At this moment, my mother came in from the door, and when she saw this scene, she was stunned at first, and then she was happy!

Montenegro stood up and wanted to sit down with his mother as he introduced his mother to the Alina siblings!

The mother did not sit down, nor did she pay attention to the public salute. He just happily took Alina's hand and said, "It turns out that the legendary princess is so beautiful!" Even more handsome than the fairies in the sky, no wonder my son doesn't look down on other women anymore! You stinky boy, you daughter-in-law won't tell your mother when she comes! ”

Alina didn't feel embarrassed at all, but happily pulled the old lady who was a lot shorter than her! I also learned from Montenegro to call my mother! The two women helped each other to talk somewhere else! When the neighbor left, Alina didn't forget to make a face at Montenegro! Makes everyone laugh!

That night, Alina and Montenegro reunited after a long absence, and the two couldn't wait to melt together! After a few storms, Alina suddenly asked Montenegro: "What do you think of the big girl next to you?" Why didn't you see her this time? ”

"She's been transferred to another army!" Montenegro replied, "We haven't seen each other for a long time!" ”

"Who's there to take care of you now!" Alina asked again.

"Not yet!" Montenegro replied. In this era, as long as a man has a knighthood, if there is no woman around him at the age of eighteen, he will be regarded as an outlier.

"If only I could stay with you and take care of you! When my brother was eighteen years old, he already had more than a dozen concubines! Alina said.

The next day, Montenegro entered the palace alone, met with King Qin, and told the thoughts of Prince and Princess Ilet!

When King Qin heard this, he pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think of this matter?" The country of Eli is so far away that it takes more than a year for the messenger to come and go! The widow is afraid that the whip will not be able to reach him. ”

"Your Majesty, it is beneficial to accept Yilie in Great Qin. I heard that there is a Macedonian empire west of Ile, which is not under China in terms of technology and civilization, and its land and population are even larger than that of the whole of China! Now dozens of countries in the Western Regions have been plundered by the Huns, the population has been greatly reduced, and all the goods have been lost! We only need to reorganize the more than 100,000 people rescued from the Xiongnu, and send another general to lead the army of 3,000, and we can bring the vast land population of the Western Regions into the territory of Great Qin! If we miss the opportunity and let the Macedonian Empire go, our Great Qin will lose the strategic buffer and face the Macedonian army! If there is no war, Ile can be used as a trading staging point, bringing back seeds of various crops from afar! Montenegro said.

"The Macedonian Empire? How come the widow has never heard of it? How do you know? King Qin said.

Montenegro took out two gold coins of the Macedonian Empire from his pocket, handed them to the King of Qin, and said, "Their currency can reach Great Qin, and so can the army!" ”

King Qin took two beautifully crafted gold coins, one side printed with unintelligible characters, and the other with a clear head.

King Qin thought for a moment and said, "This world is too big, and Huaxia can't do it just because of the craftsmanship of this gold coin!" How do you know about such a distant country? ”

"I snatched these two gold coins from the Huns, and later asked a Hu merchant, who had only heard of the country called the Macedonian Dynasty, and their soldiers were all tall and about the same as the Ireks. Love to fight on a camel! Hundreds of years ago, dozens of countries were unified, and it has a land area that is wider than the whole of China! Montenegro replied.

"Summoning Jiuqing and Prince and Princess Yilie into the court, we will discuss this matter today!" King Qin is an anxious man, he has always decided the matter of the day on the same day, and immediately ordered to summon all the ministers to discuss the matter!

After a while, the eight ministers of Alina brother and sister, Prime Minister Wang Xuan, Imperial Historian Feng Zai, Court Lieutenant Li Si, Guowei Wei Yu, Changshi Feng Quji, Dianke Yao Jia and Zheng Guo, who had just been promoted to govern Su Neishi, all arrived. King Qin did not have a royal clan minister by his side.

After everyone saw the salute, King Qin asked Alina to talk about their brother and sister's thoughts first!

Alina said: "The people of the Western Regions are very grateful to the King of Qin for saving us from the slavery of the Huns! Our brothers and sisters are willing to return to Ile, rebuild Ile, and change the country of Ile to the Ile County of Great Qin, hoping that the King of Great Qin will treat the subjects of Ile County equally as the people of Upper County! ”

"What do you think? Tell me about it! King Qin asked.

"Yilie is too far away, it will take more than a year to go back and forth, even if Yilie becomes a county of Qin, we can't reach it, and sooner or later we will have to go out independently!" Many ministers are of the same opinion!

"Ladies and gentlemen, under the plundering of the Huns, dozens of countries in the Western Regions have been ten rooms and nine empty, and it will be more than ten years before they are restored! We are now starting to run the Western Regions, as long as one general has thousands of people, and if we succeed, Great Qin will immediately have more territory. Even if you fail, you can use Yile as a trade transit point and introduce vegetables and fruits from the west to Daqin! Montenegro introduced.

"The widow thinks that Montenegro's words are very reasonable." King Qin said: "If we don't take the Western Regions, someone in the Western Regions will take them, and after twenty years, Great Qin will have another strong enemy!" After the King of Qin finished speaking, he passed the two gold coins brought by Montenegro to the ministers to watch, and asked, "Who of you knows the origin of these two gold coins?" ”

Several ministers read it once, and they all praised its exquisite craftsmanship, but no one knew the source!

Alina looked at it and said, "This is the gold coin of the Macedonian Empire, two thousand miles west of Ilek!" We often see caravans coming over there in Ilet! I heard them say that Macedonia was a large country with a population of 60 million miles more than 500 years ago. Two thousand miles away, because of the coup d'état in the mainland, there was no eastward departure, but business travel was frequent! That's what they use. ”

Everyone looked at each other when they heard this, and Wei Yu said: "There is also the Macedonian Empire in the west, which is really unheard of!" Just looking at these two gold coins, it can be seen that the scientific and technological civilization of this empire has not lost to China, if one day, the duel between the east and the west will definitely be a catastrophe! I suggest that we start to operate the Western Regions now, and after the unification of China, we will focus on the Western Regions as a strategic buffer zone for Great Qin. ”

After discussing it for a while, several other ministers also agreed with Wei Yu's statement.

"Since we have decided to run the Western Regions, we will discuss a charter today!" King Qin said.

"Your Majesty, your minister has a proposal. Now most of the people in the Western Regions are empty, and there are more than 100,000 people in the Western Regions who have been rescued in the war against the Xiongnu, and we can send a document to tell them that those who are willing to go to Ile can go with the prince and princess of Ile. We will send another capable general to recruit 5,000 soldiers and hundreds of craftsmen from among the prisoners and slaves from all over the country to go to the Western Regions, change the country of Yilie to Yile County, and popularize the Qin law and Qin characters. After more than ten years like this, the Western Regions will be full of great Qin counties! And our contribution is negligible. In this way, Ilejun can not only be a transit point for trade between Great Qin and the West, but also the base camp of Great Qin in the Western Regions! Montenegro suggested.

After discussing it for a while, everyone felt that this strategy was feasible! Wei Yu said: "Our main energy at present is to unify the Chinese side as soon as possible. Montenegro's strategy is undoubtedly the best strategy! If you send troops to stay in the far Western Regions for a long time, I guess you will have to flee before you arrive! It's just that who is the right person to send this general? ”

"Your Majesty, the deputy general of the secret guard under the minister, the black slave, can do it! The black slave was a slave when he was a child, and later followed the Hu people to trade in the Western Regions for more than ten years, and knew a lot of Western Regions languages. Last year, because his foot was trampled on by a horse, he was abandoned by Hu Shang in Daying City, and it was the minister who rescued him and let him join the light cavalry army. After joining the army, he fought bravely and performed miraculous feats, and now he is the fifth master, he is homeless and careless, and he is a good candidate to live in the Western Regions! Montenegro said.

"Summoning the deputy general of the dark guard, the black slave, to enter the palace immediately!" King Qin shouted. Immediately, Lang Wei went as promised.

"Montenegro, I didn't expect you to have such a capable person under your men! You wait and talk to him first, and then bring him to see the widow! King Qin said.

"No! The minister immediately went to the gate of the temple and waited for him! Montenegro did as promised.

"Princess Alina, I heard that you have a good relationship with General Montenegro, do you want to stay or go back to Ilje?" King Qin asked Alina teasingly.

"Your Majesty, my brother has been a slave in the Xiongnu for more than a year, and he has injured his body, and the Irek people still can't speak the Chinese language! Although Alina really wants to stay with General Montenegro, the people of Illes can't do without Alina! I'll go back to Eli with my brother. Alina said.

"Princess Alina is really a heroine among women! Being able to let go of children's private feelings for the sake of the interests of the country is impressive! King Qin praised.

Soon after Montenegro came to the door, Lang Wei led the black slaves here! The first time the black slave entered the palace, although his feet were a little lame, his waist was straight, he was neatly dressed, and he didn't squint! When you see Montenegro, immediately salute Montenegro!

Montenegro took the black slave at the door of the main hall, explained his meaning to the black slave clearly, and asked, "King Qin asked me to ask you what you personally mean?" ”

"I was originally a slave, ever since the general saved my life! This life of mine is the general's, and I will do whatever the general asks me to do, and let the general send me. The black slave replied loudly.

Montenegro was startled, looked left and right, fortunately no one noticed, and scolded softly: "You kid is looking for death!" This is the royal palace, and what I just said is enough to cure both of us for a capital crime! I don't want to rebel in Montenegro, what's the use of asking for your life? I only want to tell you one thing, in the future, although you are thousands of miles away in the Western Regions, you will always be a person of Great Qin when you are alive, and you will be the corpse of Great Qin when you die! Dare to be independent there, no matter how far away, I will personally lead the army to capture you back and divide the five horses into corpses! ”

"Obey the general's teachings, life will always be the person of Great Qin, and death will also be the corpse of Great Qin! In this life, in this life, we will never live up to Daqin! "The black slaves made an oath!

"Let's go inside! The king is waiting! As he spoke, Montenegro led the black slave into the main hall! After he saluted the king of Qin, he introduced all the ministers to the black slaves one by one, and the black slaves also saluted one by one, neither humble nor arrogant.

"General Black Slave, General Black Mountain has already told you, right? What do you think? King Qin asked.

"Wei Jiang was originally an abandoned slave! The day he joined the Qin army, he was reborn. The king, but there is a sent, and the body is broken, and he will not frown! If you are not willing to lead the army to the Western Regions, you can't cut off your head and send it back to Xianyang to apologize! The black slave replied categorically.

"Good! The widow's favorite is the bloody and responsible person! That's it! King Qin said appreciatively, "What do you think?" ”

"The ministers have no opinion!" The crowd replied in unison.

"The widow named you the general of Zhenxi, and the lieutenant of Yile, and the title was promoted to the left guard. The name Black Slave can no longer be used! Do you have a family name? King Qin asked.

"I have been a slave since I can remember, I have no relatives, no name, no surname, and others call me a black slave!" The black slave replied.

"In this case, the widow gave you the surname of the country, and the name was Zhong. From today onwards, your name will be Qin Zhong! King Qin said!

"Thank you King Qin for giving me the name, I, Qin Zhong, swear to the sky, and I will always be loyal to Great Qin in this life and this life!" The black slave swore on the spot, tears had flowed down, and from today on, he was also a man with a name and a surname.

"General Qin Zhong, the Western Regions will be very important to my Great Qin in the future. When you arrive at the city of Ire, you must assist the county guard of Ireh to build it into the political, economic, trade, and cultural center of Great Qin in the Western Regions! King Qin explained.

"I don't understand." Qin Zhong replied.

"Seal Vasily as the king of Il, lead the post of the county guard of Illet, and make Alina the princess of Ile, and assist Ilejun in managing the government affairs of Ile County! The title of the five doctors is under the title of Yi Liejun, and the chief of the left lord still needs to be reported to Xianyang, and the widow will be rewarded by the book! "King Qin immediately summoned.

Alina's siblings also thanked them happily! Soon the summons of the King of Qin was sent to the whole country, and many slaves and prisoners signed up one after another! The black slaves selected 5,000 young people in their twenties from the numerous lists, and all of them were brought to the Xianyang Lieutenant's Mansion for training! There are also nearly 1,000 craftsmen, officials, and scholars who have volunteered to sign up!

Time flies, and winter goes to spring in a blink of an eye. After more than three months of intense training, the 5,000 volunteer army composed of slaves and convicts has become a well-disciplined elite army! When he saw this elite army with bright armor and neat steps, he couldn't help but sigh, it was hard to believe that more than three months ago, they were still a rabble composed of slaves and prisoners.

King Qin shouted impassionedly: "The Qin State has always treated all soldiers equally, and your general, Qin Zhong, was still a slave a year and a half ago!" He is your example today! I hope that in a year's time, all of you will be promoted to Bayer! The widow awaits your good news! Let's go! ”

"Ten thousand years of the Qin State, ten thousand years of the King of Qin!" All the soldiers shouted in unison! To the sound of war drums, turn over your horse and head north!

Montenegro was ordered to send them out of the fortress, and three days later, the party came to Upper County and joined the team of the Alina siblings and began to move west. After defeating the Xiongnu, Meng Tian sent a multi-way cavalry army deep into the grassland, forcibly relocated many tribes that had lost their strong men to the four northern counties to settle down, and also liberated countless slaves from various countries in the Western Regions! It's just that there are still very few male slaves. The Central Plains countries have been fighting for many years that there are seriously fewer men than women, and the four northern counties of Qin have simply become daughter countries, the Xiongnu plundered the countries of the Western Regions and killed most of the men and the elderly, leaving only young women and a small number of men as slaves to take back to the grassland, Qin-Hun war, and hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu men were beheaded, and only women and children were left in the various tribes! Therefore, in the Warring States Period, the woman's family had enough dowry to marry a man as a wife, and a woman who did not have enough dowry could only be a concubine, and her status was not much better than that of a slave at home!

Along the way, people from various countries in the Western Regions continued to join the team under the arrangement of local officials, and when they arrived at the border of Jiuyuan, there were more than 30,000 men and more than 60,000 women who returned to the Western Regions with the Alina brothers and sisters! All of them are selected from the place and can ride horses. Qin Zhong arranged each new team of people according to Shiwu, and sent one subordinate to be a centurion for every hundred people, so although the team was mixed and the languages were diverse, it was also orderly! The most important thing that Qin State lacks now is war horses, and with the attention of King Qin, they are all configured according to the standard configuration of long-distance marching with two war horses per person and one ox cart per tun!

From Shangjun to the border of Jiuyuan, Alina has not left Montenegro for a few days, and her face is full of feelings of attachment and farewell! Meng Tian was also ordered by the king to send people to the border of Jiuyuan to set up a military banquet for the 100,000 people who were about to go west! The banquet was very dull, and everyone knew that most people would never return to their homeland in China when they were thousands of miles away!

Montenegro ordered someone to bring a piece of white cloth and unfold it. He said to the 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 craftsmen: "You are the pioneers of the Great Qin's westward journey and the pioneers of Chinese civilization!" Although most of you will never come back after your journey to the west, Daqin will always remember you, and history will remember you! Some of your children and grandchildren will return to China. You 6,000 heroes are the heroes of the Chinese people. Come, sign your names on this white cloth! I will order a temple to be built here, and your names will be engraved on it. So that all your children and grandchildren can see your heroic deeds today. ”

Qin Zhong first picked up his pen and wrote down the words "Don't forget your homeland and be loyal to Daqin", and signed your name on the back! The 6,000 people in the back also signed the autograph, but they really couldn't write their names, and they also left palm prints!

Early the next morning, 100,000 people marched west! Montenegro said to Alina's brothers and sisters and Qin Zhong: "Send you a thousand miles, and you must say goodbye in the end." The three of you must always remember my advice, be loyal to Great Qin, be loyal to Huaxia, and prosper, otherwise, you will perish. Remember! ”

"The general's words, we will always keep in mind!" The three of them replied in unison, saying goodbye to the west. Alina is even more pear blossom with rain, step by step back and gone!

It wasn't until the last westward man disappeared from sight that Montenegro returned with a hundred of his own men. Returning to Xianyang, Montenegro immediately entered the palace, reported the send-off to the King of Qin, and solemnly handed over the white cloth signed by the six thousand strong men to the King of Qin. After the King of Qin saw it, he was greatly moved, and immediately ordered to engrave a monument and build a temple on the border of Jiuyuan, and write down each name of the six thousand heroes who traveled west!

In the blink of an eye, it has been a year since the confrontation between the Qin and Zhao armies! Due to Wang Jian's strict order not to fight, the two armies did not fight even a small battle for a year. At first, I was fighting and scolding, but then I didn't even bother to scold! At the beginning, the scout teams of 100 people of the two armies occasionally met, and it was difficult to fight hard, and then they gradually did not invade each other, patrolling their own roads! A few times they ran into each other, and they no longer drew their swords against each other.

The imperial histories of the two armies will report the situation to their respective courts!