Chapter 145 I intend to promote Zhao Feng to the position of general!
Hearing Ying Zheng's angry words.
The face of Yan Chen, who was kneeling in the hall, changed and he said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the King of Qin, our country of Yan is always grateful to the Qin Dynasty. This move of troops is not the intention of our king, but the will of our prince, the prince of Yan country."
"My king has said that our country, Yan, is willing to compensate Da Qin."
"In addition to compensation, even if the King of Qin wants to kill the crown prince of Yan Kingdom, Yan Kingdom will never have any complaints."
"Ask the King of Qin for forgiveness."
Said.
The envoy of Yan paid his respects, full of fear.
"Why did our great Qin send troops?"
"It's all because your Yan country asked for help. If it weren't for me, Great Qin, how would your Yan country survive?"
"If it weren't for me, Da Qin, you would have become a prisoner of the Zhao State. How could you stand in Gu's court and speak?"
"You Yan Guo has betrayed your trust and you still want to forgive me?" Ying Zheng still looked indifferent.
Obviously.
Ying Zheng will naturally not give up if he doesn't give Yan State a hard blow this time.
If you just drive away the Yan army that entered Zhao State, it may not bring much benefit, but now the princes of Yan State are in the hands of Da Qin. If you don't make good use of it, then Ying Zheng will be stupid.
Feeling the overwhelming anger of Ying Zheng, who looked like he was going to raise his troops to destroy Yan, the envoy of Yan was completely panicked, and immediately gritted his teeth and said: "I, the Yan Dynasty, are willing to pay double the amount of money originally promised to the Qin Dynasty for the expedition. Give it to Great Qin and ask Great Qin to forgive me, Yan State."
Hear this.
Ying Zheng's expression eased slightly, but he did not speak.
"Your Majesty."
"The Yan envoy's move shows the Yan State's sincerity."
"I believe that our Great Qin and the State of Yan have an alliance. Now that the State of Yan has sincerely apologized, our Great Qin should be given a chance to make amends."
Wei Liao stood up and said loudly.
"I second the proposal."
"Remembering the covenant, please give the State of Yan a chance." Wang Wan also stood up.
"I second the proposal."
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty seconded the proposal.
See this.
The Yan envoy also felt relieved, and turned to look at Ying Zheng expectantly.
Under the "admonishment" of the ministers, Ying Zheng also showed a look of hesitation on his face, but in the end he was determined: "For the sake of our alliance between Da Qin and Yan, we will let this matter go temporarily, but after the war in Zhao is settled, , you, the State of Yan, promised me that all the resources of Da Qin will be sent to me.”
"Otherwise, I will never give up."
The envoy of Yan immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, King Qin, for your kindness."
"Stand back." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
Then the Yan envoy respectfully left the hall.
Wait until he leaves.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
"The State of Yan intends to seize the victory of our Great Qin, but this time it is working in vain and has to compensate our Great Qin." Wei Liao said with a smile.
"Indeed."
"Our Great Qin has gained a lot this time. The money and food obtained from Yan State can just make up for some of the vacancies in the national treasury." Li Si also said with a smile.
Under a burst of congratulations.
Ying Zheng raised his hand.
The hall fell silent instantly.
"I received the report two days ago. The general has mobilized all the troops of Lantian Camp to attack the cities in Zhao."
"Within one month, all the land of Zhao will belong to our Great Qin." Ying Zheng said with authority.
"The land of Zhao has returned to Qin, and the only land left is Dai, which is no longer a match for our great Qin."
"My proposal."
"General Meng Wu can defend and delay, then turn to attack, and attack Dai Di from the north. In a sudden situation, General Meng Wu can command the army to attack Dai Di and destroy Zhao in one fell swoop." Wei Liao said loudly.
"This agreement can be settled."
"Prepared imperial edict."
"Order Mengwu to attack Daidi with all his strength." Ying Zheng immediately nodded in agreement.
In the past, when Lantian attacked Zhao, the main direction of attack was to attack Zhao land. The main purpose of Mengwu's 100,000 troops was to delay Zhao's border troops. Now that the battle situation has reversed, the attack is naturally the main direction.
"Prince Prime Minister."
"Allocate all the grain and grass supplies." Ying Zheng looked at Wang Wan again.
"I accept the edict."
Wei Liao and Wang Wan responded at the same time.
"Destroy Zhao."
"That's it within this year."
"Your Majesty."
"Unifying the world is not the work of one person, but requires the efforts of all ministers." Ying Zheng looked at the ministers with expectation.
"I swear allegiance to the king to the death." The ministers shouted.
"here."
"I have something to announce." Ying Zheng said slowly, but his expression was extremely solemn.
All the officials in the court looked at Ying Zheng in high position.
"I will read a battle report to all of you, my dear friends." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
Zhao Gao, who was beside him, immediately picked up a battle report that had been prepared long ago, held it high and said to the ministers in the court.
"The Battle of Zhao Kingdom."
"The Zhao army is stationed in Wu'an City, with more than 300,000 troops. Zhao General Pang Nuan is guarding Wu'an City, which is unbreakable."
"Zhao Feng, the fourth chief of the Lantian Camp of the Great Qin Dynasty, led the troops as a vanguard and took the lead. He broke through the city gate in one day and entered Wu'an City. After a bloody battle, he broke through Wu'an City, defeated more than 300,000 Zhao troops, and forced the Zhao army to Retreat to Handan."
"The Battle of Handan."
"Zhao Feng then led his troops as the vanguard and fought bloody battles for six days and six nights. He killed Pang Nuan, defeated Zhao's capital, swept the palace of the King of Zhao, and defeated the Zhao army. By the end of the battle, nearly 100,000 Zhao soldiers were killed and nearly two dozen were captured. One hundred thousand.”
"The King of Zhao fled, and Zhao Feng and his personal guards rushed north, killing thousands of Zhao's imperial guards, and capturing thousands of King Zhao and his princes and nobles."
"Handan is set, the army will move again."
"The Yan State has no righteousness and drives its troops into Zhao to seize the victory of Qin."
"Zhao Feng led his army to severely defeat the Yan army. In one battle, he killed more than 20,000 Yan soldiers, captured the prince of the Yan state, and captured dozens of Zhao cities."
That's it.
Zhao Gao's voice also fell.
And the eyes of all the ministers were all focused on Ying Zheng.
But everyone's heart was also filled with shock.
Most people didn't know about these battle reports, because these battle reports were not really passed on to the court.
"The king mentioned Zhao Feng's many military exploits this time, and he should be rewarded."
"However, Zhao Feng is now the main general, and if he wants to be rewarded, he can only be given a title, not a promotion."
"After all, above the main general is the guard captain, which is the general." Wang Wan thought secretly in his heart.
"Zhao Feng is really an extraordinary person."
"Bao Yuan, Lian Po, Pang Nuan."
"These famous generals all died in his hands."
"There is also Wei Wuji who was defeated by Zhao Feng."
"A natural hero, a natural general."
"With these military exploits, Zhao Feng has at least two more ranks to be promoted, and these military exploits can be regarded as Zhao Feng's qualifications. Maybe he can be promoted to the rank of Guard Commander before he is 30 years old and become the fourth general of my Great Qin."
...
In the court.
Many court officials couldn't help but think in their hearts that if the Great Qin court was not solemn and dignified, they might have discussed it at this moment.
"Zhao Feng's merits should be rewarded."
Wei Liao immediately stood up and said loudly.
As a disciple of Guiguzi and as the most trusted person of Ying Zheng, how could he not understand what Ying Zheng meant.
Most people in the court understood that Ying Zheng was going to reward Zhao Feng. After all, all the military exploits Zhao Feng had made had been read out. But perhaps not many people thought that Ying Zheng was paving the way for Zhao Feng to take a step forward.
After all, Zhao Feng was too young.
"I intend to promote Zhao Feng to the rank of Guard Commandant."
"What do you think?"
Ying Zheng looked down at the civil and military officials in the court and asked in a powerful voice.
As soon as the words fell.
This sentence was like a thunderbolt.
The whole court exploded instantly.
Whether it was Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang, or other ministers, they all looked at it in shock.
Obviously.
They did not expect this move.
"Your Majesty."
"Absolutely not."
"Although General Zhao Feng has made many military exploits for the Qin Dynasty, he is still too young and has little experience." Chunyu Yue immediately jumped out and refuted.
"I second your motion."
"General Zhao Feng is indeed an outstanding commander, but he is not qualified to be a general."
"This position is too important." Wang Wan also stood up to object immediately.
Although Fusu went to apologize to Zhao Feng that day, there must be a gap between them. If Zhao Feng is allowed to take a step forward, he will be more likely to be wooed by other princes, which is what Wang Wan does not want to see.
Moreover.
Zhao Feng is the son-in-law of the Wang family. To win over Zhao Feng is equivalent to winning over the entire Wang family. With the control of military power, the two of them are comparable to most of the court.
For the balance of the court, for Fusu.
Zhao Feng must not be promoted, at least not now, and it can be delayed as long as possible.
"Please take back your order, Your Majesty."
"Zhao Feng has indeed made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty, but he is still too young after all. He still needs to experience a few more years. When Zhao Feng is older and has more experience, he will be promoted in the future."
"Although General Zhao has made many contributions to the war, it is enough to be conferred a title." Wei Zhuang also spoke immediately.
Ying Zheng did not speak, and just looked at the ministers in the court quietly.
"Fusu, what do you think?" Ying Zheng looked at Fusu and said.
"I think that Wang Xiang and Wei Xiang are right."
"Although Zhao Feng has made great contributions to the war, he is still too young after all. He still needs to experience a few more years."
"When he is more stable, he will be able to take on the important task of the Guard Commander." Fusu replied immediately.
Hearing this.
Ying Zheng nodded.
Then.
With a wave of his hand, he picked up a royal edict from the table.
"Read it." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
Zhao Gao respectfully held up the imperial edict and read aloud: "The imperial edict of the King of Qin!"
"Zhao Feng, the chief general of Lantian, has made great contributions to the destruction of Zhao. He is a model of our Great Qin generals. He guarded Weicheng to prevent the loss of our Great Qin territory, attacked Zhao, killed Lian Po, killed Pang Nuan, and captured the King of Zhao. His military exploits are outstanding."
"After the destruction of Zhao, Zhao Feng will be promoted to the rank of the Guard Commander and called the General."
"And be granted the rank of promotion to the second rank."
When Zhao Gao's voice fell.
The whole court was silent.
Everyone understood.
Ying Zheng did not discuss this matter with them at all, but had already made a decision and the imperial edict had been drafted.
Even if the ministers objected, it would be useless because this was the king's will.
After the destruction of Zhao, Zhao Feng will be promoted to the rank of General, the youngest General in Great Qin.
One day.
It is even possible that he will compete for the title of the National Commander, just like Bai Qi did in the past, and lead the entire army of Great Qin.
And the faces of many ministers who just opposed it also looked ugly.
"Your Majesty."
"Zhao Feng is not experienced enough. If he is promoted to general now, I am afraid that the whole army will be dissatisfied." Wang Wan said with a stiff face.
"The whole army will be dissatisfied?"
"What the king said is very strange?"
Wei Liao stood up with a somewhat amused tone.
"Doesn't the king know that the sharp soldiers in the army take General Zhao Feng as their goal and benchmark?" Wei Liao said with a smile.
"Not only that."
"Prime Minister Wang said that General Zhao's promotion to General would make the army dissatisfied?"
"Doesn't Prime Minister Wang know that our Great Qin prioritizes military merit? For the elite soldiers of Great Qin, the military merit system is the basis for promotion."
"Based on General Zhao's merit, who dares to question it?"
"May I ask Prime Minister Wang."
"Who in the world can achieve the merits of General Zhao?"
"Who can kill Lian Po? Who can kill Pang Nuan?"
"Who can defeat Wei Wuji with a tiny force?"
"Who can break through the city of Handan, which is guarded by 300,000 troops in six days?"
Han Fei also stood up immediately and spoke for Zhao Feng.
"The internal historian is right."
"Prime Minister Wang, can you tell me who is dissatisfied?"
"Why does Prime Minister Wang say that Prime Minister Wang is dissatisfied?" Li Si also stood up immediately to add insult to injury.
Facing the repeated questions from the three people.
A flash of anger flashed across Wang Wan's old face, but he was speechless.
"After all, Zhao Feng is too young."
"The general leads the camp, with hundreds of thousands of troops."
"I need to think about this old minister's proposal again." Wang Wan couldn't explain the reason, and used the word "young" to oppose again.
"If the word "young" prevents a capable general of my Great Qin from being promoted, it would be too much." Wei Liao said in a deep voice.
At this time!
Ying Zheng raised his hand.
The voice of the court debate stopped immediately.
"If the word "age" is used to hinder the promotion of my Great Qin generals, it will make the millions of sharp soldiers of my Great Qin disappointed in the military merit system."
"Age is indeed related to people's mentality."
"But Zhao Feng, I have seen it with my own eyes."
"He has a steady mentality and mature personality, and he is capable of taking on this important task."
"I believe he can be a good general." Ying Zheng said slowly.
As his words fell, the matter was completely settled.
No one can change it anymore.
Unless Zhao Feng commits treason, the position of general will belong to him completely.
"I understand, old minister."
Wang Wan also knew that it could not be changed.
"Wei Qing."
"Send the edict to Wang Jian, and let him order Zhao Feng to release Yan Dan."
"And tell him that after conquering Zhao, go north to Dai, and it is best to destroy Zhao before winter, otherwise everything will be difficult after winter." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
"I accept the edict." Wei Liao immediately accepted the order.
...
"Zhao Feng."
"This boy is completely unstoppable."
"Guardian of the Army, a general of a country."
"This boy is not even twenty years old now, but he has become one."
"Alas."
"Another Bai Qi." Wang Wan sighed, with a heavy face.
Perhaps because of the previous targeting, Wang Wan felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart when Zhao Feng took the throne.
"Try to befriend him as much as possible."
"As long as he doesn't fall below other princes, we don't need to target him too much, but if he really chooses to go against us, we still have to suppress him in the future."
"After becoming a general, he will mainly be in the court of Xianyang in the future, which is not like the army." Wei Zhuang said slowly.
At this time!
"Two prime ministers."
"Do you think father is disappointed in me?" Fusu suddenly asked, with a look of doubt on his face.
Hearing this.
Wang Wan and the others were shocked: "Why do you say that, young master?"
"When I was sixteen, my father allowed me to participate in the government, but every time I mentioned the court policy, my father did not adopt it, and every time I mentioned the implementation of national policies, my father ignored it."
"I really can't see through my father's attitude of being close and distant." Fusu sighed.
"Young Master."
"Who is the king?"
"He is the ruler of a country, and he is also a rare ruler with great talent and strategy in the world."
"His strategies for governing the country and his way of controlling his ministers are beyond the reach of the young master."
"As the eldest young master of our Great Qin, the young master is inherently stronger than other young masters. Apart from the young master, which other young master can enter the court to participate in politics?"
"This is the king's unique attitude towards the young master." Wang Wan immediately comforted him.
As the person they chose, Fusu was naturally highly expected by many court officials and many nobles.
Even most of the Ying clan had high hopes for Fusu.
Fusu was kind.
For their nobles, they could get greater benefits in the future.
If it was a lord as domineering and wise as Ying Zheng, they would not have a good chance for their nobles because the lord was too smart.
Listening to Wang Wan's comfort.
Fusu nodded: "Maybe I think too much."
"It's just that sometimes I really feel that my father is very disappointed in me."
Wei Zhuang also said: "My lord, you worry too much. Entering the court to participate in politics is a training for you. I believe that if you have more experience for a few more years, you will surely be able to let the king look at you differently."
"Now what you have to do is to obey the king's wishes as much as possible, and the policy of governing the country must also be in line with the king's heart."
Fusu was a little reluctant: "My father is a wise king, and I am naturally not as capable as my father."
"But people are not perfect. In my opinion, many of my father's policies for governing the country are also wrong, such as emphasizing the court, emphasizing the law, and being harsh on the people. If it were me, I would be a little slower."
Wang Wan said: "Now the king is in charge of the country, but as long as you become the prince, you will have the opportunity to implement the national policy in your mind. The world is big and the future is long. Please wait."
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Inside Zhangtai Palace!
"The decision made by the king today really shocked the court." Wei Liao sat on one side and said with a smile.
"In the court, people always talk about their seniority."
"Civil officials need seniority and reputation."
"After all, knowledge is in the hands of the nobles."
"I can bear it."
"But military officials are the foundation of the prosperity of my Qin country. They still talk about so-called seniority. I won't indulge them."
"I just want to use Zhao Feng as a benchmark and become the benchmark for millions of soldiers in my Qin." Ying Zheng smiled lightly, everything was under his control.
"The king is wise."
"Using the youngest general of my Qin as an inspiration, all the sharp soldiers of my Qin will be inspired." Wei Liao immediately clasped his fists and said.
"It's just..." Ying Zheng looked a little hesitant: "I'm still considering where to station the camp for Zhao Feng, and whether the troops should be mainly new recruits or prisoners."
"I think that when the time comes, let him discuss with the king after General Zhao returns to Xianyang."
"It's not urgent now."
"After all, it's more important to destroy Zhao first." Wei Liao smiled.
"Indeed."
"I was indeed too anxious." Ying Zheng also smiled with relief.
"Originally, I thought that the king would set up a camp after completely annihilating the Three Jins, but I didn't expect it to be ahead of schedule." Wei Liao smiled.
"Perhaps Zhao Feng made me feel too outstanding."
"If a camp is not added, how can the position of the main general accommodate his military exploits for the Qin Dynasty?" Ying Zheng smiled.
"It's been so many years."
"This is the first time I see the king value a general so much."
"I believe that Zhao Feng will not disappoint the king." Wei Liao said.
"What do you think of Wang Wan and the others in the court today?" Ying Zheng suddenly asked.
"Thoughts are accomplished, and they are only concerned about their own interests. Moreover, Prince Fusu has been completely controlled by them."
"Their followers are all over the court, and the king should also check and balance them." Wei Liao said respectfully.
Ying Zheng nodded: "It is indeed necessary to check and balance them."
"Fusu."
"If this continues, how can he be my successor in the future?"
Hearing Ying Zheng's words.
Wei Liao was not surprised at all, because he knew Ying Zheng's ambition.
He did not want to unify the world for one generation, but to have the Qin Dynasty for all eternity.
Ying Zheng naturally valued the successor very much.
Based on Fusu's current performance, he was not enough to take on such a heavy responsibility.
Of course.
Regarding the choice of the crown prince, for the future crown prince candidate, Wei Liao did not intend to say anything at all.
Because after the world is unified, he may have to leave the Qin Dynasty.
He entered Qin to help the Qin Dynasty unify and create a prosperous era, but he didn't care about his own glory and wealth!
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