The Qin Dynasty entered the game with love.

Ying Ji looked at the message Zhao Gao handed her: the entire village outside the city had been cleared out, and everyone had been sent to Xianyang Prison.

On a fluttering piece of paper, lies a wealth of human lives.

The woman tapped her fingers on the table, pondering her next move.

Bai Changchuan is still in Wuyue, and we need someone to keep an eye on him. Who would be the best person to send?

The remnants of the Six Kingdoms are still plotting against us. Xianyang is full of outposts, and we need to remove them. We also need to find Gai Nie, whose whereabouts are still unknown. Without the help of the Bad People, it will be really difficult to deal with him.

Wei Zhuang's side is mainly focused on assassination, and their intelligence gathering is also quite good. Bai Feng is a useful person.

Not only that, Zhang Liang is the real headache. He won't listen to advice, and I have to help cover things up. The Mo family has also made contact, and the Mo family's backup plans have been almost completely eliminated. The Mo family is not as useful as the Gongshu family now.

It seems we need to switch our support to a different organization—the agricultural one or the Confucian one…?

Just as he was pondering, Zhang Han's voice came from outside the door: "Grand Preceptor, the person you are looking for has arrived."

Ying Ji put down the bamboo slip in her hand and gave Yuan Ge a look.

Soon, a man appeared, dressed in rags, hunched over, with a dark and thin face, but with piercing eyes.

The moment he saw Ying Ji, the old man's hands trembled with excitement. He let go of the fair-skinned child's hand and knelt down.

He approached Ying Ji step by step, knelt down to her feet, and touched the woman's shoes with his hand.

It's the princess, it's the Lady of Danyang, she's back!

With tears streaming down his face, Old Liu propped himself up and asked, "How has the princess been these past few years?"

Ying Ji's pupils widened in shock. She could imagine that someone still remembered her, but she never expected that Old Liu would remember her.

Yuan Ge immediately dismissed his attendants.

At this moment, Old Liu sat on the steps like a child, rambling on about the bizarre and wonderful things he had encountered in recent years.

“Princess, the old man doesn’t know anything. He only knows how to make a living in the fields. Ever since I heard you left, I’ve had people follow you.”

Ying Ji was shocked; at that moment, she hadn't realized that someone was following her.

Old Liu saw through it and smiled slightly: "The farmers came into contact with me years ago, recruited me, and said that I was their elder and that I had made extraordinary contributions."

I'm just an old man, how could I be so unlucky? I'm just lucky to have met you. But these past few years, while you've been gone, they've helped me a lot.

The old man is too old to work in the fields, so he can no longer farm for the princess, but he is still of some use.

I heard you were looking for me, so I came.

Ying Ji didn't know what to say or how to explain, so she patted Old Liu on the shoulder and said, "I said back then that I would take full responsibility for your retirement, and that was never just empty talk."

Old Liu tried to stand up and express his gratitude, but he was too old and his legs and body were not so flexible.

Ying Ji offered a helping hand, but Old Liu tried to break free: "Your Highness is of noble birth, how can you do this?"

The woman smiled as always: "What do you mean? Back then, I was not only able to treat the virtuous with respect, but I was also able to help out my few guest elders."

Old Liu choked up. As an old man who had spent his whole life toiling in the fields, he was appreciated in this way. Who could understand that everyone had forgotten about Wang Nu all these years? He didn't want to die young, but he couldn't forget her either.

He persevered through the chaos of the world to collect everything she had.

After Old Liu calmed down, Ying Ji helped him to a chair: "Old Liu, why are you able to remember? Nowadays, there are probably not even a handful of people who can remember me."

Old Liu rummaged in his pocket and finally took out a seed that was wrapped tightly.

"I beg someone to collect your remains, but this fire is very strange. Whenever someone gets close, it will start to burn around them."

That's when I noticed that people around me were starting to forget you. First, my colleagues forgot, then the big shots at the Imperial Academy, and then the people from Danyang Prefecture. They forgot you the earliest. As for Your Majesty, I dare say that I guess you were already forgotten when you left.

In the end, we gathered together, trying various methods to remember you. These are the seeds you asked us to remove; they've already turned to stone, but we've kept them close at hand so that this old man can never forget you.

I told them about this method, but it doesn't seem to work except for me.

However, they eventually seemed to have developed a method for recording this information.

Seeing that Old Liu was already somewhat tired due to his emotional state, Ying Ji called over the child who was accompanying him and cleared out the tidied courtyard so that he could rest first.

Old Liu deeply regretted his deteriorating health. If he had known he would still be able to serve the princess in his lifetime, he would not have risked ruining his body to do those things.

But it was too late to say anything now; Old Liu's arrival still put Ying Ji at ease.

Who would have thought that someone would cherish that memory so much and recall those events?

To be honest, it was very heartwarming and made her even more willing to live in the moment.

It seems that the situation is a bit complicated this time. If there are still people who remember me, they will either come looking for me or they will not want to meet me.

No, we need to cut to the chase and get this over with as quickly as possible.

Ying Ji got up, gave Yuan Ge some instructions, and then went to Xianyang Palace to have a private talk with Ying Zheng for more than three days.

When he came out, the First Emperor looked extremely angry. In front of his ministers, he threw down an imperial edict, but did not make it public. No one knew the meaning of the edict.

However, a rumor circulated that the Imperial Advisor had angered the First Emperor and had been exiled to the harsh and cold lands of Wu and Yue.

Tuanzi nestled in its host's arms: "Host, why did you leave Xianyang?"

Ying Ji stroked the fox's fur, thinking about the backup plan she had left behind. She hoped they wouldn't be angry, especially Yuan Ge. If that girl knew that she had run off to Wu Yue without taking her with her, she would definitely cry again.

As for Zhang Liang, she had exposed several of his hideouts and even traced them back to his network, revealing a number of his associates. He was probably also furious and ready to cause her trouble.

I'll run away for a bit, just to avoid disaster.

Seeing that her host was ignoring her, Tuanzi simply stopped asking.

It stretched and yawned on its host's lap, finding a comfortable position, and started to chat in its mind about its rich and powerful history.

After about a month on the road, they arrived at the border of Wu and Yue, where the army was stationed.

Wang Jian, accompanied by his lieutenants, came to receive him.

Ying Ji specifically asked Bai Changchuan to lead the way and explain.

Bai Changchuan felt a chill run down his spine, but since the general had already spoken, he couldn't refuse.

He calmly gave his introduction, meeting the scrutinizing gazes from the other side.

When Wang Jian and his entourage received the order from the First Emperor, they found it absurd that the army was actually under the command of the Grand Tutor to attack Wu and Yue.

His current achievements made him think twice. Seeing the resentment on his son Wang Ben's face, he gave him a stern lecture.

The bugle call to march resounded through the sky.