Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

The sun at noon in summer poured down from the sky, and through the gaps of the big tree in the yard, the shadows of countless leaves were reflected on the ground.

A breeze blew by, and all the leaves fluttered gently in the wind. The sound of rustling spread to every corner of the yard, and even the shadows of the leaves on the ground danced with the breeze.

On the ground covered by leaf shadows, a headless corpse fell there, blood slowly overflowing from the neck, staining the ground red.

The faint smell of blood wafts in the air, and with this breeze, it floats far, far away

Chapter 522 Qin Wangzhu asks advice (fourth more)

Xianyang.

Three days ago, a grand enthronement ceremony was held in Xianyang Palace.

After this enthronement ceremony, the one-year mourning period due to Qin Wangji's death officially ended, and the original Qin Prince An Guojun Zhao Zhu ascended the throne as the new Qin King, named Qin Wangzhu.

This is also the first secret court meeting held by Qin Wangzhu after the succession, attended by many important officials of the Qin State.

It was already summer, and even though Miyagi was located on a high platform, the scorching heat in the air was still lingering, which made people feel restless.

Qin Wangzhu sat on the throne at the top, his face looked somewhat pale, giving people a feeling that he was not in good health, which made the several important officials of the Qin State a little worried.

But what was completely different from his extremely pale face was Qin Wangzhu's somewhat excited expression.

After waiting for so many years, the throne of Qin finally fell into the hands of the widow.

This feeling of being in control, being the boss and the second child is really wonderful!

Qin Wangzhu took a deep breath, trying to make his words sound as calm as possible: "You must have known the outcome of the Gaotang War. In your opinion, what should Daqin do next? Fang can achieve the goal of rising again?"

It sounds a bit strange, Qin Guo has just suffered a few defeats, and finally stopped for a year. At this time, if he does not continue to recuperate, why does he start to discuss the matter of war?

This is actually related to Qin's military merit system.

The military merit system was destined to be a highly expansive system from the very beginning, which was not determined by any Qin monarch, but by the characteristics of the system itself.

At this time, there were no imperial examinations, and economic activities in Qin State were not developed, so it was impossible for ordinary people to become officials or engage in business.

But the problem is, if the people will always be the people, then who is willing to risk their lives to fight for the king?

No one hopes that their children and grandchildren will always be ordinary people who are bound to the land and work day after day. Everyone hopes that they can use their own struggles to make their families and future generations live a better life. Life.

There must be a way to give the civilians a way to rise, so as to stimulate the enthusiasm of the civilians to fight for the country.

The military merit system is Shang Yang's answer to this question.

As long as you join the army to fight and gain military merits, then the country will give you the land, the country will give you the money, and the country will give you the title.

In short, with enough military merits, any country you want will give you.

Military merit has become the only channel for the vast majority of Qin people to rise up except for a small number of top nobles.

No one would willingly risk his life to fight for an illusory future on the battlefield, but if there is only one choice before him, then there is actually no good choice.

Therefore, Qin State needs war, which is not just from the will of the monarch or the ruling class, but from the will of the people at the bottom of Qin State.

When the military merit system has been developed to the present, its beneficiaries have spread all over the state of Qin.

Soldiers need to fight to become officers, officers need to fight to become generals, generals need to fight to become ministers

This is a power that even the king cannot go against.

So Qin must fight.

And to win battles.

Because according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, if a battle is defeated, basically no credit can be obtained, and even the generals and officers who lead the army will be punished.

It can be said that apart from Zhao, Qin should be the country most eager for war.

Under such circumstances, Qin, which had just passed the period of national mourning, naturally put war on the agenda, and no one would object.

War is inseparable from vertical and horizontal alliances. The envoys send letters back and forth to negotiate, and then add the time to prepare for the war. Basically, another year has passed, which is equivalent to two years of Qin's cultivation.

You must know that in the 289 years from 33 BC to the present, Qin was not in a state of war for only two years, and it was constantly fighting for the other 31 years.

Two years of recuperation is already a very extravagant thing for Qin, which is known for its belligerence.

When Qin Wangzhu asked such a question, Yangquan Lord Michen immediately stood up first, and said to Qin Wangzhu: "Your Majesty, Zhao is powerful now, and it is time to fight against Zhao."

After Qin Wangzhu came to the throne, Mi Chen's sister, Mrs. Huayang, was named the Queen of Qin, so Mi Chen is now considered to be proud of her spring and has a lot of influence in Qin's political arena.

As soon as Mi Chen's words were uttered, they immediately resonated with many Qin ministers present.

Although Qin and Zhao have the same surname and they are married, the ministers of Qin State know very well that if Qin State wants to continue to become stronger, overthrowing Zhao State is a must.

If the State of Zhao does not collapse, the revival and rise of the State of Qin will be nothing but a castle in the air.

Qin Wangzhu nodded slightly, and agreed with Mi Chen's words: "Yangquan Jun's words won the hearts of the few. It's just how to deal with the matter of resisting Zhao."

Mi Chen said: "In my opinion, the Qi and Wei countries have suffered heavy losses in the hands of Zhao Guo, and they are forced to cede land for peace. They must have a grudge against Zhao Guo. Therefore, the king only needs to send envoys to one of these two countries. The two countries will inevitably respond. In this way, if the three countries are united, we only need to persuade Han and Yan to join, and then the destruction of Zhao will be just around the corner."

As soon as Mi Chen's words fell, there was an obvious sneer from the side.

Mi Chen was furious in his heart, turned his head and found that this person was Cai Ze, immediately sneered, and said: "Mr. Gang Cheng, what's your opinion?"

Cai Ze stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I dare not take it for a high opinion, but in my opinion, Mr. Yangquan's strategy is a bit too taken for granted."

Mi Chen stared at Cai Ze with eyes full of anger.

Of course Mi Chen knew why Cai Ze made such sarcastic remarks. Wasn't it because Cai Ze felt that Mi Chen had taken the position of Xiangbang?

On the other side, Cai Ze completely ignored Mi Chen's anger, and continued to speak: "The two countries of Qi and Wei really hate Zhao Guo deeply, but the battle of Gaotang has already proved that Qi Wei's alliance is not the enemy of Zhao Guo. In this way, Qi Wangjian He and Wei Wangyu must be timid, so how can they be willing to attack Zhao? If Qi and Wei are unwilling to attack Zhao, then there is no way to talk about the matter."

When Cai Ze said these words, Mi Chen's complexion inevitably changed, and it took a long while before he said, "If that's the case, then what does Gang Cheng think about Da Qin?"

Mi Chen's subtext is that you, Cai Ze, don't just say I can't do it, present your own ideas for everyone to hear.

What Cai Ze was waiting for was Mi Chen's words.

Therefore, after Mi Chen's words fell, Cai Ze immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan. If it can be achieved, then the matter of all nations breaking Zhao is by no means empty talk."

Chapter 523 Cai Ze Offers Again (First Update)

As soon as Cai Ze finished speaking, Qin Wangzhu's eyes lit up immediately.

For the current Qin Wangzhu, any strategy that can help him defeat Zhao Guo is absolutely as precious as a rare treasure.

So Qin Wangzhu immediately asked, "Why does Mr. Gang Cheng teach me?"