At the beginning of March 10020, the northern, western, and eastern fronts of Great Qin contracted across the board and switched to strategic defense.

On March 23, the imperial capital, which had been quiet for a long time, rang a long and tragic bell, at first the people of the imperial capital thought that something big had happened, and then the bell rang endlessly, and the people knew that this was the emperor's death knell.

On this day, the imperial capital bell rang eighty-one times, three rings each time, the obituary of the death of Emperor Yuan of Great Qin spread all over Great Qin, the imperial family of the Great Qin Empire mourned for 49 days, the imperial government officials wore filial piety for 7 days, and the whole country banned entertainment, marriage, funeral, and banquet within a month.

Emperor Yuan reigned for fifty-eight years, because at the beginning of his succession, he judged that the second 10,000 years of the new era would begin in his tenure, so he set up the honorific title Emperor Yuan.

In the year 10,000 of the new era, Emperor Yuan changed the name of the year to Xinyuan, which means the beginning of ten thousand years, Vientiane Chaoyuan.

Emperor Yuan had no early achievements in his life, and the last years coincided with the chaos in the world, which added a lot of lamentations to the emperor's dull life.

The name of the benevolent philosopher is the thrifty Emperor of the Great Qin Yuan, which is considered a flat word. According to the merits of Emperor Yuan, according to the ancient regulations, the world was in turmoil at the end of the period, and the monarch was responsible, and he should be given a bad name, but after the reform of the Great Qin, the emperor's rights were restricted, and the emperor could no longer be blamed for the rise and fall of the empire, and there was basically no bad name.

On the day of Emperor Yuan's death, the ancestor of Prince Shenghe read out the edict of Emperor Yuan, and Qin Xun, the prince of Great Qin, succeeded to the throne and led the royal family and the Praetorian Guard.

The new emperor changed the name of the era to Qingding, and this era name clearly told the ambition of the new emperor to the world, and he cleared the world and pacified the four seas.

During the mourning period of Emperor Yuan, the three northeastern states and the four western states all suspended military operations, which seemed to give the old emperor a little face in his death.

Great Qin's wars with the three northeastern states and the four western states had been going on for many years, and Great Qin had also launched a number of campaigns, including naval battles against the eastern island states, but with little success.

It stands to reason that although Great Qin has lost the land of Kyushu, five continents of these Kyushu are barren states, and the national strength of Great Qin is much higher than that of the rebel states, and the reason why it has not been pacified for three years is due to many aspects.

For hundreds of years in the Great Qin Chengping, the martial virtues were deserted, the armaments were old, the corruption was serious, the mountains were numerous, there were many problems in the Praetorian Guard and the regular army, and the soldiers' fighting will was weak, resulting in low combat effectiveness.

Fight on multiple fronts, and be attacked on three sides. The northern goddess state, the three northeastern states, the eastern island state, the western Shu state and the four states of Xishan tacitly cooperated, and every time Daqin made a big move on one side, the other sides would exert pressure, resulting in Daqin not being able to deal with one side with all its might, logistics and equipment

Coupled with the internal friction between the Nine Gates and the Imperial Family, the government, with the support of the Imperial Family, competed with the officials of the Nine Gates at all levels for all their strength, attacking and hindering each other.

The Hongmeng continued to launch rebellions in the states within Great Qin, coupled with the fact that Great Qin strengthened taxes on merchants, and Jiumen, who controlled the lifeblood of the economy, passed on the increased taxes to the people, resulting in heavier burdens on the people, more withered people's livelihoods, and more volatile people's hearts.

All kinds of problems have caused Daqin to be a giant on the surface, but in fact he is already riddled with minor illnesses, although he will not fall, but the enemies who want to clean up the circle are already overwhelmed.

For the entire three years, Great Qin was in a depressed mood, and the death of Emperor Yuan cast a layer of sadness on this sluggishness.

The people are in dire straits, but the thousands of years of Great Qin also have a considerable number of people's hearts, at least the people in the Central Plains Prefecture still have a sense of belonging to Great Qin.

This part of the people is also the most sad and frightened.

Great Qin has never been so difficult in history, even if it has been invaded by foreign tribes, it has never been so down.

The pessimism of the people does not affect the morale of some people.

After ascending the throne, the new emperor Qin Xun finally became the nominal master of the country, and the political reform that had been held back for a long time was finally released, and with the rights of the wartime government, plus the protection of the Public Security Department and the Praetorian Guard, it began to be enforced throughout the country.

10% increase in business tax rate;

nationalization of large companies in the five important fields of minerals, energy, telecommunications, food, and military research;

Implement a regular army recruitment system, expand the source of regular troops, and allow warriors and warlocks to enter regular troops; Redundant and mediocre officers in the military should be abolished, and military merit should be used as the criterion for promotion.

reduction of agricultural taxes; increase investment in research and development of scientific and technological equipment;

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Dozens of political reform measures were promulgated, shocking the entire Great Qin, known as the Qingding New Deal in history.

This series of new policies has also been constantly interpreted by all parties, and for a long time the policies of the new emperor have become the hottest topic among the people, coupled with the guidance of public opinion, for a time the new emperor's reputation even overshadowed the old emperor.

Some current affairs experts have even given the name of "Emperor of the Ages".

The parliament, which had been left on the sidelines of the whole thing, also held several press conferences to analyze the irrationality of the new policy from various angles, but it was quickly silenced by the surging scolding.

After three years, the meeting of the heads of the nine families has not been held several times.

The eight heads of the family had a secret meeting without the participation of the imperial family, and from that day on, Hachimon, who had not fought back for three years, began to show their strength.

The backbone of the Warriors Association and the Warlock Association in the army began to fight for actual control.

Dozens of the country's largest miners, grain merchants, telecommunications companies, and military enterprises began to openly and covertly defy the new policy.

Some media outlets, publishers, and online portals began to make a lot of comments about the shortcomings of the New Deal, and shouted the slogan "Guard against the restoration of the imperial system".

Forty-nine days after Emperor Yuan's death, Great Qin fell into an unprecedented state of fragmentation, with economic chaos, political divisions, rampant ideological rhetoric, factory shutdowns, and frequent student demonstrations across the country.

If the Kyushu Rebellion marked the beginning of the troubled times of Great Qin, then the death of Emperor Yuan really dragged Great Qin into dire straits.

At this time, the Shennu Prefecture, the three northeastern states, the island state, and the four western states fell into a period of tacit understanding, taking the opportunity to steal intelligence, buy important personnel, plant spies, steal technology, and poach people with high salaries in Daqin...... Do whatever it takes.

As the chaos in Daqin intensified, more and more people of insight called on all parties in Daqin to stop internal fighting and unite with the outside world.

However, this did not change the idea of the new emperor, but it also gave him some inspiration to launch a new offensive to divert the growing contradictions in the country.

Therefore, despite the dissuasion of all parties, the new emperor insisted on using troops against the three northeastern states.

The new emperor was very strategic to discover the existence of the peninsula country, which is located between the three northeastern states and the island state, because of the population, climate and other reasons, the strength is not as good as the barren state of Daqin, and it has not been taken seriously before.

The new emperor summoned Li Yue, the king of the Peninsula State, and formulated a funding plan for the Peninsula State, in which Great Qin would provide the Peninsula State with weapons and equipment, military training, funds and materials, and other support.

The purpose is to give full play to the role of the peninsula state, cut off the cooperation of the three northeastern states and island states from the middle, and form a flanking attack on the three northeastern states with Daqin.

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Xishan Prefecture, located in the west of Dongshan Prefecture, the entire state is a large area of plateau and mountains, with thousands of ravines on the surface, two men and three women are like tourists who visit everywhere and walk between the uninhabited ravines.

"Brother Xiaozheng, people's feet are blistered,...... But I'm not going to cry out in pain. "Ginger Asakusa green tea disease is guilty again.

Just before she said this, Xiao Qiao suddenly cried and said that her feet were blistered.

Liu Zhengjing sighed, "Let's go to the front and rest." ”

When a few people arrived under an old tree, Liu Zhengjing took off Jiang Qiancao's shoes and checked them carefully, and the little feet that were white and red had no smell at all, let alone blistering. Probably because of being stared at by Liu Zhengzheng, Jiang Asakusa was a little shy, and his toes were slightly bent.

Liu Zhengjing glared at Jiang Qiancao, and knew that she was doing it on purpose, as a martial artist, her physique was stronger than that of ordinary people and warlocks, how could she blister when she walked.

"I told you she's a teenager now, don't bully her all the time." Liu Zhengjing whispered.

Jiang Asakusa looked his head to the other side and pouted, "Who is not a baby anymore......"

Liu Zhengzheng ignored Jiang Asakao, who was a demon, walked next to Zhou Yiyao, took off Zhou Yiyao's shoes, and saw the blisters on the soles of her feet.

Zhou Yiyao also blushed.

Liu Zhengjing was stunned for a moment, and then thought that Zhou Yiyao was now a sixteen-year-old girl, although they were brother and sister, but the girl's feet were not touched casually.

"There are no roads here, vehicles can't get in, and from the map there is a village in front of us, and there should be cattle and horses and donkeys, so we can buy a few."

"Okay, okay, I haven't ridden a horse in a long time." Little Joe said happily that she liked to ride horses when she was on the grassland, and now she hasn't ridden for months.

"What's in the pendant?" Hochul spoke suddenly.

Since Zhong Jiong's death, Ho Zhe, Liu Zhengjing and others erected a mound for Zhong Jiong, and after 49 days of Hu Zhe's filial piety, they came to Xishan Prefecture together to find the locations marked in the map of the two pendants.

Hu Zhe's whole temperament has changed dramatically, the unruliness in his eyes has disappeared, replaced by indifference to everything, but it is very similar to Zhou Yiyao's temperament, in addition to cultivation every day, only the pendant left by his master can still make him have some care.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the research results carried out by Zhong and my father back then." Liu Zhengjing thought for a while, "The two pendants are marked with a total of 7 locations, and they are located in 7 states, so I guess it should be that the key information in the research results is divided into seven parts." ”

Hu Zhe stopped talking and continued to practice cross-legged.

After an hour's rest, the five were on the road again. Not long after walking, I saw a village in the distance.

When I walked to the entrance of the village, I unexpectedly saw a young man in a suit and leather shoes.

He wears gold-rimmed eyes, has a warm smile, makes people feel familiar at first sight, and has a natural leadership temperament, as if he is standing there and is the center of the world.

Hu Zhe frowned, "The Twelve Princes ......"

Before he finished speaking, the figure next to him flashed, and Liu Zhengjing's figure had already rushed out, and his palm grabbed Qin Zhi's neck like an iron tong and slammed it to the ground, dusty.

The huge impact made Qin Zhi let out a muffled snort, and the suffocation caused his face to turn red, but he still smiled and looked at Liu Zhengjing, who had a fierce look in his eyes.

"You dare to come and see me alone?" Liu Zhengjing

"Didn't you kill me as soon as we met?" Qin Zhi struggled to squeeze this sentence out of his mouth.

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