When Ying Xiaozheng's arm healed, Wujun began to busy itself with summer harvest.
The harvest was still good this year. A huge fleet of grain ships sailed upstream towards Guanzhong.
Zheng Guo had already completed the water supply project near Guangling City. This time he would go to Xianyang with the grain transport team to build a canal in Guanzhong.
Zhu Xiang had already thought of a name for it, which was Zhengguo Canal.
Zheng Guo was reluctant to leave and looked eagerly in the direction of the Hang Canal.
He really wanted to rebuild the Hang Canal to connect the Huai River and the Yangtze River.
But that area was still the territory of Southern Chu State, so he couldn't repair it.
The State of Zheng not only wanted to dredge the Hang Canal, but also wanted to connect the Huai River and the Yellow River to connect the north-south waterways.
Zhu Xiang's eyelids twitched when he heard Zheng Guo's ambitions. Before Ying Xiaozheng could finish his words, he interrupted him and said, "No, Zheng'er, you don't want to!"
Ying Xiaozheng: “…” I haven’t said what I’m thinking yet. My uncle is so annoying.
Zhu Xiang quickly recommended Zheng Guo and his old friends away to prevent them from hanging around Ying Xiaozheng every day and bragging about the Grand Canal.
Although Zheng Guo was recommended away, Ying Xiaozheng still had the seed of the Grand Canal in his heart.
He began to learn about water conservancy, calculating how much manpower and material resources would be needed to dig a grand canal from the Yellow River to the Yangtze River, and how much benefit it would create.
Ying Xiaozheng believed that this canal must be dug.
The Yellow River is the heartland of the Central Plains, and the Yangtze River is a treasure land that he and his uncle had developed with great difficulty.
After he became the King of Qin, the three southern counties of Qin were too far away from the heartland of Qin and were likely to be out of Qin's control again.
Only by connecting the Yellow River and the Yangtze River waterways and strengthening communication between the north and the south could the Qin State firmly control the grain-producing area of the three southern Qin counties.
At the same time, Ying Xiaozheng also had a dual capital plan.
In the Western Zhou Dynasty, there were actually two capitals, one in Haojing and the other in Luoyang. Haojing was not far from Xianyang.
Therefore, the Central Plains states said that Qin was a barbarian country that lived together with the Rong and Di tribes. Although this was true, Qin did not recognize it. How could the land where the great Qin Dynasty rose to power be called a barbarian country
After the Qin State unified the world, it certainly could not have only one capital.
According to tradition, Ying Xiaozheng should make Luoyang the eastern capital.
But if Luoyang is made the eastern capital, the North-South Grand Canal should go around Luoyang so that food can be supplied to Luoyang. In this way, the canal will take a long detour.
Ying Xiaozheng looked at the map for a long time and his eyes fell on Wu County where he was.
Actually... it doesn't necessarily mean that West Capital and East Capital, North Capital and South Capital are not good either? Wujun has too much of his hard work. It is the only prosperous city he has built with his own hands now and in the future.
Ying Xiaozheng is domineering by nature and protects his things very tightly, whether it is power or anything else.
The reason why he was so opposed to the living queen was not just because of Zhao Ji, but because of "foreign relatives" and "imperial palace interference in politics."
In other words, he hated not only the "imperial harem interfering in politics", but all kinds of "interference in politics" that took advantage of the power in his hands.
He was an emperor who was so tired from reading memorials that he had to hang himself by the neck. You can imagine that he had an excessive desire to possess his possessions.
Therefore, Wujun completely belongs to Ying Xiaozheng's territory, and one can imagine its status in his heart.
"Build a north-south canal to connect the northern and southern rivers. If possible, build another canal to connect the Wei River and the Han River." Ying Xiaozheng looked at the map and said, "In this way, Xianyang will have two waterways to supply grain."
While Ying Xiaozheng was talking to himself, Zhu Xiang stood behind the window with his hands behind his back and sighed softly.
He knew that as long as Ying Xiaozheng thought about the role of the canal, it would not be so easy to dissuade him from digging the canal.
Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, siltation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River was not serious, and people could directly flow from Chang'an to the Yellow River via the Huai River and into the sea.
Since the Qin and Han dynasties and the Sui and Tang dynasties both had their capitals in Xianyang/Chang'an during their most prosperous periods, hundreds of years of population expansion led to large-scale deforestation of nearby forests. By the time of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, soil erosion near Chang'an had become quite serious.
In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, in order to ensure the navigability of the Wei River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, a large amount of manpower and material resources were spent every year to dredge them.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, Chang'an became a frontier and was almost abandoned by the Northern Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty no longer spent effort to protect the environment of the Wei River Basin. The forests in the Wei River Basin became the largest source of timber for the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Wei River completely lost its navigability from then on.
After the Yellow River changed its course three times, the navigability of the middle and lower reaches of the river was completely lost.
Later, when the Ming Dynasty wanted to return to the Han and Tang Dynasties and hoped to return to Chang'an, it discovered a serious problem - only when the Wei River and the Yellow River were navigable could it be the Chang'an of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
The ultimate goal of modern management of the Wei River and the Yellow River is to restore the navigation of the Wei River and the Yellow River, so that the ancient civilizations can be revitalized.
But the situation is too old to be reversed. Even though China's infrastructure is already very strong, it can only move forward step by step and pin its hopes on the century-long plan.
The Qin Dynasty had not yet been established, and the prosperity of the Wei River Basin and the Yellow River Basin had just begun.
The Han River had not yet encountered the earthquake that changed its course, and the Huai River had not yet experienced the Yellow River taking over the Huai River and flowing into the sea.
If we could really connect the Han River, Huai River, Yangtze River, and Yellow River to form a huge rectangular waterway that is navigable and has three estuaries...
Zhu Xiang took a deep breath, walked to the door and pushed it open.
Ying Xiaozheng immediately panicked and tried to hide the map.
"Don't hide it, I've seen it a long time ago." Zhu Xiang said, "I know I can't dispel your idea. Make a plan first and work it out slowly. We have to take it step by step. First dredge the Han Canal, then control the Wei River and the Yellow River, and then connect the Yellow River and the Huai River. It is very difficult to connect the Huai River and the Wei River, so you can leave it to the next generation."
Ying Xiaozheng immediately said: "Next generation? I don't trust the next generation!"
Zhu Xiang sighed, "Zheng'er, whether you believe it or not, the Qin Dynasty will eventually be handed over to the next generation. If you don't train well because you don't trust it, what will the future of the Qin Dynasty become? Do you want the Qin Dynasty to be defeated by your children?"
Ying Xiaozheng jumped up from his chair as if a spring had been pressed on his buttocks: "Uncle, stop talking nonsense!"
Zhu Xiang said: "Only by being prepared for danger in times of peace can we go further and more safely. No way, Zheng'er, are you so narrow-minded that you dare not even think of the worst possible scenario?"
Looking at his uncle's hateful face, Ying Xiaozheng was so angry that his teeth were itching.
He thought to himself, even if Fusu was useless, he was still a brave and kind man, and he had the assistance of the Meng brothers and Li Si, so how could he die in the second generation
Even if the Qin Dynasty in the dream did have many problems, there would still be no problem with the country's destiny for a hundred years, right
Looking at Ying Xiaozheng's expression, Zhu Xiang knew what he was thinking.
Although the two did not confess each other's golden fingers, they tacitly guessed most of it.
At least Zhu Xiang knew that Ying Xiaozheng probably knew Fusu.
Because Ying Xiaozheng learned the "Book of Songs" when he was very young, he drew a big cross on the line that named Fusu.
After he drew the cross, he came to him crying and said he wanted to wash the cross.
Indeed, the root cause of the Qin Dynasty's demise was the land policy of "letting the people cultivate their own land", which abandoned land redistribution, retained the foundation of the six kingdoms, and planted a powder keg; excessive corvee labor accelerated the collapse of the Qin Dynasty; and the delay in establishing a successor led to Hu Hai's conspiracy to take power, which was the detonator.
But to perish sooner or later and to perish in the second generation are two different things. "Qin may not have a hundred years of national destiny" and "it collapsed three years after the death of Qin Shihuang" are even more different things.
Zhang Han was able to almost defeat the rebels of the six kingdoms with hundreds of thousands of prisoners from Mount Li, but he encountered Xiang Yu's cheating.
If it weren't for that idiot Hu Hai, and if Meng Tian was the general and Prime Minister Li Si and Feng Quji were in charge of logistics, Xiang Yu would have been in trouble.
According to the Records of the Grand Historian, "Xiang Yu's troops several times cut off Zhang Han's passage, and Wang Li's army was short of food." This was the main reason why Xiang Yu was able to defeat hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in one fell swoop.
Look at how Emperor Wu of Han destroyed half of the household registration system in his later years, and the emergence of Emperor Xuan of Han helped extend the life of the Western Han Dynasty. Although the Qin Dynasty was plagued by internal and external troubles, if it were another Qin prince, it might not be impossible for another Qin Taizong or Qin Xuan.
Even if the Qin Dynasty was still divided, there might still be an Emperor Guangwu of Qin.
Even though Ying Xiaozheng saw the shortcomings of the Qin Dynasty in his dream, he obviously did not think that the Qin Dynasty would collapse so quickly.
What does three years mean? It took a year to beat South Korea!
Zhu Xiang recalled the time when Ying Xiaozheng loved to cry when encountering the slightest thing in his childhood, and his expression was full of nostalgia and regret.
I miss Zheng'er crying and asking his uncle to hug him and touch him.
How come my cute nephew who is so soft, sweet and sensible has such a short shelf life
As soon as Ying Xiaozheng saw Zhu Xiang's expression, he knew that his uncle was up to no good.
He said unhappily, "It is impossible for Qin to perish in the second generation."
Zhu Xiang said: "Then you should train your successor well. Don't be too old and fail to decide on a successor, so that others can take advantage of it."
Ying Xiaozheng: “…”
Ying Xiaozheng walked up to Zhu Xiang and said, "Uncle..."
Zhu Xiang: “Hmm?”
Ying Xiaozheng's expression changed several times, and he asked, "Will Qin really not perish in the second generation?"
Zhu Xiang smiled: "Guess?"
Ying Xiaozheng snorted coldly and said, "I won't guess! It has nothing to do with me anyway!"
It just so happened that tonight was the time for studying in his dream again, and he wanted to ask Emperor Qin Shihuang whether the Qin Dynasty perished in the second generation!
Zhu Xiang helped Ying Xiaozheng put away the map and said, "Anyway, it's something that will take a lot of manpower, Xu..."
"Slowly and steadily, slowly and steadily," Ying Xiaozheng said unhappily, "My ears are almost callused from your uncle's constant nagging. I don't want to hear the words 'slowly and steadily' again!"
Zhu Xiang said, "Okay. Then Xue Ji will make new clothes for you and ask you to try them on."
Ying Xiaozheng pulled Zhu Xiang and ran: "Why didn't you say so earlier! Hurry up, don't let your aunt wait anxiously!"
Zhu Xiang: "Hey, slow down! Why are you still so impatient at this age?"
While Ying Xiaozheng put on new clothes and was thinking about the plan of building a canal, Prince Chu of Qin showed his edge and restarted the Qin Dynasty's pace of conquering the world.
In June, King Chu of Qin sent General Xinping Lian Po as the main general to attack the Kingdom of Han. Within just three months, he captured thirteen cities of the Kingdom of Han.
While the King of Han sought help from other countries, he also sent envoys to the State of Qin, offering to offer the cities of Nanyang and asking Qin to withdraw its troops.
The Qin State showed its fangs again, making the six states uneasy.
But after being anxious, they did not take any action.
When King Zhaoxiang of Qin conquered the world, the six kingdoms did not make much movement.
The six states had different interests and were enemies of each other most of the time. It would be too difficult for them to unite against the enemy when Qin showed its fangs.
When South Korea sent envoys to ask for help, the other five countries were still hesitating whether to help or not, fearing that they would get into trouble.
In Wei, the state closest to Han, the king of Wei was confident that Ling Jun had hanged himself and was bedridden, and the prime minister of Wei did not dare to make arbitrary decisions;
The King of Chu was cultivating immortality, and Li Yuan received a generous bribe from the Qin envoy. Not only did he not rescue Han, he also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to gain some benefits.
Zhao wanted to send troops, but the king of Zhao had just sent troops to attack Yan, and now the troops would not be able to return for a while.
As for Yan, it is being beaten by Zhao; Qi... no need to say more, the King of Qi will not move.
The King of Han and his ministers looked around and seemed to have seen the end of their country's destruction, and could find no hope of breaking the impasse.
At this moment, in the Han capital city of Xinzheng, there were more people in the Zhang family, which had already been deserted.
They surrounded Zhang Liang, the second young son of the Zhang family, and the atmosphere was very heavy.
Zhang Sheng hurried home and saw this scene, and sighed: "Liang, what are you going to do?"
Zhang Liang said, "I will go to Chu in person to ask the king of Chu to send troops."
Zhang Sheng was silent for a long time, then sighed: "You are not asking the King of Chu to send troops, you are asking the Prime Minister of Chu to send troops."
Zhang Liang shook his head: "No, I am asking the King of Chu to send troops. Although the King of Chu does not care about state affairs, as long as the King of Chu wants to send troops, the Prime Minister of Chu cannot stop him."
Zhang Sheng asked: "Are you sure?"
Zhang Liang smiled bitterly: "I am sure I can persuade the King of Chu to send troops, but I am not sure that Han will hold out until I persuade the King of Chu. Until now, the King of Han has not made up his mind to resist."
Zhang Sheng was silent again.
He rarely cared about his image, lifted his skirt, and sat next to Zhang Liang: "Liang, you have persuaded the Queen of Chu. If the Kingdom of Han has been destroyed, you should go south to find Duke Zhu Xiang."
Zhang Liang rolled his eyes. "Looking for Prince Zheng? To be laughed at by him?"
Zhang Sheng raised his voice: "Liang!"
Zhang Liang took a deep breath and turned his head and said, "I know that brother wants the Zhang family to have a descendant to continue the family."
The third brother has been in poor health since childhood; his elder brother did not live in seclusion when his father passed away, but chose to be an official in the court. He cannot easily betray Korea, otherwise the reputation of the Zhang family will be ruined.
So the only one who can escape is yourself, only yourself...
It would have been better if my brother had retired and left me to be buried with the Kingdom of Han, Zhang Liang thought bitterly.
When Zhang Liang left Qin, he was full of confidence.
With the power of the Zhang family and King Han's trust in the Zhang family, he thought it should not be difficult for him to achieve something.
No matter how powerful Qin was, it was not as powerful as the six kingdoms combined. He was willing to become the new leader of the coalition and lead the six kingdoms to force Qin back into Hangu Pass.
But soon, his dream was shattered.
The moment his brother decided to enter officialdom, his dream was shattered.
Although the Zhang family has deep roots in Korea, Zhang Sheng is too young and has not shown much talent, so the court forces that the Zhang family originally possessed also changed their minds and no longer supported the Zhang family.
Zhang Liang wanted to make amends and visited many old friends.
But after the visit, he discovered a problem.
South Korea is too small.
There are only a few hereditary noble families in Korea, and there are also only a few powerful court forces and folk clans. The clans are all closely connected, and it is impossible to tell who is whose power.
When his grandfather was the Prime Minister of Han, he was able to pave the way for his father who had grown up, so his father became the Prime Minister of Han.
My elder brother was born later and was not as smooth as my father, so my father was unable to allow my elder brother to enter the central government before his death. So it is impossible for my elder brother to enter the central government of Korea again.
The Zhang family has been prime ministers of Korea for five generations, and others have long been jealous of them.
Even the Zhang family’s allies were extremely jealous.
Now it is finally someone else's turn to be the Prime Minister of Han. Does Zhang's son actually want to be the Prime Minister of Han again
The greedy Zhang family became the "public enemy" of Han Guoshiqing.
In just a few years, rumors about the Zhang family spread widely in South Korea, and the Zhang family's originally good reputation plummeted in an instant.
The weakness of the State of Han and the several humiliations suffered by the King of Han were all blamed on the Zhang family.
Who allowed the Zhang family to be the prime minister of Han for so long? If the decline of Han was not the fault of the Zhang family, could it be the fault of the King of Han
Not only was the Zhang family excluded from the court, but scholars among the people also stopped respecting the Zhang family and began to criticize them.
The retainers who had originally joined the Zhang family left one after another. Many retainers even criticized the Zhang family more fiercely than others after leaving.
Zhang Liang quickly went from being the most arrogant "second generation" in Xinzheng City to a down-and-out young man who was laughed at wherever he went on the street.
Even the Zhang family’s fertile farmland was occupied by someone.
Zhang Sheng asked Zhang Liang if he regretted it.
Only then did Zhang Liang realize that his brother had already anticipated such a situation.
After almost all of the Zhang family's guests had left, Zhang Sheng said to Zhang Liang, "Grandfather and father are not really incompetent, but a person who is not incompetent cannot be the prime minister of Han."
"South Korea is weak to begin with, and borders too many powerful countries. If South Korea seeks to become stronger, it will face attacks from several countries."
"It is true that other countries also encountered crises when they reformed. If South Korea can survive the crisis, it can become strong."
"But Liang, from the King of Han to the nobles and the scholars at home, they are unwilling to take risks. Do you understand?"
Zhang Liang asked, "So that's why Gongzi Fei was forced to leave, right?"
Zhang Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Gong Zifei was not forced to leave, but the Han State, from top to bottom, did not pay attention to this person. Even now, the King of Han probably does not have much impression of Gong Zifei."
Master Han Fei had already become famous in the Xianyang Academy and in Southern Qin, but his fame had never spread to the Han Kingdom.
Perhaps it was introduced to Korea, but it did not enter the heart of the King of Han.
This is not surprising.
Zhu Xiang was also like this in the original history. Han Fei's reputation was known throughout the seven kingdoms, and even King Zheng of Qin praised him highly. But Han Fei was still not reused in Han.
Zhang Sheng tried his best.
He knew clearly the consequences of his efforts, but still tried his best to let Zhang Liang see the consequences.
He knew that it was not that Zhang Liang was stupid, but that he and his father had never cruelly revealed the corrupt side of the Kingdom of Han to Zhang Liang, the most talented man in the Zhang family.
They really loved Zhang Liang and thought they could protect him until he grew up. By then, it would not be too late for Zhang Liang to see the reality clearly.
Zhang Liang was just a child and should have grown up happily under the wings of his father and brothers.
Who knew that Zhang Liang's mischief in Xianyang City led to his chance encounter with the Crown Prince of Qin, disrupting all their plans.
Looking at Zhang Liang who had grown up in an instant, Zhang Sheng felt extremely sad.
"If I really can't save Han, I will go to Gongzi Fei." Zhang Liang said to Zhang Sheng, "I believe Gongzi Fei cares about Han. His choice for the future must be a choice that is beneficial to the King of Han and Han."
Even if the King of Han was not included in that choice.
Zhang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's good that you figured it out. Don't worry, I will do my best to protect myself."
Zhang Liang smiled at his brother, but he felt sad in his heart.
He knew that the Zhang family would not go to the front line, so as long as the Zhang family did not want to die for the country, they would not have to.
After South Korea surrenders, only the King of Han will die.
If the Han Dynasty nobles had been a little more sensible, they might have continued to be high officials in Qin. Even the Han Dynasty royal family could have lived well.
So when he saw that the State of Han was doomed to perish, how could he make the people of Han unite and resolutely resist the attack of Qin
Even the Zhang family has found a way out.
Could he angrily rebuke the Zhang family for not burying Han Guo with him
In fact, Zhang Liang believed that he should be buried alive with the Kingdom of Han so as to preserve the reputation of Han.
But the letter Han Fei sent stopped him from giving up on himself.
It's easy to commit suicide, it only hurts for a moment.
But the Zhang family had received so many favors from the Kingdom of Han and the King of Han. Could they repay the kindness by sacrificing the life of Zhang Liang, who was not even an adult yet, to die for their country
Han Fei wanted to save the life of the King of Han, wanted the royal family of Han to have a seat in the Qin court, and wanted to prevent the Han family from declining with the demise of Han.
This is much more difficult than being buried alive for Korea.
Moreover, the attacks that Zhang Liang encountered during this period would be much more serious.
But Zhang Liang thought again, would he really be criticized
Isn't the saddest situation that not only will he not be criticized for defecting to Qin, but he will be envied by people in Han
Thinking of this, Zhang Liang couldn't help laughing.
This is really something that makes people laugh from the bottom of their hearts.
"Brother, I am going to the State of Chu. Take care of yourself." Zhang Liang said to Zhang Sheng.
Although most of the Zhang family's retainers had left, the Zhang family still had money to support servants and strongmen, so Zhang Liang still had someone to follow him on this trip.
Zhang Sheng said: "Remember, after you convince the Queen of Chu, head south immediately."
Zhang Sheng changed the condition of going south to "the King of Chu has sent troops and the Kingdom of Han has been destroyed."
After hearing this, Zhang Liang smiled sadly and said, "Okay, I will go south immediately."
Zhang Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He patted Zhang Liang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The future of the Zhang family is in your hands."
Zhang Liang nodded.
When he stood up, his legs felt a little numb and his body swayed.
The future of the Zhang family. Zhang Liang chewed over these words in his heart.
Something in his heart completely collapsed at this moment.
It turned out that all the teachings he had received from his grandfather and father since he was a child were false.
It's all fake.
Lian Po's battle against Korea was extremely boring.
As early as when King Zhaoxiang of Qin swallowed up the Three Jins, the Han army and generals that were capable of fighting had been almost completely destroyed by Bai Qi.
Bai Qi likes to fight annihilation battles. Every time he wins a battle, the enemy becomes weaker.
South Korea has a very small land area, and even after more than a decade of recuperation, it does not have enough soldiers to replenish its territory.
Zhang Liang found the reason when he secretly surveyed the land and tax situation in Korea.
South Korea's land area has shrunk, but the number of hereditary nobles has not decreased.
A large number of hereditary nobles poured into Xinzheng after their original fiefdoms were annexed by the Qin State. They brought money and people, but not the most important resource - land.
When a large group of landless, wealthy, armed, powerful and influential nobles came to Xinzheng, one can imagine what happened next.
The palm-sized land of Korea was divided up by nobles of all sizes. Common people became serfs who worked the land for the nobles, responsible only for paying taxes and serving the nobles.
The common people on the land of Korean nobles were not the common people of the King of Korea and would not pay taxes or perform military service to Korea.
After more than ten years of recuperation, South Korea's population has certainly increased, and grain production has also increased, but South Korea's household registration and treasury have been decreasing year by year, and are even worse than when King Zhaoxiang of Qin just stopped the war.
After seeing this, Zhang Liang finally understood why the King of Han would never employ Han Fei.
If South Korea wants to become stronger, it must seize land and people from the Korean nobles, which violates the interests of the entire Korean nobles.
Other countries can still reclaim wasteland and expand their land area to ensure that self-employed farmers pay taxes and serve the country. What about South Korea
If Korea wants to be strong, it needs more self-employed farmers, but if Korea wants self-employed farmers, it will cut the interests of the Korean nobles. To have more self-employed farmers in Korea while also ensuring the interests of the Korean nobles, Korea needs to be strong...
When Zhang Liang saw the circle he drew, he laughed out loud.
The loop is closed.
When he boarded the carriage to the State of Chu, he took the drawing of the closed loop with him.
He wanted to give this picture to Han Fei and show it to his future teacher.
The teacher would definitely be happy to share with him his feelings about seeing this picture and to scold some people with him.
For example, people he dared not scold, his grandfather and father.
After Lian Po took over Nanyang, he temporarily stopped the fighting and rested.
The autumn harvest had begun, and he was going to help harvest the captured Korean cities.
When the harvest was over, officials from Xianyang arrived. They counted the land and household registration and divided the land among the Han people and the Qin soldiers who had been given titles.
These lands belonged to the Korean nobles. When the Korean nobles were attacked by Qin, they quickly fled to Xinzheng. Lian Po left a path for them to escape without any worries.
"If we conquer Han in one go, the King of Qin will have to worry about how to divide the land, and the scholars in Han will definitely make a fuss." Lian Po said while eating roasted sweet potatoes, "The King of Qin issued an edict saying that we should wait until we reach Xinzheng and keep it under siege for a while, and then we can conquer Xinzheng after we have divided the land in Han."
Lian Po shook his head, his face full of disgust: "The King of Qin and Lin Zhi are two bastards, they have been mean since they were young."
Meng Ao, who was roasting sweet potatoes with Lian Po, almost burned his hand.
He finally understood why Lian Po's son had run away. Lian Po really dared to say anything.
How enviable.
"Why are you running to Han State instead of being a lieutenant?" Lian Po asked in confusion, "Is the King of Qin worried about me? That shouldn't be the case. He is not that kind of person."
Meng Ao said: "Of course the Lord trusts Lord Xinping, but I cannot sit still."
Meng Ao sighed, "I am old, and I don't know how many more battles I can fight. Rather than staying at home in Xianyang and dying of old age, I would rather die on the battlefield."
Meng Ao originally saw that his grandsons were very capable, so he thought about retiring.
But seeing Lian Po, a veteran of about the same age as him, making use of his remaining energy, he couldn't sit still.
Lian Po is not old, but is Meng Ao old? !
"Okay, since you said so, don't blame me for ordering you around." Lian Po said with a smile, "We two old men will die together on this battlefield."
Meng Ao said: "Don't say unlucky words. I think we can live for a long time."
Lian Po laughed out loud.
However, before Lian Po had the chance to use Meng Ao, Meng Ao received another reinforcement force sent by King Zichu of Qin to attack the State of Zhao.
The Zhao army returned victorious from the Yan State, surrounded the Yan State capital again, took the compensation and ran away.
Pang Nuan, an old general who was also in good shape, had just returned from the battlefield of Yan State when he received an imperial edict from the King of Zhao to rush to the aid of Han State.
King Zichu of Qin was the first to guess Zhao's moves and ordered Meng Ao to attack Zhao in advance to prevent Zhao from aiding Han.
(End of this chapter)