Just the day before Fang Li was about to leave for Xingyang, Ma Pi and his party returned from Huaiyin in Wu State.

Eighteen when they went, sixteen when they returned.

Instead of one more guy named Han Xin, there were two less.

It turned out that on the return trip, a guard was infected with a cold in the territory of Lujiang and was bedridden, so Ma Pi left someone to take care of him and brought the others to Yingdu to return to Fang Li.

"Han Xin refused to come, or was he solved by Ma Pi and Cao Fei?"

Fang Li swept around the three key people standing in front of him with his hands behind his back, the guards leaders Ma Pi and Cao Fei, and Han Xin's fellow countryman Sun Xiao.

"If Han Xin is solved, Sun Xiao will definitely not sit idly by. killed his friend for no reason, even if Sun Xiao didn't dare to resist, he shouldn't come back to serve, right? ”

Fang Li's heart had a bad feeling, could it be that Han Xin took refuge in other princes and was taken the lead?

If this is the case, I am afraid that there will be a strong rival in this world, just a white rise is enough to give people a headache, if there is another Han Xin...... Fang Li was a little big.

"Where's Han Shin?"

Fang Li took a sip of the tea bowl and asked in a deep voice.

The three of them looked at each other, and replied in a whisper, "Let's go." ”

"Gone, where did you go?" Fang Li's heart sank.

"Out to sea." Horseskin replied.

Fang Li was stunned: "Uh...... Going to sea, what's going on? ”

Sun Xiao next to him took over the conversation and arched his hand: "Tang Gong, let the villain answer, right?" ”

Fang Li nodded: "Say, don't miss a detail." ”

Sun Xiao said: "We rushed to Huaiyin with the instructions of the Duke of Tang, and after inquiring about Han Xin's house, we found that the gate was locked and the house was empty. When I asked his neighbors, I learned that Han Xin had gone to sea with an old friend of his, surnamed Xiao, a few days ago......"

"An old friend surnamed Xiao?"

Fang Li's face became more and more gloomy, could it be that this person was Xiao He?

The current Xuzhou belongs to the territory of the Song State, and Liu Bang, Xiao He and others are all from Pei County, Xuzhou, and Fang Li has not heard of the Song State having people named Liu Bang and Xiao He who have emerged.

If this person is Xiao He, what is he doing when he takes Han Xin to sea? Could it be that the current civilian ships in the Wuyue area already have the ability to navigate, and Fang Li is becoming more and more confused.

"What other clues?"

Fang Li was very dissatisfied with the efficiency of Ma Pi and Cao Fei's trip, "What is this surnamed Xiao doing when he takes Han Xin to sea?" Fishing or seeking immortals, come back without asking? Did the widow let you go to Xuzhou to enjoy the mountains and rivers? ”

Ma Pi hurriedly took over the conversation, knelt down on one knee, and arched his hand: "Back to the lord's words, Han Xin's neighbors know very little, but they see that this surnamed Xiao has an extraordinary appearance, and his gestures are full of style.

And when Han Xin was drinking in the winery, he said that his friend was a great official in a country called 'Han' and was going to go to sea on his big ship. He also said that there are more than 60 or 70 million people in this country, and the neighbors laughed at him for bragging. ”

"Hiss......"

Fang Li gasped, even a little dizzy, and waved his hand: "You guys stand down, let the widow be quiet!" ”

Ma Pi and the other three obediently retreated, but their words were like dropping a bombshell in Fang Li's heart, making it difficult for him to calm down for a long time.

Fang Li returned to the back of the table and sat cross-legged, recalling the clues of the past, and a huge world slowly emerged in his mind.

"The widow understands, understands what the system says about the crisis!"

"In addition to the Spring and Autumn Continent, there are other continents, just like the Han Kingdom that took Han Xin away, I don't know how far away it is from the Spring and Autumn Continent? But since it has a population of as many as 60 or 70 million, it means that the Han Empire is in its heyday! ”

Thinking of this, Fang Li's heart became more and more open.

The official surnamed Xiao, the deceased of Han Xin, and the empire with a population of sixty or seventy million, all these clues are in line with the historical Han Empire.

Since there is the Han Empire in this world, will there be the Tang Empire, will there be the Ming Empire?

"No wonder the system says that the pace of the unification of the widows is a little slow, it is likely that there are more powerful countries waiting to be conquered outside the Spring and Autumn Continent, or conquered by them!"

Since the Han Empire had a population of sixty or seventy million, the Tang Empire should probably be quite or even more, right? What about the other Ming and Qing empires?

Fang Li was a little big when he thought about it, and hurriedly counted the population of the Spring and Autumn Continent with his fingers: 10 million in Qi, 9 million in Chu, 8 million in Qin, 6 million in Jin, and nearly 5 million in Zhao, these are the five great powers, with a total population of 38 million.

Among the other quasi-powers, Wei (4 million), Wu (4 million), Yan (3 million), Lu (nearly 3 million), Song (2.8 million), Yue (2.6 million), Korea (2.6 million), and Tang (2.5 million......

Combined, these countries have a population of nearly 25 million.

Other medium-sized countries such as Zhongshan, Zheng, Wei, Shu, Liang, and Ba, plus dozens of small countries such as Ju, Deng, Sui, Qi, Xu, Zhai, Tan, and Xiao, most of these countries are close to 1.5 million, and as few as 230,000, and the total population is estimated to be no less than 10 million.

After such a rough calculation, the total population of the Spring and Autumn Continent was not less than 70 million, which could rival the Han and Tang dynasties in terms of total amount. But the key point is that the Spring and Autumn Continent is now fragmented, and the princes are everywhere, God knows how many people will be left when they are unified?

"That's why the system allows the widows to speed up the pace of unification, otherwise when the army of a certain empire comes that day, I am afraid that the Spring and Autumn Continent will face a catastrophe!"

Fang Li got up and paced back and forth in the room, feeling the heavy pressure on his shoulders.

I thought that the unification of the Spring and Autumn Continent would be the time when the Haiyan River was clear and the four seas were peaceful, but I didn't expect it to be just the beginning of the world war!

I thought that the powerful Qin Kingdom would be the ultimate enemy, but I didn't expect that there would be even more huge enemies outside the Qin Kingdom, and the journey had just begun!

If this Han Empire is the Han Dynasty in history, since this Han Empire has Xiao He as an official and has drawn Han Xin over, doesn't it mean that the Han Empire will still have famous generals such as Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, and Zhou Yafu?

Will there be Li Jing in the Tang Empire, will there be Su Lie, will there be Xue Li, will there be Qin Qiong, Li Ji, Guo Ziyi...... What about others?

Will the Ming Empire have Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Rusong, Yuan Chonghuan, Zheng Chenggong, and even Zheng He and the Three Treasure Eunuchs?

For a while, all kinds of problems came one after another, like a tsunami from a mountain, which made Fang Li almost have a splitting headache, and he couldn't help but scold.

"Damn, Lao Tzu thought this was a hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it turned out to be a decisive battle for hegemony in various dynasties! Could it be that there are Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing outside the Spring and Autumn Continent, plus the Qin Kingdom in this world, is this a great battle for hegemony among the ten dynasties? ”

Fang Li sat in the post house for nearly a night, and only then did he fall asleep with his clothes when the sky was about to dawn.

People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves.

People are on the journey, and they can't help themselves!

Since Fang Li had already embarked on the road of fighting for hegemony, he couldn't stop, because his current identity was the monarch of a country, with more than 100,000 soldiers under his command and more than 2 million people in the country.

If you don't fight other princes, they will come and fight you, kill your soldiers, take your people captive, rob your property, and rape your wives and daughters.

Imagine that the beautiful Yu Ji, Da Qiao, and Mi Yue were snatched away by the enemy, which Fang Li absolutely couldn't bear.

In the same way, if the Spring and Autumn Continent does not fight other empires, other empires are likely to attack the Spring and Autumn Continent, occupy this beautiful mountain and river, and enslave the people of this land.

Fang Li was at a loss for the world outside the Spring and Autumn Continent, and now he only knew that there was a "Han" Empire, only that there were sixty or seventy million people in the Han Empire, and that there was a big official from the Han Empire surnamed Xiao who took Han Xin to sea in a big ship......

That's all.

Whether this Han Empire is the Han Dynasty in history or not, Fang Li is not sure, and it all depends on subjective guesses.

Other Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing ...... When the empire was all guessed by Fang Li now, it might or may not exist before obtaining conclusive evidence, Fang Li didn't know at all now.

"The system said that there are disciples named Chang Yuchun and Yang Zaixing in the Holy Fire Gate that guards the descendants of Emperor Yan, did they also go to other continents?"

After waking up, Fang Li calmed down.

After getting up, I told myself in my heart: "You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to walk step by step on the road. Now that you are the king of a country, why do you suffer from gains and losses? ”

Fang Li's current priority is not to consider other empires outside the Spring and Autumn Continent, but to first resolve the threat from the Qin State, find ways to eliminate the surrounding Jin, Wei, and Zhao countries, and strengthen himself step by step until the Spring and Autumn Continent is unified.

At that time, Fang Li was qualified to consider how to deal with the threat from other continents, and if there was an invasion from other continents before unification, the Tang Kingdom, which was in the center of the Spring and Autumn Continent, would also be the last country to be attacked.

Today is the day when Fang Li returns to China with Mi Yue and Yu Ji, and there is no room for delay.

After Fang Li finished washing, accompanied by Qu Yuan and Song Yu, he entered the palace and said goodbye to Xiong Lu: "Brother, Qin Chu is facing off in the Luoyang area, and he can't allow his younger brother to delay too long in Yingdu, so today he married Miyue and Yu and left Yingdu to return to Xingyang." ”

Xiong Shu nodded: "State affairs are important, and the widow will no longer keep you." If necessary, my army of Dachu is ready to be sent by the virtuous brother, and the widow is waiting for the good news of the virtuous brother in Yingdu! ”

Fang Li arched his hand and said: "Brother is in charge, rest assured, if it is a year late, it will be half a year, and the younger brother will definitely put his brother on the throne." ”

Xiong Lu took Fang Li to the south gate of Chu Palace, pointed at dozens of rows of carriages, and said loudly: "Today, my Xiong couple marries my sister, these are the widow's dowry. I hope you love Xiong Yue, I, Chu Tangyong, will be an ally, and I will share glory and disgrace! ”

"Thank you brother for your generous gift, little brother will remember it!"

Fang Li shook the Xiong Lu to the ground, then waved goodbye to the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State, accompanied by Qu Yuan and Song Yu, went to the Wei Mansion to greet Yu Mansion, and then left Yingdu to embark on the road back to the north.