Chapter 983: The Magnificent Power of Han (One Hundred and Seven)

Li Xin noticed that when Lu Chao finished speaking, King Qin Wulie's body straightened instantly. Although it was only for a short moment before it relaxed again, Li Xin still saw a trace of regret in King Qin Wulie's eyes.

"Did he resist?"

Lu Chao lowered his head and said nothing. King Qin Wulie also smelled the blood on Lu Chao at this time and nodded, "How many people died?"

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince led the whole palace's death squad to try to rush out of the palace. I led my troops to stop them and finally captured the eldest prince. A total of 378 rebels were killed, and a total of 83 people including the eldest prince and his relatives were captured and are now imprisoned in the palace. In addition, the people who were arrested by the order of the king The other 18 ministers' houses all surrendered without resistance." Lu Chao said.

King Qin Wulie was stunned for a moment, clapped his hands, "Come here!"

A white-haired guard came out of a side hall.

"Take the people and letters sent by Meng Tian to the mansion of the rebellious son, and tell him that I don't want to see him again." Qin Wulie ordered.

"Yes, sir!" The old guard turned and left.

"Lu Chao, you sit down too!" King Qin Wulie turned around, his face had returned to its previous ease. Lu Chao didn't say much, sat down cross-legged, and the armor on his body collided and jingled.

"A wonderful voice!" King Qin Wulie smiled and said, "It's a pity that I can't see him again. I can't wear armor and charge into battle."

The two people in front of him were not good at flattery. They knew the physical condition of King Qin Wulie. When they heard what King Qin Wulie said, they both kept silent.

"Li Xin, do you know why I chose to take action today?" King Qin Wulie asked.

Li Xin's mind turned slightly, and he nodded: "I understand. The king summoned me back to the court to report on my work. Since the eldest prince has the intention of rebellion, he will naturally pay attention to my movements at all times. I think he must be guessing whether the king has summoned me to deal with him. When his attention is on me, General Lu can succeed in one strike, at the lowest cost and in the most unobtrusive way. Solve this matter."

"As expected, you are my great general. I understand the meaning of this after a little thought. The boss and the people he contacts are extraordinary. If they rise up to make trouble regardless of everything, their retainers and assassins may add up to thousands of people. If a war breaks out, Xianyang will really be a river of blood. So I called you back to confuse people. Lu Chao is still a criminal in name and is unemployed at home. It is most appropriate for him to organize this arrest in secret. Moreover, Lu Chao is thoughtful and well-arranged, and he did not disappoint me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has planned everything. I am just doing it. That's all." Lu Chao said modestly.

King Qin Wulie stopped talking and looked up at the towering dome of the hall, lost in thought. Li Xin and Lu Chao sat in silence, waiting for King Qin Wulie. They both knew that when the old guard came back, the eldest prince's family would have already returned to the underworld. No matter who personally ordered the killing of his son and grandson, he would not feel good.

"How old is Jing Rufeng this year?" King Qin Wulie was lost in thought for a very short time, and suddenly asked a question, which was obviously for Li Xin.

"Reply to the king, he is almost seventy this year." Li Xin said: "I don't know the specific situation, I think Zhongli Da Where can I find his life story?"

"He is almost seventy, and I heard that he is still in good health?" King Qin Wulie asked.

"Yes, according to the information my spies have found out, this man is still very strong. He loves meat every meal, can draw a hard bow, and wield a big sword." Li Xin said. "This man is my greatest enemy, and he knows the fighting style of my Qin army very well. When fighting him, we must be extremely careful."

King Qin Wulie suddenly laughed, "Jing Rufeng, Jing Rufeng!"

"Your Majesty!" Li Xin and Lu Chao looked at King Qin Wulie who suddenly laughed wildly with some confusion.

The smile suddenly disappeared, and King Qin Wulie's face suddenly showed a heavy look of pain. "Jing Rufeng is the most loyal minister of the Qin Dynasty. He has been carrying endless infamy over the years, and even his ancestral graves have been dug up. I wonder if he has ever regretted it in his dreams at midnight?"

"Your Majesty?" Li Xin and Lu Chao were dumbfounded when they heard what King Qin Wulie said. How could Jing Rufeng become the most loyal minister of the Qin Dynasty? If Wang Xiao were here, he would definitely jump up and ask King Qin Wulie loudly if he was confused. In the Battle of Hedong, 20,000 Qin soldiers were killed by the Zhao army. The commander of the Zhao army was Jing Rufeng, and Wang Xiao, who was dismissed and investigated for this, has not been reinstated yet.

"More than 20 years ago, it was the eve of my ascension to the throne. At that time, we Li Xin was also clear about Qin's situation. It was surrounded by enemies on all sides. The Xiongnu often attacked the border, and Zhao Mu would launch attacks from time to time. At that time, Zhao was powerful and Qin was weak. In order to defeat the Zhao people, that night, my father summoned me and another person in front of his sickbed. That person was Jing Rufeng. "Dead spy!" King Wulie of Qin sighed and said, "This strategy was proposed by Jing Rufeng, and the price he had to pay was the lives of everyone in his family except himself. We planned it in the secret room all night. When Jing Rufeng left, my father saluted him from his sickbed and ordered me to kneel down and kowtow to him three times."

"You all know what happened later. I killed Jing Rufeng's family, and he fled to Zhao State and settled there. With Jing Rufeng's ability and influence in Qin State, we originally thought that King Zhao would use him and let him join the Zhao* team, but we didn't expect that because of Zhao Mu's existence, this plan was delayed indefinitely. Until Zhao Mu died and Zhao Qi came to power, Zhao State had no more famous generals, and Jing Rufeng bribed Zhao Qi heavily, so he had the opportunity to enter the house. Hehehe, in order to make Jing Rufeng famous in Zhao State and gain the trust of the people in Zhao State, I also gave Wang Xiao two whole 10,000 soldiers and horses are given to the Zhao people! And this time, our efforts have finally paid off. Jing Rufeng has successfully controlled the entire Hedong camp of Zhao State. 100,000 soldiers and horses are all under his control. Hahaha!"

King Qin Wulie laughed very happily.

Li Xin and Lu Chao were both dumbfounded. They looked at each other with shock in their eyes.

"When General Wang Xiao knows this in the future, he will definitely feel very aggrieved." Lu Chao whispered.

"Hehe!" King Qin Wulie snorted, "What is his grievance? Can it compare to Jing Rufeng's endurance of humiliation over the years, for which he sacrificed his entire family's lives. , maybe his descendants in Zhao will also die in the future. For the Qin Dynasty, Jing Rufeng has devoted all his efforts. Wang Xiao’s grievance is simply not worth mentioning.”

“Your Majesty is right!” Li Xin has recovered from his extreme shock. “That is to say, what we have to deal with next is the 100,000 troops of Zhao in Hedong. After we deal with this Hedong camp, Zhao will basically be crippled. In the future, we can let Qin Dynasty take whatever it wants. It will only take a moment to destroy the country.”

“You are right. Next, we will deal with the 100,000 troops of Zhao Army and cripple and defeat Zhao, but it will not take long to destroy the country.” , because we are facing another great enemy." King Qin Wulie said: "Although Zhao has lost these 100,000 troops, it has a vast territory and a large population, and its war potential is far beyond that of Wei and Han. So after this battle, what we have to do is to force them to form an alliance with our Great Qin and send troops together to deal with another enemy."

"The Kingdom of the Han Dynasty!" Lu Chao spit out four words.

"Yes, Gao Yuan's Great Han!" King Qin Wulie said affirmatively. "Now, I think Gao Yuan will become the most dangerous enemy and the strongest opponent of our Great Qin. Every day when I see the intelligence sent by the Black Ice Platform, I am frightened. I felt my flesh throbbing. The strength of the Han State was advancing by leaps and bounds, and new changes were taking place every day. If such an opponent stayed with me for one more day, I would feel uneasy." After a pause, King Wulie of Qin continued: "Qi State, I am afraid it can't hold out for much longer. Gao Yuan will annex it at any time. The Han State is driving Ertian to fight fiercely from behind. Now the Ertian is about to decide the winner, and the day of the winner will also be the day when Qi State dies. The Wei people now even have the Weiwu work of Daliang controlled by the Han soldiers. The newly recruited 30,000 soldiers are all trained by Han officers. Here The trick is obvious. Wei has become a vassal of the Han Dynasty. When to swallow it up depends on Gao Yuan's mood."

"The Han Dynasty is vast, far more than our Qin Dynasty, but the population is sparse. If he completely annexes Qi and Wei, his shortcoming will be made up. A Han Dynasty with a vast territory and a thriving population will become our nightmare."

King Wulie of Qin said affirmatively.

"Your Majesty, you think too highly of them?" Lu Chao said: "The Han army is indeed good at fighting, but its foundation is too thin, which is its weakness after all, and even if it annexed Qi and Wei, these two places would not be so submissive. "

"Lu Chao, Gao Yuan's strategy for occupying the land is completely different from yours. In the places where Wei land is now in the hands of the Han Dynasty, do you see any resistance or riots there? No, it is so calm that it makes people feel scared. What power does Gao Yuan have to make the people in these places bow down to him?"

"If he can still make the people of Qi calmly and quickly integrate into the Han Kingdom after swallowing Qi, don't you feel scared?"

King Wulie of Qin pulled out a file from under him and handed it to the two: "Just a month ago, a road that runs through the prairie from Jishicheng to Jicheng was built. The completion of the Chidao Road has shortened the travel time between the two places by one month. According to the information obtained by the Black Ice Platform, the Han State is planning to build a new east-west expressway from the three counties of Liaodong to Yuyang."

King Wulie of Qin stretched out his hand and drew a cross in the air. "The completion of these two expressways will connect the entire Han State into a whole. They will be able to mobilize troops and supplies faster than ever before. They can quickly gather troops, food and grass at a speed we cannot imagine, and launch a fatal attack on the targets they want to attack at any time."

"But we can't do this!" (To be continued)