He would not pick up the burden Ying Yushu handed over, nor could he pick it up. The Li family is the Li family, and Li Yuan is Li Yuan. He will not deliberately avoid the identity of this body, but

I don't want to use Li to achieve any purpose.

The great emperor who unified China for the first time has passed away, and the Qin State with strong laws and strict disciplines he established has also perished. As for the Legalist disciple who came from a poor family, the former Qin Dynasty

Mr. Li, the prime minister of the country, is now in a cage, trapped in a prison car woven by his own selfish desires.

Xianyang has been completely controlled by Zhao Gao. During this period, Ying Yushu sent guests to Xianyang three times in an attempt to rescue the trapped Li Si. The result was that he became more and more lonely each time.

Li Si has reached the end of his rope.

The Li family is also on the verge of salvation.

Facing a frail and surviving bride, a woman who had been kind to him, Li Yuan felt a heavy sense of guilt that was both pity and sadness.

"Princess Yu Yuan, I dare not forget the kindness of helping each other. I came here today to express my gratitude. As for the rest, let it pass!" The Li family is the only one that Li Yuan still misses.

, facing this fragile woman with a distinguished status, he was indeed grateful to Ying Yushu. This was one of the few bright spots in young Li Yuan's memory.

"You really don't want to save me? Sanlang, why are you so affectionate? Even if the Li family has no feelings for you, the kindness of having children must be repaid..." Ying Yushu looked desperate. These days, he has been exhausted physically and mentally.

She could no longer muster the courage to play drums to help the battle last time. Li Yuan's "unfeeling" also caught her by surprise. She originally thought that as long as Li Yuan recognized their blood relationship, she could smoothly hand over the heavy burden of the Li family. Now,

It seems that this is clearly impossible.

All she wanted was to live a comfortable and peaceful life, and to be a noble woman in a peaceful world. These were originally in front of her, but now they have been far away from her for a long time.

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Actually, the princess also knows that it is a dead end, and how can it be solved? The Li family has declined, so the princess should let it go. As for the future of Da Qin, the struggle for supremacy in these troubled times,

No one can tell clearly until the end." Li Yuan's voice was as calm as a stranger narrating things, without a trace of emotion.

Compared with Ying Yushu, Li Yuan was just an outsider from later generations. After being used to the separation and reunification of dynasties for more than two thousand years, he was no longer surprised.

Ying Yushu finally decided to give up, just like the choice she had made in history.

When leaving the Li Mansion, Li Yuan took away the soap book of the Li family's contacts in various parts of the Qin State. It recorded the names of Li Si's officials and some of their important records. The importance of this soap book

It is self-evident. With its existence, Li Yuan can more easily gallop across the territory of Qin.

No matter what Li Yuan thinks, he is still a member of the Li family. Ying Yushu handed the soap book to Li Yuan and finally had a wish.

After this, there was no longer the eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty or the eldest daughter-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Perhaps a green lantern and a book of Taoism would accompany her for the rest of her life.

Ying Yushu thought so, and when she handed the soap book to Li Yuan, her mood suddenly calmed down, and a holy radiance gradually appeared on her pretty face.

Li Yuan's eyes flashed with light. At this moment, he suddenly had the urge to hug this woman regardless.

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five days.

It was enough for Liu Bang to take another gamble.

December 1st, morning.

Liu Bang's army, which had been reorganized, once again sounded the clarion call for attack. This time, Liu Bang, who was no longer restrained by the intrigues within the coalition forces, decided to make a desperate move.

Xingyang City.

Under a highly efficient operating system, emergency mobilization orders were issued in an orderly manner, and Li Yuan's command once again gathered 7,000 soldiers.

These soldiers are divided into three levels. The first level is Li Yuan's personal barracks and the guests of the former Li Mansion. Although they only number 400, they are the essence of the guards in the city. This elite group will become

The key point that determines the outcome of the war; the second group of soldiers has more than 2,700 people, mainly including former officials and soldiers.

The surrendered soldiers of the original Zhao Ben tribe, as well as some servants of large households; the third group is also the largest, the young and strong women in Xingyang City organized by Fan Jia, Guan Yue, and Hou Xi. These auxiliary soldiers are mainly responsible for the transportation of baggage in the city.

Of course, when the troops are tight, they will also be sent to Chengheng to fight the enemy.

North Gate.

There were a few unfamiliar faces in the ranks of Li Yuan's personal soldiers. In addition to Li Bi, there were also a few selected frontmen of the Li Mansion.

Li Si had been the Prime Minister of Qin for more than ten years. At the peak of his popularity, there were more than a thousand people in the palace. Cao Da, named Xin, was from the Shangcai family and had the same birthplace as Li. He was called Cao Da because he was the eldest in the family.

Speaking of Cao Da’s ancestor, Duke Wu Cao Sheng, he was the king of Cao State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and participated in many alliances and campaigns convened by the then overlord Jin State. He can be regarded as a generation of princes in the resurgence of Cao State. After Cao Sheng

, the Cao State deteriorated and was eventually destroyed by the Song State. Cao Xin's family moved from the ancient Cao State in Dingtao to live in the Shangcha area for five generations.

By Cao Xin's generation, the Cao family is no different from ordinary civilians. The only thing that represents the glory of the past is that most of the men in the Cao family are strong and tall, and they live up to the name of their ancestors.

Cao Xin had been in the Li Mansion for five years and had never shown any outstanding talents. However, he was loyal and did not leave at the first sight of trouble like other snobs.

Cao Xin is tall and strong, but he has a simple mind. When he was young, he was a wanderer in the countryside, relying on a pair of iron fists. When he was a guest, he relied on the strength of a fist. This time, he saw that Ying Yushu was indeed gone.

After leading the Li family to revive, Cao Xin followed Li Bi and defected to Li Yuan. For him, Li Yuan and the Li family still had a slight connection after all. In this way, his move to defect to Li Yuan was not considered a betrayal.

The war drums roared.

It caused the Xingyang city wall made of bluestone to tremble. In just two years, this important town has experienced more bloodshed than ever before. Under the protection of the solid city wall, the soldiers and civilians in the city fought again and again.

After successfully repelling the enemy troops who came to loot, they were equally confident this time.

In just one month, Xingyang City issued conscription orders twice. When Zhao Bi was in power, his decision to force conscription made people angry, but now, Li Yuan has issued the same order with the same purpose, but the results are completely different. Zhao Bi

His perverse behavior caused him to lose the support of Xingyang's elders, and Li Yuan's army hardly caused any major damage to the city in the more than ten days they occupied Xingyang.

This was also due to Li Yuan's previous series of civil affairs measures, as well as the full support of officials and elders such as Fan Jia, Guan Yue, Hu Zhuang, and Zhang Fu.

As long as the city is there, the wealth is there and no one can take it away at will.

If the city falls, both men and wealth will be lost, and Liu Bang's soldiers can burn, kill, and loot at will.
Chapter completed!