Chapter 240: The Rank of Kings, Qin Zhizeng County
The Demon Lord’s proposal is for the Xiongnu and the Demon Clan to cooperate more deeply.
She has a secret blood skill that can transform the prairie wolves bred by the Huns, making them further return to their ancestors and demonize them.
But Luantangman didn't want to rely too much on the demon clan, so he rejected the demon master.
When the Demon Lord asked again at this time, he still refused without hesitation.
The Demon Lord said leisurely: "Having seen the power of King Qin and me just now, do you still have the confidence to be the enemy of Qin and win the battle?"
Luotuanman sneered and said: "The King of Qin first killed my father, and then killed my beloved concubine. How can I not take revenge?"
The war between the Xiongnu and Qin is about thousands of troops, and it is about strategy and tactics. The various tribes under my command are invincible across the three thousand miles of grassland. Demon Lord, do you think this king will not dare to fight against Qin?
If the King of Qin was not afraid of me, why would he need to personally assassinate me?"
"He may have come to kill you on a temporary basis, or he may have done it casually, but he will not be afraid of you."
The demon lord thought that King Qin was not even afraid of this demon lord, let alone you, the lord of the Huns.
Luotangman said proudly: "No matter what the demon lord says, I will never agree to your proposal."
The Demon Lord curled up the corner of his mouth, and his figure floated up into the void: "In that case, I will go, so you can take care of yourself."
After the demon lord left, Luotuanman turned around and looked at the dead Xia Si not far away, with a look of grief in his eyes.
After Zhao Huaizhong's energy was exhausted, Xia Si was hit by the Demon Lord.
The body was invaded by a demonic force, and the entire body was dissipating with the wind, and in the blink of an eye there were no traces left.
Luantan Man said: "Come here, Yue Qing, the master of the World-Destroying Dao, went south with the princess, why didn't you come back?"
"Back to your Majesty, when Sect Leader Yue was outside the city, he returned to the Mieshidao Mountain Gate on the outskirts of the city and did not enter the city."
"Summon him immediately to see the king." Luantanman's face was gloomy.
Xia Si was controlled by Zhao Huaizhong and became an assassin, and Yue Qing, who was accompanying him all the way, was bound to be involved.
Some soldiers agreed and sent people out of the city to find Yue Qing.
Outside White Wolf City, on a cliff, there are undulating domed palaces in the style of the Huns.
In the main hall, Yue Qing sat silently.
On her way back to the Xiongnu, she had guessed that the King of Qin might want to use Xia Si to kill the leader of the Xiongnu.
The fluctuations in the White Wolf City palace just now also confirmed her guess.
The Dao of Destruction has been operating in the Xiongnu for a long time. Yue Qing quickly received the news about the changes in the palace and the action of Xia Si and Yaozhu through secret channels.
"Brother, I am afraid that my way of destroying the world will encounter a catastrophe. At worst, the inheritance will be interrupted. From now on, I will no longer be able to destroy the world. At the worst, I will be suspected by the King of the Huns, and it will be difficult for the Huns to move forward."
Yue Qing's face was full of sorrow: "On the way back, I thought quietly, and then I understood King Qin's intentions and means.
He asked me to return with Xia Si because I had already met the leader of the Xiongnu who attacked and killed me. Regardless of success or failure, my way of destroying the world would be doubted by the Huns, and it would be difficult for me to settle down with the Xiongnu again.
As for the countries in China and Earth, we can’t go back either.
For this plan, only my death can alleviate the suspicion of the Huns and keep my line of destruction alive."
Each generation of sect masters of the World-Destroying Dao is a man and a woman, and they are two brothers and sisters. This is related to the special nature of the techniques they practice.
The person Yue Qing is talking to is his brother, Yangshuo, another sect leader of the Way of Destruction.
"Then King Qin dares to tease and scheme with us like this. If there is a chance, I will definitely repay you." Yangshuo's eyes were filled with fierceness.
Yue Qing said: "It's only my fault that I'm greedy and shouldn't have followed Xia Si down south.
From now on, brother, it will be good if I can keep my legacy of destroying the world, and don’t think about revenge on King Qin.
The King of Qin could kill me at that time, but he didn't do it. Because I was greedy for life, I thought he really wanted to give me a chance to survive, but it wasn't until I came back that I figured it out.
If he had killed me at that time, it would have been detrimental to him in controlling Xia Si to come back and assassinate Luo Tuanman.
In addition, if I had died at that time, the Huns would not have doubts about my way of destroying the world, and our sect could continue to plan and exist in the Huns.
The King of Qin let me come back, just to punish me for destroying the world and helping the Xiongnu, causing harm to the Central Plains.
He wants me to destroy the world and be unable to find a place in the Xiongnu.
Once Luotuanman becomes suspicious of us, our clan will be in a difficult situation among the Huns, and the Huns may even kill us."
Yue Qing looked miserable: "After my death, brother should find an opportunity to withdraw from the Xiongnu as soon as possible and find a place to live in seclusion..."
Her expression quickly deteriorated as she spoke, and her vitality dropped sharply.
Yangshuo said in shock: "What's wrong with you?"
"When I came back, I had already taken Requiem Powder, and there was no cure. My brother was going to be sad. Only if I die, I can buy some time for me to destroy the world and avoid the disaster in front of me."
Far away in XY, Zhao Huaizhong sensed Yue Qing's rapidly weakening vitality through the wisp of energy that had been sent into Yue Qing's eyebrows.
"This woman is not stupid. She helped the Huns and did many evil things. She deserves to die."
Xiongnu.
When the people sent by Luantangman arrived at the gate of Mieshidao Mountain, they heard mournful cries.
Yangshuo's eyes were scarlet, staring at Yue Qing's lifeless body, full of hatred.
Yue Qing's death indicates that she and Xia Si were probably plotted by Zhao Huaizhong and used the two of them to come back and assassinate Luo Tuanman, thus alleviating her own suspicion.
The Dao of Destruction can still exist in the Xiongnu for the time being.
Yangshuo then began to make secret preparations, planning to secretly transfer the foundation of the Dao of Destruction and break away from the Xiongnu.
However, his actions were quickly noticed by Luotuanman, and there was a dispute between the two sides. When Miushidao was evacuating, he was surrounded and chased by Huns soldiers condemned by Luotuanman, resulting in heavy casualties.
In the end, only Yangshuo was spared and escaped injured.
The Tao of Destruction has since declined, and after the Yinnu Cult, it has almost been eliminated.
XY, July 13th.
There was lightning and thunder, and the sky was dark.
In the early morning, the wind blew the raindrops.
The rain was pouring, but the meeting could not be stopped.
In such weather, some ministers got up early in the morning to go to court, stepped out of the carriage, put on their raincoats, and used leather umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain. They came to XY Hall in a very unhappy mood.
In the realm of saints like Lu Buwei and Han Fei, they appear to be very calm.
The two people interacted with the heaven and the earth, the Qi was released, and the rainwater deflected and did not fall on the two people at all.
The two of them walked into the XY Hall, their feet were soft, and even the soles of their shoes were not wet.
Before Zhao Huaizhong came, the officials were envious and said one after another: "Why don't Prime Minister Lu come up with a magic trick to stop the rain?"
Lu Buwei shook his head: "The movement of heaven has its own rules. Do not interfere with the weather of wind, fire, thunder and lightning unless you have no choice.
Your Majesty's cultivation is unparalleled in the world. When have you ever seen your Majesty disturb the heavenly phenomena at will?
Your Majesty, with the dignity of a sage, holds the royal power in the human world, and what he does is the standard for our study, so the celestial phenomena cannot be changed at will."
The ministers were in awe, thinking that it was no wonder that you could sit so firmly on the stage. You are a very human minister, and you would seize the opportunity to take a picture even if you casually chatted about the rain.
This kind of flattery is beyond our capabilities.
When all the ministers were teasing and having different thoughts, Liu Qi's throat-raising voice sounded: "The king is here!"
Zhao Huaizhong, dressed in a black robe, walked out of the back hall, climbed the white jade cloud-patterned imperial steps, came to the only low seat in the hall and sat down.
The Lord of the Qin Dynasty has black hair and black eyes, with a layer of saintly light flowing faintly on his face, his skin is like jade, and he looks like a demon god, and his majesty is growing day by day.
When he stares at someone, his soul will tremble.
As soon as he entered, the hall suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere was solemn.
The big unicorn, surrounded by a faint purple aura, followed Zhao Huaizhong into the XY Hall.
It was lying on the side of Zhao Huaizhong's throne, its huge eyes half-closed, as if it were a nap.
At this time, a gust of wind and rain was caught outside the window, but after absorbing the blood of the Yin Shang Black Bird that Zhao Huaizhong brought out from the Yin Shang Secret Palace, the Black Bird, which had mastered new racial abilities, shrunk its body with magic power and flew in. .
It landed on a bronze pillar on the high throne of the palace, with sharp eyes scanning the officials.
These two great Qin auspicious beasts are at the same level as saints, one is currently at the fourth level and the other is at the peak of the second level.
"Something's going on!" Liu Qi shouted.
"Your Majesty, in the spring and summer of this year, the weather has been good in all parts of our Qin territory, and the crops have been abundant. Mu Yangjing's farming skills have made great contributions to our Qin people. I suggest that we give Mu Yangjing a reward and enjoy the royal salary. ..." A minister came out to start a memorial.
Zhao Huaizhong hummed, which was what Yunzou meant.
Later, Lu Buwei came out to report on the progress of building academic palaces in various places.
After the ministers finished playing, Zhao Huaizhong said in a deep voice:
"I want to announce two things. One is that General Lian Po has been officially conferred. He will join our Great Qin as a general. He will add a general, which will be equivalent to Zuo Geng. He can raise scholars..."
Then Liu Qi stood up and read the edict written by Zhao Huaizhong in advance, praising Lian Poduo.
The Huns have retreated, and Lian Po has been recalled from the northern front.
At this time, he walked out with a blushing face, staring at Meng Ao with a stern look, with a smile of success.
The Qin people had a strict military hierarchy, and general was a general term as well as an honorific title.
Qin has many famous generals, and many of them have been awarded the title of general. However, there are only two generals with the highest title of military commanders. One is the extremely senior Duke He, and the other has successively destroyed Han and annexed Zhao two countries. At the age of forty, he relied on meritorious service. Wang Jian was promoted to general.
In addition, including Meng Ao, none of them were awarded the title of general.
If Meng Ao can successfully defeat Wei, he will be qualified to be promoted to general. This shows that generals are rare and precious.
According to Zhao Huaizhong's conception, in the future Qin will have at least five generals in their prime of war before they can claim their military might be at its peak.
At this time, Zhao Huaizhong announced the reward for Lian Po and continued:
"One more thing. For hundreds of years, our countries in Central and Eastern Europe have always been disturbed by nomadic tribes.
In the past, there were Quan Rong to the north of our Qin territory, the Xiongnu to the north of the Zhao territory, and the Linhu to the north of the Yan people.
The Quanrong were weak and were defeated by our Great Qin the year before last. After taking over the territory of the Zhao people, they retreated to the Xiongnu this time. After thinking for a long time, we decided to move the entire territory of our Great Qin to the north by 300 miles (today's NX territory) and add a new town to the north. , Beige and two counties.
In addition, in the southwest direction of our Qin territory (today's Bashu in Sichuan), we also need to use the force of pioneering to clear out or recruit the people of the tribes where they once lived, and to add Bajun to extend the southern line of the country to the southern coast.
In order to cooperate with the establishment of three additional counties and other related matters, our Qin territory will further encourage farming, trade and childbirth, and those who have more children will pay less taxes."
China has inherited it for thousands of years. In ancient times, its territory has been limited by population, insufficient grain production, military defense and other factors.
In the past two years, Qin Dynasty has been vigorously promoting agricultural production. Starting from the trial planting in the following year after the completion of the Zhengguo Canal, grain production, fruit trees and other items have been fruitful.
After two consecutive years of statistics, the Qin Kingdom has completely solved the food shortage.
And after the annexation of Han and the destruction of Zhao, the territory and population increased significantly compared to before.
It was time to take action on matters such as expanding the territory of Qin.
There is a huge deviation here from history. Historically, the Qin territory has never extended to the north (today's NX). On the one hand, continuing to the north is not a wealthy land. Secondly, continuing to the north is infested by nomadic tribes, which is not conducive to defense deployment and consumes too much money.
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Zhao Huaizhong proposed the establishment of three additional counties this time, but he did not take too big a step and was relatively conservative.
If you want to get it right in one step, it will probably turn into empty talk.
There was actually a buffer zone between the Xiongnu and Qin, which was an unowned area. Zhao Huaizhong's operation was to swallow up this part of the area first.
As soon as he brought it up, the officials immediately exploded into discussions.
National borders and population are the foundation of a country.
If you want to establish a new county, it means increasing armaments and building new cities, which will cost money like water.
The two veterans in charge of money and food were trembling.
The little wealth started to be wasted, and this time there was no war, and new counties were added, and there was never a peaceful life.
Two old ministers stood up and were about to stop the establishment of a new county. Zhao Huaizhong made a move: "I have already made a decision on this matter, and there is no need to discuss it further.
All the ministers can make preparations according to the advice of the few." After saying this, he stood up and left without giving the two old ministers a chance to speak.
This is a naked arbitrary act that does not accept others' opinions. Many foolish kings in ancient times had this characteristic.
The two veterans suddenly became angry.
In fact, kings are also divided into levels. The lowest level is the ignorant king, who is ostracized by the slanderous ministers and deceived and manipulated. He lacks the talent and wisdom to be in charge of a country.
If such a foolish king is in power, the country's power will decline, the people will suffer miserably, and the rivers will overturn.
Slightly stronger than the fatuous king is the tyrant who, although not lacking in shrewdness, is cruel and tyrannical. He kills people at every turn and does whatever he wants. These are all inferior monarchs who have lost control over themselves.
The better ones pay attention to the imperial power and use checks and balances to control ministers to work for themselves.
The best ones are cheaters like Zhao Huaizhong.
He relied on his powerful dominance and intimidation to take advantage of his ministers.
All ministers are tool men, and there is no need for checks and balances at all. If a minister dares to play with power and deceive superiors and deceive subordinates, he will be discovered by Zhao Huaizhong as soon as he has an idea, and the end will be miserable.
As for the fact that he established Yiyantang and was arbitrary and tyrannical, it was because he knew that adding new counties would bring great benefits. This was the trajectory of historical development and had been confirmed by later generations.
All he needs to do is to make it more in line with the current era and act according to his ability.
The addition of Bajun will allow Qin to connect to the sea, which will make Qin more prosperous and powerful in terms of strategy, geographical advantages and other considerations.
You can also prepare in advance for the future annexation of Chu and the further defeat of the Xiongnu.
Gaining the benefits of its maritime territory, Qin will quickly become richer and distance itself from other countries.
The Qin Dynasty wanted to add new counties and open up new territories. It was a big deal to establish three counties at once.
In the next few days, the Qin people and ministers were discussing fiercely.