Chapter 92: Baili Xi was held in the market? No, with great fanfare!

One month later, Xianyang, Xianyang Palace, Zhangtai Palace.

Ying Zheng was handling official business. It was true that Lu Buwei had power over the government, but Ying Zheng was still the King of Qin, so official documents still had to pass through him.

Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slips in his hand and looked at Gai Nie beside him, "Mr. Gai, Mr. Gongsun's argument at the Jixia Academy was indeed brilliant.

At this moment, Mr. Gongsun is already famous all over the world. Mr. Gai, how do you think I should recruit Mr. Gongsun to Qin?"

After thinking for a moment, Gai Nie expressed his thoughts, "Does the king still remember Baili Xi?"

Ying Zheng nodded slightly. The story of Duke Mu of Qin exchanging five black sheepskins for the famous prime minister Baili Xi was widely circulated.

Ying Zheng understood what Gai Nie meant. He was simply worried that if Qin State welcomed Gongsun Ce into Qin with great fanfare, Wei State and Qi State would inevitably take action.

"Mr. Guy is overthinking."

Ying Zheng looked at the map of the seven kingdoms hanging behind him and began to plan his route. "The best route to enter Qi from Qin is to enter Han first, then pass through Wei, and then enter Qi from the border between Wei and Qi."

The reason why they did not go directly through Wei to enter Qi was because King Jingmin of Wei was actively resisting Qin.

However, South Korea was a coward and did not dare to stop Qin's chariots.

Go through Han State, take a detour into Wei State, and then enter Qi State. The route through Wei State is shorter and the risk is smaller.

As for why Qi did not go through Chu, Qi built the Great Wall in order to strengthen its self-defense capabilities. The Qi Great Wall was located right on the border between Qi and Chu.

The destination was Qi State, where the treacherous prime minister Hou Sheng was in power. He could be dismissed by giving some money. Ying Zheng didn't care about Qi State at all.

Based on the route planned by Ying Zheng, it was not difficult for Gai Nie to see Ying Zheng's determination to welcome Gongsun Ce, and this route was indeed perfect.

Gai Nie stopped trying to persuade them and instead asked about the selection of personnel and team configuration for the trip to Qi State. "Your Majesty, I don't know who will be the chief envoy."

Since Ying Zheng wants to welcome Gongsun Ce back, the ceremony will definitely be huge, not to mention that the accompanying team is likely to face an attack from the Wei army.

The Wei army would not openly attack the Qin envoy team. Wouldn't King Jingmin of Wei let the Wei army pretend to be bandits?

The fig leaf is a necessity for the princes and nobles of the seven kingdoms.

Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Appoint Meng Tian as the chief envoy, Li Si as the deputy envoy, and order one hundred Iron Eagle warriors to accompany them."

Since the birth of Wei Wuzu, the seven countries have seen the role of an "ace special forces" and thus the Iron Eagle Warriors were born in Sima Cuo's hands.

After careful screening among the 200,000 Qin troops, only 1,600 were selected to become the Iron Eagle Warriors.

The Iron Eagle Warriors are proficient in swordsmanship, spearmanship, cavalry combat, infantry combat, battle formation combat... It can be said that the Iron Eagle Warriors are proficient in everything that a soldier of this era should know.

The next day, Qin held an early morning court session.

The ministers stood on both sides of Ying Zheng, led by Lu Buwei.

As usual, the ministers had finished their reports and it was time to leave the court.

At this time, Lu Buwei was also ready to leave the court.

However, there was a subtle change in the morning court today. "My Lords, today I want to recruit the minor sage Zhuang Gongsun from Qi to be the Grand Commandant of the Great Qin."

Lü Buwei appeared calm on the surface, but he began to complain in his heart: That Gongsun Ce? Becoming the Grand Commandant? Is A Zheng preparing to take power...

In a blink of an eye, Lu Buwei had a thousand thoughts in his mind, but the outside world only saw it for a moment, and during this moment, all the ministers were silent.

Lü Buwei reacted and tried his best to object, "Your Majesty, Gongsun Ce is just a recent talent, and he is still young, he shouldn't..."

Lü Buwei thought that even if Ying Zheng wanted to take power, he should give him some face now. He did not expect that Ying Zheng would interrupt Lü Buwei directly. "When the Prime Minister became Prime Minister, he was not yet thirty years old. Could it be that the Prime Minister thinks that age is better than talent? Then the Prime Minister should have become Prime Minister at this time."

For a while, Lu Buwei found it difficult to adapt to Ying Zheng's toughness.

But Lu Buwei obviously did not want Gongsun Ce to join Qin, so Lu Buwei shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

It’s not that Lu Buwei couldn’t refute Ying Zheng, it’s just that he had a simpler method - having his ministers give advice.

As expected, as soon as Lü Buwei finished speaking, most of the civil officials began to echo, "Please think twice, Your Majesty."
Perhaps because Lu Buwei was used to being in power for so many years, he did not notice that there were a few more people in the court.

Lu Buwei was both the Prime Minister and Marquis Wenxin, but he stood too far forward and neglected what was behind him.

"Conscription is a privilege of the king, and Marquis Wenxin is a little too lenient."

The voice is old, but full of energy.

Lu Buwei was shocked. Was it Wang Jian who spoke? Usually, Wang Jian rarely spoke, and the presence of other generals was not high either.

This moment gave Lu Buwei a wake-up call.

Lu Buwei believed that today was at most a test between the monarch and his subjects.

Just like buying and selling, both buyers and sellers want to gain the greatest benefit, so naturally they will bargain rather than make a final decision.

Therefore, in Lu Buwei's opinion, the most these generals could do was to wait and see and choose the time to leave, rather than leaving immediately.

Lu Buwei spoke calmly, as if everything was under his control. Being able to remain calm even when facing a crisis is the foundation of being in a high position.

"Marquis Wucheng is wrong. I am also considering the Great Qin. Gongsun Tongming has a bad reputation among the famous families.

If we rashly recruit this man, I am afraid it will damage the reputation of our great king Qin."

Meng Ao then spoke up to refute Lu Buwei, "Since you don't know how to judge people, it is naturally Lu Xiangbang who should restore order. But recruiting is the king's prerogative, and Lu Xiangbang should not stop it."

Meng Ao and his family had some of the demeanor of Confucian generals, but at this time Meng Ao's health was already in trouble, and his pale face ruined the demeanor of a Confucian general.

Lu Buwei stroked his beard subconsciously, "It is better to take precautions before they happen. Since we don't know if he has the ability to become a general, we might as well recruit him as one of the nine ministers first."

Ying Zheng, who had been observing the situation in the court silently, suddenly spoke up and made the final decision, "In the past, my father, the previous king, was also not sure whether the prime minister was capable of becoming the prime minister.

The Prime Minister is still the Prime Minister of the Great Qin, which is enough to prove that the King of the Great Qin knows how to use people well, so why does the Prime Minister insist on my vision? "

When Lu Buwei heard this, he knew very well that Ying Zheng had already made up his mind to recruit Gongsun Ce as the Grand Marshal.

If Lu Buwei refuted again, he would probably have ulterior motives.

In the final analysis, fists are power. If the military power is not in your hands, no matter how you try to stir up trouble in the court, it will still be in vain.

Lu Buwei bowed and saluted, "I obey the king's order."

The other civil servants who supported Lu Buwei all responded, "Obey the king's order!"

At this time in Xiaoshengxian Manor, Gongsun Ce was lost in thought as he looked at the small jade product in his hand.

This jade product looks somewhat similar to a small square seal, with three words engraved on it - Yan Wu Ji.

This is the item that Jingwei gave to Gongsun Ce. It is said that it was given to her by Wei Wuji, and it seems to be related to the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon.

(End of this chapter)