Chapter 45 Vitality (1)
In the fourth year of King Kang of Yan, late in the first lunar month.
Although the pace of spring is approaching, white snowflakes are still falling in Jidu City.
In the past year, the Yan State developed well in all aspects, especially in the military. After the four counties of Dai County, Yunzhong, Yanmen and Jinyang were completely affiliated with Yan State, Ji Kang had realized his promise to his father Ji Ming in Liao.
Before this, no matter how powerful the Yan State was, it was still blocked in the eastern part of the Taihang Mountains.
Now, the east-west passages of the Jundu Xing, Puyin Xing and Feihu Xing among the eight passes of Taihang have been opened, and the situation of Yan State has suddenly become clear. The Taihang Mountains, the largest barrier that restricts Yan State to the south to the Central Plains, has been completely controlled by Yan State in its own hands.
In the Jigong Palace, after reading the message sent back from Xianyang.
Ji Kang said to Ju Wu next to him: "Qin King Yingji, finally left."
After saying that, he gently exhaled a breath of turbidity in his chest and sat on the chair and slowly closed his eyes.
It has been twenty-two years since I came to this era. It is undeniable that Yingji, the king of Qin, has been the biggest shadow in his heart since he was a child.
This kind of pressure is so great that it is impossible to speak to outsiders.
In order to stop the development of Qin, I have made so much effort without outsiders knowing it.
During the Battle of Changping, he ignored the opposition of the Yan State court in Liao and insisted on providing logistics assistance to Zhao State such as food, weapons, etc., in an attempt to delay Qin State's victory.
However, the inertia of history is also so powerful that Zhao State was still defeated in the Battle of Changping.
No one knew that one of the things that Ji Kang was most afraid of at that time was that Bai Qi, the general of Qin, would lead his army to attack Handan after the Battle of Changping. Handan at that time was within reach for Qin.
If King Yingji of Qin obeyed Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, Zhao State would definitely be destroyed.
Once Zhao was destroyed by Qin, then Yan would immediately have a crisis of destruction.
Fortunately, Yingji adopted Fan Ju's opinion and gave the Central Plains countries a time to breathe, which led to the Battle of Handan.
The State of Yan also took advantage of this precious time to develop and grow.
Now that King Yingji of Qin has finally left, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Thinking of this, Ji Kang opened his eyes and smiled at Ju Wu:
"Ju Wu, go, you can accompany me out and disturb him at Han Fei's mansion."
Seeing the young king, Ju Wu didn't want to stop him from being so happy.
"I promise, I am obeying the order." Ju Wu bowed and replied.
After the court was at noon, Han Fei slept for a while in the mansion. Now all the ministers in the Yan State court are used to the nap of their own kings. Take a nap at noon, and in the afternoon, they really have a lot of energy.
In the study, Han Fei was wearing a casual outfit and was studying a book.
Han Fei was very satisfied with all aspects of his situation after coming to Yan State.
Not to mention in the court, Yan Wang Kang valued himself very much. Even in life, diet, etc., this was much better than when he was in Korea.
Although snowflakes are flying outside the house, the study is very warm.
Especially the transparent glass installed against the window next to the desk makes the house more light.
The butler in Han Fei's mansion hurried in at this time and said to Han Fei next to the desk:
"Master, hurry up, the king and Doctor Ju Wu are here."
Hearing the butler say this, Han Fei stood up and said to the old butler:
"Go and prepare quickly and follow me to welcome the king."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Ji Kang's voice coming from outside the study:
"Han Qing, don't prepare too much. I and Ju Wu come to your house and ask you for a drink."
Han Fei took a big step and left the study room. He saw Ji Kang, accompanied by Ju Wu and the attendant Ling Wang Cong, came to the door of his study room along the corridor next to the study room.
"Your Majesty, I have never been far away to welcome you, so I am rude." Han Fei bowed to Ji Kang and said.
Ji Kang came to Han Fei and smiled at Han Fei and said:
"Han Fei, don't restrict the etiquette of the king and his subjects today. It just so snowstorms again, and I have a rare leisure time. I came to your house with Ju Wu. We, the king and his subjects, drink and taste the truth, is also a pleasure in life."
After hearing what Ji Kang said, Han Fei and Ju Wu and others beside Ji Kang all laughed together.
After so many years in Yan State, Han Fei knew that his king was a person who was not particular about the details.
"I obey the order and ask the king to go into the study and sit down."
Han Fei stretched out his right hand, made a "please" gesture, and bowed and said.
The housekeeper behind Han Fei also quickly went down to make arrangements.
Ji Kang entered Han Fei's study and sat down next to the round table coffee table on one side of the study. Han Fei and Ju Wu were with him. After following Ji Kang for so many years, Han Fei and Ju Wu naturally knew Ji Kang's living habits.
A maid came in, holding a tea pot and a tea cup in his hand.
Han Fei took the tea pot from the maid's hand, took a little, put it into the tea cup on the tea table, and then picked up the teapot and poured it into hot water. A tea fragrance immediately spread in the study.
Ji Kang picked up the teacup and saw that the tea was green. He drank it with a sip. It was fragrant and refreshing, very good.
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Ji Kang said to Han Fei and Ju Wu: "After King Yingji of Qin collapses and dies, the world will definitely change. Do you two have any suggestions on this?"
Han Fei and Ju Wu looked at each other and bowed their heads and began to ponder.
Ji Kang was not in a hurry, picked up the teacup, took another sip, waiting for Han Fei and Ju Wu to answer.
This is the best way. Even if you have a suggestion in your heart, you still have to ask your subordinates.
As usual, Han Fei was the first to speak:
"King, now, the only country in the world who can compete with our Yan Kingdom is Qin. However, King Yingji of Qin has been king for decades and has been conquering all countries in the Central Plains, and people all call it a country of tigers and wolves."
"What's even worse is that during the Battle of Changping, the Qin army actually killed hundreds of thousands of surrendered soldiers of Zhao State; Yingji also sacrificed the heavens in Luoyi to force the emperor to death, and all the emperor's clan was wiped out, and his tyrannical actions spread all over the world."
"Forgive me, Qin State had the strength and military strength to unify the Central Plains countries in the Yingji era, but Qin State acted so violently that the world would rather submit to our Yan State than to submit to Qin State."
After hearing Han Fei's above words, Ji Kang nodded.
The situation Han Fei just mentioned is consistent with what Ji Kang thought.
This was already revealed when Yan State attacked Jinyang. Sima Geng of Qin also occupied Jinyang at that time. Compared with the Yan army attacked Jinyang, when Qin State attacked Jinyang, Zhao State had fewer defenders and no generals presided over it.
But even so, the military and civilians of Jinyang also swear to resist the Qin army to the death, which cost the Qin army a lot.
After the Yan army occupied Jinyang at the end of last year, the people of Jinyang quickly accepted the rule of Yan.
This shows how people's hearts are facing each other.
Ji Kang looked at Ju Wu. Seeing this, Ju Wu said to Ji Kang:
"The king, Han Fei said very well, and I agree with it. As far as I know, when King Yingji of Qin was alive, he repeatedly scolded the crown prince An Guojun, which gave An Guojun's prestige in the Qin court was very insufficient."
"An Guojun Yingzhu just ascended the throne. The first thing he did was to stabilize the court of Qin. For our Yan State, we must not have been there in the past Qin King Yingji, so we paid so much attention. This is undoubtedly a good thing for our Yan State."
"Qin is like this and can no longer threaten our Yan State in the short term. The four countries of Zhao, Wei, Han and Chu in the Central Plains are too busy to take care of themselves and can only protect themselves. King, this is a great opportunity for our Yan State to unify the Central Plains!"
Han Fei's study, like the palaces in Ji Palace, uses earth-made heating devices.
The study was very warm, and people didn't feel any coldness.
After hearing Ju Wu's words, Ji Kang burst into laughter.
Ji Kang was very happy to see Han Fei and Ju Wu, the new generation representatives of Yan State, so vigorous and vigorous.
Standing up, coming to the window, looking at the snowflakes dancing outside, Ji Kangyan said:
"February is coming soon. This snow is probably the last snow of this year. Before the winter of last year, our Yan State made a lot of preparations in advance. All the refugees who came to our Yan State were properly resettled, and did not starve to death, and one of them was frozen to death."
"In this era, it is not easy for the people in the Central Plains. Judging from the past two years, the refugees from various countries to our Yan State have increased and increased. Many county magistrates from border counties have sent me a letter saying that on the way to our Yan State, the roads are full of corpses on both sides of the road."
"The world has been in chaos for hundreds of years. We cannot let this situation continue. The world is indeed unified, and the people can no longer survive so hard."
Speaking of this, Ji Kang looked at the south.
Chapter completed!