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Chapter 548: Game, the world, the Qin Emperor! (asking for monthly votes)
The world was in turmoil, and the changes in Ying State were so sudden that even the troops that had originally planned to march north to attack the Taiping Army came to a standstill. Generals Yuan Shitong and Xue Tianxing had fought against the border generals of Ying State several times, but now they were seen retreating and defending.

I feel doubtful and worried.

Feeling that something had gone wrong in their mission to contain the other party, they retreated and hurriedly went to look for Mr. Wen Qingyu, but could not find him for a while. After asking others, they learned that Mr. Wen Qingyu had gone fishing again.

Xue Tianxing was worried: "It's already this late, sir, how can you still have time to go fishing?!"

Yuan Shitong heaved a sigh of relief, threw away the bloody helmet, and shouted for someone to quickly bring him the sauerkraut stew or something like that, so that he could eat well and replenish his body.

Xue Tianxing was so angry that he laughed and said, "Eat, eat, eat. All you know is to eat. How can you swallow this situation?"

Original world channel: "You are smarter than me, are you smarter than the gentleman?"

Xue Tianxing was stunned.

Yuanshi Tongdao: "What's the point of you worrying? The fact that the gentleman still has the mind to fish means that everything is under control. Why are you so anxious? What are you so anxious about?"

"It's better than me. I know I'm inferior to others, so I know how to trust others."

"You've been smart for most of your life, but you've also been distrustful of others for most of your life."

Xue Tianxing was stunned, looked at Yuan Shitong, suddenly sighed, and threw his helmet away.

Sit down with one plop.

"Forget it, don't worry about it!"

Yuan Shitong stared at him with wide eyes, grinned, stretched out his finger and gestured with two, and said: "For the pickled cabbage and meat stew, no more wine, just add more meat."

"Two pots please."

At the same time, Yuwen Lie found Qin Yulong.

Jiang Gao went there in person to meet Gao Xiang and invite the world's best archer to go to the battle. All these news were like thunder that shook the world, stirring up a storm in the world that had been peaceful for a while.

In the south of the Yangtze River.

Yan Daiqing held the chess pieces with his fingers and tapped them lightly on the chessboard, making a crisp sound. The pieces were arranged one by one, and he and Wen Lingjun fought on the chessboard. The black and white pieces fought each other fiercely and cruelly.

The two played fast chess, talking to each other while playing.

"Now the world is filled with smoke of war again."

"I never thought that Jiang Yuan would die under Jiang Gao's sword. I don't know how to describe the wonderful changes in the world."

Yan Daiqing had a complicated expression. After Jiang Yuan ascended the throne, he gradually took off his disguise, just like Chen Dingye in his early years. His hidden desires expanded rapidly, and coupled with certain mentalities and guidance, the national strength was even more depleted.

This is naturally not a good thing for the people of Ying State.

But for Qin, this meant that the enemy itself began to reduce its own national strength. To some extent, it was a help to its own foundation, which was not as strong as the Qilin Army of the Tiance Mansion, which had a history of more than 300 years for the Ying State.

He is a good man comparable to Hou Zhongyu.

During these few years, when Jiang Yuan's desire reached its current peak, he died at the hands of Jiang Gao's sword. Coupled with Wei Yiwen's deliberate guidance, Jiang Yuan's previous willful behavior, which led to the deaths of ordinary people and the suffering of the people, was transformed into Jiang Gao's reputation to a certain extent.

However, because Jiang Yuan had previously burned incense and sworn an oath, agreeing not to kill those who surrendered but to entomb them all, the impact on the reputation of the Ying State's court was too great. Even now, there are still rebels everywhere.

I'm afraid that neither Jiang Su nor Wen Qingyu could have expected that this person's actions would go to such an extent.

Wen Lingjun made a move and said, "In the past, Wen Qingyu and Pojun were both able to observe the situation and people's hearts from afar, but now it is rare to see Wen Qingyu being humiliated."

"This was a miscalculated move, but it allowed Jiang Su to use Jiang Yuan's life to sharpen Jiang Gao's talents, allowing him to become more outstanding."

"Although it was what we wanted, and it damaged the foundation of Ying State, it can only be regarded as a small victory and a big mistake. Grand Tutor Jiang Su is indeed a first-rate figure in the past few hundred years."

"This time, it has to be 82 points."

"Grand Master Jiang Su got eight points, and Wen Qingyu only got two."

There was a crisp sound.

Yan Daiqing pressed a chess piece onto the chessboard, making a crisp sound. Wen Lingjun stopped talking and looked at Yan Daiqing. Yan Daiqing looked calm and said, "Things haven't been decided yet, so we still have to wait and see what will happen."

"Wen Qingyu is a cunning guy. He looks three steps ahead before he takes one step."

"How can we conclude that his plan has failed just based on this moment?"

Wen Lingjun burst out laughing.

He knew that among all the counselors in the Tiance Palace, Wen Qingyu and Yan Daiqing, although they often quarreled and even fought with each other, actually had a very close relationship. Among all the counselors, they had the best relationship.

Wen Lingjun is here, and he says Wen Qingyu is a scumbag.

Then Yan Daiqing would nod in approval.

If Wen Qingyu was a guy who only knew how to cheat people, Yan Daiqing would drink a lot with a close friend, and would drag him to talk about all the abominable deeds of this shameless Wen Qingyu, which could be talked about for three days and three nights, and he would be furious.

But what if Wen Lingjun said that Wen Qingyu's plan failed and was suppressed.

Then Yan Daiqing felt a little unhappy.

I have to argue with people.

Wen Lingjun was just trying to smooth things over, saying gently, "However, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Jiang Su used Jiang Yuan as a whetstone to sharpen Jiang Gao in an environment that he could no longer tolerate. Eventually, he exploded and killed his own brother himself, thus transforming himself."

"I don't know how many people were injured and killed as a result of this plan."

"Such a strategy is extremely cruel."

"Even though Wen Qingyu is known as a poisonous scholar, he might not have expected that Jiang Su would do this." As he was speaking, he thought of this legendary barbecue master from the Western Regions.

Wen Lingjun suddenly felt that the last sentence was unnecessary.

Ah, no, it was not Wen Qingyu who burned down the Dangxiang King’s city.

But it was Yan Daiqing from the Western Regions.

Wen Lingjun raised his hand to drink tea, thinking such words in his heart, looking at Yan Daiqing in front of him, he smiled. Although he was smiling, he did not say why he was smiling, but this look still aroused Yan Daiqing's vigilance.

Yan Daiqing asked, "Wen Lingjun, what are you laughing at?"

Yan Daiqing said sharply:

"Are you thinking about something about Yan Daiqing in the Western Regions?!"

Wen Lingjun smiled and said, "No."

Yan Daiqing asked: "Then why are you laughing?"

Wen Lingjun's lips curled up, then he suppressed it and said with a smile: "I just think of Yan Daiqing'er from the southwest."

Yan Daiqing's forehead twitched.

He wanted to angrily smash the chess piece in his hand on the table, and then curse bitterly, how many Yan Daiqings are there in this world, in this Tiance Mansion? !

Seeing the look on Mr. Wenrun's face, as if he wanted to grit his teeth in anger, but the person he wanted to be angry at was not around, and he didn't want to implicate others, so he had to hold it in, Wen Lingjun couldn't help laughing.

Yan Daiqing gritted his teeth.

"Play chess!"

"Hahaha, good, let's play chess."

"Let me make it clear in advance, Daiqing, I did not say anything about Yan Daiqing from the Western Regions." Wen Lingjun could still make a joke while tidying up the chessboard.

Yan Daiqing only said:
"Let him be."

But at this moment, there was a burst of laughter outside. Yan Daiqing raised his eyebrows, then sniffed the air and said, "What a strong smell of alcohol. Even the fragrance of Wen Lingjun's sleeves can't be suppressed."

This time, Wen Lingjun was helpless.

"The wind howls, the wind howls..."

The smell of alcohol was already there before the person arrived.

Sure enough, after just a few sounds of chess pieces, a burst of laughter and shouts was heard, and then a man rushed in where the two men were playing chess. Although he was not very tall, his demeanor was particularly unrestrained and uninhibited. He was Feng Xiao, one of the nine sons of the academy back then.

Even at this time, Feng Xiao was still holding the jar of wine.

Yan Daiqing took a glance and saw that only half of the wine jar was left.

It can be seen that this guy was drinking heavily all the way here.

Wen Lingjun said: "This is in Tiance Mansion, Feng Xiao should drink less."

Feng Xiao came over with a wine jug and laughed, "This is great news. Otherwise, how could I drink in broad daylight? When you two see this news, I'm afraid you will be overjoyed and drink the wine."

Feng Xiao put down the jar of wine, then took something out of his arms and placed it on the table.

That was a letter.

Feng Xiao took two steps back, crossed his arms and saluted, then said calmly, "It's a letter from Mr. Wen Qingyu, the clerk of the Qilin Army's Tiance Mansion."

"Qingyu's letter?"

Wen Lingjun was surprised and wanted to go and see.

Yan Daiqing had already stood up, took the letter, frowned, and said as he opened the letter, "I wonder if this fellow has anything else to say!" After opening the letter, Wen Lingjun and Yan Daiqing looked at it together, but their expressions changed slightly.

It is rare to see such a sharp temperament in Wen Qingyu's letter.

There are only four big characters on the front.

[The time has come]!
On the back is a simple letter.

The look in Yan Daiqing and Wen Lingjun's eyes suddenly became fierce.

Wen Lingjun murmured these four words, looking at the letter, recalling the Qilin Army's strategy during this period, and finally sighed: "Dai Qing, just now I said that Jiang Su's strategy is fierce and unique, even a figure like Wen Qingyu can't figure it out."

"Now I am wrong."

"It should be said that for a person like Wen Qingyu, even if Jiang Su's plan was ruthless and unique, he would be able to sense it. He may not be able to figure it out completely, but he would be prepared."

"He is vicious and cruel, but he may not be better than Jiang Su."

"But he is the most self-centered person in the modern era. He has really gone to extremes."

Wen Lingjun's face was full of praise, but Yan Daiqing's mouth twitched.

For a moment, I couldn't tell whether Wen Lingjun was praising me or secretly disparaging me.

This feels so subtle.

He just lowered his head to read the letter and pretended he heard nothing.

But on the letter, the words were simple and clear:

[All strategies have three categories: top, middle and bottom. Just like Lingjun, Pojun is different. He is arrogant by nature. All the so-called strategies he mentioned are top strategies. But I am different. When I say strategy, it is just two words.]

【fear death】

In front of the lake in the north, Wen Qingyu sat cross-legged, still fishing, with one hand on his cheek and the other hand watching the ripples on the lake. Ever since his sister passed away, he was more afraid of death than before.

In the midst of chaos and turmoil in the world, what should you do if you don’t want to die?

Even if one has invincible martial arts in the modern era, one can still die from other reasons. Only by figuring out what everyone is thinking can one find a glimmer of hope among the countless possibilities.

Well, let’s just say that the world is divided into two, and the four directions are still unsettled.

Grand Tutor Jiang Su, what should we do?

Ripples appeared in the lake, and the ripples spread out, spreading to the dark places in the lake, spreading to the ends of the earth, dissipating bit by bit, and being reflected in Wen Qingyu's eyes.

All the colors around slowly became internalized and turned into a deep ink color.

The world is empty, just like a chessboard!

Wen Qingyu sat in the ink-colored ripples, sitting on the chessboard that was the criss-crossing pattern of the world, his eyes calm.

【Will choose Jiang Yuan】

【Will choose Jiang Gao】

[Will choose independence]

[Will choose to fight desperately, number of people]

Every ripple is like a thought, every ripple is like a thought rising and falling, and finally, there is a possibility that finally appears in the heart - [Jiang Su sacrifices Jiang Yuan to make Jiang Gao ascend the throne]

Wen Qingyu's plan was just to exhaustively list all the possible and impossible things.

What Wen Qingyu has to do is to choose a path among these countless ideas. Jiang Su wants Jiang Gao to grow, but Wen Qingyu knows too well that what makes people grow, besides events, is also time.

As long as during this period of time, the internal conflicts in Ying country will intensify.

"Swords and smoke, war is everywhere."

"The emperor can be replaced. Even if one emperor is sacrificed to allow another emperor to successfully awaken the emperor's heart in such a bloody and tearful sacrifice, such a deal may be worth it, but, but..."

Wen Qingyu's gaze seemed to see the distant battlefield, the emperor, Jiang Su, Jiang Gao, the sacrificial Jiang Yuan, the piles of bones and the chaos in the world.

"The people's morale has been damaged, and it cannot be restored in a short period of time."

"Jiang Su, Jiang Su."

"In your eyes, there are only heroes, emperors and generals. You never see the common people, right? People like you, who are tyrannical, ruthless, and self-righteous, are simply too coincidental."

"What a coincidence."

The gentle and peaceful young man said to himself:

"Me too."

Wen Qingyu pushed the internal conflicts of Yingguo forward, but even as ruthless as he was, he did not really expect to kill the hungry civilians. Ripples appeared on the lake. Wen Qingyu gently lifted the fishing rod and said to himself: "The opportunity for Yingguo's transformation has come, and then it will be the most perfect world in your eyes."

“But people’s hearts have also fallen.”

"You probably don't take this as seriously as my Lord does."

"Even if the policies don't change, as long as there is a wise ruler, things will gradually get better and will reach the Ying State that you think is strong enough to compete for the throne of the world. However, at this time, the entire Ying State is at its weakest."

"You use the country's strength and the people to raise Gu, which consumes the country. When Jiang Gao comes to power, he will put things right. But this will take time. Once people's hearts are corrupted, it will not be easy to recover. When your Gu is being raised, it is when you are at your weakest."

"You are waiting for Jiang Gaobao to rise."

"I'm waiting for Jiang Yuan to exhaust the people's support."

"People of your generation and mine are the same, but you choose to ignore the common people and focus on heroes, but I don't..."

Wen Qingyu's voice paused.

After a long time, he chuckled:
"If I hadn't met the Lord, I would have been like this, right?"

"Ah, it seems that I should really be grateful for what happened ten years ago. The fifteen-year-old lord brought me here with the Thousand Days Drunk and the Treasure Soldier Rope. Otherwise, wouldn't Wen Qingyu be like you?"

"Now, Grand Master, you and I should thank Jiang Yuan."

"Jiang Yuan gives you a wise ruler, Jiang Gao."

"Give my Lord a way to [punish the people and punish the criminals] which is what the people want."

"King, people, emperor, people's hearts, what is the most important? Let this final battle decide. However, this time, between you and me, it is 64. After all, when it comes to the time of battle, you are better than me, but not by much."

"As for the so-called strategy, between you and me, it is just to take what we need."

He raised the bamboo pole, and finally, just like that day when Yuan Shitong and Xue Tianxing were beside him, he said leisurely:
"The world is so big, heroes are everywhere."

"Don't underestimate the people in this world."

He finally finished his sentence.

"Jiang Su."

The fish has taken the bait. My lord, this is all I can do.

………………

What the Qin State lacks is time.

However, it has been four years since Qin Wu proclaimed himself emperor. Under the governance of Yan Daiqing and Tiance Mansion, the entire Qin territory has rapidly improved its logistics capabilities, increased food and fodder, and cast weapons and armor.

Four years ago, the Qin State was as poor as the Qin Emperor.

Without the foundation and qualifications, we cannot start a war.

But four years later, they had enough food and sufficient logistics.

During these years, the Qin Emperor has always led the Qilin Army at the forefront of the world's disputes. While holding back Jiang Su, he also boosted the morale of the entire Qin Qilin Army and Tiance Mansion.

Jiang Su sees the world and all heroes in it.

He saw that it was the heroes who led this era and fought on the waves.

So he made plans with the spirit of a hero, sacrificed the people, and used the blood of the emperor as a poison, in order to make Jiang Gao grow into a powerful king in the troubled times; then he would use this famous king to reverse the situation, integrate forces, and embark on the final stage of the troubled times.

The Tian Ce lineage changed because of one person.

That person was walking in the front, and it was also that person who pulled them up one by one more than ten years ago, allowing them to gradually gather around him and finally become what they are now.

Look at the people of the world and see the general trend.

One is to see heroes and great men create the history of the world.

One is to see that the hearts of the people are the foundation of the human world.

Jiang Su is waiting for the gentleman to transform, and the Emperor of Qin is waiting for everyone to be united.

The world is waiting for an ending.

………………

It was already summer.

On the battlefield where Qin and Ying were confronting each other, flags were flying. Li Guanyi stepped on the simple shooting tower in front of the base camp and looked at the distance. Old Sima climbed up and said, "What are you still doing, kid?"

Seeing Li Guanyi looking up, it was found that in the first year of the Qin Emperor's reign, Li Guanyi was 22 years old.

Now it is the fourth year of Emperor Qin's reign, and Li Guanyi is already twenty-five.

He looked much more calm and composed, and the majesty and bearing of a king were displayed vividly. However, Yaoguang still looked like a silver-haired girl. Old Sima Ming really wanted to hold the white-haired Zhenkui's head and ask what this old guy had fed Yaoguang.

Back then, Chen Dingye asked Hou Zhongyu to refine the elixir of immortality for the concubines in the harem.

Chen Dingye's queen had taken this thing before. The old sorcerer did refine a few pills based on Hou Zhongyu's recipe. However, the core of these pills took Hou Zhongyu countless years of refining with a lot of earth marrow, unicorn blood, blood of exotic beasts, etc.

That is unique.

It has been consumed.

Can never be replicated.

Unless Hou Zhongyu is dug out.

Li Guanyi gave the pill to his aunt, and then to the eldest daughter and the silver-haired girl.

I also gave one to Li Zhaowen, my comrade-in-life and -arms who had gone on the expedition to the grassland with me.

Only Nangong Wumeng.

He had to sign a contract under the coercion of the shameless and tyrannical Qin Emperor, stipulating that he must find a lot of gold mines, otherwise he would not be allowed to leave. Only then did he get one. Li Guanfeng kept the other several coins.

Aunt Chen Qingyan has extraordinary martial arts skills and can protect her appearance without this thing.

Li Guanyi left one for Ning'er.

If this child has not learned martial arts, this pill can be used by her.

As for himself, he had achieved legendary martial arts accomplishments, was still in his prime, had a strong body and vigorous blood, and aged slowly, so he did not go to eat. At this moment, he was leaning against the arrow tower and looking out. When the old Siming asked, he just smiled and said:
"Give him a send-off."

"Send him? Who?"

Old Siming was puzzled, but then he followed Li Guanyi's gaze and realized something. The camp of the Ying army on the opposite side had changed. The Ying army, which had been fighting for almost two or three years, began to retreat.

The old Siming murmured, "Jiang Su... retreated."

His eyes trembled.

Old Siming, who was used to laughing, scolding and getting angry, now had no smile on his face. Even that little bit of relaxation disappeared. Over the years, Old Siming's common catchphrase was.

Damn it, why are you still hitting me?

You want to trap my old man here, young man, you have no shame.

Finish it quickly and so on.

But when that day really came, Old Siming was shocked.

Even a hint of fear.

The final storm of the three hundred years of chaos was actually gathered on these two people here, the Grand Master of Ying State and the Emperor of Qin State. The two men faced each other in battle array, but behind them were the temple, the northern frontier, the Western Regions, the battlefield, the rivers and lakes, the civil officials and military generals, and the place where the world was competing against each other.

Jiang Su withdrew his troops and no longer cared about Qin Emperor Li Guanyi; Li Guanyi had already guessed that Jiang Su was going to withdraw his troops, but he did not follow him closely as he did in the past: "When the enemy is tired, I attack; when the enemy retreats, I advance."

There is only one possibility.

The next conflict can no longer be resolved by just over 100,000 soldiers and horses.

There is no point dwelling on this!
Just like before throwing a punch, you first retract it, then build up your strength and then punch out hard. Petty fights cannot solve the problem in this vast world. This small-scale friction on the border is like a warm-up and it is finally over.

These few years are a time of checks and balances.

Both sides are waiting, waiting at the strategic level.

The Emperor of Qin wanted to give the rear some time to recuperate, and the more food they produced, the better; on the one hand, Jiang Su wanted to make up for the losses caused by the two military expeditions when Jiang Wanxiang died, and on the other hand, he wanted to make Jiang Gao transform.

Now, there is no need to wait any longer.

The next war will be a decisive battle.

In the camp of Ying State, an old man in a black cloak and with a dignified demeanor rode out on a divine horse. Jiang Su looked at the Emperor Qin indifferently. Li Guanyi looked at Jiang Su and said, "Jiang Su, your head will be the first for now."

Jiang Su said indifferently: "After Emperor Qin dies, I will hold a good memorial ceremony for him."

The final 'hello'.

General Xue, who loves this part the most, will be held down.

Guan Twelve simply removed the guy's mouth mechanism for the time being.

Address the problem at its root.

Jiang Su looked at Li Guanyi, his last opponent, and did not say anything else. He was no longer afraid of Li Guanyi's pursuit. He would prepare a large army for battle. If the Qin Emperor had such a small number of troops at the moment and went deep into Ying State, he would probably repeat the death of King Shenwu.

Li Guanyi did not pursue him either.

He just watched Ying State's last opponent riding away on the divine horse.

Xue Shenjiang finally beat Guan Twelve, fixed his mouth, and said, "Why, you're not going to catch up?"

"Don't you say that it is better to pursue the enemy with all your remaining courage?"

The Emperor of Qin smiled and said, "He is also a desperate enemy. In the battle at the border, Jiang Su's army is slow and there is no point in chasing him. He cannot be killed on this battlefield. Moreover, with these troops, entering the heart of the empire would be a road to self-destruction."

“This strategic goal has been successful.”

"It's time to return home."

The Emperor Qin jumped lightly and jumped down from the arrow tower, then brushed the dust off his hands.

On this day, there were three pieces of news that shocked the world.

First, the Qin and Ying sides, which had been confronting each other for several years, did not engage in a decisive battle, nor did they rush to help each other at all costs. Instead, both sides withdrew their troops.

Second, Jiang Gao ascends the throne and the divine general Gao Xiang returns.

Grand Tutor Jiang Su returned to the court when the great general Gao Xiang returned.

At the same time, Qin Emperor Li Guanyi, who had led the Qin army in person for several years, returned to the south of the Yangtze River.

Such news spread to Jiangnan even earlier, riding on the wind.

It also reached the ears of the woman in Changfeng Tower, whose hair had already grown to her waist.

(End of this chapter)