114. Chapter 114 Conferring a Secret Military Plane
In fact, Wei Se was not involved in any military action in the court at all, but he could not withstand Ying Si's kindness and generous gifts, so he had to agree to the military action in the Senate.
He thought: "Anyway, it's just a verbal talk. You don't need to participate in the military in essence. You have to say something first, especially emphasize that you may have said something wrong. Please don't blame yourself."
"There should be no mistakes, right?" Wei Se was a little nervous, but he quickly gave himself a reassurance to calm himself down. Under Qin Jun's respect, Wei Se would not think of possible adverse factors.
Ying Si said, "Don't worry, the old general, I won't blame you. It's just that you have accumulated valuable experience throughout your life, and it is still a great wealth of Qin. Isn't it a pity that you have wasted?"
Wei Se smiled on his face, shook his head gently, signaling that the monarch would give him a reward.
Ying Si observed Wei Se's expression and saw that he was smiling and was in a good mood, so he decided to ask him about a problem he was facing.
Ying Si said: "Oh, I am currently facing a choice. I want to ask the veteran general for advice. The veteran general must not blame me for being too anxious. Before I could celebrate your achievements, I would disturb you again."
Wei Zu saw Ying Si's expression and felt that he had indeed encountered difficulties. Out of kindness, he said: "If you have any problems, just talk, what can the old minister do his best, as long as he doesn't wear armor again."
Ying Si said with a sad face: "Just the time when the old general led his army to attack Yiqu, a big debate broke out in the court. Gongsun Yan suggested sending troops to attack Wei and continuing to expand the results achieved last year. However, my younger brother, Chu Liji, advocated the troops leaving Wuguan to destroy the arrogance of Chu in recent years. He said that if King Wei of Chu was allowed to develop his military power, the princes of the Central Plains would be convinced by him, and our Qin State was limited to passiveness."
When Wei Zu heard this, it was another major military event and was a little unhappy, but he had already said it and wanted to speak out, so he had to help Ying Si find an idea.
Wei Zu felt that both of them had their own advantages and disadvantages: if you attack Wei, you can use Wei's energy to expand the results of the war and seize more territory while the enemy has not recovered; if you attack Chu, you can eliminate the threat of King Wei of Chu and establish the prestige of Qin among the princes.
With the current strength of Qin, fighting on both sides is obviously an impossible task. Only one of the two can be obtained.
After all, Wei Se was a prince of the royal family of Wei State. After suffering hardships, he was reunited with his two children. His resentment towards the King of Wei was gone. Emotionally, he was unwilling to attack the State of Wei State. Then he had to choose to attack Chu.
After Wei Xie thought it through, he said to Ying Si: "The problem of the emperor really stumps the old ministers, and it is really hard to choose between the two. From the perspective of the old ministers, from the perspective of the urgency, it may be more beneficial to send troops to attack Chu at the moment, because the Chu State has been in too strong momentum in recent years and has been constantly expanding its territory. If we leave it alone, the Han and Wei families may have to bow to the Chu State."
After hearing this, Ying Si thought Wei Se's analysis was very reasonable and nodded in praise.
Qin Jun's guard of honor and chariot unknowingly arrived at the north gate of Xianyang City, followed by a large number of majestic Qin troops.
Entering the city, Qin Jun Ying Si took Wei Zhu's hand and got out of the carriage. They stood in front of the tent and waved to the people in Xianyang City.
After Wei Se came out, he found that the streets on both sides of Xianyang City were already crowded with people, and the whole family and young were all out, crowded on the side of the road to welcome the triumphant return of the Qin army. They kept cheering "Long Live" with their voices of overwhelming momentum.
The soldiers of Qin were also excited and waved their hands to respond, and the entire Xianyang City turned into a sea of joy.
Qin Jun Ying Si and Wei Zuo rushed to Xianyang Palace. The chariots were going to pass through the crowd, and Qin Jun Ying Si wanted to show his might for a while, so he traveled very slowly. It took nearly two hours to reach the front of the palace.
Before entering the palace gate, Wei Zhu saw two rows of majestic imperial guards standing on both sides of the straight road from outside the palace to inside the palace, each holding a painting halberd, with a solemn expression and a heroic posture.
This kind of big scene is rarely seen in Xianyang City, and it can only appear when the king holds a ceremony to worship the sky every year. Now, when used on Wei Zu, Ying Si's intentions are not sincere.
Ying Si also took Wei Se's hand and entered through the main entrance of Xianyang Palace. Wei Se refused to follow, because only the king, the monarch's wife, and the queen mother could pass there. Others passed by the main entrance and were killed according to the rules.
Therefore, Wei Zuo could not break the rules. He stopped and entered the palace from the side door of the minister entering the palace. Ying Si was not willing to follow him. He grabbed Wei Zuo and said, "I am just trying to let the old general review the guard of honor. What are you hiding? Come on, I don't blame you for being arrogant."
Wei Zuo struggled to go to the side door, and he said, "The old minister made some small contributions, but how dare he take this great gift. Besides, even if he has made merit, he cannot break the country's rules."
Ying Si didn't think so. He replied: "The rules of the country are set by the monarch. If I want to change them, no one else can control them. The old general should not refuse." As he said that, he forced Wei Zu to hold him, pulled him to the main door, and took his hand and walked forward together.
The soldiers of the Imperial Guard standing on both sides saw that the king actually joined hands with Wei Zu and asked him to walk through the main entrance. Everyone felt that Wei Zu was really extremely honorable and could not be added.
However, there are also soldiers who are considering things more deeply think that this matter is inappropriate after all, because since Wei Se can go to the main gate of Xianyang Palace, isn’t that right that he has made great achievements? This matter is not small, and Wei Se should actually be more modest.
But they didn't know that Wei Se couldn't resist Ying Si at all, and he was forced to do so. He was also worried.
Qin Jun took Wei Zu's hand and went straight into the main hall of Xianyang Palace. When Wei Zu arrived there, he found that nearly a hundred seats had been arranged. Several tables were set up on the tables, and wine and food were placed on them. A huge copper bottle was placed in the center of the hall, filled with wine and fragrance. There were seven large tripods behind the copper bottle, symbolizing Ying Si's monarchy.
In fact, at that time, Qi, Chu, and Wei all placed nine-mouth cauldrons in the main hall, which was on par with the Emperor Zhou. However, Ying Si wanted to keep a low profile and still nominally recognized the royal power of the Emperor Zhou, so he placed seven-mouth cauldrons commensurate with the princes.
But his seven-mouthed tripods are more than half a person tall and more than seven feet wide. They are exquisitely carved and shining with green light, showing a terrifying momentum.
Chapter completed!