I was a gentleman in ancient times

The dignitaries and dignitaries are about to run away, how can these ordinary people have a way to survive?

Just when the common people were anxious and didn't know what to do, some gossip came.

"In this matter, Zou State was at fault first. Qin State was bullied by Zou State. It had no choice but to launch an army crusade. Even if Qin State captured Zou State, only the royal courtiers of Zou State should pay the price. There is no need to panic."

"This...how do you know what the Qin army is like? We say that we are the people of the Zou state. If the Qin army invades, if they want to vent their anger, the people will suffer first."

"No, Qin is the way of justice, and will never massacre."

"You are not Qin Jun, how did you know that?"

"My cousin's family is in Huicheng in the west. When Huicheng was captured by the Qin army, I was still worried about them. I didn't expect that he sent a special letter to report that they were safe a few days ago, saying that their family was fine, but Qin Jun did not Make things difficult for them. The Qin army’s primary targets are those nobles from aristocratic families, and they don’t care about ordinary people at all.”

Everyone is still skeptical, not knowing if it is true.

"Tsk tsk tsk! You don't want to inquire about it. The Qin State also accepts people from other vassal states who have fled. They treat these people the same as the Qin people. Not only do they distribute food and land, but they are also tax-free."

They have also heard of this matter, so it seems that these news are somewhat credible.

"Don't worry about anything, you just need to stay at home safely, and you will be safe and sound, and you won't be killed."

These news made the common people feel at ease. Also, ordinary people like them can't change anything, that's all they can do.Some people vaguely hoped that the Qin army would enter the city earlier, and those aristocrats would be domineering, and they really wanted to see what happened to these people with their own eyes.

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In the capital of King Qin, before dawn, a fast horse broke the tranquility.

"Quickly open the city gate, good news ahead, the army has broken through King Zou's capital, we have won."

The soldiers guarding the city were still in a daze, but when they heard the words outside, they jumped up in shock.What?won?Did they really beat Zou Guo down?Hastily opened the city gate and asked carefully.Only now did they believe that the news they heard was true, that Qin Guo had won!

The sound of horseshoes went all the way to the direction of the palace, and the messenger shouted loudly all the way.The people along the road woke up from their dreams. Someone turned over and muttered, "What are you shouting outside?"

After waking up, he listened carefully to Cai Maliu's cloak again, got up and opened the door to look.A neighbor also poked his head out, "Did you hear what was shouted just now?"

"Great victory, we Qin people won the battle?"

"It seems to be, it must have not run away."

"My God! Did we really defeat Zou Guo?" For many years, Zou Guo showed off his power and bullied Qin Guo. It is not a day or two.They never counted on this day, but when this day really came, many people couldn't believe it.However, when they reacted, they couldn't help running around telling each other with joy, playing the crown and celebrating.

Although it was not yet the morning court time, the courtiers who got the news had already rushed to the palace.One is to inquire about the accuracy of the news, and the other is to discuss how to proceed in the next step.

The Qin army won a big victory and destroyed the Zou country. They will take over Zou's territory, right?And those captives should be properly settled, right?All of these are major events!That's great.

When they got to the palace, everyone realized that Xiangguo Lord Wei Su hadn't come.At this moment, where can Wei Xiangguo be missing?The changes in Qin over the years are visible to the naked eye.They all knew that if it wasn't for Wei Xiangguo, today's victory would never have been possible.Wang Zixu hurriedly sent someone to invite him.

Wei Su had been busy with political affairs last night, and he just fell asleep when he was ugly, and felt that he was awakened as soon as he closed his eyes.It turned out that it was someone from the palace who said that there was good news ahead, so he specially came to invite Wei Xiangguo to discuss with the palace.

It turned out to be this matter.Wei Su was not too surprised when he heard that, he rubbed his heavy head, thinking that there should be good news coming at this time.

After washing up, he got into the carriage and headed towards the palace.To win the Zou Kingdom is not only to be busy with the triumphant return of the army, but also to pay attention to the reactions of other vassal states and various ways to deal with doubts.

But Wei Su didn't worry too much, the world's power obeyed.From Lou State in the past to Bei State in the present, whoever is powerful has to listen to him, and no one dares to intervene in anything.So as long as Qin is strong, no one would dare to oppose Qin.

The only thing he was worried about was the country of Bei. Although Xun Qi came back from the country of Yue, he sent Xun Qi as an envoy to go to Bei country in person.The purpose is to prevent a powerful country like Bei from intervening in the war between Qin and Zou. Obviously, Xun Qi did it.

Bei State did not come forward to negotiate a peace, so how could the other vassal states do it for them?Zou was isolated and helpless, and the outcome of the war could have been predicted long ago.

Now that Zou was captured, no one in Qin would dare to underestimate it.The population of the territory has increased greatly, so what you want to do will not be so stretched.

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"What?" Xun Wei, the king of Bei, suddenly stood up and stared at the palace man in front of him, "What did you say? Say it again."

The palace servants tremblingly repeated the news they had just received, "The Qin army captured King Zou's capital, King Zou and the ancestral temple were burned together, and Zou Kingdom is gone."

Xun Huang frowned, remembering that before Zou Guojun asked him to send someone to make peace with Qin Guojun, but Xun Qi stopped him.

Xun Qi said: Zou State deceived Qin State to be weak and sent troops to attack Qin State. At that time, Bei State did not intervene. Now Zou State is being counterattacked by Qin State.It is reasonable for Bei State to join in and help Zou State?People in the world have their own judgment on this matter, is it true that Beiguo really wants to risk the displeasure of the world?If this is the case, Bei Guo is afraid that the two sides will not please each other.Not only will it arouse the hatred of the Qin State, but it will also make people in the world say that a big country is bullying a weak country. Where are you going to put your face, Mr. Bei?

What Xun Qi said was reasonable, he was not someone who wanted to meddle in other people's business, but after hearing Xun Qi's words, he gave up the idea of ​​fighting.It's just that they didn't expect that Qin State would destroy Zou State so quickly?This made him unbelievable for a moment.

He originally thought that the relationship between the two countries was probably just a fight between you and me.Even if there is a victory or defeat, it will not be so fast, let alone destroying Zou Guo easily.

Everyone knows that Qin is weak and helpless, and Zou can be bullied whenever he wants.You might not be surprised if Zou State annexed Qin State.But now that it's the other way around, it has to make people think deeply.

After Xun Huang walked around a few times, he realized something in his heart.The changes in Qin State seem to be related to one person, and that person is none other than Wei Su.

Others may not know Wei Su's abilities, but he does.At the beginning, Wei Su's plan in Lou country, he got it from Xun Qi, he didn't believe it at first.Later, Wei Su really disintegrated the Lou Kingdom by himself.At that time, he had a slight fear of Wei Su, so when Xun Qi asked him to invite Wei Su to Bei Kingdom, he hesitated.In the end Wei Su went to Qin, and he was relieved instead.

But now, he couldn't tell what kind of feeling he was feeling.As early as when Wei Su was still in Yingyang Academy, he had already heard his father mention Wei Su, saying that he was the only person in hundreds of years who was comparable to Zhang Xianxiang of the previous dynasty. If there is a chance, he must be invited to come. Come to Bei country.

Later, Lou Guo acted first and forced Wei Su to go to Lou Guo.Afterwards, Wei Su's series of plans and arrangements are still creepy in hindsight.This person turns his hands into clouds and his hands into rain. If it is not for the monarch who is loyal to him according to his wishes, it will not be possible for people to resolve the crisis.

When Wei Su went to Qin State, he also had a cold-eyed attitude.The state of Qin is located in a remote and wild place. It can be said that the wealth is exhausted and the people's livelihood is dying.Wei Su went to Qin, how much can he do?

However, such a weak and small vassal state, because of Wei Su's help, has become so powerful in just a few years, can it annex Zou State in one fell swoop?

It is impossible for him to believe that there is no credit for Wei Su, no, he must understand the situation of Qin State clearly.Thinking of this, he quickly called someone to call Xun Qi over.

Xun Qi also stayed in Bei State as an envoy of Qin State.When Xun Qi came over, he bowed according to the rules of Qin envoys, and then he knelt down and sat down.

Xun Huang was very helpless about this, because Qi, the prince of Bei, came back as an envoy of Qin, which seemed to have completely stripped him of his previous status as a prince.

Xun Huang was in a complicated mood. This younger brother used to share weal and woe with him. When did he become so alienated and indifferent?

He couldn't figure it out, but Xun Qi had already asked why he was here.

Xun Huang stopped thinking about what was there, and said directly: "Do you know that Qin State destroyed Zou State?"

Xun Qi smiled slightly, "Isn't this normal?"

"Normal?" Xun Qi didn't seem surprised at all, but Xun Huang couldn't sit still.

Xun Qi took a sip of the tea brought up by the palace servants. It turned out that they still remembered what kind of tea they liked to drink. "Since the Qin State dared to send troops to fight back, it must be certain. If it is not sure, why would the King of Qin send troops? It's not because he is full."

These words actually choked Xun Wei so much that he couldn't speak. After deliberating for a long time, he asked suspiciously: "When will the state of Qin have such strength? The power of the state of Zou should not be underestimated. It can be captured in such a short time.”

He glanced at Xun Qi, "Brother Wang, you are from Bei, and even the prince of Bei..."

"I am an envoy of Qin State now." Before Xun Huang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xun Qi, "Your Majesty, if you have any questions, feel free to ask, and as an envoy of Qin State, I will answer as much as I can. "

As soon as these words came out, a rare embarrassment appeared on Xun Huang's face.Knowing that Xun Qi has made up his mind not to mention his previous identity to him again, so he gave up.Said: "What is the current state of Qin's national power? With Wei Su's help, and now that Zou has been taken down, Qin is no longer to be underestimated. So what is Qin's plan for the next step?" ?”

He didn't know if Xun Qi would tell him the truth, but he still had a glimmer of hope that Xun Qi was still from Bei country after all, and he had treated him well, at least before he left Bei country, he had never treated him badly.As for the grievances between him and Mr. Zeng, it is not something that the king himself can solve.

He never really thought about the reason for Xun Qi's departure, and even forgot Xun Qi's help when he was not king.In other words, he thought he had treated Xun Qi well, and it was because he didn't know what to do that he felt resentful towards him.

Xun Qi sighed, the King of Bei in front of him is no longer the prince he used to be, people really do change.

Xun Qi didn't look at Xun Wei, his eyes fell on the teacup in his hand.He pondered and said: "King Qin also said that Qin sent troops to Zou, it was a last resort. Anyone who is bullied to the head can't bear it? If Bei is bullied by other vassal states, if there is a slight Bloody people can't swallow their anger. So the king asked Qin what his next plan was, and it was natural that people would not offend me and I would not offend others. As for Qin's national strength, this is really hard to say. The king wants to know, so he can't help sending envoys there Take a trip."

Xun Qi's words seemed to answer Xun Huang's question, but they didn't seem to answer anything, which made Xun Huang feel a deep sense of powerlessness.It seems that I can't get the answer I want from Xun Qi.