The empress thought she had heard wrongly and spoke again:
"Your Majesty, what I mean is that peace should be the most valuable thing between the two countries."
Ying Yuan nodded, "What you said makes sense."
"Then Your Majesty, are you still going to send troops to attack Yan?" The empress frowned slightly.
"Of course we have to fight." Ying Yuan said bluntly.
The Empress was stunned. "But... aren't the two countries currently in peace talks?"
She often paid attention to the war between the two countries, so she subconsciously thought that even from a big picture perspective.
It is not appropriate for a war to break out between the Qin and Yan countries.
Don't forget that among all the nations, there is a sixth country who loves to take advantage.
Ying Yuan unexpectedly asked, "My leading the army to attack the State of Yan, what does this have to do with peace talks?"
When the empress heard this answer, she didn't know how to respond.
She thought to herself that the Emperor of Qin was a great hero of the time and would never suddenly decide to attack the State of Yan.
It must have been carefully considered.
This reminds me of the Qin State's previous initiative for peace talks.
She suddenly realized that was all this a trap set by Ying Yuan?
In order to delay the advance of Yan State and allow the Qin army to take advantage of the situation?
Besides, Qin's initiative in peace talks and its sincerity would also leave a good impression among other nations...
If this is true, then Emperor Qin's thoughts are too deep.
It's terrifying when you think about it.
"Let them talk about their business, and I'll do my business, without delaying either."
After making the decision, Ying Yuan no longer had the heart to continue chatting with the empress.
Afterwards, he returned to the palace, called Zhao Gao, and said:
"Send someone to tell Huo Guang that I have no demands on him regarding the peace talks, but I hope that the talks will not produce any results!"
If the peace talks were really successful, there would be no point in fighting a war!
Not long after, news came from Bai Qi that all the wealthy and powerful merchants who secretly opposed the imperial court in Jin were eliminated.
In other words, there will be no more internal strife within Jin territory.
The people of this place also began to praise Ying Yuan's merits.
Even Bai Qi became a "hero".
It is said that for the sake of the people of Jin, he did not hesitate to go against all the powerful and influential people, even at the cost of leaving a bad reputation in history books.
This is a fearless spirit of sacrifice for the country and the people.
Of course, he became a hero in the eyes of the people.
Even Bai Qi, after learning about this, expressed his sincere gratitude to Zhu Di: "As the saying goes, justice lies in the hearts of the people. The ancients were not deceiving me."
Yes, whether it was out of obedience to Ying Yuan’s imperial edict, or because he really wanted to do something for the people of Jin.
But no matter which one it is, it’s done.
He also left no bad reputation.
Zhu Di nodded and said, "I now understand what Guo Jia's so-called strategy was when he came looking for you and me."
Yao Guangxiao, standing by, clasped his hands together and said, "Your Highness, Prince of Yan, the real conspiracy is this invisible and immaterial."
The elephant is invisible?
Well said.
Bai Qi and Zhu Di nodded at the same time.
They looked towards the border of Jin territory, knowing full well that a battle that would shock all the nations was about to begin.
Because they claim to know Ying Yuan very well.
If Qin does not take advantage of such a good opportunity to annex Yan, it is unknown when it will be able to do so.
Of course, for this kind of thing, they still have to look at the specific arrangements.
This is also why, after all the nobles within Jin were dealt with, they were still unwilling to resign to Ying Yuan and leave.
They wanted to participate in that war, even if they were not the commanders.
"King of Yan, who do you think is most qualified or most likely to lead the three armies if we go to war with the State of Yan?"
Bai Qi asked.
Zhu Di thought for a moment and pointed to the sky.
Bai Qi smiled, "Great minds think alike."
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In the early January of the fourth year of Taichu, Ying Yuan returned to Xianyang.
When he left Shangjing City, the people voluntarily saw him off.
They lined up from the front of the palace to dozens of miles outside the city.
Such a magnificent scene has never happened in the history of all nations.
As Ying Yuan stepped onto the imperial sedan chair and left the palace, all the people knelt on the ground and kept shouting:
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Qin, live for ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand thousand years!"
This is an unprecedented spectacular sight.
And this scene was naturally recorded in history.
It became a major symbol of Ying Yuan's popularity among the people.
Since the half-month deadline had passed and the empress failed to assassinate Ying Yuan, she followed him as agreed and returned to Xianyang with her.
She knew that this trip would bring trouble to her brother.
But when she saw the scene of thousands of people kneeling, she suddenly realized what a majestic figure and incomparable charm the man she was about to follow had.
"The Great Qin Emperor is the greatest of all time. I... have witnessed this today."
The Empress murmured.
In fact, it was not just him, many other accompanying officials were also shocked.
Among them are Ding Baiying, Lu You, Lu Wenzhao and others.
"Your Majesty has only been in Jin for a short time, and you've already won the hearts of the people..."
"Yes, the plans implemented by the Yan Kingdom's underworld forces once left me powerless to deal with them. However, Your Majesty simply issued a few orders, and their long-planned plans were easily dismantled..."
"Perhaps it is precisely because Your Majesty's ability and wisdom are far beyond the reach of ordinary people that you are able to lead our Great Qin to such a glorious moment!"
"I don't know why, but as long as Your Majesty is here, I always feel that no matter what disaster my Great Qin encounters, I can easily deal with it."
"That's true. Back then, when the Chu State pressed on our borders, our Great Qin was on the verge of extinction... In just over ten years, our Great Qin has become the dominant power among all the nations!"
“…”
They were talking about it.
It seems that even if we talk for three days and three nights, we still cannot finish describing Ying Yuan’s achievements.
At this moment, he was lifting a corner of the car curtain and looking at the people kneeling on the ground, constantly shouting for his long life. He couldn't help but feel irritated and muttered:
"What do these unruly people mean? Ten thousand years? I want eternal life! I don't want to live only ten thousand years!"
"With their behavior, I almost thought I was a wise ruler!"
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
He then ordered the attendants outside the imperial carriage, shouting, "Let these people stand up!"
"As a citizen of the Great Qin, how can you kneel down at every turn? How can you be so rude?"
"Let them stand up!"
He was clearly furious.
This left the followers puzzled.
Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Gao, who understood Ying Yuan's thoughts better, seemed to understand something and said loudly:
"Your Majesty has ordered that all the people please stand up!"
"His Majesty is worried about you. Kneeling on the ground for a long time will be bad for your knees!"
"Besides, in my Great Qin, kneeling is not a custom!"
"As a citizen of the Great Qin, we must stand tall and straight. We would rather die standing than live on our knees!"
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