I think back to the time when Empress Dowager Xuan heard about the "disadvantages of Qin's law" for the first time. She was disdainful at first, and then she was deeply shocked, so that her back was covered in cold sweat.
Qin Fa, there is indeed a problem!
And the problem is not small!
According to Xiong Wuliang, even if the Qin Dynasty can become king and hegemony with the help of Qin Law, this is a short-lived method, and Qin will die sooner or later because of Qin Law.
If the shortcomings of Qin's law can be solved... Empress Dowager Xuan is willing to pay any price!
Even if it means fighting a war with Chu State, he will not hesitate!
Besides, that coward Mi Huai probably wouldn't dare to refuse... When Bai Qi is asked to lead tens of thousands of elite soldiers to hold a 'military exercise' at the border, Mi Huai will definitely obey and pack Xiong Wuliang over overnight.
Don't look at Xiong Wuliang as a senior Sima in Chu State, so what?
We are not asking for his life.
I just came to our country of Qin to be a guest, to see the customs and customs of my country Qin, and to have a friendly visit and cordial exchanges in Xianyang. I reiterated that the friendship between Qin and Chu is unbreakable. The people of Qin are old friends of the people of Chu. We will continue to deepen and promote bilateral cooperation in the future... …
Mi Huai should still give this little face... The elite Qin army on the border couldn't help but not give it to him!
Anyway, let’s deal with the people first!
Empress Dowager Xuan made up her mind, nodded and said: "Okay! Send an envoy to Yingdu to respectfully invite Xiong Wuliang to join the Qin Dynasty!"
"After Qu Yanghou enters Qin, I am willing to give everything to make him fall in love with Qin and help me reform Qin's laws!"
Wei Ran smiled and nodded in agreement, but an imperceptible cold light flashed in his eyes.
Xiong Wuliang has the ability to navigate the world and we must not let him be used by the Chu State.
But... after this person enters Qin, he will be reused. So where should I, Wei Ran, go?
The best way is to trick this person into Qin's territory... and then kill him with lightning speed!
Even if my sister blames me in the end, she won’t do anything to me!
Having made up his mind, he looked at the Queen Mother Xuan again, only to hear the Queen Mother Xuan say: "Wei Ran, since this idea is yours, you must be able to grasp the appropriateness of it."
"This matter of 'sending an envoy to Chu and inviting Marquis Qu Yang to join Qin' will be left to you!"
"I wonder if you would like to go?"
Wei Ran was startled at first, and then secretly rejoiced!
This couldn't be better!
He personally took Xiong Wuliang to the Qin State, and once he passed the Wuguan Pass, he killed him with a sword! Clean and neat! Leave no consequences!
"My brother is willing to go!" Wei Ran's eyes were firm: "I am willing to go through fire and water for the Qin Dynasty!"
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Quyang City was under martial law for a long time. It was finally confirmed that there were indeed no assassins from Heibingtai, and the atmosphere relaxed.
However, the Quyang Hou Mansion is still heavily guarded in secret - the personal barracks are always guarded, and the eight hundred soldiers are divided into four shifts, taking turns to be on duty.
The Qingyu Guards and the Black Feather Guards expanded their monitoring distance to the entire Quyang City - as long as a suspicious person appeared in the city, they would immediately call the soldiers to come over to coordinate the encirclement and suppression.
In this way, although the assassins of Heibingtai were not caught, the spies from other countries were punished.
Xiong Wuliang is the Grand Sima of the Chu State, and there are quite a few scouts and spies from various countries in the fiefdom... Now that the farm has been disbanded, the combat effectiveness of the militia has plummeted... However, the Green Feather Guard and the Black Feather Guard have perfectly made up for the security problems caused by this. .
Of course, these secret actions were all planned by Zhong Hua. Xiong Wuliang didn't know about it, and even if he knew, he didn't care.
At this moment, Xiong Wuliang was happily teasing the young lady in front of his hands, and he was very happy when he had nothing to do.
It would be better if there was no threat from Qin.
Damn Qin!
Qu Yuan came to Xiong Wuliang and said, "Your Majesty, here are the various developments in the fiefdom this month. Please take a look."
Xiong Wuliang took the pamphlet from Qu Yuan's hand——
The autumn harvest has been roughly completed, and the grain has been collected into the granary.
The land equalization order is progressing smoothly and has been basically implemented, and the final finishing work is in progress.
The trade volume and trade volume of commercial ports and shops remained stable, and the overall economic situation was stable and improving.
The output of the industrial park reached a new high; Shi Er composed a new song, which became a popular song in the fiefdom. The content was probably to praise Xiong Wuliang's great achievements.
The roads in Zhongli County have been planned and are being constructed and implemented by the construction engineering team.
All in all – very good!
Xiong Wuliang nodded with satisfaction: "Very good."
"How is the situation in Jimo, Qi State?"
As Xiong Wuliang's confidant, although Qu Yuan did not participate in the "Allied Forces Conquer Qi", he was also very aware of Xiong Wuliang's plan to puppet Qi.
Tian Di of Qi State succeeded to the throne and appointed Tian Dan as a general to guard the isolated city of Jimo.
Because of Xiong Wuliang's suggestion, Tiandi had already prepared for a protracted war in Jimo, so a large amount of resources were hoarded in Jimo City to prepare for a protracted war.
A large number of wealthy households and nobles in Qi State were afraid of the Yan army's power, and they all withdrew to Jimo.
As a result, Jimo City has a lot of financial and material resources, as well as sufficient human resources... Tian Dan, who is in charge of Jimo's defense, is also a capable person, and he has blocked dozens of Yan army offensives.
Coupled with the fact that Jimo is close to the sea, aid from Xiong Wuliang continued to support his adopted son by sea.
Impregnable!
Now that the Yan people saw that Jimo was a tough nut to crack, they simply stopped launching an offensive.
More than 100,000 soldiers of Yan State surrounded Jimo City and began to sit in meditation...while Yan Zhaowang Ji Zhi concentrated on digesting the territory of Qi State.
Qu Yuan: "This month, a total of 300 sets of armor, 50,000 shi of grain, a total of 190,000 arrows of various sizes, and 20 barrels of kerosene will be transported to Jimo via sea route."
Xiong Wuliang nodded with satisfaction.
The number is not small!
Don’t get me wrong – these things aren’t free.
Qi State has a reputation of being rich and wealthy. When Tiandi retreated to Jimo, he almost moved all the treasury in Linzi over... Xiong Wuliang sent things to Jimo, but Tiandi had to pay.
Although we feel like a foster father and a foster son, when it comes to business, we have to stick to the same code.
To be honest, Xiong Wuliang has harvested a lot of wool from the fields in the past few months, and the money he earns is no less than what he earns from shops and commercial ports.
The arms trade makes money so fast!
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Winter has come, and the fief fell into silence.
The howling wind blows across the wilderness. Occasionally, when someone steps outside, they will shiver from the cold - this year's winter is extremely cold!
According to Xiong Wuliang's estimation, the lowest temperature in the fiefdom this winter could even reach minus fifteen degrees Celsius in later generations - you must know that Xiong Wuliang's fiefdom is located on the southeast coast, and such low temperatures may not be seen in a hundred years!
It is estimated that the northern countries such as Qin and Zhao will have a difficult time this winter...
Especially the Rongdi Grassland in the north. If you want to survive this winter, you must go south to the Central Plains.
Of course, this has little to do with the current Xiong Wuliang - but Qin Zhaoyan and other northern countries will not be lonely this winter...
In the four-county fiefdom, except for the industrial parks that were still operating at full capacity, ordinary farmers did not even leave their homes. However, there were many businessmen from other places who were attracted by the huge profits from trade and did not hesitate to brave the cold wind. Come all the way to do business.
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