Chu State.
Tai'an City.
Imperial Palace, Zhenghe Hall.
Mi Xiong summoned Huang Xie and Qu Yuan to the Zhenghe Hall.
The former said in an extremely serious tone: "According to the latest news, the Qin State has withdrawn its troops from the Wa State.
In your opinion, should we seize the opportunity to attack Wa or Qin?"
This was the initial thought of the State of Chu.
He has concerns.
After all, his sister has now become Ying Yuan's concubine.
If he were to attack the State of Qin at this time, it would only put his sister in an awkward position in the State of Qin.
However, the interests between countries are more important than any family ties.
So, he wanted to hear what Huang Xie and others thought.
Qu Yuan was the first to speak: "Wakoku has been suppressed to a certain extent by Qin.
Even if we attack Japan at this time, it will be difficult for us to gain any benefits.
Moreover, we sold almost half of the warships in the country to the Qin State.
If we attack Japan, Qin will certainly not sit idly by and watch, based on the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold". If a conflict breaks out with Qin at sea, it will be difficult for our army to gain an advantage.
Mi Xiong frowned and said, "But if we attack Qin, we will be the first to break the alliance we signed a few years ago.
But if we don't fight and give up this opportunity, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to attack Qin in the future."
The reason why he did not attack Qin when the 600,000 troops were still in Japan was because if he did so, other countries would think that he was adding insult to injury in a war with a foreign race.
By that time, all other countries would have sufficient reasons to attack Chu.
And now, the 600,000-strong army has returned to the capital.
It was the right time for Chu to attack Qin.
People from other countries won't say anything either.
Huang Xie said in a deep voice: "In the past two years, the Qin State has made quite a stir, building a canal and conquering Japan.
Although I don’t know the current situation of their Ministry of Revenue, I think they are almost stretched to the limit.
Your Majesty, I suggest that General Wu Qi lead an army of 700,000 and station them near the border, waiting for the right time to act.
We have already prepared food and supplies in advance. If we don't fight this battle, the court will have wasted so much energy."
As for alliances and the like, even if it's a marriage alliance, who takes it seriously?
It is not easy to maintain peace for five years through marriage.
Although it’s not five years yet.
But between countries, what matters is interests.
Hearing this, Mi Xiong frowned and said, "Chun Shenjun is saying that all authority to command the army will be handed over to Wu Qi?
In this battle, whether to fight or not, he has the final say?"
This means waiting for the right time to act.
If Wu Qi feels that he can fight, then let him fight.
Since we can't fight, we can just treat it as training.
Huang Xie said solemnly, "Your Majesty, Wu Qi is a trustworthy man and can be given power.
If he really had second thoughts, he would have been exposed when facing Qi's repeated attempts to recruit him, or when he led his troops to confront Cao Cao, the King of Wei in Qin.
Over the years, we have witnessed that this man is truly loyal to our Chu State."
Having served as prime minister to Mi Xiong for so many years, how could he not know that the emperor in front of him was very suspicious?
If Wu Qi had not been killed, Mi Xiong would not have had any second thoughts and would not have given Wu Qi such great power.
For Mi Xiong, it would not be safe no matter who gave the military power to him. It would only be absolutely safe if it was in his own hands.
He had heard about Ying Yuan giving up military power over a cup of wine.
I really admire this move.
But, he can't do it!
"Okay, I trust the Prime Minister, and I also trust Wu Qi. Have Wu Qi come to Tai'an City to see me immediately. Before we go to war, I have a few things to tell him."
As Mi Xiong's words fell.
The campaign against the State of Qin was thus decided.
...
Qin State.
Xianyang.
Xuanzheng Hall.
Cao Cao and others came to report to Ying Yuan.
The former slowly said, "Your Majesty, I wonder what arrangements you will make regarding the King of Japan's children?"
Hearing this, the latter thought for a moment and then said bluntly: "I plan to open the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy in Xianyang City.
Let those children go to the Imperial Academy to study the classics. But... just limit it to studying the classics. I want them to grow up to be gentlemen and Confucian scholars."
If one has the talent to be an emperor or a general, he cannot be a pure Confucian scholar.
What Ying Yuan meant was that he wanted those children to become pure Confucian scholars in the future.
Once they really become pure Confucian scholars, it will be a disaster for Japan, whether they are emperors or prime ministers.
Cai Jing, who was standing nearby, frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder what the difference is between the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy?"
The Qin State did not have institutions such as Taixue and Guozijian before.
Ying Yuan thought that the imperial examination system was already in place.
These two institutions can also come out.
It doesn't matter even if it doesn't help my own incompetence and failure of the country.
"The Imperial College is mainly for teaching students the classics, and even outstanding students from poor families can come to study.
As for the Imperial College, let the children of aristocratic families and officials go there. This institution mainly teaches education management.
Some young people who performed well in the Imperial Academy could continue to study the classics at the Imperial Academy.”
This means that Taixue involves hundreds of schools of thought.
The Imperial College only teaches how to govern the country.
However, the level of Taixue may be higher than that of Guozijian.
Of course, this is just an initial idea.
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