Chapter 236: Nima Qin Wangzheng

"The dispute between the Nong family and the six tribes of Emperor Yan has a long history. Now, the top leaders of the Nong family have been almost wiped out by him. If he takes action against the Nong family at this time, no one in the Nong family can stop him." Gai Nie took over the words of King Qin Zheng.

"Then sir, do you think Yang Chong can succeed?" asked King Zheng of Qin. This was what he was most concerned about now. Knowing that Yang Chong was aiming at Qi, he could not sit idly by and watch Yang Chong take control of the Nong family. The Nong family had a considerable influence in the Huai and Si areas. If Yang Chong really took control of Qi, with the help of the Nong family's infiltration into the Huai and Si areas, Qi could easily reproduce its former peak period.

Even the Qin State did not want to face the Qi State at its peak.

You must know that in order to weaken Qi, Qin paid a lot of price and put in a lot of effort to facilitate the war of five countries against Qi, which turned the once dignified Eastern Emperor into a stray dog ​​with cramps.

The Qin State is currently aiming to unify the world. The emergence of a powerful Qi State is not in the interests of the Qin State, especially since Yang Chong is now a real threat to the Qin State's strength. The war not long ago has proved that Yang Chong is not just a brave man, but also a general who is proficient in the art of battle.

Especially now that Yang Chong is in Zhao State, although no one knows how Yang Chong persuaded the King of Zhao to support him, and even to hand over such a large piece of territory and hundreds of thousands of people to him to rule, but the current situation has shown that the cooperation between Yang Chong and Zhao State is already very deep. If Yang Chong really takes over Qi State, and Qi State cooperates with Zhao State, the power of these two great powers will be combined. Although Qin State will not be afraid, it will be very difficult to destroy one of them.

It can be said that no matter from which angle, King Zheng of Qin would not allow Yang Chong to become completely powerful. At least before Qin destroyed Zhao, Qin could not see the emergence of a powerful Qi.

"Although the Nong family is listed as one of the Hundred Schools of Thought, it is different from schools like Confucianism and Mohism. It is more like a martial arts sect. Yang Chong may be able to subdue the Nong family on his own." Gai Nie said unsurely. The Nong family's organization is too tight. This situation can certainly make the Nong family have a mobilization power far exceeding that of Confucianism and Mohism, but correspondingly, it also has disadvantages that Confucianism and Mohism do not have, that is, all the power of the Nong family is concentrated in the hands of the top leaders. Once the top leaders are caught in one fell swoop, there will be no leader. Coincidentally, Yang Chong is just the person who can become the leader.

Because the Nong family has only appeared in the form of a Nong family for three hundred years, but the six tribes of the Yan Emperor have existed for more than two thousand years. The two thousand years of heritage cannot be completely wiped out by the Nong family in three hundred years.

"It seems that Yang Chong has too much free time. He is training soldiers and storing grain, and he even has time to practice martial arts. Compared with when he was in Xinzheng, his martial arts are improving at a very fast speed. I guess he spends a lot of time on these." King Zheng of Qin said to himself.

Because of Yang Chong, the offensive war that King Zheng of Qin had planned for several years only achieved half the results and also suffered heavy casualties. All this was caused by Yang Chong. How could he not care?

This time, when he received the news that the Nong family was completely wiped out by Yang Chong, King Zheng of Qin became even more concerned. Yang Chong was now qualified to be his opponent. King Zheng of Qin had never been soft-hearted towards his opponents, even his closest relatives.

At this time, King Zheng of Qin was thinking about how to drag Yang Chong, who still had some strength left, into trouble. He could no longer sit idly by and watch Yang Chong continue to manage his territory and grow stronger.

"He has never been a diligent person." Gai Nie replied. He knew from his junior brother Wei Zhuang what Yang Chong did after he became the general in Han State. He knew what kind of person Yang Chong was when handling official business.

"So, we should find something for him to do so that he won't be too idle." King Zheng of Qin thought.

Gai Nie was silent this time. Find something for Yang Chong to do? Now that the two sides are thousands of miles apart, it would be very difficult to do this.

"I have thought of a good idea. I will definitely be able to find something for Yang Chong to do. To be honest, I am doing this to help him. Doesn't he want to restore his country? I will give him a hand." While Qin Wang Zheng was thinking, a smile appeared on his cold face. He had already thought of how to give Yang Chong a big gift.

It is impolite not to reciprocate. Sometimes, King Zheng of Qin was very polite.

Looking at the smug look on the face of King Zheng of Qin, Gai Nie did not say much. He was not King Zheng of Qin's adviser. If King Zheng of Qin thought of any strategy, he did not need to discuss it with him. The civil and military officials such as Ziyou, Xiong Qi, Li Si, Wang Jian and Huan Qi would give him advice and fill in the gaps, so he was not needed yet.

He was also unwilling to get involved in these matters, as that would only lead to unnecessary disputes.

"Inform the Prime Minister..." Qin Shi Huangdi thought the plan was feasible and did not delay any further. He immediately summoned his important ministers and confidants to put his plan into practice.

King Zheng of Qin was a decisive man. He did what he wanted to do. Soon, Xiong Qi, Li Si, Wang Jian, Huan Xi, Yao Jia and others appeared before him.

"Yang Chong, the Junior Tutor of Zhao State, is now in charge of Yecheng and Dong'a of Zhao State. This autumn, it is said that he has trained an army of nearly 100,000. We have already experienced the combat effectiveness of these troops. If this continues, when our army attacks Zhao State again in the future, Yang Chong and his troops may become a great threat to us." said King Zheng of Qin.

As King Zheng of Qin finished speaking, several people present subconsciously looked at Huan Hei. If one were to say who hated Yang Chong the most, then Huan Hei would definitely be the first. Yang Chong defeated Huan Hei by using his weakness to defeat the strong, and not only destroyed the troops under Huan Hei's command, but also ruined his future.

Today, although Huan Xi is still a general of Qin State and is still trusted by King Zheng of Qin, he has no chance of becoming the general of Qin State. Qin State cannot appoint a defeated general as the general, especially since Huan Xi was defeated by Yang Chong when the country had an absolute advantage in military strength. Huan Xi cannot wash away this criminal record unless he can defeat Yang Chong and stand up again from where he fell.

"Yang Chong's methods of training and deploying troops are indeed amazing. I am not as good as him. If he were to lead the Zhao army, the combat effectiveness of the Zhao army would be raised to a higher level. Even if Lian Po were still alive, I am afraid he would be far inferior to him." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Huan Xi could only bite the bullet and say this.

At this time, he could only praise Yang Chong. If he slandered Yang Chong, he would be slandering himself because he was not as good as Yang Chong.

"Your Majesty, do you want to eliminate this great threat?" Xiong Qi asked tentatively.

"If possible, I will certainly eliminate this threat for Qin, but the price of defeating him on the battlefield is too high. If we follow Yinghou's old plan, Yang Chong is not Lian Po, how can he surrender obediently?" Qin Wangzheng said. When the Battle of Changping was at its most intense, Qin used an unconventional tactic to force Zhao to change its generals, which led to the great victory of the Qin army in Changping. However, Yang Chong was obviously not Lian Po. Although his current fiefdom was given by the King of Zhao, the army was formed by Yang Chong himself, and the military supplies were also earned by Yang Chong himself. Even if the King of Zhao wanted to take back Yang Chong's power, he probably couldn't do it.

Qin Wang Zheng, in a good mood, stopped playing mysterious and said directly: "Yang Chong is a descendant of the Lu family of Qi. He worked for the King of Zhao not because he was loyal to the King of Zhao, but to use the power of Zhao to revive the Lu family and ascend the throne of Qi again."

"For this, he can give up his position as the general of Han State. For this, he can be loyal to King Zhao. Moreover, he has been accumulating strength and stockpiling military equipment and food in the past few years, waiting for the day when the situation is right to invade Qi State in one fell swoop and replace Tian Jian as the new Qi State."

Qi? The words of King Qin Zheng fell into the ears of several people in the hall, and they were shocked. They really didn't know these inside stories.

"Yang Chong wants to accumulate strength. If he is really allowed to gain power, with his ability, if he controls the power of Qi, he may be able to recreate the might of Qi in the past and become a strong enemy of our Qin State's eastward expansion. Therefore, we must take precautions in advance and cut off Yang Chong's opportunity to accumulate strength." Xiong Qi said.

The reason he could become the prime minister of King Zheng of Qin was not only because King Zheng of Qin was his brother-in-law, but also because of his own talents. When Xiong Qi was still around, a person like Li Si, no matter how capable he was, could only rank behind him.

"Yes, you think the same as I do." King Zheng of Qin said with a smile.

Looking at King Zheng of Qin's reaction, everyone present understood: their king had already made up his mind.

"Yang Chong, you once helped me a lot in the past. I have always wanted to repay you. Unfortunately, he did not come to Qin, so I never had the chance. Now that I know that he is aiming for the throne of Qi, I naturally have to help him so that he can become the King of Qi as soon as possible." said King Zheng of Qin. As a young man, he couldn't help but have a hint of pride.

"What does the king mean?" Li Si showed his presence very appropriately.

"I am going to give Yang Chong a gift." Qin Wangzheng looked around at everyone and then continued, "When Dayu cast nine tripods, the Qingzhou tripod happened to be in Qi. I am going to give the Qingzhou tripod to Yang Chong. At the same time, I will send letters to Han, Wei, Chu, Yan, Zhao and other countries to recommend Yang Chong as the King of Qi."

"Your Majesty, in this case, even if King Jian of Qi wants to live in peace, it may not be possible. It is impossible for one Qi country to have two kings of Qi at the same time." Although Li Si had understood King Zheng of Qin's plan at this time, he still pretended not to understand, because he knew that King Zheng of Qin still wanted to continue speaking.

“What I want is a fight to the death between King Jian of Qi and Yang Chong. Only by making Yang Chong fall into the war with Qi, when my army attacks Zhao again next year, can I cut off Zhao’s arm.” When King Zheng of Qin said this, he stated his true purpose.

Yang Chong lived in Dong'a City, training his soldiers and storing grain honestly. His purpose was to slowly accumulate strength and wait for the right time to attack Qi State in one fell swoop. This is exactly what the saying goes: build high walls, store up grain, and slowly become king.

Yang Chong's decision was certainly correct, and could even be said to be very wise, but his purpose was also seen through by smart people, and King Zheng of Qin happened to be such a smart person.

So he came up with this brilliant idea. In his capacity as King of Qin, he invited the five countries of Han, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Zhao to jointly promote Yang Chong as the King of Qi in the name of the six countries of Qin, and push Yang Chong, the King of Qi, and Tian Jian, the King of Qi, to the point of a life-and-death struggle.

At that time, whether Tian Jian was willing to start a war or not, he had to start a war with Yang Chong. There would be no room for easing, unless Tian Jian, the King of Qi, was willing to give up everything he had.

At that time, a scene like this will appear: Yang Chong, who has not accumulated enough strength, will face the entire Qi State. Although the combat effectiveness of Qi State has declined in recent years, it is still alive and well. Facing Yang Chong at this time, Yang Chong will definitely be exhausted and even face defeat if he is not careful.

By then, Yang Chong would be unable to take care of himself, so how could he have the room to support Zhao? When Yang Chong was caught in a tough battle with Qi, the Qin army could be dispatched. Whether it was attacking Zhao or cutting off Yang Chong's retreat, both were good choices. Moreover, with Qin's military strength, it was not impossible to fight on two fronts.

Qin Shi Huang's plan was extremely vicious, as it completely found Yang Chong's weakness.

As for whether he could persuade the kings of the five countries to jointly recommend Yang Chong as the King of Qi, King Zheng of Qin was not worried at all. Han and Wei had long been psychologically traumatized by Qin. When King Zheng of Qin asked the King of Han and the King of Wei to do this little thing, the two really did not dare to refuse. As for Yan, it always followed Qin's lead.

Speaking of the King of Chu, he also had no reason to refuse. He might not be willing to accept King Zheng of Qin's invitation, but he was willing to see a Qi State in civil strife.

Over the years, Chu has annexed many of Qi's former territories. Even Lu, which Qi had never annexed, was destroyed by Chu not long ago. This was because Chu had been in constant friction with Qin and Wei in recent years, and Qi was not so weak that it had no power to resist. Therefore, Chu did not dare to force Qi into a desperate situation and did not use large-scale military forces against Qi. However, if Qi fell into civil strife, Chu might have a chance.

It can be said that neither the King of Chu nor the nobles of Chu would sit idly by and watch such an opportunity slip away. After all, Qi was too rich. Occupying a city in Qi was more tempting than expanding a hundred miles of territory in Yue.

As for King Zhao, he also had no reason to refuse. If all the kings of the countries wanted to push Yang Chong to be the King of Qi, with himself being the only exception, he would have to imagine whether his behavior would make Yang Chong think too much. And in the current situation, King Zhao still had to rely on Yang Chong in many ways.

The people present were all top figures of this era. Qin Wang Zheng had already said this, so how could they not understand? They all showed a look of understanding. With his knowledge, he was very sure that Qin Wang Zheng's plan would succeed, and Yang Chong was in big trouble.

If Yang Chong knew that such a conspiracy against him was brewing in the distant Xianyang Palace, he would probably curse loudly: Damn Qin Shi Huang!
(End of this chapter)