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Chapter 238: Save the World
Qin Yulong came here today for a private relationship. Li Guanyi invited Qin Yulong in. The general of Daying State stopped here and said with a smile: "Wait a minute, there is another one coming."

Li Guanyi waited for a while before he saw the person he was talking about. It was Ying State's Crown Prince Jiang Gao. He had a gentle look on his face. Seeing that Li Guanyi and Qin Yulong were still standing in front of the general's tent and had not entered, he was a little surprised and said:

"Didn't you two have any small talk? Gao felt that it would take some time for the two of you to meet, so he deliberately delayed it for a while."

Qin Yulong laughed loudly and said:

"Your Highness, if you don't come, Yulong doesn't dare to have a private conversation with Qin Wuhou."

"It can also be regarded as a way to avoid suspicion for the two of us."

Jiang Gao shook his head and said in a gentle voice, "Don't employ a person you doubt, and don't doubt a person you employ. General Qin has made great contributions to Daying, and I don't doubt the general's loyalty. However, since you two are waiting for me, I won't be polite."

He smiled casually and walked in. Qin Yulong also looked calm.

Li Guanyi was impressed by the general's generosity. Someone poured tea for him. Qin Yulong explained, "Pei Jun heard about you a long time ago and wanted to meet you before, but you had a dispute with our country on the battlefield, so you never came."

"I heard yesterday that you had met His Majesty before, and His Majesty praised you highly."

"I just came over."

"I hope Qin Wuhou will not be offended."

"You really can't have both family and country."

Qin Yulong frankly told the reason why he came to Li Guanyi now, and also said it for Jiang Gao to hear. Jiang Gao heard it and smiled and shook his head, saying:

"Marquis Qin Wu will be leaving soon, Yulong, you don't have to say such things. Aren't you tired?"

Qin Yulong said solemnly, "We should pay attention to the duties of the monarch and his subjects."

He looked at Li Guanyi. This was their first meeting, but they actually had a close relationship. When they started chatting, Jiang Gao took the initiative to guide the atmosphere. When he was not talking about serious matters, his words were quite humorous and he was not a rigid or dogmatic person.

He is just good at telling jokes, and Li Guanyi couldn't laugh.

So it seems that no one supports Jiang Gao because of his "humor and elegance".

So I sat there drinking tea feeling very disappointed.

However, this actually made the atmosphere between Li Guanyi and Qin Yulong much better.

Qin Yulong was originally a knight-errant. After putting aside his worries, he showed his heroic character. He talked and laughed freely, and talked about the things that Xue Peijun was worried about, such as Xue Daoyong's health and her sister's recent situation. Li Guanyi told him part of what he knew, and then replied:

"It has been more than a year since I left Jiangzhou City. I don't know what happened afterwards..."

"Although Elder Xue has become the prime minister, Chen Dingye is not a heroic person. Elder Xue is a check and balance between Chen Dingye and the aristocratic family. I am worried that he will be slandered..."

Qin Yulong said: "My father-in-law is a master of martial arts, with a pure and strong internal energy. He is also good at archery. Among the masters, he is also a good fighter. It's a pity that after my mother-in-law passed away, he sat alone in the snowy night."

"Later, when I practiced martial arts, I focused on cultivating my internal energy and gradually gave up killing."

"He has lived for over a hundred years, but his fighting ability has not been able to continue to improve. He can be considered a top-notch fighter, but he is still a step away from being the best. Father-in-law is naturally not afraid of Chen Dingye's direct attack, but the two old men in the Chen Kingdom's library have extremely profound internal strength, so we must guard against them."

After Qin Yulong finished speaking, he realized that he had said too much. He looked apologetic and said, "However, I am not going to say anything about my father-in-law. I just understand that the death of a very important person will definitely have an irreversible impact on a person's state of mind."

Even though he was a great general, he showed some regret on his face at this moment, and said: "I should have brought Peijun and my child to meet him, but my father-in-law never wanted to meet us..."

"That's why I always feel that I am not good enough for Peijun. Back then, I hid my identity and traveled around the world, making friends with heroes from all factions. But I met her at a martial arts competition to find a bride. She is free and easy. Although she is a woman, she has a heroic demeanor."

"She and I have been through life and death together."

"It's just a pity that it's hard to have both family and country..."

Qin Yulong sighed, then put away this trace of melancholy, and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Kou Yulie is under the command of Qin Wuhou. Qin Wuhou doesn't know that when I was traveling around the world, I had many confrontations with Mr. Kou Yulie on both sides of the Yangtze River."

"I suffered a lot from him!"

"At that time, he used a chain hammer to hit me so hard that I couldn't stop him with my two maces."

"With his martial arts skills and dragon-like appearance, there are few rivals in the seventh heaven. If I hadn't had some fortuitous encounters at that time, and my physique and qi were strong, and I had cultivated both my qi and body, I would have been better able to withstand it than ordinary warriors. I'm afraid I would have been killed by him."

"But he was also trustworthy. After I took three moves, he stopped chasing me and gave us a small boat so that Peijun and I could leave safely. It was during that period of time that we lived in seclusion in a small village and slowly developed feelings for each other."

Back then, Qin Yulong resisted Kou Yulie's fatal attack and sailed for dozens of miles before he turned pale, coughed up blood and fell into Xue Peijun's arms. Before that, the girl, who was quite rebellious at the time, was cursing at the bandits.

Although he comes from a prominent family, he is not inferior in eloquence.

Dozens of pirates were scolded so much that they felt dizzy and their faces turned pale with anger.

Such a person, however, was confused because her brother Qin, who was holding two maces and was extremely heroic, was coughing up blood. After getting ashore, she carried Qin Yulong on her back to seek medical treatment everywhere. It was also at this stage that their relationship began to change.

"Recalling the past, it makes me nostalgic. I didn't realize it was more than ten years ago. I have also reached the Grandmaster level that I thought I could never achieve back then. At that time, if we were to fight with swords, I would have fought against old man Kou Yulie again."

Li Guanyi grinned.

Absolutely refused!
Kou Yulie: I will defeat the eighteenth divine general in the world?
real or fake? !
If the old man really met Qin Yulong, he would cry to death.

While chatting, the flaming Suanni was staring at Li Guanyi. Waves of flames spread out and fell into the bronze cauldron. It was different from before, when the bronze cauldron could only absorb the scattered vitality of warriors like Yue Qianfeng and Xue Daoyong.

The speed is slow, a bit like collecting the parts scattered by others.

The most important thing is that a warrior of this level needs to attack Li Guanyi once in order to complete the real absorption.

But at this moment, the bronze tripod seemed to be holding a water pump to pump water.

I smoke, I smoke!

Beat him hard!

It was just a casual chat over a cup of tea, and the bronze tripod was immediately ready for completion!
Qin Yulong yawned, and then seemed to feel rude, and said with an apologetic look on his face: "I don't know why, maybe because I am going to see Qin Wuhou, my mind is active. I clearly slept well yesterday, but I suddenly feel a little tired."

Jiang Gao said in a carefree manner: "Among the young heroes in the world, there is no one better than Qin Wuhou."

"It's normal for Yulong to be like this."

Jiang Gao smiled and said, "The Qilin Army will leave for Zhongzhou soon. I think Yulong is tired due to the busy military affairs these days, so we will take our leave."

Li Guanyi did not try to persuade him to stay, but just saw him off. Before leaving, Qin Yulong took out something and handed it to Li Guanyi, saying with a smile, "I know you have a good relationship with Shuang Tao. This is a gift from her aunt. If you meet Shuang Tao someday, give it to her."

When Li Guan saw it, he realized it was a hairpin.

The posture is simple and rustic, yet there is a natural sense of warmth.

You can tell at first glance that it is very old and is an antique.

Qin Yulong's expression was gentle, and he said, "This is a family heirloom of the Xue family, but it has always been given only to girls, not boys. After the eldest daughter of the Xue family found her lover, she asked that lover to personally tie up the girl's hair and pin it in her hair, which meant a lifetime of love."

"It was originally for Peijun, but we have lived in Yingguo for many years. Thinking about what happened between us and my father-in-law, Peijun felt guilty for holding this item, but she never had the chance to return it."

"We didn't want to send this thing to the palace of Chen State, so we kept it under wraps. Later, when we found out about your situation, we urged me to give you this jade hairpin."

"You will be the one to hand it over to Shuang Tao."

The handsome general patted Li Guanyi on the shoulder, as if he still had the unrestrained feeling of his youth when he rode a horse, holding two iron maces, and defeated the people on both sides of the river and made friends with heroes:
"As for you, how do you plan to give it to her? Should you hand it to her or tie her hair with your own hands?"

"Hahaha, it's up to you!"

Qin Yulong laughed and left calmly. When he returned home, he saw his wife and child. The child was reading a military book. Xue Peijun saw him coming back and asked, "Did you see the child?"

Qin Yulong emphasized: "It is Qin Wuhou."

Xue Peijun widened her eyes and said, "He should call me aunt."

"You said Qin Wu Hou, so does he also have to call you the Great Sima General, the Yi Hou of Ying State? It's just that family members say this."

Qin Yulong smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Madam is right. I am too polite, but Qin Wuhou is famous all over the world. I am a great general of the country. If I get too close to Qin Wuhou, I will inevitably be criticized."

Xue Peijun was not an unreasonable person. While rubbing Qin Yulong's shoulders, she said, "My husband is right...but why did you go there directly?"

Qin Yulong stretched out his hand and pressed the palm of his wife's hand on his shoulder. He said with a calm voice and a smile: "It's because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is kind and knows how to use people well. I went with him, and he deliberately made time for me to chat with Qin Wuhou."

"Later, when the two of us were chatting, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was drinking tea next to us, and he only interrupted us occasionally. It was because he was His Royal Highness that I dared to do such a thing. If it wasn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but His Royal Highness the Second Prince, how could I dare to go there?"

"It's too late to stay away from the court."

Xue Peijun frowned and said:
"If it's the Second Prince, don't say it's Jian Guanyi."

"Even the position of the great general and the great commander is gone."

Qin Yulong nodded and said frankly, "That's right."

"However, given the Crown Prince's generosity and popularity, the throne will never fall to the Second Prince. You and I can rest assured."

"After all, there are too many officials in the court who have reported me. Given my background, those who doubt me will definitely doubt me, and those who trust me will definitely trust me... Qin Yulong has more problems than Qin Wuhou."

Xue Peijun stretched out his fingers and counted with a smile, saying:

"He first entered the underworld, then traveled around, served as a bandit leader in a village, fought against the regular army of the imperial court, and even married the eldest daughter of the prime minister of the enemy country, the sister of the queen, and the concubine of the prince of Chen, while staying away from the aristocratic families of Ying."

"Ah, General Qin, you are going to die in a worthy way."

Qin Yulong said: "There is more."

"He is under the command of the elite right-wing army of Daying State."

"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please allow me to take charge of the military power."

"If the Second Prince takes the throne, I'm afraid he will strip me of my military power. If that day comes, I don't know where in this vast world there will be room for me. At that time, I will still be a skinny horse with two iron maces, and I will just go back to the martial arts world."

He smiled and said, "Miss Xue, can you still accompany me then?"

Xue Peijun rolled her eyes, stretched out her hand and poked Qin Yulong's forehead, saying coquettishly:
"Who carried you all the way there?!"

Qin Yulong smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's you, Madam."

"However, when I met Li Guanyi today, I saw that the Qilin Army had a solemn appearance and a hint of elite spirit. It would be difficult for him to compete with this army in the future."

Qin Yulong looked calm, but felt a little tired.

For no reason.

His basic arrogance was such that he could maintain peak combat power for a long time even without sleep, food or drink. However, he was strangely tired today. Xue Peijun asked the chef in the mansion to prepare the nourishing Eight-Tonic Soup, stopped talking, and let Qin Yulong rest.

In the Qilin Army's base, Li Guanyi was looking at the bronze tripod. The jade liquid in the bronze tripod was calm, and Li Guanyi could sense the majestic pure vitality. This vitality was no longer a trace of aftermath emitted by the grandmaster level.

Instead, it is absorbed in the opposite direction through the Dharma.

Pure and huge.

Li Guanyi stretched out his hand, and the blazing energy gathered on his palm.

There was a faint roar of strange beasts.

Li Guanyi felt a feeling similar to controlling the power of Qilin fire.

It's just purer than controlling the Qilin Fire.

This stream of jade liquid can be poured directly into the body to assist Li Guanyi's own practice, or it can be used as a trump card and blasted out in one breath. Using the martial arts taught by Dao Zong, it is likely that he can perform a [Grandmaster-level] martial arts move in an instant.

And his strength is at the level of the eighteen divine generals in the world.

With the energy of the eighteenth divine general in the world and the Taoist martial arts, the power of this move is likely to be stronger than that of Kou Yulie, the strongest individual combat force in the Qilin Army.

Normally, the commander of the Fifth Heaven Qilin Army.

With a backhand, he can deliver a master-level killing move with a slap.

Li Guanyi felt that this could be considered as a barely continued tradition of the [Second Heaven Commander of the Qilin Army].

Li Guanyi barely reached the fifth level, and his realm had not yet been completely stabilized. He was not in a hurry to swallow the jade liquid immediately, but kept it as a trump card. Thinking carefully, the level of vitality that this bronze tripod could contain seemed to be related to Li Guanyi's own realm.

The amount of vital energy contained in the bronze tripod at this moment is completely different from that at the beginning.

Li Guanyi thought about it, took out the jade hairpin in his hand, gently brushed the hairpin with his palm, thought of Xue Shuangtao, and his expression was calm.

The young lady should be arriving soon, right?

With Aunt Qingyan following us and Mr. Xue's arrangements, we should be safe.

When the young man thought of Xue Shuangtao, whom he hadn't seen for more than a year, his expression unconsciously became much gentler.

At this moment, there was a sound of commotion outside. Li Guan put away the hairpin and put it together with the jade pendant given by the eldest lady. Then he walked out and saw several men who looked like students outside, pushing a cart.

After meeting Li Guanyi, Xu Tiange explained his ideas in detail.

To his surprise, Li Guanyi praised highly.

The two people reached a consensus in a short time.

"Farm, farm, farm!"

Xu Tiange then recounted all the strategies that Wen He had given him, and then said, "These strategies were all proposed by my good friend, Wen He. I cannot take credit for my friend's work."

Li Guanyi was stunned.

Xu Tiange said: "My friend, Wen He, is a gentle and kind gentleman in the academy!"

"It is as gentle as jade, hard but not sharp, soft but moderate!"

"What a gentleman!"

Ling Pingyang was dumbfounded, and began to doubt the Wen He mentioned by the farmer and the - [If the lord can't do it, Pingyang, you have to bring him back to me even if you have to break one of his legs]

Mr. Wenhe, who said 【Don't worry, he won't hate you】, is he a person?

Li Guanyi looked at these strategies and couldn't help laughing. He said, "So that's how it is."

"You can tell Mr. Wen He that Li Guanyi will not use force on him!"

Xu Tiange didn't know why Li Guanyi said that.

But he nodded anyway.

Only Ling Pingyang was looking at his lord's smiling face, thinking of the thirty-two kinds of Ma Fei San provided by Shi Dalin and other pharmacists, as well as the precious ropes made of the manes of legendary beasts that could tie up tigers and blue dragons, and his mouth curled up.

Indeed, it is not rough.

No martial arts required.

Using Ma Fei San, how elegant!
Xu Tiange rubbed his palms, hesitated, and said: "You said, there is land, right?"

Li Guanyi said casually: "Yes, there is! What you want is..."

Xu Tiange brought over his and his fellow disciples' carts and said, "We have some here. There are many varieties that have been researched, and some special plants. These things may not look delicious, but they can actually feed people."

“This tastes good…”

"This, and this, can produce three crops a year. And this, which focuses on producing fruit in the ground, can enhance the fertility of the soil."

“I want to try to grow these things and research more good crops.”

“So please give me this digital land!”

Xu Tiange stretched out a finger.

He said proudly in his heart:

I want ten acres of land!!!

Not growing food, just trying to grow my own crops!

Fuck, isn't this too luxurious?
He was not a prominent scholar in troubled times such as Confucianism, Legalism, and Military Science. He had nothing special to prove his strength, so he gritted his teeth and opened his mouth like a lion.

Li Guanyi looked at his fingers, nodded, and said, "Not much."

Xu Tiange was stunned, then he thought about it and felt that he had taken out too little, so he took out another finger, but the young man over there just nodded and said, "Okay, but, is it just you guys?"

He looked at the farm students around him and felt a little regretful.

There are too few people.

How come there are only so few people involved in such an important matter as crop improvement?

Xu Tiange was stunned. He licked his lips, a little excited and a little bit unbelieving, but still hesitantly said: "Well, General, do you mean that there can be more? Every student can try it?"

Li Guanyi said calmly: "Of course!"

Xu Tiange, a student from a farming family, realized that he might have met a rare person recorded in history. Each person was given 20 acres of land, not to grow food, but to try out their crops.

This is what the legend says, there are so many stupid people?!

Xu Tiange asked: "How many people do you want?"

The young man, whose eyes were almost emitting golden light, stretched out his hand and shook it: "The more the better!!"

"As many as I want!"

Xu Tiange is an honest man, he is a very solid farmer.

So he went back.

I think good things should be shared among students!
However, his reputation in the Agricultural School was not enough to persuade so many disciples.

So he asked Wen He!

Xu Tiange got Wen He's plan!
Wen He knew that Li Guanyi would not use violence.

He happily expressed his strong support for Xu Tiange.

He also generously provided a hemp rope and half a pot of wine.

Finally, with the help of Wen He, they successfully tied up the leader of the Farmer School, who was at the bottom of the social class in the academy, put him on a cart, and carried the old man out of the academy with a clang clang.

He rushed all the way without caring about the old man's physical condition. After the old man woke up, he knew the reason why his disciple got him out, and remained silent for a long time.

The old man tied up his favorite student and threw him on the cart.

Then he displayed extremely solid martial arts and covered such a long distance that he reached the ferry where the Qilin Army was stationed in just one day.

Li Guan was horrified when he saw this and untied Xu Tiange who was tied up. The old master had already heard the explanation of his favorite student on the way. He frowned and said:
"I never thought that there are still people who know the importance of farmland. However, General, I was also arrogant when I was young. At that time, I traveled around and asked questions to the kings of Ying and Chen."

“I didn’t get their support, so I understand where they’re coming from.”

"The world is not settled yet. Right now, soldiers and horses are just for farming and agriculture. The benefits that can be gained by conquering the four directions are far greater than farming. If the crops in the south of the Yangtze River are good, then the states of Ying and Chen only need to invade the south of the Yangtze River to obtain food and grass, and also train their soldiers."

"What do you think of this idea, General?"

This is the idea of ​​military strategists: one catty of food from the enemy is worth twenty catties of ours; one stone of firewood from the enemy is worth twenty stones of ours. So it is not that the other countries do not understand the importance of farming, they just think that there are more useful options.

Li Guanyi answered directly: "Because the princes and noble families will not starve to death."

The old man fell silent.

Li Guanyi asked, "Old sir, how much land do you think is needed to study seeds with the power of the Agricultural School, so that it can be promoted in Jiangnan as soon as possible?"

He didn't know the identity of the old man in front of him who looked like an old potato that had become a spirit.

Just ask frankly.

The old man thought for a moment, stroked his beard and replied, "In my opinion, at least one hundred acres are needed to get started. This one hundred acres can barely be considered a start. The financial and human resources required are not as simple as just one hundred acres of land."

Li Guanyi said: "Okay!"

"I'll give you a hundred hectares!"

One hundred hectares is five thousand acres.

The expression of the leader of the Farming School, who had always been poor and despised by the princes, slowly froze.

Li Guanyi: "Is that enough?"

He said to himself: "It is indeed not enough. I will give you two hundred hectares or ten thousand acres of good farmland!"

"Is it enough?"

The head of the agricultural school saw the blazing fire in the eyes of the young man, and Li Guanyi stepped forward and said, "Ten thousand acres of good farmland, as well as all the manpower, logistics, and money needed, are all met. Can you do it?"

"Cultivate good varieties and promote them in the south of the Yangtze River."

The old farmer looked at the young princes. He ignored the disciple who almost wanted to crawl over but was tied up by him. The old man sat up, straightened his clothes, bowed, and asked solemnly:

"Old man, I have one last question."

"So what if we succeed? Our seeds will easily spread throughout the world, and the other two countries will also promote improved seeds. It will be difficult to widen the gap in national strength with other countries purely in this way, and it will not help your ambition to be king."

“This is one of the reasons why farmers are declining.”

“It’s hard to produce results, and once they appear, it’s hard to maintain them.”

Li Guanyi answered frankly: "If it can be done this way, wouldn't it be better?"

The head of the Farmer Family subconsciously asked, "What?"

The young man in front of him smiled and said, "If the world can use the food and seeds developed by farmers, and if everyone in the world can have enough food, wouldn't it be better? If it can make Ying and Chen promote improved seeds in order to catch up with us."

"As long as the people don't have to starve to death, then it's worth it."

"They will be afraid of us, so they will distribute the good seeds to the poorest people. If we give them good enough policies, their lives will get better."

"I hope that the people can have enough to eat, and no longer have to sell their children for a few pounds of food. No one in the world should starve to death..."

The old teacher was in a daze.

Seeing the young man was like looking at a dream of my youth; then watching him reach out his hand to me and calmly say, "If possible."

"Then let them take our achievements."

"Go save the people of this world!"

The head of the Nong family lost his temper after speaking out of turn. He was in a trance for a long time. The spirit of his youth seemed to have returned. The old man suddenly felt sad. He picked up his white hair, smiled sadly, and said, "Why did I meet someone like you at this age?"

"In that case, please allow us to enter Jiangnan."

The old man wrote the letter back personally.

On this day, all kinds of people came to the academy, including farmers.

All the teachers and disciples left the academy.

All went to Jiangnan.

Let’s go to Jiangnan together!

(End of this chapter)