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Chapter 473: The Red Emperor is determined, the King of Qin enters the pass (asking for monthly tickets)
Chen Qingyan originally thought that the great emperor of Zhongzhou was planning to take this girl away to Zhongzhou to be a concubine. His brows slightly raised, and his hand was already on the hilt of the long sword at his waist.

Chen Chengbi rubbed his hands and prepared to fight.

beat!
Start playing!
He clenched his fists, but he didn't expect this to be the outcome.

Even Xue Shuangtao was stunned. After several breaths, he responded with thanks. However, he was still puzzled and said, "I have been in Chen State for a long time and have never met Your Majesty. How can I be worthy of such an award?"

"The princess is too modest."

Ji Yanzhong said something, then with a smile, he handed the imperial edict in his hand to Xue Shuangtao, then took out a box, stroked it with his palm, and handed it over.

"This is Zhongzhou Red Emperor's [Nine-transformation Return to Origin Pill]."

"It can nourish the body and restore vitality."

"When the King of Qin heard that the princess was in poor health, he personally led more than a hundred cavalrymen and galloped thousands of miles to our Zhongzhou to personally ask Your Majesty for this elixir. I wish the princess good health and happiness."

Chen Qingyan and Chen Chengbi were stunned.

Chen Chengbi was stunned.

Hmm?? Who??
Li Guanyi? That kid?
No, this kid, how could he do such a thing?

Chen Qingyan's expression became gentle, but Chen Chengbi, after being in a daze for a long time, seemed a little regretful and sighed.

boring.

I want to fight!

The blood was flowing like a river!
Xue Shuangtao was silent for a long time, and the girl's face turned slightly red.

There was a little excitement in his eyes.

She looked at the box for a long time, then gently put it away.

"Thank you, senior."

........................

In the imperial palace in Zhongzhou.

Ji Zichang quietly watched the snow falling from the sky, covering the palace full of intrigues and intrigues. His daughter was clearly born not long ago, but she was able to play with the snow in such weather.

“Aa ...

The body is healthy and full of vitality.

After inviting Zi Yang Zhenren of the Taoist school of the Academy to take a look, he said that the child's innate energy was maintained by the contemporary top master with his unparalleled magical skills, and that this innate energy would allow the child to stay healthy from beginning to end.

Ji Zichang knew that it was Li Guanyi who did it.

Concubine Wen walked up to him and watched the emperor looking at the falling snow. Concubine Wen said, "Your Majesty." Ji Zichang leaned over and said, "You haven't recovered yet. It's cold today. Why are you out?"

Concubine Wen said gently, "Your Majesty, since you are here, I will accompany you." Ji Zichang said nothing else. He just spread out his cloak and covered Concubine Wen in it, using his martial arts to keep out the cold.

Concubine Wen stood quietly beside Ji Zichang, feeling the rare peace in this turbulent era, chatting about these family matters, and said, "You sent the Red Dragon Feathered Guards to the State of Chen?"

Ji Zichang said: "Yes."

"I'm going to recognize the next girl."

Concubine Wen was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly understood and said:

"Is she the granddaughter of the contemporary Duke Xue?"

"Ah."

Ji Zichang chuckled: "Pharmacist doesn't care about the world's views, but I understand better than him how powerful the gossip of the world is. I also understand better than him... that some people can't help but care about the things he doesn't care about."

"Not everyone is the King of Qin."

Ji Zichang paused when he thought of his childhood sweetheart who had died of illness. Even though nearly twenty years had passed, he still felt at a loss for words and a stinging pain in his heart.

But, looking back at that time now, didn’t he realize that there was a problem?

He has it.

Although Ji Zichang was young at that time, he was also perceptive and noticed something. He noticed that the surrounding aristocratic families, clan members, uncles, and dukes were dissatisfied with his choice.

But his dissatisfaction with such things was simply filled with disdain.

What can you do if you are dissatisfied?
At that time, he was a member of the royal family and he was the prince. He knew that he would be the most honorable person in the future. He was full of confidence and felt that those conspiracies and tricks could not hurt him. However, he did not expect that although they could not hurt him, they could hurt others.

"Pharmacist is very sharp and upright. He doesn't think things through perfectly. He is a person who looks down on others and is tenacious. Sometimes he subconsciously thinks that the people around him must be as powerful as him and not afraid of anything."

"But in this world, people always talk about money."

“With such confidence, if someone insists on following his footsteps, they will suffer.”

Ji Zichang embraced Concubine Wen and chuckled:
"Let me make up this last thing for him."

"The reputation of the Red Emperor's dynasty is not much left."

"I can help a little bit, just a little bit."

"It's better to help him than to waste it in your hands, and it's better than to be abandoned by all the civil and military officials in the court."

Ji Zichang thought of the few words he had planned to ask Ji Yanzhong to say, and he became proud and said with a smile:
"Oh, that pharmacist is so devoted to this world. He obviously cares about others, but he doesn't know how to say nice things. He even needs help from me as his brother."

"Hahahaha, when they get married someday, if I don't sit at the table, no one can eat."

Concubine Wen smiled and said, "You are His Majesty, the ruler of the world."

"If you don't come to the Qin King's wedding, of course all the officials in the world will not be able to pick up their chopsticks. This is against etiquette."

Ji Zichang said to himself: "The common ruler of the world."

He laughed at himself and said, "For a man like me, the territory of Zhongzhou is only a thousand miles in radius. I can knock down several lords with just a stone. My lord, my soldiers are wearing good armor, but they cannot fight in all directions."

"The blood ties between civil and military officials, noble families, and royal families are intertwined. They are all related by blood and marriage, and are intertwined in this way, forming an impenetrable net that covers the entire Zhongzhou."

"One move affects the whole body."

"Don't move even a little bit."

"Although I have the courage to fight, I am powerless. I am already forty years old, but I can only rely on the influence of my ancestors to be a rich and powerful puppet."

"How can such a person be called the ruler of the world?!"

"Isn't that ridiculous?"

Concubine Wen couldn't help but feel a little flustered and wanted to comfort Ji Zichang.

But didn't know what to say.

The Wen family is also a member of this huge network.

Ji Zichang gently pressed Concubine Wen's palm, and after a long silence, he said: "The turmoil in the world has now become possible to be pacified. When the world is pacified, if, if I am no longer the emperor, will you be willing to accompany me?"

Concubine Wen's heart trembled, she opened her mouth, and almost burst into tears.

After finally controlling his emotions, he said softly:
"I am willing."

Ji Zichang looked at her, smiled softly, and held her in his arms.

Ji Zichang rested his chin on Concubine Wen's forehead and said softly:
"it is good."

"At that time, we will go to the world together, leaving this small Central Plains, to see the water in the south, to see the grasslands in the north, to see the sunset over the desert, and to see the vast Milky Way."

"When we go out, I will accompany you to see the mountains and rivers and the scenery of the world until we grow old. Then we will find a place in this peaceful and prosperous world to watch the sunrise and sunset and the growth of all things."

"I have no other wishes."

Concubine Wen's nose felt sore and she nodded vigorously - back then, behind the young man who was full of vigor and vitality and went to meet his childhood sweetheart, there was actually another younger girl who had been watching the young man's back.

But at that time, he never looked back.

Finally turned back.

Ji Zichang's brows were calm, with a determination and frankness that a final king would never have.

"Then, wait until the King of Qin takes control of the world."

"I will take the throne of the king."

The Red Emperor said:
"Give it to him!"

........................

The winter in the Western Regions is extremely cold.

The sound of camel bells drifted far away in the north wind. It was a caravan coming from the Central Plains. Under the rule of the King of Qin, the originally scarce trade between all parties began to flourish.

Such caravans became popular.

The desert bandits who originally posed a threat to ordinary caravans gradually disappeared because of the special habit of Anxi Protectorate under the command of King Qin to rob bandits. The bandits found that these regular troops were more brutal than themselves.

Robbery.

Fight the hell!
I don't know from which poor and vicious person this habit was acquired.

Damn it, they even beat up the desert robbers, how can they still be reasonable? Is there any law or order here?

The caravan stopped at the water source ahead to replenish water and get supplies.

According to the order of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, all the water sources along the entire Western Regions trade route were managed by the Anxi Protectorate, and soldiers were stationed there. Visitors with Chamber of Commerce transfers could choose to trade here and sell to the government at a price slightly lower than the market price, saving a lot of effort.

You can also rest, eat, and resupply here. Of course, there are nobles from all the cities and states in the Western Regions who want to get involved in this business that will surely be very profitable.

But the knives of the Anxi Protectorate are not made of tofu.

Without anyone knowing, the greed of these people was stopped only after the blades were stained with blood. This was because of the majesty of the King of Qin and the reputation of the Heavenly Khan. Without such a great reputation, this kind of deal would be enough to set off a war between city-states.

The wind and sand blew over, and the girl sitting on the camel had bright eyes.

Saatanti was given the name [Zhao] in the Central Plains. He studied history books and characters, and wrote down the legends passed down orally in the Western Regions. The students in the academy were quite surprised. He once wrote with his brush, "Only your virtue is immortal, your body is gone but your name lives on."

Students studying history were amazed at his talent, and he gradually began to stand out.

She is now sixteen years old, almost seventeen. She has stayed in Jiangnan with the Tiance Mansion for more than half a year. She also wants to return to Anxi City to meet the people of her original tribe. This time she came together. She has bright eyes and is very energetic.

It is rare for students in Central Plains to see such a lively and energetic girl from a foreign country, and many of them are attracted to her.

But one day, when I saw this young historian going out.

Behind him, on the left and on the right, the one on the left is Lord Yan Daiqing, who is as gentle as jade with his arms folded.

On the right is the polite and gentle Mr. Wen Qingyu.

The two men mocked each other while lazily following Miss Zhao.

The elegant scholars in the Central Plains immediately became timid.

"Tianger, Tianger, look, this place is so prosperous now. When we first met here, the water here was almost dry. At that time, we still had very ignorant traditions."

Saatanti called out to the people in the caravan behind.

On the camel-drawn cart, a young man in his twenties rested his arms behind his head, lazily covering his face, took off his straw hat that was blocking the sun, and said, "Yes, after all, it has been a long time."

He sat up suddenly and looked at the vast Western Regions. The vastness of the surrounding area made him feel open-minded. He took a deep breath and let out a long roar. The sound was so loud that it could stop the flowing clouds and he felt very refreshed.

The beginning of March in the fifteenth year of Tianqi.

The King of Qin arrived in the Western Regions accompanied by the Nine-Colored Divine Deer, and then entered the Western Regions as a traveling merchant. His entourage included Saatanti, who planned to return to Anxi City to visit his relatives, and Mr. Pojun, who helped popularize the Central Plains language in the Western Regions.

Pojun folded his arms. He was 33 years old, but the corners of his mouth were raised all the way and he never let them go.

Ha, ha ha, ha ha ha!
No no!
There is no little white hair!
Ahahahahaha, no, no!

Mr. Pojun pressed his face and almost laughed out loud.

"Five years. Five years!"

"I finally won. I knew I was the strongest. Yaoguang, you lost! Do you accept it or not?"

This time, Pojun went there for the matter of Ashina, the seventh king of the Turkic people, while Li Guanyi wanted to bring back the life-extending Gu. On the vast grassland, there was also the second most powerful general of the time, the Great Khan of the Turkic people.

Li Guanyi was unwilling to have a conflict with him, but he was not afraid of a fight.

Although Yaoguang has achieved a high level of attainment in magic, as a god general and king, she is still extremely capable of restraining the three sects outside the world by fighting with luck. Mr. Pojun has been unable to let go of the corner of his mouth since Li Guanyi did not bring the silver-haired girl with him.

Whale fishermen also experience the same symptoms.

Until then, the silver-haired girl hugged Li Guanyi.

She buried her face in Li Guanyi's arms.

The corners of Mr. Pojun and the whale fisherman's mouths suddenly dropped.

Laugh, laugh...

Can't laugh anymore.

"Please come back safely."

The silver-haired girl let go of Li Guanyi and said in a calm voice:
"I will pray to the stars for you."

Li Guanyi came back to his senses, looked at the amulet given by Yaoguang in his hand, and put it in his arms. The majestic Anxi City could be seen in the distance. The King of Qin arrived in person, but did not announce it to the outside world. He only sent Saatanti to the Anxi Protectorate.

Mr. Pojun also bid farewell, and Li Guanyi turned to go to Xiyi City.

I had already told Changsun Wuchou about this in advance.

When Li Guanyi arrived at Xiyi City, Li Zhaowen was waiting for him on the mountain thirty miles away. Li Guanyi saw that Li Zhaowen was in high spirits, and the melancholy that had always existed between her brows suddenly dissipated. He was also happy for her.

After the two met, they drank together without saying anything.

Li Guanyi had never met the others, such as Li Shude, Li Jianwen, etc. The two of them were drinking in the current Xiyi City Lord's Mansion. Li Zhaowen was only wearing a casual dress, tall and graceful, talking and laughing, pretending to be angry and said:

"I clearly gave you the letter, but you kept waiting for months."

"Your Highness, Prince Qin, this is such a grand ceremony."

Li Guan smiled and sighed, "The world is in turmoil. It's already fast enough to be here in this time. How can it be called slow?"

Li Zhaowen looked deeply at Li Guanyi, bumped his shoulder against Li Guanyi, and said with a smile:
"You keep talking about such nonsense. Drink a glass of wine!"

"Drink a penalty!"

She sat beside him, with the style of the Western Regions, having taken off her boots and stepping on the ground in only silk stockings, like a hero in the martial arts world. She crossed her left leg, stepped on her right leg, and supported her right knee with her right arm. She raised her hand and grabbed the silver-forged wine pot on the table to pour wine for the King of Qin.

Li Guanyi sat quietly and drank the whole cup.

The two of them drank happily while Changsun Wuchou squatted outside the hall with a troubled look on his face.

Is this situation good or bad?

If I peek here, will I be kicked out?

After hesitating for a long time, he just sighed. It was different from two years ago. Now there was the King of Qin and the Duke of Xiyi City. He didn't know what the relationship between the two was, and he couldn't think about it, but just sighed.

After drinking, Li Zhaowen discussed with Li Guanyi the important place of Xiyi City.

If we take possession of this place, we will gain the upper hand in the subsequent war to unify the world.

We can advance or retreat, and the overall situation of the world and the opportunity for unification are all in our hands.

Li Zhaowen was very excited, but Li Guanyi just said, "It's a pity that we need to rest and recuperate now. The people have suffered too much from years of war." Li Zhaowen raised his eyebrows and said, "That's true, but the place here is too small."

She stretched out her finger and drew a circle on the feng shui map.

The surroundings of Xiyi City were drawn.

After a pause, he expanded the circle even further.

The Turks, Chen State, and Ying State were all included.

Li Guanyi couldn't help but laugh at her loudly:

"You, how come your ambition is bigger than mine?!"

Li Zhaowen did not give in, but smiled and said:
"My ambition is not as great as that of the King of Qin, so how can I stand shoulder to shoulder with him in this world?"

Xiyi City was the force developed by the young Jiang Wanxiang in order to enter the Western Regions, but conversely, it could also be a springboard for the King of Qin, who now occupies the Western Regions, to enter the Central Plains.

Li Zhaowen picked up the wine glass, drank from it, picked up a white chess piece at random, and placed it around Xiyi City. He looked at this most perfect [opportunity], but regret was clearly in his eyes. He said:
"It's a pity that Xiyi City is too important. Even if we occupy it, once we attack the State of Chen, the Turks and the State of Ying will come here to attack."

Li Guanyi pondered for a long time, holding the black chess piece in his left hand and the wine glass in his right hand, and said:

"When I was crowned king, Jiang Wanxiang sent an ambassador to us, saying that he wanted to join forces with us to attack the State of Chen. If he follows this agreement, we can defeat the State of Chen first."

Li Guanyi pressed his finger on Chen Guo and looked at the location of Guan Yicheng.

Look deeply there.

Li Zhaowen looked at him, wondering what the young King of Qin was looking at.

Yet, I still felt somewhat unconvinced, and I didn't even know why I felt this way.

Li Guanyi was watching by himself.

The sound of the phoenix could be heard in his ears. He stretched out his hand, which could draw a bow or hold a gun, and grabbed the collar of the King of Qin, pulling him over gently. Li Guan turned around, and the Duke of Xiyi City tilted his head with a smile and said:
"King Qin, King Qin, since you are here."

"How can you still think about others?"

"When you are talking, look at the other person, not anywhere else. But etiquette, here... you shouldn't look anywhere else."

Li Zhaowen smiled, holding the wine cup, and when he stretched out his arm it was like stabbing out a sword.

The fair fingers hold the white jade wine cup, and I wonder which is more beautiful, the person or the white jade.

The wine cup was pressed against Li Guanyi's lips and moved slightly.

Feed the wine yourself.

Fine grape wine in the luminescent cup, heroic cavalrymen on the battlefield fighting for life and death.

When feeding him wine, the little finger of her hand brushed across the bottom of the King of Qin's lips. She felt the body temperature of a girl, which is slightly warmer than that of a man, and the traces left by holding a weapon, a delicate and clear touch.

A cup of wine went down her throat like a flame. Li Zhaowen turned the cup slightly and leaned forward. She was the tallest woman Li Guanyi had ever seen. Even if calculated from her previous life, she was at least 1.7 meters tall. She could wear a battle robe and a jade hairpin, yet she had a dignified demeanor.

He picked up the wine cup in his hand and threw it down casually.

Then he calmly and casually put the hand that was feeding him wine behind his back.

Smiling calmly:

"Look at me."

(End of this chapter)