Chapter 167 The External Troubles of the Lonely Bamboo Country (Ask for a full order, ask for a recommended ticket ~ Monthly Pass ~ Reward ~)

"Okay, shut up, I can't control what you do before you get married, but if you make a fuss, I will punish you severely." Wang Xu knocked on the table and glanced at Mo Wolf and Qiu He, "Also, I don't have the heart to care about your private affairs for the time being, but if you affect your subordinates' view of marriage and let them follow and not get married, then I will do it, don't blame me for marrying at that time." ”

Qiu He shrunk his shoulders and sneered, "Emperor Shengming, we naturally do our best to increase the staffing rate of the clansmen as soon as possible, but you also know that this has been a slave for a long time, and it is a little difficult to change this aspect of things for a while. ”

"I'm also very curious, now that I don't have to worry about eating and drinking, why are the workers under my command unwilling to get married one by one, and they can still get some rewards when they get married." The ink wolf scratched his head and wondered.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to feed it." Zhai Qiu sighed lightly.

Mo Wolf and Qiu He were stunned, "Didn't they all say that the state helped raise it?" ”

"You have never been a slave, and you don't know what procreation means to a slave." Zhai Qiu bit the cow's leg with a big mouth, the mask covered his expression, and his voice was cold, "Most newborn children, because their mothers have no milk, they are fed by cattle and sheep, and even if female slaves give birth, they still have to work, so most children can't see their mothers when they grow up, and it's normal for them to die of exhaustion in the wilderness because they are weak and can't eat enough after giving birth." ”

Qiu He and Mo Wolf lowered their heads.

Wang Xu looked sideways slightly, looking at Zhai Qiu who was biting the leg of the ox.

However, more children died after birth, and then ..... "Zhai Qiu stood out a mouthful of cow tendon that could not be chewed" was eaten by others. ”

"Sss The ink wolf gasped and his face changed slightly.

"The Emperor is merciful enough to let them live, so there is no need to worry about this." Zhai Qiu wiped his mouth and said to Wang Xu, "It is difficult to raise a child born in such an environment. ”

"I know, but there is still a continuation of the bloodline, so after the child is born, it will be raised by Situ." Wang Xu waved his hand, looked at Zhai Qiu and said, "I know that the shadow in my heart is terrible, but it is not a reason to escape. ”

Zhai Qiu blinked, bowed to the ground and bowed, "Thanksgiving Di Ze." ”

"Okay, there's no need to be polite for a private banquet." Wang Xu smiled and waved his hand, "And after the Donghu woman is rescued in the future, the attitude of the workers towards reproduction will also change." ”

"The army should have reached Chifeng by now, why hasn't there been a signal yet?" Qiu He frowned.

"Since the scout's return has not been broken, it means that the army is safe." The ink wolf waved his hand and said, "They should be on a detour, or there are no living people on the way." ”

"It's a misery." Qiu He sighed, "Seriously, it's getting more and more incomprehensible now, war is the only way the barbarians can think of to solve the problem of survival?" ”

"War is not necessarily the solution to the problem of survival, but it must be the solution to regime instability." Wang Xu shook his head and said with a smile, "There are two reasons for the king to start a war, one is external troubles, and the other is internal troubles, but most of the strong countries are to divert internal problems, because internal friction is equivalent to stabilizing the government for them, while weak countries are mostly fighting because of external troubles." ”

"Such virtue is not worthy of being a king." Qiu He reprimanded.

"That's why you want to kill all these tyrants." Zhai Qiu put down the gnawed clean cow bones and said gloomily.

"Didn't you understand what I meant?" Wang Xu chuckled.

Mo Wolf, Zhai Qiu, and Qiu He stiffened at the same time.

"The Lonely Bamboo Country also has a problem now." Wang Xu's smile did not decrease.

Qiu He was a little stiff, and his eyes flickered a little.

"There are not enough troops." Zhai Qiu said with a straight face, "I heard that the Central Plains is chasing deer, and there will be an army of 100,000 people, and the Guzhu Country is far from it. ”

"The Emperor's map shows that the territory east of Liaodong is a little less than the Central Plains, but the population should be less than one percent of the Central Plains, and population is the main factor in providing soldiers." The ink wolf frowned and said, "The Great Emperor is saying that there are few people in the Lonely Bamboo Country?" ”

"What does Qiu He think?" Wang Xu didn't answer the two of them, and looked at Qiu He.

Qiu He frowned, and his delicate little face was entangled, "I suddenly remembered, if Da Liangzao assisted the army to attack Donghu, then the land of Liaodong would fall into the hands of the Qin State?" ”

Zhai Qiu and Mo Wolf frowned at the same time.

"And then?" Wang Xu continued to ask.

"If Daliang's fiefdom is in Liaodong, then the Guzhu Kingdom is worry-free." Qiu He blinked.

"After all, Da Liang is the Great Liang of Da Qin, and he will only be the prince of Da Qin in the future." Wang Xu smiled and waved his hand.

Qiu He's face changed greatly, "What does the emperor mean by giving away his hard work?" ”

"Relying on the barrier of Fort Linhu, give the minister 30,000 troops, and you can defend it to the death." Zhai Qiu Zhengse said, "The Lan army has fought with the Ruomu army, although the Qin army has the skills to attack the city, but it is difficult to break through the city walls and ballistas. ”

"Give you 30,000 to garrison Linhu Fort, how can Xilin defend it?" The corner of the ink wolf's mouth twitched, "Even if all retreat to Chaoge, the battle line is still thousands of miles, as long as any side is broken, it will be a total loss, and it will not be able to fight at all." ”

"And the construction progress of Chaoge City is only one-tenth of complete, and Xilin is really a bit too big." Qiu He frowned and said, "So the emperor wants to, please make peace?" ”

"Would you like to?" Wang Xu asked rhetorically.

"Of course not! Qin lost his morality, not the mandate of heaven, and was destined to die in the hands of a lone bamboo! Qiu He said righteously, "And Qin is a descendant of Yin Shang, and he is only a prince and a general, how can he not distinguish between respect and inferiority?" ”

"Tell me about it." Wang Xu smiled and waved his hand.

"Hey, hey, no wonder the emperor wants to give priority to building Shanhaiguan." Qiu He said with a flattering smile, "As long as the Shanhai Pass is built, according to the Jieshi Heavenly Danger and the Lone Bamboo Divine Soldier, it will be difficult for the Qin soldiers to go out of the mountains and seas, and when the time comes, it will be the only choice for the King of Qin to divide the mountains and seas, unless he dares to cross the river with millions of male soldiers like he did when he attacked Chu!." ”

"Having said so much, don't you still want to give away the city?" The ink wolf was a little displeased, "I knew it earlier, I went directly out of the customs and built a city outside the customs." ”

"Outside the gate, there are the Ministries and the Prudent Ministry." Zhai Qiu frowned and said, "So the emperor wants to use troops to the east?" ”

"The Lanjia Army, the Ruomu Army, and the Royal Army, together only have 15,000 troops, the combat strength of three regiments, and they are fighting in the mountains and forests, and our heavy armor is sometimes a burden." Wang Xu sighed lightly and shook his head, "So, gentlemen, don't be too relaxed. ”

When the three of them heard this, they bowed to the ground at the same time, claiming to have negative emperors.

After the banquet, the Bai Di clan and Qiu He and others retired.

Qiu He stretched out his hand and grabbed the ink wolf who was going to drive a horse for Zhou Hong'er, "Big brother, slow down." ”

"What? We can't continue to drink, and today the Emperor is blaming us for being too lazy lately. Ink Wolf frowned.

"Shh Qiu He made a silent gesture and pulled the ink wolf aside, "Besides, the Great Emperor is talking about another thing. ”

The ink wolf frowned and looked at Qiu He suspiciously.

"On the surface, the emperor said that the domestic crisis was an external threat, but in fact he was talking about internal troubles." Qiu He said with a bitter face.

"Something to say." The ink wolf said coldly.

"Didn't you notice that at today's banquet, Situ didn't go back to the emperor to accompany him?" Qiu He whispered.

Mo Wolf blinked, it was indeed a little abnormal, in the past banquets, Mo Lian basically waited by Wang Xu's side without leaving an inch, but today he has been on the side of the Bai Di clan.

"It should be that there is something wrong with the Bai Di clan." Qiu He sighed: "Sure enough, this group of barbarians, even the she-wolf, is a wolf ambition. ”

The ink wolf's pupils shrank suddenly, and his expression became cold, "A group of wolves who have their claws cut off and their teeth pulled out, what kind of storm do they still want to set off?" The population of the Bai Di clan is now only the descendants, and the small clans under it have also been divided by you, and now the population of the entire Bai Di clan is combined, there may only be 4,000 people, and they are all women and children, what are they going to do? ”

"I don't know, but after all, people have lived in this land for hundreds of years." Qiu He said meaningfully, "They know much more about this land than we do, who knows what tricks they have now, so big brother, when you are with Zhou Hong'er recently, you have to be very careful." ”

The ink wolf narrowed his eyes and nodded.

"Actually, it's best not to go to her, after all, the eldest brother has a straightforward temperament." Qiu He said euphemistically.

"I know the proportions, and I won't delay the emperor's ruling." The ink wolf shook his head, and his tone was cold, "If the Bai Di clan really doesn't know whether to live or die." ”

"That's not something we should worry about, big brother, remember not to trespass, the Lonely Bamboo Country has been on the right track, since the army set out, the imperial aura on the emperor's body has become stronger and stronger, and he can no longer be as reckless as before." Qiu He hurriedly said: "We just need to be loyal to our duties, do our own things well, and obey the dispatch." ”

The ink wolf was slightly stunned, and sighed lightly, "Indeed, if the emperor wanted to say something before, he would definitely not explain it like this. ”

"Maybe it's because of me." Qiu He smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The ink wolf frowned and said coldly, "Brother, don't be cranky. ”

Qiu He smiled, "It's almost spring ploughing recently, the river has risen by more than an inch, I'm going to get busy, after Da Liangzao and Mr. Zhu Jia left, the emperor of Linhubao took over, but it is estimated that it will still fall into the hands of the eldest brother in the end, and the eldest brother will be ready to take over recently." ”

"The Emperor is going back to the court?" The ink wolf froze.

"It is very likely that the emperor is best at straight hook fishing, if he really wants to fish out internal troubles, he will inevitably retreat at this time." Qiu He smiled, "And it just so happens that the monarch hasn't been in retreat recently, and the matter of Chaoge has to be dealt with." ”

The ink wolf's lips moved, then patted Qiu He's shoulder, and walked to Zhou Hong'er, who was waiting at the bottom of the palace steps.

Qiu He's gaze passed through the dim moonlight, and Zhou Hong'er seemed to look at each other, fleetingly, watching the two drive away from the inner city, turning his head to look at the brightly lit palace of the city, revealing a strange smile.