Chapter 33 Luck
Farewell to the King of Ouyue, Situ Wanli followed Liu Ji and the two peasants of the farmhouses into the territory of Minyue...≦...≦ On the path in the forest, Situ Wanli and Liu Ji rushed on the way.
The country of Minyue was strong, and King Wuzhu of Minyue had always been committed to introducing advanced technologies and iron tools from the Central Plains, and changing the bad habit of Yue people who were naked and eating raw fish and clams.
Since Wu Zhu succeeded to the throne, he has slowly carried out reforms. Over the years, his governance measures have been effective. Many people from Minyue have at least slowly put on their clothes and cooked food with fire.
The road was bumpy and hard to walk. Situ Wanli rode on the giant rhinoceros, and said boredly: "I have begun to miss the straight and smooth road."
? "Hey!" Liu Ji lay on the back of a giant rhinoceros, looking listless. "The remnants of the six countries all said that the Qin Emperor was cruel, and the remnants of the people became increasingly serious, but some things were always done by someone."
"Is Brother Liu Ji advocating Emperor Qin? You must know that our farmer only serves the eldest son Fusu, not Emperor Qin!" Situ Wanli looked at Liu Ji, who was calm and said with deep meaning.
"Haha!" Liu Ji smiled and said unhappily: "There is no difference between being loyal to Fusu and being loyal to Qin Emperor. I really don't know what Xia Kui thought. They are the closest relatives, and we are just outsiders."
Listening to Liu Ji's complaint, Situ Wanli sighed, "Is it still different?"
Situ Wanli, the head of the Six Halls and Four Yue Halls of the Farmers, is one of the senior executives of the Farmers. The information he can obtain is naturally not just comparable to that of the second in charge of the Shennong Hall.
"What?" Liu Ji asked curiously.
"The world has indeed changed. How many of the hundreds of princes left by the Zhou emperor in the past? How many of the descendants of the Ji family who were once scattered all over the world? It has been a thousand years! The Zhou family's world was eventually destroyed. But just when everyone thought that after Ying Zheng destroyed the six kingdoms, he would be the heroes of the royal family, and the next era would belong to the Ying family. Ying Zheng wanted to implement the new policy and establish counties. How many people in the world would be dissatisfied? How many of the remaining tribes of the six kingdoms scattered everywhere would set off? Because of the implementation of the new policy, Ying Zheng offended many of the hundreds of schools of thought? The Mo family was just a piece of paper, and I don't know when this piece of paper would be broken. If the Confucianism had not been suppressed by Xun Sheng, just relying on Fuming and Yan Lu, he could not control the great scholars who shouted and replied to Zhou Li all day long."
Listening to Situ Wanli's words, Liu Ji straightened up and smiled: "It's a pity that those people are not opponents of Qin Huang, so they can only hide in the corner and howl unwillingly."
Situ Wanli glanced at Liu Ji, and his words cursed some people from the farmer's house.
"Brother Liu Ji, what do you think? Since you were taken away last time, I found that you have become a little different."
"Different?" Liu Ji was surprised. If Situ Wanli could see it, how could the Zhu family, who was old Yu's accident, not be able to see it? Maybe he was already suspected by the other party. Thinking of this, Liu Ji's heart was turbulent, but there was no change on his face, and he asked: "What kind of difference is it?"
"What's the difference? I can't say it either. I feel like you have become serious." Situ Wanli smiled.
At the end, Liu Ji got such an inappropriate answer from Situ Wanli.
"Become serious? You are not serious." Liu Ji wanted to laugh, but cursed again.
"Haha! I won't say it anymore. The Minyue Kingdom is coming soon, let's go quickly! It's probably going to rain. Before sunset, I have to rush to the city to settle down." Situ Wanli said, clamping his legs. But he forgot that the mount under him was not a horse, but a giant rhinoceros.
The horns of the giant rhino trembled slightly, and he was not interested in the person who was eager to leave. In addition, the giant rhino's skin was quite thick, so no matter how Situ Wanli tried, it was useless. He was anxious on the back of the giant rhino, so he could only watch the giant rhino slowly moving forward step by step.
The capital of Minyue.
In the dark hall room, the King of Minyue stood alone in front of the throne, leaning against the gate, and no one behind him.
This palace, built with stone and ancient wood, has cost a lot of effort and consumed a lot of money and materials in the treasury of the Minyue Kingdom. Although it is not as tall and solemn as the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, it is already a rare mansion in this remote place.
King Wuzhu of Minyue was wearing a armor, with a long sword on his belt. The black armor on his body was woven with oil-soaked hardwood unique to Yuedi, and was inlaid with hundreds of iron pieces on the outside. This pair of black armor was made by the best craftsmen of Yuedi in a hundred days. On the day of the armor, it was hard to enter the sword and gun.
Wu Zhu stood in this empty palace, not like a king, but like a general.
Unlike the King of Ou Yue, Wuzhu has always been concerned about the general trend of the world and has also obtained information from various countries in the Central Plains through many channels. Since Wuzhu succeeded to the throne, there have been turbulent situations in the past ten years. The rapid changes in the world have made Wuzhu adapt.
The six Kanto countries that once dominated the Central Plains were destroyed, and Qin became the only major country in the world, the Qin Empire. Since the Qin Emperor destroyed the six countries, Wu Zhu has been worried that Ying Zheng would focus on this Yue land.
Facts have proved that Wu Zhu's concerns are not without reason. Judging from the recent news, the Chu realm in the past, the Qin territory and the Qin territory. The border between Qin and Baiyue have accumulated a lot of food, grass and equipment, and the number is already above a normal quota.
Then, news came that the Qin army had changed defenses at the border. The army that replaced all the defenders on the border was quite extraordinary, and they were well-trained and could not be compared with those defenders. None of them came back alive without a few spies sent by Zhu.
The news that came one by one made Wu Zhu feel uneasy.
In recent days, Wu Zhu has received news that Liu Ji, the second in charge of Shennong Hall, went south with a ship of goods. Wu Zhu and Liu Ji are old acquaintances and have some understanding of the Zhu family, the leader of Shennong Hall.
These two people are not casual characters. Liu Ji chose to come here at this moment, and the plan behind this can be imagined.
It's definitely not simple!
The heavy iron gate slowly opened a corner, bringing a hint of light to the dark palace. An eunuch walked into the hall, stood between the narrow intersection of light and darkness, and reported: "King, Liu Ji, the second in command of Shennong Hall, and Situ Wanli, the master of Siyue Hall, have entered the city."
"I know, I will send them a visit tomorrow morning." Wu Zhu said.
What is coming finally comes.
"Yes!" The eunuch slowly retreated, and the iron gate was closed again.
The palace room returned to darkness, just like Wu Zhu's uncertain heart
Inn.
Liu Ji, who had just settled down, shouldn't have time to put down his luggage and livestock, so he pulled Situ Wanli to gamble.
"Ha, Brother Liu Ji, you have lost nine times in a row. It seems that you are not lucky today!" Situ Wanli chuckled with the dice cup.
"I like to bet because no one knows what the result is before I take the dice cup." Liu Ji shook it again. This time, his luck seemed to be good, three six.
Situ Wanli smiled and raised his hand to admit defeat. Veterans like him have already reached the point of being superb in gambling skills. It is a casual thing to listen to the sound and control the size.
Situ Wanli didn't believe that Liu Ji didn't know this, but he was still willing to bet with him. This is what Situ Wanli admired Liu Ji the most.
"Here you come." Situ Wanli said to Liu Ji after putting down the sieve cup.
"I didn't expect Wu Zhu was so anxious. I thought I would have to wait for two days?" Liu Ji chuckled.
"Not everyone has such good patience as brother."
A spy voice sounded outside the door, "Situ Wanli, Liu Ji received the will of the king."
Liu Ji and Situ Wanli looked at each other and opened the door and walked out of the house.
In the early morning, it started to rain heavily, and the lingering weather made the two very uncomfortable. When Liu Ji and Situ Wanli arrived at the royal city by car, their cloaks that were covered with rain were almost soaked.
The two took off their cloaks and baked in the corridor outside the hall for a while, then they received news that Wu Zhu wanted to see them.
The heavy iron door was slowly opened, and the hall was no longer as dark as last night. The braziers on both sides of the hall were lit, reflecting the gate leading to the long path between the thrones.
"See the King."
Liu Ji and Situ Wanli approached and performed the way of rituals towards Wuzhu.
Wu Zhu still held the hilt of the sword in one hand and carried it behind his back like last night.
"What are you here for?" Wu Zhu said straight in without any politeness.
Liu Ji and Situ Wanli looked at each other and raised their heads. Liu Ji said, "There are two things for the farmer to come here this time. One is that the farmer thanked the king for the manpower provided last time. This time he brought several boxes of goods to repay him."
"Changping Jun is dead, Chu State has been destroyed. I have already received the reward for the matter of Chu Capital that time. We have paid off all the money and goods, so how can we talk about rewards? Moreover, as far as I know, the commander of Qin who broke through Chu Capital at that time has now become the crown prince of the empire. Liu Ji, do you want me to be enemies of the giant Qin State?" Wu Zhu's cold voice resounded throughout the palace. Situ Wanli had already felt that there was a lot of cold air in the darkness around the hall.
These should be all dead soldiers who are not well-trained. These people are rebellious, have excellent martial arts skills, and only obey the orders of no one, which is quite difficult to deal with.
Situ Wanli had no doubt at all. As long as there was no order from Zhu, these people would rush over and kill them on the spot.
Liu Ji next to him seemed to have found nothing, and chuckled on his face and bowed: "I dare not. The second thing Liu Ji did here was to ask the king to go to the king's title and surrender to Qin."
As Liu Ji finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall became cold instantly. Situ Wanli looked at Liu Ji in surprise, marveling at why he was so direct.
Wu Zhu turned around and the image of a man with a strong face was reflected in Liu Ji and his two eyes.
And as Wu Zhu turned around, daggers had already reached Liu Ji and Situ Wanli's necks.
Liu Ji did not hide, and Situ Wanli did not hide, because they did not feel the murderous aura on Wu Zhu.
"I'll say something to you. If you can't satisfy me, you should know your fate." Wu Zhu looked at Liu Ji, with no expression on his thin face.
"The king wants to be at peace, want to die?" Liu Ji was driven by many daggers and could not move at all. At this time, there was little seriousness on his face.
"So what about An? So what about dead?"
"If you are safe, you surrender to Qin; if you are dead, you will resist Qin, that's all."
"Hahahaha!" Wu Zhu laughed: "Although Min Yue is small, there are still 100,000 soldiers in armor. How could he be afraid of Qin!"
Who are you lying to? Liu Jicai didn't believe that Minyue could raise 100,000 soldiers. In this remote place, Wu Zhu could raise 50,000 people was already the limit.
Although he was disdainful in his heart, Liu Ji still said seriously: "The army of the six countries is more than one million, where are they now? The king should know. If the Qin Emperor really had aroused his mind to conquer the Minyue, how could the 100,000 soldiers of the army be resisted? Therefore, Liu Ji brought the way to seek consistency and surrender to Qin."
Wu Zhu waved his hand, and the dead soldiers beside Li Ji and Situ Wanli retreated back to the darkness.
Liu Ji moved his muscles and bones, but listened to Wu Zhu saying: "I heard that the farmer defected to the eldest son Fusu, it seems to be true."
"The king is well-informed, but the farmer's family defected to His Highness the eldest son." Situ Wanli said.
Well! Wu Zhu nodded and looked at Liu Ji again. "If I surrender to Qin, I will go to the King. Will Qin Emperor let me continue to stay here and take charge of this territory?"
"I'm so proud to say it bluntly." Liu Ji said with a hand: "The world is so great that Qin Emperor has many problems to deal with. There are the East Hu and Xiou in the north, the Xiou in the south, and the Qin State has other tribes and hundreds of schools of thought in the hinterland of Qin. Min and Yue are located in a corner. Within ten years, Qin Emperor may not have the mind or energy to make any major moves here. Therefore, the king can still issue orders here, and will not lose anything else except losing a king."
Wuzhu's expression changed a lot, Liu Ji's words were not nice, but they made some sense.
"What about ten years later?" Wu Zhu said unwillingly.
"It depends on your luck, your king." Liu Ji smiled and stopped talking, and was so secretive.
luck?
Liu Ji's words reminded Wu Zhu a lot. The former king Gou Jian slept on firewood and tasted gall. But if the King of Wu led the army north to the north, Huangchi gathered. How could he enter Gusu with just three thousand Yue armors? The world said that the former king was wise and the King of Wu was foolish, but Wu Zhu knew that there was also a component of luck in it. Thinking about the fact that the world was settled, although Qin was powerful, it was unstable. If Qin Emperor left, what would happen to the world? It was hard to say. Over time, thousands of thoughts were gone. Wu Zhu looked at Liu Ji and said, "It's a pity that you are just the second in command of Shennongtang."
Liu Ji did not speak, but Situ Wanli's heart caused a stir.
"I understand, you guys go back!"
When the two left the royal city, Liu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground. "This situation scared me to death."
Situ Wanli didn't say anything, but just looked at Liu Ji.
"What's wrong, Brother Situ?"
"I'm thinking about what the King of Minyue said just now. One day, will the Zhu family not be able to tolerate you? And what should I do then?"
"Ha ha!"
The rain stopped temporarily, but the dark clouds in the sky still gathered and accumulated a majestic momentum. The sunlight shone through the thin clouds, bringing a brief light to the earth.
On this lonely street, Situ Wanli only heard Liu Ji chuckling, and then stopped talking. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!