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The King of the Warring States Era: Volume 4
The King of the Warring States Era: Volume 4
The King of the Warring States Era: Volume 4
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The seven great states of the Warring States Era stood at attention. Each state had the ambition to swallow up the sea, the whole world, and all directions. In troubled times, evils would arise, and when heroes emerged, the protagonist of this book would rise to prominence in the Warring States Era!
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Release dateOct 17, 2019
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    The King of the Warring States Era - Long Zhu

    IDENTITY

    CHAPTER 301 - GENERAL QIN KAI

    Chen Ling looked at Qin Kai, his entire body emitting the aura of a soldier, he nodded slightly, and compared to his demeanor when they met two months ago, he looked much more mature, like a general. With the military power in his hands, he commanded a great army, galloping across the battlefield, and what gathered there was the majesty of a general.

    However, this sort of handsome and imposing appearance, when met with an overlord that was even more powerful than him, seemed to have more than enough strength. Moreover, it lacked tolerance, and its imposing manner was clearly much weaker.

    Qin Kai, it's good that you came. I have something to discuss with you.

    Chen Ling went straight to the point and directly asked a question, not wasting any more polite words, because time was too important to him, it was both an army and a god to him, it was also the same for governing a country.

    The more capable a person was, the more they would prefer not to beat around the bush and try to figure out the king's will. To be able to get straight to the point by opening the door like this was undoubtedly the greatest trust he had.

    Lord Protector, what is the matter? Why is there such an urgent need? Qin Kai replied respectfully.

    This is a rare opportunity, the tribes are in chaos. Our Yan Nation is at the moment of internal strife, the strong Dong Hu has always been eyeing us covetously, and this time, there is no longer any threat, one of the good opportunities to revive our Yan Nation, and other, it is also a good opportunity for us to send people to send you to the palace, so we can discuss things together, and cope with the changes in the Dong Hu. Dong Hu?

    When Qin Kai heard this, his expression became slightly stunned, and then he exclaimed in joy: "Really? I, your subject, have been in Dong Hu for many years, fully aware of the power of the Dong Hu's royal palace. There are three hundred thousand Donghu cavalry s, and one hundred thousand people who can control the bowstring. Their cavalry is in a wedge shaped formation, and there are many different kinds of cavalry.

    Right now, the armies of the Central Plains are still composed of chariots, cavalry, soldiers, bows, and supplies, mostly used in siege warfare. There are not many fields to fight, and currently, the seven great warriors of the War Country, Chu, Wei, Zhao, Qin, Han, Yan, and the six small countries, Song, Lu, Yue, Wei, and Zhong Shan are all limited in terms of cavalry.

    Chen Ling understood what he meant. In fact, only the Zhao Nation's King Wuling of Zhao, who had recorded history, had made changes throughout the country, following the introduction of 'riding with a tiger', thus allowing the Zhao Nation to become the first country to have an independent cavalry, instead of relying on blended infantry, acting as a vanguard in charging forward team, only serving as a support force to attack and disturb the enemy, pursue and investigate the enemy. After evolving from the Zhao Nation to a large scale, Qin Wei and the other great powers also developed their cavalry army.

    If the Yan Nation were to attack the Dong Hu this time and completely eliminate the threat of the Hu people, what do you think we would need to prepare? the Lord of Storage asked.

    Qin Kai was a little surprised, he never thought that this Sovereign King who was not even twenty years old, would actually be so courageous and courageous, daring to mobilize troops against the fierce and headstrong Dong Hu, killing into the grasslands, and taking the initiative to attack them. He frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: The timing, strength of a nation, allies, three basic things, all of them are indispensable.

    Chen Ling asked: What do you mean?

    Qin Kai paused for a moment before continuing, The timing is right, when the great kings of the Dong Hu are fighting with all their might and both parties are injured. At that time, the nomadic cavalry on the Great Prairie would be completely used up. Furthermore, the grasslands are located in the coldest region in the far north, where there are no fixed cities. Once the Yan Army enters, replenishing the city would become a problem, and they would be unable to sustain the battle for a long time. They would have to destroy the life force of the Dong Hu in one go, and then force the Hu people to move north, and leave the borders of the Yan Nation!

    Chen Ling nodded in agreement. Right now, he could just barely make up for ten thousand of Yan Nation's cavalrymen, but they were still not equipped properly, their battle horses were weak, their battle strength was weak, and they were unable to pose a threat to the Dong Hu. All this while, Yan Zhaoqin could only rely on the terrain to defend, while the Hu people were not proficient in attacking cities either.

    's goal was to make the Hu people feel like they were in Outer Mongolia and Russia. Not bad, let the Hu people leave China and go rob the Tsar of Russia!

    When Qin Kai saw that the crown prince agreed with his point of view, she became emboldened and continued to speak, "National power refers to the combined power of the Yan Nation, including resources, treasury, army, government and so on. This subject does not understand politics, but feels that the national power refers to the support of the army, the exchange of weapons, the replenishment of food and salary;

    "The so-called allies refer to the Zhao Nation who are in the same situation as the Yan Nation, but they can also be the tribes on the prairie. They will join forces to attract the troops of the Dong Hu, while the other side will attack Wang Ting and the tribe and engulf the tribes; the Hu people can fight fierce battles, but they can't fight evil battles, the difference is, fierce battles are based on a ferocious force, and fierce battles are carried out in extremely dangerous situations. They don't fear life and death, and they vow to die.

    After Chen Ling listened to Qin Kai's analysis, he understood in his heart, that this Qin Kai had the same thoughts as him, and was thus able to see that Qin Kai, on one hand, had a deep understanding of the Dong Hu, and had a clear mind.

    "Qin Kai, I have something to tell you, it is one of the three great clans of the Huns, Lan nationality is facing a crisis right now, the Su and Huyan Clans are joining forces, they are very ambitious, and want to unite the Huns. Originally, they wanted to go to the Dong Hu and ask for help, and after they heard about the changes in the Dong Hu, they came to the Yan Nation to seek help, and the rest of them wanted to form an alliance with the Huns, so they can gradually bring the Huns under the Yan Nation and raise war horses for us.

    Qin Kai was stunned, Something like that happened?

    Chen Ling laughed deeply, but did not explain anything. He picked up the contract he had drawn up on the table, and laughed: Qin Kai, I am here to see the draft of the 'Ten Contracts for the Alliances between the Yan Nation and the Huns'. You have stayed in the grassland, let's see if these can cause any problems for the Huns, I can't resist them -

    CHAPTER 302 - A WEAPON THAT WILL YIELD WITHOUT A FIGHT

    When Qin Kai saw the agreement for the alliance between him and the Huns drawn up by the storage king, his eyes shone with excitement and that shocked expression of his, at the same time, looked funny.

    If this was the case, with the Hu's intelligence, they would definitely be willing to agree to ally with them.

    From then on, with the supply of the Huns, the Yan Army's military strength increased rapidly. With his skills in riding and training in the Dong Hu, he improved and improved, using the advantage to complement the weakness. She also used the strategy of Sun's military strategy to lead the army to the north, which would definitely pose a fatal threat to the nomadic tribes.

    The cavalrymen of the Hu people were valiant, powerful, and swift like thunder, with a strong frontal impact and nimble movements. The cavalry army was like an iron wall, with ten thousand horses galloping, and the might to topple the mountains and overturn the seas. However, no matter how fierce and fierce this kind of attack was, it was only a method and method, an external method, not a fundamental theory and strategy.

    As a handsome guy, Qin Kai was clear that if he was allowed to use his troops against Dong Hu, he could dodge the blade, lure the enemy in, or surround them, or break them.

    Although the military strength of the kingdoms in the Central Plains was weak and their physiques was weak, as long as there was a famous general leading the army, with strict military discipline and high morale, no matter how strong the Dong Hu and the Huns were, they would still not be their match. This was a gap that could not be made up.

    Of course, this was a military operation meant to overthrow the country, and it needed the support of an enlightened king. It had to be a strong nation and a pure atmosphere of the people, otherwise, even if there was the Zhao Nation Li Mu, the Western Han Li Guang, and Yue Fei from the Southern Song Dynasty, such as these anti-Hu generals, it would be useless.

    said respectfully: "Lord, these treaties are too big for the Huns, they look fair and fair, a beautiful blueprint, and it seems like our Yan Nation is at a disadvantage. But in fact, each of us needs everything we have, the Huns need cloth, iron, salt, agricultural tools and food, and also have no cultural inheritance. They desire the civilization in the Central Plains, but the Yan Nation just happens to lack war horses and back pastures.

    Through it, we will be able to control the other Huns. Through it, in the future, the Yan Army can train the cavalry on the grassland, and in the future, it will be much easier to ally with the Lan nationality and the other Huns to send troops to suppress the Dong Hu. "

    laughed carefreely: Haha, this is indeed the will of a oligarch. General Qin, think carefully, and help make up for the contract, the officials in the imperial court know more about the customs and the current situation of the grasslands than you do.

    Qin Kai was overwhelmed by his words. The fact that the crown prince trusted him so much made him feel respect, gratitude and gratitude towards him. With such a young and capable Sovereign King, how could the Yan Nation not be happy? Qin Kai carefully read and mulled over these arguments more and more. In the end, he felt that the Storage King had thought through them more and more in detail, in the macro and detailed aspects.

    Qin Kai then carefully thought about it and gradually brought up a few points. Regarding the customs of the Dong Hu and the Huns, their ways of handling matters, their ability to recognize and accept, how to communicate with the language of the plains, how to assign an army to build a defensive line, and so on, all these would be added to the terms of the Covenant, thus making each of the contracts more feasible.

    Just as Qin Kai and the crown prince were discussing repeatedly, an attendant passed on, "Reporting to the crown prince, Prime Minister Su Qin is asking for an audience outside the palace.

    Oh, Prime Minister Su is back? I wonder how the negotiations with the Qi Nation are going? Chen Ling's heart stirred, and he thought of Su Qin's illustrious history. He said, Quickly, Prime Minister Xuan, enter the palace!

    Here!

    Proclamation — the prime minister enters the hall to meet the crown prince …

    In an instant, Su Qin took large strides like a shooting star, he quickly entered the imperial study of the Main Hall, and the moment he entered, he immediately turned to the crown prince and congratulated him.

    Oh, what is it? Chen Ling asked in shock.

    After Su Qin stood there, he glanced at Qin Kai, and then nodded his head, and said respectfully: Reporting to the storage king, this subject has sent out an envoy to Qi Nation, but fortunately we did not fail to order the Qi Wang to retreat, and to return all sixteen city s who had occupied their territories, including the Thistle City, to withdraw their troops. Just as this subject was about to reach the Liao Dong, the envoy of the Qi Nation had already went to pass down the orders of the Qi Wang, and I estimate that the Qi Army will be retreating in the next two days, and we need an army to head over to take control of the Yan Nation's territory and the capital, as well as the Yan Nation's defensive lines with Zhao Qi and Zhong Shan.

    After Chen Ling and Qin Kai heard this, they were stunned, thinking that they had misheard, their expressions immediately filled with wild joy.

    Qi Nation actually agreed to withdraw? Great, let's fight and win, this time Yan Nation need not worry about losing all her energy. Qin Kai laughed emotionally.

    Although Chen Ling had passed through his knowledge of history, and vaguely remembered that Su Qin had sent an envoy to persuade the Qi Nation to withdraw his troops, and had the Prince of Zhao, the Spirit King, escort the young master, Ji Zhi, back to the Yan Nation to ascend the throne, he did not expect that although history had deviated, many things were not directly affected by him, the 'outsider'.

    Prime Minister Su, how did you convince Qi Wang to hand over the city that he had obtained his hands? Chen Ling asked.

    First, he went to the Zhao Nation, and persuaded the King Wuling of Zhao to support the Yan Nation, to fight against the Qi Nation. After getting the head agreement, Su Qin went straight to Wei Guo, and said that the Zhao Nation had fully agreed to send troops, and took advantage of the enmity between the Wei Country and the Qi Nation. Adding the fact that the Qin Nation was weakened, the Qi Nation was the only powerful country that was targeted, the Wei Nation wanted to take the opportunity to weaken the Qi Nation, and so Su Qin happily agreed to fight against the Qi Nation.

    Under the assent of the emperors of the two countries, Su Qin came to the Qi Nation confidently. In the process of negotiating with the Qi Wang, he used both the soft and the hard as well as the strong, first raising it up, then laying it down layer by layer, he praised the Qi Wang a little, then helped the Qi Nation analyze the situation and danger, finally proposing a few nations alliance to deal with the Qi Nation, shocking the Qi Wang.

    Finally, Qi Wang walked into the trap that Su Qin had set down earlier. Under the threat of outsiders, he agreed to return the city to the Yan Nation, fix it with the Yan Nation, avoid the gazes of the Dukes, and temporarily avoid the danger. Qi Wang felt that this way, the danger in the Qi Nation would be resolved, and they could negotiate with the five other nations to divide the area of influence.

    Chen Ling and Qin Kai listened and nodded, secretly praising Su Qin's ability. As expected of Gui Guzi's disciple, the Junior Brother of the six nations, with only his tongue, was stronger than a huge army of a hundred thousand, and without fighting, he was able to subdue another person's weapon. This was the important role of diplomacy!

    Seeing that it is New Year's Eve, without delay, General Qin Kai will immediately return to the front lines to lead the three armies to prepare for defense, in case the Qi Army is really going to retreat, at that time, you can take over the Thistle City as well as the border lines at the southwest and southeast of the Yan Nation. "Su Yun said.

    This official's life! Qin Kai replied respectfully.

    Chen Ling turned to Su Qin and said: "Prime Minister Su, once this news spreads, the citizens of Yan Nation will seethe with excitement, but this is only the first step to restoring the country, to chase away the Qi Army, following that, the nation will be in ruins with wounds everywhere, and will need to be rebuilt after the war. The oligarchs intend to make use of this huge change in the Yan Nation as an opportunity to carry out a thorough reform of the country.

    CHAPTER 303 - TALKING ABOUT VARIATION

    When Su Qin heard that the crown prince wanted to use a different method, he became a little excited, because ever since he became Gui Guzi's teacher, he had always wished to go down the mountain one day and be able to be like the Zhou Dynasty's Duke Jiang, Guan Zhong and the Merchant King. He wished to be able to govern the country peacefully, revitalize the nation, and display all that he had learnt.

    Thinking about all this, Su Qin became excited and said: "Transforming methods, is the fundamental way to become stronger and more powerful. Since spring and autumn, Qi Nation changing methods, Chu Nation changing methods, Qin Nation changing methods, Qin Nation changing methods, and Shang Yang changing methods, are all signs of turning weaker and stronger, the most successful and thorough are naturally Shang Yang's methods. He is in the early stages changing methods, advocating strict punishment, trusting and punishing the laws, establishing the prestige of laws, establishing tight grassroots organizations and using harsh methods to organize the villagers, five families, one for each other, and ten for each other.

    In addition, Shang Yang advocated to attack the hereditary nobility, to strip them of their rights and to set them up as level twenty titles. According to their rank, they can have different kinds of land houses, servants, clothing and clothing, and if the grassroots citizens want to obtain power and wealth, they only need to work hard to kill the enemy, build up their military merits, and behead them in battle, so they can obtain a rank of nobility. If they wish to be an official, they can become officials with a salary of fifty stones.

    On the economic front, those who advocate heavy agricultural control over merchants, reward men for farming and women knitting, and have a high production rate, may be exempted from cortege service, merchants and those who neglect until the point of poverty, shall not be allowed to enter the government as slaves, and merchants shall have no status whatsoever, be suppressed by the government, and their property shall be confiscated.

    "In terms of society, families who are forced to have two adult sons must share their wealth and establish their own homes, to cooperate with the efforts to encourage farming. After ten years, the Qin Nation is initially stable, and Shang Yang has carried out a second stage of the transformation.

    "At the same time, it also forbids Raudi from lagging behind their customs. By forcing them to turn the Central Plains, controlling their academic thoughts strictly, burning down their poetry books, and passing down the decree, many people discussed the new order, criticizing the inconvenience, and ten years later, they all praised the new order. Shang Yang thought that these people were all 'disorderly people', and exiled them all from the border.

    If it wasn't for the fact that the King of Qin Wu didn't know diplomacy and chased Senior Brother Zhang Yi away, causing the Five Nations Allied Army to defeat Qin Zheng and injure his vitality, according to the development speed of the Qin Nation, the person who could unite the six nations in the future would be the Qin Nation. Unfortunately, right now the Central Plains is breaking through Qin and the vitality is being damaged, so it's hard to predict who would become the overlord.

    It was a pity that he had only skimmed through the ancient books once, and did not study it in detail. As a result, he only knew that Shang Yang's method was very successful, and also very strict, killing a group of people every now and then, and it was extremely cruel. If he could change the method on the path of blood, he would not be able to escape from his iron-blooded methods and great talents.

    Prime Minister, what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of the current Yan Nation changes? In what way shall we govern?

    Su Qin replied, Currently, the Yan Nation has repelled the Qi Nation's army, so there are no longer foreign invaders. However, the Yan Nation is weak right now, and many surrounding countries are eyeing them covetously, thus the surrounding situation has become an external threat. Many of the dukes do not want to see the Yan Nation become stronger, so they will definitely take this opportunity to bully them.

    Second, there is the insider. The Crown Prince has brought some of his men with him and has gone deep into the Changbai Mountains and Xiaoxing'anling Mountains. At any time, there is the risk of them coming back for power. Some of the people he has brought with him are old nobles of the landlords and gentry. These are all stubborn forces and definitely do not agree to change methods to harm their interests.

    "Thirdly, Yan Nation is poor, there are millions of refugees, and the loss of population is severe. It is imperative that we stabilize these people and bring them back to their places of origin, so that they can rebuild their homes. This will consume a lot of human and financial resources, which is even more difficult.

    Fourth, other than the peasants in the fields, the soldiers, workers, and merchants have all retreated. There are no famous officials in the country, their businesses are all extinct, and their talents are in decline. This is also one of the difficulties!

    "As for the advantage, there are only three points. First, the Yan Nation suffered from trauma, and was almost destroyed, but it was preserved, and was rebuilt, destroyed, and then rebuilt. The old power of the Yan Nation, the royal family, they all suffered from heavy blows, and the Yan Nation was an old and conservative kingdom, where the old and stubborn power was mixed. This time, after going through the internal strife of his son and the invasion of the Qi Nation, it was a huge blow to the stubborn forces of the old and stubborn people.

    Only an enlightened ruler is an important factor in the rise of a nation. If the Qin Nation does not have Qin Xiaogong, even if there are a hundred of them, they would be unable to carry out reforms, let alone achieve a career that has been passed down throughout the ages. The enlightened knowledge of the ruler is the basis and basis for the rise of the Yan Nation in the future.

    Third is the location of the land, especially in the northeast of the Yan Nation, where there are Liao Dong, Western Liaoning, Southern Liaoning, Northern Liaoning, and over a thousand miles, all black land, fertile land, there are Yanshan mountains blocking the way, there are Bohai Sea isolating the Qi Nation, there are Water Dike blocking the middle mountain, Zhao Nation, a corner of the ground, avoiding the chaotic war in the Central Plains, able to be at ease and develop, soldier training, armor building, horse breeding, and breeding people can all be found in the vast northeast of the Yan Nation, and it is suitable for tempering and tempering the body in winter.

    Chen Ling was shocked, he secretly praised Su Qin's knowledge, seeing through it, it was extremely accurate in line with his thoughts, it was indeed the general situation of the Yan Nation, and he slightly nodded his head: Prime minister is right, this time the great calamity that has befallen the Yan Nation, is actually a once in a lifetime opportunity, you can take advantage of the hatred towards the Qi Nation, and call upon the people of the Yan Nation to change their laws, to follow the laws, to guard the laws, to protect the laws, and to support the changes of the imperial government, and to become rich and powerful citizens!

    This time, we will take the opportunity to eliminate all the backward customs and push the Yan Nation into a new environment. Also, the empress dowager mentioned to me that over the past six hundred years, all the emperors of the Yan Nation have kept a part of their national treasury in a treasury. Once the Qi Army has retreated and the country stabilized, the few of them will bring their people to dig it out and put it into the national treasury.

    When Su Qin heard this, he was overjoyed. That is, he was gratified by the King's foresight, and also pleasantly surprised by the fact that the Yan Nation had such a treasure trove of wealth. In the very beginning of the empire, being poor like a bath, it was extremely difficult to change anything.

    CHAPTER 304 - PROFOUND ZONG OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

    Chen Ling and Su Qin then focused on the changes in methods, the imperial government, military defense, farming, land and other issues. They spoke of their own words, even though Su Qin had a historical name, he had at most worn the name of six nations for a period of time, which could shake the entire world.

    But in the end, he was still the representative of the expert in diplomacy. What he was best at was using diplomatic strategies, understanding the current situation, and then making a move.

    Chen Ling felt that if the Yan Nation wanted to carry out a change in methods, it would not be enough to just have Su Qin. After all, he still needed the participation of a legal family to amend the law and have great development in terms of land, accounts, finances, governance and other aspects. Furthermore, Su Qin was the most suitable person to be the Foreign Minister and not the Right Prime Minister of the National Bureau.

    Mentioning the talents of the Battle Nation, the first person Chen Ling thought of was Yue Yi. This was a famous scholar who had helped Duke Yan to complete a great deed in the past, he was extremely famous, and was looking forward to his appearance here, the Spring and Autumn Battle Nation, Guan Zhong Yue Yi, also known as Kong Ming, even the future generations would respect the two of them.

    There was one other person that

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