According to the message from the pioneers in Xianyang, counting the distance, it would take two days for Brother Wang and the others to reach Shouchun, Huai River.
In this way, Zhou Qing had nothing to do.
On the second day after arriving in Shouchun, Yan Lingji, Xue'er, and Nong Yu left and headed to the land of Lanling to look for the wolf god beside Wei Zhuang to get a glimpse of the wonders of Buddhist practice.
Leaving Yun Shu and Xiao Meng by their side, Shouchun was a little desolate. The three of them had nothing to do in the city. They could only look around to see where the splendor of the Chu Kingdom was left.
However, if there is something important to say, it is not nothing.
The three of them, Mo Ya, have been able to achieve the goal of transforming into gods for a long time. Among the three, Mo Ya has the highest level of cultivation. With the help of exquisite mystical skills and grains of mysterious pills, he has already reached the level of transforming into gods.
Yingge and Baifeng are relatively weak, but Yingge is also close to reaching completion, and Qianhong has also given guidance during the several months in Chu.
After all, the practices they practiced were different, so it would not be of much use. Now that I have come and given some guidance, they are naturally comfortable with it. The mysterious skills they practice are created by me, and the obstacles are clearly visible.
After the instructions were completed, the three of them were allowed to practice, walking around the side hall at will, and casting their gaze to the side.
There, Bai Qianhong, wearing light armor and a military uniform, was sitting quietly on her knees beside her. She had not been seen for half a year, and her already delicate face was filled with an air of heroic demeanor.
“Benefited a lot.”
"Young Master had something to say before, but it was only superficially understood on paper. He knew that this matter must be carried out personally. After all, there is a big difference between planning and debating a war and fighting in person."
Bai Qianhong nodded and sighed.
I have a strong sense of my own talents and my own abilities. Compared with the two contemporary disciples of Guigu, I think that they are no less inferior.
Whether it's literary skills or military strategy, it's all like this.
However, when I really do something myself, I realize that even a very small thing has its own merits.
The young master oversees the important affairs of the four counties and handles a lot of them himself. This is already the case.
During this trip into the army, I got a glimpse of the changes in yin and yang.
"Sir, Sister Qianhong is already very powerful."
"Don't you often say that if Sister Qianhong were a man, it would be very easy for her to become a general or a general."
Next to him, Yun Shu sighed in admiration. He was not good at literary skills or martial arts, so he could only handle some mundane and complicated matters for the young master.
Anyway, I think Sister Qianhong is very powerful.
He was able to handle the important military and political affairs of the four counties for the young master, and now he personally joined the army, took charge of an army, and defeated the Chu State, showing his outstanding achievements.
With that said, he brought boiling water from the side and prepared to brew Haoye. Shouchun also has Haoye, but the young master is not used to drinking it.
Fortunately, when I came, I was already prepared.
We also brought the tea sets that the young master likes to use.
"In terms of Guigu's heritage, entering and exiting the realm is not a goal, but a practice."
"The young master is in charge of the four counties, which are already like a kingdom of vassals. Now Qian Hong leads the army to participate in the destruction of Chu, and the army marches."
"This is true for both civil and military affairs. Guigu is everywhere, regardless of each other. The next thing to do is to settle the matter of Qi. Qianhong feels that maybe Guigu's way can go further."
Bai Qianhong couldn't help but smile.
Over the past hundreds of years, Guigu's disciples have entered the world and competed with each other, but there is a winner, and Guigu just disappears and does not show up.
This should also be the case for the ghost valley you cultivate.
Moreover, if what you have learned is confirmed and the truth is clear, you can make further progress in your next cultivation.
"I remember Dongjun once said that the core inheritance of Guigu's lineage is an inheritance that only Guiguzi of all generations can access."
"I think he shouldn't be weak."
The aura on Qian Hong's body has indeed changed, it is more Hunyuan Wugou, more restrained, and less overbearing than Gui Gu Zongheng.
As for Qianhong's subsequent practice, what she actually helped was to interpret her own understanding of Guigu Zongheng.
Provide Qianhong with reference for practice.
Unlike Yun Shu, who created the cultivation method of Guigu lineage, Qianhong didn't need it. Each mysterious skill was just the manifestation of the path.
As long as you know the way to go, Xuan Gong will come naturally.
Of course, with Xuan Gong in hand, the road will be smoother and smoother.
"But there is the inheritance of Guiguzi."
"But Guigu has been passed down for thousands of years, and among the younger generation of disciples, there is no one as amazing as the first generation of Guiguzi."
"My way... will also be different."
Regarding the inheritance of Guigu, there is not much left in the ancient books of the ancestors, especially none of the core inheritance.
But in recent years, I have learned a lot about the inheritance of the core of Guigu from the classics of hundreds of schools.
The inheritance of ordinary Guigu disciples is already impressive.
One can imagine the inheritance of those Guigu cores.
Although I am a little curious, I am not looking forward to it.
"Hahaha, not bad, very good."
"Qian Hong, you are practicing like this. When you come back from Qi, you will be able to accommodate all your gains. The practice of Xuan Pass will be just a matter of time for you."
Just transform into a spirit and break through the entrance, and see your own path.
If the entrance hall is to be successful, the path must be clear.
When the road is perfect, it can transform into heaven and earth and become true to the Tao.
Qianhong's practice has always been very fast. When she first broke into the profound entrance, she and Yan Lingji took the Fire Spirit Pill together. Yan Ling gained nothing, but Qianhong immediately realized it.
That is understanding.
With a smile on his face, he took the cup from Yun Shu's hand, looked at the floating leaves inside, and a familiar fragrance wafted vaguely.
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"Xuanqing has met the king."
"King!"
"..."
The time when Wang drove to Shouchun was a little earlier than expected, a full night earlier. At dusk, the grand drive was just before arriving in Shouchun.
The black dragon heavy armored cavalry on the left and right followed each other and formed a formation, totaling 5,000 people. They set out from Xianyang and went south with little time to spare.
In front of Shouchun Gate, Zhou Qing, Wang Jian and some remaining generals in the army lined up to greet them.
"No need to be polite."
"From Xianyang to Shouchun, even though we took a shortcut, it was still more than two or three thousand miles. This is the first time in my life that I have traveled such a distance."
Qin Wangzheng stepped down from the king's carriage, wearing plain robes and plain eyebrows. He was followed by Zhao Gao, the commander of the carriage, and Li Si, the court lieutenant.
He walked forward quickly, holding up his hands with one hand.
With the last ray of light on the horizon, the front door of Shouchun didn't look dark at all. Looking at the familiar people in front of him, King Qin smiled.
All the way from Xianyang, across many counties outside the customs, to Shouchun, regardless of the distance, deep in my heart, I am already filled with emotion.
As the carriages and horses passed by, they were all in the land of Qin.
However, more than a hundred years ago, the Qin State was in a remote corner, and even the middle of Guanzhong was in danger. Who would have thought that it would be what it is today.
Never thought that we would be in the situation we are in today.
After receiving the news that Wang Jian had seized the opportunity and wiped out the Chu army in just a few days, King Qin felt that it was good news.
But when the flag of Qin was planted on the vast land representing Chu in the side hall of Xingle Palace, it seemed that...in an instant, only the Qi Kingdom in the East China Sea remained in the entire Xia Dynasty.
After several years of going east, things went so smoothly, and the country was destroyed one after another. In one day, the world... is just short of the last step?
For hundreds of years, the six mountains that stood tall in Shandong were destroyed by the Qin Dynasty after the Chu Kingdom was destroyed.
Although happy!
But there is a different kind of uneasiness and slight confusion.
One day!
It is not difficult for today's Great Qin.
But what about after one day?
Where should Da Qin go?
Since ancient times, among the kings of the three generations, no one can give me a lesson. It is not what I want to become the co-master of all Xia like the kings of the three generations.
Because Dazhou is a precedent.
If he were not the co-lord of all Xia like the three generations of kings, how would he go on?
Without the six royal families, Zhuxia didn't seem to have changed much.
The King of Qin felt that it was a good result and scene to implement Qin's decrees everywhere in the land of Qin.
But that process...should be very difficult.
In "Han Feizi" written by Han Fei, there is such a description of the world, but it is difficult to actually implement it.
It has never been done before.
In the temple, the ministers cannot make decisions for themselves.
Especially when we are close to the Huai River, we can see the mountains, rivers and land of Chu that are completely different from those in Guanzhong.
"It's thousands of miles from Xianyang to Shouchun."
"Sure enough, the next step is to set the southern sky and go straight from Shouchun to the South China Sea. It will only go further."
Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh.
If Zhu Xia was not big, how could it accommodate the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods?
Today, the world is about to achieve success. The true vastness can be seen from the map. If you really want to look at it one by one, it will be even more vast.
"Sure enough, the land of Great Qin is close to the South China Sea. No matter what, I have to go there to have a look. According to the classics of three generations, the prosperity of the South China Sea is not inferior to that of the East China Sea."
Qin Wangzheng was also impressed.
As the Lord of the Qin Dynasty, looking at the vast land on the map and not being able to reach any place is a huge regret.
But Nanhai... must be an exception.
I am very interested in that place.
From Xianyang to Shouchun, on the Chidao in Qin State, water and stone had begun to replace the original mixture of sand, gravel and mud.
Next, it should be like this when galloping into the Chu land, and it should be like that in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that you will be exhausted physically and mentally after traveling all the way. Please go to the city first."
Zhou Qing took a step closer, pointing his arm at the city of Shouchun in front of him.
In the past two days, the garrison troops have once again cleaned up the city. Not to mention... they have really cleared out some dangerous people and things.
"Yeah, that's fine."
King Qin Zheng nodded in response.
Indeed, as Brother Wang said, even though we stayed in a comfortable carriage all the way, traveling thousands of miles south to Shouchun was already a bit tiring.
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"Haha, today's meal is quite interesting."
“It not only has Qin’s Guokui sauce meat, fat sheep stew, and steamed buns, but also has Chu’s fish stew, rice, and Chu’s sake.”
"General, what are the soldiers' habits of eating food from the Kingdom of Chu?"
Half an hour later, everyone had appeared in a main hall of the royal city in Shouchun, and everything inside had been tidied up.
The thick wooden tables, the fragrant meals, the open jars of wine... they are all listed.
Qin Wangzheng was at the top, looking at the delicacies in front of him. Coming out of Xianyang, he had never seen such a rich meal in many days.
I was about to eat chopsticks, but I also found the meal in front of me interesting, so I looked at the old general Wang Jian not far away.
"These things..., hahaha, I think it's better to let Feng Jie and the others answer."
Wang Jian was wearing heavy armor and was sitting behind the desk in the palace. Hearing the sound, he bowed his hands and bowed. He couldn't answer this question himself.
But it should be fun.
"Oh, Feng Jie, come and listen."
Qin Wangzheng was curious, picked up a piece of familiar sauce meat with chopsticks, and then looked at Feng Jie. Feng Jie had been in Guanzhong for many years.
I don’t know if I’m used to it now.
"Your Majesty."
"The general feels that if the army's food, grass and baggage are finished, these things can still be eaten."
"It's just that the fish stew from Chu State is not delicious. It has too many thorns. Old Qin people like to eat generously, but there is really nothing they can do about this fish..."
“The key is not having enough to eat.”
When Feng Jie heard this, he quickly stood up and was about to stand up from behind the case, thinking he would respond, but then stopped.
Looking at the things on the case in front of me, even though I have been in Chu State for a long time, I still don't like those things very much.
It’s not far different from the taste of Lao Qin people.
As soon as the words came out, the hall burst into laughter.
"Haha, General Feng Jie is right. Not only does the fish not taste good, it has too many spines, but also the drinks are too bland."
"It's not as strong as Qin wine."
On the side, Wang Ben also responded with a smile.
"If it weren't for the continuous supply of cattle and sheep for the military, I'm afraid we would have forgotten what fat sheep stew tastes like."
"Those fish stews are too tough."
"..."
"..."
The order in the palace was not brisk. Following Feng Jie and Wang Ben's words, the other generals in the army also laughed one after another.
When talking about many interesting things since the conquest of Chu, food is naturally the main one.
Generally speaking, I am still not used to eating.
"Old Qin people now have choices when it comes to their meals."
"But in Guanzhong more than ten years ago, I remember that there was a severe drought in the summer, and there was almost no harvest in Guanzhong."
"How dare the people of the old Qin Dynasty choose to eat? It's good to eat what you can. Later, when Zheng Guo and Li Si supervised the construction of Zheng Guo Canal, Guanzhong had good harvests year after year."
"That is to say, with the completion of the Zheng Guo Canal, the Qin Dynasty had the confidence to go eastward, and the old Qin Dynasty had enough food and warm clothes."
"Compared to previous kings, the people of Lao Qin are getting better and better."
Qin Wangzheng also laughed. He looked at the meal on the table in front of him and at the generals in the palace. The image of the whole country's battle against Zheng Guoqu came to mind unconsciously.
At that time, how could the old Qin people dare to say such things?
That is to say, we now have plenty of food and clothing.
Battle of Changping!
Almost all the abundant harvests in Shu County were exhausted.
Nowadays, as the country is going eastward, with the support of Zheng Guo Canal, Guanzhong has had good harvests year after year, and the official warehouse can still support an army of 600,000 for many years.
That is confidence.
"All the way south, I was thinking, what if the Qin army goes to Jiangnan, Lingnan, and Nanhai, and the old Qin people are not used to the food of Chu?"
"From Guanzhong and the counties outside Guanzhong, we gather grain and grass and transport it to Huaibei. It is not difficult to go to Huainan. The old Qin people can also eat Guokui sauce meat and fat sheep stew."
"It would be troublesome to transport it to the south of the Yangtze River, let alone the land of Lingnan. The customs of the Xia and other places are different, and the heaven and earth and the creatures are also different."
"At that time, I'm afraid the Guokui Sauce Pork and the like... could only be tasted once in a while."
"For hundreds of years, the Chu State has not been able to completely bring the entire Baiyue and South China Sea under its control. Can the people of Old Qin do it?"
The King of Qin's political speech was not finished, and he continued to talk about it.
At that moment, the entire palace fell unconsciously into a silent solemnity. After hearing the king's words, he looked at the Chu State meal in front of him.