"Cheng Jiao, I'm calling you."
Adrian Ying pretended to be dissatisfied.
"Why do you feel so sleepy? Did you stay in the tower again last night?"
Loutai is the name of the Qin State's brothels, and it was the only entertainment venue for the people of Qin. It was monopolized by the government and privately opened by the people.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
All the officials laughed out loud.
The hall, which was originally like a pool of stagnant water, instantly turned into a living spring.
The atmosphere in the Qin court was very contradictory. Sometimes it was as cold and harsh as the coldest days of winter, and sometimes it was as warm as spring when the ice and snow melted.
The key to this change is the attitude of the First Emperor who sits high on the nine-story platform.
"Everyone in Qin State knows that half of the tax revenue from the towers is contributed by Lord Chang'an. Lord Chang'an is very generous!"
Li Xin, kneeling among the ministers, wearing black court robes and with an extraordinary heroic face, seemed to be praising but was actually criticizing, and his voice was clear.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
When the ministers in the hall heard this, they laughed even more happily, and the mockery in their laughter was very obvious.
Supporting half of the society with his own efforts is one of Nathaniel Ying's labels.
It is normal to visit pavilions and towers for relaxation and entertainment. All the ministers have visited there.
But when it comes to someone like Nathaniel Ying, who is so obsessed with women and indulges in lust, the ministers naturally look down on him.
"Why? Are you jealous?"
Nathaniel Ying stood up and stretched, looked down at Li Xin and raised his chin.
Li Xin felt very unhappy as he was being looked down upon by someone from a high vantage point.
He is nine feet tall. One foot is about twenty-one centimeters, so nine feet is one meter eighty-nine.
Nathaniel Ying was a little over eight feet tall, or 1.75 meters, far shorter than him.
He really wanted to stand up and speak like Nathaniel Ying, but he held back. It was inappropriate and impolite.
"I envy you? What do I envy you for? For visiting prostitutes? Haha, Changan Jun really played a big joke on Xin!"
"The Marquis of Longxi doesn't envy Cheng Jiao, but Cheng Jiao envies the Marquis of Longxi."
Envy me? This guy has some vision.
While thinking this in his heart, Li Xin said: "That is really unfortunate for me. I don't want to have anything to do with Chang'an Jun."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
All the ministers burst into laughter.
In the Qin State, no one wanted to have anything to do with Nathaniel Ying, even if it was a relationship of envy and being envied.
Everyone was very happy to see Nathaniel Ying getting rejected despite his efforts.
Seeing this guy standing up, I thought he finally had some backbone, but I didn't expect he was just trying to curry favor with others.
Unfortunately, no one in Qin State likes you!
"I envy the Marquis of Longxi for respecting the old and loving the young, for not caring about fame and fortune, and for giving the credit for destroying Chu to the Marquis of Wucheng."
Before Nathaniel Ying finished his words, the court fell into deathly silence, as if the stop button had been pressed.
Everyone's eyes were filled with surprise, some were looking at Nathaniel Ying, and some were looking at Li Xin.
A few years ago, in this Xianyang Palace, Emperor Qin Shi Huang wanted to destroy the State of Chu and asked the famous general Wang Jian for advice.
"Wang Jian, how many people do you need to destroy the State of Chu?"
The famous general Wang Jian replied: "Chu has a vast territory and a strong military force, so we must have 600,000 men."
Adrian Ying felt that it was too many and shook his head, very dissatisfied. Six hundred thousand was almost all the troops of the Qin State.
Li Xin stood up at the right time and said confidently: "The Chu State is not that powerful. Two hundred thousand is enough for me."
Adrian Ying was overjoyed and immediately appointed Li Xin as general to lead 200,000 Qin troops to attack the State of Chu.
And he said to Wang Jian: "Wang Jian, you are old."
Wang Jian took advantage of the situation and asked to return home, and Adrian Ying agreed.
Wang Jian was already a famous general in the world, and Li Xin's reputation at that time was far inferior to Wang Jian.
If Li Xin had destroyed the State of Chu back then, Li Xin would have used this battle to step on Wang Jian to ascend to the throne and become a famous general in the world that Wang Jian was not as good as.
But in the battle to destroy Chu, Li Xin was defeated!
Big defeat and loss!
Two hundred thousand Qin soldiers were buried forever on the territory of another country!
Only then did the First Emperor Adrian Ying realize that Wang Jian was shrewd and cunning, so he personally went to invite Wang Jian back and led an army of 600,000 to destroy the State of Chu.
This incident is a lifelong shame for Li Xin.
What about respecting the old and loving the young, being indifferent to fame and fortune, and giving the credit for destroying Chu to Marquis Wucheng.
For a general, there is no age difference, only friend or foe. What he strives for is military merit and fame.
The credit for destroying Chu did not belong to Li Xin. It was not that he gave up the credit. It was that he did not have the ability to do so.
The way Nathaniel Ying said this was similar to what Li Xin had said about Nathaniel Ying before, both were exposing his shortcomings.
But Li Xin was not as good as Cheng Jiao. He was so angry that his face turned red and his shame and anger were evident in his words.
He no longer cared about etiquette and stood up and pointed at Nathaniel Ying angrily.
"Nathaniel Ying! You!"
"What about me? Did I say something wrong?" Nathaniel Ying looked innocent.
"The Marquis of Longxi was so righteous that he would rather sacrifice the lives of 200,000 soldiers than take the credit for destroying Chu. I can never match his courage."
"You are slandering me! I will kill you!" Li Xin was furious.
"calm down!"
"It's not worth it! Why bother with such people!"
"He is deliberately trying to provoke you, Marquis Longxi, don't be fooled!"
Li Xin's eyes were red and bloodshot. If the people around him hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed up and beaten Nathaniel Ying violently.
No military commander could bear the accusation of deliberately killing the lives of 200,000 soldiers.
"Chang'an Jun has said too much."
Wang Jian, who was kneeling in the first row with somewhat gray hair, turned his head. He was really old.
He is the most famous general in Qin State and the most famous general in the world. He is the new military leader of Qin State after Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, and has made outstanding military achievements.
Among the seven major powers in the Warring States Period, there were six other countries besides Qin itself. He alone destroyed the two most powerful countries among them, Zhao and Chu.
It was he and his son Wang Ben who destroyed the State of Yan.
The states of Qi and Wei were destroyed by his son Wang Ben.
Except for South Korea, the destruction of the other six countries was directly or indirectly related to him. Either they were destroyed by him or by the sons he taught.
The Qin State was happy to hear about war and respected those who had made outstanding military achievements. Wang Jian was the one with the most outstanding military achievements in the Qin State, without a doubt.
When Wang Jian started speaking, everyone had to listen, and Nathaniel Ying was no exception.
"Victory and defeat are common in the military. Apart from Lord Wu'an, is there any undefeated general in the world? Lord Longxi was also defeated by a sneak attack by a villain. Lord Chang'an should not slander Lord Longxi. Lord Longxi is well-versed in military books and is proficient in military strategies. In terms of military affairs, Lord Chang'an is far inferior to Lord Longxi."
"Marquis Wucheng is right!"
Qin Chen, who was on good terms with Li Xin, sneered.
"You are worthy of arranging the Marquis of Longxi?"
Nathaniel Ying had some respect for Wang Jian, but not for others. He blinked in confusion.
"Why am I unworthy?"
"Can you fight like the Marquis of Longxi and kill the enemy?"
Nathaniel Ying closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead, looking like he was thinking seriously.
The ministers laughed.
Does this guy really dare to think this?
Can you fight and kill the enemy?
You can only kill people on the rooftop!
The ministers didn't have to wait too long. After a moment, Nathaniel Ying opened his eyes and nodded under the strange and contemptuous looks of the ministers.
How dare this guy nod?
Does he really think he can compare with Marquis of Longxi?
How dare he?
Among the young generals of Qin State, Oliver Meng is undoubtedly the first, and the second is Li Xin, who led 200,000 soldiers and failed in the attack on Chu!
Except for Oliver Meng, no one among the young generation dared to say that they could go into battle and kill the enemy like Li Xin.
In the eyes of the ministers, Nathaniel Ying was just a stubborn person who overestimated his own abilities.
"Hahaha! Looking at the look on Chang'an Jun's face, he doesn't really think he can compare with Longxi Hou, does he? His courage is not inferior to anyone else!"
In order to vent Li Xin's anger, Qin Chen laughed exaggeratedly, which made many people laugh as well.
The reaction of the ministers made Li Xin look much better. He shouted sternly: "Nathaniel Ying, justice is in the hearts of the people. If you are really capable, you should go to the battlefield with me instead of arguing in the court!"
"It's impossible. It's impossible." Nathaniel Ying shook his head.
Li Xin said in relief: "Didn't you say you could do it? Why do you say you can't do it?"
"The Chu State has been destroyed. If the Chu State still existed, I could do everything you did. I could lead 200,000 soldiers and have 200,000 of them die. I could do that, too!"
"Nathaniel Ying! I will kill you! Let go of Xin! He insulted me like this! I will definitely kill him!"
Li Xin's anger, which had just subsided a little, was ignited again. His red-eye special effect was full, and he rushed towards Nathaniel Ying with a roar.
Among the four people around him, two held Li Xin's legs, one held his waist, and one opened his arms to stop him.
"calm down!"
"It's not worth it! Why bother with such people!"
"He is deliberately trying to provoke you, Marquis Longxi, don't be fooled!"
Julian Ying gently pulled Nathaniel Ying's trouser leg.
"Uncle, that's a bit too much."
Nathaniel Ying said angrily: "What the hell, who provoked whom first?"
Seeing his ministers looking at him speechlessly, all with contempt in their eyes, Nathaniel Ying became even more unhappy.
What? Did I say something wrong?
He started calling out people.
"The one rolling his eyes! You! Stop looking at me! Do you think what I said is wrong?"
Nathaniel Ying stretched out two fingers.
"Can you lead 200,000 soldiers and let them all die in Chu?"
Qin Chen rolled his eyes: ...
Say okay, he always feels like something is wrong.
If he says no, then there must be something wrong with him.
It’s not easy to win a battle, but is it not easy to lose a battle?
"Nathaniel Ying! Nathaniel Ying!"
Li Xin was like a mad bull, roaring continuously and rushing forward. All he wanted now was to tear Nathaniel Ying's mouth apart.
He completely forgot that he was still in the imperial court and also forgot the word etiquette.
Although victory and defeat are common in the military, for a general, losing a battle is definitely not a good thing.
Especially since it was a big defeat.
If Adrian Ying had investigated further, this defeat would have been enough to wipe out Li Xin's entire clan.
Li Xin, who mocked Nathaniel Ying, was furious at Nathaniel Ying's mockery.
"Why, did you feel wronged?"
Nathaniel Ying was unyielding and continued firing.
"I've thought about it carefully. I'm better than you at fighting. There are 200,000 people. Even if they are 200,000 pigs, it would not be easy for the Chu army to kill them all. I have never been on the battlefield, but even if I lose, at least tens of thousands of people can be left, right? Don't mention it, you are the only one who can kill them all. Who else has this ability?"
Nathaniel Ying repeatedly opened his scars and sprinkled salt water on him, then opened his scars again and sprinkled salt water on him again.
Li Xin's originally heroic face now looked like a fierce ghost, who wanted to take advantage of the situation and devour the enemy!
"How dare this fellow insult me like this? I cannot stand with him!"
Li Xin screamed and swung his body violently from side to side in an attempt to shake off his colleagues who were blocking him.
"Those who block letters are not friends, but enemies!"
After Li Xin said this, the people who were stopping him became a little hesitant. How about letting him go?
Judging from one’s own experience, if they were scolded like this by Nathaniel Ying, their performance would not necessarily be better than Li Xin’s.
The ancients attached great importance to promises.
Li Xin said in front of so many people that anyone who tried to stop him was not his friend but his enemy.
Then Li Xin will really do it. If you try to stop him, you will be an enemy, not a friend.
Just when several people hesitated.
"enough."
The two words are not loud and sound light, but the effect is immediate.
The Qin officials who had stopped Li Xin stopped trying to stop him and sat down again.
Li Xin was freed from his restraints, but he was still filled with resentment, his face was grim, and he stood there gasping for breath.
He looked at Nathaniel Ying with murderous eyes, but did not rush up to cause trouble for Nathaniel Ying.
Nathaniel Ying lowered his head, looking like he admitted his mistake and was guilty.
In this world, there is only one person whose words are so intimidating --- Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
There was a hint of anger on Adrian Ying's face, and he pointed at Ying Chengqiu's nose and cursed.
"You B@st@ard, have you said enough?"
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