Come to the erotic palace
At this time, Fusu and Hu Hai did not know that a battle of "revenge" from his teacher was about to come.
Before bowing his head, Hu Hai was still busy dealing with the homework that had accumulated in the past few days.
There is not much homework these days, so Hu Hai is confident that he will finish his homework before Chen Ke comes, so that his teacher will have no excuse to deal with him.
It's a pity that Hu Hai is still too young.
If his teacher wants to deal with him, does he need any reason?
Even if you want to find a reason, there are too many reasons.
Why do you have to seize a coursework?
In the palace, on the path.
There were flowers, trees and gardens on both sides of the road. Chen Ke was walking on the path with a little thought in his expression. He was thinking about how to deal with Hu... Oh no, he was thinking about what Ying Zheng said before.
The New Year has not yet ended, and a pile of tasks promised years ago have piled up.
The most important of these is definitely the issue about the Xiongnu grassland, but it would be a pity if such a large piece of land was left like that.
But if he didn't leave it alone, Chen Ke really couldn't think of anyone suitable to handle that area.
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Suddenly, Chen Ke felt that his hairline had shifted upward a little. Otherwise, how could he touch his forehead so easily?
.........
Prairie King City
This was originally the royal city of the Huns, but now that the Huns were driven away, this not-so-luxurious royal city became the Qin's base in Mobei.
I have to say that the Huns were very good at choosing places, and the location of this royal city was really well chosen.
Han Xin looked at the surrounding buildings and said with emotion on his face: "General Meng, should we go back?"
"After making such a great contribution, I must report to His Majesty."
"What's more, since there are no enemies in Mobei since then, there is no need to have so many troops stationed here, right?"
Meng Tian just glanced at Han Xin sideways, with some helplessness in his eyes.
He felt that Han Xin was too naive.
With so many troops stationed at the border, is it simply to guard against some disasters on the border or the Huns?
What a joke.
After the world is unified, these soldiers will not have many opportunities to fight. If they are stationed in the country or disbanded, then in the next period of time, these "prostitutes" will appear in various places in the Qin Dynasty.
Stationing at the border not only gives these soldiers a hope, but also prevents wars on the border, and even more prevents these soldiers from causing chaos.
Even if there is no war on the border now, these soldiers will not be allowed to go back.
Especially going back to a large area.
It's just that these words are not suitable to be said in front of Han Xin, especially now in a public place.
So Meng Tian could only smile and say: "This great achievement is yours, what does it have to do with me?"
"What's more, although there are no Xiongnu in Mobei, it cannot be said that there are no enemies."
He narrowed his eyes slightly and pointed his finger in the northwest direction unconsciously: "Have you forgotten? There are still some countries in the northwest, but those countries are not the enemies of Great Qin for the time being."
Han Xin was slightly startled, what does this mean?
"General Meng, are you saying that the countries in the Western Region are also our enemies?"
"But aren't those countries in the Western Region doing business with us and maintaining friendly relations?"
"Why are you our enemy?"
Meng Tian sneered: "Friendly status? Trade?"
"How can we become enemies?"
He sighed, with a hint of depth in his tone: "Do you know why those countries in the Western Regions have such good relations with us now?"
Han Xin shook his head slightly, with a look of confusion and confusion on his face.
"The general doesn't know."
Meng Tian sneered, with a cold voice: "They have a good relationship with us because the Huns were here before."
"The Huns are like a wolf. He is not only our enemy, but also the enemy of those countries in the Western Regions."
"Do you think the Xiongnu only targeted Da Qin?"
"you are too naive!"
Han Xin, who is still in his teens and has not even been crowned yet, was confused when he heard this.
Although he was born with such talent, he was just a child.
Even in this ancient age where precociousness was common, he was still a child.
In ancient times, he was crowned an adult at the age of twenty. He is only seventeen or eighteen years old now. According to the original trajectory, he only participated in the rebellion in the first year of the second emperor, when Xiang Yu and others started the rebellion.
It is now nearly ten years away from the original time.
Ten years later, Han Xin has naturally gone through many vicissitudes and understands everything, but today's Han Xin is just a blank piece of paper.
Looking at Han Xin's confused eyes, Meng Tian smiled and said: "Where do you think the Huns got such a large territory? They were all stolen from various countries in the Western Regions!"
"Even if those yellow sand lands are of no use, the Huns still want them!"
"I don't know how many countries are buried in that piece of yellow sand. Some of those countries perished during the battles and civil strife in the Western Regions, and some of them were wiped out by the Xiongnu!"
"The Xiongnu is like a sword, with both sides of the blade facing the Qin Dynasty and the other facing the Western Regions."
"With the Huns here, Da Qin's attitude towards the countries in the Western Region will be more friendly, because Da Qin is not willing to be attacked from both sides."
"With the Xiongnu around, Da Qin, the Western Region national team, is even more friendly because they don't want to face two powerful enemies at the same time!"
Han Xin looked a little surprised: "So, the existence of the Xiongnu is actually a good thing?"
Meng Tian nodded slightly, then shook his head: "Of course not."
He explained patiently: "Do you think the countries in the Western Region are friendly to Da Qin? In fact, they are not."
"They are also friendly to the Huns, and some countries in the Western Regions are even biased towards the Huns."
"The Huns also knew they were doing this, because they could neither destroy those countries in the Western Regions nor target the Qin Dynasty."
"So they would also like to see a three-way balance."
When Meng Tian said this, he sighed faintly: "Haven't you noticed that since the Xiongnu fled completely a few days ago, there has been some restlessness on the other side of Huangsha."
Han Xin's mood was a little low at this time, and there was doubt and certainty in his voice.
"General Meng means that those people we thought were "desert bandits" are actually pioneers and spies of the Western Region countries? "
Meng Tian nodded slightly: "It's not like the vanguard, but the spy is real."
"It's just that what they don't know is that if we can drive away and defeat the Huns, is there nothing we can do against them in the Western Region?"
The light in his eyes was deep: "When I was in Xianyang, I heard Chen Fengchang mention several times that he had visited countries in the Western Regions."
"Chen Fengchang's evaluation of these countries in the Western Regions is that there is flowing gold buried in the ground, enough gold to last hundreds or thousands of years."
Meng Tian smiled slightly: "The countries in the Western Regions are interested in our attention, but we don't know that we are also interested in them!"
Han Xin suddenly smiled after hearing this.
At this time, the soldier walking beside Meng Tian also had a surprised look on his face. So, he thought those bandits were really bandits.
I didn't expect it to be some countries in the Western Region.
His face couldn't help but put on a bit of excitement again.
In fact, these soldiers are already tired of the war, but they also know that without the war, they will not be able to do anything. Even without the war, they will have no way to live a better life.
So while they are looking forward to peace, they are also anxious about the coming peace.
Now, his heart is already in his stomach.
If the countries in the Western Regions launch troops against Da Qin, then Da Qin will naturally fight back. A counterattack will lead to war, and war requires them!
They need war too!
...........
Seven Stars Courtyard
Di Lun was sitting there, holding a few white chess pieces in his hands. Opposite him sat Xu Fu, who was already doing nothing.
Xu Fu yawned, his face looking bored.
For a person like Xu Fu, he actually doesn't want to be idle, let alone stay in the same place.
This was too difficult for Xu Fu.
He would rather die in that vast sea, die on that never-ending road, die in that endless exploration.
This is in line with Xu Fu's thoughts and character.
Di Lun was relatively calm and peaceful. Although he did not meet His Majesty the First Emperor as promised a year ago, Chen Fengchang had already promised, so there would be no problem.
He was not idle these days. In the past two months in Da Qin, he had already learned the identity of Chen Fengchang.
It was through the well-informed Xu Fu that he learned that Chen Fengchang was about to step down as governor of Penglaizhou and return to the central court.
Today, there is still one vacant position.
Whether it was Di Lun, Xu Fu, or anyone else in the court, they could all guess it.
What position will Chen Ke hold after he remains in the court?
Thinking of this, Di Lun was even less anxious.
In Xianyang City, he felt the long-lost Central Plains civilization of the Shang Kingdom, saw the real Central Plains civilization, and had a glimpse of how prosperous the Yin Shang Dynasty was eight hundred years ago.
"Tap tap tap——"
There were bursts of footsteps, and the footsteps were chaotic. They didn't seem to belong to the same person, but to many people.
Di Lun and Xu Fu looked at each other, understood something in an instant, and stood up immediately.
Sure enough, there was a loud noise in the distance, and Ying Zheng's figure appeared in the courtyard, followed by a large number of Iron Eagle Guards and Li Si, Wang Jian, and Chen Ke.
Di Lun looked at the person standing in the front, as well as Chen Ke, Li Si, and Wang Jian surrounding him, and immediately understood in his heart that this was His Majesty the First Emperor!
His eyes observed unconsciously.
His eagle eyes, sword-shaped eyebrows, broad and powerful face, calm and intimidating, make people feel like their hairs stand on end.
He felt a little guilty and ran through his own image in his mind.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "This is the emperor. A person with high virtues, three emperors, and five emperors should be like His Majesty the First Emperor."
Before he could finish his emotion, he followed Xu Fu forward.
"Your Majesty, Xu Fu, has met with you."
"Your Majesty, for ten thousand years——"
"Great Qin Ten Thousand Years——"
And Di Lun said: "The little king has met His Majesty the First Emperor of Qin."
"His Majesty the First Emperor for ten thousand years——"
"Great Qin Ten Thousand Years——"
In fact, the king of a vassal state should call himself a "subordinate". It's just that the Shang State does not belong to the Qin Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty does not want a vassal state thousands of miles away.
What they want is a cooperative partner, or an ally with the same interests.
Ying Zheng looked at Di Lun who was saluting there, waved his hand, and said with a very gentle expression: "There is no need to be polite, King Shang."
He looked at Di Lun and said in a very easy-going tone: "I have heard about King Shang's visit a long time ago. I originally wanted to see you earlier, but a lot of things happened later and I haven't been able to get out of my mind."
"I haven't asked King Shang yet, how was life in Xianyang during this period?"
"Are you still satisfied?"
Di Lun looked very humble. He lowered his head slightly and did not look directly into Ying Zheng's eyes.
"His Majesty the First Emperor, life in Xianyang City is very comfortable. Xiao Wang can't help but miss the Yin Shang Dynasty eight hundred years ago."
There was a bit of nostalgia in his tone, but his words were secretly drawing him closer to Da Qin.
"Eight hundred years ago, we were also from the Central Plains, but after our country was destroyed and our family was destroyed, we fled to that messy land."
"On that long journey, I don't know how many sages died on the way. After all the hardships, we finally arrived at the Yin Shang Continent."
Di Lun's voice was filled with sorrow and joy.
Sad for those seniors who sacrificed their lives on the road, but happy to have found their way back home.
"His Majesty."
He looked into Ying Zheng's eyes for the first time: "Thousands of years ago, I was a member of the Central Plains of China!"
"We grew up drinking the same water. The great river is our mother. The blood of China and the Central Plains flows in our blood."
"We are one family!"
Listening to Di Lun's words, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little moved. He took a step forward and was filled with emotion: "Thousands of years ago, we were one family."
"The grudges from thousands of years ago disappeared with the destruction of the Zhou royal family."
"Now that King Shang has come to this land of the Central Plains and returned to his homeland, it is a good thing. We are one family."
"Da Qin will do its best to entertain you."
With tears in his eyes, Di Lun looked at Ying Zheng and said, "The Yin Shang Dynasty is a thing of the past. They are already their descendants who have been exiled to another continent and lived and multiplied in another continent."
"Now Emperor Qin can still recognize us and is willing to give us wanderers a home."
"Such a great kindness will never be forgotten by anyone in the Shang Kingdom!"
For a moment, Ying Zheng and Di Lun held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, both moved by the other's words.
Chen Ke, who was standing behind, rolled his eyes silently.
Very well said.
But in fact, almost a year ago has passed. Do the people on that land really still have the same blood flowing in them as those in the Central Plains?
Not really necessarily.
But now that both countries are willing to say this, then this is really the case.
It's just driven by profit.
At this time, Ying Zheng turned around and looked at Chen Ke behind him, with a hint of regret in his voice: "This is not my fault, but Chen Ke's!"
