Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

While dealing with these enthusiastic flattering subordinates, while Lu Buwei was thinking about other thoughts, a few bells suddenly interrupted his thoughts and attracted the attention of everyone in the square.

Once these clear bells ring, it means that the first big court meeting of the Qin State in the New Year is about to begin.

So in just a short time, the officials of Qin State who were scattered on the square immediately consciously lined up in a long and neat line.

As Xiangbang, the head of the hundred officials, Lu Buwei stood at the front as a matter of course, and Cai Ze stood behind him on the right hand side. After Cai Ze was the Jiuqing, and after the Jiuqing were the officials of the Qin State.

A few more bells rang, and the gate of Xianyang Palace slowly opened.

A general of the palace guards appeared on the palace wall and said loudly: "The king announced that all officials have entered the palace!"

Lu Buwei was the first to lead all the officials of the Qin Kingdom into the palace gate, and it took nearly a quarter of an hour to finally reach the main hall.

After entering the hall, all the ministers sat down according to their respective positions.

Of course, the area of ​​the hall is limited after all, so not everyone can have the right to sit in the hall. Only the three princes and nine ministers like Lu Buwei and Cai Ze can have seats. Can only stand.

After a while, a male duck's voice suddenly sounded: "The king is here."

Everyone immediately raised their spirits and stood up from their seats, while the standing people subconsciously straightened their backs, trying to make themselves look more energetic.

Soon, the young Qin King Chu appeared in front of everyone.

Qin Wangchu seemed to be in a good mood. The good life he had enjoyed since he became the throne made him look a little richer compared to his previous thin body.The whole person's face was flushed, and he was very energetic.

After Qin Wangchu took his seat, Lu Buwei bowed to Qin Wangchu and said loudly: "I have seen the king, I wish the king a safe body."

After Lu Buwei opened his mouth, all the military officials of the Qin State said in unison: "I have seen the king, I wish the king's holy body and peace."

Qin Wangchu nodded and said: "Your health is well, you don't need to be too polite, just sit down."

After Qin Wangchu said these words, Lu Buwei and the other three princes and nine ministers naturally sat down, while the other ministers obviously could only continue to stand, after all, they were not part of the "Qing".

This big court meeting is actually a more routine meeting.

Because it mainly summarizes the above-mentioned actions in the past year, and then announces the rewards or punishments for various institutions and officials of the Qin State here.

All in all, this is bound to be a time when a lot of people laugh and a lot of people cry.

But in any case, basically speaking, the fate of most people has already been decided at this time, and all that needs to be done is to be announced.

Sure enough, King Chu of Qin immediately said: "The reason for holding this grand court meeting today is to announce the achievements of the past year to the ministers. The outstanding ones will be rewarded, and the unqualified ones will be severely punished! Alright!" ,let's start"

As soon as Qin Wangchu finished speaking, more than a dozen palace guards immediately left the hall carrying several large baskets of bamboo slips, and came to Qin Wangchu.

Lu Buwei looked at the baskets in front of him, and suddenly thought of Zhao Guo's paper, and couldn't help thinking enviously: "If all the bamboo slips in these are recorded on paper, I'm afraid it's nothing more than a thread-bound book in your hand. Is it just a book?"

In fact, Lu Buwei is in a very good mood, because according to the results learned a few days ago, this time Lu Buwei's faction can be said to have won a lot of victory with the support of Qin Wangchu, and successfully squeezed Cai Ze's faction living space.

Sure enough, with the announcement of the list of rewards and punishments one by one, Cai Ze's face gradually became ugly, until it was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

After all, Cai Ze was not Qin Wangchu's confidant, so he was not able to realize the result.

If Lu Buwei and Cai Ze were considered to be slightly stronger than Lu Buwei and slightly weaker than Cai Ze before, then now Lu Buwei can be said to be significantly stronger than Cai Ze.

After reading for almost half an hour, all the lists of rewards and punishments were finally recited completely, and the smile on Lu Buwei's face and the joyful knowledge in his heart also reached their peak at this moment.

From now on, Lu Buwei will have the final say in the state of Qin!

After announcing these personnel arrangements for rewards and punishments, this time the big court meeting ended like this, but to Lu Buwei's surprise, Qin Wangchu actually kept him and several important officials of the Qin State, and then held another meeting in secret. meeting.

I saw Qin Wangchu straight to the point and said to Lu Buwei and others: "My dear family, Zhao Guo just sent an envoy not long ago, intending to let the widow send troops to accompany Zhao Guo to attack Yan Guo. I don't know about this matter. What's your opinion?"

As soon as King Qin and Chu finished speaking, many people turned their attention to Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, I feel that even if we win this war, it will be of no benefit to Daqin at all."

Qin Wangchu nodded thoughtfully, glanced at the Qin officials present, and said, "Do you all have the same opinion as Wu Chengjun?"

Although it was everyone who asked the question, Qin Wangchu's eyes were firmly fixed on Gang Chengjun Cai Ze.

Cai Ze pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, I think this is a good opportunity to buy people's hearts. After all, Duan Ganzi's rebellion and regicide are unbearable things for the world, and eliminating Duan Ganzi is also in line with people's hearts. What’s more, I heard that the Zhao Dynasty has sent invitations to all the monarchs of the world, and all the monarchs who want to come to the princes will agree to such invitations. If the king agrees not to go, I’m afraid it will attract criticism again.”

Lu Buwei sneered, and said, "So what about criticism? Great Qin has been a country for hundreds of years, when has it not been criticized by the people of the Central Plains? If criticism can defeat Great Qin, then how can Great Qin have the prosperity it is today? "

When Lu Buwei said this, Cai Ze suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and immediately retorted: "Wu Chengjun, you are talking nonsense. Do you have to be isolated and discriminated against by the Great Qin and the Central Plains countries?" Are you feeling happy?"

Lu Buwei let out a hey, and said to Cai Ze: "Unhappiness should not be considered by us as ministers of the Qin State at all. What we should consider is whether this matter is good for Daqin. If it is If there is no benefit, why do it?"

The two fought each other, but neither of them could convince the other. Obviously, Qin Wangchu could only make up his mind.

Qin Wangchu looked at the two of them who were arguing, with a hesitant expression on his face.

To be honest, Qin Wangchu is actually more inclined to listen to Cai Ze's opinion this time, because as Cai Ze said, once he participates in this counter-rebellion, Qin Wangchu's reputation will definitely improve .

It is a common problem for men to save face the most.

And the younger and more passionate a man is, the more urgently he needs face. As a young King of Qin who has just enthroned, King Chu of Qin undoubtedly needs a victory to enhance his prestige and face.

So Qin Wangchu coughed, and said to Lu Buwei: "Wu Chengjun, is there anything else you want to add?"

Qin Wangchu's meaning is very simple, if you, Lu Buwei, have nothing to impress the widows, then this time, follow Cai Ze's wishes.

After Lu Buwei heard this, his heart sank slightly.

You must know that Lu Buwei has already known about this matter in advance. Before that, Zhao Guo quietly sent Hu Yiwei to send a secret letter to Lu Buwei, hoping that Lu Buwei could send a "person of his own" to control the state of Qin this time. The army, let Qin's army not become a threat to Zhao this time.

Lu Buwei is such an old, treacherous and cunning person. As soon as he saw this, he immediately understood that Zhao Guo must have plans in this battle against Wei.

But the problem is that although Lu Buwei has had some contacts in the military over the past few years, those reliable subordinates of Lu Buwei in the military are not qualified to be the chief generals for the time being. This is why Lu Buwei has always firmly opposed Qin's sending troops.

Just when Lu Buwei was not paying attention, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said, "Your Majesty, I feel that instead of following in the footsteps of Zhao Guoren, it is better to send troops to recover Yiqu when Zhao Guoren is fighting in the east and has no time to take care of the west. !"

As soon as Qin Wangchu heard these words, he was refreshed, and immediately became interested, and said to Lu Buwei: "Lu Qing, tell me in detail!"

Lu Buwei said to King Chu of Qin: "I didn't think about this matter for a long time. After all, all the countries in the Central Plains are paying attention to Wei Guo because of this cadre. This is an excellent opportunity to recover Yiqu."

You must know that since the independence of Yiqu country two years ago, this small country, which is not too big and has a population of less than 20, has caused a lot of trouble for Qin country.

Yi Qusheng's monarch, Yi Qusheng, obviously understands the truth that only relying on Zhao State can maintain independence, so he unreservedly turned to Zhao State, and he looked willing to be Zhao State's younger brother, which made Qin State's monarchs very unhappy.

Moreover, when Yiqu restored the country, Qin began to lack sufficient sources of cavalry, and had to send troops to the northern border to guard against the invasion of Yiqu people who might arrive at any time. This was also a drain on Qin's national power.

If Yiqu can be regained, then Qin's territory will increase, and it only needs to concentrate on defending against one Li Mu.

So Qin Wangchu pondered for a while, and finally said to all the ministers present: "I have decided, I will use Wu Chengjun's suggestion!"

On the multiple-choice question of prestige and land, Qin Wangchu finally believed that land was the most worthy choice.