Ying Zheng shook his head as he watched Li'er prepare to put on the grand court dress, crown, and emperor's robe for him.
"His Majesty."
Hearing this, Gongsun Li had no choice but to nod and obey His Majesty's wishes.
"Longxi here is different from the rest of Daqin."
"Going back hundreds of years, the people of Longxi and the people of Yingqin cannot be said to be one family. In front of those village elders, I... are family."
"Since Lord Shang's reform, without the bloody battles of the old Qin people in Longxi and Guanzhong, there would be no grand events like today's Qin Dynasty."
"I... am with their family."
The First Emperor Ying Zheng said slowly.
I rarely come here to Longxi, and this is even the first time I have really set foot here.
However, judging from the list of soldiers killed in battles compiled by the military over the past twenty years, Longxi, Beidi, and Guanzhong have always been at the forefront.
Longxi, in particular, has been at the forefront for hundreds of years.
Without the ancestral land of Longxi, there would be no Great Qin today.
They have made great contributions to the present state of Great Qin, and now, it is time for me to let them bathe in the blessings of Great Qin.
"What your Majesty said is true."
"But now...all the Xia are unified under Qin, and the people of all Xia are all the people of Qin."
"Your Majesty, please don't be too partial. I am a member of the Wei Kingdom back then, and I can understand the hearts of the people of Shandong."
Gongsun Li combed Ying Zheng's hair and tidied her mountain crown.
The crisp sound is low and slow, and the show is soft at the beginning.
That's what your Majesty said.
But..., although Longxi has made great achievements, at present, all Xia will eventually become one.
It would not be good if the Xia were divided into those who were close and those who were close.
This is a person whose family and country are in ruins. If he is alienated by His Majesty, he may become a hidden danger if someone provokes him.
"good."
"What Li'er said is indeed true."
"Therefore, it is easy for the Qin Dynasty to wipe out the Xia, but it is very difficult to rule them."
"The difficulty lies in people's hearts."
Ying Zheng said appreciatively.
I naturally thought of that.
But no matter what, the special status of Longxi cannot be shaken.
The key is balance.
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"Nong Yu, please follow me to meet this rare country elder."
Not far behind the king's car.
Naturally, oral instructions are also given.
After sitting in the carriage for many days, Zhou Qing just wanted to relax his muscles and bones. He glanced at the little guy who was sleeping soundly on the couch next to Dong Jun and couldn't help but smile.
"Yes, sir."
Holding an ox-horn comb in his hand, he combed the young master's hair and tied it with a high mountain crown. He was dressed in light ordinary clothes and was not dignified by the majesty of a prince.
I am also somewhat interested in following the young master to meet the village elders.
"Xiao Meng, how are you practicing your magical powers?"
Zhou Qing held a cup of tea and sipped it lightly.
Xiaomeng has been studying supernatural powers for the past few days.
The reason is that after taking the Xuanxuan Dan, one’s cultivation has improved a lot, and the cultivation of supernatural powers has also been successful. At least it does not hinder the pure divine eye, wisdom and supernatural powers, and the good understanding of his mind and supernatural powers has been achieved.
The practice of other magical powers is relatively slow.
Supernatural power!
Different from Xuan Gong, this thing requires understanding, and Xiaomeng... happens to have a very high level of understanding, and I believe that Xiaomeng can master it.
"Progress is slow."
Wearing a cyan gown, silver hair hanging down, and silver eyes shining with purple light.
Looking at the senior brother, he sighed slightly.
The magical power passed down to me by my senior brother requires a lot of spiritual awareness to be understood and practiced. It is difficult to achieve success simply by relying on the power of the sea Dantian.
"It's true that progress is slow."
"Every magical power points directly to the highest state of integrating the body with all things."
"It should be passed down from the ancestors."
Put down the tea cup, stand up from the table, stretch your arms, and let Nongyu serve you further. Everything must be in line with etiquette.
"Ancestor."
Xiaomeng also felt that ordinary people would never be able to create it.
There are not many Xuan Gongs created by my senior brother that involve the practice of spiritual awareness.
"Done?"
"Let's go."
He did not stay in the carriage. When Nongyu stopped, Zhou Qing stepped forward.
"The prince!"
"The prince!"
"..."
Beside the car, the temple officials who were accompanying them were passing by. They looked at this and quickly saluted.
"Um."
Nod to those people.
Carrying Nong Yu beside him, he walked forward.
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"Hankai County Magistrate Chen Xin paid a visit to His Majesty the First Emperor."
"His Majesty the First Emperor!"
"His Majesty the First Emperor!"
"..."
The city of Hankai.
It's not big, just one area that controls an area of dozens of miles.
Although the place he was in charge of was not large, it was close to the Weishui River. He reaped the benefits of fish and salt shipping and made a lot of money. The county was rich.
Zhou Qing stayed in Longxi for a while and visited the Wei River many times, so he certainly remembered the rare city.
The emperor's brother was in front, followed by himself, but Gongsun Li, Young Master Gao were also there, Guigu Gai Nie was also accompanying him, and Weiwei Li Zhong was naturally by his side.
In front of the view, a group of more than ten people on the roadside saluted respectfully, including the county magistrate and county captain of Hankaicheng, as well as the surrounding village elders and others.
"Everyone, fellow countrymen, get up quickly."
"It's rare to open a county magistrate. I remember that I issued an edict. In the places I inspected, in the counties and counties along the way, there is no need for officials to meet unless they have an edict."
"Are you planning to disobey my order?"
Ying Zheng held up his hand with one hand and looked at the village elder and others in front of him with a smile.
As for the county magistrate of Hankai, he answered the question immediately.
If people from counties and counties along the way are allowed to visit him, the distance and time of his inspection will only be delayed even longer. It is impossible to reach here in half a month.
"His Majesty!"
"My...my fault!"
Chen Xin, the magistrate of Hankai County, is about thirty years old.
Wearing the county magistrate's robe and hearing His Majesty's words, his heart trembled and he did not dare to stand up, he could not help but say in fear.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
"Your Majesty, calm down."
"We asked the county magistrate to bring us here."
"His Majesty!"
"We all joined the army and fought in the past. We experienced the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan personally."
"For decades, there has never been a day when I didn't want the generals of the Qin Dynasty to attack and destroy the Shandong countries, so that the people of the Shandong countries could see the might of the old Qin people."
"A few months ago, when the temple dynasty was established, I was too old to go to congratulate His Majesty. Now I am lucky enough to meet His Majesty on an inspection tour of Longxi, and I am very happy."
"I came here spontaneously to see His Majesty."
"County Magistrate Chen is here because of our request. We, who are old in the army, do not know etiquette and do not have the guidance of Magistrate Chen. We are afraid of being disrespectful and offending His Majesty."
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
At that time.
Before Chen Xin responded, a country man with white beard and white hair walked out slowly beside him, and immediately gave him another deep bow.
Thinking of asking for forgiveness.
I thought I would forgive the county magistrate.
The words were spoken slowly and orderly.
Zhou Qing heard this and took another look at the old man. He must be a good person.
Judging from his physical condition, he is still in good health. Although he is a bit old, his legs and feet are not very agile, and there is some trembling in his steps.
"oh!"
"My father-in-law personally experienced the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan."
Ying Zheng was also surprised.
Looking at the old man in front of him, he took a step forward and helped him up.
From the Battle of Changping to now, he is almost as old as himself.
The Battle of Handan was even more tragic, with hundreds of thousands of old Qin soldiers injured and killed. Later, Lord Xinling of the Wei Kingdom even showed off his troops at Hangu Pass. It was the most unbearable war in the Qin Kingdom in a hundred years.
The old man in front of me actually experienced it, and so did the other village elders around him.
"His Majesty!"
"Back then, we all followed the orders of King Zhaoxiang and joined the army as a whole. At that time, we were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and we were still a little short of joining the army."
"But in a battle involving the fate of the country, how can the old Qin soldiers be ranked second?"
"God bless the Qin Dynasty. The Battle of Changping completely defeated the Zhao Kingdom."
"Although there was the Battle of Handan and the Battle of Hangu Pass, there was no major damage in the end."
"When His Majesty took charge of the army, he established the Lantian camp and reorganized the new army. At that time, we were serving in the army outside the pass. Due to physical illness, we returned to our hometown."
"To this day."
The old man looked even more excited.
I really personally watched Qin defeat the Zhao State in the Battle of Changping, and then the Qin State became somewhat chaotic, and then His Majesty ascended the throne and led the Lantian Camp with an army of 400,000.
He wiped out all the kingdoms in Shandong, pacified them one by one, and unified all the Xia under Qin.
It is really what every old Qin person looks forward to.
I am lucky.
I am even more fortunate to see your Majesty today.
"My father-in-law has been through many wars and has made great achievements in battle. How can he be an old man of the same village? Is there something wrong with the merit examination?"
Look at the old husband in front of you.
Listening to his words, hearing his voice, and looking at the other elderly villagers.
Ying Zheng was filled with emotions.
This is the old Qin people from Longxi.
The Battle of Changping was a battle for the fate of the country.
The Zhao State had a total of four and a half million soldiers. In order to cope with the Zhao State's power, King Zhaoxiang also ordered the recruitment of soldiers, and within a few months the army became hundreds of thousands.
Unexpectedly, my father-in-law joined the army at that time. Fast forward nearly forty years, and the young man's beard and hair were now white, as were the other village elders.
But...according to the laws and regulations of the Qin Dynasty, coupled with my father-in-law's experience, it is impossible for him to be a village elder now.
After saying this, Ying Zheng looked around, at the accompanying ministers, and then at his father-in-law in front of him.
"His Majesty!"
"It's not because of the merit examination department."
"It's my request."
"At that time, the prince of the minister had already reached the rank of Zuo Shuzhang. According to the words of the merit examination office, he could enter the county and hold the position of county lieutenant. However, the minister did not understand literature and was really a county lieutenant. He was afraid of delaying the talented people."
"On the contrary, as a village elder, I taught the whole place and personally watched the young people grow up, watched them join the army, watched them get married, watched them put on armor, and watched them conquer the Shandong kingdoms one by one.
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"I am even happier."
The old man said deeply again.
My official title is not low, but... here in Longxi, the most indispensable thing is the official title.
When I left the army, the merit examination office assigned me positions such as county lieutenant and county lieutenant, but I didn't value them.
Longxi is the ancestral land of the old Qin people.
Since King Shang's reform, there have been too many people with titles, which is a sign that generations of old Qin people have shed blood for the Qin Dynasty.
What's more, here in Longxi, we don't dare to do anything illegal or corrupt. Although I am a village elder, my title is still higher than that of the county magistrate Chen Xin.
Sure enough, he had done something illegal, and the old Qin people would have drowned him to death with their saliva.
This is the character of the old Qin people.
"..., the Qin Dynasty was able to wipe out all the other countries, all because of people like my father-in-law."
"Chen Xin, please get up."
"How are you, my father-in-law?"
Ying Zheng sighed lightly.
Patrolling Longxi and Beidi, this is what I should see and this is what I should hear. He waved his hand and asked the county magistrate to stand up.
He looked at the village elders and said with a smile.
With these people, one's own heart is more stable, and it is more stable to open up new roads in the Xia.
The old Qin people in Longxi are his most solid support and support.