Chapter 142 Hypnosis, Hypnosis, Hypnosis
After ten years of construction, Zhengguo Canal was finally completed.

After the completion of Zhengguo Canal, the Jing River, which contained a large amount of sediment, was used to irrigate Guanzhong, increasing soil fertility. This enabled Guanzhong, which had scarce rainfall and poor land, to develop agriculture and solved the Qin State's food shortage problem.

Therefore, after the first wave of autumn harvest, the Qin State had the confidence to march eastward.

There is some confusion in the court today. The first country to be destroyed is undoubtedly South Korea, but who should be chosen as the second country has become a problem.

Looking at the map, Qin borders four countries: Zhao, Wei, Han, and Chu. Therefore, after the demise of Han, the secondary target became a new problem.

After Lu Buwei's downfall, he was replaced by Changping Jun Xiong Qi and Wang Wan, with Changping Jun as the right prime minister and Wang Wan as the left prime minister.

If there is only one person as prime minister, it is called the Prime Minister's State. If there are two prime ministers, they will be divided into the right prime minister and the left prime minister.

The forces in the court of the Qin Dynasty were once intertwined. When Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne, the forces in the court were divided into four: the Ying clan, the Han forces, the Chu forces, and Lu Buwei's forces.

With Cheng Jiao's mutiny, the Han faction collapsed.

As Lu Buwei resigned from office and retired, his power also declined.

In the Qin court today, the most powerful force is not the Ying clan, but the Chu clan.

Therefore, in order to appease the Chu forces, Ying Zheng gave the position of right prime minister to Changping Jun Xiong Qi.

However, Xiong Qi did not appreciate it. He was in Qin but his heart was with Chu, so Changping Jun proposed to destroy Zhao and Wei first.

"I suggest that we attack Zhao or Wei first."

"I second the motion!"
As soon as this was said, officials of the Chu faction responded one after another. If possible, they also hoped that the destruction of their homeland could be delayed a little longer.

Some Chu officials had completely obeyed Changping Jun and were secretly planning to obstruct Qin's attack on Chu.

Wang Wan glanced at the situation in the court and unconsciously looked at Gongsun Ce who was watching the show. He knew very well that Ying Zheng would most likely adopt Gongsun Ce's decision, so it would be right to follow Gongsun Ce's example.

But Gongsun Ce was just watching the show. However, there are some rules for watching a show. Gongsun Ce was identifying the officials in the Chu faction who completely obeyed Changping Jun's orders. At the same time, he was also looking for fence-sitters who might be bought by Changping Jun.

Military generals enjoyed the stable upward channel brought by the Qin State’s military merit system. Unless they had ulterior motives for joining the Qin State in the first place, they would basically not betray the Qin State.

Therefore, Gongsun Ce's focus of observation is still on the civil officials. After the court session, Gongsun Ce will go and have a good talk with them. The specific action will naturally be the use of words and hypnosis.

Gongsun Ce has always been fair in his work. Since Lao Ai has been deserted by his friends and relatives, how could Changping Jun be an exception?
When the day comes that Changping Jun rebels, he will feel what it means to be isolated and helpless.

Lord Changping: Attack the unjust and punish the tyrannical Qin!
Everyone around Changping Jun except Changwen Jun: I'm sorry, I had no choice before, but now I just want to be an old Qin person!
Gongsun Ce thought of this and silently lit a candle for Changping Jun.

At this time, Li Si, who had been observing Ying Zheng and Gongsun Ce, felt that Changping Jun's proposal might not be what Ying Zheng wanted, so Li Si decisively began to show his ability.

"I think we should destroy Chu first. Chu is powerful, and destroying it first will be enough to deter the other four countries!"

Li Si's words made the Chu faction very dissatisfied, and they immediately began to besiege Li Si.

"Tingwei, don't talk nonsense. Chu is a vast country. If we attack first, it will be difficult for our Great Qin to follow up with the baggage. This is not a good idea."

"That's right. The land of Zhao and Wei is not as good as that of Chu. If we conquer them first, it will be easier to manage."

"What is the intention of the Tingwei when he said to attack Chu first?"

……

After Lu Buwei's downfall, Li Si became the Chief Justice and one of the Nine Ministers. Compared with Lu Buwei's previous followers, it can be said that he rose to fame in one step.

But Li Si was not satisfied. What he wanted was the position of prime minister. Therefore, after facing the attacks from the Chu officials, he did not keep silent.

He knew that Ying Zheng did not like the Chu faction's banding together, so he had to work harder.

However, Gongsun Ce had seen enough of the drama, so he spoke before Li Si, "I think it would be better to attack Zhao."

In an instant, the court fell silent, followed by a chorus of agreement.

"The commander is right!"

"Yes, the attack on Zhao is a stroke of genius..."

Ying Zheng looked at the farce below and said loudly, "According to the commander's words, destroy Han and attack Zhao!"

"Destroy Han and attack Zhao!"
As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, he was met with even stronger voices of agreement. Ying Zheng took a deep look at the court and found that even if Lu Buwei was not there, he might not have the final say in the court.

After the court session, Ying Zheng ordered Zhao Gao to retain Gongsun Ce, "General Gongsun, the king has a request."

Gongsun Ce followed Zhao Gao into Zhangtai Palace, where Ying Zheng was removing a wax-sealed bamboo slip. Zhao Gao saw that besides Ying Zheng, there was only Gai Nie in Zhangtai Palace, so he left tactfully.

After reading the contents of the bamboo slips, Ying Zheng sighed and said, "Mr. Gongsun, Zhongfu has returned to his old home. Recently, many people from the six countries have visited him."

Gongsun Ce understood what Ying Zheng meant. He was asking him how to prevent Lu Buwei from serving as an official in another country.

"A Zheng, you think too much. You have been second to none in Qin for too long. Apart from the position of prime minister and the power to have the final say, nothing can impress Lü Buwei anymore."

Ying Zheng rolled up the bamboo slips, which was considered as his approval of Gongsun Ce's words. Then Ying Zheng asked Gongsun Ce why he agreed to attack Zhao first, "Mr. Gongsun, why do you think we must attack Zhao first?" Gongsun Ce asked Ying Zheng in return, "Don't you plan to attack Zhao and Wei first? There are three reasons for attacking Zhao first:

First, it has not been more than two hundred years since the three families divided Jin, and the resistance to unifying the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei is less than that to unifying the other three kingdoms.

Second, after conquering Han, the pressure to transport supplies from Han to Zhao and Wei was greatly reduced.

Third, Zhao is a strong country. After conquering Zhao, we can deter the other four countries."

Ying Zheng nodded, "Sir, your thoughts coincide with mine."

Then, Ying Zheng suddenly changed the subject and asked, "I wonder if you are interested in revisiting the old place?"

"of course."

Gongsun Ce smiled slightly. Going to Korea was indeed a revisit to an old place, and it was also necessary to bring Han Fei and Hong Lian back to Korea.

If nothing unexpected happens, Han Fei should become the actual administrator of Han State, but the prefect of Yingchuan County will be Honglian.

Gongsun Ce understood Han Fei. Since Han Fei had chosen to become an official of Qin, he would not rebel against Qin again.

What's more, Han Wangan and Honglian are both hostages in disguise. Han Fei values ​​family ties, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. With hostages in hand, there is no need to worry about Han Fei's rebellion.

Ten days later, Gongsun Ce took Han Fei, Honglian, Madam Mingzhu, Zinu, Yan Lingji and Jingwei to the Kingdom of Han.

It was early morning, the morning glow illuminated the earth, and a faint golden color appeared on the horizon.

Gongsun Ce was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with his head resting on Yan Lingji's knees. Honglian, Madam Mingzhu and Zinu were massaging him, while Jingwei was comforting Gongsun Yan.

Gongsun Yan seemed to feel the exciting spirit of war and iron cavalry, and was now dancing wildly, extremely excited.

But Gongsun Ce felt that Gongsun Yan was too excited too early. The great general of Han, Wei Zhuang, had already surrendered to the enemy. The only army in the entire Han Dynasty that would resist was the few city defense forces in Han Yu's hands.

Dian Qing, the former Grand Sima, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang stood on the ground in front of the bronze chariot. Dian Qing and the former Grand Sima were pulling the iron chain.

In addition to pulling the iron chains, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang also wore bronze masks on their faces. Gongsun Ce could not tame these two deadpools in a short period of time. So at this time, alchemy made sense.

The bronze masks on their faces were the bridles that controlled the two men. The Lord of Soldiers, who was flying in the air with his wings spread, also had a bronze mask on his face. There was an iron chain around his waist that connected him to the bronze chariot.

The five of them worked together and the bronze chariot was pulled. At this time, the bronze bells released the drum beats and horn sounds that Gongsun Ce had recorded in advance.

"Boom boom boom, woo~ boom boom boom, woo..."

After the bronze carriage left the Taiwei Mansion, the carriage Han Fei was riding in followed Gongsun Ce's bronze carriage from behind.

Soon, two carriages left Xianyang city one after another. The army led by Shi Teng was already stationed outside Xianyang city.

Although this army was not the elite of Qin, their morale was high and their steps were in step.

The soldiers were dressed in uniform armor and holding long spears, shining brightly in the sun.

The sound of their footsteps echoed with the sound of the carriage's hooves and bells, creating a spectacular picture.

The army led by Nei Shi Teng came from the garrison troops from all over the Qin State. They rushed all the way and gathered outside Xianyang. As the army headed towards the border of Han, the army would continue to grow.

The cities along the way would send troops to join in, in order to ease the pressure on food and fodder. After all, Zhao State was a tough nut to crack.

As the carriage moved forward, the surrounding scenery kept changing.

Honglian curiously opened the car curtain to look at the changing scenery around her. For her, this was the second time she had walked this road.

When she came to Xianyang, Korea still existed. After she returned, Korea was gone.

Finally, at sunset, Gongsun Ce and his party arrived at the Korean border.

As Gongsun Ce's bronze chariot moved forward, Nei Shi Teng's army had no obstruction and arrived all the way outside Xinzheng City.

This made Nei Shiteng exclaim in his heart: I can't get any military merit.

Destroying a country is indeed a great achievement, but if no one is killed, he and his soldiers will not get any military merit, which is not conducive to Nei Shi Teng's command of the army.

As night fell and the new policy was in sight, Nei Shiteng could not sleep. Although he knew in advance that he was just here to play a supporting role in this battle, the fact that he had no military merit made him very uncomfortable.

Outside the central army tent, Nei Shiteng, who couldn't sleep, kept wandering around.

Gongsun Ce, who was in the central army tent, heard the footsteps outside the tent and couldn't help but find it funny, so he passed the message to Nei Shi Teng.

"Why worry? There will be a chance to fight tomorrow, and there will be such opportunities in the future."

In addition to Han Yuhui's organized resistance, there are other people in South Korea who will be unwilling to give in and resist.

Although this kind of military merit is like a mosquito leg, a mosquito leg is also meat. It all depends on whether Nei Shi Teng can grasp it. Nei Shi Teng also understood Gongsun Ce's hidden meaning, so he returned to his tent and waited for dawn.

(End of this chapter)