Chapter Thirty-Six: The Thief Arrives at the Door

  Pingyuan Jun suddenly rushed out, startling Zhao Xiao Cheng Wang and his officials, but they didn't blame him. Pingyuan Jun had always been a sycophant, doing things according to Zhao Xiao Cheng Wang's facial expressions. Today's actions must be for something big, so they patiently waited.

  Just then, without waiting to see Pingyuan Jun return, and not seeing anyone else around, Zhao Xiang decided not to wait any longer and said: "My mind is made up, I appoint Yue Yi as the Supreme Commander..."

  There is still a "military" character that has not been spoken out, and all the ministers already know the result. This is to make Yue Yi the Supreme General.

  In the Warring States period, except for Chu State having another set of military and political systems, the remaining six countries had similar military and political systems. The first was the monarch, the second was the prime minister, and the third was the commander-in-chief. Commander-in-Chief is a very high and important position, it is the number one person in the army, granting such a high position to Yue Yi, only then does Zhao State show its importance, and only then does it match Yue Yi's famous general status.

  All the officials had no objection and thought it was just right.

  However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred. Only the voice of Pingyuan Jun could be heard from afar: "Jun Shang, it's not allowed, absolutely not allowed."

  "Zhao... " Zhao Xiaocheng was taken aback for a moment, stunned, before asking: "Zhao Sheng, what makes you say this?"

  Bai Le Yi was appointed as a general, recommended by Ping Yuan Jun. Now he says it's not possible, who is confused? The eyes of the ministers all focused on Ping Yuan Jun, full of curiosity.

  "My lord, absolutely don't appoint Lü Buwei as the general, absolutely not!" The Prince of Pingyuan was extremely anxious, rushing over like a gust of wind, panting heavily, and shaking his hands straight.

  "Chancellor, you recommended Lü Yi yourself, and now after just a short while, you're opposing him. Is this reasonable?" Xu Li asked loudly with his straightforward personality.

  "Yes indeed!" Zhao Xiao Cheng Wang and his officials nodded heavily in agreement, loudly echoing in assent.

  "My lord, I am thinking of the great Zhao." The Pingyuan Jun's face did not change color, and he argued, "If we let Yue Yi be the general, Zhao will be finished!"

  This remark was enough to astonish the king and his ministers of Zhao, everyone was amazed. Lü Buwei was a famous general in the world, appointing him as a general was what everyone expected, but when it came out of Pingyuan Jun's mouth, it would actually make Zhao state perish, who would believe?

  "Then you say that Yue Yi cannot be a general, who is worthy of being a general?" Xu's straightforward and hot temper flared up, shouting loudly to the point where it echoed through the mountains.

  "Yes indeed!" The officials of Zhao all chimed in agreement, this remark having struck a chord with them.

  "Prince Xinling!" replied Pingyuan Jun in a loud voice, proudly raising his head and puffing out his chest, singing the praises of Prince Xinling: "Prince Xinling's noble name is known throughout the land, he is deeply versed in military strategy, a rare talent indeed! If he were to become a general, Handan would be as stable as a rock, and Zhao would have nothing to worry about!"

  Fan Zhengyi has already asserted that Handan is nothing, his tone is also sufficient, blowing loudly and wildly, blowing out a mouthful of saliva.

  "Prince Xinling?" Zhao Xiao Cheng Wang and his ministers were stunned, no one had expected that Pingyuan Jun would actually recommend Prince Xinling.

  "You are the brother-in-law of Xinling Jun, you recommend Xinling Jun, and you're not afraid that people all over the world will laugh at you for privately forming a party." Xu Lishi was really furious, shouting loudly.

  This remark hit Pingyuan Jun's sore spot. He was the brother-in-law of Xinling Jun, and if Xinling Jun entered Zhao, his own position would be greatly strengthened. It was only then that he listened to Ruzi Lian's words and stopped King Zhao from appointing Yue Yi as general, instead recommending Xinling Jun.

  "Nonsense!" Pingyuan Jun's face was thicker than usual, not turning red at all, and he loudly rebuked: "I'm doing this for the sake of Great Zhao, promoting the virtuous without avoiding relatives."

  "What a big joke!" Xulie sneered, and asked back: "You say that Xinling Jun is well-versed in military strategy, has he ever been on the battlefield? Does he know how to deploy troops and array his army? Don't think that just because you've read a few books on military tactics, you can become a famous general. Who can compare with Zhao Kuo in terms of being well-versed in military strategy? In the end, wasn't it defeat and death?"

  At that time, if you wanted to find someone who was more "familiar" with the art of war than Zhao Kuo, it would be hard to find one. His insight into the art of war far surpassed ordinary people, even his father, the famous general Zhao She, couldn't surpass him. Yet, such a person suffered a defeat at Changping and lost 50,000 elite soldiers for the state of Zhao.

  "Hmm!" King Zhao of Chu and his ministers all nodded their heads in strong agreement with these words.

  "Le Yi has been through a hundred battles, led the armies of six states, and greatly defeated the state of Qi. Who would dare not to respect such a famous general? And yet, this renowned general who shook the world is still inferior to that insignificant Prince Xinling?" asked Xu Li in a low voice.

  Although the Prince of Xinling has a "good reputation" outside, he is praised by people as if he were a flower, saying that he is well-versed in military strategy. However, he has never been on the battlefield before, and heaven knows whether he is like Zhao Kuo who only knew how to talk about military tactics on paper?

  Looking back at Lü Yi, he was a renowned general who had survived hundreds of battles and been tested in real combat. Who dares to question him?

  "Xu Li is right, Zhao Sheng, you'd better not speak again." King Zhao Xiang Cheng felt that Xu Li's words were reasonable. He had already been deceived by someone who claimed to be "well-versed in the art of war", and he didn't dare believe it a second time.

  "We concur." The officials all highly praised Xu Li's analysis.

  "Your Majesty, may I say a few words?" Pingyuan Jun smiled mysteriously and calmly said: "I ask Your Majesty, Yue Yi was originally from Wei, first served in Zhao, and then greatly used in Yan. If he were to be a general, would it be for Zhao or for Yan?"

  Yue Yi was the grandson of Yue Yang, a famous minister of Wei State. He was not valued in Wei State, so he heard that Zhao Wu Ling Wang was recruiting talents from all over the world and came to Zhao State to surrender to Zhao Wu Ling Wang, but still did not get reused. Coincidentally, Yan Zhao Wang built Huangjin Tai, recruited talents from all over the world, abandoned Zhao and entered Yan, and was reused, famous in the world, and became a heavyweight of his time.

  Guarding against Yue Yi has always been on King Zhao's mind, and he remained silent at once.

  "Yue Yi served as the general of Yan to destroy Qi, but he harbored a private mind and implemented a strategy to win over Qi, wanting to occupy Qi for his own importance. This gave Tian Dan an opportunity to restore his country. Can such a selfish person be loyal to Zhao?" The words of Pingyuan Jun became increasingly venomous.

  Yue Yi's implementation of the "Strategy to Conquer Qi" had its profound implications, but few people understood it and used it to criticize Yue Yi. This is the greatest controversy in Yue Yi's life.

  "Hmm!" King Zhao Xiao Cheng nodded slightly.

  "The people of Qi hate Yue Yi. If Yue Yi were the general of Zhao, the state of Qi would certainly not come to its aid." The Lord of Pingyuan spoke from a consideration of profit and harm.

  Lü Yi almost destroyed the state of Qi, and the people of Qi would have liked to tear him limb from limb, they will not help him.

  "Good reasoning!" Zhao Xiaocheng Wang exclaimed loudly.

  "The Prince of Xinling is courteous to the virtuous and humble to scholars, his reputation shakes the world. If he were to come to Handan, it would stabilize the people's hearts and our citizens would no longer flee the country. This is precisely the most pressing matter at present." The Prince of Pingyuan's eyes flashed with cunning as he threw out a sharp question.

  The people of Zhao are losing heart, and it has become a trend for the country's people to flee. In Handan, nine out of ten houses are empty. If this matter is not resolved, Zhao will be in urgent danger.

  "Good!" Zhao Xiaowang shouted loudly.

  "The Prince of Xinling can enter Zhao and obtain the power of Wei State, and the reinforcements from Wei State will surely arrive!" The Prince of Pingyuan threw out a fragrant bait.

  The influence of the Prince of Xinling in Wei State is not small, if he enters Zhao and becomes a general for Zhao, he will inevitably try every means to pull Wei State over, which would be the greatest blessing for the isolated and helpless Zhao State.

  "Good! Adopt!" A thunderous applause erupted in the imperial court, and the rulers of Zhao had reached a consensus.

  "Our humble self has made up his mind. We invite Xinling Jun." King Zhao of Chu made a prompt decision.

  "What can be done about Le Yi?" Xu Li was depressed and couldn't convince Pingyuan Jun, so he had to plead guilty for Le Yi.

  "Just send some gifts casually and dispatch someone to go, that's all." Zhao Xiaocheng didn't take it seriously at all.

  Just send some gifts, just dispatch someone, is there a king as "casual" as you? No wonder you casually found a young man and casually replaced Lian Po with him, resulting in a "casual" defeat.

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  Hu Feng wine shop, Lü Buwei's lodging place.

  "Qin Yiren actually got a thousand taels of gold from the Wei Feng Shang She?" Lü Buwei's eyebrows furrowed in surprise, like a sharp sword.

  "Master, I'll send someone to take down Weifeng Business House right away." With the influence of Lü's Business House, it would be easy to destroy the small Weifeng Business House.

  "No." Lü Buwei waved his hand to stop him, saying: "No need to make things complicated. It's just a small matter, why bother? Just send a guard over and steal Qin Yiren's gold."

  "Against heaven and earth, it's hard to guard against thieves, wonderful!" Ximen Lao exclaimed loudly.