After Hua Tuo's repeated diagnosis, he got such a news.

Qin Tian was inexplicably very calm, surprisingly without the slightest joy, and took Jia Xu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu to summon Zhuge to return to Lingling County two days ago.

Qin Tian and a few people gathered together in the small courtyard behind Lingyun Tower, and after three rounds of drinking, Qin Tian glanced at Jia Xu, and said to Zhuge Mou, who had a somewhat happy face: "Xia Xi is already pregnant with an heir, a great happy event, I don't know if Xia Lao has come in?" ”

Zhuge Mou nodded, and said in a clear voice: "Old Xia is still in good spirits, and he has adopted a name, and he lives a leisurely life." ”

Qin Tian's pupils shrank slightly, nodded with a smile and said, "That's good, good." I heard that when the Xiangguo Kingdom was destroyed, there were still many scholars who did not leave......"

When Qin Tian said this, his eyes were firmly fixed on Zhuge Mou's expression.

Zhuge Mou's face changed slightly, and then he shook his head blankly and said: "Hearsay, it's really not, I was the Xiang [***] master at the beginning, and I didn't hear about it. ”

Qin Tian's pupils flashed with coldness, and then he regained his composure and said: "In this way, it may be that the Xia Dynasty and Xia Lin had an awkward quarrel between father and son, so these scholars were not under the control of the Xia Dynasty. ”

Zhuge Mou just wanted to say something, but Qin Tian interrupted lightly and said, "You go back and help me ask." As long as I do my best, I will fulfill my original promise. Otherwise, the scholars who have been operating in Xiangguo for decades are really uncomfortable. ”

Zhuge Mou didn't have the slightest intention of eating at the moment, smiled at Qin Tian and nodded, "Okay, I'll rush back and ask." ”

"I heard that Xia Lin adopted fourteen godsons, all of whom are quite strong, and when he leaves, he will take five hundred taels of horseshoe gold from Xun Yu to bring them, so as to supplement some nutrition." Qin Tian said so casually.

Zhuge Mou's expression was calm, as if he didn't hear the meaning of Qin Tian's words, nodded, and then left the small courtyard and Lingyun Tower in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the shadow raiders have spread to the Central Plains, Yangzhou and other places, and they have not found the whereabouts of those scholars, it seems that Xia Lin is not dead." Jia Xu said predictively.

Qin Tian waved his hand and said a little tiredly: "Keep an eye on it." Then he took Dian Wei and others back to the palace.

Qin Tian returned to the back. After the palace, she came to Xia Xi's bed, lifted a touch of black hair on Xia Xi's forehead, pushed her away, and quietly looked at Xia Xi's sleeping face.

"Alas!" Qin Tian sighed faintly and then left Xia Xi's bedside, not noticing that Xia Xi's bare hand quilt was tightly grasped in his heart.

Qin Tian went to the dormitory of Da Qiao and the others, and after calming their emotions, he went to the imperial study to take a look at the latest information, as well as some of the recent situations in Zhenguo.

Suddenly, he stopped his fingertips on a petition.

Yun Yi and Xu Zhi acted abnormally.

Qin Tian thought thoughtfully.

On August 1, after the Qin Dynasty came to power, Zhuge sought to see him.

Soon Qin Tian met Zhuge Mou, and was quickly greeted by Zhuge Mou's nonsense.

"The minister has asked Xia Lao exactly, he said that he has disbanded all those scholars and left no one behind, as for these righteous sons, Xia Lao said that one of them is yes, and the rest are all beggars, kindly take them in, and hope that the king will be clear." Zhuge Mou said in a flat tone.

Qin Tian asked in a cold voice: "No discussion?" ”

Zhuge Mou gave up his hand and said rigorously: "But there is no such thing, the king is clear." ”

Qin Tian squinted his eyes and said in his mouth: "Come on, beat Xia Xi into the cold palace, and the fetus in the womb will also be killed!" Order Xia Lin to be taken down, all the righteous sons and Xia Lin himself escorted to the Lingling County Execution Ground to be beheaded, I don't believe that if these people don't jump out, I can instantly smash him in an instant. ”

Zhuge Mou's face changed: "Your Majesty, the fetus in Xia Meiren's womb is your heir." ”

Qin Tian sneered: "I won't let my hard work make wedding dresses for others, and I don't want Xia Chao to be able to turn the tables after his death!" You tell me now that the Xiangguo has been in business for decades, and the alliance is held every three years, and now tell me that these scholars have been dismissed? Then Xia Lin also said that the dozen or so she adopted were all talented and strong men, and they were beggars! Are you taking me for a fool? Or is it a shadow attack to be blind and deaf? ”

Qin Tian's expression was excited, and he angrily reprimanded Zhuge Mou.

Zhuge Mou was silent for a long time, and insisted that the scholars had been dispersed, so that Qin Tian would learn from it.

Qin Tian laughed angrily, sat down, looked at Zhuge Mou, and said with a sneer: "Do you think I won't kill?" ”

Zhuge Mou looked at Qin Tian, who was high-spirited with murderous intent, and suddenly, he sighed and told the hiding place of those scholars, looking very decadent.

Jia Xu, Xun Yu, and Dian Wei, who were hidden behind the screens on both sides, walked out one after another, and Xun Yu immediately ordered to search and said to Qin Tian: "Your Majesty, what should these scholars do?" ”

Qin Tian made a "chop" action, and said expressionlessly: "After investigating as soon as possible, confirm how many people there are in total, and you can't let one go." ”

…

At this moment, in a hidden valley, many scholars recited the scriptures and canons of the readers, unaware of the arrival of the killing machine.

…

After confirming the number of people, he ordered Xu Chu and Dian Wei to lead the army to a bloodbath without mercy.

Qin Tian changed his previous attitude of seeking talent, tortured these scholars strictly, and after confirming that none of them were lost, he secretly killed them.

The ghost of the Xia Dynasty is not gone, and there are such forces under Jiuquan, Xia Lin is a great contribution, and Qin Tian did not hesitate to order Xia Lin to be placed under house arrest in Lingling County, in order to fish out more potential forces.

During this period, many rebel armies appeared in the northern part of Zhenguo and the central part of Jiaozhou, and many slogans were raised: "Zhengong is brutal and immoral" and "Restore Xiangguo".

Chen Qingzhi, Zhong Zhong, Zhao Kuo and other generals destroyed the rebels in various places.

Fortunately, most of these rebel forces came from the support of some scholars, and they had not yet formed too large a force, with the largest force of only more than 2,000 people, a total of 11 troops, and a total strength of only more than 4,000 people.

In the middle of the night, Qin Tian got the news that Xia Lin swallowed gold and died in the middle of the night.

In March of the following year, Xia Xi gave birth to a daughter, and Zhen Gong named her: Qin Xin.

Wu Wang Xiangba sent congratulatory gifts, some Yangzhou specialties, in addition, there are some rare animals, four red-crowned cranes is one of them, and the rest of the treasures are naturally not lacking.

After Qin Tian saw that it was not his son, he seemed to be relieved, and he loved Qin Xin extraordinarily, when he saw Qin Xin looking at the red-crowned crane with "yes", he looked a little excited, Qin Tian rubbed her little nose.

But there will always be people who are unhappy, since Xia Lin's death, Xia Xi's mood has been a little sluggish, and after getting her daughter, her body has become more and more bad, a little depressed and autistic.

Qin Tian knew very well that Xia Xi hated it, hated Qin Tian, and hated his daughter.

On the other side, the Qin State gained a firm foothold under the large amount of grain and grass of the Mi Chamber of Commerce, and in the winter of last year, it broke the plundering of foreign tribes such as the Xiongnu and the Di people, and then entered a war of attrition.

After the victory, Yinghe was full of pride, waved his sleeves, and ordered a counterattack on the foreign royal courts such as the Xiongnu, Di and Qiang, and won a complete victory, and the cattle, horses and sheep were not counted.

In March of this year, Qin Tian ordered that the Mi clan stop the food supply and return to China, leaving only the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, and began to eat away at the profits obtained by the Qin State after this victory.

However, after last year's large-scale purchase and the bumper harvest of cattle and sheep, Qin did not have much need for food, so it still maintained the same status.

Qin Tian was not in a hurry.

After Zhen Guo cultivated soldiers and horses, Zheng He also sent several ships to start investigating the information of the island, preparing for the next plan. (To be continued.) )