Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

"More than two months ago, the King of Chu's brother, Xiong You, sent people to Qin to look for someone. It is said that Xiong You valued this person very much."

"It's just that I'm incompetent and couldn't find out who Xiong Youxun is."

Zhang Yuanqing was silent for a moment after hearing this. "It's okay, they're just those few people."

Although Liao Wu didn't know who the people Zhang Yuanqing was talking about were, he didn't ask any more questions.

Since the Marquis had a guess in his mind, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Have you ever met Li Yuan, the Prime Minister of Chu?"

Zhang Yuanqing thought about it and asked again.

"I don't have the means to contact the Prime Minister of Chu yet."

Liao Wu said truthfully, "If the Marquis needs me to contact the Prime Minister of Chu, I can think of a way after I return. There is a chance."

Zhang Yuanqing did not answer immediately, but thought carefully for a while.

Liao Wu didn't dare to disturb him and sat quietly aside.

"Don't try too hard, just let it happen naturally. If you can get to know this person, try to make friends with them. If not, then find out more about their character."

"promise."

"My Lord, do you have any other instructions?"

"Did you ever hear of Zhang Er when you were doing business in Wei?"

"Zhang Er was once a retainer of Lord Xinling of Wei."

Zhang Yuanqing didn't know much about this person, and he just suddenly remembered it when he was thinking about the State of Chu.

However, this person is extremely talented, and his good friend Chen Yu is also a talent.

Historically, the two met Liu Bang after the fall of the Wei Kingdom.

It would be a good thing if we could recruit two people in advance.

"this,"

"My Lord, I did hear of a man named Zhang Er when I was in Wei, but he is not very important in Wei now. I wonder if he is the man you are talking about."

"Not to be reused?"

"What is this person's talent?"

Liao Wu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My Lord, I don't know."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing chuckled: "It's my fault."

"But the Zhang Er you mentioned should be it."

"If you have the opportunity, you can contact this person. If you can persuade him to come to Qin, you will be credited with a great achievement."

When he heard that he had made a contribution, Liao Wule was happy.

Although he worked for the Marquis, the Marquis never treated him unfairly.

"Thank you, my Lord. I will take my leave."

"Go."

After Liao Wucong left the study, Zhang Yuanqing sat in a chair and thought carefully for a long time.

Zhangtai Palace

"Your Majesty, Zhao is now attacking Yan. Why don't we, Qin, take this opportunity to attack Zhao? This way, Zhao will be attacked from both sides, and we, Qin, can seize the opportunity to capture Zhao's cities."

At the morning court, after Ying Zheng finished telling the news of Zhao's attack on Yan, the ministers discussed the matter and Wei Liao made a proposal.

"Your Majesty, this opportunity cannot be missed."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng did not express his opinion immediately, but instead asked the ministers: "Do you have any opinions?"

"Your Majesty, I agree with Wei Liao's opinion."

Wang Wan stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to attack the State of Zhao. If your Majesty gives me one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, I will definitely capture the cities of Zhao for your Majesty."

Wang Jian rubbed his hands excitedly. It was finally his turn. Meng Ao, Heng Qian, and Ning Teng had helped the king destroy Han. How could he fall behind them?

"Your Majesty, I wish to join General Wang Jian."

Meng Wu also recommended himself.

How could my Meng family miss out on such a good thing?

Seeing that the ministers were of the same mind, Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "If we attack Zhao, what will be the reason for Qin to attack?"

"Your Majesty, Zhao attacked Yan. Our Qin State is naturally acting to save Yan."

Upon hearing this, many civil officials turned to look at Li Si.

This guy is so shameless.

Li Si ignored the gazes of the crowd and said, "Your Majesty, please send Minister Dun Ruo to Yan State to reach an agreement with them. Then, our two countries will attack Zhao State from both sides, and Zhao State will be overwhelmed. Our Qin army can seize the opportunity to capture Zhao State's cities."

"Your Majesty, I second the motion."

Wei Zhuang nodded with satisfaction.

Li Si was indeed smart.

Generals such as Wang Jian, Meng Wu, and Wang Ben were even less able to speak.

As long as the king lets them fight, they will not get involved in other matters, and it is not their turn.

Look, these civil officials are so smart that they can even find a reason in a short time.

"Okay, I'll trouble you to send Dun Ruo as an envoy to the State of Yan. I'm sure the King of Yan won't object."

Dun Ruo quickly obeyed the order.

This is not a difficult task for him.

"Wang Jian, obey orders."

"At this time, we are attacking Zhao. I order you to be the main general, Meng Wu to be the deputy, and Xin Sheng and Ning Teng to follow General Wang Jian to attack Zhao."

"promise."

The general named by the king tried hard to suppress the smile on his face, but the corners of his mouth were out of control and kept curling up.

The generals who were not named in this battle glared at several people.

Of course, they are all thick-skinned and tough people, so why should we be afraid of them?

After the court

The general left in a hurry.

Li Si, Feng Quji and Meng Yi followed closely behind.

The three of them also had to supervise the construction of the college and dared not delay for a moment.

As for the others, the three of them left slowly together.

"Lord Changping, would you be willing to walk with me, an old man, for a while?"

Wei Zhuang walked behind and called out to Xiong Qi who was about to leave.

Xiong Qi turned around, looked at Wei Zhuang in confusion, and nodded: "Why do you say that, Right Prime Minister? You are a minister trusted by the king, and the prime minister of Qin for two dynasties. How can Xiong Qi be so happy to work with you?"

"Hahaha, Lord Changping is mistaken. I'm old now, and in two years I should give way to the younger generation."

Wei Zhuang spoke cheerfully, without any intention of causing Ren any frustration.

Obviously, the prime minister is very fond of the rising stars in the court.

"How many years has Lord Changping been in Qin?"

"Eight years."

"It's been eight years. Changping Jun hasn't been back to Chu for eight years, right?"

Wei Zhuang walked slowly, looked up at Xiong Qi, and continued chatting.

"Yes."

Xiong Qi didn't understand why Wei Zhuang was talking to him about this today, but since he was just chatting casually, he didn't take it to heart.

"I think Changping Jun will miss his hometown too."

After saying this, Wei Zhuang didn't wait for Xiong Qi to speak, "If I were Lord Changping, I would also miss my hometown after being away for a long time."

"Don't be shy, Lord Changping."

After saying this, Wei Zhuang laughed first.

Xiong Qi Ziran followed Wei Zhuang's words and said, "Haha, even if the Right Prime Minister wants to go back, the King is reluctant to let him go."

Wei Zhuang nodded and said, "Your Majesty is the most tolerant towards his subjects. We have helped you to share your worries, so naturally you will not want us to leave."

"The Prime Minister is right. The King is most kind to his subjects like me."

"Let's not talk about you and me. Court Justice Zhang Yuanqing has only been in Qin for a few months, but the king has already promoted him to the rank of Guannei Hou. He even sent a hundred soldiers to escort him to Xinzheng."

"The king cares deeply for his subjects."

"Haha, Zhang Tingwei is also worthy."

Speaking of Zhang Yuanqing, Wei Zhuang smiled.

This person is incredible.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the gate of Xianyang Palace. Naturally, they could not continue chatting, so they said goodbye to each other.

Xiong Qi asked Wei Zhuang to leave first. Wei Zhuang did not refuse and got on the carriage with the help of his servants and left.

Xiong Qi stood there and waited for a long time until the carriage had gone far away.

He scoffed and raised his hands to look at the sweat on his palms.

They shook hands again and got into their own carriage.

The wheels rolled, and Xiong Qi, sitting in the carriage, thought carefully about the casual conversation between him and Wei Zhuang just now.