The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 117 The person who can kill you must be the one who knows you best

"A gatekeeper is so rude to a prince of a country. If Hou Ying was in Qin, he would have been killed long ago. Qin law cannot tolerate it!" Bai Wuxia blurted out.

Ying Chengjiao said "hmm" without comment.

"You think Hou Ying deserves to die, and everyone else thinks Hou Ying deserves to die, and this is exactly what Wei Wuji wants to see.

"People on the street saw Wei Wuji holding the reins and driving the car for Hou Ying. Wei Wuji's followers were secretly scolding Hou Ying, but Hou Ying was still chatting happily with Zhu Hai.

"More than an hour later, Hou Ying said goodbye to Zhu Hai and went to the banquet in the carriage personally driven by Prince Wu Ji of Wei.

"At the banquet, Wei Wuji led Hou Ying to the main seat and respectfully introduced Hou Ying to all the guests. All the guests were very surprised. This was the second time that emotions were aroused on a large scale.

"How could a gatekeeper sit at the head seat at a banquet attended by many distinguished guests, civil officials, military commanders, relatives and nobles, and be solemnly introduced by Prince Wuji of Wei?

"When everyone was in high spirits, Wei Wuji stood up, walked to Hou Ying, raised his glass, and wished the gatekeeper a happy birthday, once again emphasizing that the banquet was held for him.

"Hou Ying then said to Wei Wuji, 'I am only a gatekeeper at the east gate of the city. I am honored that you have allowed me to visit Zhu Hai in person. I should not have visited my friend again. I asked you to accompany me to visit Zhu Hai because I also want to make you famous. I deliberately let you stay in the street for a long time so that everyone on the street can see you. Everyone will think that I am a mean person and that you are a noble person.'

"After this incident, Wei Wuji, who already had great power in the Wei court, also became famous among the people.

“The wise men of Wei State came one after another to join Wei Wuji.

“Everyone thought that if a gatekeeper could receive such courtesy from Lord Xinling, then people like them who are truly talented would receive even better treatment.

"This is the first time that Wei Wuji's reputation for virtue has spread throughout the Central Plains."

Ying Chengjiao looked at the girl who was listening attentively. The candlelight flickered in her clear eyes, like colored glaze and jade.

"I don't need to tell you about Wei Wuji's famous battle, right?"

The girl shook her head lightly.

"No need. I know his performance in the Battle of Handan. My grandfather praised him very much and said that Wei Wuji was better than Zhao Kuo."

He paused slightly and added in a low voice.

"He was extremely good at fighting. I always thought he was just a famous general."

Ying Chengjiao grinned and laughed dryly twice.

"Better than Zhao Kuo... Master Bai, are you sure this is a compliment? Does Wu Anjun usually praise people like this?"

The girl's eyes widened.

"You don't think Zhao Kuo is weak just because he can fight against my grandfather."

"…What else? The whole army was wiped out, and 450,000 of them were buried alive. I can do that too."

"You're nothing!" The girl rolled her eyes at her little apprentice. "My father cut off the Zhao army's food and siege for forty-three days. Under such circumstances, Zhao Kuo was still able to command the Zhao army to break out. Can you do it? If you go, the army's morale will be broken in less than ten days."

The girl snorted twice, looking proud.

"Zhao Kuo organized four breakouts, but was shot dead during the fourth one. The Zhao army lost its leader and became a mess without a commander.

"My father said that if Zhao Kuo hadn't died, the 450,000 Zhao troops would have to wait two more days before they could eat.

"Zhao Kuo was defeated because his first opponent was my father, not because he was not strong. My father said that if I could have Zhao Kuo's ability, I would be the first female general of Qin!"

Ying Chengjiao stood up and reached out to touch the girl's head.

It was intercepted by the girl and held in her hand.

"You little pervert!" The girl looked unfriendly.

"Don't get me wrong, I just think you're cute and want to pet you." Ying Chengjiao explained and said with a smile, "Didn't Wu'an Jun tell you that Zhao Kuo was too eager to succeed, which led to his defeat?"

Tsk twice.

"So your target is Zhao Kuo.

"Mr. Bai often told me that if I didn't change, I would become the second Zhao Kuo.

"Your end is my beginning."

Bai Wuxia shook off the little pervert's hand and made a spitting sound.

"Don't bully me!
“Grandfather is talking to you about temperament, not military tactics!
"You don't understand the art of war, and you don't know how great it is to lead 500,000 men into battle!

"You can go back and ask Biao Gong to see if he can lead 500,000 people!

"Now you better tell me about Xinling Jun! I want to know why you want me to wipe your tears and ask questions!"

Ying Chengjiao looked at Bai Wuxia with a little surprise. He didn't expect that the girl was quite smart and failed to fool him by changing the concept.

He always thought that his teacher was big-breasted and brainless, who only knew how to fight.

He pretended to be deep, touched his chin, raised the corner of his mouth, squinted his eyes and said:

"Woman, you have successfully aroused my interest."

The girl shuddered, raised her fist, and looked threatening.

The young man looked down at his small body and sighed sadly.

[When will this body grow up?]
He leaned his back against the wall of the carriage, slid down and lay down, crossed his hands on his lower abdomen, and said weakly:

"I said before that Zhao Sheng's wife is Wei Wuji's biological sister, you still remember it, right?"

"Remember...can you sit still?"

"Then put your head over here and let me rub it."

"roll."

"Oh, woman." The young man said lazily, "I also said that Wei Wuji could not return to Wei because he stole the Wei tiger talisman to save Zhao. He offended the King of Wei and could not return to Wei. He stayed in Zhao after the Battle of Handan. You remember this, right?"

"remember."

Ying Chengjiao nodded.

"When Wei Wuji came to Zhao, he heard that there were two talented and virtuous people in Zhao who did not engage in politics.

"One is Mr. Mao, a gambler who spends every day in the gambling house. The other is Mr. Xue, a winemaker who gets drunk every day.

"Wei Wuji wanted to see Lord Mao and Lord Xue very much, so he sent his retainers to deliver a greeting card.

"But Lord Mao and Lord Xue did not want to see this young master of Wei, so they hid themselves and refused to accept the invitation. When Wei Wuji found out, he quietly went on foot to meet the two men.

“After the three met, they had a great conversation and felt sorry for not meeting each other earlier.

"Wei Wuji revealed his identity when he was about to part with Mao Gong and Xue Gong. After Mao Gong and Xue Gong knew that this person was Wei Wuji, they immediately became his disciples.

"When Zhao Sheng learned about this, he said to his wife, 'I heard that your brother, Prince Wei, was a wise man, so I made friends with him. Now I hear that he is actually associating with gamblers and winemakers. It turns out that he is just an ignorant and reckless person.'

"Zhao Sheng's wife told Wei Wuji these words.

"After hearing this, Wei Wuji said goodbye to his sister and prepared to leave. He said to his sister, 'I heard that Lord Pingyuan was virtuous, so I betrayed the King of Wei and saved Zhao, satisfying Lord Pingyuan's request. Now I know that Lord Pingyuan's interactions with others are just a bold move to show off his wealth and status. He is not seeking virtuous people and talents. When I was in Daliang, I often heard that Lord Mao and Lord Xue were virtuous and talented. When I arrived in Zhao, I was afraid that I would not be able to meet them. I was afraid that they would not want to see me when I interacted with them. Lord Pingyuan actually regarded interacting with them as a shame. Lord Pingyuan is indeed not worth making friends with.'

“So I packed my bags and prepared to leave.

"Zhao Sheng's wife told Zhao Sheng all that Wei Wuji had said. Zhao Sheng felt ashamed after hearing it, so he took off his hat and apologized to Wei Wuji, and resolutely tried to keep Wei Wuji.

"When Zhao Sheng's guests heard this, half of them left him and joined Wei Wuji.

"This incident spread quickly, and this was the third time Wei Wuji became famous.

“He stepped on another wise man who was famous all over the world, his relative-in-law, Lord Pingyuan Zhao Sheng.

"This time, not only Zhao and Wei knew about this Prince Wei, but all the countries in the Central Plains knew about it.

"All the wise and capable people in the world went to Wei Wuji and considered it an honor to be his retainer.

"The State of Zhao has Lord Pingyuan, and it is difficult to destroy it.

"The State of Wei had Lord Xinling, and other states did not attack Wei because they respected him.

"Among the Three Jins, Han is a fence-sitter, it will lean towards whichever side has the stronger wind, so there is no need to worry.

"But Zhao and Wei are closely connected, share the same hatred and common progress and retreat, and are the biggest enemy of our Qin State's eastward expansion." "The main reason for the alliance between Zhao and Wei is two people."

The boy held up two fingers.

"Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng and Xinling Lord Wei Wuji.

“The two are related by marriage, which is a natural bond.

"Both of them are enterprising and respectful, and they share the same ideals and work together."

The girl seemed to understand something.

"So you killed Zhao Sheng not only to weaken Zhao, but also to prevent Zhao and Wei from uniting."

"That's right." Ying Chengjiao snapped his fingers.

"Next..." The girl's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Kill Wei Wuji!"

Ying Chengjiao shrugged.

"It would be best if we could kill him, just like Zhao Sheng, when he dies all things are over.

“But this is unlikely.

"One of the main specific goals of my mission to Zhao State was to kill Zhao Sheng.

"But this was after I knew Zhao Sheng was dying and had Lin Xiangru to help.

“It turns out that I thought it was too simple.

"If the commander had not made long-term plans and had not planted spies around Zhao Sheng, Zhao Sheng would not have died.

“You can say that.

"Zhao Sheng's death has nothing to do with me. He would have died whether I came or not.

"It's just that Lu Gong and my father are taking advantage of me and using Zhao Sheng's life to make me famous."

"Wait, wait." The girl pressed lightly in the air with her jade fingers.

She lowered her head in meditation, and had a very familiar feeling about what her apprentice said.

Soon, a look of suspicion appeared on her energetic face.

"Why do I feel like you're doing the same thing as Wei Wuji? Wei Wuji first used Hou Ying to become famous, and you used Zhao Sheng?"

Ying Chengjiao stared at the girl blankly, then slowly sat up, clapped his hands twice, and praised:
“This is really enlightening.

"When it comes to political tactics, you are more talented than Wu Anjun.

"Let's make a deal first. Don't use this talent in my harem. You two need to live in harmony."

The girl enjoyed it at first, but when she heard the last sentence, her pretty face turned angry.

Ying Chengjiao stopped when he saw that he was ahead, and immediately changed the subject, saying in a serious tone:
“Since I can’t kill Lord Xinling, then what I have to do is very simple, break Wei Wuji’s golden body!
"With his reputation as a virtuous man, he is almost invincible.

"As long as he is alive, there will be a steady stream of people coming to him to strengthen the State of Wei and stop the State of Qin."

The girl suppressed her anger for a moment and thought about what she had done.

"So you want me to wipe your tears and ask you questions, all to show your virtue. You want to be more virtuous than Wei Wuji, etc...."

The girl felt familiar again.

"You are doing exactly the same thing as Wei Wuji stepping on Zhao Sheng to become famous!"

"The trick doesn't have to be new, as long as it's useful." Ying Chengjiao was very satisfied with the girl's performance.

"How despicable!"

"When you study military tactics, you will definitely come across The Art of War. So, Miss Wuxia, what do you think of Sun Tzu's words about using deception in war?"

"..."

"You are bright and majestic. When you go to war, tell the enemy in advance how many soldiers and horses you have, how many infantry and chariots you have, how much food you have, where you will ambush, where you will attack, and..."

"Stop!" the girl interrupted, unable to listen any more.

This method of warfare was used two hundred years ago, before the emergence of Sun Wu, and has long been eliminated.

Anyone who dares to fight like this now will die.

Apart from anything else, her grandfather fought the Battle of Changping without telling the State of Zhao.

If Zhao Kuo knew that the person on his side was Bai Qi, he would not be so arrogant and would not take the initiative to attack.

"It's my fault, you did a good job." The girl immediately changed her words.

Ying Chengjiao snorted twice and crossed his legs.

"Being a famous general, besides being invincible like Wu Anjun, there is a simpler way to become a famous general."

Put up a finger.

“Defeat a famous general and you become a famous general.

"The more famous the general you defeat is, the greater your fame will be.

"If Zhao Kuo had won the Battle of Changping and defeated Wu'an Jun, he would be the best general in the world now."

The girl wanted to say that you don’t understand military tactics and shouldn’t talk nonsense, just continue with your story.

After hearing this, the girl pursed her lips as if to retort.

She had to admit that her little apprentice was right.

She dreamed of becoming a famous general like her grandfather, and after thinking for a while, she felt that her little apprentice's words were very strange.

"You are... not following the right path. What if Wei Wuji doesn't send someone to assassinate you?"

"It's unlikely." Ying Chengjiao waved his hand. "From stealing the talisman to save Zhao, Zhao Sheng asked for help as Wei Wuji's brother-in-law. And Wei Wuji met Xue Gong and Mao Gong, and Zhao Sheng's wife passed messages between them. It can be seen that Zhao Sheng and his wife have a good relationship, and Zhao Sheng's wife and Wei Wuji also have a good relationship as siblings."

The boy pointed at himself.

"I killed Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sheng's wife hated me to the core. But I was protected by the King of Zhao in Handan, so she couldn't kill me. If she wanted to kill me, she would go find my younger brother, Wei Wuji.

“From the Battle of Handan, when the King of Wei sent out his troops but Zhao did not come to his aid, Wei Wuji wanted to bring more than a hundred chariots to rescue Zhao and fight to the death. It can be seen that he values ​​national interests above his own.

"I, the Prince of Qin, will represent Zhao in leaving Yan, and Qin and Zhao will be connected through me.

"Especially since I am the Prime Minister of Zhao State, the relationship is even closer.

"If Qin and Zhao form an alliance and the Three Jins are completely separated, Wei Wuji's plan to unite the Three Jins to lock down the powerful Qin will be shattered.

"Without Zhao to stand in front, Wei will have to bear the wrath of Qin alone due to the blockade of Hangu Pass.

“Privately, there is a sister crying.

“Sir, there is a national crisis.

"How could the famous Prince Wuji of Wei not send assassins to kill me, Prince Qin?"

The boy raised a finger.

“Remember, strategies are the same as tactics.

“Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

"The more you know about your enemy, the better you can target him, and the more likely your strategy will be successful.

"The noble ones are tempted with reputation, the profit-seeking ones are tempted with money, and the lustful ones are tempted with beautiful women.

"The person who can put you to death must be the one who knows you best."

The girl gasped, and for the first time she felt that her little disciple was terrifying.

(End of this chapter)