Chapter 121 The World Shakes
As the news of the Qin army's great victory in the northwestern grasslands spread all over the world, all the nations and schools of thought were terrified.
The Anxi Army, led by the Qin army's chief general Wang Xiaojie and deputy general Guo Xin, is also famous for its record of 240,000 beheadings.
Qin general Zhang Han is even more famous for beheading the lord of a country with his own hands. The monarchs of the world are all full of worries, for fear that he might also be killed by this king beheading Qin general.
"The state of Qin, which has experienced Shang Yang's reforms, is actually so powerful. Is it true that the Legalists are better suited to this world of great competition than the Confucians?"
"No, I, Xun Kuang, want to prove to the world that my Confucianism is the one in the world that best adapts to the strategy of governing the country, and that my Confucianism is the strongest. In the future, I will definitely lead the Confucianism and the Legalists to compete for strengths and weaknesses!"
At this time, in the Linzi City of Qi State, in the Jixia Academy, a youthful-looking student who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a gray coarse cloth shirt, firmly set his own aspirations. The youthful eyes twinkled. It is indomitable and fighting spirit!
It is hard to imagine that a fourteen-fifteen-year-old boy would have such an ambition to lead the Confucianism and Legalism, one of the most powerful forces among the hundred schools of thought, to compete against each other.
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"Ah, why, who can tell the widow why this is?"
"Ah, you, come over and tell the widow why the Qin state is so powerful?"
"And you're here too, my God, who can tell the widow why the Qin country is so powerful, does the Qin country really have a destiny?"
In the Ying capital of Chu country, in the palace of the king of Chu, the king of Chu Xiong Huai was furious, and the maids and eunuchs were all trembling.
The ground in the palace hall was a mess, and upon closer inspection, it turned out that these were all rare treasures worth thousands of gold that had been shattered by Xiong Huai.
"You all go down, or the king may really kill you in a while."
At this moment, a minister of Chu State, wearing a pale yellow official robe, with gray hair on the temples, and a squat body, but his eyes flashed from time to time, stepped forward and said.
Numerous eunuchs and palace maids were granted amnesty, because they all knew that there were only three people in the state of Chu who could persuade the king of Chu, because these three people were loyal and loyal.
The first is Qu Yuan, who was a sideline of the Mi family who had been taught by the King of Chu since childhood, and was trusted by the King of Chu. He was given the position of a doctor at a young age. However, the doctor Qu Yuan disappeared not long ago, and the King of Chu dispatched capable personnel to look for him. unobtainable.
The second is the father of Doctor Qu Yuan, General Qu Boyong of Chu State, General Qu Lao.
The third one was the old man in front of him, the leader of the Zhao family, one of the three major families of the Chu state, and the leader of the civil and military officials of the Chu state, Master Lingyin Zhaoyang.
"Thank you, Lord Ling Yin, I'll retire after waiting!"
The eunuch maid who was kneeling on the ground quickly stood up, bowed her head and quickly exited the Chu Palace.
The state of Chu does not have the position of prime minister like the other states in the world. The head of the civil and military officials of the state of Chu is this commander Yin Zhaoyang!
Lingyin Zhaoyang grew up watching the King of Chu since he was a child, and even the King of Chu had to honor the existence of Lord Lingyin, and respect him and treat him with the courtesy of a teacher!
"What's the matter, Your Majesty, why are you so angry?"
As soon as Zhaoyang opened his mouth, the Chu King who was furious suddenly became quiet, not daring to show any presumptuousness.
Yin Zhaoyang was the minister of the humerus of the state of Chu, and even the former kings of the state of Chu treated him with courtesy. The state of Chu was able to pacify the land of Wu and Yue, and Yin Zhaoyang made a great contribution.
Moreover, Xiong Huai knew in his heart that Zhaoyang was not only the leader of the Zhao family, one of the three major families of Chu, but also one of the few loyal ministers in this decadent Chu court.
Zhaoyang has a high prestige among officials from all over the Chu State and among the millions of Chu troops. As long as Yin Zhaoyang does not die for one day, the three major families of the Chu State will not fall.
Then these worms of Chu State would not be able to make any waves, the world would still be the world of the Mi family, and his own royal power would not be shaken.
"Lord Yin, the widow is not angry, but worried!"
"My Chu State spy came from flying pigeons in Xianyang City. The Qin army's chief general Wang Xiaojie, deputy generals Zhang Han, and Guo Xin led a 140,000-strong Qin army to expedition to the northwest Yiqu!"
"And in one day, he wiped out the 300,000 main force of Yiqu, beheaded 240,000, and captured more than 60,000 prisoners. Yiqu, the king of Yiqu, was even killed by Qin general Zhang Han with a sword."
"Now that the entire Northwest Prairie has been captured by Qin, Qin's national strength will definitely soar rapidly!"
"Although our country of Chu has a good army of millions and a mighty force, it is a mighty country in the world!"
"But I'm afraid that Qin's thieves will not die. What if Qin, which is stronger than before, and my Chu country fight against my Chu country again?"
"Lord Yin, tell me, what should I do in the state of Chu?"
Chu King Xiong Huai kept asking questions, and it was not surprising that Xiong Huai didn't have the bearing of a country's lord at this time. It was Xiong Huai who was directly frightened by this secret security.
Not only did the 140,000 Qin army carry the 300,000 main force of the Yiqu Canal without any signs of decline, but instead attacked fiercely, crushing the Yiqu army directly with the momentum of Mount Tai pressing the top!
240,000 were beheaded and 60,000 were taken prisoner, and according to the secret report, the casualties of the Qin army were less than 10,000.
This made Xiong Huai even more frightened, thinking of the battle between Qin and Chu in Hanzhong ten years ago.
I remembered that Qin general Ying Hua, who was as brave and good at fighting as a god, led 30,000 Qin troops to attack and beat and crippled the main force of 200,000 Chu troops.
Thinking of the nightmare of the Chu army, the humiliation of the state of Chu, and even more of the secret reporter Xiong Huai, who was beheaded by Qin general Zhang Han with a sword from Yiqu Wang Yiqu, couldn't help feeling a chill in his neck!
"Yes, Your Majesty, I didn't expect Qin to achieve such a great victory. Unfortunately, our Chu country does not border the grasslands, otherwise I would be able to get a share of the pie!"
Zhao Yang said with regret, but Xiong Huai said: "Lord Yin, I do not envy the countless cattle, sheep and horses on the grasslands, my Chu army is good at water warfare, even if those horses are given to me, Chu State is useless. "
"What the few people want to ask is why the Qin army is so powerful, while our Chu army is so weak?"
"Because there are aristocratic families in the Chu country, the aristocratic families hide the population of the common people, fish the common people, and the private soldiers of the family fight for their masters, and they don't listen to the dispatch of the generals in the army."
"At least one-third of the millions of Chu troops in our Chu country are private soldiers of the family, and one-third of the generals are from the proud clan. How can the Chu army be so strong?"
As soon as Xiong Huai finished speaking, Zhaoyang said excitedly, with a blushing face and a thick neck. He could imagine that such a scene would appear on a person who was over sixty years old.
"Lord Yin's heart for the country is clear to the few people in their hearts. The three major families and our Chu royal family have jointly ruled the country of Chu for hundreds of years, and they have long been tied to my Chu royal family."
"What the few people are worried about are the other ambitious nobles in Chu. After nearly a hundred years of development, these nobles have long been entrenched in Chu, and the roots are so deep that it is difficult to remove them!"
"The widow also wanted to cut it off in their hearts, but it can affect the whole body. If we can't handle it properly, our country will have internal and external troubles, and even the country will be in danger of subjugation!"
Xiong Huai said, Xiong Huai and Zhaoyang sighed each other, and I have to say that although Xiong Huai is usually drowsy and terrifying, he is surprisingly wise when he is wise.