The night is getting darker, but the main hall of Yeyu Mansion is brightly lit and full of people.
Except for those who were away on business, there were more than twenty generals in the mansion, all of whom were sixteen servants or above, gathered together.
In the hall, there is an animal skin topographic map scroll of the Seven Kingdoms and its surrounding areas hanging.
The generals will express their opinions on the Huns' invasion of the country.
"The Xiongnu did not take action until mid-August this time. It was obviously calculated. They would plunder for a month and retreat northward before October. By then winter would have entered the grassland and the bitter cold was approaching... The Zhao people could not pursue them even if they wanted to.
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"These barbarians have been attacking borders since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which is really hateful.
They have deep grasslands, so it is difficult to clear them all."
"I see that they showed up this time and slowly approached the Zhao border, instead of relying on flexibility and adopting a sneak attack strategy in the past. They seem to be very confident."
"The Xiongnu have annexed many tribes on the grassland in recent years. The Guifang and other tribes have integrated into the tribe, and their strength has greatly increased. This time they enter, I am afraid that their intentions are not small."
There was also trouble from the Quanrong tribe to the north of the Qin Dynasty, and the generals in the Yeyu Mansion understood the situation of the Zhao people very well.
"Li Mu is a famous general in the world, and the Huns are no match for him."
"The Zhao people have to guard against Qin, and they have just fought with the Yan people. The Wei people are not trustworthy. Now that the Huns are attacking, for the Zhao people, it is equivalent to being surrounded by enemies on all sides. What use can Li Mu do alone?"
"Your Majesty, if the Xiongnu invades, do we, the Qin Dynasty, want to take action?
Let the Huns also know that our central land is not a place that can be bullied." A general asked.
If he wants to take action, the key is money and food, which he does not support... Zhao Huaizhong thought for a while and said seriously: "Whether Da Qin wants to send troops to deal with the Xiongnu depends on whether the Zhao people are in a hurry. Sending troops rashly will only arouse the Zhao people's suspicion, and may cause other troubles."
, let the Huns get an advantage."
Late at night, the discussion about the Xiongnu invasion came to an end.
When Zhao Huaizhong returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion, it was already past Haishi.
Yan Huansha lay down next to the bed and took a rest.
The sound of Zhao Huaizhong's return woke her up. Her eyes were sleepy and a little confused, and she ran over to help him take off his robe.
"Next time I come back late, you can sleep in my room first." Zhao Huaizhong said.
"If the prince is not here, and the slave comes to sleep in the prince's palace, he will be said to be flattering the prince, and he will be punished."
Yan Huansha had been in contact with him more and became a little bolder. After speaking, she raised her eyebrows and glanced at Prince Zhao. She happened to meet a pair of bright eyes and immediately ran away in shock.
The Yan Huansha in front of me is dressed in a lavender gauze dress, as light as thin cotton wool, and the skin inside is like mutton fat and jade, and it is dazzlingly white...
"What do you want to do with such beautiful clothes?" Zhao Huaizhong's voice was low.
Yan Huansha bit her lower lip lightly and murmured: "I thought the prince would like it. Tonight, the prince...do you want to listen to the slave singing?"
The following sentence is almost inaudible in a low voice, but the word "singing" can well reflect the breadth and depth of the language and culture.
"hehe."
Zhao Huaizhong has the art of human relations and has always been warlike.
In the middle of the night...the two of them started playing with pillows on the couch.
Early in the morning.
After the dynasty was dismissed, Zhao Huaizhong was in high spirits, holding many things that Baiyao had brought back yesterday, and was preparing to go to the stone hall to offer a sacrifice.
Under the Immortal Pillar, the ancient altar slowly appeared, and the secret power was flowing.
Zhao Huaizhong put the proceeds confiscated by the major sects from the Ye Yu Mansion during this period and placed them on the altar one by one.
Some items were taken away, while others remained unchanged.
Zhao Huaizhong also tried again to collect items such as the Yin Cao, evil spirit stone bowl, etc., but they were still not taken away.
The Sendai stone pillars immediately shone with light.
After a while, something emerged from the pillar.
Zhao Huaizhong reached out and held the things in his hand, and this time he generously gave two different rewards.
One is the black lentil beans like last time, a wonderful thing used to spread the beans into soldiers. There are two hundred of them in total.
There is another piece, a white jade bottle, no bigger than a thumb, with a smooth surface, a wide belly and a narrow mouth, shaped like a water drop.
Zhao Huaizhong opened it and took a look. It was similar to the liquid used to water the small gourds at the beginning. There were four or five drops in it. It smelled pleasant and had an unknown effect.
In the wall, after Zhao Huaizhong broke through the Saint, the amount of Yin Qi used for the monsters also increased.
At this time, the monster was uncharacteristically angry and trying hard to practice.
When Zhao Huaizhong came in, he was sitting in the middle of the black air, his hideous body floating up and down, and rarely speaking a word.
Zhao Huaizhong came out of the stone palace and went to Ye Yu's Mansion for duty. During his free time to deal with various memorials, he took out the jade bottle obtained from the sacrifice and played with it.
The liquid in the bottle... He planned to ask Mu Yangjing.
Shennong's method of carefully studying herbs and medicines should be able to identify the purpose of the liquid in the bottle.
In the afternoon, after he finished handling the day's government affairs, he went to Xuangu Academy.
Mu Yangjing and Jiang Ji returned to Huacaoju from outside the city a few days ago.
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The setting sun is like fire, and the sky is like dye.
Ten miles outside Xianyang City, a group of people came from the east.
There were seven or eight large carts with thirty or forty people in the team, and there were mountains of bamboo slips and books on the carts.
Everyone in the team was on horseback, covered in dust, and it looked like they had come a long way.
There were two people riding horses at the front of the team, walking side by side. One was slender, slightly pale, with a long and thin face and calm eyes. He was about forty years old.
He wore a gray-green gown and a Confucian style, giving him a rather ethereal and otherworldly temperament.
This person is Ye Qi, one of the four major disciples of Zou Yan of the Yin Yang family.
Yue Qing is the youngest disciple among Zou Yan's four direct disciples, and Ye Qi is ranked second based on the time he started.
On the white horse beside him is Mu Qianshui with a lazy face, a grass stalk in his mouth, looking leisurely and contentedly.
In front of the team, the majestic Xianyang City can be faintly seen.
Although most of the horses in this world have no martial ethics and keep galloping without getting tired, each traveling thousands of miles a day, their team still walked for more than half a month with seven or eight carts before arriving in Daqin.
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The destination was about to arrive, Ye Qi felt a surge of joy and said to Mu Qianshui beside him:
"You have been to Xianyang once. Can you give me your impressions of the Qin Dynasty, especially the prince of the Qin Dynasty that Master Zou mentioned many times."
Mu Qianshui did not respond and pointed at his mouth, which meant that both Xunzi and Zou Yan had told him to be silent and not to speak casually.
Ye Qi smiled and said: "We were living in the wilderness yesterday. I couldn't sleep at night. When I came out, I saw Brother Mu talking to an ancient tree in the mountains for half an hour.
Why are you being banned again now?
A few days ago, when we passed through some cities, Brother Mu went out alone to the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion. However, he did not do anything related to human relations. Instead, he invited the women among them to sit and listen to you, and he continued to talk for the whole time.
Without taking a break, guess what the woman would be thinking...
Do you want me to continue?"
Mu Qianshui's face turned red, and she immediately lifted her mute status: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill someone and silence you when you say this?"
Ye Qi laughed loudly: "Tell me what you think of Da Qin, Qin Chu and others, and I will keep it secret for you."
Mu Qianshui said angrily: "What is there to say? The Qin people have been accumulating for many years and have always been interested in going east. Now the time seems to have come.
As for Qin Chu, I have only met him once, so I am not in a position to comment.
However, as we walked along the way, we passed through Qi, Han, Qin and other places. Many people in the three kingdoms were talking about the fact that the Qin prince and the Qin general Wang Jian entered Anyi in Wei territory, slaughtered the Wei king's younger brother, and passed on the law of heaven.
The Yinnu Cult was also wiped out... These things have now spread throughout the world, and from them we can get a glimpse of Qin Chu's character."
Ye Qi nodded: "Master Zou observed the stars and celestial figures, and deduced it based on the principles of heaven and earth. He said that Great Qin might become the master of our Middle-earth Divine State in the future, so he let me join Qin. I want to join Xuangu Academy and preach the Five Virtues.
And you?"
Mu Qianshui was a little confused: "I want to go to Ye Yu's Mansion, but I guess Qin Chu may not want me."
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