The Huns in Jiuyuan City never expected that when the Qin army came to Jiuyuan, they did not wave their swords at them, nor did they drive them out of the city. They seemed to be a little friendly?
Seeing that several elders were taken away, some women could not sit still and gathered in groups to discuss.
"Tell me, what exactly does Qin Jun have in mind?" A fat lady lowered her voice and said.
A younger woman with a round face said: "I think there is a good chance that there are no good intentions. We are afraid that the worst is in danger."
The fat lady said sternly: "If that's the case, we can't just sit back and wait for death. Let's take the guy and fight with them!"
"Yes, fight them." Several women agreed.
An old woman on the side scolded: "What do you know! Fighting with the army, what's the difference between fighting the army and dying? You have nothing to say when you die, how can you let those babies die in vain?"
"That's right, what my mother-in-law said is right." A pretty young woman next to her helped. "You don't even think about it. If a man begs for mercy when he is captured, let alone us women and children. In my opinion, we can contribute some food. Yes, at worst, if we leave here, we won’t be driven out and killed.”
The fat sister-in-law was still unconvinced and said: "It's easy for you to say, don't forget, all our men died in the hands of Qin Jun."
The old woman glared at her and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense here. I clearly heard that they were wiped out by the Great Chanyu on the charge of rebellion, but they did not die in the hands of the Qin army."
"Even if they didn't die directly in the hands of the Qin Army, it was because of the Qin Army that they couldn't come back." The round-faced woman said, her eye circles already red, as if she was thinking of her man.
The old woman sighed: "At the beginning, I said that I would listen to the Great Chanyu and leave the city and return to the grassland, but King Xiutu has become obsessed with it and wants to cause some trouble for the Great Qin. Now they have lost it. We lost our lives, and we are in danger again, what a sin."
At this moment, I saw a group of Qin troops in the distance surrounded by an old Xiongnu man, with several carriages pulling behind him, walking towards them.
The old man walked a few steps quickly, grabbed the old woman's withered hand, and said happily: "Old woman, we don't need to die, and we don't need to move."
The old woman said in confusion: "Did King Qin let us go?"
"It's more than just letting go, it's simply a favor." The old man said, "He said that since the south of Yinshan Mountain was allocated to Great Qin by the Great Chanyu, then the people here will naturally become Qin people in the future, and a trade fair will be set up in Jiuyuan. market in order to sell the goods from the Central Plains to the Xiongnu."
All the women present were surprised.
You know, the reason why many tribes on the grasslands always miss the land in the Central Plains is because they envy the prosperous days there.
Although this land now belongs to Da Qin, they not only did not drive me away, but also opened up business here so that the herdsmen can buy the goods they need, and the people of Jiuyuan will naturally benefit from this trade.
It can be said that you can live the same life as in the Central Plains without having to work hard. Why not?
"Not only that." The old man continued, "The King of Qin also gave us a lot of food, and also sent some people to teach us how to farm and spin cloth. He knew that all our young men died on the battlefield, so he specially asked us to Let’s recruit some young men from the grassland.”
Hearing this, the women's eyes turned red. It seemed that they no longer had to remain widowed for the rest of their lives.
"Come and share the food with everyone." The old man said, "If anyone has any thoughts of opposing Qin in the future, I, the old man, will be the first to refuse."
In this way, Ying Zheng used some tactics to win over the people of the Xiongnu people in Jiuyuan. The next step was naturally to move some Qin people here to work here.
Before leaving Jiuyuan, Ying Zheng sent a letter to Zheng Guo who was in Yueyang. This guy was good at building canals, so he wanted to build roads. He ordered Zheng Guo to reorganize the idle workers and start Repair the straight road from Xianyang to Shangjun.
As for the section from Jiuyuan to Shangjun, he took Meng Yi to personally inspect it before returning to Shangjun.
These days, Huan Jue and the two brothers Qiang Yu and Solin were getting along fairly well.
Huanjue even sent many people to help them build ships and learn about water properties.
News also came from Wang Jian's side, saying that two more cities of Zhao State had been captured. Now Li Mu has personally led an army to come to the rescue and confront the Qin army at Que and Edong.
After spending a day repairing in Shangjun, Ying Zheng was thinking about whether to go to Wang Jian's place to see the excitement, when he saw Huan Jue coming in to say hello.
"Your Majesty, are you thinking about the war ahead?"
Ying Zheng nodded: "Li Mu is not mediocre. Although we have advantages in all aspects, we are only afraid that he will see through our strategy and be prepared."
Huan Ye cupped his hands and said, "I think back then, my mentor treated me with great kindness. Whenever I think of the past, I can't help but burst into tears. I always think about inheriting my mentor's name and sharing the king's worries."
The mentor Huan Jue refers to is naturally the late Meng Ao.
Mentioning Meng Ao, Ying Zheng's heart couldn't help but tremble, and he also thought of many past events in his youth.
"From what you say, do you want to participate in the attack on Zhao?" Ying Zheng asked.
Huan Ye nodded and said, "I have this idea, but I still have to listen to the king's arrangements."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "My original idea was just to let Wang Jian and Li Mu spend some time first, but now it seems that if more pressure is put on them, perhaps Zhao's food and grass will be consumed faster. .”
In fact, Ying Zheng knew in his heart that as Meng Ao's disciple, Huan Jue always wanted to win some face for the Meng family. Now that the position of coach of the attack on Zhao was given to Wang Jian, he must be a little unwilling. If he was asked to go and provide support, maybe he would be able to do it. It can calm him down and reduce some pressure on Wang Jian.
Seeing that King Qin relaxed, Huan Jue said quickly: "As long as the king gives me 30,000 horses, I will take the lead in crossing the river, opening up a road for Qiang Hu and Suolin, and also fighting for General Wang Jian."
Ying Zheng said: "It's okay for you to cross the river first, but don't rush in so easily to ensure that Qiang Fu and others can support you at any time. I will ask them to watch over you first, and when the boat is built, they will cross the river to join you. .”
"Wei Chen obeys your order!" Huan Ye bowed again, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
Ying Zheng wrote a warrant, stamped the imperial seal, and gave Huan Jue a tiger talisman. He then said: "Thirty thousand horses are a bit small. You can bring all the fifty thousand horses from Shangjun. If the war situation changes, I will send another one." The army will reinforce you.”
Huanjue accepted the order and began to prepare to lead his army across the river.
Ying Zheng warned Qiang Yu and Suolin again, and then led the team to leave Shangjun and return to the north.
It had been nearly a month since he came out, and he was really worried about whether something else would happen over there in Wuchan.
After all, it is not easy to appease the Jingjue people.
As soon as he entered the territory under the jurisdiction of Beidi County, he saw well-dressed tribesmen guarding the roadside from time to time to salute him. He thought they were probably assigned here, and he felt very grateful to King Qin.
Before arriving at Yiqu City, I saw Thumb with many ghost hands waiting in front.
Ying Zheng quickly got out of the carriage, changed his horse, and went up to meet him.
"Uncle Thumb came so far, what happened in the city?" He was slightly worried.
Thumb laughed loudly: "The city is very peaceful, how could anything happen? These dolls heard that the Lord was back and clamored to come to greet him. I was afraid that they would cause trouble, so I personally led him here."
Ying Zheng felt relieved and said with a smile: "It seems that I am really loved by people now. People greet me wherever I go."
"Of course the Lord is popular." Thumb said with a smile, "These days we have been diligently studying the laws of the Qin Dynasty and refining the Chinese language to make sure not to cause trouble to the Lord."
"Okay, okay, let's go back to the city."
The team reorganized and headed back to Yiqu City.
Wu Chan also led people to greet him at the city gate, and happily welcomed Ying Zheng back to the government office.
"How was your outing this time? Did you encounter anything new?"
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "There are a lot of new things. Suolin is darker than before, the waves of the Yellow River in the north are rougher than those in Jincheng, there are fewer trees in Yinshan than before, and the aunts in Jiuyuan have different personalities. They’re all very straightforward.”
Wu Chan spat: "There is no formality. People ask you about political affairs. Where did you get into this?"
Ying Zheng laughed, and then told him about the alliance with Touman Shanyu, asking for and rebuilding Jiuyuan County, and surveying the Beizhi Road.
"No wonder I didn't see Meng Tian. It turned out that you stayed in Yinshan Mountain." Wu Chan said, "You said you want to build a Great Wall in Yinshan Mountain. Is this true?"
Ying Zheng only told her before that the Great Wall would be built between Longxi and Beidi County, perhaps extending to Shang County. Now if another one is built in Yinshan, the amount of work will undoubtedly more than double. After all, it is a long way there. , it is difficult to control, and it is located at the junction of the two countries.
"Who said that?" Ying Zheng denied flatly, "I mentioned this matter to him earlier when Touman was besieged in Yinshan Mountain, and I will confirm it again this time."
"I don't care." Wu Chan pretended to be angry and pouted, "The Great Wall in front of us has been busy enough for several years. If we still build another one to the north, even if the ghost hands are busy, the ice Gu will not be enough."
Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Ice Gu is not enough, can't we use seed worms to hatch larvae? Let's cultivate more larvae and raise them like cattle and sheep, and the problem will be solved."
"My King Qin, do you think it is so easy to cultivate larvae?" Wu Chan said with a bitter smile, "If it were really that easy, the seed insects left over from ancient times would not be extinct."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Ying Zheng said.
"This is not easy." Wu Chan said directly without thinking, "If you bring back some more seed insects, everything will be solved."
Ying Zheng: "..."
It turns out that Wu Chan has been raising this topic all the time in order to let Ying Zheng bring back more icegu seeds.
"Besides, you promised me before that if you go looking for insect seeds again, you will definitely take me with you." Wu Chan added.
Ying Zheng really said this. He just said it casually at that time, but he didn't expect to dig a big hole for himself.
Ying Zheng said seriously: "To be honest, I have no say in this matter myself. I have to ask Master first. The place where you store the insect seeds is not accessible to just anyone."
Wu Chan pouted his lips and said angrily: "After all, you don't want to take me with you."
"That's not true." Ying Zheng explained quickly, "Remember the story I told you about New Year's Eve during the New Year celebrations a few days ago."
Wu Chan nodded.
Ying Zheng approached her and murmured in a low voice, pretending to be mysterious: "The Xi beast has eaten many people who have seen it, so these mythical beasts cannot meet ordinary people, otherwise one of them must die. Later, Xi beast Isn’t that why the beast was punished by me?”
"These are all breaking the rules." Wu Chan understood some of the concepts of the Tiancheng lineage and muttered in a low voice, "But why can you get close to those mythical beasts?"
Ying Zheng said: "I am a direct descendant of the Tiancheng lineage, so there is no problem."
"Does that mean that if I join your Tiancheng lineage, I can get the Ice Gu seed insect?" Wu Chan asked unwillingly.
"Uh..." Ying Zheng paused and said, "In principle, that's the case, but..."
"We can't say goodbye." Wu Chan said resolutely, "Let's go back to Xianyang together to find the master and ask him to officially accept me as his disciple."
Ying Zheng: "..."
