Chapter 985: The Magnificent Power of Han (One Hundred and Nine)

"The eldest prince passed away peacefully." The old guard knelt in front of the bed and whispered. "The old slave chose the medicine that has the fastest effect.

After saying this, seeing that King Qin Wulie on the bed showed no reaction and still closed his eyes tightly, seemingly asleep, the old guard kowtowed, got up, turned around and retreated to the side hall.

"Didn't he leave any words?" Behind him, King Qin Wulie's voice suddenly came. The old guard turned around and saw that King Qin Wulie still hadn't opened his eyes, but from the corners of his eyes, there were two old muddy tears. Slowly sliding down.

"The eldest prince said that the most ruthless princes are the princes!" said the old guard.

"The most ruthless prince's family!" Emperor Qin Wu murmured and repeated it, and fell silent again.

I don't know how much time had passed before I heard footsteps walking gently into the hall and sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed.

"The most ruthless prince's family! Teacher, when I ascended the throne, rivers of blood flowed in Xianyang City, and three of my brothers died. I once thought that my generation would avoid such things from happening, so in Ten years ago, I began to choose my successor and worked hard to train him. I made no secret of my intentions on different occasions, so as to send a strong signal to the outside world so that others could stay safe. Why haven't the bloody lessons passed? So far away, why have they all forgotten it?" King Qin Wulie's voice was low, as if he was talking to himself.

"In a house of small people, brothers are still fighting endlessly for money. How much more so when the king of Qin has a territory of thousands of miles and hundreds of millions of people. A single word can determine the fate of countless people, whether they are rich or poor? It has nothing to do with whether the king is wise or not, but with the greed of people. It's just worship! The best thing you can't get is the best. I always want to stand on the mountain and see the scenery on the mountain!" Li Ru's voice sounded, calm and indifferent.

"How can the scenery on this mountain be so easy to see?" King Qin Wulie slowly opened his eyes, "King Han and King Yan have seen the scenery on that mountain, so what now? It's not this piece of material. Instead of forcing it, in the end it will only harm others and yourself, and harm the country and the people."

"People on the mountain think it's too cold at high places, but people halfway up the mountain don't know. They only know that no matter how hard they work to climb to the top, they can see the most beautiful scenery that no one else can see," Li Ru said. "Your Majesty, this is the fate of the Wang family. No one can escape, not in the past, not now, and in the future, such things will happen one after another. There is no exception!"

King Wulie of Qin was silent for a long time, put his hands on the edge of the bed, and tried to sit up.

"Sir, I don't understand something."

"Your Majesty wants to ask about the affairs of the Han Kingdom!" Li Ru said.

"That's right." King Wulie of Qin nodded, "After I got my husband, I, the Qin Dynasty, fully implemented the scholar's scholarship. In the past twenty years, the Qin Dynasty has jumped from a weak country in a corner to the most powerful country in the world. Among them, I have my husband. The result of hard work.”

He paused for a moment, then continued: "But why does a great man like Gaoyuan, a humble soldier with no foundation, come from scratch in ten years, step by step, to where he is today, and has even become the most dangerous person in our great Qin Dynasty?" enemies."

"Sir, I don't doubt your theory, I just don't understand it. One thing touched me greatly and forced me to think about this issue. Sir, when we established Shannan County, many people from Qin Dynasty immigrated there. People, my people have always been proud to be Daqin people, but they encountered challenges there. In the third year after Shannan County was lost, spies from Heibingtai sneaked into Shannan County to secretly contact the people there. The Qin people wanted to set up a network in Shannan County, but all the former Qin people there denied that they were Qin people. This was quite good. They even directly reported secretly to the Eastern Expeditionary Army garrison at that time, so that they could enter there. The Black Ice Platform personnel suffered heavy losses.”

"What I can't figure out is what changed these Qin people and made them willingly give up the glory they were once proud of. Zhongli sent people to inquire again, and the results came back that surprised me. These immigrants in Shannan The county has become extremely wealthy. They own their own land, houses, cattle and sheep, and their lives are comparable to some of our local middle-class families. They are richer than many local officials."

"This is the reason why they chose to betray Da Qin, because Gao Yuan gave them a better life. Over the years, I have asked Hei Bingtai to constantly collect all information about Gao Yuan. What I can't figure out is, The Han State imposed very low taxes on its people, and invested heavily in water conservancy and road construction every year. These were not levied corvees, but paid with real money and silver. How did he do it? Why? We can't do it?"

"Sir, I believe you also know that the Han Dynasty has built the Chidao trunk line that connects the prairie and Jicheng, and the new trunk line connecting Donghu and Yuyang is also under planning. Such a big project, in our Daqin, at least I am It’s unimaginable. It requires countless money and manpower. Why can they do it? But we can’t do it?”

Li Ru sat quietly, listening to King Qin Wulie's doubts. He understood in his heart that although King Qin Wulie said that he would not question his doctrine, deep down in his heart, he was actually shaken.

"Gao Yuan adheres to the academic philosophy of your junior brother Jiang Jiaquan. You came from the same school. Do you still think that Jiang Jiaquan's academic ideas are absolutely impossible? But Gao Yuan has set a living example for us."

King Wulie of Qin looked at Li Ru with bright eyes.

"Your Majesty, in fact, you are not only paying attention to Gao Yuan, I have also been studying everything Gao Yuan has implemented in Han Dynasty. Strictly speaking, what he pursues is no longer my junior brother's academic philosophy, but my junior brother's academic philosophy. He has made great changes in his academic studies." Li Ru bowed and said.

The battle over the ideals of governing the country has always been a battlefield without smoke. Sometimes the cruelty is no less than a battlefield with blood and flesh flying everywhere. Is there any reason why the rise of the Han Dynasty should not attract Li Ru's attention? From that time on, it was still a war. After returning from his mission to Jishi City, the home base of the Eastern Army, Li Ru canceled all other activities and began to study Gao Yuan's set of national policies in the area controlled by the Eastern Army.

Study thoroughly, find out his weaknesses, and then kill him with one blow. This is what Li Ru really thinks.

"So sir, you are also studying this?" King Qin Wulie said in surprise.

"Of course." Li Ru nodded, "Since Your Majesty wants to discuss this issue in depth now, it may take a long time. Your Majesty, can your body withstand it?"

"Of course I can withstand it!" King Qin Wulie sat up straight, "This is a matter related to the great cause of our great Qin Dynasty. Every time I think about this, I am very scared. This time I set up such a big chess game, in fact, it is for a I want to strangle Han Guo while he is still a young eagle. I cannot give him a chance to fly high. But things can happen. There is never a foolproof plan for things on the battlefield. Or I will win and defeat Gao Yuan. , or I will lose this game for one reason or another, so I have to understand everything about the opponent. Is there anything we can learn from?"

"Okay, since Your Majesty has this intention, then just listen to me and explain slowly!" Li Ru cleared his throat and spoke confidently.

Just when the lights of King Qin Wulie's Black Ice Terrace were on, Lu Chao also returned to his residence in Xianyang. As one of the three existing generals of the Qin Dynasty, his current residence is naturally the first-class in Xianyang. The mansion is a mansion of a wealthy family, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres. Even if he returned to Xianyang before being punished, King Wulie of Qin did not take back the residence given to him.

"Yan'er, tell the kitchen to prepare some good dishes. I want to have a few drinks today!" After returning to the house, Lu Chao excitedly said to his wife Gongsun Yan. Seeing the rare smile on her husband's face, Gongsun Yan was also very happy. She knew that her husband had gone into the palace to meet the king today.

"Ms. Xian Gong, that matter has been settled. Your Majesty will no longer hold Xian Gong responsible for his crimes?" Gongsun Yan asked.

Lu Chao laughed. What he did in Fengcheng was originally under the king's order. How could he be blamed? If he was guilty, it was because he suffered a loss at the hands of the Han army, but that was also true. Therefore, the Qin army discovered the details of the Han army, which indirectly prompted King Wulie of Qin to make the decision to attack Gao Yuan.

"Of course we won't pursue the case." Lu Chao smiled and took Gongsun Yan's little hand, "Not only will we not pursue the case, your husband-in-law has now returned his official position and resumed his duties."

"Seriously?" Gong Liaoyan was surprised and happy. As a rich lady from a high-ranking family, she naturally understood the importance of power. If nothing else, when Lu Chao was still a general, he came from outside the mansion. There was a long queue of people seeking to see you, but after being convicted, the door was deserted and the horses were sparse. "Then, won't the front of our door become lively again?"

Hearing Gongsun Yan mention this, Lu Chao had a look of disgust on his face, "In the future, you can drive these people away without politeness. If you encounter those with skinny faces, just let the guards drive them away with sticks." .”

Gongsun Yan stuck out her tongue, thinking that she couldn't do this.

"Let's go see mother and make her happy." Lu Chao took his wife and walked towards the back hall where his mother lived.

Mrs. Lu's reaction was not as strong as Gongsun Yan's. She looked at Lu Chao and asked, "If you are reinstated, won't you have to go to the front line again?"

"Yes!" Lu Chao responded: "My son is about to go back and take over the army again. Mother, this news is still a secret for now. It is enough for the three of us to know. There is no need to say more at home."

"Alas!" Mrs. Lu took a long breath and said, "I would rather you stay at home all the time. Whether or not you can be reinstated is the next best thing!"

"Mother, if my son cannot be reinstated, how can he stay at home safely!" Lu Chao said: "Moreover, if he cannot be reinstated and can't lead troops to battle again, how can his son defeat Gao Yuan with such a bad breath! "

"My mother has let go, but you still can't let go!" Mrs. Lu sighed.

"My mother can let go because she is magnanimous. But if a son cannot avenge his mother, wouldn't it be extremely unfilial?" Lu Chao said, "Mother, don't say more about this matter. My son's mind has been made up."

"Now Gao Yuan is the king of Han, but you are the general of Qin. Even if this matter hadn't happened, you would still have met each other in battle." Mrs. Lu said with a sad expression on her face, "It's just that your father Quan Xia knew it and saw you." It must be very sad for two people to kill each other." (To be continued)