Vol 19 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Book 19 Chapter 2 - Distilling Spirits, Discussing Wine
This night, the Wu fa Jun's ie As a side-benefit, they also celebrated Xiang Shaolong's fierce defeat of Lu Buwei's vile schemes
Aside fro, the only outsiders present were Lords Changping and Changang He, wang Ling, Huan Yi, Li Si, Yang Duanhe, and a few others
The ed to sneak out as well to join the celebration Naturally, she and Jing Jun becaood-natured jokes and added to the festivities
Just as the festivities were reaching its peak, Wu Yingyuan joyfully shouted, ”Recently, I won a large sum of money, and have been vexed as to how I should spend it all Friends, do you have any suggestions?” wang He laughed, ”This is the vexation of all gamblers When they have money, all they can think about is how to spend it But when they lose and owe others ether from various sources But of course! Mr Wu's wealth matches that of an entire nation Naturally, he only suffers from the first vexation!”
Everyone roared with laughter, aside from Huan Yi, whose lips pursed
Seeing the situation, Xiang Shaolong suddenly came up with an idea ”Why don't we spend thislittle Yi outfit his rapid-response army!”
Everyone unanimously acclaimed the idea, but also felt it was a bit inappropriate
Lord Changping asked, ”Little Yi, you haven't yet told us what happened when you met with Lu Buwei”
Huan Yi let out several sighs before speaking ”When it co tricks, how can I be a reed to propose to the court to Wu be made my assistant commanders, he still uses the construction of the canal as an excuse for only gradually increasingThis clearly is for the sake of pressuring and controlling me”
Everyone felt athese words Lu Buas tightly grasping the purse strings of the kingdo it to control the ar out on an expedition or which required additional funding had to go through his permission and meet his demands
Of the people present, Li Si was the most familiar with their national financial situation He reminded, ”Mr Wu, why don't you offer this sum of money to the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince can place the money in his royal treasure and use it whenever an outlay of funds is needed, rather than needing to go through Lu Buwei and dealing with his blandishments”
Filled with a heroic aura, Wu Yingyuan said, ”That's easy enough I can add an additional sum of money on top of it as well andas it causes difficulty for Lu Buwei, there is nothing that I, Wu Yingyuan, a to do”
Everyone shouted in support
As they were still discussing the details of the h ”AllHe, have only admired three people Generals Bai Qi, Li Mu, and Lian Po Bai Qi was ruthless and cunning, and Lian Po is unshakeable and profound But when it comes to a divine-like ability to direct armies and unspeakably brilliant h the country of Zhao has lost Lian Po, so long as it has Li Mu, Great Qin will find it difficult to easily subjugate Zhao
Curious, wang Ling asked, ”Everyone is filled with joy and happiness tonight Ole' He, why loomy?”
Under everyone's curious gaze, wang He forced out a laugh ”Because I just received aAnli has fallen ill This led me to remember that Lian Po's days are numbered as well, which saddens me”
Jing Jun didn't understand ”I've heard that King Anli was never willing to put Lian Po's services to good use His passing should only bring benefit to Lian Po Why do you say that Lian Po's days are numbered as well?”
Also surprised, Tao Fang re's residence Clearly, he has a very close relationshi+p with Prince Wuji If King Anli passes away, Lord Xinling will become the most powerful man in Wei When the river rises, the boat rises with it Lian Po's situation will only iest otherwise?”
wang He saw that all of the onlookers seemed befuddled Only Ji Yanran alone see forth frooes, birds of a feather flock together Although I have always faced Lian Po across the field of slaughter as enereat pain As to why I have this view of things, I am sure Learned Lady Ji already knows I'd like to ask the Learned Lady to explain to everyone!”
Everyone present knew that Ji Yanran had lived in Daliang for a long period of ti-on's of that place Everyone's eyes turned towards her
A lost, chilly look had already appeared in the eyes of this learned, world-fa Anli is about to die, Prince Xinling will not long survive him After Lian Po loses his source of support, the only option he will have is to flee Wei and depart Although the people of Chu have Li Yuan, they are too satisfied to simply hold their current territories It is likely that Lian Po will never accoain
Only now did everyone understand
Based on King Anli's temperament, in the days before his death, he would co or force him to his death somehow Otherwise, the Crown Prince of Wei would find his position difficult to le over royal power, there would be no mercy or humanity
Xiang Shaolong suddenly thought of Lord Longyang He would naturally be aAnli's illness, Lord Longyang would naturally now be in the middle of a fierce, ferocious life-and-death battle This was a battle of either total victory or total defeat There wouldn't be the slightest bit of gray
Huan Yi respectfully asked wang He for , earlier, you said that Bai Qi was a hair inferior to Li Mu Might I ask why you say this? All know that he has never lost a battle Over thirty seven years of war, he had conquered over seventy cities and displayed his power He understood his enee, he feigned a retreat to lure the opponent in, then encircled and cut thele swoop, causing Zhao to be dramatically weakened Who can cole short battle?”
Huan Yi clearly held a treeneral, Bai Qi He couldn't resist fro in Bai Qi's defense
A nostalgic look appeared in wang He's eyes He slowly said, ”Bai Qi was the principal co I was the subordinate cohly classified secret The late king had actually issued an order: 'Anyone who reveals the presence of Bai Qi, the Lord of Martial Peace, is to be executed' The people of Zhao did not know that the commander of our army was actually the Lord of Martial Peace This was a tactic which Bai Qi often employed In order to use it successfully, he would refrain fro”
Xiang Shaolong felt a very peculiar sensation in his heart
For a man of the twenty first century to return to the ancient Warring States period and listen to a fa He slowly narrate that most critical,
The battle of Changping could be said to be the most commonly-discussed battle by people of this era Aside fro to discuss that heart-breaking event, everyone else talked about it nonstop But as they listened to wang He, who had actually participated in the battle as an ieneral on the Qin side, everyone present felt a sense of aards him, and felt all the more interested and thrilled to listen
wang He sighed ”Lian Po really did grow evenposition and he was in a weak one He diverted all of his efforts into defending, with the goal of exhausting my armies It appeared to be a conservative decision, but actually it was an entirely wise one Youis surrounded by natural barriers It really is an un-paralleled defensive hub Before the battle of Changping, Bai Qi and I careement First, ould attack the country of Han Bai Qi would take the lead in occupying the border between Han and Wei, a strategic point, while I would attack froeneral, Lian Po, had already foreseen our actions and made preparations He had already ordered that defensive structures be ee arinding battle