Chapter 834: Preparation for the fifth tour around the world
"Ahem, um..." The First Emperor held a memorial and frowned.
After stroking his beard and thinking a little, the First Emperor picked up his pen and clicked on the fold.
"With this, today's work is over...The next thing should be the affairs of Afang Palace." Putting the pen aside, waving his hand to the palace maid holding the lamp to go out, the First Emperor stretched his waist.
He stood up and walked towards the back of Qin Palace.
Judging from the mysterious remnants, Afang Palace will be completely completed in about three years.
Because of the incident of cheating Confucians, he killed a large number of Confucian scholars and alchemists who cheated him of his money. Although it felt good to vent his anger, the manpower needed to build Epang Palace was correspondingly reduced.
Epang Palace is an encirclement structure belonging to the Central Plains. It is the crystallization of mystery. It is definitely impossible for ordinary people to build it. Only those who know the mystery and understand magic can have the means to build it.
"Oh, take your time, there is no need to rush."
Shaking his head, the First Emperor continued to walk toward the rear.
Having said that, Xu Fu of Langya is almost ready to go out to sea for the second time. Accordingly, it is almost time to set off on his fifth tour of the world. In the first four tours of the world, he found a lot of things hidden in every corner.
The mysterious remnants should be no exception this time.
When he toured the world for the first time, his direction was northwest, which was Qin's hometown. After unifying the world, it was a necessary procedure to comfort the ancestors. He also found a lot of information on Qin's ancestral land.
The second time was to go east, passing through Mount Tai, and after reaching the extreme east, turn back toward the southwest, then turn northwest from Hengshan and return to Xianyang.
The third time he simply went east and returned to the west without making any special discoveries. The fourth time he set off in the northeast direction and did not turn back to the west until he reached Jieshi and returned to Xianyang along the Great Wall.
This fifth time... just set off to the northwest, then turn around from Nanjun, set off in the direction of Kuaiji, then land westward from the sea, passing through the sand dunes along the way back to Xianyang.
There is also the matter of the crown prince... During this period, the ministers have been urging him to quickly establish the crown prince, and he is almost bored to death.
At present, among his several sons, Young Master Fusu, Young Master Gao, Young Master Jianglu, and Young Master Hu Hai all have their own voices, but Fusu and Hu Hai still have the highest voices.
Although Fusu is a virtuous boy, he is too sincere. He has sent him to the Great Wall in the north, hoping that the bloody military life can temper his temper. As for Hu Hai... let's not mention it.
All in all, there are too many things that need to be done by him personally, and he is too busy to handle them.
When will this fifth trip take place? Let’s wait for now. There’s no rush. There’s no rush.
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Xu Fu and Poppy had already reached the river.
"This calm river is so beautiful. It's different from the river. It feels much more peaceful." Xu Fu lay on the side of the boat and stretched his slender hands into the river. He smashed the waves and created bursts of white foam.
"Yes, it is indeed very beautiful. They are both beautiful rivers, but river water and river water give people completely different feelings." Poppy did not behave in the same childish way as Xu Fu, but just smiled.
"Where are the two ladies going? You have been across the river, so you are really well-informed." The boatman wiped the sweat from his head with a faint smile on his face.
"The destination is Taihu Lake and Kuaiji." Poppy said casually, her eyes always staying on the rippling river water.
"It's so far..." The boatman didn't seem to expect that these two ladylike women would answer him, and instead felt a little embarrassed.
"You'd better row the boat quickly, Mr. Yu's time is not something you can waste." Xu Fu said with narrowed eyes, revealing a hint of danger.
"Ah - yes!" The boatman quickly speeded up and rowed the boat, secretly thinking that this young lady was really difficult to take care of.
Poppy glanced at Xu Fu silently, smiled silently, and didn't care.
She has always had this attitude towards ordinary people.
For her, Xu Fu is probably the only one who can get her attention and tolerance at present.
After all, she is a non-human being, a body spirit, and an alien species different from humans.
The destination of aliens can only be aliens.
Between words, the river has been crossed, and Xu Fu and Poppy will have to walk for the rest of the journey. They will not be able to buy horses or carriages and other means of transportation until the next town.
The Huai River is easy to live in, but the Jiang River is sad. That's it. The width of the river is much wider than that of the Huai River. Even a boatman with superior skills dare not say that he can cross the river with a carriage, and building a bridge is even more difficult than climbing to the sky.
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When they got ashore, Xu Fu threw some coins to the boatman and took the poppies with him, leaving two lines of footprints on the river beach.
"Let's go, Master Yu." Xu Fu fiddled with his talisman, "The clone I sent out has already investigated the area around Kuaiji in advance and found information about the two inhuman machines."
"Huh? Tell me quickly!" Poppy suddenly became interested.
"Kuiji and the surrounding areas were the territory of Wu before Qin, or even before that. Therefore, the surrounding area was called Wuzhong, not Kuaiji." Xu Fu flipped through the talisman and said without raising his head.
He said, "Although Kuaiji County has its own county guard, it is a pity that the county guard does not have much power. The real person in charge of the Wuzhong area is called Xiang Liang."
"Xiang Liang?" Poppy blinked, "Who is it?"
"...I knew you didn't know." Xu Fu twitched the corner of his mouth.
"You should know about Chu State, right? Chu State's military power is so powerful that it can even be said to be the biggest obstacle to His Majesty the First Emperor's unification of the world, and its resilience is also one of the best among the six countries." Xu Fu's attention returned to
When he got to the talisman paper, he scratched his face and said, "Now that the Six Kingdoms have perished, the last remaining strength of the Chu State in the Qin Dynasty is dormant in Kuaiji, Wuzhong."
"Their leader is Xiang Liang, the second son of Xiang Yan, the current head of the Xiang family and the general of Chu State."
"Sounds like a very dangerous person...Does this have anything to do with my lord?" Poppy was amazed at first, and then regained her dumbfounded look.
Xu Fu wiped the speechless sweat from his face: "You continue to listen to me. This Xiang Liang adopted his eldest brother's two sons a few years ago."
"These two sons are tall and have superb martial arts. They are very powerful in the Wuzhong generation. It is said that whenever they see the two of them, they must be wielding swords and guns. Their reputation is very average."
"Their names are Xiang Ji, Zi Yu, Xiang Nuo, and Zi An."
"And it is obvious that the person you are looking for should be the eldest brother of the two, Xiang Liang's nephew, Xiang Yu."