"This choice of allies, as a neighbor of the Qin Empire, my Great Qi is naturally the best choice, but my Great Qi and the Qin Empire are allies, so we must not join forces with the Zhao Empire to attack Qin, otherwise, my Great Qi will be blamed by the world, and it will also usher in the crazy revenge of the Qin Empire!" Eighty-three-year-old Jiang Huadong said a lot in one breath, and he spoke without panting at all, not at all like an eighty-three-year-old man.

"That minister immediately expel Zhao Envoy!" Zhu Wen replied with a respectful expression.

Jiang Huadong nodded.

In this way, before Zhao Envoy saw Jiang Huadong, he was expelled from the Great Qi Empire!

Great Xia Empire!

The Great Xia Empire is a coastal empire, the country has been established so far, only more than 300 years, a total of 19 emperors, placed in the northwest countries, it is a young empire, its national strength, as strong as a young man, it sits on eight counties, the population is nearly five million, and the conventional army is 400,000!

Although Great Xia is a coastal empire, the strength of the sailor is not strong, whether it is the size or strength of the sailor, it is the penultimate one, how weak is it? Weak enough to run into stronger pirates, they will be helpless.

On the contrary, the infantry army of Great Xia is very strong, and the elite level is no less than that of the Zhao Empire, which is why the Zhao Empire did not attack Xia when it first attacked Yan and Han, and the Xia Empire was still fighting a tug-of-war with the Chu Empire at that time, and the rear was empty.

The Zhao Empire, who loves to take advantage, didn't go up to take a bite, which shows how jealous he is of the Xia Empire.

Shangqiu Imperial Capital!

Shangqiu is located in the northern region of the Great Xia Empire, only five hundred miles away from the border of the Great Yan Empire, which can be said to be close at hand, and as the imperial capital of the Great Xia Empire, Shangqiu is the most prosperous and wealthy place in the Great Xia Empire, but the population in the city is also very large, there are 150,000 people, and these 150,000 people are all rich or noble magnates.

The reason why this is so is because the Great Xia Empire implements a policy of concentration of power, all officials above the seventh rank must leave their families in Shangqiu, and the officials themselves must return to the imperial capital three times a year.

In addition, all rich people with a family property of more than 100,000 taels of silver must also settle in Shangqiu, under this policy, the streets of Shangqiu are full of powerful class or rich class, and the Great Xia Empire also has regulations that all rich and powerful people who settle in Shangqiu cannot recruit people.

What does that mean? It is to let the powerful and rich be self-reliant, eating, bathing and changing clothes by themselves, for this kind of pit daddy regulations, countless powerful and rich people dare not speak out, as for how this regulation came about, it is said that it is impossible to say it for three days and three nights, anyway, it is reasonable and well-founded, so that people can't find a point of refutation.

Imperial Palace, Changyang Palace!

"Bang!"

"Bastard, I'm not dead, and I'm not seriously ill!"

In the Changyang Palace, hundreds of civil and military officials in red court clothes knelt tremblingly on the ground; On the high platform, a middle-aged man in a red dragon robe was slamming the cup on the imperial table with great anger, and roared angrily as he slammed it.

He is none other than the current Emperor of the Great Xia Empire, Ji Zhan!

The ancestor of the Great Xia Empire, all princes who have reached the age of fifteen, should be crowned kings and sealed their lands, let them guard the border for the country, Ji Zhan is very powerful, and gave birth to seven princes in a row, four of which are adults, and now they are also vassal kings in various places.

But what Ji Zhan didn't expect was that the four sons who had become adults were too powerful, each of them had the image of an emperor, and each had its own elite army, in the case of the undecided position of the crown prince, none of the four sons obeyed anyone, and finally broke out three years ago in the war for the prince!

The other imperial princes competed for the prince, all of them played palace fighting, and they died playing palace changes, but his four sons directly sent troops to attack each other, and he, out of some interests, let his four sons fight back and forth, without control, wanting to achieve the purpose of weakening the prince's strength, and then control.

Who would have thought that the four princes were fighting more and more fiercely, and the war for the prince swept all over the country, Ji Zhan couldn't hold it back, and hurriedly made the underage five princes the crown prince, dispelling the idea of the four princes competing for the prince, but what people didn't expect was.

The four princes actually jointly declared the world, saying that their father was seriously ill, and the five princes took the opportunity to launch a palace mutiny, imprisoned their father, and then sent troops to attack Shangqiu, get rid of the rebel prince, and restore their father's power.

Lao Tzu is not dead, let alone seriously ill, and the five princes have not launched a palace change, you four kings and eight calves, this is a rebellion!

The crown prince Ji Hong, who was kneeling in the first place of the military attaché, his face was already white, and he kowtowed and pleaded with fear: "Father, you give the crown prince to the eldest brother and the second brother, the son doesn't want to be this prince!" ”

Prince Ji Hong felt deeply frightened and aggrieved, he didn't want to be this prince at all, he never wanted to, but the more he didn't want something, the easier it was to get, no, a prince fell from the sky, but this prince's position was too hot, and after just sitting for a few days, the four brothers were ready to kill themselves.

Ji Zhan's eyes widened angrily, his forehead burst out with hideous green tendons, and he stretched out his hand to point at Ji Hong under the high platform with an extremely angry expression and scolded: "How can I have a son like you, it's just a waste, they haven't sent troops yet, so they don't want the position of the prince you are scared of, if you ascend the throne in the future, as soon as the enemy ** team comes, don't you want to give up the throne!" ”

"Woo!"

Ji Hong's tears flowed down, and he couldn't help crying, Ji Zhan saw this scene, he was almost half angry, and hurriedly got up from the dragon chair, stepped down the steps, and walked in front of Ji Hong is kicked over, and kicked on Ji Hong's head.

"Ahh

Ji Hong screamed in pain, the whole person rolled twice and lay on the ground, seeing that Ji Hong still dared to scream, Ji Zhan went up and kicked Ji Hong on the chest and abdomen with both feet, and Ji Hong's face was pale, and a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't scream in pain.

When Baiguan saw this scene, he was immediately startled, and hurriedly got up from the ground, blocked in front of Ji Zhan, and then knelt on the ground, hugged Ji Zhan's thigh and cried: "Your Majesty, don't fight, if you fight again, the prince will be gone!" ”

"Your Majesty, be merciful at your feet, he is your own flesh and blood, Prince of Great Xia!"

"Your Majesty, the crown prince has not yet reached the crown, it is normal to be afraid of life and death, Your Majesty forgives me!"

The civil and military officials begged for mercy for the crown prince Ji Hong, Ji Zhan's anger was not extinguished because the hundred officials begged for mercy, but burned more and more, directly kicked the surrounding ministers away with one kick and two feet, and walked in front of Ji Hong, Ji Hong hurriedly climbed back in fright, how embarrassed he was, no royal prestige!

The climb was definitely not as fast, Ji Zhan quickly caught up with Ji Hong, only to see him reach out and grab Ji Hong's shirt with his left hand, and fan Ji Hong's face wildly with his right hand.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Bursts of loud slaps sounded, and Ji Hong's face was covered with slap prints and blood, but Ji Zhan didn't have any mercy, but became more and more angry, I don't know how long it took, and I don't know how many slaps Ji Hong received, anyway, Ji Hong had been beaten and couldn't move, and his consciousness was gradually blurred.

"Father... Father..."Ji Hong's mouth was squirming lightly, his voice was very weak, but Ji Zhan heard it clearly, Ji Hong was shouting his father, and when he heard the word father, Ji Zhan seemed to have been hit by a thunderbolt from the sky, and he suddenly came to his senses, and his right hand waving his slap stopped.

Ji Hong saw Ji Zhan stop, and forcibly squeezed out a smile on his face, this smile seemed to use all of Ji Hong's strength, only to see Ji Hong close his eyes, his head tilted downward, and he was completely silent!

"Ahh

Ji Zhan screamed, subconsciously loosened Ji Hong's clothes, Ji Hong's corpse fell to the ground with a 'plop', seeing Ji Hong lying on the ground motionless, the civil and military officials were shocked, Ji Zhan also took a few steps back, and looked at Ji Hong on the ground with an incredible look!

He! actually killed the prince in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, and killed his own flesh and blood!

A slightly bolder minister knelt down next to Ji Hong's corpse, stretched out his finger and put it on Ji Hong's upper lip, wanting to try Ji Hong's breathing. It's gone!

"Poof!"

Ji Zhan was in a hurry, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, his body became shaky, and the minister next to him saw this, and hurriedly got up to support Ji Zhan.

"Quickly help me go to the dormitory, help me go to the dormitory..."Ji Zhan muttered to himself with a pale face, and when the minister who helped Ji Zhan heard this, he hurriedly helped Ji Zhan to leave the Changyang Palace, leaving only the rest of the ministers and a cold corpse of the prince.

"How should we do this?"

"What else can I do, let's go!"

"What about the prince?"

"We don't have to worry about it, let the eunuchs outside the palace clean it up!"

"Alas~"

"I still have something to report!"

"If it's not urgent, let's wait for a report later."

"Envoy Zhao has arrived at the Hall of Rites and is waiting for His Majesty to summon him, is this matter considered urgent?"

"Let Zhao Envoy go, Your Majesty's current situation, you can't see any outsiders at all, and today's matter, we must also rot in our stomachs, otherwise, Your Majesty will be ridiculed by the people of the world!"

"Then let's do it!"

After some discussion, the civil and military officials decided to leave the Changyang Palace first, and soon, the Changyang Hall became empty, only a corpse, this corpse no one dared to touch, for fear of bringing death to themselves!

Because of this, the envoys of the Zhao Empire who had just arrived in Shangqiu were driven away by the officials of the Ministry of Rites before their buttocks were hot.

.....

Great Chu Empire!

The Great Chu Empire has eight counties, a population of nearly five million, and a conventional force of 400,000, which is almost the same as the strength of the Great Xia Empire, but the sailors of the Great Chu Empire are much stronger than those of the Great Xia Empire.

Shouchun Imperial Capital!

Shouchun is the imperial capital of the Great Chu Empire, located in the center of the Great Chu Empire, extending in all directions, it is a place where soldiers must fight, and Shouchun is surrounded by rivers on all sides, it is an island in the river, if you want to enter the imperial capital of Shouchun, you need to take a boat, there is no bridge for people to walk.

The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study!

In the imperial study, Xiong Nai, the young and strong Emperor of Chu, looked solemn, and sat on the dragon chair with a smile to review the folds.

Xiong Nai was in the prime of life, eight feet tall, with a Chinese face, dragon eyebrows, his face showed a resolute color, his eyes were not angry and self-threatening, and occasionally flashed a trace of essence, and his spirit was strong!

Xiong Nai can be said to be the most accomplished emperor among the dozens of emperors in the history of the Great Chu Empire, he has ascended the throne until now, only fourteen years, but the national strength of the Great Chu Empire has risen to twice that of the first emperor, and the national strength is comparable to the young dynasty of the Great Xia Empire, and even faintly surpassed.

Xiong Nai's biggest goal in this life is to make the population of the Great Chu Empire reach eight million, with an average population of one million per county, and the regular military force must also reach one million, as long as the goal is completed, he is the most wise emperor of the Great Chu Empire, and the descendants of the people of Great Chu will always remember his name!

It's a pity that life is not satisfactory, the current emperor of the Great Xia Empire is too aggressive, and he provoked the border several times, but every time Xiong Nai himself couldn't help but make a move, and then caused a war between the two countries, and every time he did it, the Great Chu Empire was charged with starting a war.

Although these charges are useless, Xiong Nai, who loves fame, is extremely unhappy in his heart, and he also vows to lead Great Chu to prosperity in this life, suppress the Great Xia Empire and even the surrounding neighboring countries to the death, and give future emperors a stable country!

Fortunately, the Great Xia Empire has broken out in recent years to fight for the reserves, which has given Great Chu a long time of stability, but it has not been happy for long, pirates have become more and more rampant, and there is often bad news that pirates burn merchant ships and go ashore to slaughter coastal villages.

At this moment, a thin eunuch walked into the imperial study with a rapid pace, and when he walked three steps in front of the imperial case, he bowed down respectfully and saluted: "Your Majesty, just now the Prime Minister came to report that Chen Xiong, the commander of the sailors, has led the sailors to annihilate a group of pirates!" ”

The pirates slaughtered civilians and burned merchant ships, and Xiong Nai naturally wanted to send sailors to annihilate the pirates, no, he had already received good news.

"Only one?"

Xiong Nai was not as happy as he imagined, but frowned tightly, and looked dissatisfied, the reason why this is so is because there are hundreds of pirates near the sea area of the Great Chu Empire, and now a few months have passed, only one has been destroyed, which makes no one dissatisfied, let alone Xiong Nai, who wants to become the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch praised by future generations.

Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly bowed down and explained: "Your Majesty doesn't know, these pirates are really cunning, as soon as they saw my Great Chu Sailor dispatching, they immediately dispersed and disappeared, resulting in the annihilation of only one pirate in the past few months!" ”

Bang!

Xiong Nai slapped his palm on the imperial case with a cold face, and said in a cold tone: "I don't want to listen to the process, and I don't want to listen to the reason, I just need the result, you go and pass on my words, tell Chen Xiong, I give him six months, if six months later, I still hear about pirates hijacking merchant ships or slaughtering civilians on the coast, his head will be thrown into the sea to feed the fish!" ”

The frightened eunuch trembled in Leng Sensen's tone, and hurriedly bowed down and responded: "The slave understands! After speaking, the eunuch turned around and left in a hurry, and quickly disappeared from Xiong Nai's sight, but not long after leaving, the eunuch walked into the imperial study again.

Seeing the eunuch turn back, Xiong Nai's brows furrowed suddenly, his eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent, and he looked at the eunuch with a gloomy face and said, "What? Do you want me to repeat it again? ”

A trace of cold sweat broke out on the eunuch's forehead, and he hurriedly bowed his head and saluted back: "The slave doesn't dare, the slave just thought of one thing and forgot to report it to Your Majesty!" ”

"Say!" Xiong Nai snorted angrily.

"Just now, Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites came to report, saying that Envoy Zhao has arrived at the Hall of the Ministry of Rites and asked His Majesty if he will be summoned today or tomorrow!" The eunuch respectfully bent down to make a report.

"Zhao Envoy?"

Xiong Nai frowned slightly, glanced at the folds on the imperial case, and saw that there were not many folds, so he looked up at the eunuch and said, "Summons me today!" ”

There are not many twists and turns today, and sometimes I see Zhao Envoy indirectly.

"Slave obeys!" The eunuch bent down in response, turned around and left the imperial study!

About three incense sticks later, a middle-aged man in a silver official uniform came to the imperial study under the guidance of a royal forest army, after the imperial forest army introduced people into the palace, he immediately saluted and retreated, and then the middle-aged man in the silver official uniform bent down to Xiong Nai and saluted: "Foreign Minister Luo Hua, at the behest of His Majesty Emperor Zhao, come to visit His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu, and my emperor orders to greet His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu!" ”

Xiong Nai showed a gentle smile on his face, "I thank Emperor Zhao for his greetings, I am very good, treat Your Excellency to Chu, and I hope Your Excellency can say hello to Emperor Zhao on behalf of me!" ”

Zhao Chu does not border, so there is no conflict of interests, and the relationship between the two countries is like an ordinary friend.

"I must pass the word down to the next!" Luo Hua also replied with a smile on his face.

"I don't know what Your Excellency is going to Chu, what is the so-called matter?" Xiong Nai didn't have time to go around in circles with Luo Hua, and directly began to get into the topic.

Luo Hua didn't reply, but reached out and took out a golden fold from his sleeve, seeing this golden fold, Xiong Nai immediately reached forward and grabbed it, only to see that the fold in Luo Hua's hand seemed to be suctioned, and it flew into Xiong Nai's hand in the blink of an eye.

Take things from the air, at least the pinnacle realm!

Seeing this scene, Luo Hua was a little stunned, he didn't expect that Xiong Nai, who was the emperor, would have such good martial arts.

Kumana unfolded the golden fold and glanced at its contents.

"Helongsan Qin?"

Seeing the content on the fold, Xiong Nai frowned, raised his head and glanced at Luo Hua, with a little doubt in his eyes, Luo Hua saw this, and immediately bent down with a smile on his face and bowed to explain: "Since the current Qin Emperor was in power, the national strength can be said to be rising day by day, and now the comprehensive strength of the Qin Empire has surpassed the Wei Empire and become the new overlord of Kyushu!" ”

"The Wei Empire is located in the south of Kyushu and cannot pose a great threat to our northwest countries, but the Qin Empire is located in the north and has seriously threatened the peace of our northwest countries.

"Haha!" Xiong Nai smiled lightly, folded the unfolded golden music, and said in a mocking tone: "Your Zhao Empire is really a must-try, didn't the Qin Empire destroy an elite of your Zhao Empire in Jinling?" What's the big deal, I actually want to unite the countries to take revenge on the Qin Empire. ”