Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 119 Prime Minister Li Fu

Two days passed quickly, and Prince Jia rode a plain carriage out of the Daliang city gate, followed by the Wei court officials.

The carriage stopped in front of the Qin army, and the crown prince got off and handed the tiger talisman and jade seal to the Qin general Heng Qian.

Heng Qian took it, and the Wei court officials burst into tears.

According to historical records, in the winter of the 14th year of King Zheng of Qin, Qin attacked Wei, and in the spring, Wei was destroyed.

When the news reached Xianyang, Ying Zheng was in a very good mood for several days in Zhangtai Palace, and even sent fewer memorials to Fusu.

The destruction of Wei State greatly boosted the morale of the Qin army.

As spring approached, the Huns in the north retreated back to the grasslands and the northern border became stable.

The King of Qin ordered General Li Mu to cooperate with Wang Jian in attacking Yan.

The State of Yan lost three cities in a row.

In the Yan Palace, King Xi of Yan could not help but angrily curse the king and ministers of Wei.

"The Wei State is so useless."

"Now that Yan has lost several cities, do you have any plans?"

"Your Majesty, I believe we can seek peace with Qin."

When the court officials were silent, Li Fu bowed and said.

The current strength of Qin is no longer something that Yan can contend with. If Yan had not attacked Qin this time, perhaps there would have been a few years of stability.

Li Fu felt helpless, but powerless to change.

The King of Yan remained silent for a long time. After a while, he finally said the word "appropriation".

"Who do you think can go to Qin to seek peace?"

"Your Majesty, I recommend myself."

"allow."

In response to Yan State's request for peace, Wang Jian and his son also suspended their attack on Yan State.

Xianyang City

"Teacher, the Prime Minister of Yan State has come to Qin State to ask for peace. Should Qin State accept it?"

In Zhang Yuanqing's house, Fusu saw that his teacher was always writing and drawing with a hard pen these days, and he was very curious.

But the teacher didn't say anything when I asked him, so I had to start asking other questions.

Zhang Yuanqing stopped only after he finished the stroke.

"Of course I agree."

Zhang Yuanqing stood up, took the handkerchief handed to him by Qingque, wiped his hands, sat on the chair, and rubbed his wrists.

"In the past few years, our Qin State first destroyed Han, then Zhao, and now it has destroyed Wei. Even large areas of Chu State's land have been ceded to Qin."

"Such achievements are admirable, but the territorial expansion is a bit too rapid."

“That’s a drawback.”

"Teacher, you mean that the Qin State's top priority now is to govern these lands and stabilize the people."

"Young Master is intelligent."

"If the people are not reassured, it will sow the seeds of disaster in the future. Therefore, even if Yan does not seek peace this time, I will advise the king to temporarily postpone the military action against Yan."

"As for the State of Chu, the Chu army is now losing ground, having lost several cities. I'm afraid the court officials are already dissatisfied with King Fu Chu of Chu."

"Especially the Qu, Jing, and Zhao families."

The three great aristocratic families of Chu have become an obstacle to the development of Chu. The former king of Chu, Xiong Han, did not realize this, and the current king of Chu, Fu Chu, also ignored it. How did Chu become so powerful?

"Don't forget, there is still a prince in Chu."

Fusu smiled and said, "Teacher, you are talking about Master Xiong You."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded.

"Although Prince Xiong You has no talent, he is brave."

With a "puff", Fusu smiled, revealing his little white teeth.

The teacher's words are so mean.

Zhang Yuanqing wanted to take a look at the indecent young disciple Bai, but he held back.

Fusu quickly suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Teacher, you are absolutely right. Prince Xiong You lacks talent, but he is brave. If the three great noble families are dissatisfied with the King of Chu, they will choose to support the easily controlled Xiong You, thus disrupting the Chu State."

"Teacher has a long-term vision, Fusu is taught."

As he said this, Fusu stood up and bowed.

After Fusu sat down again, Zhang Yuanqing asked, "How has the Chu hostage been these days?"

Xiong Dan, a hostage from the State of Chu, was about the same age as Fusu. After arriving in the State of Qin, he was arranged to study at the Daqin Academy.

Prince Xiong Dan naturally knew that Chu State had joined forces with four other states to attack Qin.

Some court officials had suggested killing Prince Xiong Dan, but Ying Zheng did not agree.

"Teacher, Young Master Xiong Dan now attends classes at the academy every day. Fusu has made special arrangements to ensure that no one can bully Young Master Xiong Dan."

"Also, my brother Jianglu came back and said that Master Xiong Dan and Han Fei are both very knowledgeable and popular in the academy. Especially Han Fei, the teachers in the academy like him very much."

"Gong Zifei? He is indeed a talent."

Thinking of Ying Zheng's love for Han Fei in history, Zhang Yuanqing smiled.

Fusu was curious. He had never seen his teacher come into contact with Han Fei. Why did his teacher have such a high opinion of this person?

"Teacher, do you want to accept Han Fei as your disciple?"

Thinking of this, Fusu felt a little unhappy.

I begged the teacher for a long time before he accepted me as his disciple. So Han Fei was so good that he actually made the teacher want to take him as his disciple?

Fusu was jealous.

Fusu was unhappy.

Seeing Fusu's expression, Zhang Yuanqing raised his hand and patted Fusu on the forehead.

"What are you thinking?"

"Having you as my disciple is enough to keep me busy."

Upon hearing this, Fusu was happy.

"Teacher, Fusu knows that the teacher's favorite is Fusu."

"No one else is as smart as Fusu and won the teacher's favor."

Zhang Yuanqing smiled and shook his head.

"When did you learn to be so narcissistic?"

"Narcissism?"

It was another new word, and Fusu didn't quite understand it.

Zhang Yuanqing: ...

Sure enough, there is a generation gap between them every three years. The gap between them is no longer a generation gap, but a chasm that is difficult to cross.

"It means you are very confident in yourself."

"Really?" Fusu inexplicably felt that this word should have another explanation.

"nature."

Fusu nodded and stopped worrying about it.

The master and his disciple had a pleasant lunch, and in the afternoon, Fusu found a book in Zhang Yuanqing's study, which also contained his teacher's annotations. Fusu read it with great interest.

Several days passed like this.

Yan State Prime Minister Li Fu brought his men to Xianyang City.

Along the way, Li Fu couldn't help but sigh at the power of the Qin State.

After entering Xianyang City, I had a deeper understanding of this.

So powerful.

Yan State was a cold and bitter place with insufficient grain production. The people could not get enough food. Every winter, countless people would freeze to death or starve to death.

However, the people Li Fu met in Qin were very different from the people in Yan.

There is light in everyone's eyes.

That's the light of hope.

The people of Qin were full of hope for the future. They believed that with the King of Qin around, the future would definitely be good.

This is what the people want.

The King of Qin did not neglect Li Fu's arrival and summoned him the next day.

"Foreign minister, Prime Minister Li Fu of Yan, pays homage to the King of Qin."

"Prime Minister Yan, please stand up."

"Thank you, King Qin."

Standing in the Qin court for the first time, Li Fu met the king of Qin, and also met the right prime minister of Qin who was rumored to be the most talented person in the world and the only one favored by the king of Qin.

Li Fu did not dare to express his feelings too much. He calmed his mind and bowed to the King of Qin: "King of Qin, I have come to Qin this time to seek peace under the order of my king."

"The Yan State is willing to cede five cities to the Qin State. We also ask the King of Qin to stop fighting and stop the spears."

"Prime Minister Yan, don't you think what you said is ridiculous?"

Seeing that the king and the right prime minister did not say anything, Yao Jia took the initiative to speak.

Although he had never met the Prime Minister of Yan State, Yao Jia, he had heard about him from Dun Ruo Shangqing.

This man is talented, but not as good as the Right Prime Minister of Qin State. However, he is loyal to Yan State.

"A month ago, your Yan State allied with Chu and Wei to attack my Qin State. Now that you have been defeated, you only offer to cede five cities."

"How could my Qin be so easily deceived in the eyes of your Yan?"