At the beginning of the game to supervise the country, Zulong was stunned. Is this my Daqin?

"We are not in a hurry now. Qin and Yuan have just started fighting, so we have to fight steadily. When the two of them are almost done fighting, or when Qin is fighting Yuan and has no strength to fight back, we will ask him for help. , when the time comes, we will reap the benefits of being a fisherman." Song Lian reminded.

Now the people of the Yuan Kingdom don't want to go to war with the Qin Kingdom, and at this time, the people of the Yuan Kingdom don't know that their granaries in the Yuan Kingdom have been burned down, so even the royal family of the Yuan Kingdom knows about it.

It is estimated that the people of Yuan State will not blame Qin State. At this time, the people of Yuan State still want to protect themselves, so as not to be angered by the emperor of Yuan State, so not many people pay attention to the burning of Yuan State's grain.

However, the palace of the Yuan State is now in chaos. After hearing that the granary of the Yuan State was burned, many civil servants and generals came forward one after another, admonishing the emperor of the Yuan State not to go on like this. What does the king think, the fight with Qin must be stopped now, otherwise, it will be troublesome.

"I don't think so. We still have a lot of troops. We should take the opportunity to consume the strength of Qin State. When Qin State's strength is almost weakened, then we can attack Qin State." Song Lian said firmly, although he also He knew that Qin State's surprise attack this time was very dangerous, but he knew that Yuan State's biggest enemy now was Qin State. If Yuan State did not destroy Qin State as soon as possible now, Yuan State would never have a chance to stand up in the future.

"But Your Majesty, think about it, now we have an advantage in the war between the Yuan Kingdom and the Qin Kingdom, but we also have a disadvantage, that is, our relationship with other countries is relatively bad, especially the northern grasslands. The princes above, they hate us to the bone.

And Qin State is also restless in the northwest. Now they have captured many cities. If they are given a few more years, Qin State will definitely be able to compete with our Yuan State. At that time, our Yuan State will really have no hope. up.So now we must destroy Qin State when it grows stronger, and we cannot let Qin State continue to develop. The strength of this Qin State is really terrifying. "A civil servant said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Yes, Your Majesty, now we have to stop Qin, and we cannot let Qin continue to develop." Some other civil and military ministers said.

"Your Majesty, I think we should deal with Qin first, and then deal with the barbarians around when our strength increases," Song Lian said.

Song Lian and those ministers quarreled with each other, and finally those ministers won. After all, Song Lian was just a prime minister, he was not the chief think tank in the court, his resourcefulness was limited, and he had no ability to change the opinions of these people.

Moreover, the battle between Yuan State and Qin State is unavoidable now, so now we can only hold back Yuan State's soldiers and horses as much as possible, so that Qin State's strength will continue to grow, so that Yuan State can suffer at that time.

But what they have to do now is to get those ministers to surrender to Qin as soon as possible, so that Yuan's army will not continue to attack Qin.

Chapter 371 Yuan State Wants to Negotiate with Qin State

And these ministers agreed with Song Lian's words very much, and they also realized that this battle not only involved the Yuan Kingdom, but also other countries.

These ministers all realized that once the strength of Qin State becomes stronger, they will definitely attack their neighboring countries, and they will definitely suffer heavy losses. Instead of suffering heavy losses at that time, it is better to surrender to Qin State now.

As for the people of the Yuan Kingdom, as long as they don't resist, they don't dare to take action easily, and their people will not take the initiative to attack the people of their own country. After all, the lives of their people are relatively peaceful now.

After the ministers of the Yuan Kingdom discussed it, they began to implement it according to their ideas.

Soon, Yuan State sent envoys to negotiate with Qin State, but they didn't want to hand over their land. They also knew that their country's treasury was empty now. If they hand over the land now, it would affect the Their country's future finances will be ruined.

So now they want to talk to Qin, and let Qin promise not to invade their land.

In the court hall of the Qin State, the ministers of the Qin State were also in a meeting at this time. This time the battle between the Qin State and the Yuan State shocked the entire Qin State. The soldiers and ministers of the Qin State did not expect that the Yuan State actually There is still so much food that can be fought with them.

Moreover, both Qin State and Yuan State are short of grain now, and the price of grain in Yuan State is also soaring now, so the officials of Yuan State are so afraid that Yuan State's grain is gone, so they will find Qin State now.

"Your Majesty, our treasury is now empty, so now we have to find a way to solve this problem. If we want to solve this problem, I don't think we need to manage the Yuan Kingdom. Let's think about how to fight other countries. We have enough food for ourselves," Li Si suggested.

"Well, I also think that we should attack other countries. Now our treasury is empty, and we still need a lot of money to buy food, so we can't get entangled in this matter any longer. We have to attack other countries. Only Only in this way can our country win, instead of entangled in this matter here." Zhang Yi also agreed.

"Well, since that's the case, then I'm going to convene the ministers to discuss when we will go to other countries. It's still early for the autumn grain harvest. I think we can delay for a while, and we can still Use this opportunity to clean up some corrupt elements in our country, so that our domestic economy will return to normal." Ying Ziqi nodded and said.

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers were also relieved to hear Ying Ziqi's words.

"Your Majesty is wise, the corrupt elements in our country should also be eliminated, otherwise it will be bad for the long-term development of the country. What we need most now is the time to rest. Only by resting can we recover our vitality and slowly recover our strength. , Only in this way can we win in the future battlefield." Li Si said.

Li Si, the old fox, spoke out everyone's aspirations.

"Well, I've already remembered this without reminding you, so let's do what Li Siqing's family said, but before we conquer other countries, we still need to make other preparations, and that is to repair our city walls." Ying Ziqi said.

The city walls of the Qin State were indeed too dilapidated. If there was a strong attack, they would definitely not be able to stop the cavalry of the Yuan State.

Therefore, the people of the Qin State have to repair the city walls in their own territory, and to strengthen the defense, so that the enemy will not be so easy to conquer.

"Your Majesty, when our people built the city wall, they removed all the stones that could be used in our territory. What is left now is some ordinary wood, and many of them were destroyed by fire." Minister of the Ministry of Industry said.

Now he is also very helpless, the materials for the city wall are insufficient now, even if the city wall is built in a short period of time, those newly built city walls must not be as strong as the tall and thick city walls before.

Moreover, these stones and wood are also difficult to find, just like the current state of Qin, although there are iron ores, and there are quite a lot of them, but these iron ores are not suitable for making armor, and these iron ores are all It is poisonous, and these iron ores are not suitable for smelting, so Qin has no surplus iron ore at all.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for this matter, and we promise to transport the timber to the place within the shortest possible time." An official from the Ministry of Industry said.

"Okay, I'll trouble you then." Ying Ziqi said.

"No trouble, no trouble." The official from the Ministry of Industry said.

Now Qin State still has iron ore reserves, so they can mobilize these iron ores, but it is estimated that it will take a lot of time to deal with these iron ores, and they are also worried that if this happens It would be terrible if the spies from the Yuan Kingdom found out when the batch of iron ore was being delivered.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what you plan to do with these Yuan prisoners?" Li Si said.

Now there are several thousand captives in Yuan State, and they are all gathered together, waiting for Qin State to dispose of them.

"What do you think?" Ying Ziqi said.

Now these captives are already death row inmates, and he doesn't know how to deal with them. If they are released, he is afraid that they will cause trouble again, but if they are not released, it will definitely not work for those captives to stay here like this.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to kill them all. However, I think these captives are still a threat to us within the territory of our Qin State. It is better to kill them all directly." Meng Tian said.

What he said was correct, the current state of Qin could no longer bear the torture of those captives, and if those captives could not be killed, something might happen then.

"Okay, I'll follow the general's opinion this time." Ying Ziqi nodded after hearing Meng Tian's words, and then said.

"Your Majesty is wise." Everyone said to Ying Ziqi respectfully after hearing Ying Ziqi's order.

"Your Majesty, there is actually one more thing that we need to tell Your Majesty." Shang Yang said suddenly.

"What's the matter, Aiqing, please tell me." Ying Ziqi said.

"It's about our grain. Now there are almost [-] tons of grain in our country's granary, and there are some copper coins and gold and silver. Our gold and silver flowed from the south to the north. Now the yuan There is no copper or gold in the country, so now we use those gold, silver and copper coins to exchange food, I don't know if this is okay." Shang Yang asked Ying Ziqi.

Chapter 372 Qin State Wants to Ally with Song State

"Let Aiqing be responsible for this matter. Our Qin State cannot treat those soldiers badly." Ying Ziqi said.

"It's Your Majesty." After hearing Ying Ziqi's words, Shang Yang took the gold and silver to find those merchants. After all, the gold and silver can be used to buy food.

And the other civil and military ministers also admire Shang Yang now. Only Shang Yang dared to do this kind of thing, but now Ying Ziqi has agreed, so they didn't refute it. Anyway, this matter is not something they want to do, so let Shang Yang do it. Bar.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" At this moment, an official stood up and said.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Ying Ziqi asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, in this war, our casualties are a bit heavy, so will the imperial court subsidize the people so that they can farm with peace of mind," the official said.

"No, the country is currently short of food, and the casualties this time have disappointed many people, otherwise, those people would not have so much resentment.

As for the food, don’t worry, I have sent envoys to Xiliang, which is a grain-producing area. Now our country’s food is basically produced there, and there is still a lot of land there, which can be used to grow crops, so There is enough food there. " Ying Ziqi said.

"Since this is the case, then I have nothing else to do. I will step down first!" The official left the hall immediately after hearing Ying Ziqi's words.

"My dear friends, what do you think of our defeat of the Yuan Kingdom this time?" Ying Ziqi sat on the throne and asked the ministers.

When the ministers heard Ying Ziqi's words, they all looked at each other without saying a word, because now they didn't know what Ying Ziqi meant, did they continue to attack the Yuan Kingdom, or just ended the battle like this.

"Why don't you have anything to say?" Ying Ziqi asked.

"I believe that although the Yuan Kingdom has been defeated by us now, the Yuan Kingdom has not perished, but only part of it has been wiped out by us. However, in the southeast of us, there is still the Yuan Kingdom surviving. We have to guard against it!" Li Si After thinking about it for a while, he said.

"Well, then what can you do?" After hearing Li Si's words, Ying Ziqi also agreed with his point of view.

"Your Majesty, we can take this opportunity to expand our sphere of influence, and we can even unite with neighboring countries to deal with the Yuan Kingdom. This will also be a deterrent to other countries." Li Si said to Ying Ziqi.

"Which countries do you think we can join forces with to deal with the Yuan Kingdom?" Ying Ziqi frowned and asked.

"We can contact the State of Song. I think that the State of Song also wants to devour the land of the State of Yuan. After all, this time we have won the State of Yuan. I think that the State of Song should be happy to form an alliance with us." Li Si smiled. said.

"Okay, then it's decided like this. Let Li Si draw up a letter and send it to Song Guo!" Ying Ziqi said to the eunuch next to him.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go, I'll talk to the monarch of the Song Kingdom." Zhang Yi said immediately.

"Well, that's fine, I'll leave this matter to the Prime Minister." Ying Ziqi nodded and said.

"My minister obeys the order." Zhang Yi said happily when she heard the emperor agreed.

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, she was ready to send a letter to Song Guo.

On the other side of Song State, when Zhao Kuangyin learned that Qin State wanted to form an alliance with him to attack Yuan State, he began to call a group of ministers to discuss.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it is possible to form an alliance with Qin. You must know that Qin's soldiers are strong and powerful. Now we have just fought a battle with Yuan, and the soldiers are exhausted. They are not suitable for fighting anymore. Besides, our national strength in Song is still weak." Insufficient, no matter in terms of military strength or national strength, it is not as good as Yuan State.

And there is no need for us to take risks. If we really form an alliance with Qin, our national power will definitely increase, but then we will go to war with Yuan. Now our army is not the opponent of Yuan. How can we fight with Yuan? country at war. "An old minister objected immediately.

"The minister seconded the proposal. The Yuan State is already seriously injured, and we should not continue to fight with the Yuan State. But if we turn against the Qin State, it will not do us any good." Another official also echoed.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it is appropriate to turn against Qin State now." Another minister said.

"Your Majesty, I think so too. It's better for us not to provoke Qin." Another minister said.

Many courtiers persuaded Zhao Kuangyin not to fight against Qin.If we form an alliance with Qin State now, it will maximize the interests of Song State.

"Hmph, don't you know? But Qin is very ambitious. If we don't form an alliance with Qin, then Qin will directly send troops to attack us. The consequences are unimaginable. Now that we are at war with Yuan, we will not lose anything." It will be too big." Zhao Kuangyin looked at those people and said dissatisfied.

Zhao Kuangyin also knew their worries, but during this time, Zhao Kuangyin has been struggling with this problem, because if this problem cannot be resolved, the entire Song Kingdom may fall into crisis, so he is also very contradictory now.

"Your Majesty, all the generals of the Yuan Kingdom have been killed, and the remaining soldiers can't stand against our Qin army. Now we join forces with Qin to attack the Yuan Kingdom, and we can definitely wipe out the Yuan Kingdom. !” said a veteran.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if we challenge Yuan Guo alone now, we will definitely not be able to defeat Yuan Guo. There is a huge gap in terms of strength and military strength, so joining forces with Qin is the best choice!" A minister also followed Said.

"Your Majesty, I feel that our alliance with Qin does not mean that we are afraid of Qin. Qin is powerful, but we have a chance of winning. As long as we have enough food and grass, we can completely defeat Yuan." A young general said to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this time we have won the Yuan Kingdom, then we can gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Now everyone wants to take a bite of the fat in the Central Plains!" A slightly older veteran also said to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Your Majesty, after we form an alliance with Qin, we can threaten the surrounding countries. These countries are unwilling to form an alliance with us. Now they want to reap the benefits of fishing. We also want to prevent these countries. If this is the case, our Song Dynasty The country will be in trouble!" Another person suggested.

"Your Majesty, I think we should pay attention to forming an alliance with Qin. The emperor of Qin is a ruthless character and should not be easily provoked." Another minister said.

Chapter 373 Song Kingdom's Ambition

This minister's suggestion was unanimously endorsed by the rest of the ministers. Everyone believed that it was definitely not a wise choice to form an alliance with Qin.

Zhao Kuangyin hesitated when he heard these people's suggestions.

"Your Majesty, we don't have to be afraid of Qin now, and we can reach an agreement with Qin to send envoys to Song to negotiate. We will form an alliance with Qin, and then Qin will help us destroy Yuan," said a minister. Stand up and say.

"Oh, tell me, what kind of suggestion do you have?" Zhao Kuangyin's eyes lit up when he heard the minister's words, and asked quickly.

"Our relationship with Qin is very good now, and now we are in an alliance with Qin. We can use Qin's strength to let Qin help us destroy Yuan, so that we can reduce our losses. And it can also guarantee us Song's hegemony in the Central Plains." The minister suggested.

"Yes, let's do it!" Many ministers nodded in agreement after hearing the minister's suggestion. Now they only need to find a reasonable reason to get rid of Qin's entanglement, and they can also use this reason. Come to let Song State benefit, so they will not lose.

"Then, what suggestions do you Ai Qings have?" Zhao Kuangyin nodded and asked.

"Your Majesty, I believe that our current alliance with Qin State will be of great benefit to us. Qin State can help us deal with Yuan State, and now that Yuan State is at the end of its strength, we can take advantage of the victory and pursue them to destroy them. !” A civil servant immediately stood up and said.

"Yes, I agree."

"Agree."

When the ministers heard his suggestion, they nodded their heads one after another. They felt that this would be of great benefit to the Song Kingdom.

"So, what do you think should be done? What should we do?" Zhao Kuangyin was also very happy to hear that those people agreed with his ideas, and then continued to ask.

When the ministers heard Zhao Kuangyin's inquiry, smiles appeared on their faces, and they were all secretly proud in their hearts, feeling that they could finally convince His Majesty that they no longer need to be oppressed by them.

However, the smiles of those ministers did not last long, because they found that their majesty did not smile as happily as they expected, but instead frowned, as if thinking about something.

"Your Majesty, don't you agree?" A minister asked with some trepidation.

"Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate. Although we form an alliance with Qin, our alliance with Qin is conditional. In this way, we have to pay a relatively large benefit. Our alliance with Qin is equivalent to putting ourselves Put it in the storm, if it is wiped out by Qin, wouldn't we suffer heavy losses." The minister who spoke just now continued.

"That's right, Your Majesty, in this way, it's not good for us." The other ministers also began to persuade Zhao Kuangyin.

"Your suggestions are good, but I still want to say that I hope we can form an alliance, not only we can form an alliance with Qin, even our Song State can also form an alliance with Qin, I think our king can also form an alliance. You don't want Qin to destroy his country, do you?" Zhao Kuangyin said to these people indifferently.

Those people were taken aback when they heard Zhao Kuangyin's words. They didn't expect that Zhao Kuangyin would actually make such an opinion.

"Your Majesty, I think you may not know Qin very well. Although they are friendly neighbors with us, they will also have ill intentions towards us. We must guard against them." A minister said.

"That's right, their ambitions are obvious, they just want to annex our country of Song!" The other ministers also echoed.

"Hehe, I don't think so? I don't think Qin Guo is that kind of person." At this moment, a person suddenly stood up and said.This person is the minister who just stood up and proposed an alliance.

"Oh, you know our state of Qin very well, tell me, what is your basis." Zhao Kuangyin looked at the minister with interest and said.

"It's very simple. Although the Qin State is a big force, they have huge strength, and many of them are people with high martial arts skills. These people, even our Song State and our Great Song's army are not Qin. If the opponents of the Song Dynasty want to destroy our Song Dynasty, it will be easy. We don't want to die." The minister said.

"Well, it makes sense, but you may not have seen it through yet." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Your Majesty, please enlighten me." The minister said respectfully.

"I know that Qin State wants to destroy Yuan State, but this time we want to destroy Yuan State, but we have two purposes. The first purpose is to destroy Yuan State, so that we can get the huge land of Yuan State. This is Qin State. The second purpose is that we can use this war to consolidate our position in the Central Plains of Song, because as long as we destroy Yuan, we can get huge wealth, beautiful women, and other resources , and in this case, we don’t need to worry about Qin State anymore, because our enemy is only Yuan State, as long as Yuan State is defeated, then we can have huge benefits.” Zhao Kuangyin said.

"So that's how it is." Hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words, the minister suddenly realized.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Hahaha, this is the main reason why we want to form an alliance with Qin. In this case, Qin will definitely support us. In this way, we will have a strong support." Zhao Kuangyin said with a big smile.