The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 149: Master Chengjiao defeats his master's plan

Ten days ago.

Yan State, Ji.

In the wild mountains and wilderness, wild grass sprouts green everywhere.

Prince Dan of Yan was standing on the ground with his feet, holding a copper shovel in his hand.

He thrust the shovel into the ground with all his strength, dug up the soil, and threw it into the air, trying to vent the anguish and depression in his heart.

Dust floated and filled the cold air.

He dug shovel after shovel, and black mud kept falling into the air, covering the sky of Yan State.

At his feet lay a headless body.

Without the head, we can't see the face, and it should be difficult to identify the person.

But this headless corpse is an exception, because he is wearing an official uniform that only the prime minister of Yan State can wear.

Ju Wu, the Grand Tutor of Yan who followed Prince Dan, was grief-stricken over the death of the fake Prime Minister Jiang Qu.

He rubbed his eyes and wiped away the worthless tears.

Together with Prince Dan, he lifted the headless corpse and gently placed it into the deep pit that was dug entirely by Prince Dan himself.

Prince Dan stood at the edge of the pit and looked at it for a while, his face livid, and filled it with soil shovel after shovel.

The sound of dirt and rocks falling on the headless corpse sounded like a roar from Prince Dan about the injustice of his fate and an accusation against the royal family of Yan.

Soon, the land became flat again.

Apart from the fact that it is darker in color and softer when stepped on, it is no different from the ground next to it.

In less than a month, this slightly darker and slightly newer piece of grave soil will be completely integrated into the earth, and will be indistinguishable from the surrounding old soil.

A prime minister who worked hard for the country and sacrificed his life could not even leave behind a complete body after his death.

A funeral is just a burial, without any ceremony.

In this era, funeral rites are extremely important.

The funeral rituals of scholars include the initial mourning, funeral management, funeral procession, burial, and funeral sacrifices, each of which has specific rituals and requirements.

This prime minister who had reached the pinnacle of the scholar class was not even as good as the most ordinary scholar after his death.

On the day when he was returned to Yan, only King Xi of Yan was seen.

The next day, King Xi of Yan announced that he had been deceived by the villain Jiang Qu, which led him to slander Le Jian and imprison Prince Cheng Jiao. He dismissed Jiang Qu from office and sentenced him to death by beheading.

On the third day, in the busiest vegetable market in Ji, in full view of the people of Ji and many officials who pretended to be jealous of the people of Ji, his head fell to the ground and rolled five or six times.

The head was sent to Handan, the capital of Zhao, overnight and handed over to Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei.

The body should have been left in the wilderness to be eaten by wild animals.

If Prince Dan had not replaced Jiang Qu's body by killing a servant who was almost the same size as Jiang Qu, and fed the servant's body to the wild beasts instead of Jiang Qu's.

He didn't even have a chance to bury his body.

Prince Dan of Yan gripped the wooden handle of the copper shovel tightly, making a creaking sound, and his fist trembled slightly.

He said with sadness and despair:

"Master, I don't understand.

"Let the fake prime minister return to Yan, and then let my father kill the fake prime minister.

"When the people of the world hear that the fake prime minister who worked so hard for Yan State has met such a fate, who will still work for Yan State? Isn't this blocking the way for wise men in Yan State?

"Everyone in the world knows the intentions of the King of Qin, doesn't the King know it?

"Why do you still want to kill Jiang Qu and do something that will only dig your own grave?"

Ju Wu looked at the new land and seemed to see his future.

From the perspective of a minister of Yan, he fully agreed with what Prince Dan said.

What the King of Yan did chilled the hearts of all the ministers of Yan, including Ju Wu.

He no longer wanted to serve the State of Yan, nor did he want to speak a word for the State of Yan.

But in addition to being a minister of Yan, he was also the prince's teacher, and was the teacher who taught Prince Dan since he was a child.

He could not abandon his disciples, nor could he abandon his future self who would hold great power.

He squatted down, picked up a handful of dirt, and told the truth:

"Your Majesty has no choice but to do this." If Qin attacks our Yan State, Zhao, Chu, and Wei will surely follow, and Yan State will perish.

"If you want Qin Zhige to stop, there are only two ways.

“Kill the false appearance.

“Compensation for food.

“Killing the false appearance and losing people’s hearts can still be redeemed.

"As compensation for grain, 100,000 dan of grain has just entered the borders of Zhao, Wei, and Chu. Within three months, the troops of the three countries will arrive."

Prince Dan sneered, looking down on his father's cowardice:

"If I were a king, I would neither kill anyone nor pay back the food.

"The spies reported that except for Qin, which had signs of reorganizing its army, Zhao, Wei, and Chu had not made any moves.

"They are just talking and trying to take advantage of us, how could they really attack us?
"The Three Kingdoms do not mobilize, Qin does not border Yan, and if we want to attack Yan, we must pass through the territory of another country.

"Dan doesn't believe it. Given Qin's past behavior, which country would dare to let the Qin army pass through? Aren't they afraid of bringing disaster upon themselves?"

Ju Wu nodded:
“Wu agrees with what the prince said.

"The King of Qi thought the same thing before the Five Nations coalition attacked Qi."

Prince Dan's body trembled and shook.

He stuck the copper shovel into the ground and used it as a support to stabilize his body.

He was very clear about the fate of Qi State. If it had not been for Tian Dan who turned the tide, it would have been history now.

Back then, the State of Qi was even more powerful than the State of Qin today, but it was almost destroyed. What about the State of Yan?
Ju Wu watched quietly without going forward to help.

The prince has good intentions, but he is too naive and lacks the insight of Qin Prince Chengjiao.

The monarch represents the country.

The decision of the monarch is the choice of the country, except for the incompetent monarch who does not listen to advice.

Even if Prince Xi of Yan loses the support of the people again, there will definitely be people willing to give him advice.

If one person has shortcomings, then find ten.

If ten people have shortcomings, then find a hundred.

If a hundred people have shortcomings, then find a thousand.

There aren't many wise men among these people, but there are many of them!
Can one wise man be worth ten, twenty, or even a hundred men?

Thousands of people gave their suggestions, enough to list all the options and possibilities. Someone must have said something similar to what Prince Dan said.

The seemingly foolish choice made by King Xi of Yan at the end was actually the optimal solution after he had weighed the pros and cons over and over again.

Ju Wu lowered his eyelids to block out the crazy light in his eyes.

He had a plan that could break the disunity among the people of Yan, but he didn't dare to tell them...

Inside the house, Ying Chengjiao looked at the smelly human head in the box and flipped the wooden lid expressionlessly.

Although the head was disheveled and slightly decayed, it was still recognizable as General Qu of the State of Yan.

He was not surprised because when Deng Lingxue listed his crimes just now, he said that Jiang Qu died because of him.

Lu Buwei looked at Ying Chengjiao's expression in the candlelight and nodded secretly.

No vomiting, no nausea, no anger, no disgust.

In less than a year, not only Lu Buwei had become a different person, but Prince Cheng Jiao as well.

The delicate young man who was afraid to kill people, who would vomit continuously when he saw dead bodies on the ground, who turned pale when he heard that dozens of assassins were being punished by their clans, and the fat merchant Lu Buwei, all died.

Lu Buwei began to speak, telling what happened in the Zhao Palace after Ying Chengjiao left Ji, in order to help the young man fill in the gaps in his high-level vision.

After that, he took a sip of tea and said with a little complacency:
"From your perspective, does Yan have any strategy to break the impasse?"

Ying Chengjiao pondered the situation of Yan State and once again thought of his grandfather:

"It was King Xi of Yan who caused disunity among the people, not the State of Yan.

"When Prince Xi of Yan dies, Prince Dan will take over. This situation can be resolved."

　Today is still 2k, no leave, the total debt is 8k, this month's

　　
　
(End of this chapter)