The 14th year of King Ying Zheng of Qin.

Xianyang.

The snowflakes in winter are scattering, and the north wind is blowing, icy for thousands of miles. In previous years, even in Xianyang City, under the feet of the emperor, people hid at home, avoiding the wind and snow, and working hard on the belly of their wives and concubines.

In the Warring States Period, when there were not many entertainment methods, it was even more boring in winter. Men had nothing else to do except snuggle up with women in bed to warm up their bodies.

But this winter is a little different. Festive news flowed out of the palace, and soon the whole of Xianyang was in full bloom.

"Wang Jian led his army to attack Zhao State, trapped Handan, pursued Li Mu, and as for Dai Land, he wiped out the remaining troops of Zhao State."

"The king has an order, and the whole country will be proud of it for three days."

The seven heroes of the Warring States Period were united for two hundred years, intermittently, and the vassal states of all sizes, including Song, Lu, Zhongshan and other countries were destroyed one after another. This was the first time that a large Warring States Period was destroyed.

Zhao State, which was separated from Jin State, is not a soft persimmon. Not to mention in the early years of the Warring States Period, Zhao State and Wei State jointly attacked Qin State, and the Qin State could not find the North. After the reform of King Wuling, Hu Clothing and Cavalry, Zhao State's military strength underwent qualitative changes. The two countries fought for many years and finally decided to win or lose.

"This Zhao State is finally gone. I almost died in the city of Handan back then!"

"I really hope I'm still twenty years younger so that I can join the army and conquer Handan City."

"My dear, I will tell you a good news. The king sent troops to break Handan. You died in the city of Handan back then, but now my juniors have avenged you."

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Many residents in Xianyang City participated in the attack on Handan, but in the end they were defeated by the Hezong army of Xinling Jun, with heavy casualties. The Zhao people were stained with blood from the Qin people, and the Qin people also stained with blood from countless Zhao people. The hatred between the two sides has lasted for many years. Now that Zhao State has been destroyed, Qin State has been defeated, so the Qin people have no choice but to be unhappy.

On this day, the winery in Qin State was in short supply.

Qin State pursued the ban on alcohol, and only when Wang Ling had big jelly could the Qin people drink openly.

In Xianyang City, thousands of houses were lit, the halls were shining, and singing and laughing. In Xianyang Palace, after the festive news, the ministers had to deal with the aftermath of the destruction of Zhao. Unfortunately, along with the news of the destruction of Zhao, there was also a headache-inducing trouble.

"Meng Aiqing's memorial has been circulated by everyone. What should I do? Let's discuss the results?"

Ying Zheng sat upright on the throne and felt very upset when he saw Mao Jiao in the court. The Confucian scholar represented by Mao Jiao had to criticize him after seeing the king doing something wrong.

"Meng Tian attacked his colleagues without authorization and annexed Huan's army. This trend cannot be helped and should be dealt with strictly."

The censor Feng Quji slowly left the list, but he did not say good things about Meng Tian because Feng Jie had worked with Meng Tian.

"I think what Meng Tian did is in line with humanity. If Huan He commits slaughter indiscriminately, if no one stops it, the Qin State will unify the world and slaughter them all the way, and nine out of ten families will be empty. What's the benefit?"

Mao Jiao, who was usually incompatible with Meng Tian, ​​said that he would defend Meng Tian at this time. Both of Qi people, Mao Jiao looked down on the Meng family, who joined the army. However, after capturing Handan, Meng Tian did not kill him, and Mao Jiao finally felt a little relieved.

"I think that if Zhao people want to surrender, it is necessary to make Zhao people realize their own situation."

"I think that if you destroy your country, love your people, and do not kill them at will."

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In the court, everyone had different opinions. The ministers from Qin had no disgust for Huan's massacre. Ministers from Shandong generally disapprove of the massacre of the city.

The two sides had a dispute.

"Li Si, what are your opinions?"

Ying Zheng sat on the throne, and the ministers' opinions came into his ears, and he knew the character of the ministers better. Recently, he was reading the Legal works circulated from Shandong. The book mentioned that those who are kings should not rashly show their inner thoughts, and they should let their subordinates speak out first to distinguish between loyalty and treason. Looking around, there were only the ministers in the court, Li Si, Wei Liao, and Wei Lin, the court minister, who did not speak.

Wei Lin is old and has a lot of administrative talent, but is not good at speaking, has no literary talent, and does not conform to the Confucian philosophy of becoming an official in the Confucian school. Ying Zheng knew in his heart that Wei Lin could complete the tasks he assigned, but was not suitable for debates in the court.

Thanks to Meng Tian's recommendation, Wei Liao was able to become the captain of Qin. In order to avoid suspicion, Ying Zheng did not make any trouble for him.

The new Tingwei Li Si was sharp-tongued and had first-class literary talent. A "Letter of Admonitions for Exile" was spread throughout the world and quickly rose in the political arena of Qin. Although Li Si's ability to govern is questionable, it is undeniable that Li Si's ability to grasp policies is indeed first-class.

"The law is responsible and the country is governed. Meng Tian and Huan Xi fight against each other, and they are just broken down from the law."

Li Si walked out, gave a bow, and replied calmly. His face was calm, and there was a little turbulence in his heart.

In the court, Li Si always advocated the first to destroy Han, and waited to destroy Han. The junior brother who relied on his identity as a young master and showed his superiority in front of him was not the same as a commoner. On the contrary, Meng Tian supported Wei Liao to cut off the ridge of Shandong and weaken Zhao's strategy.

The strategy formulated by Wei Liao first completely consumed the Zhao State's vitality through several major battles. When the Qin army began to launch a large-scale war to destroy the country, Zhao State had no ability to organize and unite the country. However, Wei Liao did not expect, and many people did not expect that Wang Jian's army on the front line had Meng Tian, ​​a new force from the north, completely accelerated the battle situation of destroying Zhao.

Wang Jian pacified the land of the country and captured Gongzi Jia alive, and passed the news of his victory, which affirmed Meng Tian's bold assault.

Now that Zhao State has been destroyed, South Korea is trembling with fear. I heard that a royal family prince is about to be sent to surrender. Isn’t this slap Li Si in the face?

Li Si advocated that South Korea was close to Sanchuan County, like a cancer on Qin State. If Zhao was destroyed for a long time and Guanzhong was empty, it would be impossible for South Korea to follow the example of Mie Zhibo's past and attack Xianyang.

Li Si was not sure whether this cancer would work. However, after the demise of Zhao State, South Korea would lose its protection and soon the country would be destroyed.

However, Li Si was still a little embarrassed when he could not conquer South Korea first.

"One breaks the law?"

Ying Zheng stared at Li Si with a calm face and had an idea in his mind.

"Although I hate the people of Handan, I have no idea of ​​slaughtering Handan. It's just that those Handan who participated in the massacre of my mother's family are unwilling to let go."

Ying Zheng thought about this and was very dissatisfied with Huan's own massacre. Huan's killings caused many people in Handan who destroyed his mother's family to die, and he no longer had the pleasure of revenge in person.

According to news from the spies lurking in Shandong, the alley where Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji lived was bloody and dyed the streets red. I am afraid there were not many living people.
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