Zheng of Qin had forced him into a desperate situation.

“Your Majesty, the troops in Linzi may not be enough,” Hou Sheng reminded.

"Then recruit soldiers. My Qi State has not fought a war with other countries for so many years. Have people in the world forgotten that my Qi State is also a great country that cannot be coveted by everyone?" King Jian of Qi was already in high spirits at this time. Although he was timid, he also had his own pride. After all, he was born to be a king. He was timid only in front of people like King Zheng of Qin. In front of other people, he was still a king, a high and mighty king.

The speed of transmitting information in this era was not that fast, and even King Zheng of Qin could not escape such limitations. Therefore, King Zheng of Qin, who was far away in Xianyang, had not received any news of what happened in Dong'a and Linzi.

But with King Zheng of Qin's insight and intuition, he knew that what he was going to do had been successful and everything was as planned.

"I just don't know if you are satisfied with the gift I gave you? Master Yang, no, you should be the King of Qi now." King Zheng of Qin smiled faintly.

Next year's offensive against Zhao can be prepared.

Chapter 245 The King Inspects His Troops

Before the envoys from the six countries left, the troops of Dong'a City had already begun to mobilize. As the imperial edict from Dong'a City spread in all directions, supplies and troops began to be mobilized from Yecheng to Rao'an, and they gathered towards Dong'a City.

“Dong’a’s mobilization capability is so terrifying. Even if they leave behind a part of the army, they can still muster 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses. It is hard to imagine how powerful an army of this size would be led by Yang Chong. No wonder the king regards him as an enemy. He is indeed qualified.” In the convoy of the Qin delegation departing, Li Si lifted the curtain and looked at the increasing number of military tents in the distance, and could not help but sigh.

If Yang Chong had so many troops in that battle, Huan Xi would probably have had no chance of escaping back to Qin, let alone avenging his previous humiliation.

And... at this moment Li Si couldn't help but feel an urge, the urge to stay.

In Qin, he could certainly realize his ambitions, but no matter how successful he was, people would think that he was borrowing the power of Qin. Although his talents would be affirmed, they would not be enough to pull him to higher heights. Even though Qin had many famous ministers, Wei Ran, Fan Ju, and Lu Buwei each led their own generation, but no matter what achievements they made, they could never reach the height of Shang Yang.

Because Shang Yang single-handedly transformed the weak Qin State into a powerful state, the glory belongs to the pioneers.

The same was true for Li Si. No matter how successful he was in Qin, he was always under the shadow of Shang Yang, and even Fan Ju and Lu Buwei.

But what if he had joined Yang Chong?

If I join Yang Chong now, help him conquer Qi, and make Qi the most powerful country in the world, I will definitely be able to gain a historical status no less than Shang Yang. Li Si couldn't help but have such an impulse while thinking, but his impulse was only for a moment.