The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 124 A gentleman never takes advantage of others' misfortune. Lian Po wanted it.

When King Xi of Yan walked into the gate of the inn, he was feeling anxious and angry.

If it weren't for the dense Zhao army outside the city, he would never come here to beg a child, even if the child was a prince of Qin.

He completely forgot that he could have met the child earlier and it was he who chose this ending.

When Ying Chengjiao saw the unshaven and unkempt Prince Xi of Yan, the knowledge taught by his teacher Xishi Bingshu suddenly came to his mind.

"Everyone's fate is predetermined and cannot be interfered with."

At that time, Ying Chengjiao scoffed at it. He never believed that it was true that one could understand human affairs by observing astronomy.

But now, he seemed to understand a little bit...

He had already told King Xi of Yan that the Zhao army would attack Ji.

But what about the ending? Nothing has changed.

[The fate that the Grand Historian is talking about is a person’s character.]
[As long as your mind remains unchanged, no matter what happens in the middle, everything will eventually lead to the same ending.]
[Just like my father’s death, I can only delay it for a while...]
Ying Chengjiao was thinking about something, in a daze.

Prince Xi of Yan, who was waiting for him to perform the salute, was burning with anger and wanted to order the boy who was sitting quietly in front of him to be chopped off.

But when he thought of the Qin and Zhao states behind the boy in front of him, and the Zhao army in Ji, a hearty smile appeared on his face.

"Envoy Zhao has been here for so many days. Is he doing well? Do you have enough medicinal materials for martial arts training?"

King Xi of Yan chose medicinal materials as a breakthrough.

One is to give yourself a way out.

The second is to remind Ying Chengjiao that Yan State provided medicinal materials out of kindness, so as to make the subsequent conversation easier.

Ying Chengjiao woke up from his deep thoughts, stood up immediately, and bowed with a look of fear:

“Greetings to King Yan.

“When I first saw the King of Yan’s face, I was overwhelmed by his majesty, so it was difficult for me to speak.

"Please forgive me, King Yan."

These few words gave King Yan enough face.

King Yan's anger turned into joy. He straightened his back and glanced sideways at Ju Wu who was half a step behind.

"What the Zhao envoy said is very different from what the Grand Tutor said."

Grand Tutor Ju Wu was sweating profusely, not knowing why the proud Master Qin had changed his nature today. He bowed slightly and said:

“I’ve heard that when a wolf in the forest sees a deer, it opens its mouth and shows its fangs, but when it sees a tiger, it tucks its tail between its legs and runs away.

"When the Zhao envoy saw me, it was like a wolf seeing a deer. When he saw the king, it was like a wolf seeing a tiger. This is probably why what the king saw from the Zhao envoy was different from what I said."

King Yan laughed out loud.

"Master, you're not a deer at all, you're clearly a clever bear, hahahaha!"

Ju Wu responded repeatedly, but his heart was still beating violently.

I know that even though the king let me go, he still used the bear metaphor to warn me and make me behave myself.

Ju Wu is the prince's teacher. Previously, the prince was scolded by the king as a hibernating bear.

After beating Ju Wu, King Yan turned around and said to Ying Chengjiao with a smile:
"My lord, you are the son of the King of Qin. Have you ever heard your father say that he wants to attack Zhao together with Yan?"

Ying Chengjiao lowered his head and narrowed his eyes slightly.

He really couldn't understand how such an idiot could become the king. He dared to open a dyeing factory just by being given a little color.

[The Zhao army has already reached the city. Why don't you hurry down the ladder I gave you and talk about repelling the Zhao army?]
[How dare you pick a fight? What on earth are you thinking?]
"I haven't heard my father mention it." The young man looked up and said innocently, "How about I go back to Qin to ask my father? After I find out, I will come to Ji to report to the king."

Prince Yan's expression remained unchanged.

He smiled and observed the boy's face, trying to figure out whether the boy in front of him was truly naive or was deliberately trying to hit him.

King Xi of Yan looked left and right but couldn't figure it out.

But no matter whether it was naive or a warning, he couldn't let the boy in front of him go back to Qin to ask.

By the time this guy comes back with the answer, Ji might have been conquered and Yan might have been destroyed again.

He laughed and rubbed his head.

"No need, no need, I guess I remembered it wrong.

"I heard from my men last night that the envoy from Zhao must be seen in person by me.

“I didn’t want to disturb the envoy Zhao’s rest, so I took it off until today.

"I don't know why the Zhao envoy insisted that I come in person. What does he want to see me for?"

Ying Chengjiao spat secretly.

[Why don’t you show off anymore? Keep showing off?]
With a look of admiration on his face, he said:

“The reason why I want the King of Yan to come in person is because your country’s Grand Tutor didn’t speak the truth, which made me doubt your country.

"I think if the King of Yan is willing to come here in person for the sake of justice, it is a great sincerity. Then the things I discuss later can be discussed, otherwise it will be unnecessary.

"What I want to say is that this war is an unjust war. I hope King Yan can consider the two countries of Yan and Zhao and stop the war!"

King Yan was overjoyed and stepped forward to hold Ying Chengjiao's hand.

"What the envoy said is exactly what I was thinking!

"I have suffered from war for a long time, and I am willing to make peace with Zhao."

Ying Chengjiao was also very happy and bowed and said:
"The King of Yan cares about the people and the people. He is truly a wise king!"

King Yanxi put on a wry smile.

"But now, it's not just my will that counts. I have to ask your general if he is willing."

Ying Chengjiao patted his chest.

"Don't worry, King Yan. I'll take care of this matter! I'll leave the city right away."

King Yan was so happy that he shed tears.

"The lives of the people of Ji are in your hands!"

Ying Chengjiao led a group of people out of the city.

The companions included Bai Wuxia, Gai Nie, Zhao's retainers, Zhao's soldiers, and Qin's elite warriors.

This large group of people leaving the city looked like an envoy from the State of Yan.

Bai Wuxia and Ying Chengjiao were sitting in the carriage. She witnessed the conversation between her apprentice and King Yan and said in confusion:

"Just agreed to that?
"Isn't it said that the slower the King of Yan comes, the more you want?
"You don't want anything?"

Ying Chengjiao sat next to the girl, smelled her fragrance, and whispered:

"I am a gentleman. How can a gentleman take advantage of others when they are in trouble? How can I take the initiative to ask the King of Yan for it?"

"...Then why do you want it?" Bai Wuxia asked.

"I'll ask Lian Po for it." The young man chuckled, "With the enemy at the gates, it's not that easy to negotiate. If I don't make Yan bleed, I won't do anything even if Lian Po does it."

The girl opened her mouth slightly, her eyes sparkling. Is it possible to play like this?

After the carriage had moved for a while, he whispered:
"You are indeed mean."

The boy shook his head and twitched a finger:

"No, no, no, I'm a gentleman."

Outside the city, the Zhao army’s tent.

Lian Po stood up and went out of the tent to greet him.

It was the first time he met Ying Chengjiao.

When Ying Chengjiao was sent as an envoy of Qin to Zhao State, he went out to fight.

When he heard the name Ying Chengjiao for the second time, the Qin envoy became the Zhao envoy, the Prime Minister of Zhao, and the General of Zhao.

Even though I knew this was just a seven-year-old child, I was already prepared.

But the moment he saw Ying Chengjiao, the veteran couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

[Too young, still a child...]
The old general squatted down, carried Ying Chengjiao into the tent, and behaved very intimately.

"Why are you here, my dear grandson?

"Why don't you wait in Ji? I will come to pick you up after I conquer the city."

Ying Chengjiao chuckled.

"Mr. Lian, please stop talking nonsense. What city can you conquer?

"You didn't attack any cities along the way in Yan State, did you come directly to Ji?
"We're switching from defense to offense, and we're sending our troops on a long expedition without even any siege equipment.

“It’s freezing cold, how much food and energy do you have?
"If the 600,000 soldiers of Yan were not buried in Zhao, you would have been eaten so deep into the hinterland." Lian Po's eyes widened as big as a cow, and he was dumbfounded.

[Is this kid really seven years old? How can this be...]
"Who told you this? Have you ever said this to King Yan?"

"I just thought of it myself. It's not that difficult." Ying Chengjiao said as if it was a matter of course: "Why should I talk to the King of Yan? I'm not the Prime Minister of Yan."

The old veteran was relieved and looked at the young man up and down with a look that was as if he were looking at a ghost.

He wanted to test the boy again, so he laughed and looked heroic.

"You, underestimate me!
"I don't have much food and grass, but there are many villages near Ji, so I can just plunder a few of them.

“I’ll surround Ji and fight a protracted war.

"Anyway, there are no soldiers in the heartland of Yan State. I can fight until next winter. I will eventually win."

The young man snorted, looking disapproving.

The old general pretended to be angry, with raised eyebrows and eyes.

"Why, you're not convinced? You doubt me!"

Ying Chengjiao showed no fear, he held his hands together and shook them, saying speechlessly:
"No, no, how dare I doubt Lord Lian? How dare I doubt him?

"Since Lord Lian is so confident, I will return to Handan and wait for the news of Lord Lian's victory in conquering Yan."

After putting on his shoes, the boy raised his hands.

"Farewell!"

He had just taken four steps when the veteran hugged him.

The old general laughed heartily, extremely happy, without any trace of his previous anger.

"Good boy, you dare to tease me.

"Speak! What I said is wrong!

"I want to see what kind of prodigy Lin Xiangru is talking about."

Ying Chengjiao sighed in the old general's arms.

“There are indeed not many soldiers and horses in the heartland of Yan State, but there are still frontier troops on the northeastern border.

“The reason why we haven’t provided support now is because we haven’t received any news.

"Just hold on a little longer and see if the border troops can come over and beat up your isolated army.

"Don't even mention the Donghu holding them back, the Yan border troops can't get over here.

"If Ji falls, Yan will be destroyed.

"Why are you still guarding at this time? I will definitely come and beat you up."

Lian Po lowered his head and poked the young man with his beard.

“There are 600,000 troops over there?

"I have already defeated 600,000 Yan troops, so why should I be afraid of the few remaining border troops?
"What a joke."

The young man dodged, pushed the old general's face with his little hand, and said disdainfully:

“Don’t exaggerate.

"We are fighting in Yan State, not Zhao State. Are your soldiers determined to fight to the death?

"And in order to gain the upper hand, you brought them all the way here.

"The first push is strong, the second is weak, the third is exhausted.

“When the Yan Bian Army arrives, even if the Yan Bian Army commander can’t wait and lets you wait for them to tire themselves out, you won’t necessarily win without morale.

"What's more, the Yan people are as tough as the Zhao people.

"If you really dare to fight a protracted war, just wait and see that all the people of Yan State will become soldiers.

“And you thought all the nations were dead, watching you attack Yan.

"Yan's 600,000 soldiers are the entire country's soldiers, and your 130,000 soldiers are also Zhao's entire country's soldiers, right?
“Yan lost 600,000 people, and the interior was empty.

"If you lead 130,000 Zhao soldiers out of Zhao territory, will the interior of Zhao not be empty?
"If you continue to fight, neither Yan nor Zhao will be in a good situation. Both will suffer losses and will be swallowed up by other countries."

Lian Po did not move, but just stared at the young man.

He previously thought that the praise for the young man in the letter sent by his old friend Lin Xiangru was too exaggerated.

What unprecedented and unparalleled supernatural powers, it's blown up like a god or ghost descending to earth.

Now, he feels that his old friend is still too conservative.

The veterans who have seen and communicated with the boy in person feel that the word "child prodigy" is far from enough to describe the boy's intelligence.

This is the god and ghost!

How could anyone see through all these things at such a young age?
Not to mention the children, how many ministers in the court can do it?
The old man grabbed the boy and turned him over and over.

The boy felt like a doll, without any dignity, and was really angry.

"What are you doing! I'm going to vomit! Don't move me, don't move me!"

The veteran put down the struggling teenager.

He touched his chin, then touched the boy's angry face.

The young man knocked it away with one hand, took two steps back, and said angrily:

"Treat the disease if you have it!"

The veteran was not angry and laughed.

"Such a smart kid gets really angry after being manipulated a few times. It's interesting.

"Don't worry, don't worry. I just want to see if you are a human being."

The boy pouted.

"You are not human!"

"Okay, okay, I am not a human being." Lian Po smiled and said, "I want to ask you, you are the prince of Qin, shouldn't you advise me to attack the city at this time? Zhao and Yan are both defeated, and the only one who can destroy Zhao is Qin."

The first half of Lian Po's sentence was in the tone of teasing a child, and Ying Chengjiao didn't feel much.

The tone and expression of the second half of the sentence did not change, but Ying Chengjiao shuddered all over.

murderous look!
He looked at the veteran's smiling face, which was full of kindness.

He doesn't look like a famous general who has conquered the world, but rather an old man who enjoys playing with his grandchildren.

He could not see any murderous intent in the veteran's eyes, but he certainly felt the invisible and intangible murderous aura.

He pretended not to know, still had a sullen face, turned his head away, and was too arrogant to speak.

Lian Po rubbed his head.

"Hurry up and tell me.

"If you don't tell me, even if Lin Xiangru's handwritten letter testifies for you, I still can't cooperate with you.

"You, Prince Qin, why are you treating Zhao so well?"

Ying Chengjiao held his head high with pride.

"I'm not treating Zhao well, I'm standing on the side of morality!"

"Morality?" The old general sneered: "You are a prince of Qin, and you still have the nerve to say the word morality? You don't know what the kings of your Qin were like? King Zhaoxiang of Qin tricked King Huai of Chu into attending a banquet and imprisoned him until his death."

Before the old man could continue, the young man jumped up and interrupted:
"I am different from them! Don't compare me with them!"

"Hahaha!" The old general laughed, "A phoenix popped out of a chicken coop. How funny."

After hearing this, Ying Chengjiao breathed a sigh of relief.

The feeling of thorns all over the body disappeared.

The veteran picked up the boy for the third time.

"Lin Xiangru believes in you, and I believe in you too! What do you think we should do now? What should we do?"

"Of course, they negotiated conditions, demanded benefits, and then withdrew their troops."

"Yes, you agree with me." Lian Po nodded. "Go back and tell the King of Yan that he wants me to withdraw the troops and cede the five cities."

The Zhao army retreated three miles, and Ying Chengjiao and his entourage entered Ji again.

When he saw King Yan again, the young man was filled with resentment.

"Your Majesty! Lian Po wants fifty cities before he retreats! Let's fight him!"

(End of this chapter)