After leaving from Yingzheng, Li Si said goodbye to Han Wang'an, and then without the slightest delay, he just packed his belongings a little, notified the rest of the mission, and hurried out of Xinzheng.

As night fell, King Qin was invited to a dinner in the palace of Han. The standard of this banquet was obviously very high, and only a few important officials of the court were eligible to participate in it except for people from the royal family.

Han An also took advantage of the banquet to constantly show goodwill to Ying Zheng, wanting to get closer to the Qin State. even mentioned Red Lotus intentionally or unintentionally, expressing the idea of marrying it off.

However, Ying Zheng didn't answer much, and now his heart was thinking about the affairs of the Qin State, thinking about how to smoothly crown the pro-government, and he didn't have much thought about the marriage for the time being.

Han An naturally saw that the other party had no intention of doing this, and sighed with some pity in his heart, but he didn't say much.

After some warm hospitality, Ying Zheng returned to the palace where he temporarily lived, thinking carefully about the future.

Two days passed in a hurry, and it was time for King Qin to return to China, and Han Wangan personally went out of the palace to see him off.

The general Ji Wuye led 10,000 elite soldiers to escort him, and many heavily armed soldiers surrounded the frame three times inside and outside the three circles to avoid any accidents.

Under the escort of a team of men and horses, King Qin's carriage also moved, and drove towards the border between Qin and Han......

Just when Ying Zheng embarked on the return journey, Ye Chen came to Lanxiu Villa.

Originally the Emerald Tiger's resort, it is now his private property. Since the fall of the Jade Tiger, it has been deserted for a while.

Today, however, the villa is once again lively, gathering thousands of people.

On a large and clean square, children gathered together.

None of them were twelve, the youngest was only five or six years old, and they were thin and thin, dressed in tattered linen clothes, and their eyes showed nervousness and a hint of fear.

Ye Chen took a look and found that many people had scars on their bodies, and a trace of pity couldn't help but appear in their eyes.

These people were used by the Jade Tiger to pay off the debt, and almost all the teenagers and children were brought over by him, more than 900 people.

In addition, there are about 100 young and strong laborers, who are responsible for taking care of the daily affairs of the villa on weekdays.

The reason why he wanted to bring these little guys in front of him was naturally his plan.

Since a year ago, Ye Chen had an idea, that is, to form a force of his own.

Although he is the first disciple of Xunzi, he is deeply valued by Le Zhengzi, and can even mobilize Confucian disciples from all over the world. But after all, it is the power of Confucianism, and even if he becomes the head of the sect in the future, this power cannot be completely controlled by himself.

So he has to have a force that is completely his own, not only strong enough, but most importantly loyal.

And if you want to make the forces under your command completely obey, the best way is to cultivate them from an early age, and these children who are either abandoned or abducted and sold are good choices.

Most of these people were outcasts, and suffered a lot, and when they were most helpless and weak, they reached out and rescued them from the fire pit, and from then on they were their closest and most trusted people.

Moreover, compared to adults whose bones have been set, these younger children have stronger potential and plasticity, and they will achieve greater achievements if they practice martial arts.

Looking at the timid eyes of these children, Ye Chen smiled, and then waved his hand.

Immediately afterwards, I saw dozens of sturdy young men walking over with huge wooden barrels. At the same time, white smoke rose, and a burst of fragrance spread.

As the warm mist lifted, the boys and girls' eyes lit up suddenly, and they sniffed with a twitch.

The shriveled belly also rumbled.

At this time, Ye Chen picked up a big spoon, put it in the bucket, scooped out a spoonful of green vegetables and white rice porridge, put it in a wooden bowl, and served it.

Looking at the white rice porridge, hundreds of children couldn't help but leave their saliva, their eyes lit up, if it weren't for the restraint of fear, I'm afraid they would have rushed up long ago.

Ye Chen smiled when he saw this, and then walked in front of a little girl with a bowl full of porridge.

Squatted down and smiled, "Here, take it." ”

The little girl wore two pigtails, a touch of nervousness appeared on her dirty little face, and a pair of big watery eyes looked at the fragrant rice porridge in front of her, and swallowed her saliva very angrily.

His face was full of longing, but he never dared to reach out to take it.

Ye Chen grabbed her little hand, then put the wooden bowl in her hand, and said, "Hurry up and drink." ”

The little girl was still a little timid, but the rich aroma of rice porridge was too tempting, and finally she couldn't help but pick up the wooden bowl with both hands and drank it in a big gulp.

Looking at the other party's impatient look, Ye Chen raised his hand and gently stroked her little head, and asked, "Is it delicious?" ”

"Okay!"

The girl replied as she ate.

Ye Chen stood up with a smile, looked at the envious boys and girls around him, and said, "Each of you can go over there to get a bowl of porridge." ”

Hearing this, everyone showed excitement and joy, but they were a little scared, and no one dared to walk over.

After a few breaths, an older teenager plucked up the courage to come to a large wooden barrel, and looked at the full green vegetables and rice porridge inside, and could no longer take his eyes off.

Then he asked in a nervous whisper, "Can you give me a bowl?" ”

The man in front of him nodded, then picked up a wooden bowl, then scooped a full bowl of porridge and handed it to the other party.

The young man took it with both hands, his face was full of joy, and then he couldn't wait to take a big gulp.

When the others saw this scene, they couldn't help it, and ran over one after another, for fear that if they took a slow step, the food would be snatched away by others.

Hundreds of people moved at the same time, and some of the younger children were directly pushed down, and the scene was a little chaotic.

Seeing this, Ye Chen couldn't help frowning, and shouted, "Stop for me!" ”

Although the voice is not very loud, it has a unique deterrent effect, as if it has been hammered into everyone's hearts.

The people who were running trembled in their hearts, and a feeling of fear resurfaced, and they subconsciously obeyed the order and stopped.

Ye Chen said with a serious face: "Be quiet for me, everyone has to line up to drink porridge, if anyone dares to move, he will be punished for three days and not allowed to eat!" ”