Surabaya-gun, Daze Township......

After a month of torrential rains, Surabaya has long become a land of waterlogging.

Daze Township is located dozens of miles away from Qi County, and Xue County, is the west of the Great River, the southern Xinjiang counties of the empire go north to Yuyang, must pass through. Thousands of miles of galloping road, traversing the north and south, like a long dragon.

Every year, the empire would conscripted to go to the frontier to defend the frontier, adapt to the geographical environment of the front, receive training, and develop fighting skills.

Their soldiers are not regular troops, but they have adapted to the battlefield in advance, and once the situation changes, the empire will recruit troops, and they will immediately go to the battlefield without the need for training.

Due to the heavy rain, many places were flooded, and their journey was slow, and there were still nearly 2,000 miles to Yuyang.

Ten days have passed since the 40-day deadline given by the imperial court, but they are still wandering in Surabaya, unable to move forward.

Although Daze Township is close to the road, the road ahead is muddy and potholes, and many places are blocked by floods.

This team of 50 people in Qi County is trapped in Daze Township and is at a loss.

Chen Sheng is a native of Qi County, Surabaya, and belongs to the Chen side branch of the Chu State.

Because of the suffering of class oppression, he knows that it is difficult for him to come out of his humble background.

Although he is also a strong party in the local area, his heart is not satisfied with this.

In Chen Sheng's view, he was also born as a human being, why should others be born with fine clothes and food, calling for wind and rain?

I am also a human being, why should I nest in a small Qi County?

However, the current situation is also, Daqin dominates the world and shocks all directions, what can he do?

With the increasing number of soldiers coming from all over the country in the past few days, there have been thousands of soldiers encamped in Daze Township.

"Brother Chen, what are you thinking?"

Chen Sheng, who was originally pondering, was suddenly interrupted from his thoughts.

Looking at several tun chiefs from all over the camp in the camp, Chen Sheng smiled and said, "Brother Wu Guang, I'm just thinking that if the heavy rain keeps stopping, if I wait too long, I am afraid it will be a crime." ”

Hearing Chen Sheng's words, the others all fell silent, their faces solemn.

According to the law of Great Qin, although the bad weather has been postponed for ten days, looking at this ghost weather, I am afraid that I will definitely not be able to catch up with Yuyang on the 50th.

Within 20 days of overdue, a fine of shield, and a fine within 30 days of overdue, this is just a ruin of wealth and disaster.

Nowadays, the market price of Daqin is only 100 yuan for a wooden shield and 1,000 yuan for a pair of leather armor.

They also come from good backgrounds, and these are nothing to them.

If it is not extended for 30 days, it will be punished as a crime of dereliction of duty.

The soldiers are not guilty, and these commanders are all guilty of dereliction of duty.

The light sentence is three years of hard labor for the construction and repair of the city wall, and the severe punishment is [cutting off the nose] and exile to Lingnan.

When it comes to sin, everyone has no change in color.

The atmosphere was relatively silent, no one spoke again, and everyone looked worried and anxious.

"Have you heard?"

Yu Mu from Jiujiang said mysteriously.

“？？？？”

Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and the two foreign commanders all looked confused.

"What?"

Several people spoke in unison.

"I heard that Your Majesty's seizure of the world's fields has caused panic among people everywhere, and the magnates are all complaining."

Tuo Mu whispered, his face full of caution.

“……”

A few people looked at Tuomu with idiotic expressions, thinking what was the matter.

"Isn't this well known??"

Wu Guang rolled his eyes angrily and said.

"I haven't finished talking yet, what is Brother Wu Guang anxious about?"

Tuo Mu was also speechless.

"What do you mean?"

Chen Sheng said.

"I heard that His Majesty the First Emperor is critically ill and has not been to the Early Dynasty for a long time. Xianyang was surging, and the princes fought in order to fight for the emperor's throne. ”

Tuo Mu kept his voice low and said in a voice that only a few people could hear.

"Huh?"

Chen Sheng was a little surprised in his heart, he had also heard about this, but it was not so detailed, and the city defense army of Qi County was also secretly transferred.

This is what he saw with his own eyes, and he was still very puzzled at the time, and then rumors came out from time to time.

"It's a secret, isn't it known to the whole world?"

Another tun chief, Yi Qiuman, didn't care and booed.

"What is known to the whole world? My brother served as a hundred generals in the Inner History City Defense Army, so I just learned that who can know in ordinary people? ”

Tuo Mu looked like his self-esteem had been hit, his face was flushed, and he was a little anxious.

In this turbulent and brilliant era, respect is more important than finances and more important than life.

If you don't agree with each other, you draw your sword and fight for your life, and there are many people.

Otherwise, how could there be tens of thousands of prisoners in the Great Qin Empire every year?

"Isn't Baijiang amazing? It's a fart, my father is still the five hundred lords of the Xianyang City Praetorian Guard! When I left home, my father had been urgently requisitioned, his vacation was canceled, Xianyang was guarded, and a curfew was imposed. ”

Yi Qiu didn't care, and looked arrogant.

"What's wrong with the Praetorian Guard? What happened to the Five Hundred Lords? My brother is still young, why can't he make contributions to the promotion of the five hundred lords in the future? Even two or five hundred lords are possible. ”

Tuo Mu was very unconvinced, but the matter had come to this point, and he must not admit it.

Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and another tun chief, looking at the two of them arguing with interest, did not mean to persuade each other.

"You know, when did you hear about it? I heard my father say that there has been a change in the Beijing division, and the general Meng Tian has led the northern Xinjiang army back to Shangjun to support the eldest son Fusu to succeed to the throne. ”

"My father was ordered to defend Xianyang, just to prevent the rebels in northern Xinjiang from forcing the palace to usurp the throne."

"Pingxi General Wang Ben has led an army of 200,000 to rush to the aid of Xianyang."

"It's really an eventful time, and I don't know where to go for little people like us."

Yi Qiu looked embarrassed, and couldn't help but sigh after speaking.

At this moment, Song Luo, another tun chief who had not spoken, said, "What the two brothers said is true? ”

"What is the relationship between the five of us? Although they have only known each other for less than ten days, they have the friendship of comrades, and they are sworn brothers. ”

Yi Qiu is very bold, giving people the appearance of righteousness.

Although Tuo Mu did not speak, he also nodded solemnly.

"Brother Chen, if the wind is surging today, it is the time for heroes to emerge!"

Song Luo said meaningfully to Chen Sheng.

"Brother Song, what do you mean by this?"

Chen Sheng knew that he could do it, so he pretended to be stupid and said.

"Although the younger brother and the eldest brother hated to see each other late, they were like old friends at first sight, and the younger brother saw the eldest brother for the first time, and saw that the eldest brother had the aura of a tiger standing on the dragon plate, and the image of the golden dragon gathering the sun."

"The general trend of the world, together for a long time, must be divided, and for a long time, it must be united. The Qin people are brutal and unkind, and they have always taken pleasure in poisoning the people of our six countries. When the world gathers at this time, if a seven-foot man has no lofty ambitions, will he not live up to this brilliant and prosperous world? ”

Song Luo always looks polite, everyone knows that he was born in the Song family, and the others are not very clear.

"Brother Song, you must not talk nonsense in the future! This is a monstrous disaster, a crime of extermination! ”

Chen Sheng looked bitter and said to Song Luo.

"Big brother, the world is ignorant and ignorant, and the birds know the ambition of the birds? All of you here are brothers, so when they rushed to Yuyang and were punished, it is better to do two things endlessly, on the contrary, this unreasonable tyrannical Qin, I can't say that a few of our brothers can also break out of the sky. ”

Song Luo's voice was full of bewilderment, as if it was an infinite magic sound.

Chen Sheng really wanted to shout when he heard it, brother, bosom friend!

The main family has been waiting for an opportunity to oppose Qin, and although he is a side branch, he has also been to the main house for training.

"Brother Song, how can you be so confused? If this word comes out, don't say it's you, more than a thousand brothers in Daze Township will be connected! ”

"Don't talk nonsense again, otherwise the eldest brother will be angry."

Chen Sheng was extremely cautious, although the Song family had a good relationship with the Chen family, he directly and righteously rejected Song Luo's proposal.

Although he is very tempted, he is not an idiot, unless Daqin reaches the time when the real country is overturned, he will never dare to think of this idea.

"Brother Chen Sheng, I think what Brother Song Luo said is reasonable!"

Wu Guang's eyes were hot, and his heart was beating faster.

"Brother Wu Guang, how can you be so confused?"

Chen Sheng sighed and looked at Wu Guangdao.

Wu Guanggang wanted to speak, but suddenly there was a bustle and noise outside.

The five of them looked at each other and hurriedly walked out.

"Crazy, all crazy......"

"The major nobles of Surabaya County are crazy, they actually killed the county guard, and threatened to expel the tyrannical Qin and revive the Great Chu."

"I heard that the nobles of Yandi, Zhaodi, Weidi, Qidi, and Han Land have all rebelled, and they have risen up one after another, threatening to break through Hangu and destroy the tyrannical Qin."

"I just went to the market to buy some supplies, and it's already a mess."

"It can't be, right?"

"Are they all crazy?"

Thousands of people in the entire camp were alarmed, and there was a lot of talk and noise.

Soon several officers were alarmed, all of whom were from the regular army of the city defense army. It's not like these soldiers, they can't even be counted as a third-rate army, they can only be regarded as reserves.

Originally, they were having dinner together, but they were suddenly alarmed, and when they saw the riot in the barracks, they immediately showed displeasure.

Several men walked into the crowd with thorn whips in hand, wielding long whips wantonly, and swung them at the loudest soldier.

Soon the unprepared, elated soldier was beaten to the ground and let out a miserable scream.

Soon blood stained his armor red, and he was scarred.

Seeing this, everyone immediately closed their mouths and honestly squatted around the bonfire.

"A group of lowly remnants of the Six Kingdoms, how dare they talk about the Great Qin Empire?"

"What if it's all reversed? It's just a matter of killing yourself, and it's not your turn to talk about it, you untouchables. ”

Several of the officers burst out laughing as they beat the soldier.

They are all from the Qin people in Guanzhong, and they have always been unaccustomed to the people of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong.

Originally, they were unhappy when they rushed all the way to Yuyang with these lowly people.

Just use the topic to play, out of a bad breath.

Chen Sheng and the others who were watching from a distance also fell silent, their faces pale.

Those soldiers who were originally afraid to scatter heard that they were also staring at each other, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

This is naked humiliation and discrimination!

Although His Majesty has repeatedly ordered the implementation of the new policy, he strictly ordered that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers.

It also enacted a law prohibiting the instigation of regional disputes and discrimination. But not everyone will abide by it, and there are no longer a few who violate it.

As the victor, the Qin people in Guanzhong were all proud, and they were despised by the Shandong States for hundreds of years.

This time, they finally raised their eyebrows, and the anger they had held back for hundreds of years could not be dissolved in one day.

"If you keep fighting, you'll die?"

Tuo Mu's face was gloomy and he muttered in a low voice.

"A few dogs, they bullied us along the way, and they really wanted to kill them."

Yi Qiu's face was also pale, and he grinned with bared teeth.

"Big brother, this is a godsend, huh? Not only us, everyone is holding back their anger, just send a virtuous person, great things can be expected! ”

Wu Guang added oil and vinegar to bewitch Chen Sheng.

"What kind of prince will Xiangning? He said to my brothers that he might be able to crown the king and worship the prime minister, and he would be powerful in all directions. ”

Song Luo was even more explicit, unconcealing his inner ambition, and his eyes flashed with a strange light.

Chen Sheng pondered in his heart, the nobles of the six countries in various places were all reversed, it seems that the main family should also hold high the banner of righteousness, right?

The Qin army in various places was transferred to Xianyang to compete for the throne, and the defense of the counties and counties was empty, as if there was no defense.

In addition, the first emperor Yingzheng is critically ill, so the nobles who have endured it for a long time in various places can't sit still!

Time is fleeting!

Isn't this kind of opportunity and current situation exactly what I have dreamed of for many years?

Every word of this Song Luo is deeply in line with his heart, and he simply speaks his heart.

What is the ambition of the bird?

Chen Sheng has grown so big that he has always felt that others don't understand him and can't understand his own heart.

What kind of prince will Xiangning have?

This is also what I have been thinking and thinking for many years, two sentences, straight to my heart.

This Song Luo brother is not simple, isn't it?

Could it be that he is still a strange man?

Or is it sent down by God to help you achieve great things?

He said before that when he first saw himself, he saw that he had the aura of a tiger standing on a dragon plate, and the image of a golden dragon gathering the sun.

Isn't this clearly saying that he has the appearance of an emperor and a son of heaven?

Is he really the destiny of the Son of Heaven?

Chen Sheng's heart is at war with heaven and man, and he has always been uncertain to pay attention.

"Big brother, the younger brother knows a little about divination, is it okay to divinate for the eldest brother?"

Song Luo's eyes flashed with a strange coldness, and he naturally took in Chen Sheng's expression and hit the railway while it was hot.

"Oh? Brother Xian still has such ability? ”

Chen Sheng unconsciously pulled in some of the titles.

"It's not a secret, the younger brother learned from Mr. Guigu and learned some fur."

Song Luo looked humble and said with a humble expression.

Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Tuo Mu, and Yi Qiu all showed shocked looks.

Ghost Valley High Feet?

In other words, is it Mr. Guigu's apprentice grandson?

"Disrespectful! Disrespectful! ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Guigu's apprentice, no wonder he is so knowledgeable."

"The fifth brother really has a hand, and he has been hiding from us for so long."

"Mr. Guigu is the person I respect the most in my life, and I am very fortunate to be able to swear a brother with his apprentice."

The four of them praised Song Luo, and their eyes were shining brightly.

Chen Sheng is even more overjoyed, the name of the Ghost Valley is known to the world!

With the help of Song Luo, a disciple of the Ghost Valley, great things can be expected.

"Brother Xian, let's open our eyes?"

Chen Sheng said with a smile, looking amiable and courteous.

Song Luo took out the tortoise shell and cow shoulder that had been precipitated for an unknown number of years from his arms, and then closed his eyes, with a holy look on his face, and his mouth was full of words.

Then he threw the tortoise shell and ox shoulder in his hand on the ground in front of him, and immediately stared at the ground, his face showing horror.

"Brother Xian, how's it going? What does the hexagram say? ”

Seeing this, Chen Sheng's heart was also burning, and he hurriedly said.

"The first emperor killed the mandate of heaven and shifted, and the great Chu Xing Chen Wang succeeded."

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, Song Luo's voice seemed to be overexcited, and he called out loudly.

Suddenly, the words stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone's eyes were instantly attracted.

Chen Sheng secretly complained in his heart, but the matter had come to this point, and he knew very well that there was no turning back.

"Brothers, there is no way to be tyrannical, and insulting my Chu people is like an animal, which is unbearable."

"Emperor Qin's government is mediocre, he killed in vain, and wantonly slaughtered the Chu people, who can guarantee that the butcher's knife of the Qin people will not fall on our heads if they kill others today?"

"Punish the tyrannical Qin, prosper the great Chu, and say no to the tyrannical Qin for thousands of Chu people...... We are not animals, much less slaves. ”

"Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu ......"

"It's the heroes of Chu who slaughtered these Qin dogs with Lao Tzu, and they ...... the opposite."

Chen Sheng's tone was high, and he yelled at thousands of people, using all his strength to let out a deafening roar.

Just after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rushed out, the smiles on the faces of Yi Qiu, Song Luo, and Tuo Mu gradually stiffened.

stared at the backs of the two of them, revealing a sneer.

Halfway through, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang felt a little wrong.

I thought that with those impassioned words alone, even if I couldn't encourage all the soldiers, there should always be a few hundred people responding, right?

But don't say hundreds, even dozens, how many people, or even one person?

What's going on?

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang seemed to have been poured cold water, and when they looked at each other, they both saw horror in each other's eyes.

originally wanted to inquire about Song Luo, but the two turned around and looked, where was Song Luo's figure?

Even Yi Qiu and Tuo Mu were still standing in place with Song Luo, motionless.

"What are the three virtuous brothers?"

Chen Sheng said uneasily.

"Phew, the bold rebel Chen Sheng, Wu Guang. Who are your brothers? Two dog thieves, trying to subvert the rule of the empire, are simply wishful thinking and self-defeating. ”

Tuo Mu changed his usual gentle personality, looked at Chen Sheng and Wu Guang with disdain, and said viciously.

"Rebels and thieves are punished for everyone."

Song Luo is also neither salty nor light, and said coldly.

"Don't look at your own virtues, and you still want to be king? I'm laughing to death, uncle. ”

Yi Qiu also sneered.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's faces instantly turned bloodless, and now they still don't understand that they were being tricked, so they really became the biggest fools in the world.

"Damn."

"Brute."

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang gritted their teeth almost at the same time, and their anger was unsettled.

What to do?

What to do?

In this situation, this scene is simply a way into the heavens and no door to the earth?

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's hearts hung in their throats, and they couldn't help but shudder when they looked at the indifferent eyes around them.

Even their fellow townsmen are staring at themselves unkindly.

"A comrade of the State of Chu? Why don't you go back with me? What good is it to sell your life to the Qin people? ”

Chen Sheng could only force his composure and continue to agitate everyone, this was his only hope, he knew it very well.

"Let your mother's fart, Your Majesty will give me twenty acres of fertile land."

"White-eyed wolf, Your Majesty let me study, and I will definitely have a great future in the future."

"Evil words confuse the public, what's wrong with giving your majesty your life? When you go to the battlefield and make military merits, you will have both rewards and military merits. ”

"It seems like you're selling your life, can you give us a better one?"

"It's really ridiculous, Your Majesty exempts and exempts the world's taxes, everyone knows, when did those dog officials and nobles in Chu State care about our life and death?"

Everyone, you say a word, I say a word, and mock Chen Sheng and Wu Guang mercilessly.

"......" Chen Sheng.

"......" Wu Guang.

The two of them felt the hot pain on their faces, and they both blamed themselves for being blinded by profit, so they accidentally fell into the Tao of these three [cheap] people, which was really hateful.

"Brothers, when the Qin people kill all the nobles of Great Chu, the butcher's knife will fall on the heads of us people?"

Wu Guang stiffened, followed Chen Sheng's words, and encouraged.

"It's good to die, those dogs are arrogant to us on weekdays, bullying us, etc., if it weren't for Your Majesty's strict laws, these dogs don't know what to exploit us into?"

"You're not from a poor background, and you're on the same page as those dogs."

"The nobles don't have a good thing, Your Majesty had better send someone to kill them all!"

"Lao Tzu originally thought that there was no chance to make meritorious contributions to the northern Xinjiang, after all, the Huns, those Hu Di in Donghu were all in the wild desert, where did they dare to go south to commit crimes? It's not bad to borrow the heads of your two traitors to earn some merits. ”

"Hahaha......"

Bursts of laughter erupted in the camp.

Although they did hate these Qin supervising officers, they were sincerely grateful to the Great Qin Empire.

In the past, they had to serve up to three months of conscription every two years, and even when they encountered disasters and floods, the war was in chaos for a long time.

Complicated labor, miserable.

Taxes are also increasing year by year, only increasing.

In order to pay their taxes, many of them had to sell their wealth and even sell their children.

The hatred for the nobles and royal families of the Chu State is only a lot more.

Now Your Majesty has reduced taxes, reduced forced labor, divided the land of the nobles of the world, and gave them to these poor people.

Such a court, if it is still against it, then there is still justice in this world?

Such a day is a prosperous era that their ancestors have been looking forward to for hundreds of years!

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang fell to the bottom with one heart, and sat on the ground with dead faces.

Looking at the people who were eyeing each other and approaching step by step, the two showed a look of despair.

turned around again, but found that the figures of Song Luo, Yi Qiu, and Tuomu had long since disappeared.

Soon the two were tightly surrounded by the soldiers, screaming and wailing loudly over the camp.

Until they died, they couldn't figure out who had sent these three [cheap] people to bewitch and frame them......

A few miles from the camp, in the middle of a dense forest.

Song Luo, Tuo Mu, and Yi Qiu respectfully bowed respectfully to a figure wearing a black robe and a hat on his head, "Meet the Five Commanders." ”

"How's it going?"

The figure didn't turn around, and his voice was low.

"Back to my lord, everything is going well, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled in public, the evidence is ironclad, and they have all been ambushed."

Song Luo's rank is higher, so it is up to him to answer.

"Very good, whoever is loyal to the Great Qin Empire, the empire will not treat them badly."

"If I'm not mistaken, Song Luo is already a fourth-class military meritorious knight, isn't it?"

"Tuomu, Yi Qiu is a third-class military meritorious knight?"

The black shadow's voice was still low and casual.

"Your Excellency is wise."

The three of them bowed in unison.

"Everyone has been promoted to the second level of military merit, go back! If there is a new task, I will contact you. ”

After the shadow finished speaking, he strode towards the depths of the dark forest.

"Congratulations, sir."

The three of them were overjoyed and bowed to the black shadow again.

It wasn't until the black shadow disappeared into the dense forest that the three of them stood up and wiped the rain from their foreheads.

"Congratulations to the two virtuous brothers for being promoted to the fifth-class military meritorious doctor."

Song Luo smiled and said to Tuomu and Yi Qiu.

"Brother Song is a sixth-class military meritorious officer, don't be ashamed of the two of us."

"Brother Song, don't take it to heart, everything before is all official business, just a show."

Yi Qiu and Tuo Mu hurriedly waved their hands.

"The two elder brothers are not right, although the foolish brother is temporarily ahead in military merit, but he has made great achievements to the two virtuous brothers, maybe he will soar into the sky and directly become the fifth doctor."

Song Luo didn't have the slightest arrogance, and greeted the two with a smile.

The three of them left the dense forest and walked towards the camp.

The children of the poor people of Daqin, the fifth doctor is already at the top.

Further up are the members of the imperial court, the exclusive title of Jiuqing, which is beyond the reach of the poor.

Unless he has made great contributions to the empire, it will be difficult for him to surpass the title of the ninth rank and the fifth doctor in his life.

"Father, you will definitely live forever."

Fusu's eyes showed a sad look, and he said solemnly.

"Silly boy, how can there be any people in this world who have a long life?"

Ying Zheng sighed and said with some embarrassment.

"Others can't, but my father is the Holy Monarch of the Ages, and he will be able to live for an infinite period of time, and his life will be the same as that of the sky."

Fusu was stubborn and said with a firm expression.

"Maybe!"

Ying Zheng smiled, not dwelling on this topic, his eyes looked at the map and said to Fusu: "This is Longxi, and less than a hundred miles from the Xiongguan Pass is the territory of the Yue Clan." If Great Qin wants to trade with the Western Regions, the Longxi Corridor is a necessary place. ”

"Father, why has the child never heard of the Longxi Corridor?"

Fusu was stunned and puzzled.

"Dilan County, Longxi County [now Lanzhou], is an important border town in the western border of Great Qin. Out of Dilan is the Wusheling Mountains, between the north and south between the Qilian Mountains and the Horsehair Mountains, and the west to Dunhuang, it is the Longxi Corridor. ”

Ying Zheng held the torch in his right hand, and with his left hand, he swiped west on the map to Dilan until Dunhuang.

"Father, this Longxi corridor, judging from the map, is at least more than a thousand miles long, such a narrow road, it needs hundreds of thousands of troops to defend it, right?"

"Is it worth paying such a big price in order to trade with the Western Regions?"

Fusu was puzzled and looked at Ying Zhengdao.

"Whether it is the Yueshi entrenched in the Qilian Mountains, or the Xiongnu who wander the Yin Mountains, or the Donghu in the north of the hunting and herding. For thousands of years, it has been a major problem in the Central Plains. ”

"The kingdoms of the Western Regions are rich in products and fertile land. Trade is only secondary, according to the Longxi Corridor to connect the states of the Western Regions, trapped Hu Di in the grassland desert. ”

"Born in a land of bitter cold, Hu Di made a living from livestock and plundering. In spring and summer, the aquatic plants are vigorous and carefree, and in autumn and winter, the aquatic plants wither and become barren. Consolidate the Xiongguan of the east and west, build a fortress of thousands of miles, step by step, erect the wall and clear the wilderness, Hu Di has collapsed without a fight. ”

"The west is adjacent to the Qiang, the division of the Xingwang Road, with Kunlun as the barrier, the essence of Bashu, chasing the Qiang people in the West Sea [now Qinghu], and breaking the Qiang Di's contiguity."

Ying Zheng pointed to the map, kept moving, and explained to Fusu.

"Father wants to use soldiers again?"

Fusu was very surprised, after all, his father had issued an edict to suspend the army and support the people!

"I'm just letting you understand the direction of Great Qin in the future, and I'm not in a hurry."

"The various tribes of Xiqiang are not enough to be troubled, and Hu Di in the north is fighting their own battles, although it is a disaster to Daqin, there is no need to be afraid."

Ying Zheng patiently taught Fusu.

"The child understands, Father Emperor Shengming."

Fusu breathed a sigh of relief, if there was another war, it would be another life, not what he wanted.

"Sending an envoy to the Yue Clan, I didn't really hope that the Yue Clan would give up the Longxi Corridor, it was just a temptation."

"As the so-called salute first and then soldiers, the title of Wang Ben as the general of Pingxi is to make the final preparations."

Ying Zheng turned his gaze from the west of the map to the north, and said with a heartbeat.

"Then why did the Emperor send an envoy to the Yue Clan to negotiate?"

Fusu was confused again.

"There are many herdsmen in the north, with the Yueshi, Xiongnu, and Donghu tribes being the most powerful. Among these three major tribes, the Xiongnu are the weakest, the Donghu are the strongest, and the Yue clan is the second. ”

Ying Zheng groaned, his eyes showing hope.

"Father wants to subdue the Yue Clan?"

Fusu was a little shocked and said, you must know that this northern Hu Di is very cruel and barbaric, how easy is it to subdue it?

"The Yueshi is entrenched in the Longxi Corridor, and according to the fertile soil of the West Sea, it can seize the property of the states of the Western Regions in the west, and plunder the grain of Great Qin in the south. Strong, rich and prosperous. ”

"If it weren't for the time of life and death, when the people were wiped out, how could they bow down to others?"

Ying Zheng laughed dumbly.

"Neither can be subdued, nor can trade with the Western Regions, then what my father has done is not useless?"

Fusu was even more puzzled, looking at Yingzheng and puzzled.

"If you are the king of the Yue Clan, seeing that the aquatic plants are about to wither, what do you want most?"

Ying Zheng is intriguing.

This......

Fusu showed a careful contemplative look, the herdsmen are grazing livestock for a living, autumn and winter, nature for livestock forage for worry?

"Forage."

After figuring it out, Fusu almost blurted out.

"It's just one thing, the Yueshi people only raise livestock and don't plow the fields. In the long autumn and winter, only the slaughter of livestock is food, and the grain of the five grains in Guanzhong is the second. ”

"Whether it is the grassland of the Qilian Mountains or the grassland of the West Sea, they are all the land of the Yueshi people's animal husbandry. Although water and grass are fertile, supplies are scarce. All kinds of daily necessities in Guanzhong are things that they can't ask for, and this is the third. ”

Ying Zheng added.

"The father has insight into the overall situation and is meticulous, and the child is not as good as the child."

Fusu was convinced and praised from the bottom of his heart.

"I sent an envoy to the Yueshi clan, bringing 10,000 stones of grain, 1,000 horses of cloth, 100 carts, 10 boxes of goods, and a letter."

Yingzheng took Fusu back to the high platform of the main hall, and said as he walked.

"Father, isn't this an enemy?"

Fusu wondered very much, how could Shengming, like his father, make such a ...... What's coming?

"Think long-term, don't limit yourself to a corner. If you want to take it, you must give it first. Not to mention this little material, one day, their land will become the territory of Great Qin, and the herdsmen will also become the people of Great Qin. ”

"Since it is the land of Great Qin and the people of Great Qin, as a king, it is natural that the rain and dew should be evenly wet, and there can be no bias."

Ying Zheng said meaningfully.

Fusu was immediately stunned, and his father's words made him irrefutable.

"Father is trying to win over the Yue Clan?"

It was only at this time that Fusu really understood his father's intentions.

"It is in the interests of the Great Qin Empire to suspend troops and support the people by destroying Di and fighting for the grasslands."

Ying Zheng cannot be denied.

Fusu thinks so, but I'm afraid it's more than that, right?

If the grassland alien race is twisted together, it will probably become a fierce enemy of Great Qin.

A plate of loose sand, in the future, will save a lot of hands and feet.

Great Qin's strategy of destroying the Six Kingdoms was based on this, attacking from afar, dividing them into close attacks, and breaking them one by one.

"The child understands, thank you for your father's teachings."

Fusu bowed again, and said with a serious expression.

"It's good to understand, after the country calms down, you only need to welcome back the four things when you go to sea in the future, which is a thousand years of work."

Ying Zheng picked up a book from the wooden platform next to the throne and handed it to Fusu.

Fusu hurriedly stood up, walked towards Yingzheng, took the book, and the five big characters of "Strange Food and Persona" came into view.

"Father, this is?"

Fusu held the book in his hand and said suspiciously to Yingzheng.

"Open it and take a look."

Ying Zheng smiled, and then said.

Fusu immediately received the order, opened the book, and immediately saw a lifelike painting and the annotations below.

Sweet potatoes are produced on the other side of the ocean, in the warm land of the Indoan mainland. Buried roots, round, oval or spindle-shaped.

The stems lie flat and rise, occasionally entangled, multi-branched, and the shape and color of the leaves often vary depending on the land. Usually broadly ovate, petioles of varying lengths, axillary inflorescences, capsules ovate or oblate, seeds one to four, generally two, hairless.

Potato......

Corn......

Pepper......

Tomato......

There are about hundreds of kinds, all of which are unheard of and unseen things in Fusu.

After reading it, Fusu had the illusion that he was like a frog at the bottom of a well, and he didn't know how big the world was......

Thirty years of the First Emperor......

His Majesty the First Emperor ordered a banquet for the world's wealthy businessmen and magnates to gather in Xianyang and set up a banquet in the Xin Palace.

"Meet Your Majesty."

In the letter palace, Ying Zheng set up a banquet to summon rich tycoons from all over Daqin, and everyone shouted in unison to Ying Zheng.

"Excuse me! Seating ......"

Ying Zheng waved his hand, and said in a flat voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The crowd bowed again, and then sat down on their knees.

Soon the sound of bell music sounded, and a group of young and beautiful dancers in colorful clothes walked in.

They bowed to Ying Zheng, and then began to dance gracefully.

Ying Zheng enjoyed the beautiful song and dance while drinking.

The merchants below did not dare to open their mouths, although the singing and dancing were beautiful, and the delicacies were precious, none of them had an appetite.

They all sat there on their knees, their bodies tense, for fear that they would overstep in the slightest and anger His Majesty the First Emperor.

During this time, the world of Kyushu was full of blood, and corpses were everywhere.

Countless wealthy families disappeared in an instant.

Not to mention that these merchant families have a low status.

Is Your Majesty going to do something to the merchants?

All hearts are heavy, and no one can be happy.

After singing and dancing, Zhong Le stopped, Ying Zheng glanced at the extremely restrained crowd, and said in a deep voice: "What? The delicacies of this palace are not to your liking? ”

Suddenly, the faces of everyone in the hall changed, and they hurriedly had smiles on their faces.

"Your Majesty, it's funny, the delicacies of this palace have never been eaten by Xiaomin in his life!"

"Yes! We were only shocked by His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts. ”

Everyone hurriedly spoke one after another and complimented Yingzheng.

"Then let's have a feast! I'm not a man-eating beast, so you don't have to be restrained. ”

The face under Ying Zheng's crown still has no expression.

"Your Majesty has a decree, open a banquet."

Zhao Zhong, who was standing on the side, immediately shouted.

Everyone saw Ying Zheng pick up the silver chopsticks and eat them, so they dared to pick up the wooden chopsticks in front of them and ate them.

Except for the sound of chewing, the main hall was quiet and terrible.

After a long time, when everyone had almost eaten.

Ying Zheng put down the silver chopsticks in his hand, picked up a black brocade cloth in front of him, wiped his mouth and said, "Are you all full?" ”

"Full, full, thank Your Majesty for your hospitality."

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Everyone hurriedly spoke.

"Then let's get down to business! Do you know why I have summoned you? ”

Ying Zheng looked at the businessmen below and said casually.

"Back to Your Majesty, when the villain heard that the court was going to give the villain a big deal, he cried with joy and was moved."

"The grace of heaven is vast, the villain's ancestor is the eighth generation of virtue, so there is such an honor!"

A fat-headed and big-eared businessman stood up and patted Ying Zheng's beard, but he looked very sincere.

"Your Majesty is busy with all his busy schedule, and he can still think of taking care of us merchants, it is really a saint of the ages!"

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son, the four seas are peaceful, the people are grateful to Dade, and we also admire it from the bottom of our hearts."

"If there is no Your Majesty to rule the world and eliminate the war, how can there be a good day for me!"

"Yes! Back then, when I was doing business, I was frightened all the way, swords and fires, and if I wasn't careful, I would lose both people and money, and kill every step! ”

"Your Majesty's new policy, the reduction of heavy taxes, the abolition of the entry tax into the city, the promotion of commercial and trade exchanges, we weep when we hear it, and after hearing it, we bow to the west every day and worship the grace of heaven."

A group of people who have traveled from south to north and have seen and heard widely have opened their mouths to praise, and the hall was very lively for a while.

"Well, I've heard that your business is doing very well, some people are opening branches in various places, some people are expanding and recruiting, and it is booming, and the business is getting bigger and bigger."

Ying Zheng's expression is still unwavering, as if he is chatting about family life.

"It all depends on Your Majesty's mercy to have my blessings today!"

Everyone said in unison.

"Yes! In various places, many people hoard cereals and grains, and strange goods can live. There are also people who take risks and peddle the prohibited goods of the empire thousands of miles away, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. ”

Ying Zheng's voice became colder and colder, and his eyes were staring at everyone, like a volcano that was about to erupt at any time.

Suddenly, many people were sweating, and cold sweat continued to break out on their foreheads.

Everyone didn't dare to gasp, and they lowered their heads one by one, not daring to meet His Majesty's gaze.

"Someone ...... coming"

Ying Zheng shouted.

A burst of hurried and neat footsteps sounded, and two rows of armor soldiers ran in in a neat and orderly manner, with swords on their waists.

The atmosphere in the main hall is extremely quiet.

Everyone's hearts rose to their throats, and they looked at the two rows of armor soldiers standing in the center of the hall in horror.

They had no doubt that as long as His Majesty gave an order, all of them would be splattered with blood on the spot.

Some timid people can't help but tremble in their bodies.

"Remove the feast!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said coldly.

"Whoa."

The two rows of armor soldiers immediately bowed their hands and said in unison.

Then they divided the labor and took away the leftovers on the tables on both sides in an orderly manner.

Seeing that the two rows of armor soldiers took the plates in front of them and left the main hall, many people breathed a sigh of relief, and each wiped the sweat beads on their foreheads with their sleeves.

"I invited you to come, not to investigate this of you, but to make a big deal with you, what do you think?"

The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth raised a slight arc, the deterrent effect has been achieved, and it is time to get straight to the point.

"It's all up to Your Majesty, and I'll listen to you."

All the people spoke.

"Have someone bring the goods up and show them all."

Ying Zheng said to Bai Zhuo beside him.

"Smack! Syllable! ”

Bai Zhuo immediately clapped his hands.

Two rows of waiters walked in slowly with copper plates.

Soon everyone put a plate in front of them, and looking at the things on the plate, everyone was a little flustered.

A small, delicate glass bottle containing an unknown liquid of brilliant color.

There was also a fragrant unknown object that they had never seen before.

Finally, there are a few delicate utensils, which are so beautiful that they are all fascinated.

Excellence has been in business all his life, and he has also collected a lot of treasures, and there is a glass cup in his home that he regards as a treasure.

When he saw these exquisite, brilliant and translucent jades in front of him, he felt that what he had collected was a treasure, not even a piece of Xiang.

Bah...... A lump of Xiang is overrated......

Pick up the fragrant thing and look left and right, it feels a little slippery.

He put it under his nose and smelled it, and a fresh fragrance made him very intoxicated.

After pondering for a long time, he bowed to Yingzheng above and said, "Your Majesty, this is a soaphorn?" ”

"I call it soap, and it's used for bathing, and it's far more effective than soap."

Ying Zheng said casually.

"Your Majesty, what's in this glass bottle?"

Wuyu cautiously picked up the glass bottle and said suspiciously to Yingzheng.

"Just open it and you'll know."

Ying Zheng sold a pass and said calmly.

Forehead!

Everyone was suspicious, after all, the glass had long been rotten on the street and was not worth much.

His Majesty used this glaze, not only to pit the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, but also to pit many wealthy businessmen.

So they can't be careless, could it be that His Majesty is short of money again, and wants to repeat the old tricks?

The Six Kingdoms Rebellion had just ended, and although it was destroyed by General Meng Tian, it was soon over.

The war in southern Xinjiang is still going on, and I heard that the war in western Xinjiang will start again.

It is reasonable that His Majesty is short of money?

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