Chapter 145 I intend to promote Zhao Feng to the position of general!
Hearing Ying Zheng's angry words.
The face of the Yan minister who was kneeling in the hall changed, and he said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, our Yan State is always grateful to the Great Qin State. This mobilization of troops was not the intention of our king, but the will of our Yan State's crown prince."
"My king has said that Yan is willing to compensate Daqin."
"In addition to compensation, even if the King of Qin wants the life of my Yan State's prince, my Yan State will never have any complaints."
"Please forgive me, King Qin."
Speaking of.
The Yan envoy bowed his head, filled with fear.
"Why did our Great Qin send troops?"
"It's all because of your Yan State asking for help. If it weren't for my Great Qin, how would your Yan State survive?"
"If it weren't for my Great Qin, you would have become a prisoner of the State of Zhao. How could you stand in my court and speak?"
"You, the Yan State, have been treacherous, and you still want me to forgive you?" Ying Zheng still had a cold expression on his face.
Obviously.
Naturally, Ying Zheng would not give up unless he gave Yan State a warning and made a heavy profit from it.
If they simply drove away the Yan army that entered Zhao, it might not bring much benefit. But now the crown prince of Yan was in the hands of Qin. It would be foolish for Ying Zheng not to make good use of him.
Feeling the overwhelming anger of Ying Zheng, who was about to raise an army to destroy Yan, the Yan envoy was completely panicked and immediately gritted his teeth and said, "We, the Great Yan, are willing to pay twice the original funds promised to the Great Qin. Please forgive us, the Great Qin."
Hear this.
Ying Zheng's expression eased a little, but he didn't say anything.
"Your Majesty."
"The envoy's move shows Yan's sincerity."
"I believe that Great Qin and Yan were originally allies. Now that Yan has sincerely apologized, Great Qin should give it a chance to mend its ways."
Wei Liao stood up and spoke loudly.
"I second the motion."
"For the sake of the alliance, please give Yan State a chance." Wang Wan also stood up.
"I second this motion."
All the civil and military officials in the court seconded the proposal.
See this.
The Yan envoy felt relieved and looked at Ying Zheng expectantly.
Under the "persuasion" of his ministers, Ying Zheng showed a hesitant look on his face, but finally he said: "For the sake of the alliance between Qin and Yan, this matter will be put aside for the time being. But after the war with Zhao is settled, all the resources that Yan promised to Qin must be delivered to us."
"Otherwise, I will never give up."
The Yan envoy immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, King Qin, for your great grace."
"Back off." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
Then the envoy from Yan State respectfully left the hall.
After he left.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
"Yan State intended to seize the fruits of our Great Qin's victory, but this time it worked in vain and even has to compensate our Great Qin." Wei Liao said with a big laugh.
"Indeed."
"Our Great Qin has become so powerful this time. The money and grain we get from the State of Yan can just fill some of the gaps in the national treasury." Li Si also said with a smile.
Amidst a round of congratulations.
Ying Zheng raised his hand.
The hall suddenly became quiet.
"I received a report two days ago that the general has mobilized all the troops in the Lantian camp to attack the cities in Zhao."
"Within a month, all of Zhao's land will belong to our Great Qin." Ying Zheng said majestically.
"Zhao has been ceded to Qin, leaving only Dai, which is no match for our Qin."
"I propose."
"General Meng Wu can switch from defensive delay to offensive and attack Dai from the north. Then the general can lead the army north to attack Dai and destroy Zhao in one fell swoop." Wei Liao said loudly.
"This proposal can be made."
"Draft an imperial edict."
"Order Meng Wu to attack Dai with all his might." Ying Zheng immediately nodded in agreement.
When Lantian attacked Zhao in the past, the main attack direction was to attack Zhao territory. Meng Wu's 100,000 troops were mainly used to delay Zhao's border troops. Now that the situation has reversed, the main focus is naturally on offense.
"King's appearance."
"Make every effort to allocate food and fodder supplies." Ying Zheng looked at Wang Wan again.
"I accept your order."
Wei Liao and Wang Wan responded at the same time.
"Destroy Zhao."
"It will happen within this year."
"My Lords."
"Unifying the world requires not the efforts of one person alone, but the efforts of all of you." Ying Zheng said as he looked at his ministers with expectation.
"We swear to be loyal to the king until death." The ministers shouted.
"here."
"I have something to announce." Ying Zheng spoke slowly, but his expression was extremely solemn.
All the officials in the court looked at Ying Zheng who was in a high position.
"I will read a battle report to all of you, my dear ministers." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
Zhao Gao beside him immediately picked up a war report that had been prepared long ago, held it high, and said to the ministers in the court.
"The Battle of Zhao."
"The Zhao army is stationed in Wu'an City, with a force of more than 300,000. General Pang Nuan is guarding Wu'an City, making it impregnable."
"Zhao Feng, the commander of the fourth battalion of the Lantian Camp of the Qin Dynasty, led his troops as the vanguard and led the troops in person. He broke through the city gate in one day and entered Wu'an City. After a bloody battle, he broke through Wu'an City and defeated more than 300,000 Zhao troops, forcing the Zhao army to retreat to Handan."
"The Battle of Handan."
"Zhao Feng led the troops as the vanguard again, and fought bloody battles for six days and six nights. He killed Pang Nuan, destroyed the Zhao capital, swept through the Zhao royal palace, and defeated the Zhao army. At the end of this battle, a total of nearly 100,000 Zhao soldiers were killed and nearly 200,000 were captured."
"The King of Zhao fled, and Zhao Feng led his personal guards to attack the north, killing thousands of Zhao's imperial guards and capturing the King of Zhao and thousands of his princes and nobles."
"Handan is taken, the army will move again."
"Yan is disloyal and has sent its troops into Zhao to seize the victory of our Qin."
"Zhao Feng led his army to severely attack the Yan army, killing more than 20,000 Yan soldiers in one battle, capturing the crown prince of Yan, and capturing dozens of cities of Zhao."
That’s all.
Zhao Gao's voice also calmed down.
All the ministers' eyes were focused on Ying Zheng.
But everyone's heart was filled with shock.
Most people were unaware of these battle reports because they were never actually reported to the court.
"Your Majesty, since you mentioned all the military achievements Zhao Feng has made, you should probably reward him."
"However, Zhao Feng is now the commander-in-chief, so if he is to be promoted, it can only be a title, not a promotion."
"After all, above the commander-in-chief is the captain of the guard, who is the general." Wang Wan thought secretly in his heart.
"Zhao Feng is truly an extraordinary person."
"Bao Yuan, Lian Po, Pang Nuan."
"These warriors whose reputations were known all over the world died at his hands."
"There was also a Wei Wuji who was defeated by Zhao Feng."
"A natural born hero, a natural born warrior."
"With these military achievements, Zhao Feng can be promoted to at least two levels of nobility. Moreover, these military achievements can be regarded as Zhao Feng's qualifications. Perhaps he can be promoted to the rank of Guard Commander before he is thirty years old and become the fourth general of our Great Qin."
…
In the court.
Many court officials couldn't help but think in their hearts that if the Qin court had not been so solemn and serious, they might have started discussing it at this moment.
"Zhao Feng's contribution deserves a generous reward."
Wei Liao immediately stood up and spoke loudly.
As a disciple of Guiguzi and the person whom Ying Zheng regarded as his most trusted confidant, how could he not understand what Ying Zheng meant.
Most people in the court understood that Ying Zheng was going to reward Zhao Feng handsomely. After all, all the military achievements Zhao Feng had made had already been read out. But perhaps not many people thought that Ying Zheng was paving the way for Zhao Feng to make further progress.
After all, Zhao Feng is too young.
"I intend to promote Zhao Feng to be the commander of the guard."
"What do you think?"
Ying Zheng looked down at all the civil and military officials in the court and asked in a majestic voice.
The words fell.
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue.
The entire court exploded in an instant.
Be it Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang, or other ministers, they all looked on in horror.
Obviously.
None of them had expected this move.
"Your Majesty."
"Absolutely not."
"Although General Zhao Feng has made many military achievements for the Qin Dynasty, he is still too young and has little experience." Chunyu Yue immediately jumped out and refuted.
"I second this motion."
"General Zhao Feng is indeed an outstanding commander, but he is not yet qualified to be a general."
"This position is too important." Wang Wan immediately stood up to object.
Although Fusu went to apologize to Zhao Feng that day, there must still be some gap between them. If Zhao Feng was allowed to take one step further, he would be more likely to be won over by other princes, which was something Wang Wan did not want to see.
and.
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. When they control the military power, the two of them are comparable to most of the court.
For the balance of the court, for Fusu.
We must not allow Zhao Feng to be promoted, at least not now, and we should delay it as long as possible.
"Please take back your order, Your Majesty."
"Zhao Feng's military achievements for the Qin Dynasty are indeed not small, but he is still too young after all. He still needs a few more years of experience. When Zhao Feng is older and has more experience, he will be promoted in the future."
"Although General Zhao has made many military achievements, it is enough for him to be granted a title." Wei Zhuang also spoke immediately.
Ying Zheng did not say anything, he just quietly looked at the ministers in the court.
"Fusu, what do you think?" Ying Zheng looked at Fusu and said.
"I think what Prime Minister Wang and Prime Minister Wei say makes sense."
"Although Zhao Feng has made great achievements in battle, he is still too young after all. He still needs a few more years of experience."
"Once I become calm, I will be able to take on the important task of being the commander of the imperial guard." Fusu replied immediately.
Hear this.
Ying Zheng nodded.
Then.
With a wave of his hand, he picked up a royal edict from the table.
"Read it aloud." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
Zhao Gao respectfully held up the imperial edict and read aloud: "The King of Qin's edict!"
"Zhao Feng, the commander of Lantian, was instrumental in destroying the State of Zhao. He is a role model for Qin's generals. He guarded Weicheng and prevented the loss of Qin's territory. He attacked the State of Zhao, killed Lian Po, killed Pang Nuan, and captured the King of Zhao. His military exploits are outstanding."
"After the destruction of Zhao, Jin Zhao will be appointed as the commander of the guards and the general."
"And he was granted a promotion to the second rank."
Wait until Zhao Gao's voice of reading fell.
The entire court was silent.
Everyone understood.
Ying Zheng raised this matter not after discussing it with them, but the decision had already been made and the royal edict had been drafted.
Even if the ministers objected, it would be useless because this was the king's will.
After Zhao is destroyed, Zhao Feng will be promoted to general, the youngest general in the Qin Dynasty.
Someday.
It is even possible for him to aspire for the position of National Commandant, just like Bai Qi did in the past, and command the entire Qin army.
The faces of many ministers who had just opposed it also looked grim.
"Your Majesty."
"Zhao Feng lacks experience. If he is promoted to general now, I'm afraid the whole army will be dissatisfied." Wang Wan said with a stiff upper lip.
"The whole army is dissatisfied?"
"What the Prime Minister said is very strange?"
Wei Liao stood up with a somewhat amused tone.
"Don't you know, Prime Minister Wang, that every elite soldier in the army takes General Zhao Feng as their goal and role model?" Wei Liao said with a smile.
“That’s not all.”
"Prime Minister Wang said that General Zhao's promotion to general would make the army dissatisfied?"
"Don't you know that the Great Qin puts military merit first? For the elite soldiers of the Great Qin, the military merit system is the basis for promotion."
"Given General Zhao's achievements, who among the soldiers would dare to question him?"
"May I ask the Prime Minister?"
"Who in the world can match the achievements made by General Zhao?"
"Who can kill Lian Po? Who can kill Pang Nuan?"
"Who can defeat Wei Wuji with such a small force?"
"Who can capture Handan City, which is guarded by 300,000 troops, in six days?"
Han Fei also immediately stood up and spoke for Zhao Feng.
"What the Internal History said makes sense."
"Prince Wang, can you please tell me who is dissatisfied?"
"Why does it sound like Prime Minister Wang is dissatisfied?" Li Si immediately stepped forward to add insult to injury.
Faced with the three people's continuous questions.
A hint of anger flashed across Wang Wan's old face, but he was speechless.
"After all, Zhao Feng is too young."
"The general is in charge of the main camp, with hundreds of thousands of troops."
"This old minister's suggestion needs further consideration." Wang Wan couldn't give a reason and once again used the word "young" to object.
"If the word 'young' prevents a capable general of the 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 arguments in the court suddenly stopped.
"If age is used to hinder the promotion of our Great Qin warriors, it will make millions of our Great Qin warriors disappointed in the military merit system."
“Age does have something to do with a person’s character.”
"But I saw Zhao Feng with my own eyes."
"He has a steady mind and mature character, and is fully capable of taking on this important task."
"I believe he can serve as a general." Ying Zheng said slowly.
As he finished speaking, the matter was finally settled.
No one can change it anymore.
Unless Zhao Feng commits treason himself, the position of general will completely belong to him.
"I understand, old minister."
Wang Wan saw this and knew that it could not be changed.
"Wei Qing."
"Send an imperial edict to Wang Jian, asking him to order Zhao Feng to release Yan Dan."
"And tell him that after conquering Zhao, he should go north to Dai. It would be best to destroy Zhao before winter. Otherwise, everything will be difficult after winter." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
"I obey the order." Wei Liao immediately accepted the order.
…
"Zhao Feng."
"This kid is totally unstoppable."
"The commander of the imperial guards, the supreme general of a country."
"This kid is not even twenty years old yet, and he has already succeeded."
"well."
"Another Bai Qi." Wang Wan sighed, with a heavy expression on his old face.
Perhaps because of the previous targeting, Wang Wan felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart when Zhao Feng came to the throne.
"Try to make friends with them as much as possible."
"As long as he doesn't fall under the guise of other young masters, 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 in Xianyang. This is not like being in the army." Wei Zhuang said slowly.
At this time!
"Two Prime Ministers."
"Do you think my father is disappointed in me?" Fusu suddenly asked with a look of doubt on his face.
Hearing this.
Wang Wan and the other two were shocked: "Why do you say that, young master?"
"When I was sixteen, my father allowed me to participate in government affairs. However, whenever I mentioned a policy for the court, he would not adopt it. Whenever I mentioned the implementation of national policy, he would ignore it."
"I really can't understand my father's attitude of being close and distant at the same time." Fusu sighed.
"Sir."
"Who is the king?"
"He is the ruler of a country, and he is also a ruler with great talent and strategy, who is rare 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 son of our Great Qin, you are naturally stronger than other sons. Apart from you, which other son can enter the court and participate in politics?"
"This is the king's special attitude towards the young master." Wang Wan immediately comforted him.
As the person they chose, Fusu was naturally placed with high hopes by many court officials and many aristocratic families.
Even most of the Ying clan had high hopes for Fusu.
Fusu was kind and benevolent.
For their noble family, they will be able to obtain greater benefits in the future.
If there was a lord as domineering and wise as Ying Zheng, there would not be much chance for the aristocratic families because the lord was too smart.
Listening to Wang Wan’s comfort.
Fusu nodded: "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
"It's just that sometimes I really feel that my father is disappointed in me."
Wei Zhuang also said, "You are worrying too much, entering the court to participate in politics is a training for you. I believe that if you can gain more experience for a few more years, you will surely be able to impress the king."
"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 somewhat reluctant: "My father is a wise ruler, and I am naturally not as capable as him."
"But no one is perfect. In my opinion, many of my father's policies for governing the country are wrong. For example, he emphasizes the court and the law, and is harsh on the people. If it were me, I would be a little more lenient."
Wang Wan said: "The king is in charge of the country now, but as long as you become the crown prince, there will be a chance to implement your national policy. The world is big and the future is long, so you should wait."
…
Inside Zhangtai Palace!
"The king's decision today really shocked the court." Wei Liao sat on one side and said with a smile.
"In the court, people always speak with their seniority."
"Civil officials need experience and reputation."
"After all, knowledge is in the hands of the nobles."
"I'll just bear it."
"But military officials are the foundation of our great Qin nation's prosperity. They still want to talk about so-called qualifications. I will not indulge them."
"I want to use Zhao Feng as a benchmark and become the benchmark for the millions of soldiers of my Great Qin." Ying Zheng smiled faintly. Everything was under his control.
"Your Majesty is wise."
"Using the youngest general of our Great Qin as an inspiration will surely inspire all the elite soldiers of our Great Qin." Wei Liao immediately said with a fist salute.
"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 we should wait until General Zhao returns to Xianyang and then let him discuss this with the king."
"There's no rush now."
"After all, it is 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 the camp only after completely annihilating the Three Jins, but I didn't expect it to be set up ahead of schedule." Wei Liao smiled.
"Perhaps Zhao Feng makes me feel that he is too outstanding."
“If we don’t add a large camp, how can the position of a mere commander-in-chief be able to accommodate the military achievements he has made for the Qin Dynasty?” Ying Zheng smiled.
“All these years.”
"This is the first time I have seen the king value a general so much."
"I believe that Zhao Feng will not let the king down." Wei Liao said.
"What do you think of Wang Wan and the others in the court today?" Ying Zheng suddenly asked.
"Thoughts are achieved, and they are only concerned with 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."
"Fusu."
"If this continues, how can he be my heir one day?"
Hearing what Ying Zheng said.
Wei Liao was not surprised at all, as he knew Ying Zheng's ambition.
He did not want to unify the world for one generation, but to have the Qin Dynasty last forever.
Ying Zheng naturally attached great importance to his successor.
Based on Fusu's current performance, he is simply not qualified to take on such a heavy responsibility.
certainly.
As for the selection of the crown prince or the future crown prince, Wei Liao had no intention of saying anything.
Because after the world is unified, he might have to leave Qin.
He entered Qin to help unify the country and create a prosperous era, but he didn't care about his own wealth and glory!
…
(End of this chapter)
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