The valley under Qishan is sandwiched between the north and south shores of the Weishui River. It is fertile and wild for a hundred miles. It is the place where King Wen and King Wu of Zhou relied on the relics of King Zhaoji. &乐&wen&novel{www}.{lw}{xs520}.{com}It's a pity that Zhou Ren long ago threw this land to Quanrong, and went to the safety of Chengzhou outside Weihan to survive, but still Threatened by the dog Rong.

So King Zhou Ping promised: "There is no way for the Quan Rong to invade the land of Zhou Qi and Feng of our sect. If there are lords and officials who can expel the Quan Rong, then there is a land!"

Many people were moved by this, but after seeing the fighting strength of Qun Rong, they gave up the plan. Only one heir named "Qin" with the surname of Ying, for this promise, ignored death for several generations. They threw their heads and shed their blood, went east to east and then east again, restoring the land of Zhouyuan near Qishan one foot by one, and expelled the Qun Rong. So for this piece of land that could no longer be grasped, the Zhou royal family waved their hands and gave it to the Qin people.

The Qin people then built a city here, and they migrated from their remote hometown in the western frontiers when they arrived at Duke Qin’s time, and established their first capital, Yong, in the true sense of the word.

The planning of Yongcheng is very characteristic, just like the swords and men of the Qin people. It goes straight, horizontal, vertical, and even. Even the streets and walls are either gray or black, and there is no beauty at all.

They went all the way eastward, annexed countless Rong people, and at the same time mixed into the blood of Rong Di, gradually becoming common in the military. This mixed blood created the unique spiritual world of the Qin people: simple, strong, and inflexible, the old Qin people are like tenacity Like a strong grass, it survived tenaciously in the land of Yongzhou surrounded by Rong and Di.

If it is said that the only heart knot in the simple spiritual world of the Qin people is the land called "Hexi" to the east of Luoshui. Since the time of Duke Mu of Qin, there have been countless wars with Jin for the land of Hexi. The good of Qin and Jin has been destroyed because of this place, and the two countries have become deadly enemies, and the hatred is getting deeper and deeper.

In November of Qin Boning's fifth year, a debate was being held in the "Dazheng Palace", the center of Yongcheng City.

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Different from the extravagant and prosperous palaces of the princes such as Xiqi Palace and Zhanghuatai, this place is on the contrary, showing a simple and simple style, which is exactly the same as the style of Yongcheng. In the palace, Qin Boning, who has just been enthroned for several years, sits on a monarch's couch with only a few decorations to make him appear different from his courtiers. Several of his courtiers are arranged in the hall. And there are traces of wind, frost and sand on his face, which is also one of the characteristics of Qin.

After a while, Qin Boning spoke in a dry voice: "Second and third sons should know that to the east of the Dahe, the civil strife in Jin is coming to an end, the Zhi clan was completely defeated by Zhao Wei and Han Sanqing, and Zhi Bo retreated to Hexi. The messenger came to Qin and said that the Zhi clan could not hold the land in Hexi and would be annexed by the Wei clan. However, the Zhi clan had a deep hatred with the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han, and the clan, officials and people were willing to belong to the Qin country, but not to the Jin country. There is a city in Hexi. There are seven towns, I would like to return to the Qin state, and hope that I will accept…”

After Qin Bo finished speaking, three of the four concubines in the hall began to discuss with each other, but the nobleman in the middle with long beard and chest still closed his eyes, but his eyelids moved slightly.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the regime of the Qin state was jointly controlled by the monarch and the clan, and it was called the "shuchang". The four concubines are all a title, both a title and an official position. The chief concubine praised the monarch of Xiang, and was roughly equivalent to the early prime minister; the concubine right was ruled by the ministers of the public clan, the concubine left was ruled by the ministers of the non-public clan, and the concubine Siche was in charge of the affairs of the public clan.

Among the four kinds of concubines, except for the Zuo concubine, which can be held by non-public ministers, all the others are full-time public officials. It can be seen that the power of the princes in Qin is prosperous. When Qin Jun is strong, they will naturally bow down and listen. , the concubine can even do the things of abolition.

It's just that the power of the Qin state has always been centralized, and the son Gongsun did not grant fiefs for no reason. As a result, the foundation of the public family is not as solid as that of the eastern princes. No matter how powerful the concubine is, as long as the monarch cheers up a little and the people of the country firmly support the monarch, he can easily regain his power.

Qin Boning was a monarch with great aspirations for revitalization. After Duke Ai of Qin died, the crown prince died suddenly before he succeeded to the throne, so Gongsun Ning succeeded to the throne, and Qin also fell into the battle between the princes and concubines until last year. The dust settled: the two brothers, Zipu and Zihu, who controlled the military power, defeated their political opponents and served as the chief and right consuls respectively. Qin finally had time to raise its eyes and face the civil war of the six ministers, which was a strong neighbor of Jin.

It's a pity that the war is coming to an end, and there is not much that Qin can do.

Qin Boning was not reconciled, but at this time he fell asleep and got a pillow, so he said eagerly: "Hexi is the dream place of the first emperors Mu Gong and Jing Gong. It was acquired by Qin several times, but was finally taken back by Jin people. The clan offered the seven towns of Hexi to surrender, how did they accept it?"

There was an argument among the people in the hall, and one of them got up and said, "This is a benefit for no reason. My lord needs to be careful."

"Zuo Shuchang's remarks are bad!" The general of the Shushu chief retorted: "Zhi Shi thinks that my lord is virtuous, so he has set up a place to sacrifice the city and serve it. How can there be no reason?"

Qin Bo looked around and saw that Pu, the eldest son of the right concubine, was refuting the left concubine.

Zuo Shuchang had an idea in his mind, and replied calmly: "The six ministers of Jin fought against each other, Zhao Wei and Han joined forces to counter the Zhi clan, and eroded the land of Zhi, Fan, and Zhonghang. Now there is only one piece of Hexi left. The reason why the Zhi clan wants to submit The Qin state wanted to be sheltered. The three families originally thought that they would get the land in Hexi safely and securely, but in the end they were all in vain. They worked hard and the Qin state gained nothing, so they must be angry. Point to Qin State."

The eldest son of You Shu, Hu, was ordered by Duke Ai of Qin ten years ago. He was a general of the public clan who took five hundred chariots to support the state of Chu. Zeng Dapo had Wu Zixu and Sun Wu to train and sit in the army. fear. He glared at him and asked: "Hexi has been gained and lost by Qin several times. Once, he sent thousands of troops to attack Hexi, and he didn't get a city after he was over a year old. Now he can sit and receive seven cities and towns. Dali, don't lose it! Even if it leads to the three clans attacking Qin, so what? Is Zuo Shuchang afraid?"

"It's not because of fear, but because of the situation. I'm afraid that the right concubine doesn't pay much attention to the war east of Dahe?"

He stood up, stretched out his hand and gestured: "The Zhao family's head Wu Xie has annexed the thousands of miles of Fan, Zhonghang, and Lu, plus Jinyang and other places, and has a mouth of three million. , opened channels, and saved a lot of millet and wheat, which was used to support the people's soldiers, gradually eroded the Zhi clan, and finally achieved full success this year. Now I am afraid that they are busy dividing the territory of the Jin state. , there are also sharp weapons to break the city and release stones, which can fall into the high city of a hundred cones, and also have wings from Han and Wei, so they cannot be enemies!"

The eldest son of Right Shu laughed and said: "Zuo Shu's eldest ancestor is really not a Qin person, he does not have the blood of my old Qin people, although the Zhao clan is strong, but if I occupy the geographical advantage of Hexi, and give me five hundred troops, I promise Not a single soldier or soldier of the three families of Zhao, Wei, and Han can cross the river half a step!"

Zuo Shuchang was humiliated in front of the palace after ~lightnovelpub.net~, and his face flushed, and he insisted: "The heart of the minister's boxing and boxing, I also hope that the emperor will see clearly, and must not accept Hexi, this is the Qin state's calamity. road!"

The two sides quarreled, and the opposition was led by Zuo Shuchang. He believed that Zhishi's move was an attempt to transfer the disaster to the Qin state. The Qin state was not strong enough to fight against the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han.

The eldest son of the right concubine Hu was in favor of accepting Hexi. Needless to say, Hexi is the heart of Qin, and he won the seven cities of Hexi without any effort, and even Zihu felt that this was a gift from God to the people of Qin.

He couldn't argue, and Qin Boning couldn't decide either. His eyes could only be placed in the center of the hall.

The great concubine Tu Zipu, now Qin's ruling, whether to accept or give up, is actually all in this person's words...

So Qin Bo cautiously asked in a negotiating tone: "Sir, what do you think should be done?"

(To be continued.)