Chapter 213 Difficulties
Han Fei: ???
Li Si folded his arms across his chest, looked down at Han Fei, and said coldly, "You'd better pray that you can live longer, otherwise when Han Wangan is escorted to Xianyang, if you die, there's no telling how the king will treat him."
At this time, Yu Jiao led the other imperial physicians in. Seeing the tense atmosphere in the room, he was puzzled. Weren't Li Tingwei and Han Feizi said to be good friends? Why did they not feel like friends? But if they were enemies, it didn't seem so far.
He coughed lightly and said, "Li Tingwei, I need to take Han Feizi's pulse."
Li Si moved to the side to make room, but still had no intention of leaving.
After Yu Jiao took Han Fei's pulse, he gave his seat to the imperial physicians behind him.
Li Si looked at the people coming and going, especially those familiar faces, and became more and more dissatisfied. These imperial doctors were all treating the King of Qin, so what qualifications did Han Fei have!
"how?"
Yu Jiao realized that Li Tingwei was asking about Han Feizi's health and hurriedly bowed and replied, "Although the pulse is a little weak, it seems to be showing signs of improvement. Li Tingwei, there is no need to worry."
Ha! Li Si sneered in his heart. It was really a disaster that had lasted for thousands of years. Even though he was already in such a bad state, he could still get better.
Li Si was really annoyed by these people, so he just flicked his sleeves and left without even looking at Han Fei who was still lying on the bed.
Yu Jiao scratched his hair in confusion. Was he happy or unhappy?
Li Si was unhappy, but Yu Jiao didn't know it. However, after presenting the pulse case to the King of Qin, the King of Qin was quite happy.
Han Fei was finally willing to surrender. If he died here now, Ying Zheng would really have no place to regret.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has sent a letter." Zhao Gao presented the letter with both hands.
"You replied so quickly?" Ying Zheng had been in a good mood these days. He opened the letter with a smile, but the smile on his face couldn't stop and his expression became a little strange.
"Let me see! Let me see!" Ziying couldn't wait to run down from his seat, and Fusu followed closely behind him, staring at the letter in Ying Zheng's hand.
Ying Zheng handed the letter to them and said as if he was just enjoying the fun, "The Queen Mother's letter didn't mention you."
That's right. Fusu and Ziying's letter was sent out just a few days ago, and it would take at least ten or twenty days to receive the Queen Mother's reply. This letter should have been written by the Queen Mother before.
Ziying's eyes reddened, and he looked at Fusu aggrievedly, "Grandmother, have you found something new to do? Don't you want to come back?"
My mother led people to farm and dig canals, and also trained men's and women's Cuju teams, and trained female soldiers. With so many interesting things to do, I would definitely feel that staying in Xianyang was not fun, and then I would not want to come back.
"Grandmother would never be so playful." Fusu argued for his grandmother, but his voice unconsciously became lower and lower, and he looked less confident.
In fact, my grandmother is very playful. She is often so busy with the things she likes that she forgets the time.
Sometimes he and Ziying couldn't wait for their grandmother at night, so when they ran to find her, they would always see her tinkering with various things. The grandmother at that time was completely different from her usual grandmother, as if she had become a different person.
It was easy for the grandmother to become obsessed with other things, so it was not surprising that she forgot about him and Ziying.
The more Fusu thought about it, the sadder he became. He originally wanted to comfort Ziying, but ended up crying himself.
When he started crying, Ziying became anxious and started howling at the top of his lungs!
Ying Zheng held his forehead and rubbed his temples, feeling a severe headache. "Stop howling!"
This was the letter the Queen Mother sent him. It wasn't surprising that Fusu and Ziying weren't mentioned. However, it had to be said that the Queen Mother had caused him a lot of trouble. It was even more of a headache for Ying Zheng than the female soldier's suggestion. "Zhao Gao, did the Queen Mother send anything else?"
Zhao Gao wanted to say no, but when he met the king's gaze, he immediately changed the subject, "Yes, the Queen Mother prepared some gifts for the two princes and has already sent them to their bedrooms."
Fusu's tear-soaked eyelashes trembled, "Really?"
"How dare I lie to you, sir? When you return to your bedroom, you will see the Queen Mother's gift."
Ziying wiped his tears and sniffed, "Can we go back and take a look now?"
Ying Zheng said calmly, "You haven't finished copying the Qin laws today."
"Then we can come back and copy it after we finish reading it, right?"
"no!"
Ziying pouted in dissatisfaction, grumbled, and returned to his small desk, continuing to copy seriously.
Seeing that the two princes had quieted down, Zhao Gao secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead and quietly walked out while they were not paying attention.
Ying Zheng saw Zhao Gao sneaking out, but did not say anything. Instead, he stared at the letter in his hand.
The resources consumed in recruiting female soldiers are not a big deal, but if women come and go in the military camp, it may cause chaos. Besides, when does the Qin State need women to participate in the war? Wouldn't others think that the Qin State has no people?
Furthermore, once female soldiers are established, they must be granted titles according to their merits. It is against the rules to grant titles to women. If women are not granted titles, then wouldn’t the military merit and title system established by the Qin State be a joke?
But as the Queen Mother said in the letter, Yunzhong County is in a special location and may face the invasion of the Huns at any time. Although a large army can be sent to defend this place, he now has to deal with other vassal states. Once the war breaks out, the defense of Yunzhong County will inevitably be weakened. If the Huns take this opportunity to attack, then these 100,000 people will become meat on the Huns' chopping board.
Ying Zheng frowned, thinking that the Queen Mother would really give him a difficult time!
When Li Si came in, he saw the king's worried face. His heart sank, and he asked, "What worries the king?"
Ying Zheng explained the matter to Li Si.
Li Si breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, suggesting, "Your Majesty's thoughts are not without reason. Recruiting female soldiers would be detrimental to both the morale of the Qin army and its institutions. However, they would certainly be helpful in defending Yunzhong County. Your Majesty, please grant Yunzhong County a special civilian guard corps. The weapons used could be provided by the Yunzhong County garrison, and each member would undergo a period of military training, regardless of gender."
"This civilian guard is not Qin's soldiers. It's just a civilian organization used to defend Yunzhong County. If they can kill the Xiongnu, they will be rewarded according to Qin law."
In this way, the defense force of Yunzhong County is sufficient. Although the trained militiamen are not as good as regular defenders, they are enough for defense.
Ying Zheng pondered Li Si's words. This was indeed more appropriate than directly recruiting female soldiers. There was no need to set up a separate branch of the military in the barracks, and it could also achieve the effect of everyone being a soldier.
But he thought of another question, "What if a woman killed a Hun?"
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