Xianyang suburbs

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The giant salamander, dressed in gray coarse cloth, was breathing heavily and leaning against a big tree in the forest.

Although she knew that the fastest way to regain her strength was to sit down and adjust her breathing at this moment, she didn't dare to sit down and rest at all, so she took a few deep breaths before moving on.

After coming out of Xinzheng City, she went straight to Yangzhai and had a peaceful journey. However, she did not dare to relax while she was in South Korea. Then she entered Luoyang. She thought she would feel more at ease entering the land of Qin, but instead

Encountered a large number of spies from Zhao and Wei.

After all, her identity as a Tianzi first-class assassin was too sensitive. In addition, during this period, the Luowang branch in the Wei State began to investigate the movements of Xinling Lord Wei Wuji, which caused this twice

Attention, young master who breaks the Qin Dynasty.

Along the way, the number of assassinations that Jingli encountered was almost equal to the number of missions she had performed in her life. Even a first-class killer like her was so embarrassed that she had to change into a low-key coarse shorts.

He put on his clothes and smeared pot ash on his face to cover up his beautiful face. And these days of escape made the Jing Salamander no longer able to see the calmness and beauty of the past.

But even so, her unique temperament that could not be concealed often made her reveal her identity. In order to safely deliver the Black Dragon Scroll to Xianyang, she had to take detours time and time again to avoid pursuit.

Finally, after going round and round, we finally entered the territory of Xianyang, which is also the base camp of Luo Wang. No one dared or had the ability to continue chasing the Jing Salamander here.

The return of Jing Salamander has been known to Luowen's senior management for a long time, not to mention that Jing Salamander still carries a black dragon scroll. Even if he originally planned to sneak away... ahem, even Ying Zheng gave up because of the black dragon scroll that Jing Salamander carried.

The plan to travel in Weifu to search for talents has been postponed.

For a time, Xianyang was under martial law, Luowang Six Sword Slave, Zhanri, Black and White Xuanjian and other Luowang Tianzi first-class killers all gathered around Xianyang Palace to guard.

After Ying Zheng read the letter translated by Jing Salamander, he was a little shocked, but more excited.

After Shang Yang's reforms, the military meritocracy was established, and the people of Qin were happy to hear the war. This martial culture not only affected the people of Qin, but also the king of Qin who sat on the throne.

During the reign of the Qin kings since Qin Xiaogong, if they did not join forces to fight against Qin, it would be as if they looked down on this Qin king.

However, unlike the excited Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei's face was full of sadness.

As the prime minister of the Qin State, no one knows better than him how weak the Qin State is at this time. It is even so weak that many cities outside Hangu Pass have only a thousand garrison troops, and the food in the treasury is not enough to support the Qin army.

Instead of fighting a big war, all the money was spent on the corvees who were building the Zheng Guo Canal.

"Qin Lu Cang Lu" Li Chen and his concubine are engaged in public affairs, and Li Chen is two stones of Yuehe, and Li Concubine is one and a half stones; if they are not engaged in the work, do not report it. On Xiaocheng Dan, Li Chen is the author, and Yue He is one stone and half stone; if he is not the author,

One stone of moon grain. If the concubine is a concubine, the author will be given one stone, two and a half buckets of moon grain; if he is not able to pound the moon grain, one stone of moon grain will be given. If the baby has no mother, half a stone will be given to each; even if there is a mother, if the mother lives alone with her male child, this is also reported.

He has half a stone for the month of harvest. Those who are subordinate to Chen Tian will give two and a half stones for the second month of the month. By the end of the ninth month, they will be given half a stone. For pounding, the moon is one and a half stones. For the officials, the height of the city wall will not exceed six feet and five inches.

I am a concubine, and the height of the pound is not more than six feet and two inches, so it is all small; the height is five feet and two inches, so I made it.

Qin's laws are strict, but they are also considerate of the people.

The government of Qin provided food and clothing for corvee service, and even took into account the losses caused to the family by going out to perform corvee service. These high welfare and high treatment are not so much corvee service as a disguised form of labor.

Using work in exchange for relief was the reason why the Qin State was able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to do corvee labor at every turn.

However, hundreds of thousands of people were mobilized to build the Zhengguo Canal for several consecutive years, which was somewhat unsustainable even for the Qin State today. At this time, news of a suspected alliance was received, which was by no means good news for the Qin State.

Therefore, Lu Buwei only had a sad look on his face.

When he persuaded Ying Zheng to agree to build the Zheng Guo Canal, he had already considered the potential dangers that building the Zheng Guo Canal would bring to Qin.

He boasted that he was definitely a capable minister, and he also knew that there were many smart people in the six kingdoms. He was not the only one to see the value of Zheng Guoqu to Qin. No one would sit back and watch Qin build Guanzhong into a city no less than that of Bashu.

The Kingdom of Abundance on Earth, because that would mean that the Qin State would become more powerful.

However, Lu Buwei believed that the treacherous Lord Xinling and King Wei of Wei in the last alliance should have lost the trust of the countries in Shandong, and it would be impossible for them to organize the next alliance to attack Qin. However, he did not expect that they would actually find enough people to attack Qin.

The person who replaces Lord Xinling to hold the title of Hezong.

"Father Zhong, this Pang Nuan... I seem to have never heard of it. What kind of person is this, who can actually take the place of Lord Xinling and preside over the important affairs of the alliance?"

In the main hall, Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei with a sullen look on his face. The intrigue between the two people in the past was eliminated due to the appearance of the foreign enemy, and they even called him "Father Zhong" affectionately.

Listening to the "Father Zhong" that he had not heard for a long time, Lu Buwei looked at Ying Zheng and recalled the child who held a book and asked him questions. A smile suddenly appeared on his face that was gradually eroded by wrinkles.

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"Zhao General Pang Nuan, it's normal that the king doesn't know about him. He is an old guy who has been active in the world since the time of King Wuling of Zhao. He is a senior general even more senior than Lian Po."

Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei blankly.

If he remembered correctly, Lian Po this year should be around eighty years old, and a veteran who is one round older than Lian Po... How on earth is this done?

Lu Buwei recalled the information about Pang Nuan in the Luowang intelligence and said: "As early as the period of King Wuling of Zhao, Pang Nuan had discussed war with King Wuling and explained to King Wuling that 'to win a hundred battles, it is not a good person who is good.

The meaning of "Victory in battle, the good is the good". Unfortunately, during the Sand Dune Rebellion, the famous generals gathered around King Zhao Wuling dispersed. Pang Nuan simply followed his teacher, Mr. He Guanzi of Taoism, in the mountains of Chu State.

He has lived in seclusion for decades."

"I originally thought that this old guy, who was one round older than Lian Po, would have been in the mountains of Chu for a long time and no longer cared about fame and fortune. I didn't expect that he would come out to preside over the alliance again."

Lu Buwei sighed quietly, he really didn't expect that the Six Kingdoms of Shandong could actually find such an old and immortal guy.

Although Zhao General Pang Nuan is not well-known, his qualifications and age are there. He also has a Taoist background. The generals from various countries who participated in the alliance can only obey Pang Nuan's orders, even the stubborn Lian

Podu could only be obedient. From a certain perspective, he was even more suitable than Lord Xinling.

However, what troubled him the most was not He Zong, but Zhang Ji's mention of Pusakajin in his letter.
Chapter completed!