The next morning, Cheng Xiu got up refreshed, and Yan Fei and Yue Shen personally changed her clothes.

After a night of frank and pleasant exchanges, everyone was obviously much less particular.

After having dinner together, the Moon God returned to his courtyard, while Cheng Xi and Yan Fei entered the palace together.

Yesterday it was the Moon God who guarded the hollow on behalf of the Yin and Yang family, and today it was Concubine Yan's turn.

Normally, the two women are on duty for two days and have one day off.

Although as two women, they don’t have to do this, after all, they haven’t fallen out with Donghuang Taiyi yet.

The two women also represent the Yin-Yang family, and they cannot give up their sons at will. Currently, no one in the Yin-Yang family can take the place of the two women.

The five elders do not have enough knowledge in onmyoji to be qualified for the position of protector mage of the Qin State.

Moreover, with both women staying at home, the possibility of conflicts is greater, so it would be good to do something to kill time.

This era is an era when etiquette and music have collapsed, not an era where etiquette and music are strict. Not only the two women, but other women in the mansion also have their own interesting things to do.

Cheng Xiu wanted to go to the palace to inform Ying Zheng about farm matters. He went home directly yesterday and has to make up for it today.

When he arrived at the palace, the morning court had not yet ended, so he went to the harem to meet the elders and kill time with his nieces and nephews.

This is the benefit of having a high and special status. You don't have to attend court meetings on time, otherwise you have to get up before dawn.

Guessing that it was almost time, Cheng Yu left the harem and went to the side hall of the former Lama Temple.

When he heard that Cheng Xi was coming, Ying Zheng, who had just come down to the court, did not rush to deal with government affairs and drank tea in the side hall.

After a brief greeting, Cheng Xi gave a general account of the situation at the farmhouse, including the matter of escorting the remnants of Tian Guang to Xianyang.

Ying Zheng just finished listening and had no intention of intervening. Instead, he talked about another matter.

"Little brother, now the Qin State has many soldiers, abundant food and talent, and abundant talents. I think the time has come for expansion."

Cheng Yu was slightly startled when he heard this, and then thought about it and felt that it was time to start expanding.

The situation is different, so there is no need to act according to the historical trajectory.

If they don't know how to adapt, it will give the Six Nations of Shandong ample time to recover.

"Brother Wang is right, we can indeed start to expand."

"But I think it's best to wait for large-scale expansion next year."

"This year, we will occupy some cities and continue to encroach, and we will not launch a war to destroy the country."

"Why?" Ying Zheng said noncommittally.

"South Korea has almost penetrated it, and next year we will be able to completely oust the King of Korea."

"At that time, South Korea will be forced to accept the imperial seal from Qin and the king's title will be removed."

"We will station the Qin army again, replace Qin officials, and digest it before sending troops to South Korea."

"Without South Korea blocking the way out to the east, Qin will have more choices and its strategic initiative will be greatly enhanced."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "That's fine. Do you have any ideas on what to do with South Korea in the future?"

"Although South Korea is run by us, if it surrenders voluntarily, we still have to distinguish it from those who are stubborn."

"I think we should destroy his country, move his clan, deprive him of his position, and make him rich."

"Can."

"After South Korea disappears, little brother, which country do you think we should attack?"

"Which country do the important ministers invade more?"

"Zhao."

"Brother Wang, what about you?"

"It's still Zhao."

"Brother Wang, have you made a public statement?"

"of course not."

"Any other comments?"

"Wei State."

"Brother Wang, it seems that you can't wait to destroy Zhao."

The matter of Wei Yong, the great general of Wei State, defecting to Qin State is a top secret, and no more than five people in the entire Qin State know about it.

Ying Zheng naturally knew, but Ying Zheng still invaded and destroyed Han and then destroyed Zhao, which shows that he has a lot of hatred for Zhao.

Historically, it is true that Zhao was destroyed after Han was destroyed. There is nothing wrong with that.

It is not only in line with Ying Zheng's wishes, but also in line with the choice of putting the easy things first before the hard ones, and going north first and then south.

Zhao State has been in a state of decline since the Battle of Changping, and its national strength is weak. Although its bones are very strong, its national strength is still inferior to that of Wei State.

But things are different now. With Wei Yong, a traitor with an astonishingly high status, it is much easier to destroy Wei first than to destroy Zhao first.

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Although Guo Kai is the God of War, he is only a passive God of War and needs to use strategies and money to calculate, while Wei Yong is the active God of War.

The subjective initiative of the two is different.

As the highest military officer in the Wei State after the King of Wei, with Wei Yong here, the Wei army does not have any secrets in front of the Qin army.

Wei State was already at a disadvantage when facing Qin State, and if it continued to show its strength, it would have no chance of winning.

After the Wei State was destroyed, Zhao State had enemies on three sides: Qin State to the west and south, Yan State to the northeast, and Qi State to the southeast.

No, it should be enemies on all sides, and there are wolves in the north watching eagerly.

According to the characteristics of King Jian of Qi and Hou Sheng of Qi State, the strategy is not very difficult. How you operated it before is how you can operate it now.

The State of Yan is the younger brother of the State of Qin, and there is still a deep hatred between the State of Zhao and the State of Yan. The King of Yan's urine is not very good, so it is almost certain that he will add insult to injury.

Even if there are knowledgeable people like Yan Dan in Yan State who realize the outcome of Yan State after Zhao State is destroyed, they still cannot reverse the overall situation.

Because it is not them who make the decision in Yan State!

To be honest, King Yan Xi lived a long life, and Yan Dan was still the crown prince until the death of the Yan Kingdom.

Facing the siege, even if Zhao State still had powerful men such as Li Mu, they could not reverse Zhao State's doomed situation.

After destroying Wei and then destroying Zhao, it can be said that you can control it with your hands, and the losses will be smaller.

The terrain in the west of Zhao State is more dangerous than in the south, and it can only be filled with human lives.

"Brother, I really want to destroy the Kingdom of Zhao immediately!"

Because in front of his brothers, Ying Zheng no longer wore a mask, and his face showed strong resentment.

Cheng Yu walked beside Ying Zheng and sat down, patting Ying Zheng on the shoulder with a rather thoughtful tone.

"Brother Wang, although I can't empathize with your feelings, I can understand a little bit."

"But as my younger brother, and as the Yonghou of Qin, I still want to remind you."

"Although if we destroy Zhao first, there is a high probability that we can win, but I guess you, Brother Wang, have a better idea of ​​what the losses will be than I do."

"You are the king of Qin, a being admired by all the people of Qin. You must be worthy of their admiration."

Today's Ying Zheng is less mature mentally than Ying Zheng in history, and sometimes he still acts out of impulse, although the frequency is very small.

After all, I haven't experienced so many cruel blows, and my heart is no longer as solid as stone, like a decision-making machine with complex procedures.

However, just because he sometimes acts out of emotion, it shows that Ying Zheng still has a lot of humanity left in him.

This may not be a good thing.

Who can really get close to a heartless person?

And how much does managing the country have to do with the ruthlessness of the emperor?

Emperors are also human beings. How can any person be free from emotions and desires?

There are all the gods!

Ying Zheng was silent for a while and said with a smile: "Then let Zhao Guo survive for a while."

"The longer you linger, the longer the net that binds you from all sides becomes entangled!"

Sure enough, his brother Wang actually understood everything, but he was a little awkward for a moment...

"Brother Wang is wise."

"The State of Zhao is like a bowl of good rice, and good food never comes late."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "What happens after Zhao is destroyed?"

"Yan, Chu and Qi, first easy and then difficult, first north and then south."

Qi is the furthest away from Qin and has a good relationship with it. Although its national and military strength is not the strongest, it is indeed the most difficult to destroy.

Only by destroying the other five countries and pushing the territory to Qi's doorstep can they be destroyed.
To be continued...