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Chapter 138 Guo Kai takes action again

There were not so many love-making plots in feudal society. Qin Qing did not resist Ying Zheng's straightforwardness. It was not like the romance novels of later generations, where I like you but you don't like me, and then there is a long and bloody plot.

Ever since Ying Zheng married Qin Qing, he felt that his life had become smoother. For some reason, Lu Buwei actually took the initiative to propose returning power to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng was also very happy about being able to take power early. Although no one could suppress him now, there were still some constraints from Lu Buwei and Queen Mother Zhao Ji.

It is not known how Lu Buwei persuaded Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji, who had been in conflict with Ying Zheng recently, was persuaded by Lu Buwei to come out and participate in Ying Zheng's coronation ceremony.

Ying Zheng, accompanied by a large number of Qin army guards, came to Yongcheng in a grand procession to be crowned. After the complicated royal etiquette, it meant that Ying Zheng had finally begun to control the Qin Empire.

"Your Majesty, now that you have taken over the reins of government, I, an old minister, have fulfilled my duty! Therefore, I hereby resign!"

"Prime Minister Lu, many of the things you've been responsible for as prime minister haven't been completed yet, such as the water conservancy project in Guanzhong. You should always see things through to the end!"

"Your Majesty, this matter can be handed over to Li Si. I believe he can handle it well!"

"Prime Minister Lu, Li Si is still very inexperienced compared to you! Just stay here and serve as Prime Minister, and assist me wholeheartedly!"

"Your Majesty."

"Prime Minister Lu, you should know that I don't like others to disobey me!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! I obey your command!"

Seeing Ying Zheng's attempt to keep him, Lu Buwei was actually very happy. After all, he was not willing to give up the power in his hands. Today was just a test for Ying Zheng.

For Ying Zheng, keeping Lu Buwei would not only allow him to fight foreign wars with peace of mind, but also appease the hearts of other ministers. After all, Lu Buwei was the soul figure of Qin's foreign guests.

Wang Jian's attack on the State of Chu was very smooth, because he had the mentality of occupying and digesting a place, so the speed was not too fast.

Ying Zheng, who had already lost hope in Changping Jun Mi Qi, saw that Mi Qi had attracted two or three cats and kittens in Shouchun during this period. After all, his biological father was the orthodox one in the State of Chu, so Ying Zheng recalled Mi Qi to Xianyang.

Looking at the somewhat lost and decadent Changping Jun Mi Qi in front of him, Ying Zheng felt helpless. With this mentality, he still wanted to compete with his own father, the King of Chu, which was a huge joke.

"Lord Changping, the fact that the Shouchun trip wasn't going smoothly was already anticipated! There's no need to dwell on it!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! I understand!"

"Mi Qi, cheer up! I intend to enthrone you as the King of Chu in the name of the Great Qin! And then make Yingdu, the ancestral capital of Chu, the capital."

"Your Majesty, are you serious?" Changping Jun Mi Qi suddenly looked at King Ying Zheng of Qin with surprise.

"Haha, of course! Now that you have a reputation, you also have a sense of righteousness. Try your best to win over the pro-Qin faction in Chu. I will not be stingy with high positions and generous salaries!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! King Chu Mi Qi pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

"Haha, very good!" Looking at Changping Jun Mi Qi's ecstatic face, he knew that he really wanted to be the King of Chu.

For Ying Zheng, it is still very necessary to support a King of Chu who is close to Qin. With the existence of a traitor of Chu, many things become much easier.

But when he heard Mi Qi shouting "The King of Chu pays homage to the King", he felt very strange and realized that he had to become emperor as soon as possible. After all, he and the Qin Dynasty also needed a righteous cause.

King Ying Zheng of Qin appointed Changping Jun Mi Qi as King of Chu and established the capital in Yingdu, the ancestral land of Chu. It was like a bolt of thunder that exploded across the land of China.

"Mi Chen, why don't you try to persuade Mi Qi? How can he claim to be the King of Chu? Isn't this cutting himself off from the Chu State?"

"Sister, do you think Mi Qi can influence this matter? Who can change the decision of our king? Besides, we are now Qin people, not Chu people anymore!"

"Yes! Mi Chen, you are right! No one can change the king's decision!"

Qin's appointment of Changping Jun Mi Qi as King of Chu was truly a brilliant move. Qin quickly established a foothold in the Chu territory occupied by Qin, and many Chu forces came to attach themselves to the new King of Chu. A new Chu army was quickly formed, and they joined the Qin army in attacking Shouchun. As a result, the old King of Chu was defeated and retreated. Seeing this, Ying Zheng immediately stopped the construction of the straight road, gathered another 200,000-man army, and handed it over to Wang Jian.

Wang Jian understood what King Ying Zheng of Qin meant. He was planning to destroy the State of Chu directly. Then the Qin army advanced from three directions and attacked Shouchun of Chu together.

It was thought that Qin had put all its energy into building water conservancy projects in Guanzhong, and the people of Chu began to relax, but Qin suddenly caught them off guard.

Xiang Yan of Chu was indeed very powerful, but he was restrained by the new Chu King Mi Qi, and the Qin army attacked from three directions. Xiang Yan could only sigh to the sky and was powerless to turn the tide.

Seeing that Chu was being invaded by the Qin army, Zhao State hurriedly wanted to intervene to involve the Qin army, but the Qin army led by Meng Wu did not give Zhao any opportunity to take advantage.

Even though Li Mu and Pang Nuan were famous generals, they could not resist the general trend of the world. In order to cater to the actions of the Qin army, the "Xun Qin Hui" led by Yao Jia had already started to act in Handan.

"Have you heard? Back then, Qin's Tiger Guards consisted of only 2,000 men, yet they captured the Han capital, Xinzheng!"

"Ah? The Tiger Guards are so powerful?"

"Haha, you don't know this! It's not that the Tiger Guards are powerful, it's that there are high-level traitors within the coalition forces!"

"What? Where did you get this information?"

"I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else! It was Pang Nuan, the leader of the coalition forces at the time! It's said that King Ying Zheng of Qin even promised to crown Pang Nuan as the new King of Zhao once they had conquered the State of Zhao!"

"Ah? Crazy! Completely crazy!"

Disturbing rumors began to spread in Handan, Zhao State. With the ascension of Zhao Yan, the new king of Zhao State, Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Julu, lost his former glory, and the new star in the court began to become Guo Kai, the childhood follower of Zhao Wang Yan.

"Your Majesty, there's no smoke without fire. Your Majesty, we must be on guard!"

"Guo Kai, what's your idea?"

"Your Majesty, why not simply recall Pang Nuan from the Zhao-Qin border to Handan and replace him with General Li Mu?"

"Well! Good idea! Let's do it!" King Yan of Zhao was very satisfied with Guo Kai's proposal.

However, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and Julu Hou Zhao Mu had complicated expressions on their faces. They wanted to speak out to stop him, but their identities were too embarrassing. Julu Hou Zhao Mu was now in a difficult situation and could not save himself.

Finally, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng couldn't help but speak out to stop them. "Your Majesty, Qin is now invading Chu on a massive scale, and they're determined to destroy it! Zhao should be holding back Qin's main force. If General Pang Nuan is suddenly recalled to Handan, it will undoubtedly affect the war situation on the border."

"Ridiculous! Is there only one Pang Nuan in Zhao? Is General Li Mu just a figurehead? If the rumors are true and Pang Nuan is connected to Qin, then our Zhao will be in jeopardy!"

"This"

"Okay! Let's decide this matter! Stop arguing!" King Yan of Zhao impatiently stopped the dispute between Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and Guo Kai.

Seeing this situation, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng could only sigh helplessly. When the news reached the military camp on the border of Zhao and Qin, Pang Nuan was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood and died on the spot.

However, no one knew what happened next. Many of Pang Nuan's subordinates felt that what happened to Pang Nuan was unfair and wanted to ask for an explanation from Pang Nuan.

It soon evolved into a rebellion of the Zhao army, followed by a brutal mutiny. Although the Qin general Meng Wu did not know the reason, he still led the Qin army to attack and occupied 15 Zhao cities in one fell swoop.

It was not until Li Mu led the Zhao army to arrive that the Zhao army's defeat was stopped. When the battle was over, Meng Wu still felt dizzy.

Soon, the "Xun Qin Hui" sent intelligence, and General Meng Wu finally put his doubts to rest. He then looked at the intelligence personnel with a face full of complaints and said, "Please send the intelligence earlier next time!"

The intelligence personnel of the "Xun Qin Hui" also felt very aggrieved. After all, the internal struggle in Zhao State was too rapid and they had not yet reacted.

(End of this chapter)