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Chapter 501: The Old Friend is Like the Moon and Cannot Be Chased (asking for monthly ticket)
The first thing the King of Qin did after entering the capital and palace of the State of Chen was to collect and integrate various files and records and protect all the documents. The second thing was to search for the armory and treasure house of the State of Chen.

There were all kinds of treasures inside, even if Chen Dingye took away a large part, there were still quite a few left. The King of Qin was very unceremonious and collected all these things without hesitation, ready to take them away as military expenses and logistics.

The army set out, and every day that passed represented a day of consumption.

Hundreds of thousands of people, food for the people and horses, logistics transportation, damage to weapons, and consumption of medicines.

It's just burning food, burning supplies, and burning money.

Everyone in Tiance Mansion could fully understand Yan Daiqing's temper during this period.

More than a year, hundreds of days and nights.

Work hard.

The gold and silver were accumulated bit by bit through hard work, and the granaries were filled bit by bit.

Just like a pile of sand builds a tower, water drips wear away a stone.

It was used up in a flash.

Every day the army moves out, it will consume what it had accumulated over the past ten or even more than ten days. The stockpiled logistical supplies disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the end time of the war cannot be predicted.

Anyone would get angry.

Li Guanyi opened the inner warehouse of Chen State's granary, stabbed a knife into the pocket, pulled out the knife, and saw the grain pouring out and falling to the ground. He was actually very worried that the pockets in the granary were filled with sand and gravel.

If that were the case, he would go crazy and dig out those noble ministers who were burned by Chen Dingye and burn them again!
Now, you can rest assured.

Li Guanyi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the large amount of food left. At least Chen Dingye was not too cruel in this regard. He did not actually set fire to the city, nor did he burn the granary in Jiangzhou City, the capital of the Chen State, to ashes.

The King of Qin leaned over, picked up a handful of grain, and felt a sense of security.

At least, the consumption of logistical accumulation caused by this surprise attack was enough to be greatly replenished. Although the soldiers were tired and the consumption of food could not be directly wiped out, there was no serious damage.

If conflicts and contradictions arise with the Ying State at this time, the country will not be left empty and powerless to respond.

Stable.

The King of Qin wrote a letter to inform the Tiance Mansion in Jiangnan of the general situation here.

It also mentioned the family affairs of Yan Daiqing, Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying and others. Ye Chongdao and Zhou Xianping are the only remaining generals of the State of Chen. These two led their troops on the battlefield of Xiyi City and were loyal to the State of Chen.

Yan Daiqing's father was poor, but he still followed the army.

At the end of the letter, the harvest and supplies were mentioned, and it was also mentioned that the goal of Jiangnan as a key waterway point could be utilized to see if anyone was willing to buy the dragon throne seized from the State of Chen.

99% new.

It was conquered by the King of Qin himself, guaranteed.

The price is negotiable.

A small knife.

Yue Qianfeng almost laughed to the point of spitting blood.

In fact, his wound was bleeding because of his wild laughter, but he didn't care. Tears came out of his eyes from laughing, and blood was gushing out of his wound. He patted Li Guanyi's shoulder and said, "No one in the world dares to take the throne of a king who has lost his country."

Not to mention buying it from the overlord who broke in.

Do you think you have a long life?

"Otherwise, Your Majesty, you should melt this thing."

After pondering for a long time, Li Guanyi made a new choice. He said, "It would be a pity if it melts." When the King of Qin said this, his hand was on the dragon throne. Just when others thought that His Majesty the King of Qin was also going to sit on the dragon throne.

Li Guanyi said: "Ship it back and prepare a yard to store it."

“Open it to the public.”

Yue Qianfeng, who was laughing loudly, stopped laughing abruptly: "Ah???"

The King of Qin's eyes sparkled as he counted on his fingers and said, "If it is melted down, the purity of the gold will be lower. Gold is of course valuable, but it is only a one-time transaction after all."

"This is the Dragon Throne!"

"It is a symbol of imperial power and a manifestation of hegemony. It is a treasure that many generations of heroes have been eager to obtain. Whether in terms of historical significance or other cultural significance, it would be a pity to melt it. How can we melt it down?"

"Brother Yue, you are such a rough man."

Yue Qianfeng was stunned, and pointed at himself with his carrot-thick finger: "Huh?"

His Majesty the King of Qin was confident and righteous, but his eyes were almost shining with golden light. There was no doubt that even Duan Qingyu understood what was written in the eyes of His Majesty the King of Qin -

"What a loss!"

Sure enough, after a series of words of mutual respect and great respect, His Majesty the King of Qin changed the subject and said, "It only costs ten cents to come in and see the dragon throne! Isn't that very reasonable!"

Yue Qianfeng: “…………”

Duan Qingyu: “…………”

The King of Qin's eyes sparkled, and he was calculating with his abacus. He said, "It can also pass on culture, explain materials, and charge money. It can also keep charging money, and even waive fees during festivals."

“And the gold is still there.”

The corners of Yue Qianfeng's mouth twitched, and he finally laughed out loud. He laughed so hard that his stomach almost hurt and he fell to the ground. Seven years ago, that little guy who melted down the one ounce of gold in the scabbard of the Night Chi Cavalry in the ruined temple on a rainy night and hid it.

Even now, he has become a hero sweeping across the Central Plains, but he still looks like this.

No, even poorer and more cunning!

Yue Qianfeng couldn't stop laughing.

Duan Qingyu thought about it and sighed:

"But, isn't ten cents a little too little for the dragon throne?"

He wanted to say that ten coins was not much, but the King of Qin thought about it and replied, "It is true. Just one dragon throne is not enough. So, one day, let's put the dragon throne of Ying together."

His light words were like the whisper of a sharp sword.

The solemn and fierce spirit and the king's determination all poured out.

Duan Qingyu's pupils contracted violently, and Yue Qianfeng's laughter disappeared. He looked at the young king, the King of Qin, and said, "Put together the dragon thrones of Chen and Ying, the swords, the seals, and the traces of the three hundred years of chaos, and use ten coins to prove its end."

"Do you think this price is okay?"

"Ten coins for a meal, a bowl of porridge, and an egg."

"A bowl of tea."

"Two dragon thrones, three hundred years of chaos."

Yue Qianfeng and Duan Qingyu's expressions became solemn. They finally lowered their heads. In this scene, they pursed their lips and said, "That's the best..."

The King of Qin laughed out loud.

Emperor Chen Dingye executed all the officials, but there were still a large number of middle and low-level bureaucrats in Jiangzhou City. After those senior officials disappeared, they all came out, wearing court robes, and came respectfully to pay homage to the King of Qin.

Li Guanyi didn't understand Chen Dingye's behavior.

Chen Dingye killed most of the high-ranking officials and the big aristocratic families, but he left behind many middle-level and low-level officials, allowing these officials to witness with their own eyes, or indirectly witness the Emperor Chen's massacre of officials and his attempt to burn the city.

This led to the fact that the King of Qin had a great reputation, and no dirty reputation was brought up, and no one said that it was the King of Qin who set fire to the city himself.

All the officials said they wanted to present gifts to the King of Qin, saying that the Emperor Chen was incompetent and had persecuted the people and officials. Fortunately, a sage had been sent from heaven. The King of Qin led his troops to wipe out all evil and came to Jiangzhou City, and all the officials came to greet him and see him off.

The King of Qin simply said: "Since he is unjust, then before this."

"Where are you?"

Just this one sentence left the officials speechless.

All the officials knelt and bowed, saying that they hoped that His Majesty the King of Qin would live in the Chen Palace, and that they would maintain order in Jiangzhou City. Upon hearing this, the King of Qin laughed and said, "You are all officials of the Chen State, but you want to take power under my Qin?"

"But I see this palace is majestic and magnificent, and the great Chen Dynasty fell because of it."

"You guys, do you want to harm me?"

So all the officials and doctors blushed, and for a moment they didn't know what the King of Qin was going to say. What exactly was this so-called magnificent, majestic and picturesque imperial palace referring to? Was it the real imperial palace, or them?
It's just that the hidden fear in their hearts reached a certain level.

Even the fact that all the officials were happy to welcome the royal army, His Majesty didn't care at all. They had thought that if they took sides, they would be valued, but they didn't expect that the King of Qin didn't care about their choice at all.

They were worried for several days, not knowing how the King of Qin would deal with them.

Some of them were relatively calm, saying to themselves, "We are not corrupt officials like Feng Yuning and Wu Yun. We do not wear scarlet robes stained with the blood of the common people, but only blue. After years of training, we have some skills."

"If the King of Qin wants to employ us, we will work diligently and contribute to the world."

"If the King of Qin doesn't want to use us, with our talents, won't we be able to find a place to stay? We can go to private schools everywhere and just be teachers, teaching children to read and write. Wouldn't that be a waste of what we have learned in this life?"

He was calm and composed, but some people were angry and unwilling to give in. They just gritted their teeth and said:
"But I am afraid that wolves will go and tigers will come."

"King Qin, King Qin, he is just a wanderer. His father, Duke Taiping, is famous, but he is a man who came from the market after all. Without education, I am afraid he is a peasant like his ancestors."

"It may not be a blessing for such people to be in heaven..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the young officials around him changed, as if they had Mohist springs installed under their buttocks. They bounced up and in an instant, they were at least three meters away from this man.

In just a flash, a large area around the young scholar was cleared.

Ouch!!!
Scary!

Don’t make me wait if you want to die!

The young man was startled for a moment, then he realized what this behavior meant. He was so angry that his face turned purple. An old man stood up and strode over. He raised his hand and slapped the young man in the face with great force, almost making the young man spin several times on the spot, and then he sat down with a thump.

He woke up in shock and stared blankly at the teacher in front of him.

"teacher?"

The old man leaned on his cane angrily and shouted, "Traitor, evildoer!"

"What the hell are you talking about!"

"You are not my apprentice, and I am not qualified to accept a great talent like you as my apprentice!"

"Your Majesty the King of Qin, I came here in response to a command. Heaven says that a saint will appear every 800 years, and he has compassion in his eyes, and he has saved the people of this world."

"I don't like beauty, and I don't covet gold and silver."

"The one holding a sword, coming only to save the people, is His Majesty the King of Qin. Now, the great King of Qin has arrived in Jiangzhou City. Even if you and I are not destined to be together and cannot serve His Majesty the King of Qin to the death, we must rise up in this world and publicize His Majesty's kindness."

"How can I speak so outrageously as you do?" The young man was stunned, thinking about how when the King of Qin left Jiangzhou City, the old man was extremely indignant and wrote a memorial to impeach the Left Prime Minister Xue Daoyong. And when the King of Qin arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he said that the young man was a disaster sent from the sky, who was here to cause trouble.

When the King of Qin was fully crowned as king, he was said to be a hero for a while.

When Yue Pengwu led five armies to march out, he said that a world-renowned genius had arrived in the Central Plains.

This old man looks simple and upright, but he can change his words and deeds in such a way.

They all fell silent. They were all terrified and afraid, and they were all worried about how the King of Qin would deal with them. Li Guanyi did have a slight headache. If he said that all these people deserved to be killed, that was not the case. In such a vast country, there were many talented and capable officials in the capital.

But character issues are different.

The atmosphere in the entire Chen court and the character of the young generation of officials were completely corrupted by Tan Tai Xian Ming and led into the ditch. To select capable people from these people is like digging gold out of shit.

It would be better to think about how to dig out some secrets from them.

But Li Guanyi is not good at this matter.

And it just so happens that there are people who are good at this.

These officials waited for several days, and were suddenly summoned. They entered the palace trembling with fear, but did not see His Majesty the King of Qin. Instead, they saw a young man, about thirty years old, with a simple face, gentle temperament, and sincere and harmless.

"Everyone, don't panic."

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin values ​​you very much. I will handle the affairs of the gentlemen."

All the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

But he was afraid. What if the person who came was Yan Daiqing from the Western Regions, or Wen Qingyu from the Southwest? These two were both under the command of the King of Qin, and they were poisonous men of the time with their strange strategies and ruthlessness!

"I don't know, what's your name, sir?"

The gentle and simple young man said:
"I'm--"

"Wenhe."

Wen He... not Wen Qingyu, not Yan Daiqing.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other. They felt safe in their hearts. They felt that the young man in front of them was innocent and harmless, and had no special skills. This time they were safe!
The more they looked at this young man, the more they felt he was simple and honest, and the more they felt he was sincere and harmless.

Wen He smiled slightly as he talked to them. Yue Qianfeng and Duan Qingyu's eyes were filled with shock.

Mr. Wen He's performance was no different from before.

Only this time——

He used his real name.

One of the officials was chatting and laughing, and felt that he was safe, so he gradually relaxed and asked curiously: "Where is His Majesty?"

Wen He smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty..."

He looked out the window, watching the trees swaying in the wind, the leaves rustling, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going to visit an old friend."

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

The sound of horse hooves was crisp as they passed along the bluestone road. The wind in Jiangzhou was the same as before. The young king had changed into ordinary clothes, a blue shirt, a jade belt, and a jade hairpin in his hair. He was just riding an ordinary horse as he galloped through the street.

Passed by the restaurant where Ye Buyi and his friends were drinking.

I passed by the place where he fought with Yan Daiqing, and the ancient road where Li Zhaowen ran hand in hand that day. The ancient bridge was the same as before. In a trance, I could still see the big ship that slowly sailed on the water seven years ago, and the lame old man standing on the deck, like a wealthy businessman.

I seemed to hear that heroic laughter again.

Li Guanyi reined in his horse and stopped, watching the river flow without stopping. He drove his mount forward all the way to the Taoist temple in the city, dismounted at the gate of the temple, and tied the horse aside.

Today's Jiangzhou City has undergone great changes. Despite the title and reputation of the King of Qin, the people are not in chaos. The brief unrest that occurred, as well as those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to stir up trouble and gain benefits, were all dealt with by Yue Qianfeng.

Yue Qianfeng was not very competent as a bandit back then.

I have also been through this journey.

Order, people's livelihood, and laws.

It is impossible for a huge city to be completely controlled in a short period of time. The streets today are no longer as prosperous as they used to be. Even the Taoist temples in the city are deserted and not many people come.

Another young Taoist priest came out to greet him and said respectfully, "I wonder if this layman has any old friends?"

Li Guanyi took out a Taoist certificate and handed it over, saying, "I am the pharmacist. My master once stayed here, so I want to come in and take a look."

The young Taoist priest was surprised and said, "So it's you, Brother Taoist. Please come in quickly."

He stepped aside to make way for the young man to walk in. Li Guanyi paced in the Taoist temple. All the past events were as if they were fresh in his mind. It was in this Taoist temple that he met the ancestor and learned the Qilin Palace formation.

It was also here that the ancestor completed his earth-shaking plan.

The contemporary number one mathematician, this time, manipulated the destiny, helped them complete their plan, and left successfully. This time, Chen Wenmian, Yue Qianfeng, Yue Pengwu, Qilin, and Li Guanyi all escaped unscathed.

Only the old Taoist remains in the past.

Quietly watching these young flames rushing towards the sky, earth and all directions.

The young Taoist priest led Li Guanyi forward, with a smile on his face and a lively look on his face. He said that this Taoist temple was very famous. It was actually a monk's temple in the past. Later, the regent destroyed Buddhism and all the monks here fled. At that time, the Taoist priests rebuilt the temple.

Gradually, the number of worshippers increased, and this place became a famous scenic spot in Jiangzhou City. In the past, there was a blind old Taoist priest who told fortunes here, and he was quite accurate, but no one knew when he passed away.

However, things in this world, comings and goings, gatherings and separations, are all common.

“Ah, Master!!”

The young Taoist priest suddenly shouted and ran over quickly. Li Guanyi stopped and saw a young Taoist priest about twenty years old standing there. He had a delicate temperament, gentle brows, a plain Taoist robe, and held a whisk.

But when he looked at the layman in front of him, he was slightly stunned.

The young Taoist priest was silent for a long time, then he clasped his hands and said softly:
"I am Zhuiyue, nice to meet you, Master."

Seven years ago, this little Taoist priest was the one Li Guanyi was most familiar with. When the Living Buddha came that day, it was the little Taoist priest Zhuiyue who led him all the way in. Now it seems that the little Taoist priest who still had baby fat at that time has become a Taoist priest.

Li Guanyi said: "Master, it really is, it's been a long time since we last met."

Zhuiyue said: "Yes..."

He touched his disciple's hair, asked him to leave first, and then personally took King Qin to look at the place. After all these years, there was no particularly big change in this Taoist temple, and it was still the same as before.

Li Guanyi was led forward to the back hill behind the Taoist temple. There was a small pavilion and many tombs behind it. Zhuiyue raised his hand and pointed at the tombs in front and said, "...Ancestor is buried here."

Li Guanyi hummed.

He looked inside those tombs. As a disciple, he wanted to find his ancestors, but each tomb was just a grave mound and a stone tablet with no words written on it. The Taoist disciples returned to heaven and earth, and the cause and effect of the past were not mentioned.

From now on, everything is cut off, there is no coming and no going.

Even if he was one of the twenty-four chief priests of the Taoist school, after his death, there would be nothing but an inscription on his tombstone without any words.

But Li Guanyi is, after all, one of the top martial artists of the time. He connected his Qi and found Zu Wenyuan's tomb. Li Guanyi went to the tomb to pay his respects with the etiquette of a disciple, without any so-called kingly majesty.

But after arriving at the tomb, he was slightly stunned. There was a small mound of earth in front of him. Li Guanyi was curious and reached out to touch the inside of the mound. He found a piece of wood with two lines of words engraved on it.

[I came early, but I found the wrong person]

[Little Li, I'm not lazy]

It is always said that seeing a person’s words is like seeing his/her face, but Li Guanyi only understood the meaning of these four words now.

Li Guan was stunned, looking at the familiar brushstrokes, as if he could still see the gentle old man and hear the old man's teasing voice. The separation of life and death, and all the past events, seemed to no longer stand between them.

Taoism is free and easy, and the elders see through it.

Li Guanyi suddenly couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hahahaha, Grandpa, ah Grandpa."

"Have you figured this out? Or is it just a simple trick? Do you believe that I can come again? Grandfather, ah Grandfather..."

Li Guanyi's smile gradually subsided and he sat here.

The King of Qin said softly:
"I, we."

"Isn't that a reflection of your choice?"

Li Guanyi chuckled, but his answer was destined to receive no answer. This question would remain in his heart, circling and echoing for the rest of his life. He looked at this place of the past, but he would eventually have to leave.

But when he was coming down, he passed by a side hall and saw an elderly Taoist priest frowning inside. A young man of only twelve or thirteen years old in front of him was shamelessly pestering the Taoist priest, saying that he wanted to be his disciple, and then he knelt down with a thud.

At this moment, just like that year, when the King of Qin passed by and saw this scene, the elderly Taoist priest looked up and saw that it was the Taoist priest who had galloped on horseback and given him the gift from the ancestors that day.

I was young then, but now I have some white hair on my temples.

The Taoist priest was slightly startled and his eyes narrowed.

The King of Qin nodded slightly as a token of his respect.

They said goodbye. It seemed that the Taoist temple did not allow others to enter today. When someone saw Li Guanyi walk out, they were quite dissatisfied and shouted, "How could he enter? What? Taoist priests also care about different levels and lifetime aptitude?"

Li Guan smiled but did not answer. He walked away and suddenly said to himself:

"I killed millions of soldiers in the world, and the sword on my waist is still bloody."

"The mountain monk does not know the hero, and only keeps asking for his name!"

Taoist Zhuiyue was puzzled: "This poem is quite majestic, but it doesn't fit the scene."

Li Guanyi said, "This is a poem I recited to a beggar monk when I was... wandering, yes, in the wandering army. I remembered it."

"Hahaha, I've been wanting to chant one more time for a long time."

Zhuiyue was dumbfounded.

Li Guanyi laughed out loud, got on his horse, said goodbye, and left calmly. In this era, the transmission of information was not fast, and some news took several months to be delivered.

But the matter of King Qin's attack on Chen was still too big.

It was so big that the transmission of information almost reached the limit of this era.

After several days of effort, it finally spread throughout the world.

Everyone in the world knows it.

And the King of Qin's coming-of-age ceremony has also arrived.

(End of this chapter)